Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

There was no rural mail deliv•ery Thursday* Miss Helen Warner of Gary spent with relatives and friends here. For Saturday specials, all the latest Stetson hats at $3.75. —DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. Yesterday was bright and pleasant again, after the very unpleasant weather of Thursday.

Come to The Democrat office and see the style of sale bills we print, and get prices before placing your order. J. N. Leatherman and John R. Lewis were. Lafayette goers Tuesday, to attend the Crouch Hampshire hog sale.

$5.00 jersey sweaters in turtle neck and V-neck, all at $3.49 for Saturday specials.—DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP.

Joseph Putts of southwest of town went to Attica Tuesday to spend a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Russell Hatton. Among the Chicago goers Tuesday were Mrs. Delos Thompson, Mrs. Charles Porter, A. Halleck, Mose Leopold and William Traub. W. J. Wright returned Tuesday evening from a ten days’ sojourn at Martinsville, and Wednesday went to Mudlavia for further treatment for rheumatism.

All of our brown all wool worsted suits and all wool serges at $25.00. They cannot be duplicated in our city. Saturday’s specials.—DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. John H. Brown writes from Lisbon, North Dakota, understate of November 26, and says: “Am sending check for $2 for our old friend, The Democrat. Are having bright, cold weather. All are well.’’

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

A. S. Laßue returned Monday might from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he and Mrs. Laßue were called about a week ffrevious by the illness of their daughtrr and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Gorge Neal, with influenza. Mrs. Laßue remained there until after Thanksgiving. Mrs. Leslie Pollard and little son of south of town went to Chicago Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Wilma Orwig. She will be joiAed there by her husband later and from there will go to Idaho to make their future home. Mr. Pollard has rented an irrigated farm in the Snake river valley, bear Buhl, Idaho.

• Get you sale bills printed at The Democrat office. Miss Frances McCarthy, who had 'been nursing a friend at Dayton, Ohio, for some time, returned home Wednesday evening. "Edward Ryan, Paul Parkinson and Delos York of the S. A. T. C., Indianapolis, spent Thanksgiving here wih home folks.

Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for sales. Satisfaction guaranteed. Outlet for notes if desired. —E. P. LANE. ts Mrs. Frances Hopkins and daughter, Miss Gertrude, went to Gary Wednesday evening to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Warner.

Miss Orabelle King went to Warsaw Wednesday to spend Thanksgivng with her sister, Mrs. Aden Rupe, and brother, Fred King, and families.

Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, is now in town. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders promptly at Clarke’s jewelry store. ts

“Deacon” Hollister will be 80 years of age next Monday. Mr. Hollister was born in Independence, Ohio, December 2,183 S. He bears his years* extremely well and is still “one of the boys’’ of Rensselaer.

Potter & Sawyer have started up a seed business in Rensselaer and will buy and sell clover and timothy seeds. If you have any of the above to sell or wish to buy, see ®. H. Potter at the Farmers’ Grain Co. office. —Advt. d-23

Dan W. Simms, for many years a prominent attorney of Lafayette, and who a few years ago sold out there and located in Los Angeles, California, for the benefit of his health, is to return to Lafayette and again take up the (practice of Ir.w there.

Elmer Daniels, who is in the /quartermaster’s department at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, will probably not be mustered out of the service for four or five weeks yet, his department having to remain until the engineers’ divisions are checked out.

Mrs. A. L. Moorhead and children of Limon, Colorado, came Wednesday for a couple of weeks visit With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nevill. Yesterday was Mr. Nevill’s 54 th birthday anniversary and a family dinner was held in. honor of (Jhe event.

Jay. Makeever of near Mt. Ayr, was an early business caller in Rensselaer yesterday. He states that there was a new outbreak of the “flu” in his locality, but no fatal results so far. Some of his neighbors have finished husking, former editor Sidney Schanlaub being among the first, which goes to show what an ex-editor can do when driven to it by the labor shorage.

Mrs. Elizabeth Agnew of Winamac has received word from the war departmnt confirming news of the death of Sergeant John M. Agnew, age twenty-six, her son. Agnew, who served on the Mexican border with the Winamac company of the Indiana national guard, died aboard ship October .18 and was buried at sea the same day with full military honors. Sergt. Agnew was the youngest of six sons.

Bale bill* printed while you wa.t ht Ttee Democrat office. Pefley pays the highest prices for raw furs.—PHONE 475. ts Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English spent Thanksgiving in Lafayette with their son, Walter English and family. C. W. Duvall came down from Hammond Wednesday night and will visit until Monday with his family here.

