Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Peter Cooper of Kniman took the train here Saturday for Hammond. Gas 24c; tires sold at 50c profit. We never close. —MAIN GARAGE, phone 206. j-10 Mrs. D. J. Pettit and Mrs. Frank Miles of Wolcott were Chicago goers Saturday. John O’Connor of Kniman came down Saturday to attend the Judson Michal funeral. Mrs. W. R. Coverston of Goshen came the last of the week to visit, her daughter, Mrs. R. D. Wangelin. Miss Edna Parker of Chicago ■was the guest of Miss Fame Haas Saturday night and Sunday. Jack and Doris Larsh went to Kokomo Friday for a visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. jMr. and Mrs. C. P. Wrigh- and little granddaughter Helen, and Mrs. Belle McCarthy were Indianapolis goers Friday. Filing card cabinents, teveral different styles, carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. J. J. Montgomery went to Rockford, Illinois, Monday for a couple of weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. E'ugene Weinple. Among the Chicago visitors Friday were N. C. Shafer, A. L. Padgitt, Mrs. Stella Ketchum, ’Mrs-. Alda Parkison and Mrs. Rice Porter.

Charles Reed of northwest of Goodland, with his. wife and daughter, was in Rensselaer Saturday, Mr. Reed to get some milling done and the women folks to do some shopping. George Mustard received a letter a few days ago from his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Jones of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, stating that she was to be in Indianapolis Monday and •would come up to Rensselaer yesterday to make ihim a visit.

Jesse Bringle of near Brook was in the city on business Monday. Southern grown strawberries have made their appearance in the local market and retail at 25 cents per quart. D. F, Maish of Frankfort was here Friday and Saturday looking after his real estate interests in Union township. Considerable frost fell in the north and central parts of the county last Friday night, but no damage of importance resulted. Sergeant Ralph Witham returned to Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, the last of the week, after a short visit here with his mother, Mrs. May Witham. Mrs. Henry Regus of New Orleans, Louisiana, came the last of the week for an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. Charles Ramp, and other relatives.

George Maines of Rich Hill, Missouri, who is visiting his mother, Mrs. S. A. Maines, went to Hopkins Park, Illinois, the last of the week to visit his brother, Walter Maines, and family.

Rain fell again Saturday night and most of the day Sunday, making it too wet in the fields for planting. More rain fell Monday night, but not enough to prevent the resumption of planting yesterday afternoon. In referring to the Rensselaer doctors Who had offered their services to the army, the name of Dr. F. H. Hemphill was inadvertently omitted. In fact, The Democrat is informed, that Dr. Hemphill is the only one who had actually signed up for service. Mrs. Kate R. Watson, who had been spending some time in Indianapolis with her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Beeler, returned to her home here the last of the week, accompanied by Mrs. Beeler, and will spend the summer here. Mrs. Beeler’s husband is with the Lily base hospital unit in France.

George Putt of northwest Carpenter was a visitor in the city Monday. Uncle Norm Warner’s condition was apparently slightly better yesterday. Miss Grace Haas attended the funeral of a friend at Lansing, Michigan, Sunday. Mrs. W. I. Hoover was called to Delphi Sunday by the illness of her father, Jesse Smith. A. R. Clark of Kankakee, Illinois, visited relatives here last week, and also his sister, Mrs. T. F. ■ Warne, at Parr. Miss Berea Bartoo of Remington took the train here Friday for Greencastle for a visit with friends at Depauw university. • X ■ • Mr. and - Mrs? J~ IL Wangelln and family motored up from Indianapolis Saturday and spent Sunday with their son, R. D. Wangelin, and wife.

Miss. Florence Ryan of Gillam tn who recently took civil service examination for a government clerical position, received a telegram Monday that sihe had “passed” and to report at Washington at once. Miss Gertie. Leopold has returned from a few weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Julia Haas, and family at Tipton. Mrs. Haas and baby "e----turned with her and will visit hc e for several days with her parents.

John Kriss, who has been employed in the West for about a year past, came Thursday night to spend a couple of weeks with his wife, who is moving from the Mary Jane Hopkins house on Park avenue to their onion farm at Newland for the summer. Lon (Healy of Rensselaer and John Murphy of Parr went to Indianapolis Monday night to attend t'he state K. of C. meeting yesterday. E. P. Honan was one of the delegates, but on account ®f the Democratic district meeting here yesterday he let his alternate go to Indianapolis in his stead.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Osborne received a letter last Wednesday from their son Omar, who is with the 108tlh U. S. Engineers, written from Camp Merritt, New Jersey, on May 6, in which he said they were about to sail for France, and that this would be the last letter they would receive from him on this side of the water. Mrs. W. H. Childers, who was called to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, recently by the illness of her son Parker, who underwent an operation for a severe attack of appendicitis, returned home Thursday. While Parker is doing nicely it will probably be a month before he is out. of the hospital, and Mrs. Childers could not remain away until that time to accompany him home, as s/he had first exacted to. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tobias have just received another letter from Raymond Dixie, who is on the 17. S. battlesip Montana, in which he states that they have just returned to this country after having been stationed elsewhere for several months. iHe says that the Montana has -made more miles in the last year than any other ship in the navy; that in the past four months it has made six round trips, convoying thirty-nine troop ships with an average of 1,500 men to the ship, or a total of 58,500 men, dnd that he knows*' of twelve other crews on the same duty, which w.Ji give one some idea of the number of soldiers we now have “over there.” He thinks his ship will go into dry dock now for some over hauling and that he may be able to come home on a furlough.

