Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1917 — The WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK’S DOINGS

Vincent Quinn left Saturday for Butte, Montana, to visit relatives. Charles Makeever of near Mt. Ayr was in Rensselaer on business Monday.

Miss Laura Spencer went to Dwight, Illinois, Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery went to Rockford, Illinois, Sunday for a week’s visit with her mother and cister. Among the Chicago visitors from this city Friday were Mrs.. George F. Meyers and daughter Nell and Van Grant. Miss Ethel Galbraith of Peru, who had been visiting at the home of Warren Galbraith, left for her home Saturday, v Mrs. William Fitzpatrick returned to her home at Francesville Friday after a week’s visit here with her daughter, Mrs. Boyd Porter. See Charles Peftey for trees, both ornamental and fruit, for fall delivery; every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge, ts Mrs. M. B. Fyfe of Wheatfield took ttye train here Saturday for Indianapolis to visit her husband, Dr. Fyfe, who is at Fort Benjamin Harrison. ‘ T Dr. Hansson went to South Bend Thursday and drove back a couple of Overland cars, one a Country Club and the other a five-passenger touring car. . 1

Mr. and Mrs. iSaniel Coleman of near Mt. Ayr went to Hammond Saturday to see the latter’s daughter, formerly Miss Cora Jenkinson, who was quite sick. 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. ts •— Rev. F. H. Beard and family left Saturday for their new home at Spencer, Indiana. They take with them the best wishes of a large circle of friends in Rensselaer and vicinity. Ralph Sprague afid family visited in Chicagd from Friday until Sunday evening, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Chamberlain, Mn Chamberlain is credit man for the Oharles A. Stevens company. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Lewis and daughter Almeda of Greenfield, Indiana, who were driving from their home to Chicago to visit a daughter, spent Thursday night here with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Catt. Are you going to use fertilizer on your wheat this fall? If so come and see us at once, as we have a special proposition to offer you. Come and see us about it even if you don’t buy.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN. si R. Q. Hufford, at one time operator at the local Monon depot but for some time a like capacity at New Albany, Indiana, has returned here. P. C. Frazier, who was here temporarily, has gone to Lafayette.

I Misses Jane Parkison and Tillie Malchow spent Friday at Lafayette. Leslie Henry and family of Kentland spent Sunday in Rensselaer with relatives. N. G. Halsey went to Kankakee, Illinois, Friday to spend the weekend with his family. John Lowe of Kentland spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney, west of town. , Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Howell and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whitehead of i . Remington were visitors in the city Saturday. _ \ ■ W. R. Nowels spent the week- , end at Mt. Ayr attending a threeday meeting of the Primitive Baptist church. Lay in your supply ol hard coal now, $8.75 per ton at the bin. You will be making a good investment —FARMERS’ GRAIN CO. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Garrison of Hebron motored down Sunday and spent the day with the latter’s sis- | ter, Mrs. A. C. Pancoast, of west of town. Eli Arnold of Barkley township and his two daughters, Mrs. Marie I Stoner and Mrs. Katharine Way- ! mire, visited over Sunday with 'relatives at Flora.

Miss Cela Anderson returned here Saturday after having spent the summer vacation at her home in Anderson. She will teach in the Rensselaer schools again this year. , T. M. Callahan went to Flint, Michigan, Sunday and returned home yesterday with a fine new Buick automobile. The firm of Kellner & Callahan has taken the Jocal agency for the Buick auto.

Mrs. J. A. Overton and two children of Warren, Ohio, and Mrs. J. E. Frances and daughter of Tulsa, Oklahoma, spent the week-end here guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles. They left Sunday for the former place.

The wholesale price of gasoline was advanced to 21 cents a gallon Friday, an increase of 1 cent. Another increase in price is expected shortly, and others will probably follow. For some time now the consumption of gasoline has exceeded the supply and the reserve supply is consequently being diminished. Russel Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren, went to Indianapolis Saturday to report at the naval recruiting station. Russel enlisted several weeks ago and was returned home to await orders, all ships and training stations being full at that time. New naval vessels are being turned out each week and all those on the waiting list will probably be called soon. Mr. and Mrs. George 1 Estep and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams of East Liverpool, Ohio, reached Rensselaer Saturday for a visit with the Omar Morlan family of Newton township and Charles Morlan and otjjer relatives here. Mrs. Estep is a half-sister of Charles Morlan and a niece of Omar Morlan. They drove through in their car and en-> countered some quite bad roads in Ohio where there had been considerable rain and the roads, were very muddy. At one time they ran into one of the worst wind and electrical storms of the season which did’a great deal of damage to corn and outbuildings. They found crops fine all along the route. The distance traveled was 490 miles.

