Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Go to Gourley & Erwin's sale January 11. You will find some good shotes at Gourley & Erwin’s sale. Beef by quarter or In small quantities. —C. H. LEAVEL, phone 647. Good work horses will be found at Gourley & Erwin’s sale January 11, 1918. Max Harrison, manager of the Roth garment factory, was a Chicago goer Saturday. Zem Wright went to Martinsville Saturday to take treatment for rheumatism at the sanitarium there. John Marynell, linotype operator of the Rensselaer Republican force, wae in Gary on business Saturday. Mrs. Lesta Snively of Indianapolis came last Thursday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. George W. Hopkins. ® Iler Walker returned to Camp Dodge, lowa, Saturday, after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walker. We have an excellent office position open for some young woman, either married or single. Applications taken now.—MAIN GARAGE. j-10 Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1; oats, 7jgc; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 91c; cats, 51c; wheat, $1.60; rye, $1.15. K. T. Rhoades, who was home from Camp Dodge, lowa, on a furlough, returned there Saturday, his illness not proving as serious as at first feared. Sanol Eczema Prescription Is * famous old remedy for all fcrms of Eczema and skin diseases. Sanol hs a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c large trial bottle at the drug store. ts Twenty-five Lexington automobiles passed through Rensselaer early Saturday morning on their way to Chicago from Connersville. The drivers stopped here Tor breakfast. Mrs. M. V. Brown returned home Saturday evening from a month's visJt,AHUkJj, er daughter, Mrs. Richard Howell, at 'Butte, daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howell recently. Mr. and Mrs. Keisling of Muncie have rented the rooms occupied by Mrs. H. Purcupile on Cullen street ifor the rest of the winter. M r . Keisling is the new manual training teacher in the city schools. Miss Emilie Wightman expects to leave Saturday for Oak Park, Illinois, for a short visit with Judge Heap and other relatives, after which she will go to Washington. D. C-, to spend the winter with a sister. George W. Casey received d. letter a few days ago from his son Otto, who went to Lamar, Colorado, nearly three months ago for the benefit of his health. Otto said that the weather was warm and sunshiny there and that he had gained seven pounds in weight. He likes it there very much.

Extra good dairy cows at Gourley & Erwin’s sale. Peter Wood of Fair Oaks was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. Harley Miller of Goodland was a business visitor in the city Monday. William Willetts of McCoysburg was in Rensselaer on business Monday. S. A. Austin and son Harvey of Wheatfield were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Wenrick and baby of near Kouts are visiting Mrs. Wen rick’s mother, Mrs. O. S. Baker. .. Miss Anna Erwin, who had been visiting with N. Littlefield and family, returned to her home at Fair Oaks Monday. Miss Edith Thompson of LafayI ette, who had been the guest of Mrs. A. R. Hopkins, returned to her home Saturday. Mrs. John Ellis and baby returned to their home in 'Chicago Saturday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins. ' C. M. Sharp, former principal in the Rensselaer high school, but now of Indianapolis, came Saturday for a short visit with old friends. B. N. Fendig and G. E. Collins rent to Chicago yesterday morning to attend a shoe dealers’ convention in session there yesterday and today.

C. E. Dunlap returned to his home at Joplin, Missouri, Friday after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunlap, near McCoysburg. We have a complete record of your car and serial number, so let us fill out and send in your license application. We take care of the whole matter for only 25c.—MAIN GARAGE. f-1 Miss Agnes Kahler returned to Dyer Monday where she is a teacher in the schools, after having spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kahler of southwest of town.

Rev. James T. Abbott of Portland, Oregon, came Saturday for a visit with his sisters, Mrs. KorahDaniels and Mrs. B. D. McColly of this city, and Mrs. Bowman Switzer of Barkley township. Mrs. John Putts and children went to Williamsport Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. S. L. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Wells are the proud parents of a new baby boy. Mrs. Wells was formerly Miss Pearl Wasson of this city. John Knox, who had been visiting his father, Thomas Knox, and other ( relatives here for the past few weeks, went to Chicago Sunday and will leave there in a few days for Florida, where he ha? been assigned. John enlisted some time ago :in the reserve corps.

Nice White Wyandotte hens at Gourley & Erwin’s sale. C. W. Duvall made a’ business trip to Indianapolis yesterday. L. R. Eisenberg was down from Chicago over Sunday visiting his wife, who is here at the home of her brother, B. N. Fendiig, for an extended visit. But little change is reported in the condition of Henry Purcupile, who suffered a stroke of paralysis recently. He has been moved to the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Warner. City Clerk Charles Morlan reached his fifty-first milestone last Sunday and in honor of the event his daughters gave a fine dinner on Friday evening previous at which a number of his friends and neighbors were present.

Charles Byers, a former resident of this county, but now of Lewiston, Montana, came Sunday for a visit with relatives and old friends. From here he went to Wheatfield to visit his mother, who is now quite old and feeble. * Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Maines and children df' Three Forks, Montana, came the last of the week for a visit with the former’s mother, Mrs. Susan Maines, Mrs. Maines’ grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hollister, and other relatives.

John Luers left Saturday for Camp Shelby, Mississippi, after spending a short furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luers, of just south of town. He was accompanied as far as Bloomington by his sister Lucille, who will resume her studies at Indiana university.

The fire company was called out shortly after noon Monday to the home of J. K. Smith in the northeast part of town. The blaze was caused by a chimney burning out. A curtain near the stove caught fire by an ash pan in the chimney dropping down upon it. The carpet and wall paper were also quite badly damaged. The three pens of poultry donated to the Red Cross and sold at the poultry show Saturday afternoon brought S2O and were sold to William Geier of Remington, pen of Black Langshans; William Bahler, Remington, pen df Silver Campihes, and IH. A. Pickett of Kentucky, the judge of the show, the pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks. Stewart Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore, who has been employed for the past few months in a garage at Gary, fell on the icy pavement at that place last Thursday morning while on his way to his work and broke Ihis foot of his lame leg. He returned to his home in this city Friday afternoon accompanied by his brother Jake, who is also employed in Gary, and will remain here until able to resume his work.

B. F. Fendig received another letter Monday concerning the accident which befell his nephew, Norman Borchardt, at Fort Worth, Texas, on Christmas day. Mr. Borchardt is showing some improvement and his ultimate recovery is expected, but his injuries were quite serious and he will probably be confined to the hospital for three months or longer. Details of the accident other than that the young man was making an airplane flight when his machine felt with him, have not been received by Mr. Fendig. THE COMMUNIT yTAUTOMOBILR SUPPLY COMPANY of Rensselaer, Indiana, has placed a guaranteed automobile tire within the reach of all at a price which is a credit to any community. Think about it, only one dollar profit. We will NEVER advance our profit of one dollar on each tire, regardless of size; we are also selling gasoline for one cent profit per gallon. And if is a GALLON. Can this company count on you for one of its customers? to make the community company a success You are assured a square deal. This company has its machine guns trained on high prices; surely, now of all times, is no time to advance prices. Help to make this company watchman over high prices. The station will not be open on Sunday.