Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — Page 5

The WEEK’S DOINGS

Mrs. W. S. Parks was a Lafayette visitor Wednesday. F. D. Burchard was home from Ft. Benjamin Harrison over the 4th. Miss Thelma Tilton went to Wheatfield Tuesday to spend a few days with relatives. D. J. Babcock was up from Lafayette the Fourth to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock. ... Mrs. F. E. Babcock visited Thursday and yesterday with her another, Mrs. Sarah Freelove, in Coodland. Miss Mary Washburn, who had been visiting her mother and other relatives here for two weeks, returned to Chicago Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Grimpe of Joliet, Illinois, came the first of the week for a visit at the home Of A. Eib in Barkley township. See Charles Pefley for trees, both ornamental and fruit, for fall delivery; every tree guaranteed to .grow or replaced free of charge, ts

Mrs. Hayes Preston and two children left Wednesday for a visit with relatives in Ohio, accompanying Mr. Preston as far as Indianapolis. Monticello Herald: Miss Effie Wallace, a registered nurse of Chicago and a former Monticella girl, Is visiting friends in Remington this week. Mrs. Florence Landon of Remington was here Thursday to meet her sister, Mrs. M. A. Goldthwaite, of Chicago, who will visit at Remington for several days. If your auto is not working properly, call on C. A. Roberts and feed It some “Gas Peps.” They are a wonderful tonic for healthy fnachifies and work like a dose of physic on a “sick’’ one. ts 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. —Advt. ts Three of the young men who went to Indianapolis the first of the week to take the naval examination, Gaylord Long, “Casey’’ Hemphill and Frank Garvin, were rejected. Harvey Phillips of McCoysburg was accepted conditionally, but there is still some doubt as to his permanent acceptance. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Payne expect to leave Monday in the former’s car for a pleasure and vacation trip to Niagara Falls, New York, and will go over the same route taken by George Long on his return from there Tuesday. They have a two weeks’ vacation and take their time to it, returning by some other route. E. H. Peterson, who moved from this county to Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, a few months ago, return■ed here last week for a short visit and to get his two daughters, the Misses Blanche and Pearl, who had remained here to complete the school year. They will make the trip to South Dakota in Mr. Peterson’s car, which was left here when he moved, Re reports crop conditions ih the Northwest about what they are here.

First Signs of Failing Vision are 'not always accompanied by severe eye distress. Headaches, smarting, burning lids, shooting pains in the forehead, floating spots before the eyes, dizziness and weariness of the eyes after close work are some of the# signs that your eyes need glasses. Don’t put off having your eyes examined if any of the above symptoms have been experienced by you. CLARE JESSEN j OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone 13

The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now? ts Among the Chicago visitors from this cjty Tuesday were Dr. I. M. Washburn, Fred Phillips and Misg, Rose Remmek. LowelL Tribune: Ed Tanner of Rensselaer visited his brother Joseph and wife and other relatives here Sunday. R. A. Lockwood of Redlands, California, who had been visiting Eldon Hopkins and family, left Tuesday for his home. The H'ome Economics club will hold their annual picnic on Saturday, July 7, at the home of Mrs. Mary Drake. Supper served at 5 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wynegar left Tuesday for Mendota, Illinois, where the former has accepted a position in a meat market with Tone Overton. John Duvall, who is attending a chiropractic school, at Davenport, lowa, the first of the week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall, for a few days. Mrs. James Bullis is preparing to build a new house on the corner near the former John Bill farm in Jordan township, on the southwest corner of the Bullis farm.

Sanol eczema prescription is a famous old remedy for all forms of eczema and skin diseases. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c large trial bottle at the drug store. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wright is suffering slightly at this writing from an infected foot, the affection is on the instep and may have been caused from a sliver. Don Beam, who is a member of the officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, was given a leave of absence from Wednesday until today, and has been spending the time with home folks.

Do you get up at nig'ht? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and $1 a bottle at the drug store. —Adv. ts

Mrs. Marion S. Learning and children and her sister, Miss Catherine Masterson, who had been here visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Learning, returned to their home at Lafayette Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Roe Yeoman have moved to Georgetown, Illinois, where they will reside temporarily while Mr. Yeoman is engaged on a large cement construction job. They expect to be there the greater part of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. S. Boardman and five children of Williamsport, accompanied by Mrs. Boardman’s mother, Mrs. J. HL Smith, of Boswell, up to Rensselaer Wednesday morning and spent the day with the latter’s son, Robert Smith.? and family. Say, look here —have you put in your hard coal? If not, why not? We have a good supply on hand now of chestnut, stove and egg. We received notice this morning of a raise of 20c per ton for July shipments, but will continue to de liver at the old price as long as our present supply lasts, so if you are going to burn hard coal this winter better get busy.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN. j!4 Mr. and Mrs. Fred McGlinn and two children of near Wheatfield returned home Thursday evening after having been called here by the critical condition of his sister, Lorinda McGlinn, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McGlinn, who reside on the Dick Grow farm northwest of town. The little girl is suffering from the effects of an attack of scarlet fever Some weeks ago J and was taken with convulsions and for a time it was thought she would not live through the night. Her brother and family were summoned and reached her bedside at midnight. She is some better now and was taken to the county hospital for treatment.

