Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Ralph Sprague attended a miller’s national convention at Indianapolis Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Austin of Wheatfield were visitors in the city Wednesday. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were C. W. Rhoades and Mrs. Rue Parcels. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Williams of Ashtabula, Ohio, are visiting his people in Union township. George Hurley left the first of the week for Winnebago, Minnesota, where he has secured employment. A. E. Shafer and Ramey McCurtain returned from Detroit, Michigan, the first of the week with two new Maxwell cars. Miss Ella Ritchey of California came the first of the week to visit her sister, Mrs. Kate R. Watson, and other relatives. Mrs. S. IH. Cornwell and two sons, Lowell and Lester, went to Ohenoa and Pontiac, Illinois,,. Thursday for a visit with relatives. '* Mrs. W. H. Stephenson and granddaughter, Dorothy Frye, went to Chicago Heights Wednesday for a visit with the former’s son and family. Miss Ada Huff of Jordan township and Miss Esther Wiseman of Virgie went to Indianapolis Wednesday where they will attend a teachers’ school. O. G. Baker of Barkley township is subbing as rural mail carrier on route 1 while the regular carrier, John G. Hayes, is taking his vacation.

A, S. Laßue returned Tuesday evening from a couple Of weeks’ sojourn at Martinsville. While somewhat reduced in weight, he states that he is entirely free from rheumatism for the present at least. v ‘

D. S. Makeever and E. J. Randle were in Lafayette on business Tuesday. Gas 24c; tires sold ai 50c profit. We never close.—MAlN GARAGE, phone 206. j-10 Mrs. G. H. McLain went to Liberty Center, Ohio, Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Harry FeLmy went to Fair Oaks Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Dewitt. Racine and Revere automobile tires, all sizes, at M. J. Kuboske’s garage, opposite Worland’s furniture store.

The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. L. Bott. They will meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. F. E. Babcock. Dewey Biggs, son of Mrs. Clara Biggs of this city,' has enlisted in the navy and reported for duty at the Great Lakes Training station last week. Miss Lura Halleck came home from Indiana university the first of the week. She graduates from that institution this year and will return there next week to receive her diploma.

Come to see me it you need a Buggy, a Farm Wagon or a tonic for your stock. I handle the Clover Brand tonic, and none is better. Money refunded If not satisfied. — C. A ROBERTS. ts

In ninety days you will be planning to fill that new silo. Have you placed your order? Now is the cheapest time to buy. Buy a silo made at home. See the Rensselaer Cement Products Co.—Advt.

Among those who attended the G. A. R. encampment at Logansport this week were W. D. Sayler, D. H. Yeoman, Henry Grow, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mitchell, Mrs, Ida Benjamin, Mrs. C. Ramey and Mrs. Hettie Nichols.

Mrs. Vivian Boicourt is expecting to go to Miami, Arizona, in a few weeks to remain for several months, and is advertising her Dodge sedan for sale before leaving. "Her brother, Lawrence Baker, is engaged in the gold mining business near Miami.

Car washing at Kuboske’s garage. ,

Mr: and Mrs. J. *3. Thompson of Remington were visitors in the city Thursday. ' W. C. Babcock and C. P. Wright w r ere among the Chicago goer? Thursday.

.(Howard ’Jones of near Remington was in on business Thursday evening. Glenn and Lester Karsner of. Chicago came Wednesday and are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire. Mrs. W. F. Armstrong returned to her home in Kentland the first of the week after visiting here with her sister, Mrs. X. Littlefield. \ See Charles Pefley for all kinds of nursery stock for fall planting. Every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge. Phone 473. V' ' ts

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Reeve left yesterday for' Camp Taylor. Kentucky, for a visit with their son, Joe. They expect to return tomorrow evening. Mrs. Henry Regis of New QrlOans, who is sending the summer with her mother, Mrs. Charles Ramp, and family, visited this week with friends at BrpOk.

Harold Fidler returned to Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Thursday after spending a thirty-day furlough at home assisting his father. Emmet L. Fidler, with his farm work. Some of the rye will do to cot next week, and wheat is coming along rapidly. Hay making is also almost at hand, so that the farmer is a very busy man these days.

Mrs. Andrew Kahler and daughter Pauline went to Chicago ’Heights Wednesday for a visit with her son, Joseph Kahler and family, and to make the acquaintance of a new granddaughter born to the latter on June 4.

Mrs. Harry Hartley and her guests, Mrs. W. H. Arnold of Chicago and Mrs. Gerald D. Strong and baby and Miss Louise McCain, drove to Kentland Wednesday and spent the day with the formers mother, Mrs. C. A. Wood.

The company of Liberty Guards at Kentland have taken steps to put on a fourth of July celebration, and have extended an invitation lo the four companies in Jasper county to spend the day there and participate in various military maneuvers.

