Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1919 — Page 5

*ATt’{IDAT, JUNE 21, 1210.

&soiecl THE UNIVERSAL 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 Oarage Co. Phone 319 Rensselaer, Ind.

LOCAL NEWS

C. E. Garver left Thursday for Bremen, Ind., to spend a two weeks’ vacation with relatives. Mrs. Earl Parsons of Logansport came Wednesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. J. F. Irwin. Mrs. John F. Collins returned to her home In Chicago Wednesday after a visit with George E. Collins and family. Robert Reeve, city mall carrier, is taking a two weeks’ vacation, and Herald Littlefield is substituting for him. M. M. Crowder of southeast of town fell from a wagon Wednesday and was quite badly bruised about the head and back.

George Donnelly returned to his work at Plymouth, Wednesday after a few days’ visit with his father, Alfred Donnelly, of north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Blitsteln of Lewiston went to Chicago Wednesday where the former will enter the West Side hospital for an operation. / We now have another carload of Armour’s Stock Food on track. Save money by taking off the car. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. w ts Col. Fred Phillips will go to Alabama next week to cry a big stock sale for Ray Adams at Gallion. Two hundred head of cows and heifers will be sold at this sale. . Kuboske & Walter got in a carload of Dort touring cars last Friday, one of which was sold to W. A. Witham of Union township and another to Fred Anderson of northeast of town. Announcements have been received here of the marriage of Miss Helen O’Riley, daughter of Postmaster Dennis O’Riley of Remington, and Ralph D. Wooden of near Wolcott, on June 3 at Watseka, 111. Miss Rita Swartz left Wednesday for her home at Rosebud, Mont., after spending the winter here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Osburn, of west of town. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her uncle, George Osburn.

Co-Operative Meat Market The Shop that brought Prices Down Phon« 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 Yeur Patronage

L. A. Bostwlck was in Chicago Thursday. —— - —- I. J. Parker of near Wolcott was a visitor in the city Thursday. Miss Edith Barnes of Edinburg came Wednesday for a visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barnes. Granville Moody, John Eger, Sam Fendlg, B. F. Fendlg and Mrs. W. O. Rowles were among the Chicago visitors Tuesday. By a vote of 65 to 11 the U. S. senate tabled the motion to exempt light brews and wine from war-time prohibition. Miss Ivah Healey arrived in Rensselaer Tuesday from New Orleans, La., to join her mother, who has been here for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hopkins and son, George Marion, left Wednesday for their home at Holdridge, Neb., after a several weeks’ visit with relatives here. Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Mitchell and daughter of Monmouth, 111., drove over the first of the week and spent a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mitchell. A number of Rensselaer young people attended a dance at Remington Wednesday evening at which Horton ’brothers and Paul Beam furnished the music. William Hershman of Walker township returned Wednesday from a business trip to Tiffin, 0., where he purchased three more fine cows to add to his Shorthorn herd. The animals cost him $6,000.

Both houses of congress have voted to terminate the so-called “day-light saving law,’’ inaugurated as a war measure, at the expiration of the period of summer time, ending October 26. Misses Marian Parker and Helen Leatherman, who had been attending Northwestern university at Evanston, 111., returned home Wednesday. Miss Parker was a graduate this year and Miss Leatherman a junior. Lieut. Gwin Thomas and wife, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Halleck, went to Monticello Wednesday for a further visit with his parents until Sunday, when they will leave for Washington, D. C., Where Lieut. Thomas will undergo another operation in the hopes of recovering the use of his limb. Charles Leavel got his left foot quite badly pinched Wednesday while assisting in moving the old Chapman house onto his lot on the corner of Clark and Abigail streets. One of the rollers slipped out from under the house in some way and let the weight down on his left foot squeezing it quite badly, which will probably lay him up for a week or more.

