Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

E. J. Bellows of Remington was here Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Hester Warren went to Peru the first of the week for a visit wdth relatives. W. C. Babcock, C. A. Ross and Mrs. C. H. Porter were among the Chicago goers Wednesday. Frank Wolfe of Michigan City was In the city Tuesday afternoon on business with the lumber dealers. Rev. J. A. Carter, formerly of Memphis, Tenn., will conduct services Sunday morning at 10:45 at the Baptist church. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery, Mrs. Van 'Grant, Mrs. Amelia Smith, Ross Ramey and Dennis Casto ijere among the Lafayette goers Wednesday. Rev. D. C. Hill, former pastor of the Baptist church of Rensselaer, was recently married and is living at Hanover and breaching at Ryker’a Ridge, Ind. J. A. Keister of Sugar Grove, Pa., Bays, in renewing his subscription for The Democrat: “We are having fine weather and crops are all In. Prospects are fine for fruit here this year." The War Mothers of Jasper county will hold a call meeting Saturday afternoon, June 5, at 2:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. Charles W. Hanley, to present the gold star pins to the gold star mothers.

Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended May 30: Earl Johnson, Mr. H. Pollack (2), Mrs. W. A. Rinehart. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter office June 14. Mr. and Mrs. John Bill and daughter Gladys left via auto Wednesday for Fredonia, Ky., to be present at the trial of the man who was responsible for the death of a nephew of Mr. Bill several months ago and who was indicted for voluntary manslaughter. They expected to drive to Louisville and go on from there via rail.

Henry Grow was in Logansport Wednesday. Al Wallace was a Chicago business goer yesterday. Frank Bartoo of near Remington was a visitor in the city Thursday. Oscar Schanlaub of near Francesville was a business visitor in Rensselaer Thursday. The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. F. H. Hemphill on Warner street. Mrs. Pearl Keim of Indianapolis came Wednesday for a visit with her sislter, Mrs. J. J. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sprague attended a community millers’ convention at Cincinnati, 0., this week. Mrs. Charles Porter and baby of southwest of town went to Ft. Wayne Wednesday for a visit with relatives. George W. Ferguson of Wheatfield has purchased a moving picture show in Valparaiso and moved to that city. The Delaware legislature has adjourned sine die without taking action on the woman’s suffrage amendment. Among the Lafayette goers Tuesday were Mrs. James Norris and daughter Grace, Mrs. Elmer Wilcox and Mrs. Homer Hendrickson. Charles W. Platt, driver of one of the American Express wagons, is taking a vacation this week and his son Floyd is subbing for him. It is reported that the Mrs. Haus restaurant room has been rented and will open up soon as a first-class short order restaurant and ice cream parlor. Charles Van Auker, a pioneer resident of Benton county, died last week at his home in Fowler, aged 83 years. He had resided in Benton county for about 50 years. “I’m a R’publlcan,’ said Bosco Moon, t’day, an’ Tell Binkley asked, “Which barrel?” Lase Bud wuz robbed yisterday by a feller with nothin’ t’ sell.” —Abe Martin, in Indianapolis News. The furniture factory has closed down temporarilly on account of delay in arrival of material and other causes. The factory has only been employing about a dozen men for the past few months.

Harry Kresler and family moved Thursday from the J. T.' Randle house on Cullen street into the property recently purchased of Mrs. J. J. Eddy on Van Rensselaer street. Mrs. S. S. Shedd and daughter Harriet will occupy the Randle house vacated by. Kresler. At the close of the regular meeting of the local Eastern Star chapter Tuesday evening a banquet was given in honor of their departing member, Mrs. Fred A. Phillips, who will join her husband soon on the big stock farm where he is located, near Dane, Wis. A most enjoyable pvening was spent. Barney Kolhoff writes from Niles, Mich., under date of May 29, in renewing his subscription, and says: “Send me The Democrat for another year as we don’t feel that we can get along without the Jasper county news. We are all well and feeling fine. Crops look good so far. Am done planting corn and some of it will be ready for the cultivator by the first of next week. Alfalfa is being cut now and is a good crop.”

This will help some —congress is to adjourn today sine die. Mrs. C. W. Rhoades was in Hammond on business Tuesday. - 1 Mrs. A. J. Sheffer of Mitchellville, la., is visiting relatives at Parr. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 36c; butterfat, 55c. J. J. Montgomery was In Frankfort on business Wednesday afternoon. J. H. Long went to Codington, 0., Thursday for a visit with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Selmer of nea» Medaryville were visitors in the city yesterday. D. E. Hollister left Thursday for Billings, Mont, for a -visit with his son, Spencer Hollister, and family. Charles W. Platt was called to Chicago Thursday by the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Charles Wood. Mrs. B. D. McColly was called to Hammond Thursday evening by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Heinz. Miss Helen Lamson went to Indianapolis Thursday to spend a few days with her sister. Miss Hazei Lamson. B. G. Parks and daughter Marguerite and Miss Alice Jennings went io Mentone Thursday for a visit with relatives.

Deloe Dean expects to build a commodious brick veneer bungalow with full size basement on his lot on Home avenue. Mrs. Charles Grow and son Charles, Jr., left Thursday for a two weeks’ visit with her parents in Wabash county. Miss Emma House, one of the teachers at the Monnett school, left Thursday for Parkersburg, W. V., to spend her vacation. / Miss Clara Hagins returned to her home in Chicago Monday evening after an over Sunday visit with her father, Capt. J. L. Hagins. Elmo Blakemore returned to his home at Kennett, Mo., Tuesday after a visit at the G. F. Meyers home, the guest of Miss Nell Meyers. Yesterday’s local grain prices. Corn, $1.85; oats, $1.02; wheat, $2.80; rye, $1.90. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.68; oats, 64c; rye, $1.33. The W. C. Babcock grain elevator is being completely covered with Corrugated iron. This company is also completing a new grain elevator at Virgie. John Lane has recently purchased of A. F. Long his lot in Fairview addition and will soon begin the construction of a two-story brick veneer bungalow.

Mrs. Fred Rhoades returned to her home in Chicago Thursday after a visit with relatives here. She was accompanied by Miss Maurine Tuteur, who will spend a couple of weeks there. Mr. Henry C. Dibell, a prominent young man of Wolcott, and Miss Juanita Pauline Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fisher of Milroy township, were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents. An account of the wedding appears in the Milroy items, elsewhere in The Democrat. Roe Yeoman and family moved Thursday from the K. T. Rhoades house on College avenue into the former Lucy Clark house on Weston street which he recently purchased. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades will move into their own property, and J. M. Sauser, one of the most confirmed bachelors in Jasper county, will occupy the quarters they vacate, which for several years has been known as one of the pair of honeymoon flats over the Warner hardware store. The funeral of Miss Jane Fraser of Gilboa township, Benton county, mention of whose sudden death frdm apoplexy last Sunday evening was made in Wednesday’s Democrat, was held from the late home Thursday afternoon and was attended by the following Rensselaer people: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Randle, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Makeever, Mr. and Mrs. A- D. Gilson, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Harris, Mrsj John E. Randle, Mrs. Mabel Forsythe and Mrs. Ida St. Clair.