Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Harold Littlefield visited friends in Fowler the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hobbs of Hebron were visitors in the city Friday. Bro. Foresman of the Brook Reporter was a visitor in the city Saturday afternoon. John Garland, who is employed at Hammond, spent the week-end here with his family. Frank Hardman of Chicago spent over Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hlardman. Mrs. Elizabeth Daugherty of Los Angeles, Calif., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Babcock, and other relatives here. Everett Brown returned to .his home near Huntington Saturday after a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. Dean Creason returned to his home at Kansas City, Mo., Friday after a visit with the W. H. Daugherty family of northeast of town. fc Comrades D. H. Yeoman, Marsh Rhoades and Shelby Grant attended the reunion of their old regiment, the 87th Indiana, at Osceola last Thursday and Friday. Mrs. J. R. Phillips of McCoysburg and Mrs. Ray McDonald of White county went to Hammond Friday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. D&n Robinson. A. S. Laßue reports the sale of 320 acres pf the J. J. Lawler land, west of Fair Oaks, in section 25, Newton county, last week to Alex Elijah of the same locality at SIOO per acre. Mrs. W. C. Babcock and daughter Margaret of this city aqd Mr. and Mrs. Rufus E. Gelb of Remington were among the Chicago goers Friday, the two latter going from there to Marathon, la., for a visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bell of Frankfort and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brolser of Dayton, 0., came via auto from Frankfort Friday, bringing home the former’s daughter, Mrs. W. L. Myer, who had been visiting at Frankfort.

If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. ts J. F. Kopka of Francesville was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Mrs. L. H. Hamilton and daughter Marie were Lafayette visitors Friday. Mrs. George Putts returned home Saturday from a week’s visit with relatives in Chicago. A well improved 80-acre farm tn southern Michigan at a bargain. See C. C. WARNER, phone 457. ts Miss Clara L. Hagin of Chicago was here to attend the funeral of her step-mother, Mrs. J. L. Hagin, Sunday. 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 Miss Ida Fleming, teacher in the Jefferson high school at Lafayette, spent the week-end here with her •parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Fleming. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shlndelar of Rosalia, Wash., are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. John Bill, and other relatives and friends here and in Newton county. "X - ■ —— Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jensen and the former’s father of Wheatfield were in the city Friday, the latter going from here to Chicago to look after some business matters. Mrs. Dale Warner and two children of Drumwright, Okla., and Miss lima Robinson of Indianapolis came Saturday for a visit with their mother, Mrs. George M. Robinson. Mrs. Charles Yeoman, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, left Friday for her home at Sun Dance, Wyo. She was accompanied home by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Pheobe Yeoman. Earl Schwanke was down from near Demotte Saturday, getting a set of sale 'bills struck at The Democrat office. Mr. Schwanke has rented his farm to a man from Chicago and will move to Mishawaka. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCarthy and Worth McCarthy of Terre Haute came Sunday for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mirs. George McCarthy after which Worth will probably go to Indianapolis to attend a school of dentistry.

The frame is up and enclosed for the Jesse Nichols new bungalow on Weston street. Misses Anna and Frances Halsema went to Peru Saturday for a visit with relatives. Uoyd Parks, who had been working on the Smith & Thompson, road near' Nilwood; 111., returned home Friday. Fofryier Sheriff B. D. McColly\ and family will move into their neat new bungalow on Rutsen street this week. J. N. Leatherman attended a state meeting of the Indiana Sunday School association at Indianapolis Sunday. ,

Dr. and Mrs. Lowell Snorf and little son of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Snorf’s grandfather, H. O. Harris. Miss Eulalia Crawford returned to her home at Columbus, 0., Monday after a visit with Mrs. Herbert Elb of north of town. Henry Brennaman returned to his home at South Bend Friday after a visit here with hie brothers, Scott and Elmer Brennaman. Rev. J. B. Fleming left Sunday evening for Des Moines, la., to attend the national tuberculosis conference as a representative from this state. Miss Essie and Wesley Williams returned to their home at Indianapolis Monday after a visit with Miss Clara Butterworth of northwest of town. Mrs. George Neal left the last of the week for her home in Pittsburg, Pa., after a several weeks’ visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue. Anyone desiring to get some high class boars should attend the Mc-Kinney-Lowman sale to be held Thursday, September 25. These are of an unusually fine type of stock; also a spotted Poland China yearling boar. —Advt. s-24

Mrs. F. D. Burchard went to Hartford City Saturday where she met her husband, Lieut. Burchard, who only recently returned from overseas. They will visit his parents at and also hsr people at Redkey before returning home. All of the bridges* of Bartholomew county will be painted white, to make for greater safety for tile traveling public. Work has been started on the Marr bridge across Clifty creek and will be continued until all have been painted, says a dispatch from Columbus. Perry Marlatt was out to his farm in Barkley township Saturday afternoon and picked about a dozen ears of corn from the 35 acres of corn he has on marsh land near the river that beats anything we have seen this season. Mr. Marlatt thinks it will average 80 bushels per acre. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels will go to Flora to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Delma Alter, and children. Mrs. Nowels has become a confirmed invalid and as it was next to Impossible to secure a girl or woman to do the housework and care for -her they decided to accept the daughter’s invitation to spend the winter with her. „ Mrs. Hayes Preston and children have made arrangements to move into a part of Miss Gertrude Hopkins’ residence on Park avenue, from the Bert Brenner property on the same street, recently sold to C. R. Welsse of Newton township. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nowels, who had been living in a part of the Hopkins house, have moved into the Miss Mattle .Hemphill property on Jackson street, recently vacated by C. A. Ross.

