Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1919 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ,1, 191®.

car The Ford Model T one-ton truck is proving a splendid time and money-saver on the farm. It is very flexible in control, strong and dependable .in service. It has really become one of the farmers’ necessities. One Ford truck is equal rr, . g »j xx to half a dozen teams and IninK It Over it won’t “eat its off’’ Farmer when not working. The /-Very low price makes it popular? with shrewd farmers who analyze conditions on the farm. Let’s talk it over, Mr. Farmer. Price, without body, $550 f. o. b. Detroit. Central Garage Company Dealers V hone 319 RENSSELAER, INDIANA

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Get you sale bills printed at The Democrat office. Earl Adams is driving a fine new enclosed car nowadays. Robert Loy went to Piqua, Ohio, Ithe last of the week for a visit rfcrith. relatives. > The wishes all Vts thousands of readers a happy and prosperous new year. Jasper County Poultry and Corn Show next weelt, beginning Tuesday and ending Saturday. Mrs. C. C. Randle of McCoysfcurg was called to Valparaiso Saturday by the death of a nephew. ' Mrs. Harvey Wood, Sr., went to CrhTfriordkville Saturday to visit Jier daughter, Mrs. Harley Bruce, and family. Bring your job printing to The Democrat office. We employ firstclass printers and turn out nothing but Al work.

Ray Hopkins returned to Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, after spending Christmas here ■with home folks. Duplicate order books, Fairbanks ocale books, etc., carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Mr. and Mts. D. M. Yeoman of Tab, Benton county, were weekend guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Strong. Corp. Harold Fiddler of Camp Taylor is spending a six-day furlough with his parents, Mt. and JMrs. Emmet L. Fiddler, of just east of town. Mrs. J. J. O’Brien and two children left Friday for Beloit, Wisconsin, where they will make their future home, Mr. O’Brien having a good position there. We pay the top of the market for your cream and eggs. Highest Jest on cream. We are located first door south of the Worland urnlture store. —SCHLOSSER BROS. Miss Catharine Jarvis of near Remington, who is employed as a domestic in the H. R. Kurrie home In Chicago, came down Monday to visit relatives near Rensselaer and Remington. Mrs. E. E. Fritts returned to her home at Indianapolis Friday after spending Christmas here With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Alter. Mr. Alter is still fin a very serious condition and is to his bed all of the time.

Indianapolis News: The Rensselaer Manufacturing company, a South Dakota corporation, qualified to do business in this state; $30,0|)0 of its capital stock is represented in Indiana; automobiles; John A. Dunlap, Rensselaer, is named agent. Several hundred Hoosiers, members of the 137th and 139th field artillery, 38 th division, reached New York last week from overseas. Among the returned men are Capt. Clarence C. Bassett, Goodland; Lieut. Erie F. Ross, Lafayette; Lieut. Ray Fisher, Monticello, and Lieut. George W. Healey, Rensselaer. ' ' . ■

Lieut. Paul Miller was a Chicago goer Saturday. Pefley pays the highest prices for raw furs. —PHONE 475. ts Mrs. Mell Abbott spent the week-end in Monticello with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michal of Reynolds were visitors in the city Saturday. Howard Clark went to Chicago Friday to visit friends before returning to Camp Taylor. Among the Chicago goers Friday were W. C. Babcock, G. J. Jessen and J. A. McFarland. Miss Adelaide Lee returned to her home at Rockville Friday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. C. Earl Duvall.

David Blitstein returned to his home in Chicago Friday after Spending a few days here looking after some business matters. Mrs. Mark Barnes returned to her ( home at Kokomo Saturday after spending Christmas here with her grandchildren, Jack and Doris Larsh. Harry Moore, who enlisted in the tank service on October 31, received his discharge at Camp Custer, Michigan, and returned home Sunday. Miss Elsie Pierson of Wichita, Kansas, who had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Henry Wood, and other relatives here, left Saturday for Minneapolis, Minnesota. Try some of our new pound paper, “Thistle Linen,” carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery * department. Envelopes to match are also carried. C. A. Ross, bookkeeper at the W. C. Babcock elevator, has rented the W. I. Spitler bungalow oh north Culjfen street and moved into same the first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burton returned home Friday from Urbana, Illinois, where they had been for the past two months caring for the former’s sister, who died on December 21. Robert and Thomas Randle left Friday for tlleir homes at Parsons and White City, Kansas, after a visit here with their father, James T. Randle, whose condition was considerably better. z Try Schlosser Bros, with your next batch of cream. They pay the top of the market- They truy eggs also. ' You will find them on north Van Rensselaer street, a half block north of Washington street. 1-4 Daniel Wood was down from Fair Oaks Monday. He said they got a card from their ’ son Ross, who was with the A. E. F. in France, saying that he had arrived in New York December 24 and expected to be home soon. Another son, Grover, is still overseas. Mrs. Don Beam returned home Sunday night from New York where she had spent several weeks with her husband, who is a member of the naval band on the U. S. S Vptt 9tube»- The report that Don had been discharged is incorrect. His name was posted for a discharge but the officers later Changed their mind and withdrew it, as they sometimes do without any known reason except to satisfy some whim of those' having the matter in charge. ' (I

