Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

Mayor C. G. Spitler made a business trip to Chicago Monday. John Jay of West Carpenter was Sk business visitor in- the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. William Fitzgerald of Tefft were* in Rensselaer on business Thursday. A new supply of vegetable parchment butter wrappers just received at The Democrat office, 30c per 100. z Patrick Maloney, son of Thomas Maloney of Kankakee township, was in Rensselaer on business Friday. , Miss Mildred Hume of Springfield, Ohio, came the latter part of the week for a visit with her sister, Mrs. C. Mrs. E. G. Cliggitt and son James of Chicago were guests Sunday of Joseph Reeve, Mrs. Cliggitt being the latter’s landlady. Old Boreas also put one over on the weather man Sunday, as the latter prophecied /‘Fair and warmer Sunday and Monday” for Indiana. J. V. Creeg of Campus, Illinois, who had been here for a visit with his sister, Mrs. A. Quinn, of southeast of the city, returned home Friday. Rev. D. M. Ellsworth of Vancouver, Washington, who had been visiting here, departed for his home Saturday. His nephewJLlvan Ellsworth, accompanied him as far as Chicago. John Halliday- the carpenter, has moved into the former Sayler property on Front street, now owned by' A. Leopold, and has also rented the old B. S. Fendig poultry house for a carpenter shop. ‘‘Krista Boy,” the registered Aberdeen-Angus bull to be sold at James E. Lamson’s sale next Tuesday, is perhaps the best blooded bull ever brought to Jasper county, 1 and stock men desiring an animal , of this breed will do well to attend the Lamson sale.

Mrs. Mathena is reported quite sick at her home on Cullen street. A Mrs, Albert Wolfe of Chalmers came Saturday for a visit with relatives.

Farmers, bring in your harness and have it repaired and oiled up ready for spring work. —MATT WORDEN. f-8 Miss Jennie Comer, the trained nurse, returned to Chicago Monday after a short visit here with relatives. Jay D. Roth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Roth, has been quite sick with pneumonia, but is much better at this writing. Vernon Harrington, ■who has been confined at the hospital with plural pneumonia, is reported considerably improved. Ray Hopkins, who underwent an' operation for appendicitis about three weeks ago, was- able to leave the hospital Monday. According to the Florida resort news in Sunday’s papers, E. L. Hollihgsworth of this city is among the Indiana people sojourning at, Ft. Myers. Miss Hazel Marie Putt of Monon and William J. Mengel of Lafayette, a conductor on the Monon, wer* married in Lafayette Monda?/ afternoon. , ♦ Yesterday the weather had moderated to such an extent that it was thawing some and the mercury in the shade had run up to 30 above zero at 2 p. m. Some pure food inspectors struck town and as a result it is said that the back rooms of some I of the grocery stores have been' given their first clean-up since the memory of -man knoweth not. C. C. Warner and wife were in Chicago Sunday and visited Mr. Warner’s brother. Grant Warner, who is taking treatment in a hdspital there for ulcers in the stomach and is said to be improving nicely.

Attorney and Mrs. George E. Hershman and children of Crown Point visited here over Sunday with Mrs: Smith Newell. Mr. Hershman had been in Indianapolis since the legislature has been- in session looking after matters affecting his home city. ‘ Among- those going to Chicago the last of the week to take in the closing days of the auto show were Sheriff McColly, Walter V. Porter, _ Leo Reeve, Granville Moody, A. Halleck, Charles Halleck, George Long, E. D. Nesbitt and Herbert Hammond. Another new supply of typewriter ribbons and carbon papers just received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office Supply department. We keep constantly in stock the famous Neidich brand of ribbons for practically all makes of standard typewriters, old. or late model machines. The Rensselaer high school basket-ball team went to Delphi Friday evening and suffered defeat by the score of 22 to 15. The second team went to Monon the same were defeated 58 to 5. The next game this season will be with the Fowler high school Friday evening, the game to- be played in Rensselaer.. Auctioneer McCurtain. desires The Democrat to state that by reason of having a big sale near Kouts •on the same date he will not assist in the Clyde Gunyon sale on February 15.' He also desires us to state that the C. L. Fritz sale, advertised in his dates for February 10, has .been postponed, and the date will be announced later. Mrs. Jacob Wilcox' has received a letter from h.eh granddaughters. Missed Beatrice and Coffine Branch, who reside with their parents a| Stockton, California. The weather there of late- has been much colder than usual, dropping to -jvithin 12 • degrees of zero, and Mr. Branch has been - suffering with the grip for several days. Mrs. Branch is enjoying very good health.

Alfred McCoy of Barkley township is suffering with bronchitis. '* s . Emil Hanley and Victor 'Hoover were home from Purduo over Sunday. Miss Ethel Perkins spent Sunday in Chicago with a friend, Miss Dawson, "a student at the Chicago university. . ■V ,1 I ■ ■■ Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Deßower and Linn Dansdell of Chicago were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barkley. Mrs. Nicholas Krull and daughter Louise went Wednesday for a brief visit with relatives in Rensselaer. —Kentland Democrat. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 92c; oats, 51c; wheat, $1.55; rye, $1.15. The iprices one year ago were: Corn, 61c; oats, 41c; wheat, $1.05; rye, 85c. Mrs. O. F. Parker is visiting friends in Chicago for a few days, aijid yesterday was joined by Mr. Parker, who is buying new goods in the city. Joseph Adams, who has been in poor health for some time, was taken worse Monday, but at this writing was thought to be somewhat better. E. L. Bruce and Mrs. Barney Comer were notified Monday that their sister, Mrs. A. B. Rowley, of Mitchell, South Dakota, was quite sick and not expected to live long. Joe Reeve, Edwin Robinson, Forest Morlan and Fred Rhoades were down frum Chicago Sunday visiting home folks. Joe came down again last night to attend the Woodman dance at Remington. The case of the state vs. Jesse with the murder of Donald! McGregor, which was called before Judge Wason at Fowler Monday, has been continued until April 19 on petition of defendant. Letters remaining in the Rens-, selaer postoffice for the week Ing February 2: Sol Mier Co., T. L.. Rutledge, Oscar Bowell, Frank Thompson. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office February 19 if not called for.

Joseph Graber, notice of whose public sale appears elsewhere in The Democrat, is going to move back to near Peoria, Illinois, from whence he came to this county a few years ago. Frank Payne will move onto the Rich farm in Barkley township to be vacated by Mr. Graber. George Michaels left Saturday night with his car of goods for his new home near Monte Vista, Colorado, and Mrs. Michaels and little •son Marvin left Monday via Gallatin, Missouri, where she will visit a sister and brother before joining her husband in Colorado. The best wishes of their many friends go With them to their new home.