Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1917 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

•Better begin practicing to write it 1918. Mrs. Rice Porter and little son visited friends in Goodland last week. Miss Rose Remmek went to Chicago Sunday to spend Christmas with friends there. Last Friday was the shortest day of the year, since which the days have been gradually lengthening. Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Hammond Saturday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson, and family. In order to allow its employes all to celebrate Christmas, this issue of The Democrat is printed one day earlier than usual. Miss Mildred Selkirk, teacher in the Barkley township schools, went to Michigan City Saturday to spend Christmas with her parents. Miss Lucille Phillips, teacher in the third grade of the Rensselaer schools, is spending the holidays with her parents in Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spaulding and daughter, Mrs. Sam Meade, and Mrs. William Keene of Goodland were visitors in the city Saturday. Misses Harriett Makeever and Luella Squier, students at the Monnett school, left Saturday for their homes at Moline and Rockford, Illinois, to spend the holidays.

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 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner and baby of Baroda, Michigan, are here to spend . Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bruner. They will also visit her mother, Mrs. Fannie Johnson, at Mt. Ayr. Herman Lange arrived in Rensselaer Saturday morning from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, and accompanied by Miss Helen Worland, left the same afternoon for Laporte where they will spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. »H. R. Lange. Dr. Grant Goodwin, a well known Monticello physician, died suddenly at his home in that city last Thursday following an attack of heart trouble. He was sick only three hours. He was thirty-eight years of age and leaves a wife but no children. Governor Goodrich has appointed William A. Roach of Delphi as secretary of state to succeed Ed. Jackson, who recently resigned after he had received a commission as captain in the new national army. Roach has long been a prominent Republican worker in Ninth district politics. . . .' ' • _ See the new electric glass panel Die Laval separator, the world’s standard, from January 1 to 5. See our large ad of DeLaval service j days. Bring in your old machines for repair January 3 and 4. De- j Laval separators sold on easy pay-' ments. Buy one now. Butterfat is high.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN.!

Frank Johnson of Mt. Ayr was in the city on business Monday'. Beef by quarter or in small quantities. —C. H. LEAYEL, phone 647. And don’t forget to come out to the poultry and corn show next week. Among the Chicago goers Saturday were Misses Harriett Shedd, Ethel Perkins and Zelda Daugherty. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blue of Highland, Lake county', are spending the holidays here with relatives. Mrs. F. X. Busha and daughter of Lafayette spent Saturday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Golden and family of east of town left Saturday for their new home near Gloster, Mississippi. Everett and Russell Winters of Chicago came Friday evening to spent the Christmas holidays with their aunt, Mrs. Nettie Hoover, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George T. Thornton, who have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton, left Friday for their home at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhoades of Chicago are spending a few days here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades and Mr. and Mrs. John Bruner.

William and Margaret Babcock, who are attending Wisconsin university, are spending the holidays here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock. Mrs. C. G. Spitler, accompanied by her guest, Mrs.' W. K. Martin of Washington, D. C., went to Chicago the latter part of the week to spend a few days with friends. Don Beam came home Saturday from the Great Lakes Training station,- having been granted a six-day furlough which he will spend here with his wiife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam.

Dr. I. M. Washburn returned home the latter part of the week from 1 L’Argent, Louisiana, where he had been to attend Omar Ritchey, who has been quite ill with a fever. He left Mr. Ritchey very much improved. Miss Lena Ray, one of the teachers in the Fair Oaks school, went to her home at Rockfield Saturday to spend the Mrs! Fae Petty, another teacher in the school, left Saturday also for her home at Bloomfield.' < ' f" Word comes to relatives here announcing the birth of a son on December 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Miner of Monte Vista, Colorado. Mrs. Miner will be remembered here as Miss Mary Michaels, daughter of Mrs. Laura Michaels of this city.

s Mrs. J. W. Childers of Conrad was a visitor in the city Saturday between trains. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Allman of Indianapolis are spending a few days here with their respective parents. Hoy Rishling accompanied his mother to Lafayette Saturday Where she will enter a hospital for treatment. Mrs. W. C. Smalley of Remington took the train here Saturday for Lafayette to spend a few days with friends. ' Mrs. Fannie Cottingham of Fair Oaks went to Momence, Illinois, Saturday to spend a few days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. William Traub have as their guest, Mrs. Betty Steifel of Chicago, Who will spend the holidays with them. Parties who subscribed for Liberty loan bonds through the First National bank are requested to call at the bank and secure their bonds. Monday's markets: Corn, 90c; oats, 75c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.65. The prices a year ago were: Corn, Sac; oats, 47c; wheat, $1.50; rye, sl.lO. Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons and little daughter of Gary are spending Christmas here with Mrs. Lyons’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moore. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bonner and daughter Elizabeth off Remington went to Sandwitch, Illinois, the last of the week to visit relatives over Christmas. Charles Rhoades, Jr.* who is now at an army training camp at Rock Island, Illinois, is here to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades. tl ... —— Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Phillips of Hicksville, Ohio, same Saturday evening to spend Christmas with Mrs. Phillips’ sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cornwell. Mrs. Grant Wynegar and baby went to Lafayette Sunday to join her husband, who is employed there as night agent at the Monon station, and will take up their residence there.

