Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — Page 8

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PINE GROVE • ‘ Silo filling is the order of the day. Roy Torbet was a Monon goer Monday. - Frank Payne and family called on Osa Nicholson and family Sunday. Mrs. Roy Torbet and children called on Mrs. John Dale Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Andy Ropp and Mrs. Vern Odle and children spent Monday with Mrs. Tom Stevens. Mrs. Ross Ropp and children of Wisconsin are visiting her brother-in-law, Dalton Ropp, and family. Mrs. Charles Shroyer and granddaughter, Pauline Torbet, spent Sunday with Bertha Williams of near Aix. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Alf McCoy and daughter called. oq Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Sunday afternoon. Washington Carson and son Merritt of Peru visited Sunday and Sunday night with his cousin, James Torbet, and family. James Britt and daughter Nile while in Tuesday had a very serious accident ■when the machine they were driving collided with another, damaging both machines very much. Nile was thrown forward into the windshield, cutting her face and neck very badly. She was taken immediately to the hospital where several stitches were taken in her neck. She still remains at the hospital in a very serious condition. Mr. Britt received several slight injuries but is able to be at home now.

POSSUM RUN

Otha Spriggs thrashed -one day last week. .Everett Parker was a Rensselaer goer Friday. Otha Spriggs called on T. J. Parker Thursday. Miss Nile Britt spent Monday with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Several from this Vicinity have secured work at pulling onions. Mrs. Otha Spriggs and daughter visited Mrs. T. J. Parker Monday. O. M. Thomas, Sam Cavinder and family were Hebron visitors Sun-j day. Orpha and Myrtle Parker called on Mrs. Willard Abbott Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Wilbanks and daughter Nota ■ visited Mrs. Conley and children Sunday afternoon. ■ Mrs. William. Hurley and children took dinner with Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley and son called on Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson Sunday afternoon. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Abbott is getting along the best kind but cannot walk yet. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Groover and Odir Groover of Lizton are spending the week with T. J. Parker and family. Lena Hurley, who had been spending the last two months with her sister, Mrs. Roy Bowley. of' Goodland, returned home Saturday for school. Mrs. Ores Cunningham and daughter Mary, Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent between trains Saturday with Mrs. James Davis and Mrs. Earl Parker and families.

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(From the Tribune) Ernest' Huntington mode a business trip to Danville, Illinois, Monday. ■ Born, Thursday, September 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Stacker, a girl, their first child. Earl Leek and Charles Brown were business visitors in the vicinity of Kouts Wednesday. Dr. C. A. Wood and family of Brook enjoyed the day here Sunday in the home of W. A. Shindler. Mrs. L. V. (Haskell returned to her home in Chicago Wednesday after a ten days’ visit with the Siglers. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Putman .of Brook came Saturday for a visit with John Meharry and Edgar Steward. , ’ j Miss Blanche Merry, who is again in the Kentland schools, was home the last of the week, returning to her work Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Minnie Frances returned to her home at South Bend the latter part of, the week after a visit with Ben Geesa, Sr.* and family. Charles and Nellie Makeever, accompanied by their mother, spent Sunday -in Roselawn, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Phillips. j Mias Florence Keeney of Marion,* who has been "Visiting her parents near Rensselaer, spent a few days visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A, . * * « L J 1

All Sufferers Of Catarrh Mvrtle St, Beverly, Mass., writes: "I, have taken four bottles of Peruna, and I can say that it has done me a great deal of good for catarrh of the head and throat. I recommend Peruna to all sufferers with catarrhs I do not think I ever felt much better. I am really surprised at the work I can de. I do not think too much praise can be said for Peruna.” Those who object to liquid medicines can procure Peruna Tablets.

Charles Fleming returned Friday from Buller where he attended the U. B. association. While up there he visited points in Ohio and reports much damage done by the frost. Rev. A. G. Cragun and family left Thursday for a visit with relatives in Wisconsin. They went by the way of Chicago and will touch the more important cities in Michigan enroute. Professor Harter’s household goods arrived Friday, his wife and babe Saturday and they will soon be comfortably settled for the year’s work. They will live in the Dr. Martin house. Ben Geesa, Jr., and wife are the proud parents of a fine new boy that put in its apipearance Thursday. Mrs. Geesa, Jr., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Potts of near Morocco. Mrs. Ben Geesa, Sr., and Mrs. Minnie Frances of South Bend spent Friday as guests in the Potts home. Mrs. Ernest Huntington returned Sunday evening from Danville. Indiana. where she was called Monday to the death bed of her sister, Mrs. Hawthorn. Mrs. Hawthorn's illness came very suddenly, and she was sick but a week. Her complaint was abcess on the liver. She leaves a husband and a 10-year-old son to mourn her death. It will be learned with deep regret that our genial postmaster, C. J= Hopkins, experienced a stroke of paralysis Wednesday. While the stroke was but light it has completely disabled him temporarily, and as is always the case in such affliction, there is no means of knowing when the patient will sufficiently overcome it to be out again. His son Pfrimmer of Donovan, Illinois, was called and is acting deputy postmaster for the present. Mrs. Hopkins, who had just gone to Marion for a visit with a sister- was called home and is doing everything possible for the relief of the sufferer. It is sincerely hoped by all that Mr. Hopkins will soon be at his post again.

