Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Mrs. S. Speigel and little son left Saturday for Akron, Ohio, for a visit with her sister. Miss Anna Stocksick returned Friday evening from Logansport, where she had 'been, visiting her sister. Miss Mabel. Filing card cabinents, several different styles, carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department.

Wallace & Baugh of Lafayette will be at the Makeever hotel on Tuesday, April 30, for the making of . loans on chattel property.—Adv. Mrs. H. L. Brown and daughter, Mary Jane, are expected ’home this week from Palatka, Florida, where they have been spending the winter. Two packages (50) tan colored bond envelopes for sc, while the stock lasts, at The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Among the Chicago goers Saturday were Mr. and M'rs. H. A. Quinn of this city, Miss Pearl Dunn of Jordan towdship and Miss Esther Leopold of Wolcott.

C. C. Warner returned to Gary Friday evening after spending a couple of days here with his aged father, Norman Warner, who has been suffering from heart trouble considerably of late. Mesdames J. J. Hunt, J. A. Dunlap, A. H. Hopkins and A. F. Long attended a lecture at Indianapolis Thursday given under the auspices of the Woman’s Activities committee of the state council of defense. Arthur Bissenden of Camp Shelby arrived here from Pakton, Illinois, Friday, where he had been to see his mother, who was quite sick at that place. He wired to Camp Shelby asking for an extension of his furlough on account of his mother’s illness. Well, how are things coming with you? We expect some troubles. If we did not have we would think things were coming too easy. Understand this, the Studebaker farm wagon la the best wagon put upon four wheels; the bigger the load the lighter the draft. I have one price for all, and quality is guaranteed at C. A. ROBERTS’, Front, St., Rensselaer. ts

Mrs. Ralph Sprague spent Monday in Lafayette. Mrs. John Kriss made a business trip to Chicago yesterday. Devere Zea will move to Wolcott this week where he will be employed in a bakery. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Quinn moved to Gary Monday where he has secured employment. A. J. Bellows has been quite poorly for some time, but is now able to be out occasionally. - f Alfred Peters of south Marion purchased a Dodge touring car Friday of W. I. Hoover, who is handling the Dodge here now. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Zeigler o north of town spent Saturday and Sunday in Indianapolis with their son, Roscoe, anu wife. Mrs. O. D. Heffner qf Minneapolis, Minnesota, canje Saturday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Stephenson, and sister, Mrs. W. L. Frye. Clifford Spate of Newland left Friday night for Camp Shelby after a ten days’ furlough spent with relatives and friends at Newland and Rensselaer.

Gurney Jessen visited his brother Leland at Camp Dodge, lowa, last week. Leland has been quite sick, suffering from an infected arm. but is improving. Chester Zea, who has been living in one of the Makeever houses on the east side of the public square, will move today into the John M. Knapp property on Park avenue. If you want a fine dictionary at about one-half the regular price, call and see the New Webster International we have for sale in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department.

Mrs. J. D. Allman returned home] Saturday after spending a few days at Mudlavia with her husband, who is taking treatment for rheumatism. She states that Mr. Allman was very sick and in quite a helpless condition, but the doctors thought that there would be a change for the better in a few days. A good rain fell during the early hours Saturday morning, continuing for the greater part of the day. While it was quite cold and disagreeable, the rain was of much benefit to wheat, oats and grass. Monday and yesterday were somewhat warmer and the skies were bright and clear, but it is still too cool for anything to grow very much. Rising temperature is prophecied for the latter half of the week. The first consignment of the 10,000 automobile trucks.-which are expected to pass through Remington in the next few months on their way from Chicago to an eastern seaport, by w r ay of Lafayette and Indianapolis, were expected the first of this week. The route as laid out is through Morocco and Goodland, and it is understood that about 100 loaded trucks per day will be driven through. Quite a good many trucks —new ones, but unloaded —have been driven through Rensselaer during the past few months, on their way south.

Mrs. Ida Benjamin went to Otterbein Saturday for a visit with relatives. ' Grant Wynegar came up from Lafayette Saturday to spend Sunday with his wife. John Holliday, who is employed at carpenter work in Gary, spent Sunday with his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant spent Sunday in Lafayette with the former's brother, Orlan Grant, and wife. Archie Lee of Camp Shelby, Mississippi, came Saturday on a ten-day furlough, which he will spend with relatives here and at Mt. Ayr. Alex Hurley and daughter Lucy went to Decatur, Illinois Friday to attend the funeral of an infant child of another daughter of Mr. Hurley. Misses Gladys Reeve and Bertha Daniels, and Forest Morlan returned to Chicago Monday morning after spending Sunday with their parents here. Mrs. E. J. Kays of Hinsdale, Montana, who has been visiting relatives and friends here for the past couple of months, left yesterday on her return journey.

Gravelous Hansson, who has been working for the Pennsylvania railroad company for the past few weeks, has returned to Rensselaer and will remain here for some little time at least. The party who gave a check to me on April 13 for $2.50 on The Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer, is requested to please call at my store and finish filling out same.— MARY MEYER-SHEALY.

