Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Tom Crockett is slowly failing in strength, was the report yesterday. Mrs. John I. Gwin attended a meeting of Democratic women at Monticello Saturday. Mrs. H. E. Parkison spent the week-end in Lafayette with her son, W. H. Parkison, and family. C. S. Chamberlain and Mose Leo-' pold motored to Attica Triday and Inspected the new light plant in that city. Mr. and Mrs. William Daugherty of Barkley township spent the weekend with relatives at Flora, Carroll .county. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Carson and two children of Enid, Okla., came Friday for a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carson. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Eastburn, daughter and grandchild of Lafayette came Saturday for a visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. Fred Way> mire. Mrs. C. R. Harsha and three daughters returned to their home at Schneider Friday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Childers. Dr. John Porter of Chicago and H.P. Shedd of New York <jity were visiting with Mrs. S. S. Shedd other relatives here over the weekend. The former is a brother of Mrs. Shedd and the latter her son. Several fields of wheat were cut the last of the week, and the farmer lucky enough to have a fair acreAge of this cereal is looking for- ’ ward to its threshing out well, as it is apparently filled exceptionally fine. County Supt. W. O. Schanlaub delivered an address before the congregation of the Methodist church in Goodland Sunday. His thoughts were along lines fitting to Independence day, and the talk was highly praised by the large audience pres-, ent. —Newton County Enterprise.

C. E. Baumgartner and wife were Chicago goers yesterday. “Hi” 'Day and his gang of plasterers went to Remington Friday and plastered a new house there. I Mrs. Noah Zeigler went to Indianapolis Saturday for a few days’ visit with her son, Roscoe Zeigler. Mrs. W. S. Parks went to Chicago Saturday. She was accompanied by Miss Grace dowry of Remington. Mrs. Nathan Eldridge was called to Monon Monday afternoon by the death of her sister, Mrs. John Graves. Mrs, Moses Chupp and Irene Clifton went to Hammond Monday to visit the former’s son, Ora Chupp. Mrs. W. I. Spitler and little son went to Chicago Saturday for a visit with ,her husband who is employed there. f Mr. and Mrs. Albert Slattery of Chicago spent the week-end here with the latter’s sister, Mrs. N. G. Halsey, and family. Walter and Miss Ebey Wallrick of Chicago spent the week-end here with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Spangle. Conrad Kellner and George Putts went to Flint, Mich., Sunday to drive home two new Buick cars for the T. M. Callahan agency. Mrs. Leonard Rhoades and little daughter went to South Bend Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs: C. W. Coen, and husband. The frame is up and enclosed for Miss Mauder Spitlerjs new two-story house on Front street, on a part of the lots occupied by the old Kinney property. Miss Mabel Waymire returned to Cincinnati, 0., Saturday where she is taking a nurse’s training course, after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waymire.

Mrs. C. V. Hamacher and F. ,A. Schultz of Hammond came Saturday for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. August R. Schultz, of Union township. Jay Stockton’s next Fourth of July subscription paper had passed the SI,OOO mark Saturday and Mr. Stockton announced that he expected to swell this to $1,500 before he quits. Mrs. Feme McAuley and Mrs. Mary Oakley of Oakmont, Pa., and Mrs. Anna Burton of Tarentum, Pa, are visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E, Alter, of Union township. R. D. Wangelin returned home Monday from Lake Wawasee, where he had been taking an outing with his wife and the Finnan Thompson family. The rest of the party will remain a fetV days longer. — . - . -A. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stephenson and daughter returned to their home at Toledo, 0., Saturday after a visit with relatives here. They were accompanied home by Mrs. W. L. Frye, who will spend a couple of weeks at the Stephenson home.

Brook and Morocco got a very heavy rain Sunday evening about 6 o’clock, and Goodland also got a good rain, but it extended east only to the Jasper county line. Over In south of Goodland, in about Wa. dena, they had a very severe hail storm Friday afternoon, which is said to have damaged the corn and oats badly through a strip of country about two miles wide north and south, but we did not learn the extent of the storm east and west.

There will be no band concert at Lee Thursday night, July 45. —VERN JACKS, Leader. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lynge and Miss Bernice Long were among the Lafayette goers Friday. The basement and foundation is completed for Delos Deal’s new brick-veneer bungalow on Home avenue. B. F. Fendig and son Watson of this city and Jake Knockel of Carpenter township were among the Chicago goers Friday.

