Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1917 — The WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK’S DOINGS

Robert Michal was down from Kniman Monday. Buy your gasoline engines of the Watson Plumbing Co. • ts W. H. Barkley was down from Chicago on business Saturday. When you have a blowout, blow Into MILNER’S TIRE SHOP. m2O George ‘Gilman was over from Goodland ~on automobile* business Saturday. Kellner & Callahan have their large new cement block implement store room nearly completed. Mrs. John Ward and daughter •went to Salem Friday to visit their son and brother, Clayton Ward. i William Willitts of McCoysburg was in the city Saturday. He was done planting corn, and sorry for it, he stated. Miss Anna Lonergan returned home Thursday evening from a two weeks’ visit with relatives at St. Charles, Illinois. Among the Chicago visitors Saturday were Mrs. C. M. Sands and Miss Helen Murray, Del Gilson, Everett Warne and E. Speigel. Mrs. Isaiah Duffey and two children of Dora, Indiana, came Monday and visited until today with her sister, Mrs. Jesse Nichols. I Perry Gwin of El Paso, Texas, came Saturday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Fred Tanner of Lowell and Mrs. E. H. Sherman of Crown Point, who had been guests of Mrs. William Arnott, returned to their homes Friday. * i

Shipments to be ma(it every Wednesday of Panama hats to be cleaned and re-blocked.—THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Elmer Malone, who is employed at Logansport, spent the week-end -with his family here, and' made arrangements to move to Logansport about June 1. 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.

Evelyn Freeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Freeland of Newton township, spent the week-end with Miss Margaret Babcock, a student at Depauw university at Greencastle. < Mrs. O. M. Peek received a letter Friday from her son, Marcus, one of the Rensselaer boys to enlist in the navy recently. Marcus is now at the navy yards at Bremerton, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. E. H.. Croxton and oaby of Kankakee, Illinois, were here Sunday to see her grandfather, J. B. Ashby, of Mt. Ayr, who is a patient at the county hospital. Mr. Ashby is improving nicely and will be taken to his home the last of the week.

E. S. Rhoads was a Chicago business goer Monday. Guaranteed tire and tube repairing at MILNER’S TIRE SHOP. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hopkins went to Detroit, Michigan, on business Monday. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now? ts Among the Chicago visitors Saturday were Mrs. E, L. Hollingsworth and Miss Mildred Harris. Mrs. Everel Smith of Burke, South Dakota, is here . for a visit with numerous friends and relatives. - _ » Mr. and Mrs. George A. Williams are spending the week on their farm in Ohio, and will return home Sunday. Mrs. John Bursch and daughter of Newland left Saturday for Maquoketa, lowa, to spend a few days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pharis went to Munster, Illinois, Saturday where he has a position and where they will reside for the present. Mrs. Elmer Stephenson and son of Montana are spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kirk, of Union township. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harmon drove up from Indianapolis Saturday evening for an over Sunday visit with his brother, L. A. Harmon, and family. W. H. Sprague of St. Petersburg, Florida, who had been visiting his brother, Ralph Sprague, left Friday for Williamsburg, lowa, to visit a daughter. Roxie Gunyon of Parr is suffering from an attack of appendicitis at the home of Mrs. Myra Casey. The attending physician thinks an operation can be avoided.

— ' The district meeting of the federated clubs of the Tenth - district will be held at Lafayette next Tuesday, May 22. Every lady in the‘district is invited to attend, whether a club woman or not.

Mrs. George M. Myers has received word from her son, Harlin Best, of Washington, Illinois, that he has enlisted for service' in the coast artillery and will report at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, at once. The farmers are being advised to plant a little patch of sorghum this spring. Sugar is getting higher every day and if you raise a patch of sorghum and have it made into molasses you will have something ; that will pay you as much as anything you raise on the farm this year besides helping your neighbor in town. Luther Burbank made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, which was a great thing for the farmer. Vesta makes one bat-' tery 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. The regular meeting of the Kniman club will be held in the school house at Kninian next Thursday evening. May 17, at 8 o’clock. Chairman Guy T. Dooley has spent considerable time and attention to the securing of a good program and the numbers will.be up to the usual high standard of the club. The matter of the twine order will be discussed by the committee appointed to have charge of the matter at the last meeting. I A writer in the Saturday Eve- ' ning post 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 add you will have the 1 world’s best. On Front ’Rensselaer. —C. A. ROBERTS. ts

