Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1919 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, 29, 1919

BED-ROOM FURNITURE We have just received a large shipment of high grade Bed-Room Furniture In brown mahogany and Amerloan walnut. * Beds Dressers Chiffiohiers Chlffionettes Sold in Complete Suites or Single Pieces W. J. WRIGHT RENSSELAER, INDIANA

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. F. H. Hemphill went .to Roann Saturday for a few days' visit with relatives. Miss Irene Hoover was in Chicago Saturday to take further treatment in skin grafting. • Miss Thelma Wynegar of South Bend came Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Paul Parkison. i Miss Ruth Benbow of Winamac is visitiiig the I. N. Hetnphill family and other relatives here for a few days. • L.' B. Burns left Friday for his home at Alexander, N. D., after a short visit here with ihis brother, * Li. M. Burns. Mts. C. Pancoast and daughter Oka of Newton township and F. E. McELheney were Lafayette visitors Saturday. Mrs. Carl Heinz and daughter Dorothy of Hammond came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Mrs- Robert Smith and children went to Rockfield Friday for a visit over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hines.

Robert Batriigartner, who is attending a law school in Chicago, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs- C. E. Baumgartner. Clyde Gunyon, who has charge of a large dredging business in Wisconsin, came Saturday for a visit with his wife and other relatives. < —... Mr. and Mrs- Noble York and baby returned to their home at Terre Hlaute Saturday after a visit here « with the former’s mother, Mrs. Emma York. We want the women to inspect the auto boots which we are introducing. See these at the Free Rubber Exhibit at B. N. Fendig's Shoe Store, Saturday, Nov* 1.

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Miss Nina Martindale was a Lafayette goer Friday. If you hare poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. tt a Miss Bertha Florence went to Chicago Friday where She will be employed. Mrs. D. W. Waymire left Saturday for Ohio City, 0., for a visit with relatives.. Mre. Marion Learning and son Firman of Chicago came SatuMay for a visit with Mrs. F. B. Learning. Mrs. Ernest Beaver and children and Miss Pearl Hague of east of town visited relatives at Brookston Saturday and Sunday.

All are invited to the cafeteria supper at the parochial school hall Saturday evening, Nov. 1, commencing at 5 o’clock. —Advt.

Mrs. Earl Bruner and brother, Bert Johnson, of Baroda, Mich., came Saturday for a visit with relatives here and at Mb Ayr. Leo Reeve, clerk in the Rensselaer postoffice, held a civil service examination at Shelby Saturday for I/rural carrier out of that place* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes of Aurora, 111., spent Saturday and Sunday here with the former’s daughter, Mrs- Harry Watson, and husband. Mrs. Elmer Brannaman and children left Saturday for South Bend where her husband has secured employment and where they will make their future home. Miss Harriet Harmon, who for some time had -been employed in the telephone office here, left Sat--urday for Kokomo where with her mother, Mrs. Susie Harmon, she । will reside with her brother, Russel (Harmon. Capt. J. L. Haglns has received word that his nephew, Lewis Cas?, who had recently been discharged from the navy, had become mentally deranged and is now in a sanitarium in Florida. The young man has visited here and will be remembered by our readers. \

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

D. J. Babcock spent Sunday ini Lafayette. Bee how rubber’ boots are made at B. N. Fendlg’s Shoe Store Saturday, Now. 1. W. I. Spitler, who Is now em* ployed in Chicago, spent the weekend here with 1 his family. Mlsi G. Woolton, nurse for the late Albert Witham, returned to Chicago Monday afternoon. Mrs. s' A. Arnold of Barkley township • went to Delphi Monday for a week’s visit with her parents. Miss Bernice Long of Purdue university spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs- J. H. Long. Mr. and Mrs- Cecil Lee Aoved to Onarga, 111., Tuesday where Mr. Lee will engage in the iproduce business./ Mrs. G. W\ Loveless went to Lafayette Monday to attend the funeral qf her mother-in-law, Mrs. S. C. Loveless.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kyle of ReimKigton were in Rensselaer Friday to meet Mrs. Nellie Sherwood, who came down from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wright returned to their ihome at Greenfield Saturday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank King. Henry Platt went to Springfield, 111., Friday wUere he will be employed on the Smith & Thompson concrete road contract. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rhode and daughter, Mrs. Lena Eastburn, of Brookston!, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton. Jack Miller, son of Mr and Mrs. J. J. Miller of this city, was married at Monticello Saturday afternoonl to Miss Blanche Miller of Monon. . _ • V V _« - JI —

