Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1917 — Page 5

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

W. J. Wright made a trip to Chicago Tuesday. E. L. Hollingsworth was in Chicago Thursday and Friday. An armload of old papers for five cents at The Democrat office. Dr. .J. T. Martin of Mt. Ayr was, in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. '-- - i J. J. Montgomery was in Indianapolis on business Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prior and Mrs. A* T. Burton were Indianapolis visitors the first of the week. John F. Pettet, former county commissioner, was down from Kankakee township Tuesday on business. Peter Nomanson of Dwight, Illinois, was here the first of the week looking after his land interests. "W — Mrs. M. J. Fenton of Kankakee, Illinois, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. A. ■ Quinn, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Carrie Pierce-Thompson, who had been at Dana, Indiana, with her mother and sister, returned liere Monday. John Jenkinson, who 'has been employed at the Leek hitch barn for the past few years, has moved his family to Mt. Ayr, their former home. James Shook, a son of Robert Shook, left Wednesday for his home at Mitchell, South Dakota, after an extended visit with relatives here.

Miss Ethel McCarthy, -who is clerking in a ladies’ furnishing store on Sixty-third street, Chicagq, came home Thursday afternoon to remain until Sunday.

I have 5,000 samples of wall paper for you to select from at lowest prices. Phone me to show them to you.-—LEE RICHARDS, painter and paperhanger. Phone 416. 124

The First National bank celebrated Washington’s birthday by moving into their temporary new quarters in the Williams-Stockton building, which it will occupy while its new building is . bging constructed. Miss Sue Fisher of Denvdr, , Indiana, a former trimmer in Mrs. H. Purcupile’s millinery store, stopped off here on her way home from Chicago Thursday afternoon and visited old friends here until Friday. . - Henry Wortley of Newton township was taken to the Dr. Stern sanitariunl at Indianapolis Tuesday to be treated for a nervous breakdown. He was accompanied there by his brothers, W. H. and A. E. Wortley. Joseph Kosta, who was in Indianapolis this week with a load of hogs, reports that on Tuesday evening and Wednesday he attended sessions of the Indiana legislature where he was with the representative from this district, W. L. Wood, of Parr." Mr. Kosta is very enthusiastic in his praise of Mr. Wood’s efforts in behalf of his constituents and says he is working hard for their interests.

BOWEN’S GROCERY Specials for Saturday The Greatest Orange Sale of the Season. Nice Naval Oranges ? Iftx* per dozen - - - ' lOC Iceburg head lettuce Bananas Spanish home-grown onions White Grapes* Cranberries LENTEN GOODS Apples Large fat mackerel Grape Fruit Fancy, salt fish V . Figs and Datds SpipPd herring Extra special fancy Michigan Bayfield lake fish ,' 4 ?. peaches, 6 cans to one cus- Boneless codfish V V tomer, only 10c per can. Fish flakes - Also leaf lettuce. ~ Milker herring Celery, parsnips, rutubaga, cab- Large smoked bloaters .. bage > Dried herring ’ - X Rowen f s Grocery

Carl Somers was in Monticello on business Wednesday. Wijliam Traub was in Chicago on business the first of the week. Captain W. H. Guthrie of Monticello was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday.

The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts

Mrs. Roy Blue returned to Wheatfield Wednesday after a short visit here. ijfrs. E. L. Bruce and Mrs. Lawson Bruce went to Crawfordsville Thursday to visit Harley Bruce and family. M. I. Adams left Wednesday for Demopolis, Alabama, to spend a couple of w’eeks with his son Ray and family. , Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hersh•pian of Crown Point were here this week visiting “ the latter’s aunt, Mrs. Smith Newell. The girls of the Monnett school wiil serve a cafeteria lunch in the Monnett campaign room Saturday from 11 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. John Ramp, who had been absent from his place of business for the past few days oh account of* sickness, w r as able to be down towp yesterday. Chet Zea, who will move back to Rensselaer next week from J. /I. Lawler’s ranch north of Morocco, will occupy one of the Makeever houses on Division street.

