Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Misses Jones and Briney, the milliners, were Indianapolis goers Monday. • . LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn.—Apply to J. J. EDDY in person. -ts Roland Eib of Barkley township and R. M. Johnson of this city were Chicago goers Saturday. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery returned home Friday afternoon from a visit with relatives at Rockford, 111. Alfred Randle has been appointed custodian of the Rensselaer school buildings to succeed the late Eldon Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. Hale Warner have returned home from a visit with his daughter, Mrs Virgil Hamilton, at Erie, Pa. The recipe for perpetual ignorance; Be satisfied' with your opinions and content with your knowledge.—Elbert Hubbard. Anyone desiring spme Ihigh-class stock attend the StonerArnold sale at the Stoner farm on Tuesday, Feb. 10.—Advt. f 7 Bert Umphries of Des Moines, la., who had been visiting his sister, Mrs. Don Warren, went to Fowler Monday for a few days visit. < ♦ .... , , \ ~ Word has been received here of the birth of a son, Robert Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hovorkia of White<*water, Colo., on Jan. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Hovorka are former residents of this city when the former was musical director at St. Joseph’s college. Among the people from the north end of the county who were down on business Monday were: O. M. Turner, F. W. Ficher, William Fitzgerald and Trustee Dugglesby of Kankakee township; Trustee John F. Pettit of Walker township. County Commissioner Marble and R. A. Mannan of Wheatfield, and Al Konovsky and Attorney John Greve of Demotte.

If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. ts Don’t fail to attend the StonerArnold public sale on Tuesday, Feb. 10. —Advt. f 7 Alfred Thompson of Chicago spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson. Pefley pays more money for raw furs. Bring them In; the price will be right. Phone 475. ml B. J. Jarrette went to Webster Lake Monday to see his aged father, who is in very poor health. Jacob Moore of Racine, Wis., spent a few hours here Sunday with hrs parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore. 26 head of cattle, 3 head of horses, 45 head of shotes and some high-class farming implements for sale at the Stoner-Arnold sale Tuesday, Feb. 10. —Advt. f 7 The mercury got down to zero or below again last Friday night and Saturday was a cold, raw day, the (mercury rising only about 15 or 18 degrees during the entire day. Mrs. E. J. Morris, who for the past few months had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Glen Sayler, at Ottawa, Kans., and her sou, Jesse Morris, and family at Pawnee Rock, Kans., returned home Monday. Dr. M. D. Gwin entertained the Jasper-Newton Medical association at the Van Rensselaer club rooms Friday evening. Dr. H. M. Richter and Dr. C. A. Elliott of Chicago were the speakers of the evening. Word wars received here Sunday of the death of Mrs. Sedalia Jacob at Railas, Tex. Mrs. Jacob was a daughter of Mrs. Margaret May of this city. The deceased is survived by her husband and three small children. The .cause of her death was tuberculosis. Word has been received here of the recent marriage at Atlanta, Ga., of Edson Marshall of Medford, Ore., and Miss Agnes Sharpe Flythe of Atlanta. “Tess” is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall, former residents of, this city, but now of Medford, and has gained considerable fame as a short story writer.

Sylvester Gray Is confined to his hom£ on College avenue with influenza. Yesterday’s local prices on eggs and butterfat: Eggs, 55c; butterfat, 60c. Five or six head of good fresh milch cows at the Stoner-Arnold sale, Feb. 10. —Advt. f 7 Among the Chicago goers Monday were John Marlatt, Jerry Tullis, Ray Hopkins and Miss Emma RiShling. Mrs. J. W. Coquerville returned to her home at New Albany Monday after a visit with her; sister, Mrs. H. P. Childers. Clifford Payne, assistant cashier of the Farmers and Merchants National bank, has been confined te his home for several days with the grip. The weather for the past few days has been slightly warmer, and Sunday and Monday it thawed quite a good deal in the more exposed places. Yesterday was also warmer and cloudy. The Indiana Republican Editorial association, which held its midwinter meeting in Indianapolis last week, refused to endorse the Goodrich. administration or the new tax law in its resolutions. Yesterday, February 3, was the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett, who reside in the east part of the city, but zowing to sickness in the family no celebratioh of the event was held. Letters remaining uncalled for in the Rensselaer postofilce for the week ending January 31 are as follows: Wilbur Blankenbaker, Ray Comer, Isle Mowlrow, William Parker. If not called for the abo/e letters will be sent to the dead letter office February 16. A small blaze at the Delos Thompson home on Front street, caused by a spark from the 'chimney setting fire to the /oof, called out the fire company again Saturday eveniilg about 5:30 o’clock. The blaze was soon extinguished with but little damage done.

Parker Childers, who ihad been driving one of the American Express wagons for some time, has resigned his position to accept an appointment to a vocational training* scholarship at the South Bend business college. Simeon Wells has succeeded him as driver of the express wagon. Miss Anna M. Harmon, history teacher in the Rensselaer high school about two years ago, but who has since then been instructor in botany and history in the West Lafayette schools, has resigned her position there to accept a position as head of the social science departtment in the May wood (Ill.) high school. The bans of marriage of John H. Lane and Miss Tillie Ramp, both of this city, were published the second time at the St. Augustine Catholic church last Sunday, the wedding to take place February, 11. At une same titme and place also were published for the first time the bans of marriage of Herbert Barnes and Miss Anna Stein of southeast of town..

Mri. Nora Phillips, formerly of this city, bat now spending the winter in Chicago, is in the Chicago hos•pital suffering from pneumonia. Mrs. Harry Watson was called to Chicago by a telegraim l Friday evening stating that she was very low, but when the latter left her Sunday evening she was much better. Mrs. Watson telephoned the hospital on Monday and was informed that she was still ’improving. William Wasson, who (has been employed in the C. E. Duvall clothing store for the past few years, is talking strongly of leaving next .week with his wife for Los Angeles, Calif., and locate some place in that state. Mr. and Mrs. Wasson visited her people in Brook yesterday and it was thought that something definite would then be decided upon. Earl Duvall also expects to locate in California in the near future.

As an evidence of the amount of sickness there is in Rensselaer and vicinity at the present time, one doctor in Rensselaer gave us the following list of his patients yesterday: z Fred Waymire, John Warne, B K. Zimmerman, Simon Hochstetler and family, John Moosmlller, Henry Platt, Lucy Van Hobk, Mrs. Fred Arnott, Charles Cain and family, Ralph Zeigler, Edgar Baer, Miss Ada Huff, Miss Minnie Waymire, all of and near Rensselaer, Leonard Wiener and family and an infant child of RxJy Cochran of MCCoysburg and Mrs. John Marlon of Parr.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, >1.38; oats, 84c; rye, >1.50; wheat, >2.35. The prices one year ago were: Corn, >1.15; oats, 53c; wheat, >2.11; rye, >1.30. On account of the furnace being out of commission at the public library the Ladies’ Literary club will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. D. Allman on McCoy avenue Instead of at the library as usual. The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wangelin, who died at the county hospital yesterday morning, will be burled in Weston cemetery this afternoon at 2 o’clock, short services being held at the grave by Rev. W. T. Barbre, pastor of the Christian church.