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Joe Minch shipped a lot of fat cattle from here Tuesday evening. Mrs. O. A. Jacks and daughter Dollie did shipping in Chicago Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stiers returned from their trip to St. Joe, Michigan, Monday. Miss Miller of near Medaryville, a niece of Brooks Snedeker, visited them during the week. A. B.Lewis’ children took dinner with him Wednesday, it being his birthday anniversary. Mrs. Harold Lamar and two children of Lafayette visited her mother and sisters here the first of the week. Mrs. C.. A. Lefler and daughter, ■Mrs. Estel Osborne, visited William Jacks gnd family near Rensselaer Wednesday. The Ladies’ Aid Red Cross sewed Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Overton’s. They will sew next Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. W. L. Stiers’. Clare Peregrine has been very bad with blood poisoning and rheumatism, but is improving now. The neighboring men did his thrashing for him Wednesday. Brooks Snedeker and wife and daughter Lura drove in their new Overland car to Delaware county, starting Thursday morning. to make a few days’ visit with relatives. There were twelve machine loads of people went from church Sunday morning to the Monon river 1 near Monon chapel, for baptism by ' immersion. There were five perisong baptized: Raymond, Warren, Golda and Clar:. Linback and Gary tand Lawrence Snedeker.

ROSELAWN

• Work on the new school building is progressing nicely. j J. R, Mulder, son and daughter ; autoed to Crown Point Sunday. Work on the Korth stone road , two miles west of town is progressing nicely. Dr. McPhail, veterinary surgeon, was in Roselawn on professional business this week. Fred Nelson and -..Rodger Smith are putting up hay for Mr. Castor ( of Shelby this week. .. Mrs. Jasper Makeever and son Charles and Nellie visited at the Philips home Sunday. William Iliff and William Lewark are on the crippled list, both being victims of lumbago. Hume Sammons of Kentland and Mark Templeton of Enos were seeing the sights of our city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hopper have moved back from Lowell and are occupying their home, son th of town. ■'■'<<.■7 ' ? The public service commission has ordered the Monon company to maintain a station agent at Thayer by October 1. - i Mrs. Mabel Herman Matz of Lanorte visited with her brothers, Owen and Leonard Brooks, the j first of the week. |

REMINGTON

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remington r. r. time tabl,e to. 318 $ East bound 7:38 a.m. Ko. 331 | West bound ‘ 9:01a.m. No. 340 .[ East bound 5:09 p.m. to. 319 I West bound 5:33 p.m.

