Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1919 — The WEEKS DOINGD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS DOINGD

1 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Reeve autoed to Lafayette Saturday. 10% potash and all mixed formulas in 66 2-3-pound bags.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN. a 5 Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cornwell spent Friday afternoon with relatives near Remington. Ray Laßue of Chicago spent Saturday. and Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Laßue. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sommers autoed to Otterbein Sunday where they spent the day with relatives of the latter. George W. Casey left Monday for Logansport, Peru, Wabash and other towns in that section on an onion sett selling trip. Now is the time to buy your Qordmroy Trousers. Any grade in the house for Saturday, $4.45. — DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. Misses Bertha and Alice Daniels of Chicago came down Saturday and spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels.

Mrs. Newt Pumphrey of Columbia City came Saturday evening and visited until Monday with lher mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Haus. 'The One Day Doctor regulates the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels and makes you feel like new. At your druggist’s, Fendig. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hitchings spent Sunday with their son Orval and family of Hanging Grove township. Orval’s wife has been quite sicki for the. past week. Mrs. W. C. Babcock returned home Saturday evening from Lafayette where she had spent several days with Mrs. W. H. Parkinson and Mrs. F. B. Ham. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cressler and little daughter Lovina of Decatur, 111., spent the week-end here with Mrs. Cressler’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kruzan, and children. The committee appointed to see what could be done about having a market in Rensselaer this summer will meet at the library auditorium Saturday, April 5, at 1:30 p. m.—By Order of Chairman. Mrs. James T. Wiseman and daughter, Mrs. Joseph Francis, Jr., .went to Indianapolis Saturday to see the former’s son Elmer, who has just returned from overseas and is in a hospital Ft. Benjamin Harrison. . ■ ■ vg

Mrs. Clark Bartee of Lafayette came Friday for a visit with Mrs. Rice Porter. Miss Elizabeth Walters, , music teacher in the Rensselaer schools, spent the week-end at her home In Chiago Heights, 111. Flor man Potter of Converse, Ind., and Fred Potter of Tyvan, Canada, came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Potter. Oscar Leach,, who recently returned from overseas, was shaking hands with old friends in Rensselaer a short time Friday. Mrs. Mort Murray went to Waukegan, 111., Saturday to see her husband, who is in a hospital there receiving treatment for an infected foot. Easter is the 20th of April, so you had better get your order in for that tailor-made Suit at once. We have 3,000 samples to choose from.—‘DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. Misses Gertrude Jackson, Gladys Pierce and Flora Smith, all teachers in the Boswell schools, spent the weekend here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson.

Sergt Joe Reeve came up from Camp Taylor to spend Saturday and Sunday with home folks and at Goodland. Joe expected to be musterfed out In a few days, perhaps the first of the week, when he returned to camp. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson received a card Saturday from their son Edwin, written from Toul, France, March 6, which said: ‘‘Reached here at 3:40 this morning; leaving at 9:40. Oufcht to be in Germany before very long.—Ed.’’ On the reverse side of the card was a picture of the Toul La Cathdrale. The Democrat is in receipt of a ‘‘Carte Postale” from Dr. M. D. Gwin, written at Chateau-Thierry March 6, saying: ‘‘Am on my first leave since enlisting in the army. Am visiting Chateau - Thierry, Rihiems and Verdun; of course Paris, too. This card is true but does not tell a beginning.” The reverse side of the card shows a part of the city and the havoc wrought by shell fire. Dr. W. L. Myer was called to Flora Wednesday evening by the serious illness of his father, S‘. L. Myer, from influenza, who on Thursday evening passed away at about 7 o’clock. Deceased was 76 years of age, a veteran of the Civil war and was quite well known in Rensselaer, having visited his son and family here quite frequently. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. They are: Mrs. Lena Todd of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Dr. W. L. Myer of Rensselaer and Virgil and Dora Myer of Flora.

Dr. J. HaoMon made a business trip to South Bend Monday. Mesdames L. A. Bostwick and H. B. Murray were Lafayette goers Monday. John Finn of Kankakee township was a business visitor in the city Saturday. M. R. Halstead of McCloud, Miss., came Friday to look after some business matters. 10% potash and all mixed formulas in 66 2-3-pound bags.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN. a 6 Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Blue of Highland, Lake county, spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs. F, A. Parnell, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed Ranton, returned to her home at Ambia Friday. Work Socks for Saturday special, 25c grade for 19c. Be sure and buy your Socks. —DUVALL'S QUALITY SHOP. The Chicago city elertion was held yesterday. No one could accurately anticipate who would be elected mayor. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Witham of Monticello came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Witham of northwest of town. Among the Lafayette visitors Friday were B. Forsythe, T. A. Hurley, Mrs. J. D. Allman and daughter Alleen and Mrs. Charles Riehling. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Leopold returned home Friday from Chicago where they spent several days with the former's brother Louis and family. Misses Hazel Lamson and Helen Murray, teachers in the Indianapolis schools, came Friday evening to spend the spring vacation with home folks.