The young ladies will gladly serve you at the cafeteria supper in, the parochial schdbl hall Saturday evening, Nov. 1, from 5 •o’clock on.—Advt.

Miss Marie Hamilton, who is attending Butler college at Indianapolis, spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton.

Edward Drake will hold a public sale at his residence, 4 miles southwest of Francesville, on Feb. 24. 200 head of stock and im•plements will be sold.—Advt. nls

Our new ambulance 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. nls

Among the Chicago goers Friday were Mrs. Ora T. Ross, Mrs. J. D. Allman and daughter Florence', Mrs. John A. Dunlap and brother, A. A. Johnspn, Granville Moody and G. J. Jessen. Mrs. A. Elb and daughter Jennie of Barkley township met the Revs. L. <B. Ragen of Crawfordsville and V 7. N. Spitler of Chicago here SatV- rday and all proceeded to Mt. r where services were held Buni.ay. Johan Warne had the misfortune t mash the thumb on his left ■.nd and tear the nail therefrom at Thursday While assisting in some preparatory to hauling rock for sopie road work near that plaee. Mr. and Mrs- 'O. L. Parks drove down from day for a week’s visit with their adn Charles of Newton township and to close up the sale of the old home 40-acre farm, on which the latter resides, to him. W. T. Elmore was over frolm Remington Friday afternoon. Warner occasionally tires of the monotony of sitting around on the store boxes at Remington and discussing the problems of the day, and has acquired the habit the last couple of years of getting out and working a little- once in a while. He only recently returned from South Bend, where he was employed for several weeks in the Studebaker wagon -factory, in the parts' department. County Agent Stewart Learning has rented Mrs. Frank Tobias’s residence property* on Front street, and the latter has purchased the depot restaurant and will . take charge of same. She and her husband operated this restaurant once be/fore, some years ago, ' selling same to Harry Gallagher, and since then the place has changed hands several times. Mr. and Mrs. David Haste, who have owned the business for the past year, will return to their own property, now occupied /by County Agent Leatmjng.

Quite a number of Hallowe’en parties are scheduled for Friday evening. Yesterday’s local prices on- eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 55c; butterfat, 67c. Miss Martha Ramp spent Sunday with friends in Chicago, returning home Monday. Mrs. John Beecher, who suffered a stroke of paralysis last Friday afternoon, is reported to be slightly Improved. Jdy w. Stockton opened bls new cafeteria lunch room In the Makeever hotel building the last of the week. in the football game Saturday afternoon between the Rensselaer high school and the Logansport team at the latter plaoe the score was a tie, 6 to 6. . Firman Thompson and Emmet Laßue went to Syracuse, N. Y., the last of the week to> drive home a new Franklin, automobile for the Central garage Agency Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.26; oats, 65c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.20. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1; oats, 62c; Wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. Charles Lewis and two daughters left Sunday for their home at Waterville, Me., after a visit with the Graawille Moody and John R. Lewis of Barkley township.

Don’t forget the fried chicken supper the young ladles are serving at the parochial - school hall Saturday evening, Nov. 1, commencing at 5 o’clock. You will be welcome. —Advt.