The first express carrying trip of the “Red Line” International Transportation Co.—the line that has been operating an express truck line between Indianapolis and Lafayette for several weeks and is now extending same to Chicago—came through Rensselaer Saturday and brought several crates of bananas, etc., to' retail stores here. It is understood that from now on regular dally trips will be made through here with these trucks, bringing in express at freight. rates and picking up produce and goods for Chicago or other points along the line. The route is established over the Jackson , highway.

Mre. Zoe Goff of Tulso, Okla., le. visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L Adams. Mrs. C. W. Hanley and Mrs. John Kolhoff and san Marvin were Lafayette goers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hendrickson and Mr. and Mrs. Join Adair are visiting relatives and friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gwin of Elkhart were the week-end guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin. Frederick Nukam returned to his home at Connersville Monday after a visit with his daughter, Mrs. L. M. Ritchey, of Jordan township. Mesdames J. I. Gwin and Cope >Hlanley went to Indianapolis Monday to attend a school of instruction for officers of . the Woman's Franchise league. Mr. and Mrs. IL R~ Anderson returned to their home in Indianapolis Monday after a visit here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Abbott. Miss Ellen Gwin went to Monticella Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. George Thomas. She will also visit relatives in Logansport before returning home. X ■ ■ Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, |1.35; oats, «62c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.25. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.10; oats, 66c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. Dr. E. C. English has sold his 151-acre farm 4 miles south of town on the Rensselaer-Remington road to C. M. Paxton. The consideration is not made public. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell and baby, who have been visiting Mrs. Bell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Adams, expected to leave yesterday for their home at Tulsa, Okla.

The funeral of Mrs. J. L. Hagin was held Sunday afternoon from the house, services being conducted by Rev. J. B. Fleming of the Presbyterian church, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Jones of Remington, accompanied by Mrs. Lura Beach and Ida Rettig of Chicago, were in Rensselaer Monday, the two latter taking the train here for their homes after a visit with the Jones’s. Mr. and Mrs. J. icCollum of Monticello came Monday and will make this city their home. Mr. McCollum will have charge of the new laundry which will soon open in the new Kanne building on Cornelia street. J. J. Montgomery and Clarence Garver left Sunday in the former’s auto for Dayton, O. The latter returned via rail yesterday, but Mr. (Montgomery will remain for a few days to look after somte business matters.

Word comes from Remington that Mrs. A. A. Fell is steadily failing from cancer of the breast with which she has been suffering for several years and has undergone seven or eight operations for with no permanent relief. The Jasper County War Mothers will have a picnic dinner at the home of Abraham Halleck, at noon, next Saturday, Sept. 27. Each mother please bring a dish of eatables. The regular meeting will be held after the dinner. —Advt. Lon Healy, William Walter, Joe 'Hfallagan, Jack Murphy, Lambert Halsema, M. Quinlan, Henry Hordeman, Charles Brusnahan and Bernard Luers attended the K. of C. institution and banquet at Delphi Sunday. Ex-Judge Deery and Fr. Monahan of Peru were the principal speakers. John Holder of .Brook visited his daughters, E. E. Shumaker and Mrs. Ross Ramey, here the last of the week. .Mr. Holder has purchased a small farm % mile from Three Oaks, Mich., and will move onto same this faK. He got S3OO per acre for hls«ls-acre farm near Brook and paid $125 per acre for the 8-acre farm in Michigan.

The oil company having leases on lands over in the south part of Hanging Grove and the north part of Milroy townships has started building a test well on the John Herr land near McCoysburg. The Democrat hopes that the effort will be successful, but the victims of oil stock promoters in "Jasper county oil fields,” and also the Thayer oil field, probably number many thousands throughout the country, while about the only "oil’’ that has been developed is that which has been supplied by the purchasers of stock in the various companies organized.

John P. Ryan, Theodore Phillips and Jerry Shea were down from Gillam Saturday. ATTENTION, CAR OWNERS! I am prepared to half-sole your tires with Oates Half-Solos on tires of all sizes. These are punctureproof and guaranteed 3.500 m<ies Cost only one-half as much as you

pay for standard tires. Tire and tube repairing at reasonable prices. Also handle Gates’ tested tubes in all sizes. Ford Special Oil, lubricating oil and grease. Free air and water. Come and see how Gates’ Half-Sole tires are put on. All work will be given careful intention. ’Phone 109.—JOHN J. EDDY.