Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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.

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.

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.

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.