Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

B. N. Fendig was in Chicago on ■business Thursday. Buy your gasoline engines of the Watson Plumbirig Co. ts Guaranteed tire and tube repairing at MILNER’S TIRE SHOP.’ Miss Marie Comer went to Paxton, Illinois, Wednesday to visit friends. Mrs. Joseph Dluzak of near Remington went to Kankakee Tuesday to visit her mother. J, N. Leatherman and John R. Lewis made a business trip to Tipton Tuesday, going via automobile. Don’t drift —apchor to MILNER S TIRE SHOP for your needs in vulcanizing and rubber goods. Phone 218., m2O Mrs. Lewark of noselawn was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith from Wednesday evening till Thursday afternoon. Among the Lafayette visitors Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Kershner, Mrs. G. M. Wilcox and Miss Jane Parkison. Mrs. Isaac Colburn of Monroeville, California, and Mrs. W. J. Stewart of Goodland were guests Tuesday of Mrs. Harry E. Hartley. Shipments to be maot, every Wednesday of Panama hats to be cleaned and re-blocked. —THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Mrs. J. D. Allman went to Lafayette Tuesday on account of the serious illness of her uncle, Lhvi Hawkins, a former well-known citizen of Remington. Mrs. William Myres and Mrs. Ocie Brusnahan of Parr were at Indianapolis this week representing the Parr Rebekah lodge at the annual Rebekah assembly. Mrs. O. Carton of Bloomington, Illinois, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Kershner, west of town and other relatives, returned to her home Wednesday., George Collins returned from Indianapolis yesterday, having spent a few days there as the representative of the local I. O. O. F. lodge at the grand lodge meeting.

Under the advanced prices going into effect May 14 on Chicago dailies, the price of The Democrat and Chicago (Herald is now $5.75, or $9 with the Sunday edition included. Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were L. E. Ponsler of Mt. Ayr, -,W. V. Porter, George Healey, Jr., Miss Alice Worland and Mrs. Barbara Hoshaw. The latter attended the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of her son, Chris Seelman. Among the recent purchasers of Ford automobiles through the W. I. Hoover agency are Barney Kolhoff, John G. (Hayes, James Anderson, Nehemiah Hopkins, Vivian L. Ramey, Tom Cain, John A. Dunlap, Earl Foulks and Lakin & Murphy of Parr.

When you have a blowout, blow into MILNER’S TIRE SHOP. m2O The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now? ts Drs. 11. L. Brown and W. L. Myer were in Indianapolis a"few days this week attending the state dentists" meeting. C. D. Lakin of Parr and County Clerk Nichols went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the I. O. O. F. grand lodge. N. S. Bates left Thursday for Minot, North Dakota, to spend the summer at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Bouk. Rev. Asa McDaniel, pastor of the Christian church, was in Kokomo several days this week attending a state convention of Christian leaders. - Dr. W. L. Myer of this city was elected a member of the board of dental examiners at the meeting of the State Dental association held in Indianapolis this week.

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. C. P. Fate of Crown Point and Jacob Wolverton of South Bend, a nephew of the deceased, were here Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Pullin. Erhardt Wuerthner of Newton township was in town Tuesday and said that he had got in on the $1.60 per bushel price for corn, disposing of a few hundred bushels at this figure. Among the Chicago visitors ’Wednesday were M. V. Brown, Granville Moody, John Worland and Harrison Casto. The two latter visited the Great Lakes Training station with a view to enlisting. Everett Schock, formerly of this city and Mt. Ayr, was here the first of “the week to visit his grandmother, Mrs. Fanny Ham, who is in poor health. Mr. Schock is now a locomotive engineer on the Chicago Belt railway.

Several people from .Rensselaer and vicinity attended the McCray Hereford cattle sale near Kentland Wednesday. About seventy-five head of cattle were sold and brought a total of $131,237. One prize bull brought $17,000. None sold under SI,OOO. Quite a good many automobile tourists are beginning to pass through our city again, but their enthusiasm reaches a low ebb when they strike some stretches of the Jackson highway north of Rensselaer. Dozens of cars get stuck there everv da v, it is said. " • JHiram Day has bought the’old Bedford farm one mile east of town and it is understood expects 'to greatly improve the place, which is one pf the finest locations for a nice country home in Jasper county. It consists of thirty-seven acres and the price paid was $7,000.

