Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

Willis Lutz was in Knox on business Tuesday. Elmer Gwin and James Clark were in Chicago Tuesday. ©. K. Rainier has sold his old car and bought a fine new Cadillac eight. A ton of coffee on sale at Fendig’s big Rexall 1-Cent Sale, April 5, 6 and 7. L. q F. Myer of Flora came Wednesday for a visit at the home of his son, Dr. W. L. Myer. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michael of Kniman took the train here Wednesday for Reynolds to visit friends. If it’s anything in cardboards, cards, envelopes or papers of any kind The Democrat undoubtedly has it. Mrs. L. A. Harmon went to Chattsworth, Illinois, Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Quinn. Vesta storage batteries cost a little more hut you are glad you paid it. They last twice as long. —RENSSELAER GARAGE. Jacob D. Rich of Brook was in Rensselaer Wednesday visiting with Messrs. Hartley and Rich at the Harrington Bros, grain elevator. From here Mr. Rich went to Frankfort on business. Frank Kresler has purchased the former Bert Hopkins lot on Front street- of John I. Gwih, and it is probable he will build a residence thereon. The consideration given in the deed was SI,OOO.

Sam Duvall was an Indianapolis visitor Tuesday. Mrs. G. E. Murray and daughter, Miss Helen, were Chicago visitors Wednesday. Wait for out big 1-Cent Sale April 5, 6 and 7. —FEXDIG’S REXALL DRUG STORE. Mrs. C. D.~ Martin of Cincinnati is here visiting Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman and other relatives. A bargain for some one —Secondhand canopy top carriage, in good shape. Price 0. K. —C. A. ROBERTS. It is now time for that Easter suit and we have a great line now on display. Very reasonable. —C. EARL DUVALL. Sol Guth was here from Washington, Illinois, a few days this week looking after his land interests. Mr. and Mrs. William Hilliard and Mrs. Charles Schatzley of Wheatfield were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. e ' Don’t he deceived, but buy your spring clothes at Duvall’s Quality Shop, as we can save you from $3 to $5 on every suit.—C. EARL DUVALL. Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were C. W. Rhoades, W. J. Wright, W. 0. Rowles, Mrs. E. T. Harris and daughter Muriel and the Misses Briney and Jones. •aOVHVO H3VH3SSX3H — - 2uoi sb acrni isei ALon b uo uj }i minx "?no Xjaßßq jnoA uaqM. juo.t ooißiq J,uo<3 ‘JaSnoi oaij 11, no^ puß J9AO aadßd aqi nanx ' S UII pßaa oi puaq, anoiC uo puß}S J, no G

Tomorrow is “All Fools’ day/’ C. H. Mills was in Lafayette on business pver Tuesday night. - Frank Garriott of Fair Oaks was in Lafayette on business Wednesday* $ Mrs. Harry Watson and' Mrs. Joseph Larsh spent Thursday and yesterday in Chicago. Miss Ruby Briney, the milliner, went to Indianapolis Wednesday to purchase millinery supplies. 1 See the Phoenix hose we are now showing, all colors and sizes, 55c to sl.lO. —C. EARL DUVALL. The extraordinary session of congress to deal with the German war situation will convene Monday. H. W. Gilbert and Postmaster, O'Riley of Remington were business visitors in the city Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Lane of Kansas City, Missouri, who had been visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Pullins, returned home Wednesday. Have your measure taken now for your spring and Easter suit as the patterns are great and prices very reasonable. —-C. EARL DUVALL. .

Thomas Eldridge of Monon was here Wednesday to see his sister-in-law, who is very low at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Arnott. Mrs. Stewart Hopping of Lebanon, Ohio, who had been here visiting her mother, Mrs. J. N. Timmons, and other relatives, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. O. D. ißefner of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who had been here visiting her mother, Mrs. Stephenson and sister, Mrs. W. L. Frey, returned home Tuesday. Anna Moosemiller was called to Demotte Wednesday by the serious illness of her nephew, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Tanner, who is afflicted with pneumonia. " - . Mrs. Ellen Grain of Campus, Illinois, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert Quinn, was called home Wednesday on account of her nephew having been seriously injured. ■ v Mrs. W. H. Henderson of Gary, who had been visiting Mrs. Frank Kresler for a few days, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Henderson is a daughter of A. Beasley, formerly of Remington.

