Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Miss Sara Alice O'Neill went to Chicago Saturday for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Charles Oeborne went to Indianapolis Saturday for a few days’ ijlsit with friends. FraAk HIIL Jr,, returned home Monday from a two weeks’ vacation spent at Dake Wawassee. Miss Clare Garvin of Waterloo, la., came Friday for a visit 'with her parents, ~Mr. and Mrs. William Garvin. Mrs. William Platt and children and- Mrs. S. J- Olds went to Lafayette Friday for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. P. D. Redmond returned to her home ia St. Louis, Mo., Friday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Hi W. Klplinger. Miss Helen Warner entertained a few friends at a dinner part at her home on Warner avenue Friday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Frances Carr, of Lafayette. The 37th annmal reunion of the 48th Indiana regiment will he held at South Bend Wednesday, -Sept. 17. Several veterans of the 48th reside in Rensselaer and vicinity. J. P. Hammond was the pur chaser of Rev. Strecker’s Dodge touring car, which the latter sold at public auction on the street here Saturday evening, paying $660 therefor.

Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Overton and two sons of Peoria, 111., who had been visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. William Childers, left Friday for Lafayette for a visit with relatives before returning home; Mr. and Mrs. B ( F. Fendig left Sunday for Boston, Mass., to attend the national Rexall convention to be held there this week. They will also spend a week in New York city before returning home. Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, local mlnager of the Western Union office, is taking a two weeks’ vacation, most of which time she will spend with relatives in Greencastle. During her absence the office will be in charge of B. D. Mills of Hopkinsville, Ky. William Traub received a card the last of the week from his sister in' Germany, the first word he lhad received from any of his people since the beginning of the war in 1914. She stated that her mother, brother and herself were in good health and that the brother went through the entire war without a mishap.

Rev. E. W. Strecker made a buaiuefu trip to Indianapolis Monday. A well Improved 80-acre farm Ln southern Michigan at a bargain. See C. C. WARNER, phone 457. ts Mrs. George Gorham and daughter Florence and Frank Fox went to Manton, Mich., Monday for a week’s visit. Mr and Mrs. John Maxwell and Mrs. Laura Lutz left Monday for a visit with relatives at Austin, Minn., and Mitchell, S. D. * Miss Lucille Van Hook went to Chicago Saturday and from there will go to Michigan for a couple of weeks' vacation. John Marlatt, son Perry and daughter Jennie and Kenneth Hooker attended Ringling Bros, circus in Chicago Friday. v M’r. and Mrs. M. A. Padgitt of near Lafayette drove up Saturday and visited until Sunday evening with the former's brother, A. L. Padgitt, and family. Mrs. Charles White and daughter Elizabeth returned to their home at Bluffton Monday after a visit here with the former’s sister, Mrs. C. E. Bautagartner. \ ** r Mr. and Ittw.- W. H. Grimm of Laporte .and their daughter, Mrs. Joe Moore, and baby of Barkley township, went to Detroit, Mich., Friday for a visit with relatives.

Mrs. C. E. Baumgartner and little daughter Katherine and the former’s father, Jacob Moman, expect to leave Thursday for Eagle Bend, Minn., for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parkison and Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Moore drove to Mudlavla ‘ Sunday In the Moore automobile where they left Mr. Parkison, who will take treatment there for rheumatisnJi Mrs. George Dunn and children, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, left Monday for her home at St. Louis, M 0.,. and was accompanied as far as Lafayette by Mr. and Mrs. George Long and two children.

The groeery firm of Ramey & Murphy dissolved partnership Monday, Mr. Murphy buying his partner's' interest, and Mr. Ramey will retire from the firm. “Pug” said that he had four jobs offered him Monday afternoon, but he expected to take a little vacation before going to work at anything. Post Commander D. H. Yeoman has .received notice that the 34 th annual reunion of the Persimmon Brigade, consisting of the 115, 116, 117, 118 Indiana Volunteer Infantry, will be held in Grand Army Hall, 221 East Maryland street, Indianapolis, on Sept. 3, and that this will probably be the last meeting of this association. Sec. T. Landers Writes that he Is desirous of having as large an attendance as possible at this meeting.

We have just unloaded another carload of Dort cars.—Kwboske & WALTER. Mtss Lueiia Harmon returned horn* Saturday from a week’s visit with friends in Kentland. Miss Ida Milliken returned home Friday from a month’s visit with relatives in New York and Boston, Mass. Frank Whitaker and family of Gilman, 111., are spending the week here with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauck. Mr. and Mrs. > F. Elder of Kokomo are visiting their daughter, Mrs. 8. A. Arnold, of Barklgy township-. Miss Nellie Thomas returned trf Indianapolis Saturday after a visit with the Emory Garriott family of Union township. .Charles Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr, arrived home Saturday after' spending two years In the U. S. navy.

Mrs. H. B. Wangelin returned to her home in Indianapolis-* Saturday after a visit here with her son, R. D. Wangelin, and wife. Recent purchasers of Dort cars from the Kuboske & Walter agency are: Alfred Moore of Pleasant Ridge and Joe Grlngs of Fowler.' Mrs. B. Forsythe returned home Saturday from a several weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Randle, at Parsons, Kans. »* A. J. Cook was over from Lee yesterday morning. ’ He said that the recent rains had missed them altogether, but north and east good rains had fallen. Postauaster Littlefield /eports many orders being taken for the army food supplies- which are being sold through’ parcel post Ln original packages. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Childres and daughter and grandson bf near Fowler were Sunday guests of Mrs. Childres’ sister, Mrs. Isaac Wiltphlre and husband.

Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.77; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.35. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.30;* oats, 63<J; wheat, $>11; rye, $1.45. Mrs. Ray G. Yeoman and children of' Indianapolis came Saturday for a visit with Mr. ajid Mrs. A. K. Yeoman and other relatives. Mr. Yeoman also spent Sunday here. A new supply of that popular Thistle Linen correspondence paper in ruled, unruled and pound boxes, just received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. Also Thistle Linen correspondence cards. Mrs. John Sizo and baby left Friday for their new home at Billings, Mont., after a several weeks’ visit here with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Flemnig. Her husband had gone to Billings a couple of weeks previous. A number of young people from Rensselaer attended J dance at Kentland Friday night. Among them were: Misses Helen Kipllnger, Bernice Long, Frances Carr, Ruth McKenzie and Messrs. Emil Hanley, Robert Stevens, Herald Littlefield, Harry McColly and John Stockton.

David Leatherman and sister, Miss Mary Leatherman, left yesterday afternoon to attend the annual outing of the Rawleigh Products salesmen which is being held at Gay Park on the Tippecanoe river between Delphi and Brookston, this week and will last until Friday afternoon. One of the largest land deals made in this section of the country for some time was closed Saturday when Charles Van Voorst of Chalmers bought the farm of John Ross of this, city, which lies 2% miles we?t of Chalmers. There are 700 acres in the farm; and the price paid was $340 an acre, aggregating $238,000. —Lafayette Journal. George Heil and family were down 'from Kankakee township Saturday. Threshing is nearly over with in that section of the county, there being only a scattering job here and there left. Wheat and oats did' not turn out quite as good as down about Rensselaer, but their cofn is not fired nearly so badly as he found it down this way. They got a nice rain there Saturday morning and, in fact, this rain seems to have been quite general and was perhaps heavier in the south end of the county than it was at Rensselaer.’

Mrs. M. E. returned to her home at Huntington Monday after a visit with Mrs. James West and family. Ed Ranton of north of town has recently bought a new Nash touring car of the local dealers, the Rensselaer Garage. Kehneth Allman of Indianapolis came Sunday to join his wife, and both will spend a couple of weeks here visiting relatives. George Jernigan and family of near Marion and William Jackson of Gas City are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Passons. Mys. william Steiner of Jerseyville. 111., came Monday for a v visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Norman, of Union township. Mrs.. Bessie Rich came over from Goodland yesterday to get her little daughter Lois, who had been visiting here for several days with Mrs. George W. Hopkins.

Mrs. F. E. Babcock and son Delevan drove over to Goodland Saturday evening and brought the former's ’mother home with -thorn for a few weeks’ visit. Frank Kreslar and family, Van Grant and family, John Elglesbaoh and family, Ralph O’Riley and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Yates motored to Gary Sunday. Miss Luella Harmon gave a picnic at her home on Wieston street Monday evening in honor of Misses Frances of Lafayette and Dula Newman of Chattaworth, 111. Frank Kennel and daughter Cecelia of Lafayette visited with Ithe Conrad Kellner family Sunday. The latter remained for a longer visit, lut’ -Frank returned home Sunday evening. Discharges from the army now total ‘ 3,208,759, ’the war department announced Saturday, leaving a net strength on August 12 of 500,699, officers and onea, of whom 109,938 still were in Europe. Dr. F. F. Haas of Cleveland, 0., spent Sunday here with Dr. M., D. Gwin and wife.. Dr. Haas was with the sfirrie hospital unit with Dr. Gwin in France, and has only recently returned from overseas.

There will be a picnic supper on the lawn at the John Merritt home on the corner of Warner and Elza streets Tuesday evening, August 26, for all Rebekahs and Odd Fellows and their families. Ladles please bring welbfllled baskets and all come and enjoy a good time. —Advt. D. M. Waymire/ of Kokomo, who was called to Remington by the death of his sister, Mrs. A. H. Dickinson, was in Rensselaer Friday visiting his brother Henry and family and returned home from here Saturday afternoon.* He is now employed In the wood-working department of - the Haynes automobile factory and states that business is booming there/ The Haynes factory is turning out 40 cars per day now and is building a milllond'ollar addition to its Tlant to greatly increase its present capacity.’ ff .

John Marlatt and “Frenchy” Deschand were Chicago goers yesterday. z Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat were: Eggs, 39c; butterfat, 56c. W. R. Brown sold his Buick car yesterday to Charles Guttrlch of Jordan township.* Bro. Judson Fitxpatrlck of the Francesville Tribune was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mrs. O. S. Baker and daughter Dora yent to Headlee, White county, Saturday for a visit with relatives. As .The Democrat went to press the condition of H. E. Parkisfn was very critical and it was thought he could live but a lew hours at most. Jasper county was visited by a fine rain at an early hour Saturday morning and since then we have had light showers in Rensselaer Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, with the prospect of more to follow. Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Gates and children of Ham&ond spent Saturday and Sunday Bfti relatives here. They were accompanied by Charles Mansfield, wife and little son, who drove them down In his car. Rolla Is day caretaker at the Hammond Country club v The strike in the Standard 'Steel Car plant at Haimmond has been settled after the rioting of last Friday, without the necessity of calling out trdope to preserve order and protect the company property, which it was believed would be necessary ata one time.