Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1919 — Page 5

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1010.

Hoover Suction Sweeper Go.

•You can get an electrical servant which will do all the hard work connected with the cleaning of carpets and rugs ~in your home. An electric suction sweeper solves the '■ house-cleaning problem. Borne electric sweepers do their work more thoroughly than others. In our estimation, the best sweeper is the Haover. It not only draws dirt out by suction, but It beats -and sweeps the floor covering, shaking out all the embedded dirt. We are having a three-day demonstration Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the Hoover Suction Sweeper In our display window. A young lady will show just how the

W. J. WRIGHT

LOCAL NEWS

Daniel Morrissey was a Lafayette goer Tuesday. C. B. Steward and F. E. McElheny were Chicago goers Tuesday. The Methodist ladies took in about 1135 at their cafeteria supper Tuesday evening. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Humes of north of town went to Winona lake Tuesday for a short visit. C. M. Paxton returned home Tuesday from a visit with his brother William at Hammond, John R. Lewis went to Louisville, Ky., Tuesday where he had some of his Hampshire hogs on exhibit. Mrs. Harry Jordan of Gary came the first of the week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Morton. The Pythian Sisters will meet Friday evening, September 12, at 7:30 o'clock at Pythian Hall. — Advt. ’ * Paul Worland went to Chicago Tuesday -Avhere he will take a six weeks’ course in an undertaking school. - Mrs. Emma York returned home the first of the week from a several weeks’ visit at Lake Charlevoix, Mich. Miss Luqlla Robinson left Wedday for Washington, D. C., where she will again resume her duties in a government clerical position. Mrs. J. W. Rishling returned to her home near Crawfordsville Wednesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Wood, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ralston returned to their home at Kalamazoo, Mich., Tuesday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Omar Morlan of west of town and other relatives and friends. x

Big Flour Sale • Beginning Saturday, morning, September 13, and continuing till Saturday evening, September 27, we will sell you a 49 lb. sack of Blue 'Ribbon Flour made from the best Turkey Red wheat at S 2-95 £3, Every Sack Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction or Money Refunded. The wheat which we are grinding was bought when wheat was moving from the threshing machine and enables us to out the high'cost of living for you'. We will have our office open on Wednesday , and Saturday evenings during this sale for the benefit of those who cannot come during the day. Yours for business. IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS \ Phone 456

Hoover cleans. By watching her for a few minutes, you can get a good Idea of the ease and thoroughness with which this sweeper does the , work. After you have seen the demonstration x in the window, ask us to bring a Hoover to yottr home and show you how much brighter and fresher it will make your rugs. You will be under no obligation if you have a home demonstration, but in case you decide to keep the HOover it will be one of the best Investments you have ever made. For a few dollars you can get za servant to relieve you of the drudgery of - house-clean-ing.

A heavy rain fell at Hammond Wednesday. * Fred Waymire Is driving a fine new King Eight nowadays. Jay Dee Roth went, to Lafayette Tuesday to enter Purdue university. George W. Brandenburg was over from Monon on business Thursday.

A well Improved 80-acre farm Ln southern Michigan at a bargain. See C. C. WARNER, phone 457. ts

