Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Herman Lange of Laporte is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Worland. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Rees and baby of Kokomo come Saturday for a visit with relatives. C. R. Dean is again employed at the Trust & Savings bank during the summer vacation of schools. Ms: and Mrs. F. L. Hoover and little son and Miss Lucile Knox went to Chicago Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Harold Hendrickson returned to her home at Valparaiso Saturday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Don Warren. Mrs. Joseph Minch and daughter /JladyS'Of Chalmers spent the weekend here with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Delos Dean. Gus Larsh, who has been a patient at the county hospital for the past few ndonths, returned _to his home at Morocco Friday. Mrs. Isaac Wiltshire left Monday for Town Creek, Ala., in response to a telegram telling of the very critical illness of ,her aged mother. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Sanders and son and Miss Luella Sanders left Friday via auto for., Galien, for a visit with the H. J. Gowlarid family.

Mre. Pauline Fay of Washington, D. C., who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul Wood, of southeast of town, left Saturday for Belleville, Ont., Canada. Harry Milner and family returned to their home at Marion Sunday after a visit here with Mrs. Milner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Halleck. They made the trip via auto. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Catt, accompanied by the former’s father, Al Catt, drove to Andrews, Ind., Sunday and broughtAiome Mrs. Al Catt, who fiad been visiting there for several days with the Mort Ulrey family.

Dr. J. Hansson went to Indianapolis Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Firman Thompson drove to Lafayette Monday and spent the day. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Nelson and children of Rush Run, 0., are visiting relatives here. Vern Jennings of Danville, 111., is visiting here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla. Miss Daisy Smith of Lafayette came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Dean are occupying the A. A. Shepler residence on Home avenue during the latter’s stay at Warsaw. Mrs. J. W. Williams and daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Porter, went to South Bend Monday for a week’s visit with friends'.

Louis Ford of Gary visited here Saturday with his sister, Miss Myrtie Ford, now acting superintendent at the county hospital. Naoma Haste returned to her home at Gary Friday after an extended visit here with her grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Smith. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Shepler left Friday for Warsaw where they will spend the summer vacation. The trip was made via apto with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shepler. Mrs. George F. Meyers, Mrs. P. W. Clarke, Mrs. L. R. Eisenberg, Mrs. H. B. Murray and granddaughter, Mrs. Ernest Moore, Mary Lane and Miss Mae Clarke were among the Lafayette goers Friday. Mrs. Harry Minster and daughter of Chicago spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner. Mrs. Minster returned home Sunday evening, but her daughter remained for a longer vi§it. Sylvanus Arnold of Barkley township, who, a few months ago pur. chased an 80-acre farm near Forest, Clinton county, has sold same for $260 per acre, or $lO more per acre than he paid only a short time ago.

Lilo Hauter came last week from Washington, D. Q., where he had been attending an agricultural conference, for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hauter, of southeast of town. He left again Sunday for Madison, Wis., for a I six weeks’ agricultural course at n Wisconsin university. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery returned home Friday afternoon from ; a two weeks’ automobile trip. They i visited Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Detroit, Mich., then down through Toledo, Springfield, Dayton and Cincinnati, 0., to Lexington, Ky., q,nd on to the Mammoth cave, then h'ome via Louisville, Ky., Indianapolis, etc. They report a very enjoyable trip, Indeed. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kirk and Mr. and Mrs. Edson Murray left Sunday for a trip down the Hudson to New York city and other points In the east, after" which they will come back to Syracuse, N. Y., and drive home a couple of Franklin cars for the local agency. The Franklin p6o- ! pie are anxious to get Hugh to take j a position as a traveling representative of their firm, and he Is considering the matter of accepting same, it is understood. The Franklin company recently conducted a contest among its agents over the country and thus far in the reports received Hugh is in the lead.

Capt. J. t. Hagins went to Chicago Saturday to visit his daughter. Rex Warner left Saturday for New Haven, Conn., to attend a hardware dealers’ convention. A. E. Shafer, Ralph O’Riley, Rob Yeoman and C. L. Carr were among the Chicago goers Monday. Dr. George Clayton of Monon spent Sunday here with his daughter, Mrs. Firman Thompson. Jack Larsh left Monday for Culver where he will take an eight weeks’ course at the x milltary academy. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. sons, Ed, Jr., and Walter, and Mrs. John Randle spent Saturday in Lafayette. Fred Putts, who has been attending college at Grove City, Pa., returned home Monday to spend his vacation. Rev. E. W. Strecker returned home Friday evening from Marietta, 0., where he had spent the week with relatives. , Charles C. Coopei- has been appointed postmaster at Kersey, Jasper county, in place of Laura E. (Sark, resigned. Greer Bunnell and little daughter returned to their home at Delphi Monday after a visit here with the Lon Wood family.

