Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Daniels has been confined to her home for several days with sickness. Mrs. John Mann left Thursday for a visit with relatives at Indianapolis and Sheridan. Mrs. W. F. Smith returned to her home in Chicago Thursday after a visit with friends here. Mrs. William Childers and little grandson will go to Schneider today for a week’s visit with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lee returned to their home in Knox, Wednesday after a short visit with relatives here. C. A. Tuteur of Indianapolis came Wednesday to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. Anna Tuteur, and family. * Mrs. Michael Dwane of Chalmers came Wednesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moosemiller. Mesdames John and Frank Halla-, day left Tuesday for their homes at Dowagiac, Mich., after attending the funeral of John Kohler. Miss Linnie Bird Rains, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rains of this city, was a graduate from the Chicago Musical college this week. Mrs. Edward Taylor and little daughter left Wednesday for their home at Miami, Fla., after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hopkins. Mrs. Emma Gregg, who been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. P. Moody, of Barkley township, left Thursday for Chicago and after a few days there will leave for California. Mr .and Mrs. Arthur Riner and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Slear left Thursday for their< homes at Williamsport, Pa., after a couple of weeks’ visit here with Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles. They were accompanied as far as Chicago by Mrs. Rowles and Max Robinson.. \

M. C. Coover was over from ReYnington yesterday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 57c. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reed of Gillam township were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. Dr. I. M; Washburn and Floyd Meyers were among the Lafayette goers Tuesday 1 . Miss Helen Warner returned home Tuesday from a visit with friends in Gary and Chicago. Mrs. C. M. Sands and children went to Lafayette the first of the week for a visit with relatives. i - Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mose Leopold and Sidney Peters were among the Lafayette goers Thursday. Mrs. Clifford Parkinson of Pleasant Ridge was called to Fickle, Ind., Wednesday by* the illness of her mother. « Mrs. Mary Taylor and daughter, Mrs. Arthur Battleday, and G. J. Jessen were among the Chicago goers Tuesday. Mrs. John Pinsak of Chicago came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putts, or southwest of town. Mr. and Mrs. D. F.. Grant and daughter Bessie left Tuesday for Lawton, Okla., for a visit with the E. G. Warren family. Mrs. Devere Yeoman and two children of Indianapolis came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Rosenbrook returned to their home in Milwaukee Wednesday after a visit here with the C. R. Weiss family on Park avenue. Mrs. Lillian Radcliff and children returned to their home in Cincinnati, 0., Tuesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades. X Mrs. S. C. Irwin and daughter Genevieve left Thursday for a month’s visit with relatives and friends in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Irwin accompanied them as far as Chicago.

T. A. Crockett, who has been quite poorly for the past couple of weeks and Is confined to his bed, had another bad spell yesterday, but was better again at the time The Democrat went to E. H. Lemenager of Chicago visited here a few days this week at the W. R. Brown home, the guest of Miss Ruth McKenzie, leaving on Wednesday for M’adison, Wis., w where he will enter college. Mr. and . Mrs. John Duvall, who for the past few months have been living with their son, Edgar Duvall-, at Knightstown, have returned here and will again reside with their son Sam and wife of north of town. Mrs. J. H. Chapman returned home Wednesday evening from Denver, Colo., where she attended the convention of the National Library association. Mrs. Ora T. Ross, who also attended the convention, returned earlier in the week. The painting of the old walls o t the new bank building and Long & Son’s new drug store to match the dark-colored brick used in the fronts thereof and the new addition on the rear, has made , a wonderful- improvement in the appearance of this building, work on the Interior of which is being pushed along as fast I as possible.

J. R. Hasen of Goodland” was a business visitor in Rensselaer yesterday. Mrs. Lavine Mackey of San Antonio, Tex., is visiting here with her brother, Charles W. Platt, and family. Joe Putts came down from Chicago the first of the week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Putts. Mrs. G. L. Thornton was called to Winona Lake Wednesday by the Illness of her grandson, Edward Thornton. Mrs. Ike Wiltshire left Wednesday evening for a visit with relatives near Fowler, the latter driving over in their car after her. W. T. May and son left Tuesday for their home at McComb, Miss., after a visit with the J. A. May family of near Wolcott. George Putts returned Tuesday evening from Flint, Mich., driving through a new Buick automobile for the T. M. Callahan agency. Mrs. S. M. Garriott returned to her home In Indianapolis Wednesday after a visit with the Emory Garriott family in Union township. « W. R. Brown'was up town Wednesday, looking a little thinner than usual since his severe Illness, but otherwise feeling quite well again.