Miss Carolyn Baker of' Barkley township returned home the last of the week from a visit at Angola. Frank Donnelly stepped on a rusty nail Wednesday afternoon, causing quite a painful wound in his foot. Mrs. Leo Wolfe and daughter Helen of Hammond spent Thhrsday here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. Roscoe Zeigler returned to his home at Indianapolis Tuesday after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Zeigler, north of town.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Knapp of Ottowa, 111., drove oVer Tuesday and are the guests of Mrs. A. J. Bellows. They will return home Monday. On Friday and Saturday we will have another sale on fancy Sweet Potatoes; 50 bushels for this sale at 5c a lb., or $2.50 a bushel. — EGER’S GROCERY. Mrs. E. J. Randle, accompanied by Miss Susie Allee, ■to Chicago Wednesday where the latter underwent an operation at the Presbyterian hospital. Mrs. C. M. Clay and Mrs. C. H. Hun toon of Streator, 111., came Tuesday and will visit until the first of the week with the former’s brother, Noah Zeigler, and family of north of town. Miss Rita Swartz returned Sunday from spending the summer with her folks at Rosebud, Mont., and is again with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Osburn, of west of town, and attending high school In Rensselaer.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Brick-laying on the annex to the Main garage was started Thursday. Leave youau order for fancy Elberta Peaches, the last car for this season.—EG'E’R’S GROCERY. Editor Miller of the Morocco Courier was a business visitor in Rensselaer Thdrsday evening. Mayor Spitler has got his Premier car home from SouA Bend, where he had It repainted. It looks as spick and span as a brand-new car. Recent purchasers pt new Dort cars from .the Kuboske & Walter agency are Charles Kessinger of Jordan township and Arthur Miller of near Pleasant Ridge. Misses Ruth McKenzie ind Helen Kdpllnger left yesterday for Louisville, Ky., where they will again take up their studies at the Sacred Heart academy at that place. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, |1.42; oats, z 62c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.25. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.30; oats, fi4c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.50. Evidently there was a big rain some place not far off Wednesday, Judging from the cool wave experienced here Thursday afternoon and night, when the mercury dropped to near the frost line. Charles Pefley expects to leave tomorrow for South Dakota for a week’s hunting trip and, incidentally, to pick up a few carloads of potatoes if he can find some good ones that he can ship here and sell At a reasonable price. John W. Taylor, son Riussell and daughter Stella of near Remington left Thursday in their Oakland car for Chester, Mont., to spend the winter there and in' California. They carried camp equlppage and expect to camp out along the way. Miss Lucille Van Hook, daughter of Mt. and Mrs. Russell Van Hook of west of town, underwent a very severe operation at Wesley hospital in Chicago last Friday for a nasal growth. She is getting along nicely now and was able to come home this week. Claire Porter of Morocco, who had been in the overseas service for several months, arrived in Rensselaer Tuesday evening from Indianapolis and visited friends here until Wednesday, continuing to his home at Morocco Wednesday afternoon.

A number of young people were entertained Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. William Meyer on Front street in honor of her granddaughters, Misses Frances and Virginia Donnelly, of Houston, Tex. The out of town guests were Donald Hallagan of Portland, Ind., and Russel Overton of South Haven, Mich. T. F. Maloney brought his son Frank down from Kankakee town-< ship Wednesday to enter his second year at St. Joseph, college. Lee E. Glazebrook accompanied Mr. Maloney down in his car and was shaking hands with old friends here. They got quite a nice little rain in the north part of the county Wednesday morning, but here we got only enough to lay the dust temporarily. Bans were published at St. Augustine’s Catholic church last Sunday for Mr. Herman Lange of Laporte and Miss Helen Worland of Rensselaer, and Mr. Anthony Wagner and Miss Mary Elizabeth Stein, both of near Remington. The marriage of the latter couple will take place at St. Augustine’s church at 8 o'clock Wednesday, September 24, and the former, it is understood, at the same hour on September 23.

Spencer Hamilton, who for many years resided oh the RamingtonGoodland road in west Carpenter, died at his home in Monticello last Monday, aged 69 years. He leaves a widow and four children: Mrs. Mabie-Bartee of Viola, Kan.; William Hamilton of Idaville; Mrs. William McQurry of Goodland and Miss Ruth Hamilton of Monticello; one brother, William Hamilton, of Ferdonia, Kan., and three sisters, Mrs. Edward Lllves of Payne, O.; Mrs. Edward Barkley of Parr, Ind., and Mrs. Charles Peck of Humboldt, la. The new Merchants’ and Farmers’ National bank will not be able to get into its permanent quarters apparently until next spring, as the present tenant, Earl Duvall, has a lease until March 15 next, It is said, and can get no place to move his store. Hence the bank can not start remodeling the building next spring, which will probably mean that it will be mid-summer before it is ready for occupancy. In the meantime it will do business In its temporary quarters In the Hollingsworth building, cn the west side of the public square.

