Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1919 — Page 4

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REXALL STORE SUGGESTIONS FOR Cheerful Christmas machines Wc have Victrolas, Sonoras and Columbias at $25.00, $35.00, $50.00, SIOO.OO, $115.00 $150.00 and $175.00. RECORDS We have about 1,000 Victor and Columbia Records. We have the sacred music, the Hawaiian music, the popular music, the classical music, and Uncle Josh funny talking records from 85c to SI.OO. KODAKS An Eastman Kodak —we have them on hand at $3.33, $4.58, $5.90, $9.49, $10.58, $16.67 $18.30 and $30.66. KODAK ALBUMS at 40c, 65c, SI.OO, $1.25. $2.00 and $3.00. -o LIGGETT’S CANDY A box of Liggett’s Boston Candy—the Candies with the wonderful centers — 65c, sßoc, SI.OO, $1.25 and $1.50. FOUNTAIN PENS Conklin’s and Rexall Self-Filling Pens—sl.oo, $1.25, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 $4.00, $5.00 and SB.OO. CALENDARS A Fancy Calendar at 10c, 20c and 50c. STATIONERY A fancy box of Symphony Lawn Stationery in all tints and shadow stripes — 50c, 75c, SI.OO and $1.50. A book, a bottle of perfume, a nice piece of , white ivory, a box of cigars— Remember we sell only those products that we can stand back of and absolutely guarantee. Our 'Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy fieW Wear. FEy DIG’S 'Recall Store

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Eva Myres and daughter of Chicago Heights were in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Lon Colton, W. T. Oakford and Mrs. |H. B. Murray and son Mort were Lafayette goers Tuesday. Mrs. George W. Andrus returned to her home in Hammond Tuesday after a visit here with her daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. Clara Andrus. Among the Chicago goers Tuesday Mrs. W. O. Rowles, Mrs. J. A. Dunlap, Mrs. Rice Porter, Harold Littlefield, Dr. I. M. Washburn and Rev- Eh W. Strecker of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas May and little daughter of Carpenter township.

Do Your Christmas Shopping Early-ls You Can —But if You Can’t, Remember ROWLES & PARKER WILL HAVE \ A Complete Line of Clothing and Men’s Furnishings, Dry Goods, Ladies’ Coats, Suits and Dresses, Shoes,'and Christmas Groceries and Candies up to the last minute. Phone 95 Phone 275 * , jt . ..... ■ • 1 _ ■ ■ J ‘

Mrs. Walter English and little daughter returned to their home in Lafayette Tuesday after a visit with relatives here and at Parr. The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Alda Parkison on north Cullen street. The next meeting will be New Year’s day, with Mrs. J. D. Martindale. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burch, who for the past year had been living at Wolcott, have moved back to Rensselaer and Mrs- Burch has accepted a position with the Jasper County Telephone company as night operator. No, the world did not come to an end Wednesday, as prophecied by that d. f. professor of astronomy, but we got quite a little snowstorm during the evening, perhaps three inches of snowfall, and Thursday and yesterday was considerably colder, but otherwise quite nice winter weather.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Yesterday's local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 67c; butterfat, 69c. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lynam and little daughter will go to Greenfield Monday to spend the holidays with relatives. Buy your correspondence box papers and correspondence cards for Christmas presents at The Democrat office. Drop in and see the fine line of correspondence papers and cards at The Democrat office and note the attractive prices we have on this line of goods. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.35; oats, 78c; rye, $1.55; wheat, $2.25. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.25; oats, 67c; , rye, $1.45; wheat, $1.45.

The writer remembers soon after the civil war his father paying sl2 per barrel for flour, but the present retail price of $16.40 beats all past records over one-fourth in our recollection. Mrs. John R. Hayworth, mother of Mrs. Orla Clouse of this city, died at her home in Francesville on Thursday of last week after a year’s suffering from malignant cancer. Deceased is survived by three children and two brothers. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and burial made in the cemetery east of Francesville. The young ladies Sunday school class of the Christian church gave a shower last evening at the J. K. Smith home in the east part of town in honor of Miss Elsie Smith, who will be married on Christmas eve to Mr. George Constant of Indiana Harbor. The young couple will leave immediately for Indian apolls for a short visit after which they will make their home at Indiana Harbor. According to a dispatch from Washington, 111., under date of Dec. 14, "Carl Worland, (son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Worland of this city) truck driver, employed In Keokuk, la-, suffered a broken arm and a few minor injuries late Monday night when a truck which he wa*s driving enroute from Keokuk to Streator was hit by a switching engine and box car in the locil railroad yards. The machine was badly damaged. Worland’s injuries were not serious.”

