Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

A. D. Hershman and daughter were down from Gillam Thursday. Al Konovsky of Demotte was a visitor in the city Wednesday. George Long and little daughter and A. Halleck were among the Chicago goers Thursday. Rice Porter and son Darwin spent Wednesday and Thursday at the farm near Goodland. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Aldridge of Sioux City, la., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Granville Aldridge. T. A. Crockett, who has been in rather poor- health this spring, is now sick in bed and is reported in a serious condition. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Atchison of Chicago Heights, 111., came the first of the week for a visit with the Arthur Arnott family. L. E. Barber has begun the work of remodeling the residence property on south Van Rensselaer street which he recently purchased from Frank Foltz. Mrs. William Moore and granddaughter, Devota Potts, went to Lafayette Tuesday for a visit with the former’s daughter, Mrs. E. W. Hickman, and family. t < Paul Healey is subbing for Robert Reeve as city mail carrier while the latter is taking his vacation. Leo Reeve is also taking a 15-day vacation from his duties as clerk in the postoffice. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood drove over to Champaign, 111., and spent a few days *ith their daughter Ruth, who will be employed in the university library during most of the summer vacation, returning home Wednesday. Miss Lucille Nagel returned home Thursday from Dunnington where she has been attending St. Mary’s academy. She was accompanied by Misses Mary and Mildred Eberle, who will visit at the Nagel home for a few weeks.

John Eger was in Chicago on business Thursday. Jerry Shea was down from Gillam on business Wednesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams were called to Delphi Tuesday by the death of the latter’s sister. Jesse Nowels and Mr. Evans of west of Roselawn were business visitors In the city Thursday. Louis Spaulding, wife and daughter and Mrs. Stephen Hamlin, Mr. Spaulding’s sister, of Goodland were visitors in the city Thursday. B. G. Parks and little daughter and Miss Alice Jennings left yesterday for Laramie, Wyo., where they will spend the summer with the Jennings family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Critser and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauck leave this morning in the former’s car for Muncie to spend a week with the F. E. Mauck family. The K. T. Rhoades property on College avenue has undergone quite a bit of improvement lately. The house has been raised and a basement and furnace put In. Mr. and Msr. James Norris attended the commencement exercises at Depauw university, Greencastle, Wednesday, their daughter, Miss Marguerite Norris, being one of the graduates. Friday morning about 8 o’clock the fire department made a quick run to the John Ward home in the northwest part of the city to extinguish a small flame in the roof, started by a defective y flue. The damage was slight. »

Mrs. C. Earl Duvall received word Thursday of the death of her brother, Oliver Lee, of Rockford, 111., who died quite suddenly from hemorrhage of the stomach. Mrs. Duvall and sister, Miss Elizabeth Lee, left Thursday for Rockford. A marriage license was issued Saturday to Raymond C. Warren, a farmer of Lee, and Miss Chloa Irene Overton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Overton, also of Lee. Mr. Warren is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Warren of Lake Charles, La. —Monticello Herald. Joseph Nagel and family drove to Dunnington, Benton county, Tuesday afternoon to attend the commencement exercises which were held at St. Mary’s church that evening, the former’s daughter, Miss Lucille, being one of the graduates of St. Mary’s academy, having completed the high school course. Paul Lequontesse of France, who came to Rensselaer this last spring to work with Sam Duvall in the milk business, has sold his Interest in the dairy to his partner and has secured a position at the Iroquois Roller Mills. Mr. Lequontesse says, concerning the report that he was returning to France, that with the opportunities that America offers he could not afford to return to his homeland. Attorney W. J. Reed and wife and daughter, Miss Alice, who returned recently from school at St. Mary’s Notre Dame, and Miss Helen O’Rourke drove over to Rensselaer last Wednesday- and attended the commencement exercises at the St. Joseph college. Herbert Reed was a member of the graduating class and returned with them. He has made a splendid record and we rejoice with him in completing his college work. Next year he expects to enter Notre Dame university.— Starke County Democrat.

Miss Blanche Merry attended the funeral of a relative at Elwood Tuesday. ' . An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Foster of near Parr is reported very sick. Mrs. Harry Milner and children of Marion are visiting her parehts, Mr. and Mrs. A. Halleck. Rev. Father Daniel left Tuesday for Carthagena, 0., to attend an important meeting of the Catholics. Miss Frances Ryan of Gillam township was the guest of the Warren Robinson family several days this week. J. A. McCurtain returned to his work at Streator, 111., Wednesday after a few days’ visit with relatives here. Mrs. R. D. Thompson, Mrs. Vern Nowels, Mrs. Rex Warner and Miss Luella Robinson were Lafayette goers Thursday. Mrs. Paul Wood and daughter of southeast of town went to Valparaiso Wednesday to attend the wedding of her brother. Mrs. L. E. Kingman and two children of Glendale, Ari., came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Replogle. There will be no meetings at the Church of God Saturday evening or Sunday, owing to the pastor, S. J. Lindsay, being unable to All bls appointment. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kellner of this city and Lawrence Kellner of near Remington returned home from Chicago Tuesday after spending a few days there with relatives. Mrs. Albert Toben and little son left Tuesday for Whittemore, la., for a visit with friends. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her mother, Mrs. Frank Webber.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Williams went to McComb, 111., Thursday for a visit with the latter’s brother and family. They will also visit relatives at Carthage, 111., before returning home. There will be a meeting at the John Fenwick home on south Weston street tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Also on Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. There will be a mlhister to preach the Word. Free for all. —Advt. A. O. Moore, the well-known stockman, was taken with a dizzy spell out at his farm Thursday afternoon and was brought to his home in Rensselaer. The rumor that he had suffered a stroke of paralysis was Incorrect.

