Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1919 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1919

W. J. WRIGHT Student 'Desk and $12.50 Chair sl2-50 , \ BesK and Chair to match in fumed Oak ""THE Desk has 22x28 inch top with 1 two magazine racks below the writing table; also an ink well and paper holders on top. The chair is solid oak, square design and well made. This desk will make a real Xmas present for either a high school girl or boy. , * A i /./ The Hooker Electric Suction Sleeper We ha-Ve o-Ver 50 HOOVER in use t 'T'HEY sell every •week. After you 1 have used one for a few weeks you will wonder how you ever did without it. You can do away with your rug beating and you will find that you have less and less dirt in the house the longer you use a sweeper. Floor Lamps WATCH our windows at night when the Floor Lamps are lighted. Come in and let us show you the different colored shades. There are also some New Table Lamps. The VISTA Phonograph The Best Phonograph -Value offered in to tun today. Five models priced as follows: SBS, SIOO, $135 $165, $2.25. We also have the Paramount Records. % Cedar and Matting 'Bo.xes EVERY girl wants either a Cedar Chest or Matting Box. Today we have 17 styles of cedar chests and 9 of matting boxes. Some of the matting boxes have extra trays. 'Pedestals WE sell more Pedestals in December than during the balance of the year. Today we are showing 38 patterns in golden and fumed oak, mahogany or walnut. We have a number of Fancy Baskets, Jardiners, Waste Baskets, and Flower Holders that we carried over from last year that will be offered at one-half the f price marked. Kg W. J. WRIGHT Rensselaer, ■ Indiana

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

LOCAL NEWS

W. D. Bringle was a Lafayette goer Saturday. . If you hare poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone •47. Mrs. Bertha Liston of near Lowell came Friday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. J. A. Bicknell. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tullis of Jordan township spent the weekend with relatives in Hammond and Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers and daughter. Miss Nell, will leave today for Miami, Fla., to spend the winter months. Clarence Fate returned to his home at Crown Point Saturday after spending a couple of days here with old friends. J —i—— The Brook high school basketball team was defeated by the St. Joseph college team Saturday night by a score’ of 41 to 11. Charles Kessinger of Jordan township was called to Wabash Saturday by the Illness of his brother Willis, who has typhoid fever. S. 'A. Austin and family, for many years respected residents of Wheatfield township, left Friday for their new hprne near Sedalia, IndHerman Messman. and family and Harvey Messman and wife went to Chicago Monday, called there by the death of Mrs. Lawrence Kelley. See the Grevillea plant for Xmas at W. J. Wright’s window. Fine Boston fdrns for Xmas. Xmas wreaths being made now. Many fine gifts at (HOLDEN’S.

The local high school basket ball team played the Valparaiso team at the latter, place Friday night, resulting in a score of 48 to 10 in favor of Valparaiso. Mrs. Margaret Landis returned to her home at Monticello the last of the week after a visit here with her daughters', Mrs. Mell Abbott and MTs. Floyd Robinson. Purchase your box stationery and correspondence cards for Christmas presents at The Democrat office. A large and elegant line just received and in a variety of styles and prices. Thompson Ross and son Kennedy of Chicago and Livingston Ross, who is employed at Nilwood, 111., came Friday night for a few days’ visit with their mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Sam Lowery of north of town will hold a big public sale Thursday, Jan. 15,- preparatory to moving to the eastern part of the state where he recently purchased a farm. —Advt.

Ralph and Everett Zeigler, Mrs. Noah Zeigler and daughter Maude returned home from attending the funeral of Mrs. Roscoe Zeigler at Indianapolis Saturday. They were accompanied home by Roscoe Zelgler for a visit here with his parents. The redecorating of the interior of the Monon station in this city has been completed and the depot now presents a very neat and attractive appearance indeed. The work was in charge of T. J. Kurw rle of Paoli, a brother of President H. R. Kurrie of the Monon. J. C. Bristow of southeast of town will have a big public sale on Dec. 19, and expects to locate at Lofall., Wash., where Mrs. Brlstow’p father and two sisters reside. The farm on which he now lives has been sold to Fred Llnback, and the latter’s son will occupy same. Harvey Davisson, accompanied by Mrs. Ura Gwin and Mrs. Denna Hayes, left Saturday morning for McAllen, Tex. Mrs. Hayes will spend some time there with her son Harry wife and Mrs. Gwin will be joined there by her husband the last of this' month, and together they will spend the remainder of the winter there, William P. Bennett expects to. leave in a few days to spend the winter in the south. He will go first to Galveston, Tex., from there to the lower Rio Grande valley to look around for a few days, and from there will go to California. He has spent one or two winters in Florida and liked it there very much. If not suited as well with California he ' will go from there to Florida and spend tye remainder of the winter there.