E. P. Honan attended a meeting of Catholic Foresters at Lafayette Sunday. ■ K - ■' Mrs. F. M. Makeever and daughter Gay of near Mt. Ayr, were Lafayette visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Worland of Hammond spent Sunday here with D.- M. Worland and family. -r •* | Virgil Hamilton caihe up from Indianapolis and spent Sunday here with Hale Warner and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Speaks of Hammond spent Sunday here with i the former’s brother, Ernest Speaks and wife. Charles Phegley and Chauncey Wood are recent purchasers of new Dodge cars, bought through the W. I. Hoover agency. Miss Hazel Lamson, teacher in the Indianapolis schools, spent the week-end here with her parent-, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lamson.

Ernest Moore came up from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Sunday to spend a short furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moore. Wallace W. Parkinson, who had been visiting his aged mother Mrs. Fannie Parkinson, who is a patient at the county hospital, left Monday for his home at Bucklen, Kansas. Mrs. Charles Reed of Hanging Grove township, has received word that her nephew, Charles A. Goidan, who is in service in France, had been slightly wounded on April 13.

The war news still continues most encouraging and it is thought Fritz has made his last big drive —and accomplished nothing more than the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of his men. John Merritt spent Sunday in Hammond with his wife who had been in that city for several days at the home of her brother, Alfred iWickman. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman are the parents of a new daughter.

George W. (Hopkins went to Indianapolis Sunday to join his w fe, who has been visiting there for a couple of weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tedford. M.S. Hopkins will return home with h'm L. H. Hamilton, editor of the Republican, left yesterday to attend a big war meeting at Philadelphia; and from there will go to Washington on business. He expects to be gone a week or ten days.

D. A. Beckman, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman of this city, has just got out of St. Joseph’s hospital at Alberquque, New Mexico, where he recently underwent an operation for a severe attack of appendicitis. He is doing nicely now, he writes home. Miss Leulla Robinson, accompanied by Misses Jane Parkinson, Leona Kolhoff and Mamie Bever, drove to Delphi Monday in the former’s Ford car and brought back her mother, Mrs. Warren Robinson, who had been visiting relatives in Wabash county for some time. Robert Van Atta, son of Mr. an 1 Mrs. John R. VanAtta of this citv, who for the past eight years has held the office of judge of the superior court of Deleware and Grant counties, was defeated on the Republican ticket for re-nomination last Tuesday by forty votes, Robei t F. Murray, a young lawyer of Muncie, receiving the nomination.

Joseph Reeve, who was called here by the death of his aged grandfather, W. W. Reeve, will-re-turn to Camp Taylor, Kentucky, today. Joe is an expert shorthand reporter and stenographer and has been doing a great deal of this class of, work at Camp Taylor. He likes it there flfrst rate but rather misses the salary he was pulling down before being called to the colors.

Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.00; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.00; rye, $1.75. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.50; oats, 65c. — An infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sanders of east of town died Monday night and was buried in the Crockett cemetery Tuesday forenoon. City Water and Light Superintendent C. S. Chamberlain went to Indianapolis yesterday on business connected with the contracting for the fuel needs of the city. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long and son George and family drove to Valparaiso Sunday afternoon and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Brenner who visited here until today. Lesley Miller was called to Kankakee, Illinois, Saturday evening by the illness of his sister, Mrs. E. H. Croxton, who was operated on late that night for appendicitis. The operation was a success and Mrs. Croxton is recovering nicely. Hazel Carr, who for the past few years has been driver of the American Express wagon, has resigned and accepted a position as baggageman for the Monon at Hammond. Mr. Carr is succeeded by William Platt, who has for some time been employed by Kellner & Callahan, and Ernest Speaks has taken Platt's place.

Henry Bogue died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Butterworth, of Newton township, yesterday morning at 1 a. m., after an illness of about three weeks from heart trouble. His age was seventynine years. He is survived by two children, Mrs. James Butterworth, with whom he had made his hemo for some time, and one . son, Charles Bogue of North Carmel, Illinois. The body will be shipped to Hoopeston, Illinois, today for burial. A district meeting of the Degree of Pocahontas will be held in Rensselaer tomorrow, May 16. Among the state officers who will be present are Great Pocahontas Luzena Raabe of Frankfort, Great Keeper of Records Maude Shelly of Alexandria, and Great Wenonah Lizzie McCall of Muncie. Representatives will be here from Fowler, Kentland, Boswell, Battle Ground and Rainsville. The afternoon meeting will be held at 2:30, the Great Chiefs presiding. The evening meeting will be held at 7:30 and a class of candidates will be initiated by the Fowler degree team.

Aaron Vore died at the home of W. H. Galbreath in Barkley township Monday at about 11:30 o’clock after an illness of many years, ba# ing been paralyzed for about six years. His age was sixty-six years, five months and 3 days. He is survived by a wife but no children, and with his wife had resided at the Galbreath home for the past two years, Mrs: Vore and Mrs. Galbreath being sisters. The funeral will be held at the late residence this Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. Cramer of the Barkley M. E. church, and burial will be made in the Smith cemetery.