Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1917 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917

The WEEK’S DOINGS

Mrs. A. M. Bringle was down from Fair Qaks Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Marshall Roe of Chicago is. here visiting her cousin, J. F. Hardman, and wife. Mrs. Alfred Donnelly went to Chicago ' Friday to spend a few days with her parents. Mrs. J. F. Rank of Chicago came Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. L. Parks, of Milroy township. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron spent Sunday and Sunday night with their son Robert and wife at Frankfort, After July 15, 1917, all unpaid horse bills will be put in the hands of an attorney for collection. —-W. H. BARKLEY. j-21 Miss Mae Welker of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, who had been visiting Mrs. W. O. Rowles, departed for her home Friday. See Charles Pefley for trees, both ornamental and fruit, for fall delivery; every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge, ts • Mayor and Mrs. Charles G. Spitler have subscribed 536.50, the sum necessary to keep one fatherless French child in food for one year. Mrs. Henry Stokes of Hammond and Mrs. Chester Besse of. Wolcott came the last of the week to visit their parents, Mr. and .Mrs. John O’Connor. \ Mrs. E. A. Gardiner of Kankakee and son George of Chicago are spending the week here with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Lesley Miller, and family.

Mrs. Lou Neville and Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Myers of Michigan City,, who came Wednesday to attend the funeral of the „ late Mrs. Mary A. Foltz, returned home Sunday. Mrs. John Robinson went to the last of the week join her husband, who has been employed there for the past few w’eeks as a special policeman at one of the steel plants. If your auto is not working properly, call on C. A. Roberts and feed ft some “Gas Peps.” Tl\ey are a wonderful tonic for healthy machines and work like a dose of physic on a “sick’’ one. ts

Woman’s friend is a large trial pottle 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

Among the Chicago visitors Friday were Chester Halstead of Newton township. Dr. A. R. Kresler, "Misses Fame Haas and Opal Hardesty, Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Loy and Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Penrod. The latter four made the trip via auto. C. C. IStarr accompanied his granddaughter, Genevieve Starr, to Danville, Illinois, Saturday where she will visit her mother for some time. Mr. Starr will probably visit his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Barkley, in Chicago before returning home. Mrs.‘Thomas B. Eastman of Indianapolis, who has charge of the surgical dressings department of the Red Cross headquarters, will lecture at the Red Cross room at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Everyone who can do so is urged to attend this' meeting. Mr. and Mrs. John Jay and daughter Pearl, Mr. and Mrs. West Bowdy and sons, Will and Henry, of west Carpenter township, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Monesmith and son Oscar and Vernon Cloutier of near Goodland and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sim? and son Ernest of Monon spent a pleasant Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stath of Pleasant Grove. Edward M. Honan was among the first to put home-grown new potatoes on the 'market in Rensselaer the last of the week and thus partially relieve the tension on high prices for tubers. He brought in several bushels from the Honan farm north of town Friday and they were retailed from one, of the groceries at 5c a pound, or $3 per bushel. The price hag since dropped to 3 T-3 and promises to go much lower in a few days, as the early crop is fine and almost everybody has but a patch of them.

Charles Morrell made a business trip to Lafayette Saturday. “Comrade” Fox of Lafayette was a Rensselaer visitor Sunday* Hens, 16 c; eggs, 28c, at Prior’s Fancy Produce Market. Telephone 39. ' jl4 M. J. O’Brien of Langdon, North Dakota, came the last of the week, for a visit with friends here. Allison Keeney was down from Fair Oaks Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney. Frank Saidla returned to Hopkins, Illinois, Saturday after a visit here with his brother, Isaac Saidla. GR-ford Jones and family of Redkey came Sunday to spend a few days with their daughter, Mrs. F. D. Burchard. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wiltshire returned home Sunday evening from a few days’ visit with relatives of Mrs. Wiltshire at Fowler. Misses Hazel Smith and Grace Whittlesley of Chicago are guests at the home of Russel Van Hook, west of town, at this writing.

