Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

i Harvey Davisson was in Lafayette on business Tuesday. Miss Madeline Kellner went to Lafayette Tuesday for a few days Visit with relatives. See The Democrat’s line of holiday stationery before making your purchases for Christmas gifts. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were V. C. Crisler, Carl Eigelsbach, Theodore Roy and W. I. Hoover. Gaylord Long came Tuesday from Pensacola, Florida, on a tenday furlough to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Long. Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for sales. Satisfaction guaranteed. Outlet for notes if desired. —E. P. LANE. ts Misses Telma Rich and Marie (Hamilton of Purdue university spent Wednesday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton. Miss Mabel Cain returned to Chicago Wednesday where she is taking a nurse’s course at St. Mary’s hospital, after a visit with her mother near Remington.

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

According to' the report of the state board of health, 2,521 Indianians died of influenza last month, Jasper county’s quota ’being 8. In October Jasper cbunty is charged with 14 deaths from this same epidemic.

Yesterday was Friday and the 13th. i XL . v Get -you at The Democrat office. Mrs. W. H. Beam spent Wednesday in Lafayette with her daughter, Mrs. F. X. Busha. 1 Co&e to The Democrat office and see the style of sale bills we print, and get prices before placing your order. J. H. Harmon returned to hi§ home at Indianapolis Wednesday after a visit here with his brother, L. A. Harmon and family. Mrs. E. Thomas and little daughter Of Minneapolis, Minnesota, came Wednesday for a visit with relatives and friends here. Mrs. H. W. Jackson of jtust north of town went to Chicago the first of the yeek to se her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Keeney, who is sick with influenza. The catalogue for the Poultry and Corn Show is now in press in The Democrat’s job printing department and will be ready for distribution)! in a few days.

Occident flour is used and endorsed by the bakers as being superior to other brands of flour. Guaranteed more and better bread by using Occident flour. —ROWLES & PARKER. - d-18

Mrs. Ray Kenton of Mitchell, South Dakota, who had been visiting relatives here, went to Monticello Tuesday to visit relatives and from there to Indianapolis to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hoffman, before returning to her home. Monticello Herald: Acting Sheriff Hughes brought a freak pig to this city Monday. The pig was the property of Lewis Funk living near Buffalo and was born death It had a head and front feet exactly like those of *a cow and ns hind legs or feet.

Only 11 more days till Christmas. Bee our flour ad. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Uncle James Randle has bean suffering from a (bilious attack the past few days. The Democrat is selling lots of holiday correspondence paper. There’s a reason. Come in and see. ; Hannah Fairchild of Demotte has been granted a pension of $25 per month as a civil war soldier’s widow. Now is the time to get your supply of salt for winter use. Just received ,a car of non-hardening barrel salt. —ROWLES & PARKER. * d-18 J. V. Lesh and son, Russell Lesh, went to Chicago Thursday morning wiere the latter underwent another operation at Wesley hospital. Mrs. John E. Alter and Mrs. Amos * Alter of Union township, are visiting with Mr.;. Fern McAuly and family at Oakmont, Pennsylvania. If you want to be gratefully remembered for the next 3 6_5 days, send your, absent friend receipt sos a year’s subscription to The Twice-a-Week Democrat.

Peter DeFries and Jasper Balstra came up from Camp Taylor Wednesday morning having been mustered out of the service. Their homes are near Thayer. '*■ Henry Youtsey, convicted of complicity in the murder of Governor William Goebel of Kentucky in 1900, has just been paroled by the Kentucky board of pardons. William Babcock, Jr., came Tuesday on a six day furlough to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock. William is in the nalvy and is located at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Oglesby of Gary came Thursday evening to see their daughter, Monta, who is quite sick with influenza at the home of her aunts, Grace and Fame Haas.

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

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. H. Potter at the Farmers’ Grain Co. office. —Advt. d-_23 Monon, Honey Creek and Princeton townships, in White county, have again been placed under the closing ban because of another outbreak of influenza. The ban had not been liifted at Chalmers and will not be 'until after_ Chnstmas.

’ Word has been received here that William Eigelsbach and Harry Moore, who have been stationed at Camp Polk, North Carolina, have been transferred to Camp Greene, North Carolina, and'“will be ’mustered out of the service in a short time. Jerry Haugh, a student at St. Joseph college and whose home is at Delphi, was taken to St. Elizabeths hospital at Lafayette in Worland’s ambulance Wednesday. The young man had an attack of influenza and is now suffering from an infection and pluersy. Don’t fail to read the opening chapters of The Democrat’s new serial, which will follow “The Rainbow’s End,” now nearly completed. “North of 53” is considered one of the best stories "to be had, and The Democrat has secured the exclusive right to its publication in this vicinity. Shafter Wynekoop of Wolcott is among the wounded Indiana soldiers sent home 'from France and now at the army hospital at West Baden. He was a member of the 150th F. A., and arrived at West Baden with other wounded men last Friday evening. The nature of his wounds have not been learned by The Democrat. Miss Hazel Reevi is confined to her* home with influenzal Her brother, Robert Reeve, one of the city mail carriers, is also down with the disease. His route was covered Thursday afternoon by his brother, Leo, and yesterday morning the mail was taken by Paul Norman who will act as substitute until Robert is able to be out again.

