Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

D. C. Warren and W. L. Bott were Chicago goers Wednesday. Miss Marie Kurrie of Paoli is visiting her brother, H. R. Kurrie, and family. Chicago goers Tuesday were Orla Clouse, W. C. Babcock, John Eger and Mrs. J. W. Mann. Miss Jane Parkinson went to Lafayette Wednesday for a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. K. T. Rhoades. Racine and Revere automobile tires, all sizes, at M,. J. Kuboske’s garage, opposite Worland’s furniture store. W. E. Blakemore of Kennete, Missouri, came Wednesday for a few days’ visit at the home of G. F. Meyers. Mrs. E. L. Bruce of southeast town went to Crawfordsville the first of the week for a visit with her son Harley and family. Mrs. Walter English and little daughter of Lafayette visited relatives here and at Parr a- .couple of days the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Reed were called to Mendota, Illinois, Wednesday by the serious illness of their daughter, Mrs. Paul Overton. Jesse Gwin received a fall from a ladder Wednesday afternoon at the Gwin lumber yard, breaking one of his ribs, spraining his hand and receiving a number of bruises.

W. S.-Parks received a card from his son Lloyd, who had been stationed at Fort Hamilton, New York, the first of the week saying that •he expected to start overseas Wednesday. s Miss Avaline Kindig, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig, former pastor of the Methodist church of this city but now of Monticello, was married last Sunday to Lieut. Benjamin M. Scares of Scottsburg, but now stationed at Camp Taylor.

Car washing at Kuboske’s garage. Rev, J. Budman Fleming was in Hannmond on business Wednesday. Miss Edna Robinson went to Indianapolis Wednesday for a few days’ visit with friends. Miss Marjorie Morlan went to Chicago Wednesday to spend a few days with her brother, Forest. Mrs. R. C. Beeler went to Bloomington, Illinois, Thursday for a tenday visit with her husband’s relatives. Elmer Daniels came up from Ft. Benjamin Harrison Wednesday afternoon to see that new son. He will return to camp tomorrow. C. M. Sands Tefft Wednesday evening to spend the rest of the week with his parents at that place, and to make a hand in the field. Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, will be in town Saturday, the 29th. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarke’s jewelry store.— Advt.

Edgar F. Duvall has completed his course at the Indiana Dental college at Indianapolis and is here for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Duvall of just west of town. Dr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Strong and Misses Muriel Harris and Louise AfcCain enjoyed a two-days* automobile trip the first of the week, visiting the “Shades’’ near Crawfordsville and other points. • Stanley Lane, who had been stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland, came Wednesday, having been granted a thirty-day furlough to assist his father, Joseph Lane, of Newton township, with his farm work.

Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mauck- received a card Thursday morning from their son George, stating that he was in camp at Long Island, New York, and was feeling fine. It is probable that he will be going overseas next week, as they do not usually stay in this camp more than a week or ten days before sailing.

Dr. Rainier was over from Remington Wednesday afternoqn. Mrs. Charles Kessinger returned Thursday from a three weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Lowell Carey, at Westfield. Robert Loy left Thursday sot Sidell, Illinois, where he will open his engageu.ent with the Lincoln Chautauqua as tent manager. ’ Mr. and Sirs. Ralph Johnson of Barkley township received a card Thursdaj' moFhing announcing the safe'arfival of, their son, Roy Johnson, in France. Among the Chicago goers Thursday were Dr. I. M. Washburn, A. 11. Hopkins, I?. N. Fendig, Dr. F. A. Turfler and Misses Glen Day and Marguerite Quinn. Don Beam left Thursday morning to return to New York to his duties as a musician with the band on the troop ship Von Stuben. His wife acoorpanied him as far as Chicago.

Quite a good bit of rye and some wheat has been cut in Jasper county this week, and next week will probably see the most of it in shock if the weather is favorable. Oats harvest will follow very closely. Miss Ida Fleming, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Fleming, teacher in the Lafayette schools the past school year, left last Sunday for Madison, Wisconsin, where she will attend the summer term at the state university. Hugh Iliff of the Great Lakes naval trainig station, who was calk ed home to-attend the funeral of his grandfather, S, F. Iliff, Monday, was granted a ten-day furlough, which he is spending with his parents in Jordan township. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Huff, former residents of this city but for the past few years residents of Indianapolis, passed ' through Rensselaer Thursday while on their way to Hammond, where they expect to make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman have received a couple of letters from their son, James, who is now in France, having landed there about June 1. He likes his work very much and is feeling good. Their son Delbert, who went to Colorado a few years ago for the benefit of his health, is now in Texas and is in quite poor health: <

