Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1920 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1220.

RUGS * YfE have been telling you for several weeks to buy rugs.* Don’t wait until spring. Buy while the selection is good. Our racks are full and prices will advance later. Don’t let anybody tell you that they will be cheaper in the spring. Just today we*had notice of 25 per. cent advance on an order that was to have been shipped in December. —■- W. J. WRIGHT Rensselaer, Indiana

LOCAL NEWS

LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn.—Apply to J. J. EDDY In person. Mrs. C. W. Lowe of Monon vißited bere Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Gray. Dr. and Mts. A. R. Kresler and Mrs. Frank Kresler were Chicago 4joers Tuesday. Pefley pays more money for raw furs. Bring them In; the price will be right. Phone 476. ml Mrs. H. W. Kiplinger was catted to East St. Louis, 111., the first of the week to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law. I Among the Remington and Carpenter township people in the city Thursday were Attorney Jasper Guy, M. A. Gray, Aaron Blake, Howard Jones and James and George Wood.

j c We Want Suggestions 1 t For Better Service L

It is our aim to giv« the Best Goods, Best Attention* Fairest Prices, Best Service. There will always be imperfection —and we want you to report any that comes to your attention. There is no telling how splendid we can make this store and its service if you will just help by telling us of our failings. Special for Saturday only Club House Flour, Positively 0q CQ the Highest Grade milled. OjiUtf Special. Per saok — w 2 Large Cans Very Best Canned Pumpkin 23c 2 Large Cans Very Best Mixed Vegetables (for making soup) 23c 2 Packages Aunt Jemima Prepared Pancake or Buckwheat Flour • • • 28c 1 lb. Santa Clara Prunes. Special per lb 19c ■ s \ Fruits and Vegetables including Head Lettuce, Celery, Cabbage, Turnips, Rutabagas, Carrots, Cranberries, Grapefruit i Sweet Potatoes. - . < i i

Willis Lutz went to Indianapolis on business Wednesday. If you hare poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone ( 647. ts Miss Elizabeth Witham visited relatives and friends in Fort Wayne this week. Mrs. T. A. Crockett has been quite poorly of late with a cold and other complications. *r Miss Annabel Wartena went to Indiana Harbor Tuesday for a week’s visit with her brother, Robert Wartena, and family. Miss Nellie Sawyer returned to her home in Monticello the first of the week aftdr a visit here with the H. H. Potter family. Miss Clara L. Hagins returned to her home in Chicago the first of the week after a visit here with her father, Capt. J. L. v Hagins. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Anderson left Wednesday for their home at Fargo, No. Dak., after a visit here with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Amanda Morlan.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

E. P. Lane went to Chicago on business Wednesday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 61C; ' butterfat, 64c. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bartlett of Canada came Wednesday for a visit with the latter’s brother, I. H. Riley. . , Among the Chicago goers Thursday were DK M. D. Gwin, C. A. Ross, Mrs. W. I. Spitler and Mrs. Horace Chad bourne. • ‘ * Isaac Glazebrook is still confined to his home with rheumatism;, but has improved considerably <Jvef his condition of a few weeks ago. Misses Jane Parkison and Leona Kolhoff iwent to Champaign, 111., Wednesday for a visit with Miss Ruth Wood, who is attending college there. Mr. and Mrs. Willard" Kiplinger returned to their home at Barnhill, 111., the first of the week after a visit here with the H. W. Kiplinger fajmily. Miss Ivah Healey, who is attending high school here, went to Frankfort Thursday afternoon to spend the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.. George H. Healey. Dr. G. W. Clayton of Monon and son. Dr. G. W. Clayton, Jr., of Lafayette, were in Rensselaer Wednesday and visited with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Firman Thompson. If you want a little expert information on how to smoke meats, call on “Gum” Pefley. “Gum” smoked a batch this week and knows how to do it up brown—especially brown.

Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Mrs. J. H. Holden, Mrs. William Richling, Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant and Ralph Johnson of Rensselaer and Fred Hicks of Remington. E. F. Short, a former resident of this city wherd he conducted the hitch barn now owned by W. E. Leek, died at his home in Knox the first of the week, the funeral being held Wednesday. The John R. Lewis & Son Hampshire hog sale will be held today in the new annex of the MaLm garage. The animals brought in from the Lewis farm in Barkley township Thursday. August Heilscher of Newton township bought the Festus Chupp 80 acres in Union township which was sold at public auction Tuesday, paying $95.75 per acre for same. The other farm advertised, belonging to Simon Chupp, was not sold. Fred L. Griffin, formerly of Remington, has resigned as clerk of the city of Montticello to accept the position of deputy county treasurer of White county, succeeding Fred Obencbainj resigned. W. S. Bushnell was appointed city clerk to succeed Mr. Griffin. Ed Jackson of Lafayette has withdrawn from the Republican race for governor and accepted the appointment as secretary of state to succeed the late William A. Roach, deceased, who succeeded Mr. Jackson when the latter resigned in 1917 to enter the military service.

