Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

Dr. W. Lu Myer was at Gary Wednesday attending a dental meeting. Drs. M. D. Gwin and I. M. Washburn were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Peter Nomenson of Dwight, Illinois, was here this week looking after his farm. The PAIGE car is sold by the 'Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts A bargain for some one—Secondhand canopy top carriage, in good shape. Price O. K. —C. A. ROBERTS. Thomas Inkley of Mt. Ayr and Harvey Davisson of this city made a business trip to Lafayette Tuesday. The old reliable Hayes fourwheel corn planter is still .superior to all. Ask' your neighbor.— WARNER BROS. Delos Thompson is able to be around again after having been confined to the house for several days with erysipelas. Mrs. Ray Wood sfnd Mrs. Ethel Smith went to Indianapolis Tuesday as representatives to the grand chapter of the Eastern Star lodge. '■ Miss Edna Robinson returned Thursday from a six weeks’ visit with relatives at Idalia, Missouri, and while there attended the wedding of her cousin, Miss Marion Robinson. The Industrial society of the M. E. church will hold an apron sale and market on Saturday, April 28, commencing at 10 o’clock in the room formerly occupied by Bever ■& Eiglesbach’s bakery. a2B Letters remaining uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending April 23: Florence Hershman, Mrs. C. F. Corliss. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office! May 7 if not called for before that time. Luther Burbank made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, which was a great thing for the farmer. Vesta makes one battery last the life of two, a saving of 50 per cent for the auto owner. If you need hay see Luther, but if you want a battery as good, as the rest of your car, let the Vesta man explain to you the difference in batteries. RENSSELAER GARAGE.

E. L. Hollingsworth was in Chicago on business Wednesday. Ralph Donnelly and Louis Ramp were in on business Wednesday. For good work and reasonable prices, ’phone 416.—LEE RICHARDS, paper hanger and painter. Mrs. John Sanders and son Raymond left Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Frankfort" and Rossville. ar E. P. Lane is able to be around once more after having been confined for the past few weeks with tpnsilitis and rheumatism. W. L. Bott is making some ’ extensive improvements to his resipence property by adding a large porch and some cement walks. Mr. and Mrs. Lee returned here Tuesday evening after a short honeymoon trip to Chicago, and will establish their home here. (Hubert Cornwell was at Fowler the last of the week as a witness in the cage of the Continental Insurance company vs. George A. Chappell. Seed corn is high priced and you want the most accurate planter made. This is the Hayes fourwheel planter. Ask your neighbor.—WAßNEß BROS, If your Willys-Knight starts hard when it’s cold, take it to the Vesta station. They will clear up your trouble in about one hour’s labor. —RENSSELAER GARAGE.

Mr. and Mrs. John I. Gwin,-Mes-dames L. E. Barber, Delos Thompson, Bert Hopkins and Loren Sage were in Chicago Wednesday attending the musical festival,, at the Auditorium I have opened an office on Harrison street and am prepared to do surveying of all kinds. I have mapg of Jasper county and Rensselaer and have ditchers’ staffs for sale.,—L. A. BOSTWICK, Rensselaer, Ind. Rhone 549, and haye a car. ml Ralph Sparks, teacher of the Lewiston school and who was recently charged with disloyalty to the United States because of certain alleged remarks, has joined the United States navy, which act should serve to allay the fears of some that he was not a patriotic citizen.,

Mrs. Bert Wood of Pleasant Grove has been quite sick for several days. 9 The Hayes four-wheel corn planter is the best on the market. —WARNER BROS. Maxwells advance S3O on May Orders 'will be filled as received' at the present prices.—MAIN GARAGE. ml’ The Dorcas class of the<Methodist Sunday school gave a benefit show, “The Parson of- Panamint,” at the “Star theater last night. Attorney A. iI. Hopkins and son Ellis accompanied Mrs. Sarah Ellis, who had spent the winter here, to her home at Monticello Tuesday/ The St. Joseph college baseball team will open the Season Sunday with a game with the Kentland team, to be played at the latter place. Mrs. Catherine Robbins of Dayton, Ohio, who had been visiting her sister; Mrs. Lawrence Kellner, near Remington, left for her home Tuesday. Shipments to be made every Wednesday of Panama hats to be cleaned and re-blocked. —TIHE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Miss Margery Sturdy of Chicago came Thursday evening for an over Sunday visit here with Dr. C. E. Johnson and; Mr. and Mrs. Simon Thompson. The home of Rolla Gates has been quarantined, his daughter Luevella having the scarlet fever. Mr. Gates and the other three children are residing temporarily with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gates. Mrs. Rebecca Robinson, widow of George Robinson, formerly of Hanging Grove township, is reported in a critical condition at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Maxwell, who lives on the Welsh brothers’ farm in Jordan township. The Bedford stone front for the new First National bank building has-arrived and been hauled to the scene of operations. The stone is to all appearances of an exceptionally fine grade and will without doubt make a beautiful structure. -Mrs. J. L. Godfrey, who hgs been staying at the White boarding house for -the past couple and is an almost helpless cripple, was taken to the Wabash sanitarium near Lafayette Wednesday in Wt J. Wright’s ambulance for treatment. .

