Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Kuboske & Walter unloaded another carload of Dort automobiles Wednesday. Mrs. Clifford Bever and daughters, Mamie and Vera, were Lafayette visitors Wednesday. Moses Sigo of near Remington returned Tuesday afternoon from a trip to Valparaiso and Hammond. Warren Griggs, son of J. L. Griggs of this city, left Tuesday for Wendon, Minn., where he has secured employment. Mrs.'R. B. Harris returned to her home in Indianapolis Wednesday after a several days’ visit with relatives and friends here. DeVere Yeoman has Just received word of his promotion to a captaincy in the U. fi. army, although he has been discharged from the service for some Ume. Mrs. Ida Benjamin received a telegram Tuesday from her son Ross, dated‘July 13, and sent from Bordeaux, France, stating that he was then leaving for the U. S. O. K. ‘Ritchey received a' letter a few days ago from former Sheriff Nate J. Reed, now of northern Michigan, and F. B. Meyer of Gary, who was visiting Nate and enjoying the fishing there. Word from Mrs. Bruce White, who is taking treatment at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette, Thursday, stated that she was quite a little better, which will be good news to her many friends here. Katherine Beckman, by her attorneys, Gougar and Andrew, has filed suit for divorce in the superior court from Delbert A. Beckman. She alleges cruel and inhuman -treatment and failure to provide. Lafayette Journal. J. T. Gray _of Kankakee, 111., came over from Goodland Tuesday evening and made a short visit with his brother-in-law, L. G. Franscoviak, of Pleasant Ridge, and W. H. Hogan and family of Rensselaer, returning to Goodland Wednesday afternoon and leaving there Thursday for his home. Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Catt left Tuesday in their new Ford sedan for Niagara Falls, N. Y., for a visit with relatives of the latter. They .will also visit at other points, including Rochester, N. Y., where they will attend an optical convention to be held July 21 to 25. They expect to be gone about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman received a card Wednesday morning from their son, Lieut. Frank Hardiman, written from Newport News, tVa., at which place he had landed Sunday, after spending several months overseas in the U. S. service. He stated that his stay there would probably be short and thought he would be home soon.

C. P. Moody (Of Barkley township is driving a new Monroe touring car. 1 Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: .Eggs, 39c; butterfat, 54c- / p. E. Grow*! fine new home on Van Rensselaer street is rapidly nearing completion. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Ross and children of Chicago are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. R. D. Wangelin’s neat new bungalow on ’Home avenue is nearing completion and will soon be ready for occupancy. Ora A. Jones, after about 18 mohths’ overseas service, received his discharge at Camp Taylor and reached home i Tuesday. John I. Gwin has erected a neat lattice work fence or screen at the alley in the rear of his residence, with large concrete columns, which is very attractive indeed. Pearley Dixon of Remington had his new Oakland Six car stolen from Columbia park, Lafayette, Sunday afternoon, according to an advertisement in a Lafayette paper. Recent purchasers of new Dort cars are R. D. Thompson of Rensselaer, Merrill Freeland of Newton township and Peter Lelghty of near Fair Oaks. —KUBOSKE & WALTER. Mr. and ilrs. A. R. Schults of Union township have received word from their son Ferman, who had been overseas for some time, that he had landed safely and was at Camp Mills, N. Y. Dr. and Mrs. J. Hansson and daughter Annetta and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Alter went to Racine, Wis.* Wednesday to drive back a new Mitchell car which Mr. Hansson had sold to Mr. Alter. Miss Marie Hamilton entertained about 12 young couple at a Victrola dance at her home on Van Rensselaer street Tuesday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Elizabeth Crouch, of Lafayette. / W. E. Murphy,, wife, daughter and son-in-law, P. C. Jones, of Tuscola, 111., drove over Sunday in their Super-Six Hudson sedan and spent the day with the W. R. Brown family, returning home Monday. Mr. Murphy is a brother of Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Laura Harris returned home Tuesday from a five weeks’ visit with relatives at Beloit and Little River, Kan. Mrs. Earl Taylor of near Remington, who accompanied her on the trip, returned home>,a few days before, Mrs. Harris having stopped off in Chicago for a few days’ visit with relatives there. "Uncle” Bill Erwin, who has been making his home at Wilson Schaeffer’s in this city for some time, underwent an operation last Friday at the Home hospital in Lafayette for gravel, and a letter received from the doctor Wednesday morning by Mr. Schaeffer stated that he stood the operation fine and was doing nicely. Mr. Erwlp is 80 years old and has been a resident of Rensselaer for many years.

