Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1919 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1910.

«• CAR Now that the ’nice weather has come, get that ♦ new Ford you have been thinking about. Bring in your old one and trade it in and enjoy these nice driving days. We don’t care if you haven’t got all the money. We can arrange to sell it to you on easy payments. Come in and talk it over —or phone us and we'll bring one out. Central Garage Co. Phone 319 Rensselaer, Ind.

LOCAL NEWS

W. R. Nowels attended a Baptist meeting at Greenfield Saturday. Mrs. Marion Freeland of Newton township was a Lafayette goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs! H. Potter spent the week-end with his parents at Converse. Mrs. J. A Hunt and two children left Friday for a visit with relatives at Hammond and Berwyn, Hi. Mrs. Edward Herath and daughter Lucille went to Joliet, 111., Friday for a visit with relatives. I . Mr. and Mrs. George Bales and the latter’s mother, Mrs. H. T. Griggs, were over from Goodland Sunday afternoon. M. J. Kuboske and James Walter •went to Chicago Monday to drive i home a Dort and a Saxon car, for which they have the agency. Misses Lilly and Irene Price of Barkley township went to Bloomington Sunday to attend the summer term at the state university. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Eger and son Kenneth left Sunday via auto for a couple of weeks visit with relatives of Mrs. Eger at Salem, 0.

The work of fixing up the former. Red Cross room in the K. of P.j building for Clouse & Worden’s new grocery store was started Monday. Marian Garvin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Garvin of Milroy township, returned home Friday from Waterloo, la., where she had been attending school. The Benton County Tribune tells of the sale of the William Dilton 240-acre farm six miles west and two miles north of Fowler for S3OO per acre, x which is the top price yet paid for Benton county land. William Grogah was the purchaser. George F. Lewis, for the past five yrfars superintendent of the Monon schools, has contracted to take the superintendency of the Morocco schools for the coming school year at a substantial increase in salary. His successor has not been secured as yet.

Co-Operative Meat Market The Shop that brought Prices Down 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

William Traub returned home Friday evening from a several days' visit in Chicago. City Marshal Thomas is repainting the auto parking lines on our brick streets this week. Mrs. Mary E. Travis went to Marion Friday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Wade Loop. Miss Anna Best of St. Luke’s hospital, Chicago, came Friday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. George M. Myers. Mrs. Stella Ketchum, Mrs. Eldon Hopkins, Mrs. J. H. Holden and Mrs. D. W. Waymire were Chicago visitors Friday. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Reeve, widow of the late W. W. Reeve, has been granted a soldier widow’s pension of $25 per month. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker drove up to Dunn’s bridge, on the Kankakee, and spent the day with Chicago friends who have a cottage there. . William Jenkins and granddaughter, Miss Laura Jenkins, of Buckart, 111., came Saturday morning for a visit with the former’s daughter, Mrs. B. F. Barnes. Word has been received here by relatives that Mrs. Rillie Ridenour of Seattle, Wash., is seriously ill. Mrs. Ridenour is a daughter of George W. Cover of Union township.

Regimental Sergeant-Major Willette Hill came down from Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich., Saturday e/ening and remained until Sunday afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill. George M. Wilcox received a telegram Saturday from his son Jay, who had returned from Marshfield, Ore., with him but had stopped off in Chicago, stating that he was married to Miss Blanche Conway, formerly of Parr, in Chicago Friday. Have you seen that beautiful portiere in the G. E. Murray Co. show window? If not, better make it a point to see it before it is taken away, as it is there for a short time only. Orders may be left at the Murray store, or call Mrs. Anna Wilcox, 907-E. jl4 Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson and baby came down from Chicago Heights Saturday and visited relatives over Sunday. John is employed by a road contractor at Chicago Heights and 'returned to his position Sunday afternoon, but Mrs. Robinson and baby remained for a longer visit. Mrs. E. M. Barner and three children of Chattsworth, 111., Mrs. Roper and George Barner of Topeka, Kan., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Barner is a sister-in-law and the two latter niece and nephew of Mrs. Beckman; the nephew, George Barner, only recently returning from overseas. » . Mort Murray, who had been in a hospital at Waukegan, 111., for several weeks, suffering from gangrene in one of his feet, came to Rensselaer Saturday afternoon and is now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murray. While the wound has not fully healed as yet, it is doing nicely, but it will be some weeks before he is able to get about very much. The foot Was amputated at the instep and only the heel and stump is left. Even as. this, he is fortunate in getting off with his life. .

