Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1919 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1019.

THE UNIVERSAL CAR We are experienced, and know how to give service to the owners of Ford cars. We have the same methods, machinery and skill that they have in the Ford factory, and we use the same Parts made by the Ford Motor Company. Ford owners are doubly guaranteed by us as to the reliability of our service on Ford cars. Don’t try to do it yourself; bring your car” here. Incidentally we are getting a few Ford cars and are able to mhke fairly good deliveries. Touring Car, $525; Runabout, $500; One - Ton 'Truck Chassis, $550; Coupe, $750; Sedan, $875. These prices f. o. b. Detroit. Central Garage Co. Phone 319 Rensselaer, Ind.

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Charles Elijah of near Morocco was a visitor in the city Tuesday. Ray Laßue and Forest Morlan of Chicago spent Sunday with their parents here. * Among the Chicago goers Monday were Zern Wright and Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes. Mrs. Jaimes Britt of Barkley township returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Attica. Mrs. Newton Sunderland and daughter Opal went to Delphi Saturday for a short visit with thte former’s sister.

Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Meyer and daughter returned to their home In Gary Monday after a shojt visit here with relatives. Mesdames Frank Ham- and A. A. Rodgers of Lafayette came Saturday for a short visit with WOrs. C. W. Rhoades and other friends. Mrs. George W. Royster was called to Greencastle Monday by the Illness of her daughter Betty, who is attending Depauw university. Mrs Lottie George, who had been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Hurley Beam, In Chicago, returned to Rensselaer Sunday to spend the summer. Miss Louise Blanke came "down from Chicago Saturday evening and visited until Monday evening with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Duvall. She was accompanied home by her niece, Miss Irene Duvall, who will visit there for a short time.

PRINCESS THEATRE APRIL 21 ■(S Mil I <* in his second million Wg dollar picture “Shoulder | Arms” Meße and vfu Norma Talmadge in ■ The Probation SSJI Wife Wj Admission: Children 13 c, war tax 2c—lsc Adults 22c, war tax 3c—2sc

Mrs. E. M Thomas was called to Sheridan Saturday by the death of a nephew. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth returned home Saturday from a visit in Chicago. An addition is being added on the west to the W. C. Babcock grain elevator office. E. L. Hollingsworth has had a new sleeping porch added to his residence on McCoy avenue. Mrs. Nat Heuson of north of town went to Kankakee, 111., Saturday for a visit with relatives. George Wenrick and family of near Goodland visited here Sunday with Mrs. Wenrlck’s mother, Mrs. D. S. Baker, and family.

Mr. and Mrs. David. McConnehay went to Indianr.nolis Saturday for a visit with the 1.-.tter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Huffman. Mrs. Norman Sebert and children returned to their home at Dwight, 111., Saturday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. ( and Mrs. M. Gosnell. Miss Lorcne Warren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M-.rsh Warren, commenced her duties as bookkeeper and stenographer Monday morning at the W. J. Wright furniture stone.

The Ladies’ Aid of the Barkley M. E. church will hold an Easter market at the Co-Operative Meat Market on Saturday afternoon, April 19, commencing at 2 o’clock. —Advt.

The Logansport Presbytery convened in Rensselaer Monday and brought many Presbyterian divines to the city. The meeting was still in session yesterday, and < a report of the more importhint 'proceedings will be given in Saturday’s Democrat.

Mrs. John O’Connor of Kalman was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. A. 8. Laßue is building a new garage at his home on Park avenue. George Haskell and W. C. Smalley were over from Remington Monday afternoon. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Milt Roth, John Marlatt and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendlg. Mrs. Theodore Roy of Hammond is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kolhoff, of just south of town. e Mrs. Ora T. Ross has received word from her son, Bradley Ross, announcing his safe arrival from overseas. Dr. Rose M. Remmek attended the funeral Monday of Mrs. John Emmison, formerly Miss Naomi Gregg, at Vinoemnes.

Otis Browm, who has been clerking in the B. F. Fendig drug store for some time, left Sunday for a visit with his parents in Missouri. Albert Akers returned to Camp Custer, Mich., Sunday after spending a short furlough with his parents, Mt. and Mrs. John Akers, of Tefft. Mrs. R. A. Congram and daughter returned to their home in Paxton, 111., Monday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lee and other relatives. Mrs. E. J. Hewitt and two children returned here last evening from Nashotah, Wls., and Chicago Heights, 111., where she had been visiting relatives. Yesterday's local markets: Corn, $1.48; oats, 64c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.50. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 90c; oats, 84c; wheat, $2; rye, $2.30. William Wasson of this city and Miss Marceline Ulyat of Brook were married Monday at Danville, 111., but at the time of going to press The Democrat w'as unable to learn the particulars. Milo F. Long, who recently arrived from overseas, received his discharge from the service at Camp Taylor, Ky., Monday and arrived in Rensselaer yesterday morning to Join his wife, who had been here with her mother, Mrs. Fannie Wlaason, during his absence.