Arthur Zea, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zea, went to Indianapolis Monday where he will be employed in a furniture factory. for. and Mrs. Walter Porter, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Pitser of Indianapolis spent Sunday with the W. V. Porter and George Putts families. Mrs. E. M. Parcells entertained about 22 little guests Saturday afternoon in honor of her granddaughter, Ruepaula Parcells, of Amarillo, Tex. Nelson Shafer went to Evansville Monday to attend the second anj nual convention of the Indiana American Legion as a delegate from the local chapter. ■' J A H. H. Potter of the Farmers’ Grain Co. of this city and Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the Indiana Grain Dealers’ convention. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler and Miss Maude Spitler drove to South Bend Sunday and visited until Monday with the formers’ daughter, Mrs. Delos Coen, and family.

John Marlatt and son, Frenchy Deschand and Ernest Comer returned Sunday night from their fishing trip up in northern Michigan. W. A. McCurtain and wife returneu Saturday night. All report a fine outing with plenty of fish caught. There may be a more refined and painful system of cruelty in the world than that which a father endures when his children deliberately cast aside his counsel and walk boldly along the road that leads to certain death, but it ‘has not come within the range of my experience. —Nemo. Lon Healy, one of the city mail carriers, will leave tomorrow on a two weeks’ vacation trip, which he will spend at various points in the west. His brother Paul, who has been subbing as carrier for Robert Reeve during the latter’s two-week vacation, will carry Lon’s route for the-next two weeks. The following young ladies, members of the Kappa Kappa sorority, motored to Montmorenci Saturday and picnicked along the Tecumseh trail: Misses Florence and Aileen Allman, Muriel Harris, Jane Parkison, Marian Parker, Helen Murray, Harriet Shedd, Edna Robinson, Mildred Biggs and Mesdames Kenneth Allman, Theodore Roy and Edson Murray.

We have been having it pretty warm again for the past few days and the corn is growing wonderfully fast. A good soaking rain Is needed for the other crops, hut corn is not suffering any for moisture as yet. Corn is looking better In the vicinity of Rensselaer than in any sec- 1 tlon of the country we have seen. In fact, all crops In this Immediate vicinity are looking well. , _ a — - ■■ J. J. Montgomery, J. D. Allman, C. S. Chambeflain, Ray Wood and Conrad Kellner drove tq Crown Point Monday in the latter’s car to inspect the new fire truck and pumping apparatus at that place. Crown Point has an Amerlcan-La France truck, same as purchased for Rensselaer a short time ago, but as yet they have not purchased a pump here. While our 'representatives thought the pump was O. K. they did not feel that it was worth $3,000 additional or that we really needed it.

Robert Michal of Reynolds spent Friday in Rensselaer. Yesterday's local egg and butteifat prices: Eggs, 35c; butterfat, 55c. Mrs. W. B. Swayzee and children of Winterset, la., came Monday for a visit wlth> her mother, Mrs. May Witham. Misses Bertha and Alice Daniels of Chicago spent the week-end here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels. Miss Mattie Hemphill, superintendent of the county hospital, will resume her duties tomorrow after a two months’ vacation. Airs. M. L. Spitler of Oklahoma City, Okla., came Monday for a visit with the C. G. Spitler family and other relatives and fylends. W. R. Nowels was at Fowlerton. Ind., Grant county, Saturday and Sunday where he had charge of the services at the Baptist church there. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Fate of Crown Point spent the week-end with the former’s mother, Mrs. C. P. Moody, and husband in Barkley township.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, >1.65; oats, >1.08; wheat, >2.60; rye, >1.90. The prices one year ago were: Corn, >1.68; oats, 62c; rye, >1.25. a two months’ vacation. Miss Hemphill and Dr. Hemphill and wife have been visiting relatives in Kansas, but were expected home yesterday or today. Ed Smith, the carpenter, after four months . without a day is taking a few days’ vacation and will visit his son Roy at Remington until Monday. An airship—supplemented by a second plane Saturday—did a profitable business at Rensselaer Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday, at >lO per in taking people skywards. Miss Mary Large will leave today on a two weeks’ vacation which she will spend with her uncle, Robert VanAtta, and family at Marlon, and another uncle, James Large, at Mt. Etna, Ind. Crown Point is to have a big 4th of July celebration next Monday, and no doubt many Jasper county people will drive up. The celebration is under the auspices of the Crown Chamber of Commerce. See ad elsewhere in The Democrat.

Fred Phillips came down from Dane, Wis., Friday evening and closed up his business here, auctioning off his personal property Saturday afternoon. He returned to Dane yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Phillips and Miss Grace Augusta Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cortgram, Mrs. Amanda Salvage, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sajvage and son of Paxton, 111., drove over Saturday evening and visited the H. E. White family Sunday. The two former returned home Sunday evening, but the rest of the party remained for a longer visit. In renewing their subscription for The Democrat, G. B. Lewis and family, formerly of Barkley township, write from Claypool, Ind., and extend greetings' to old Jasper county friends. They say: “We are well and enjoying the summer’s work on the farm. Will soon be haying and harvesting in full blast. Crops are booking fine and very promising so far. In some parts northwest of us a hail storm did some damage to crops, but it did not cover a very large scope of country.”