Among the Chicago goers Monday were John Poole and W. V. Porter. Mrs. Charles Rhoades, Jr., went to Kewanee, Illinois, Monday to visit her mother. Mias Gertrude Jackson spent the week-end in Chicago with her sister, Mrs. R. E. Keeney. The business houses were closed Friday afternoon during the funeral of Mrs. John Eger. \ Charles Wiltshire of Zaneeville, Ohio, la visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire. Mrs. A. Quinn and son, Vincent Quinn, and wife went to Chicago Friday for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy of Lowell attended the funeral of Mrs. John Eger here Friday afternoon. t Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for sales. Satisfaction guaranteed. Outlet for notes f desired.—E. P. LANE. ts

Linn Parkinson returned, to his home at Lafayette Friday after a trtiort visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parkinson. Mrs. Ray Kenton left Friday for her home at Mitchell, South Dakota, after an extended visit with relatives here and in Indianapolis. Beet 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. . Miss Agnes of west of town and Miss Florence Watson of Goodland went to Dyer Sunday to resume their work as teachers in the schools there. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers left yesterday for Miami, Florida, to spend the winter. They had intended leaving Sunday, but did not get away until yesterday.

Mess Sergeant Keith O'Riley, now stationed at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, was visiting his brother Ralph and other friends here a day or two the last of the week. 4 Mrs. C. H. Porter and mother, Mrs. Cordelia Williams, will leave tomorrow to spend the winter in Florida. They were undecided just where they would locate on leaving here. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers received a letter from their son Floyd Monday which was written December 6. He was all right at that time and stationed in a camp near Bordeaux, France. Alfred Thompson, who has been very sick for some time with influenza in Chicago, where he is employed, is slowly improving. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson, are In the city with him. The Indications are that there will be less than half the public sales in Jasper county this winter than last. So far there have been very few, while usually December is one of the heaviest months in the year for sales. A rise in temperature again Monday, followed by a misty rain Mondsyr evening, soon made away with The slight covering of snow. Yesterday was dark and misty, with the mercury a few decrees above the freezing point, although ’the weather prophecy was for "colder” yesterday. -

Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Guy W. Sweet, formerly Miss Marie Grub, at Pomona, California, on December 18, from influenza. Mrs. Sweet was a granddaughter of Mrs. Charles Benjamin, who a number of years ago resided in this city. It is understood that Mrs. Benjamin is also very low with the same disease. Mr. and Mrs. Lon McKinley of Winamac have received a message saying that their son, William McKinley, was killed in action in France on September 5. He was pne of Winamac’s youngest soldiers, and one pf the first boys in that vicinity to enlist in . thq service following the breaking of diplomatic relations with Gerrpany. He would have been eighteen years old had he lived until last month.

The steady stream of visitors that has flowed tp the state museum on the third fiborrpf the Indiana statehouse for more than thirty years' will have to follow a new course hereafter. The museum is being moved to quarters in the statehouse> basement, where new rooms have been prepared. The museum has been on the third floof'of the capitol ever since the building was completed. Thousands of persons visit it every year.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

'W. R. Willits was over from McCoysburg Monday. Mrs. J. C. Passons is Quite sick at ‘her home on Van Rensselaer street with influenza. William Grube and George Clark were among the Wheatfield visitors in. the city Monday. H. V. Avis returned to Camp Taylor Sunday - after a short furlough spent here with his family. W. F. Gilmore came over from Nokomis.' Illinois, Friday for a few weeks’ visit • with relatives and friends: Keep In mind .the date of the Annual Jasper County Poultry and Corn Show, -which will be held the week of January T. Mrs. A. J. Bellows of this city and Mrs. John Wilson of Remington will leave tomorrow for St. Petersburg, Florida, to spend the winter. . Mrs. Otto Hayden returned to her home at Terre Haute Monday after attending, the funeral of her sister, Mrs* John Eger, here last Friday. Thomas Padgitt returned to Minneapolis Sunday after spending a short furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Padgitt.

