Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1920 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 1020.

WE will hold a J. I. CASE TRACTOR ” SCHOOL at the Community Oil Station on Washington street, Rensselaer, FEBRUARY 26th, 27th and 28th. prt UFDATU Tractors and Farm Kv ntrCA I Fl Implements

NEWS from the COUNTY

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. Mae Butler Is visiting wit'll her son Harry and wife near Avilla. Mr. and Mts. John Plui'mier and little son were visitors in Monon Sunday. Mrs. Henry Butler is visiting with her son Tom and family at Columbia-City. Mrs. J. C. Dewey of Danville, 111., same to Goodland last Saturday to attend the marriage of her brother, Fred McKinley. Mrs. A. B. Gaston and two daughters came Tuesday night for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson. She is enrouite from their former home in lowa to their new home at Columbia City. H. B. Verrill and daughter of Travers City, Mich., came last week and the latter will make her home here with her grandmother. Mrs. S. K. Verrill, her mother having passed away on Feb. 3 with influenza. Fred McKinley of this city and Miss Margaret Coffman of Temple-

Joint Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at public auction at his farm, 6 miles north and 1% east and % north of Rensselaer, and 6 miles east and % north of Parr, and 1 % east and % south of Aix, commencing at 11:00 a. m., on Friday, March sth

t 4 head of _ HORSES *7 ■ , • Black mare, 8 yrs. old, wt. VH 1400; bay mare, 5 yrs. old, r SS&M wt. 1200; light bay mare, 4 . _ jW yrs. old, wt. 1150; brown niare 7 yrs. old, wt. 1200.

41 head of Extra Good Cows and Heifers • ho Roan cow, 7 yrs. old, calf by side; red cow, 6 yrs. old, calf by side; white face cow, 6 yrs. old, calf by side; white face cow, 4 yrs. old, fresh in April; black cow, 4 yrs. old, fresh in March; red cow, 6 yrs. old, in April; red cow, 7 yrs. old, fresh in April; rogn cow", 6 yrs. old; white face cow, 6 yrs. old; dark red cow, 6 yrs. old; red cow, 4 yrs. old, fresh in April; light red cow, 6 yrs. old, fresh in April; red cow, 5 yrs. old, calf by side; red cow, 7 yrs. old, giving good flow of milk; red cow, 8 yrs. old, giving good flow of milk; white face cow, 6 yrs. old, fresh in April; red cow, 3 yrs. old, giving milk; 7 head of 3-yr.-old heifers, 4 reds and 3 blacks; 14 head of 2-yr.-old heifers, will be fresh between March 15th and June 15th; 3 yearling heifers. Pure bred Hereford Bull. *IS—HEAD OF HOGS—IS 1 Seven brood sows, two with pigs. 8 shoats, weight 125 lbs. One sow will farrow by March 15th, 1 will farrow by last of March and 3 will farrow in April. I 150 bushels' of corn. 1 set brass mounted breeching barness. 1 top buggy. • . Three tons of hay. TERMS A credit of 9 months will be given on all sums of over $lO with approved security, notes to bear 6 per cent interest from date of sale if paid when due, if not so paid to draw 8 per . cent from date of sale. 2 per cent off for cash when entitled to Sums of $lO and under cash in hand- ' JOHN B. SHlv-L, CHAS. W. REED. W. A- McCurtain, Auctioneer. Spitler Clerk. Lunch by Brushwood Ladies’ Aid.

ton were married at Oxford last Saturday afternoon at 4:30. The bride is the daughter of Luther Coffman of Templeton. The newlyweds will make their home in Goodland. Harry A. Wild and Raymonu Sims went to Indianapolis last Thursday and on Saturday returned with the remains of a little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Burns, who passed away Wednesday of pneumonia, for burial in the Goodland cemetery. The Freeland Park high school basketball team came to Goodland Wednesday night for a return game and was defeated by the score of 16 to 11. Our boys did not put up much .effort in order to reserve their strength for the strong Ambia team coming tonight. Miss Angie Casey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mate Casey of Goodland, and Mr. Wright Michaels of Foresman were married Wednesday at the Methodist parsonage in Kentland. The bride is one of our popular young ladies and the groom is a fine young man from Foresman. Miss Opal Light of Brook has been secured to .teach domestic science in the Goodland schools, to take the place of Miss Broyler, who recently resigned. Miss Light formerly taught here and 'her friends are glad to have her back. Miss Ona Shindler, also of Brook, will teach the music department. A D. Babcock has secured two very valuable old swords from Charles Steward, the insurance man at Rensselaer. One of these swords

