Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1919 — the WEEK'S DINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

the WEEK'S DINGS

Get you Bale bills printed at The Democrat office. * J—• , * Mr. and Mrs. Firman Thompson left Sunday for Miami, Florida, to spend the winter. The big $20,000 sale at the Clothing House of William Traub will open Friday, January 17. Among the Cnicago goers Saturday were Mrs. Vincent Quinn, Mrs. J. A. Myers and Mrs. Jay Nowels. Charles Casto directs us to change the address of his Democrat from Jacksonville, Tenn., to New Orleans, La. Ira Hurley returned to Camp Taylor Saturday after being called here by the death of his sister, Mrs. Edward Jenkins. ( The high school basket ball team defeated the Reynolds team at the high school gymnasium Friday night in a score of 66 to 20.

Mrs. John W. Duvall returned to her home in Chicago Saturday after a visit here with her husband’s people, the C. W. Duvall family. The women of the Gant neighborhood in Union township turned in sl3 to the Red Cross as,the proceeds of their lunch at Heil sale. V Sergt. Russell Critser, who has been stationed at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, received an honorable discharge and returned home Saturday morning. Miss Elsie Ropp and Mrs. M. J. Barnum left Saturday, the former for Franklin and the latter for Indianapolis, after a visit 1 here with Mrs. Nattie Scott. Miss Erb returned to her home at Boswell Friday after some time spent with the Fayette Burgin family, helping care for them during an attack of influenza. Mrs. True Woodworth, assisted by Mrs. Ancil Woodworth and Mrs. Charles Morlan, will entertain the Unique club, Pythicn Sisters, at the sheriff’s residence tomorrow evening.

The funerral of Mrs. Isaac Kepner was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the late home, services being conducted by the local Christian Scientists, and burial made in Weston cemeteipr. The Remington Press states that Carpenter township went "over the top” on Its sale of War Savings stamps, selling $39,520 worth to the 1,970 people residing therein, Including the town of Remington. Captain Charles Fidler left Friday for his home at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a visit here with his sister, Mirs. Charles Hemphill, and brother, E. L. Fidler. Dr. Fidler recently received his discharge from the army service and will resume his practice in Milwaukee. Miss Lucille Knox received a letter last Thursday from her brother, John,, who died in France on December 5. The letter was postmarked December 7 and (probably written * prior to his death and mailed by friends after his death. He did not speak of being sick at that time.

Ross Ramey made a business trip to South Bend Monday. Mrs. W. D. Geary of Fair Oaks was a visitor in the city Monday. Mrs. Will Porter of Gloster, Mlssissippi, is visiting relatives ani friends here. • E. M. Parcels has opened a twochair barber shop in the Makeever hotel block with all new equipment. Mrs. H. E. Roberts and little son of Detroit, Michigan, are visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Blue. Dr. Rose M. Remmek returned home Monday evening from Paxton, Illinois, where she had spent the past two weeks. Misses Bertha and Alice Daniels pf Chicago spent Saturday evening and Sunday here with their paTents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels.

Conrad Kellner and George and Frank Kanne attended a meeting ot hardware and implement dealers in Indianapolis the last of the week. We are directed to send Mrs. Cordelia Williams’ Democrat to DeLand, Florida, where, with her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Porter, she is spending the winter. Mrs. Pheobe Yeoman returned home Saturday from Bedford, having reconsidered the matter of spending the winter there with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Wade and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Morton and baby came Saturday for a visit with his brother, Russell Morton and family. Mr. Morton was discharged from the serviice recently at Camp Taylor. Alex Hurley and daughter Lucy went to Zanesville, Ohio, Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Charles Wintz, an aunt of Mrs. Hurley. They will probably not return before the last of the week. Representative W. L. Wood has secured the appointment of City Treasurer C. M. Sands as an enrolling clerk in the lower house of the state assembly during its session, as his share from the Ileptfblican ‘plunder committee.”

David Leatherman received a telegram Sunday . from /his son, Carroll, * who recently returned from overseas, from Camp Sherman, Ohio, where he had been transferred and will no doubt soon be mustered out of the sendee. The Democrat was in error about James H. Chapman accompanying the committee to Indianapplis to the welcome home of 137th and 139th field artillery. Mr. Chapman was appointed a member of the local committee, but did not go on account of illness. E. S. Rhoads, the grocer, was up town Monday after having been confined to his home for two weeks with the influenza. Ed looks as though he had been sick for two months, being but a mere shadow of his former self, but hopes to get back in "fighting trim” again in a short time. We don’t see where those Florida sojourners have much on us Indianaians who are obliged to stay at home and keep the wheels turning this winter. The weather we have had the past week has certainly been ideal, the frosty mornings are just cool enough to set the blood to circulating briskly and put a little real vim in one.

