Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1920 — Page 3

.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1920.

ihßb Mr • ■ ■ : =l ? * r—n ill . jkH a HUH aHr WE have the above Dining Room Suite in stock, with the exception of the china closet, finished in Jacobean oak. The Buffet is 60 inches long. The Fable has a 54inch top with an 8-foot extension. W. J. WRIGHT, Rensselaer, Ind.

LOCAL NEWS

Frank Corbin was over from Brook Saturday. LOTS FOR SALE; also good barn. —Apply to J. J. EDDY In person. ts Miss Agnes Munson of Aurora, 111., came Saturday for a visit with Miss Nettie Jordan. Mrs. Ralph O’Riley, Mrs. John Figelsbach and Mrs. W. S. Parks spent Friday in Lafayette. G. J. Jessen left Monday for Santa Rita, N. M., for a few weeks visit with his brother Lloyd. Mrs. E. H. Shields, who has been very sick for the past week with heart trouble, is reported as improving. D. M. Worland is putting a full size basement under his residence on Van Rensselaer street and will install furnace heat Miss Clara Reife returned to her home at Perry, lowa, Friday after a couple of weeks visit here with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker. Hildred Pefley went to Chicago Monday to take a clerical position with the Pathe film company at S3O per week to start and advancement in the near future. Mrs. Charles Stackhouse of north of town, accompanied by her niece, Miss Hazel Israel, of Montana, went to Buck Creek Saturday for a visit with Mrs. William Coffell and family. Robert Loy came down from Chicago Saturday evening and spent Sunday with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Loy. “Bob” has a good position with the Chicago Paper Co., a wholesale paper concern. Lafayette merchants and manufacturers at a meeting a few days ago voted unfavorably on a proposition to renew the layMght closing system in Lafayette. The merchants took this action because of the fact that many farmers do their trading there in the afternoon.

NOW ON DISPLAY AT EASTER NOVELTIES 2 for 5c to 40c CURTAIN SCRIMS 25c and 30c yd Ladies’ and Children’s Hosiery 25c and 35c pair I Ladies’ Lingerie Waists $2.50 up Ladies’ and Misses’ Middy Blouses $l5O to $3.25 Plain and Fancy Ribbons ' 5c yard andup WE HANDLE LEONARD’S BULK GARDEN SEEDS

If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. “ Mrs. C. W. Duvall spent the weekend in Chicago with her son John and wife. Laban Wilcox and Russel Clarke of Purdue university spent the weekend here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Jones of St. John visited relatives in Rensselaer Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Laura E. Harrod of Indianapolis is visiting her- sister, Mrs. C. P. Moody, of Barkley township. —- ♦ Orman Pruett, J. D. Rich, Victor Borklund and Paul Hanson of BrooK took the train here Indianapolis. Mrs. Jesse Purdum returned to her home at Forest Monday after a visit here with her parents/ Mh and Mrs. E. C. Maxwell.

Mrs. Charles Holley returned to her home at Paxton, 111., Friday after a visit with the C. F. Stackhouse family of north of town. Those desiring fruit trees for spring planting please leave their orders for same within the next few days.—CHARLES PEFLEY. ts C. Earl Duvall, who is closing out a stock of goods at Rockville, came up Sunday morning and visited until Monday evening with his family here. Mrs. J. C. Vanatta And Mrs. Frank Kassabaum returned ti their homes at Brookston Saturday after a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Schaupp. J. J. Montgomery made a business trip to Delphi Saturday afternoon. Because of this Jack was unable to hear the Democrat speaking at the court house. Mrs. Elmer Phegley of southwest of town was called to Monticello Friday by the death of her father, L. S. Heath, who had been in very poor health for some time. । r —. Arthur Williamson was called to Westfield Saturday by the death or his aged mother, Mrs. Nancy Williamson. Mrs. Williamson , and children went to Westfield Sunday to attend the funeral. Among the Lafayette goers Monday were Mrs. W. I. Yates and daughters, Elizabeth and Mrs. John Eigelsbach, Mrs. Ralph O’Riley, Mrs. H. B. Murray, Mrs. Frank King and Miss Bertha Eldridge.

