Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Harvey Davisson left Thursday for Kansas City on business. David Haste of Monon was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Miss Hattie Grant went to Indianapolis Thursday to spend a few days. B. G. Parks, Hugh Kirk and Mrs. G. F. Meyers were Lafayette goers Thursday. Mrs. Clifford Payne went to Indianapolis Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Long. Several members of the local temple of Pythian Sisters went to Kentland yesterday to attend a district meeting of the order. » embers of the Ladies’ Literary jKuh) held a 1 o’clock luncheon at 'the home of Mrs. John A. Dunlap f on College avenue yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Babcock of near Goodland and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Edmonds of Fowler were here Thursday to attend the funeral of Maurice Gorman. z Mrs. Philip McElfresh passed her Slst milestone Wednesday, and a fine dinner was served at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Harrison Warren, in honor of the occasion.

Holden’s Greenhouses will fill your orders for Flowers on Mothers’ Day.—Advt. mlO The Virgie Sunday school will give an entertainment and ice cream social at the Virgie school house on Saturday evening, May 8. Everybody welcome. —Advt. m 8 * Rev. J. B. Fleming, who has been away for several weeks on Interchurch World movement work, has completed his assignment and will be at home regularly now. Mrs. J. K. Smith of this city, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Constant, of Indiana Harbor and Mrs. Roy McColly of Indianapolis, spent Thursday in Roselawn with relatives. — I — Among the Chicago goers Tuesday were Dr. A. R. £resler and mother, Mrs. J. C. Kresler, Mrs. Don Beam, Dr. I. M. Washburn of Rensselaer and Mrs. Julius Huff and Mrs. A. J. McCashen of Jordan township. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Parkison at the county hospital Tuesday afternoon lived but a short time. Brief funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and burial made in the cemetery at the Barkley church. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended May 1: Mr. James Bavis, Mr. Elkanah Galbreath, Mr. George Stover. If not called for the above letters will be sent to the deadletter office May 17.

Yesterday's local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 38c; butterfat, 61c. J. A. Tanner, Parr, Ind., experienced general blacksmith, wiH appreciate the patronage of th*e people of that community.—Advt. ml 9 Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Moae Leopold, G. W. Royster, Raymond Dixie, Mrs. F. A. Turfler and Mrs. C. H. Porter. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.75; oats, $1.07; wheat, $2.85; rye, $1.95. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.58; oats, 64c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.50. H. E. Morrow of Armarilla, Tex., came Wednesday, called here by the serious illness of his mother, who is at the home of her son, Frank Morrow, south of town. It is understood the quarantine on the Claude Kruzan home will be lifted Sunday. Mr. Kruzan has been confined to his home for the past two weeks with a very mild case of smallpox. No other members of the family took the disease. The home taient play, “Before Breakfast,” given the opera house Wednesday and Thursday nights under the auspices of the charity board, was very good, indeed, and drew • a large crowd both nights. The cast was composed of 16 high school students and one handled his or her part well.

The, law increasing pensions of soldiers of the Mexican and civil wavs to SSO per month and their widows to S3O is now effective and this quarter’s checks, to be sent out in August, will have this Increase added, it not being necessary for any person now on the pension rolls to make application for the Increase. Earl Duvall has purchased a Nash touring car and will drive through to San Diego, Calif., with his family, starting the latter part of June. He had previously Intended starting about the middle of May, and have his family follow about the first of July, but has now decided to put off leaving until later and all going together. The trial of John and Pete Cordllla and Frank Newell, murderers of Frank Jennings of Laramie, Wyo., on the night of Sept. 7 last, came to an end the first of the week and the criminals were given a sentence of 20 years in the state prison. Miss Alice Jennings, teacher in the Rensselaer schools, is a sister of the young man who was murdered. Mrs. J. J. Hunt and mother, Mrs. J. M. Wasson, went to Hammond Wednesday to visit the latter’s daughter, Mrs. Jesse Wilson, and family. A fire at the Wilson home Tuesday morning did considerable damage to the contents and th? roof and attic of the house were burned before the flames could be extinguished. The fire is supposed to have originated from crossed electric light wires.

Contracts-4or eight roads were let by the board of commissioners of White county Tuesday as follows: Bahlor road, West Point township. Sell Bros., $35,449; Kent road, Brookston, Northern Construction Co., $58,500; Wilson road, Prairie, John H. Day, $17,675; Gross road, Honey Creek, G. A. Kellenburger, $16,864; Brock road, Monon, G. A. Kellenburger, $15,633; Ward road, Liberty, William Moneyhun, $2,1,000; Dieter road, Big Creek, G. A. Kellenburger, $18,931; Bostick road, Monon and Honey Creek, G. A. Kellenburger, $17,261. ... A road referendum vote in Union township on the question of the improvement of Renck road, which includes Main street In Monticello, was held in connection with the primary. A total of 739 votes were cast in favor of the improvement and 13d against.

While the nights have been quite cool for the past several days and it has not been hot_ enough during the day time to warm up the ground very much, a little corn has been planted this week and considerably more will be put out next week If the weather continues favorable. The oats sown before the Easter snow are generally reported to be coming along quite nicely, except in ,a few places where they were drowned out. But some of those sown since that tinife have not done very well. The Minch road was before the board of commissioners for action yesterday (Wednesday). It attracted about 100 men who were interested in its construction. After deliberation the board appointed John C. Vanatta, Jr., engineer and directed him to survey the entire road and file, his report After the report is filed the board of commissioners may establish any part of it and the board Indicated, although it is not yet time to make a permanent record under the law, that at the proper time it would establish the road from Monon to the Tippecanoe county line.

Mrs. Norman Warner celebrated her 84th birthday anniversary Thursday at the home of her son Hale, with whom she lives. In the eve-> ning there was' a big dinner, to which 14 of the near relatives partook. Mrs. Warner's general health is quite good, despite her advanced age. _ Up to yesterday noon no Kentland nor Fowler papers had been received here containing the official vote of those counties, but it is understood that J. D. Rich's plurality for joint representative on the Republican ticket was over 900, the total unofficial vote of all the Republican candidates being given as Rich, 1,768; Simpkins. 801; McCain, 671; Tolan, 53g. .An automobile driven by Wade Windle, and occupied by Mr. Windle’s wife and three children and a neighbor, Van Rodgers, was struck by a Nickle Plate train at Knox Saturday night when the parties were starting for their homes after spending the evening in town. Mr. Rodgers was killed Instantly and a six-year-old daughter of the Windle’s died on the way to the hospital at Ft. Wayne. The rest of the occupants were badly injured but it is thought will recover.