Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

M. A. Gray was over from Remington Friday evening. W. I. Hoover and son Victor made a business trip to Valparaiso Friday. x William Huffman left Friday for Mitchell, S. D., where he will spend the summer. ' 0 Louis Quinn of Gary spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Quinn, of southeast of town. William May of the U. S. S. Montana came Friday to spend a short furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. May, near Remington. FOR SALE —Cowpeas, Soy Beans, Rape, Millet, Sorghum seed and Nary Beans. —POTTER A SAWYER SEED CO., Rensselaer, phone No. 7. J l7 Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Austin and eon William returned to their home at Wheatfleld Friday after attending the annual conference of German Baptists at Pittsburg, O. ' Isaac Shannon of Wolcott took the train here Monday morning for Chicago, where he entered the Presbyterian hospital for an operation for appendicitis and hernia.

Three women fortune tellers with a band of gypsies that struck Morocco a few days ago were arrested under the anti-fortune telling law and fined and costed $8.33 each. Devere Yeoman, who is employed in the engineering department of the state highway commission at Indianapolis, came up Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday with his family here. “Billy” Legg of Logansport, who some 36 years ago was engaged in the bakery business in Rensselaer, was here a short time Saturday, shaking hands with old friends. He went "to Remington Saturday evening. Mrs. Charles Brown and daughter Edith and Mrs. Charles Zink returned to their homes at Wapakoneta, 0., Friday after a visit with the Joseph and John Borntrager families. They were accompanied home by Miss Lucy Borntrager, who will visit there for a few days.

Mrs. Ada Hufty of Pueblo, Colo., came Saturday for a visit with her father, W. D. Sayler, and other relatives and friends. The work of macadamizing Home avenue is getting pretty well along now and this street will probably soon be open to traffic. ■ - ■ - Dr. and Mrs. Webb Ewbank and children of Crawfordsvllle visited here the last of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Washlsnrn. Mrs. George Neal left Friday for her home In Pittsburg, Pa., after a six weeks’ visit b#re with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. LaRue. Mrs. Lowell Snort and little daughter returned to their home In Chicago Saturday after a week’s visit here with her grandfather, H. O. Harris. Frank Dowell of the Great Lakes Naval training camp spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tan.ner of Barkley township. \ C. M. Paxton has purchased Mrs. Nelson Sanders’ 91-acre farm In Newton township, near Surrey, paying therefor In the neighborhood of $l5O per acre. 'He also gets thi9 season’s crops. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mansfield and Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Gates and children of iHammond motored here Saturday evening in the former’s auto and spent Sunday’ with relatives and friends.

Among the Chicago goers Saturday were George Green, David Overton, W. C. Babcock, Bradley Ross, W. J. Wright, Paul Beam, Mrs. Sam Karnowsky and little son and Mrs. C. A. Gundy of Fair Oaks. Jerome Andrus of Shelby, Mich., in renewing his subscription, under date of June 13, says: '“Weather is fine and hot. Cherries are about one-fourth a crop; apples bid fair so far, also berries. Plums seem to be dropping off the trees badly.’’ Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown returned Saturday evening from a few days’ visit with their sons, Clint and Everett Brown, and families near Huntington. Mr. Brown reports splendid crop prospects all along the way, and especially good about Huntington. John N. Horton, mechanical dentist, has returned from Ft. Wayne, where he finished a course in the Hall Method .of correct denture making. All those troubled with misfit lower plates will profit by calling at Dr. Horton’s office, opposite court house. Jl7 Rev. R. D. Utter, several years ago pastor of the Methodist church of this city, died at the Soldiers’ home near Lafayette last Thursday. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in that city Monday at 10:-80 and the remains taken to Thorntown for burial. , Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman received a letter Saturday from their son, Lieut. Frank Hardman, who is with the A. E. F. in France, saying that he had been ordered to Coblenz, Germany, with the army of occupation, so it is probable that he will not be home very soon.

Mrs. John Martindale and daughter Nina went to Indianapolis Sunday where the latter will undergo an operation for goiter, which has been bothering her for some time. At this writing no word had been, received from them by relatives here as to whether the operation had been performed or not.

Mrs. Vincent Eisele and daughter Mabel went to Chieafo Monday a week** vlalt with friend*. B. P. llonan, John Waltars, Jr., and Joseph Malenbrook attended a Forrester's initiation at Lafayetta Sunday. Miss Helen Lamson left yesterday afternoon for Devore, Calif., to spend the summer with her brother, Leon Lamson. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Clark and little son of Wheatfleld spent Sunday here with the latter'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spltler. Mrs. Jennie A. Bellows of Rensselaer, widow of the late Andrew J. Bellows, has been granted a widow's pension of $25 per month. Mrs. William Barkley and little daughter of Aberdeen, 8. D., came last week for an extended vlalt with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Starr.

