Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. A. R. (Hopkins left Tuesday for Miami, Fla., for a six weeks sojourn. J. G. Culp will have a general sale at his farm in Barkley township on Feb. 26.—Advt, William Guss returned to his home at Anderson Tuesday after a visit here with his mother. Fifty-nine head of pure-bred Shorthorn cows will be sold at the AJmeler & Son sale on Saturday, Feb. 28. —Advt. f2l - —- Leonard Swaim came Wednesday from Gloster, Miss., where he had been spending the winter with his father, James Swaim. We can save you money on hard winter wheat flour and hard spring wheat flour. Get our prices.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456. f-14. Patrick Maloney, the flyin’ lawyer, was in Knox Tuesday enroute to Tefft to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Maloney. Pat is now practicing law at Gary.—Starke County Democrat.

Charles Pefley left Wednesday on a business trip through Illinois. Don’t forget that Pefley is paying $3.40 for good muskrat skins. —Advt. ts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morrell and Mrs. H. B. Murray were ‘ Lafayette goers Wednesday Pefley pays more money /or raw furs. Bring them in; the price will be right. Phone 475. ml Mrs. James West was called to Thayer the first of the week by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Mann Spitler. Remember the date of L. V. Saylor’s public sale, Tuesday, Feb. 17. See ad elsewhere in this issue of The Democrat. —Advt y Mr. and Mrs. Orville Kitchings of Hanging Grove township attended the funeral of Mrs. Fannie Johnson at Mt. Ayr Wednesday. Rev. J. T. Abbott of Portland, Ore., came the first of the week for an extended visit with relatives and old friends, including his sisters, Mrs. B. D. McColly and Mrs. Korah Daniels, of this city. Twenty-three cows with twentythree heifer calves, fourteen cows with fourteen bull calves, and seven yearling bulls Will be sold at the pure-bred Shorthorn cattle sale at the Floyd Anfsler farm on Saturday, Feb. 28. —Advt. f2l

LOTS FOR SALE; also good to J. J. EDDY in person. ts Attorney Jasper Guy and wife were over from Remington on business yesterday. Miss Bessie Worden Is quite alck at her home on north Cullen street with pneumonia. Mrs. Lydia Conger of Roselawn visited here Thursday with the Walter Lynge family. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mills, Mrs Susan Maines and daughter Eva spent Thursday in .Lafayette. Roscoe Zeigler of Indianapolis is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Zeigler, of north of town. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Russell Lesh, Mrs. C. H. Porter and Mrs. F. W. Tobias. Miss Grace Cain of near Remington visited with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Kanne, here the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoades, Jr., of Morris, 111., are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades. William iHSII returned to his houne at Madison yesterday morning after a short visit here with the Frank Hill family. Mrs. Zern Wright, Mrs. John Gray, E. J. Randle, S. E. Randolph and Father Elmer Scheidler were Lafayette goers Tuesday. Scheurlch and Yeoman wll sell four cows and two heifers, coming yearlings, at the Amsler purebred Shorthorn cattle sale. —Advt. Mrs. George Seible, Mrs. Frank Ellis and Mrs. Dan Chupp were called to Indianapolis Tuesday by the death of their sister, Blanche Ellis. One of the best bulls bought at the Congress sale will be sold by Amsler & Son at the Floyd Amsler farm on Saturday, Feb. 28.— Advt. f2l

Mrs. John Osborn returned to her home in Indianapolis the first of the week after a visit with her parents, , Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Crowder, of near Pleasant Ridge. Pancakes made from Early Breakfast and Short Order Prepared Pancake Flour hit the spot, every time. Insist upon having it. If your grocer can't furnish it, call the mill.— IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. f-14. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Eller returned to their home at Kokomo Wednesday after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. S. A. Arnold, and family of Barkley township. Mrs. Arnold accompanied them home for a week’s visit. Our North Jasper correspondent is telling a joke on Ben Forsythe of this city in this issue of The Democrat. Ben had hoped to keep the occurrence from his frieuxis here, but this correspondent has “spilled the beans” for him. - r , I - - Our pure, old-fashioned buckwheat flour and corn meal is made fresh every day and is not kiln dried, therefore it retains the natural flavor of the corn. oNt only better but cheaper in price. Ask for it. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456, fl 4 Paul Cook came Wednesday from Plymouth, where he had been employed, and after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook, in Hanging Grove towinship, will go to Chicago where he will be employed by the Western Union Telegraph Co. The local home talent artists who produced “The** Girl Upstairs” at the New Ellis theater so acceptably on Friday and Saturday nights of last week, are to give the play next Wednesday evening at Roselawn, in the auditorium of the school building there. The play is to be given under the auspices of the Roselawn Community club. * ,

Paul Rice, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Rice of Roselawn, but who is now a student in the Rensselaer high school, went to Chicago Tuesday to attend the funeral of C. T. Otis, who owned several thousand acres of land in Keener township and was a warm friend of the Rice family. Mr. Otis’s death was caused from a chronic ailment. Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter of Topeka, Kan., a former teacher in the Rensselaer schools, visited here a few days this week with Mrs. G. E. Murray and the C. C. and Hale Warner families. Mrs. McCarter is an author of considerable note, and while here gave several addresses to different organizations. She also gave an address at the annual banquet of the Republican editors of Indiana In Indianapolis last week.