Mr. and Mrs. George Bartee drove to Chicago Mpnday to spend the week with relatives. Will Bahler left Tuesday evening for a trip into northern Michigan, to be gone about a week. Mr. and Mrs. Elza ALson moved to the Charles Spenard property in the south part of town Monday. The venerable mother of Frank and George Howard of Chicago is spending a few weeks with her boys. Mrs. -Helen Hart and two sons of Indianapolis were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson Saturday and' Sunday. ’ Miss Ethel Green went to Wheatfield Friday where she will teach domestic science in the town schools the coming winter, Mrs. Fred Baier returned Wednesday evening from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hofer, at Cisna Park, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Marion O’Connor drove over from Delphi Wednesday to spend the night with his mother, Mrs. Ellen O’Connor. Mrs. Will Bahler and children went to Bay City, Michigan, Saturday where she will visit her mother for a short time. Miss Greta Dunn went to Rensselaer Monday at which place and at Monon she will spend a week visiting friends and relatives, John G. Harris and Mr. and Mrs. John Fenwick started Tuesday morning for Searcy, Arkansas, where they will visit for a spell. IH. Elliott of Kankakee, Illinois, spent the latter part of the week here. Mr. Elliott is the owner of the farm occupied by John Scott, and he found things looking mighty fine.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whitehead, and sons, Glen and Lowell, and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Thomas and son Floyd returned Wednesday from a trip to Kokomo, Elwood, Jonesboro and Manon. J. G. Tharp has received a card announcing the arrival of Mary Louise Johanneson at 1689 Parkside avenue, Austin, born September 17. Mrs. Johanneson was formerly Missu Alice Tharp of this pladfe. W. T. Elmore, who,, informed us that he had sold his property a few weeks ago to Will Little, now tells us that he 'has decided not to sell, as he could not find a desirable place to buy in Monticello at a reasonable price. Mr. Little thep clased a deal for the George Bartee ‘place at .$2,900. Mrs. David Shearer, who had been visiting her brother, Will Chappell, and family for a few days, returned to her home in Chicago Saturday, accompanied by her niece, Miss Delia Chappell, who will soon begin on her second year of nurse's training at the Mercy hospital, Chicago. Ellis Jones hit a thrashing rig on the road south of Wolcott . Friday night. The rig was standing without lights, and in attempting to pass, it miscalculated a little and caught a fender on the rear of the rig which turned the car about, badly damaging its radiator and other bendable apparatus. H. H. Walker accompanied his son Jesse to Laporte last Thursday where he visited a few days. From there he went to Chicago to attend the annual reunion of his old regiment which took place Tuesday. He was joined later by his daughter, Mrs. James Bell, of Goodland and they visited relatives there the last of this week. William, Martin, Josephine, Rose, Mary, Barbara and Annie Schieler, also John and Daisy Crow and John Zimmer of Pontiac, Illinois, drove through in their Fords to spend a part of last week and this week with friends and relatives. Mr. Crow was accompanied by Mrs. Lee Alson, who had been visiting home folks in Graynjont. Illinois, for a few weeks. Maurice Eck, formerly a Remingtoi. boy, lately of Lansing, Illinois, where he has been an oper- ! ator for some time, was here oyer : Sunday. He has been drafted into I service and went from, Harvey Wed--1 nesday to the Rockford training i camp, where they make soldiers. 1 Maurice always was a tine young man and has many friends here who will wish him well. A fire which occurred at the 1 farm of Lewis S. Alter, five miles northwest of Remington Sunday morning left that place stripped of means of transportation in the motor vehicle line.; The fire occurred in the tool house, in which were stored two automobiles and a motorcycle, besides many tools and other things. The loss was complete. Both machines and the motorcycle were burned together with all the other things in the building. Mr. .Alter estimates his loss at SI,OOO with no insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. • Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Burton were ! Remington visitors Wednesday. The ‘ “old man”; was a sight, having been through an auto accident that day. Himself and wife and William Corah and daughter Grace of Huntington were enroute here. At Wabash the driver, Miss Corah, became muddled and in making a turn went into a deep ditch and out into a field. Luckily nd one was severely injured, though Mrs. Burton was somewhat scratched up, and Mr. Burton got some bruises about the head and face that caused considerable swelling of the nose and mouth. He also had a few black eyes where he hit the bows at the top. They returned home this Thursday morning. Another of our popular young

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

TODAY SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 ) OPENS AT 8:30 A. M. will be another Saturday of bargain giving at The Great Big Creditors’ Sale of The Clothing .House of William Traub Rensselaer, Indiana Today, Saturday, will linger in the minds of the people for many years to come, as we have hit every article in the store with the PRICE SMASHING HAMMER—making the prices so low you can afford to buy for many seasons to come. If You Value Money Don't Miss Sensational Bargains This Greatest of All Sales in Fine Clothing

Suits for Men and Young Men Another big lot of men’s fine Fall and 'Winter Suits in all the newest styles and patterns, all kinds of materials, all sizes, sold by William Traub for sl6; 00 OR Creditors’ sale price, only OOiOu Here comes another big lot of Men’s fine Fall and Winter Suits, in heavy materials, all models, all sizes, stripes, checks, blacks, blue, well tailored, sold by William Traub for S2O; 04n TC Creditors’ sale price, only V I Uilu Another big lot of Men’s fine Fall and Winter Suits, hand tailored, all wool, all sizes, in stripes, plaids, plain blacks, blues and greys, Scotch weaves, all the newest Fall styles, sold by William Traub for $23.50; 04 0 dR Creditors’ sale price, only 0 I OiH’J At $16.95 we offer you the choice of a number of models from more than 100 different patterns of Fall and Winter Suits, bought by William Traub to be sold for $27.50. Gome and see for youirself. They are worth a great deal more, but we will sell you your choice of this 04 C QR great lot; Creditors’ sale price, only. . . S> I UiJJ Elegant Men’s new Fall and Winter Suits, all the newest - materials, in Tartan stripes, checks, plaids, new browns, greys, blacks and blues in two- and three-tone effects, made by one of the best wholesale tailors in the country, all sizes, bought by William Traub to sell for CIQ /I R S3O; 'Creditors’ sale price, only V I OiH’J Here comes another big lot of all hand-tailored Suits, wihich (flume in single and double-breasted, the latest models of fashion, all the newest materials and 'patterns. No store in Rensselaer or elsewhere could sell them for less than $35. William Traub bought them to sell this fall for $32.50- All sizes and styles; ~ C9fi QR Creditors’ sale price, only s£Utju Men’s Dress Suspenders, 60c values; Creditors’ sale, price 39c Men’s Belts, 50c values; Creditors’ sale price .... .. . ... . .... .33c Neckties in all the newest styles and patterns, 50c values; Creditors’ sale price... 19c Neckties in all -the newest styles and patterns. 65c values; Creditors’ sale price 27c Men’s fine Handkerchiefs, 10c values; Creditors’ sale price .. .' 4c Men's extra fine Creditors’ sale price ..................... .He Men’s Canvas Gloves, 15c values; Creditors’ sale price ..9c Men’s Garters, 25c values; Creditors’ sale price . ....... ... . . ....... .13c

