Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

W. I. Spitler of Chicago spent the week-end here with bis familyBernard Luere and Russel Warren went to Indianapolis Monday. LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn. —Apply to J. J. EDDY in person. M Charles Pefley was down in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee last week on a fur-buying trip. W. A. Lake, formerly of Kniman but now of Hamlet, was a business visitor in the city Saturday. N. S- Biates returned Friday evening from an extended visit with bis daughter, Mrs. Rufus Knox, and family in Chicago. Get your 1920 auto licenses with us. We have the records covering your car. —N. C. SHAFER, Notary Public, at the Main Garage. jl7

Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Clark left Saturday for their home at Pueblo, Colo., after attending the funeral of the former’s mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark. The lower house of congress has again denied Victor Berger, alleged pro-German congressman from Wisconsin, a seat in that body .by a vote of 328 to 6. Good! The Brook high school basketball team played the local team here Friday night. A good, lively game is reported, with a score of 21 to 20 in favor of Rensselaer. B. J. Jarrette has bought the Everett Warne property on south Van Rensselaer street and secures possession Meh. 1. The consideration is understood to have been $2,000. Mr. Jarrette expects to remodel and improve the house. A. L Moorhead of Limon, Colo., in renewing his subscription .for The Democrat, says: "Had a fine ■winter here so far, excepting foj a cold, stormy days the latter part of November and the first of December. Snowed yesterday ana today and there is about six or eight inches of snow on the ground now. This leaves us all well. Wishing you a prosperous new year, I remain!,’’ etc.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 63c; butterfat, 65c. 9 If you have poultry for sale, call C. ft. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. ts Miss Helen Dunlap went to Lafayette Saturday for a visit with relatives. No better job work produced In thia section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat. W. I. Hoover went to Detroit, Mich., Monday to see after some more Dodge cars for his agency. Lawrence Kelly and daughter Kathryn of Gleenwood, 111., visited the Herman Messman family over the week-end. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Dr. C. E. Johnson, Dr. A. R. Kresler, John Parkison, D- W. Waymire and Delos Waymire. Simon Leopold left Monday for his home at Colorado Springs, Colo., after a several days visit here parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.33; oats, 80c; rye, $1.65; wheat, No. 1, $2.45. The prices one year ago were; Corn, $124; oats, 63c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.45. Charles H- Porter, who recently returned from Harrison, ..Meant., has sold his farm and all personal property there and at present has no further interests in that state. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Semm returned to their home at North Vernon Saturday after a visit here with the latter’s sister, Mrs- H. P. Childers, who is a patient at the county hospital. Mrs. Charles Walters and her brother and sister, Charles and Ora Kepner, left here last week for San Bernardino, Calif-, to make their future home, Mrs. Walters being joined at Kansas City, Mo., by her husbamd. D. F. Madsh of Frankfort was here Saturday looking after his real estate interests in Union township. Mr. Maish recently purchased another quarter section of land adjoining his former holdings In Union and is cutting off a lot of daw timber and wood on one 40 which he is clearing of the timber thereoai. He is putting in a sawmill and will do sawing for his neighbors if desired.

Mrs. Ed Gilmore wand to Paxton. HL, Monday for a visit with rela- । tives. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parsons of Logansport spent Sunday here with the latter's mother, Mrs. J. F. Irwin. • Practically- every day this month and next are taken up with public sales hereabouts, some days there being two sales within a dozen or 15 miles of each other. Among the Chicago goers Monday were Delos Thompson, Livingston Ross, Hugh Kirk, Leo Worland, E. J. Randle, Johuu Marlatt, Mrs. Sami Fendig and Miss Clare Jessen. Mr. and Mrs. W. J Anderson of Fargo, N. D., came Monday for a visit with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Amanda Morlan, and her brothers, Charles and Frank Morlan, and families. Auctioneer J. R. Brandenburg reports ‘having good sales right along nowadays. The Virgil Hobson sale, held last week, totaled 24,770, and the Frank Ringheisen and J. C. Bristow sales, held previously, totaled $4,730 and $3,800, respectively.

Mrs. George Constant, formerly Miss Elsie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrd. J. K. Smith of this city and who for the past six years has been employed in the B. J. Jarrette variety store and since her marriage on Christmas eve had continued to hold her position until some one could be secured in her place, resigned Saturday and with her husband left on Monday for Indiana Harbor where they will make their future home. * »

Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postofflce for the week ended Jan. 10: Wm. Brandenburg, Mrs. M. A. Brown, Jno. L. Buss, Miss L. B. Chris, Mrs. Alvie Greyner, Chas. Jinks, J. S. Moon, George Norris, John Osborne, Mrs. Fasefln Poenson, John Pappas, Plallas Confectionery, Pallace Confectionery, *George Stockdale, P. B„ Rensselaer, Ind. The above letters if n*ot called for will be sent to the deadletter office Jan. 26.

Egg substitutes are of no aid in bakihg, advises the United States department of agriculture. Each package is generally claimed to take the place of from 12 to 48 eggs, and is paid for at the rate of 6 cents'an ounce, or about $f per pound. Most of these egg substitutes, it is explained, are essentially starch or powdered cereal products such as wheat flour, sometimes artificially colored yellow to imitate the appearance of eggs.

We are still having fine winter weather. The six inches of snow that came Thursday night is still covering the ground and several sleighs are being used in the vicinity of Renteselaer, the being excellent- This snow came without drifting in the least, and is certainly fine on wheat and rye. The temperature continues about the freezing point’during thg day and drops to from 10 to 20 degrees above zero at night, the days being bright and clear. The weather forecast for this week for this section of the country is as follows: Ohio valley and Tennessee: Fair followed by rains or snows by the middle of the week; fair weatuer probable at close of the week. Nearly normal temperatures. Region of Great Lakes: Except during the'early days, frequent snows, reaching the lower lake region about*middle of week. Temperatures nearly normal although possibly somewhat below normal in upper lake region after middle of the week.