Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

E. J. Randle left Thursday for St. Paul, Minn., on a business trip. LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn.—Apply to J. J. EDDY In person. Waiter Lynge left Wednesday for Omaha, Neb., to attend and insurance convention. Alex Merica, W. L. Wood and Miss Maude Spitler were Lafayette goers Wednesday. Miss Ruth Sayler went to Logansport Wednesday for a couple of weeks visit with friends. E. D. Rhoades went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the State Hardware Dealers’ convention. Pefley pays more money for raw furs. Bring them In; the price will be right. Phone 475. miMike Kuboske, of the Kuboske & Walter garage, attended the automobile show in Chicago Thursday. Mrs. Mary Barbel* returned to her home at Champaign, 111., Wednesday after a visit here with her father, Perry Marlatt. \ Earl E. Strickler, formerly employed by the Watson Plumbing Co., was married Saturday, Jani. 17, to Miss Eulalia Hart Crawford at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi D. Crawford, at Columbus, O. They will make their home in Columbus. James H. Woertendyke of California, statesman, lawyer, orator, who has lectured all over the United States, making two hundred speeches in Chicago alone, will speak at the union services at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 7 o’clock on “The Liquor Problem.” Oscar Leathermhn, a Carroll county Harmer, ’ marketed a 920-lb. Big Type Poland China male hog at the Lafayette stockyards Wednesday that brought him $ 114.7 5. It was perhaps the largest hog ever brought to the Lafayette yards. The animal was 6 feet 9 inches long, 6 feet 8 inches in circulmiference in 'the heart region, and 3 feet 4 inches in height.

If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. tt E. B. Smith is visiting relatives and friends at Knox and North Judson. Miss Bertha Hayworth of Francesville visited her sister, Mrs. Orla Clouse, here this week. Mrs. F. E. Keller returned to her home at Winamac Tuesday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott. Mrs. C. G. Spitler went to South Bend Tuesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Delos Coen. Homer Hopkins was over from Monticello Tuesday to attend the Eldon Hopkins funeral. Mrs. Emma Gonderman of Kankakee, 111., came Thursday for a visit with her son, Earl Gonderman. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lee of Chicago came Tuesday for ia visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. C. E. Duvall. Governor Goodrich has announced that he has changed his mind and will not seek the Republican nomination for the presidency. Misses Blanche and Jessie Merry, teachers in the city schools, with their mother from Mt. Ayr, have taken up their residence in this city, occupying the Mrs. Allie Potts house in the west part of town. The school building at Enos, north of Morocco, built new in 1915 at a cost of $1,600 and estimated to be worth today, at present cost of building material and labor, twice that amount, was totally destroyed by fire of unknown origin Thursday night of last week. • The meeting of the D. A. R., Which was to have beem held Thursday afternoon, was postponed on account of the Col. E. P. Hammond funeral, but will be held this Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. H. L. Brown, on Van Rensselaer street. —MRS. E. P. HONAN, Regent. . / Editor Miller of the Morocco Courier was a business visitor in the city Thursday evening. There Is lots of sickness in Morocco from the iprevailing trip or influenza and two of the doctors were confined to their homes Thursday. Elvin Swanson, assistant cashier of the Farmers’ bank, died there Monday of pneumonia.

Louis Zick was down from Walker township yesterday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 59c; butterfat, 60c. Wester Bowdy of west Carpenter was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Parker Overton of Hammond visited his sister, Mrs. J. W. Childers, ( and other relatives here Thursday. Well, we’ll soon know all about how long this winter weather is to continue —next Monday is Groundhog day. James Grenard of Remington came over Thursday and visited until yesterday with 'his nephew, Alva Grenard, and family.

Mrs. George Bartee of Remington and daughter, Mrs. Ross Grove, of Monticello, took Mie train here Thursday for Chicago. Jpss Wilcox returned to his work in Indianapolis Thursday after a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wilcox. Mrs. Ed Kays, who was called here recently by the death of her mother, Mrs. O. K. Ritchey, left Thursday for her home at (Hinsdale, Mont. Miss Alice Sprague of Syracuse, Ind., who is attending Depauw university at Greencastle, is spending the week-end here with the Ralph Sprague family. The remodeling of the former । Leopold building, now owned by A. F. Long and the new Farmers and National bank, will begin next week, it is understood. William ML Morris of Jordan township is recovering nicely from his recent injuries and was in Rensselaer yesterday. IH>e gets about quite well now with the aid. of a crutch.

