Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gilson visited friends in Lafayette a few days this weeh. W. H. Mackey and Charles Morrell were in Wheatfield on business Wednesday.

Peter Nomenson of Dwight, Illinois, came Wednesday to look after his real estate interests in this county. Joseph Blanchette of Remington and Nelda Giroux so Kankakee county, Illinois, were married at Kankakee this week. Mrs. Ed. Webb and daughter Florence of Monon came Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. William Bennett of this city. H. W. Paxton of Hobart came Wednesday to visit his mother, Mrs. Charles Paxton, who is a patient at the county hospital.

Mrs. John Copsey and children returned to their home in Lafayette Tuesday after attending the funeral of the former’s grandmother, Mrs. Riley. William and Margaret Babcock, who are attending Wisconsin university, are spending the mid-semes-ter vacation here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock. Miss Nettie Jordan, daughter of Mrs. S. L. Jordan of Barkley township, left this week for New York City, and fromi there expects to go to France as a Red Cross nurse, Marion Leech, who has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldridge of Barkley township, for several weeks, left for his home at Geddes, South Dakota, the first of the week.

Among the Chicago goers Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nowels and Firman Thompson. <? Louis ’Myer of Flora came Thursday to spend a few days with his son, Dr. W. L. and family. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Spurgeon of Union township is quite sick with whooping cough. William Hill of Madison came Wednesday for a few days’ visit with his brother, Frank Hill, and family. Lowell Morton of Gary is spending a few days with his parent#, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Morton near McCoysburg. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth left the first o)f the week for Kalamazoo, Michigan, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Upjohn. J. B. Sprague of St. Petersburg, Florida, came the first of the week to spend a few days with his brother, Ralph Sprague, and family. Bert Overton went to Chicago Wednesday to consult a specialist regarding hig health, which has not been good for some time. Kenneth Morgan and Mrs. Wallace Miller of Chicago came down Wednesday evening to see their ■mother, Mrs. George Morgan, who is in quite poor health.

William Keener hag resigned his position with the Fendig shoe store and has accepted a position in a store in Mishawaka, Indiana. He will take up his work there about March 1. Will H. Hays of Indiana has been elected chairman of the Republican National committee and will be given a free hand in trying to bring harmony to the ranks of that badly demoralized iparty.

Letters remaining in the Renesselaer postofiice for the week ending February 12: Mr. and Mrs. Thad Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bassett, Everette Allie, Fred Ulrich, Mary D. Brown, MOss Moors, Hervy Garriott.

K. Zillhart of Barkley township, notice of whose public sale appears elsewhere in The Democrat, has rented his farm to Ross Porter and with his’family will return to his former home in Chicago, where he resided for about twenty-five years before locating in Jasper county.

Omar Iliff was to be taken to Longcliff yesterday. Beef by quarter or In small quantities.—C. H. LEAVEL, phone 647.

Mrs. Leon Gridley, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bruner, returned to her home at Brook Thursday. Rev. I. W. Lowman, pastor of the Christian church at Wolcott, has tendered his resignation, to take effect the thupd Sunday in March. Yesterday’s markets .w’ere: Corn, $1; oats, 81c; wheat, $2; rys, $1.90. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 96c; oats, 54c; wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.25.

A new stock of gilt-edge and several other kinds of correspondence) paper, pound papers, envelopes, typewriter ribbons, lead pencils, filing cabinets, etc., j>ust received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Ancel Woodworth has been quite ill for the past few’ days and it was feared that he had suffered a light stroke of paralysis. But the doctor decided it was only a severe attack of grip with threatened pneumonia. He is in quite a serious condition, however. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Mathena was held Tuesday forenoon, but on account of the condition of Weston cemetery interment was not made until Wednesday afternoon. The burial of Mrs. Traub was also delayed for the same reason until Thursday forenoon. Parmer Wiseman was down from west of Fair Oaks, yesterday, ordering new bills for his big sale which was to have been held February 12, but on account of rain the greater part of the day was postponed to Saturday, March 2, when it will be held regardless of weather. Suspension of the Monday heatless program was announced Wednesday by ■ Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield with the reserVac” tion that it may be put back into force before the ten weeks' period expires if a return of bad weather should bring another break-down in railroad transportation.

