Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Buy your typewriting tablets at The Democrat office. Willis Luts went to Detroit, Michigan, Wednesday on business. Harvey Snow went Jo Chicago Heights, Illinois, Wednesday for a visit with his brother. On account of the epidemic of influenza there will be no services at the Baptist church next Sunday. David Law of Wall Lake, lowa, came Tuesday for a visit with his nephew, John Law, of south of town. Miss Ada Deathe, chief operator of the Lowell telephone exchange, spent Tuesday here with the local telephone operators. Miss Velma Thompson returned to her home at Hammond the first of the week after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mauck. Today, October 12, is Discovery day, or the four hundred and twenty-sixth anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America. Ernest Clark, a 19-year-old youth of Milroy township, was reported critically ill of pneumonia Thursday following an attack of influenza. W. H. Mackey recently purchased the dairy business of John Duvall and the latter will devote his entire attention now to farming, it is understood. Misses Elizabeth Hemphill and Jane Parkinson, teachers in the Anderson schools, returned home Tuesday evening on account of the schools being closed. Get your winter potatoes before unloading a - car of South Dakota, cold weather. This week we are ripe, Early Ohio potatoes, at $1.60 a bushel. —EGER’S GROCERY. On account of an attack of influenza, Mrs. Ike Wiltshire was unable to leave last week for Town Creek, Alabama, but will probably leave tomorrow. The Democrat is informed. Miss Edna Robinson, who sAccessfully passed a civil service examination for a government clerical position recently, left Thursday for Washington, D. C., to commence her duties. She will be employed in the quartermaster’s department and in the same building in which Miss Mildred Biggs, also of this city, is eunployed.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron visited relatives in Peru this week. Prof, and Mrs. W. F. Kratli and little son and D. S. Nave went to Knox Tuesday to visit relatives. ■ ' ' ' S. E. Sparling of Demopolis, Alabama, joined his wife here Thursday for a visit with relatives. J. J. Montgomery was able to be out again Thursday after being in bed for several days with influenza. We are unloading a car of potatoes this week, $1.60 a bushel. Leave your orders now.—EGER’S GROCERY. Mrs. Albert Helsel returned to her home at Virgie Wednesday after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ray Casey, at K.rklin. Mrs. W. H. Grimm, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Moore of Barkley township, returned to her home at Laporte Wednesday. J. W. Sage is going to have a very nice home indeed when the remodeling of the old Ezra Clark property, which he recently pur,’chased, is completed. Dawson Correspondence in Springfield (Ill.) News-Record: “Mrs. John Phares of Rensselaer, Indiana, has arrived here for visit with some of her people.”

Sanol Eczema Prescription is a famous old remedy for all forms of Eczema and skin diseases. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c large trial bottle at the drug store. —Advt.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin left Wednesday morning for Lewiston, Montana, for a visit with her son, Marion Gwin. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her son, Elmer. Abe Martin says: “Th’ latest thing in philanthropists is th’ feller that says he’s ‘given t’ th’ Liberty loan/ Ther’s few things as short lived as th’ popularity of a new restu rint.”

When you have Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35c bottle of Sanol will convince you. Get it at the drug store. —Advt.

W. C. and George Iliff of Jordan township went to the Great Lakes Training camp, Great Lakes, Illinois, Wednesday to see the former’s son, Hugh, who is suffering from pneumonia. They returned Wednesday evening and stated that Hugh was some better and it was thought he would get along alright now.

Samuel Fendig and W. C. Babcock were Chicago goers Tuesday, Among the Chicago goers Thursday were A. O. Moore, Orlie Clouse and Ray Thorp*. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hoyes are improving after very severe attacksof Spanish influenza. Frank Wolfe of Michigan City was a Rensselaer business visitor Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. Mi-s. C. G. Spitler went to South Bend Thursday for a visit with her daughters Mrs. Delos Coen and family. There will be no meetings of the Marion township War Mothers until further notice, on account of the influenza. Mr. and Mrs. William Kresel attended the funeral Thursday of Peter Geib at (Remington, who died Tuesday. Fred Phillips went to Fowler •Thursday for a short visit with his sisters, Mrs. Frank Van Atta and Mrs. Steve Barnes. W. W. Kennedy of Winchester visited - his cousins, Mrs. H. E. Parkinson of this city and A. O. Moore of Barkley township, Tuesday.

Miss Celia Anderson, teacher in the Rensselaer schools, went to her home near Andersen Tuesday to visit home folks while the schools are closed. Among th? Chicago goers nesday were John Zimmer, W. I. Hoover and son Don, Henry Haag, Venus Crisler, Sam Karnowsky, C. P. Wright, Mrs. Vein Nowels and son Harold. Miss Alice Eib, teacher in the Elwood schools, is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Eib of Barkley township on account of the closing of the Elwood schools. This week we ar 1 ' unloading a car of South Dakota Early Ohio potatoes. The potatoes will be ripe and can be stored for winter. At unloading time, $1.60 per bushel. —EGAR’S GROCERY. The remains of Charles Sell, the young man who died from pneu> taonia at the county hospital Monday night, were shipped to Hanover, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, his Jfat'her coming here and accompanying the body home.