Misses Mamie Bever, Ada Robinson and Alice Ryan, the latter of Gillam township, left Monday for Washington, D. €., for a visit with the Rensselaer girls who are holding government positions there. * Attorney W. H. Parklson backed his car into the light post near the Sharp photograph studio yesterday morning, smashing the light globe to atoms and tearing the ipost loose from its concrete foundation. Ed Harris was over from Mt. Ayr Saturday to see a Rensselaer doctor. Mr. Harris haxi bean confined his home the past few weeks with Illness, and he showed the effects thereof on his visit here Saturday. « Sunday and Monday were dark, cloudy days, with considerable rain Monday and Monday night. Yesterday was quite a bit cooler, the mercury at noon being down to 40 degrees and the indications were that it would freeze last nlgnt. Mr. and Mrs. C- F. Stackhouse returned from Colburn' yesterday, bringing with them the latter’s mother, Mrs. Emerlne Israel, who Is in quite poor health. The trip was made via automobile, and Mrs. Israel Is said to have stood the trip quite well.

It certainly pays to avertise, ad little Johnny Pool said. The con' tractor on the partly improved streets in Rensselaer begum the work of spreading additional fine rock or screening on Austin avenue Friday afternoon, and it now begins to look as though we might get these streets completed yet this fall, after over three years at the job. The army hospital train from Camp Grant, 111., pulled put Monday morning for Watseka, 111., after four days’ stay In Rensselaer in the Interests of recruiting the service. So Jar as The Democrat is able to learn no recruits were secured here. The young men connected with the <• train were well 'behaved and created a very favorable impression while here. “Commodore” 'O’Connor of Knlihan called The Democrat Monday morning to tell us that he had a pear tree that was in full bloom and also had a white Illas bush in bloom. It is very unusual of course for us not to have a freeze before Nov. 1, but Mr. O’Connor says that he distinctly the fall of 1874, his first year in Indiana, when he was engaged in cooking for a dredge crew in Beaver lake district in Newton county, that we got no killing frost nor freeze until January following. On Jan. 1 a few inches of snow fell and a few days later a little moi-e snow came, which was the coldest weather had up to that time.

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. , b

Herbert Hammuond was a Chicago goer Monday. Rev. J. B. Fleming was at Whiting Monday on church businessMiss Bessie Stuart returned to Lafayette Monday Where she is attending business college. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Simpson went to Sheridan Saturday. for a visit with' the former’s mother. • • r -1 J—j— Carl Eiglesbach of Chicago spent the week-end here with hl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elglegbach. Mrs. Harry 'Hufty spent Saturda'y and Sunday In- Monticello with her husband, who Is now employed In a meat market there. A pick-up team of football players, with Simon Thompson as manager, met the St. Joseph college team at the college grounds Sunday afternoon. The score was 13 to 0 In favor of the college team. I

MONON TRAINS COLLIDE WITH AUTOMOBILES

Monon Michigan City local passenger train No. 2, northbound, struck an automobile at the road crossing south of Brookston Sunday morning at 9:40 o’clock, Injuring Wilbur MoClaln and Buck Elston. Both men were bruised and cut by flying glass from the windshield in the auto. The machine was badly damaged. Monon passenger train No. 31, southbound, over the air line division, from Chicago to Indianapolis, struck an automobile at Armour Crossing, near Chicago, at 5:50 o’clock Sunday evening. The car contained two passengers, Ed B. Vanslyke and son, who was driving. The machine was badly wrecked. Mr. Vandyke was badly Injured, while his son escaped with slight Injuries.