H. B. Murray, rural carrier on route 2 out of this city, passed his sixty-fpurth milestone-last Monday amd in honor of the event his good wife prepared a fine 6 o’clock dinner at which members of the family and a fe'w intimate friends partook and congratulated Mr. Murray on his prospects for serving Uncle Sam for many more years. The Are company was again called out between 11 and 12 o’clock Wednesday night when sparks from the chimney set fire to the roof of the Herman Messman residence, north of the railroad. "A hole about two feet square was burned before the arrival of the company and the extingu/is'hing of the flames. The Pythian Sisters, about 40 strong, went to the home of Mr. ana Mrs. Jesse Nichols on South Weston street Wednesday night and gave them a house warming in their new home. All took baskets filled with good things to eat to which all did ample Justice. The evening was spent in music, cards, etc., and all present reported a most enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs. Noble York and baby of Indianapolis are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Emma York. Mr. and Mrs. York only recently moved from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, where Noble is now employed by ;the Big Four Railroad company, and while at work in the shops recently got his hand badly, hurt, which will keep him from hte work for some time, hence his visit here at this time.

John Webber went to Indianapolis on business Thursday. Samuel Scott of Barkley township went to Bluffton Thursday, near which place he expects to more in the near future. The mid-winter meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association will be held February 6 and 6 at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.35; oats, 82c; rye, $1.50; wheat, $2.40. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.12; oats, 68c; wheat,' $2.11; rye, $1.46. Mrs. Albert Marshall and three children left Tuesday for their home at Klamath Falls, Ore., after a several weeks’ visit here with her parents, ,Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Eigelsbach. Mrs. Lawrence Sayler received word Thursday of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. R. Day, of Champaign, 111., who died Wednesday. The funeral will be held at Urbane, 111., Saturday. Mrs. Mary Peyton, who has been caring for Mrs. Mark Hemphill, was called to Chicago Thursday by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Orwig, and three children, who are all down with influenza. Grant Sutton of Fair Oaks died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Hayden, yesterday morning. He had been sick only a few days. The funeral arrangements had not been made when we went to press. —Lowell Tribune.

The niftiest line ,of paneled calling cards you ever saw are carried in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department, and can be had either plain or neatly printed in any style of type you may select. Miss Katherine Hobson, daughter of Virgil Hobson late of northeast of town, went to Lafayette Thursday to join her mother, and after a short visit there will Join Mr. Hobson at Corning, Calif., their future home, stopping enroute to visit relatives in Nebraska. The discovery of limestone on the Samuel G. Snider farm in West Point township is believed to be a solution of the good roads problem for that section of White county. Samples of stone from the Snider farm, which is located west of Chalmers, were recently sent to the department of highway engineering at Purdue university to be tested and the analysis, which followed showed a high grade of road building properties. The report says that it is a much better class of stone than the average Indiana limestone, and is quite high in wearing values. — Monticello Herald.

NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAX SALE Notice of Lands and Lots Returned Delinquent for Non-Pay-ment of Taxes for the Yeas 1918 and Former Years, in Jasper County, Indiana ; B 3 a 5? *• i«Bg © £ g OWNERS DESCRIPTION 5 |g & f| g 9 I fc ’ If §8 I Is I« £ -3 3? 1 - Jig ll g a 1 l*._ rnOII.X.AM— .. 12 30 B 35 27.61 21.09 .60 49.36 11ft Loner Mary M. ••••*• • w •lfle ne nw • ( MARIOW— ■ 20 29 6 31 46.86 17.10 - .60 64.6* 263 Lucas, James A pt »w , , * jnBWTOK— 18 29 7 40 66 Halstead, Orpheus C • • j, no ' •_* * 18 29 7 20 ~ e 8W n 0 ••• ir 2fl 7' 40 139.85 163.£6 1.80 204.41 nw ne J| * 9 7 40 36 g 7 70.34 .60 107.81 2 :::::: — - 07 . 2 " S' ....Fair Oaks lot 8, blk 7 I 9.87 648 ’ 4O I,o# 471 .:::“!?i 157.33 .23 33.13 “.it i.» O 193.11 B&BKLET — „„„ 32 30 640 60.06 1.17 43.48 1.01 .60 36.37 254 Low man. Roy IW ne „„ WALZXB — 1131 6 160 61.26 52.36 .60 114.31 30 Ballleu, Albert se •.'.‘.24 31 640 32.1* 9.77 16.64 .61 .60 *9.63 . 134 Hollingsworth, Emmet L.nese ••••••• •’ 931 6 168 07 97.45 618.46 87.71 .60 699.23 282 Rice. Aaron F (ex R. R.l »« «31 6 40 84 Daniels, Henry M ■« % *w‘ *!!!!!!!' 11ITI - TIIL •81«73 31 149.60 37.84 47.00 1.20 236.64 CABPEHTEB—• „ ne 16 27 7 80 83.90 64.24 .60 148.74 " 25 Barnett, Cynthia A ...e % ne Ir 4 Violet C Chamber & Morgan’s add to t s OV I4 ft STSmSk *7* . 3 . . and 19.76 11.29 1.20 32.24 246 Jones, Mrs. Elma Orlg plat of Remington, Its 1 26 .2 7 22.67 1.20 49.64 * ana & in dik i . XAHRAXBB— . ... r 14 32 6 13 .67 I .16 .60 1.33 3 Almerantz, John L. ••-Pt "! 6 ••.•.••• • Park 4 Ames. Eduard P Fitzgeralds Oak Grove Far* 68 #ls .60 1.43 „ n l? 1 1? :::::::::::::.*86 82 6so 31.19 *.28 i 5.46 4.82 .*o 6i.*4 77 Greeß, Richard C % ee , KEENER — ft .71 7 40 24 Barry, Emory sw ne 931 7 '86 /] nw % sw ::::::: 931 7 40 , nw BW 001 7 igo r :■ ;:: 981 7 40 223.69 129.69 8.00 866.28 „ , _ . n se ;;;!!!!!! 831 7 80 60.11 26.98 .60 77.64 368 % White, James* to DeMotte 948 ,iq 4.83 .60 16.61 372 White, Ada F. McDonald’s add'Vo'iNJMotto 2l! ni “i I *.*l 32 7 22 20.82 7.19 2.40 30.41 WHEATPIEtD COBP. . 61 Hlght, Maud lVl*T°blk °3 <5.25 47.96 1.20 94.41 67 Height. Edward R Original plat of town of 1 ea 6 tfleld H6&»Pt It 6 l# 08 768 1M usl 92 Knoll George G pt OL ’ ne se ’.... ... .26 32 6 111 2.71 2.40 .60 6.71 169 Seely,’ Edward Graham’s to 6.10 1.20 11*7 STATE_ OF JASTOR, ®^ nty flo hereby certify that the foregoing Is a true and complete Vat . anJtnwn lots dellnauent by the Treasurer of said county, for non-payment of taxes due thereon, for tho a vear h 1918 d for formerly ews, wlth q penalties thereon, together with the tax of the current year 1919, and the easts the year 1015, ror toj me y * liable to be sold for taxes as shown by the return of said Treasurer, and notice of advertising?, so far vy-t ll of said land and town lots as may be necessary to discharße and pay the taxes,- penals,T<sss;nS?l r « "sAa‘7 &Bssswasfi»*a ss^ c .u. t ,.

Special for Saturday Only SYRUP, White Plume Brand, Regular sl.lO Seller Per Gallon 95c COFFEE, Breakfast Delight Brand, 60c Value Per Pound 50c WASHING POWDER, Star Napatba, Regular 6c Pkg. Special at 6 Packages 25c LAUNDRY SOAP, Swift a Arrow 10 Bars 45c - -- % Bananas, Oranges, Grapefruit, White Grapes, Eating and Cooking Apples, Head Lettuce, Cabbage, Sweet Potatoes, Celery. Highest Prices Paid for Eggs. Cash or Trade. Phone9s RQWLES & PARKER N0"' 275

Tho following letters remain uncalled for the at postofflce at Rensselaer for week ending Jan. 17, 1920: Dan Bordwell, Muriel Branaman, Miss Ruby Hollie, and Miss Doris Painter. The above letters, If not called for, will be sent to the dead letter office on January 31. Medland Bros, of Logansport were here Thursday and yesterday in consultation with the officials of the Farmers & Merchants National bank regarding the remodeling of the room now occupied by Duvall’s clothing store, which the bank recently purchased and will occupy as soon as the extensive remodeling is completed. Winter is still with us, Che merouiry continuing to cling near the 0 every night. No more snow has fallen the past few days, but yesterday forenoon we got a sleet or rain that froze aB it fell, and no doubt considerable damage was done to telegraph and telephone wires throughout the country, as the storm was quite general throughout Indianan

GRASS SEED FREE SAMPLESESHSS Don’t f.ll to Investigate theee bargains. Baeleanad Taatad Timothy SS.M ba. W Clow M-AObuAUke Clow and Timothy SS.tO. ha. Sudan Gri»a IS.i lb. Clow, and other Grass A Field Seed. «t low price.. All .old eubjaet to State or Government Teat under »n absolute moneyback guarantee. We are apeeialiata In graaeand Said aeeds. Located so aa to eavo you money and sire gates service. Bend today for our moner-aavlng Seed Culde which explains all. fraa. We expect higher prlcee-Uuy now and nave i big money. „ American Mutual Seed Co. Dept, era Chicago, Ui

J. A. Grant, the drayman, vrfco has been confined to his homo for the past several weeks with rheumatism, was able to come down town Wednesday for the first time in five weeks. Mrs. Grant and her sister. Mrs. Tourneau of New Orleans, La., whose departure for California to spend the winter has been delayed on account of Mr. Grant’s Illness, expect to leave today for the Pacific coast.

We Now Have TANKAGE > on hand See us before buying your Fertilizer Bill CO. PHONE 7 Rensselaer, - - Indiana

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