Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1919 — Page 5

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1919.

Library Tables We have added several new pattertis of Library Tables to our already large stock. Sac them on the 3rd floor. Cedar Chests We now have a complete line of Cedar Chests in plain, brass bound and period designs, ranging in price from $12.50 up.» Ist floor. W. J. WRIGHT RENSSELAER, INDIANA

LOCAL NEWS

Phone your order for cabbage to C. H. LEAVEL, No. 674. ts W. I. Hoover went to Detroit, Mich., Tuesday and drove home a new Dodge car. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were George Long, Mrs. A. Gangloff and Mrs. A. J. Bellows. Jay Makeever of near Mt. Ayr went to Frankfort Thursday as a layman delegate to the Methodist district conference. Mrs. Rebecca Jacob of Vandalia, Mich., is visiting her brother, Joseph Stewart, and family of Hanging Grove township. Thursday’s Lafayette Journal: Glenn Emmerson, boilermaker helper at the Monon shops, will spend Sunday in Rensselaer. Mrs. George Crawford of Forest and Mrs. John Lor,e of Monticello came Wednesday for a few days’ visit with Mr. < and Mrs. B. J. Moore. Clocks will be turned back to the old time on Sunday, October 26, for keeps and it is hoped that no more fool congresses will attempt to “reform” the time again. Loy Hess, accompanied by John M. McCloud of near Fowler, left Tuesday for his farm he recently purchased near Ravenna, — 0., andwhere he expects to move his family in a few weeks. E. P. Lane, who underwent an operation in the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago recently for enlarged glands in his neck, caused from ad attack of influenza last winter, returned to his home here Tuesday evening and is getting along nicely, although still quite weak.

SPECIAL CREAM DAY We wish to invite our old patrons as well as everybody interested in the production of cream to visit our new Cream Receiving Station next SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th We are located in our new building where we have every facility for handling your cream with Cleanliness, Accuracy and Dispatch If you have never sold us cream—We invite you to call on us. If you are a former patron—We invite you to resume your selling to us. If you are a present patron—We, of course, want your continued business. .. To celebrate the moving into our new quarters we will give a USEFUL SOUVENIR to every one bringing in cream next Saturday. Remember the date and make an especial effort to be the recipient of one of these useful articles — GIVEN AWAY. The Fox Rivor Butter Co. Rensselaer, ind. WALLACE & HERATN, Managers

Vern Nowels and Orla Clouse were Chicago goers Tuesday.

Bargains You Cannot Afford to Miss. FOR Saturday Only PHONE 344 10 Bars Swift's Pride ,pth, 63c 3 Bars Palm O r Olive soap Ov Kasper's Desert Chief Coffee, per lb. OOL New White Clover 30c A Complete Line of . Fruits and Vegetables, including Head Lettuce _ Cranberries Cauliflower Grape Fruit Celery Apples Tomatoes Oranges Bananas Sweet Potatoes Ideal Grocery PHONE 344

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Charles Moseunan went to Elgin, 111., Thursday for a visit with relatives. * Yesterday’s local .prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 49c; butterfat, 60c. » | Allen Somers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Somers, got a fall Saturday and broke both bones in his left wrist. » Mrs. Sam Wiles of Barkley township went to Monon Thursday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Webb. Mrs. Martha Smith of Seafleld came Tuesday for a visit with the Joseph Smith family on south Van Rensselaer street. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels left yesterday afternoon for Forest, Ind., to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Debma Alter. Mrs. Margaret Landis of Monticello came Wednesday for a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Floyd Robinson and Mrs. Mel Abbott. Lewis Norman, son of Mr. and Mrs. C; D. Norman of Willow Creek, Mont., is visiting relatives and old friends in Jasper county. David Long and Henry Mohler of Carroll county came the first of the week for a visit with the Elias Arnold family of Barkley township. Mrs. Hettie Nichols went to Chicago Thursday for a visit with her sons, Earl and Joseph, the latter having just returned from a trip to South America. Ray C. Yeoman of Indianapolis visited here Tuesday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman, continuing on to Chicago Wednesday morning. J. M. Banks has moved' his music store from the Makeever Hotel room into the room formerly occupied by the John Werner tailor shop on Van Rensselaer street. Mrs. I. M. Washburn and daughter Elsie spent the week with Mrs. E. M. Graham and family in Indianapolis. Mrs. Graham expects to leave next week for Daytona Beach, Fla., to spend the winter. Charles Schleman of Newton township has purchased the John Clouse property on Vine street, immediately east of the property he recently purchased of Jesse Nichols. Consideration is understood to have been $3,500.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Humphreys and Ray and Harold Fidler returned Monday from a week’s visit at Terre Haute and Calmont, Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys visiting his relatives at the latter place and the Fidler boys visiting in Terre Haute. The Democrat is informed that the new hotel project is not dead by any means, as some people seem to have inferred, but Mr. Moody has been working on a change oT the plans for same and when the architects have completed same — which will be very soon —the matter will be taken wp with renewed interest and activity. Mrs. Branson Clank of Milroy township left Wednesday for Gardner, Kan., to remain indefinitely with her daughter, Edith Clark, who is sick at her uncle’s, Alva Clark’s. Monday evening 65 relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Clark in Milroy with well-filled baskets and enjoyed the evening with her ere her departure "for Kansas. Wednesday was the 70th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Jasper Makeever of near Mt. Ayr, and all her children, except Mrs. Otis Phillips, of near St. Anne, 111., gathered at the family home in honor of the, occasion. Mrs. Makeever is enjoying very good health indeed for one of her age. She was presented with a fine rocking chair by the children. While The Democrat does not endorse such methods, the action of the audience at Ardmore, Okla., Wednesday night in egging United States Senator James A. Reed of Missouri off the stage when he attempted to make one of his characteristic speeches against' the league of nations, no doubt expresses the sentiment of about 90% of the people of this country. A tremendous big rain fell here Wednesday, starting about 2 a. m. and 1 continuing until about noon. It is estimated that at least three inches of water fell and that with the rain of Sunday night and Monday forenoon fully four Indhes of water fell. It turned off bright and wanrfa' after . each rain, the mercury reaching 85 degrees each day, in the shade, since and the wheat and grass is growing wonderfully. We are likely to have some nice late pasture after all.