Mrs. Rufus Knox and children returned to their home in Chicago Monday after a week’s visit here with her father, N. S. Bates, and pther relatives. William E. Jacks of south of town, who has been in failing health for several months, Is reported very low and his death may occur at any moment. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Bruce and children of near Crawfordsvllle drove up Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. Bruce's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wood, Sr. Wheat harvesting has started in southern Indiana, where a fair average crop is being cut. Some fields are below the average, It Is said, while others are extra good. Miss Eva Moore left Monday for St. Paul, Minn., where she wilt take a position In an Insurance office. She is succeeded in Attorney ' Leopold’s office by Harold Nowels.

W. I. Hoover, Firman Thompson, C. R. Dean, J. P. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parkinson, Mrs. C. H. Mills, Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Kresler and Mrs. John Kresler were Chicago goers Monday. Mrs. C. W. Rhoades returned home Saturday from a visit with the Frank Ham family in Lafayette. . She was accompanied home by Miss Mary Ann Ham, who will visit friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lesh, Miss Rilia Florence and David Yeoman of north of town drove to Buchanan, Mich., Saturday and visited with D. V. Yeoman and family until Sunday evening. W. C. Sffialley was over from Remington Monday. The new bank building is completed the bank will be ready to start as soon as the furniture comes and is installed, which will be in a very few days. Mrs. W. L. Bott and daughter, Mrs. Donald Beam, went to Lafayette Saturday to be present at an operation performed on the former’s grandson, William Robert IHamilton, for the removal of his tonsils and adenoids.

Forest Osborne and Paul Strecker left Saturday for Columbus, 0., where they joined the Centerary Cadets, an organization of youths 1,000 strong, to do guide and usher duty at the big Methodist Centenary celebration. Mr. P. C. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller of this city, and Miss Helen Schwab, daughter of Mrs. E. Schwab of Brooklyn, N. Y., (where the groom la stationed at the Marine naval base) will be united in marriage next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Moore received a letter Monday from their son James, who had been with the A. E. JF. in France since "last July, stating that had landed In the U. S. Friday and would be sent to Camp Taylor, Ky., for discharge. Misses Katherine Chamberlain, Frances Folger, Daisy Knaur and Edna Reed left Saturday morning on the early train for Frankfort and thence to Muncie, where they will enter the state normal scnool for the summer term, preparatory to teaching this fall. Mrs. Frances IHopkins and daughter, Miss Gertrude, returned home Saturday from Sullivan, where they had been yleiting another daughter of the former for the past two weeks. They were accompanied home by the former’s granddaughter, Miss Mary Thompson, who will spend a few weeks here.

Among the Chicago goer* Friday war* C. B. Steward and Elmar Wilcox. _S Yeeterday’a local price* on egg* and buttarfat: Egg*. Sic; butterfat, 610. Mr*. H. R. Anderson of Indian* a polls 1* Tlaiting bar parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mall Abbott. Oaorga Knaur went to Madison, Wls., Monday where he will employed by Swift & Co. Van Grant and son Billy, Frank Kreaier and son Frank, Jr., left Sunday for Lake Webster, Mich., lor a week's fishing. Mrs. William McMdrray of Kokomo atad Mrs. M. Keifar of Vincennes are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Frye this week. Miss Lillian Baker returned to her home at Lafayette Monday after a visit with the J. W. Phares family of west of town. Miss Mae Clark, who Is attending Valparaiso university, spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke.

Mrs. A. J. Bellows, who had been visiting relatives at Ottawa and Grand Ridge, 111., for the past week, returned home- yesterday. Yesterday’s local grain markets: The price* one year ago were: Corn, $1; oats. 71c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.25. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Haas and little son of Tipton drove up Sunday and visited until Monday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs A. Leopold. Misses Helen Murray and Hazel Lamson, who had been teaching the past school year in Indianapollo, came home Sunday for the summer vacation. Harry Jlnkerson returned to hia home in Chicago Sunday evening. Hie wife and baby remained for a longer visit with her parents, Mr. and Mr*. Harry Wiltshire. Mrs. Ben Bagef7 formerly Mrs. Sadie Galbraith of this city, came .from Wabash Monday evening for a week's stay with relatives and to i>ack her household goods to send to Wabash, near which place she and her husband will reside on a farm.