Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

■Country Sorghum at ROWLES & PARKER’S. 025 If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. « Mrs. C. M. Blue visited friends at Highland and Hammond a few days this week. Mrs. Ed Dibell, Miss Ethel Dibell and Mirs. Ed Jackson of Wolcott were visitors in tfae' city Tuesday. Mesdames W. Hanley and A. Halleck attended the state meeting of War Mothers in Indianapolis this week. Mrs. Kenton Blankenship went to Oamton, 111., Tuesday for a visit with her brother, George Slaughter, and family. U. Iliff and Charles Simpson attended the Red Men’s grand lodge meeting, held at Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. M~ D. Gwin, Mrs- A. H. Hopkins and Mrs. Clara Andrus attended a meeting of associated clubs at Kokomo Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Casto, who had been at Westpoint, Miss., for some time, returned to Rensselaer the first of the week and will make this city their home. Mrs. C. F. Stackhouse returned home Tuesday evening from, .a visit with her' mother, Mrs- Israel, at Colburn, Ind. Her mother had been quite sick but is improving. Mrs. R. D. Shook left Tuesday for her home at Artesian, S- D., after a several weeks visit with ■her father, Charles Pullins, of Barkley township and other relatives and old friends.

Yesterday's local prices on eggs and butterfat: Egigs, 54c; butterfat, 67c. « Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schatzley of Wheatfield township were business visitors in the city Thursday. F. M. Lawrence of Logansport came Tuesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. William Faylor of Union township. Robert MULiron of Indianapolis visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0/ Milliron, here a few days this week. Mrs. W. Day returned to her home in Indiamaipolis Tuesday after a visit here with Mr. and' Mrs. A. Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bu dream drove over from Momence, 111., Wednesday to look after same business matters here. Harvey Phillips of” Hanging Grove township returned home Wednesday evening from a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Jlay McDonald, at Monticello.

Abe Martin asks: “What’s become o' th’ ole time merchant whose motto wuz, ‘Quick Sales an’ Small Profits’? Some folks don’t seem inclined t’ lay away anything for th’ future but liquor.”

Mrs. Julia Hunt left Tuesday for her home at Winfield, Kan., after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. John T. Culp. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her nephew, John G. Culp, of\Barkley. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner, accompanied by the latter’s mother, Mrs. I. J. Porter, of Valparaiso, drove over Tuesday evening and visited until Wednesday with relatives and friends. Mrs- Porter remained for a longer visit with her son Boyd add wife.

Potatoes, >1.75 per bushel, for Friday and Saturday—ROWLES A PARKER. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were W. Q. Rowles and J. Bennema. Rev., X K Fleming went to South Bend yesterday to attend a Presbytery meeting. B. G. Parks, Mrs. W. D. Bringle, Mrs. Ed Reeve and Miss Mary Goetz were Lafayette goers Thursday. • If you are looking for a Boston fern, look soon, or the joke will be on you.— —H OLDEN’S GREENHOUSE. ts Mr. and Mrs. James Marshall or Kersey were called to Miami Thursday by the serious illness of a relative. ' Try a sack of Occident, the highest grade flour on the market. 49 pounds, ,|3.50. —ROWLES & PARKER. 025 Mrs. J. E. Pinsak of Chicago came Wednesday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs- Joseph Putts, of southwest of town. Misses Mamie Bever and Ada Robinson) expect to leave Monday for Washington, D. C., for a visit with the Rensselaer girls ecn<ployed there.

