Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Leo Schultz visited relatives in Hammbnd over the week-end. LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn.—Apply to J. J. EDDY in person. , , ts Harley Bruce of northeast of town was in Crawfordsville on business Friday. J. M. Shafer of Plymouth was here the first of the week looking after his property interests. “Buz” Marble’s big annual stock sale will take place at Wheatfield on Thursday, Meh. 18. —Advt. ts Miss Zona Dillon, teacher at the consolidated school in Jordan township, spent the week-end with relatives at Fountain City. The 3-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. George Wenrick of west Carpenter died Sunday. Burial was made yesterday tmiorning in Weston cemetery. Misses Helen Lord, Anita May, Doroth> Higgins and Ruth Bates of the Monmett School for Girls, spent the week-end in Chicago with relatives. Sara Alice O’Neal, who is attending Indiana university .at Bloomington, spent the week-end here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. » Mrs. Milton Strouse of Tomah, Wis., who had been visiting her brother, William Traub, went to Chicago Saturday for a visit with relatives there before returning to her home. Sam Scott and family of Barkley township left yesterday for their, new home near Bluffton. The best wishes of their many friends in Rensselaer and Jasper county go with them' to their new location.

O. K. Rainier was in Lafayette on business Saturday. If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. « Joe Bennett and Harry Newimhn made a business trip to Lowell Friday. Mrs. J. W. Rains was called tv WHitland Friday by illness in the family of her daughter. James Grenard of Remington was the guests Saturday and Sunday of his nephew, Alva Grennard. Mrs. Myrtle Duffy of New York city is visiting her brother-in-law, W. ;HL Beam, at this writing.

March is the time to look after your shrubs ifor April planting.— Call HOLDEN’S GREEN HOUSE, phone 426. al Mrs. J. Robinson of Lafayette and James Kepner of Pagman, Canada, came Friday to attend the funeral of their cousin, Mrs? Caroline Turner. Mrs. J. F. Irwin of this city and daughter, Mrs. Earl Parsons, ot Logansport, went to Chicago Friday for a few days visit with another daughter of the former, Mrs. A. E. Wallace. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Mrs. G. A. Williams, Mrs. J. iH. Chapman, Mrs. Mary Drake, Mrs. Horace Chadbourne, E. L. Hollingsworth, Livingston Ross and Firman Thompson. An 18-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. John Neeley of near Virgie died Saturday from pneumonia. The funeral was held at 2 o’clock Sunday and burial made in the cemetery at Kniman. Mr. and Mrs. Russel H. Thompson of Sullivan came^ Saturday for a visit with relatives here, including the former’s grandmother, Mrs. Frances Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are newlyweds, having been married last Wednesday at the homie of the bride in Peoria, Hl. They returned home Monday.

Mrs. R. D. Thompson and Mrs. Vern Nowels spent Monday in Lafayette. W. H. Kenyon of Remington took the train here Monday for Valparaiso. B. J. Moore, who is employed at Gary, spent .the week-end here with his family. \ We are notified to change the address of Leslie Pollard’s Democrat from Yakima, Wash., • to Weiser, Idaho. Those desiring fruit trees for spring planting please leave their orders for same within the next few days.—CHARLES PEFLEY. ts Harvey Dgvisson and Charles Erb went to Chicago Friday to join a party of prospectors to the Rio Grande valley, near McAllen, Tex.

The knitting department of th® Red Cross is closing up and desires all work to be returned at once. Yarn and needles for sale at bargain prices.—OßA T. ROSS, Director. m 3 Mrs. Ben Smith and Mrs. Mary Miller returned to their homes at Elkhart Friday after a visit here with their aged mother, Mrs. M. Y. Slaughter, and sister, Mrs. Kenton Blankenship. Carl Duvall of Detroit, Mich., who is employed as state auditor of the John Hancock life insurance company, having business in Chicago, took advantage of his nearness to Rensselaer and came down Saturday evening and remained until 10:36 a. m. Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall.

Miss Lizzie Hemphill, daughter of I. N. Hemphill of this city, who resigned her position in the Anderson schools sounje time ago, is now teaching in the schools at Tarpon Springs, Fla. Vern Sayers, formerly of Demotte, Jasper county, is assistant county superintendent of the schools of Pinellas county, in which Tarpon Springs is located. Mr? and Mrs. W. C. Iliff of Wolcott visited here Saturday and Sunday with relatives, going from here Sunday evening for a short visit, with relatives at Kentland, Watseka and Gilman, 111., after which they will leave for their new home near Dexter, Mo., where they have rented a farm. Thelt- son Hugh left Wolcott Friday with their car of goods. Mrs. Opal Hafley of Indianapolis returned Sunday from a visit with her mother, Mrs. Violet Pollard, at Colorado Springs, Colo., bringing her sister, little Ruth Pollard, with her to remain until next summler with her aunt, Mrs. George Kennedy, of Rensselaer. Mrs. Hafley stopped off in Rensselaer for a brief visit with Mrs. Kennedy before continuing on to Indianapolis. The Woman’s Club page of last Sunday’s Chicago Tribune contained a picture of Mrs. W. B. Austin, formerly of this city, with the following mention: “At the semiannual meeting of- the Chicago chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. William Baden Austin of 103 Bellevue place was. elected honorary regent for life, in recognition of her war work while regent of the Chicago chapter.”

