Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Miss. Mary Goetz, who teaches in Brook school, was home over Saturday and Sunday. Don’t forget to take home a pound of our “Minnetonna” butter. —J. 0. HARRIS & SON. President H. R. Kurrie of the Monon, with his wife and children, were down from Chicago Saturday. Last call for peaches. Unloading Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16th and 17th. —JOHN EGER. County Treasurer May has re--cently built a nice new cement block garage at his home on College avenue. Have you seen the swell overcoats at Duvall’s Quality Shop. Some swell Astrakan coats. —C. EARL DUVALL. William Grube, Jr., was among those from the north end of the county who were down Saturday to the stock show. Mrs. Harry Ballard of Brownsburg, Indiana, who had fully recovered from her recent operation at the county hospital, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Walter Blackman of San Francisco, California, a • sister of Mrs. Loren Sage, is here with the latter, who is a patient at the county hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rains and Mrs. Henry I. Adams were among those going from here to Monticello Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Joseph I. Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spaulding and Mrs. Harvey Keen of Goodland and Mrs. Lillie Medworth of Jordan township drove over in the former’s car Saturday to attend the stock show. Owing to the crowded condition of our advertising columns in Saturday’s issue the regular install-' ment of our serial story was omit-' ted from that issue and is printed in today’s paper. Try one of those copy clip indelible pencils on sale in The Democrat's fancy stationery and office supply department. Have nickel top, point protector and vest pocket holder —only 10 cents. Robert Michal of Kniman was in the city Saturday on his way to Reynolds to look after some property he owns there. He is thinking of moving there in the near future, as soon as his public sale is over. Attorney and Mrs. J. C. Murphey and daughter Fern of Morocco and another daughter, Mrs. Agnes Bertram, of Chicago spent Sunday in Rensselaer with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harris, the latter being also a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murphey. Marion Denniston of Foresman sent over to The Democrat Saturday the finest head of cabbage we have seen this year. While not extra large in size it was all cabbage, and tipped the scales at pounds. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Perrigo of near Donovan. Illinois, Spent, the week-end here with Mrs. Perfigo’s , parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett, and took in the stock show. Mr. Perrigo raises much fancy stock but did not have any on exhibition. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Freiden drove , over fronf North Manchester Friday in their new Maxwell car, ■ attended the stock show and visited the latter's mother, Mrs. George Kessinger, and other relatives until Monday. They were accompanied home by Miss Blanche Kessinger, who will visit there for a few days. J. J. Miller shipped a carload of. cabbage Saturday and another carload Monday from his patch just east of town, to a Lafayette fruit and vegetable house, and it is probable that next, winter, many of these same cabbage will be shipped back to Rensselaer and we wiil pay o boat four times as much for it as Mr. Miller received.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sa‘ge were over from Goodland Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sage of west. Carpenter were in the city Monday, Ask your neighbor about our “Minnetonna’’ butter.—J. C. HARRIS & SON. Forest Morlan and John Knox were down from Chicago Sunday visiting home folks. Miss Bethel Arnold of Barkley township went to Kokomo Friday for a .short visit with friends. Mrs. Felix Erwin of Fair Oaks spent Friday here with her sister-in-law, Mrs. N. Littlefield, and family. Mackinaws in all colors and sizes at Duvall’s Quality Shop. Be sure and look them over.—-C. EARL DUVALL. Mrs. M. D. Gwin left Friday for Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Barnes, and family. F. C. Rich of Goodland and Walter Rich of Indianapolis were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Hartley. Miss Maude Spitler went to Wheatfield Monday to visit her niece, Mrs. Malcolm Clark, and family a few days. Rev. R. H. Hume of Springfield, Ohio, father of Mrs. C. R. Dean, returned home Friday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Dean. Among the Lafayette visitors Saturday were the Misses Katie Shields, Jane Parkison, Ethel English and Clara and Mary Goetz. % ■ Don’t be misled but come to Duvall’s Quality Shop where you know the prices are right and the garments are high in quality and tailoring and are guaranteed in every way.—C. EARL DUVALL. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miamacher of near Lowell came d'dkvn Saturday to the stock show. Mr\ Hamacher’s brother, Oscar Leach, formerly of Rensselaer, has been over in France now for some time with the American forces.