FREE TRIP TO RENSSELAER Fare paid to out of town buyers with a $15.00 purchase. William Traub Next door to the new First National Bank RENSSELAER, INDIANA

ladies to join the matrimonial class is Miss Martha Kyle, who was married Wednesday, September 19, to Pearley Dixon at the home of the groom’s father in Rochester, who also pronounced the ceremony. The bride is the eldest daughter ot, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kyle, and is a very popular and agreeable young lady. The groom is a son of Rev. Dixon, former pastor tof Shiloh church. Those present at the ceremony were the groom’s parents and his two sisters, and the bride’s narents and her sister Amelia. They drove through from Rochester Wednesday evening and are now at the bride’s home. After March 1 they

will go to housekeeping on one of Mr. Kyle’s farms. There are hosts of friends here who will wish this couple all happiness. > The Chappells, George, Will, Byron and Ji™ l , packed their car and started westward Tuesday forenoon. They will drive through to the coast in the new Ford Will purchased a few weeks ago for the purpose. They are 9 to drive slowly and take all the time they care to enroute, and will probably make quite a stop at Omaha, Nebraska, if working conditions are good. They carry a camp outfit and will enjoy open air entertainment most of the way if the weather permits.

Men’s and Young Men’s Overcoats Smart styles, all materials, the newest 1917 models of fashion, in fact, the greatest exposition of Overcoats ever brought together in Rensselaer or elsewhere. All go in this great big Creditors’ sale. Men’s fine Fall and Winter Overcoats, all sizes, new materials, cashmere, Scotch cloth, kersey and many, other grades of cloth, in all the newest patterns in single and double-breasted pinchbacks, belt backs, trench coats. William Traub bought them to sell for $16.50; frn OR Creditors’ sale price, ■ only QUiOu At $11.45 we offer you the choice of more thflU 200 Coats in all the latest styles and newest shades, patterns and materials in both Fall and Winter weight. No store in Rensselaer or elsewhere would sell you a Coat like this for less than $25. William Traub selected them from one of the most fafmous wholesale tailors in the country to sell for $22; til AR Creditors’ sale price, only 01 I Handsome (patterns in all the newest styles of Overcoats, " beavers, kerseys, Vicunas, meltons, chinchillas, home spuns, also numerous other weaves. .Coats that ought to sell CIQ QR for $25; Creditors’ sale price, only. . . . 0 I OiUu Another big lot of handsome Overcoats, in all the newest materials, elegant shades and patterns, the newest styles and all sizes, . O4C QR regular price S2B; Creditors’ sale price. v I UiOJ Another big lot of fine Overcoats, in all new materials, the newest shades and patterns, all the newest styles and all sizes, for Fall and Winter wear, more than 300 Overcoats to choose from, lined with heavy serge, some silk, actual value $32.50; 04 Q AR Creditors’ sale price, only ........... 0I □•4‘u Men’s and Boys’ Caps for Winter wear, 75e values; Creditors’ sale price ....43c Men’s and Boys’ Caps for Winter wear, $1 values; Creditors’ sale price 79c Men’s Soft and Stiff Hats, new styles, $2 values; Creditors’ sale price .$1.39 Men’s Soft and Stiff Hg.ts, new styles, $3 values; Creditors’ sale price' • ...... • sl-89 We have many other bargains in Men’s and Boys’ Furnishings, but shortage ofnpaee will not allow us to mention. Boys’ Dress Shirts, 85c values; Creditors’ sale price ..............-59c Boys’ Underwear in Union Suits, $1 values; Creditors’ sale price 39c Boys’ two-piece Underwear, 50c values; Creditors’ sale price • • 23c

SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1917.

Their points of destination, is Portland, Oregon, to which place they are forwarding their goods. Mrs. Chappell and little daughter Mildred will leave by train some time this week and will be accompanied by Helen (Toots) (Towery, who will spend the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hicks at Portland. Thus we lose the last representatives of one of our oldest pioneer families, who settled here in the very early days, when the country was mostly country and towns of any size were very scarce. At that time Remington was known as Carpenter Station and there was no railroad at aU at Bensselaer.