F. E. Warne, the drayman, has been confined to his home for several days by illness. He is being treated by a Chicago physician and makes frequent trips there for consultation. The funeral of Charles H. ,Vick was held at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Flora Dillon of Milan, Michigan, a daughter of Mrs. Vick, was here to attend the funeral. Drivers of school hacks, as soon as a law just passed by the present legislature goes into effect, are required to stop vehicles before crossing railroad tracks. Heavy penalties are prescribed for violations of the act. Mrs. William Childers was over from Conrad Wednesday looking aftei- the insurance on her house in Barkley township, which burned recently. The house was insured from S6OO but was worth, a'great deal more than that sum. Isaac Leopold of Wolcott left Tuesday for Denver, Colorado, to visit his brother Simon, who has been there for some time for the’ benefit of his health. It was reported that Simon was to go into business there but his family here has no information of that kind. Leroy Noland of Lee, who had been visiting his son, Rev. David E. Noland, at Russiaville, Indiana, was i.n Rensselaer Tuesday enroute, home. Rev. Noland 'and family were reported well and happy. The latter’s son, Lowell Noland, who is also preparing for the ministry, will graduate from Depauw university this year.'

Mrs. Dave Elder is confined to her home with sickness. ( Mrs. John Daniels is quite sick with malarial complications. Father Christian Daniels was in Hammond on business Tuesday. A daughter of Gideon Kauffman, near the Moffitt switch, is sick with pneumonia. Owen Tullis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tullis of Jordan township, is quite sick with pneumonia. < Mrs. Henry Randle and Mrs. John Kresler were guests of friends in Rossville a few days this week.

A new supply of vegetable® parchment butter wrappers just received at The Democrat office, 30c per 100. Miss • Gertrude Hopkins entertained her» sew club at the home of Mrs. C. C. Warner Thursday afternoon. Jesse Snyder and John Webber went; to Monon Thursday to attend a poultry show, at which the forigpr acted as judge. If you want a nice young team or good milch cows, attend the Harvey Davisson & Son sale Monday, February 26, C. P. Fate was down from Crown Point Thursday “and yesterday. He recently took charge of the Commercial hotel there. Bert, iHopper is quite sick with stomach complications at the home of his father-in-law, Arthur Trus-, sell, of north of town. Potatoes in the local market have advanced to 8 5 cents per peck. Some of the grocers are even charging a higher price than this, we are told. |- Henry Pierson, who recently underwent an operation at the county hospital for the removal of gall stones, is improving quite satisfactorily. . We are glad to learn that former County Treasurer Fell, who has -been critically sick from pneumonia at his home west of Remington, is now convalescing nicely.

Mrs. Vern Robinson, who recently underwent an operation at the county hospital, has so far recovered that the services of a nurse have now been dispensed With. Charles Alson was over from Remington Thursday to meet his mother-in-law, Mrs. Anthony Taylor, who was returning from a visit with her two daughters at Port (Huron, Michigan. Mrs. W. L. Bott is in Logansport at the bedside of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Neal Bott, of Star City, who recently underwent an operation in a hospital* at the former place and is reported in a critical (Condition with no hope of recovery. Mrs. Ross Williams of LaHogue, Illinois, is here for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor, while her husband is assisting in the search for a contractor at Dubuque, lowa, who mysteriously disappeared from his home three weeks ago. 'Mrs. S- M. Freelove, who is recovering slowly from a severe seige of pneumonia at the home of her daughter, F. E. Babcock, passed her seventy-fourth milepost Thursday. She was remembered by a shower of postcards from relatives and friends at Goodtand and other parts of the country.

Thursday morning the milk train picked up an express stock car here containing the Barkley horses and a Belgian mare formerly owned by Garland “Grant, which were being shipped to the Mont-Joy stock farm at Dane, Wisconsin, to whom they had been sold. Abe Hardy and Garland Grant accompanied the animals. ■ / Soi Fendig, who returned hern, recently from New Orleans where -he had been engaged in business, has opened a gents’ furnishings store in Chicago. He is located on Halsted street in the heart of the west side’s rapidly growing business section. That he will make good in his new venture goes without saying. A surprise party was given Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas of Surrey Monday night and about thirty guests were present. The party was given by the “Parr bunch,” and the usual party attractions were had, including refreshments, which all enjoyed. The guests were Mr. and . Mrs. Jack Murphy, AJr. and Mrs. Harry Hermanson, Ntellie Garriott, Florence Iliff, Mary Phares, Vesta Brown. Lottie and Violet Davisson, Cecelia and Aijeen Lakin, ■ Luey Lane, Louis Lane, Otto Schreeg, Carl Sheurich, Leonard Rajal, Pres (Henry, Floyd Sanders, Paul and Alfred Longstreth, Lony Davisson, Ellsw’orth Warren and Mrs. J. Gunyon. **

