Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1918 — The WEEK’S. DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK’S. DOINGS

Mrs. Carrie Retherford and family have moved to Chicago. (Harold Nowels went to Chicago Saturday for a week’s visit with relatives. Gas 24c; tires sold at 50c profit. We never close. —MAIN GARAGE, phone 206. j-10 Joe Fate of Crowin Point visited relatives and friends here the last of the week. Mrs. Cordelia Williams and daughter, Mrs. C. H. Porter, were Lafayette visitors Friday. Mrs. Clifford Parkinson of Pleasant Ridge went to Frankfort Friday to see her brother, who is very sick with pneumonia. Filing card cabinents, leveral "‘"otfferent styles, Carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Miss Louise McCain of Kentland came Sunday for a week’s visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hartley. William Wasson, who had been clerking at C. ’Earl Duvall’s clothing store for some time, is now Clerking for Ben Leopold at Brook. A meeting of the members of the Methodist church will be held at the church Thursday evening at S o'clock. Every member is urged to be present.

J. B. Reed of Gillam township was in town Monday. They got a very heavy rain at Medaryville Saturday afternoon, but none fell in west of town until Sunday night, when they got a “soaker,” making it too wet to work in the fields at all Monday. Paul Worland writes The Democrat from some place—the post- \ mark being censored and the letter undated: “I am ready, to sail and ■want to ask you to send my paperto my new address. It will ,be Paul H. Worland, M. D-, 10th F. A., 4th Division, A. E. F.’’

Rev. C. L. Sharper and family of Kentland were Rensselaer visitors Friday afternoon. Miss Mae Dunlap of Chicago was here to attend the funeral of Henry liurcupile Friday. Better secure one of those Service Flags at The Democrat office before they are all gone. Jake Moore came down from Chicago Saturday and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore. Mrs. H. G. Ensley and daughter of St. Joseph, Michigan, visited the last of the week with Mr. and Mrs J. H. Chapman. Rev. and Mrs. John Sebring of Medaryville came over last Wednesday to visit his sister. Mrs. William Washburn, for several days. Mrs. A. H. Tedford and daughter, Mrs. Bessie Rich and little daughter, of Goodland, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins Sunday afternoon. Louis Misch of Wheatfield; .who is home on a thirty day furlough from Camp Taylor to assist in farm work, was in Rensselaer Saturday. His furlough expires June 7. On account of the uncertainties and delays in shipping silo material, parties wishing silos should contract for them at once with the Rensselaer Cement Products Co.— Advt. m-22

Among the Chicago goers Friday were Dr. M. D. Gwin, Livingston Ross and Mrs. Thompson Ross an® little son, the latter returning home after a visit here with Mrs. Ora T. Ross.

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Arnold, son and daughter, of Watseka, Illinois, and Mrs. J. L. Cooks, son, John, Jr., and daughter Pauline, of Goodland, visited Miss Gertrude Hopkins and mother, Mrs. Frances Hopkins, Sunday afternoon. Joseph Francis, Sr., whose wife recently died, has gone to live wirh his son, Allie Francis, in Union township. The latter is also bereft of his wife and has been batching and farming under His father can assist him materially in the lighter duties about the home. ...

Bev. D. C. Hill went to Dugger, Iwdsaaa, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Frye spent Swaday wish friends in Hammond. Mrs. H J. Kannal and daughter Gwe-xd-ri-en spent the week-end at Bloosaagton. 'Jamies George of Chicago spent Sunday her* with his mother, Mrs. Lotti* George. Miss. Leila Champion of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Leslie Clark. Miss Hazel Smith returned to her ioere in Chicago Saturday after a week's visit here with Miss Lucy, Van Hook. Mass Edna Tilton went to Indianapalls. Saturday to visit her brother, who is in training at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Elias Arnold and daughter Bethel of Barkley township, went to Covington. Ohio, Saturday for a visit with relatives. A Yesterday's local markets: Corn, 11; oats, 7*e; wheat, |2; rye, 61.75. Th-» prices a year ago were: Cora, 11.55; oats, 65c. Rev. E. W. Strecker went to Cbßrinwati, Ohio, Monday to represent the Monnett school at the meeting of the general Deacons’ corps. I>r. H. L. Brown went to Lafayetse Saturday and drove home his car. wkf-eh. he had shipped to that place i'oes Florida, where he with ids family had spent the winter.