James E. Walter, who for several years had been manager of the J. J. Lawler lands in Jasper and Newton counties, recently resigned his position to take effect as soon as his successor could be secured, in order to give his entire attention to the automobile business in' which he had associated himself with M. J. Kuboske, and Mr. Lawler has secured a ranch man from northern Newton to take his place. Jim wants it understood that he is no longer connected with the management of the Lawler lands, and parties having any bus!-' ness therewith should call up the new manager instead of him.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Harry Wood spent Thursday in Montlcello. Mrs. Jennie Sigler of Chicago came down Wednesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sigler of Mt. Ayr, Mrs. F. J. SchulU returned to her home in Joliet, 111., Thursday after a visit with Mr. and Mre. S’. G. Halsey. A spleudld rain fell here Tuesday evening. It extended nearly 10 miles north but not very far south or weet of town. Mrs. C. Earl Duvall and children and her sister, Miss Elizabeth Lee, are spending the week with relatives at Rockville. Mrs. Florence Pavey returned to her home at South Bend Wednesday after a visit with Dc. I. M. Washburn and family. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Andrew Ropp, A. O. Moore, G. J. and Leland Jessen and Mrs. Joseph Kolhoff. Mrs. Florence Potter returned to her home at Converse Wednesday after a visit here with her son, H. <H. Potter, and family. Miss Rose Keeney left Thursday for Great Falls/ Mont., where she will spend the summer with her brother, George R. Keeney. Mrs. J. F. Bruner and daughter Marie of Rantoul, 111., came Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Leo Reeve, and other relatives.

MIBS3S Ruth McKenzie an<L Helen Kipllnger returned hohle .Thursday afternoon from LouisvilTe, Ky., where they had been attending Sacred Heart academy, to spend the summer vacation. ~ Miss Orpha Timmons, who has been teaching in Seattle, Wash., for several years, arrived in Rensselaer Thursday, continuing on to her home at Remington to Bpend the summer with her mother and other relatives. Mrs. W. I. Spltler received a cable Tuesday from her husband, who had been In Archangel, Russia, for the past year, stating that he was then at Brest, France, and expected to sail for the U. S. in a few days. Word comes that John Standlsh, who had served some time overseas, landed in the U. S. on June 16 and expects to soon be discharged and again take up his old occupation of farming with his brother Elmer near Fair Oaks. Mrs. John Braddock returned home from Chicago Wednesday evening where she had been for the past two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Roy Chissum, who recently underwent an operation. She left Mrs. Chissum getting along as well as could be expected. t '— Worth McCarthy, who Is taking a dental course at the state university of Ohio at Columbus, returned home Wednesday. He expects to go to Terre Haute Sunday, where he will be associated with his brother, Dr. Frank McCarthy, during the summer vacation.

Rye is beginning to “turn” quite rapidly and promises a good yield. Cutting will probably begin next week. Some fields of wheat are also beginning to turn and if nothing happens to the wheat within the next two weeks an Immense crop will fye harvested in Jasper county. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins expect to leave next Wednesday for a month’s visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. Frank W. Hardy, and family in Oklahoma City, Okla. Mrs. Hopkins’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tedford, of Indianapolis, who are now visiting them, will remain here until Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins return. Emil Hanley will assist in the Larsh & Hopkins drug store during Mr. Hopkins’ absence. Lewis Spaulding and wife and Miss Emma Sommers of Goodland were Rensselaer visitors yesterday. Mr. Spaulding said that they got a fine rain at Goodland Thursday, heavier than we got here, and all the way along they had had a good rain except for a strip about three miles south of Rensselaer, where farmers were plowing corn as they came by. Mr. Spaulding is the deputy highway superintendent over at Goodland, and he said that he had three drags out on the roads yesterday morning, and that he saw five drags and graders at work on our road between Remington and Rensselaer.

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Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs. 31c; butterfat. 5 lc. M. J. Kuboske went to Chicago Wednesday evening and drove home a Dort touring car Thursday. W. J. Wright expects to leave tomorrow for Grand Rapids, Mich., on a few days’ business trip. Hugh Kirk was in Detroit, Mich., the first of the week after more cars for which be has the agency. .Rev. R. H. 'Hume returned to his home at Springfield, 0.. Thursday after a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Ross Dean. H. F. Holmes of Buffalo, N. Y., visited his sister, Mrs. M. P. Warner, and brother, William Holmes, here this week. Miss Gertrude Welsh of Aberdeen, Wash., Is visiting her brothers, Ben and Louis Welsh, and sister, Miss Agnes Welsh. Arnold Hammer and brother and •another young man of Detroit, Mich., came yesterday via automobile for a short visit with Mrs. Kate Watson and family. Francesville and Knox will also celebrate the "ga-lorious Fourth." At the former place the Wolcott band will furnish music. A good program has been arranged.

