Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1920 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920.

Fiber .Reed Parlor Suite Covered in tapestry. Just received. Consisting of bed davenport, straight chair and rocker. This Suite is in the window this week. W. J. Wright Rensselaer, Indiana

LOCAL NEWS

John Middlecamp was down from Kniman on business Monday. If you have poultry for sale, call C. H. LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. ts Mrs. Morgan Tanner of Lake George, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. Jay W. Stockton. Miss Marie Wasson spent the week-end in Indianapolis with her sister, Mrs. M. F. Long. Mrs. Joseph Putts went to Kokomo Friday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Russel Hatton, and family. E. G. McCollum of Indianapolis, secretary of the Indiana Farmers’ Grain Elevator association, was in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Mary Garling and daughter returned to their home at Monticello Saturday after a visit with the Everett Greenlee family. T. M. Callahan and Joseph Hallagan went to Flint, Mich., Saturday to drive home two new Buick automobiles for Mr. Callahan’s agency. Mrs. Henry Amsler left Saturday for Newark, N. J., in response to a telegram telling of the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Varcahlo.

Robert Smith, Lee Ramey, W. A. McCurtain and six others left Sunday for Detroit, Mich., to drive home a fleet of new Ford cars for the Central Sales Co. Joseph Hickam, aged about 50 years, died at his home just north of Wheatfield Sunday and the remains were taken to Spencer, Ind., Monday for burial. He is survived by a wife and daughter. The remains of George Eggleston, who died at the Walter Dawson home north of Mt. Ayr Saturday, following a stroke of paralysis suffered on Tuesday of last week, were shipped to Sterling, 111., Sunday evening for burial.

Bunching Hits That's what you are doing when you trade here. Because of the large variety of articles we carry we can save you both time and money and the trouble of hunting the town over. Come here first. Also remember we have Groceries—unexcelled in qualityuntouched in price, in our Cash and Carry GROCERY Department

E. L. Hollingsworth and John Marlatt were Chicago goers Friday. Jack Freeland of Newton township spent the week-end ..with friends in Lafayette. A. F. Long is driving a fine new Paige car, having traded his old car in on the deal. Russell Warren of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown went to Indianapolis Monday for a few days’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. Charles Harmon. W. I. Spitler, Mrs. Marion Learning, Theodore George and Misses Lucille Luers and Lucy Rutledge came down from Chicago and spent over Sunday with relatives here. Lee E. Glazebrook came down from Tefft Monday to see his brother Isaac, who suffered a serious attack of acute Indigestion last Friday and has since been quite sick. Sidney Peters, who had been working with a Western Union conconstruction gang in Nebraska, spent a few hours here Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters. Misses Helen Kiplinger and Ruth McKenzie returned to Louisville, Ky., Saturday to resume their studies at the Sacred Heart academy, after spending the Easter vacation here with home folks. Mrs. Margaret . Fay Keller, who for several years had been cooking on one of the Sternberg dredges, died a few days ago in Missouri and the body will be brought back to Fair Oaks, her former home, for burial.

August Ringheisen of Granada, Minn., and Mrs. Henry Hafner of Triumph, Minn., arrived in Rensselaer Friday and continued on to Reynolds to see their aged father, Michael Ringheisen, who is in a very critical condition of health. Roy M. Chissom of Chicago, accompanied by Roy Schobe, came down Saturday to drive home his automobile which he had driven down here Easter Sunday but on account of the storm was compelled to 'leave. He was accompanied back to Chicago by Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy for a week’s visit. The funeral of Mrs. Theodore F. Warne of Parr, .who died Thursday night, was held from the late residence at Parr Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial made In Weston cemetery. Among the people from a distance attending the funeral were Leavitt Warne of lowa and Mr. and Mrs. John McClannahan of Hammond.

