Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

I - « Mrs. H. B. Murray was a Lafay«tte goer Tuesday. Delos Dean went to Washington, Illinois, on business Wednesday. - The business- houses of Rensselaer,' as a rule, were closed all day the 4th. Don Beam, Elmer Wilcox, S. Karnowsky and daughter and Miss Marion Parker were Chicago goers Tuesday. Miss Harriett Shedd, Mrs. Oscar ftauter, George M. Babcock and Miss Freda Simpson werfe Chicago goers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haner and Mrs. Frank Harding of Pontiac, Illinois, came Tuesday for a visit with the Frank Kanne family. Mrs. A. P. Simpson of El Paso, Texas, is visiting her daughter. Miss Al Verta Simpson, superintendent of the Monnett School for Girls. West Lebanon part-league players and Kentland play ball at Kentland Sunday afternoon. This promises' to be a fast game. Don’t miss seeing it—Advt. Place your orders now for nursery stock for fall delivery. All trees guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge.—CHARLES PEFLEY, phone 475. tfi Ike Leopold returned Tuesday from a business trip to Peoria, Illinois, where he incidentally witnessed the Peoria obsequies for John Barleycorn Monday night. While the oats straw is going to be quite short in many places, the recent rains have brought the straw out wonderfully since the oats began to head, an£ in many fields the straw will be of normal height. ’ , , Alfred Van Wienen arrived in Rensselaer Tuesday morning from Camp Taylor, where he received his discharge from the „ army service, and continued on to his home at Thayer op the milk main. ±l3 spent almost a year overseas. Tom iHoyes has bought of G. L. Thornton the latter’s old residence property on College avenue, which Mr. Thornton just vacated to move Into his new bungalow immediately south, and moved into same, Wednesday and Thursday. Harry Hufty, who was to move into the Thornton property, moves into the Mrs. Williams property on Van Rensselaer street,* vacated by Mr. Hoyes.

Trevor Eger went to Indianapolis Tuesday. W. W. Saga made a business trip to Indlauaprlis Tuesday. See the Indianapolis auto races at the Princess, Saturday night.— Advt. The Democrat is a little shy on local news this issue by reason of closing up shop on the 4th. Jack Larsh, son of J. A. Larsh went to Culver Tuesday where he will enter the naval training academy. Mrs. W. V. Porter left Wednesday for Storm Lake, lowa, for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Vaughn Woodworth. Joseph Bennett returned home Wednesday from Chicago where he had be? i taking treatment at Wesley hospital. Mrs. G. W. Andrus returned to her home at Hammond Tuesday after a visit here with her daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. Clara Andrus. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parker, in company with some friends from Chicago, left the first of the week for Conover, Wisconsin, for a few weeks vacation. H. H. Potter, manager of the Farmers’ elevator, and C. A. Ross, representing the W. C. Babcock elevator, went to Indiaaapolis Wednesday to attend the mid-summer meeting of the Indiana Grain Dealers association. James Mead and family, who are moving Liberty, Mass., to Hammond, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carson of Thornell street.—Lafayette Journal. Mrs. Mead was formerly Miss Myra Clark of Rensselaer. The ’new Ideal Grocery in the K. of P. building, owned by Orla Clouse and William Worden,- will open up for business Saturday. The room has been thoroughly remodeled, new fixtures installed and everything is as spick and span as a new pin. Miss Henrietta Brunt of Chicago, who only recently returned from overseas where she had been for the past seven months as a Red Cross nurse, came to Rensselaer Tuesday and will again be employed as/governess for the two little sons of H. R. Kurrie. Wheat thrashing. will begin now in another week or ten days. It is just one d — thing after another for the farmer at this season of the year. But how he will have it over the rest of us bye and bye, when his pockets are bulging with gold and greenbacks and we are searching the corners of our jeans for a dime to buy a thin slice of liver.

