Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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

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.

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.

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.

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 • *

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.