The negro race is certainly coming to the front. A dispatch from Alton, Illinois, says: ‘‘Forty while workmen at the plant of the Federal Lead company here were held up and robbed by five armed negroes as they were leaving work today.’’ Mrs. Laura Fate left last week for Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, for a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. K. Harrod, and it is understood will go from there to the South to spend some time before returning. Miss Elizabeth Spaulding will have charge of the Makeever hotel during her absence. A civil service examination will b§ held at Fair Oaks on January 2tJ to fill a contemplated vacancy in postmaster at Kniman, Jasper county. Application blanks and full information can be secured at the postoffice at Kniman for those desiring to take the examination. The compensation of the office for the last fiscal year was $258. The pemocrat reieived a card Sunday from Dr. H, L. Brown, instructing us to Change the -address of his paper from Rensselaer to Palatka, Florida. The Doctor stated that they shipped their car all the way through from Louisville. He says, “It is colder here than usual as result of severe weather ir the north, but it is not disagreeable.”

William Zacher of Newton township, who got his right arm fractured and the large muscle of same permanently paralyzed when struck by an automobile in getting off a street car in Chicago last September, Will begin a suit for $25,000 damages against the owner of the auto that struck him, it is said. The auto - was being driven on the wrong side of the street car when it struck him. Louis Putts, who enlisted in the aviation section and is now stationed at San Antonio, Texas, came homjp the latter part of the week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts of southwest of town for a few weeks. Lou is in the flying corps and has made many ascents in the airships used in the ’training camp. It is understood that he has a thirty-day furlough. He is looking well.

John W. Imes of Alberta, Canada, is visiting his cousin, Mrs. John Medicus. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson of Lisbon, North Dakota, are visiting relatives here. Miss Maude Spitler went to Carbondale, Illinois, Saturday, taking little Firman Learning to his home there. Henry Purcupile, who suffered a paralytic stroke early last week, is reported in quite a critical condition. Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Myer and two daughters went to Frankfort Saturday to spend Christmas with relatives. Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe and children of Cinoinatti, Ohio, are visiting l eaparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades. Mrs. Austin Hopkins and Miss Gertrude are spending Chris .mas with the former's daughter at Sullivan, Indiana. Miss Mabel Waymire of Upland college is here to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waymire. W. F. Gilmore of Morrisonville, Illinois, is visiting relatives here, at Fair Oaks and Demotte for an indefinite time. T. M. Callahan and family drove over to Rantoul, Illinois, Sunday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Callahan’s relatives. Stanley Merica, who is attending Purdue university, is home to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Merica. Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan of Elwood came Saturday to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan. Robert Loy, who is attending the Marion Military academy at Marion, Alabama, came home Sunday on a seven-day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duvall of Grand Rapids, Michigan, came Saturday to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall. Mr. and Mrs. John Copsey and children of. Lafayette came up Saturday to spent a few days with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr.

Your Christmas dinner will not be complete without a pound of Minnetonna Butter-—4Bc. We also have a supply of nice, fresh buttermilk. —J. C. HARRIS & SON. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer and children of Farmland came Sunday to spend Christmas with his aunts. Mary and Lizzie Comer, and sister, Miss Pear.l, at the Comer house.

Gail Michael was down from Walker township Saturday, and his team of horses advertised to be sold on the street here at public auction he sold to P. T. Robinson of Gillam township for $246. Mr. Michael was very well satisfied with the sale. The fire company was called out "shortly after 1 o'clock M onday" afternoon to the home of Charley Jacks in the east part of town. Some small had been left at home alone and in some way they set fire to the carpet. Not much damage was done. Among those home for the Christmas holidays are Edson Murray of Champaign, Illinois, Hazel Lanison and Helen Murray of Indianapolis, Mae Clarke of Valparaiso, Eel a Paulus of Depauw university, Don Wright of the Great Lakes Naval Training station, Miss Marie Nevil j of Terre Haute.

The remodeling of the old McCoy bank corner building for the Trust & Savings bank home is nearly completed and the wood enclosure on the Washington and Vanßensselaer street sides was torn away Saturday, unveiling the remodeled fronts, which present a very neat appearance. There is some work yet to do on the interior, such as decorating, installing new vault doors, furniture, and equipment. When completed this will make one of the handsomest and most commodious bank buildings in the state.

Joseph Wiley o)f (Hartford, Michigan, is here visiting his grandfather, Joseph Smith. Alva Snyder, a young Rensselaer lad, was arrested Saturday on a thetit charge and arraigned before Judge Hanley Monday, when he was discharged. - E. P. Honan was called to Augusta, Georgia, Saturday by a message stating that his sister-in-law, widow of the late Dr. James H. Honan, was critically ill. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord McFhrland of Barberton, Ohio, are here to spend the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. A. McFarland and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kanne. William Timmons family of Jackson, Tennessee, are spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. John M. Timmons of Rensselaer and Mrs. Timmons’ mother, Mrs. Parker, otf Francesville. They will return home Sunday.