Don’t forget the next time you need a lead pencil to try one of those superior quality pencils handled in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department —a fine Faber pencil at “bebefore the war prices,” 5 cents. Mr. and Mrs. John Duvall arrived here Sunday evening from Davenport, lowa. They will spend the week here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall, and other relatives and will then go to Augusta, Georgia, where they will practice chiropracty lor the next few months. W. I. Hoover & Son and M. J. Adams & Son could not come to an agreement on taking over the goods on hand in the DOdge agency, and the latter disposed of the agency to W. O. Gourley of Fair Oajks. John Braddock, who had been employed by Adams & Son, will remain with Mr. Gourley, it is “understood. V ■' Rev. J. Budman Fleming went to Gary Monday evening and yesterday attended a committee meeting of the “Neighborhood Home,” an institution supported there by the Presbyterian church for the elevation of foreigners. Mrs. Fleming joined him there yesterday. Today Rev. Fleming will start a speech-making tour of the state under the . direction of the State Council of Defense, and expects to devote several days to this work, although at the time of leaving here he had not been advised of his itinerary.

Miss Monta Oglesby of Gary visited here over Sunday with relatives and friends. If your grocer does not handle “Minnetonna’’ butter, ask him why. —J. C. HARRIS ft SON. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Halligan of Ottawa, Illinois, who had been visiting relatives here, returned to their home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Seelman of Dysart, lowa, who had been visiting his mother, Mrs. Barbara HoshaW, left for their home Saturday. See Chas. Petiey for trees, vines, and shrubs of all kinds. Guarantee stock to grow or replaced free of charge. For spring delivery. ” Attend Bradley week at Duvall’s Quality Shop October 13th to 20th. and be sure and get a Bradley sweater or sweater coat.—C. EARL DUVALL. Mrs. Joseph Carson and little daughter and Mrs. Robert Johnson cf Lafayette spent Sunday here with their mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, and other relatives. C. M. Sands, Max Kepner and Joseph A. Myers, members of the officers’ training camp at Fort Ben jamin Harrison, spent Sunday here with their respective families. The last call for peaches. Our car of peaches is now there and will be unloaded Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16th and 17th. $2 and $2.2*5 per bushel.—JOß X EGER.

W r e can sell you suits, overcoats, and everything for the men and bqys to wear cheaper than any store in our city and give you better goods. All-wogl suits and overcoats $15.00 to s¥o.oo at Duvall’s Quality Shop.—C. EARL DUVALL.

A. and Z. Karnowsky of Chicago spent Sunday here with their brother, Sam Karnowsky, and family. They returned home Monday and were accompanied by Mrs. Karnowsky, who will spend a few days in the city. The weather since Friday has been fine for most part and con siderably warmer. The mercury at noon yesterday registered 62 degrees in the shade. It is fine weather for drying up the corn, but a little too dry for fall pasture and plowing.

[H'arry Moore, who was attending th© Morgan Park Military academy at Chicago, has returned home. The war department has called in the rifles being used by the academy and many of th© students did not wish to continue in the course without th© use of guns. • Mrs. B. Forsyth© received a message Saturday announcing the death of her brother-in-law, M. 0. Brogan, at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Brogan and Miss Phoebe Randle were married July 7 of this year. He contracted pneumonia recently and declined rapidly. The body was taken to his former home at Fayetteville. Tennessee, for burial. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Babcock of Petroleum, Indiana, came Friday Evening for a visit with friends and relatives here. He reports a good corn crop in Wells county, which escaped damage by the early frosts. Forty acres of corn that had been put out by his son George, who died in a Chicago hospital several weeks ago, was sold in the field on September 20 for $54 an acre. A number of Rensselaer ladies, members of the Van Rensselaer chapter of the D. A. R., were guests of Mrs. Frank E. Keller at Winamac Saturday. Mrs. Keller is a sister of Mrs. W. L. Bott and only recently became a member of the local chapter. Luncheon was served at 1 o’clock and the visitors were entertained royally in the spacious new home of th© Keller family, which they have occupied but a short time. Among the ladies from this city attending were Mrs. Bott, Mrs. George E. Murray, Mrs. E. C. English, Mrs. James H. Chapman, Mrs. E. J. Randle, Mrs. E. P. Honan, Mrs. William Daugherty, Mrs. A. P. Burton, Mrs. A. J. Bellows, Mrs. Walter V. Porter, Mrs. Bert Hopkins, Mrs. H. E. Parkinson, Mrs. S. S. Shedd,- Mrs. Charles Porter, Mrs. Ray D. Thompson, Mrs. Anna Mills and Miss Maude Daugherty.