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

D. J. Babcock spent Sunday in Lafayette. Mrs. Len Griggs is In a very critical condition from tuberculosis. Emil Hanley of Purdue spent the week-end here with his parents, Judge and Mrs. C. W. Hanley. Mrs. E. L. Clark, who makes her home with -her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Carson, tn Lafayette, is in very poor health. Mrs. Vern Sanders returned to her home at Morocco Friday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders at Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. John Sommers of Milroy township went to Hammond Friday for a visit with their eon, John, Jr., and family. Randolph Wolfe returflbd to his home at Milford, 111., Friday after a -visit with his parents, Mr. a*nd Mrs. J. B. Wolfe, at Newland. Mrs. Hettle Villiers of Okmulgee, Okla., came Sunday and will spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steward, and take care of the latter. Mrs. Lucy Cayer, Clarence Ruggles and Mabel Parmley of Hamlet came Saturday for a visit with Samuel Lowery and family of north of town. • Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tedford or Indianapolis are expected today for a few weeks’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. George W. Hopkins, of Park avenue. • Quite a number of Illinois and Lake county Masons passed through Rensselaer Monday enroute to Indianapolis to attend the big national meeting of Shriners.

Danville Unions arfd Kentland play ball at Kentland Sunday afternoon. For a good game and to see the darkies’ funny pranks, here’s your best bet.—Advt.

Mr 9. Lowell Carey and little daughter returned to their home at Westfield Monday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kessinger, of Jordan township. Mrs. R. H. Robertson, wife of a Remington denttfit, died at Rockville Sunday from tuberculosis. She was formerly of Goodland, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Shelland, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grow drove over to Monon Saturday and brought back Mrs. C. B. Steward, who had been taking treatment of a physician there for several weeks. Mrs. Steward seems somewhat improved. John N. Horton, mechanical dentist, has returned from Ft. Wayne, where he finished a course in the Hall Method of correct denture' making. AU those troubled with] misfit lower plates will profit by calling at Dr. Horton’s ofiice, op-] posite court house. jl7 A. W. Pickner and wife returned to their home in Indianapolis Friday evening. Mr. Pickner and J. H. O’Neal, field examiners, having been going over the county, town- ■ ship, town and city officers’ records here for the past few weeks, completing the work last week.

Among the Chicago goers Monday were C. G. Spitler, D. D. Dean, John Eger, E. J. Randle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank King, Mrs. Mary D.' Eger, Mrs. Stella Ketchum and lit-, tie daughter of this city, Mr. and. Mrs. John Mauck of Newton town-| ship, W. E. Pullins of Barkley township and Fred Hicks of Remington. While corn is not nearly so far! advanced as it was last year at this, time, planting having been consid-j erably later, it has done fine for the past two weeks or more and is growing rapidly. It will be re-1 membered that when the killing frost came last year, June 22, a great deal of the corn was waist [ high. A good rain is needed badly for the oats in many localities, it is said, and a rain would probably be of considerable benefit to wheat, rye and corn. Mrs. Rachael Funk, aged about 58, died at the home of her brother, P. B. Downs, in the north part of town Sunday. The remains were taken to Battle Ground, her old home, for burial, Monday evening, beside her husband, who died only a few 'months ago. She is survived by five brothers, P. B. Downs of this city, W. A. Downs of Alexandria, Harry M. Downs of Otterbein, Edward L. Downs of Battle Ground, and Clark Downs of Pan Handle, Tex.

CASTOR IA For Infants andChUdren In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the' VSHmmßiw Co iwnro ■

Harold Clark and Victor Hoover ■pent Sunday In Chicago. The frame is up for R. D. Wangelin’s new bungalow on Home avenue. Miss Day Jordan of Barkley township went to Chicago Monday to meet her brother, who only recently returned from overseas. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Richardson returned to their home In Chicago Monday after a visit here with the liter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A? Halleck. Sergt. Samuel B. Flint, son of E. E. Flint, former resident of this city, but now residing at Pierpont, S. D., Is visiting relatives In Rensselaer and Remington. Mrs. Burr Porter and daughters. Dot and Lottie, of Carpenter township were in Rensselaer Monday, the latter continuing on to Bloomington to enter Indiana university.

