Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1917 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

When you have a blow-out, blow into Milner’s Tire Shop.—Advt. “Minnetonna Brand Butter,” the guaranteed butter, 45c pound.—J. C. HARRIS & SON. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Wynegar returned Tuesday from a few days’ visit in Indianapolis. W. S. Parks went to Mentone, Indiana, Tuesday to visit his brother, B. G. Parks. Mrs. F. M. Yeager and Mrs. Philander Hickman of near Mt. Ayr went to Monon Tuesday to spend the day. Ladies wishing to donate fruit for the Masonic home will please leave same at C. W. Eger’s hardware store at once. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pefley returned home Tuesday evening from a visit with friends and relatives at Huntington and Wabash. See Chas. Pefley for trees, vines, and shrubs of all Guarantee stock to grow or replaced free of charge. For spring delivery. Mrs. E. E. Stucker of Bluffton, who had been visiting relatives at Mt. Ayr and with Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Makeever of Newton township, returned home Tuesday.

C. P. Wright returned home Tuesday evening from a few days spent at Martinsville. He saw Sheriff McColly while there and reports him to be making good progress. Miss Ethel Langford is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Free Wood. Miss Langford is convalescing from a recent operation for appendicitis performed in a Fort Wayne hos? pital. 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 Among the Chicago visitors Thursday were R. A. Parkison, Dr I. M. Washburn, John Scott, Dr. A. R. Kresler, Samuel Holmes, John Parkinson and Ernest Rockwell of Gillam township. Mr. and Mrs. John Torbet and son, James Thomas, of near Sheridan drove up via auto and visited the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, of Barkley township from Friday until Monday. Invitations have been issued for a Hallowe’en dance at the armory next Wednesday evening. Music will be furnished by Horton brothers and Lon Healy, who will also act as managers of the affair.

E. J. Randle returned Tuesday from Parsons, Kansas, where he visited his brother, Robert Randle, and family, die was also in Kansas City and visited the stock yards and viewed the scene of the recent fire in which thousands of animals were burned to death. Henry Way mire, who recently moved here from Wolcott and has i been occupying the Perkins property on south Cullen street, has purchased the R. B. Harris property on College avenue and will move into the same in the near future. It is understood that the consideration was $3,700.

Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were W. C. Babcock, Dr. I. M. Washburn and Dr. M. D. Gwin. Dr. H. J. Kannal went to Indianapolis Tuesday on business connected with the state veterinary board. ft Hooverize your butter; finest creamery butter from selected cream. 45c pound.—J. C. HARRIS & SON. Jefferson Smith of Newton township left Tuesday for Burke, South Dakota, to visit his son, Everol Smith, and family.

Milner’s Tire Shop, the oldest vulcanizing shop in the city, for tire and tube repairing. All work guaranteed.—Advt. Mrs. Patrick Dooley of Indianapolis, who had been here visiting Timothy and Maggie Gleason, returned home Tuesday. Paul Healy and Perry Horton were at Goodland Wednesday night, where they furnished music for a dance given by the Girls’ club of that place. Mrs. A. H. Hopkins, Mrs. Oscar Haute r and Mrs. F. B. Learning went to Fort Wayne Wednesday to attend a meeting of the federated clubs of Indiana. Mrs. Della Ritchey and her mother. Mrs. J. W. Lewis, returned home Wednesday from Lebanon, where they had been to attend the funeral of a cousin, Robert Coleman.

Roscoe Halstead suffered an injury to one of his knee caps in a fall Wednesday that might have been quite serious. However, the attending physician thinks the injury will not prove permanent. Parker Childers instructs us to change the address of his paper at Camp Shelby from Sup. Co. 137 F. A., to Hdq. Co. Tr. Bn. 131 Inf. 63d Depot Brigade. He says’. “Am well and everybody is O. K.’’ Allen and Orveil Bowsher, members of former Company M, now stationed at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who were called here by the sickness and death of their mother, left for the South Thursday afternoon. William Michaels, , formerly of Rensselaer, but who is now engaged in the general mason and cement contracting business at South Pasadena, California, sends us a renewal of his subscription for The Democrat. 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

Mrs. Michael Gillon of Piqua, Ohio, who had been here for some time visiting Mrs. Joseph Hallagan and other friends, including Father Christian Daniel and Mrs. Alex Quinn, returned home Thursday. Mr. Gillon was at one time an engineer on the Monon, and met an accidental death in that capacity several years ago. John O’Connor has rented his residence property on Cullen street to J. C. Johnston, who will move here from Peru about the of the coming month. Mr. Johnston represents the Avery company, manufacturers of farm tools. His family consists of a wife and one 3-year-old child. Mr. O’Connor is continuing his preparations to leave here and will move to his former home at Kniman within the next week. According to a dispatch from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where the members of former Company M of this city is now quartered, the entire Third regiment has been transferred to the 137th field artillery. Captain Garland did not go with his. former command, but is now in the supply department, and First Lieutenant Edward L. Watson was transferred to the 150th infantry, which was formerly the First West Virginia. All of the other officers and most of the men composing Company M as it left here are still together but belong to the 137th field artillery.

