Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Car washing at Kuboske’s garage. Chas. Greenlee of Yeoman came Saturday for a short visit witu relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wartena of Leßoy, Illinois, are the guests of Fred McColly and family. Pauline Fay, ho had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul Wood, left Saturday for her home at Bellville, Canada. * Racine and Revere automobile tires, all sizes, at M. J. Kuboske’s garage, opposite Worland’s furniture store. Homer Ho-pkins was over from Monticello Sunday and spent the day with his mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins. Miss Maud Simons, a teacher in the Monnett school the past year, left Saturday for her home at Mexico, Indiana. Miss Gail Wilson of Hammond came down Saturday for a visit with her grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Wasson, and other relatives. George Mauck came up fronn the training camp at Purdue Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mauck. Mr. and Mrs. S, A. Brusnahan of near Parr received the regulation card from their son, Stanlius Friday evening, saying that he had arrived safely overseas.

Mrs. Rue Parcells of Amarillo, Texas, who has been visiting her husband’s parents, Mr. and ■ Mrs. E. M. Parcells, went to Marion Friday for a few days visit with relatives. Miscellaneous entertainment and ice cream social will be given at the Aix church on Friday evening, June 21, 1918. Music furnished by the Brook-Mt. Ayr orchestra. Everybody ' come.—Advt.

Sunday was the most oppressively hot day wo have had in several years in this vicinity. Miss Lura Halleck left Saturday for Washington, D. C., where she has a government position. Mrs. Marion Learning and daughter of Chicago came down Friday for a visit with relatives here. Mrs. IH. J. Dexter of Union township went to Delphi Saturday to see her brother, E. L. Cox who has been quite sick.

Mrs. Levi Cooper, who had been visiting Mrs. John Cooper at Kniman, returned to her home at Gary the last of the week. Martin Trapp ‘of Berwyn, Illinois, is here spending a two weeks’ vacation with his uncle, J. M. Sauser, and other relatives. So far this has been the warmest June since 1895, the weather bureau at Washington states, but cooler weather now is prophecied. Jacob Ochs, former rural carrier out of Remington but now a policeman at Gary, Spent a few days last week with relatives at Remington. Dr. M. D. Gwin was in Indianapolis last week and took the examination for army physician. He passed the examination successfully but will probably not be called for service for a couple of months.

Miss Rose Luers of the First National Bank, is taking a two weeks vacation, and left Saturday for Chicago to visit her sister, Miss Lucile, a few days and will then go to Bakersfield, Ohio, tor a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord MsFarland. * Charles Overton of South Haven, Michigan, attended the commence ment exercises at St. Joseph College last week a!nd also visited his Uncle, John Healy, and family until Monday, when he accompanied his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Overton, home, they having .motored down on Saturday.

Mrs. Stella Ketchum was a Lafayette goer Monday. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Simon Thompson, Orlie Clouse and A. F. Long. ' Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue spent Sunday with their son Roy and family at Wheatfield. J. D. Roth and Paul Beam were down from Chicago to spend Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Harry Rea went to Camp I Taylor the last of the week for a j few days visit with her husband. ■ I Mrs, Clarence Bowman of Newland left Sunday for Camp Saer-| man, Chillicothe, Ohio, to visit her husband. Trevor Eger returned to Indian-j apolis Monday after spending several days here with his parents, I Mr, and Mrs. John Eger. C. Earl Duvall drove down to | Rockville Sunday m., returning. Monday afternoon with his family who had been visiting there. We now have some good threshing coal and as the supply is limited we urge farmers to get some at once.—FARMERS’ GRAIN CO. tfl » Mr. and Mrs. J? L. S. Gray received word Saturday that their nephew, William Mustard of tfoodland, had arrived safely in France. Mr. and Mrs. John Copsey and children of Lafayette spent Sator-! day and Sunday here with Mrs. Copsey s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Monroe Carr.

Gerald D. Strong of Jackson. Michigan, joined his wife, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hartley, for the past few w’eeks, Sunday. Charles Bonner, who had been looking after his farm interest near Hebron, was in Rensselaer a short time Saturday continuing on to his home at Remington. Rev. an,d Mrs. W. B. Warriner and two sons of Remington, who had been visiting relatives at Medaryville and Angola returned to that place Saturday morning. Mrs. K. T. Rhoades returned home Saturday from New York, where she had been visiting her husband for some ‘Jim’’ left New York City last-Thursday for France. Mr. and Mrs. James Mead of Detroit, Michigan, were the guests of the latter’s brother, Leslie Clark, and family Sunday. Mrs. Mead went on to Lafayette to visit her sisters there. ■ John Merritt of the Iroquois Roller Mills went to Toledo, Ohio, Monday to attend a national convention of millers, called - by the government to discuss plans and methods of handling the 1918 wheat-crop, Mr. and Mrs. W, C. Babcock, accompanied by Bert Abbott, left Sunday via auto for Madison, Wisconsin, where their son William and daughter Margaret are attending college and who will accompany them home.

Elmer Daniels came up from. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Saturday evening and visited until Sunday night with his wife and other relatives. Elmer is no.w in the quartermaster’s department, having failed to pass the examination for overseas duty, lie is looking well and says that he never felt better in his life. Ed Robinson writes home from Hattiesburg,, that he has “been promoted' to regimental sergeantmajor, in charge of the regimental personnel department. Have a private office with a sergeant clerk and have things pretty fine. Have to oversee making out payrolls for the whole regiment and take care of the paper work in general. Also got a raise in pay. Get ssl per month now instead of $36. Want to go in town and get an electric fan and a few things for my office. It’s getting so hot that one can t hardly stand it to work inside without a fan of some kind.”

