Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1917 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

William Berk a business trip to Terre Hante Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Brz<r»? White have moved into their if* iame on Cullen street Stanley M erica west to Lafayette Wednesday to enter Pardue university for the jtusioT year. Mr. and Mrs- J®h* Sollnian of near Goodland were its tors in the F. J.', Babcock home Thursday. All kinds of tire aai ttnbe repairing at the old reliable stand; four years’ experience..—MlLNEß'S TIRE SHOP. Miss Mabe} f Waymire went to Upland Wednesday to commence her junior year's wwk at Taylor university. Fairbanks scales weight books may be had at The Demoeart office at 10 cents each: seventy-five receipts in each book. Miss Florence Keeney returned to Marion Tuesday after a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney, west of town. II Air- John Werner went to. Indianapolis Wednesday with her little daughter, who will resume her work at the state school for the blind. We have detided to plow up more ground this fall and can use another man find trartsr. —JAMES F. WALTER, manager 1. J. Lawler lands, phone 337. ts Mrs. E. W. Strecker received word Monday ’ of the death of her brother's wife, Mrs- G, L. Stephans, at Columbus. Ohio, and left for ■that place at once. , ■ * B. N. Fen-dig spent Wednesday -evening and Thursday in Chicago, bating accompanied his sister and children that far ea their way to their home in Florida. Charles Sommers and family of near Mt. Ayr spent several days in Lafayette this week, where, they attended the wedding of Mrs. Sommers’ sister and visted other relatives. Sanol Eczema PresenpGon 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 Mrs. Solomon Jacobs and two children, who had been here for several months visiting her mother, Mrs. Nathan Fendig. and other relatives, departed Wednesday for their home at Tampa. Florida. The football season will open here this afternoon with - a game between the Rensselaer and Kentland high school teams. Kentland has played one game thus far, being defeated by Morocco a week ago.

Lee E. Glazebrook of Kankakee township Was a visitor here over Tuesday night. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now? ts An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim of Hebron was buried at Kniman yesterday. Mrs.. Bertha Grant went to Delphi Thursday to spend a few days with her sistep Mrs. Ernest Fritz. Gravelous Hansson and Russel Clarke drove two new Overland cars through from South Bend Thursday. Try one of those 10-cent glass ink erasers for sale in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Mrs. Free Wood went to Fort Wayne Wednesday to see her sister, who underwent an operation for appendicitis that day.

Frank Hoeferiin and son of Buck Creek, who had been visiting his brother, George iHoeferlin, of Jordan township, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. F. E. Mauck returned to her home at Muncie Wednesday after a short visit here with her father, D. H. Yeoman, and other relatives. Farmers need not . churn any more for we will trade a pound of good butter for a pound of butterfat and save you the work. —J. C. HARRIS & SON. Frank Parks of Marshall county was here the first of the week to visit his brother, Charles Parks, of Newton township, going to Monticello on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Keller of Winamac spent Wednesday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott. Mr. Keller is cashier of the First National bank of Winamac. Mrs. Maria Hopkins and daughter, Mrs. Ed Reeve, left Thursday morning for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. for a few weeks’ visit with another daughter, Mrs. Frank Hardy, and family.

I have purchased a carload of New York Alberta Peaches, to be delivered between September 29 and October 5. No. 1 selected peaches $2.25, and No. 2 at $2, In bushel baskets. This car will not last long and if you are going to want peaches leave your order in advance.—JOHN EGER. Subscribers at Surrey, Parr, Parr rural route, Fair Oaks and on the two rural routes out of the latter place did not get their Wednesday Democrat this week unt'l Thursday, because of failure of the Rensselaer postoffice to send out the sack on Wednesday morning’s milk train.

J. J. Miller and family of near Goodland were Rensselaer visitors yesterday. Savage tires and tubes, the best and most economical. —MILNER’S TIRE SHOP. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McLaughlin and son John and Lee Rush of Remington were visitors in the city yesterday. , ■ Amzie Laßue, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fidler and George W. Casey went to Michigan Thursday on land business. The year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Kenton of near Surrey got its fingers quite badly crushed in a corn shelter Thursday, J. J. Montgomery has purchased a fine new “Butter Kist’’ electric corn popper and expects to have same . installed in a few days. Among the Chicago visitors Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs? Alfred Donnelly and daughter, B. F. T endig and two sons and Thomas Cox. , , Today is positively the last day to secure clothing at less than cost at the closing out sale of the People’s Store.—SlMON LEOPOLD, Manager. Charles Bowers and Mrs. Pierre Thompson went to Chicago Wednesday to see Charles Thompson, who is quite sick and not expected to recover. Mrs. Paul Oyerton of Mendota, Illinois, returned? to her home Tuesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed, west of town. Yesterday’s Rensselaer markets: Corn, $1.85; oats, 55c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.75. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 80c; oats, 43c; wheat, $1.40; rye, sl.lO. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chupp of Edinburg who had been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chupp of near Surrey, returned to their home Wednesday. John Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore of this city and a member of Ambulance Co. No. 2 at Chicago, left with the company for Houston, Texas, Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Nay of Mt. Ayr took the train here Tuesday for Frankfort to visit his daughter, and from there will go to Ohio to spend some time with other relatives. We make our own butter now and can supply you with fresh butter every day. This butter is made from selected cream and is guaranteed to give satisfaction.—J. C. HARRIS & SON. The 1% -years old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Groom of north of town was bitten on the face by a dog Thursday. A doctor was called and dressed the wound and no serious results are anticipated. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long celebrated their twenty-eighth wedding anniversary Tuesday by going to Chicago and doing some wholesale buying. However, the trip was not planned in commemoration of the event.