Charles Scnteman, living 4 miles northwest of Rensselaer, will have a big general sale Feb. 19, also closing out his pure-bred herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle and 80 head of pure-bred Duroc hogs, including 30 bred sows and gilts. j3l The temperature was a little higher Thursday and yesterday, with the result that it thawed a little in the more exposed places, but otherwise there is little change in one of the longest spells of continued zero weather ever kpown here.

At the special election held in Union township and Monticello last Tuesday on the proposition x>f consolidating the township and city schools, the project was defeated by a vote of 283 to 279. Only 562 votes were cast. Monticello voted in favor of the proposition, 221 to 128, but the township voters returned a vote of 155 to 58 against the. plan.

The A. K. Moore family, who recently moved in from Hanging Grove and occupy the former Mary Goetz property near the ball park, which they purchased, have been having quite a bit of sickness from grippe and colds for the past week or more, four members of the family being ill, all, io fact, except Mr. Moore. One of the children, a daughter, was taken- to the county hospital Monday suffering from pneumonia.

Fire originating in a pool room at Raub, Benton county, Wednesday morning about 2 o’clock, destroyed two buildings owned by A. F. Hunter and' Peter Booty, respectively. The buildings were occupied as a pool room, barber shop and postoffice. The loss is placed at $15,000, partly covered by Insurance. The fire companies from Kentland and Sheldon were called out to assist in fighting the flames.

Carl Wood has purchased the Mrs. Nora Worden property on Grace street and It is understood will thoroughly remodel same. Consideration was $2,200. Miss Agnes Platt was over near Remington yesterday looking after some business matters connected with the establishing of her new home there in the near future. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.37; oats, 83c; rye, $1.50; wthieat, $2.40. The prices one year ago were: Coni', $1.10; oats, 52c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.30. W. B. Austin of Chicago had the misfortune to get bls leg broken about three weeks ago when he" slipped and fell while attempting to board a street car in that city, and when here Thursday with the Hammond funeral party was in a wheel chair.

Miss Mabel Atwood, who for the past several years has been in charge of the domestic science department in the Rensselaer high school, has been notified of her appointment as state factory inspector for Indiana and will commence her duties Monday under the supervision of the industrial board of Indiana. Among those from dut of town here Thursday accompanying the E. P. Hammond remains, were Mrs. Hammond, daughters, Eugena, and Nina Hammond, and William Nye of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin, Mrs. Virginia Shayne, Mrs. Casey, Malcom Sims, Louis Hopkins, Miss Clifford and W. I. Spitler of Chicago, and Miss Louise Ensinger of Crawfordsville. 1 Former service men may reinstate their war risk insurance at any time before July 1, 1920, under a new ruling of the bureau of war risk insurance announced by Director Cholmeley-Jones. Applicants will be reinstated regardless of how long tjhelr policies have lapsed or how long the former! service men have been discharged, provided two monthly premiums accompany the application and the application and application and the applicant is in as goo.d health as he was when his policy was issued.

One of the most peculiar accidents ever reported on the Monon railroad occurred between Harrodsburg and Logan on the southern division Tuesday night when a big refrigerator car In northbound freight train No. 74 jumped the track as the train was running 40 miles an hour, bumped its way along the roadbed for more than five miles and finally righted Itself on the rails without disturbing the rest of the train. Why the couplings did not break, why the cars behind it did not pile up, why the train did not become Involved In a costly wreck, are questions that Monon officials who investigated the case are unable to answer. It adds another episode to the record of freak train performances which furnish material for writer® of railroad fiction.

TOR SALE One Ford oar with piston ring. Two rear wheels, one front spring; Has no fenders, seat made of plank, Burns lots of gas, hard to cramk; Carburetor busted half way through, Engine missing, hits on two; Only 3 years old, 4 in the spring. Has shock absorbers ’n everything; Ten spokes missing, front axle bent. All tires punctured, ain’t worth a cent; Got lots of speed, will run like the deuce, Burns either oil or tobacco juice; If you want this car, inquire within; Helluva good Ford for the shape it’s in.— Exchange.