Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1919 — Page 3

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1»19.

STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Big Sale of Spring Millinery Trimmed, Untrimmed and Tailored Hats matc ($3.50 to I PRICES(7S© to s HATS / s|| a so ' NOW I $5.00 These are real bargains. Over 400 shapes to select from Date—May 9th to May 17th LAURETTA LATIMORE Remington, Indiana South of Depot -

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Frank McKay spent Sunday with his family here. Abe Bringle lost a splendid cow a few days ago. The cause is unknown. Bert Warne and family Forded over to Danville Saturday and returned Tuesday. A bouncing baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Cal Buruughs Monday morning. Mrs. Clint Gundy and children of Monon spent S-unday here with Mr. Gundy’s parents. A. B. Tolen and son shipped several carload® of cattle • and hogs to Chicago Saturday. Mrs C. L. Eggelston visited her niece, Mrs. William Faylor, east of town over Sunday. James Clifton and son Arthur are building a foundation for a new barn for Mr. Garloclf. Charles Gundy returned to his job on the Indiana Harbor as cook for a carpenter gang Monday. Aunt Hannah Culp has been very much under the weather the past week, but is same better at present. Abe Bringle was a business caller at the hub Tuesday. Sam Karr substituted for him in the meantime. William Gundy, who had been stationed at Hattiesburg for about a year, received his discharge and returned home Monday. Albert Roorda moved his household goods and family to Hammond last week where he is working in a machine shop. Mr. Campbell, our principal, is storing their household goods preparatory to going to Danville to attend the summer term of school. Howard Rayner expects to attend the term there also. Last Saturday and Sunday were certainly rainy, and we sure got

jj Wjjr | m _ || Quality Goes Clear 3®/ //. ■ *fj!j? I „, ff U $ (t ) Jj-/' //■[ N - -.a 'Jr c nhr = T == * siJ *•- L ll '* r a* ii n ■ $995.00 F. O. B. RENSSELAER The Economy of Big Bearings The Hyatt high duty bearings on the axle shafts and the Timkens on the pinion shafts of Dort cars are big enough to give a fair factor of safety on cars of almost twice the weight. Yet, Dort bearings throughout the chassis are proportionately just that over-big. It’s not for ordinary driving that Dort mission countershaft —big ones, all of bearings are fitted. It is for the emerg- them. ency strain upon them—and above Dort bearings don’t wear out. They everything else for long life and very stay tight longer. But, when adjust- . infrequent adjustment. ment does become necessary there is Bearings are of the right type for their / justment is at all feasible. / bearings on the transmission main We will point out these unusual points / shafts, nhosphor-bronze on the trans- to you. M. J. KUBOSKE TELEPHONE 294 RENSSELAER, INDIANA DO R-T M OiT.QK CAR. CO MP'A*Ni»Y~ , “T- « NF

our share. 'Owing to the fact that the sewer that drained the low ground in town was stopped up, that part is aimost flooded. The dog population has been greatly decreased the past week, going by the poison route. There were nine passed over at this writing and no one knows where it came from. MILROY Roy Culp purchased a new Ford Saturday. Dora Clark spent the week with Mrs. Earl Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Oliver iHUmilton and family spent Sunday with William Chapman's. Mrs. Lud Clark assisted Mrs. Elsie Clark with papering Wednesday. Mrs. Roy Culp called on her sister, Mrs. George Foulks, Monday evening. Sam Mitchell of Remington called on Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and sons Tuesday. Keith English spent this week with his sister, Mrs. Earl Foulks, and family. Mrs. Willard Johnson of Monon spent the week with Mrs. M. Wood and family. Don’t forget Sunday school. See how many Sundays you can come without being absent. Misses Mary and Pearl Johnson spent Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs. Anna Chapman, and family. Creighton Clark and family and Mr. Kellenbarger and Mr. Crawford took Sunday dinner with Earl Foulks. Sunday school was organized last Sunday with Mrs. Charles McCashen as superintendent, and

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Mrs. Orland Beaver, aaaiataat »uperintendent. Sunday school will begin at 9:30 a. m., slow time. Mr. Sameel will preach at the Milroy church Saturday evening and on Sunday at 11 a. m. and in the evening. All Invited. Lud dark and daughter Sophia, Mrs Fred Saltwell. Mrs. George Foulks and Charles Wood went to Rensselaer Wednesday. »M<r. and Mrs. James Blankenship entertained about 35 guests Saturday evening In honor of their daughter and son, Iva and Ivan’s, birthday, they being twins. A very pleasant time was had by all (present.