John Mitchell of Milroy township is reported to be in a very critical condition from dropsy and no hopes are entertained for his recovery. The Misses Helen Parkinson and Faustine West went to Attica Saturday for a two weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred x Linn, grandparents of the former. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cornell and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cornell of Grand Rapids, Michigan, came Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall and Mrs. Mary p. Eger. 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 stores ts Mr. and Mrs. H, E. Hartley went to Jackson, Michigan, Saturday to visit their daughter and husband, Dr and Mrs. Gerald D. Strong. Mr. Hartley returned Monday, but his wife will remain for a longer visit. Mrs. Bertha Grant of Glenwood, Illinois, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter, has returned home. Mr. Alter has been in very poor health for some time and but little hope is entertained for his recovery. The farm residence of Ernest Asher in Wheatfield township was burned Friday afternoon when it was struck by lightning. The family was away from home at the time and the neighbors were able to save but little of the contents. The place is owned by Mr. Asher’s father. . E. L. Hollingsworth returned home Saturday evening from Chautauqua, New York, 'where he had been for several days attending a war conference. Mr. Hollingsworth told The Democrat that some great things were being planned, and preparations being made were for a long, hard war. - Seigel Royster, Monon agent at Delphi but formerly of Rensselaer, passed through the city Sunday enroute to Chicago to see Mrs. Royster, who underwent a serious operation in a hospital there two weeks ago. The latter is improving nicely and expects to return home the last of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Meyer and daughter came down from Gary for an over Sunday visit with relatives and old friends, Mr. Meyer returned to Gary Sunday evening but his wife and daughter remained until yesterday when they went to Forest to visit her sister. They will, also visit in Flora before returning home, . . 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 deliver at the old price as long as our present supply lasts, so if you are going to burn hard coal this winter better get R & CALLAHAN. Jl4

TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Claude May was over from north Carpenter Monday on business. The PAIGE car Is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now? ts Miss ' Tillie Ramp spent Sunday at Kentland with her sister, Mrs. Nicholas Krull, and family. Mrs. Frank Harding o Pontiac, Illinois, mother of Mrs. Frank Kanne, came Monday to attend the funeral of August Kanne. . Mr. ;nd Mrs. Hurley Beam of Chicago and Theodore George of Indianapolis spent Sunday her? with Mrs. Charlotte George.

Mrs. M J. Orr of Sheridan and daughter. Mrs. Grace Mills, of Flora came Monday for a visit at the home of B. T. Lanham of south Marion. Mark Schroer has recently quit .the garage business and will go onto his father’s farm in Barkley township, it is understood, while the latter and wije will move to Rensselaer, Mrs. Thomas Mills of Zionsville, "Indiana, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Anna King, and oth r relatives. Before returning home she will visit her sister, Mrs. Al bert Wolfe, at Chalmers. Miss Clara Hagins of Chicago, secretary-treasurer of the Morrison photographic studios of that city, returned there the last of the week after a few days’ visit herd with her father, J. L. Hagins, and wife. 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 Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stevens of Wingate are visiting their son Raul and family at McCoysburg. The former is still afflicted with asthma and expects to leave shortly for Colorado, herping to obtain relief in the change of climate.

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

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennel and daughter, who had been visiting at the home of Conrad Kellner and family, returned to their home : n Lafayette Sunday, accompanied by Miss Cecelia Kel’ner, who will visit there a week , with them. John I. Gwin has purchased the Bruce White property on the corner and Susan streets. Mr. White has bought the B. S. Fendig lot next to Harry Kresler’s on Cullen street and expects to build a new bungalow thereon. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grube of Fayetteville, North Carolina, arrived last Tuesday at the home of the latter’s' parents, Mr. and Mrs. William, Warren, near Tefft, for a visit of about two months. They will also visit in Rensselaer with Mrs. Grube’s aunt, Mrs. Bruce White, and with other relatives and friends. Mr. Grube has been em ployed for the past two years by the Brett Engineering company at that place as superintendent of a large dredge. V. L. Jennings, floor manager of the Madison Typewriter company, Madison, Wisconsin, returned home Monday after a week’S" visit here with Isaac Saidla and family. Charles M. Kelly, formerly of Rensselaer, is manager of this company and he instructed Mr. JenningS to have Tile Democrat sent to him for a year that he might receive the news from his old home town. Mr. Jennings informed us that crops were good in Wisconsin and everything was prosperous. Chester Zea and family, wN have been living over in Newton county on a ranch owned by J. J. Lawler, near Conrad, for sev-; eral months,' returned to Rensselaer Monday and have taken up their residence in one of the Makeever houses on the east side of the public square. Their place On the ranch was taken* by a family named Robinson from southern Illinois. Mrs. Zea’s health was so bad on the ranch that she could not do ner work, hence thier return here. Mr. Zea has several Jobs in view bU(t at this writing has not decided which he will accept.