Ray D. Thompson, when entering the poet oOee Friday, slipped in the doorway and fell into the large plate glass window at the west side of the entrance and shattarei same into a score of pieces. ' 1 ■■■'.

tTharies Rhoades, who is in military training at Rock Island, Illinoas. spent Saturday and Sunday fiacre wilt bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. 'Rhoades. Miss Walters of ’ Chicago was also a gufsr at the Rhoades hdme.

A eirii service examination was held at tae high school building Friday by Miss Fame Haas, secretary of the c®anty board, for clerks with a knowledge of stenography and typewriting. Those who took the -exgmiaarioz were Walter Schult-?, Ray Ora Potts and Louis QnirtL' The Gaiety airdome opened Saturday irighc under the Princess theatre management. with a good program of vaudeville and movies to a jacked house. Monday night the Lowell high. school gave “Claim Allowed." a home talent play that was exceptionally good and was very well attended, indeed. O- K_ Rainier has purchased of Robert Yeoman his residence property oo Cullen, street, immediately north of Mr. Rainier’s present residence, and will remodel same, it is mndersrood, and it will be occupied by Dr. M. D. Gwin and wife. Mr. Yeoman will purchase a smaller I'iroperty, it 'is understood.. . The. •r-c‘rs.'-ier-tti<:-n was S2,f>o‘), it is reported.

Az ■. explcsion in ■ the plant of the Aetaa Chemical Co. at Oakdale, Pa., Saizrcty destroyed B*l per cent of the ptaat and nearly 10® bodies of employes have been taken from the min- According to officials of the plant 212 employes were missting The plant was engaged in manufartariag TXT, a high explosive, for the government It is thought the expiosoa was caused from carelessnessia : ffif the material. used.

Mrs. P. W. Clarke was a Chicago goer Monday. W. J. Wright was an Indianapolis goer yesterday. Dr. I. M. Washburn was in. Lafayette on business Monday. A. S. Laßue left yesterday for Martinsville to take treatment for rheumatism. Mrs. E. E. Holden of Waterloo, lowa, is here for a visit with her son; J. H. Holden. Mrs, J. H. Holden went to Chicago Monday, called there by the serious illness of her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carder of Chicago spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock.

Howard Green went to Lansing, Illinois, Monday for a’visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gallagher. The Democrat’s fancy stationery department Is the economical place to buy your correspondence needs. A freight wreck occurred near Surrey Sunday night, delaying the morning trains for several hours. Miss Lucy Hurley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley, is suffering from an attack of appendicitis. Willette 'Hill came home from Alliance, Ohio, Sunday. Willette is one of the boys to leave for Columbus Barracks, Ohio, today. W. D. Bringle, J. J. Hunt, N. Littlefield and Ross Dean attended a district War Savings stamp meeting at Kentland Sunday night. Mrs. K. T. Rhoades, who is attending business college at Lafayette, spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parkinson. Miss Florence Allman returned to Northwestern university, Chicago, Monday, after a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman.

J. D. Allman returned the last of the week from Mudlavia, where he had been taking treatment 4 for rheumatism, and is able to get up town but is only the shadow of his former self.

A class of thirty-one took the first K. of C. degree at St. Joseph college Sunday, the work being performed by a team from Lafayette. The candidates were mostly from Jasper county, a few only being college students. They will take the second and third degrees on Sunday, June 2.

Harvey Roadifer, who for the past two years had been employed by the Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail order house in Chicago, came Saturday for a visit with his parents in Carpenter township. He is an alternate in the draft call and may leave with the twenty-five young men to go to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, today. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mardorf, who were visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron here last week, the two gentlemen being cousins, have rented the W. I. Spitler property on Cullen street, furnished, and wjll come here about the first of June to spend the summer. Mr. Mardorf is assistant treasurer of the Monon railroad. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer .postoffice for the week ending May 20: D- M. Stafford, Frances Westhaven, Mrs. Bertha Warner, Mrs. John Neely, Miss G. Meyr, Wanda Smith, Gennie Linton, F. B. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs-. Ira Williams, Mrs. Maggie McCashen, Will A. Redpath, Mrs. Anna Allison, Mrs Rachel Roberts, Milton Clark. The above letters will be sent to the deadletter office on June 3 if not claimed.

Vegetation of all kinds has made a most wonderful growth during the past three weeks, and crops are certainly looking fine at this ‘ writing. Planting is practically com-, pleted and many fields of corn are up so that the rows can be seen from one end of the field to the other. Due to tile fact that extreme care was taken in selecting the seed, the stand is probably above the average, and the ground was never in better condition for both oats sowing and corn planting than it has been this spring.