Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1919 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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.

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.

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.”