Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1919 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Get you sale bills printed at The Democrat office. * • . John F. Zimmer of Newton township was in Kankakee Friday. Visit the Poultry and Corn Show In the Armory this week. Admission* is FREE. Mlsa Mabel Brandt resumed her duties in the Rensselaer postoffice, Monday after an attack of influenza. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Miss Emma House, matron of the Monnett school, and Roy Stephenson. Mrs. F. L. Hamilton returned to tier “home its" Lafayette Saturday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott. Duplicate order books, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. The Rensselaer high school basket ball team played the Lowell team Friday night at the latter place, which resulted in a score of € to 26 in favor of Rensselaer. Among the Lafayette goers Monday were Mrs. W. H. Beam, Emil Hanley, Lawrence McLain and Jackson Freeland, the two latter to resume their studies at Purdue university.

Miss Marguerite Norris returned to Greencastle Sunday to resume her studies at Depauw university after spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Norris. Relatives here are in receipt of a .letter from Samuel Duvall, who Is now in Paris, in which he stated he expected to be home sometime In March or April, bringing his French wife with-him, Paul Strecker, who «has been stationed at Cleveland, Ohio, in the naval reserve, has written his parents, Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker, that he had been transferred to Pelham Bay, New York. William' Eisele arrived home Monday morning from Camp Taylor, having receivd an honorable discharge. He (had been transferred to Camp Taylor about two weeks ago from Camp Green, North Carolina. The ban on the sale and distribution of anthracite coal in Indiana was withdrawn by Federal Fuel Administrator Woollen Friday, and now one can buy all he chooses if he has the price, about $3.50 per ton more than it sold for two years ago. Rev. E. W. Strecker received a card Monday from Leslie Pollard, who, with his family left here a few weeks ago for Buhl, Idaho, near z which place they expect to make their future home. x He stated that they were then at Colo, rado Springs, Colorado, and that he and his wife and baby had Just left the hospital where they had teen for some time With influenza.

C. B. Steward was in Roselawn on business Friday. Pefley pays the highest prices for raw /urs. —PHONE 475. ts Fred Kilgor of Reddick, Illinois, visited over Friday night with his sister, Mrs. O. S. Baker. Forest Morlan of Chicago spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morlan. Among the Chicago goers Monday. were W. C. Babcock, V, J. Crisler and Miss Marie Comer. Hurley Beam now of Ravinia, Illinois, spent Sunday here wih his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. Robert Blue received an honorable discharge from the service at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and came home Saturday. Calix Paquette returned to Camp Knox, Kentucky, Monday after spending a 10-day furlough with his parents, south of town. Mrs. Robert Smith and, two children returned Sunday from Rockfleld where she had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hines. John Roadruck returned to his home at Morocco Tuesday morning, but his wife remained for a longer visit with her mother, Mrs. E. J. Morris.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lesh .and two children of Flora were here to attend the Arnold-St ner wedding Sunday, Mr. beihg an uncle of the bride. Among the Jasper county boys recently mustered out of the service are William Eigelsbach, Kersey Kirk of Rensselaer, and Leland Halleck of Fair Oaks. Miss Ruth Wood returned to Champaign, Illinois, Friday to resume her studies at the university after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr .and Mrs. Ray Wood. Elmer Godshall was mustered out of the service last* week at Cam.p Sherman, Ohio, and arrived home Thursday evening. Private Godshall was w’th the aviation unit and was sent overseas, but saw no active service. There were two deaths in the family of Fred Fickner of Wheatfield during the past few days frem pneumonia, following influenza. Mrs? Pickner died Saturday night and one dan gat aged about 6 years, Sunday night, while Mr. Fickner himself was reported very low with the same disease Monday. - - -■ z Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson, who have been In Chicago for some time at the bedside of their son, Alfred, who had a severe attack of pneumonia, following influenza, ate still in the city* Mrs. Tnompson herself having been quite sick with the “flu,” but is betterr now. i Alfred is still in the hospital, but is improving slowly.

Richard lines, brother of Willis J. Imes, a former resident of Rensselaer but now residing in Indianapolis, died at his home in Westville, Indiana, last Friday and was buried Sunday. Mr. Imes was a veteran of the civil war and served in Company K, 20 th Indiana regiment, Which was made up at Monticello. The late Burgess Dillon of Rensselaer served in the same company, and he and Mr. Imes attended tbe Gettysburg reunion a few years ago. Both were in all the engagements in which the 20th Indiana took part.

Dr. A. R. Ktealer is driving a new Ford enclosed car. John O’Connor and Gail Michael were down from Knlman Monday. H. ■. White started puttln< up ice Monday noon. The ice is about 8 inches thick, and of good quality. ■. 0. Rhoads, the grocer, has been Confined to his home for the past week with a severe cold or the influenza. _ • ■ N. Littlefield has rented the E. P. Honan tenant house on College avenue ang will move into same March 1. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, |1.32; oats, 68c;' wheat $2.11; rye, $1.45. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1; oats, 75c; wheat $2; rye, $1.60. Mrs. O. 0. Baker and daughter, Dora, were called to near Goodland Sunday morning toy the Illness of. another daughter, Mrs. George Wenrick. Mrs. May Houser returned to her home in Indianapolis Sunday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hemphill, at Remington.

Paul Beam returned to Bloomington Monday to resume his studies at the State university, after spending the. 'holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. Wiyiam Durant has been quite sick at the home of his sister, Mrs. Alex Hurley, on Weston street, from neuralgia and heart trouble. He was Reported better yesterday, however. Mrs. Leslie Condo of Monticello, cousin of Mrs. Charles V. May of this city, died Sunday from influenza. Mrs. Condo’s maiden name was Opal Shew, and she formerly lived at Remington. Mrs. Charles Ramp returned home Monday from New Orleans, Louisiana, where she had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry Regus, for the past few months. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Regus early in November. tin day morning was the coldest of the winter, thus far, local thermometers registering 10 degrees below zero, 2 degrees colder than Friday morning. Since then we have had it considerably warmer. The prophecy for today is “colder.” t _ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alter and two children of Chicago, came last week for an indeflnte visit with their 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Alter and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nevill. Their little son had been very sick and the lake breeze in Chicago did not agree with him, hence their leaving Chicago. It is their intention to go west in- a few months.

The public service commission has denied the pet. ‘on of the Crown Point Telephone Company, which asked the commission recently to permit it to raise its business telephone rate from $24 to $36 a year, and its home rate from $lB to $24. a study of the situation the commission found that no emergency exists since the company will receive approximately 6.07 per cent, on its investment in 1918,. Jesse Nowels and son Kenneth of Roselawn were in the city yesterday. Mr. Nowels met with another mishap last Thursday, when he was quite badly kicked by a horse, receiving a wound on the side of the head and a kick in the side which makes it difficult for him to use his entire right side. He is coming around alright, however, and will soon be ready for another knockout. He got his right hand badly injured in an ensilage cutter about three months ago, it will be remembered, from which he 'had barely (recovered when put out of business again last week. It is again time to apply for automobile licenses. Miss Mabel Nowels, notary public at The Democrat office, will be pleased to fill out and acknowledge your application . and send same in for you. Don’t wait until next month or the month after and run the risk of someone entering complaint and you having to pay a fine. Apply now. ts