Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

A. J. Biggs went to West Lebanon Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Peter Wagner is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mcßlair, at Barnesville, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla attended a reunion of the Saidla family at Colfax Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H Chapman went to St. Joseph, Mich., Monday to spend a week with relatives and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McLain left Sunday for Wauseon, 0., their old home, for a visit with relative®. The trip was made via auto. Mrs. Trevor Wilcox and two children and G. M. Wilcox of Springfield, 0., are visiting here with the former’s father, W. H. Beam, and wjth Mr. Wilcox’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Leek.

Mrs. Emma York went to Terre Haute Saturday for a visit with her son Noble and family. Mrs. John Kolhoff and little son and Mrs. Joseph Kolhoff were Lafayette visitors Saturday. < Miss Mary Maloney returned to her home in Chicago Saturday after a visit here with Mrs. Mary E. Drake. Mrs. George Smith of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Mrs. Roy Richards of Spokane, Wash., was the guest here the last of the week of Mr, and Mrs. Hale Grant. " — ■■■ WM-. a E. B. Allen is substituting as city mail carrier on route one while the regular carrier, Robert Reeve, is enjoying a 15-day vacation. Mrs. Leonard Hayes an*d two children returned to their home at Marlon Friday after rs visit here with the John G. Hayes family. Hale Grant and family, who had been living in rooms over the State bank, moved last week into thw Fred Phillips property on College avenue. Mrs. Bert Campbell and two little daughters returned home Friday from a couple of weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. Michael Nagel, at Mitchell, S. D. Sidney Peters, who is employed With a Western Union construction gang out of Lafayette, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters. Mrs. Alex Merica received worn the last of the week of the arrival in New York of her brother, Rev. E. E. Boyer of Plymouth, Ind., who for the past 18 months has been connected with the Y. M. C. A. work in Poland.

Orlan Grant returned to his home in Lafayette Friday after a visit here with his brother, Van Grant, and family. John Healy returned Sunday from his visit to South Haven, Mich. His wife and family remained for another week. C. A. Tuteur of Indianapolis came up Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Anna Tuteur, and family. Mrs. George Stoudt of Remington took the train here Saturday for Waukegan, 81., to visit her daughter, Mrs. D. T. Shrader. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Leatherman went to Dayton, 0., Saturday to drive home their Maxwell automobile, which had been overhauled there. Miss Marvel Osburn of Covington, Ind., who had been here visiting Misses Lorene and Madeline Warren for several days, returned home Monday. Former Governor Samuel M. Ralston, with four Indianapolis men, sailed Saturday for Europe on business and pleasure. They will visit England, France and Belgium.

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Renlcker of North Manchester, who had been vtedting relatives near Francesville, drove over and spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives and friends here. While muchy the greater part of the oats have seen threshed in Jasper county and yhis week will pretty well wind up the threshing here, the writer went Vo Lafayette Sunday afternoon, anU south of Reynolds no oats at all bad been threshed to speak of. And toey did not look more than half as apod on an average as our oats dia in the shock, either. \

F. F. Lakin of Hpbart was a vis4tor in the city Monday. Mrs. Leo Worland and two children went to Monoiy Monday for a vist with her parents. Miss AlVerta Simpson returned Saturday from a visit with her mother at El Paso, 111. Miss Florence Sammons of Kentland is the guest of Miss Luella Harmon and other friends here this week. * ~ Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Groom and little son of Gary came Sunday and are spending the week with Jasper county relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Anderson and baby of Indianapolis are visiting Mrs. Anderson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mell Abbott. Mrs. Lee Mauck and son Leland spent the week-end in Logansport with her daughter Lucy, who has a good position as stenographer in that city. 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. Mr. and Mrs. Constable of Good’land were in Rensselaer Saturday to meet their daughter, Mrs. W. W. Dye, and children of Lowell, who will make them a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lee and two daughters drove down from Chase, Mich., Saturday for a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lee, and other relatives. Willis Lutz? George E. Collins, T. D. Woodworth, W. A. McCurtain and Charles Morlan will leave early today for the upper peninsula of Michigan, on a 10 days’ fishing trip. Mesdames A. A. Hoover, George M. Myers, A. H. Hopkins and Ora T. Ross attended a meeting of the White County League of Women Voters Saturday afternoon at Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Estep of Pennsylvania came Saturday and will take up their residence in the former Charles Osborne property on south Weston street, which they recently purchased of T. E. Campbell. Ralph Sprague and family' left Sunday via auto for Lake George, Mich., to spend a three weeks outing. They will be joined there by a cousin of Mr. Sprague’s from Buchanan, Mich., whose cottage they will occupy.

Charles Bonner and Morris Peck and daughter of Remington were in Rensselaer Saturday, having accompanied Charles Price, grandson of the late Charles H. Price of this county, here to take the train for his home in Carborn, W. V. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cornwell and children autoed to Wabash Saturday forenoon where they visited with a brother and sister of Mrs. Cornwell’s until Sunday evening. Relatives from near Remington accompanied them by auto also. Mrs. Mason Kenton and Mrs. Charles Zard of Mitchell, S. D., who accompanied the remains of their mother, Mrs. Dora Zard, here for burial, went to Elwood Saturday for a visit with relatives. They will also visit Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Winters at Warsaw, after which they will leave for their home. The Democrat received a card Saturday from Earl Duvall, mailed at Portland, Ore., Aug. 11, on which lie says: "Some drive; a 'wonderful trip. Portland is Some city. Will send you account of our trip later.” Earl and family left here about a month ago via auto to drive to San Diego, Calif., etopplng at various points of Interest and to visit relatives enroute. -

Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Baughman and daughter Iris of Oklahoma City, have been here for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends, enroute to the east. Mr. Baughman was postmaster here under Cleveland’s last administration. He went to Oklahoma about 20 years ago, and at the present time is the president of the First Mortgage Loan Qo., which he was Instrumental In organizing. —Monon News. Mrs. Henry Regus, nee Miss Madeline Ramp, of New Orleans, Da., and Master Edward Ramp of Rensselaer are guests at the Nicholas Krull home this .week. . . . Nicholas Krull, accompanied by his son, Nicholas, Jr., and latter’s friend, Oliver Perry, and the former’s brother, Rev. V. H. Krull, C. PP. 8., of Collegeville, indulged in a Ford' excursion Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, on wOrtch they visited first The Shade®, down below Attica, and then with relatives at Dayton, 0., and Ft. Wayne. It was a delightful drive. —Kentland Democrat. /

Miss Doris Larsh went to Gary Friday for a visit with Miss Lillian Oglesby. E. K. Godshall visited his daughter, Mrs. George Peters, and family in Laflayette Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Newels and daughter Helen of Columbia City are guests of the former’s mother, Mrs. J. M. Wasson. Miss Marjorie Van Atta of Marlon came Sunday for a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. VanAtta. Dr. and Mrs. Con Miller of Indianapolis were week-end guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton. If you are interested In swine breeding you should read the ad of Colvert Bros, sale on another page of today’s Democrat. Mrs. Frances Hopkins and daughter Gertrude returned home Monday evening from a few weeks’ visit with another daughter, Mrs. Zoe Thompson, and family at Sullivan, Ind. Newt Pumphrey and Walter Ponsler of Columbia City came via autu Monday evening to look after some business matters here and at Mt. Ayr. They will return home today Mrs. J. U. Iliff and daughter returned home yesterday from a several weeks visit with her two daughters at Clearwater, Neb., Mrs. W. F. Larson and Miss &dna Iliff. Louis Moosemiller accompanied his father, John Moosemiller, to Lafayette Monday where the latter entered St. Elizabeth hospital for treatment and possibly an operation foi a growth on the Inside of his mouth. J. D. wife and two ters, Florence and Aileen, left yesterday via auto for Montpelier, 0., where they will attend a reunion of the Allman family. They will also visit relatives at Huntingtoh and Ligonier en route. The Tennessee senate by an almost unanimous vote has passed the woman’s suffrage amendment, and it is almost certain that the measure will pass the house, although there Is much opposition there and the vote will be close. Mrs. Sadie Kearns, aged 86 years, died at the home of her son, Zachariah Kearns, at Gifford at about 4 o’clock Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at the Brushwood church at 10 o’clock Saturday morning and burial made in the Smith cemetery, beside her husband. Deceased is survived by three sons, Zachariah, Philip and Albert Kearns, and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Creighton, also one sister and one brother, Mrs. Margaret Clouse and William McElfnesh, of this city. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker and son John left via auto Monday morning for Ohio, where they will visit with relatives at North Vernon, Lakeside, Cleveland and various other points in that state. T,hey will be Joined there by their son Paul of Detroit, and at Cleveland they will attend a reunion of the Strecker family. They went by way of Indianapolis where they visited with friends until yesterday before resuming their trip to Ohio. They expect to return home a week from Saturday.

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 44c; buterfat, 56c.

And still we get no rain, and the pastures are needing it badly, while corn in places is also suffering somewhat Gilf Jones and family of Redkey came Monday for a few days’ visit with his daughter, Mrs. F. D. Burchard, and family. Among the Chicago goers Monday were E. P. Lane and James Lane, Mrs. J. W. Williams, Mrs. C. H. Porter and Miss Marjorie Loughridge. Mrs. Ike Wiltshire went to Kentland Monday to see her sister, Mrs. Gdzelman, who suffered a stroke ot paralysis last week, but was somewhat better at last reports. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.45; oats, 63c; wheat, No. 1, $2.30; rye, $1.75. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.85; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.35. T. E. Campbell and family and H. H. Potter and family autoed to Logansport Sunday morning where they spent the day with relatives, returning home the same evening. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins went to Indianapolis yesterday for a few days visit with the latter’* parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tedford. George will return home Thursday and Mrs. Hopkins Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Catt returned Friday evening from an automobile trip to different points in Ohio, including the beautiful country hornet Trails End, of Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, Democratic nominee for president ' 'Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McNeil returned to their home at Chenoa, 111., Monday after a week’s visit with the former’s cousin, Mrs. Norval Osborn, and family of Newton township. Mr. McNeil said that no rain had fallen to speak of since July 6 at his home and crops had suffered greatly from drouth. Four Louisville newspapers, the Courier-Journal, Herald, Times and Post, have announced a raise of 1 cent per copy in price of their publications. Tripled postage and express and doubled labor costs with the certainty ot Increased cost ot white paper rendered the step imperative, according to the announcements. Fire Chief Montgomery is testing out the new siren fire alarm which was recently Installed on the Trust & Savings bank corner, and same will be sounded each day at noon for a short time. So if you hesu the siren at the noon hour remember that it is being sounded to test out and does not mean that there la any fire. Heart’s Chicago Herald-Examiner of Monday contained the pictures of several lady contestants and winners In the Cinderella contest held at the Grand Central Palace, New York, in which Miss Virginia Winn of Chicago, daughter of Rev. W. G. Winn, a former pastor ot the Christian church of this city, won second place as the possessor of the prettiest feet and ankles. Miss Consuela Furman of New York was winner ot the first prize which was SSOO.