Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1919 — The WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK’S DOINGS

Miss Blanche Ott spent Sunday with friends at Brookston. Joseph Woolever and Harmon Clager were Indianapolis goers Saturday.

The body of Mrs. George HockKey of Demotte was brought here and buried in Weston cemetery Sunday. * ■ U, R. Eisenberg of Chicago spent Sunday here with his wife, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Nathan Fendig. _ • » Cleve W. Eger attended the annual dinner of the Phi Gamma Delta society given at Lafayette Saturday.

Schulyer Robinson of Gillam township, went to Ridge Farm, Illinois, Saturday to visit his sister, Mrs. Lois Henshaw. Misses Bertha and Alice Daniels of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels. Miss Alice Eib, teJcher in the Elwood schools, came up Saturday to spend the week-end with honpe folks in Barkley township. Joseph Leach of Geddes, South Dakota, is visiting here with his wife’s people, Mrs. Nathan Eldridge and family, on McKinley avenue. r Miss Nettie Jordan went to Muncie Saturday for a visit with relatives, and to make an address at a Woman’s club meeting held there Monday night.

Charles Rowen and family of Lafayette moved here the last of the wee> and occupy the property they recently purchased of Frank Kresler on south Cullen street. - The local high school basket ball team played the Francesville team at the latter place Friday evening, which resulted in a score of 33 to 28 in favor of Rensselaer. Now is the time to buy tires before the war tax goes on. We have a large stock of standard and blemished tires at $1 profit. Gas at 24c.—THE MAIN GARAGE, best in Rensselaer. 126 The bans of marriage have been publishd at St. Augustine’s church for Angela Kolhoff and Theodore Philip Roy; Dora Kahler and Albert Baumgartner; Rose Misch and Mathew Moosmiller. The former couple were married at • the church yesterday morning.

The One Day Doctor has come to town, headquarters at Fendig’s Drug Store. Meet him, he is small and attractive in his attire. It’s easy to get acquainted with him. Invite -him hfcme with you and leave it to him to take care of your ills and doctor bills. —Advt. For some unexplained reason the packages of Democrats for Parr, including those for the rural iroute out'of that place, where we have abotft 100 subscribers, failed to reaich their destination -Saturday morning, although they leave Rensselaer in the same sack with Surrey and Fair Oaks, and the former place, at leasts was reached alright

Henry P. Childers spent Sunday with friends at North Vernon. A. E. Wallac-e spent Sunday in Chicago with his wife and children. E. G. Sternberg of Chicago was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Clint Colvert spent Sunday in Chicago Heights with his brother, Leo Colvert, and family. S. A. Brusnahan of near Parr went to Mudlavla Monday to take treatment for rheumatism. Sergt. Rollin Ebb arrived home from Camp Taylor Saturday morning with his discharge from' the service.

William E. Zard and family of Hanging Grove township left Sunday for their new home near Mitchell, South Dakota. Miss Maude Scott, teacher in the Chicago Heights, Illinois, schools, spent the week-end here with her mother, Mrs. A. &■ Scott. Mrs. David Stone? and Mrs. S. A. Arnold of Barkley township went to Flora Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. D. ® Clyde Gunyon, who is doing dredging work in lowa, came Friday for a few days visit with relatives and friends here and at Parr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Atwood of Remington took the train here Friday for Downers Grove, Illinois, where they were called by the illness of a relative. -

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pefley have received word that their son, Hildred, who is stationed on the IT. S. S. New Jersey, had sailed ior France last week, Thomas Goodman left Monday for his former home at Redlands, California, and Mrs. Goodman and little daughter will join him there later. Fred Rhoades returned to his home in Hammond Sunday after a short visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades. He •was accompanied home by his mother for a short visit. .Kentland - Democrat: The bans of marriage between Miss Romana Cunningham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cunningham., and Mr. Meddie Sego, Jr., were announced in St. Joseph’s church Sunday. The wedding Will occur on 25th Inst.

C. E. Tyner, who has moved here from Monon and will have charge of the Standard Oil business here, occupies the Tyler property, vacated by Mrs. Winona Dunlap. Mr. Tyner used to reside in Rensselaer, moving to Monon nearly twenty years ago, and his return is like coming back Thorne. Mark Schroer and familly of Barkley township left Saturday for Amboy, Illinois, where they expect to make their future home. Mark had been living on his father’s farm in Barkley township. The latter has secured a man from Monticello to live on the farm and work for him by the month.