Hildred Pefley, who had been employed over in Illinois on the Smith & Thompson concrete road contracts for some time, returned home this week. Mrs. Van Wood returned home Wednesday evening from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harley Bruce and Mrs. Will Rlshling, near Crawfordsvllle and Lafayette. A. F. Long returned home Tuesday evening from Benton Harbor, Mich., accompanied by his wife, who had been visiting there, and his daughter, Mrs. Russel Strawbridge, and two children. Rev. J. E Dean of Barkley, Mrs. Randolph Wright of Newton township and Mrs. H; B. Murray, Misses Blanche Ott, Agnes, Hannah and Kate Welsh and Anna Bullis were Lafayette goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Loos ot Coshocton, 0., who had been visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. W. H. Snedeker, and family, left Wed 1 - nesday for a visit at Indianapolis, Tipton and Springfield, 0., before returning to their home. Circuit court item in Lafayette Journal: ‘‘Leonard L. Lefler and Grace M. Lefler allowed to adopt Nora Eleanor Rushaw, minor, and the child to be known as Margaret Ann Lefler.” Mr. and Mrs. Lefler are former residents of Jasper county.

Mr- and Mrs. George Healey, Jr., and baby of Baltimore, Md., came Wednesday for a visit with the former’s parents. George expects to take a position-' on the Frankfort Crescent-News, recently purchased by his father and L. H. 'Hamilton. Letters remaining uncalled for in the Rensselaer postofflce for the week ended Oct- 20: John/ Byrne, B.“ Heeter, Rosalind Koss, C. H. Lewis, Abe Morton and Mrs. Chas. Mendel. If not called for the above letters will be sent to the deadletter office Nov. 3. During the band concert Wednesday evening young ladies from the Red Cross beadquarters pasted emblems, “Join the Red Cross,’’ on the windshields of the automobiles which lined the streets, thus carrying into all parts of the community a reminder of the big Red Cross drive. ■Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Flint, daughter Dorothy and son Samuel of Pierpont, S. D., passed through Rensselaer via auto yesterday on their way to Remington for a visit with relatives. They made the trip from Pierpont to Lowell in four days, visiting Mr- Flint’s mother at Lowell.

W. B. Newman of Hammond, salesman for the Monon Stone company, was in Rensselaer Thursday and reported that his company was unable to make deliveries now> owing to the railroads having placed an embargo against the use of cars except for hauling coal and sugar beets. The special election held last Tuesday in Kentland and 7 Jefferson township, Newton county, on the proposition of building a new joint school house, was carried by a vote of 312 “for” to 68 “against.” The vote in town was 205 for, 47 against; and in the township -107 for to 21 against.

■POTATOES—SpeciaI for Friday and Saturday, 51.75 'per bushel.— ROWLES A PARKER. Mrs. Isaac Leopold went to Frankfort Wednesday for * visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fletcher. Robert Midh al returned to his holme at Reynolds Thursday after a visit with his sons, Gail and Vern Michal, at Kniman. ■> Charles Lewis and two daughters of Waterville, Me., are visiting the John R. Lewis and Granville Moody families in Barkley township. ’ Miss Elda Garrott, a trained nurse of Lafayette, visited here a few days the first of the week with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Hltchlngs. Mr. and Mrs. .Harry Hayes, who had been visiting for several months In Texas and Oklahoma, returned to Rensselaer Thursday. William and Naracy Williamson of Westfield came Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs- Arthur Williamson in the north part of town. Mrs. Mary Fleming left Wednesday for her home at Franklin, Pa., after a visit here with her brother-in-law, Rev. J. B. Fleming, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bart Murphy left Thursday for their home in Philadelphia, Pa., after a visit here with the former’s brother, Charles Murphy, and family.

Dr. and Mrs. H. t. Brown returned home Wednesday evening from a short visit with relatives at Ottawa, 111., making the trip in their new Franklin. John Law of south of town left Wednesday for Newcomerstown, 0., near which place he recently purchased a farm. He is preparing to unove onto the farm soon. Mrs. James Peck returned Thursday from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Vern Balcom, at Gary, and continued on to her home at remington the same evening. Mrs. B. T. Clark of Pueblo, Colo., who had been visiting relatives at Indianapolis and Lafayette, oame Thursday for a visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Leslie Clark. Our new amtxulamee has arrived. We are now prepared to take care of trips to or from the hospital. Our new ambulance is designed for that special service.—WOßLAND BROS. . nl6 Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn (old), >1.26; oats, 65c; wheat, 12.11; rye, |1.20. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 80c; oats, x 63c; wheat, >2.11; rye, |1.45. It is reported that Dr. C. E. Johnson has purchased the E. J. Duvall lot on Park avenue, Just north of Dr. Catt’s residence, and will build a fine house thereon next season.