Do you get up at night? Sanol Is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and SI.OO a bottle at the drug store. —Advt.

O. K. Ritchey, who resides in the Mrs. William Daniels property at the north side of town, has rented the former Mrs. Joseph I. Adams property on South Van Rensselaer and will move into same soon. Mr. and Mrs. John Hurley, who were called to Camp Taylor last week on account of the illness of their son, Ira, returned home Saturday, their son having practically recovered from his attack of pneumonia. Arthur Murray of Wheafleld tp., and Basil Hall, another Jasper county soldier, died this week from influenza, the former at Camp Sherman, Ohio, but we were unable to learn where young Hall was stationed, nor any details of the death of either. Mrs. George Neal, who had been (visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue, left Wednesday for her home at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania iShe expected to stop in Indianapolis to see her brother, Wade LaRue, who is suffering from an attack of influenza.

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Nagel returned home Thursday morning from Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, where they were called by the illness of their son, Leonard, who has pneumonia. They left him Hiujh better and think he will soon be up again. While assisting in loading some heavy pieces of wood out at his grove Wednesday, Michael Kanne got his right hand quite badly bruised and cut by one of the heavy sticks slipping and catching his hand between it and tne wheel of the wagon. The daylight saving law would remain in effect until rescinded by congress under a bill passed Thursday by the senate. The measure, which was endorsed by Chairman Baruch, of the war industries board, in the interest of fuel economy, now goes to the house. Under the present law the clocks would be turned back an hour on October 27 t v -

There will be no services at St. Augustine’s church until the closing ban is off. Mrs. J. F. Adams returned to her tome in Chicago Wednesday after a visit with her brother, J. R. Sigler, at Mt. Ayr. Yesterday’s local markets; Corn, 80c; oats, 60c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.75; oats, 54c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.70. .. Us- * Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Livengood and son of Covington, and Mrs. Harry Redding' pf South Bend were guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parkinson have received a letter from their son, Dr Wallace Parkinson, of Oregon, stating that he was now in the medical department of the army service.

Woman’s friend is a Large Trial Bottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for black heads. Eczema and all rough skin and clear complexion. A real skin Tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at the drug store. —Advt;

Dr. English informed The Democrat yesterday that his son, Walter, who has been critically ill with pneumonia at Lafayette, was .thought to be slightly better but had not yet passed the critical stage. Among those from a distance here to attend the funeral of John A. Randle Tuesday were Mrs. Frances Thorpe of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. George Houser, Mr. and Mrs, Orie Houser and Edward Houser of Harvey, Illinois. “Commodore” O’Connor of Kniman called up Tho Democrat Wednesday to bring its attention to the fact that Wednesday was the 49 th anniversary of the great Chicago fire, which started Sunday, Octlobcr 9, 1871, and was one of the most disastrous fires in the history of the World. Frank, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Madson of Union township, died Thursday afternoon from tuberculosis. Private funeral services will be held at the home at 9 o’clock today by Rev. J. B. Fleming of the Presbyterian church, and the body taken to Fowler for burial.

Place your “Want Ad” in The Democrat and get results. The Rensselaer banks will be closed, today (Discovery Day) and the bankers will assist the workers in putting over thb balance of Jasper county’s quota of the Fourth Liberty Loan. C. B. Steward attended the annual services of the Indiana State Conference of Charities and Corrections at Evansville this week, and reports it as one of the largest and greatest state conferences ever held. A warm, drizzling rain set in yesterday forenoon and was still falling at the hour of going to press. The earlier sown wheat is mp and looking fine, but the later sown needs a good rain to start it to growing. A great many cases of influenza are reported id Rensselaer and Vicinity, but thus far there are no fatalities here. Quite a number of deaths are reported as a direct result of the oisease in neighboring counties. Perhaps the greatest number of cases in one family Is that of J. W. Phares of Newton township, where there are nine down with the disease.

The Monon News tells of the death of Stewart Van Meter at Gettysburg, Pa., Sunday; Virgil Barnhart, at Camp Custer, Mich., Tuesday; Dan Stout at Ft Benja* min Harrison Wednesday, and Mrs. I Harry Sims, of near Monon, at Goodland Tuesday, all from the prevailing epidemic. Mrs. Betty Stiefel, who lived here with her brother, William Traub, for some time following th® death of his wife,. died at her home in Lincoln, Illinois, Monday after an extended illness. Th® funeral was held at that plac® Thursday. Mr. Traub had gone t® Lincoln on Sunday and was at hec bedside when she passed away, Peter Geib of Remington died at his home there Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock after an extended illness. Private funeral services were held at the hous® at 2 o’clock and burial '-made in the Remington cemetery. I Mr. Geib is survived by a wlf® and four children, Mrs. Charles Lucterhand and Mrs. Charles Crumwright of Remington; Georg® Geib of Indianapolis, and Rufus Geib with the American Expeditionary Forces In France. He ala® leaves 16 grandchildren.