Get a Mot air furnace of the Watson Plumbing Co. ts James Ellis was in Indianapolis on business the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Thompson spent Sunday with friends in Lafayette. . Mr. and Mfs. A. E. Shafer went to Logansport Monday for a few days’ visit with relatives. Don’t pay a big price for new tires—-get your old ones fixed up at MILNER’S TIRE SHOP. m2O C. A. Tuteur arrived home Sunday after having spent ten days with friends at Madison and Indianapolis. / Among the Chicago visitors from this city Monday were C. H. Tryon, A. E. Wallace, E. P., James and Harvey Lane. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mitchell left Monday for a visit with his brother, Dr. Edward L. Mitchell, at Monmouth, Illinois. ■ George If. Small of Remington and Henry E. Board of Wolcott have enlisted in the navy as apprentice seamen.—Lafayette Journal. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1.58; oats, 68c; wheat, $3; rye, $2. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 66c; oats, 38c; wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. Another frost fell Sunday night, but since that time it has warmed up quite a bit and fair weather, with seasonable temperature, is promised for today. Miss Ethel McCarthy, who is employed in Chicago, returned there Monday after spending Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McCarthy, here.

T. J. Connelly of Lafayette, district deputy of the K. of C. lodge, was here Sunday conferring Mvith local members. Mr. Connelly went from here to Chicago Monday morning.

O. H. Bof dwell, Chicago manager for the Globe Wernicke Co., who owns a half section of land near Kniman, drove down with his ily Sunday and spent the day looking over the crops in Jasper county.

Cope Hanley, who had been attending Vanderbilt university at Nashville, Tennessee, arrived home Saturday and will await here for orders to report at the officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

Wade Jarrette, who is stationed at the Great Lakes training station near Chicago, was here Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Jarrette. He expects to remain at the training station for about two weeks longer.

i Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kanne, accompanied by Mrs. Michael Kanne, Mrs. Stephen Kohley and Arthur Kanne, motored to Lockport, Illinois, Saturday to attend the funeral of an uncle, John Efting, which was held there on Sunday, all returning home Sunday evening. Paul Strecker, son of Rev. and |Mrs. E. W. Strecker, was here Friday night for a short visit with his parents. He has been appointed secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of the Second Indiana infantry, and left on the early morning train Saturday to assume his duties.

Victor Hancock was called to Osceola, Missouri, last Thursday evening on account of the death of his aged father, who had been seriously ill for the past two years.—Morocco Courier. Mr. Hancock is a brother-in-law of W. J. Wright of this city and conducts the latter’s furniture store in Morocco. The Rensselaer high school baseball team won their opening game at Wolcott Friday afternoon by the score of 9 to 7. The batting order for the local team was as follows: Moore, c; Kight, p; Beam, Ist; York, 2nd; Crooks, 3rd; Guild, rs; McLain, cf; Loy and Babcock, If; McColly, ss. Michael Wagner officiated as umpire. A two-base hit by Beam in the ninth inning was the feature of the game.

In a telegram to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hemphill, of this city, Earl lHemphill, a member of the gun crew on board the steamship Alamac, stated that he had safely landed at Baltimore, Maryland, after a pleasant voyage to and from on the Alamca. Harry Hickman, another Rensselaer boy, is also a member of the gun crew on this boat and sent a similar message to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hickman, here.

William Traub made a business trip to Lafayette Monday. Dr. I. M. Washburn was a Chicago business visitor yesterday. George Has Call of Remington was a business visitor in Rensselaer Saturday. John Finn and John Shirer were down from Kankakee township on business yesterday. : Don’t drift —-anchor to MILNER’S TIRE SHOP for your needs in vulcanizing and rubber gqods. Phone 218. 20 Misses Lizzie Hemphill and L. Waive Mallory returned Sunday evening from a visit with friends in Indianapolis. Devere Yeoman went to Indianapolis Monday and will take three months’ training with the engineering corps at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ed Parkinson, son of James Parkinson of west of town, got one of the bones broken in his right leg near the ankle Sunday afternoon while playing ball. Ray Hopkins, who made applicatioiWrom Gary for admission to the officers’ training camp, went to Indianapolis Monday to report at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Vern Sanders and brother killed a large badger near the Barkley church Sunday. This is the first badger that has been seen in these parts for many years.

Miss Ella Best, who is In charge of the nurses at St. Duke’s hospital, Chicago, spent the week-end here with her mother, Mrs. George MMyers. Miss Best but recently returned from a two weeks’ visit through the East inspecting hos-1 pitals. £On Thursday, May 10, at the Christian church of Danville, Indiana, Orville Grimm and Emily Ballard were married by the pastor, Rev. Charles Otis Lee, returning later by auto to Brownsburg, at which place they will make their future home. ** John W. Kenyon, a merchant at Oxford, formerly of near Remington, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the federal court. He lists debts totaling $6,916.73, of which represented secured claims. His assets were listed at $5,600. Lindsey I. Shatphack, a former principal of the intermediate department, of the Rensselaer schools but who had been attending college at Valparaiso, has been accepted for the officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin ‘Harrison, and will report there at once. A number of the neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Walter surprised them Friday eve-j ning when they called at their home in the north part of the city. The occasion was the twentieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walter and proved to be a most enjoyable, affair to all present. The guests departed at a late hour wishing Mr. and Mrs. Walter many happy returns of the day.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Richards had a narrow escape from drowning Friday afternoon when the cab in which it was reclining was blown into the river near the creamery bridge. Mrs. Richards was fishing in the stream and had left the baby in its buggy on the bank nearby. When the accident happened she plunged into the river and succeeded in disengaging the child from the buggy. The water is not very deep at this point, but for the prompt action of the mother the little one’s life would have been lost.