WOBBLIES TO PRISON

TWENTY-SEVEN I. W. W. SENT TO LEAVENWORTH. U. S. Judge at Kansas City, Kan., Opens Up the Winter Season for Conspirators. Kansas City, Dec. 19. —Federal Judge John C. Pollock passed sentence on 27 members of the Industrial Workers of the World, found guilty by a jury in the federal district court of Kansas City, Kan., of conspiracy against the government. The sentences ranged from three md one-half to nine and one-half*years in the federal penitentiary at ‘ Leavenworth, Kan. Judge Pollock granted the defendants 90 days in which to perfect an appeal. V. W. Lyons, who changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, will be sentenced later. A verdict of guilty on all four counts in the indictment was returned by the Jury. Federal officials declared during the trial, which continued three weeks, that upon the jury’s finding depended

the probable right of the organization ’* continue tn the use of malls. The I. W. W. were arrested in November, 1917. in the 'll and harvest fields of Kansas and Oklahotaa. They were first brought to trial in March. 1918, in federal court at Wichita, Kan. A continuation was granted and the case again came up at Wichita in October, 1919. Later the case was transferred to the Kansas City (Kan.) federal court. The government built up its case on thousands of circular letters, pairphlets and other forms of organization propaganda.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. Dec. IS. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. eat. Ing. Dec • 147 1.49% I- 46 * 147 May "a-36% 1-38* L®* July ... 1.35 1-36% 1.33% 1.34 fl-ss**"* Dec 82% -83% .81% .82% May 83% -85% -83 .83% July 78% -78% .77% .77% RyeDec .170% 1.72% 170% 1.72% May ‘...1.78% 1-79% 1-76% 1-78%

FDOUR—Car lots, per brl. 98 lb sack basis: Rye. white, in jute, $8.90 brl, dark rye, $7.50; spring wheat, special brands. sls 25- to retail trade. $15.65; hard spring. [email protected]; first cleaf, $9.50; second clear. $6.50©7.00;x hard winter, $12.50013.00; soft winter, $10.75011.25. HAY Choice No. 1 timothy, $31.00033.00 standard and No. 1 clover S3O 00?/ 'll 00 - No 1 and No. 2. No. timothy. $26.00028.00; clover. $26.00030.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 93 score. 67c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts 91 score, 64c; 88-90 score. 59@63c; seconds 82-87 score. 57@58c; centralized. 63%c ladles, 51@52c; renovated, 57%<*. packing stock, 44@49c. Prices to retail trad*: Extra tubs, 69c; prints. 71c; storage extras. 65@66c; standards, 60@62%c. EGGS Fresh firsts, 76077 c; ordinary firsts. 60@67c; miscellaneous lots cases included, 65076 c; 1 cases returned. 64075 c: extras packind In whttewood cases M'S 85c- checks, 40041 c: dirties, 40045 c; refrigerator firsts. 45050 c; extras, 47%©51c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 36c; fowls. 18@25c; roosters. 17c; spring chickens. 24c. flunks 25c; geese, 25c. DRESSED POULTRY - Turkeys. 47c; fowls and springs. 25c: roosters. 19c, ducks 32035 c; geese, 25@27c. POTATOES - Per 100 lbs. northern, round, white. CATTLE —Prime heavy steers, $18,750 22 00- good to choice steers. $17.00017.50: medium to good steers, $12.00018.00; fair to medium steers, $11.50014.50; yearlings fair to choice, $15.00019.00; Stockers and feeders. $8.50012.75; good to prime cowa tia (Wil 00" fair to fine heifers, Unfair ’to good cows, $7.00010.50; canners $5.0005.40; cutters, $5.6000.50; bologna bulls. [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS Choice light butchers, $13,800 1410; medium wt. butchers. $13.0001440: heavy wt. butchers, 270-350 lbs, $13,750 14 00- fair to fancy light, $13.70014.00; mixed packing. $13.65013.80; heavy packIne sl3 50013.70; rough packing, $13,000 13 50- pigs fair to good $11.00013.50: stags fsublect to 80 lbs dockage). $10.75012.50. SHEEP-Fed vearlings, $13.00015,50; fed western lambs, $14.00017.00; native Jambs, SEoO; feeding lambs, wethers, $9.00011.75; bucks. [email protected] ewes, $8.00010.25. Buffalo, N. Y„ Dec. 18. CATTLE— Receipts, 500; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 400: steady: $6,000 mixed yorkers, light yorkers and pigs, sls.'*: roughs. $13.00013.50: stags. SB,OOO 12 00 chfEP AND LAMBS —Receipts, 1,800; steadv lambs. $10.00018.50: yearlings, $9.00 014.50; wethers. $12.00012.50; ewes, $4.00© 10.50: mired sheep. 411.00011.50.

PLAN TO CURB PACKERS TOLD

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ing, or attempting to monopolize, any food product in the United States or indulging in any unfair and unlawful practices. The decree further provides that jurisdiction is perpetually retained by the court for the purpose of taking “such action, or adding at the foot of the decree such other relief, if any, as may become necessary or appropriate for the carrying out and enforcement of the decree, or for the purpose of entertaining at any time hereafter any application which the parties may make with respect to the decree.”

A new supply of that popular Thistle Linen correspondence paper in ruled, unruled and pound boxes, just received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department Also Thistle Linen correspondence cards.

