Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Cheer up! Ground Hog day will soon be here. Eugene Kirk of north of town was a Lafayette goer Friday. B. F. Spencer and son Keith cf Remington were visitors in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainer went to Indianapolis Friday for a visit with their son, Rev. Ford Rainer. Mrs. S. P. Hilliard and little daughter Helen, went to Van Wert, Ohio, Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. M. V. Snow and children of Chicago Heights, came the last of the week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Snow. W. H. Berry of near Pleasant Ridge will hold a big public sale of stock, farm tools, etc., on Thursday, January 31. —Advt. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam received a cablegram from their son, Hurley, Friday announcing his safe arrival in France. (Hurley sailed on December 24. Mrs. Gaylord McFarland left for her home at Barberton, Ohio, Friday,. after several weeks’ visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kanne. Mrs. Charles Battleday accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Ray Overton, went to Lafayette Saturday to see the former’s sister, Mrs. Ira Morlan, who is quite sick. Sister Mary Yunlli of St. Joseph ©ollege, died at that place Thursday. Her age was 60 years. The body Was taken to Rome, Indiana, Friday for burial. She had been at the college for the past 20 years. Paul and Lenzy Swain and Ernest Florence lalft Friday for Gloster, Mississippi, on a prospecting trip. They went via Louisville, Kentucky, and stopped off to visit the Jasper county boys at Camp Taylor.

When you have Backache the Hver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, It does wonder* for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35e bottle of Sanol will convince you. Get it at the drug store.—Advt. ts Lester Gorham entertained about twelve friends Saturday evening at a % o’clock dinner party at the home wf his uncle, Frank Norman, north of town. The guests all high school students, and a most enjoyable overling was spent. According to dispatches from Washington George H. Healy of this city has' been promoted to a colonelcy in the United States army, which is in line with information appearing in The Democrat a few weeks ago. Gol. Healy is noifr at San Antonio, Texas, where he is attending a staff officers school. Among the articles to be sold at the William 1 Berry sale near Pleasant Ridge, January 31, are: 2 cows, extra good ones, one fresh in May, others fresh in a few days, these are cows that give five gallons of milk a day; 1 cow with young calf by side; 1000 lbs. of salt in 100 lb. bags; 1 bag of timothy seed; some seed corn, house dried. .

Samuel Karnowsky was a Chicago business visitor Friday. F. R. Erwin of Fair Oaks was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Beef by quarter or In small quantities. —C. H. LEAVEL, phone 647. Baptist prayer meeting Thursday evening at Mrs. WiU|am McCarty’s at 7:30. Charles Replogle, who is employed in a barber shop at Lowell, spent 9umday here with his family. Mrs. Maria Hopkins, the aged mother of George W. Hopkins, the druggist, is quite sick with the grip. Among the Chicago goers Monday were W. I. Hoover, Dr. J. Hansson, Elmer Gwin and Misses Bertha Daniels and Gladys Reeve. Prof. Ray Yeoman of Purdue university spent Sunday and Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman of Newton township. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1; oats, 76c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 94c; oats, 54c; wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.15. F. L. Overton of near Lee will hold a big public sale of dairy cows and other property on Thursday, February 7. Don’t forget the date. —Advt. Billy Frye has sold his Remington bus line and bus to Frank Kresler, who will operate same as soon as the roads become passable again for an auto.

Mrs. George Dolson of Chicago stopped off here Saturday for a few hours visit with her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Sharp. She had been at Burnettsville attending the funeral of a relative. J. J. Lawler was down from Chicago Saturday. Mr. Lawler has added 240 acres more to his Jasper county land holdings, having purchased the W. H. Berry farm at Pleasant Ridge. Woman’s friend 1* a large trial bottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for black beads, eczema and all rough skin and clear complexion. A real skin tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at the drug store. —Advt. ts Mrs. Kenton Blankenship was called to Sreator, Illinois, Monday by the death of her brother-in-law, Benjamin Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were former residents of this county and will be remembered by many people here. H. F. Schricker of the Starke County Democrat, accompanied Dy his father, Chris Schricker, and sister, were in Rensselaer Saturday to see another sister, Mrs. Ed. Smith, who has been in quite poor health lately but whom we are glad to say is now very much improved.

Old King Coal, that merry old soul, got a rap from the Rensselaer wood-choppers that, if followed in other localities where timber Is plentiful, would cause the old fellow to sit up and take notice. And it could be done, too, in hundreds of localities in Indiana and in thousands of localities the country over.