If you hare poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prlcaa. Phone •47. « Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 45c; butterfat, 60c. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michal of Reynolds were’ business visitors In the city Wednesday. The Aw and grip epidemic is subsiding in Rensselaer and vicinity, the local doctors report.

John Guss of Union township returned home Thursday from a prospecting trip in southern Michigan A. R. Hopkins is assisting in the Fendig drug store during the sojourn of Mr. Fendig and family in California. Mrs. W. C. Babcock end son, william C., Jr., left a couple of weeks ago for a few weeks sojourn at Miami, Fla. L. M. Rhode returned to his home at Brookston Thursday after a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton. Mrs. Robert Miller and son returned to their home at Monon Wednesday after a visit 'here with her father, J. L. Griggs. Mrs. Ora T. Ross went to Chicago Thursday to attend the Franchise League meeting being held in that city this week. S. E. Kershner of Bryan, 0., came Thursday to look after some business matters and to visit his daughter, Mrs. Paul Norman. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parsons returned to their home at Logansport Wednesday after a few days visit here with the Hatter’s mother, Mrs. James F. Irwin. Will have on track soon a carload of dholce No. 1 timothy, also No. 1 red clover hay. P'home us your order.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, plhone 456. flB The State bank officials are figuring on extensively remodeling the rear part of their banking house, putting in a new heating system, etc., the coming season.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, >1.30; oats, 80c; rye, $1.30; wheat, $2.20. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.12; oats, 53c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.20. Among the Chicago goers Thursday* were Dt. I. M. Washburn, Mrs. A. F. Long, Mrs. George Long, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Karnowsky, C. A, Ross and Miss Rose Luers. A little flurry of snow came yesterday morning, once more covering the ground with about an inch of “the beautiful.” The weather prediction for today is “'unsettled.” Mrs. N. Krull returned to her home at Kentland Wednesday after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. LoXiisa Ramp, and attending the wedding of her sister. Miss Tillie. Amsler & Son will hold a big Shorthorn cattle sale at the Floyd Amsler farm on Saturday, Feb. 28. One hundred seven head of purebred Shorthorn cattle will be offered. —Advt. f2l Earl Bruner of Baroda, Mich., George Waite of Lamont, 111., and Charles Waite of Joliet, 111., returned to tlheir respective bonnes Thursday after attending the funeral of Mrs. Fannie Johnson of Mt. Ayr Wednesday. The Francesville high school basketball team played the locals here Wednesday night, the game resulting in a score of 47 to 12 in favor of the home team. Last might the local team met Medaryville in a return game here. i — >One of the mot£ complete railroad wrecks that ever occurred in Indiana happened near Redkey Saturday afternoon last, when 27 cars of a 29-car Lake Erie & Western train were piled up. Cars of merchandise were scattered along the right-of-way for quite a long distance and mope than 1,000 feet of track was torn up. No one was injured in the wreck.

Today is St. Valentine’s day. I will also sell at my sale my threshing outfit, Garr Scott 16-horse power engine, in good running condition; 16-32 Garr Scott separator with full equipment, belts included. —R. H. EILTS.—Advt. f 7-11-14 No, that is not a new smokehouse "Gum” Pefley is building on the river bank in the rear of his home. It is a garage for housing his auto. Gum 'has given up smoking meats for a time and will joy ride instead. Tool buyers get your farm tools at the R. H. Eilts sale. Grain binder, corn binder, manure spreader, two gang plows, several cultivators, farm wagons and several sets of good work harness.— Advt. 17-11-14 The plamt of the Lafayette homing imills was completely destroyed by fire that originated on one of the upper floors about noon Thursday, involving a loss of $150,000. The lose is said to be fairly well covered by Insurance.

Mrs. W. L. Wood has been quite poorly again for oeveral days but was reported bettor yesterday* Their daughter, Mrs. Ocie Brusnahan, has been quite sick at the Wood home also, but is now able to be up and about. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DEMOCRAT NOW AND HAVE IT DELIVERED AT YOUR DOOR BY CARRIER EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.