Fowler was visited for the first time by government aeroplanes Tuesday afternoon when five of the big training planes landed in the Dinwiddie field, one-half mile east of the town on the Barce road. The arrival of the planes Was a complete surprise to the people there, although it was rumored that a fleet of them might be expected any day. C. P. Fate was over from Crown Point Wednesday and assisted, in removing the furniture and fixtures from the College Inn restaurant, which he owned. He stored the same in the B. S. Fendig tenant house on Front street. W. R. Gates, the new proprietor of the College Inn, is putting in a complete new outfit of furniture and fixtures and a new electric corn popper. Mrs. Mary Emily Steele, wife of Robert Steele, died at her home in i Gifford at about 11 o’clock Tuesday night after an extended illness from cancer of the liver. She was born March 21, 1849, and was therefore sixty-nine years, three months and four days of age at the time of her death. She leaves a husband and several adult children. The funeral was held from the house at 2. p. m. Thursday, and burial made in the Knimah cemetery.

A. D. Lee returned Thursday evening from a three weeks’ visit with relatives and old friends in Iroqouis, Ford and Champaign counties, Illinois. ’ die says that the crops on their $250 an acre land looks no better, if as good, as do the crops in Jasper county. Much fine clover hay will not be cut at all because of inability to secure farm help. They had no frost ever in that locality, the first frost he saw being as he approached Lafayette, and from there on toward Frankfort it was giuch w’orse, some fields near the latter place the farmers having turned their hogs into. ,

Mrs. George Gorham received a card yesterday morning stating that her son,- Frank Gorham, had arrived safely in France. See Charles Pefley for all kinds of nursery stock for fall (planting. Every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge. Phone 475. ts R. V. Johns, who has been, located for many years the blacksmith business at McCoys’burg, has disposed of his property there and has gone to Gilbert, Arizona, where he will take charge of the Timmons Bros, garage. ' Miss Zona Dillon of Fountain City came Thursday to attend the Jordan township commencement exercises held at the Union school that evening. Miss. Dillon has been a teacher at the Union school for the past few years. * The regular monthly social of the Milroy Circle was held at the home of Mrs. E. P. Honan ou Front street yesterday afternoon. The members and their husbands, and also members Of the G< A. R. and their wives were in attendance. The Dorcas Sunday school class of the Methodist church took in $76.10 Wednesday night in the sale ok ice cream and cake on the court house lawn. ’®Tiie net receipts were in the neighborhood, of $lO, which «a:j turned over to the Red Cross.

Henry Eigelsbach was over to Pulaski Thursday and reports that a great deal of the corn o>v<er in that locality was absolutely killed by Saturday night’s frost. Wheat and rye are extra good, however, and guite a good bit of it had already been cut. The body of Moses ©hupp, who died at Hammond a few days ago, was brought to Rensselaer Thursday evening and the funeral held at the Christian church yesterday at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. D. C. Hill of the Baptist church, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Experts at Purdue university agricultural experiment station, who at first thought the damage by Saturday night's frost had been largely Over-estimated, admitted Thursday, after receiving reports from the various counties, that the damage to corn through central and northern Indiana would aggregate between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000, while the damage to truck gardening would be from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 more. Arthur Gosnell, who enlisted- last fall in the army aviation section and for several months ha 5 been stationed at Houston, Texas, writes home that' he has made several ascensions and has become quite expert in handling a flying machine He says they have one 200-horse-power Liberty motor machine there that easily out-distances all other machines on the grounds, in fact, passes them like the smaller raach’nes were at a standstill. Arnold J. Hammer, W. Hammer and Harold Noah of Detroit, Michigan, w’ere guests Tuesday night of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig. They are friends that the latter met on their western trip last summer and Mr. and Mrs. Fendig, at their invitation, spent Sunday *with them in Chicago, and the men, accompanied by Miss Catherine Watsoft, who had been visiting in Chicago, came down Tuesday and remained until Wednesday, then resuming their trip to Yellowstone National Park, Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California,, and other Points on the coast.

Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.,; oats, 71c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.60; oats, 58c. Mrs. John Robinson of Elwood came Thursday evening to attend the' funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Robinson. A. L, Clark was over from Morocco yesterday. They got a very heavy rain there Thursday after-y noon when our lightest rain, fell here, and got another rain ,Thursday night. j ... » *■'