Mrs. F. C. Kullas returned to he> home in Chicago Monday after a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. F. F. Lakin, and family. She wa3 accompanied home by , Mrs. Lakin and children for a visit. In renewing her subscription, Mrs. William Steiner of Jerseyville, 111., says that they have been having lots of rain there and their clay roads have been almost Impassable. “We have a late spring,” she writes, "but the wheat looking better since our last warm rains, and the grass is getting green now.” O. W. Cedarwall was down from Union township Saturday and told us to “cut out" his ad of stock pasture; had got all the stock he could care for from only one Insertion of the ad, although he had ordered It run two weeks, and many calls came from away over about Good-, land. Otto has had another concrete example that It pays to advertise In The Democrat’s want ad column.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Dr. Rose M. Remmek spent Monand yesterday in Chicago. t Dr. J. W. Horton attended a dental convention in Chicago yesterday and today. Charles Weiss is able to be out again after a severe case of mumps and other complications. Ernest Oram of Huron, S. D., came Sunday and visited until Monday with his cousin, Mrs. Leslie Clark. Theodore Ramey of the Great Lakes Naval station spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Capitola Ramey. Rev. E. W. Strecker and L. W. Breaw went to Eielphi Monday to assist in revival meetings being held at that place. Russel Warren, who Is now employed in Indianapolis, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr and Mrs. I. N. Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crowder of Indianapolis came Saturday for a visit 'with the latter’s mother, Mrs. W. E. Jacki, and other relatives. Miss Jennie Comer, who is a nurse in the Watseka, 111., hospital, spent the week-end here with her aunts, Misses Lizzie and Mary Comer. C. P. Moody of Barkley township has traded his last year’s car for a Chandler Six and will go to Detroit in a few days to drive same through. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.50; oats, 90c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.55. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.40; oats, 60c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.40.

Miss Marie Hamilton of Butler college, Indianapolis, spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton. Her mother accompanied her back to Indianapolis Monday to spend the week with her. y Chauncey Wood of McAllen, Tex., came Sunday for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wood. He will go from here to North Liberty for a short visit with his wife's folks before returning home. Miss Alice Jennings, who was called to her home at Laramie, Wyo., by the death of her mother a couple of weeks ago, returned Sunday evening and Monday morning resumed her duties as teacher in the primary building of the Rensselaer schools.

WANTED-Plcklas Raised For Square Dinge Co., at the various places—Parr, Gifford, Laura, Kersey and Tefft. The writer will solicit the territory of the various places in the next sixty days, and would appreciate any one who would raise a part of an acre or more. Should I miss any one that would care to raise pickles, the seed can be had for asking for it at the various places: PARR— Murphy Store. GIFFORD—T. F. Hankins and Janies Cavinder Stores. KERSEY—Cooper Store. TEFFT—E. W. Lakin Store. JOHN S. LAKIN, Supsrietendsnt NORTH JUDSON, IND. R-R NO. 1 PHONS 144-W

I Paul Worland was a Chicago goer Monday. Foster Brunton of Mt. Ayr went to IndlanapMJs Saturday. ; B. D. McColly and D. S Makeever were Lafayette goers Saturday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 37c; butterfat, 67c. | Mrs. R. B. Harris returned to her । hojne In Indianapolis Saturday after a short visit with friends here. Mis Geraldine Wallace, teacher in the Rensselaer schools, spent the • week-end with friends in Frankfort. j Mr. and Mrs. John S. Mauck returned home Monday evening from a 10 days v.sit with relatives in Chicago. F. E. Duvall of Allenton, 111., was in Rensselaer Friday. Frank formerly resided for several years near Rensselaer.

Washington is the 35th state to ratify the suffrage amendment, and i but one more state remains to rat- [ ify to give the women full suffrage. Mrs. John R. VanAtta, who has been sick for the past few weeks with influenza, is now suffering from other complications and is now in quite a critical condition. Mr. VanAtta is also very poorly. Lester S. Heath, 72 years of a?e. died at his home in Monticello Friday after an extended illness. He Is survived by seven children, Mrs. Elmer Phegley of southwest of town being one of the daughters. Mrs. William Warren of near Tefft received a telegram last Friday from Park City, Mont., telling of the death of one of the twin babies of her niece, Mrs. Minnie Bodin, on Mca. 17. The child was about 18 months old. The J. N. Leatherman and John R. Lewis Hampshire hog sale held Friday at the Main garage was well attended and good prices were received. The 49 head sold brought an average of $lO4 per head, or a total of $5,20f. The weather for the past four days has been ideal, and it is likely that quite a few oats will be sown this week it this good weather continues. Fields have dried up won.dgrfully and the mercury has been up about the 60 or 70 mark each day of late. The U. S. senate Friday afternoon, by a vote of 57 for to 39 against, killed the peace treaty and league of nations covenant, and we are technically still at war with Germany. A two-thirds vote was necessary to pass the measure, this it failed to get because of Republican opposition and tactics used to defeat it. Alva Turner of Lafayette was granted a divorce from Anna Turner in the superior court of that city Monday by Special Judge B. F. Carr of Monticello. He was last married in 1912. The court asked Turner how many times he had been married and divorced. He replied thia was the eighth time. Judge Carr said: “Well, I may be making a mistake, but if I am, seven other judges . have made the same mistake. I will grant the divorce.”