Ideal Account Files, $1.59 each. — The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. B. S. Fendig and family of Chicago are staying in Rensselaer for the present. Mise Madeline Abbott went to Delphi Tuesday for a svisit with Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Lewis. Ed Oliver was down from Chicago a few days ,this week looking after affairs in the vicinity of New land. The weather continues fine with cool nights; Slightly warmer yesterday with some indications of rain. Misses Bernice Cornwell and Dorothy Frye went to Hammond yesterday to visit friends until tomorrow. The big Chautauqua tent was erected in Milroy park Thursday afternoon, ready for the opening yesterday. Yesterday’s Rensselaer markets: Corn, $1.67; oats. 63c. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 6Sc and 70c; oats, 33c.

Mrs. Marie Wright returned to her home at Chicago Heights Thursday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler. • J. A. Grant received a message this week from his son Hale at Spokane, Washington, bearing the sad news of the death of the iatter’s year-old babe. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgonjety and Miss Mabel Nowels motored to Valparaiso, Laporte, Michigan City, Gary and Crown Point, a distance of 197 miles in all, the Fourth. Eyes examined and glasses ground by optometrist of years of practical experience in - one of the best equipped Exclusive optical parlors in the state. —DR. A. G. CATT, Rensselaer, Ind. Over Long's drug store. ts

When you have Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35c bottle of Sanol will convince you. Get it at the drug store. —Advt. ts V «

Sam Duvall, who was to have left this week for France, has heen notified that the time of sailing has Jjeen postponed to July 21. Vern Pavisson, who thought some of enlisting in the French ambulance corps, is undecided as to just what he will do. W. B. Yeoman sends us a renewal of his subscription from Columbia City and says he has taken The Democrat since it was started, a little more than nineteen years ago, and cannot get along very well without it. Crops look quite well in his locality, he states. • ,/ George M Wilcox and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Merle Beam Wilcox, and son William arrived here Wednesday from Marshfield, for an extended visit with relatives and old friends. George is holding his. age remarkably well and is the same jovial, big-hearted George Wilcox of yore. Persons intending to take an auto trip of any ■'consequence, especially if going outside their own state, should take with them the registration card issued to them by the secretary of state. This will obviate any difficulty that might arise as to ownership of car, etc In their recent trip to Niagara Falls George Long neglected to .take this card with him and he could not drive over into Canada as a result. It would appear that the people of Rensselaer were not very anxious to secure free city mail delivery, as the only obstacle now in the way is the putting up of the boxes and numbers. All other requirements been complied with for some time yet there are perhaps two-thirds’ of the houses that have no boxes Or numbers. Should an inspector come and find this condition the service would, of course, be denied until such time as the requirements were met in full. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Clouse will leave Monday in the former's For-1 car for a week’s outing, going first to Cleveland, Ohio, over the route taken by George Long in returning from Niagara Falls, where they -will take a boat for Buffalo. From there they will go to Niagara Falls ahd spend one day, then take the boat for Toronto, Canada, where they will also spend a day, thence returning to Niagara Falls and Buffalo and thence taking the boat for Cleveland, where they will pick up their car and return home by way of Toledo and South Bend.

NOTES OF COUNTY HOSPITAL

David Halstead of Newton township, who was operated on recently for appendicitis, will be able ti> .be taken to his home today. Raymond McKay is doing nicely and was taken to his home yesterday. Parkinson was able to be taken to her home Thursday after an operation for appendicitis a few days ago. . Mrs. Harry Watson underwent a minor operation at the hospital Thursday and is doing nicely. Lorrnda ' McGlinn. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McGlinn of Union township, was brought to the hospital Wednesday for treatment. She is suffering from ureipic poisoning caused from a recent aA tack of scarlet fever. At this writing she is reported some better.