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Miss Clare Jessen spent yesterday in Chicago. Charles Wells is confined to-uhis-home With an attack of the grip. Charles Pefley and F. E. Warne were among the Chicago goers Thursday.- ——- The frame is up and enclosed for Mrs. John W. King’s new cottage on Cullen street. Jake Gilmore is in quite a < riti cal condition with pneumonia at his home in the northeast part of town. Lester Speaks and family left Thursday for Lead, South Dakota, where they will reside in the future. Mr. arid Mrs. William M. (Hoover expect to move to town next weeK to their fine new home on Washington street. Alfred Peters was in Lafayette Thursday visiting his son George, and that evening attended a Masonic banquet.

Mrs. N. K. Parke of Hammond, who had been here visiting her sister, Mrs. Benjamin Harris, Sr.‘, returned home Thursday. /.■■ ■ ■ • Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 96c; oats, 55c; wheaf, $1.65; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 58c; oats, 37c; wheat, $1; rye, 75c. The annual farm changes are taking place this week and next, and the movers are having goo.d weather, but the roads are quite soft in places. Mrs. E. E. Flint of Pierpont, South Dakota, who had been at Remington visiting her aged father, Charles Bonner, left Thursday to return home, ? The mutual burial association, the organization of which was started some time ago by O. L. Calkins, has been abandoned since Mr. Calkins Jest the county. J. C. Beckman is tearing down the house on the Platt property on South Van Rensselaer street and will erect a modern five-room bungalow, which he expects to have completed by May 1, The house is already rented and will be occupied immediately upon completion. Mrs. Ed Faye, who has been in poor health for some ' time, has gone to Chicago for treatment. She was examined by Dr. Kanavel while he was here last week and was upon his advice that she went to Chicago. It is possible that she may have to undergo an operation' before being completely restored to health.

Rensselaer will not be "honored” by the periodical visits of fortune tellers and clairvoyants in the future. In fact, this ejsy money fake has been placed under the ban in Indiana, house bill No. 155, prohibiting the practicing of this branch of the get-the-money gentry, passed the senate Wednesday by thirty-five ayes, no nOes. A number of high school boys, who were so far ahead of the schedule of work that attending class was merely a perfunctory waste of time, spent Tuesday afternoon on the streets making more noise and - disturbance than a pack of wolf hounds. As a result they were expelled from school for the remainder of 3 the week —a penalty apparently quite well deserved. Julius Hftge'man o* Peoria, UHnois, and Miss Huldah Charlotte Schiff of near Remington were married in the clerk’s office in Fowler JVednesday afternoon, Rev’ 'Davis of the Presbyterian church officiating. The brother and sister of the bride ’re present, also Lawyers Barce., Burke, Talker, Sheriff Duffy, the Tribune scribe and the attaches of the clerk’s office. They were a very fine looking young couple and Ve trust they will experience much happiness and prosperity In their journey through life. —Fowler - 'Tribune.

