Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1919 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY g, 1910

, tlt jf t - i V J A L THE VNIVERSAI CAR The policy of the Ford Motor Car Company to sell its cars for <he lowest possible price consistent with dependable quality, is too well known to require comment. Therefore, because of present conditions, there can be no change in the prices on Ford cars: Runabout SSOO , Coupe $650 Touring Car $525 Sedan $775 Truck Chassis $550 These prices f. o. b. Detroit. FORD MOTOR COMPANY Central Garage Company ' Dealers Phone 3* RENSSELAER, INDIANA

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Mrs. Alfred Wolf of Chalmers spent Saturday in Rensselaer. Mrs. IT. R. Kurrie of Chicago spent Friday here with Mr. and Mrs.. Simon Thompson. Miss Carrie Eger spent Saturday and v Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Frank Maloy, at Lowell. Miss Gladys Groom went to Gary Saturday for a vfisib -with her brother, Kenneth Groom and wife. Gaylord Long arrived home from Pensacola, Florida, Saturday, where he was mustered out of the service. Mrs. Leo Wolf returned to her home in Hammond Friday v after a visit here with her parents, Mr. -and Mrs. A. Leopold. Abo Martin says: ‘‘Ther’s few things as expensive as a chea# plumber. Of all th’ beau catchers modesty is th’ best.’’ We save' you from $2 to $3 on every barrel of flour you buy. • Money back guarantee. IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456. f * B Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dickinson Of Remington took the trair he-e Saturday for Chicago, in which city they expect to make their future home. 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. , At the Crouch & Son Hampshire hog sale at Lafayette last week, John R. Lewis of Barkley township purchased a sow for $3lO. The top price paid fras S4OO. The 54 head sold averaged sll2 each or $6,048 in all.

iHiamer Brown of northeast of Wheatfield was down Monday getting a set of sale bills printed at The Democrat office. Mr. Brown will retire from farming and move to Schneider, Larke county, where he will open a garage. Senator Ratts’ dog tax bill, changing the charge of $1 for each male or spayed dog to $3, and $5 for each unspayed female dog, with $5 for each additional dog, tax for all dogs on the premises to be assessed against owner of premises, has passed the senate by a vote of 32 to 7.

K 1 li m a To learn sewing at the RENSSELAER GARMENT FACTORY Good steady girls wanted. Will pay for first two weeks while learning. Call at once. Rensselaer Garment Factory

Mrs. Henry Paulue and son Keith spent Friday in. Lafayette. Pefley pays the highest price* for raw furs.—PHONE 476. ts Among the Chicago goers Friday were John Kellner and Clematis Gangloff. Mrs. Charles V. May visited friends in Indianapolis a few days the last of the week. John Nowels went to Kouts Friday for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Luers and family. Miss Rosa Misch returned to her home at Wheatflcld Friday after spending the week here with friends. Sidney Johnson arrived here Friday evening from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, with his discharge from the service. Miss Lizzie Hemphill, teacher in the Anderson, schools, spent the week-end here with her father, I. N. Hemphill. Mr. and Mrs. William Moore spent the week-end in Lafayette with their daughter, Mrs. E. W. Hickman and family. The firm of Robertson & Viant, who have been operating a moying picture show and lunch room in Riensselaer and shows in other towns, has dissolved, the latter retiring. Leave orders now for fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery, etc., for spring delivery. All trees guaranteed to grow or replaced free of chtCtge.—CHARLES P EFLEY, phone 475. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mullett of Flint, Michigan, are visiting the latter’s sister, Mrs. G. B. Lewis of Barkley township. Mr. Mullett only recently received his discharge from the service at Camp Custer, Michigan.

The John Bill and G. M. sale in southwest Marion last Thursday was a “hum-dinger,” and totaled a little over $5,200. Milch cows sold as 'high as $l6O each. W. A. McCurtain was the auctioneer. The roof of the new receiving vault at Weston cemetery has caved in, which would indicate that an incompitent « engineer supervised the work. Fortunately no bodies —live or dead—were in the place at the time. The bottom has apparently droipped out of the 'butter market, amd cre'amery butter is now retailing at *45 cents per pound This is a drop of 26 cents in less tham a month’s time, which would indicate that the former price was largely artificical. John W. McCarthy’, who since Tis discharge from the service a couple of months ago, has been instructor in manuel training and athletics in the high school here, resigned and lieft Saturday . for Columbus, Ohio, where he will enter the state university to take up the study of dentistry. Well, unless it being Stinday morning and the ground hog didn’t wake up until nearly noon and therefore missed seeing his shadow 7 —it clouding up toward noon—*W.e are to have six weeks more of winter, according to people who pin their in v the ground hog “sign.” For several hours Sunday morning the sun shone brightly, later becoming obscured by fleecy clouds, but the day was q'.Jite warm and pleasant as a whole.

