Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

Mrs. John Kolhoff and Mrs. Joseph Kolhoff were Lafayette visitors Monday. ! , Dr. J. Hansson and Daniel Waymire were among the Chicago visitors Monday. Bruce Beard of Dana, Indiana, is here the guest of his son, Rev. F. H. Beard. Mrs. M. D. Gwin went to Indianapolis Friday to attend a meeting of the Alphi Chi sorority. A new supply of vegetable parchment butter wrappers just received at The Democrat office, 30c per 100. Mrs. H. R. Lange went to Laporte Monday to visit friends and look after their property in that city. Mrs. Anna Jasperson of near Tefft came Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Lawson Bruce, of south of town. Miss Jane Makeever of near Mt. Aye took the train here Monday for Valparaiso, where she will enter the university. Miss Madeline Kellner returned home Sunday from a several days’ visit with the Henry Shide family, north of Remington. Messrs. Isaac and Louis Leopold and families of Wolcott spent Sunday here with their parents, Mr. 'nd Mrs. A. Leopold.

Eli Wood of Monon and two guests, Walter Brey and Glenn Sparrow, were here Saturday -to visit the former’s brother, Harvey Wood, Sr. v James W. Price has moved from the C. W. Postill farm near Surrey, on which he has lived for twelve years, to the John Baker farm in .Newton township. Mrs. Lester Hull of Huron, Michigan, and Mrs. Z. E. Nutt of Kentland, who had been here visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Burris, left for their homes Monday. " Mrs. Thomas Callahan was called to Rantoul, Illinois, Friday afternoon on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. W. L. Stufiyvin, who is confined with pneumonia. Mrs. H. D. Clark, mother of Mrs. Bert Amsler, returned to her home at Fowler Saturday after a visit here. She was accompanied by her granddaughter, Mrs. Floyd .Spain, who will visit at Fowler and Lafayette. D. H. Yeoman and daughter, Mrs. Bert Hopkins, went to Muncie Monday to visit the former’s other daughter, Mrs. F~E. Mauck. Mrs. Hopkins will also visit Mrs. Louis Leopold-Haas at Tipton before returning home.

Carl Duvall left Tuesday for Detroit, Michigan, to confer with the state manager of the John Hancock insurance company, which concern he will become associated with at once with headquarters at either Flint or Jackson. His family will remain here until later.

David C. Warren, a former resident of Jasper county, but who has beep residing at Chester, Nebraska, for about twenty-five years, arrived here last week for a visit with relatives and old friends. Mr. Warren is an uncle of I. N. Warren, former superintendent of the Rensselaer schools; J. Frank Warren, former county superintendent, and Mrs. Franklin Grant. He expects to remain here for some time.

Frank Babcock, Jr., is sick with the measles. John Moore and Gerald Hollingsworth were Chicago, visitors Saturday. Miss Mabel Nowels spent Sunday with her brother Jesse and family at Roselawn. The PAIGI car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one fisw. ts All kinds of fancy correspond; ence stationery in stock in The Democrat’s stationery department. Hogs sold at Indianapolis Monday at from $14.40 to $14.50 per 100 pounds. This is a new top-notch price. Louis Putts left Saturday for Indiana, Pennsylvania, to visit his brother Fred, who is attending school there. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Clauss Cutlery factory at Tipton Saturday night, entailing a loss of SIOO,OOO. Vibert Gunyon came from Frankfort Saturday and will work for Estle Price, who lives on the Dunlap farm near Surrey. E. H. Peterson and family left Monday night for Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, where they will locate on a farm he traded for about a year ago.

Joseph Martin was up from near Brookston Monday and while here had his name enrolled on The Democrat’s subscription list for the coming year. About thirty-five couples enjoyed a dance at the armory Friday night given by some of the high school boys. Horton and Healy furnished the music. Chauncey Dexter, who is with the Wells-Fargo Express company in Chicago, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dexter, of Union township. Mrs. C. B. Crowden of Goodland, who had been here visiting her mother, Mrs. Jerome Harmon, left Monday for Holdridge, Nebraska, to visit her sister, Mrs. J. A. Hop- “ Uncle” Joseph Adams, who has been confined to his bed for some time, continues to fail graduall? and it is quite probable that he cannot survive long. He is now 72 years old.