(WBI H ■! LOOK over —check these Government Inspected Meats that are featured at prices that mean generous savings. Your order will receive prompt and careful atten* tion —every piece of meat selected with particular cate jtfit as you would personally if you came to the “market” yourself. PHONE 92 SALE FROM SATURDAY TO CHRISTMAS MORNING Beef Roasts from 16c to 22c Chuck Beef Roasts...2oc Regular Hams 30c Standing Rib Roasts.22c Calla Hams 23c Pot Roast 16c Breakfast Bacon, whole Ham Pork Roasts... .28C > lf . ok-H-Pork Steak 28c B Chuck Steak *4C o i i - o Shoulder Pork Roasts. 26c Bork Loi “ Bacon ’ Shoulder Pork Steak.27c Cottage Hams 38C Leg of Mutton 20c Pure, Lard 30c We will have a large shipment of Oysters; also plenty of Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chickens.

FOR SALE For Sale—■Good seasoned wood that will bum.—PHONE 352. . ts For Sale—2s Brunswick phonograph boxes. — WORLAND BROS. d2O For Sale—37 fall shotes, wt. about 60 lbs. each.—EARL WINGARD, Remington, R-3, phone 90-H, Remington. d 27 For Sale—A good 5-year-old cow. Will be fresh in February.—JD. MARTINDALE. <124 For Sale—Fin© navy beans, 10c per ‘pound.—E. P. HONAN, phone 334- ts For Sale—A lot of second-hand lumber, consisting of sheeting, 2x6, 2xß, etc.—KUBOSKE & WALTER, phone 294. ts For Sale—White Wyandotte cockerels, pure-bred and from best strains.—MßS. FRANK FRITZ, McCoysburg, R-l. d2O For Sale at Bargains—All kinds of second-hand automobiles. Come in and look them over, in tae white-front garage.—KUBOSKE & WALTER. «

Sale —10 head shotes and 1 male hog, Duroq;. 1 bay mare 8 years old; 1 grey gelding 4 years old; set of work harness. —W. V. VANNATTA, Rensselaer,* R-4. d2O For Sale—Seasoned oak stovewood, .either on ground or delivered 'ln Rensselaer; 6 miles west of Rensselaer, on the former H. O. Harris farm, on Mt. Ayr road. —J. W. PHARES, Rensselaer, R-3, phone Mt. Ayr 78-E. d 27 For Sale—lmperial Ringlet Barred Rock cockerels, E. B. Thompson strain, $2.50 each; also Mammoth Bronze turkeys, hens $6 each, toms if 9. These birds are very fine. — MCDONALD SISTERS, McCoysburg, Ind., R-l, phone 908-J. <122 For Sale or Rent—Big 40x80 threepole tent, 10-foot wall; just the thing for public sales. We are through with it, as we are now in our new white-front garage.—KUBOSKE & WALTER. ts For Sale —My 5 acres Just north of city limits of Rensselaer; 7-room house 28x28 feet, basement size of house; cistern, with pump and sink in kitchen; well water on back porch; large garage; hen house; small crib and granary; eow and horse barn.—MßS. O. M. PEEK, phone 947-F. s — For Sale—Some real bargains in well improved farms located within three miles of Rensselaer. 128 a., 133 a., 212 a., 152 a., 80 a 1 also have some exceptional bargains in improved farms of all rises far-

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,

ther out from Rensselaer. For further particulars tee me or call phone 246, office, or 499, home.— HARVEY DAVISSON. & For Sale—l6O-acre farm, well drained, most all level, black soil; 5-room house, good barn, corn cribs, good well, fine orchard land all in cultivation. Can give good terms on this. Price SBO per acre.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. ts LOST Estrayed—About a week ago, from the iHiomestead farm, north of Rensselaer, 2 heifer calves, one red and one black with white face, weight about 400 pounds each. Owner will pay all care charges. Notify SILAS J. TOOMBS, phone 95'5-0. d2O Estrayed—Three spring heifers, one white roan, one red with, wnite spots and one white face. Have been gone since Nov. 21. —GEORGE WINTERS, Francesville, Ind. d2(T Lost—About two weeks ago, a Rexall fountain pen, either between the school building and the J. I. Hunt residence or between jthe latter and the Washington street bridge.—H ELEN IHORSEWOOD, phone 925-A, or leave at The Democrat office. d2O Lost —Saturday night, between Rensselaer and St. Joseph college, lady’s black velvet Finder please leave at The Demo-' crat office.—MßS. KATIE SAGE.

WANTED Cash Registers Wanted —Will buy your second-hand cash register if in good condition and pay spot cash for same.—THE DEMOCRAT. Wanted —Wood sawing SOHEUR- * ICH BROS.', phone 921-G. dl7 Wanted —Carpenters to build new house, barn, and two cattle barns. —ERNEST BEAVER, Foreman J. J. Lawler lands, Pleasant Ridge, Ind., phone 937-A. ts financial -- 2Z" Farm Loans—Money to loan «■ farm property in any anms sp to $10,050.—E. P. HONAN. If Money to Loan—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON, Odd Fellows' Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan——l have an unlimited supply of money to loan' on good farm lands at and usual commission or 6% without commission, as desired. Loans will be made for 5 years, 7 years, 10 years or 20 years. See me about these various plans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts