Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

W. L. Nowels was down froth Roselawn Monday, t X — 'Frank Hodshire or Monticello was In Rensselaer on business Saturday. President and Mrs. H. R. Kurrie and two sons left Saturday for Gordon, Wis., for a month’s outing. Mrs. I. F. Meader of Union township went to Indianapolis Saturday for a few days’ visit with her sister. Mrs. Gladys Lahey and children of Chioago came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Easterday. Miss Laura Marlow' of Cleveland, 0., came Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. A. G. Catt, and husband. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Mrs. J. H. Holden, Misses Lucile Knox and Ada Robinson, B. N. Fendig and W. G. Richardson. Mrs. Alfred Hickman and two daughters of Hammond came Saturday for a visit with the John Merritt family and other relatives here. Mrs. H. D. Clark of Fowler, whv had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bert Ampler, of northeast of town, was called to Denham Saturday by the illness of her brother. Mrs. Evaline Porter, after a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. Emory Mills, went to Chicago Saturday to visit her soil, Bruce Porter, after which she will continue to her home near Mi. Vernon, S. D. Miss Virginia Wasson, daughter of Mrs. Fannie Wasson, went to Frankfort Saturday for a visit with her uncle, Charles Wasson. She will also visit her sister, Mrs. George Guier, at Kokomo before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beard of Toledo, 0., Mr. and Mrs. Marlow Beard of Indiana Harbor, Mrs. Ida Sperry of Pekin, 111., and*Mrs. Myrtle Nidlack of Reading, Mich., were the week-end guests of Mrs. A. C. Merry and daughters.

W. L. Bott and John Jungles we’.e in Indianapolis Friday. Miss Katherine Witwer of Gary is visiting Miss Helen Warner. S. P. Hilliard left Sunday for New York city to buy goods for his sfere. Little Louise Bellows of Remington is spending the week here with her grandmother, Mrs. A. J. Bellows. Mr S’. David Hahn and daughter Carrie of Union township spent the week-end with realtives at Burnettsville. Mrs. A. Winger returned to her home in Chicago Friday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Shafer. Paul Norgor and Charles Reed left Monday for Oklahoma City, Okla., where they expect to find employment. Mrs. Osa Ritchey and little granddaughter of Jordan township went to Connersville Friday for a yisit with relatives. Harry Gifford and D. W. Waymire went to Kankakee, 111., Friday and drove home a new automobile truck for Mr. Waymire. Mrs. James Burrell of Chicago came Saturday to join her husband, who is in charge of the repairing of the Farmers’ Grain Co. elevator. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins drove up to Gary Friday, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Meyer accompanied them home and visited relatives here Saturday. • *•

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, sl.4o;.oats, 90c; wheat, $2.50; rye, $1.90. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.83; oats, 73c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.48.The Van Rensselaer club picpic at Lake Maxinkuckee Sunday was attended by about 75 people from here. The day was perfect and a good time is reported. Miss Cecil Rutherford of Rensseli aer, Mrs. A. W. Downes of Newland and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Coppess of Gillam township were among the Chicago goers Saturday. Miss Bernice Long went to Washington, Ind., Friday to attend the funeral of a friend. She will continue on to Evansville to visit friends before returning home. Mrs. W. B. Swayzee and children of Wintferset, la., who had been visiting here with her mother, Mrs. Mary Witham, went to Frankfort Friday for a visit with realtives there. A. F. Long drove to Benton Harbor, Mich., Sunday and Mrs. Long, who had been visiting there with her daughter, Mrs. Russel Strawbridge, and, children, with the latter, accompanied him home Monday. Mrs. Ella Huntington of near Mt. Ayr, who suffered a fracture of her collar bone two weeks ago when the Ford car in which she was riding with some other people upset near Wolcott, returned home yesterday. Since the accident Mrs. Huntington had been staying at Dr. Besser’s hospital in Remington. Mrs. E. H. Shields, who has been confined to her bed for the 'past three weeks with another attack of heart trouble, was reported slightly improved yesterday and was able to sit up a part of the time. She will be 79 years of age this September and hafi enjoyed quite good healtn until the last year, and was always quite active, coming up town almost every day, ’ *

C. J. Dean was In Monticello on business Monday.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 39c; 'butter/at, 57c. Dr. I. M. Washburn was In Lafayette on business Monday afternoon. Tommy Thompson was home fi;om Great Lakes training school to spend I • Sunday.. C. B. Steward left Monday evening for Winona, lake for a few days’ outing. Misses Carrie and Gladys Pierce of Greencastle are spending the week here with friends. Miss Florence Winters of Chicago is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Nettie Hoover, here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Richards or Akron, 0., are visiting relatives and friends here this week. j- Fred Schultz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Schultz of Union township, left Monday for Lincoln, Neb. H. E. White, Elmer Gwin, Amos Davisson and Fred Waymire were among the Chicago goers Miss Lucile Good returned to her home at Delphi Monday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wilcox. Mrs. Corwin Thomas' returned to her home at Marion Monday after ' a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Nesbitt. Fred W. Schultz and family ot Buchanan, Mich., are .visiting rela tives and old friends in Jasper county for a few days. The remains of Mrs. Andrew Doan, who died at the county hospital Friday, were taken to Crawfordsville Sunday for burial. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cavinder of Springfield, 111., came Monday for a visit with the jatter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith, of Barkley township. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hardy left Sunday for their home in Oklahoma City, Okla., after a couple of weeks visit with relatives here and at Sugar Grove, Pa. French Crooks went to Martinsville Monday to accompany his brother Doris, who has in a sanitarium there, to Indianapolis, where he will be treated.

Mrs. E. W. Strecker, Misses Isabel Bever, Geraldine Roth, Bernice Cornwell, Ruth Clark and May Lynge are attending the Epworth League institute being held at Battle Ground this week. The placing of the top dressing of rock on the West Washington streetimprovement is nearly completed and this street, which has been untraveled for some years, will now be In condition for traffic. Miss Helen Murray left Monday on an extended trip through the east, including Washington, New York, Boston and other places of interest. She will be accompanied by Miss Anna Harmon of Pine 'Village, a former teacher in the schools here. ‘ Worth McCarthy, who has been Visiting his brother Frank at Terre, Haute for some time, is here to spend the balance of his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McCarthy. He will resume his studies at an Indianapolis dental college in September. The oats harvest is on in earnest this week and the weather is all that can be desired. A few fields were cut last week, but it was not until Monday that the work was started generally. They look fine, are well filled and the yield promises to be one of the very best ever produced in Jasper county. e Frank P. Meyer of Danville, 111., formerly of Rensselaer, was chosen president of the National Shoe Deal; ers’ association for the fifth time at the convention held In Chicago last week. As a - token of the esteem in which he is held by the members and in appreciation of the services he had rendered, Frank was presented with a beautiful loving cup. ~* *■'” ’x>