Among the Lafayette visitors Saturday were H. 0. Harris, Firman Thompson, R. A. Rice and Mrs. W. H. Beam. The latter remained over Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. F. X. Busha. Miss Ray Gordon, a niece of John R. Gray of this city, died of pneumonia at her home east of Monon Thursday night. Miss Gordon was 22 years old and had not been in good health for some time. Word has been received here announcing the birth of a daughter a few days ago to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stevenson of Bonesteel, South Dakota. Mrs. Stevenson *was formerly Miss Constantine Adams of this city. Miss Jane Parkinson went to Lafayette Friday to have her ear treated by a specialist. She has also been suffering from tonsilitis the past two weeks and will have tonsils removed as soon as her condition permits. ; Chester Zea, who recently resigned his position on the Lawler ranch north of Morocco, expecting to return to Rensselaer, has been engaged by William Raft to oversee the latter’s Splitwood .ranch west of Conrad, They moved to the new place Monday. . John A. Grey of off in Rensselaer Monday while on his way home from seeing his doctor at Monon. John has been in failing health for the past year from kidney and liver trouble and was compelled to give up farming near Hobart and move Into town. His present doctor thinks- he can help him, and he is feeling some better at this time. His Jasper county friends hope the improvement will prove permanent and that he will be fully restored to his former health. '•

Mrs. >H. Purcupile was a Chicago goer yesterday.’ Miss Madeline Kellner is confined to her home with an attack of the grip. E. A. Perkins of Goodland was a business visitor in Rensselaer Monday. , , 7 There was work in the first and second degrees in theMocal K- of P. lodge last night*. Five members of the Jamily of D. S. Bare west of town are suffering from measles. . Harvey and William Austin, sons of S. A. Austin of Wheatfield, were down yesterday on business. For good work and reasonable prices ’phone 416. —LEE RICHARDS, JJjpiper Hanger and Painter. Oscar Harlow moved last week from near Lake Village to the Sidney Holmes farm in Newton township. Dollar a bushel corn is now a reality. This was the figure quoted by Rensselaer grain buyers yesterday. Mrs. W. J. Wright went to Englewood Friday to spend a few days w'ith her sister, Mrs. Rufus Knox, and family. 7 .

Miss Josephine Hovorka of Chicago spent the week-end here with he? brother and wife, Prof, and Mrs. Leo Hovorka. z Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1; oats, 58c; wheat, $1.80; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 58c; oats, 36c; wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. Omar Osborne has resigned his position with the Illinois Central railroad and has accepted a traveling position in the valuation de--partmejjt of the Monon. _ Joseph .Reeve, Omar Osborne, Robinson, Forest and Herman Lange Of Chicago were among those down Sunday to visit relatives and friends. ' Dr. I. M. Washburn, A. H. Hopkins, Harvey Davisson and some parties from Medaryville left yesterday for Gloster, Amite county, Mississippi, on a prospecting' trip. They will be gone about a week or ten days. Mr. .and Mrs. John W. King have received word that they are grand-parents once more. A daughter was born March to Mr. and Mrs. Fred King of Winona Lake, so Mr. and .Mrs. King, Sr., now have both a grandson and a granddaughter.

The city primary was on yesterday as The Democrat went to press. Owing to the fact that there wan but one contest for any of the offices, that of city clerk on the Republican ticket, very little interest waS manifested and the vote promised to be very light. , Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pitzer, who have been up in northwestern lowa since last fall employed on a dredge, where Mrs. Pitzer was cook,’returned recently and expect to move to Saco, Montana, in a few days where they will go on a sheep ranch owned by Mr. Pitzer’s aunt. C.‘A. Tuteur, who has been employed on the public service commission in Indianapolis for the past couple of years, returned home last week add will now devote his entire attention to the insurance and typewriter -business of Healey & Tuteur, of which he Js a partner. Mrs. w' G Milliton returned Sunday night from their sojourn at Miami, Florida. Mr. Milliton stopped pff at Edinburg to help his son Robert get started in the movie picture show he recently purchased there, Robert and wife having gone there from here Saturday night after the show at the Star. Two truck loads of machines and outfit for the now garment factory arrived in Rensselaer Saturday morning and were unloaded in the Loughridge implement room, which the factory is to occupy. The work of getting the room in shape and installing the Machinery is going on as rapidly as possible, and the factory will be operation in a very few days. _ / *

The regular monthly meeting of the Jasper-Newton Medical society was held Friday evening at the home of Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Gwin. .Among the interesting features of the evening were addresses by Dr. H. M. Richter of Chicago and Dr. Ada Sweitzer of the Indiana state laboratory. Dr. Richter spent six months in charge of a hospital on the battle front in Europe, and for an hour he talked Informally to those present on the methods being used by physicians in the treatment o<f_ wounded soldiers. Dr. Sweitzer’s talk was on the uses of the state laboratory and was quite interesting to aIL