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 45c; butterfat, 65c. Miss Bertha Conway of Delphi was the over Sunday guest of Mrs. Ed Kanne. W. I. Spitler and Walter King of Chicago spent Sunday here with home folks. Miss Eva Moore, who is emidoyed in Chicago, spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore. Hugh Kirk, W. C. Babcock, E. L. Hollingsworth, Van Grant, Fred Ihillips and R. O. Burns were Chicago goers Monday. Mrs. Jack Pinsak of Chicago came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Putts, of south of town. The high school basketball team was defeated by the Brookston team at the latter place Friday night by a score of 58 to 23. Joseph Wiley left Monday for his home at Hartford, Mich., after an extended visit here with his grandparents, Mr. and f Mrs. Joseph Smith. Miss Florence Allman spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ade of near Kentland. Mrs. Ade was formerly Miss Ethel Davis of this city. On account of moving to Michigan I will sell at the Ed sale Meh. 4 an excellent organ, because of difficulty of moving same.—MlSS NILE BRITT. m 4 Jdhn ißeed and family of near Virgie moved Monday into their property on south Weston street which they recently purchased of Mrs. George Stoudt of Remington. Senator Clark Price of Ashland, Kan., came Sunday for a visit with his sister. Miss Nettie Price, of this city, and with his brothers, ■M. B. and Corah Price, of nea» Remington. Harry Hufty and family moved back to Mt. Ayr Monday. John Putts and family, "who had been living in the Nancy Reece property, moved into the Mrs. Williams property, vacated by H'uifty.

Elmer Humphreys, who has bean living on |he farm of ’his father-in-law, Alfred Peters, southeast of town, <moved Monday to the O. K. Rainier farm near Chalmers, and A. Rice of near Mt. Ayr is moving onto the Peters farm.. D. M. Worland has purchased the Mrs. George Daniels property on Franklin street, now occupied by Mrs. Daniels. Consideration $2,600. Mr. Worland contemplates occupying the property provided he can dispose of his present residence on Van Rensselaer street. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Perrigo of hear Donovan, 111., were in the city Monday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett. Mr. Perrigo, who has been engaged quite extensively in the puTe-bred hog and cattle business for several years, is preparing to reduce the number of his stock and turn the farm over to one of his hired men. He and Mrs. Perrigo will move to Morocco, where he owns a residence property.

W. F. Hayes of Barkley township i eturned Saturday from a week’s visit and business trip to Newell, S. D., w'here he visited his brother, Henry iHhyes, and finished settling up the interests of the estate of his father, the late Frank Hayes. He says there is barely snow enough in that section of South Dakota to cover the ground, but there was plenty - of it between here and there. Henry’s folks are all well. Edward Nagel has moved from southeast of town onto the Mrs Andrus farm northeast of town, vacated by George Putts, who has moved into the Joe Nesius tenant house, vacated by J. M. Sauser, who has unloved into rooms in the Mrs. Shields house on McCoy Ave. Napoleon Budreau, who has been living on Mr. Sauser’s farm west of town, has moved onto a farm of his own in Milroy township, and Charles Bowers has moved onto the Sauser farm. George Putt of west Carpenter was’ a business visitor in the city Saturday. Mr. Putt is juist putting the finishing touches on his fine new farm residence, perhaps the best farm house in Carpenter township and one of the best in Jasper county. It is an eight-room, brick veneered house with full size basement, electric lights, hot and cold water system, furnace heat and all the mbdern conveniences of the city dwelling, and Is a very She and commodio'Uß home Indeed.

The St. Joseph college team defeated the Romney basketball team in a game at the college Sunday afternoon by a score of 58 to 4. Mike Kuboske, Roy Anderson and another party left last night for Flint, Mich., to drive home some more new cars. Frank B. Meyer of Danville, 111., esme up Sunday and visited until Monday with his mother, Mrs. Magdalena Meyer, and his sister, Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy, and husband. Mrs. Harry Watson returned home Sunday evening from a short visit with relatives in Chicago, bringing home with her her grandmother, Mrs. Henry Randle, who had been spending the winter there with her daughter, Mrs. J. ,H. McConnehay. Mrs. Randle will make her home with her son Alfred for the present.

Mrs. George E. Collins returned home yesterday from a visit with relatives at Chicago and Napersville. 111. Jake Moore of Rapine, Wis., spent tho week-end hero with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. B. J. Moore. Jake is now employed as an automobile salesman of the Reo and Cadillac cars. Monon passenger train No. 3. Chicago to Louisville, which passes through Rensselaer at 11:10 ea«h night, proceeded from Chalmers tA Lafayette early Sunday morning with a broken main axle on the engine, without any serious mishap whatever, although suclv- an accident is said to invariably cause a disastrous wreck. The broken axle was not discovered until the locomotive bad been disconnected from the train at Lafayette and sidetracked.