Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Miss Mildred Clift of Brazil camo Sunday for a visit with Miss Ruth Clark. Russell Warren of Indianapolis spent the week-end here with rela.. tlves and friends. Howard Speaks went to Whiting Saturday for a visit with his brother, Lester Speaks, and family. ' - -- W. H. Ritchey left yesterday for Great Falls, Mont., for a couple of months’ visit with his daughter. • * Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Guthrie of Chicago spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Thompson. H. R. Kurrie and family came down from Chicago Friday evening and will spent the summer months at their home here. Mr. , and Mrs. I’aul Norman and baby left Saturday for Bryan, Ohio, a visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Kershner. Mesdames Simon Thompson, W. I. Spitler, A. E. Conrad and Miss Blanche Pringle went to Crawfordsville Monday to attend a Sunday school convention. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, white, $1.85; yellow, $1.75; oats, $1.10; wheat, $2.70; rye, $1.90. Thy prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.72; oats, 65c; rye, $1.35. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heinz of Hammond came Saturday for a visit with the parents of the two ladies, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Word has been received here of the.birth of a son on June 15 to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Anderson of Indianapolis. Mrs. Apderson was formerly Miss Madeline Abbott of this city. — ill .1 « "" 1 '■ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson, accompatfied by Miss Nora Phillips and Miss Martha Randle, drove to Chicago Saturday evening in the former’s car and visited relatives until Sunday evening.

Jaqjt Larsh is now clerking at the Ideal Grocery. H. W. Kiplinger of Gary spent the week-end here with his family. Mrs. G. F. Meyers and Miss Nina Martindale were Lafayette visitors Friday. Dr. Rose M. Remmek went to Peru Monday for a couple of weeks visit with friends. Mrs. W. H. Barkley of Aberdeen, S. D., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Starr. Mrs. Russell Van Hook went to Oak Park, 111., Saturday for a few days visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Newby went to Knightstown Saturday for a visit with the former’s parents. \ Miss Lenora Carr returned home the last of the week from a week’s visit with friends in Fairfield, O.

F. D. Burchard and daughter Winifred went to Hartford City Saturday for a visit with the termers father. Mrs. Belle McCarty went to Chicago Heights, II)., Saturday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. George Sigler, and family. Mary Ann Ham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ham of Lafayette, is visiting the C. W. Rhoades family here this week. W. R. Brown is gaining slowl> right along from his recent illness and will possibly be able to get up town again ere the week ends. <=> .Mrs. Robert Wartena and little son of Indiana Harbor came Sunday for a visit with her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wartena. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Stienhilber left Monday for their home at Tulsa, Okla., after an over Sunday visit here with Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins. I Joseph Reeve came down from Chicago Friday evening and spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reeve, returning to the city Monday. Theodore Ramey of the Great Lakes training camp at Great Lakes, 111., came down Saturday evening on a few days’ leave to visit his mother, Mrs. Isaac Kepner. Misses Helen Murray and Hazel Lamson returned home Thursday evening from Indianapolis where they were teachers in the public schools during the school year just closed. “Frenchy” Deschand, John Marlatt and son Perry, Ernest Comet and John Shide left Friday moaning on a two weeks’ fishing trip up i » northern Michigan, driving up in the former’s car. They-made a big drive the first day, reaching Green Bay, Wis., Saturday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. John Bill and daughter, Gladys, returned home Friday evening* from Fredonia. Ky. They were accompanied home by Mr. Bill’s sister, Mrs. Anna Thredkeld, of Fredonia, and also his nephew, Willis Doan, of New Salisbury, Ind., for a visit. The SIO,OOO damage suit instituted by Mr. Bill’s sister against the party responsible for the death of her son, mention ot which has heretofore been made in The Democrat, and to attend which Mr. Bill went to Fredonia, was continued until the next term of court there. The state case, charging voluntary manslaughter, was settled for S7OO by the prosecutor.

Mrs. C. C. Warner was among the Chicago goerb Monday. Fred Berger of Goodland was a visitor in the city Monday afternoon. Mrs. William Spradling and daughter of Morocco are guests of Mrs. Rice Porter this week. Monday was the longest day Oi the year, and now they are shortening a trifle each day. ~ Wiliam McKinney was called to Rossville Friday by the serious illness of his brother-in-law. W. A. McCurtain and family left last week via auto for a sojourn In northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Mrs. S. L. Wells and Miss Hattie Wasson went to Kokomo the last of the week for a visit with their sister. • Mrs. L. C. McNemar of Washington, D. C., came Sunday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N, Littlefield.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles * Osborne visited friends In Indianapolis from Friday until Sunday, making y the trip by auto. Miss Florence Hawkins returned to her home In Lafayette Saturday after a visit here with ‘ the J. D. Allman family. Attorney and Mrs. J. A. Dunlap and daughter Dorothy of -this city and Miss Callie Bonner of Remington were among the Chicago goers Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sage and baby of Rochester came over Sunday to see the former’s father, Elizur Sage, who is a patient at the fiounty hospital. Misses Ruth McKenzie and Helen Kiplinger returned home from Louisville, Ky., Friday, where they .had been attending the Sacred Heart academy. Jay Sayler of Lamar, Colo., came Friday for a visit with relatives and old friends. Jay is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sayler, former residents of this city.