John Merritt was in Hammond and Gary on business Monday. Ray Hopkins of Camp Cuater, Michigan, spent Sunday here with his father, Nlm Hopkins. 'Hurley Beam came down from Chicago Monday for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. ? » "i Saturday’s casualty list appeared the name of “Oarmi D. Miles, Fair Oaks, wounded slightly, previously reported missing In ac-

tion.” Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.24; oats, 63c; Wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1; oats, 76c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. Walter Porter, Jr., of Hammond spent the week-end here with his' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Porter, he having recovered from his attack of influenza. He returned to ‘HJammond Monday morning.

Marion I. Adams drove over to Ottawa, Illinois, last Thursday and says that he run into considerable snow near Joliet. His son, Lee, who is engaged in the automobile business in Ottawa, is doing fine, Mr. Adams says. , Among the Chicago goers Monday were Mrs. Willis Lutz, Mrs. P. W. Clarke and daughters, Mrs. Ernest Moore and Mies Mae Clarke* Mrs. F. J. Donnelly, Mrs. George M. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bostwick and Mrs. Julia Burns. The High School Girl’s Red Ctoss entertainment which was postponed from December 12, will be given \Y e dnesday and Thursday, 'January 15 and 16, at the high school auditorium, at 7:30 p. m. Admission 15c. Tickets purchased for December 12 will be good for either night.—Advt. According to a Kankakee, Illinois, paper, a marriage license was issued there last Wednesday to John Wickline 29, and Mrs. Rosa Cook, 46, both of Tefft, Jasper county, Indiana. Male gave his occupation as U. S. soldier and said that he was returning to Caimip after having had a furlough.

The Lafayette Journal says that ‘‘Miss Florence Hawkins, of North Ninth street, has gone to California to spend the winter. She will be joined there by her sister, Mrs. W. T. Dirham and children of Salt Lake City.” Miss Hawkins and Mrs. Dirham are former residents of Remington and cousins of Mrs. J. D. Allman of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGee attended the funeral of Albert Henry at Medaryville last Friday, Mr. Henry being a cousin of, Mrs. McGee. Mr. Henry was accidently shot and killed with a 22-caliber rifle on last Wednesday night while looking for chicken thieves who were making a raid on his poultry, as told about in Saturday’s Democrat. The Claude Kruzan family have all recovered from the “flu,” and Mr. Kruzan will soon be back on his job as foreman of the mechanical department on The Democrat. Mrs. C. E. Lohr, wife of The Democrat’s linotype operator, , who wa3 down with the same disease last week, has also recovered and Mr. Lohr has thus far escaped an attack, we are glad 'to say. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cophran of Tacoma, Washington, who have been visiting here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels, since the latter’s discharge from the army service at Camp Taylor recently, will leaye today for Burnettsville to visit his parents, and will return to Tacoma the latter part of the month. Mr. Cochran is a practicing attorrney in Tacoma.

William Dunn, wife and two sons of Larimore, North Dakota, came Monday morning for a couple of weeks visit with his brother, Jesse Dunn and family of Jordan township, .and other relatives and friends. Mr. Dunn says that they had splendid crops last season and are having a fine winter. There is about a foot of snow on the ground now, but the winter thus far has been quite mild for that country. Joe Fenzil was down from Walker township Monday, having some grinding done at the Iroquois Roller Mills. * Joe has three brothers in the military service, two over in France, Frank and John, and Jerry at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The latter has recently had very close call with pneumonia, hut is convalescing now, although having lost about 60 .pounds in weight during his sicknesg. The last they heard from the boys in France was a “Dad’s Christmas letter,” written by John the latter part of November.

J. O. Tharp was over from Remington., yesterday to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, John Q. Alter. * Charles Pefley left Saturday for different points (ST Missouri on a fur buying trip, expecting to be \gone about two weeks. Mrs. Charles Devereaux returned to her home at Kankakee, Illinois, Monday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Nat Heuson, Just north of town. If Auctioneer MeCurtain will call at The Democrat office and pay a quarter for this notice, he may have the pair of buckskin gloves he left in the office Saturday. In fact, we might waive the payment of the quarter, seeln' it’s you,’ Colonel.