Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1919 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Miss Nina Martindale spent Saturday in Lafayette. Jap Wright of Mt. Ayr was a visitor in the city Monday. <C. P. Fate of Crown Point was a visitor in the city Saturday. Freah fruit and vegetables at the E. S. Rhoads grocery once every week.—Advt. Miss Marsha Jones of Denver, Colorado, is the guest of Miss Hdlen Lamson. Yesterday's local prices on eggs ■and butterfat were: Eggs, 30c: butterfat, 44c. Misses Grace and Fame IHaas spent Saturday and Sunday in Gary with their Abater, Mrs. B. G. Oglesby. ** E. L. Hollingsworth home Thursday evening )> from a several wdeks’ in the south. Mrs. H. J. Bartod~«T Remington, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Trevor Eger, went to Chicago Monday to spend a few days. Mirs. R. E. Keeney came down from .Chicago Friday for a visit - with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson, northeast of town. We [have a carload of lime rock for agricultural purposes in transit, should be here this week. Phone ■your orders to FARMERS’ GRAIN CO. f l 5

Miss Thelma Wynegar, who is attending business college at South Bend, spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Wynegar.. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stackhouse of north of town went to Wabash Friday for a few days’ vjsit with the latter’s nephew, Charles Spain, and family. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.10; oats, 50c; wheat, $2.11; rye, sl.lO. The prices one year ago ware: ' Corn, $1; oats, 80c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.90. Sergt. Alfred Arends of Melvin, Illinois, but recently discharged hrom the service at Camp McArthur, Texas, is visiting Henry Toben of southeast of town. Mrs. Thomas Callahan went to Rantoul, Illinois, Saturday to see her father, who is quite low with cancer, from which he has been a sufferer for the past two years. When looking for a registered Shorthorn hull this spring, don’t forget Chauncey Wood will have what you want in his closing-out gsale next month. His prize winning herd bull will be included in the offering, also some yearlings.

Orlie Clouse was a Chicago goer Friday. E. P. Lane was in Frankfort on business Friday. C. P. Moody was in Lafayette on business Saturday. Pefley pays the highest prices for raw furs. —PHONE 475. ts Mr. and Mrs Roy Donfielly went to Indianapolis Monday for a few days’ visit. Robert Loy and Miss Bernice Long, who are attending Purdue university, spent Sunday here with their parents. Fred King returned to his home at Warsaw Monday after a short visit heire with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. King. Miss Wilda Littlefield came down from Chicago Monday r for a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Littlefield. Mrs. Charles Davis and nephew, Ernest Davis, of Knlman took the train here Friday for Lafayette to spend a few days with relatives. Mirs. John Duvall spent from Saturday until yesterday in Knlghtstown with her son Edgar, who is located there in the dental business. Mrs. C. Earl Duvall went to Rockville Saturday for a visit with relatives and will also attend the milliffery opening at Indianapolis before returning home. / Miss Ray Blanke of Chicago is here for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Duvall. Miss Minnie Blanke, also, of Chicago, spent the week-end here. /Harry Arnold of Barkley township has purchased of A. A. Boyer of Dwight, Illinois, the 80 acres of land adjoining the farm of his father, Elias Arnold, also in Barkley township. Leave orders now for fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery, etc., for ' spring delivery. All trees guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge.—CHARLES PEFLEY, phone 475.

Mrs. W. O. Rowles has bought the 120-acre farm in east Jordan belonging to the Sterns Iliff estate and occupied by William Iliff, the consideration being, it is understood, SSO per acre. Mr. Iliff will not occupy the farm the coming year. Mrs. E. J. Hewit and two children, late of Moline, Illinois, is here -visiting the former’s parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Fleming, until Mr. Hewit, who has recently been appointed assistant highway commissioner for Tennessee, decides upon a location in that state. Mrs. Brrnna Moles, an aunt of Mrs. J. W. Horton of Rensselaer, who was so badly burned Wednesday in the Stillman department store fire at Muncie, died as a result Thursday. Mrs. Moles was a widow and had livecT - in Muncie faearly all her life. She was employed in the suit alteration department of the store.

T. A. Crockett reports that his wife, who suffered a stroke of paralysis a few months ago and has partially recovered therefrom, remaifis in about the same condition. She is able to get about the house some, but that is all. His son. George and family, who recently went through a pretty severe siege of influenza, hhxe all recovered now and are able to perform their regular duties.