Mts. M. H. Norris went to ‘Htammond Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with ’her daughter, Mirs. Rufus Giver. Mrs. John Langhoff went to Chicago Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Corbley. \ • 10 per cent reduction on all tailor made suits for Saturday specials. Greatest lines of samples in town. —DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP.

The Democrat ha's a nice line of box correspondence paper for holiday presents. Call in and see how cheap you can get good paper here.

Owing to the city schools being closed for several weeks recently on account of the influenza epidemic, they did not close for Thanksgiving..

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. —AdvL

We have them all backed off the board on overcoats. Just think, a swell line of fine all-wool overcoats, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, up to $40.00. Saturday’s specials.— DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler accompanied by Mrs. W. I. Spitler and Miss Emma Hirschy drove to Lafayette Wednesday and from there the two latter continued to Daytonia, Florida, where they will spend the winter.

Joe Reeve and Howard Clark came up from Camp Taylor to spend Thanksgiving with home folks. As both these boys are being used in clerical work at the camp they will probably be among the last to be mustered out.

Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan came Wednesday • to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan. Tohn has been located at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, for some time and his wife had been with her parents at Mitchell, South Dakota.

In Thursday’s list 'Of casualties appeared the name of Clarence D. McGlynn of Remington, a son of D. V. McGlynn of that place and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Rensselaer, as “missing in action.” <His folks, however, received notice last week that he had been missing since October 15.

Pvt. W. F. Rockwell received his demobilization discharge at Camp Custer, Michigan, Tuesday evening and reached Rensselaer k)n the early train Wednesday morning. So far as The Democrat knows at this writing he is the first Jasper county soldier to be discharged since the demobilization begun, but the boys will no doubt be coming home quite rapdly from now on.

Word comes from Monticello that Aunt Mary Jane Hopkins, who is spending the winter there with he? son, Homer, received a bad fall last Sunday, breaking both bones in one of 'her wrists, and also badly injuring one of her hip bones. Mrs. Hopkins will be 91 years of age on January 10 next, and her many friends in Rensselaer regret to learn of her injury. She has been quite active for one of her extreme age and bid fair to reach the century mark. She is one of the very earliest settlers in Rensselaer, probably the oldest one left here.

Mrs. T. A. Crockett, who suffered a paralytic stroke one day last week, is some better at this writ ing. We have the greatest line of rain coats in town, $5.00 to $20.00. Look them over. —DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP.

When you Save 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.

Wallace Miller pf Vancouver Barracks, Washington, arrived here Wednesday on a fifteen day furlough. Mr. Miller was unable to get here in time to attend his mother’s funeral which was held last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock received a letter from their son, D. J. Babcock, who is with the Motor Truck Co., In the 30th division of U. 9. troops in France. The letter was mailed November 10—the day before thq> signing of the armistice. Delevan was then back in France (after having been on the Belgian froqt) and said he was suffering from a little billious attack, but otherwise was well.

O. M. Garriott, who has been located at Lone Pine, Montana, fo¥ .several years, where he owns a half-section of land, is here to spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs. John Price, and other relatives in Union township, having rented, out his land in Montana. He was in quite poor health during the early part of the summer, but is now very much better again. 'He went to Indianapolis Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with a sister-in-law residing there. The Democrat packages for Remington and the four rural routes running out of that place, now go to Remington on the new motor mail route each Wednesday and Saturday morning, instead of around by Reynolds, as formerly. The Wolcott, Goodland, Kentland and Brook packages still go via Reynolds Tuesday and Friday evenings and down west next morning on the Panhandle. Our Demotte package now goes up to that place each Tuesday and Friday evening on this same new motor mail route.

Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Dr. I. M. Washburn and son Bud, and G. J. Jessen. Men’s mackinaws for Saturday specials, $15.00 grade for $11.50; $13.50 grade for J 9.90; $12.00 grade, $8.49; SIO.OO grade, $6.98. | Now is your time to get fit out for the winter.—DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. H. L. Hendricks received a message Wednesday morning stating that his son, Clarence, who resided at Walla Walla, Washington, had died on Tuesday from pneumonia. Deceased was about 32 years of age and is survived by a wife and one child. Yesterday morning about 9 o’clock a Ford car driven by Ira Daniels and a Dodge car driven by R. A. Gillet came together at the C. Earl Duvall corner. Gillet was going west on Washington street and Daniels was coming south on Van Rensselaer street, and when making the turn to go west on Washington struck the Gillet car. The Ford car was considerably damaged, the axle broken and radiator being badly bent. The Dodge car escaped with a bent fender.