J. J. Montgomery was a Chicago business visitor yesterday. Mrs. Everett Halstead of Newton townshipj left Friday for Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Marion Freeland and Mrs. George Daugherty/Jr., spent Friday in-Lafayette. Have you- tries a pound of that “Minnetonna” butter? If not, why not.- .1. ( . HARRIS & SON? Among the Chicago visitors Friday were Mrs. Ray D. Thompson. Miss Mildred Biggs and Prof, Leo Hovorka. We now have on display the three greatest lines of clothing in ad e Kuppenheinier, Collegian and Frat, and prices are reasonable. —-4’. EARL DUVALL. Mr. and Mrs. Leu Lefler drove up from Lafayette Monday afternoon to visit relatives a couple of days- and look after Mr. Lefler’s farm near Medaryville. Mrs. Alla Merica was awarded the $5 gold piece given by the First-' National bank Saturday to the lady making tire largest deposit in the. savings department. ? Rev! E. W. Strecker was at East Chicago Friday visiting his son, Paul Strecker, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of the Ist Indiana infantry. The latter is expecting to move to another camp in the near future. The economical way to buy correspondence stationery is in pound boxes or’ bulk quantities. The Democrat handles several different styles and qualities of such papers, with envelopes to match, in its fancy stationery department.

We have now on display, the greatest lines of tailoring in the state —the Kahn Tailoring line from Indianapolis, Starrs-Schaefer Co. line from Cincinnati and Majestic line from Chicago. They do make beautiful garments and the prices are. reasonable. —-Duvall’s Quality Shop, C. EARL DUVALL. Friends here of James George are pleased to learn of a recent promotion granted him. For several years he has been employed in Chicago by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad company, and is now made traveling freight auditor with headquarters in Cincinnati. His new position carries added responsibilities as well as a substantial increase in salary. t The football game Saturday afternoon between the Morocco and Rensselaer high school teams resulted in a tie, 0 to 0. The game was a good one, each team playing clean, fast ball. Several times it appeared that one side or the other would score, but the opposition tightened up and held the advancing team back. Kirby Hall team from Notre Dame university played the St. Joseph college team Sunday afternoon on the latter’s grounds, and defeated the locals 6 to 0. Jimmy Babcock, a Rensselaer boy, made the only touchdown of the day.

A new supply of parchment but-[ ter wrappers just received at The Democrat office and will be sold at the old price of 30 cents per 100. Yesterday’s Rensselaer grain markets : Corn, $ 1.75; oats, 55c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.70. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 80c; oats, 43c; wheat. $1.45; rye, $1.12. The'editor and wife, son George and Mrs. Babcock’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Freelove, who has been staying with them for -some weekly drove over to Goodland yesterday ■ afternoon. Charles" Morrell, who lyis been living on the north side of the railroad, has rented the M. Tudor property in the east part of town, advertised for. rent in Saturday’s Democrat, and will move into same. c. R. Yeoman of Sundance. Wyoming, camo Sunday for a couple of weeks’ visit here with his mother. Mrs. Phoebe Yeoman, and other relatives and friends and to accompany his wife home, she having been visiting here for the past two weeks. The removal of E. W. Hickman to Lafayette left a vacancy in the local militia company, he being first lieutenant. Second Lieutenant A. E, Wallace was- promoted to first, lieutenant and Sergeant W. If. Parkinson was elected second lieutenant. The other changes have not yet been, announced.

Mrs. Ted Watson and Mrs. Jay Nowels loft yesterday for Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and will probably spend the winter with their husbands who are at Camp Shelby. Mrs. Don Warren and Mrs. David Berns, whose husbands are also stationed at Camp Shelby, left \he latter part of the week for (ho same point. Mr, and Mrs. George M. Myers drove to Watseka,. Illinois, Saturday afternoon and spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. David Freeman, and on Sunday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, visited the aviation camp at Rantoul, Illinois. A large crowd was there to view the field, cars being lined up* for about a mile and a half. About 400 aviators took their final examination Sunday and on Monday were to leave, presumably for actual service, Mr. and Mrs. Myers returned home Monday evening, after having had a most delightful trip.’