Mrs. Frank Marlatt and Mra.| Richard Potts went to Da Fayette Thursday to spend the remainder of the week with relatives. Miss Rosabelle Daugherty of Barkley township went to Chicago the first of the week to take a course at a musical training school. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunt. Mrs. E. W. Strecker and Miss Al Vert* Simpson went to Frankfort Thursday to attend the M. E. conference. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robinson of Gary visited here Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Downs. They are moving from Gary to Indianapolis. Wednesday morning’s rain was accompanied by a great deal of very sharp lightning, but no damage was , done so far as The Democrat has learned. W. C. Babcock. H. F. Parker. C. E. Baumgartner, Landy Magee and €. A. Ross returned Wednesday from a few days’ fishing trip in Michigan. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, |1.36: oats, 65c; rye, |1.27; wheat, $2.11. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 90c; oats, 63c; wheat. $2.11; rye, $1.45. Mrs. Albert Helsel of near Virgie went to St. Paul, Jfinn., Tuesday evening to see her daughter, Mrs. Leona Campbell, who recently underwent an operatio-n for appendicitis. Granville Moody, Httie granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane Long, and niece, Miss Jane Parkison, returned home Wednesday from a visit with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Charles Lewis, and family at Waterville, Me. Abe Martin says: “Tell Binkley is groomin’ hisself fer office next fall an announces his slogan ’ll be *A Full Gasoline Tank.’ If Senator Reed don’t call oft his speakin* tour there’s no tellln’ how high eggs ’ll git.” Mr. and Mrs. Sam Koslowsky have returned to this ctly to take up their residence and Mr. Koslowsky will be employed at the Rensselaer Manufacturing Co. plant. They had been visiting relatives in Canada for the past two weeks.

Howard York, who had been traveling with a show troupe through Ohio and Pennsylvania, returned home this week for a visit with his mother, after which he will go to Chicago for rehearsals before starting the winter’s engagements. Mr. and Mrs. William Gratner of Barkley township returned home Thursday from a month’s visit in Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas. They were accompanied home by the former’s sister, Mrs. E. E. Ott, of Dodgo City, Kan., who will visit relatives here, jnppph Reeve, who bad been employed for some time as a stenographer in the Monon offices in Chicago, has resigned and will take a position as clerk in the grocery department of Rowles & Parker’s store, and will begin his new duties Monday morning. The papering and decorating of the Van Rensselaer club rooms on the secondhand third floors of The Democrat building is nearly completed and the rooms will be ready for occupancy probably not later than the 15th at least. The club will certainly have very attractive quarters indeed. The body of Abner C. Griswold of Chicago will be brought here today at 2 p. m. and burial made in Crockett cemetery. Mr. Griswold was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Nettle Hoover, Mrs. Nelson Randle and Charles Phegley of this city, and was a former resident of southeast Marlon. Carl Brodney, Arthur 'Hurley and Paul Gordon, who said they lived near Rensselaer, had heard of the ease with which liquor could be purchased at Burnham and South Chicago, so they came up to get some last night. They filled up on it, laid in a, small stock and started for home. Reaching West Hammond shortly after imldnlght Brodney, driver of the automobile, became so sleepy he just couldn t keep the machine going straight. Round and round they rode, unable to get out of town, so a West Hammond policeman picked them up. This morning Brodney was fined $16.50 and his. companions $11.50 each by Judge Kowalski. —Hammond Times.

Until further notice I will be in Chicago -for postgraduate Instruction on Tuesday of each week, returning at 6 p. m. DR. L M. WASHBURN.

Monroe CLOTHES MADE ON sth Ave. New York City NEW YORK 525°2 to $35-00 Duvall’s Quality Shop

GO-OP [RM Ml« TELEPHONE 93 We invite all lovers of good meat, to call at our place Saturday for a Test Roast of Beef. Beef Roasts from lß© to 250 Chuck Beef Roasts. . 24© Pig Jowel 8ac0n.... 33© Plate Beef Roasts... l7b Country Style 32o Hamburger 100 per cent. Breakfast Bacon, whole or pure beef 23o half piece 4oo Spare Rib......... 190 Catu Ham> 2B<) Pork Shoulder Roasts 280 Fork Steak. , 29c Dryf us Uvular Hams 360 Chuck Steak 27o P°d< Sausaje 29o Veal Steak 2Bo Spring Lamb Roast. 300 Bologna, Frankfurters, Boiled Ham, Dried Beef, Minced and Pressed Ham, Cheese, Summer Sausage.

„ Mrs. Russel Hatton and little son of Kokomo, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts, of south of town, went to Chicago Thursday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Jack Pinsack.

You can save money and out down the H. C. L. by buying your groceries from us. Saturday Specials 0 , ■■■■■ ANY ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITH YOUR GROCERY ORDER: Krinkle Corn 1 1 P Oranges, per -I Q_ Flakes AAV dozen A x v Toasted Corn Alconut Oleo 30c All Kinds of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Highest Prices Paid for Eggs, Cash or Trade TELEPHONE 96 or 274 ROWLES & PARKER

I. H. -Riley is making extensive Improvements on the former Hasel Carr property, near the ball park, which he recently purchased, byputting in a large basement, furnace heat and bath.

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