Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

Last month for fruit and ornamental trees from Pefley.—Advt. Simon Fendig, the Wheatfield druggist, was a visitor in Rensselaer Thursday. R. D. Thompson, Fred Phillips and Ernest Comer were Chicago visitors Wednesday. My phone number is 416, and I don’t care who knows it.—LEE RICHARDS. Phone 416. m-3 A new supply of vegetable parchment butter wrappers just received at The Democrat office, 30c per 100. George W. Healey and Miss Vera Healey returned home Wednesday from a couple of months’ visit in Texas. • ... Joseph Luers, who had been living in the Remley property on Vine street, has moved to Kouts where he owns a store. Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were Dr. I. M. Washburn, D. M. Worland and Mr. and Mrs. William Waymire. ■> ' Mr. and Mrs. John Kellner and Conrad Kellner went to Chicago - Wednesday to attend the funeral of a relative on Thursday.

R. W. Carder of Chicago, a member of the commission firm of Hitch & Carder, was here Tuesday, the guest of W. C ; Babcock. Harry Eger moved Thursday from north of town to the Mrs. George Stoudt tenant house vacated by Carl Duvall, on Weston street. Floyd Meyers left Wednesday for Miami, Florida, to spend a few weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Meyers, who are spending the winter there. Mrs. Charles Grow, who recently underwent an operation -for the removal of her tonsils, is still confined to her bed. Her throat is badly ulcerated and seems sidw in healing. Carl Duvall expects to leave next week for Michigan, where he contemplates establishing an insurance business. He is undecided as to where he will locate, but in all probability will be at either Flint or Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stackhouse went to Wabash Thursday on account of the serious condition of Mrs. Charles Spain. A baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Spain earlier in the week lived but a few hours and Mrs. * Spain’s condition was -critical. , . W. S. Parks was in Lafayette Wednesday visiting his sister, Mrs. Howard Brooks, of near Remington. Mrs. Brooks recently underwent an operation at a hospital in Lafayette for appendicitis and for several days her improvement was slow, but she is now reported somewhat better. The First Presbyterian church of Hammond,’ of which Rev. J. C. Parrett, former pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city, is the pastor, was destroyed by fire last Friday night. The fire was caused by an over-heated furnace.. The building and contents were insured for $5,500. It is probable that a. new building will be erected at once, the fire having damaged the old church beyond, repair.

Henry Grow was a Logansport visitor Thursday. The Home Economics club will meet this: afternoon with Mrs. J. J. Eigelsbach. John A. Millman,; aged 59 years, died at Remington last Saturday of Bright’s disease. Mrs. C. F. Sheetz of Lafayette, Who had been the guest for a week of her sister, Mrs. Perry Washburn, returned home Thursday. Frank Alter returned to Pullman, Illinois, Wednesday after a short visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Alter. Mrs. Walter Bozell of Edinburg, Indiana, is visiting her son Herbert at Fair Oaks and daughter, Mrs. Arvel Bringle, of Remington. i Among the Chicago visitors Thursday were Dr. Emil Besser of Remington, S. C. Irwin, F. E. Warne and E. L. Hollingsworth. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 97c; oats, 56,c; wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 57 c; oats, 35c; wheat, 90c; rye, 75 c. George H. Healey, H. B. Tuteur and Jerry Garland were at Monticello yesterday afternoon attending the inspection of the militia company at that place. Mrs. Mary Lane of Kansas City, Missouri,- who is visiting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Pullin, is sick with the measles at the home of the latter. The Democrat has on hand a f ew hundred small scratch '‘pads, made from scraps of bond and flat papers, suitable for use in making memorandums or figuring on. Only 1 and 2 cents each while they last. H. W. Kiplinger went to Gary Wednesday afternoon to begfn his duties as a clerk in the routing department of the offices of the steel company. His family will remain here until after school is out at least.

When you want a real good lead pencil—something better than you can get elsewhere —try the pencils for sale in the fancy stationery department at The Democrat office. Place your want ads in The Democrat if yo u want to get results! Miss Vera Caruthers, teacher of a Cass township school, near Headlee, is sick with smallpox at Monon. She had taught, school all last eek and attended a movie show at Monon Saturday night before the nature of her ailment was known. Henry Tribby a former well known citizen and businessman of Remifigton, passed through Rensselaer Thursday afternoon on the 2 o’clock train with the body of his wife, who had died at their present home in the West, enroute to Ohio for burial. - Col. Carl Reichmann of the U. S. army was in Rensselaer Tuesday and Wednesday and on Wednesday evening made the regular inspection of company M. Forty-two of the fifty-four enlisted men and all of the officers were present. Some of the men were unable to attend and others were obliged to come quite a distance in order to be present. The last number of the lecture course booked here this winter will be held at the Presbyterian church next Monday evening, March 5, commencing at 8 o’clock. The Rob Roy quartet will furnish the entertainment for the evening. This quartet is one of the best on the lyceum platform today, and is sure to please all. One of the features of, the evening will be the production of a musical drama entitled “The White Cockade.” ' The members of the local chapter D. A. R. met Monday afternoun with Mrs. ■ IT. L. Brown and officers for the ensuing year were elected s as follows: Regent, Mrs. A. P. Burton; vice-regent, Mrs. E. P. Honan; secretary, Mrs. A. J. Bellows; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. ,H. Chapman; treasurer, Miss Esther Padgitt; registrar, Mrs. Charles Porter; historian, Miss Harriet Shedd. The ladies also suggested that the American flag be displayed about our homes and places

Mrs. George W. Hopkins went to Indianapolis yesterday for several days’ visit ■with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tedford.

■ < ~~ William 'H. Barkley was in Lafayette on business Thursday. Mr. Barkley and family are preparing to move to Chicago in a few days where he will be employed by Edward Deßar, owner of the MontJoy stock farm at Dane, Wisconsin. . While the public sale season usually ends .in February, with a few -scattering sales in March, this year they are hanging on longer, and The Democrat printed bills Wednesday for four sales to take place this month. County Superintendent W. O. Schanlaub of Kentland was here over Tuesday night visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub. Mr. Schanlaub was making his final visit for the term of the district schools and, being at Roselawn, took advantage of the opportunity to spend the night here. Mr. and Mrs. (3. K. Ritchey have moved to town from their farm south of town and occupy the Mrs. Daniels five-acre place at the north side of town, vacated by Earl Barkley, who has moved back to his farm in Barkley township. have rented their farm to Emmet Hopkins, who has been living on the former Worland farm in Newton township.

The high cost of living has received several healthy jolts in the solar plexus this week throughout the actions of the egg ‘market. A week ago hen fruit was selling at the local groceries for from 36 to 38 cents a dozen. Monday the price began to drop, not a cent at i time, but 2 and 3 cents, until yesterday z they reached the lowwater mark of 22 cents. And the supply seems to be plentiful. If it isn’t cause for rejoicing we don’t know what would be. * ■'* ' T W. M. Garvin, notice of whose public sale appears elsewhere in The Democrat, will quit farming and devote his attention to tiling. With Charles Casto he purchased a gasoline power tiling machine some months ago and they have a large amount of work contracted for the coming season. They have already put in several hundred rods on Frank Hill’s farm in Jordan township and have a lot more to put in there. This machine cuts the ditch to grade, but the tile.aro laid by hand. It cuts a channel for all sizes from 4 to 10 inches, and while they have not used it a full ten-hour day as yet, they have made as high as 117 rods in a single day, which certainly beats hand digging.