Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Mrs. James Payne was in Hammond on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michal of Reynolds were Rensselaer visitors Friday. The annual livestock show in Chicago will be held this year November 30 to December 7. Mrs. Eva Myers and little daughter of Chicago Heights was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. Miss Monta Oglesby of Gary came Saturday for a visit with her aunts. Misses Grace and Fame Haas. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Herald Littlefield, John Kershner and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Thompson. Mrs. Henry Paulus and son Keith returned Saturday from Lafayette where the latter had been taking treatment for one of his eyes.

“Frenchy” Deshand, who has been sick for four weeks, will now take up his taxi and livery. Calls' will be answered at phones 365 or 410—Advt. n-9

Robert Blue returned to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, Friday to resume his military training after spending a 30-day furlough here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla received a card Friday staffing that their son Earl, who left for a training camp in July, he being registered in Minnesota, had arrived safely overseas.

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

Abe Martin says: “What gits us is how a mess sergeant kin tell hoew many thousan’ Hun prisoners are goin’ t* drop in on him. Next t’ good health there haint nothin* like a good credit.” Misses Mildred Gifford, daughter of Freeman Gifford, and Grace Knapp, daughter of Isaac Knapp, both teachers in the Jasper county schools, passed through Rensselaer Monday, via auto, for Bloomington, Indiana, to visit friends.

The burial services of Clarence Messman was held at ML Calvary cemetery at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and was largely attended. Deceased was a member of the local ■order Knights of Columbus, members of which order acted as pallbearers. Earl Hughes, the Monon brakeman whose lifeless body was found about one and a half miles south of'Pleasant Ridge on Friday morning, October 25, met his death by foal play, according to the verdict rendered by Coroner M. M Hughes of Buffalo, coroner of White county. The finding was a result of kn inquest which began the Sunday following the finding of the body.

Miss Nellie Dunkle of Indianapolis visited here ( with Miss Mabel Atwopd Friday. N Joe Fate of Crown Point is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. C. P. Moody for a few days. Misses Irene and Bernice Gray of Monon spent Friday here with Mr. and Mrs. John Gray. Carl Eigelsbach has enlisted in the U. S. tank service and expects to be called for duty in a few day|j. ■-■ ■ • W. L. Hill of' Madison spent a few days here the last of the week with his brother, Frank Hill and family. Mrs. Frank Simms of Wabash came Friday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy and other relatives. We are now having quite nice Nowember weather at present. A heavy frost fell again Monday night but yesterday was bright and pleasant.

The Jasper County Sunday School convention will be held at Rensselaer November 12 and 13. It is your duty to be there. Every school should be represented. Good program.—Advt. n-9

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman, received a letter from their son, Frank, Thursday, who is in the motor transport service in France. He stated that he had just been promoted to first lieutenant. Mrs. Winnie Arnold, who was called here about six weeks ago by the death of her brother’s wife, Mrs. Clay Deweese, of Jordan township, returned to - her home at Emorado, North Dakota, last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Day and Lawrence A. Sayler went to Champaign, Illinois, Monday to attend the funeral of the former’s brother, Thomas Day, who died from influenza. Mrs. Sayler, who is a daughter of Mr. Day, had been called there a few days ago by the illness of her father. Leslie Clark went to Lafayette Friday to get his mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, whom he expected to take to Mississippi to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Will For ter, but Mrs. Clark suffered another stroke of paralysis Friday afternoon and was unable to make the trip. Her entire right side is paralyzed.

The poostoffice has not yet moved to its new quarters in tire Hollingsworth building, just west of the Trust & Savings bank. While November 1 was the date scheduled for the change, thd™new fixtures had not arrived and therefore the change will not be made until such time as they get here and are installed. Heat is to be provided by stoves for the coming winter also. John Rider, a farmer Kentland boy but who for several years has been located on a large ranch somewhere near Denver, Colorado, died in the Oxford hotel, that city, Monday, from Influenza, and his remains were brought to Kentland and interred in the Mt. Zion'cemetery today. He was in Denver on business when he suddenly became ill with the stated epidemic-mal-ady and was obliged to go to the named hotel where he continued growing worse until death resulted. He was the seeond son of the late William A. Rider; thirty-two years old, married, and leaves a wife and two young children, we are informed. —Kentland Democrat.

Mrs. J. Hansson and daughter, Annetta, were Chcago goers Saturday. Corn husking is now in full swing and the quality and yield is excellent. Mrs. W. H. Beam and Mrs. J. Chapman were among the Chicago goers Monday. C. W. Duvall, who is employed in East Chicago, spent Sunday with his family here. Laurence McLain and Robert Loy of Purdue- spent Sunday with their parents here. Bro. Bartoo of the Remington Press was a business visitor in Rensselaer Monday afternoon.

Ray Collins has extra quality potatoes for sale, 1 mile east of Gifford, $1.50 per bushel. —Advertisement. n-7

Friday night was the( coldest night so far this fall, the thermometer registering 24 above above zero. Miss Marjorie VanAtta went to Marion Sunday for a visit with her father, Judge Robert M. Van Atta and wife. ' Word has been received by friends here of the birth of a son to Lieut, and Mrs. George W. Healey, at South Bend.

Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for sales. Satisfaction guaranteed. Outlet for notes if desired. —E. F, LANE. ts

Mrs. Simon Jpendig returned to her home at Wheatfield Monday, via Rensselaer, after a visit with her brother at Lafayette. —a——— 'Hildred Pefley, Ofen Norman, 'Paul Healy and Oscar’ Weiss of the Great Lakes Training station spent Sunday here with home folks. Mrs. Andrew Coffell of Lafayette is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ellis Thomas and family. Mr. Thomas has been confined to h’s home fjr several days with sickness.

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

Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Adams received a telegram Monday announcing the birth of' .a son to their daughter, Mrs. Harry Bell, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sunday, November 3.

POTATOES —I will be in Rensselaer this week with a carload of Wisconsin potatoes. Will be sold from car at not to exceed $1.25 per bushel. Phone your order to 618. BERT WELSH. n-9

O. K. Rainier, who has been serving on the federal grand jury at Indianapolis for the past three weeks, spent Sunday with hia family here. He up his duties in Indianapolis Monday. Bruce .Porter, Jr., of Spring Grove, Illinois, and sister, Mrs. Emory Mills of Muncie are visiting relatives here. Bruce expects to be called into the service in a short time at Waco, Texas. • Roy Warfield of near Winamac, was killed in action in France, date unknown, according to a message from the war department to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis ■ Warfield. He was one of three sons in France.

The funeral of Royal L. Bussell, who died Friday afternoon at 3:30 at the county hospital from burns received Friday morning when starting a fire with coal oil, was held at the Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove township, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, services heing conducted by Rev. E. W. Strecker?SHuLit .was perhaps one of the ever held in Hanging Grove township, showing the high esteem in which Mr. Bussell was held by the entire community. The Boswell telephone plant, about which there has been a great deal of litigation during the lakt three or four years, was sold at auction last Friday for $42,300. The purchaser was a Mr. Timmons of Otterbein. The sale was held in front of the public library at Boswell, there was a crowd that completely filled the street in front of the auction place, and the biddirig was reported as being most spirited. The litigation arose out of the attempts of the Farmers’ Telephone company, which attempted to enter the town of Boswell, and was opposed by the City Telephone company. The matter was finally laid before the public utilities commission of Indiana, which rendered its decision a short time ago, and united Xhe two companies under one control. The plant was appraised at $30,000.

Mrs. Vincent Eisele is suffering from a very bhdly infected thumb. ♦ ■ Mrs. A. L. Willis of Union township is recovering from an attack of influenza. Mrs. F. B. Ham and daughter, Ethel, went to Fisher, Illinois, Monday for a visit with relatives. EJward Hasty and family, who for the past five years have been living at Hindsdale, Montana, have moved back to Rensselaer. Lortenz Hildebrand of Chicago came down Saturday for a few days visit with old friends - and to attend to some business matters. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1; oats, 61c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.4 5. The prices a year ago were; Corn, (no quotation);” oats, 55c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.65. The final reports of the treasury department shows $6,866,416,300 subscribed in the Fourth Liberty loan, making an oversubscription of more than $866,000,000..

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. '

Mrs. Bert Brenner of Valparaiso came Saturday to assist in caring for her brother, Boyd Porter and wife, who are both sick with the influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are now getting along nicely and Mrs. Brenner expects to return home today.

The ban on public gatherings because of the influenza epidemic which was to have been lifted at midnight Saturday night, was liftfed in fifty-six counties only, Jasper being included in the thirty-six counties still under the ban. Among the neighboring counties included In this number are also Lake and White. H. W. Wood, Sr., returned home from Monon yesterday morning where he was called Monday by the serious illness of his sister, Miss Mary M. Wood. He states that Miss Wood had suffered a paralytic stroke and was very low. Miss Wood is about 78 years of age. Mrs. Wood, who accompanied him to Monon, is still there. The election was passing oft quietly yesterday as The Democrat went to press. It was thought perhaps the Democrats might win the clerk and sheriff and a majority of the township trustees on the local tickets. It was felt that Democrat trustees would be elected in Barkley, Marion, Milroy, Jordan, Newton, Union, Gillam, and a fair chance of electing trustees in Walker and* Kankakee, also. While there must be no let-up on the war preparations and the concentration of new fighting men, it is not probable any more will be called to the training camps—in our 'humble opinion—as soon as Germany the armistice and peace terms of the allies, which may be before this item is read by Democrat readers. Germany MUST accept, and will do so mighty quick, in our opinion.

A. R. Hopkins has sold his In-' terest in the* Babcock & Hopkins grain elevator to his partner, W. C. Babcock, and will retire from the business. Mr. Hopkind has been connected with this firm for a number of years and at this time is undecided what business he will engage in. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins expect to leave about the first of December for Miami, Florida, where they will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock received an interesting letter yesterday from their son Delevan, who is with the American forces in the war zone, in the capacity of truck driver in the engineers division, the first letter they had gotten from him in nearly two months. He had been with the American forces in Belgium for several i/eeks, he writes, and was right in the thick of the battle front, but was now back in France, when the letter was written, October 5. His letter will appear in Saturday’s Democrat. W. S. Parks received a telegram . esterday morning from’ his brother, B. G. Parks of Laramie, Wyoming, stating that the latter’s wife had died, after a few days illness from pneumonia. She leaves a husband and a 5-year-old daughter. Mr. Parks left on the 10:46 a. m., train yesterday for Laramie to attend the funeral. His brother “Burley” formerly lived at Remington for many years, later locating at Etna Green, Indiana, where he married. His wife’s people live at Laramie and Mr. and Mrs. Parks moved, there only about one year ago.