The annual reunion of the Alters’ will be held at Forest, Ind., tomorrow, June 22, and most of the Alters’ residing in Jasper county will attend, It is understood. Yesterday’s local grain markets: Corn, $1.72; oats, 66c; rye, $1.35. (No wheat quotations.) The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1; oats, 72c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.25. Miss Maggie Gleason, who has been a sufferer from cancer for several months, Is now In a very critical condition at her home on Cullen street. The 8-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim of Gifford died Thursday from cholera-lnfantum, and will be burled today at the Guard cemetery at Kniman. The barn on the Frank Hill farm In Jordan township, occupied by David Shumaker, was struck by lightning during the storm Thursday afternoon and set on fire, but the flames were extinguished with but little damage done. Robert C. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Johnson, formerly of Rensselaer, reached Lafayette Thursday after spending 16 months overseas as a dispatch rider attached to the First army motor section. His arrival home was a complete surprise to his parents.

A splendid rain, which seemed to be quite general in this section of the state, fell here Thursday afternoon, starting in about 12:30 and continuing for three or four hours. Apparently this rain covered all localities which had heretofore been missed, and did a world of good to crops of all kinds. This week saw two farms change hands in this vicinity. The old Schaeffer farm, owned by Wilson Schaeffer of Rensselaer, was sold to Jack Ulyat for S2OO per acre. Jack in turn sold the farm south of Mt. Ayr to his brother William for $l6O per acre. There was 160 acres in the former and 118 in the latter tract. —Brook Reporter. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker returned yesterday noon from Covington, Ind., where, on Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock the former officiated at the mamage of J. Earl Romlne and Miss Margaret Douglas of that place. The marriage took place at the home of the bride in Covington and was very largely attended, about 100 guests being present. Mr. Romlne is cashier of the First National bank of Covington, and both are old parishioners of Rev; Strecker, who was formerly pastor of the Melhodist church at Covington.

J. J. Lawler was down from Chicago yesterday looking after hla real estate interests. Quite a nice loeal shower fell In Rensselaer again shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Beujamin Britten, aged about 60 years, died at his home In Glllam township Tuesday afternoon. James Bullls of Jordan township has purchased the P. O. Blcknell pool hall on south Vau Rensselaer street and took possession of same Thursday morning. Miss Nina Martludale. who underwent an operation Monday In au Indianapolis hospital for goiter, passed through the ordeal nleely and Is now doing as well as could be expected. H. B. Tuteur received a telegram Thursday from his mother, Mrs. Anna Tuteur, who, with her daugh-» ter. Miss Maurlne, had been visiting in California for the past year, stating that they were then on the way home and expected to arrive In- Chicago yesterday morning, where they would remain until Monday, when they would come to Rensselaer. S. C. Irwin was In Chicago on business Thursday. An hour s heavy rain fell In Chicago about 8 o'clock In the morning and a heavy rain fell during the day down through Lake county as far south as the Kankakee river. From there on to Fair Oaks but little water fell, but from the latter place un to Rensselaer they got a good rain, Mr. Irwin said.

1 dose?! Church of God Bible lesson Saturday, 8 p. m.— 3d chapter of Romans; Sunday, 9:30 a. m., Bible lesson; 10:45, sermon; 8 p. m., sermon. Elder L. E. Conner will conduct these services. Methodist Rev. E. W. Strecker, pastor.—

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MACHINE HEMSTITCHING ■■' * Work done carefully and promptly Call 420 EDITH WEST

Sunday school, 9:30; communion service, 10:45; Epworth League, 7 p. m., Miss Josephiue Dayton, leader; evening worship and sermon, 8, pastor’s theme: "Thrift** The Boy Scouts will attend the evening servlco In a body. First Cltr Ist lan Rev. \V. T. Barbre, pastor.—Sunday Is "Thrift Sunday’* In the churches of the country. The pastor will preach on that theme Sunday morning. The regular evening preaching service will be held. The ordinance of baptism will be administered at the close. All are Invited to theso services. Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, minister. —Mr. Frank E. Mayer of Indianapolis will speak in the place of the pastor at 10:45 a. m. The Sunday school Is at 9:30 and there will be no evening service. Mr. Mayer Is a layman but has been giving his time for several years to special church work and he will have a message which every member of the congregation should hear. Come to this service; not only If It Is convenient, but come. .

L. A. BOSTWICK Engineer and Surveyor Ditch and Map Work, Road Maps Office oa East Harrison street la block oast of court house. Have car. Phone 549. RENSSELAER, - INDIANA

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