Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1919 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 96, l»f.

(Your Fordson is here! ' X TOW it b here—you can get one. Simplicity to I lan unusual degree—yet with a ruggedness and , ~ durability that enables it to accomplish a remarkable amount of work. £ Burns kerosene —the cheapest fuel. Can be operated by anyone. Turns in the close places. Fourcylinder engine. Thermo syphon cooling system; all Working parts enclosed. Improved air washer. > The Oliver No. 7 Plow VThe GWver No. 7 answers every requirement. Uniform pknviftg in sH soils —a ruggedness that enables it to stand the severe strains. And the combined rolling coulter and Jointer buries all trash at the bottom of the farrow; the stop device maintains an even depth c of farrow. Come in and see the Fordson and the Oliver. We sell them and know they will pleasryou. Central Garage Co. Phone 319 Rensselaer, Ind. * *

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Chester Zea of Hammond was In Rensselaer on business Friday. Isaac Shannon ,of Wolcott was a business visitor In the city Saturday. Mrs. H. E. Wade expects to leave Saturday to join her husband, who is now located at Rifle, Colo. Word has been received here of the arrival in New York of James H. S. Ellis from overseas last week. Mrs. Ray Watson went to Otterbein Friday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Lon Watson of near Gifford. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davisson arrived borne Friday from a several weeks stay on their farm near McAllen, Texas.

Donald Kight and Ira Huntington of Indiana university, Bloomington, spent the week-end with relatives here. Sunday was a beautiful, sunshiny day, and almost everybody possessing an automobile was out taking advantage of the flue weather. Mrs. John Scott and S. B. Holmes and daughter Edna left Saturday for Buchanan, Mich., for a visit with William Whittaker and family. Mrs. Frank Paul and sou Walter returned to their home at Paolb Saturday after being called here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Pwul’s sister-in-law, Mrs. H. R. Kurrie. G. M. Myers has had the wood trimmings on his residence and garage' on Park avenue repainted this spring which, with the stucco finish put on a few months ago, makes one of the neatest looking properties on that thoroughfare.

Cream Wanted I take cream Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Lee now. Have the best contract this year I ever had and can pay a better price than ever. Come and be convinced. Phone 19-A Monon for prices" Morris Jacks

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Washburn o» Kentland were visitors in the city Saturday. / Miss Mhy Lynge attended a banquet given by the Royal Neighbors at Lowell Friday night. George Heuson of Lafayette spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nat Heuson of just north of town. ’ Miss Elizabeth Yeoman of Barkley township left Sunday for Bloomington, where she will enter Indiana university. w Frank Haskell and family of near Winamac spenf Sunday with relatives here, making the trip with their “Henry.’’ S. W. Myers of Monticello was the guest of his brother, G. M. Myers, Saturday, and aleo looking after some business matters here. H. F. Holmes left Friday for his home at Buffalo, N. Y., after a visit here with his sister, Mrs. M. P. Warner, and brother, W. J. Holmes. Mrs. C. G. Spitler returned Saturday from a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Delos Coen at South Bend and Mrs. Malcom Clark at Wheatfield: A. E. Wallace spent the weekend in Chicago with his family. His little son James had the misfortune to break his right arm in a fall recently.

George McCarthy returned to. Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., Saturday after a week’s furlough, ( spent here with his uncle, George D. McCarthy, and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Childress and daughter of near Fowler drove over Sunday and spent the afternoon with Mr. and Ike Wiltshire. Mrs. Wiltshire is a sister of Mrs. Childress.

Leave orders now for fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery, etc., for spring deliv ry. All trees guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge.—CHARLES PEiFLEY, phone 475.

Among the Chicago goers Friday were Mrs. Alex Merlca and daughter, Mrs. Arthur' Battleday, Mr. and Mrdr W. J. Wright and little son, Henry Nevill, C. P. Wright and W. I. Hoover. Henry Nevill went to Chicago Friday and while there visited his niece, Miss Ora Nevill, of Tamaroa, 111., who is taking a nurse’s course at the Cook county hospital, and will graduate from that institution in June. Among the overseas units * scheduled to return in April Is the 108th engineers, 33d division, now at iEstamari, Luxemburg. Omar Osborne, son of former County Surveyor W. F Osborne, Rensselaer, is a member of the 108th.

' B. P. Honan spent Sunday in Hanrm ond. Mrs. Arthur Millspaugh and daughter of Swayxee came Friday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Ear! Parsons of Logansport spent Saturday and Sunday here with her tnothsr, Mrs. J. F. Irwin. I Miss Bernice Long of Purdue spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. i Long. Sam Duvall, who is now at Camp 'Sherman, Ohio, expects to be mustered out in time to return home Saturday. Former County Commissioner William. Her&hman of W»l*«r township was a business visitor in the cjty Monday. Captain Edward L. Watson, wife and little son went to Chicago Heights, 111., Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. A. J. Bissenden and two daughters went to fcankakee, 111., Saturday for a visit with Thomas Bissenden and family.