A salesman for- a large battery concern spent a day with us last < Moelt advising us to put in a serv-i 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 does 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.

W. J. Wright Went to Indianapolis . yesterday to attend the State Funeral Directors’ meeting, which met yesterday and continues over Thursday. David Q. Hart, an undertaker at Waukegan, Illinois' who owns a quarter section of land northwest of Parr, was here Sunday viewing the crop situation. A good warm rain is quite badly needed, and the indications were quite good for one as The Democrat went to press. The mercury at 2 p. m. yesterday stood at 76 degrees in the shade. \ Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Ross and son Kennedy of Chicago came Saturday, and after a few hours’ visit here with the former’s mother, Mrs. Ora Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Ross left for a few days’ stay at French Lick springs. ' ? W; “Uncle” John Stively, the aged father of Mrs. Mattie Sharp, passed his ninety-fourth milestone Monday. Except for a little bother with rheumatism the old gentleman is halo and hearty and bids fair to round out a full century at least. Mrs. Kate Critser and Mrs. Alice Moore were driven to Monon by Harve Moore Monday morning to take the early train for Indianapolis to attend the grand lodge of - Rebekahs, to which they are delegates from the Rensselaer lodge. Mrs. W. F. Osborne and Mrs. James Norris went down on the 11:18 a. m. train Monday also to attend the grand lodge.

I' The Bicknell boys have traded with Hi O. Harris a half section of land lying north of Morocco and take as part payment the latter’s property on McKinley avenue, now occupied by Mrs. J. W. Crooks, and (John Bicknell, who now lives in the Chesnut property north of the stock yards, will move into same as soon as vacated. Mrs. Crooks has renteji .the J. W. Mauck property on Webster street and will move into same.

The wheat market indulged in some more sensational drops Monday and yesterday. Monday morning July wheat opened at $2.70 and at one time reached $£.72, but the ■ probability of closing the boards of trade caused some wild actions and [ wheat dropped to $2.52. There was some buying at this figure and the market then climbed up seven points and closed at $2.59. A gradual decline' was noted on the local board yesterday and about noon the low price of $2.49 was reached. The regular meeting of the Wheatfield Farmers’ club will be । held at the Remley hall in Wheatfield Friday.evening next, beginning at 8 o’clock.' President C. M. Dewey' reports that the program committee has promised an excellent program■ 'and that business matters of general; interest will be discussed, and invites all the people of the community to attend. The Wheatfield club is the tenth organization of its kind in the county and the officers feel certain that it will prove a great help to the community in which it has been formed.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott were called to Francesville Saturday eveJning by the sudden death of a Mrs. Daniel Guyer, of the Francesville hotel, who had been suffering from neuralgia for a few days and which went to her heart, causing her -to drop dy::d at 8:30 o’clock that evening. The funeral i will be held today at 12 o’clock and burial made in the Odd Fellow’s cemetery at Star C’ty. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bott will attend the funeral, and Mr. Bott will leave Star l'Cjty tonight for Williamsport to attend the district telephone meeting, while Mrs. Bott will return here and will then go to Galveston, Indiana, to attend the district convention of Pythian Sisters, which is held Friday. _

Emil IHanley was home from Purdue over Sunday visiting his parents, Judge and Mrs. C. W. Hanley. J E. \p. Honan went to Monday evening to attend the funeral yesterday of Rev. Father i Schramm, who was a former student; at St. Joseph college. The fire company was called out Monday evening shortly after 8 o’clock to the rooms of Miss Rosa Remmek, who resides in a part of Mrs. E. H. Shields house on McCoy avenue. A small oil heater in an upstairs room exploded, causing th® blaze. The fire was discovered by ."Sbnnie” Fendig, who saw the blaze through the window and told his mother Mrs'. Shields’ house was on fire. Mrs. Fendig immediately turned in the alarm. The blaze was !soon extinguished after burning the rug quite badly, but the most dam- | age was done by smoke which practically ruined everything in the room. Miss Remmek carried no insurance, but the damage to the room was covered by insurance carried by Mrs. Shields.