Van Grant and family, Frank Kresler and family, Mrs. R. D. Thompson and children and Mrs. C. A. Ross left Sunday for Webster Lake to spend a couple of weeks. E: C. Maxwell and son Wilfred and two grandsons, Jay and Lee Maxwell went to Forest, Ind., ’Friday for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Jesse Purdum and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Dean returned home Sunday evening from their wedding trip and will reside with Mr. Dean’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dean, until their new home on Home avenue is completed. Mrs. M. O. Gant of Attica came down from Lowell, where she had attended the Hamacher reunion, Sunday and visited the Emory Garriott family in Union township and relatives in Rensselaer until yesterday. Miss Lucy Mauck, who recently finished a nine months business course at Logansport and is now employed in a law and abstract office in that city, epent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mauck. E. H. Neal of Indianapolis and Col. Findly and daughter Maude of Topeka, Kas., were guests of the A. S. Laßue family Friday and Saturday, stopping here on their way from Chicago where they had attended the Republican convention. The furniture and fixtures for the new restaurant being opened in the Mrs. Haus room have arrived and were unloaded It is expected to have the place open in a day or two now. The room has been thoroughly redecorated and presents a very inviting appearance. The place will be run under the name of “College Inn.”

N. S. Bates, who has been rather poorjy for the past several weeks with a bladder trouble, was operated on Monday at the Hahnemann hospital, Chicago. At latest reports he was doing very well and even better than the doctors expected. His eldest daughter, Mrs. Albert Bouk, of Minot, N* D., and two children are in Chicago visiting her sister, Mrs. Rufus Knox, and also to be near her father. Charles Pefley left yesterday for Mooseheart, 111., to attend the national meeting of Moose, as a delegate from the local lodge. Mooseheart is about 30 miles west of Chicago. Fifteen thousand delegates and their wives are expected to attend the convention, features of which will be laying of corner stones and dedication of five new buildings at national headquarters. Many of the delegates will camp there during the meeting.

John Eigelsbach Is re-stuccoing his residence on Cullen street. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices were: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 55c. Mrs. L. W. Benbow of Winamac came Monday for a visit with the C. J. Dean family. David Waymire of Kokomo was in Rensselaer Saturday visiting relatives and old friends. Mrs. George Constant of Indiana Harbor is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Smith, here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Leopold and Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nowels visited in Gary Sunday, making trip via auto. An ice cream social and band concert will be held at Lee Saturday evening for the benefit of the Lee band. Everybody Invited. —Advt. Mr. /and Mrs. H. E. Roberts of, New Boston, 111., are visiting the latter’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue, and other relatives here this week.

Mr. and Mrs. James Sharp of Chicago are visiting here this week with the John Healy and Nicholas Wagner families. Mrs. Sharp Is a niece of Mrs. Healy and Mrs. Wagner. Clarence Garver, Forrest Morlan and Vern Haas, the two latter of Chicago, left Sunday for Wisconsin on a fishing trip. They trip was made via auto. Laban Wilcox Is assisting at the Fendig drug store during the absence of Mr. Garver. The marriage of Miss tylarle Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton of this oity, and Dr. William Conn Miller of Hammond will take place this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Christian church. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. W. T. Barbre of this city.

Boys playing in the rear of the Mary Meyer-Healy millinery store Sunday found a bottle or can of black dye used for dying hats and proceeded to smear same over the window and on a new screen that had been put in. Some of these boys who are committing such depredations as this stand a good chance of being sent to the reform school if it is not stopped. Harry Wiltshire and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Albin were called to Chicago Saturday evening by the illness of Mrs. Wiltshire, who had been in Chicago with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Jinkerson, who had also been sick. Mrs. Wiltshire suffered a heart attack but Is much better at this writing and was expected home last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albin returned home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long and Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown drove to Benton Harbor, Mich., Sunday and visited the former’s daughter, Mrs. Russel Strawbridge, and family, returning home Monday evening. They report some rain on the way up anu quite a heavy rain fell north of Wheatfield Monday afternoon, “pob” Strawbridge, who had been visiting here with Grandpa and Grandma Long, returned to Benton Harbor with them. P '