E. P. Lane was a Chicago goer ThuYsday. Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 40c; butterfat, 57c. C. G. Mauiy of Fowler, oil Inspector for this district, was In Rensselaer Thursday. W. I. Hoover and son Victor drove home two new Dodge automobiles from Detroit, Mich., yesterday. Mrs. F. D. Burchard, who Is now visiting her parents ih Redkey, has received a message stating that her husband has landed from overseas service.

Place your orders now for nursery stock for fall delivery. All trees guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge.—CHARLES PEFLEY, phone 475. , ts

We will have a car of fancy New York Elbeita Perches to arrive Saturday or Monday, Sept. 13 or 15. The peaches are to be selected fruit.—EGEß’S GROCERY. Mrs. H. W. Hoffman of Melrose Park, 111., visited Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Peter McDaniels,. going on to their home Thursday after attending the funeral of Mrs. Hoffman’s and Mrs. McDaniels’ father, A. R. Gllger, at fioswell Tuesday. George Healey went to Frankfort yesterday on business. It Is reported that he is expecting to locate in that city- and engage in the newspaper business, becoming associated with the Crescent-News. •Mr. and Mrs. Ed Irwin of Wolcott have been here a few days this week, the latter at the ’bedside of her mother, Mrs. J. L. Haglns, who has been critically ill but is reported better at this writing. » The city started in Wednesday to replank the Washington street bridge. This is quite a bit of expense as it takes 3,000 feet of oak planking at S6O per M and the labor bill will probably be SSO to $75 more.

Eleven cases of Influenza in White county in the vicinity of Reynolds and Chalmers have been reported to Dr. H. W. Greist, county health commissioner. Special precautions are being taken to prevent a further spread of the disease. ’ S. A. Arnold of Barkley township has purchased an 80-acre farm in Carroll counity, 3% miles south of Flora, paying therefor $250 per acre. Mr. Arnold does not intend to move onto the farm until another year, having rented it to the present tenant. The big new concrete block and brick Implement warehouse of Kellner & Callahan Is nearing completion, the brick front not having yet been put in on account of delay in arrival of the brick. This will make, them a mammoth wareroom, 90x135 • feet in size. Fourteen more Indianapolis firms lon county grand jury in th® high cost of living probe that is being made there, making a total of 37 indictments returned to date in the investigation. All are charged with violation of the state laws in regard to the handling or storage of foodstuffs. James Longwell, a well-known Fowler and Goodland building contractor of a quarter of a century ago, died at his home in Monon last Friday, aged 78 years. He leaves the following sons and daughters: Mrs, Lulu Barkhurst of Wheatfield; Mirs. John Fairchild of Monon; Mrs. Chester Parks of Brookston; Mrs. Jack Chamberlain of Chalmers; John and George of Indianapolis.

Quite a number of Rensselaer .people attended the Tippecanou county fair at Lafayette this week, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hlanley, Cope J. Hanley and wife, Mr, and Mrs. C. V. May, Miss Belle Southard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jacks, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lohr, Mrs. John Warne, Mrs. George W. Chambers and daughter Bather, J. J. Montgomery, Bert Campbell anciyMiss Anna Jarvis. In renewing her subscription for The Democrat, Mrs. Emma Burden writes aiyl says that they have/ moved from Boyd, Okla., to Careywood, Idaho, and that ”1 am lost without the news from Jasper county. We live in. Bonner county, Idaho, ' The Northern Pacific railroad and the Glacier National park highway are In front of our place. We are 16 miles from Sand Point, Idaho, and 69 miles east of Spokane, Wash. We are in the fire district. The air is blue with smoke all the time. This has been a very dry year here. Hay and the dairy business are the chief industries.” z • *