C. E. Tyner has disposed of his property her.e and is moving to Rensselaer, where he will have charge of the Standard Oil Co.’s business. Mr. Tyner is one of the old residents of Monon and both he and his family (have many friends here who will regret their, departure. We commend them to the people of itensselaer as worthy •of all confidence and esteem. —- Monon News.

W. J. Wright a Ohtacv Friday. Robert Mlekal of Reynolda vm a visitor i* the city Friday. Yesterday * local price* e» e«r* and hatterfat were: Il«i better fat, 4 he. --- Forrest Morlan came down from Chicago and spent Bunday with Ma parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morlan. g. R. Blue and Mrs. Bhnon Fendig of Wheatfield were among the business visitors in the city Monday. Floyd Gruver, who is now employed on the Western Union line* out of Anderson, spent Sunday with his family here. f Sergt. Fred Hamilton (received his discharge from tne Canadian army j at Victoria, B. C.» yesterday, and will return to Rensselaer. Mr*. Delos Thompson went to Chicago Saturday to see her son Alfred, who i* slowly Improving from his recent sickness/ Mr. Potter, manager of the Farmers’ Grain Co. here, attended the meeting of stockholder* of the Francesville Elevator Co. Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wil*on - of Indianapolis and Mrs. Joseph Luers and daughter of Kouts are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nowels. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, f 1.15; oats, 53c; wheat, IS.ll; rye, |1.15. The prices one year ago were; Corn, $1; ‘oats, 82c; wheat, $2; rye,’ ?1.90. Arthur Fletcher received his discharge from' Cam* Taylor and reached Rensselaer Saturday. His wife, it is understood, will come some time this week. R. E. Patrick - left Monday for his home in the west after a visit with his brother, C, E. Patrick, of Jordan township, whom he had not seen for twenty years.

George Peters, who is employed in the Monon shops at Lafayette, with his wife, vlsifed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters, of southeast of town over Sunday. Miss Marjorie Van Atta, who is attending business college at Marion, came Saturday evening for a week’s visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Van Atta. Among the out of town people hefe' to attend the Irwin-Parsons wedding Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. 'Ed Irwin, Mrs. Minnie- Parsons and Alfred Bowen of Wolcott. Mjss Edith Sawin of Edinburg, formerly of Rensselaer, will be one of the four Indiana girls to graduate from the Western College for Women at Oxford, Ohio, this year. Emmet Eger, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Eger, got his left leg broken in two places below the knee Monday afternoon while “scrapping” with other boys on his way home from school, and as a result'will be laid up for some time. Mrs. .Winona Dunlap and two children left here Sunday for Chicago fbr a short visit, after which they will go to Fosston, Colorado, where they will make their home with the former’s brother, Charles Haskell, whose wife died a few months ago. Captain J. B. Garland, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Rensselaer Saturday, having been discharged from the service. Jerry went overseas about two weeks before most of the other boys who were former members of old Co. M, of which he was captain when that organization left Rensselaer in September, 1917, and only recently returoed to this country, having been. discharged four days after his return. He was married while down south to a southern lady.

The fire company was called to the home of Henry Elgelsbach, on Scott street, about 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, but Mr. Elgelsbach had the flames practically extinguished by the time the firemen reached the scene. The fire was caused from the burning out of a chimney, the flames breaking out at a flue-stop in an upstairs room and communicating to the woodwork. Mr. Eigelsbach had a small chemical fire extinguisher and with this held the flames in check, otherwise the fire might have been quite disastrous. As it was $25 will cover the damage. ,

Mrs. Charles Walters went to Fort Wayne Saturday for a few days visit with friends. The remains of Miss Gladys Schaeffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaeffer of Van Scoy, Sask., Canada, and a niece of Wilson Schaeffer of this City, arrived here Monday morning on the 10:65 train and were taken to the Wilson Schaeffer home on Lincoln avenue, . where funeral services were held at 2 o’clock the same afternoon by Rev. J. B. Fleming, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Announcement is made that American and allied troops operating in north Russia will be withdrawn at the “earliest possible moment that weather conditions in the spring will permit.’’ Lieut. W. I. Spitler, also a son of Charles Replogle, the barber, are with the American forces in the Archangel district, and a cablegram was received from Lieut. Spitler Sunday. The cable was sent to his wife, but as he did not know her southern address it came to Rensselaer. He was well, but wanted some word o£ his family as the last mail he had received was January 1, which no doubt was at least two months old wTien hd received it. The message was telegraphed to his wife, who replied to him by cable.