One lot of winter and medium weight Union Sults, $2, for $1.37 for Saturday special. It will pay you to buy for next winter. —DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. Among the Chicago goers Friday were N. C. Shafer, Don Wright, Sam Koslowsky, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wilcox and Mesdames A* R. Kresler, Frank Kresler and J. J. Eigelsbach. Mr. and Mrs. George Shaull of Wolcott spent Sunday and Monday here with- their daughter, Mrs. Charles V. May, .and family, Mr. and Mrs. May taking them home Monday evening. The giant transport Leviathan which sailed from Brest, March 26, is due in New York today. It carries over 12,000 soldiers of the 85th (Wisconsin and Michigan National army) division. f Melvin Maxwell, former manager of the Francesville Farmers’ elevator, which he is alleged to have got in bad, has secured the position as manager of an elevator at Thornhope, Ind., says the Pulaski County Deihocrat, and will move to that place. One single rat did a lot of damage at the Keeler chicken farm Friday night. A large hatch had been taken from an incubator that day, and during the evening Vhe rodent got into the brooder house and killed 80 of the chicks. Both Mr. and Mrs. Keeler were away from home at the time, and on his return he entered the brooder house just in time to see the rat at his murderous work. The fellow was caught later, but the damage had been done —and figuring the damage at the prices some of the White Wyandottes would likely have reached had they lived, it runs well into the hundreds of dollars. —Pulaski County Democrat.

The disastrous effects of trying to settle an estate without the luxury of an administrator was demonstrated upon our streets Tuesday. The Villinski brothers, four of them, and James Sheldon, & brother-in-law from near Goodland, met here to settle affairs of the estate. They finally got into an altercation, Jim got his ‘‘lrish up’ and proceeded to 'polish off the Villinskis. In the melee Jim passed out at least one lick to each of his brothers-in-law. Marshal Bowman appeared upon the scene and took the parties before Squire Stevenson where Prosecutor Nolin took a hand. Sheldon was fined for assault, on two of the brothers and made a present of the other two. His fine and costs amounted to S3O. —Benton County Tribune.

George W. Royster of Joliet, 111., ■pent Bunday here with his wife. Yesterday’s local price* on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 65c. Mrs. D. J. Hostetler of Canton, Ohio, came Monday for a visit with relatives. The Priscilla Sew club will meet with Mrs. F. E. Babcock Thursday afternoon. The weather the past few days has been quite discouraging to early gardeners. Mrs. F. D. Burchard has been confined to her home the past few days with Influenza. 10% potash and all mixed formulas in 66 2-3-pound bags.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN. a 5 J. M. Shafer was over from Plymouth yesterday, looking after his business interests here.

No better job work produced in this section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat. Tubular and solid leather Belts at 50c. Be sure and buy yourself one as these are bargains.—DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP. Blacksmith ehop in. former GrantWarner lumber building. Horseshoeing, plow work and repairing. Shop managed by A. J. Doan. al Ed Gilmore of Parr has recently purchased the Charles Jacks barber shop and Is now in possession of same. Mrs. Ethel Smith went to Chicago Heights, 111., Monday to meet her husband, who ihas just returned from overseas.

Mrs. S. E. Overton returned to her home at South Haven, Mich., Monday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. John. Healy, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heinz and daughter Dorothy returned to their home at Hammond Monday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.42; oats, 59c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 80c; oats, 85c; wheat, $2; rye, $2.30. Eugene V. Debs’ application for a rehearing of hie appeal from conviction. and sentence to 10 years Imprisonment for violating the espionage act was denied Monday by the supreme court of the United 1 States. Chester Zea of Hammond has purchased the -H. O. Johnson property on north McKinley avenue and experts to move back and occupy same in a few months, he having not definitely decided just when he will return to this city. Among the Chicago goers Monday were Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wangelin, Mr. and C %irs. Harry Wiltshire, Robert Smith, Max Kepner of this city, Rev. John Rhind and Charles Guttrich of Remington, and Fred Popp of Bark'ley township. ■Mrs. Thomas Cox received a letter a few days ago from her husband, who has been with the English forces and who had expected to be sent home ere this, but he has been sick and was still in a hospital in England when he wrote, almost /too weak to write, he said.

County Auditor J. P. Hammond and party returned Friday and Saturday from their trip to the lower Rio Grande valley While all report an enjoyable trip none of the party invested so far as The Democrat is able to learn, except Mrs. Stella Ketchum, .and we were unable to learn the extent of her purchase. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murray received a telegram from Waukegan, 111., Monday, stating that their son Mort, who is in a hospital there being treated for an infected foot, that it had been found necessary to perform an operation and part of the foot would be amputated, but at this writing no further word had been received. Hale Warner has been under the weather for the past several days, but was up town yesterday. He moved yesterday from his own residence in the northwest part of town to Grant Warner’s house on Front street, and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hopkins, who had been occupying the latter place, moved to the Hale Warner property. Saturday was the 43d birthday anniversary of Emerald Aldrich, and in honor of the occasion a fine dinner was prepared and served Sunday to a few relatives of the family. Those present were Jerry Miller and family of Lacross, Granville Aldrich .and family, Alva Potts and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Minniear and Harry Swartzell and family, all of this city.