Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

H. W. Klplinger of Gary spent the ■week-end h6re with his family. Miss Nettie Jordan went to Muncie Saturday to attend the funeral of an unde. Miss Luellla Harmon spent ti# ' week-end fit Lafayette, the guest of Miss Bernice Long. President H. R. Kurrie and family cf Chicago spent the week-end at their summer home here. Mrs. T. M. Callahan and little son and daughter Catherine went to Illinois Monday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Gilbert Wright of Chicago Heights, 111., came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler. Hon. W. L. Wood will deliver the Decoration day address in Rensselaer. Decoration day comes on Sun--day this year. Missbs Jane and Gail Wilson returned to their • home at Hammond Monday after a visit here with their grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Wasson. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dean and little son were in Delphi Saturday where the* former was a judge in the Indiana Central’Oratorical contest held there. Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins of Big Rapids, Mich., came Saturday evening for a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins and also with old friends at Goodalnd, their former home. Mr. Jenkins was called to Wabash, however, Monday on Important business and Mrs. Jenkins accompanied him to that place Monday afternoon. Clyde Clark of Lee, who had been in very poor health for some time, died Friday. Funeral services, which were largely attended, were held Monday afternoon and burial made in the Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove township. Mr. Clark formerly resided near Morocco and was a member of the K. of P. lodge of that place, several members of which' attended the funeral.

Rev. A. G. Work of Detroit, Mich., joined his wife here Friday. William McNeil and John Williams of Wheafitdld were visitors in the city Saturday. Mrs. Carl Somers and sons, Carl, Jr., and Earl, spent the week-end at Otterbein with her parents. * Mrs. G. A. Thomas of Monticello came Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin. Russel Warren of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren. - Edward Warren of Lawton, Okla., came Thursday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Harriet Yeoman. Russel Willett of McCoysburg, mail clerk between Marion, 0., and Chicago, was a visitor In the city Friday. / Mr. and Mrs. Abe Myres, who had been at Belhaven, N. C., on a dredge for some time, returned to their home at Parr Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson drove to Chicago Heights, 111., Sunday afternoon and visited relatives, returning home Monday morning. W. H. Hicks of near Remington was over yesterday morning getting some repairs made to his planter, preparatory to getting busy with the latter. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long drove to Benton Harbor, Mich., Sunday for a visit until today with their daughter, Mrs. Russell Strawbridge, and family. . Mrs. Louis Haas and son of Tipton, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold, went to Hammond Friday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Leo Wolfe. Mrs. Sarah 'Reed and daughter Opal left Friday for Whittemore, la., for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Bristow, after which she will take up heft resU dence at Buchanan, Mich., where she recently purchased a homie.

Alfred Donnelly is building two new houses, one on his south 40 on the state highway north of town, and one on his 80 one mile west us the Norman corner, which will be occupied by his sons, George and Paul, respectively. It is rumored that both the young men are soon to marry and settle down to granger life. W. L. Wood went to Indianapolis Monday on business before the state highway commission concerning the location of a road from Warsaw to Hebron, a committee from North Judson and other points interested in the location of this highway having been down here last week and employed him to assist in the matter. Mr. Wood returned home yesterday and states that he was successful in getting a meeting o? the highway commission set for next Wednesday, May 19, at North Judson, to look over the proposed route.

John Carpenter, a pioener resident of Goodalnd and for many years city clerk of that town, died a few' days ago at the age of almost 81 years. He was a native of Pennsylvania, but with his father and father’s family came west in 1855 via prairie schooner and located at Monee, Hl., where the family resided for a number of years and John taught school for several terms. He came to Goodland in 1869 and engaged in the hardware and implement business, and had resided there continuously since.