■ Misses Alice and Bgrtha Daniels of Chicago came Saturday evening ■to spend a week’s vacation with . their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels. Charles Mansfield of Chicago spent Sunday here with his wife and son, who are Visiting at the home oi Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Gates, just west of town. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Dickinson returned to their home at Flint, Mich., Friday after a visit with his father, A. H. Dickinson, and other relatives at Remington. Why not buy a home in Rensselaer? See C. W. Duvall, who has a number of good homes for sale, priced to meet any sized pocketbook. Phone 147. 8-10

Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended July 10: James Camerson, Mrs. Etta Hurley, Howard swafm. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter office July 26. Dr. A. G. Catt has 15 acres of fine wheat on his farm east of Pleasant Ridge that he thinks is good enough to certify for seed. It is said to be one of the best fields in the county and promises a great yield. Lon Healy, one of the city mail carriers, who is spending his vacation in Colorado, is now at Colorado Springs, after having spent a few days in Denver, and expects to put in the greater part of the rest of his vacation at the farmer place. William Platt, agent for the American Express Co., is taking a 10-day vacation. During hik nisence Leonard Wartena, driver of one of the wagons, will have charge of the office and Cecil Lee will substitute for Wartena on the wagon.

C. H. Fahrney of Polo, 111., visited here Friday with Don Wright and Don Beam. The two Dons and Mr. Fahrney became acquainted all were members of the naval band on board the U. S. transpdrt Von Steuben during'the recent worjd war. It is said that there were 17 Illinois landbuyere in Rensselaer Monday, and that E.» L. Fidler of east of town refused $275 per acre for his farm. The splendid- crops in this vicinity are very attractive to our neighbors over west and they want to acquire farms here. Mrs. Everal Smith and children and her aged father, H. M. Shipman, arrived in Rensselaer Saturday night from Sidney, N. Y., and Mrs. Smith will buy a residence property in Rensselaer and make this city their home. They have sold all their property at Sidney, and their household effects are coming on via rail.

The Democrat acknowledges receipt of a card from Earl Duvall and family while they were at Fred Phillips’s place near Dane, Wis., and which Earl describes tersely as “some place” on the card which showed a picture of the farmhouse and barn. ' They reached Fred’s on Monday evening of last week, and after a brief visit there expected to drive oli westward on their way to San Diego, Calif., via St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Hansson went to Chicago Sunday and it is understood will sail this week for his old home in Sweden for auf extended visit of several months. The doctor has sold his farm west of town to Ralph Zeigler, on contract, for S3OO per acre, it Is understood, and being foot loose at present decided to take a little vacation and visit relatives and scenes of his childhood across the water. He expects to return here again and engage In business after his visit to Sweden.

“Uncle” Charles Pullin was in from Barkley Saturday and left a couple of bunches of wheat heads that showed exceptionally gbod filling. Mr. Pullin said that he had out- -About 50 acres in all on his various farms, and that it was very good except a little thin on the ground. They have had plenty of nice rains of late his vicinity and he thinks must be something wrong with Rensselaer that we are continually being missed by all the rains that have .fell all about us. He hinted that he thought “we weren’t paying the preachers."

F. E. Lewis, superintendent of the northern division of the Monon, was in Rensselaer Monday. G. E. McColly of Liberal, Mo., came Sunday for a visit with his brother, B. D. McColly, and family. Mrs. A. E. Conrad returned home Monday from Logansport where she had gone to attend the funeral of a relative. H. R. Kurrie, Leo Worland, R. H. Eilts, Mrs. Ray Wood and Miss Annetta Hansson were Chicago goers Monday. John Lyons and family of Garg came Sunday for a visit with Mrs. Lyons’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. -William Moore. Frank Mcllheny went to Peru Monday for a visit with his parents, after which he expects to go to Oakland, Calif.

Mrs. Belle Dickey and daughter of Indianapolis came Monday for a visit-with the J. M. Torbet family of Barkley township. B. W. Murphy and his son, J. M Murphy, and wife of Philadelphia, Pa., are visiting the former’s brother, C. L. Murphy, and family. Miss Margaret Macy returned to her home in Indianapolis Monday after a visit here with Misses Almira and Cordelia Stockton. Mrs. J. W. Sage attended the funeral of her niece, Mrs. Bertha Bryan, at Ripley Tuesday, the latter having died place Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis \flneland and children of Hebron spent the week-end here with the former’s sister, Mrs. Ross Knickerbocker, and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Deiner and daughter of Chicago are spending the week-with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Healy. Mr. Deiner is a city ’ mail carrier in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Somers visited the latter part of the week 'with the latter’s parens at Otterbein, who celebrated their golden wedding they were there.