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Ernest Treichel et ux to Edward W. Lakin et al, Nov. 24, It 12 pt It 11, bl 5, Dunnvllle, $1,500. Claude W. May et ux to George W. Jones, Jan. 19, pt sw, 3-27-7, Carpenter, sl. James H. Glass et ux to George W. Jones, Feb. 26, ne, 12-27-7, 160 acres, Carpenter, $17,600. Roy A. Stanton et al to Henry Deno, Meh. 1, w% nw, 11-27-7, 80 acres, Carpenter, SB,OOO. William O. Rowles et al to John L. d’Connor, Dec. 15, se, 28-29-6, Marion, $40,800. Ambrose T. Brown et ux to Henry W. Phillips, Dec. '27, s% sw, nw sw, 22-31-5, n% nw, 27-31-5, e% se, w% se, 21-31-5, 360 acres, Gillam, $25,000. Asa W. Sawln et ux to George G. Moelhman et ux, Jan. 3, Its 6,7, 10, bl 5, Weston’s second add, Rensselaer, $2,000. Mary F. Griffin et baron to Horace J. Bartoo et ux, Meh. 19, outlot 9, pt outlot 10, Remington, $3,000. Francis E. Goff to Jacob Spitzer, Meh. 17, It 8, bl 4, Fair Oaks, $l3O. Theodore F. Dunlap et ux to Floyd C. Amsler, Meh.' 6, e% sw, nw sw, e% e% sw sw, 35-30-7, Newton and Marlon, $18,500. Theodore F. Dunlap et ux to JSrhardt Wuerthner, Meh. 6, pt s%, 661-3 acres, pt' n% se, 34-30-7, 45 acres, pt w% sw, 35-30-/7, 60 acres, Newton and. Marion, $31,696. George L. Hascall et ux to Claude W. May, Sept. 30, und % pt It 4, bl 13, Remington, SI,BOO. Lydia J. Biddle et baron to Claude W. May, Sept. 30, same land as above, SI,BOO.

New and Rebuilt Typewriters are carried in stock in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply Department. We handle the Oliver, brand-new and various other makes in rebuilt and seeond-hand. typewriter we can save you some If you are In the market for * money.—THE DEMOCRAT.* ts

PRINCESS THEATRE FRIDAY, MARCH 26th The American Beauty - KATHERINE MACDONALD in r ‘The Beauty Market’ The world applauds men for fighting for what they want, but they let a woman use her natural weapons—beauty and wits —in her struggle for position, and, oh! how the prudes and moralists condemn her! How would you enjoy being a little mouse in the corner during the most thrilling moments in the love affair of one of the most beautiful women in the world? Masterly man preens himself on choosing the woman he wants, when in reality he is completely at the mercy of woman’s magnetic charm. Why blame the woman for getting all she can out of life? _ Free Carflations for the Ladies ' Elmo Lincoln In ghe seventeenth episode off "ELMO THE MIGHTY" ADMISSION:--™*™ ??:?-??!

Obituary

Isaac C. Reubelt Isaac C. Reubelt was born In Fayette, Mo., April 20, 1859, and died in Rensselaer, Ind., Meh. 20, 1920, and was therefore 60 years and 11 months of age at the time of his death. His early education was gained at Orwigsburg, Pa., and Ghent, Ky., where he prepared himself to take up teaching as a ' profession, and which he followed throughout the greater part of his lifetime. After some years as an Instructor in the schools of Kentucky he came to Rensselaer, teaching in the schools in this city for a period of 10 years, from 1885 to 1895. In the year 1886 he was married to Ella Rhoades, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rhoades, to which union two children were born, Ray and Julia. Mr. Reubelt was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge and the Christian

KiSf HByßr SELLER'S MASTERCRAFT ’I We Leave It To You! WE are all in the game for- what there is in it. The cabinet that pays us —that pleases most and pleases easiest--that gains the largest number of friends in the shortest length of time—well, we’ll leave it to you, if it isn’t the SELLERS Cabinet that makes the ‘.‘game” pay best and saves time for all of us. Very truly yours, WORLAND BROS.

church and was greatly devoted to each. . _ His death followed a year of Buffering, file result of an attack of Influenza In 1918. Mr. Jiqubelt Is survived by his wife, sou Hay of Leavenworth, Kan., and daughter, Julia of Finchburg, Ky,; hU brothers, Frank, Henry. Augustus and Calvin and one elater. Mrs. John Piercy, of Louisville, besides other relatives and friend*.

"The man who whispers down a well About the goods he has to sell. Won’t reap the golden, gleamin< dollars < Like one who climbs a tree and hollers." Well, I am hollerin’. I have a carload of Buggies to sell. —C. A. ROBERTS.

ANNOUNCEMENT E. P. Lane and D. M. Worland have formed a partnership and will open a real estate, loan and inaurance agency In Rensselaer, under the flrm name of Lane & Worland. Their quarters will be in the new Farmers & Merchants National bank building. List your with them. —Advt.

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