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of *

H. W. Kiplinger 'was flown, •Gary Sunday visiting Li* fE.rn.Ey. _ 1 Ed Grant of wfest of town ns! confined to” his home with iam tagm , Miss Thelma Wya<a’ mtrimci' home Sunday from a visit wmi. I friends at Wheatfield. a j Mrs, H. W? Kipiinue* and Jfilss Clare Jessen were t? tb* Cha-’ dago who--/.’-:!...;. Lincoln Fraz.yr, ' »b© r■ > i's---the Frank ' Mill I. : r: ■: '■•tow:. is wrfined <U । with sickness. 1 Yesterday’s Rmaselaeh BsasfctSJ Corn. SI.C7; oats, CTe. TisjC” one year ago were rt oats, ;i4c: whf at ■ ■ ■ ‘ ■^\ 7 Mr. and Mrs. Jam-s _v man and daughter 1 elm drove" - ? - '- Culver Sunday, the latter ramming for a visit of a i coutl* of weeks with friends. Mrs. C. A. Radcl'fe. who is staying here with het •■• Arents. Mr. ami Mrs. E. D: Rhe des. received a cablegram :rom Mr. Radeiife M:rday .announcing 1 sa T e arrival France in the 1” -t of t-a.;r Luther Tow and family of K©k®mo. who had been visiting' itrs. Tow s parents, Mt and Mrs. • ASissliam Reese, at Newland, wext ta Monon Monday to visit relaSsTes there -before returning heme William Babcock. Jr. and Edss® Murray left Sunday aftemocm fW Rock Island, Illinois, to tale tt their new duties in the ordnaasw department of the Tnited Stages arsenal and supplies iartory. X The Forester baseball team went down to defeat at St. JotsegA':<eM►lege again Sunday by a sore ©f S to 7. However, the boys are demtg better, and expect to win a game 'soon. Bert Johnson made a homerun in Sunday’s game., A. E. Conrad came up from Logansport Sundar and joned &is wife, who had been here for a week visiting her parents, Mr. amdi Mrs. A. E. Shafer, Mr. and Mrs..: Conrad will spend a week or mitre here before returning home.

Do you get up at night? Sami' is surely the best for all kM»ey~«r . bladder troubles. Sasol give* re | lief in 24 hours from all baftariel and bladder troubles. Sami 2s aj guaranteed remedy. 3»e ana 11 a bottle at the drug store. 82

