Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Miss Carrie Eger went to Lowell Wednesday for a visit with her sister,Mrs. Frank Maloy. Miss Marie Nevlll returned home Tuesday from - Terre Haute where she had been attending normal. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bowsher of Gary spent the week here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Teach. Joseph Luers and family of Knox spent the day here Wednesday with Mrs. Luers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nowels. Common, every-day onions, the old vagrant kind, are retailing at 8 to 10 cents per pound at the Rensselaer groceries. Lieut. Emmet Johnson, who just returned from overseas, came Tuesday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Stewart Learning. Mrs. F. E. Babcock went over to Goodland Tuesday t evening to spend the remainder of the week with her mother, who resides there. Mrs. Elizabeth McCormick of Lafayette came Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week with her cousinss, Mrs. M. P. Warner and W. J. Holmes. x Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were B. Forsythe, A. Halleck, James A. Simpson, Misses Glenn Day and Miss Florence Ryan oF Gillam township. Mrs. Charles Passons and daughter of East Chicago returned home yesterday after spending the week here with her husband’s father, J. C. Passons, and wife.

Mrs. Russell Sluyter and daughter, who had been visiting the former’s mother, Mirs. Eleanor Adams, left Tuesday for their home at Wessington Springs, S. D. Amofig the Remington people in Rensselaer Thursday were H. R. Milner, Charles Alson, Charles Parker, Ed Sutherland, Lonnie Dwell and Mrs. G. I. Thomas. /Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Essick and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Day returned to their homes in Indianapolis Wednesday after a visit here since Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson, accompanied by the former’s sister and children of Chicago Heights and Mrs.\ McConnehay of Chicago, will leave tomorrow for Bruce Lake for a week’s outing. Wilson Schaeffer received a letter Thursday from William I. Erwin, who has been a patient at the Home hospital in Lafayette for over three weeks past and underwent an operation while there, saying that he was getting along the finest kind and the doctors thought he could come home next week. B. T. Lanham of sduth Marion visited Mr. Erwin Wednesday while in Lafayette, and also reports him doing nicely.

Vaudeville at the Gayety Saturday night. George Collins and son and Frank Hoeferlln spent Thursday at Water Valley. O. K. Rainier and George Donnelly were among the Lafayette goers Thursday. Miss Ruth Clark returned Jiome Wednesday from a three weeks’ visit with Miss Mildred Clift at Brazil. Carl Duvall and family of Detroit, Mich., came yesterday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall. Paul Rainier of Indianapolis is visiting his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. O. K. Rainier. Paul was but recently discharged from the navy. W. H. Barkley left Tuesday for his home at Aberdeen, S. D., after a visit here with realtlves. His wife and daughter remained for a longer visit. Place your orders now for nursery stock for fall delivery. All trees guaranteed to grow oi\ replaced free of charge.—CHARLES PEFLEY, phone 475. ts There was a large crowd In to the band concert Wednesday night, and the cbncert starting ome hour later gives much better satisfaction to the country people. 4 4. The Home Economics club will hold its annual picnic at the Oscar Hauter farm, southeast of town, Saturday evening, August 2. All members and their families are invited.—Advt. a 2

Mrh. Thornton Perrigo of Monticello, Mr. and Mrs. George Perrigo of Michigan and Sergt. Lowell Perrigo of Fort Riley, Kans., visited here with Mr. ahd Mrs. John Ward 'this week. , The writer has lived in Rensselaer for mone than 20 years, and this is the first season we have ever known here that no homegrown early potatoes at all made their appearance on the local market. C. C. Warner came down from Gary Wednesday so take up his permanent residence here once more after having been employed in the offices of one of the big steel mills at Gary for more than a year past. Edwin Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson, arrived home Wednesday afternoon from Camp Taylor, Ky., where he received his discharge from the service, after spending several months overseas. Leslie Clark drove to Lafayette Wednesday, bringing home with him his mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, for an extended visit. Mrs. Clark is in very poor health and had been in the St. Elizabeth hospital at Lafayette for some time. Peter H. Zea of Atlantic Highlands, N. J., in sending check for renewal of his subscription for The Democrat, “which,” he says, “we all enjoy as a letter from home,” adds: “Am still enjoying good health and all life’s blessings. Kind regards to all old friends and neighbors.”

Vaudeville at the Gayety Saturday night. Misses Florence an Maud Keeney went to Marion Thursday for a few days’ visit. Mrs. John Richardson and children went to Gary Thursday for a visit with relatives. Miss Chloe Kenton left Wednesday for her home at Mitchell, 8. D., after a visit with relatives here. Mr. amd Mrs. Roy “Donnelly are moving onto the farm near Plymouth which they recently purchased. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner of Valparaiso drove over Thursday afternoon and visited relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parcels left Thursday for their home at St. Louis, Mo., after a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. C. M. Sands and family left Thursday for a week’s outing which they will spend on the banks of the Tippecanoe south of Monticello. Mrs. cT Moliter and Mrs. F. Schaller and daughter Mary returned to their home in Chicago Wednesday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Mat Nesius. Mrs. William Parks of Rensselaer and Mrs. A. C. Thomas and son Warren of Heading, Pa., came Wednesday to visit with D. W. Osborn and family.—Benton Review.

