Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Dr. Isaac Lewis of Texas is visiting his brother, John R. Lewis, and family of Barkley township. Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Myer and two daughters ,left via auto Friday for Frankfort, Mich., for a couple of weeks outing. Mr. and Mrs. George Mustard and son Fred and Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Collins drove to Battle Ground Sunday and spent the day. Mrs. Alpha Kurlin of Wolcott is idoving to Rensselaer this week into the property she recently purchased of W. H. Burns on south Weston street. Mrs. J.< H. Cooper left Friday morning for Remington where Mr. Cooper is engaged in the moving picture business Charles Jensen of Wheatfield, a registered pharmacist, has accepted a position with Koffell and Kellogg. He began work Monday.—Starke County Democrat.

We now have another car of “Fat Back Hog Feed.” — IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. a 7 Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin returned home Monday from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gwin at Greencastle. W. I. Hoover and W. L. Frye went to Detroit, Mich., Monday to drive home two new Dodge cars for the Hoover agency. Henry Hildebrand and granddaughter, Lillian Wagner, of Chicago came Monday for a visit with the Conrad Kellner family. Mrs. Edward O’Donald and son Joseph of Champaign, 111., visited here last week with her sister, Mrs. T. M. Callahan, and family. Jesse and Miss Beulah Brown returned to their home in Detroit, Mich., Monday after a visit here with their aunt, Mrs. A. R. Hopkins, and other relatives. Albert Keene came down from Wheatfield Monday on business, and Left a peck of the finest Yellow Transparent apples at The Democrat office that we have seen this year, for which he has the thanks of the entire force.

Frank Tillett wag down from Gillam yesterday on business. H. E. White and daughter Blanche spent Monday in Chicago. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 41o; butterfat, 56c. Walter Bates and little son went to Lowell Monday for a visit with relatives. Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers of Star City visited here Monday with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parkison. John Fitzpatrick of Chicago is the guest of his niece, Mrs. Boyd Porter, and family at this writing.

| Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sheets and son Jack of Oxford spent the week-end with Mrs. Sheets’s sister, Mrs. Perry Washburn, and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Mlnnlear and baby of near Morocco spent Sunday here with Mrs. Minniear’s parents, : Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zea. Mrs. A. M. Stockton and two granddaughters, Misses Cordelia and | Almira Stockton, went to Mishawaka Monday for a visit with relatives. | Yesterday's local grain prices: Corn, >1.25; oats, 60c; wheat, >2.05; rye, >2.40. The prices one year ago were: Corn, >1.75; oats, 64c; wheat, >2.11; rye, >2.35. J Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Porter spent Sunday in Valparaiso, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner. Mrs. I. J. Porter, who lives with the Brenners, came down with them. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Sorrell of Tipton came Saturday via auto for a visit with the latter’s sister, Mrs. T. D. Woodworth, and husband and 1 other relatives and old friends. r We are now carrying a small ! stock of Overland repair parts which i we expect to build up with the demand from Overland owners. —MAIN GARAGE, the Best in Rensselaer. a 7 David Leatherman and sister, Miss Mary Leatherman, went to Gay Park, near Delphi, Monday to attend the convention of the Rawleigh products salesmen, which is being held there this week.

Mr. and Mrs. George Maulethrope and daughter returned to their home at Forest, 111., Monday after a visit here with their daughter, Mrs. Mlles Whorrell, and family of near the ball park. Mrs. E. J. Duvall, who suffered a stroke of paralysis July 24, affecting her entire left side, remains in about the same condition as soon after the stroke, but seems to be holding her own. Marshall county, Ind., lost 431 in population during the last decade, the 1920 census giving that county but 23,744 people. Kosciusko county’s population is announced at 27,120, a loss of 816 over 1910. Mrs. Harve Miller and two children of Arkansas City, Kas., are visiting here with her father, John Carmichael, and other relatives and old friends. Jlrs. Miller was formerly Miss Glenn Sparling of this city. Miss Marie Nevill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nevill of Barkley township, who has been teaching at Colorado Springs, Colo., for several months, underwent an operation for appendicitis on Monday of last week and is reported as doing nlcefly. Miss Hazel Reeve, who has been employed at the State hank for some time, has resigned her position there, same to take effect Saturday. will be succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Witham, who has been employed in the law office of J. A. Dunlap.

In compliance with President Wilson’s sharp suggestions, the coal miners were ordered to return to their work by their officers, and most of the mines of the country re-opened Monday. There will probably be no serious shortage of fuel as a result of the strike, but It will give the dealers an excuse for boosting prices sky high. A. D. Hershman was down from Gillam township Saturday. They got a goody rain in his neighborhood Friday evening. This rain was quite general east, northeast and north from Rensselaer, a few miles, but gave us “the go by’’ again. Rail also fell in around us Saturday, quite a heavy rain falling at Lafayette and lasting for nearly two hours, but here not enough fell to lay the dust. Several people about town have ♦ reported that their chicken roosts have*been visited lately and several of their best young chickens take*. Some one visited Pete Wagner’s Chicken-house in the east part of town Sunday night, pried the staple off the door and took a number of his chickens. A dose of buckshot will catch some of these lowdown thieves some of these nights where it will do the most good.

