Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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.