The Vesta Co. bought out and controls the greatest improvements to lead storage batteries. Have these exclusive features explained before buying a nevr battery.—RENSSELAER GARAGE. Miss Fanny McCarthy, who had been visiting her parents, went to Terre Haute Tuesday to visit her brother, Dr. Frank McCarthy. Miss McCarthy is a nurse at Washington, D. C., and expects to return there about May 1. Harry Hartley, who has been manager of the Harrington Bros, elevator for the past several years, has been employed in a like capacity by the new Farmers’ Grain company, and will continue in his present position when the change of ownership takes place May 1. It is probable that Company M of Rensselaer will be ordered to mobilize *at Fort Benjamin Harrison within the next few days. It is scarcely probable that our land forces will be called upon to do other than police duty, to protect property from possible damage by some over-zealous German sympathizers.

Mrs. W- L. Bott went to Logansport Tuesday for a short visit with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Neal Bott, who has been in the hospital | there for about seven weeks. Her | condition was quite grave at one ivUme but she has since made remarkable improvement and it is | thought she will be able to leave the hospital in about a week. The 4-year-old son of Amiel Schultz of Union township was severely burned Monday when his clothing caught fire. He :was with his father, who was burning dead grass, when he went too near the fire and his clothing ignited. He was treated by a Rensselaer physician, but the burns are of such a nature that permanent injury to one of his limbs is possible. Mrs, Lyman Zea received a letter Tuesday from her sister, Mrs. Newton Gordon, of New Albany. While the storm there recently did no damage to their home, that of her brother, Georg© Aldrich, was damaged considerable but none of the family was Injured. -Another death Wednesday resulting from the storm has brought 'the total number of fatalities up to thirtyseven.

C. A. Tuteur was In Indianapolis on business the first of the week. Mrs. E. J. Morris went to Otter-* bein Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives. Who said “High cost of living?” Wait for Fendig's Big 1-Cent Rexall Sale, April 5, 6 and 7. Try The Democrat’s want ad columns. You will be most agreeably surprised by the results. Swell line of Easter shirts and neckwear now in our store, po be sure and look them over, for we can suit you.—C. EARL DUVALL. Miss Fairy Bollard returned to Indianapolis Wednesday after a short visit with her mother, Mrs. F. M. Pollard, southwest Of Rensselaer. Mrs. Kate Watson went to Laport Tuesday to attend a/ Presbyterian missionary meeting. From there she went to South Bend to Visit her sister, Mrs, Ed Baech. One of the horses belonging to the city has been traded, to Sam Lowry of north of town for another horse and SBO difference paid Mr. Lowry in the deal. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grimm of Laporte, who had been here visiting at the home of their daughter, yrs. Joseph Moore, of Barkley township, home Tuesday.

Mrs. Pierre Thompson, who had been here with her parents, Mr. and Mjp. C. G. Replogle, since the death of Mr. Thompson, returned to her home at North Judson Thursday. Charles Harris, who had been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris, at Mt. Ayr, returned to Racine, Wisconsin, Tuesday where he is employed ,in the Mitchell automobile factory. - Everyone is interested in growing potatoes this year. Some valuable pointers can be learned by reading the advice of Professor Christie of Purdue university on the second page of today’s Democrat. Easter is near at hand and no douibt the boys and men will be thinking of their nobby clothes. We are ready to show you all the latest in Kuppenheimer, Collegian and Frat clothes, and they are just swell. Come in and see our assortment.——C. EARL DUVALL. Mrs. Ancel Woodworth left yesterday on the 10:36 a. m. train for a month’s visit with her son, Vaughn Woodworth, who will gradhate from a theological school at Orftaha, Nebraska,, the last of April. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Dayton, who will visit over Sunday with an old school-mate, Mrs. Oren Chamberlain, at Berwyn, Illinois.