A fine rain fell here during the early hours Sunday morning and again yesterday morning. While It has turned somewhat cooler since these rains, the rains have started vegetation nicely and the oats are beginning to come up. Lawns and pastures are showing up a beautiful green and the fruit prospects are also very bright. E. J. Duvall has bought of G. A. Williams the temant houee of the latter facing Home avenue and has moved same onto his lot immediately west of his own residence and will remodel it into a modern five-room bungalow, with all modern improvements, such as furnace heat, bath, etc. The exterior will be of stucco finish. It will be for rental when completed. Mrs. Henrietta Jack, widow of Colonel John H. Jack, who organized. the Roosevelt rough riders in Indiana, died Sunday at Dayton, O. The body will be brought to Lafayette for burial. Mrs. Jack was a resident of Lafayette for 3.0 years. (Her husband for 17 years was general £gent of the Monon railroad there and was a member of the staff of Governor Porter and Governor Hovey. .

The Democrat was misinformed regarding the remodeling of the old Gayety airdome, in saying that a cement floor was to be put in over the entire surface and that it would all be used for a garage. The south part is to have a hardwood floor, we have since been in? formed, and is to 'be used by Horton Bros, for a dancing floor and skating rink, and only the north part used for an automobile salesroom and • W. R. Brown returned Saturday afternoon from a few days’ visit with his sons, Clint and Everett, near Huntington. He reports that Clint’s wife, who has been in the ■hospital for the past two months, is somewhat better. Wheat is looking well up that way and business is booming at Huntington, which now claims $ population of 16,000 and has set its slogan In 1920 for 22,000. - A new three-story opera house, 60x100 feet; new SIOO,OOO hotel, three stories and basement; a new chemical works with a capital of $125,000, and a new nurses’ home at their new hospital are among the improvements now going on. There are also three prosperous community clubs, all doing a I lot of Improving, Mr. Brown says.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOOAT

Co-Operative Meat Market Phone 92 North Side Public Square We are buying high quality U. S. government inspected meats and selling same at as low a price as possible and make a legitimate profit. We Invite Your Patronage

J. J. Montgomery and Alfred Donnelly were Lafayette goers Monday. Yesterday’s local prices off eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 64c. Mrs. Ralph Brown of Foresman visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turner, here Saturday. Mrs. Firman Thompson and children have returned home from Miami, Fla., where they had spent the winter. County Chairman Welsh has receivednotice from the secretary of ceived notice from the secretary of the State Council of Defense that all County Councils of Defense are to be discharged or demobilized on April 17. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson received some interesting war trophies from their son Edwin yesterday, Including a German officer’s helmet, a locket Ed picked up in the cathedral at Rheims and two souvenir postcard albums of sdenes at Chateau Thierry and Rheims. Ed does not expect to get home before July.

Judge Robert Van Atta of Marion, special judge in the Tuesberg ditch case by appointment of Governor Goodrich, has submitted his findings, holding that the law is with the petitioners and taxing the court costs against the remonstrators. The ditch is to drain the lowlands of Laporte, Starke and St. Joseph counties. Harvey Williams, vice-president of the Jasper Betterment association!, calls attention to an error made in the report of the meeting of the Livestock Committee of that organization in our last issue Mr. Williams was appointea to arrange a combination sale of Big Type Poland China hogs and O. S. Bell was appointed to arrange for the Spotted Poland China sale. The error was contained in the report furnished to The Democrat. ( A liberal patronage and most generous donations enabled the Red Cross to clear $71.76 at Fred Phillips’ sale April 12. The women contributed 82 pies, the merchants coffee and sugar and good discounts, and Walter Lynge gave half the proceeds of the pony bought by Will Ade of Kentland at S4O. This money will be used in an endeavor to put the Red Cross magazine In every school in, Jasper county to educate the children in Americanization and patriotism.