AMERICANISM PLUS

The third Red Cross roll eall campaign will start Nov. 2 and continue until Nov. 11, the first anniversary of the armistice. It is imperative 'that you continue your membership for the Red Cross, while fulfilling America’s obligation to the stricken people of Europe, and (must respond to the call at home to meet the greater peacetime responsibilities revealed by cessation of war. This means at home: 1. Organisation of the nation’s health forces by co-operation with existing agencies and by Independent action in unorganized communities. Education of housewives, school children and x other groups in food preparation, home hygiene and care of the sick. 2. Expansion of home service in those communities where no similar service exists to provide the same help to civilian families that has been given families of our fighting men. (In 90% of the home service communities there existed no similar Providing an Information service to explain facilities offered by the government and private sources. Inspiring co-operative effort to make communities safer and better places In which to live. . 3. Emergency relief In epidemics and disaster. 4. Permanent duty with the army and navy. 5. Helping the nation’s fighters

FEED ON TRACK SOON • Car Choice Pea Green Alfalfa Hay, Third Cutting-Aiso Car Middlings > Another car Armour’s Stock Feed, Dairy Feed, Hominy Feed and Hog Feed. This hog feed contains meat meal and peanut meal. Considered by the largest feeders to be the best feed sold on the market. Get our prices on these feeds and let us book you and take it off the car. It will save you money; besides we are crowded for room. If you haven’t time to come after it this week we can deliver same to you at a small cost. Get your order in, as some of this feed is already booked. , , IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS Office

back to civilian life 6. Child welfare work. 7. First alff. In Europe: 1. Relieving distress among war sufferers and helping their countries recover from the ’war. 2. Distribution of surplus store* donated by the American army. • §. Helping the war orphans in Europe through the Junior Rod' Cross. The master problem of clvllisa- ‘ tlon Is to engage as many people with as much enthusiasm in upbuilding processes of peace as, by the traditions of ages, it has always been possible to enlist in the destructive agbventure of war. When people shall have learned to sacrifice themselves as readily on the altar of the common weal as they sacrifice themselves on the altars of war, will the world be saved, and not until then. ••

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List of Those Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat since last Saturday’s issue and, especially to those received by mall, this publication shall act an a receipt until the- date on the label of their paper *s changed. Those Indicated by an • are new subscribers: Henry Hunsicker, Wheatfield. •J. Hoffman, Fair Oaks, R-l. Jerry Bitfher, Francesville, R-5. ♦A. A. Brown, Kniman. • H E. Bchwanke, Thayer, R-l. A A. Lockard, Fair Oaks, R-2. •William Kupke, Francesville, R-5. G. M. Slgo, Rensselaer, R-4. Carl Hamacher, Lowell. John Daniels, Parr, R-l. Waitman Reeder, Remington, R-4. Mrs. Bertha /Taylor,' Hoopeston, Ill* w Clarence Hurley, Wheatfield, R-l. Joseph Smith, Rensselaer. W. R. Willetts, McCoysburg. Oliver -Hamilton, Rensselaer, R-4. John Brown, Lisbon, N. D. Ed Hall, Medaryville, R-l. •Hgrry Rlsfallng, Lee. Harry Brown, Rensselaer, R-2. '•Osa Ritchey, Rensselaer, R-4. R. D. Shook, Artesian, 8. D. Joe Moosmlller, Rensselaer. Mrs. Alfred Budreau, Momence, 111. Sherman Biggs, Rensselaer. Mrs. William Swarts, Rosebud, Mont. •Lewis Schatzley, Wheatfield. R-l. Sam Scott, Rensselaer, R-l. Mist Det! Yeoman, Remington. Thomas Stine, Rensselaer, R-4. W- L Wood, Rensselaer. •Granville' Moody, Rensselaer. • R-l George Grube, Wheatfield, R-l. - Ray Bristow, McCoysburg, %1. •John L. S. Gray, Rensselaefw Charles Marlin, Rensselaer. John R. Gray, Rensselaer.

NOTICE TO FARM BORROWERS I The Walker Township Farm Loan association will meet at the Walker Center school . house the first Saturday night of each month. Anyone wishing any loans should see some of the members or be present at the regular meetings. Everybody welcome.': —William Stalbaum, president; V. M. Teer, score tary-treasurer. 11 A new lot of pen and pencil tablets, lead pencils, pound and boat correspondence stationery (including Thistle Linen), envelopes, ete.. Just received in The Democrat’s % Fandy Stationery and Office Supply Dept.

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