Ray Hopkins of Chicago spent Sunday here with his father, Mm Hopkins. Fred Schults of Buchanan, Mich., came Sunday to look after some business matters here. Mr. and Mrs. t W. C. Milliron went to Indianapolis Saturday for a visit with their son, Robert Milliron. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grow and son Charles, Jr., motored to Wabash Sunday for a visit with Mrs. Grow’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Paxton. William Grow, who is employed In the Monon freight office at Michigan City, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Grow. Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp and chil-: dren of Chicago Heights, 111., are spending the week here with Mrs. Sharp’s brother, Harry Watson, and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. George Green left yesterday for their new home near Canton, N. J. The best wishes of their Rensselaer friends go with them. ~ r ” , Mrs. Maggie Swartzell Is preparing to move to Colorado, and It is understood that J. W. Tilton will move into her property on east Washington street. W. J. Wright Is deepening and enlarging the basement under his residence on the corner of Park avenud and Grove street and putting In a new furnace in same. Mrs. J. O. Martin and Mrs. W. C. Atkinson of Morocco spent Monday in Rensselaer. Mrs. Martin accompanied by Mrs. Charles Shaw continued to Indianapolis to attend the fall millinery opening. Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Miller of Morocco were in Rensselaer Satur> day evening, stopping oft here on their way home from attending the Republican Editorial association meeting at Turkey Run.

Robert M. VanAtta of Marion came Saturday and visited until yesterday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. VanAtta. Monday was his father’s 74th birthday anniversary. The latter is in quite poor health. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Critser and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauck returned Saturday evening from an auto trip to Decatur, 111. They report that it has been too dry over in that locality for the corn and that it doesn't look nearly as well as it does here. Dr. Gwin and Dr. Catt moved to their new quarters over the A. F. Long & Son store Monday. George F. Meyers has moved into the quarters in the Murray building vacated by Dr. Gwin and it is understood that Ray Burns will occupy the rooms vacated by Dr. Catt. Mrs. William Washburn returned home Friday evening from spending several weeks with relatives and friends at Clear Lake, near Buchanan, Mich. Her daughter, Mrs. 'W. O. Rowles, drove up to Buchanan and brought her home in her car. District, Chairman of the Democratic , Woman's organization, Mrs. John I. Gwin, and District Secretary Mrs. Ruth Beam will attend a state committee meeting at Indianapolis Fri'day and will go from there on the special train to Dayton, 0., to attend the notification of Governor James M. Cox, Democratic candidate for president. County Chairman Frank Welsh will also attend the notification at Dayton.

Willis Wright, Thomas Thompson and Harold Hannon,, who are taking training at the Great Lakes naval school, spent Sunday here with their parents. Mrs. W. S. Parks of this city and niece, Mrs. George Wortley, ahd children of Logansport, went to Lafayette Monday to see the former’s brother, who is in a hospital in that city. Mise Anna Best, who had been vteiting her mother, Mrs. George M. Myers for several weeks, left Sunday for Dayton, 0., where she takes a position as instructress in chemistry, baterology, metela-medlca and botany at the Miami Valley hospital. Misses Helen and Frances Wood of Brook spent Monday here with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood. From here the young ladles and their friends, V. Cunningham and Catherine McCabe, also of Brook, continued to Lafayette where the two former are taking a course in music. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall received a card Monday from their son Earl and family who are driving through to California. The card was dated July 30, and mailed at Bozeman, Mont. They asked that Mr. Duvall write them at Walla Walla, Wash. Earl and family only recently left the Yellowstone national park and while there stated that they saw Samuel Fendlg and wife of this city, who are now visiting the park.

John Schults, wife, son and little daughter returned Saturday from a three weeks pleasant auto trip to the Dakotas. They visited John’s halfbrother, Henry Wilson, at Lisbon, N. D„ and friends near Geddes, 8. D. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rhoades and children returned to their home at Blue Island, 111., Monday after a “ visit here with the former's sisters, Mrs. George W. Scott and Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman, and his brother, Chas. W. Rhoades. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Eger and Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Eger drove to Valparaiso Sunday and brought home with them their mother, Mrs. Mary D. Eger, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. James Griswold, ' there . for the past four weeks. Harry Murray went to Lafayette Sunday, expecting to bring home his wife who was operated on about a week ago for an eye trouble. The doctors advised, however, that she remain and have the other eye operated on, and It was decided to do so. The remains of Daniel Cumerford, who died at the county hospital last Thursday evening, were burled in Weston cemetery Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, brief funeral services being conducted at the grave by Rev. W. T. Rarbre. Two nieces of daceased, Mrs. Dallas Hill, of Watseka, 111., and Mrs. Fred Saisllnc, of Tipton, Ind., were here for the fuenral.