Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Everett Halstead was in Indianapolis on business Saturday.' Mrs. "Daisy Hoshaw and little son spent Saturday in Lafayette. R. A. Mannan was down from Wheatfield Saturday on business. Paul Norgor went to Martinsville Friday to take treatment for rheumatism. S. A. Brusnahan of Union township goes to Hammond today to sit on the U. S. petit jury. Miss Marguerite Jones of Redkey, >Who is attending school in Indlanapolis, spent the week-end here with J|pr sister, Mrs. F. D. Burchard. Mesdames William and John Maloney returned to their home in Chicago Saturday after a visit here with Mrs. Mary Drake and family. Victor Hoover, accompanied by Edwin Robinson, went to Detroit yesterday morning to drive back a new Dodge car for the latter’s father, Warren Robinson. W " • Mrs. A. G. Work of Detroit, Mich., came Saturday for a visit with her father, C. P. Moody, and wife of Barkley township, and also other relatives and friends in Rensselaer. George Crockett of east of' town visited his wife, who is in the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette Sunday, returning home Sunday evening. Mrs. Crockett will undergo an operation at St. Elizabeth’s today. The little 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hoyes of Barkley tp., who had been very sick, is much ■better and the nurse. Miss Della Kuboske, who had been caring for him, returned to Chicago Friday. Leonard Gourley returned to his home at Gary Saturday after spending several days with friends here. He is employed in the steel mills, many employes of which were laid off by the railroad strike, the mills being unable to procure raw material

Mrs. Leo Worland went to Monou Monday for a visit with her parents. Gerald Hollingsworth and Russell Van Hook were Chieago goers Friday. B. G. Wooley of near Mt. Ayr was a business visitor in the city Monday. “Uncle” Joseph Smith is reported quite sick at his home On south Van Rensselaer street. If you want two hours of real joy, Go to the Turner exhibition and bring the little boy/—Advt. W. I. Spitler, Robert Loy, Forest Morlan and Walter Kjng, who are employed in Chicago, spent the weekend here with home folks.

A. F. Long & Son have purchased a fine new soda fountain to be installed in their drug store upon their removal into the new quarters. A southbound freight got three box cars off the track -just west of Lee Saturday night, holding up traffic for several hours before the track could be cleared. Rev. Father William Hordeman of Frankfort came Monday for a short visit with relatives and to attend a meeting of the St. Joseph College alumni, held yesterday. Omar Osborne and Laban Wilcox of Lafayete, James Warmer of Gary and Ray Parks from Indianapolis were among those spending Sunday in Rensselaer with home folks. Granville Moody of Barkley township, who suffered a light stroke of paralysis last Thursday morning, is improving right along, and was up Sunday for the first time since the stroke, and yesterday he was in town.

Day and Oren Norman of Chester, Neb., came Saturday to see their brother, Van Norman, who is in the county hospital suffering from injuries received last Wednesday when he was kicked in the head by a horse, as told of in Saturday’s Democrat. Miss Loretta Nagel was called to Lafayette Friday by the illness oi her sister, Miss Mildred, who had been attending high school at Dunnington, Benton county, and who had been taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette, suffering from an abscess on her face. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended April 17: Rev. B. F. Besinger, C. H. Carson, J. V. Crisler, Miss Buri»ice .Foster, Miss Alice Galbraith, B. F. Rubber, Mrs. May Nicklous, Rebbeca A. Noland. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter office May 3. Mrs. Mprt Murray and Mrs. Frank Donnelly attended the funeral Sunday at Monticello of John Murray, a young man about 22 years of age, who saw much service in the recent world war in which he was gassed and had one leg shot off, from the effects of which he never recovered. He died at the home of '.his brother In Indianapolis last Friday. Leslie Pollard directs us to change the address of his Democrat from Weiser, Idaho, to Twin Falls, Idaho. He has the position as sales manager for the state of Idaho for the Wood Fiber Broom Mfg. Co. of Tacoma, Wash., and is also agent for the West Coast Life Insurance Co. for Twin Falls county. He is locating in the latter place now because of it being nearer the center of his territory.

Dr. J. Hansson was a Chicago goer Monday. C. C. McCulley was over front Remington yesterday. Yesterday's local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 63c. If you have poultry for sale, call C. H._ LEAVEL for prices. Phone 647. z ts Probably two inches or more of water fell here during the tremendously heavy rains Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Wright of Newton township are confined to their home with an attack of grip. The D. A. R. «will meet Tuesday afternoon, April 27, with Mrs. Howard Mills.—MßS. E. P. HONAN, Regent. Mrs. C. C. Harmon of Indianapolis came Sunday evening for a several weeks/ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. Mr. and 41 rs. C? IX Martin and children of Cincinnati, 0., came Saturday for a few days’ visit with the B. K. Zimmerman and E. D. Rhoades families. \ Miss Zona Dillon, who closed her sixth term at Union school, Jordan township, last Thursday, left yesterday for her home at Fountain City, Wayne county.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.60; oats, 97c; wheat, $2.60; rye, $1.75. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.52; oats, 66c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.55. Ralph O’Riley has purchased a new bake oven of almost double the capacity of his present oven and part of the material is now here. It will be installed as soon as the balance of the oven arrives. The new oven is 12x14 feet in size with white enamel front. Miss Marie Wasson returned home Sunday from a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. M. F. Long, in Indianapolis. Another sister. Miss Hattie Wasson, who had been in Indianapolis for several weeks taking treatment of a specialist for a nervous trouble, returned home with her. Her condition is much improved. The fire company was called out during the rain Sunday forenoon to the I. H. Riley home on Park avenue, near the ball park. Some one had seen a heavy black smoke about the roof of the dwelling, caused from the heavy atmosphere, and thought the entjre house was on fire and turned in an alarm. There was no fire.