That patriotic fervor is each day becoming more intimately a part of our daily lives is being demonstrated on every hand. Perhaps the first person to combine patriotism with window decorating was Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy, who has tastefully arranged her display window with a showing of spring millinery amid a iprofuse adornment of United States flags. Letters remaining uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice March 26: Rose Swartzell, Mrs. Frank Corn, Mrs. Ella Groen, Leota Kendall, Mrs. Mary Kennedy, John Druggins, Henry J. Hurley, Justin Oppenheim, Joseph Raible, Walter Kelly, Walter O. Regnier, George Shupe, William Grason, Mae Janet Johnson. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office April 9 if uncalled for before that date.,;'

Mrs. Earl Clouse was a Lafayette visitor Thursday. Mrs. L. E. Wass and baby left Thursday for Greencastle to visit home folks. , . Paul Donnelly, son of Alf Donnelly of north of .town, is quite sick with measles. Mrs. Frank Tobias went to Evanston, Illinois, Thursday to visit friends for a few days. Russell, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant, is suffering from infected glands of the neck. - ■ ~ —C B. F. Fendig, Carl Wood, Miss Mildred Harris and Miss Eva Moore were among the Chicago visitors Thursday. ~ See the Stetson and Kingsbury Easter , Bonnets we have now on display for the men and boys.— C. EARL DUVALL. * Mr. and Mrs. John Nowels went to Kouts Wednesday to spend a few days with their daughter, Mrs. Joseph Luers, and family. Dr. A. R. Kresler, Dr. I. M. Washburn and Mr. Spiegel of the Columbia Furniture company were among the Chicago visitors Thursday.

Mesdames F. H. Beard, John Kresler, J. W. Crooks and S. J. Ash went to Goodland Thursday to attend at Baptist Ladies’ association meeting. —.— .sci . .»■ —» Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1.13; oats, G2c; wheat, $1.85; rye, $1.30. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 60c; oats, 37c; wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. Quite a good many oats have been sown in Jasper county this week. The weather has been very favorable for the work and the ground is said to be in flue condition. v John A. Dunlap’s fine new residence on the corner of Washington street and College avenue is nearing completion antf’ will be one of the handsomest new homes on the west side when completed. Henry G. Barkley, an old-time resident of Jasper* county, in sending his subscription to The Democrat from Wibaux, Montana, says that he has been in very poor health for the past two years. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kanne celebrated the forty-eighth anniversary of their wedding on Wednesday, March 28. The occasion was observed with a family dinner in the evening at, which all of the children and grandchildren were present.

Mrs. Sylvester Gray has been quite sick for several days. It was at first thought that she had suffered a light stroke of paralysis, but her trouble was finally determined to be a nervous breakdown. Yesterday afternoon she was reported considerably improved. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcells arrived home Thursday evening after having spent the winter with their son Rue at Amorilla, Texas. On the return they stopped at St. Louis and Indianapolis for a visit with their other children, and altogether the trip was a most enjoyable one. J. W. Coen received a telegram Thursday stating that his mother, Mrs. Mary Coen, of Altus, Oklahoma, was very low and not expected to survive long. Mrs. Coen was a resident of Rensselaer prior to about twenty-five years ago, and is a sister of Joseph and James Yeoman and Mrs. Elizabeth Sayler. At Beauvais cathedral, there 13 a clock which is composed of 92,000 separate pieces, having fiftytwo dial plates. This clock gives the time in big capitals of the world, as well as the local hour, the day of week and month, the rising and > setting of the sun, the phases of the moon and tides, as well as considerable other, information.

Mrs. Kathryn Ives, a sister of Mrs. Boyd Porter of this city, died at her home in Francesville Wednesday evening from tuberculosis, after a year’s illness. She was a graduate of the Francesville high school, class of 1908, and leaves a husband, Dr. Raymond Ives, to whom she was . married in May, 1912, and one son. ' Her age was 26 years. The funeral was 'held at the Catholic church in Francesville Thursday morning and burial made in the cemetery at Medaryville. THE ORANGE JUDD FARMER For a limited time The Democrat can give' the Orange Judd Farmer (weekly) with The Democrat—either old or new subscribers —one year for only $2.15 ■ for both papers. Woman’s World (monthly) for same price. The Democrat, Orange Judd Farmer and Woman’s World, all three one year for $2.25.