Mrs. James West has bought the George Healey property on south Cullen street, now occupied by W. W. Sage, and will move into same soon. Mrs. West now occupies the fonder John O’Connor property, just south of and belonging to the Jasper county hospital. The hospital will utilize the property for its own purposes as soon as vacated, it is understood. John Lods, age 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lods of Monticello, died after a 10 days’ illness of sleeping sickness, which developed after a six weeks’ illness of influenza. Mr. Lods served with Battery C, 137th field artillery, during the world war. He is survived by his parents, three brothers, William, Asa and Bert Lods, and two' sisters, Lilly and Letha Lods. Burial was made at Remington.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Robert Michal was up from Reynolds yesterday. Leonard Gourley of Gary spent Sunday with friends in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cornwell and children spent Sunday with relatives near Remington. Mrs. L. B. Elmore of Monticello visited here with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kruzan Saturday. The Ladies’ Literary club wih meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. Alfred Hoover. Mrs. William Postill has been suffering from a severe case of tonsilitis, but is better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. C. G .Newby and Miss Grace Haas spent Sunday in Lafayette with Austin Haas and family. Mrs. Kate R. Watson went to Indianapolis Sunday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Beeler, and husband. Mrs. Harry Jinkerson and baby of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mi's. Harry Wiltshire. Mrs. A. W. Downs returned to Chicago Monday after visiting her husband. Dr. Downs, who is now located at Newland.

Mrs. C. A. Champion of Chicago came Sunday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Maria McElfresh, and her sister, Mrs. Leslie Clark. Mesdames A. F. Long, G. E. Mur-, ray, Jay Lamson and J. B. Fleming went to Logansport yesterday to attend a Presbyterian missionary meeting. The Cement Products Co. is hemodeling the old house they recently purchased just north of their plant and converting same into a modern office. 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, 64c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.50. The switchmen’s strike is making it impossible to get practically any freight from the cities, and fruit and vegetables are about off the list with the Rensselaer grocers.

There wilß be services at Brush, wood U. B. church Thursday evening, April 15, and Friday evening, April 16. Come and bring your friends.—F. A. SHEETS, Pastor. A. Beasley went to Indianapolis Monday to visit his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Milner, and family for the week and to attend the session of the Eastman School of Photographers. Monday was a cold, raw day. There were frequent flurries of snow and rain and the wind was very disagreeable. The mercury dropped to the freezing point again Monday night. The Central Garage has bought the Norgor hitch barn building and will tear same down and erect a stofage warehouse, it is understood, some place along the railroad tracks. As near as The Democrat is able to learn a service station will be erected on the hitch barn site by the Standard Oil Co.

There was certainly enough gasoline burned last Sunday to make up for the bad weather Easter Sunday and the consequent inability to joy-ride. Everybody who had a car was out, the day being an ideal one, and the roads generally in fair condition, and also scores of new cars were driven through Rensselaer, going both north and south. All us local weather prophets who were going to have an early have had to back water and admit that this prophecylng business as applied to the weather is very uncertain. Here it is the middle of April, no gardens made and lots of cats not sown yet. With the ground froze up solid from the middle of November to the middle of March, without a single break during the entire time, it was apparently a safe bet that we would get an early spring. But it hasn’t shown up worth a cent so far.

COMMUNITY IT! SATURBAY, APRIL 17th A Community Sale will be held on Saturday, April 17, at the LEEK HITCH BARN in Rensselaer, commencing at 2 p. m, Bring in anything you have for sale I—horses, 1 —horses, cattle, hogs, automobiles, farm implements, or anything else of a; saleable nature.

Albert Helsel was down from Thayer yesterday on business. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 63c. C. R. Peregrine and son Donald of Tefft were visitors in the city Sat-* urday. Mr. and Mrs. T. Z. McMurray of Kniman were visitors in the city yesterday. The lower house of congress by a vote of 242 to 150 last Friday passed the farcical war-end resolution. The Medaryville Journal (weekly) announces an increase in subscription rates to $2 per year, on account of the extreme high price of print paper and other material. For some unknown reason there has been a coal shortage in Rensselaer for several months and at this writing the local dealers have no soft coal on hand at all and but very little anthracite and that of the furnace size only. Tomorrow night the Moose lodge members and their wives and friends will have a big time at the local Moose Home as a starter in the movement to increase the membership of the local lodge. There will be speeches, eats, etc., and a large attendance is assured.