Ed Bellows was over from Remington Saturday. •E, G. Sternberg of Chicago was in Rensselaer on business Friday. Mrs. William Shaw went to Anderson Friday for a visit ( with relatives. t- - Harry McColly returned home Monday from a short visit with relatives at Hammond? Mrs. Anna Mills and Mrs. Edward Mills and little daughter were Chicago goers Friday. Pefley pays more money for raw furs. Bring them in; the price will be right. Phone 475. ml Mrs. S- J. Olds, Miss Marjorie Loughridge and Charles Leavel were Lafayette goers Friday. 'Mrs. Rachael Scott went to Danville, 111., the last of # the week for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ann Hardesty. ' Mr. and L cT Beckman went to Chattsworth, 111., Saturday to attend the funeral of the former’s eldest -brother. Mrs. J. M. Wasson left Friday for a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Jesse WUson at Hammond and Mrs. Arthur Nowels at Columbia City. Ed Titus, third trick operator at the Monon station In this city, left last Friday for his home at St. Paul, Minn., for an extended visit. I will close out the balance of nTy Michigan apples Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Forsythe cold storage plant In Rensselaer. —ELIAS ARNGOLD, phone 913-F. dl3 Rev. R. E. Fleming of Fedorla, Kan., Is visiting his brother, Rev. J. B. Fleming, here this week, and last Sunday filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian church at Monticello. Thurston Otterberg moved the last*of the week onto the former William Faylor farm In Union township, recently purchased by Gus Johnson of Newton township. His good had been stored In Rensselaer.

The Reo Truck That truck users are more and more, comirfg to select a truck to carry their average load rather than one big enough for their maximum load’ is the conclusion of the F. H. Akers, sales manage/ of the Reo Motor Car Co. “There was a time not so long ago when the average buyer figured up z the biggest load that he would ever want to haul and tried to buy a truck big enough to carry it,” says Mr. AkerS? “But the experienced uper has come to realize that there is nothing so expensive as a truck carrying half a load unless It is the truck which is so slow that it wastes the time of an expensive driver. “Few .users have loads which cannot be spilt up into units of 2,000 to 3,000 pounds. When they have a truck which will handle a ton with maximum economy they have the most economical truck. If the truck has real speed it will make two trips while a heavy truck is making one and handle the same tonnage in an hour. Of course it has lower first cost, and lower costs of operation and maintenance- Its biggest savings over the heavy truck are on the occasions when the two-tonner must travel with half a load. “The fact that more trucks of 3-4-ton rated capacity were sold during the third quarter of this year than of any other type, and that Reo made almost as many of these as all the other put together, shows, I think, the trend of popular favor. - Speed plus sturdiness plus reliability have won this leadership. “Reo Speed Wagons operate regularly over schedules requiring them to deliver loads of a ton to a ton and a half at points 25 miles distant within an hou’r. And they keep to their schedules. I know of one Speed Wagon and that has delivered six tons of coal from car to dwelling house basement in an hour, and that in pinches has delivered 50 tons of coal in a day. That is what real speed in a real truck makes possible. "A high-powered motor plus pneumatic tires makes it possible for this truck to venture where another would fail. The coal delivery wagon I spoke of pulls up over lawns to basement windows where a heavy truck on solid tires would stick fast. It is this ability to negotiate soft ground and rough going which makes the Speed Wagon the ideal vehicle for the farmer. - "Another advantage to be derived from the use of pneumatic tires is the lessening of the time required to return to the loading point for another load. With solid tires, it is impractical for the truck to run at a high rate of speed even If it were able to do so, as the vibration due to the solid tires and the high rate of speed would soon ruin the truck. “The Speed Wagon is able to return to its loading point at a fast rate because its pneumatic tires tires afford the truck the same protection as they do a passenger car. This saves time for. the driver and lowers very greatly the cost of Maintenance per ton-mile.” W. I. HOOVER & SON, Agents, Rensselaer, Ind.