Mrs. Boyd Risner and Mrs. William Wright of Newland left Monday for a visit with relatives in Kentucky, the former at Ashland and the latter at Prestonburg. Mrs. George Hargreaves returned to her home in Chicago Monday after a visit with relatives at Remington. She was accompanied home by her niece, Miss Dorothy Spencer. r Mr. and Mrs. Lew Robinson am. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaines of east of town autoed to Creete, 111., Saturday afternoon where they visited with relatives of the two latter until Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Murphy and children of Morocco, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Swanson and son of Chicago, Miss Ethel Hilton, Charles and Harold Halleck of this city were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harris. The occasion was the joint birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Harris, Mr. Swanson and Miss Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler and Mr. and Mrs. John I. Gwin drove to Winona lake yesterday in the former’s car. The two will return today bringing with them the four young ladies. Misses Josephine Washburn, Mabel Eisele, Irma Kaqnal and Irene Hoover, who had spent a week’s outing there. Mr. Mrs. Gwin will spend several days at the lake.

and Mrs. A. L. Miller of Remington and Mrs. Julian Hogate of Danville, Ind., were guests yesterday of Rev. E. W. Strecker and wife. Mrs. Hogate, whose maiden name was Cravens, is the wife of the editor of the Danville Republican, but, being a Cravens, of course, she does not agree with her husband politically. Mrs. Hogate is also a sister of Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston of Lebanon, whose husband is a former Democratic governor of Indiana. - : jc „ . According to a Chicago paper th 4 “Mrs. Olson" wlio was killed with Olaf Olson at Haskell’s crossing in Laporte county last Wednesday morning, when the car in which they w€re riding was struck by a fast train, mention of which was made in Saturday’s Democrat, was Mrs. William Pratt of 10913 Humbolt avenue, Chicago, and not Mrs. Olson at all. Olson’s wife is visltold home in Sweden, and he evidently had a case on with Mrs. Pratt, • who was 43 years old, had a husband and a daughter 26 years old. She had accompanied Olson to Elkhart and they were on their return to Chicago when fate stepped in and ended their “affair” and also exposed them to the world at large.

Mike Foley of Goodland was in the city on business Monday. Mrs. Harry Jinkerson returned to her home in Chicago Saturday after a week’s -visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire. Yesterday's local grain prices: Corn, $1.50; Oats, 96c; wheat, $2.55; rye, $1.90. The prices one year ago were: -Corn, $1.83; oats, 72c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.50. Mrs. Everal Smith has purchased of Mrs. E. 8. Rhoads the latter’s tenant property on College avenue and will get possession of same Aug. 1. The consideration was $2,000. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker and Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Loy and little son Edward will leave this morning for northeastern Indiana to spend a few days at one of the lakes there. John Trapp and two sons, Elmer and Clarence, of Berwyn, 111., came down Saturday night ami spent until yesterday with Ed May and family of Milroy township, and his J. M. Sauser, of Rensselaer. They returned home yesterday. John Kimble and Schuyler Post of Hebron were business visitors in the city yesterday. John says that they have had plenty of rain up about Hebron and the crops are excellent. Everybody up there is for Cox for president and it newl not be surprising if he carried Porter county this fall. John Is in the shoe and auto top repairing business at Hebron and says he has more work than he can do.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 37c; butterfat, 57c. Remember The Democrat carries good quality lead pencils and penholders In stock at all times. Harve Moore and E. E. Shumaker run into each other with their automobiles at the intersection of Scott and Vine street's Sunday evening, and as a result both were bruised and shaken up considerably and both cars were badly damaged. Mrs. Nellie Freeland and daugh-> ter Blanche of Miles City, Mont., and another daughter, Mrs. A. H. Reich, of Malden, Wash., came Saturday for a several weeks' visit with the former’s sisters, Mrs. Tone Kanne and Mrs. Nelson Sanders. The Chautauqua lovers of Rensselaer and vicinity are looking forward to the opening of the Mutual Chautauqua here July 21. Ticket* wilt be offered you Thursday, the 15th, and afterwards. Let everyone boost for the good things for the community. — Advt. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Hart and daughter Zelma of Union township returned home from Chicago Monday where they had been to attend the funeral of the former’s mother, Mrs. Mary Hart, who was buried in that city Saturday. Mrs. Hart formerly resided at Knlman. Quite a nice little shower fell in Rensselaer yesterday about 1 p. m., the first rain to speaK of we have gotten in town for several weeks. It came too late to be of much it any benefit to early potatoes, although it has helped late garden truck. But we need lots more of ft.