Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

P. R. Blue and Alex Jensen of Wheatfield were visitors in the city Friday. Mrs. C. W. Duvall spent the week-end in East Chicago with her husband, who is employed there. Miss Mary Drury returned to her home in Chicago Friday after a visit here with Miss Helen Leatherman. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Moore of Lowell spent Sunday here with the. latter’s parents, Mr. • and Mrs. P. W. Clarke. Miss Fairy Pollard of Indianapolis cpme Thursday for a few days’ visit with her aunt, Mrs. Rosa Kennedy, of the west part of town. Mr. Titus of Indianapolis, bridge inspector for the state highway commission, spent Saturday and Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. DeVere Yeomau. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dunlap and little daughter Dorothy returned home Saturday evening from an extended visit with relatives at Dallas, Tex. xE. VanArsdel of Valparaiso was a business visitor in the city Friday, and while here sold his property on Cherry street to Thomas Hilton. Consideration S9OO. Mrs. Jay Nowels received a telegram Sunday from her husband, Lieut. Nowels, stating that he had landed in New York and would be gent to Camp Mills for discharge. Mrs. Charles Yeoman of Sundance, Wyo., came Friday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John T. Culp and other relatives. A severe drouth prevails in that section of Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Garriott of Union township received a telegram the last of the week from their son Ernest saying he had landed safely in New York after spending about 10 months overseas. Delos Thompson, son Alfred, Lloyd Parks and Delos York left Saturday in the former’s car for Springfield, 111., where the former has a road contract and where Parks and York will be employed. Will McGee, who has made his home with his sister, Mrs. Rosa Kennedy, for the past two years, left a few days ago for Superior, Wis., where he will make a short visit and from, there go to North Dakota for the harvest season. v Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood spent a few days last week with Zern Wright and family, who had a cottage rented at Webster lake for the week. Dr. Kresler and family and Harry Kresler and family drove up to the lake Sunday for a week’s outing and take the same cottage that Zern had, the latter and family returning home yesterday. Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins has moved 'from the former Grooms property on the corner of Weston and Rutsen streets, recently purchased by Elmer Daniels, into a part of the old Kinney property on Front street. Mr. Daniels expects to start remodeling his property soon. He will raise same, put in basement and build on a new bedroom and a bath. iJ. W. and L. H. Selmer and John H. Guild of Gillam township were business visitors in the city Monday, getting some acetyline welding done on a broken casting on their threshing machine. Wheat is turning out from 12 to 18 bushels per acre in Gillam; oats will be light, and some of the corn is already badly damaged by the dry weather.

Dr. H. J. Kannal went to Indianapolis Friday on business. Mrs. Mattie Dyer ’and two children of Wolcott visited at the home of 0. E. Lohr Sunday. You can still buy a good rubbertipped lead pencil for a nickel at The Democrat office. Try one. Mrs. James F. Irwin is spending the week with her brother, Sam Ravenscroft, of near Remington. Miss Lucile Phillips of Champaign, 111., came, Friday evening for a few days’ visit with Miss Ruth Wood. Mrs. E. M. Graham and children of Indianapolis oame ■ Friday and later continued to Goodland to visit her brother, W. W. Washburn. Mrs. M. E. Houghton and Mrs. Harry Mardorf and daughter of Chicago spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron. Miss Elizabeth Ryan, one of the nurses at the county hospital, left Saturday for Ishpeming, Mich., to spend her vacation with her parents. We are unloading another carload of Armour's hog, stock and dairy feed. Save corn by buying this feed. Cheaper than corn. — IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. J 26 Miss Mary May returned home from Elkhart Saturday where she had been visiting for the parft two weeks. She was accompanied home by Austin Shew, who will visit relatives here. A new lot of pen and pencil tablets, lead pencils, pound and box correspondence stationery (including Thistle Linen), envelopes, etc., just received in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply Dept. A couple of automobiles containing tourists and bearing District of Columbia license plates passed through town Monday, northbound over the Jackson highway. It is not often we see cars from D. C. over this route.

Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren of ■north of town have received word of the safe arrival of their son Russel from overseas. He will be sent to the Great Lakes Training camp for discharge, and hopes to •each home by Sunday. J. M. Rains left the last of the week for points in Minnesota where he is disposing of some of his real estate. He has just sold 240 acres for $165 an a’cre and may possibly close up a deal while there for the disposal of 300 acres more. Kuboske & Walter are now located in the big tent, where the C. E. Prior poultry house used to stand, and are prepared to ddMill kinds of garage work there until their new garage is erected. Give us a call. —Advt. (Wheat threshing was generally resumed the latter part of the week and the general opinion is that the average yield the county over will be about 15 bushels per acre, against an average of about 25 bushels last year. No oats have been threshed as yet so far as learned. Mrs. Terrance Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Replogle of this city, and John Harmon, son of Mrs. Susie Harmon, also of Rensselaer, were married in Springfield, 111., Sunday, July 13. Mr. Harmon is employed on. the Smith & Thompson road contract near Springfield. Mrs. W. R. Brown received a telegram, Monday from her brother, W. E. Murphy, of Tuscola, 111., saying her sister’s husband, I. H. Gregg, of Woodland, Calif., had passed away and would be brought to Tuscola Thursday for burial. Mrs. Brown goes to Tuscola today to attend the funeral. Oscar Thurston, age 48, an ice puller in a Frankfort manufacturing plant, was killed Thursday night when he fell into a cellar at the boarding house of Mrs. Lottie Tansey. Thurston was walking backward talking to a friend and fell eight feet, his head striking a cement floor. The man’s home was in Reynolds.

J. J. Miller of near Goodland was a visitor in the city yesterday.

Mesdames Joseph and John Kolhoff spent the week-end in Lafayette. Mrs. E. W. Strecker is attending the Epworth League meeting at Battle Ground. Miss Anna Stocksick went to Logansport Saturday for a visit with her sister Mabel. Misses Grace and Marguerite Norris l^eft Saturday for a visit with relatives at Marion, O. Don’t forget to see the picture, “The Woman Thou Gavest Me,’’ at the Princess theater Thursday night. Miss Georgia Dickinson returned to her home in Chicago Friday after a visit with relatives at Remington. Roy Chiseom of Chicago spent the week-end here with his wife, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Osborne and daughter of Muncie are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Randle and other friends here since Saturday. Mrs. Ed. G. Warren and son Merle and wife of Lawton, Okla., came via auto Saturday for a visit with relatives and old friends here. County Superintendent W. O. Schanlaub and wife of Newton county spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub. Mrs. Ethel Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly, went to Chicago Sunday to enter the Hahnemann hospital for an operation for appendicitis. One Jasper county soldier, Frank Boes, of Tefft, is understood to have married a German girl in former kaiserland, and will be home one of these days with his bride. Abe Maritn says> “Lase Bud an' family visited relatives this week an’ saved almost fourteen dollars. What’s th’ reason we never hear o' more'n six or seven United States senators?’’ Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Payne returned Sunday from a week’s automobile trip through southern Michigan. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. and Mrs. Mell Haas of Logansport. Indications were quite favorable Monday evening for rain, but so far as Rensselaer and vicinity was concerned it proved to be a “false alarm.” No doubt, some rain fell not far distant, however.

Benjamin H. Knapp has been reappointed postmaster at Wheatfield; William L. McMillen at Brook; Peter F. Hein at Crown Point; Theodore Hoss at Fowler; Walter M. Engle at Francesville; Frank Billings at Morocco; Henry B. Snyder at Gary, and John L. Rohde at Hammond. Captain A. W. Coen spent Friday evening and Saturday morning here with relatives, going from here to Camp Grant, 111., where he expected to receive his discharge. Trustee C. W. Postill of Marion township has secured the services of Mr. Coen as architect for the new consolidated school building. Work was started Monday on a mew business room or annex for Kellner & Callahan on Cornelia street. The building IS to be 6Ox 135 feet, and will be built of concrete blocks. The old frame building immediately east of their office is being and the new building will be erected on its site. A deal has been closed this week Whereby O. J. Obright sells his farm of 200 acres southwest of Winamac to a Benton county man. Possession is mot to be given until next March, and the Obrlghts have not determined what they will do at that time. The consideration is $225 per acre.—Pulaski County Democrat. A broken propeller blade, caused from a forced nose landing in a cornfield east of Fowler Saturday afternoon disabled the airplane to such an extent that it was unable to come to Rensselaer Saturday and those who had Intended to take short trips at so much per were disappointed. The rprice was to be sls for a 15-mlnute trip. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gray were called to Monon yesterday by the death of the former’s brother-in-law, Drtiel Gordon, residing 3 miles southeast of Monon, who passed away Monday morning. His age was about 80 years and he had been in failing health for a long time. The funeral will probably be held, today. Mr. Gordon leaves a wife and one son, Russell, aged about 21, by his second rfiarriage. One daughter, aged about 20 years, died a year ago last March.