Letters remaining in the Rensselaer post office for the week ending June 4: Mrs. Ray Schwartz. Nancy Smith, John Prichler. Sam Richardson, 11. E. Hensley, M. L. Sears, Lovey Grack, Sidney Johnson, Ely Krichier and Wilma Mur. If not called for the above letters will be sent to the deadletter office June 17.

Mrs. H. L. Barnes and little daughter, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier, for several weeks, left Wednesday morning for Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to superintend the packing of their household goods preparatory to moving to Atlanta, Georgia, later in the summer. They will return here and remain, for some time before taking up their residence in Atlanta.

Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Wiseman received a telegram from their son, Walter Wiseman, at El Paso, Texas. Wednesday,- stating that "his wife, formerly Rosie Smith of this city, had died at 1:20 p. m. the day previous. No particulars "-on-err-ing her death have been learned at this time. Mr. Wiseman is in the U. S. service and for the past three years has been stationed at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.

Louie Miseh of Wheatfiejd, who went to Taylor, Kentucky, with the second contingent of Jasper county boys last September, returned to Camp Taylor Thursday after a thirty-day furlough granted him to assist in agricultural work. The 309th Engineers, of which unit of the 84th division of the national army Louie is a member, is to leave this week with the division for Camp • Sherman, Chilieothe, Ohio, and many other Jasper county boys will be transferred to Camp Sherman with Jthis division.

C, G- Spitler and Fred Phillips were Chicago goers yesterday. Ike Tuteur of Chicago was shaking hands with old friends here yesterday. Miss Doris Larsh went to Chicago Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Reish. Yesterday's local markets: Corn, }1; oats. 67c; wheat. ; rye. $1.25, prices a year ago were: Car®. $1.59; oats. 56c. Mrs. Elmer Rathion cf Chicago c,-,::.e Wednesday to visit . until today with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs, J R. VanAtta.

Yesterday was bright and pleasant, bat several degrees cooler than for some days, the inerevry registering “•> degrees'in the shade at 2:30 P- Cl. S. J. Ash of south of town returned Thursday from a trip over about Galesburg. Illinois. He reports crop conditions splendid there, as they are here. The whistle at the light plant is being sounded for thirty seconds at ' 2 o'clock each day to remind everyone to offer a word of prayer for the success of the allied arms In. Europe. -

Don’t forget The Democrat’! ; fancy stationery and, office supply department when in need of correspondence cards, stationery, typewriter ribbons and papers, the better grade of lead pencils. Ink erasers, etc., etc. Worth McCarthy, who enlisted in the navy several weeks ago, left Tuesday for Municipal pier, Chicago, to report for duty. Howard York, who enlisted, in the Naval Reserve band, also left for the same place Thursday evening. The bans of marriage for Clarence Knauf of Rensselaer and Miss Christina Shelley of Barkley township were announced for the first time at St. Augustine’s Catholic church last Sunday, the marriage to take place some time this month.

Mrs. Ernest Moore left yesterday for Camp Shelby, Mississippi, to join her husband, who is stationed there. On Wednesday evening she entertained a number of her girl friends at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke.

In addition to the two men called for Purdue and six men for Indian&polts on June 28 and June 15, respectively, the local conscription board has received a call for twen-ty-nine men for June 28, who will probably go to Camft Sherman, Chilieothe, Ohio. Floyd Tharp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tharp of MonticeLlo, /but formerly of Rensselaer, was married Wednesday to Miss Grace M. Tate of Reynolds. Floyd was formerly first lieutenant in Battery _C. at Camp Shelby,.but was discharged because of poor health.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Caldwell, who moved to Gloster, Mississippi, several months ago, and who have been visiting in Cass and Carroll counties for the past month, came to Rensselaer yesterday for a few days’ visit with Mrs. Bicknell. They will leave, for the South tomorrow. C. H. Porter wired home yesterday that he had purchased a 400acre ranch near Harrison, Montana, and to arrange for the public sale of personal property that he has on his farm here and which he does not want to move West, in Rensselaer on next Saturday, June 15.

There was a large number of people in. town Wednesday night for the first band coneert of the seasbn. While there are not as many pieces- in the band as last season, 'the four Healys—John, Jerry, Lon and Paul—are with the Organization again this year and are a whole band in themselves, and the music Wednesday night was greatly enjoyed by aR who heard it. These band concerts will be held Wednesday evening hereafter daring the summer.

Rain has held off splendidly for the past ten days nearly, and thus •.tabled the farmers to work in their corn fields all of the present week, which means much as both corn and weeds were growing rapidly with the rains of the fore part of last week and the continued warm weather. A heavy rain fell spme miles nr.rth of town Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday afternoon a very heavy rain fell over about Good land and Kentland. but at Rensselaer scarcely enough fell to lay the dust.