Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn.—Apply to J. J. EDDY In person. ts Miss Josephine Odell, teacher in the city schools, spent the week-end at her home in Delphi. Pefley pays more money for raw furs. Bring them in; the price will be right. Phone 475. ml •Chicagoans expect the 1920 census to Show the population of the "Windy City” at 3,000,000 or more. Mirs. Lawrenee Sayler and Mrs. C. O. Moss went to Champaign, 111., Friday to attend the fluueral of their sister-in-law, Mrs. W. R. Day. Misses Bertha and Alice Daniels, accompanied by Misses Irene Schiu.ltz and Mazo Burkett, all of Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels.

Robert Michal of Reynolds was a visitor in the city Saturday. If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. „„ ts Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kirk went to Chicago Monday to attend the automobile show. Kuboske & Walter have sold a fine new Pilot Sedan car to Reinhold Eilts of Union township. Mrs. Albert Wolfe of Chalmers came Monday to see her mother, Mrs. Anna E. King, who Is a patient at the county hospital. Miss Sadie Jones left Saturday for her home at Thayer, Kan., after a visit here with her uncle, A. P. Burton, and wife. Mrs. William Rishling returned to her home near Lafayette Saturday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hjarvey W. Wood, Sr. r i .. — You want to hear the Chinese “Mark Twain” at the Presbyterian church, under auspices of Lyceum course, Vriday evening, 8:15. Admission 50 cents and 25 cents.

Mrs. B. Forsythe la confined to her bed with sickness. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prlcee: • Eggs, 61cj bntterfat, 64<j. t * Among the Chicago goers Monday were I. iB. Riley and Robert Loy. The Louie Swartz family In the northeast part of town Is all sick with severe colds and grip. Mrs. James F. Woodcock went to South Bend Friday to join her husband in their new home. Dr. H. J. Kannal returned to Indianapolis Monday after spending Sunday here with hls-family. J. M. Rains was called to Greenfield Friday by the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Benjamin Rains. Mr. and Mrs. Don Shelton of Columbus, 0., spent a few days here the last of the week with Mr. and Mrs.' K. T. Rhoades. Mtb. Robert Smith left Friday for her holme at Trumbull, Neb., after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheurlch, of near Surrey. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.37; oats, 83c; rye, $1.60; wheat, $2.40. The prices one year ago were: Cotor $1; oats, 60c; rye, $1.45; wheat, $2.11. Mrs. S. C. Irwin visited a couple of <ftys in Chicago the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Sherman of Minneapolis, who are on their way to California. Mrs. Joseph Fagian returned to her home at Princeton Friday after a visit here with Misses Blanche and Jessie Merry. Mrs. Fagan was a resident of Mt. Ayr many years ago. C. J. Dean was a victim of hiccoughs from FTiday until Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock. Ho had never had such an attack before and has no idea what caused the trouble.

Lawrence Giver of Urbana and Miss Ruth Giver of Wabash came over Sunday evening to attend the funeral of their uncle, Eldon Hopkins, which was held yesterday afternoon. H. B. Tuteur is confined to his bed with a severe case of grip. Miss Ma/urine Tuteur, who has also been sick for the past week, Is improving, although not yet able to be up but a part of the ti/me. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Delos Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, Migs Harriet Burns, Frisk, Edson Murray, Joseph Kolhoff, ‘Walter and Fred Feldhaus, Mrs. Elmer Wilcox and Miss Mary Yates. Miss Zera Smith, who had been employed in the O’Riley bakery for the past year or more, resigned her position Saturday, and it is understood will be married within the next few weeks to a prominent young farmer of Newton township. Lynn Parkison, son, of Attorney and Mrs. W. H. Parkison of Lafayette, has entered the senior class in the Rensselaer high' school and will graduate with the class in May. He will make his home with his grandmother, Mrs. H. E. Parkison. Word has been received here of the marriage of Miss Edna Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Price, former residents of this city, but now of Otterbein, to Dr. L. M. Peterson of Otterbein, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at South Bend. Mrs. Peterson is a niece of Mrs. W. L. Wood of this city.

Lem Shipman, Joe Cfoamcellor, J. L. Dinwiddle, Frank Carson and Judge Berry are the directors of an organization formed at Fowler to build a modern new hotel. Fowler has had no hotel accommodations now for the past year / or two, since the Fowler House, an old land-mark of the town, closed its doors. Mrs. Leßoy Kurtz and little son Edward came from Kankakee, 111., Saturday to join her husband, who is employed as linotype operator on the Republican. Mr. Kurtz will occupy the Mrs. Frank Tobias house on Front street, to be vacated by County Agemlt Stewart Learning, who will go upon his father’s farm in Wisconsin. W. A. McCurtain, the auctioneer, has bought of Homer Stall Of Sheridan the latter’s 80-jacre farm 1 % miles south of Fair Oaks, paying $37.50 per acre therefor. The farm is quite well Improved and Mr. McCurtain was offered $5 more per acre a few days after he had bought it. He has rented the farm for next year to Oscar Rude and will probably move to Rensselaer himself.