“The Woman Thou Gavest Me" at the Princess theater Thursday night, July 24. (Misses Luella and Mary Katherine Harmon are visiting relatives at Chatsworth, 111. DE Paul Miller of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Miller. Roe C. Yeoman of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. .Yeoman. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hocker of Bluffton spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baumgardner. Mrs. Louis Fendig and two daughters of Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting the B. F. and Sam Fendig families. Her husband- expects to join them here later. A church rally and sumptuous basket dinner was held at the Independence church in Gillam township Sunday. Rev. C. W. Postlll and W. L. Wood of this city each gave a short talk. Word has been received here of th® birth of a daughter on July 11 to Mr. and Mrs. John Marinell of Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. Marinell formerly resided in Rensselaer where Mr. Marinell was employed as linotype operator in the Republican office. *T. E. Campbell of Hoopeston, 111., has been secured to take charge of the Co-Operative Meat Market to succeed Harry Hufty. Mr. Campbell is an experienced butcher and meat market man and will move here with his family. He is an uncle of H. H. Potter of the Farmers’ elevator. Mr. Campbell will take charge next Monday, it is understood. I

Howard Clark spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Chicago. "The Woman Thou Gavest Me" at the Princess theater Thursday night, July 24. Mrs. Harry Watson will go to Chicago Heights, 111., today for a week’s visit with relatives. George F. Meyers has purchased a new Buick Six touring car from the local agents, Kellner & Callahan. Miss Bernice Stanton returned to her home at Lafayette Monday after a few days’ visit with Miss Cecelia Kellner. Mrs. Sallle Thomas and son War-, ren of Reading, Pa., are visiting the former’s cousin, Mrs. W. 3/ Parks, and family. Mrs. George Guire and two children of Kokomo came Saturday for a couple of weeks’ visit with her mother, Mrs. Fannie Wasson. Leland Carson of Enid, Okla.; left yesterday morning for Chicago after a few days’ visit here with hfs parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carson.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson received a message Tuesday morning telling of the safe 'arrival of their son Edwin at Camp Stewart, Va., from overseas. 1

Yesterday’s local markets: Com. $1.83; oats, 73c; wheat, >2.04 to 12.11; rye, $1.48. The prices one year ago were: Corn, |1.20; oats, 68c; wheat, $2 to >2.08; rye, >1.50. Kuboske & Walter report the sale of Saxon touring cars to Kyle Minnier of south town and Rudolph Ritter of Barkley township. They have another carload of cars ordered. Miss Adelaide Lee returned to her home at Rockville Mnoday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. C. Earl Duvall. She was accompanied home by Master Albert Duvall. Simon Thompson had one field of wheat which made 12 bushels to the acre and another field that made 20 bushels. Most of thg wheat here is grading No, 2, with some No. 3 and No. 1. There is not very much dockage, it is said. The first new oats brought to the W. C. Babcock elevator this year were from the John L. Nichols farm in Barkley township, which came in Saturday and were t'he only oats received up to yesterday noon. These were of very good quality and yielded 30 bushels to the acre, The Democrat was informed.

J. M. Merica of Tuscola, 111., Is visiting his brother, Alex Merica. 1 - Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 39c; butterfat, 54c. ( Mrs. Stella Ketchum is having a ii’w garage constructed at her homo on McCoy avenue. i Mrs. Mary D. Eger returned Monday from a two weeks’ visit with relatives In Valparaiso. Mrs. Fred King and children of Warsaw came Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John King. Mrs. Mary Callahan of Chicago and Mrs. Anna O’Donald and son Joseph of Rantoul, 111., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan. Mrs. Caroline Coleman of Benton Ridge and Mrs. Amanda Moffitt of Findlay, 0., who had been visiting Mrs. Frances Hopkins and daughter Gertrude, left Monday for Gary for a short visit there, after which they will visit at different points in Kansas. George Long and children, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. A. F. Long, drove .up to St. Joseph, Mich., Sunday for a 10 days’ outing. Mrs. Long will remain there until September 1 with her daughter, Mrs. Russell Strawbridge, and family. A family picnic was held at the home of Mrs. Frances Hopkins on Park avenue Sunday in honor of Mrs. Caroline Coleman of Benton Ridge, 0., and Mrs. Amanda Moffitt of Findlay, O. Among the out of town people present were Mr. and Mrs. George Hopklne and Mr. and Mrs' Lloyd Hopkins, Mrs. Alice Hopkins and son Pfrlmmer, Alex Elijah and family, all of or near Mt. Ayr, and Mrs. Etta Robinson and son Harold of Monon.