J. F. Hardman planted over a bushel of potatoes Monday, the first Rensselaer garden expert we have heard of to tempt Jack Frost. Among the Lafayette goers Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. John 0. Hurley, Mrs. Edith Hurley, Misses Hazel and Florence Jacks and Helen White. . . - The Jasper County Sunday School convention will be held at the Christian church on March 26. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions.—Advt. Next Sunday we are to set our clocks ahead one hour and go on Christian Science time for the next six months —imagine that we are saving an hour each day.’ The funeral of Virgil Denniston, who died last Wednesday at Bozeman, Mont., was held at Foresman yesterday afternoon and 'burial made in the Brook cemetery. Among the transports to arrive in New York Sunday, bringing several thousapd soldiers from overseas, was the von Steuben, of which boat Don Wright is a member of the band.

. Mrs. W. L. Frye and daughter Dorothy went to Hammond Saturday to spend Sunday with relatives and to meet Mr. Frye, who had been spending the week in southern Illinois. ■Hlarvey F. Currens, who recently died at his home in California, was the first white child born in Goodland, where he resided continuously until his removal to California some years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pefiey received word from their son Hildred Monday that he would sail again yesterday for Brest, France, on the JJ. S. S. New Jersey, on which boat he is a yeoman. Dr. ’J. W. Horton is having a brick front built on the vacant space in front of the Gayety airdome and a business room fitted up which will be occupied by J. J. Eddy with a tire and automobile agency. Mrs. Mary D. Eger returned home Sunday from Florida, where, with Mrs. Alda F. K. Parkison, she had spent about three months, most of the time at West Palm Beach. Mrs. Parkison is taking a trip to the western coast before returning home. Charles Sharp, aged 33, a Delphi barber, committed suicide in Indianapolis Sunday afternoon by throwing himseQf in front of a street car. Harry Sharp, a brother, was standing about 100 feet away at the time of the suicide. Sharp is said to have been suffering from -a nervous breakdown of some weeks ago. He leaves a wife and two small children, his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Sharp, and a sister, Mrs. Frank Blithe, all of Delphi.

W. D. Bringle returned Saturday night from his trip to tbs Lower Rio Grande valley, and reports having had a most enjoyable trip, iffdeed. Some of the other Rensselaer people in the party stopped over in Chicago and did not get home until Sunday. All say they had a fine time and were treated royally by the-land promotors. None of the Rensselaer people purchased any land, but they seem to think it all the promotors say for it, judging from what they saw.

CASTO RIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bean , the f/* Signature of J'CtCC/L&l

THK TWICB-A-WKEK DEMOCRAT

Oats sowing begun on the J. J. Lawler term east of Pleasant Ridge Monday. Russell Leah is confined to hie home in the north part of town with influensa. Dr. A. P- Rainier of Remington was a business visitor In the city Monday forenoon. »’ Vaqce Collins went to Hammond Monday to see his sons. Jay and Devere, Who are employed there. Among the Chicago goers Monday were Dr. I. M. Washburn, 8. C. Irwin and Mrs. Capitola Ramey. Mrs. Trevor Wilcox and children went to Chicago Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Dean Merlca, and brother. Hurley Beam. Mrs. J. H. Fisher and two daughters, Clara and Ethel, of Hammond, spent Sunday here with the former’s sister, Mrs. James Norris, and family. Misses Marian Parker, Helen Leatherman and Alleen Allman, students at Northwestern university, Chicago, are spending the week here with home folks. Mrs. Pearl Watson returned to her home at Valparaiso Sunday after a visit here with her father, L. H. Potts, who Is In the county hospital, suffering from cancer. Paul Donnelly, frho recently returned from overseas, received his discharge at Ft. Dodge, la., and ar? rived in Rensselaer Monday evening.

Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English went to Chicago yesterday morning, where the latter will be examined by a specialist and will possibly enter a hospital for an operation. Mrs. Frank Medland returned to her home in Logansport Monday, and was accompanied by Miss Anna Stocksick, who will spend a few days there with her sister Mabel. ' Don Wright, who for the past year has been a member of a marine band statloped on the von Steuben, received his discharge from the service and returned home Monday evening. Word from Mort Murray, who is at Waukegan, Hl., receiving treatment for gangrene poisoning in one of his feet, is that he is still improving and it is thought wili-soon be alright again. Mrs. John Kohler returned home Monday from Chicago Heights, 111., where ehe had visited her daughter, -Mrs. Fred Chapman. She states that Mrs. Chapman is improving from her recent Illness.