Mrs. I. C. Ruebelt left Tuesday for her home in Louisville, Ky., after a visit here' with her mother, Mrs. Caroline Rhoads, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. William Reavely and Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace returned to their home at Springfield, 111., Wednesday after a visit with the J. W. Phares family of Newton township. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.67; oats, $1.08; wheat, $2.60; rye, $1.90. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.71; oats, 64c; rye, $1.30. Mrs. William Washburn will leave tomorrow for Clear Lake, near Buchanan, Mich., for a month’s outing. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles Will drive her up in their car. An embargo has been placed on the use of coal cars for shipping anything but coal for the next 30 days, and road contractors are unable to get material until this embargo Is lifted. L. Criswell of north Union was a business visitor in Rensselaer between trains Thursday. Mr. Criswell says that the wheat is looking quite sickly in his vicinity, but corn and oats are fine. Oats are heading out nicely and the weather is very favorable for their filling. While in some places perhaps straw is going to be a little short, the crop promises at least to be an average one.

Mrs. W. M. Leonard of Francesville took the train here Wednesday for Chicago to attend the commencement exercises at the Chicago Musical college, her daughter, Miss Anna Leonard, being one of the gradu* ates. H. J. Kuppers, manager for the Jasper County Farms Co., which owns several hundred acres of land at Newland, is suffering somewhat from Infection in both his arms, following their becoming badly sunburned. Ray Dillie, who has been employed by the. Central Sales Co. for several months, has resigned his po sition there and with his wife went to Indianapolis Tuesday where he will engage in the business of dealing in second-hand cars. Mrs. Nettie Hoover and nephew, Lester Phegley, went to Chicago Thursday to attend the commencement exercises of the Harrison Technical high school, Russel Winters, another nephew ot Mrs. Hoover, being one of the graduates. A heavy rain fell Tuesday evening in south of Rensselaer, covering a strip* of country perhaps three or four miles wide, north and south from St. Joseph college, south. Very little of this rain touched Rensselaer, but we got a fairly good rain here Wednesday night. The weather for the past couple of weeks has been exceptionally good for wheat and it is said to be filling fine. There are, no doubt, numerous other fields throughout the county that will yield well, and the crop is going to be far from a complete failure here this year, we are pleased to note. The price promises to be higher than perhaps ever-'before, and the farmer who is lucky enough to have a good crop of wheat this year will receive a nice bunch of money for It.

Rev. and Mre. W. G. Winn of Irvin Park, Chicago, visited here from Tuesday until Friday with the O. F. Parker family and other old friends. Rev. Winn was a former pastor of the Christian church of this city. Abe Martin says: “Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hanger have sold ther home an’ put a door bell on ther closed car. ‘They kiss like ther tongues wuz caught in a bottle,’ said Ike Lark, as he left a movie theater last night.” The state board of tax commit sioners late Tuesday declined to approve a petition filed by Parrish Grove township, Benton county, for authority to issue $125,000 in bonds to provide money for a new high school building. The Democrat, in Saturday’s issue, in saying that the stock company being formed and rehearsing here to play the surrounding towns during the summer, was composed of all local talent, was in error. The company is composed of old professional players, most of whom are well and favorably known in the show business. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hardy of Oklahoma City, Okla., came Thursday afternoon for a visit with the latter’s brother, George W. Hopkins, and sisters, Mrs. Ed Reeve and Mrs. C. W. Hanley. Tomorrow morning they expect to accompany Judge and Mrs. C. W. Hanley on an automobile trip to Sugar Grove, Pa., to visit "Jakie” Hopkins and family. It is reported that the Parr I. O. O. F. will organize a stock company and erect a fine new brick building In the near future, to replace the one destroyed by fire last week. The upper floor to be occupied by the I. O. O. F. lodge and the lower floor to be used for a business room. It is not likely that the other buildings destroyed will be rebuilt.