David Letch ty returned to hie home at Ihelr Oaks Monday after a trip to South Bend. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Brandenburg of Morocco and Carey L. Oarr of west of town were Lafayette, goers Monday. Harry Wade directs ua to change the address of his Democrat from Pullman, Wash., to 723 Oceaou are.. Long Beach, Calif. Hear Ng Poon Chew, statesman, orator and humorist, at Presbyterian churoh Friday evening, 8:15. Admission 50 cents and 25 cents. C. E. Lohr, one of the Democrat’s job and ad men, went home Monday noon feeling a little under the weather, and a doctor being called pronounced it iniiuienza. Mrs. IHteloni Goodman of Redlands, Calif., arrived here on one of the night trains Sunday night to attend the funeral of her father, Eldon Hopkins, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Bowers returned home Sunday from a trip to Phoenix, Ariz., to which place she was called to see her .brother, Terrance Thompson, Who is very sick with tuberculosis. Both Saturday and Sunday nights the mercury got down about zero, and the official weather prediction for this region is for temperature below normal with occasional sn vs for the week. Mrs. Sigo of near Remington, Who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wagner, here for a few days, returned homo Monday, Mr. Sigo canning over in his car after her. Mrs. Laura Michael had a letter from her ldaughter-iin:-law, Mrs. George Michael, of Del Norte, Colo., yesterday stating that Georg? was sick with, influenza and their children had been exposed to scarlet fever.

The General Van Rensselaer chapter, D. A. R., will meet at the home of Mrs. Brown on Van Rensselaer street Thursday, Jan. 29, 1920, at 2:30 o’clock. —MRS. HONAN, Regent; FRANCES E. BOSTWIOK, Secretary. The basketball game Saturday afternoon between the St. Joseph college team and the Illinois Athletic club quintet of Chicago was a tight, snappy contest, which resulted in a score of 26 to 26 in favor of the college. Abe Martin says: “Nearly ever* buddy you imeet has a friend that knows a feller that’s got an aunt that knows how t’ make it so you can’t tell th’ difference. We’re readin’ a lot about sharks skin for shoes, but Who’ll sell th’ shoes if we kill th’ Shoe dealers?” John M. Ott directß us to change the address of his Democrat from Remington to 700 Fifth street north, St. Petersburg, Fla., where, he says: “We are enjoying the sunshine and roses of Florida. The weather is fine- —j>ust Like the good old summer time.” Harry Wiltshire, who has been confined to his bed for the past 10 days or two weeks with illness, will be 74 years of age today. Harry had quite a severe illness last su'mmer and fall, but got about again and had been quite active up to ifhe time he was taJcen sick once more.

Russel VanArsdale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed VanArsdel, former well known residents of this place, Is makLmg good In the field of journalism. He 'has been sent- to South America by one of the leading Chicago newspapers for reportorial duty. Those who remember him as a little boy here can hardly realize that he is now married and abroad on such an important mission.—Monon News. _ 9 Auctioneer W. A. McCurbain resales up to about March 5, except Friday, February 13. On February 21 he will cry a sale for J. W. Faylor, formerly of Union township but who has resided for the past couple of years near Rochester, Ind., where he had rented a large stock farm. Mr. Faylor has bought an 80-acre farm In Ohio, near the south end of Lake Erie, and will imiove thereooi. Claude May and Dudley Tyler were among the Remington people in town Monday. The former’s public sale, which was held last Friday, was perhaps the best that will be held in Jasper county this season, totalling $9,078. Mr. May had exceptionally good stuff, one team bringing $575. He will retire from farming completely and Is already engaged in the garage and automobile agency business in Remington.

T. M. Call whan la suffering from a very eevere cold. Joseph Reeve and Omar Oebome were Lafayette rial tom Sunday. Hear Ng Poon Chew, statesman, orator and humorist, at Presbyterian church Friday evening, 8:15. Admission 50 cents and 85 cents. The funeral of Eldon Hopkins, who died last Wednesday night, was held at the Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock and burial made in Weston cemetery. City Health Officer Gwln reports that there are about 12 cases of influenza in the city at present. Among the latest victims are H. B. Tuteur, Edward Kamne, O. E. Lohr, Mrs. C. W. iHanley and Mrs. Miller, who resides in the Mrs. E. J. Morris house on Austin avenue.