Mrs. Susan Maines and daughter. Miss EVa, returned yesterday morning from Olean, N. Y., where they were called some days ago by the critical illness of the former’s son, Judson Maines. They left the latter on the way to recovery, the doctors pronouncing him out of danger.

Obituary

Estelle L. Burnham Morlan was born in Rensselaer Nov. 22, 1867, and was the only child of Jas. A. and Sarah L. Burnham, both deceased. She attended the public schools of this city, in which her father was for some time an instructor. She was married to Chae. Morlan April 17, 1890, to which union were born four children, namely. Forest 8., Marjorie, Doris (how Mrs. W. J. Nowels), and Kathi lyn. She died Tuesday, April 6, 1920, aged 52 years, 5 months ano 16 days. She was an active and devoted member of the Pythian Sisters for many years. Her sickness was brief and death unexpected, and she leaves to mourn her loss her husband, four children and one granddaughter, Patricia Ann Nowels. She was a faithful wife and very much devoted to her children and home. Her death will be a great loss to her many friends and neighbors. After a brief funeral service at the home Thursday, April 8, we consigned her to her last resting place in the cemetery lying just at the edge of the city on the west. —S. J. Lindsay. • John Redd Gray son of David and Elizabeth Redd Gray, was born in Miami county, Ind., July 21, 1846, and died at his home in Rensselaer April 6, 1920, aged 73 years, 8 months and 15 days. He was of a family of eight children, three of whom are deceased. Those surviving are Mrs. D. C. Gordon, Bloomington; Mrs. Bruce Banta, Mrs. Chas. Lowe and Wm. M. Gray of Monon. The greater part of his life was spent in Jasper county. April 4, 1871, he was united in marriage with Mary E; Coppess in Gillam township. To this union were born six children. He is survived by his wife and four children, Cora M. and Florence having preceded their father in death. Those surviving are Mrs. D. V. McGlynn of Remington; Clyde Gray, Walla Walla, Wash.; Ira C. Gray, Dayton, Wash., and Mrs. Zern Wright, Rensselaer. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, one of which, Dewey C. McGlynn, was killed in action during the late war. Bro. Gray was baptized by Bro. D. T. Halstead in 1890, and had been a faithful member of the church ever since, having been a firm believer in the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name s ot Jesus Christ. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 7, at 2:30, from the church in Rensselaer, where the house was filled to capacity to pay thedr Jast tribute of respect to one whom they had learned to love and respect. We drew our lesson from 1 Cor. 15, as Bro. Gray had previously made request. We laid him to rest in the cemetery at the edge of the city to await the Lord’s coming.—S. J. Lindsay. .

CENSUS STATISTICS FOR 1920

Among the population figures di cities announced by the census bureau for 1920 are the following: Portland, Me., 69,196, increase 10,625, or 18.1% over 1910. Biddeford, Me., 18,008, increase 929, or 5.4%. Quincy, Mass., 47,611, Increase 14,969, or 45.9%. Lancaster, 0., 14,706, Increase V 613, or 12.3%. Laporte, Ind., 15,158, increase 4,-

Jasper County Telephone Company Rates Effective April 1, 1920 Individual Business Line, Automatic $3.00 Individual Business Line, Magneto $2.75 Individual Residence Line, Automatic Metallc $2.25 Individual Residence Line, Magneto Metallc $2.00 Individual Residence Line, Magneto Grounded $1.75 Four Party Residence Line, Automatic S. Signal $1.75 Four Party Residence Line, Magneto 8. Signal $1.50 Rural Party Residence Metallc, 12 miles - $2.25 Rural Party Residence Line, Grounded, 12 miles $1.75 Rural Party Residence Metallc, 12 miles $2.75 Rural Party Business, Grounded, 12 miles $2.25 Rural Lines, 12 to 18 miles from Office, extra -25 c Rural Lines, 18 to 26 miles from Office, extra 50c Desk Sets, in residences, per month, extra 25c Extension Bells, per month 35c Extension Residence Phones, per month 50c Extension Business Phones, per month - SI.OO Public Library - , $3.00 Lodge and Church, Individual Line - $1.50 Joint Users of Business or Residence, per month SI.OO r Jasper County Telephone Company W. L. BOTT, Manager

633,’0r 44%. Corning, N. Y., 15,820, increase 2,090, or 15.2%. —__ St. Albans, Vt„ 7,582, increase 1,201, or 18.8%. Middletown, 0., 23,594, Increase 10,442, or 79.4%.