We understand .that Simon Leopold, who has been in Colorado for several months for tubercular trouble, will return home in a few days, the doctors these having assured him that he is completely cured and can now live here as well as elsewhere, so far as this trouble is concerned. The parochial school box supper Thursday evening drew out a large crowd and the evening was pleasantly spent with music and other entertainment. John and Jerry Healy and sister, Mrs. Maggie Hallagan, Misses Madeline and Cecil Kellner and Miss Halliday furnished music for the occasion. Reports reaching The Democrat are to the effect that the wheat crop is much more promising than it was a short time back. While this condition seems to be general, it is especially true in Jasper county, and the outlook at the present time is for a very fair wheat crop. Oats are also dolhg good and bid fair to 'mature a yield. St. Joseph College Athletic association will enjoy an afternoon in the city of Rensselaer this Saturday if the weather will permit. The students are planning a parade for 2 o’clock, accompanied by the college band. The Turner Exhibition to be given Sunday evening is presented under the auspices of St. Joseph College Athletic association.

A salesman for a large battery concern spent a day ''Kith us last week advising us to put in a serv-, ice station for their battery. His main argument was that we wouldn’t get enough battery repairing to keep us alive with the Vesta line. We don’t want a big repair business for we figure such a business would be founded on dissatisfaction. To enjoy a healthy business our customers must be satisfied, both with the action of their battery and the service we render. This cfee.s not mean we do not repair batteries, for we do, and we do it right, but when every car is equipped with a Vesta battery there will be very little repair work needed on the battery itself'. We figure we will be busy keeping the motors, generators, regulators, wiring, etc., In perfect condition.— RENSSELAER GARAGE.

B. N. /Fendig returned Thursday from a couple of days business trip to Lafayette arid Indianapolis. . A new supply of vegetable parch ment butter wrappers just received at The Democrat office, 30c per 100 Antos Fess, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dearburg and Mrs. William Warren came down via auto from Tefft Wednesday on business.

Washington Cook of McCoysburg has been quite sick with pneumonia. but for the past few days he has shown some improvement. The Van Rensselaer club dance at the armory Thursday evening was. attended by about fifty couples. Music was furnished by McElvey’s orchestra of Chicago. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1.40; oats, 65c; wheat, $2.25; rye, sl.4s). The prices one year ago were: Corn, 66c; oats, 3Sc; w’heat, 80c to 00c; rye, 75c. Mrs. F. W. Tobias went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the funeral of a friend, Mrs. Charles Lilly. She will visit other friends there until some .time next week.

Miss Bethel Arnold, daughter of Elias Arnold of Barkley township, received a severe injury to her hand Wednesday by a door closing on it, and it was necessary to call a physician ,to dtess the wound. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burling and daughter of near Remington, accompanied by Dr. Besser, went to Chicago Tuesday to have a specialist examine the young lady’s throat, which has bothered her for some time; Use a Grabler Check Protector on the checks ypu issue- and you peed have no fear of the amount typing raised. Nicely nlckle-plated, simple and convenient. Only 20 cents each in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. ts Robert C. Johnson, n son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Johnson of Lafayette but formerly of Rensselaer, who recently enlisted in the United States cavalry, has been sent to El Paso, Texas, and is now with the Fifth United States cavalry, says the Lafayette Journal.' ■ ■ ■ ..... . ■ . Rev. E. W. Strecker of the Methodist church and Lesley-Miller were at Brook Thursday evening, the- former addressing a meeting of the brotherhood, The Brook brotherhood is one of the worthwhile organizations of this section and in conjunction with the Welfare club, a ladies’ organization, has brought about a great many changes for the better in Brook and vicinity. Following the address Thursday evening a delightful luncheon was served by the wives of the brotherhood members.

