Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — The WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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.

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.

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

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.