Mr. and Mrs. John Duvall, ate were married Lere Friday even-nr. aid not go to Chicago as fc*tj planned, but ’■emained here CadtiDi Sunday evening and then wexa direct to Davenport. lowa. i» re-' sume their duties at the Palmer Chiropractic school. $ A gentleman from r northeast! Benton county informed us Monday that Friday night s rain in his xs-i cinity, and especially on east ©*’ him, was almost a dloudbnret, aid that thousands of acres of ran' was covered several inches dee* with water. In fact, water ms' still standing in several leMs! Monday. - . Mrs. J. A. Grant left last Wednesday evening for Spokane. Wash-, ington- in response to a tefegran. ■ received from her son Hale stat-1 ing that their year-old, babe ha® died. She reached there Saturday morning and the funeral was held Saturday afternoon at * o'rjrck.Mrs. Grant expects to be gone about a month. —- — — The hay harvest has nemn and; the rye and some of the wheat wWg be ready to cut next 'week. The earlier oats are beginning to "txrE' and oats harvest is not far distant.f Ah abundant harvest of everything but hay is in near prospect- Owing to, lack of moisture in April!’ and May the hay crop will probably be considerably short. "■ ■ i " ~ , Mrs. Hettie Villiers of Okmulr Oklahoma, came Saturday t» wisat Mg. and Mrs. C. B. Stewwad- Dr_ Villiers, her husband, going ox t® Boston to attend the uaHanai eae-| vention of Eagles at Boston, is expected to arrive here the 'last! of the week and with his wife visit many of her friends, she having been a former resident here was Miss Hettie Blanker baker before her marriage to Dr. Villiers. The local Knights of Columbus lodge held a special meeting at the parochial school hall Sunday evening and contributed flS± toward the fund being by that order, to <pr»*id<e reerkta®”. “ centers at the -diMert®t -coofcextra-' tion, camps of tie nation. TLi portionate share of the local iir-' was but ’pt they hoje ta ■ raise in the neighborhood of There will be no rrTgWfis <i3CT«a-j {nation at these recreadio*. ceeters.! as has been reported, but they wxZs be open to soldiers of ary and aS I denominations alike.

I WHEATFIELD AUTO IS STOLEN

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' recently been arrested and one of nea was sent up for fourteen lye'drs. Jter 'it is said there is ■plenty of evidence to convict !. Michaels of charge by peo-*-fe who identified him and saw h:T. driving the car away, it is robably that he, too, will where he will do no more r a time at least.

NO R[?]E RIOT STUFF THERE

■ - . rumors are afloat, in Rens- . i vicinity about a mix-up. tried at “Burrows Camp,” rrious resort in Porter . over the Kankakee from ridge, July 4, in which ; r man is reported to have nite badly, including a of broken ribs, a crack the side of his head, eyes Marked etc., etc. The Democrat u.? been unable to learn very imicl of the particulars, and it is even impossible to secure the pre- : -e date, some reports having it having •occurred on July 3, !e<&ers the Fourth and still others tn any I event, the i•Rensselaer .man is said to have not (been able to get home until Sunday fagßt ami he is still confined to ■has home, according to reports. Rumor has it that the new pro-pri“r-r o' the resort, a man naiiiedhas a giant negro “bouncer” ’employed, a regular eat-em-alive ■feDtow, and when anything is started there, no matter how x large the . tttrmber of the 'bad men" may be, .this negro wades right in and l«tfean.s up the bunch. Nothing Inhn.Tss him, and woe betide all that 'get in his way. Well, the Renssel(aeg man and some companions are |o have got in the “cullud” I Ban's way and they are just berfttniag. to take note of the bright • mshine and the- fact- that vege--.1-:-u has made a wonderful growth since they “went to sleep,” Moral—Keep away from Burr v- eamp when you want to start a roaah house or indulge in a Bottle' of the amber-colored fluid, f<w even the innocent bystander sometimes gets it in the noodle when missies of offense ami defense are filling the air.

NEW HEREFORD PRICE RECORD

Mieexnri Breviers Put McCray’s Record in the Shade. H_ O. Harris* & Sons of Harris, Missouri breeders of Hereford cat-i-le held an auction sale last week ithat put all previous sales, includErtg that held recently by W. T. ■JkCray of Kentland, in the shade :<ar record prices. The highest ! priced animal at the McCray sale isoM for i 17,000, but one of the ;Harris bulls brought an even $lO,14 bl more than that sum, going to J. A, Pickering of Kansas City. The next highest animal brought and the best cow sold for The sale was attended by several from Indiana, including Dr. iClaytOß and E. L. Smith of Monon and W. T. McCray of Kentland.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Charles May * entered the hoepitai Sunday to be treated for rheumatism. \ '■ ' ' Mrs- Charles Walker of near Meijaryville underwent a mastoid opleratssa Monday morning. Mrs. Harry Watson was able to re-rum. to her home Monday eveA daughter was born at the hos--pftal to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker of Barkley township Monday night. B. T. Lanham is still in the hosftral but is doing nicely and will be ready to leave soon, we understand.

