Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Conrad Kellner was in Indianapolis on business Thursday. Miss Edith West went to Chicago Thursday for a week’s visit. The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. -Charles V. May. Ellis Jones and Frank Timmons were over from Remington on business Wednesday. Chicago visitors Tuesday were Michael Jungles of Kniman, Elmer Gwin and S. C. Irwin. Mrs. Dave Haste and little daughter Aveline spent a few days this week with relatives at Burnettsville. Lafayette goers Wednesday were C. G. Spitler J. J. Hunt, Frank Jlam, Frank Holsher, C. W. Postill and H. W. Jackson. John F. Bruner went to Rantoul, Illinois, Wednesday, where he expected to close a deal for the telephone plant of that city. 4 . The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Michal of Walker township, who has been quite sick with bronchial trouble, is reported much better.

I will sell a good, registered Shorthorn ibull, 14 months old, sired by Secret Count, at the Sam Lowery sale next Wednesday.—JEßßY BRANSON.

Harvey Davisson sold a 153-acre farm lying one-fourth mile from Gloster, Mississippi, to his brother-in-law, James Swaim. The farm is quite well improved and has a good house. The farm has been used as a demonstration farm by the Illinois Central railroad.

Beef by quarter or in small quantities. —C. H. LEAVEL, phone 647. Ben B. Miller of Mt. Ayr went to Windfall, Indiana, Wednesday on business. Mrs. Harry Arnold went to Joliet, Illinois, Wednesday for a short visit with relatives. F. W. Fisher of Kankakee township was a business visitor in the city Wednesday. Mrs. Delma Alter returned to her home at Forest, Indiana, the first of the week, after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, $1; oats, 87c; wheat, $2; rye, $2.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 97c; oats, 56c; wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.25. Mrs. Clair Porter of Rensselaer returned to her home last Friday morning after a few days’ visit at the home of Max Broadie. —Benton Review.

Victor Hoover returned to his work at Indiana Harbor the first of the week after spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hoover. The Home Economics club will meet at the library auditorium at 2 p. m., Saturday, March 2. A full attendance is hoped for, as we have special work for that day.—Advt. Gas, 22c; tires, 50c profit; standard makes only. Cash discount on everything else we sell. Maxwell and Ford livery at all hours. We never close.—-THE MAIN GARAGE. m-16

Mrs. John Morgan of Elwood came Thursday to see her grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Robinson, who fractured in a fall at the home of her son, John Robinson, the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gray and two daughters, Misses Fleta and Daisy, wefe over from Remington Thursday to meet another daughter, Miss Hazel Gray, who was returning from Valparaiso, where she had been attending the university.

C. B. Steward was in Delphi on business Thursday. The Priscilla Sew club will meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. B. J. Moore. J. J. Montgomery left Thursday for Washington, D. C., on war conference business. If you want to buy a good cow or a good horse, attend the Sam Lowery sale next Wednesday.—Adv. ;Harry S. Hufty of Mt. Ayr has been appointed postmaster at that place to succeed the late C. J. Hopkins. Mrs. R. D. Thompson and daughters, Virginia and Ruth, went to Gary Thursday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Lawson Myer.

David Blitstein returned to Chicago Thursday evening after spending a couple of days here looking after his farm up near Gifford. Miss Mae Clarke came home from Valparaiso Thursday to spend the mid-semester vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Healy, N. S. Bates, Miss Mary Yates and Mrs. George Stoudt of Remington. Miss Maud Daugherty, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Allman in Indianapolis for the ipast week, returned home the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown returned to their home at Monon Thursday after a few days’ spent here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Firman Rutherford. Mrs. Estal Price of near Surrey left Tuesday for her new home at Buchanan, Michigan, her husband having gone through with their household goods some few days previous.

Elza Grow is in Indianapolis this week sitting on the federal jury. He was one of the twelve jurors impaneled to sit in the trial of the several Republican politicians of Lake county who had been indicted by the federal grand jury for frauds growing out of the last election in that county, but after hearing the evidence against the men Judge Anderson ruled that a case had not been made out against them and instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendants. Jesse E. Eschbach, director of the speakers’ bureau of the Liberty loan committee of Indiana, has asked E. P. Honan of this city to be one of the speakers to tour this state in. the third Liberty loan drive. 'Although it will bo quite a sacrifice 'for Mr. Honan to leave home at this time, his patriotism is of the sort that is ready at all times to do everything he can to assist in winning the war, and it is likely that all other considerations will be put aside by him in this instance also, if possible.

Mrs. Fred Rhoades and little son returned to their home in Chicago Thursday. Misses Hattie and Blanche Grant of west of town went to Chicago Thursday for a few days’ visit. Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Fendig returned Thursday from a two weeks’ visit at various points in Texas. Mrs. Osa Ritchey returned from Connersville Wednesday, where she had been visiting relatives for the past week. James Mathena returned tb his home at Cherokee, lowa, the first of the week. He was accompanied as far as Chicago by his brothers, Earl and Elmer Mathena. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley are moving into the John I. Gwin new house on the corner of Cullen an 1 Susan streets, and George A. Williams will move into the house vacated by Mr. Hartley.