Howard Clark spent Sunday in Chicago. _ t Russell Btrawbrtdge was a Chicago goer Monday. Michael Kannb and H. F. Parker left last Thuraday on a pleasure trip to BrownvlHe and other points In Texas. Alex Merica attended the funeral of his brother, Attorney J. W. Merica, at Tuscolo, Illinois, the last of the week. Mr*. Rachel E. Scott returned to her home here Friday after a two months’ vielt with relatives at Damvlll-e, Illinois. The Rensselaer basket ball team went to Brook Friday (night and played the team there, being defeated by a score of 42 to 12. Mr. and Mrs. James Britt of Barkley township drove to Attica Monday to see the latter’* father and brother, who are very sick. Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe and three children of Cincinnati, Ohio, came Sunday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades.

Representative W. L. Wood was In town. over Monday night, -having brought home his wife, who has been taking treatment at Shelbyville. I S. H. Kersh-ner, who recently sold his farm Just west of the county farm, will have a sale on February 20, and will . move to Bryan, phio. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Porter and baby returned home last Friday from Valparaiso, whore they -had spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner.

If our flour will do what wre claim, jmu want It. If It does not, you get your money back. You run no risk. Try a sack. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456. ' f " 8

Mrs. Bert Amsler went to Fowler Monday t 6 attend the funeral of her brother, G. C. Clark, who died very suddenly Sunday evening from heart trouble and other complications. Mrs. Susie Harmon has received word from her son, John, who had been with the American forces in France, that he had landed in New York and would soon be home. Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins and W. F. Gilmore visited Mt. and Mrs. Fish Gilmore at Fair Oaks Saturday, and from there W.” F. continued on to his home at Nokotnie, Illinois.

Mrs. Eliza returned home from Chicago* Monday where she had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Susie Lister, for several weeks. Mrs. Lister accompanied her home. William Perry, an old and wellknown business mam of Kentland, died at his home in that place last Friday afternoon. He had been in poor health for the past year or more. Edward M. Honan, who was recently 'discharged from the army service at Camp Funston, Kaflsas, has secured a good position with the Empire Oil- and. Refining Company at Midian, Kansas.

George Mustard, as agent, sold to Sam Karnowsky last Friday the Eli Godshall property on College avenue, mow occupied by W. C. Kincaid. The' consideration was $3,500, all cash. Possession is given March 1. Mr. and Mrs. James Divi3 of Kniman and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Campbell of Duluth*' Minn,, drove to Kirklin, Indiana, last week in the former's auto and visited from Tuesday until Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Casey and family. The Democrat 1b informed that Attorney George A. Williams has purchased the James T. Randle brick house on Park avenue, known as the Sears property, and will move into same. The consideration is said to have been $3,3"00. Floyd Hemphill returned home Sunday from Chicago where he had been# visiting his brothers, John and George Hemtphill. He was accompanied home by George and wife and little son, who spent tlhe day here with his father, I. N. Hemphill. Charles M. Dome of New Salisbury, Indiana, is visiting his broth-er-in-law, John Bill, and other relatives in this vicinity for a few days. This is Mr. Dome’s first visit to Jasper county, and he is quite favorably impressed with the country and is now convinced that the stories JohnT 'has been telling him about this country for thq past thirty years wqre not fairy tales. '

THK TWICB-A-WBEK DEMOCRAT

r Yesterday’s iocal prices on egg* and butterfat were: Eggs, SO; butterfat, 44c. Mrs. M. I. Adams left Saturday for Tulsa, Oklahoma, to visit her daughters residing there. Attorney Oeerge A. Williams was called to East Liberty. Qhlo, Monday by the serious Uluass of his brother, Glenn William*. ) j—- ( Lieutenant Devere Yeoman arrived home from Camp Meade, Maryland, Saturday evening, with (hi* discharge from the service. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.16; oats, 63c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.30. The prices a year ego were; Corn, $1; oats, 80c; wheat, $2; rye, SI.BO. Ancil W j Pruett and sister. Miss Ruth, left Monday for their home in Detroit, Michigan, after several weeks visit with relatives here end in Jordan township.