C. A. Tuteur, who recently received his discharge from the war department Intelligence service, is in Indianapolis attending the Shriners’ meeting, and will soon be back In “the old town.” Mrs. C. G. Newby and sister, Miss Grace Haas, went to Gary Saturday and were Joined Sunday by Mr. X'ewby and all spent the day with the former’s sister, Mrs. B. G. Oglesby, and family. Mrs. Anna Tuteur and daughter Maurine are expected home next week from their extended visit with another daughter in California. They will stop over a few dafs enroute to visit relatives In Chicago. Frank Gorham, son of Mrs. George Gorham, and Holly Ramey, who only recently returned from overseas service, arrived in Ren* selaer Saturday, having received their discharge certificates at Camp Sherman, O. Harvey Davisson and his party of prospectors returned from their trip to the lower Rio,Grande valley the last of the week, and among those reported to have bought land are Orville Lambert, 40 acres, and Harry Hayes, 20 acres. Vance Collins, who accompanied the party stopped off In Kansas for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alf Collins, at Kingman.

DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP C. EARL DUVALL Phone 411 Rensselaer, Indiana Stein Block Co. Clothes - $25.00 to $50.00 > -P I Young Men’s All-Wool Blue Serge Suits, No. 5502 for /" $21.00 Bovs’ Waist-line and Belted . SuitS ' ' 56 *° 815,00 ust arr * ve d’' Kiddies Black Milan Straw Hats in all sizes 1-75 to $2 Keep cool in one of Duvall’s Wiliai Quality Suits —they are dandy V 7 • 12 to 815,00 You must sie our Panama '^T'' Wf Sailor Hats ; for all shaped H -»■■« ® 5 $ . Those swell Shirts have ar- ,> fIW/ WiU fa “ U »“ •• ’ Wash Suits and Rompers for ' the kiddies - 75 c to $2 Tb. Stein-Bloch Co. 1»1« . . « Be Sure and Look at the Many Bargains We Have •;>•.' ' ■ ’ <

Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 31c; butterfat, 51c. Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mauck of the safe..arrival of their son George at Boston from overseas. Yesterday's local markets: Corn, 31.66; oats, 63c; rye, 31.33. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 31; oats, 70c; wheat, 32; rye, 31-25. Mrs. Loren Sage .and little son returned home Sunday from Geneseo, 111., where she was called a week previous by the death of a relative. Mrs. (Harry Wiltshire and little granddaughter returned home Monday from a several weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Jlnkerson, In Chicago. Mrs. F. H. Hemphill was called to Roann Friday by the serious condition of her mother, who is a sufferer from cancer and not expected to survive but a short time. Abe Martin says: Constable Plum's son-in-law, who's a meter reader up t* Indynoplus, never knowed what llQuor tasted like till th’ state went dry. Even 31 ex * cursions have gone up to 32.85.

This is commencement week at St. Joseph college, and a number of visitors from all over the country who have sons attending school there are here to take In the functions. Last night the Columbian Literary society presented the play, "Under the Flag,’’ and the baccalaureate address, awarding of medals and diplomas will take place this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jj. A. Bostwick returned Monday evening from an auto trip to Victoria, 111. They left here about 4 o’clock Friday morning and reached Victoria, a distance of about 200 miles, that evening, which was mighty good driving considering that much of the distance was over Illinois dirt roads following a rain. Coming back they took the Cannon Ball and Lincoln highway to Crown Point, and had dry roads, but Mr. Bostwick says that except for an occasional strip of a mile or two of concrete, our roads are about 99% better than the Illinois roads.

Princess Theatre A. M. ROBERTSON. TUESDAY Violet Meeoreau in •Together" Also 1 Eddie Polo In the 17th Episode of "The Lure es the Circus" WEDNESDAY Paulino Fredrick in i *A Daughter of the Old South" Also Delco Comedy THURSDAY Enid Bonnett in "Happy. Though Married* FRIDAY Dorothy Dalton tn "Quicksand" Current Events from »H over th® World. One-reel Comedy. SATURDAY Dorothy Gish in *■ "The Hope Chest" Mack Sennett Comedy ■Rip Stltoh Tailor 1

Mrs. Sadie Galbraith of Rensselaer was married last Saturday at Wabash to Mr. B. D. Sayer, a wealthy farmer living south of Wabash. If you have anything to spar® that you think someone might us®, please leave it at the local market place at Ed Herath's gasoline station and thus lend a helping hand to your neighbors.—Advt. Corporal Omar Osborn®, received his discharge from the 108th Engineers at Camp Grant Monday and arrived home at 11 o'clock yesterday. He Is looking fine and says that he never felt better In his life Kill All File® as. a r 4 Mmi® of nwtsl. WmigMCTkXry can• t noil I or Upowr. * I n<.l or In jar® fly ' HAROLD

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