Another carload of Dort automo* biles on the way.—KUBOSKE A WALTER. Mrs. Clifford Parkinson and son Thomas of Pleasant Ridge, went to Crawfordsville Thursday for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott returned the first of the week from attending the great Methodist Centenary at Columbus, O. Rev. Father Daniel was called to Tiffin, 0., Tuesday by the death of his aged mother, who was upwards of 80 years old. Mrs. James Meade and children of Lafayette are the guests of the former’s brother, Leslie Clark, and family this week., Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Brusnahan of Parr have received word of the landing in New York of their son Stanlius from overseas. Why not attend the millinery sale at Jones & Briney’s, which will commence Saturday, July 12. Trust & Savings Bank building. Jl9 Mrs. J. A. Hardesty, Helen Royoe and Jap Easterday of Danville, 111., are -the guests* of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Huff of south of Rensselaer. O. K. Rainier states that the 40 acres of wheat on his farm near Chalmers made an average of 27 bushels per acre and graded No. 1, with 3% dockage for rye.

Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.83; oats, 72c; wheat, >2.11; rye, 11.47. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 11.20; oats, 71c; wheat, 32 to 32.07; rye, 31.50. Fred Bessie, aged 7 , years, of Chicago was drowned at Cedar Lake Tuesday evening, when he fell from the Lassen pavilion. This makes the fourth drowning at that lake this season. y Mrs. G. L. Thornton was called to South Bend yesterday morning by the serious lllnees of her daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. George Thornton. Mr. Thornton expects to drive up to South Bend Sunday and bring his wife home. Miss Annabelle Wartena returned home Thursday from Indiana Harbor after a visit with her brother, Robert Wartena, and family. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Wartena and little son who will visit here for a few days. The Democrat understands that Harry Hufty, who has been managing the Co-Operative Meat Market, is to leave same next week amd Is to be succeeded by a gentleman from Illinois, but was unable “to learn any of the particulars. \ Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hoover and son Victor went to Logansport Thursday from which place Mr. Hoover and son went to Detroit, Mich., to drive back two new Dodge cars, while Mrs. Hoover will visit relatives at Delphi before returning.

Carl Hamacher and family and Oscar Leach went to Gary Sunday to spend the day with her gister, Mrs. A. O. Garriott, and family. Marcellene Hamacher returned home with her parents after spending a week with her aunt and uncle. —Lowell Tribune. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Chamberlain and daughter Dorothy of Berwyn, 111., came Thursday evening for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sprague. Mr, Chamberlain is the credit man in the Charles A. Stevens store in Chicago and he expects to return home Sunday, but his wife and daughter will remain for a few days’ longer visit. Mrs. Mary Cox of Kankakee, 111., who was visiting the Fred Iliff family, who reside on one of Firman Thompson’s farms, died at the Iliff home at 9:15 Thursday night, after a month’s illness. Mrs. Cox was the grandmother of Mrs. Iliff, and her age was 86 years on March 18 last. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon and burial made at Fair Oaks. I Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker and son John returned Sunday night from Ohio, where they had attended the great Methodist Centenary at Qolumbus. Misses May Lynge - and Rosabelle Daugherty, who accompanied them there, had returned bjr train earlier, the former Saturday night and the latter Monday. Rev. Strecker and family had vlsted other points in Ohi6, Lakeside, across the bay from Sandusky, and drove home from Sandusky Thursdays reaching Rensselaer about 10 o’clock Thursday night. The distance was 292 miles. They came via Fremont, Napoleon and Defiance, 0., thence to Ft. Wayne and Huntington, thence almost directly west, through Buffalo and Monon. .They report a most enjoyable trip and say that the roads from Huntington over are fine and all gravel or macadam except two miles of dirt, which is not bad.

The Iroquois Roller Mills have purchased an auto truck. Yesterday’s Lafayette Journal: Miss Bernice Sutton of Cincinnati street Is spending a two weeks’ vacation with friends In Rensselaer. Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, Is now In city. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarke’s jewelry store. ts H. E. Parklson, who has been In such poor health for some time, is gradually failing and the end is probably not far distant. The Democrat Is very sorry to learn. Elmer Standish, who resides on one of Charles Day’s farms In Newton township, has 35 acres of corn that is ‘‘shooting.’’ This piece of corn was planted May 20. Wheat looks good and oats fair. •* A telegram was received yesterday from Art Battleday, saying that he had just landed in New York from overseas. He will probably receive his discharge and reach home within the next few days. J. J. Montgomery arrived home Thursday evening from his trip tn Storm Lake, la. He came via Rockford, Hl., bringing home with him his mother-in-law, Mrs. Eugenie Wemple, who will visit here for a short time. We have had agreeably cooler weather this week, but no rain near Rensselaer of importance. Some sections of the county had good rains the first of the week. Most of the oats will be In shock by tonight and wheat threshing will be In full swing again next week.