PRINCESS THEATRE

Wednesday, April 14th SCREEN CLASSICS (INC.) PRESENTS* 4 BERT LYTELL .« i n i - “The Right of Way” A drama of law and love, and of a man who scorned men and flouted God. Wherein a highly finished product of civilization finds his only peace In the fringe of wilderness. Portrays the dilemma of a man who thought he loved a woman and who persuaded her of his love despite her real love for another. A picture with a magnetic star In the most masterly character a great author has conceived. A photoplay which does not adapt but reproduces a great work of modern fiction. How a woman saved a man who scorned the love she used to save him. Proves a man may be too clever for men, but not too clever for life. There is a multitude of such dramatic moments in “The Right of Way.” Also VOD-A-VIL MOVIES Admission —Adults, 25c—8c —28c. Children, 10c—1c—lie Thursday, April 15th LEWIS J. SELZNICK PRESENTS EUGENE O’BRIEN in « * " ‘ ’ “Sealed Hearts” “Sealed Hearts” is a stirring story of tangled love with father and son both loving the same woman. Some men are known as a “lady’s man” and others are re* ferred to as a “man’s man,” but there is still another type—the ultra-singular type known as “everybody’s man.” Such a man is Eugene O’Brien, the Selznick star. With a manly manner, fine poise and magnificent physique, tall, straight, athletic, good-natured and forever smiling, he’s just a “regular sort of fellow” with all the fine qualities that go to make a popular favorite. “Sealed Hearts” is. a powerful drama of love and romance, in which the star is seen In all his manliness. Friday, April 16th JOHN EMERSON AND ANITA LOOS PRESENT CONSTANCE TALMADGE in Her Latest Picture In “A Temperamental Wife” yVhat a fix for a perfectly respectable husband and wife to be in! Scene —Country hotel. Time—Midnight. Wifey had arrived two hours earlier with a handsome male foreigner. They took adjoining rooms and wifey roused the neighborhood by almost snatching the foreigner bald-headed because he tried to steal a kiss which he thought he was entitled to because she had eloped with him. Then hubby arrives—hot under the collar, cussing on all 12 cylinders —makes straight for wifey’s room —and the brave hotel clerk-constable beards them in their lair. “I’m a goin’ to have no more sich doln’s in this house—you’re pinched,” he says. Also COMEDY Admission—Adults, 25c—3c—28c. Children, 10o— io—-lie Saturday, April 17th SCREEN CLASSICS (INC.) PRESENTS VIOLA DANA In “ ' “The Willow Tree” He took home an image and turned it into a woman. She was an entrancing picture of oriental loveliness and he fell deeply in love with her, yet though she loved him in return SHE LOVED HONOR more, as she proved when she chose between love and duty. One moment she was a wooden image and the next she was alive. His love had wrought a miracle—his love and a little mirror which he had placed In the'arms of the image. DID THE LIVING IMAGE RETURN HIS LOVE? Even unto death, as you will learn when you see Viola Dana in the great Cohan and Ha»rls stage success, “The Willow Tree.” Also LARRY SEMON in | “THE SIMPLE LIFE” Prizma Picture—"MAßlMßA LAND” Admlidon—Adults, 25c—So—28c. Children, lOo—lo—lie

Cape Girardeau, Mo., 10,252, increase 1,777, or 21%. Norwalk, Conn., 27,557, Increase 3,346, or 13.8%. Fond du Lac, Wis., 23,427, increase 4,630, or 24.6%. ,

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