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Is an old dueling sword used in the days of Andrew Jackson, the other a cutlass used in the navy and the date shows it was manufactured in 1742. These swords are rare specimens, on exhibition in the office window. The marriage of Miss Della Weihermiller and Edward Gray took place in St. John’s church at Fairbury, 111., at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday, Feb. 17, Rev. Father Aout officiating. Miss Margaret Weller of Chatsworth, 111., was bridesmaid, and Albert E. Gray of Argus, Ind., was the best man. The wedding breakfast was served in the beautiful dining room of the Hotel Illinois at Fairbury. Tuesday afternoon they drove to Gilman, 111., where they boarded the e Illinois Central a wedding trip. The bride and groom are well known here, the groom having resided here all his life. After Meh. 10 they will be at home to their friends on the groom’s farm, southeast of Goodland.

MEDARYVILLE the Journal) Dr. Hackley is on the sick list brought on by overwork with his influenza patients. Mrs. John Hansell fell Wednesday, breaking both bones of her left arm at the wrist. Harold Bremer is home from Ann Arbor and will remain here until the flu in Ann Arbor has subsided, there being 1,500 cased there. T. F. Hlolt of Cincinnati came Tuesday of last week to be with his brother Llewellyn in his last hours of sickness, and Mrs. Holt came last Thursday morning to attend the funeral, both returning to their home Sunday. Mable May Kroft, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kroft, died last Sunday at the Kroft home of influenza. She was a student in the Winamac high school. A private funeral was held Wednesday of this week at th* Cass township Evangelical church and burial made in the Evangelical graveyard. Ed Dinger, who had lived in Medaryville for about 25 years, died last Friday morning, Feb. 13, of influenza. He was 66 years old. His funeral was held Sunday and the body taken to Loda, .111., his former home, where it was buried on Tuesday of t*lsr week. Miss Letha Dinger, sister of Ed Dinger, and who has kept house for him, is quite sick with influenza at the home of Theo. Bremer. Mrs. Charles Kain died Tuesday ’evening of this week of influenza, which she contracted soon after the birth of their baby, born about two weeks ago. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon of this week. Mrs Kain was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tiede of near Denham and a sister of Mrs Wm Kain. She leaves her husband and six children, all of Whom* have been sick with influenza, but are better at this writing. Last Sunday evening the Hugo Manning home burned to the ground The entire upstairs was on fire when the discovery was made and it was impossible to save any of the contents of the second floor, where the furniture belonging to Mrs. Emma Miller and Ralph Manning was stored. Practically everything on the lower f|oor was saved. It was only by the most strenuous efforts that the nearbj buildings were saved. We understand Mr. Manning had $975 insurance on the house and its contents, that Mrs. Miller had S3OO insurance, but that Ralph did not have insurance. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Manning had been living temporarily at the Hugo Manning home, waiting to get possession of the Tarm owned by Neill Williams, east of town.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Rev. Sickafoose was here from South Bend the first of the week Mrs Ray Ward was in Goodland the first of the week visiting her parents. ’ Wm. Pence and family spent the week-end in Medaryville the guests of relatives. ' . .. . Claude Fix and family visitgd over Sunday with the former’s parents near Lafayette. Wm. Cunningham was called to Penfield, HL, Thursday by the death of his brother Sam’s wife. L. M. Lewellen, who was at one time a resident of Brook,' was in town this week. He is a resident of Logansport. Mr and Mrs. John Foresman were called to Indianapolis this week owing to the serious illness of the latter’s sister, Miss Inez Lowe. * \ xx th Roy Thayer of Manhattan, m., was here the first of the week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thayer, and \'hls brother Alvin, ’ ■ Mrs. Will Barton returned from Chicago Tuesday and brougnt her daughter home with her. The latter is recovering nicely from the ear trouble was having. Charles Whiting and wife were down from South Bend Saturday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mel Thornton. This week their goods were shipped to them at South Bend, where they will reside. Walter Davis and wife of Nacodoches, Tex., and hid sister, Mrs. Roach es Morocco were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Davis the middle of the week. Mr. Davis is a newspaperman and gave us a very pleasant call. On Monday Miss Opal Light gave uip her position at the postoffice and Miss Lou Kemper took her place. Miss Opal has been engaged at the postoffice for a nhmber of years and has made friends, by her courtesy and ability. _ The farm on which Ed Corbin Gives, at one time a part of the Ross & Hendetson land, was sold last week for $276 per acre to Grant Whaley. We understand the owner cleared $5 per acre on his purchase of last summer. a Qn Tuesday Uncle Tom Moore

reached his 87th milestone. He Is not so well this winter and is confined to his bed a great deal oi the time. Bift we believe when spring comes that he will regain some of bls old vigor and come to see his friends again, and he will be .most welcome.

