Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Simon Fendig was down from Wheatfield Wednesday. There was a very large crowd in Wednesday night to the band concert. A well Improved 80-acre farm in southern Michigan at a bargain. See C. C. WARNER, phone 457. ts ’Tom Walsh returned to his home in Chicago Tuesday afternoon after a short; visit with the E. J. Duvall family. Miss Ray Blanke returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday after an extended visit here with her sister,' Mrs. E. J. Duvall. Robert ~ML VanAtta of Marion spent a couple of days here the first of the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. VanAtta. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were A. F. Long, Frank [Hardman, George Healey and wife, Mrs. E. J. Randle and Miss Harriet Shedd.

T. A. Crockett took quite seriously ill Wednesday and it was necessary to call a physician. He was able to be out again Wednesday, howetver. Miss Agnes Kahler of southwest of town returned home Tuesday from' a trip to Niagara Falls and other eastern points. Miss Ella Comer, who accompanied her, also returned to her home in Wolcott. William E. Leek is perhaps one of the most active “young” men in Jasper county for his age. He is on the job every day and often until late at night, at his hitch barn, and yet he is now on the way to his 80th milepost having passed the 79 th last month.

Next Saturday, August 30, is White county’s Old Settlers’ day at Monticello. Conrad Kellner drove home a new Buick automobile from Chicago Tuesday. Miss Pearl Comer went to Winchester Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer. The summer is certainly slipping away mighty fast, and the fall seeding will soon be here again. Mrs. Nathan Eldridge left Wednesday for Auburn to visit with her brother, George Webb, and family. Mrs. W JT Barkley went to Terre Haute Thursday for a ertiort visit with her sister, Mrs. Feme Baldwin. Misses Maude Zeigler, Dena Miller and Jean Trussell went to Frankfort Thursday to attend the Clinton county fair.

Mrs. C. C. Harmon returned to her home at Evansville Tuesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. Miss Addie Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris of. Mt. Ayr, will teach in the Demotte high school the coming school year. Mr. and Mirs. David May, Mrs. A. Eib, Mrs. William Shaw, James Elankenbaker and R- Nowels went to Sheridan Thursday to attend a Baptist meeting. Mrs. F? J? O’Connor and son John left Wednesday for their home at Green Bay, a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Mat Worden and also relatives at Remington. , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kemper, who were married at Danville, 111., a few weeks ago, have taken up their residence in Rensselaer but will move upon a farm March 1. Kemper before her marriage was Miss Ruby Turner, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Thomas Turner of this city.

We have just unloaded another carload of Dort cars. —Kuhoeke A WALTER. The foundation is in and brick on the ground for the new annex to the Main garage. I. N. McCurtain of Menominee, Win., is visiting relatives in Jasper county this week. Mra Earl Parsons of Logansport is visiting here this week with her mother, Mrs. J. F. Irwin. Mrs. Ears Stoner of Peru came Tuesday for a visit with her father, Ellas Arnold, of Barkley township. . George Fate of Crown Point was visiting this week with his grandmother, Mrs. C. P. Moody, of Barkley township. Mrs. J. Hu Coover and sons, Max and John, of Lincoln, Neb., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Wood, Sr. Among the Chicago goers Thursday were George Ott of Barkley township, W. C. Babcock and D. M. Worland of Rensselaer.

Mrs. John Treanor, son and daughter and Mrs. Harvey Critton of Monon spent Wednesday here as the guests of Mrs. Charles RishJing.

