Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Give me a chance to sell you a home. —Phone 147. ml 7 Roe Yeoman and Charles Porter •were in Monticello on business Friday. LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn. —Apply to J. J. EDDY in person. ts Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Potter and son spent the week-end in South Rend with realtives. Misses Faustine West and lone Zimmerman and Mrs. George W. <£cott spent Monday in Lafayette. Ben Welsh returned home Saturday from Indiamipolis where he bad been serving on the federal Jury. _ * Mrs. Eva Myers returned to her home at Chicago Heights, 111., Friday after looking after some business matters ihere. Mrs. A. K. Yeoman, Mrs. Jesse Hammond, Miss Evaline Michael, Ronald Charais and B. D. 'McColly •were Lafayette goers Friday. Pvt. Ray Schafer of Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., came Saturday on a few days leave- to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schafer, of southeast of town. Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Loy went to Piqua, 0., Saturday to visit his mother over her 90th birthday anniversary, which was Sunday. They were expected home' yesterday. Mrs. S. M. Laßue went to Chicago Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan, who are spending the .winter there with another daughter, Mrs. Wallace Miller. Mrs. George Neal of Pittsburg, Pa., came Friday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue. She was joined Saturday husband, who went to Laporte Sunday to look after some business but will return here again.

Mrs. Vincent Eisele is quite sick with influenza. \ Give me a chance to sell you a city lot. —Phone 147. ml’<’ If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. ts Mrs. E. C. English returned home Saturday from a visit/ with her son Walter and family at Lafayette. O. M. Turner and G. W. Turner of Kankakee township were business visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. W. A. Spencer of Wolcott spent Saturday and Sunday here with her sister, Mbs. C. V. May, and family.

F. F. Lakin, who is mow employed by -the Hobart Lumber Co. at Hobart, spent Sunday here with his family. Mrs. Earl Clouse and children of southeast Marion went to Gary Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Lucas. John G. Dexter of Chicago was in the city Monday on business with the possibility of purchasing a farm in Jasper county. Those desiring fruit trees for spring planting please leave their orders for same within the next few days.—CHARLES PEFLEY. ts Noah Zeigler and family of north of town Ihave moved to Rensselaer and occupy the Nelson, Randle tenant house on McKinley avenue. ■ • The Holden greenhouse now sports a fine new Ford delivery car, handsomely lettered and presenting quite a citified appearance. Arnold Luers went to. Indianapolis Saturday to spend Sunday with Mr.- and Mrs./.Guy Crowder, Mrs. Luers an<f children having gone down earlier in the week. John Burris of Michigan. City came Sunday to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. R. W. Burris, Sunday afternoon. A guard from the prison accoanipanied him.

Mrs. E. J. Randle and little son, Edward, Jr., returned homie Monday from Douglas, Ariz., Where they had visited 'her sister, Miss Harriet Shedd, who is a teacher in the schools of that city. They also visited at different points in California while away. Goodland, which used to sport three hotels, is now without any, the old Commercial hotel erected some 35 years ago by H. Roberts, having been turned to other use, and the Palms hotel, just across the street, has also been closed down. The old Nichols hotel has not catered to commercial trade for years, it is understood. Monday was a typical March day, so far a§_ being windy was concerned, and at night we got our first thunder shower of the season, there being quite a brisk raip for a time with a great deal of electricity. Yesterday was bright and pleasant except for a strong wind. The mercury at 2 p. m. registered 50 degrees in the shade. Scarcely a day Ihas gone by in the past six weeks or two months but from 25 to 50 new automobiles have passed through Rensselaer over the Jackson highway, and some days the nujnlber has probably exceeded 100. There was no let up to this traffic last week, even when the roads were so soft, and they did a plenty to the roads, in places, it is said.

| J. M. Banks was here from Logansport on business Saturday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat (prices: Eggs, 37c; butterfat, 67c. C. A. Tuteur of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with hom» folks. Orlan Grant of Lafayette visited his brother Van amd family here Monday. “Frenchy” Deschand has (purchased a new Dodge car for his taxi work. Misses Luella HMrmon and Elizabeth Moore visited friends in Monticello Saturday. Mrs. Earl West left Monday for Tulsa, Okla., for an extended visit with her parents. Mrs. Homer Hendrickson was called to Monticello Monday by the illness of her mother. “Btiz” Marble's big annual stock sale will take place at Wheatfield on Thursday, Meh. 18. —Advt. ts Mrs. F. H. Hemphill returned Jh/ome Saturday from, a visit with relatives at Roann, Wabash county. W. H. Beam sipenlt Sunday in La-

fayette with his daughters, Mrs. F. X. BuSha and Mrs. Dean Merlca. J. M. Witham of near Demotte has moved to Rensselaer and occupies the Laura Hatton property on Oak street. Miss Carrie Eger returned home Sunday from a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Maloy, and family at Lowell. Among the Chicago goers Monday were E. L. Hollingsworth, W. 1. Spitler, Mrs. G. E. Murray and Mrs. Edson Murray. >

Another soft drink bottling company is desirous of locating in Rensselaer but has been unable to find a building at this writing.

W. H. Postill has purchased the W. L. Nowels residence property on Cullen street, possession to be given April 15. Consideration $2,400. Superintendent C. R. Dean attended a (meeting of the executive committee of the Indiana State Teachers’ association at Indianapolis Saturday. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.45; oats, 86c; rye, $1.55; wheat, $2.30. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.35; oats, 58c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.35.“" Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig and two sons returned home Saturday from a few weeks sojourn in California, most of which time was spetrtt in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles left Sunday for their home near Devil’s Lake, N. D., after a visit here with the former’s brothers, Claude and John Williams, and other relatives. , “Uncle” James T. Randle has been quite sick again at his home on Cullen street. Mr. Randle is about 89 ypars of age and has enjoyed remarkably good health all his life until recent years. There seems to be nothing particularly the matter with him at this time other than the infirmities of old age.

Remember that you can still get a package of 25 good envelopes for a mickel at The Democrat office — precisely the same size, grade and price that we sold them for 20 years ago. They cost us mtore than twice as much now, of course, but we are still retailing them at the old price. You will have'to pay 10 to 15 cents a bunch for -the same envelope elsewherfe the country over.

Misses Emma and Senia Benson of Mt. Ayr were Lafayette goers Monday. Mrs." H, J. Kannal went to Indianapolis Friday and remained with her husband until Saturday, both returning home Saturday afternoon. William M. Crockett, a Lafayette attorney has filed declaration of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for congress from this, the Tenth district. John Southard was in Jrom southeast Milroy Monday, bringing to Ihls daughter, Miss Belle Southard, deputy county treasurer, who had spent Sunday at home. Petitions asking the secretary of state to place the name of Claude G. Bowers*editor of the Ft. Waymie Journal Gazette, on the Democratic primary ballots for United States senator from Indiana are being circulated. The following letters remained uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended Meh. 14. Mrs. Leslie Strole, Leo Maypole, Harry J. McCauley, D. Moore, Harry E. Johnson, Miss Ivah Graham, Estel George, Mrs. George Barnhart, Henry Burton. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter Meh. 29.