MOROCCO (From the Courier) Clara Vincent visited friends at Goodland over Sunday? Mrs. Fred Don of Goodland spent Friday with relatives here. George Miller was home from Rensselaer Sunday visiting relatives. Golda Reece of Goodland spoilt Saturday here with Miss Clara Vincent. Mrs. John. McGregor visited friends at Ravenswood, 111., over Sunday.. Reuben Terrill went to Goshen Monday to visit relatives for a few Miss Fern Sinks went to Chicago Saturday to visit friends for a couple of weeks. Mrs. H. R. Wood of Rensselaer was the guest of Mrs. A. M. Robertson Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson ana son William spent Tuesday with friends at Donovan. Mrs. Frank Marshall of Momence came Saturday to spend a few days at the home of John Hunter. Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Smith came from Plymouth Monday to spend a few days with friends here. Mrs. J. L. Ruggles of Brook spent the week 'here with her children, returning home Saturday. Beulah Padgett and Yolande Templeton spent Saturday in Kentland with the former’s sister, Mrs. D. W. Markley. Mrs. Edith Spangler returned to her home at Indiana Harbor Monday after visiting her mother, Mrs. Joseph Zoborosky. Mrs. Lora Humston, who had been visiting her father, Dr. C. E. Triplett, returned to her home at Campbellsburg, Ky., Saturday. Mrs. Chas. Hendrickson and two children left Tuesday for Cincinnati O„ to visit relatives. Sam Hendrickson accompanied them part of the trip. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Little oi Downer’s Grove, HL, and J. W. Little of Charlotte, N. C., were here over Sunday visiting friends. Rev. Little occupied the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday. The Republican candidates for governor are practically all agreed that the new tax law is N. G., and they all seem to think that ito perfecting should be left to another Republican administration. Funny reasoning some people have. Word was received here Wednesday of the death at Indianapolis Tuesday night of Verna Crooks 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Crooks and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Graves. The cause of death was pneumonia. Miss Opal Norris, daughter or Mrs. Laura Norris, and Lloyd Deardurff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. D. Deardurff, were married by Rev C L. Harper at Kentland last Thursday afternoon. They left at once for a trip to Chicago, returning here Saturday. There is still much sickness in the community, yet not so much as a few days ago. Among those who are steadily improving are Dr. C. E. Triplett, George Gay, A. D Peck, Albert Eickmann and John Hunter. Smallpox is reported in the home of L. A. Brunton, east of tpwn, but is sa>d to be well under control. John Clark of Greenville, Pa., has been appointed administrator of the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Babbitt. Mr. Clark formerly resided in Indiana. The personal property will be disposed of at a public sale to be held in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Badhelder have taken the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Babbitt, and A. J. Law has been appointed guardian- ~ . . j. R. Hafstrom has applied, for a patent on a tire pu*mip that manufacturers and jobbers say beats anything on the market. Mr. Hafstrom is the. invehtor of the pump and proposes to have the same made and marketed on a large scale. He was in Chicago Wednesday conferring with his jnanufacturers and jobbers. Mr. Hafstrom’s pump differs from all others in that it has a valve at the bottom which permits an easy Inflow of air when the plunger Is being raised, and which closes when the plunger reaches the top. It is said that it works much faster and easier than any other pump made. Mrs Mary Margaret Wright, widow of Joseph G. Wright, anct one of the pioneer women of Newton county, was called to her eternal rest last Friday forenoon. Mrs. Wright had not been w ® u for sev ’ eral years but it was not thought that her condition was worse than usual until shortly before her death and she passed away (peacefully and without pain. Mary Margaret Siffior was born in Montgomery county Meh. 4, 1834, and at the time of her death was 85 years, 11 months and 9 days of age. At the close of the war the family came to Newton county and located on a farm in Jackson township, now owned by the son, H. L. Wright, and deceased had since made her home there and in Morocco. Mr. Weight died about nine years ago, and she had since made her home with her son.

