Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1918 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

W. L. Wood went to Frankfort 'Tuesday on business. Robert Platt went to Kokomo Tuesday for a few days visit with friends. Roe Yeoman, of the Cement Products Co., made -a business trip to Crown Point Wednesday. S’ Mrs. James Shindler of Brook is visiting this week with the John Bill family southwest of town. Fur caps make a swell gift for the men or young men. Prices $3.50 to $15.00. —DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. 1 J. <H>. O’Neal, who is now employed at Hammond, came Wednesday to visit his daughter, Sara Alice O’Neal. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Frank Nesius, William Zacher and Mrs. G. E. Murray and son Edson. Buy him a swpll dress shirt for Xmas, that will please him. We have them in all grades. —DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP,. Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for . sales. Satisfaction guaranteed- Outlet for notes if desired. —E. P. LANE. ts Mrs. E. L. Bruce and Mrs. Harvey Wood, Sr., were called to Crawfordsville Tuesday by sickness in the family of Harley Bruce. Mrs. Chase Day and little son went to Hammond the first of the week and from there expected to go to Spencer to make her home. Mrs. J. A. Meharry and daughter, Elsie, of near Mt. Ayr, took the train here Wednesday afternoon for Logansport for a short visit.

HANDKERCHIEFS AT THE SAME OLD TRICES. CAMBRIC 10c, 3 FOR 25c; 15c, 2 FOR 25c IN ’ SEAL PACKAGES; PURE LINEN AND INITIAL IN GREAT VARIETY, SINGLE Z OR BY THE BBOX, 25c, 35c, 51, $1.50, $2; NOVELTY HANDKERCHIEFS 10c TO 75c; PLAIN AND FANCY SILK HANDKERCHIEFS 35c TO $1. —THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB.

And next Wednesday is Christmas. Get you sale bills printed at The Democrat office. Jerry Shea was down from Gillam township Thursday. Call and see the new line of house shoes in a variety of styles and sizes, just received at FENDIG’S EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE. Robert Smith and Dick Potts drove two new Ford cars up from Indianapolis the first of the week ffor the Central Garage.

The schools at Fair Oaks closed Wednesday evening on account of )the influenza and ’will not reopen until after the holidays. Buy him a dandy Stetson hat for Xmas; they are just swell and you couldn’t pleaso him better. —- DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. Among the Chicago goers Tuesday were John Gallagher, A. O. Moore, W. H. Daugherty, and Mesdames F. D. Burchard and C. H. Porter. Misses Aileen Allman, Marion Parker and Helen Leatherman, students at Northwestern univercame Tuesday to spend the holidays with home folks. Dr. H. J. Kannal, assistant state veterinarian, went to Monticello Wednesday on business. He expected also to visit several other ipoints before returning home. SILK MUFFLERS MAKE VERY USEFUL GIFTS. A LARGE VARIETY TO CHOOSE FROM, 75c, sl, $1.50, $2, S3.—THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Father, mother, brother, or sister would be delighted with a Christmas gift of a pair of those handsome house shoes just received mt FENDIG’S EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE. James Stevens, trustee of Gillam township, is quite sick with pneumonia. His daughter. Miss Myrtle Stevens, returned to her work at Gary Monday after spending a few days at

Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hoover received a letter a few days ago from New York from their son, Victor, in the>naval service, saying that he had been assigned to a boat and was sailing for Porto Rico. ~ RENSSELAER’S LARGEST STORE FOR MEN, WITH ITS RICHEST DISPLAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS, IS THE LOGICAL SELECTION OF GIFTS FOR MEN 'AND BOYS. —THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. A civil service examination will be held in Rensselaer on January 25 to fill the position of rural mail carrier on the route out of McCoysburg, made vacant by the recent death of R. L. Bussell. Women are eligible to the position. Mr. and Mrs, William Childers received a letter Wednesday from their son, Parker, who is with the 38th division in France, now stationed at Camp Demeucon. He was feeling fine, and although his division £ad been slated for an early return he thought he might stay a while to see more of the country. In the letter he enclosed to his mother a fine white silk handkerchief, with the allied flags in one corner and the words .“France El Amerique,” as a souvenir.