Carl Clift went to Chicago Monday to accept a position there. Robert Smith, went to Boswell Monday for a visit with his mother. Among the Chicago visitors Monday were Mrs. F. A. Turfler and John English. Herman Lange of Laporte came Sunday evening for a few days’ visit with friends. Nelson Shafer returned home Monday after a short visit with relatives at Logansport. Miss Helen Kessinger went to Wheatfield Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Lowell Carey, and family. Misses Mildred Merritt and Lucille Forbes of Remington are guests for the week of John Merritt and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H; O’Neil were here from Indianapolis Sunday ' visiting their daughter Sarah at : the home of E. M. Parcels. Miss Pearl Laßonte of Chicago, ■ who is spending her vacation here the guest of Miss Angela Kolhoff, spent Sunday with friends at Hammond. D. H. Yeoman went to Morocco Sunday to see his old friend and comrade, Dr. C. E. Triplett, Sr., who is in very poor health and, failing fast. . ' ' B." Miss Josephine Thomas and brother Joe left this Wednesday morning for an extended visit with relatives and friends in Chicago and (Hegewisch. We have plenty of hard coal arid advise you to lay in your supply now. We are selling it for $8.75 per ton at the bin, and the price is almost certain to go higher.— FARMERS’ GRAIN CO. Elmer Gwin, who has been working at Campus, Illinois, for the past few weeks, was struck in the eye by a piece of flying glass one day the latter part of the week, and was taken to Kankakee for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Buffert, accompanied by their sons, Carl and Frank, and Miss Catherine Scheetz, drove to Rensselaer Friday, evening and spent several days visiting Joseph Nagel and family and other relatives. William Fitzgerald and family of Kankakee township were visitors in the city Friday. Mr. Fitzgerald stated that it had been quite dry in his vicinity for some time, but this condition was relieved by a nice shower Thursday.

Harvey Phillips, who enlisted in the navy July 5, and has since been here awaiting orders, received instructions to report at Indianapolis Monday. It is probable that he will be sent from there to one of training stations. The annual reunion of the Livingston family, of which Mrs. A. C. Pancoast of Newton township is a member, will be held again this year at the home of William F. Garrison at Hebron on September 8. Invitations were issued this week to all members of the family by Miss Oka G. Pancoast, the secretary, and a most enjoyable time is anticipated. Mr. and Mr£. Earl Reynolds moved into their home on McCoy avenue the last of the week, the same having been fully -repaired since the fire earlier in the year. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds entertained a number of relatives at a family reunion, among those present being Jacob Raub and family, George Wolverton and family and Levi Reynolds and family, all of Chalmers. The exhibit of potatoes in the window at The*Democrat office has proven of considerable interest to home gardeners, and has caused others to bring in some of their products that are worthy of special mention. Ed Fay has contributed two tomatoes . that weighed 1 3-4 pounds each, and not to be outdone W. D. Bringle brought in two, the largest one tipping the scales at two pounds. Two weeks ago this one tomato would have, sold locally at retail for 30 cents.

Mrs. Leo Worland and little .daughter are visiting her parents and other relatives at Francesville. Mrs. Newt Pumphrey and son of Columbia City are visiting her mother Mrs. Theodore Haus, and other relatives and friends here.

Miss Orabelle King went to Winona Lake Monday to enjoy a' few days’ vacation with her brother Fred an.d family and her sister, Mrs. A. D. Rupe, at Warsaw. ——. t C. M. Blue and Miss Agnes Kahler went to Crown Point Monday to attend the Lake county teachers’ institute. The former will teach at Highland and ' Miss Kahler at Dyer. • About eighteen young ladies from Rensselaer and vicinity spent a very enjoyable day Monday as guests at a picnic at the home of Mr. and Frank Goss, near Remington. There will be a grant? free exhibition of speed at Gifford on Saturday, September 1, at 2 p, ni. There will be trotting, pacing and running races. —By Order of the Gifford Racing Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Turner Merritt anil sons, C. W- and P. W., of Remington, with their families, expect to leave the first of the week for an automobile trip to the former’s old home near Lexington, Kentucky. John Hodshire of Russiaville, formerly ...a resident of Rensselaer, passed through here Monday enroute to Mt. Ayr to assist his hr ch ther Frank with the construction work of the new Mt. Ayr • school building.

