Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1919 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

M. J. Kuboske went to Chicago Monday unorning after more Saxon cars. Dan Lakin of Parr has purchased a fine new Saxon-Six touring car of the Kuboske-Wjlters agency. William Babcock, Jr., attended a meeting of his fraternity at Champaign, Illinois, the last of the week. Dr. Wade Laßue of Indianapolis spent Saturday and Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 6. Laßue. Miss Helen Leatherman of Northwestern university, spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Leatherman.

Mrs. John 'Miller and daughter of California, who had been visiting relatives near Peru, came Friday for a visit with the former's sister. Mrs. F. H. Hempihill. Thomas Callahan was called to Rantoul, Illinois, Monday by the death of his wife’s father, who had been in a critical condition for some time from cancer. (He was 81 years of age. Mrs. Callahan had been with him for the past week or more. ■George Fate, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Fate of Grown Point, formerly of Rensselaer, has written home from Panama that he had received his discharge from U. S. service and was coming home via Tampico, Mexico, on an oil steamer. The Belle Center school, just north of town, closed a very successful term last Thursday and in honor of the occasion patrons and pupdls enjoyed a fine basket dinner at the noon hour. Miss Marie Nevll of this city was the teacher of this school. Orpha H. Gant of Gary spent the week-end here with relatives and friends. Orpha was a member of old company M, and was at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, for about a year. Last Novem/ber he was sent to France landing about the time the armistice was signed.

Miss Marie Nevil went to Terre Haute Sunday to attend the summer term of State Normal. Joe Reeve came down from Chicago Saturday evening and spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Manda Hoyes of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with her mother, Mrs. Hester ,Hoyes. William Smith, a recently discharged soldier, returned to his home at ’Hammond Saturday after a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Claude Kruzan and three daughters went to Decatur, Illinois, Sunday where she will spend a week with relatives in and near that city. John Marlatt and G. F. Deschand went to Chicago Saturday morning and drove back another new Nash touring car, for which Mr. Marlatt has the agency. h Mrs. B. D. McOolly, sons, Harry and Walter, and Miss Frances Ryan spent Sunday in Hammond with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Carl Heinz, and family, making the trip via auto.

A couple of airships from the Rantoul, Illinois, field landed here about 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon and remained here while the aviators in charge got dinner. They were enroute to Valparaiso. Ernest Moore, who recently returned from overseas, had a good position offered him in a drug store at Lowell and decided to accept same, going up Sunday with his wife and beginning his duties there Monday. The local Knights of Pythians held an open meeting and smoker at their hall Friday night at which members and their families were present and a most enjoyable time had by all present. The address of the evening was given by Rev. W. T. Barbre of the Christian church. Morocco Courier: John J. Lawler has sold to Wm. Raff a large amount of land in sections 1,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 31, 32 arid 36, in the north part of this township. The exact number of acres has not been given out, but it is understood to be practically all of Mr. Lawler’s holdings id Beaver township. The consideration was given as $31,452.34.

At the meeting of the Indiana G. A. R. in annual encampment at Elkhart last week, ■William F. Medsker of Cambridge City was chosen as department commander and Bloomington was selected as the place for iholding the encamipment in 1920. W. C. Wells of Valparaiso and L. C. Ross of Lafayette were elected delegates to the national encampment which will be held in Columbus, Ohio, the week of September 7. Uncle Joseph Smith attended the funeral of his brother, Abram Smith, at geafleld last week. Deceased was born in Tippecanoe county, near Lafayette, May 26, 1845, and had lived in White county, to which place his parents moved in 185 Q and located near Seafield, for nearly 70 years. iHie leaves two .brothers a.nd one sister, Joseph Smith of Rensselaer, aged 83, and James and Martha Smith of Seafleld, besides several neices and nephews and many friends. # You can get foot comfort by having your feet examined by Dr. Scholl’s foot specialist at our Shoe Store on Thursday, May 15. —B. N. FENDIG. —Advt.

W. L. Bott was in Indianapolis on business Monday. James Warner of Gary spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. M. P. Warner. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Harris went to Mudlavia Monday to take treatment at the springs. Mr. and Mrs. W. H Beam visited in Reynolds Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Williams, and family. Mrc. M. D. Gwin left Sunday to meet • her husband, who is now at C/mp Dlx, N. J. He expects to be dlschaised in a few days. Mrs. Daniel Weirich and two children of Buchanan. Mich., came Monday for a visit with her parent*. Mr. and Mrs. James Price. Rossman and Glenn Sawyer of Valparaiso and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weishaar of Brook were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Potter. Mr. and Mra W. C. Freeman were called to Ft. Wayne Sunday by the death of the latter’s father. Mr. Freeman is the linotype operator at the Republican office.

Misses Marie Hamilton and Velma Rich, John. Walters and James Gallager of Purdue spent the weekend here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cornwell and three sons, accompanied by Claude Kruzan, autoed over to Morocco and spent the afternoon Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Miller. Trustee Grant Davisson reports that Barkley township went “over the top’’ in the Victory loan with about SSOO oversubscription. The state oversubscribed some $3,500,000, and the oversubscriptions for the entire country will probably total over a billion dollars. The Easter rain “sign”* missed a cog last Sunday, and we got no rain, for which everyone is very thankful. We have had no rain now for several days and the fields are getting in condition for corn planting, although as yet scarcely an acre has been planted anywhere in this vicinity. The temperature continues quite cool and the nights are extremely so. Mrs. C. P. Moody went to Crown Point Friday afternoon to assist her son, C. P. Fate, in his hotel Saturday. The Masone are bulding a large brick temple just across the street on the west from the Commercial hotel, of which Clarence is the landlord, and the cornerstone laying took (place Saturday afternoon. Crown Point streets and business houses were very handsomely decorated for the occasion.