N. A. McKay of Fair Oaks, went to Kirklin Thursday to visit his aged mother. James Wanier went to Gary Wednesday where he again expects to be employed. O. H. McKay has been confined to his home this week with an attack of stomach trouble. See our line of swell military cigarette cases. They are fine and will please the boys for Xmas. — DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. W. R. Brown went to Huntington Thursday .for a short visit with his sons, Everett and Clint Brown. Leonard Swaim came from Caldwell, New Jersey Thursday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Dan Lakin, which was held Thursday at 2:30. J. B. Sprague of St. Petersburg, Florida, who had been visiting his brother, Ralph Sprague, went to Greencastle Thursday for a visit with relatives there. NECKWEAR —HE WILL SURELY APPRECIATE. AN ENDLESS VARIETY PUT UP IN XMAS BOXES, 50c, 75c, $1 UP. —THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB.

Mrs. Walter English and little daughter of Lafayette went to Parr Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, after a short visit here with Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English. When you have Backache the liver or kidney* are sire 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. Rev. Strecker conducted the funeral of George Blessing -at Oxford Thursday. Mr. Blessing was an old citizen of Benton county. <He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Morgan, at Ambia. Try Schlosser Broe. with your next batch of cream. They pay the top of the market. They buy eggs also. You will find them on north Van Rensselaer street, a half block north of Washington street j-4 Mrs. Ora Chupp of Hammond, who had been visiting relatives here, went to Parr Thursday morning for a visit there. She expects her husband to join her here the first Of the week and they will remain over the holidays. 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 HL H. Potter at the Farmers’ Grain Co. office.—Advt. ' d-23

Joseph A. Scheel of Baltimore, Maryland, who ' had been stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, in the engineers corps, received his discharge from the service Wednesday and is now visiting his cousin, Joseph Nagel, and other relatives here before returning to his home. SWEATERS—SHAWL, BYRON COLLAR, V-NECK, COAT STYLE AND PULLOVERS IN ALL COLORS AND STRIPE COMBINATIONS IN WOOL $6.50 TO $12.50; IN COTTON $1.65 TO $5. JERSEY SWEATERS $2 . TO $4.50. —THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Mrs. John Q. Alter went to Monticello Tuesday to see Aunt Mary Jane Htopkins, who is spending the winter with her son, Homer Hopkins. Mrs. Hopkins recently sustained a broken arm and badly bruised hip in a fall and is still in quite a serious condition, although doing as well as could be expected for a person of her extreme age.

Lee Myrea was in Lafayette on business Thiurslay. Feller pays highest prices for raw fbra—PHONIB 476. ts Service Flags, one, two or three stars, for sale at The Democrat offle. U Edward Height, the Standard oil man at Wheatfield, died Wednesday from pneumonia. Scores of St. Joe students left yesterday for their various homes to spend th holidays. Miss Marguerite Baker of Logansport came Thursday evening for a few days visit with the Mrs. O. S. Baker family. Creamery butter was retailing yesterday at the Rensselaer groceries at 68c a pound and strictly fresh eggs at 60c a dozen. - '■/ W. J. Wright ret&rned home Wednesday from his second trip to Mudlavia, where he had been taking treatment for rheumatism. Among the Chicago goers Thursday were Dr. F. A.. Tarfler and Johanna Fox, of this city, and John Jordan of Hanging Grove township. Cut flowers can be secured at Osborne’s Greenhouse for funerals, weddings * and all other occasions for which flowers are used. —Call PHONE 439. -■'

Mrs. A. J. Bellows, Mrs. A. F. Long and Rev. J.'T. Fleming attended a reconstruction meeting of the Presbyterian church at Monticello Thursday. There is not very much change in the condition of .lames T. Randle. He may get up again and may not. 'His sons resrdlng in the west nave Veen sent for it is understood. Best test, highest price paid for cream. We buy eggs at the top 'of the market also. —SCHLOSSER BROS., first door south of Worland furniture store. 1-4 Kano! Eczema Prescription is a famous old remedy for all forms of Eczema and skin diseases. Hanoi is a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c large trial bottle at the drug store. —Advt. Gerald Maloney drove down from Kankakee township yesterday, and his brother Frank, who is attending St, Joseph college, returned home with him to spend the holidays. LUGGAGE GENUINE J COWHIDE BAGS ANJA-.gUpCASES IN TAN, BROWN AND BLACK, $8.50, $10.50, sls, $18.50, S2O.— THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB. Dean Merica went to Lafayette Thursday where he is taking treatment for rheumatism. He is shows, ing much improvement lately and hopes to be able to resume his work soon. Do you get up at nlghtT Sanol is surely the best for all kidney on bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24 hours from all backache , and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed remedy. 85c and SI.OO a bottle at the drug store. —Advt. ; James Hallagan and'two sisters,* Mrs. A. E. Deleoust and Miss Maggie Hallagan, left Thursday morning for Ocala, Florida, where they will spend the winter. They were accompanied by Mrs. Isabel Carmen, who will spend the winter with them’. ’ . Miss Bertha Kepner entertained a number of her yojing lady friends Wednesday at her home in the west part of town and announced her engagement to Samuel Fendig, ■proprietor of Fendi’s Fair of this city, the marriage to take place some time in January.