Mack Bowsher, age 22, who mysteriously disappeared from his home January 30, was on Tuesday located at Terre Haute, where he was being held as a vagrant. The chief of police (notified Sherman Bowsher, the young man’s father, that unless a charge of S6O was paid Mack would be sent to the penal farm. The father went to Terre Haute to Inquire into the matter. A letter from Mack stated that he was on his way home, but gave no account of his wanderings. His mind was affected when he disappeared.—Monon News. The Zeelandia is due in Charleston, S C-, April 18, with the 801st and 802 d companies, transportation corps; the 2d batte.llion and medical detachment of the 105th engineers; Companies C to F, Inclusive, of the 105th engineer train, eight casual companies and detachments <sf base hospitals Nos. 1, 26, 31, 32, 36, 47, 52, 58, and 70; detachments of excavuation hospitals Nos. 1,2, 4, and 6, md the 114th company, transportation corps. Wether- any of the Jasper county boys with the 105th engineers is with this bunch we are unable to learn at the present writing, but John Kriz of Newton township was with Co. B. which arrived at Charleston Sunday, at last reports.

Joseph Reeve opent yesterday in Chicago. He will probably resume his duties with the Monon railroad in that city the first ot next week.

BIG MEET OF NEWSPAPER MEN

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t’hiey saw the constant stream ot soldiers and the huge war and food supplies coming from America, apparently without end, and this fact shortened the war by perhaps at least a year or more and saved many thousands of lives of our soldier boys and billions of dollars in money for this country. Kin Hubbard, the “Abe Matin'* of the Indianapolis News, drew several of his Abe Martin characters for the benefit of the editors, and was followed by S. J. DuncanClark ot the Chicago Evening Post, who had also recently returned from the war stricken area of Fiance, and who made one of the ■most stirring patriotic addresses it has ever been our good fortune to hoar. Clark is a real'orator, and there will be no difficulty about e»ery community in whlch< he speaks going over the top in ralsirg its quota in the Victory loan. A luncheon was served at noon in the "gold room” of the Congress hotel. In the afternoon a general meeting was held in the Auditorium theater, which was in charge of the governor of the federal reserve bank of Chicago. The address of welcome was made by Mayor Thompson. Music was furnished by a large band from the Great Lakes Training station, and numerous patriotic songs were rendered. The principal address here was made by General Leonard Wood, but several others made short talks.

A cafeteria Easter supper, to be followed by a musical and literary program, will be given in the basement of the church by the Ladles* Aid at Parr at 8 o’clock Saturday evening, April 19. The following menu will be served: Chicken 6c Noodles 'sc Mashed -potatoes with Gravy....sc Pickles .7S*lO Butter 5c Bread •>lc Potato Salad 6c Pickled Eggs .5c Baked Beans with Tomata Sauce.sc Coffee »...>.. 5c Pie 5c Cake 5c Fruit Salad 5c Every farmer wno owns his farm ought to have printed stationer) with his name and the name ot hit postofflce properly given. The prln» ed heading might also give the names of whatever crops he special Izes in or his specialties in stock Neatly printed stationery gives you personality and a standing with an, person or firm to whom you writ* insures the proper reading e your name and address.

An armload of old papers for 6c at The Democrat office.

SHOES FOR EASTER For Ladles Lace Oxfords, in Brown and Black Glazed Kid, with high heels. ' I * ♦ For Young Ladies Lace Oxfords, in Black or Colors, with military heels and stitched tips. For Men Dark Brown Shoes and Oxfords, English lasts. You will find an elegant display of all these styles in every up-to-date store. We cordially invite yon to visit our store, and give our line a look, with the assurance that a look does not obligate you to buy. ... ... We are also showing a Swell Line of Pumps and White Goods, as well as many Staple, All at Reasonable Prices. • COLUMBIA GEORGE E.* COLLINS* SHOE STORE

FELT HATS, good quality Straw Hats, Panama*, Leghorns, Bangkoks, Jiv 11, Sennits, Baliluks, Milans Cleaned and Re-blocked into stylish hats. Come back like new. We ship once a week. Bring yours to THE CLOTHINS HOUSE OF William Traub Rensselaer, - Indiana

WAR EXHIBIT TRAINS IN STATE

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will be an example of what the government of this country was doing in the - way of preparation for the overthrow of the German forces. Practically every instrument on exhibition was being produced in large numbers at the time the armistice was signed. Following Is the itinerary for Rensselaer and this section of the state: Wednesday, April 23 —Leave Logansport, 7:30 a. m.; arrive Delphi, 8:15 a. m.; leave Delphi, 12:30 p. m.; arrive Monticello, 1 p. m.; leave Monticello, 5 p. m.; arrive Rensselaer, 6 p. m. Thursday, April 24 —Leave Rensselaer, 5 a. m.; arrive Lafayette, 7 a. tn».; leave Lafayette, 11 a. m.; arrive Fowler, 12:15 p. m.; leave Fowler, 3:15 p. m.; arrive Lafayette, 4:30 p. m.; leave Lafayette, 5 p. m.; arrive Frankfort, 6 p. m.

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