Misses Marian Parker and Martha Ramp entertained the Hiking Girls’ club Thursday evening at the home of the former, on the corner of Washington street and Park avenue. , A new lot of pen and pencil tablets, lead pencils, fcound and box correspondence stationery (Including Thistle Linen), envelopes, etc., just received In The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply Dept. The Bower Manufacturing Co. of Fowler has filed articles of Incorporation with a capital stock of 1100,000, Johin Boypr, Marcus Blinn and Lemuel Shipman, directors. The company will manufacture automobile trailers. George Watson has sold his farm south of town, which consists of 105 acres, to George Hewitt of Remington. The farm brought >165 an acre. Mr. Watson has purchased another farm three miles south of Delphi.—White County Democrat. Armour Feeds still continue to give the finest of satisfaction. We are retailing this feed now cheaper than we could buy it at the present time, owing to the fact that we had several cars bought at a lower price.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Office phone 456; residence phones, 610 and 550-Red. Poor «ld labor union ridden Chicago is strictly up against It these days, with the building trades lockout, its street car strike tying up all this mode of transportation, and its race war riots, in which 30 people, both whites and blacks, have been killed and more than 1,000 people wounded or beaten up. At present 6,500 state troops are being used to preserve order in the city.

Frank P. Meyer of Danville, 111., a son of Mrs. Magdalena Meyer Of Rensselaer, has 'been re-elected president of the Illinois Shoe Retailers’ association, making the fourth time in succession this honor has been conferred on him. Frank is also a member of the executive committee of the National Shoe Dealers’ association and has been prominently mentioned as the next pi’esident of that association. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheetz of Remington died of exhaustion at the Home hospital - Wednesday night. Intermeht was in, the Gilboa cemetery near Remington yesterday afternoon. The mother was formerly Miss Kate Rothrock of West Lafayette, and the father la a son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sheetz, sale amounted to more than $191,000. —Yesterday’s / Lafayette Journal. Dr. A. P. Rainier and wife, Charles Bowman and wife, Fern Ford and wife and John R. McCulloch and wife, all of Remington, were here yesterday (Wednesday) evening, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Elmore.... Elmer Malone of Rensselaer spent Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Malone, of East Monticello, ' Mr. Malone is preparing to move here In the near future and will occupy the residence now occupied by Elliott Malone. Elliott Malone will move to the Thompson property just east of Washington street bridge,——Monticello Heihld.

Miw Fay Higgins of Mitchell, S. D., and Mrs. Wllliaim Arsytrong of Kentland are visiting Mr. and Mrs. N. Littlefield at this writing. l m The highest price ever paid for farm land in White county was received by Joseph Minch, Chalmers farmer and business man, for his farm of 524 acres adjoining the town of Chalmers. The price paid was 1375 per acre, and the total sale to more than >191,000. —Yes 1 terday’s Lafayette Journal. The W. H. Dague property on the east side has been sold to Gus Pratt for >4,600. This' property belonged to the Goodlamd bank assets and the fund will go to swell another payment of the creditors. Several years ago Receiver Hall sold this property for >4,000, but the administrator refused to endorse the sale and the property has stood there going to rack and ruin, with not a dollar of Income from it. Counting the taxes and interest the property was much better sold the first time than the last, and creditors would have had their money years ago.—Benton County Tribune.

Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs. 39c; butterfat, 54c. Duplicate order books, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried In stock In The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department Mrs. Edward WfilKaker and two sons, Lawrence and Edward, of Chicago are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Mauek of the east part of town. Hurley Beam of Chicago and Mrs. F. X. Bueha of Lafayette are here on account of the critical condition of their mother, Mrs. W. H. Beam. Frank Hardman, son of Mr. and Mirs. J. F. Hardman, was expected home last evening cr this morning. He Is at Camp Taylor at this writing. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, >1.90; oats, 73c; rye, >1.50; wheat, >2.11. The prices one year ago were: Corn, >1.20; oats, 62c; wheat, >2.11; rye, >1.47. Miss Zelda Daugherty, who Is taking a nurse’s course In a Cleveland, 0., hospital, came home Thursday evening for a two weeks' vacation which she will spend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Daugherty, of Barkley township. Gifford Hayes, brother of John G. Hayes of this city, has notified his brother of bls safe arrival In New York from’ overseas, where he had been for the past year. He stated that he would go to Camp Merritt for discharge.

Homer Fisher of Kankakee township was mustered out at Camp Sherman, 0., Wedinesday and reached home Thursday. He was overseas about a year and was with the army of occupation in Germany, With his father, F. W. Fisher, and his brother, Warren M., he was in the city yesterday. Chancellor & Son sold Jim Lowmon’s Gilboa township farm last Saturday to Christ Stoller of Wolcott for >200,000, and then sold Lowmon the Duncan farm four miles north of Fowler for >3OO peracre, making nearly >300,000 worth of business in oae day. So many contracts and sales are being made without any formal transfer of the property being made that it would be impossible for a newspaper to keep up with them, but as an example of what is going on, Otto Sorenson bought the old Lee Harrington farm south of town this spring and made a loan through the government land bank represented by Mr. Shipman. He has already been offered a >23,000 profit besides this year’s crop, and has refused to sell. —Benton Review.