Yesterday’s local grain markets: Corn, $1.82; oats, 68c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.38. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.30; oats, 64c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.50. Misses Helen Kessinger and Esther Wiseman returned Wednesday from Indianapolis where they had completed their three months’ course at the gdlss Blake school. t,•• . * - Miss Martha Ramp is now employed as office girl for Dr. F. A. Turfler, succeeding MI BB Cora Brien, who resigned on account of the illness of her father, Thomas Brien. Mrs. H. F. Krohn of Union township left Tuesday for Wisner, Neb., for a vjslt with relatives. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her husband, Rev. H. F. Krohn. Charles Mecklenberg and friend, Miss Anna Hale, of Lafayette, who had been visiting the former's parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. John Mecklenberg, went to Gary Wednesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mecklenberg. * , The old” saying, that "there is never no great loss without some small gain,’’ will apply to the dry weather we have been having. No one ever saw a finer time for threshing nor the wheat and oats go to market in better condition.

Bert A/meler of north of town has purchased the former E. W. Matheny 80-acre farm northeast of town of Eugene Lang, paying therefor 1250 per acre. Mr. Lang purchased this farm only a few weeks ago for |235 per acre, making a profit of $1,200. Lorah P. Hess, a young farmer of Gillam township, and Miss Myrtle Mae Griggs, daughter of Len Griggs of this city, were married at the M. E. parsonage Wednesday afternoon by Rev.E. W. Strecker. The groom returned from overseas only about two months ago. Mr. and Mrs. David Norris of Coshocton, 0., who had been visiting the former’s brother, James Norris, and family, left yesterday for Marion, 0., for a visit with relatives there before returning to their home. They were accompanied as far as Hammond by Mr. and Mrs. James Norris. R. W. Sprague and Earl Gonderman drove to Indianapolis Wednesday with the former’s auto truck, taking with them a couple of flour , rolls to have them overhauled by the' Nordyke & Marmon people, and also to bring back some electrical supplies for Mr. Gonderman. - They expected to return ho>mie yesterday evening. Mrs. Laura Lutz has purchased the Harry Kresler property on Cullen street, formerly occupied by Prof. Kratli. The price paid is understood to have been $2,050. Prof. Kratli has resigned his position as principal of the Rensselaer high school and will teach elsewhere this term The Democrat was recently informed that Mrs. Eggleson of Fair Oaks had purchased this place, but the deal fell through, it appears.

Misses Hasel and Ruby Gunyon of Parr went to Frankfort Thursday. * William Fitsgerald and family of Kankakee township were visitors in the city Tuesday. Mra. WilllXm Hicks of Valparaiso came Thursday for a visit with Mra. Elsa Grow. The foundation walls for the big new Kuboske A Walter garage are being completed this week. C. W. Duvall came down from EaAt Chicago Thursday for a few days' visit wltlh his family. Joseph Reeve of Chicago is spending a week's vacation here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reeve. Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Blssenden of the safe arrival of their son Arthur from overseas. Mrs. Ethel Cooper of Reynolds and Mrs. Opal Dolson of Chicago came Thursday for days' visit with their aunt, Mrs. Mattie Sharp. William Bennett and sisters, Mrs. A. H. McCoy and Mrs. H. L. Hendricks, drove to South Bend the first of the week for a visit with relatives. Mr. and - Mrs. J. N. Leatherman, Mis. Charles Morlan and daughter Kathryn, James A. Simpson and Nettle Sherlock were Lafayette goers Thursday.

Mr. and Mm. V 1111 am Snyder and daughter of Richmond, Va., are visiting the former's brothers, Jesse and Riley Snyder, of this city. They made the trip via auto. B. N. Fendig, Leo Weil, Zenn Wright, Paul Healy, Clifford Wasson, Milton Roth, Jr., Howard Royster of this city and Mrs. H. R. Milner of. Remington were Chisago goers Tuesday. > Mre. R. W. Spriggs of Oklahoma City, Okla., came up from Lafayette, where she had been visiting relatives, the first of the week for a visit with her sister, Mrs. E. L. Clark, and other relatives. Prof. IL H. Schaupp of Linn Grove will have charge of mathematics In the Rensselaer high school this term, and with his wife were in Rensselaer Thursday looking for a house or furnished rooms.

