Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1919 — the WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

the WEEK'S DOINGS

S. 0. Irwin was in Lafayette on business Thursday. W. H. Parkinson of Lafayette was a visitor in the city Wednesday. D. M. McMurray and family went to North Vernon Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. McMurray’s people.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock returned Tuesday from Indianapolis, where they had spent a couple of days. . Mrs. L. M. Ritchey of Jordan township was called to Connersville Tuesday by the illness of a relative. Mrs. Noah Zeigler of north of town went to Streator, Illinois, Tuesday to see her brother, who was quite sick. Joseph Putts of southwest of town went to Lafayette Wednesday where he is having his eyes treated by a specialist. Mrs. Ida Pierce returned to heir ham© at Greencastle Wednesday after a few days spent here looking after her farm just of town.

David A. Yeoman, son of Victor Yeoman of Barkley township, went to Cam,p Custer, Michigan, Tuesday to visit a relative stationed there. Robert Crockett returned to his home at Detroit, Michigan., the first of the week after a visit here with (his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett. • In the names of employes of the state senate, made public Wednesday afternoon, the name of “D. Delos Dean, Rensselaer,” as miniute clerk appeared. Among the Fair Oaks people in. the city Wednesday were Mrs. .W. C. McConnell, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Hope Winslow, J. M. Allen and Jacob Pitzer. Mrs. Jennie Rhoades of Fairmont, Illinois, who had been visiting Mrs. W. S. Parks and old triends at Remington, will leave for her home today.

Mrs. Arthur Gosnell and little daughter went to Hammond Wednesday to join her husband, who has secured employment there they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wells and children returned to their home at Lafayette Wednesday after a visit with relatives and were accompanied home by the former’s mother, Mrs. C. B. Wells. Delos Thompson returned from Chicago Tuesday, where ,he had been for the past few with his wife and son Alfred, who have both been in a hospital with , influenza. Both were much and will probably be able to return soon, Claude Kruzan has been unable to retuYn to his position In The Democrat office this week, and we have been strictly up against it to get out a paper gt all as a result. Mr. Kruzan is gaining strength but slowly from 'his recent attack of ■“flu,” and as we have been one man short on account of*-the war for over a year past, Mr. Krflzan’s absence has made it extremely hard on the remainder of the force, f

Mrs. Alex Merica was a Lafayette goer Thursday. H. E. Gifford made a business *trip to Kankakee, Illinois, Thursday. Miss Ella Ritchey went to Indianapolis the first of the Week for a visit with relatives. Miss Annabelle Wartena went to Indiana Harbor Tuesday for a visit with her brother, Robert Wartena and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters went to Urbana, Illinois, yesterday to attend the funeral of an old friend, Reuben Messersmith, which will be held today. Mrs. Russell Hatton and little son of Attica came the first of the week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts of southwest of town. Henry Miller, for many years a resident of Remington, died at the Soldiers’ home in Marion and the body was brought to Remington Monday, where the funeral and burial was held Tuesday.

It is reported that the officers at Remington, raided a club room there early Thursday morning and found three or four drunks and three full quarts of whiskey, all of which had come in from Illinois about 3 or 4 o’clock that mOrning. David Protzman, a former resident 'of Jasper county, died at his home in Morocco Wednesday morning after an extended illness. The funeral .was held Friday afternoon. Mr. Protzman was a nephew of Mrs. E. H. Shields of this city. The fire company was called out about 6 o’clock Thursday evening to the Mrs. Ross home on Park avenue by the burning of the chimney. All danger had been averted, however, before the arrival of the firemen. Charles Qdonq of Gillam township was a business visitor In the city Wednesday. Mr. Odom has been in quite £cpo<r health for some time the doctors diagnosing his trouble as gall stones, and as a result he has decided to quit farming and move to Medaryville. 'He has rented*his farm to one of his sons. Mrs. Henry Purcupile has received word of the death of Frank "Purcupile at "Brooklyn, New York, last Saturday evening. He had been in poor health for some time and was 72 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by a wife and two children, Mrs. W. I. Yates of this city, and Charles Purcupile of Brooklyn.

Dr. J. Hansson made a businooa trip to South Bend Wednesday. August Goepp of Moody made a business trip to Chicago Thursday. / Miss Edith West went to Thayer Thursday for a visit with her sisoister, Mrs. Mann Bpitler. Mrs. Ezra Swim and baby of Michigan City are visiting her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Swim. The fine weather still continues despite the fact that the weather bureau has predicted -rain and cloudiness, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nagel and children of near Pleasant Ridge went to Plymouth Wednesday for a visit with relatives. S. J. Mh of southwest of town went to Camp Grant, Illinois, Thursday to visit • his son, Oliver Ash, who is in the hospital there. Mrs. Charles Jenkins and two children returned to tl.eir home at iWheatfleld the first of the week afer a visit with relrtives here.Mrs. Robert Randle and daughter, Mrs. M. C. Brogan, left Thursday for their home at Parsons, Kansas, • after several weeks' visit with relatives here. So far this winter we have had but two days that the mercury has touched zero or below, while last winter we haa twenty-five days of zero weather up to this time.

