Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Grover Brown returned to her home in Chicago Wednesday a visit with relatives here. C. Earl Duvall returned to Rockville Wednesday after a few days spent here with his family. ■Mrs. Lowell Snort and two children erf Chicago came Wednesday for a visit with relatives here. Mrs. John I. Gwin was in Indianapolis the first of the week, attending a state franchise league meeting. Mrs. Josiah Davisson and daughter Fern of Billings, Mont., are here for an indefinite visit with relatives. ' Harry Wade directs us to change the address of his Democrat from Long Beach, Calif., to Pullman, Wash. * Mrs. Lowell Carey and baby re-» turned to their home at Westfield Tuesday after a visit with her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kessinger, of Jordan township. Miss Catherine Kuboske returnea to South Bend Wednesday where she is attending St. Mary’s college, after spending a few days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Kuboske. \

Mrs. A. Luers went to Kouts Tuesday to visit with her son Joe and family. Mrs. Rebecca Porter returned to her home in South Bend Tuesday after a visit with relatives here. 'Among the Chicago goers Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fendig, R. D. Thompson and .Gerald Hollingsworth. Mrs. H. R. Richardson returned to her home in Indianapolis Tuesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Abbott. Miss Mildred Rush of Newton township went to Indianapolis Tuesday where she will take up kindergarten work at the Mrs. Blake school. C. G. Spitler has a basement in on his lot on Front street, and will remodel the old Kinney house thereon and make a modern bungalow of same. Mrs. John Muster returned to her home at Valparaiso Tuesday after a visit here with her son, Louis Muster, and family. She was accompanied home by her granddaughter, Mrs. Elmer Daniels, and little son for a week’s visit. Oscar Russell of Gifford left Thursday for Wirt, Jefferson county, Ind., for an indefinite visit with relatives. Mr. Russell, who has lived up in the “Gifford district” for the past 21 years, will probably not return to make his permanent home there on account of poor health.

Dr. I. M. Washburn was a Chicago goer Wednesday. Sol Guth of Washington,' 111., was here this week looking after his real estate interests. Mrs. Robert Randle of Parsons, Kas., came Thursday to attend the Benton Forsythe funeral. Ray Parks went to Indianapolia the first of the week to take a course at an embalming school. Mrs. Louis Eisenberg of Chicago came Wednesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Nathan Fendig. Mrs. B. D. McColly and son Walter returned home Wednesday from a visit at Hammond and Chicago Heights. J. H. Sappington, employed at the O’Riley bakery, attended a big K. of P. mee’ting at Indianapolis Wednesday night. Car of Armour’s hog, dairy and stock feed on track soon. Phono your order to IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456. # als Miss Mildred Harper of Remington took the train here Wednesday so» Grand Forks, N. D., where she will teach in the summ,er school. Darwin Porter, one of The Democrat’s carrier boys, is confined to his home with the mumps and is unable to carry his route for this issue. Miss El Verta Simpson, superintendent of the Monnett school, returned Tuesday from a few days spent with her parents at El Paso, 111.

The Priscilla Sew club, with the husbands of members, enjoyed a basket dinner at the Charles V. May home on College avenue Wednesday evening. -Mrs. P. H. Hallagan and daughter of Dunkirk, who had been visiting the Hallagans here, went to Chicago Thursday for a short visit before returning home. The Woman’s Auxiliary to the American Legion will meet Monday, April 12, at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. E. C. English. Mrs. English and Mrs. Hardman, hostesses. Mrs. Mark Reed went to Buchanan, Mich., Thursday for a visit with her son, James Reed, and family. Mrs. Reed expects to move to Buchanan soon to miake her home. Snow four feet deep was reported on some of the east and west country roads yet Thursday, and few of the rural mail carriers have been able to make their entire route any day this week. ApHl 2 was the last day of school at Lone Star in Milroy, taught by Miss Helen Cain of Remington, and a large number of the patrons gathered at the school and enjoyed the program and a fine basket dinner. James Lefler returned to Hammond Thursday evening after a 10 days’ visit with his sons, Len of Lafayette and Robert of Jasper county. He expects to return here in a day or two and will stay with Robert for awhile/ The Rensselaer Bottling Works got in a carload of “Blatz,” both the dark and extra pale, this week. However, there’s nothing in a name any more, and this item will not occasion feeling of joy among some readers as of yore.

The big Easter snow has not been in any great hurry to leave us, and some yet remains in the less ex--posed places. No doubt this snow was good for wheat, rye and oats already in this locality at least, fruit was not far enough advanced to be injured by the low temperature following. » Several freight cars were derailed between St. John and Dyer Wed-» nesday afternoon and the track torn up for several yards, which demoralized train service for some time. The milk train, due here at 5:50, arrived about 10 o’clock, .and the afternoon trains and other evening trains were forced to detour. Something has got to be done to curb the food pirates. These “speculators,” it is said, have secured control of the Cuban sugar crop and have brought on another “sugar famine” with a prospective raise in price to 25 cents* a pound to the consumer, by doling out the supply and raising the wholesale price to 20 cents. - \ , J. J. Montgomery attended a banquet given by the Columbia club at Indianapolis'Wednesday in honor of Governor Lowden of Illinois, one of the g. o. p. candidates for the presidential namination. It keeps Jack pretty busy attending all these banquets, but so long as the lobster and frog-legs hold out he don’t give ad — for the expense.

If you have poultry for sale, C3.fi C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Pbune 647. * ts Dr. C. E. Johnson Is driving a new Franklin roadster. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 67c. Charles Pefley returned Thursday evening from a few days' business visit to Chicago. Mrs. Charles Mann and daughter Mary of Cincinnati, 0., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland. Frank Ringheisen was cafied to Reynolds Wednesday by the serious Illness of his aged father, Michael Ringheisen. Miss Mae Hurley returned to Indiana Harbor Thursday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hurley. Among the goers Thursday were F. D. Burchard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leavel, Mrs. John Kolhoff and Mrs. Joe Kolhoff. Mrs. Harry Bowman and son returned to their home at Cincinnati, 0., Thursday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan. It is understood that the graduating class of the Rensselaer high school this year will number 48, another record-breaking number. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.55; oats, 95c; wheat, $2.40; rye, $1.70. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.48; oats, 62c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.50.

Misses Rosabelle Daugherty of Barkley township, Mildred Harper and Miss Young of Remington left yesterday afternoon for Edmore, N. D., where they will teach during the summer. The Van Rensselaer club Easter dance, held at the armory Thursday night, was attended by about 37 couples and all report a most enJoyable time. Music was furnished IS an Indianapolis orchestra. , - Thomas Thompson entertained several of his young friends Wednesday evening at his home on McCoy avenue. The evening was spent at cards and dancing with a threecourse lunch served at midnight. Mrs. -Kate Hansson and daughter Annetta, who / had been living in rooms in the Nowels House for several months, have moved into a part of Mrs. Emma York’s house on Front street. Mrs. York will stay with,her daughter. Mrs. Ray Parks, and family while Mr. Parks is away taking a course in embalming. O. R. Reames has purchased the stock and fixtures of the Bibos restaurant in Rensselaer and expects to open the place for business in a few days. Mr. Reames is'an perienced and competent business man and will give the people of Rensselaer a first-class restaurant. He will retain his restaurant in Morocco and operate both places. —Morocco Courier.