LEE Roy Stiers’ baby has been quite sick during the past week. C. A. Lefler and family spent Sunday at Estil Osborne’s home. Born. Saturday, May 3. to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman, a 10-pound boy. Frank Overton and wife spent Sunday afternoon with his mother in Rensselaer. Elmer Gilmore and family spent Sunday aftertioon at nis farm where Thomas Johnson lives. G. A. Jacks and son Vernon drove to Lafayette Tuesday x nnd bought some furniture. The young people are planning some exercises to be given at the church Sunday .evening, it being Mother’s day. Mrs. G. A. Jacks was called to Thorston Otterberg’s Tuesday by the sickness of their little two-weeks-old babe. Culp & Sons are doing quite a bit of cement work at their store building this week. Creighton Clark is helping do the work. Asa Holeman and family spent Sunday in Monticello with Mrs. Eetella Holeman. His mother, who had been there visiting, returned home with them. Mr. Telfer and family visited his father at Chalmers Sunday. His brother, who had recently been diecharged from the army, came home with them for a visit. Last Saturday Frank Eldridge and wife and two little girls went to Mt. Ayr to -visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, and also her brother George and wife of Chicago, who were visiting home folks. They returned to their home here Sunday evening.

GIFFORD V. M. Peer was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Glen Baker was in our town Wednesday. James Cavinder went to Lafayette on business Monday. W. T Hankins went to Rensselaer on business Monday. Paul Samuelson of Chicago called on his best girl Thursday and Friday. Grandmother Braddock was shopping Wednesday and calling on her old friends. Mrs. Berl Blackman of Kersey spent Thursday with her mother, Mrs. T. A. Caldwell. Mr. amd Mrs. William Bentnanger called on Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Peer Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Grimm havte moved onto a farm near Kniman topwork for Albert Hurley. Miss Essie Comer spent from Saturday until Monday with her aunt, Mirs. Blankenship, near Monon. Miss Maud Sanders returned home Thursday. She had spent

the past week with tier uncle. John Stockwell, «t Wheatfield. There la Sunday school every Bunday at Gifford at 10:30, and prayer .meeting Wednesday and Sunday evenings at 7:30. Mirs. Nate Keen returned home Monday. She had been to see her father, who lives near Remington. The latter was improving when she left. There is a nice young man vrbo has a new Ford. Now. girls, you want to watch him. but we think D— c— will get the first wuto ride, don’t you? We are going to do our best to make a "khine.” Those attending Sunday school at Buckhorn school house Sunday were Mise Hula Walker, Arthur Walker and Leota Obenchaln of Gifford. There will be Sunday school every Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. Taylor Wood and daughter of Parr called on Mrs. Earl Parker and family and Mrs. W. T. Hankine and daughter Opal Saturday. They spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. John Parker, of near Medaryville. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Armstrong and Mr and Mrs. Hinkerson of Indiana Harbor called on Mr. and Mrs. William Obenchain and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hankins Wednesday, returning in the evening to visit their brother, Willard Abbott, at Kniman.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Cecil Goff and sisters of Frankfort visited over Sunday at the Geesa home. Mrs. Lillian Stucker has been quite sick for the past few days with what seems to be the return of the flu. Miss, Lucy Harris left Bunday for Terre Haute where she will attend the spring term of school ijt the state normal. Mr. and Mrs. Beni B. Miller visited over Sunday at Windfall and Kokomo. Mr. Miller’s son Rudy is located at Windfall. Mies Mahon of Brookston is visiting in the Harris home. Miss Mahon and Lucy H’arris were chums at Terre Haute normal. A petition has been circulated by Trustee B. F. Roberts for the signature of freeholders favoring a raise In the salary of the county superintendent. His salary is now $1,400 per year with an allowance of SIOO for traveling expenses. The last legislature put the miatter of any increase up to the discretion of the county commissioners. Ted Martin, while herding cattle on the road west of town Monday morning, jumped up a rabbit and in the chase collided with his dog and in the fall suffered a broken leg. It is the big bone and the break is about half way from the knee to the hip joint, which will lay the lad up for several weeksr He was brought to town hurriedly in an auto and a doctfc" secured as Quickly as possible. He is now doing as well as patients generally do under such conditions.