Friday Is Bt. Valentine’s day. Charles W. Coen of South Bend spent over Sunday here. Thomas Grant mad* * business trip to Montlcello Saturday. Trevor Eger went to Indianapolis on business Monday evening. Mrs. James Coffell of near Fraucesville visited her daughter, Mrs. Leo Worland, here Friday. J. H. Bates of Louisville, Kentucky, is visiting his brother, Charles Bates, and family in Barkley township.* Mrs. Marceline Snorf and little daughter returned to her home in Chicago Saturday after a visit with relatives here. '

Mrs. (Harry Rea spent the weekend at Logansport with her husband, who is manager of a grain elevator there. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Olwain returned to theiir home at Michigan City Friday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley. Mrs. Faye Larson returned to her home at Donovan, Illinois, Sunday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlatt. Mr. and Mrs. Frank King returned home Monday evening from Mudlavia, where they had both been taking treatment for rheumatism. George W. Hopkins has been troubled* quite a bit for the past few weeks with pleurisy, but has managed to keep about most of the time. Mr. and George C. Sherman left Monday for their home at Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin. / - The- local hgh school basketball team was defeated by the Kentland team in a game played at the latter place Friday night, by a score of 22 to 17.

Mrs. John Hoosan left Monday morning for her home at Zanesuille, Ohio, after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Alex Hurley, and brother, Philip Durant. Among the Chicago goers Monday were Edward and Leonard Nagel, Mesdames J. H. Holden, Eldon Hopkins, Floyd Robinson, Miss Emma Rishling and Mrs. Fred Hicks of Remington. Harry Dewey of southeast of town, whose public sale is advertised elsewhere in The Democrat, was up to Laporte the last of the week to see about 'renting a house there, as he expects to locate in that city. Mrs. George Green, who has been suffering from a severe attack of pleurisy and is now afflicted with gallstone trouble, was taken to the county hospital Monday. Her brother, John Bissenden, of Kankakee, Illinois, who has been assisting in taking care of her previous to hhr removal to the hospital, returned to his work in Kankakee yesterday.

W. A. McCurtain, the auctioneer, did not have any sale to cry Saturday, so he went out and shot a fine red fox instead, the sale of the pelt of which will probably net him as much as an ordinary sale. The animal was killed In north Union, in the vicinity of where Joe Norman has caught three of these animals in a trap during the past few weeks. Mrs. George M. Myers received a letter Monday from her son, Harland Best, who was then at Camp Mills, New York, having returned from overseas op February 3 on a transport. Serg. Best enlisted in the coast artillery in April,- 1917, and sailed for overseas duty August 21, 1917. He stated that he would probably get his discharge and return home in a short time Mrs. Frank Shide received a letter a few days ago from her brother, Arthur Fletcher; who Is now at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, stating that he was married on January- 13 at Galveston, Texas. Art has been in the army service for some time and prior to being transferred to Camp Taylor was stationed at a camp In Texas, where he no doubt met his bride, who is a Texas young lady. He is now under a three weeks’ quarantine at Camp Taylor and stated that he woitl.d probably not receive his discharge from the service until about March 1. *

Harry MeColly went to Gary Monday for a few aaya* visit. Among the Lafayette goers Monday were Rev. E. W. Strecker and J. J. Montgomery. , « Victor Hoover has ‘received his discharge from the naval service and .returned home. Mrs. Levi Sanders was called to Newman, Illinois, by the serious Illness of her father. Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy and Miss Ada Florence went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the millinery opening. An 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cooper of near Kntman received a broken right arm In a fall Saturday. Clint and Everett Brown of Huntington spent the week-end here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. Mrs. Delos Thompson came down from Chicago Monday evening and will remain until Thursday. She states that her son Alfred Is getting along as well as could be expected, but is not yet out of danger.

James Price of Newton township had a gash cut on his head Monday when he was thrown to the ground by a sick horse he was trying to doctor. It required four stitches to close the wound. Among the Hoosler members ol Catteries B and C, 325th field artillery, • 84th division, which have recently arrived at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, for' demobilization, appear the name of Alfred Collins, Tefft, and George Knochel, Remington. Michael Kanne and Harry Parker returned Monday night from a land prospecting trip to the lower Rio Grande valley, Texas. Mr. Kanne purchased a 167-acre improved farm near San Benito, Texas, said to be the finest improved farm in that locality. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending February 10: Carl Battain, Jas. M. Hicks, C. F. Lowman, Henry O. Timmons, F. L. Chamberlain, Thomas Perrin, Pvt. Peter Mak, Delmar D. Courtney, John Osborn, Harry Snyder. If not called for, the above letters will be sent to the dead letter office February 24. ——T— * After several days of continued fine weather a change came yesterday morning in the shape of a snow storm from the west that gave indication of being quite heavy, and the temperature went down to 30 degrees. However, it proved only a “squall,’’ and when The Democrat went to press the snow had all disappeared and the mercury had risen to 4 0 degrees.

A reception was given Monday night for the new Christian minister, Rev. W. T. Barbre, and wife at the church parlors. Rev. Barbre was only recently discharged from the service, having been a chaplain at Camp Taylor. Prior to his entrance into the service he was pastor of Jhe Christian ohurch at Sheridan. He will move here and occupy the John Poole tenant house on McKinley avenue.