Rev. J. C. Parrett of Hammond, former pastor of the Presbyterian church here, came down Monday evening to visit old friends. His wife, who has been visiting her people near Chalmers, was expected to join him yesterday. On another page of The Democrat today will be found anothei very interesting letter from R. J. Yeoman of Newton township, who with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Yeoman are visiting many points of interest in the West. Rev. Vaughn Wooodworth, who w r ith his wife are here from Schaller, lowa, visiting relatives, delivered an able sermon at the union 'meeting Sunday evening, which was thoroughly appreciated by his large number of friends present. Announcements .have been received here of the marriage of Miss Ora Yeoman, daughter of Orrie Yeoman, formerly of this place but now of Chicago, to John A. Hock at that place on Saturday, August 18. They will reside at 719 East Seventy-seventh street, Chicago. Rain on Wednesday and Thursday interferred with the attendances at the Lake County fair at Crown Point last week, and the association will again lack several hundred dollars of breaking even, it is said. Last year the deficit was some S7OO, and it will probably be still heavier this year.

William Garvin, about 16 years of age, residing southeast of town, was accidentally shot by a companion by the name of Summers last Friday evening. Garvin, with a number of other boys, was camping out near' the Crockett cemetery’ and during target shooting was shot in the thigh. No serious results are anticipated, however. Mr. ~a nd Mrs. Jesse Nowels and family of Roselawn and Miss Mabel Nowels of this city drove to Milford, Indiana, Saturday evening and spent Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs, William A. Timmons, and family. They left Roselawn at 4 o’clock Saturday evening and reached Milford at 11 o’clock, making a distance of 113 miles. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mauck, son Irwin and daughter, Miss Pansy, es Muncie, who had been touring in Michigan for the past week where they visited Jackson, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor and Paw Paw lake, arrived in Rensselaer Monday eveping to spend the week with relatives here. They will probably leave here , Friday for their home, going via Benton county, where they will visit Mrs. Mauck’s brothers, James Yeoman at Ambia and ,D. M. Yeoman at Tabb.

Mnand Mrs. Mell Haas and soni are visiting her relatives at Logansport. Mrs. Philip McElfresh went to Chicago Monday for a visit with her daughter. Miss Marjorie Vanatta went to Marion Monday for a visit with her father, J udge Robert Vanatta. ’ Emmett (“Shorty”) O'Brien has re-enlisted in Company M, and hopes to see service with the rest of the boya. I Mrs. Joseph Speigel and Miss Lilliam Waldman of Chicago are I here visiting the former's son, S. B. Speigel. and family. V. M. Peer of Walker township was the first man in Jasper county to secure a loan through the Federal Farm Loan association. Orsen Lewis of Lead. South Dakota, came Monday night to join his wife, who has been .visiting relatives here for a couple of weeks. Yesterday’s Rensselaer markets: Corn, $1.50; oats, 4Se; wheat, $190; rye $1.50. The prices one year ago were: Corn. 7Oc; oats. 41c; wheat. $1.30; rye. s'. Gerald Maloney of Kankakee township came down Sunday with the Wheatfield ball team. Gerald reported that his brother Patrick had joined the aviation corps at Columbus, Ohio, and expected to be sent abroad in the near future.

A number of relatives and friends pleasantly surprised Ross Reed Sunday, the occasion being his birthday anniversary. The guests from a distance were Mrs. Catherine Kessinger and Charles Wenrick of Urbana, Indiana; Mrs. Susan Smythe and children of Glen Este, Ohio, and Lem Hudlow and family of Lafayette. The Company! M ball, team divided honors in the two games Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday the soldiers went to Monticello ana were defeated by the Company C team 12 to 7. On Sunday the Wheatfield Regulars came to this city and met defeat at the hands of the army men to the tune of 12 to 5. Large crowds were in attendance at both games. Rev. D. C. Hill, a graduate of Hanover college and the Baptist Theological school at Rochester. New York, has taken up the duties of pastor of the Baptist church, succeeding Rev. F. H. Beard. Rev. Hill is a yonng man and is unmarried, brid“ 'for the present is making liis home at the Makeever hotel. The people of Rensselaer and vicinity extend a welcoming hand to Rev. Hill; <5 J. M. Sauser. county organizer for the state militia, reports having recruited thirty men up to noon yesterday. This is not at all flattering as twice that number should have responded ere . this. This branch of the service is open to all able-bodied men not subject to draft, and many of these may join after having been exempted. The need of such an organization is urgent and it is hoped the company may be filled soon. The time for outdoor drilling is short and should be made good use of. If a sufficient number is secured it is proposed to hold an election next Sunday.