Fred Phillips of Dane, Wis., was a visitor in Rensselaer Wednesday. He had come down to Chicago to see about buying some cattle to put on the ranch he is managing near Dane, and took advantage of the opportunity to run down Tuesday night and spend a short time with his family here. Rev. R. H. Hume, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Springfield, 0., visited with his daughter, Mrs. C. R. Dean, Wednesday evening and Thursday of this week. Dr. Hume was on his way to Monmouth, 111., to attend a meeting of the trustees of Monmouth college. From there he is going to Des Moines, la.

John McCullough and wife of Gilboa and Mrs. Charles Bowman of Remington were visitors in the city Thursday afternoon. Mr. McCullough said that there was quite a wind storm in northeast of Fowler about K o’clock Wednesday afternoon and two or three large barns, some outbuildings and several telephone poles were blown down, also, several shade and fruit trees. “Don’t vote for me” is the message sent by William G. McAdoo to the western delegates to the Democratic national convention. Mr. McAdoo says that he has definitely made up his mind that he will not be' a candidate for the nomination for the presidency. Vice-President Marshall has also stated that he is not only not a candidate but would not accept the nomination.

The high school building is taking on a new appearance. Work has been started on the painting of the windows and the window frames. The gymnasium floor has been torn up preparatory to laying a new one but the work of completion has been delayed by the water seeping In under the foundation. Since this is cause of the destruction of the old floor it would be useless to lay another floor until this has been remedied. However, the water comes in below the bottom of the sewers which will make the work quite difficult. All of the old flooring that is solid and good will be relaid.

Clifford Bever was In Frankfort on business Wednesday. Mrs. Aaron Hickman is confined to her -home with sickness. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 36c; butterfat, 55c. Dr. I. M. Washburn and daughter Josephine were Chicago goers Thursday. i Mrs. Jacob Wright of south of town went to Frankfort Tuesday for a visit with her parents. R. S. Chadwick of Joliet, 111., came Wednesday to visit his uncle, Elizur Sage, who is a patient at the county hospital.

Mrs. A. C. Campbell returned to her home In Chicago Wednesday after a visit here with her son, T. E. Campbell, and family. Rev. O. F. Jordan, pastor of thh Christian church at Evanston, 111., visited his mother, Mrs. S. L. Jordan, of Barkley township this week. Yesterday's local grain prices: Corn, $1.73; oats, $1.08; wheat, $2.70; rye, $1.90. The prices one year ago were" Corn, $1.72; oats, 65c; rye, $1.35. Earl Duvall and family had expected to leave today on their auto trip to San Diego, Calif., where they will locate, but the sudden death of Mrs. Duvall’s brother has changed their plans and at this writing they do not know just when they will start.

Mrs. C. B. Wells returned home Wednesday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Dan Robinson, at HamAond, and her son, Morton Wells, at Gary. She was accompanied home by her son, Simon Wells, who had been employed at Gary, and her grandson, Ralph Robinson, of Hammond. „ ' The Illinois supreme court! has declared the 1919 primary law in that state unconstitutional, thus creating political chaos all over the state and invalidating the election of the central committeemen last April in which “Big Bill” Thompson’s forces elected 34 of the 35 ward committeemen in Cook county.

Emil Bates of Barkley township, a graduate from the local high school this spring, has just been notified by Park college of the acceptance of his application for admission. Park college is located about nine miles from Kansas City and is managed so that students may work their way through college, studying half time and working the other half.

The heat wave of the past couple of weeks was succeeded Thursday by decidedly cooler weather, a drop of about 30 degrees from Wednesday night to Thursday morning. Local showers fell Wednesday night, and the entire north part of the county has had a good wetting. A mile on two south of Rensselaer, however, is a strip of country that has had very little rain.

What might have been a serious accident happened Thursday morning at the corner of Washington and Front streets when the Ford racer driven by Leo Reeve was struck by the car driven by a Firestone Tire traveling man. The only damage done was a spoke knocked from the left rear wheel of the racer. Neither driver was wholly to blame.

Wednesday night a party of men from this city went to Indianapolis where they attended a meeting on Thursday of the R. E. Dolllngs Co., an Investment security bouse, which is issuing a new series of bonds. The meeting was held In the Claypool hotel, followed by a banquet In the evening. In the party were George Scott, S. M. Laßue, John G. Culp, Ray Laßue, Charles Paxton, M. E. Gray, Conrad Kellner and Ralph O’Riley.