Mrs. Judson Adams of Barkley township was called to Reynolds Monday on account of the serious illness from pneumonia of her nephew, Judson Michal, who is at the hocne of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michal. Auctioneers Fred Phillips of Rensselaer and Harvey Williams of Remington assisted in a Red Cross auction sale at Fowler on April 13. which was one of the most successful sales of its kind that has been held in the state, the sale totalling $5,752.43 and leaving a net aimount of $3,501.73. C. H. Porter returned last week from a month’s prospecting, during which he visited Colorado Springs, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah, points in Arizona and from there to Butte and other points in Montana. He is much taken up with the country in Montana and hopes to locate there some time in the near future.

Corporal Floyd Bigelow, Co. C, 151st Infantry, at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss., died Friday at the camp hospital. The body was taken to Attica for burial. Young Bigelow was twenty three years old and had been in the national army since last November.. His mother, Mrs. Penelope Bigelow, lives at Reynolds. He has two brothers in the service, one, Raymond, being stationed at Ft. Deming, N. M., and Allen, in the navy. For some unexplained reason our packages of Democrats of Saturday’s issue again failed to reach Parr until the afternoon train Saturday, thereby disappointing scores of subscribers on the TWr rural route, who did not their paper until Monday as a consequence. The packages for Fair Oaks and the two Fair Oaks rurals reached their destination on the milk train Saturday morning, and the Parr packages should have reached their destination on the same mail.

In a letter received a few days ago from D. J. Babcock, who is stationed at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, he said that it was rumored that the boys recently transferred from Camp Taylor to Camp Sevier would be "sent across’’ about the middle of May. Also that he knew of but two dther Jasper county boys who were there —John King of Npwton township and John Moolenaar of/ 1 near Demotte. • There are eight Newton cqunty boys' 9 there, it is said, but we are unable to give their names.

W. C. Babcock was in Chicago on business Monday. Mrs. H. W. Jackson and daughter Gertrude spent Friday in Lafayette. ’ ” — _ ~~~ —————— Mesdames A. F. Long and C. W. Hanley attended a missionary meeting at Brookston Monday. Mrs. Richard Hartman went to Idaville Friday to attend the funeral of a four-year-old son of her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson and son Edwin spent Sunday In Gillam township with John Ryan and family. J. H. O'Neall of Lafayette spent Sunday here with his daughter, Sarah O’Neall, and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels.

Miss Lorene Warren went to Lafayette Monday where she will take a business course at the Lafayette Business college. Dr. Frank McCarthy of Terre Haute came Sunday and visited until yesterday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, 95c; oats, 82c; wheat, $2; rye, $2. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.30; oats, 63c; wheat, $2.25; rye, $1.40. Willette Hill, who is traveling with a show trouip now showing in Pennsylvania, is home for a week's visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill. Mrs. A. B. Caylor of Noblesville and Mrs. Bert Stalker of Anderson returned to their homes yesterday after several days’ visit here with Mrs. E. P. Lane.

Attorney H. L. Sammons has resigned as z postmaster at Kentland, and an (/examination of applicants for the place will be held in Goodland on May 8. The salary of the postmaster is $1,700 per annum at present.

Letters remaining in the Rensselaer post office for the week ending April 22, were: Alva J. Long, Charlie Moore, Mrs. M. L. Sears, C. E. Hensley, Wm. Martin, Roger Mathews, E. Bartsch. If not called for the above letters will be sent to the deadletter office May G. Nate Welsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welsh of Jordan township, and A. G. and B. A. Bullis, who are taking training at the Great Lakes Naval Training station, came down Saturday evening on a thirtysix hour leave. They expect to soon be transferred to Norfolk, Virginia. A few boxes of bond and linen finish odd size and square envelopes in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department that will be closed out at two bunches (50 envelopes) for 5 cents. This is but 1-10 of a cent each. Call in and get some of these envelopes while they last. Understand they are made of good bond paper, but are of sizes that do not sell as rapidly as some other lines.

Miss Ruth Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood of this city, has beoked with a Chautauqua agency for a thirty weeks’ engagement for the coming season. She will be a (member of a ladies’ trio, and will also act as contralto soloist and reader. Miss Wood will go to Chicago next Sunday where she will take about three weeks rehearsal preparatory to the opening of the season at Burlington, Texas, on May 19. She does not know at this time the name of the company to which she will be assigned. The Sacred Heart academy for girls at Louisville, Kentucky, was destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon. Miss Ruth McKenzie of this place was attending this school, and reports of the burning of the institution say that Miss McKenzie with a classmate were the means of saving the life of Beulah Minney, nine years old, when it was discovered she was left in the classroom. Miss McKenzie and Miss Ernestine Hines of Louisville went back into the burning building and found the girl almost suffocated, but she soon revived after being led out in the open air by her rescuers. The loss of the building is estimated at about $200,000.