Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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.

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.

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.

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.”