We Advise Our Customers to do their Christmas Shopping NOW As it is secure replacement oLholiday goods. We Have a Complete Line of Toys for girls and boys Books, Bibles, Post Cards Stationery, China, Men’s Ties Ivory Goods, Pictures Aluminumware (the Famous Viko Brand,) Candies, Peanuts Beaucoup and other articles. BURCHARD’S 5 and 10c and Variety Store

Try a want ad in The Democrat. Mrs. Donald Beam and Miss Madeline Warren spent Monday In Chicago. Mrs.~ Frank Wagner and children of Wolcott are visiting relatives In Rensselaer this week. Ed J. Kays left yesterday for his home at Hinsdale, Mont., after a visit with relatives here. Miss Bernice Long of Purdue spent the week-end hdra with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Long. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Catt visited the. former’s brother, Lee-Catt, and family at Detroit, Mich., Saturday and Sunday. Miss Marie Hamilton of Butler college, Indianapolis, and Dr. W. C. Miller of Pierceton were week-end guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L- H. Hamilton.

The Chicago dally newspapers, In order to consefve In the alleged paper shortage, are cutting down the size of their publications 10 per cent, commencing Monday. Mrs. David Alter of Union township returned home from Winamac Monday where she had been with her sister, Mrs. L. W. Benbow, who had been quite sick but is now improving. Joseph Blake, who had been visiting relatives here and at Remington for a week or more, left Monday for his home at Twin Falls, Idaho, and was accompanied by his Mrs. A. G. W. Farmer, who will make an extended visit there. A couple of Inches of snow fell Friday night and the ground is still covered- It has been down about the freezing point all the time since, and yesterday was some 15 above zero only at 2 p. m. A zero wave was said to be on the way, and the indications yesterday bore out this prophecy. Two new express wagons were received by the local company Monday morning to replace the one large wagon which had been in use here for some time. The increasing business of the company has made it necessary to, have two drivers to enable them to serve Its patrons more proinptly. An automobile truck belonging to Harry Gifford caught fire Monday morning in front of the Rensselaer Garage, the lead from the gasoline tank having become disconnected and caught fire from the engine backfiring. The fire was extinguished as soon as "Frenchy” Deschand reached the scene with an extinguisher, with but little damage done. The fire whistle was sounded and the company arrived on the scene after the fire was eut.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 67 c; butterfat, 74c. Yesterday's local grain pricesCorn, |1.30; oats, 75c; rye, >1.40; wheat, (2.15. The prices one year ago* were: Corn, $1.20 to >l-22: oats; 67c; wheat, 12.11; rye, >1.50. Frank K. Fritz of Hanging Grove township purchased two O- I. C. gilts and one male hog at the International Live Stock show in Chicago last week to add to his already fine herd of O. I. C*b. Letters remaining unclaimed in .the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended Dec. 6: J. A- Cutler, Miss Jennie Jones, Samuel Kunfurst, John Mills, George Spitler, Miss Margaret Spaulding, G. F. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Snow, Leßoy Snow, Mae B. Wapan, Mrs. S. L. Wells, Russell Wood, S. 1* Wells. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter office Dec. 22.

ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS FOR CHRISTMAS Engraved calling cards make a very neat and acceptable Christmas gift, and The Democrat is in a position to fill orders for this class of work at very reasonable prices and of the very best of the engraver’s art. t Satisfaction is guaranteed in every case. But- don’t forget to place your orders for • engraved work early. Ordlnarilly It takes from a week to 10 days to get this work back, hut at ths holiday season the engravers are almost swamped with orders and we should have three ok four weeks to make sure of having the order filled on time. No orders will be taken with a guarantee of delivery after Dec. 5. ts

- Automobiles - 'December 9, 1919. Dear Sir —The Essex will more than meet your most exacting ideal of a motor car. It has the luxury, power and beauty of the most costly, large automobiles with the added advantage of moderate first coat and minimum upkeep expenseOnly the very highest quality oB material and workmanship go into its construction and, while light in weight, Its strength defies the hardest usage. The Essex is a car that will retain Its youth. Possessing the power to conquer the steepest hills. Its wonderful flexibility assures the utmost ease of control. The seats are deep and comfortable and ample room Is provided for five passengers. The long and carefully designed springs enable It to ride over the roughest road with the greatest comfort and especially adapt It to long tours. Our allotment of Essex cars. Is strictly limited and onlf* by ordering at once can you eliminate possible delays in delivery. i Yours very truly, I HUGH KIRK-

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