Dr. and Mrs. Lowell Snorf and bafay of Chicago are here to be near Mrs. Snorf’s grandfather, Henry O. Harris, wtho Is In a very critical condition at the county hospital. J. W. Rains went to Kentland Thursday as a witness In the M. I. Adams et al vs. Earl Adams case, and expected to continue from there to Washington, 111., to join his wife at the bedside of her mother, who Is seriously 111. Among those here to attend the funeral of Mrs. D. E. Hollister Tuesday afternoon were Spencer Hollister of Billings, Mont., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maines and Harry Hollister of Hopkins Park, 111., and Miss Ruth Wood of Champaign, 111. The ashes of Jay Dwlgglns, formerly of Rensselaer, who recently died In California, were sent here for burial, the burial taking place at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon In Weston cemetery, Rev. J. B. Fletmilng conducting short services at the cemetery. Harry Hickman returned Wednesday frotm Philadelphia, Pa., -Where he re-enllsted In the navy for another four years. He was granted a 30-day furlough, which he will spend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hickman, here. He holds the rank of chief petty officer and received a bonus of $332 for re-enllsting and will receive S9O per month while in service.

C. P. Fate of Crown Point was a visitor In the city Wednesday evening and Thursday. The most real automobile for the money on the market today can be seen at the Overland show room; |845 f. o. b. Toledo, 0. If in the market for a light car do not fall to see and ride in this one.—Advt. <3. M. Paxton of this city, who has been at the Washington Boulevard hospital in Chicago for a week or more, underwent an operation last Friday for ulcers of the stomach. He is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr have closed their home here for the winter and gone to Lafayette where they will stay with their daughter, Mrs. John Copsey, out at the Soldiers’ Home, where MrCopsey is employed as a baker. It Is understood also that Mrs. Carr has a position there at matron Qf one of the cottages. Mrs. Henry Randle and daughter, Mrs. Nora Phillips, have stored their household effects in a part of their residence on north Cullen street and have rented the rest of the house until March 1 to Mi. and Mrs. Franklin Grant. They will spend the winter with another daughter of Mrs. Randle’s, Mrs. J. H. McConnehay, at Pullman, 111. Mrs. Randle will be taken to Pullman today by auto and Mrs. Phillips will follow later-

Simon Hochstetler's carload of Wisconsin potatoes did not get in until Wednesday noon, and Thursday at 4 o'clock the 800 bushels were completely sold out and taken from Che car. Cases of diphtheria, reported among school children of Winamac, have caused the city health officer to order the sdhools dosed until next Monday. If the situation warrants It they will remain closed longer. Several homes have been quarantined and one death has been reported. The funeral of Chris Sack was held Thursday afternoon from the residence in the east part of town, conducted by Rev. Strecker of the M. E. church, and burial made in the Crockett cemetery in southeast Marlon. Mr. Sack leaves a wife but no children. Sarnie time ago Mr. and Mrs. Saok conveyed their house and lot to the local charity board, who were to look after their comfort and maintenance, and have since done so. Objections were made to Showing the movie picture, "The End of the Road,’.’ In Rensselaer and Mr. Allen, the new manager of the Star theater, after going to considerable expense in advertising same, canceled the picture. Ho states that he was unaware of its nature until the advance notices were sent him, as it had been booked before he purchased the Star, and wgs very glad to cancel it. He does not desire to put on anything b><t good clean pictures, and will not do so if he knows IL