J. W. Rains and family, who had been at his farm in Minnesota for about seven weeks, returned here Tuesday. Mr. Rains reports that crops there have escaped damage by frost thus far, and indications point to a bountiful harvest. ■■» Mr. and Yeoman, accompanied ,by A.< K. and Robert Yeoman, drove to Royal Center Wednesday to attend the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry York, Mrs. York being a cousin of A. K. and Robert Yeoman. Herman Lange returned to Laporte Tuesday after a visit with friends here. Herman has been drafted and will leave with the next contingent for the training camp at Louisville. Mr. Lange was exipected to arrive here last night or today for another visit with friends before leaving for Camp Taylor. J.. J. Hunt was in Indianapolis Wednesday as a representative of the banks« of Jasper county, and attended a conference of bankers who will handle the sale of the second issue of Liberty loan bonds, to be issued within the next few days. While at the capital Mr. Hunt visited Fort Benjamin Harrison and saw the First Indiana infantry depart for Hattiesburg, Mississippi. ■ .

Charles Morrell went co Lafayette Tuesday to consult a specialist. Mrs. Sylvester Gray and Mrs. J. H. Burns left Thursday for a visit with relatives in lowa. ) * John C. Baker and wife of Mt. Ayr took the train, here Thursday for Monon on business. Mrs, Susie Lister of Chicago is spending a few weeks here with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Reed. Samuel and Milton Roth and wives were at Lafayette Tuesday evening to attend the wedding of a younger brother of the men. Miss Pauline Hordeman went to Frankfort Wednesday to make a few days’ tisit with her William Hordeman, and other relatives and friends. Bear in mind, the greatest pleasure cars for the money in the world today—the Willys-Knight and Overland—the standard cars in service. DR. J. HANSSON, Overland Salesroom.

Mr. Farmer, you can get a pound of our Minnetonna Brand butter for a pound of butterfat, so what’s the use of churning. Our butter is made from selected cream and is guaranteed.—J. C. HARRIS & SON. Don’t fail to try one of those extra good Faber lead pencils which we have for sale In our fancy stationery and office supply department. They are only 5 cents each and there are several different styles and lead in the pencils to select from. Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dunlap and the latter’s mother, Mrs. C. L. Johnson, Mrs. George F. Meyers, W. V. Porter, S. C. Irwin, Sam Karnowsky and S. G. Speigel. The latter visited his family, who had been there for several days.

Come in and see me—l am In business for myself. Do work on all cars; makes no difference what make. Fix all batteries, all generators and starters. Solder radiators and vulcanize tubes, and sell supplies. Come in—l will treat you right in business. Opposite D. M. Worland’s. —M. J. KUBOSKio, Prop. oil Yesterday’s Lafayette Journal: Mrs. Lydia Lane and Mrs. H. W. Acheson and daughter Valma have returned from a week’s visit with rejatjves in Rensselaer... Mrs. Paul Glazebrook and son, Paul, Jr., will return tomorrow to their home in Nashville, Tennessee, after a visit here with her mother, Mrs. Helen McMahon. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bartmess of Colon, Canal Zone, came Wednesday evening and visited until today with their cousin, Mrs. J. D. Allman, and family when they will leave for San Francisco, California, to make their future home. Mr. Bartmess has been employed by the government for the past seven years as engineer on the Panama canal. Mrs. Reuben Snyder of Gifford, who had been in poor health for the past two years, died Wednesday and the funeral will be held at 9 a. m. today from' the house and burial made in the Independence cemetery east of Gifford. Deceased was a native of Ohio, where she was born February 5, 1882. The funeral was in charge of Undertakers Worland & Son. Sergeant J. H. McCrory, 4th U. S. artillery, civil war, of Tampa, Florida, who has been in the military home hospital at Dayton, Ohio, came Monday to visit his cousin, Captain J. L. Hagins, whom he had not seen since the great Chicago fire in 1871. He came in company with Mrs. Lydia Ewing of Seymour, Indiana, who is a cousin to both. She returned home and he to the hospital at Dayton Wed-

Mrs. B. J. Moore and son Jacob, went to Chicago Thursday to see I John Moore off for the training! camp at iHouston, Texas. J. D. Martindale. True Woodworth and Louis Ramp went to the] Kankakee river Thursday to spend a few days in quest of fish. James K. Garriott of Fayette.) Alabama, who had been visiting. relatives in this county for somej time, left for his home Thursday. Ralph Spragfie, (proprietor of the] Iroquois Roller Mills, is having al new Fairbank wagon scales installed at the mill to replace the pitless scales formerly used at the mill. Leslie Clark returned yesterday ■ morning from Mississippi, where he; went more than two weeks ago with his brother-in-law, .Will Porter, in the latter’s auto. Mr. Porter remained in the South and Mr. Clark returned via train.