Place your want ads Tn Tht» Demo crat if you want to get results. Alfred McCoy of Barkley township is confined to his home with sickness. • b. . Mrs. A.- P. Burton went to Evanston, Illinois, Thursday to look after property interests there. - Irene, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Yeoman of Newton, township, is from a vere sickiiefes of a week s duration. \ ■ i Among the Chicago visitors Thursday wereS. C. Irwin o f th t s city a-ird Mrs. Joseph Dluzak and' two daughters of Carpenter town-, ship. Miss Belle Mcßee of Monon, a sister of Mrs. Charles M. Sands, is reported quite sick with scarlet fever, having contracted the disease while nursing Mrs. ‘Robert Hough and children. “Billy” Frye has disposed of his city transfer business to Nehemiah Hopkins, and the business will be conducted by the latter’s son Ray. I Mr. Frye retains possession of the Remington bus line, which he will continue to operate. Marion, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kincaid, has > been quite sick this week with dn attack of appendicitis. Her condition was somewhat improved yesterday and it is thought that an operation will not be necessary at present. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones and two children came down from Gary Wednesday, and on Thursday Mr. JOnes and children left for Marion, Ohio, to visit his mother. During , their absence Mrs. Jones will remain here with her mother,-Mrs. Mary Drake.

Rev. C. D. Royce, at one time pastor of the M. E. church of this city, is a candidate for delegate to the constitutional convention down in Parke county and has become a subject of a lively newspaper scrap between the Vermillion County Democrat <-and the Parke County Tribune. v A writer in the Saturday Evening PQst recently referred to a small town where they still had hitching posts for farmer customers. Well, Rensselaer, Indiana, has hitching barns for their customers and the boys. Now, Mr. Farmer and boys, just think of this and hitch to one of Roberts’ Wagons or Buggies and you will have the world’s best. Op Front street, Rensselaer.—-C. A. ROBERTS. ts

In presenting the facts concerning the conviction of the Lee robbers in another column of today’s Democrat, .but three from Tipton county were mentioned, when there were in reality four, the two Smith brothers, Barrett and'’ McMunn. These four were sentenced to Jeffersonville, all being under 30 years of age, while Burris being over 3(i years of age'was sentenced to Michigan City. In addition to the penal sentence all are disfranchised for a period of eight years. 1

J. S. Brenner of Mt. Ayr took the train here Tuesday for Chicago on a business trip. Mr. Brenner recently returned from- Demopolis, Alamaba, where he had spent the winter with his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adams, and reports them getting along fine. M. I. Adams & Son are moving their outfit from the room west of Watson’s plumbing shop to tho M Wright building, west of the Rensselaer Garage, which they recently leased for their automobile salesroom, and Leo Mecklenburg will occupy the room they vacate for his electric supply shop. Dr. Loy is moving this week I from the A. F. Long house on Park avenue to the John Werner property on McCoy avenue, which he recently purchased. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Graham, who now occupy one of A. Leopold’s tenant houses on Front street, will move into the property Dr. Loy vacates. I Dr. J. Hansson, accompanied by 'a. E. Sticknoth and William Babcock of Carpenter township, Homer Lambert of Remington, and Don Wright, William Eldridge and “Frenchy" Deschand, returned Thursday afternoon with two new Willys-Knight cars, one for Mr. Sticknoth and the other for Claude Townsend, the Remington druggist. The roads through northern Ohio were quite bad, but after reaching the Indiana state line good progress was made.

It docs not require a master mind to interpret the sentiment in the Tenth district. One of the most prominent residents of Rensselaer to the Journal office yesterday to inquire what further steps the people of” Jasper county could take to induce Congressman Wood to support the President and the war department in this matter. “We have written letters, and sent telegrams, we have adopted.resolutions and our newspapers have urged conscription. What more can we do?” he asked. He was informed that seemingly everything had been done that could be done.— Yesterday’s Lafayette Journal (Republican).