Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. George Dolson of Demotte was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Donnelly and Gal Cain were Lafayette visitors Tuesday. •. Ellis Jones and Collins Griffith of Remington were visitors in the city Wednesday. ' Attorney George E. Hershman and family of Crown Point were visitors in the city Thursday. The “Prohis” have nominated W. J. Bryan for president, over the latter’s protest, it is announced. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Moher of Chicago came Wednesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Putts and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fendig left Tuesday on a vacation trip to the Yellowstone national park and other points of interest in the west. “Legion Drive Netted VICE Sum” —Headline in Rensselaer Republican. And we thought it was for an altogether different purpose. ’Deed we did. And we still think so. Mrs. Frank Hill and children motored to Shelbyville Wednesday to remain the balance of the week. Mr. Hill has some horses entered in the races being held there this week. Harold Clark, who for the past few months has been employed by an automobile tire company at Akron, 0., returned home Tuesday, being one of several hundred men temporarily laid off. A postcard from Paul Norgor, dated July 20, said that he and Charles Reed had arrived in Oklahoma City, had a nice trip and went through the “101 Ranch” we hear so much about in the movies. The Democrat was in error in Wednesday’s issue in saying that Mrs. F. W. Hardy returned to Oklahoma City with her husband Sunday. Mrs. Hardy will spend several weeks here before returning home.

Mrs. Firman Rutherford and son Delos and wife went to Hammond Wednesday. Mrs. Stella Ketchum went to Detroit, Mich., Tuesday for an extended visit. Jay W. Stockton and J. A. McFarland drove to South Bend Tuesday on business. D. E. Hollister has returned from a several weeks’ visit with relatives at Billings, Mont. Granville Moody, Henry Kolhoff, Harry Swartzell and Mrs. John Lane were among the Chicago goers Wednesday. Mrs s C. E. Triplett and children of Morocco took the train here Thursday for Campbellsburg, Ky, for a visit with relatives. Carl Raymond left Tuesday for his home at Boston, Mass., after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Raymond, of Jordan township. Mrs. H. E. Parkinson, Miss Jane Parkinson, Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Rhoades, C. L. Carr and Everett Waymire were Lafayette goers Thursday. Orla Clouse, who had been at the Mayo Bros, hospital at Rochester, Minn., for the past six weeks, returned home Thursday and is greatly improved in health. Miss Merlie Lamborn, who has a government position in Chicago, returned to that city the first of the week after a visit with her brother, Brown Lamborn, of Carpenter township.

- Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for weok ended July 17: Mr. Ruel Joe Foster, Mr. Chas. Mullaney, Mr. Clark A. Platt. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter office Aug. 2. Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were Mrs. John Simonin and son Gerald of Jordan township, Mose Leopold, G. J. Jessen, E. J. Randle, C. E. Prior, M. J. Kuboske, JB. K. Zimmerman and O. F. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brick returned to (heir home at Crawfordsville Wednesday after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Postlll. They were accompanied home by their niece, Miss Grace Haas, for a few days’ visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Smith and daughter Zera will drive to Indiana Harbor today to visit another daughter, Mrs. George Constant. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will return home Sunday evening, but Miss Zera will remain for a longer visit. Mrs. J. I. Gwin, district chairman of the Democratic women, and Mrs. Don Beam, district secretary, went to French Lick Thursday to attend a state meeting of Democratic workers" and the Democrat editors, at which Thomas Taggart is host. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rhode and children of Brookston and Mrs. R. E. Thornton of Washington, la., visited here Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. Rhode returned home Tuesday evening, but Mrs. Thornton remained for a longer visit 1 A The greater part of the oats crop in jasper county will be in shock by the end of this week, and wheat threshing will begin to some extent next week. This will be a small job in the county this year, except id the vicinity of Rensselaer, where there is a great deal of excellent wheat.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 39c; butterfat, 57c. Miss Josephine Martin of Watseka, 111., is the guest of Miss Lu1 ella Harmon here this week. Rev. F. O. Faley of Greencastle spent Tuesday here, the guest of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker. i . Miss Edith Thompson of Lafayette is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hopkins a few days this week. Miss Julia Fknnen returned to her home at Frankfort Thursday after a visit here with Miss Sara Alice O’Neal. Conrad Kellner has purchased the former D. B. Nowels farm of 24-0 acres northwest of Rensselaer, paying therefo4- $212.50 per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Kirby returned to their home at Frankfort Thursday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Abram Simpson. French Crooks returned home from Indianapolis Thursday. His brother Dorris is now at the Methodist hospital in that city for treatment. The Chautauqua has been drawing good crowds and the quality of the entertainments is highly spoken of. The engamement ends with Sunday night’s entertainment.

We have been having some very hot days this week, and yesterday a hot wind was blowing that was almost suffocating. Another good rain is needed now. There was no particular change yesterday In the condition of Thomas A. Crockett who has been lying almost at the point of death for the past few weeks. Sherman Snyder and three daughters of Spokane, Wash., who had been visiting the Wilson Schaeffer family, left Thursday for Cleveland, 0., and New York city for a visit with relatives. Lon Healy expects to remain three or four months at Colorado Springs, Colo., for the benefit of his health, he writes home. His brother, Paul* Healy, will sub for him as city mail carrier during his stay there. I ; . Chauncey Wood left the first of the week for his home at McAllen, Tex., after a several weeks’ visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Wood. Mrs. Wood remained for a longer stay, returnlna to North Liberty, Ind., Tuesday for a visit with her parents. The following young people took the train here Wednesday for Battle Ground to attend the Epworth League institute being held there: Mjsses Helen and Gladys Hershman, Ruby Long, Priscilla Warr, Ruth and Virginia Lyons of Brook; Katherine Witwer of Gary and Mrs. Ora Ruggles, son Merrill and daughter Ruth of Morocco. Isaac Saidla of Rensselaer has a field of corn that will be in the roasting ear stage within another week. Most of the stalks are eight and nine feet high, and it has been planted about 70 days. Mr. Saidla says it is the result of proper seed selection and cultivation. Visitors from other sections of the country say that we have the best corn in northern Indiana they have seen.

A. C. Pancoast and family of Newton township had as their guests the first of the week Mr. and Mrs. L. C. - Woodington and Mrs. Percy Guertin of St. Anne, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Bursack of Waverly, Minn. Mrs. Bursack was formerly Miss Florence Paradis, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Paradis, formerly of Rensselaer, Rev. Paradis being pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city at the time the present church was built.

Vern Nowels was in Gary on bust ness Thursday. Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr took the train here for Connersville Thursday. Miss Jeanette Hullng of the Monnett school went to Michigan Thursday to spend her vacation. - < Mrs. Mary E. Rockhold of Los Angeles, Calif., is here for an extended with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheurich, of northwest of town. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.40; oats, 80c; wheat, $2.50; rye, $1.85. • The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.88; oats, 73c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.46. Wilbert Orie Chupp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oiie Chupp, was born at Hammond, April 7, 1920, and died of convulsions at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. William Schultz, tn Union township July 15, 1920, at the age of three months and eight days. He leaves to mourn their loss his parents, one sister, two grandmothers, six aunts, three uncles and 29 cousins. The Mutual Chautaciua company opened its five-day engagement here Wednesday and owing to the failure of the large tent to arrive the Wednesday afternoon and evening program was held at the Methodist church. The tent came Wednesday evening, however, and was erected in Milroy park Thursday morning, where the remainder of the program will hr given.