Mrs. George Dolson of Chicago has been here this week visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Sharp, and her aged grandfather, John Stiveley, who is suffering from a broken rib received several days ago, but is doing as well as can be expected. Mrs. Dolson’s sister, Mrs. W. P. Cooper of Reynolds, also came up yesterday to visit Mrs. Sharp and Mr. Stiveley. Mrs. Harry Bell arrived here last Saturday from Philadelphia for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Adams, df southeast of town. Mrs. Bell’s home is In Tulsa, Oklahoma, but with her husband she had been visiting his people in Philadelphia. He was called from there to Boston on business, but is expected to join his wife here almost any day. Monticello Herald: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spoon and family will move to Rensselaer about March 1, where Mr. Spoon has accepted a position ■with the Prudential Insurance company. He has formerly been associated with George Bending in the delivery business here and the family is’ highly respected. The cash and carry plan will eliminate the delivery system, to a great extent and Mr. Spoon sought other lines of work.

■C. D. Norman writes us a fewlines from Willow 7 Creek, Montana, under date of February 9, and says: "Weather is fine here anti about all the snow is gone. It has not been very cold here this winter, it having gone below zero only about five or six times so far. We had a few cold days here, however, and January 20 to 25 it got 35 below zero. But on the 26th it got warmer again and I am sure glad of it. Winter grain looks fine and I think we will have a good crop this year; think we will sow spring wheat in February or the first of March. Health is good and hope you are having some of our good old sunshine when this reaches you?’

Place your want aas in Democrat if yo Q want to get result*. Orville Fisher was down from the north end of the county Thursday.

Oscar Williamson, a member of former Co. M, and who has since October 1 been stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, arrived in Rensselaer Thursday morning, having received an honorable discharge from the U- S. service on account of physical defects. Mr. Williamson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williamson of this city. John R. Lewis, Jasper county’s noted Hampshire hog breeder, will hold his annual sale at his farm in Barkley township next Wednesday. Many prize-winners at the leading state fairs and the International Stock show will be offered at this sale and breeders from all parts of the country will be in attendance. See advertisement elsewhere in The Democrat.

Jesse Coovert of near Mitchell, South Dakota, who was employed at the Babcock A Hopkins elevator in this city for several years and who has been visiting his father and other relatives at ML Ayr, came to Rensselaer Thursday for a visit with friends before returning to his home. He had also been visiting a brother at Erie, Pennsylvania, just return■tng from there this week. He reports that Michael Nagel, formerly of Jasper county but now of near Mitchell and who has been in failing health for the past year and a half, to be holding his own quite well considering his ailment. The flood water in the Iroquois river here reached its highest point Wednesday afternoon, but it was still some three feet below the point reached in the Easter floods of 1913. Quite a large ice gorge formed in back of Weston cemetery, in the new channel, and the water was diverted to the old channel farther south. No particular damage was done, however, and a part of the gorge became dislodged Wednesday night without using any force. The water was reported quite high over the grade at the Burke bridge both on the north and south sides, but not sufficient ~to stop traffic.

Kathryn Ethel McGraw was born August 17. 1881. near Goodland, and departed this life Thursday morning at 10:45 at her home on Third street, after an illness of nearly a year, at the age of thirtysix years, five months and twenty days. She was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Ellen McGraw of Remington, her father haring died several years ago. She was married fifteen years ago to ‘Earl Mason, wh>, with an only daughter. Irene Mason. is left to mourn her death. 3he was a faithful wife and mother, with a kind and loving disposition and endured her suffering with the utmost patience. Besides her husband and little daughter she is survived by her mother, three brothers —John. Angus and Robert McGraw, and three sisters —rMrs. Mary Pratt of Cleveland. Ohio, Mrs. Charles Dluzak and Margaret McGraw, both of Remington. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the Catholic church and interment made in the Fowler cemetery.— Benton Review.