BSOtwgOgllMA i EV/r -n i V S 1 Make the Old Home j|| ||| Ring With Song! . || You know what it means—song right in the home —song with piano accompaniment. Silver b® Threads Among the Gold,” or “Just a Song at Twilight,” or one of the lilting song hits that they are singing in New York ana Chicago! SK Music in the Home! Music—song—happiness! And bell- BS gS like notes of perfect tone that will delight every, mernberofthe family. Not ordinary piano music, out tuneful, harmonious Ec melody. That is an assurance, always, with a i Chute & Butler Piano | FKS But it is not only the delight of the music you experience. Eg cSs The Chute & Butler is an addition to the home —one of the family. It is beautiful, and it is designed and made by real artists. The door-bell rings. Friends have come for the evening. '■ •' eg When there isn’t any music in the home, it gets to be so dull sitting around and talking—and the best talk on earth is pretty |®f3 poor compared with songs that send memories racing up and down the streets of your mind, and put real wide-awake thrills Mg in your back —up your spine—away to your finger-ends! KJ That’s the enjoyment that’s waiting for you in the beautiful 03 Chute A Butler Piano. Wonderful instrument! Many kinds of woods, tool And tone? Why, it is the sweetest toned piano you ever heard. BK & And should the kiddies want to learn music—the kind that HS xr people have to read and then play—have a high-class instru- , • g® ment for them. Train their musical sense properly. Don’t Eg make them practice on an old piano. ItSs W We’d like to tell you many more thing* about theee Chute & Ifßj Wj Butler Piano* and Player-Piano*, butthat depend* upon you. ® So juat drop in to *ee these instrument*—and we U let you Sr play them just to pcove that it * a* dclighUul a* we say 1 I J. M. BANKS COMPANY Makeever Hotel Building

The 1919-1920 school year at St. Joseph college opened Wednesday and several hundred college boys from all over the country are here once more, piutting new life into the “old town’’ again. A new lot of pen and pencil tablets, lead pencils, pound and box correspondence stationery (Including Thistle Linen), envelopes, etc., just received ip The Democrat's Fancy Stationery and Office Supply Dept.

AUTOMOBILES

September 13, 1919. Dear £lr: At the automobile shows this year a new type light car was the < center of attraction. At the New York show not even airplane exhibits rivaled It tn Interest Thousands flocked to the Essex to catch a glimpse of this new car about whose performance ans beauty they heard so much. But the number of its at the shows prohibited a real examination of the Essex. You are more fortunate. Here, you can see the Essex where you may examine it In detail. Or, better still, you cam come and ride with us In the Essex. We want to show you that the Essex Is not just a light car. If It were we would not ask you to ride in it. We would merely advertise its descriptions and specifications and chance to interest a few who are always ready to accept a car, principally because it Is new. But in addition to being a new car the Essex Is a new type.

MB Iffl ■! Don’t talk high prices to ua. Beef wai never cheaper at this time of the year. Good, Wholesome Beef, U. S. Government inspected. The following prices are for Saturday:

Choice Beef Roasts, lb .190 to 25c Breakfast Bacon, nicely streaked with lean, special by the piece or half piece Beef Loaf, made from choice meat, no waste 24c Choice Native Pot Roasts 19c Chuck Steak, special 30c Veal Breast, a pound 240 Pork Shoulder Roast 31c Pork Steak. 33c

Take Advantage es These Prices and Save Big Money.

It is light and economical with the qualities which distinguish and make large costly cars desirable. We want you to learn of Essex performance and comfort through actual experience. Cotune and note its beauty/ of line and finish. Ride In it and feel the exhilarating domination which it gives you over every road and situation. Compare the Essex with the light cars you have known and driven. We know you* will become an Essex enthusiast. When shall the Essex call for you? Yours very truly, HUGH KIRK.

Another Dance at Gayety Hall Saturday Night, Sept. 13 Music by Momence 4-Piece Orchestra of Momence, 111. " Wed’sday Night, Sept. 17 Music by Bruner’s Famous 4-Piece Orchestra of Kankakee EVERYBODY INVITED BICKNELL BROS.

Pig Jowel 8ac0n... 36c Cottage Hams 44c Dryfus Regular Hams 40© Calla Hams 27c Bologna, Frankfurts, Dried Beef, Boiled Ham, Liver, Sausage, Veal Loaf, Minced Ham, Pressed Ham, Summer Sausage. Veal Steak 29c Beef and Veal Loaf made special. Creamery Butter, Lard and Compound.

PAGE FIVE