W. R. Gates and son Paul were in Crown Point yesterday on bus* ness. Mrs. Grant Norris and children returned to their home in lowa Monday alter a visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Adams of Ottawa, Illinois, visited relatives here over Sunday, making the trip via auto. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, SI; oats, 71c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.55; oats, 58c. , Miss Elsie Day, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Sayler of west of town, returned to her home at Gary Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sanford of Indianapolis returned to their home Monday after a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wangelin.

A number of the Renssdlaer business and professional men have signified their willingness to go out and assist the farmers in their wheat and oats harvest. Mrs. Ora T. Ross and son Livingston left Friday to visit another son of the former. Captain Bradley Ross, at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, who will soon leave for oversea’s duty. Robert Platt and Oren Norman of | the Great Lakes Training station and Worth McCarthy and Paul Strecker of Municipal Pier Naval Training camp, Chicago, spent Sunday here with home folks.

Major Davis and wife of Northwestern Military university were the guests a short time Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Rice Porter, having stopped over night here on their way home from Culver. Mr. Porter is a former student of the major’s. County Chairman Frank Welsh, Ed. P. Lane, George M.* Myers and J. A. McFarland of Rensselaer, John Kolhoff of Jordan township, Frank W. Fisher of Kankakee township and Dr. A. P. Rainier of Remington [went to Indianapolis yesterday to | attend the Democratic state con- ! vention.

Miss Ruth Wood cafne Sunday for a visit until Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood. Miss Wood is on Chautauqua circuit this season, having completed a circuit through the central west and on Thursday evening of this week win again open up an engagement at Ivesdale, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chissum came down from Chicago Sunday and accompanied by the latter's sisters, Mrs. Devere Yeoman and Mrs. John Braddock, continued on to Lafayette to attend the funeral of Mr. Chissum's mother, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Haywood, of that city, on Saturday morning. Chester, the twelve-year-old son of William Wortley of Jordan town ship, was kicked in the face by a horse Friday morning when he was leading the animal to water, splitting the bone in the nose and otherwise bruising the face quite badly. The lad was brought to town and the wound dressed, and it is thought no disfigurement will result. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray went over to Champaign, Illinois, lafet week, to attend th? commencement exercises at the university there, their son Edson being one of the graduates. From there Mrs. Murray and Edson drove to Indianapolis and brought Miss Helen Murray and Miss Hazel Lamson, who had been teaching in the capital city, home with them Monday evening.

The play and ice cream social given at the Parr church Saturday evening by the two Junior auxiL" iaries of the Red Cross was a deciu. ed success. The net 'receipts from it and the sale of refreshments the next afternoon were close to ssl). The work done by this organization of young ladies shows a patriotic spirit which is typical of all Unioi. township’s splendid contributions to the war in labor, men and money. The difficulties in keeping up the Rensselaer band since we entered the war is seen from the following resignations: Charles Wolf, Vernon Jacks, *Herbert Hammond, cornets; ♦Don Wright, *Ray Fidler, Elmer Wilcox, clarinets; *John Moore, alto; *Tom Paflgitt, *Harry Cudlin, baritone; ’Don- Beam, E. Hickman, John Eigelsbach, slide, trombone; ♦Laban Wilcox, drum; •Elvin Bussell, O. L. Calkins, Paul Beam, •Paul Healy, tuba. Those indicated by a • have entered the service.

W. I. Hoover goes to Detroit tomorrow after more Dodge cars. Robert Michal of Reynolds was a business visitor in the city Monday. Among the Chicago goers Monday were H. R. Kurrie, Ray Laßue and Mrs. John WilliaThs and children. The weather Monday and yesterday was quite a bit cooler again, and the indications yesterday were promising for rain. Miss Bernice Long is now employed in the office of City Treasurer C, M. Sands, commencing her duties there Monday morning. Paul Healy was called to Chicago again Monday and enlisted in the Naval Reserve band. He will leave tomorrow for Chicago to report for duty Friday. S. H. Cornwell drove to Chenoa, Illinois, Friday, and Monday was accompanied home by Mrs. Cornwell and children, who had been visiting there for the past ten days. Lieut. W. I. Spitler of Camp Ouster, Battle Creek, Michigan, came Monday evening and visited until yesterday evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler.

Charles Eggleston of Fair Oaks, who was brought to the county hospital on June 5 and underwent a major operation for appendicitis and other complications, died at that institution at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The funeral was held at the M. E. church here at 2 p. m. yesterday, conducted by Rev. C. W. Pdstill, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mr. and Mrs J. W. Coen and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland drove to Valparaiso Sunday and spent the day, and while there witnessed the drowning at Flint Lake of Willian Kenyon, a young soldier from Sifringfield, Illinois, who was taking special training at Valparaiso university. Young Kenyon could not swim and when he Ju.:n<ped frflm a springboard into twelve feet of water he was drowned before friends could rescue him. A new Chalmers automobile belonging to L. M. Easterday of Chicago, in which were Mr. and Mrs. Easterday and two children and Mrs. Jane Chauncey, aged fifty-five, of Chicago, was struck by a fast freight on the Monon near the north end of Cedar Lake Sunday morning and demolished. Mrs. Chauncey was Instantly killed, Easterday sustained a fractuted leg and the other occupants of the cai were more or less cut and bruised wp. H. E. Hartley of Rensselaer was at Cedar Lake Sunday and saw the accident.