Jesse Welsh was down from Chicago Sunday. " Clifford Bever was over from Monticello and spent Sunday with his family here. If you want a good cow for stock or milk, attend the W. O. Williams sale, January 31. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wangelip went to Indianapolis' Saturday for a few days visit with relatives. Miss Lesta Wasson went to Winchester Sunday for a few days visit with relatives and with Clyde Comer and family at Farmland. Mrs. Henry Hildebrand returned to her home in Chicago Monday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kellner and other relatives. Until further notice the H. F. Parker studio will be open only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week, owing to the fuel situation. —Advt. E. L. Hollingsworth, who is making inspection o<f the Y. M. C. A. work at different army camps, went to Camp Custer, Michigan, Monday to inspect the work there. Mrs. Delos Thompson and daughter Emily were Chicago goers Monday. They were accompanied by Alfred Thompson, who was on his way to Ann. Arbor, Michigan. We have a complete record of your car and serial number, so let us fill out and send in your license application. We take caTe of the whole .matter for only 25c.—MAIN GARAGE. f-1

Miss Ida Milliken, who was recently called to Massachusetts by the death of her father, returned home Monday. She reports less snow in the East "than here, but it is very cold there. THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY COMPANY of Rensselaer, Indiana, will sell you a guaranteed tire for $1 profit each. Any size. Also gasoline at 1 cent per gallon profit.—Advt. ts Do you get up at mgntT 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 Under the leadership of C. P. Moody and J. V. Brusnahan the Rensselaer-Francesville highway was opened uip through Barkley township Sunday when several shoveled their way into town, arriving here about noon and at once went to the Makeever hotel where they partook of a splendid dinner furnished by Mr. Moody. Report comes from Lafayette that George Craig, who was injured here recently by having the speeder on which he was riding run into a horse and the horse fall on him, was still in St. Elizabeth’s hospital and in quite a serious condition. An operation was performed Saturday hut owing to his weakened condition could not be completed. Mrs. Kriss, who owns a 12-acre onion farm at Newland, moved her household effects here from Chicago last week and occupies the “Aunt” Mlary Jane Hopkins property on Park avenue. She expects to retain her residence here during next summer, but will put in most of her time on her onion, farm. Her husband is a traveling salesman and at present is in New Mexico. The present cold spell breaks all records for duration, according to the weather bureau at Wsahington, and no immediate relief is, promised. The main roads are now becoming quite good for travel in sleighs and people are getting enured to zero weather so that they do not mind it so much. Monday night was much warmer, the mercury registering but 8 above yesterday morning.

Rankin (Hlalstead of McLeod, Mississippi, arrived in Rensselaer Friday night and will spend a week or so visiting relatives and friends and attending to businesss matters. Mr. Halstead stated that he was wholly unprepared for the extreme cold weather encountered here, although the cold wave extended as ffar south as his home where the thermometer dropped to one degree below zero for the first time in many years. Leslie Clark will be unable to go to Mississippi this week with the party of land seekers as was his intention, he having received word from Lafayette yesterday that his mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, was quite ill. Mrs. Clark ‘Suffered a stroke of paralysis about a year ago and has never fully recovered, and has lately developed hardening of the arteries, which makes her condition quite serious.

thS man and the CHUCK In summer time the Woodchuck Is as spry as he can be: He digs ’his holes, and bobs about, and works Industriously, But when the Winter winds come on, and bring the ice and snows, He curls up in a little ball, and oft to sleep he goes. Because he Is a spineless beast, all full of doubt and fear, ’ He doesn't try to made'a light—-and he loses half a year. Some merchants [are like Woodchucks, and winter tinds them dead. While pro tits, effort, labor, are consumed in "overhead.” The January snows and wind just seem to freeze their brain: They sit around and loaf and smoke till springtime comes again. Because they don't know how, perhaps, and haven't got the "spizz” To advertise and hustle and bring In winter "biz.” For January js the time to sort the stock out well, And dispose of all the “stickers at prices that will sell: To get your money out of goods that stay upon the shelf And put it into something that will justify itself. j So have a sale, with bargains on the stuff that’s got to go, And give real bargains, mind you—for the folks are sure to know; People have got to live and eat in January, too — . , They’ll buy their goods of someoocly—it might as well be you. If you are a Woodchuck merchant, why ‘go to sleep and snore. But' if you’re strong and full, of pop, get busy in your store. Boost for the winter business; show that you possess the pluck; . Be a live one and do business —be a Man and not a "Chuck.” Sun and Leader, Spring Valley, v\ is. Sanol Eczema Prescription is a famous old remedy for all fcvms of Eczema and skin diseases. Sanol la a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c large trial bottle at tbe drug store. w

J. W. iHammertbn of Parr has traded his property in Rensselaer, the former James Thompson prop-j erty on McKinley avenue, for the movie picture theatre at Franklin lately traded by W. C. Milliron to Leslie Clark, and which has since been managed by B. S. Fendig. Mr. j Hammerton went to Franklin Sunday to take charge and Mr. Fendig will join his wife in New Orleans, it is said. The proposition of holding school Saturdays in the Rensselaer schools has been submitted to a vote of the patrons, who are very much in favor of the idea, as nidicated by the vote already counted, and the (plan will now be put before the school hoard. The plan is to per-! mit school to close earlier in the summer and enable the young men students to assist with farm and other work. Except ifor the intense cold, Saturday was a fine winter day, bright and pleasant and there was a large number of country ipeople in town, most of them, no doubt, having found it necessary to come in for groceries and other supplies. The roads were hardly fit for wagons or automobiles —although quite a number of the latter were in evidence — and most people came in sleighs of all conceiveable styles and description.