Postmaster Littlefield and force have been kept quite busy this week making out orders for the government foodstuffs that have been released for sale to the public. The orders amount to several hundred dollars each day. Joe Moosmlller has bought the former Joseph Sharp property on Scott street, paying therefor |l,200. Mr. Moosmlller Is to have possession at once and will move therein from the Caln Galbraith property on Milton street.

DeVere Yeoman moved his family and household goods to Indianapolis yesterday where they will make their future home and where DeVere Is Employed with the state highway commission. The household goods were taken by' Abel Grant on his truck to the capital city. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Myers and the latter’s daughter, Miss Anna Best, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Freeman from Eureka, Ind., left last week on a couple of weeks’ automobile trip up through northern Michigan and over Into Canada. During their absence H. H. Millen of Galesville, 111., an uncle of Mrs. Myers, Is staying at the Myres home. Henry M. Shipman of Sidney, N. Y., in renewing his subscription for The Democrat, among other things, says: "We have fine crops here; plenty of rain all summer. There is lots of wild fruit here and it is good; we have canned 100 quarts of blackberries and lots of raspberries, strawberries and huckleberries. This is the finest grass land that I ever saw.’’ Dr. Myer says that the report in Wednesday’s Democrat that he bumped into an auto truck near Monon last Sunday was a mistake —that the truck bumped into his car. The accident occurred at a small bridge west of Monon and the rear wheel of the truck struck the hub of the rear wheel of the Myer car, evidently, breaking the axle housing and damaging the car very badly. The grade was rather narrow at this point and the truck had not turned out of the road sufficiently to allow the other car to pass, although the doctor thought he had got by alright until the bump came.

Yesterday's local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 89c; butterfat, 56c. George Reish of Coffeeville, Kam., came Thursday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. J.' A. Larlh. Delos Dean left Sunday for a two weeks' visit at Coats, Kao., and other western pointe. Vance Collins returned home ( Wednesday evening from a several' weeks' stay in Kansas and other western states. W. A. Witham of the north part of Jasper county went to Greenfield Thursday to attend a Methodist Protestant conference. Charles G. Horsewood of Harrison, Mont., in renewing his subscription for The Democrat, says: ! “Tfie extreme dry weather is still with us. All are well.”

Mr. add Mrs. F. L. Hoover and little son expect to leave Tuesday via auto for a month's sojourn at Battle Creek, Mich., for the benefit of the former’s health. Mrs. Eleanor Adams has received word jit the arrival of her son Hartnell from overseas last Sunday. He was sent to Camp Merritt, N. J., and will probably reach home In a few days. Mrs. Charles V. May, daughter Lois and son Robert left Monday for a three weeks' visit with relatives in Tulsa, Cushing and other points in Oklahoma. Mr. May is subsisting on restaurant feed during their absence. There was quite a good-sited family gathering at the home of John W. Dunlap Thursday, and 17 people sat down to the fried chicken dinner at the noon hour. In addition to the Dunlap family were the -following from out of town: Mrs. Ed Churchill and two children of Michigan; Mrs. B. McConnehay and four grandchildren of Indianapolis; Mrs. Roy Sunkls and two children of Lafayette, and Mrs. Albert Jones of Wolcott. It may be of interest to readers of The Democrat to learn of the arrival of a son, Robert Earl, on August 16 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gross of near Winona lake. It will be remembered by many friends that Mr. Gross was one of Barkley’s best teachers a tew years ago. At present be is considering taking again the position of fifth and sixth grade instructor tn the splendid consolidated school near Warsaw. Mrr. Gross was formerly Miss Katie Ropp of north of Rensselaer.

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Neslue—went to Chicago Thursday evening for a few days’ visit with relatives. Duplicate order books, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried in stock in The Democrat's fancy stationery and office supply department Mrs. Jesse C. Purdum returned to her home at Forest, Clinton county, Wednesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Maxwell. 4 H. E. Parklson, who has Veen lying at the point of death for several days, much of the time in an unconscious condition, was still living at the hour of going to press, although his death was expected to occur at almost »any moment.