Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1919 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

W. B. McNeil of Wheatfield was a visitor in the city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thompson were Lafayette visitors Tuesday. W. A. McCurtain, C. B. Baumgartner and A. M. Yeoman were Chicago goers Tuesday. The Home Economics club will meet at the library auditorium this Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o clock. William Barker of Warsaw was down to attend the funeral of his niece, Lillie Hall, at Fair Oaks Wednesday. General Van Rensselaer Chapter, D. A. R., will meet Saturday afternoon, May 3, at 1 o’clock with Mrs. H. J. Kannal. Mrs. Roy Kefllenberger returned to her home in Monon Wednesday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mirs. Thomas Hayes.

Mrs. Kenneth Allman returned to her home In Indianapolis Wednesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Padgett. Mrs. Alice Woody of Kankakee, 111., visited from Saturday nuntil Monday with the families of W. F. Michael and Charles G<uttrich of Jordan township. Rev. J. C. Parrett of Hammond assisted in the Installation of Rev. Rhind as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Remington Tuesday evening, and returned home Wednesday. Mrs. W. E. Greve and two sons of Aurora, 111., who had been visiting here with the John Tilton family, went to Demotte Tuesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Greve. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Thorpe of Rensselaer, Ind., are moving their household goods to Chatsworth and will reside in the Entwistle house in the north part of town. —Cullom (Ill.) Chronicle. J. A. Keister of near Sugar Grove, Pa., in iremiting for another year’s subscription for The Democrat, says: “We could not do without It. This leaves us all quite well. We had some cold weather last week, but it has warmed up again now.” It is current report that a couple of disciples of the “green cloth" struck Rensselaer Tuesday and in a craps game that was pulled oft for their diversion in the east part of town Tuesday night a few members of the Rensselaer Ifraternlty lost from S3OO to SSOO. Letters remaining unclaimed In the Rensselaer postofflce for the week ended April 28: Mrs. Walter Brown, Pvt. D. T. McCarty, Mrs. Sam Koslosky, Jacob Sanders, William Sanders, Clarence Snyder, Master Earl Towers (2), Capt. Isaac Wilder. If not called for the above letters will be sent to the dead letter office May 12.

Orlle Clouse and C. E. Garver were Chicago goers Thursday. Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 38c; butterfat, 60c. Miss Irene Duvall returned home froip Chicago Wednesday where she had been visiting relatives the past three weeks.

A daughter was born. to Dr. and Mrs. C- M. Rice of Roselawn last Tuesday. They had five boys, but no girls until the arrival of No. 6. Mrs. A. E. Wallace and two children, who have been spending the winter in Chicago, spent the week here with her husband and other relatives. Ellas Arnold returned home Wednesday evening from California, where he was called a little over a month ago by the death of his brother, Charles Arnold. Mrs. Gus Phillips of Santa 'Monica, Calif., who came over from Fowler last Friday, Is spending the week' with friends here. She will leave Tuesday for New York city. Mrs. Della Mathews of South Bend, accompanied by her father, Charles Burns, who had been visiting there, were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ray G. Burns Wednesday. Q

Mrs. T. W. Haus has purchased the Frank Trulley lot on Weston street, just south of the property occupied by W. L. Wood, and will erect a small modern bungalow thereon. At the box supper given by the Dorcas class of the Methodist church in the dhurch parlors Wednesday evening, about $45 was realized, which will be used by the class to purchase new song books lor the church.

IH&rvey Davisson got a letter from his son Vern Wednesday. He was still at Camp Dix, N. J., when this letter was written and did not know just where he would be sent to from there to be mustered out, or when he will arrive home. Mrs. Amanda Burk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Julian of Remington, died quite suddenly recently at her home in Canada from pneumonia following influenza. She is survived by her hdsband and several children. Dr. Hansson and son Gravelous, accompanied by George Kanne, Joe Nesius and David Yeoman, went to Chicago Thursday morning, tho former to drive down another Elgin six, and Gravelous to go to Racine, Wis., to drive through a Mitchell six.

The Democrat received a card from Paul Healy yesterday morning, written from Hoboken, N. J., and saying: “Leaving agalji today fotr Brest. Fourth trip since February 22. Met Earl Hemphill and Harry Hickman Saturday. Twentyfive thousand troops came in Friday. I’m on the Mt. Vernon, and not the New Jersey, as yow said in April 9 issue. Wilson may come back on our ship.” Miss Wilda Littlefield left Monday afternoon for Washington, D. C., to take up a clerical position in the same office with Louella Robinson, and will room with the latter and Lucille Luers and Vera Healy, who rent a small furnished flat at a cost of about S7O per month and do their own cooking. Expenses are very high in Washington and the giiils find this method more economical than boarding.

J. D. Cooper and John Finn were down from Kankakee township yesterday on business.

Yesterday’s local markets: Corn. 11.53; oats. 65c; wheat, $3.30; rye, 31.55. The prices a year ago were: Corn. 31; oats, 73c; wheat, 33; rye, 32. Dr. C. E. Johnson went to Council Bluffs, lowa, yesterday to visit his parents, after which he will return to Rensselaer and take up bls practice again. The white slave case in the federal court at Indianapolis, in which Stewart Moore of Rensselaer is one of the defendants and which was to come up this week, has been continued to May 9, The Damocrat is informed. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milllron returned Tuesday evening from a visit with relatives and friends at Peru and Indianapolis. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Clara Cloud, Miss Relbley and Keith Reper of Peru, who visited hero until Wednesday. CapL and Mrs. R. C, Beeler arrived from Indianapolis Wednesday. Captain Beeler only recently returned from overseas, where he spent several months with the Lilly base hospital unit. He will go to Camp Grant, 111., Sunday where he will receive his discharge. Rain fell again all of Wednesday night and most off Thursday, delaying work In the fields practically all week, as Sunday and Sunday night's rain had put a stop to work the earlier part of the week. Yesterday was bright and sunshiny once more, but rather cool, the mercury at 2 p. m., registering 60 degrees in the shade.

Miss Olive Pollard went to Indianapolis Tuesday to visit her sister, Miss Opal Pollard, and also to be present at the wedding of Miss Opal to Mr. Walter Hefley oiydadlson, Ind., today. Miss Pollard is a niece df Mrs. George W. Kennedy of this city, but has been employed in Indianapolis for some time. Mr. Hefley was only recently discharged from the service. They will reside on a farm near Madison. r Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Babcock received a telegram Tuesday evening from their son, D. J. Babcock, saying that he was then at Camp Taylor, Ky., and expectbd to be home on Thursday morning. This was the first notice they had had of his landing in this country. He came over on the Zeelandia, Which docked at Charleston, S. C., April 19. He reached home on May 1, the anniversary of his sailing for overseas.