OATS SMUT DEMONSTRATIONS

Prof. F. J. Pipal of Purdue and C&uary Agent Learning are check-

DI IV a Government DU I Liberty Loan Bond On our weekly, semi-weekly or monthly payment plan. first week and $3.50 for 27* weeks, or $2 for the first payment and. $4 on the Ist and 15th of each month until 25 payments in all have been made, or $2 for the first payment and $8 ®.n the Ist of each month until 13 payments have been made, together with the interest we allow you at 4 per cent will purchase a “Liberty” bond. The payment of one-half of above amounts purchases a SSO bond. We pay 4 per cent interest on Time and $ Savings deposits, and appreciate your business. _* 'V , . ■ - • The Trust and Savings Bank Capital and Surplus $60,000.00

Ing up the results of the formalin treatment of the seed oats last spring as a preventive of oats smut in the county this wteek. A number df demonstration will be held, the first on the farm of I. F. Meader at 8 o’clock this morning. All interested are ipvlted to attend.

HERRAH! RINGLING - DAY ALMOST HERE (Continued from page same great tent will come the marvelous circus numbers in which 400 men and Women performers, scores of trained animals and a jralaxy of special features are introduced. The majority of the acts are entirely new to America, the RingJing Bros, having secured the pick of all European performers who have been obliged to seek engagements in this country. The all-£ew street parade will take place show day morning.—Advt.

SOUTH MARION CLUB ACTIVITY

The regular meeting of the South Marion Farmers’ club will be held at the consolidated school tomorrow’ evening. The program committee has been fortunate in securing an unusually good program and invites not only persons from the neighborhood but from Rensselaer and the other clubs of the county Ao join with them at this meeting. The program Musical recital . . Kniman Girls’ Chorus "Art Applied in the Home”.... Hazel Jacks “Dairy Feeding’’ I. F. Jlleader of North Union club “Farm Management” Norman Gorman Song Loretta Kanne “Food Selection” . ~ ... . . . . . .Miss Helen Murray Several business matters will be taken up.

OBITUARY OF MRS. MARY FOLTZ

Mary A. Rogers was born in Clarke county, Ohio, February 3, 1837, and while quite young her parents moved to Indiana and located on Sugar Creek, east of Crawfordsville, later moving to Romney, in Tippecanoe county, where she grew to womanhood. She united with the Methodist Episcopal church quite young. In 1857 she was united In marriage to Cyrus Foltz, who departed this life April 19, 1885. Two children were born to this union, May Susie Foltz and Frank Foltz.* who survive. After her marriage to Cyrus Foltz, they continued to live fn Tippecanoe county until the spring of 1868, when they moved'to White county, near Wolcott; and resided on a farm until the spring of 1870, when they located in Oxford, Benton county, Indiana, and resided there until the spring of 1886, when Mrs. Foltz and her son Frank moved to Rensselaer (her daughter naving married Simon P. Thompson of Rensselaer previous to this date) where she resided until sickness caused her removal to Longcliff for treatment in the fall of 1914, at whjch place she passed away on July 3. 1917, aged 80 years, four months and 29 days. Mrs. Foltz left but few direct relatives, three grandchildren, Edna Thompson Kurrie, Firman Thompson and Simon Thompson, all of Rensselaer, and one niece, Mrs v Cyrus A. Myers of Michigan City, Indiana. Mrs. Foltz was of a retiring disposition, and a lover of home, of her children and friends. The funeral was held from the home of her son in Rensselaer. Thursday, July 5, at 2:30 p. m,, conducted by Rev. E. W. Strecker of the M. E. (Church, and burial piade in Weston cemetery beside her husband. < "S i / •

CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank all the friends who assisted and attended the funeral of our mother and grandmother, Mary A. Foltz.—THE FAMILY. ' ' .„!'v Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially Invited. ts Do you use the want ad. columns of The Democrat? If not. try an ad.

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