Private P. L. Smith of Camp McClellan, Alabama, came Wednesday evening to see his father, E. E. Smith, who is very sick with pnoumonla at the county hospital. Mrs. Edward Barkley and dauihter, Mrs. Frank Schroer of Barkley township, went to Chicago Thursday, called there by the death of J. H'. Wilson, a son-in-law of Mrs. Barkley. Junior Benjamin has succeeded Miss Dora Daniels as clerk in the office of City Treasurer C. M. Sands, 1 Miss Daniels having gone to the office of the Rensselaer Cement Products company. The name of “Private Raymond Lanham, Rensselaer, dead of disease,” appeared in Thursday’s overseas casualty list. Young Lanham’s ‘father, B. T. Lanham of southeast Marion, was officially notified of his son’s death early last week.

Erastus Peacock sends us a renewal of his snbscriiption from West Tampa, Florida, and says, “Enclosed find a .postoffice order for $2 for another year -of your valuable paper; cannot do without the home news. Regards to all my friends.” S. W.* Richardson, a former resident of Rensselaer, died Monday morning at his home in Salt Lake City, from pneumonia. He leaves a wife and two children, and was about 33 years of age. He was a brother-in-law of R. W. Burris of this city. William Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hoffman of Winamac, who had been stationed at* Camp Sherman, Chilicothe, Ohio, suffered from influenza and pneumonia which left him despondent. He came home Monday night and Tuesday sfhot- and killed himself. Among the Jasper county boys who recently returned from overseas with the regiments mustered out at Fort Benjamin Harrison this week, . and who have returned home, are: Laban Wilcox, 'Harvey Myres, William Holmes, Roscoe Reeder, 'George Shupe, Dick Murphy and Gleton East. ,

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zea came down from Hammond Tuesday to attend to some business matters, returning Wednesday. They stated that there was still lots of “flu” in 'Hammond and that their sons, ©e--vere and Arthur, had both been 'quite sick, especially the former, who (had not yet recovered. 7 >

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauck of Newton township left Thursday for Chicago, and yesterday with the regular semi-monthly excursion of 'the-JUiwer Rio Grande Valley Land Co., for McCall, Texas, and on their return will stop in Emporia, Kansas, to visit - relatives of Mrs. Mauck for a few weeks, and from there will come back through nois, stopping at Jacksonville, Decatur and Gilman to visit relatives and friends. ’ They expect to be gone a little over a .month.

Samuel Potts of Fair Oaks was In the city Tueoday and stated that hia eon, Willie A. Potta, who la a member of the Rainbow Dlvifeiph, waa now with the «. army of Oceupatlon In Oenmany. Ancll W. Pruett, who had been atatloned at Camp Custer, Michigan, has (received his discharge and Game here Wednesday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Jesse Beecher, of aouthweet of town before returning to his home at Detroit, Michigan. The entertaldment given by the high school girls at the high school auditorium Wednesday and Thursday nights for the benefit of the Red Oross, was very good and was well attended both evenings. The proceeds for the two nights was a little over SIOO. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First Nationals; Bank Tuesday evening, R. A. Parkinson declined to accept re-election and George E. Murray was elected president, D. S. Makeever, vtceipreaident and Amoe Davisson, director. All the other officers were re-elected. Mrs. J. H> Dunlap received a message Tuesday informing her of the death of her sister-in-law. Mire. Charles B. Haskell, at Foseton, Colorado, at p. m. Monday. The funeral was held Thursday and burial made In the Crown Hill cemetery at Denver. Mrs. Haskell before her marriage was Miss Hgttie Dickson of Kentland, and was a teacher In tho Newton county schools. She is survived by her husband but no children. A double funeral for Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Breitenfeldt of San Pierre was conducted fro*mT the home in that sorrowing village Saturday afternoon. The death of the wife following that if the husbaud by about twelve hours and both wewf laid away in the samo grave. rfSman Dust, a brother of the Jyoung wife, was bcried on Friday '°f preceding Ws'i. All* of ■ these young people were victims of the influenza epidemic, though Mr. Breitenfeldt had been in poor health for several months. —Starke County Democrat.?