Mrs. G. F. Meyers was a Lafayette goer Monday. B. D. McColly and W. V. Porter attended the Derby races at Louisville, Ky., Saturday. Mrs. Elisa Reed went to Chicago Friday for a visit with her daughter, . Mrs. Susie Lister. Mrs. F. iH. McCracken of Gary spent Sunday here with her sister, Mrs. E. N. Loy, and family. Lacy Gwin of Galveston, Tex., came Saturday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin. Captain Alva Osman and wife of Ft. Benjamin Harrison came Saturday for a viist with his mother, Mrs. L. V. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Ben White of New Carlisle and Mrs. H. Salvage of Loda, 111., are the guests of Mr.' and Mrs. H. E. White og south Cullen street. - Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, >1.85; oats, >1.09; wheat, rye K >2.05. The prices one year ago were: Corn, >1.68; oats, 65c;. wheat, >2JO; rye, >1.45. Mesdames J. E. Lamson and E. N. Loy were hostesses yesterday afternoon to the woman’s auxiliary of the American Legion, at the home of the former on McCoy avenue. Thomas Grant of Lake county, who tried to pull the state highway over through Newton, was defeated for state senator by C. O. Holmes of Gary. Otto Fifield, one of the staunch supporters of the state highway north from Rensselaer from start to finish, was re-nominated for state representative by a substantial plurality.

The week's weather prediction for this latitude follows: Ohio valley and Tennessee: Generally fair, although some prospect of local showers the middle of week; temperatures near or slightly above normal. Region of Great Lakes; Some prospect of showers by middle of the week; otherwise fair; temperatures near or slightly above normal. With perhaps 80 per cent of the voters of Lake county foreigners, many of them of the bolshevik, I. W. W. apd other most radical and undesirable type, one can hardly see where it Is any credit to a political party or candidate to cayry that county. Johnson’s vote in the primary in Lake last Tuesday was 12,465, while Wood got but 2,506, Lowden 1,157 and Harding 460. For governor, McCrhy got 9,333 votes, Fesler 2,479 and Toner 2,333.

Word was received the last of the week of the death of Mrs. Ora Potts of Washington, D. C., but no particulars of her death had been received at this writing. Mrs. Potts was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Herr of McCoysburg. Mr. Potts is a former Rensselaer boy but has been in the employ of the government at Washington for the past couple of years. The remains are expected to arrive here this Wednesday morning for burial.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 38c; butterfat, 61c. Bro. R. M. Isherwood and son* of Lafayette drove up yesterday to attend the Democratic district convention. Mrs. Harry Landaw of Goshen spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reifsnyder. Mrs. R. C. Erb returned to her home at Winamac Monday after a vilst here with her sister, Mrs. Fayette Burgin. Rufus Spitler and son Willard of South Bend came Monday to see the former’s isster, Mrs. J. W. Pruett, at the county hospital. The Rensselaer Foresteie baseball team played the Medaryville team at the latter place Sunday, the score being 8 to 5 in favor of Medaryville.

The Photogravure section of last Sunday’s Chicago Tribune contained a half-page photograph of Bonnie J, the Hereford bull awarded first honors at the International Live Sock show in Chicago recently. The foot note said: “He weighs 2,450, pounds and is valued by his owners, E. E. Mack & Son of Thomasville, Ga., at 175,000.” The value placed on Herefords for selling and breeding purposes and that given to the tar assessor sometimes shows Quite a discrepancy. At least this seems to be true in Newton county, Ind., where a >17,000 bull—price sold for —is only worth >58.50 for taxing purposes. -

Attorney Elmore Barce and August Sorenson were over from Fowler on business Monday. Mr< Barce is the newly elected chairman of the Democratic central committee of Benton county and Mr. Sorenson is the Democratic candidate tor county commissioner of Benton, and Is a clean cut young farmer and owns a fine farm a short distance south of Fowler. He at one time owned a farm in Newton township, Jasper county. But never resided here. Mr. Barce says that they are going to elect Mr. Sorenson this fall, as well as some others on the Democratic ticket in Benton county, and with a live-wire county chairman and candidates of the caliber of August Sorenson we can easily believe that this will be true.