Pefley pays the highest prices for raw furs.—PHONE 478. ts W. J Wright (returned to Mudlavia Tuesday to take further treatment for rtieumatism. See The Democrat’s line of correspondence cards and box papers. They make elegant Christmas presents. We save you the freight and also the jobber’s profit when you buy your flour at the IROQUOIS ROLLER MILL. Mrs. John Nowels returned home Thursday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Leurs and family at Kouts. Harry J. Meyers, a Francesville attorney, died this week of pneumonia. He is survived by a widow and a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith of near Pleasant Ridge were called to IHammond Thursday by the Illness of their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Zea. We challenge any flour sold on the market for a bread-baking contest. Bread to go to the charity board. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Fred Bachman, who had been stationed-at Camp Hill, Newporrt News, Virginia, for some time, received his discharge and arrived home Thursday. '•■W Mrs. Frank King and son Walter were called to Chicago Thursday by the illness oof the former’s daughter, Miss Elizabeth, who is sick with influenza.

Harvey Davisson accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rains, Mr. and Mrs. Heniry Wilson and son left yesterday on a prospecting trip to the lower Rio Grande valley. There is no economy in buying cheap flours. By using Occident flour we guarantee more and better bread per sack. Sold and guaranteed by ROWLES & PARKER. David Yeoman and Vernie Ray of the training camp at Valparaiso, and Ernest Sayers of Fort Benjamin Harrison, have received their discharges' and returned home.

Hanoi Eczema Prescription is a famous old remedy for all forms of Eczema and skin diseases. Hanoi is a guaranteed remedy. Get a 350 large trial bottle at the drug stone. —Advt.

On account of an extra large amount of advertising, the regular installment of our serial story is necessarilly omitted from this issue of The Democrat, but will appear next week. The Iroquois Roller Mill has a. flour trade radius of 30 • miles around. They come in autos, wagons and buggies. None have arrived yet in aeroplanes, but expect them soon. —Phone 456. Forest Morlan returned to this work in Chicago Thursday aftgr spending some time here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morlan. The Morlan family have all been down with influenza. John R. McCollough is sick with an attack of influenza |n Chicago. He has been in Rochester, Minn., where Mrs. McCollough underwent an operation in the Mayo Bros, hospital. They were on their way home when Mr McCollough 'became sick in Chicago. He is now at the home of Mr. Lucas in Blue Island. —Benton Review. Announcement has just been made of the marriage of Dr. A. E. Schmadel, a Lafayette dentist, and Miss Henrietta Rucker, alsq of Lafayette, which took place June 15 last at the home of the briide’s brother, J • C. Rucker, In Indianapolis. Dr Schmadel was Ideated in Rensselaer some eighteen years ago in ’business with Dr. J. W. Horton, and will be remembered by many people who were here at that time. It Is too late now to order engraved calling cards for holiday presents, with ainy assurance of, getting them before Christmas, but The Democrat can print calling cards Tor you in any quantity desired for about one-fourth the price of engraved cards, and not one person in ten can tell the difference between a printed card and an engraved one. Script, Text, Old English, etc., types to select fromi, and either plain or linen finish cards in all the proper sizes.

Mrs. Hugh 'hreanor, an old resident of Remingtons died Monday and was burled Wednesday from the Catholic church. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.25; oats, 70c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.47. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 90c: oats, 70c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. Robert Baumgartner, who was in the officers’ graining camp at Camp McArthur, Texas, has returned home, having been discharged from the service. * Woman’s friend ie a Large Trial Bottle of Hanoi Prescription. Fine for black heads. Eczema and all rough skin and clear complexion. A real skin Tonic. Get a 35c trlhl bottle at the drug store. —Advt. • The Democrat was misinformed regarding ijie driver of the car which struck H. O. Johnson Saturday in front of the B. J. Jarrette store. The driver was Miss Leona Kolhoff of just south Of town, instead of Mrs. George Daugherty. The needs of the starving peoples in Bible lands will be considered in practically every Sunday school in the county tomorrow, December 15. Last year many of ouir schools made a Christinas offering to these sufferers through the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. Since the surrender of Turkey the cry for help is'. Oven louder; 400,000 childiren are said to be starving in Palestine and the countries nearby. It is to be hoped 6hat every Jasper County Sunday school will make a liberal offer to*Wiis cause.

Mrs. Emma York went to Monon Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Carl Middelstadt, who died from pneumonia Sunday morning following an attack of influenza. The young woman, who was a former teacher in the Monon schools, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Crambo of Monon, and was married on Thanksgiving day. Her age was 22 years. • Her husband was connected with the hospital corps at the Great Lakes Training station. There are many cases of Influenza in Monon and a ban has been placed on all public gatherings.

Wednesday was a fine bright day, after about 48 hours continuous* rain. But Thursday, Thursday night* and yesterday an almost continuous rain fell again, making it impossible to get in the fields. But, fortunately, most pf the farmers are done husking, only a very few yet having corn in the field, therefore there is little occasion for farm work except plowing, which would be going on were it not too wet. One year ago this week ranged from 10 above to 16 degress below zero, one year ago yesterday being 10 - above thehighest of the week —while the 14 th It was 1 below ?ero. Deceomber 11, 1917, was the coldest of the wedk— —16 below.