Gala day of the Knights of Columbus at Rensselaer will be observed Sunday, May 27. Quin O’Brien of Chicago wjjl officiate at the banquet and the famous degree team of Chicago, headed by Justin McCarthy, will initiate the class of seventy-five candidates. Many local knights are planning to attend.— Lafayette Journal. ' ■ ■ ■ ■ '-* . ' ... After a couple of days’ visit at home, Mrs’ W. F. Powers returned to Wolcott Thursday to be with her sister, Mrs. Jennie Graham, who was quite badly injured last week in being knocked down by. an automobile, ap account of which appeared in the Wolcott items in Wednesday’s Democrat. Mrs. Powers had been with her sister since the accident, and reports that while the latter is recovering from the surface bruises received she apparently was injured to some extent internally, and especially one lung is giving her some trouble.

Get a hot air furnace of thp Watson Plumbing Co. - -ts James Late is driving a new Studebaker Six, purchased of the local agent, Del Gilson. ' •'V' - Don’t pay a big price for -new tires —’get your old ones fixed up at MILNER’S TIKE SHOP. Di2o Mrs. Harry Eger and little daughter left Tuesday evening for St. Louis to see her father, who was critically ill. Mrs. John I. Gwin left Tuesday for Jamestown, North Dakota, to look after their land interests near dhat place. The Rensselaer Cement Products company is building an addition to their factory, or a storage room for cemept* rather. Miss Gertrude Hopkins has had her residence on Park avenue repainted in pure white, and it presents a very neat appearance, ipdeed.

Among the Chicago visitors Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. 'Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Comer. ' • _■ W. R. Jones and Mrs. Norma Brophey of Francesville and Mrs. John Jones and three children of Knox spent Thursday here with Mrs, F. D. Burchard, Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1.52; oats, 63c. No quotations on wheat or rye. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 67c; oats, 38c: wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. Fred Phillips of this city purchased one of the high-class Hereford cows at the VanNatta sale at Battle Ground Thursday, paying $750 for Thanksgiving 2nd.

Miss Edna Fendig returned Thursday from a several months’ visit with her sister and brother, Mrs. Leopold Weil and Robert Fendig at New Orleans, Louisiana. George Stockdale, who resides on the Hallagan farm, sprained his right hand quite badly Wednesday when the harness broke on the team he was driving and he accidentally fell from the buggy. Mrs. Charles Grow, Mrs. J. P. Hammond, Mrs. Frank Foltz and Mrs. B. J. Moore were hostesses to the Saturday Night-Bridge club at the home of the former at their annual party Wednesday evening.. Miss Clara Gowland, who had been visiting her sister at Sleeper, Missouri, for the past three months, returned last Thursday and is now at the home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Redgate, of west of town.

Woman’s friend is a Large Trial Bottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for black heads, Eczema and all rough skin and clear complexion. A real skin tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at the drug store.—Adv. ts Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Upjohn and little daughter; Jo Anne, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, drove down Tuesday in their Hudson Super-Six roadster and are visiting Mrs. Upjohn’s Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth, for several days.

Dr. J. H. Honan, who had been at his sanitarium at Augusta, Georgia, for the winter, arrived here Wednesday evening for a visit with his brother, E. P. Honan. Mrs. Honan, who has also been in the South, is expected to join her husband in a few days.

Mrs. Rufus Knox and two daughters returned to their home in Chicago Thursday after visiting her father, N-. S. Bates, and sister, Mrs. W. J. Wright. The eldest daughter, who was afflicted with infantile paralysis last fall and winter, has greatly improved from that dreaded disease. S. K. Selig of New York city, father of Mrs. William Traub of this city, died at his home Monday of diabetes at the age of 63 years. Mr. Selig was a native of France but had been a resident of this country for many years. He is survived by the widow, three daughters, two sons and two brothers. The funeral was held Thursday. Mrs. Joseph Pullin went to Chicago Thursday and met the two little, sons of her brother, J. Cecil Alter, who were enroute here from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to spend a couple of months with relatives. The boys are J. Winston, aged 12, and Erwin, aged 8, and made the trip from their home to Chicago alone. Mr. Alter is now in charge of the- government weather station at Cheyenne.

Mrs. S. H.. Cornwell of this city and Mrs. Vern Heusler of Remington left yesterday for Hicksville, Ohio, where they will spend a couple of week's with their ,sifter, Mrs. L. C Phillips, and family.

About a dozen automobiles left Rensselaer shortly after noon yesterday on a booster campaign to secure recruits for Company M.> From hero the delegation headed for Francesville, and from there they planned to take in Medaryville, San Pierre, Tefft, Wheatfield and Demotte. They also advertised the big meeting to be held in this city next Monday evening.

A salesman for a large battery concern spent a day with us last week advising us to put in a service 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.