POSSUM HviS Mrs. David Hahn called on Mrs. Clyde Davisson Sunday. There will be church services at Gifford Sunday evening. T. J. Parker ate dinner with William Markin Sunday. B. S. Ward called on T. J? Parker and son Tuesday afternoon. ■Misses Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday’- with Ada Hahn. Mr. and Mrs. Otha Spriggs are the proud parents of a baby boy. Myrtle Parker visited with Mary Cunningham Saturday afternoon. Lester and Arnold Sayers called on> T. J. Parker Monday afternoon. Pearl Davis spent Monday night and Tuesday with her grandparents. We got “some” storm Sunday afternoon which stopped farm work for awhile. Mr. and Mrs. Ores Cunningham and daughter Mary were Wheatfield goers Friday. The Mt. Pleasant school closed last Friday with a fine dinner and a good program. .Mary and JuJle Cunningham called on the Long’s young folks Sunday afternoon.

T. J. Parker and son Everett and Ores Cunningham attended the sale at Tefft Saturday. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson has been very sick this week and the doctor was called Sunday. E. A. Merrill took dinner Tuesday with T. J. barker and son Everett and purchased a driving horse of the latter. Mrs. T. J. Parker and little grandson spent Monday night and Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. .S. L. Johnson, of Monon. Mrs. William. Obenchain took dinner with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. -William Nuss, Saturday, and also visited Mirs. T. J. Parker. Hazel and Connie Ward, May and Jennie Markin, Ray, Eber and Ada Hahn, T. J., Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday afternoon with the Campbell family. Those spending Saturday evening with the T. J. Parker family were Earl Parker and family of Gifford, Mrs. Taylor Wood and daughter and Ores Cunningham and family. David Hahn called on John Price Sunday afternoon.

VIRGIE W A. McCurtain went to the Kankakee fishing Sunday; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams spent Sunday with relatives near Brook. Mrs. T. J. Mallatt called on Mrs. John Zellers Sunday afternoon. Miss Patience Florence spent a few days with home folks last week. Charles Reed and mother were Rensselaer callers Tuesday evening. Mrs. L. E-. Harrington was helping Mrs. John Maher hang /paper this week. Otto Sheffer was called home

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Tuesday evening as his family was all down with the measles. Mrs. William Potts is Improving in health and i» now able to be around the house most of the time. Harold Zellers has taken up his duties with his father at the sawmill as he is out of high school for this term. John Maher got tired of driving horses and has purchased an auto, so they are going the speedy way nowadays. W. W. Zellers and W. A. McCurtain were Chicago goers Friday to purchase cattle. Owing to the high prices they did not buy. The North Union Farmers’ meeting, held at the Virgie school house last Saturday night, was well attended and everyone had a good time. Mr. and“ Mrs. Ted McClanahan came down Saturday evening from Hammond to spend Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Binge. Mr. and Mirs. James Wiseman and sons, Charles, Lonnie and Kenneth, visited with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thews, at Wolcott Sunday. Otto Sheffer of Parr, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers and son Dean and Harold Zellers went Ashling Sunday. By the way, they were almost drowned -with the rain. Quite a number from around here attended the Bosma sale near Demotte. Everything sold at high prices. W. A. McCurtain says 15 cows sold for more than $1,600. Goldie Kessinger, Gladys Ogle, Elsie and Jessie Zellers have completed the four years of high school at Fair Oaks and went to Terre Haute Sunday to attend the state normal.

It seems as if the rain king is taking full spite on the people of this vicinity. It has .rained continuously for over a week and some believe that the Easter prophecy will come true. Charles Wood and Ed Bums of Fair Oaks were over to have some work done on the latter’s Ford Tuesday morning. The Zellers garage Is kept very busy these days and has had ani extra man working the past week or 10 days. No better Job work produced In this section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat.

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North Side GROCERY OPEN EVENINGS till 10 o’clock Farmers, bring in your eggs any evening; we will treat you right. Ross Ramey Proprietor PHONE 565

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