Robert Phares, who had his eye injured by a nail striking him in the eye went to Lafayette Thursday accompanied by Dr. English, and the injured member will be treated at St. Elizabeth’s hospital for a few days. John V. Lesh moved yesterday from the Dr. Kresler farm east of town to his own farm in Union township, vacated by his son 'Russell, who moves to town and occupies a house on Merritt street, in the northeast part of town. J. W. Smith of Walker township moves onto the farm vacated by the elder Lesh. Roy Stephenson returned from Indianapolis Tuesday evening with the large Studebaker bus belonging to the City Transfer company, and which had been shipped to that place from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where Mr. Stephenson had used it in running a transfer between Hattiesburg and Camp Shelby for several months.

Lieut, and Mrs. Horace Chadbourhe came Wednesday to visit the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. (Hollingsworth. Lieut. Chadbourne has been stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland, for some time but has been transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and will leave in a few days for that place. Mrs. Chadbourne will remain here with her parents for the present. F. M. Haskell and family will move next week onto the farm near Winamac owned jointly by Mr. Haskell and J. F. Bruner, and Frank will turn his hand to agriculture once more after many years of razor wielding. The change will probably be a little hard for awhile, but Frank is big and brawny, and if the spirit is only willing he will no doubt make an ideal farmer. J. W. Faylor and family of Union township expect to leave this week for their new home in Fulton county, where they go onto a 384acre stock farm. They will be located within seven miles of Rochester and five miles of Kewanna. They have long been residents of Jasper county and they take with them the best wishes of a host of friends here who are sorry to see them leave this locality.

Lieut. Jay Newels and wife have rented the Mrs.*Allie Porter house on McCoy avenue, now occupied by M. V. Brown, and the lieutenant's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nowels, will reside there with his wife during his absence. M. V. Brown will move into the property occupied by Thurston Otterburg in the west part of town, and Mr. and Mrs. Otterburg will move onto the Ed. J. Randle farm in Barkley township. Mrs. C. P. Moody, who has so successfully managed the Makeever hotel for several years, went to Indianapolis Tuesday to meet her sister, Mrs. J. E. Herrod, and the latter’s daughter-in-law, Mrs. C. L. Herrod, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Moody will give up the management of the hotel and with her husband will reside on the latter’s farm oh Wall street in Barkley township, while the management of the hotel will be taken over by Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Herrod, assisted by Mrs. J. E. Herrod.

Martha V. Jones of Tefft has been granted a widow’s pension of $25 per month. J. W. Taylor and Grant Culp were among the Carpenter township people in Rensselaer yesterday. Conrad Kellner, accompanied by Lee Myers, left for Flint, Michigan, Sunday night to drive home a couple of Buick automobiles, for which car Kellner & Callahan have the agency. "1 ■ . . ■ . J. M. Sauser brought in a nice White Wyandotte hen with a brood of young chickens Thursday and placed same in the window at the , Red Cross headquarters. Mr. Sauser has donated them to the Red Cross, and they will be disposed of in some manner for the benefit of that organization.

Have you secured your motor license for 1918? If not, better delay It no longer. Miss Mabel Nowels, notary public at The Democrat office, has aUjthe necessary application blanks and will fill out and send in the application for you without expense to you aside ifrom the fee to the secretary of state and 25 cents notary fee. Louis Putts, who was in training in the aviation division at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, for some time and returned home several weeks ago on an extended furlough, and recently went to Indianapolis for a re-examination, failed to pass on account of a defect in one of his eyes and has been discharged from the service. The Democrat is still selling a good commercial envelope, XX and XXX. size 5,6, 6 3-4 and a few bonds left, at 5c per package oT twenty-five. When the present supply, bought before the big advance in prices, is exhausted we will be obliged to advance the prices. Better lay In a supply now while you can get them at the old figure. As a means of stimulating movement of farm products to the consumer, Postmaster General Burleson has increased the weight limits of 'parcel post packages for delivery in the first, second or third zones, when mailed in the first or second zones, from the present limit of 50 pounds to 70 pounds. The weight limit for all other zones was increased from 20 to 50 pounds. The new rates are effective March 15. Mrs. E. J. Randle and little son, Ed. J., Jr., accompanied Mrs. F. D. Burchard and daughter Wednesday a part of the way on the latters' trip to Jacksonville, Florida, to visit her husband, who is in the military service and is stationed at the latter place. Mrs. Randle will visit her sister, Mrs. 6. E. Sparling, near Demopolis, Alabama, and also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Shedd, who are spending the winter with the Sparlings.

F. O. Hershman, son. of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hershman of Walker township, returned to Camp Funston, Kansas, last Monday after a ten day visit with friends and relatives in Jasper county. Obat is very enthusiastic over his camp life and after his visit was anxious to return to Funston. He is in the remount service and his work at present is in the operating room, where the many horses are treated. He is now a corporal and has been recommended for promotion to sergeant. Several of his friends were entertained at his home last Sunday. Those present were his sister, Mrs. G. C. Tipsword of Panama, Illinois; Miss Pauline Lewis and Mr. Henley of Lafayette; Forest Stoner of Valparaiso, Neil Williams of Medaryville, the Misses Freida Ferguson, Jessie White, Dorothy Boyle and Margaret Pettet of Wheatfield, and Messrs. Willie Myers am] Paul Hershman.