Sale bills printed while you wait at Tbe Democrat office. William Willetts i was over from McCoysburg on business Thursday. Dr. W. L. Myer was at Flora Thursday visiting a brother, who is quite sick. Mrs. Kenton Parkison and son Bobby and Miss Jane—Pur kison spent Thursday in Lafayette. Among the Chicago visitors Wednesday were Mrs. James H. Chapman, Miss Marie Comer and W. R. Lee of Mt. Ayr. Corah Price of Carpenter township, who had been in Chicago for a few days, was here Wednesday on his way home. Dr. F. A. Turfler went to Cincinnati Thursday and that evening made a talk. before a meeting of the osteopaths of that city. Mrs. Jennie Jessen and Mrs. Alfred Hoover went to Veedersburg 1 lie first of the week to visit their i 1 rother, T. J. Jackson, a few days.

The Dorcas class of the M. E. church was entertained at a Hallowe’en party last evening at the home of Mrs. William Platt in the east part of town.' Leonard and Oren Gourley and Stewart Moore went to Detroit Thursday after three new Dodge cars, for which the former now have the agency. Mrs. Stewart Learning has been spending the week with relatives at Romney, while Mr. Learning has been attending the convention of county agents at Purdue. Woman’s friend Is a large trial bottle 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 Judson J. Hunt has been suffering from blood poisoning on the index finger of each hand for the past six weeks, but the infection is now under control and the fingers will gradually heal, it is thought.

George Casey of just north of town accompanied his son Otto to Lamar, Colorado, last week where the latter will remain Indefinitely for the benefit of his health. He suffered considerably from asthma here and it is hoped that .the change of climate will be beneficial. “The last flour I got of you is certainly fine. We have used one sack and have had the same good results each baking. Will continue to use this flour as long as we get as good bread as we have.’’ This is the voluntary expression of only one of our many customers who use Blue Ribbon flour. There are many others just as enthusiastic. Try a sack yourself and be convinced. — IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456. 027 The government has established a retail price on sugar, beginning November 1, of about 8 cents a pound, also reducing the price heretofore charged the jobbers by the refiners. As a result all are loath to purchase more than they can use before the above date, and as a consequence it is impossible for one to purchase more than 25 cents’ worth at one time any place in this city. The present retail price on sugar in Rensselaer varies among the different grocers from two pounds and two ounces to two pounds four ounces for 23 cents.

Don’t forget the Shetland pony sale this afternopn at the public square. O. K. Rainier drove over to Chalmers Thursday to look after the work on his farm near there. » % Nothing will please your child better than a Shetland pony. Don’t forget the public sale at 2 p. m. today. _ " ■ Mrs. F. D. Burchard entertained the Priscilla Sew club at her home on south Van Rensselaer street Thursday afternoon. ■ r- — ■ If you pay cash for a pony at the sale today you can have 4 per cent, discount, which will reduce your bid considerably. Miss Mary Washburn of Chicago is here for a few days’ visit with her mother and her brother and sister, l Dr. I. M. Washburn and Mrs. E. M. Graham, v

Yesterday’s Rensselaer markets: Corn, $1.75; oats. 56c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.70. The prices one year ago were: Corn, S2c to 87c; oats, 48c; wheat, $1.60; rye, $1.15. Do you get up at night? Sanol Is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol Is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and $1 a bottle at the drug store. —Adv. ts We have recently installed a new electric churn, and are prepared to furnish you with the best of creamery butter for 45c pound; this butter made from selected cream, and we invite you to see it made,—J. C. \HARRTS & SON. Rain fell practically all night long Thursday night and part of the forenoon yesterday. About noon it begun to turn colder and at 2 p. m. the mercury stood at 40 and the indications were that it would soon go below the freezing point. Miss Lorene Malone, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Malone of Logansport, but who resided here with her parents about a year ago, w’as recently married to Walter Hickman of Buffalo, White county. The marriage took place at Logansport. Mrs. Hickman is a granddaughter of Mrs. E. >H. Shields of this city. C. W. Duvall is advertising his residence property on Weston street for sale in this issue of The Democrat, and should he dispose of the same it is quite probable that he and Mrs. Duvall will spend the winter in the South. The property is a desirable one from several viewpoints and will no doubt meet with a ready sale. — .ti : Albert Keener, who was so seriously injured in a runaway at the home of Harvey Pierson last Monday. was not brought to the hospital here. He was bruised and cut so badly it was thought best not to move him. He is showing some improvement now and it is thought that none of his numerous injuries will prove serious.