Mrs. Elmer -Branneman of near Pleasant Ridge, who underwent an operation a short time ago at her home and who did not improve as rapidly as hoped for, was taken to the county hospital Thursday for treatment. Brown Lamborn of near Remington, son of Mrs. John A. Lamborr, and Miss Ethel Monohan of Chicago were united in marriage Wednesday at the Hyde Park Presbyterian manse by the pastor. Rev. Allison. y will live on the Lamborn farm near Remington. Mrs. Henry Frame of Keener was declared of unsound mind by Drs., Hemphill of Rensselaer, Hewitt of Demotte, Frye of Wheatfield Thursday and application has been made for sending her to Longcliff. Mrs. Frame is but 29 years of age and has no children. Oscar Phegley of near Reynolds, who had been a patient in the coynty hospital for a few weeks, being treated for injuries received recently by the overturning of a wagon load of goods that he was bringing here for his brother Elmer, was taken out to the Phegley home Saturday to complete the convalescent period. Mrs. Marion Pierson, who had been here visiting Henry Pierson, who is confined at the hospital, went to Brook Thursday where- she will attend the wedding on Saturday of Miss 1 Leona Foresman and Lee Clprk. Mrs. Pierson will then return to Crawfordsville where she is keeping house for. her brother. Dr. Harry Sunderland. Charles LeaveP suffered a dislocated ankle Saturday evening when us auto was crowded from the highv and turned over just at the north edge of the city. His two little boys were with him at the ti and both escaped uninjured. Mr. Leavel did not know whose machine crowded him from the roadway, as he, did not recognize them and they.did not stop.

N. Osborn and son were down from Gillam township Wednesdayclosing up the deal for the former Elizur Sage farm west of town. The consideration named in the deed is $30,090. As previously stated, Mr. McCullough, bought the farm a little more than a year ago from Strauss Bros, of Ligonier, has returned to Chicago with his family and Mr. Osborn has rented the farm to Herbert Eib of Barkley township. As previously stated, Mr. McCullough was in vt-.ry poor health and did not make very much of a success at farming last year. It is reported that he sold the farm to Mr. Osborn 1 for some $6,000 less than he paid for it.

MT. AYR SCHOOL BUILDING

Condemned, But inspector Grants Permission to Finish Term. The five-room school building at Mt. Ayr has been condemned by a state building inspector and ordered closed at the end of the present term of school. The building was erected about thirty years ago and at that time was the best school building in Newton county. It is a frame structure and is consequently no longer in conformity with presentday requirements. ~ . It is probable that the building will be torn down this spring and work started at once on a modern building with a view to. having same completed next September.

NOTICK TO STOCKHOLDERS Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 17, 1917. Dear Sir: The Farmers’ Grain company of Rensselaer, Indiana, is now ready to issue the certificates of stock for building and beginning operation of their elevator. Your name appears on the subscription list as a subscriber for stock. Will you meet the president, secretary and treasurer at the Trust & Savings bank and pay for your stock and get your certificate on Saturday, February 24, 1917, during bankihg hours? Please do not delay this matter. Yo>urs, . CHAS. W. POSTILL, Secretary. An armload of old newspapers so» a nickel at The Democrat office.

Removal Notice I have *removed my REAL ESTATE and FARM LOAN office from the First National Bank building to the ground floor of my own building, of State Bank corner in Leo Mecklenburg's Electric Shop. ... I have a supply of money to loan on mortgage at lowest current rates. Remember the new location, west side court house square. Regular office days, Friday. Saturday, Monday. Phone 109 Emmet L. Hollingsworth

® f—--13® _g, It Is Hardly Safe Yet to let the fires go out It’s treacherous weather, danger lurks in the lingering cold. *■ ■ ■ Another Ton of Coal May See You if too much it will keep until next fall. '• A •. ' . ; . i *’ o ■*l ( X . GRANT-WARNER LUMBER CO.

OBITUARY OF CHARLES H. VICK Charles H. Vick was born in North Carolina February 7, T 835, and departed this life February 20, 1197, at the age of 82 years and 13 days. After leaving his native state the deceased lived in lowa for a time, then moved tw Canada, where he spent about four years. He then returned and located at Lafayette and then moved to San Pierre, in Starke county, where he iwas post-master for a number of years. He then came to Rensselaer, where he had resided for thirty years. _ \ i The deceased was twice married and was the father of eight children, (four by the first wife and four by the second, who was Mrs. Mary Jones Faxon, whom he rflarried over forty years ago. The deceased was practically helpless for thf* past two years, a part of which time he was blind. During this Illness the wife most faithfully cared for him. Mr. Vick joined the Methodist church in June, 1906, during the pastorate of Dr. Kindig. The wife, one daughter, Miss Emma Vick of Chicago of the first marriage, three sons of the second marriage, viz.: Christie Vick of Seattle, Washington, Spencer and Charles ■ Vick survive him. Place your want ads rn The Demo* crat if you want to get results.

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