Miss Nellie Sawyer of Montlcello spent Sunday night here with her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Potter, and went to Chicago Monday where she is taking mußic lessons. At the uniual meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance company, held at Remington recently, George M. Myers of Rensselaer was elected a direilor, to succeed David Shand, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. William Roblnsom (and Lizzie Faris, all of OUlam township, left here Saturday for an extended visit at different points in Idaho. Dr. E. C. English spent Monday in Chicago with his wife, who is a patient at Wesley hospital. Herr condition Is thought to be somewhat serious, but the ailment has not been fully diagnosed as yet. Ara Bullis of Jordan township, received hie discharge from the service at the Great Lakes Training station, Great Lakes, Illinois, and returned home yesterday. His brother, Ben Bullis, and* Nate Welsh, who are also there, win probably toe discharged some time this week. f , Miss Carrie Welsh received/ a telegram Saturday from her brother, Bert Welsh of Grandview, Wisconsin, stating that his son, James, was seriously injured. Miss Welsh left Momday for that place. A card was received later Monday by Mrs. Laura Michaels, from Mrs. Bert Welsh, stating that the boy was coasting on a sled and lost control of It and ran into a pole. He way then in a hospital at Ashland. He had suffered a ruptured liver, injured his stomach and three ribs were broken. The friends here hope that the boy may recover.

Hi bee line for a lankered for in i’ll find aplenty s the quality t bert bite your i make a horse l parch are cut tnd puff to beat >u didn’t nail a than you care ppy radbaga, utmidors —and r with apongm f r *cf condition. * p R. J. Reynold* looacco win#um-Salem, N. G*

Seed for Sale Little Red, Mammoth, Alsike Clover Timothy Seed. AH Home Grown Recleanod Seed PRICES REASONABLE. WILL APPRECIATE YOUR INQUIRIES. Washburn Grain Co. Remington, Indiana.

The Marlon township War Mothers will hold their regular monthly meeting Saturday afternoon, February 8, at 2:30 o’clock, at the court -house. —Advt. Yesterday was quite pleasant again, although quite a bit cooler, following an ‘‘April shower” Monday evening. Colder weather is proiphecied by the weather bureau. Word has been received here of the death ol* Viola Pass, 15-year-old daughter of Martin L. Pass of Telluride, Colorado, but former residents of Gillani township. Miss Pass died on January 15 of pneumonia.

GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE NOTICE

A station to station call is one where you call a telephone number and will talk to any person coming to telephone. This class of service can not toe reversed. A person to person call is one where you ask for a particular person. A report charge will be Charged on this class of service, under certain conditions. Ail appointment calls, messenger calls and collect calls are person to person calls. When you place a long distance call, stay near your telephone. If 1 not there a report charge will be made. Be sure you understand conditions when placing a call, or do toot “kick" afterwards. —JASPER 'COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY.

REMOVAL NOTICE I have moved my office to the rooms over Murray's D®(Nirtment Store. Entrance, stairway next to Long’s drug store. Telephone HO. —E. N. LOY, M. I>. f - 25

USE THE TELEPHONE.

Whenever you are in need of any* thing In the printing line, call phone 316 and we will be Johnny* on-the-Spot. The Democrat earploys first-class printers and enjoys the distinction of turning out ftothing but first-class work. It means to retain this reputation; and if your printing Tuts not been sat* isfactory elsewhere let The Democrat show you what good printing is. We are here to please and have the help and facilities to /do pleasing work.

' A Los Angeles company recently ordered flood lighting projection for lighting rice fields at (ndght to keep ducks and geese away.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Harry W. Burnett el ux to John C. Dunn et ux, Jan-uary 26, Its >4, 25, 26, Dunn’s Kankakee Pleasure Resort, $3lO. William Greenfield et ux to WIU liam W. Greenfield et al, April 1* 1879, pt e% sw 24-30-7, 20 acres. Union, $350. Elizabeth Smith et al to Elmer B. Smith. February 23. 1917, lte l; 4, bl 10, Rensselaer, Leopold’s add., SBOO. George IHV. Hall et ux to Hannah R. Halbedt, January 24* Wheatfleld, pt ne 25-32-6, Wheatfield, SSOO. Edward J- Raindle et ux to Andrew K. Yeoman, January 31, %\l nw 14-29-6, se .ne 16-29-6, 120 acres, Marion, $12,000. Charles F. Grow et ux to Oslandcr K. Ritchey, August 21. 1916, It 2, bl 10, Rensselaer, Weston’S Second add., SIOO. Oslnder K. Ritchey et ux tn Milton P. Jteih. September «, 1918, pt se <Jr 7 acres* pt ne nw 32-29-6. 11 acres, Marion* $3,780 Osiander K. Ritchey et ux ttt Gerald Gifford, January 13 sw 30-31-6, sw nw 36-31-6, 200 acres, niA nw 1-30-6, 81.98 acres, Walker and Barkley, $12,000.

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