Joseph Buffert and son Carl returned to their home in Lafayette Sunday after a few days’ visit with Joseph Nagel and family of west of town. With so many boys home from the traiining camps for the holidays it has seemed a little like old times in Rensselaer for the past week. Hlldred Pefley of the Great Lakes naval training station came Monday nighv on a week’s furlough to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pefley. Robert Crockett of Detroit, Michigan, came Monday morning to see his' brother George and family, who have all been down with the “flu,” but are now improving. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Culp and little daughter of Barkley township, who had been quite sick with influenza at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jbhn T. Culp, In this city, are improving.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock received a letter yesterday morning from their son, D. J. Babcock, who is in the 30th (Wildcat) division with the A. E. F. in France. The letter was written December 5, and he was then in Ballou, France, and said that he was well. This is the first letter they had received from him since the signing of the rmistice. Earl Hemphill of the U. S. S. Oklahoma came home Saturday night on a 15-day furlough. Earl enlisted in the navy three years ago last September, and has less than a year yet to serve to complete his four years’ enlistment.. He has been stationed near New York and Norfolk, Virginia, a great deal of the time, but his ship recently returned from a long cruise in which he went ashore in Ireland and France,

HERE is the Sale of Best Lines of Merchandise shown in Jasper county that you have been looking for: $35.00, $37.50 and $40.00 Ladies* Coats for $27.00 $25.00, $27.50 and $30.00 Ladies' Coats for SIB.OO SIB.OO, $20.00 and $22.50 Ladies' Coats for $15.00 SIO.OO, $>12.50 and 14.00 Misses’ Coats for $ 7.00 $22.50, $25.00 and $27.00 Ladies’ Suits $15.00 Every garment this season’s purchase and guaranteed styles. The following named lines of splendid merchandise Men's and Boy’s Overcoats, Suits, Sweaters, Mackinaws, Work and Rain Coats; Ladies Skirts, Waists and Bath Robes SALE PRICE 20 PER CENT OFF THE G. E. MURRAY COMPANY

WE LOAN MONEY on Horses, Cattle, Hogs Growing Crops, and all other personal property. —■ ■■■— ■■■■ I * We will be at McLain's office in Rensselaer Thursday, January 9th and the of each month thereafter. Morocco the first Friday of each month. Lafayette each Saturday. I Wallace & Baugh

Cleve Eger is confined to his home with influenza. Mrs. E. J. Cllggitt and little, son of Lake Bluff, Illinois, came Sunday for a week’s visit with the Ed Reeve family. Willette Hill of Camp Custer, came Monday evening on a few days’ leave to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Sr. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.35; oats, 65c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1; oats, 76c; wheat, \s2; rye, $1.60. A stillborn babe was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lamoon of Jordan township Thursday and was buried in Weston cemetery yesterday afternoon. Northbound stock train No. 74 was wrecked near Roselawn at about 4:30 o’clock yesterday morning. Five freight cars were derailed and traffic was held up for several hours. Ida Bell, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Tolbert, died of Influenza at the homo of her grandparents near Newland Thursday and was buried in the Fair Oaks cemetery yerterday at 10 o’clock. Every farmer wno owns his farm ought to have printed stationery with his name and the name of hl» postoffice properly given. The prln» ed heading might also give the names of whatever crops he special izes in or his specialties in stock. Neatly printed stationery gives you personality and a standing with any person or firm to whom you writs f.ud ■* Insures the proper reading of ydhr name and address.

Mrs. Rose Nelson, a negresa who indies heavy pacLages In an earpress company’s warehouse in Washington, Is mourning the lose of $2,600, which she cays she loot from her stocking while working in the warehouse. It is understood that Mr. and Mrs. John I. Gwin, Mrs. Alda Parkinson, Mrs. Mary D. Eger and Chauncey Wood will be among thdse who will accompany Harvey Davisson, the local agent, on hia regular excursion trip to the lower Rio Grande valley Friday. The amazing strength of spiders Is shown in a number of well authenticated Instances. Thus we have an Instance of a half-inch spidef catching a two-inch iflsh. It was of the ground or wolf family. A scientist came upon it struggling with a fish on the edge of a little pool. Its claws were burled in the fikh’s tail; it had the tall out of the water, but the head still remained underneath. The spider struggled to pull the fish up the bank and the fish struggle desperately to draw the spider into the pfrol. For ten minutes the scientist watched this silent and deadly fight. Then he hurried away for a bottle in which to put the combatnnts when he ca©» k turod them. He was gone about half an hour, and on his return the end had come. The fish was dead and the spider was slowly dragging its victim away.—'New York Mail.

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