See BUI Hart in “The Breed of Man” at the Princess Saturday night.—Advt. Miss Ruth Clark went to Brasil Wednesday for a few days visit with Miss Mildred Clift. Hayes Preston, who is employed at Waterloo, lowa, is spending a few days here with his family. Njrs. B. Forsythe left Tuesday for Parsons, Kansas, for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Randle. Mrs. Joseph Larsh and son Junior and Miss Doris Larsh went to Kokomo Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Six cottages at Bass Lake, owned by Dr. E. L. Dennison of Chicago, were destroyed by fire last Sunday evening. " Miss May Gifford returned to her home at Chicago Wednesday, after looking after pome business matters here. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wanglin went to Goshen via auto Wednesday to spend the Fourth with the latter’s mother. C. A. Tuteur will go to Indianapolis Sunday where he will engage in the brokerage business at 802 Merchants Bank building. Thursday’s local markets: Corn, >1.75; oats, 65c; rye, >1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 1; oats, 71c; wheat, >2; rye, >1.25. Dr. Sidney Meeker and family left Wednesday for their home at Memphis, Tenn., after a few days visit here with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin. Mrs. J. E. Pinsik, who had been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts Of southwest of town, returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. J. A. McFarland was called to Cinclnnattl, Ohio, Wednesday by the serious illness of her granddaughter, Mary Louise Mann, who has scarlet fever.

James Wiseman moved his shoe repair shop the first of the week from the Hollingsworth room on Van Rensselaer street into a part of the Milner tire shop on Cullen street. The • Hollingsworth room is to be occupied by the Jasper County Mortgage and Realty Co. B. G. Parks and little daughter and his deceased wife’s sister. Miss Jennings, arrived in Rensselaer Wednesday evening from Laramie, Wyoming, and is visiting his brother, W. S. Parks and family. They •will\ visit relatives and friends at Remington and other places in Indiana for several weeks. J. J. Montgomery had his left foot bruised considerably Wednesday morning when his peanut and popcorn machine overturned, catching hia foot beneath it. He had gotten up on a chair to reach the window shade, and, resting his hand on the machine, bore too much of his w r eight thereon which turned it over, pinning him underneath.

The annual picniC of the Benton Telephone association was held at Gay Park, near Brookston, Tuesday. This association includes several counties, and about 23 towns were represented at this picnic, about 175 in all being present. TheRensselaer telephone operators and manager, Mr. Bott, attended the picnic, a number of substitutes being in charge of the office for the day. The work of tearing down the' old C. E. Prior poultry house will, be started the first of the week and when removed the ground will be occupied temporarllly by Kuboske & Walter’s garage while the work| of demolishing the old White livery ( barn and building a large modern garage on its site is in progress. | ifuboske & Walter have secured a! flarge tent for their quarters pending the building of the new garage. There is certainly a remarkably large acreage of wheat being harvested in Jasper county this season, and it is apparently all good, too—not quite so good as last year, perhaps, -but up to the general average or better. In driving out through the country it looks as though the wheat acreage is greater than that of oats. course only the thrashing of the' wheat will determine how well it is going to yield, it is how well it is going to yield, but it is apparently well filled and the quality should be quite good.

A nice shower would be very acceptable again. Thursday's local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 37c; butterfat, 52c. Charles Owen, who bought the Mike Kuboske farm of 132 acres some four miles southeast of Rensselaer last fall at >l5O per acre, has sold same to an Illinois man, it is understood, for 3165 per acre.' I Many farmers announced their Intention of celebrating the 4th in the wheat fields, the wheat being dead ripe and help Is so hard to secure to shock the grain, even at the |5 and 16 per day they are paying to grain shockers. Frankfort had another bad garage fire at an early hour Wednesday morning, when the Coulter garage was totally destroyed, togteher with 26 automobiles, entailing a Joss of 350,000. The loss on building—, which had lately been condemned, by the State fire warden on account of a wood floor —is 310,000 with only 33,500 insurance. Five men, whom the police say, have confessed to the murder of Herman Uocker, cashier of the First ( State Bank at Tolleston, were taken to Crown Point Tuesday, from Gary, to be held to the Lake county grand jury. The prisoners, Red Harker, Lee Spiers, Daniel Trkujla, Thomas Batcheler and Albert were handcuffed together and placed in the police patrol. Jesse Smith, who* is accused of having been the leader, in a big pool-room robbery at Gary, was taken to Point with the others.