Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

M. A. Gray- was over from Remington Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fendig were Chicago goers Wednesday. C. L. Fritts was down from Demotte on business Thursday. Miss Lillian Nagel and Mrs. J. W. Nagel were Lafayette goers Wednesday. ( N. G. Halsey was in Indianapolis Tuesday to see ihis brother, who is sick with pneumonia. Mrs. H. B. Wangelin of Indianapolis came Wednesday to visit her son, R. D. Wangelin, and wife. Mrs.‘ Frank Kennel returned to her home in Lafayette Wednesday after a visit? here with the Conrad Kellner family? W. R. Brown is out again after having, been confined to his home on McCoy avenud for three weeks with heart trouble. The annual delinquent tax sale will take place next Monday, but there will be little, if anything, to sell. There were but very few delinquencies and many of these have (been paid sinpe the list x was srst advertised.

Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Burchard spent Tuesday in Chicago. Harry Swartzell made a business trip to South Bend Wednesday. If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. . ts Mrs. E. W. Strecker went to Covington Thursday for a visit with friends. Bert Courtright of near Remington was in the city on business Thursday.

Mrs. Leo Wolfe of Hammond visited here Thursday with her parents, and Mrs. A. Leopold,

Mrs. Oren Parker returned home from Indianapolis Wednesday evening where she attended a state tuberculosis association meeting as a delegate froimi Jasper county. The old Hemphill stallion barn on the river bank has been sold to Alex Merica, who is tearing same down and will use the lumber for a building on his farm northeast of town.

William Hershman of Walker township was a business visitor in the city Thursday. Mrs. J. C. Vknatta of Brookston came Thursday for a visit with her daughter, Mrj. R. A. Schaupp. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Moody of Barkley returned Wednesday from spending a few days In Chicago. ■* -- ■ — Mr. and Mrs. John- F. Bruner of Rantoul, 111., were here Thursday to attend the funeral of Jacob R. Wilcox. Mrs. Albert Wolfe and daughter, Mrs. Clarence Beesy, of Chalmers vlslte'd relatives in Rensselaer Wednesday. Charlie Baker was "up town Thursday for the first time in two weeks, the result of a severe attack of “flu.”

Among the Chicago goers Thursday were Charges Pefley, George Long, Fred Hemphill, Mrs. C, W. Rhoades and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles.

William Wasson, who was contemplating (moving to California, while at Brook Tuesday purchased a restaurant and moved to that place Wednesday.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.29; oats, 79c; rye, $1.32; wheat, $2.45. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.07; oats, 50c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.20. M. I. Adams left Tuesday for a visit with his daughters, Mrs. Harry Bell and Mrs. Zoe Goff, at Tulsa, Okla., and with his son Ray near Demopolis, Ala. He expects to be gone about three weeks.

Thursday* was the 43d anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. George D. McCarthy, who reside on Elim street, and have resided in this same house for the past 39 years. Mr, and Mrs. McCarthy are both enjoying quite good health.

Mrs. George Stoudt and daughter. Miss Ruth, of Remington were over Thursday closing up the sale of her tenant property on Weston street, occupied by John Robinson, to John Reed of Virgie. The consideration is $1,675. Mr. Reed will (move in frpm Virgie and occupy the property. Henry Barger was in from southwest Jordan Thursday. A few cases of scarlet fever have developed in that neighborhood, two cases in the Frank Eck family and one in the Lou Adams family. Several other people were exposed to the disease before it was known what it was. The funeral of William Shoup, who died at the county farm Monday night, was held at the home of J.- M. Shields in the northeast part of town Thursday morning at 9 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. E. W. Strecker, and burial made In the Egypt cemetery in Jordan township. Among thosb from out of town attending the funeral of Mrs. Frank Garvin here Wednesday forenoon were Frank Lansing of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Oppy of Watseka, 111., Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Moore of Milford, 111., William Edwards and family of Woodland, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. W. H Barlow of Lafayette. --- ‘ - The new Ellis opera house, under the management of Hill & Crooks, is putting on some first-class plays, well deserving of the patronage of the theater-going public. On last Wednesday night, “Fair and Warmer,” a farce-comedy by Avery Hopwood, which had a big run in New York and Chicago, was staged and was thoroughly enjoyed by a good-sized audience. John I. Gwin came home Thursday night from a several weeks stay at McAllen, Tex., where, he has a farm. Mrs. Gwin came across to Indianapolis to attend a convention and will return home from there. John says that everything is prosperous about McAllen with lots of early vegetables now ready for market and the farmers getting ready' for planting corn. He set out a grapefruit orchard and built a house on his place while there.

Mrs. Ko rah Daniels la confined to her home with Influenza. Yesterday's local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 50c; butterfat, 60c. LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn. —Apply to J. J. EDDY In person. ts Women copying clerks were first employed in the public offices in Canada in 1876. Five or six head of good fresh milch cows at the Stoner-Arnold sale, Feb. 10. —Advt. f 7 Miss Emma Herschy went to St. Louis, Ky., Thursday to spend remainder of the winder with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Hurley went to Peoria, 111., Thursday for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Allis, who is ill. Miss Maude Daugherty was called to Indianapolis Tuesday by the illness of her niece, Mrs. Kenneth Allman, who has Influenza. Rev. J? Fleming returned Jiome from Indianapolis Wednesday evening where he attended a tuberculosis association meeting. Dana Rishling returned to Indianapolis Wednesday, where he is employed at the Atlas Motor works, after a visit with relatives here.

F. E. Warne, the drayman, has moved from the property on south Van Rensselaer street, which he recently sold to B. J. Jarrette, into the Thomas Grant tenant 'house on Clark street. M. J. Kuboske, accompanied by Reinhold Eilts of Union township, returned from Chicago Tuesday evening with a fine new Pilot Six sedan, which Mr. Eilts recently bought from Kuboske & Walter. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Abbott of Indiana Harbor will come today for a few days visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reeve. Mr. Abbott is convalescing from a recent attack of pneumonia. Lots of new automobiles, enroute from the factories to the agencies, are being driven, through Rensselaer over the Jackson highway nowadays. Yesterday ope southbound fleet numbered perhaps 25 cars. James Warner, son of Mrs. M. P. Warner of this city, who has been employed by the American Bridge C<t at Gary for some time, has been promoted to assistant inspector and transferred to St. Louis, Mo. ’

Egg prices are tumbling rapidly as Mrs. iHlen starts spring work. The greater part of the snow and Ice has left us during the past few days, but it has not been warm enough for the frost to start out of the ground as yet. Yesterday at 2 p. m. the mercury registered 40 degrees above zero in the shade.

There are several cases of smallpox reported In and about Remington, one case being that of M. <X Stokes. Mrs. W. A. Millen returned to her home at Kewanna, 111., Thuroday after a several weeks visit hero with her daughter, Mrs. G. M. Myers.