Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

FOUR CORNERS L. C. Asher, who has been on the sick list for the past two weeks, Is around again. Spring is here, less the poetry, and if the first day rules the month the farmers can begin to sow oats soon. Gerd Hendrickson Is buzzing wood for Myers, Clager and Fisher. This will finish the season’s wood sawing for Gerd. There seems to be a scarcity of good seed oats this spring in this locality, and the price the highest ever known. The Myers family, who live on the Mrs. Asher farm in Kankakee township, are sick with smallpox, but are getting along reasonably well, is the report. Neal Clager has purchased a second-hand Ford runabout. Well, Neal is one of our hand-me-down bachelors and that kind of a car is good enough for him. Gilbert Stembel, npw stationed at Camp. Sherman, 0., was home over Sunday, returning Monday to camp. Gilbert makes a fine looking soldier. Sure, we are proud of him. The sale of new cars is slacking Up. No doubt on account of the

advance in price. The builders of cars are trying to see just how far the people will go in the car craze. Warren Boyle, the rural carrier out of Tefft, who has been living in the R. E. Davis property the winter, will move to his own farm east of Wheatfield the first of the month. Capt. Rockwell, who for several years made his home at Marion, at the Soldiers’ home, died and was buried at his former home at San Pierre last Monday forenoon. One more of the old soldiers has answered the call. We beard an old-time Republican say a few days ago that at one time he had taken pride in saying that he voted the g. o, p. ticket, but now when he was obliged to confess to voting it he turned his back to the crowd, hung his head and walked away. The Review items from Tefft would rather impress a person with the idea that since Dan Gross and family moved to the Senator Newberry state the sun would refuse to shine on Kankakee township and her prosperous farmers, but the fact has been that the sunshine is on the increase and the people are correspondingly happy. Yes, the north Jasper boys are busy now organizing a ball team that will hang the scalps of all the other local teams at their belt. This season the boys are home from across the pond and are seeking other fields to conquer. They need new suits and other’ expenses that go to make up a No. 1 team. You will find a booster club list at Fendig’s and Jensen’s stores. A donation, please, to help start a successful year for the boys. Right you are. Thank you. Saturday’s Democrat quoted eggs 35c; butterfat 67c. Prices in the north part of the county: Eggs 42c, butterfat 72c. In 1918 Wheatfield and Tefft led Rensselaer several cents in the price of eggs and butterfat, but last year there was a cog loose somewhere and Renssel- 4 aer led the market, after .Wheatfield made the start and led for a month or six weeks, then dropped back and took third or fourth place. Towns north of here paid 5 and 6 cents per dozen more for eggs than the farmers received here. A good way to kill your town by this kill-me-quick plan.

LEE Orval Holeman of Monon spent Monday here with his mother. O. A. Jacks and C. A. Lefler are doing carpenter work for Mr. Lamport. Carl Westfall and family of near Reynolds visited Sunday at S. W. Noland’s. Mr. Browm and family of Morocco spent Sunday, here with Clyde Clark and family. Mrs. Nellie Lewis of Remington spent Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Ann Rishling. Ephriam Gilmore and Clyde and Joseph Clark went to Chicago Wednesday on business. Brook Snedeker’s family and Miss Golda Kessinger spent Saturday evening at H. C. Anderson’s. Frank Ringeisen and family of near Mt. Ayr were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Mellender. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mellemjer called- on Mrs. C. A. Holeman and Mrs. Sue Brougher Sunday afternoon. Miss Helen Rishling Visited Saturday night and Sunday in Rensselaer with her aunt, Mrs. Disa Sprague, and husband. Our teacher, Miss Hess, is preparing a program for the close of her school here, which will be on Tuesday of next week, Meh. 30. Mrs, Ida, Lewis, who is staying

with her daughter, Mra. Orval Holeman, in Monon, waa a week-end visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart. Miss Lural Anderson, who has been attending college at Muncie, was home from Friday evening till Monday, when she returned to complete her college work, which ends in August. Mrs. Wm. Zable received a telegram Tuesday informing her of the death, of her sister in Illinois. Mrv. Zable and her three daughters, Mrs. Anna Miller, Mrs. Lena Wacker and Miss Millie Zable, went Wednesday to attend the funeral.

NORTH JASPER M. Anderson went to Gary Wednesday on business. Bachelors are the only men who think they know it all. You borrow from yourself when you cut down expenses. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cullen have a 10-pound girl since Wednesday. Mr. Jones, a teacher of Demotte, visited over Sunday with Walter Seegrist. Mrs. John DeArmond visited over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Stalbaum. Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson are the proud parents of another girl since Monday. । Sherman White of Hammond visited several days this week with his parents at Tefft. If you would outshine your neighbor, acquire a good reputation and then keep it polished. The 10-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hines died of whooping cough and pneumonia at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hines in San Pierre Saturday evening and was buried Monday afternoon. The 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Roselawn died at the Valparaiso hospital on Tuesday of last week. The remains were brought to Wheatfield that evening and the funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Grover Smith Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Smitk formerly resided here, but moved to Roselawn last fall, where they purchased a store.

PINE GROVE Everett McCleary spent Sunday with Bluford Torbet and family. Mrs. Jack Cooper and Mrs. Bluford Torbet were Rensselaer goers Friday. Andy Ropp went to Chicago on business Sunday evening, returning Monday. Mts. James Torbet and daughter Creola were shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Vernie Torbet and children spent Sunday with James Torbet and family. Mrs. Jack Cooper is on the sick list this week. Her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Myers, is taking care of her. Mrs. Mary Streitmatter, son Clark and daughter Olivia called on James Torbet and family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp and Mr. and Mrs. Vern Odle and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp. iCharles Britt and family ana Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith spent Sunday with the latters’ daughter, Mrs. Zack Stanley, and family.