Another “April shower” came yesterday morning early, continuing at intervals during the forenoon and! succeeding several days of /very pleasant weather with the mercury ranging from 30 to 60 degrees above zero. At noon yesterday the mercury registered 50 degrees in the shade. Among the late overseas casualty lists appears the names of “Corp. John C. Krouse, Fowler;’’ “Pvt. Floyd R. Marlow, Brook;” Pvt. Andrew J. Musselman, Delphi;” “Pvt. Wesley D. Cobb, R-2, Valparaiso;” all of whom wounded severely; “Pvt. Carmi D. , Miles, Fair Oaks, missing in action.” (The latter was reported in Tuesday’s list as “slightly wounded.) “George W. Mcßee, Monon, severely wounded;” “Alfred J. Hartwick, Winatoac, died of disease;” “Lieut. George R. Mitten, Goodland, wounded, degree undetermined,” and "Lieut. Charles N. Sims, Del:phi, died of accident.”

Soe our flour ad. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. We pay the top of the market for your cream and eggs. Highest test on cream. We are located irst door south of the Worland furniture store. —SCHLOSSER BROS. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.25; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 90c; .oats, 75c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.65. 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 &rug store. —Advt. On account of the scarcity and high price of cut flowers, buy potted plants' for Christmas decoration and gifts. Primroses; Cyclemen, Begonias in bloom. Jeruselam Cherries, with fine ripe fruit, 15 and 30 cents each. Ferns from 15 cents up. Come arid see these plants at Osborne’s Greenhouse, 502‘ Merritt street. Phpne 439. We deliver iq the city. E. A. Aldrich returned . home Wednesday morning from Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he was called by the death of his sister. He stopped off at Hamjnond on his .way home to see his nephews, Chester and George Zea and families, who had all been down with influenza. He stated that George’s family were all better with the exception of the baby, which was still quite sick, but that Chester and daughter Helen were both still quite sick.

A. L. Moorhead of Limon, Colorado, came Thursday to accompany home his wife and children who have been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. TJ. C. Nevill, for the past few weeks. Albert will soon round out twelve years service, now as fireman on the Rock Island railroad and at present is on a run between Limon and Denver. He had hard work to get off this time and must be back ready for duty Monday, therefore they expect to leave today for their home.

Again it ha® become necessary to chronicle the death of one of White county’s soldiers. Lee Byroads, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manson Byroads of near Seafield died at the home of his brother, Roy Byroads on North Illinois street Monday evening, following a two days’ illness from influenza and pneumonia. He had been stationed at Camp Taylor since July 23, and returned to the home of his brother last Thursday, having been honorably discharged from military service. (He was taken ill on Saturday and his condition was serious from the first. —Monticello Herald.

GENTS JEWELRY —GOLD PLATED KNIVES AND CHAINS, CUFF LINKS, CRAVET PINS, COLLAR BUTTONS, COLLAR BAGS,' COLLAPSABLE DRINKING CUPS, LEATHER BELTS WITH FANCY BUCKLES. THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WILLIAM TRAUB.

Christmas wreaths from one dollar up. Made of magnolia leaves, boxwood and Lycopodium.—Call OSBORNE'S GREENHOUSE, phone 439. ■ r i ny* Come to the store with the Xmas spirit. We have the line of neckwear, handkerchiefs, mufflers, chain and knife sets, cigarette cases, cuff-link sets, tie pin and .clasp nets, and every thing to please the men foIks.—DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. W. C. Rose of Barkley township received a letter Wednesday from his son, Edward, who is in the field artillery with the Rainbow division in France. The letter was written on the evening' of November 11, or a few hours after the firing ceased on the day the armistice was signed. Ed said that he was alright but they had been in very severe fighting and the field there was the bloodiest he had yet seen. He said that his division had been used as shock troops and had seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war.