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BIG PUBLIC SALE The undersigned having sold his farm and will move to town, will sell at public sale at his residence 4 miles north and 1 mile west of Rensselaer, on the Homestead Farm, commencing at 10:00 a. m., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, ’2O ! t ' ; ‘ • i .X .U 12 Head Horses and Huies Consisting of 1 pair of black mares 7 years old, wt. 2500; 1 grey mare 7 years old, wt 1150; 1 bay horse 6 years old, wt. 1350; 1 sorrel mare coming 5 years old, wt. 1200; 1 black gelding coming 3 years old; 1 bay mare coming 3 years old; 1 pair coming 2-year-old horse colts, good draft colts; 1 pair coming 1-year-old mules, good ones; 1 black spring colt. 12 Head of Cattle 12 Consisting of 1 pure-bred Shorthorn heifer coming 3 years old, with bull calf by side, a good one; 1 black cow 4 years old, giving good flow of milk; 1 4-year-old roan cow, with*calf by side; 2 last spring heifer calves; 1 roan heifer coming 2 years old, calf by side; 1 coming 3-year-old heifer, pasture bred; 1 red spotted cow 8 years old, pasture bred; 1 roan heifer coming 2 years old, pasture bred. 4 Good Brood Sows 4 2 with pigs by side 7 Head of Good Ewes with Lambs by side Farm Implements, Etc. Consisting of 1 Weber wagon, good as new; 1 John Deere .binder, 7-ft. cut, good as new; 1 Emerson mower, in good shape; 1 hay rake; 1 sulky plow; 1 Tower gopher; 1 disc; 1 riding cultivator; 1 walking cultivator; some work harness; 1 good qarrluge and harness; 1 single buggy and harness. TERMS —A credit of 9 months will be given on all sums over |lO, approved notes to bear 6% interest If paid at maturity, but If not so paid 8% interest will be charged from date of sale; 2 % oft for cash when entitled to credit. W. A. McCurtain, Auctioneer. A | TT ft BHft fl R. D. Thompson, Clerk. I I 1111 Ml Lunch by Parr Ladles’ Aid. iJI I

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Joint Public Sale Having decided not to farm on so large a scale, we will offer alt public auction at the Frank Schroer farm five and one-half miles north and one-fourth mile east of Rensselaer on Thurs., Feb. 26th Sale to commence at ten a. m. 5 HEAD OF HORSES Sorrel team ten years old; bay I FA mare, six years old; brown *horse, seven years old; mare 13 years old. 60 HEAD OF CATTLE 60 Pure bred shorthorn cow, 3 years old, calf by date of sale ; roan cow 9 years old, giving milk; 2 Hereford cows, 3 years old, giving milk; spotted cow, 9 years old with calf by side; red cow 8 years old giving milk; heifer two years old, fresh by date of. sale; 7 shorthorn cows, bred to registered Hereford bull; 8 three year old white faced heifers bred to registered Hereford; 3 heifers two years old with calf; 5 heifers, year old; 18 steers; 2 years old; 6 steers, year old; 6 steer calves; pure bred shorthorn bull, 2 years old. 10 head of Hogs, wt. about 65|pounds 200 BUSHEL-S OF WHITE SEED COBN. 30 TONS OF GOOD ENSILAGE. 15 TONS OF GOOD TIMOTHY HAY. FARMING IMPLEMENTS: Oliver gang plow; three section wood frame harrow; John Deere corn planter; endgate seeder; riding cultivator nearly new; two sets of work harness; and a few other articles too numerous to mention. v TERMS: A credit of 10 months wild be given on all sums of over $lO with approved security, notes to bear 6 per cent interest from date of sale if paid when due, if not so paid to draw 8 per cent from date of sale. 2 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. Sums of $lO and under cash in hand. FRANK SCHROER—VICTOR YEOMAN Auctioneer, Col. Fred Phillips. Clerk, C. G. Spitler. LUNCH BY BRUSHWOOD LADIES’ AID.

us the opportunity of showing you the Super-Six itself? Just telephone us now and we will bring it to your door at your convenience. Yours very truly, HUGH KIRK. Duplicate order boo kt, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried In stock In The Democrat’s fancy, stationery and office rupply deportment.

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