Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

W. R. Brown went to Huntington Saturday to visit his sons,- Clint and Everett Town. ' ■ * Otha Spriggs of Moody and Waiter King of Rensselaer were Lafayette goers Saturday. Misses Hansel Fox and Wilhemina Traub went to Chicago Saturday for a visit with relatives. John Keefe of IndianapoP.s was looking after his real estate interests in Milroy township Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hillis of Michigantown, Indiana, same Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Strain. Mrs. Clarence Bowman of Newland went to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, the last of the week to visit her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Nelson and ’children of Rush Run, Ohio, came last week and are visiting relatives and friends here. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1; oats, 71c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.62; oats, 62c; Mr. Hayner, • piano tuner from Chicago, is now in thb city. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarke’s jewelry store.— Advt. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman rt, ceived a letter from their son Frank Saturday, who is now seeing service in France. Frank is in charge of a Vunch of army trucks. Kentland has also called off her proposed Fourth of July celebration, so everybody had better show their patriotism by putting in a good day’s work at their regular occupation.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Overton at Mendota, Illinois, June 27. Mrs. Overton was formerly Miss Marion Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Reed, of Barkley Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bissenden received a card the last of the week stating that their son Arthur had arrived in France. Thomas. Knox has also received word that his s\i John had likewise arrived safely ‘‘over there.”

Car washing at Kuboske’s garage. Dr. Besser of Remington was a business visitor in the city Monday afternoon. Mrs. C. L. Steiner went to Chicago Monday where her son will undergo an operation. Mrs. F. E. Babcock returned last evening from a few days’ visit with her mother' in Goodland. Frank Alter of Chicago spent from Sunday till yesterday here with his parents," Mr. and Mrs. John Q.* Alter. Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman of Virgie received a card Monday announcing the safe arrival of their son Earl in France. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sheets and three children of Chicago came Saturday for a short visit with the former’s mother, Mrs. James Emmie, and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. George Peters and children of Lafayette spent Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alf Peters of southeast of town, returning to their home Monday. Mrs. John Farney and daughters and Miss Susie Zehr, who had been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zehr at Wolcott, returned to their homes at Elgin, Illinois, Saturday. Corporal Delos Dean came up from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Saturday morning and visited until Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs C. J. Dean, and other relatives and friends.

Misses Doris Gifford and Essie Helmick of Wheatfield and Harola and Ethel Burroughs of Fair Oaks furnished the music for the MilroyHanging Grove comanepcement exercises held Saturday night at the Milroy church. The funeral of Mrs. John Eilts of Union township, who died last Thursday, w!as held at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. J. B. Fleming, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Fowler Tribune: Mrs. Carrie Clark went Sunday to spend the week witA her daughter, Mrs. Bert Amsler, at Rensselaer..... Everything now indicates that Benton county will raise the biggest wheat crop that it has ever produced. With this experience it is fair to say that more wheat will bp raised in this county hereafter.

Miss Jane Parkinson was a Lafayette goer Monday. W» C. Babcock was in Indianapolis on business Monday. Paul Beam of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. Dr. F. A. Turfler is attending lanational convention of osteopaths at Boston this week. Oats haye been knocked down quite badly in some places by the recent rains and wind. ~ Mrs. H. R. Kurrie entertained six young ladies at a 10 o’clock luncheon Friday in honor of Miss Marie Kurrie of Paoli, Indiana, who visiting at the Kurrie home. Among the Chicago goers Monday were Misses Mabel Atwood and H. Brunt, Mrs. Isaac Wiltshire. Dr. Rose Remmek, Mre. L. R. Eisenberg and Dr. I. M. Washburn. Daniel Robinson, who is employed in East Chicago, spent Sunday with his family here. He also visited i s mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson, at McCoysburg, who is in a very critical condition.

More rain with quite a bit of wind came Sunday morning, the rain continuing at intervals during most of the day. Monday and yesterday the weather was fine and quite a little warmer yesterday. Nate Welsh and Ben Bullis came down from the Great Lakes Training station Saturday evening and spent Sunday with home folks in Jordan township. Howard York and Gaylord Long were also home Sunday. J. D. Martindale, who has been carrier on route 4 for the past few years, has received the appointment to fill the vacancy in the position of clerk in the Rensselaer post office and began his duties Monday. Hale Grant is temporarily acting as carrier on route 4. If you have not already subscribed for War Savings Stomps you should “come across’’ at once and help out the committees. You are not asked to “give” this money, merely loan it at a good rate of interest to your government to help win the war. Subscribe liberally. W. M. Banta of Arlington Heights. Illinois, came Saturday for a visit with relatives and old friends. Mr. Banta is a nephew of Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson of McCoysburg, who is critically ill, and the late Mrs. Rebecca Robinson, and some years ago was a resident cf this count.’.

Mrs. Martha Dickinson of Gas City came Monday to visit relatives and old friends at Fair Oaks for a few days. They are to have a picnic and family reunion in the grove at Fair Oaks tomorrow, her brother,. Uncle John Casey, of the National Military home at Marion, who is here on a pass, says. Mrs. C. H. Porter received a telegram Monday from her husband, stating that he and Charlie Horsewood had arrived O. K. with their two cars of stock and effects at Harrison, Montana, that morning, having been eleven days on the way. Mrs. Horsewood also received a telegram Monday from Jier husband to the same effect. Frank Welsh and son Merve of Jordan township went to Monticello Saturday and purchased a young Durham bull of the White Sultan strain, of Tom O’Connor. Mr. O’Connor has one of the best herds of Durham cattle in the country, eight of which are imported. He has one of the best Durham cows, Mr. Welsh says, that he ever saw. * Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sage of Goodland, and the former’s mother, Mrs. John Fenwick of .Remington, stopped over in Rensselaer for a Short time Saturday while on their way home from a visit with Arthur Sage at Fort Wayne. They tnatfs the trip'via auto, going by Logansport, Peru, Wabash and- Huntington, and Mr. Sage said that practically all of the corn through that territory was laid flat to the ground by the recent frost. They returned via Rochester and Winamac and. while the frost damage was evident all along the way, it was apparently not nearly so great as that the Wabash river section.

An armload of old newspapers tv a nickel at The Democrat office.

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 Mr. and Mrs. George Worden of Remington received a card yesterday stating that their son, Thomas G. Worden, had arrived safely overseas. Mrs. John Morgan, who was called here to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Robinson. last week, returned to her home- at Elwood Monday.

Walter Leach, now located at Long Island, New York, spent a short furlodgh here with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldridge of Barkley township, leaving for New York Monday. His father, Joseph W. Leach, of Geddes, South Dakota, «came Sunday morning to see his son before he left for the East, as he will probably go “over seas” soon.