At a meeting of the directors of the Co-Operative Meat Market Friday evening an agreement was reached with 'Harry Hufty of Mt. Ayr, who has been chief assistant in the market since same was started, by which he will have co>mplete charge of the market and will employ his own assistants and be responsible to the directors for the management of same. He will receive a salary, it is understood, of about $1,600 a year, and will move his family here in a very short time. W. S. Lewellen, a former resident of Rensselaer but now making his home in Hoopeston, 111., was taken to Lakeview hospital at Danville, 111., Sunday, May 4, suffering from what was thought to be tuberculosis of the bone. But after an X-ray was taken the following Monday it was found that he was suffering from) an abscess of the bone, and Tuesday morning the doctors scraped the bone of the right leg and a part was taken out. At last reports Mr. Lewellen was doing fairly well and expected to be home in a few weeks. w Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery drove to Lafayette Sunday morning, leaving here shortly after midnight, after closing up their store, to witness the welcome home given for Battery C, 150th field artillery, which was to arrive there about 3 a. m. The train was several hours late, however, reaching Lafayette about 6 o’clock. A large crowd of people remained up all night to be on hand for the greeting, and when the train pulled in at the Monon station there was a solid ,mass of people blocking the streets. This regiment reached home exactly six anonths after the signing of the armistice and about two .years from the day they left Lafayette.

Mrs. Carl Somers spent the weekend with relatives at Otterbein. bee the Dr. Scholl s Foot Specialist at B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store oa Thursday, May 15.—Advt. John N* Horton went to Fort Wayne Monday to take up some special work in dentistry. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Ross and childrep of Chicago spent the week-end here with the former's mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Chase Norman and cousin, Miss Ruth Gorham, drove to Indianapolis Sunday and visited until Monday with Miss Myrtle Gerth. A pick-up baseball team from this city played the St. Joseph college nine Sunday, resulting in a score of 9 to 0 in favor of Rensselaer. A new supply of both pen and and pencil writing tablets, lead pencils, indelible pencils, typewriter ribbons and box papers just received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department.

Both Dr. Washburn and Dr. Johnson have secured adjoining office rooms upstairs in the Makeever bank building. Dr. Johnson has already moved into his quarters and Dr. Washburn will do so in a few days. Members of the 150th F. A. of the Rainbow division who arrived home from Indianapolis Saturday were: 'Harry Hayes, Howard Ames, Edward Peregrine, Ad Clayton, William Reed and Edward Rose. Mrs. John Kennedy of Morocco died at a hospital in Lafayette Saturday night, after an extended illness. The remains were brought to Rensselaer Sunday and taken overland to Morocco where the funeral was held yesterday at 2 o’clock. Deceased was about 65 years of age. The bans of marriage were published last Sunday for the second time at St. Augustine’s Catholic church for Vern Nagel, son of Adam Nagel of south of Rensselaer, a recently returned soldier, and Miss Frances Schmidt of Rensselaer; also for Frank Fuchs and Miss Helen Kosta, daughter of Joseph Kosta, of Union township.

Mrs. W. L. Wood has been quite poorly again for the past several days. A free lead pencil given with every 5-cent writing tablet —both ruled and unruled —as long as the supply lasts. —The Democrat. Paul Healy’s transport, the Mt. Vernon, sailed from France last on its return trip to the U. 8., and had as a passenger Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The local I. O. O. F. Encampment team, 12 in number, went to Monon Monday night and put on degree work there. They report a fine time and a large crowd of Odd Fellows out. George Wolfe, son of Oppie Wolfe of Chalmers, and one of the Battery C boys who returned to Lafayette with that outfit Sunday morning, was in Rensselaer Monday visiting old friends.

D. J. Babcock went to Lafayette Saturday evening to take up his old position as linotype operator on the Lafayette Journal, which he gave up two years agf> when he entered the army service. Misses Bertha and -Alice Daniels came down from Chicago to spend Hunday with home folks. The /ormer returned Sunday evening, but the latter was taken ill and did not return until last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaines of Crete, 111., were in the city Monday and Mr. Gaines rented the Mrs. George Stoudt tenant hourt on south Weston street and will move his family here at once. Mr. Gaines recently purchased of Hiram Day the old Bedford farm east of town, but does not get possession of same until December.

Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 40c; butterfat, 58c. Yesterday was quite pleasant except that the air was cold. The* mercury at 2 p. m. registered 61 in the shade. 1 The marriage of Mr. Carl Wood and Miss Madeline Kellner will taka place this morning at 6 o’clock at St. Augustine’s Catholic church.

Carl Wood has resigned his position as carrier of the parcel post over the city routes and until a carrier can be secured Bruce White is delivering same. Yesterday's local grain prices: Corn, >1.68; oats, 65c; wheat. 12.30; rye, 11.45. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 91; oats. 67c; wheat, $2; rye, >1.75. Broj Lesley Miller of the Morocco Courier was a business visitor in Rensselaer Friday afternoon. Me reports busineee good with the Courier, so much so, in fact, that they have contracted for a new linotype, which they will Install in a few days. Three young men wearing the uniforms of U. 8. soldiers were arTested at Crown Point last week when they attempted to sell a big new Cadillac Eight touring car for 'several hundred dollars under 1A actual value. The car had been driven through from 'Massachusetts, and the authorities at Crown Point telegraphed to Boston ’to learn if such a car had been stolen. The reply came that the car had been stolen from Morton Brothers of Taunton, Mass., and the men were held tn jail to await the arrival ot officers from that state to take them back for trial.