Mrs. J. P. Warner received a telegram Monday from her son, D. J. Warner, a member of old Co. M, who had been, overseas since last spring, saying he had Just landed In Hoboken, N. J., on the transport North Carolina. This was very pleasing news as they had not heard from him for several months. Miss Elizabeth O’Brien, music and art teacher in the Rensselaer schools, who was recently called to Minneapolis, Minn., by the illness and subsequent death of her sister, has been unable to return and has given Qp her position. Miss Elizabeth Walters of Chicago Heights, 111., has been secured in her stead and entered upon her duties Monday. Miss Carrfe Welsh received a letter from her nephew, James Welsh, 13-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Bert Welsh of Grandview, Wis., last week, in which he stated that he was improving nicely now from the injuries received some eight weeks n-go. The young lad suffered a ruptured liver while coasting, In losing control of his sled and crashed into ja telephone .pole. He also had some ribs broken and was otherwise badly bruised. He is able to be about now and the doctors say he will soon be entirely well, which Is good news to the many friends of the family here. z

While Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers say that when they left Miami, Fla., It was the intention of Mr. and M’rs. Bert Hopkins to remain there until May and then ship their car to New York city and go by boat to that place, where they would then take their car and tour through the east for a while and then drive on home. The Democrat received notice from the postoffice Monday that they had gone from there leaving no forwarding address for ttyeir Democrat, and It is possible that they have already started for-New York. Later —D. H. Yeoman received a letter from Mrs. Hopkins yesterday dated March 22, (one day later than the card we received from the postoffice) in Which she said they would probably be at Miami a month yet. Probably another case of inefficient postoffice employes. .

UOW ABOUT " worn Clothing for the Red Cross? Must have WFFK same this ▼ ▼ I—gl-gIV SEND any worn or shrunken garments or materials, just so they are clean. There are thousands and thousands of people in Europe living in poverty, that would. be only too glad to get anything in the clothing line. Won’t you help? • • Send what you have to the (J rOSS Rensselaer ARTHUR HOPKINS, Co. Chm.

John Kellner is confined to his home with influenza. Chauncey Wood returned home yesterday from another ‘’business" trip to North Liberty. * Miss Lulu Fleming returned to Chicago Heights, 111., Monday after an over Sunday visit here with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Fleming. The reinstatement of trains. No. 37 and No. 38, on the Monon, which were taken off last summer, will take effect April 6. These trains pass through Rensselaer at 10:55 a. m. and 2:51 p. m., respectively. Miss Florence Gorham was pleasantly surprised Monday evening when a number of relatives and iriends came in to remind her of her birthday anniversary. A fine supper was served and games pnd music furnished <the entertainment of the evening. J. J. Lawler now has some 3,300 head of cattle on his several farms in Jasper and Newton counties, some 600 head of which are being fattened. Last year there was shipped iTom the Lawler farms 70 carloads of fat cattle, 67 of which went to Chicago and 3 carloads to Purdue. William Coffel died at bls home on Vine street Sunday at about 10 a. m. after an extended HJness. His age was 63 years. Deceased is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Em's' Thomas of this city and Mrs. Ed Floyd of Pulaski county; four sons, Aaron, Albert, Andrew and Cecil Coffel. The funeral was held a‘t the late residence at 10 a. m. yesterday and burial made in Weston cemetery.

NOW A"t. buy seed Prices May Be Higher and Good Seed Scarce We Have in Stock Fine Clean Seed Red Clover Millet Timothy Alsike Clover Cane Sweet Clover Alfalfa Mammoth Clover Blue Grass ■*** ' . .. - Navy Beans $5.00 per bushel POTTER & SAWYER With Farmers Grain Co., Phone 7 Rensselaer, Indiana

Dr. H. J. Kann al went to Indianapolis Monday on business. Mrs. Charles Bowers is confined to her home with a severe attack of grip. Yesterday was another beautiful spring day, with the mercury registering 70 degrees in the shade at 2 . P. m. Blacksmith shop in former GrantWarner lumber building. Horseshoeing, plow work and repairing. Shop Inanaged by A. J. Doan. al Howard Green arrived in Rensselaer Friday after a several weeks absence, and is again driving one of the Frank Kresler delivery Maurice Everett, the 15-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kelly of Newton township, died Saturday morning from leakage of the heart and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon and burial made In Weston cemetery.

Frank Kennel came up from Lafayette Saturday "and was joined by his wife Monday, and together they are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shide and Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner of southeast of town. They expect visit the Conrad Kellner family In this city before returning home the latter part of the week. Influenza is quite prevalent in Rensselaer again, four employes of the Rowles & Parker department store being confined to their homes the past few days with the disease. William Worden and Orla Clouse of the grocery department and Misses Mildred Harris and Annabelle Wartena being the victims. Miss -Harris is at the home of her sister, Mrs. Leonard Rhoades, who is also down with the disease.

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