'TWAS A VI RY QUIET FOURTH

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cool enough to make it delightful. Some few people went to Wheatfield, many others to Lowell and Cedar Lake, while still others went picnicking to the woods or fishing at the rivers. Lowell 1 got the largest crowd from here, however, 12c tickets being sold at the Monon station and several went via automobile. * The Rensselaer band played at Lowell and as a result that town gat the majority of our people who wanted a little excitement. Quite a good sized crowd was reported at Wheatfield, but during the afternoon a report came from Burrows’ Camp, just across the river from Tefft, that two men had been killed there, and about half of the people ran to their automobiles and hurried to the scene of the tragedies, only to find that the story was a fake and was probably started to make business for the resort there. But in Rensselaer it was the sanest kind of a 4th and no doubt the people who remained at home felt better next day than those who attended the celebrations at other towns, ' ■

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

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for $998; Winamac Construction Co., new bridge in Union township at $1.7-87; H. J. Reeder, three new bridges in Union township at S6OO, $650 and $1,200, respectively; Rochester Bridge Co., three new bridges in Union township at $2,087 each. Plans and specifications adopted and notice ordered for letting contract on second day of August term for one new bridge in Walker township, one in Kankakee, one in Wheatfield ana two in Keener. No bids were received for the B. W. Ellsworth or the John 11. Rusk stone roads, and matter was referred to viewers and engineer for re-estimate and report on same at August term. Harry E. Gifford, contractor, was allowed $l6O on the Granville Moody stone road. Jacob A. May stone road. Causa continued for supplementary report. Expense account allowed and ordered paid. G. I. Thomas stone road. Supplementary report approved and road ordered established. Notice ordered for letting contract on August 7. Expense account allowed. Peter Swart petition for location of highway. H. C. DeKock, Gabriel Munch and Thomas Alberding appointed viewers, to meet at ofe fice of John Greve in Demotte on July 7 to qualify and proceed to view said highway and report at August term. Petition of Harvey W. Wood, Jr., trustee, for acceptance of improved highway in Marion township. Prayer of petition granted and road accepted. Petition of A. E. Abbott et al (city of Rensselaer) for drain in said city as recently petitioned for. Drain is remonstrated against and remonstrance is held to be sufficient. Cause dismissed. Curtis M. Dewey petitidh for drain. Proof of notice made and found to be sufficient. Cause docketed and ..continued for objections. Same action in William Folger et al Aaron F. Rice et al and David Q. Hart et al ditch petitions. James Newcome ditch. Auditor directed to notify W. F. Osborne to show cause at August term why final report has not been made. Simon Thompson ditch petition and Firman Thompson ditch petition causes continued for further notice. ■ The board employs W. S. Selby to wash, retouch where necessary and revarnish furniture and fixtures in court house according to plans and specifications, for the sum of $245, work to be done under the direction of Charles Morlan, janitor. (This is work that should have b'-en included in the original plans and specifications- and let in the original contract, as recently mentioned in The Democrat.) The petition of William Swart for reduction of taxes was withdrawn.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given that the countv c&uncil of Jasper county, Indiana, -will meet in special session Saturday, July 14. 1917, at 1 o’clock p. m. in the commissioners’ court room- to consider additional appropriations for 1917, and such other matters as may legally come before them. < JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County.

t i d f c BfIRGAINS 1 ■■ wJ Be sure to come in andprice them bcDIP VIIDDIV fore buying. Tires nlll nllrr LI have advanced 20 UIM VUI I UH per centibut wi il All Sizes sell below old Including Ford P rices - RENSSELAER OVERLAND CO. WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE

xLircUS Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, minister. 9:30 a. m., Sunday, school; 10:45 a. in., public worship and sermon, subject: ‘‘‘Each One' Doing His Bit”; on account of the chautauqua there will be no service at the court house at 7 o’clock; 7:30 p. m., Thursday, round table and prayer service, subject: ‘‘Over Against the Treasury’’—Mark 12: 41-44. Methodist Rev. E. W. Strecker, pastor.— 9:30 a. m„ Sunday school-; 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon, theme: ‘‘Trust the Secret of Rest”; 6 p. m.. Epworth League, topic: ‘‘Where Are We Placing Our Influence”; 7 p. m., this service will be held at the Chautauqua tent. Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially invited. •

CLEANED from the EXCHANGES

From April 15 to June 30 the Franco-British troops on the western front captured 63,222 prisoners, Including 1,278 officers. The war material taken in the same period included 509 guns, 503 trench mortars and 1,318 machine guns. The total number of Germans killed since the beginning of the war to March, 1917, is not less than 1,500.000, according to an estimate reached by French general headquarters. This computation has been made after careful study of documents bearing on the subject. . w Two Lafayette hospitals, one Protestant, the other Catholic, will share in the estate of Frederick S. Chase, the will, which was probated Tuesday, directing that $.5,(J00 be paid to St. Elizabeth hospital and $5,000 to the Home hospital. Mr. Chase was the father of Moses Fowler Chase, the demented millionaire now in a sanatorium near Milwaukee. His estate is valued at about SIOO,OOO. After the hospital bequests are paid, three-eighths of the residue goes to a sister, Mrs. Harriette Milford, of Crawfordsand the remainder is to be divided among his nieces and nephews.

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