Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Henry Haag went to Kankakee, 111., Tuesday to attend the fair,' C. G. Spitler and A. F. Long were In Indianapolis on busines Tuesday. Misses Mary and Frances Mullady went to Champaign, l|l., Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Ray Day went to Lafayette Tues--day and will be employed as fireman on the Monon out of that city. Miss Dorothy Spencer of Remington took the train here Wednesday lor Sheridan to attend a house party. Walter Y. Porter, Wiarren Poole and Jacob Johnson went to KankaJieA HI.. Wednesday to attend the fa* $ Mrs. J. R. Umphress of Peterson, 111., came Tuesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Don Warren, and husband. E. G. McCuliam of Indianapolis, secretary of the Indiana Grain Elevators association, was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. A. G. Work of Detroit, Mich., was In Rensselaer Tuesday en route to his home from Martinsville where he had been taking treatment for rheumatism. A. M. Bringle was down from Fair Oaks Tuesday evening, calling on his brother, W. D. The former has almost fully recovered from his recent severe illness. Dr. W. L. Myer, who with his wife and family have been sojourning at Prankfort, Mich., writes The Democrat that they expected to leave fhere the last of this week; that they have had a fine time, but will be glad to get back home again.

C. L. Frltts of Demotte was a business visitor in the city Tuesday afternoon. Frank Reifsnyder went to his old home, Goshen, Wednesday to spend a week’s vacation. Mrs. Hurley Beam of Chicago came Tuesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Charlotte George. Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe and children of 0., are visitipg her parents, Mr and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades. J. }H. Shields went to Salem Wednesday for a visit with relatives and to attend the Washington county fair. Read the Big Type Poland China hog sale ad of Colvert Bros., in another part of this issue of The Democrat. John Gant returned to his home at Attica Wednesday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hasty. Mrs. Ernest Moore of Morocco visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke from Tuesday evening until yesterday. Miss Orabelle Duvall returned home Tuesday evening from a couple of weeks visit with her brother Carl and family in Detroit, Mich. Bro. Mark Foresman of the Brook Reporter and J. D. Rich, Republican candidate for joint representative, were visitors in the city Tuesday afternoon. A. C. Thompson returned to his home at Piper City, 111., Thursday after spending a short time here looking after his farms, the former J. J. Lawler lands, east of town. Miss Lucile Knox left Thursday for Battle Creek, Mich., to remain for several days with her Sister, Mrs. F. L. Hoover, whose husband is taking treatment there and is improving very nicely, it is said. She was accompanied as far as Hammond by her father, Thomas Knox.

Mrs. Joseph Jeffries returned home Thursday from a visit with relatives at Davenport, la. Mrs. John Ryan and son Ed of Gilliam township were in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mias Lois Yeoman of Rensselaer is visiting her sister, Mrs. Don Erskine.—Benton -Review. Mrs. Edgar Day and two children left Wednesday for Manor, Pa., for a several weeks visit with Ijer people. Miss Esther Leopold of Chicago came Wednesday for a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A Leopold. Archibald Crisler returned to his home at Millersburg Wednesday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prior. Richard Hallagan and family left Wednesday for their home at Ottawa, 111., after a visit with the Hallagans here. Mrs. Philip Paulus of Newton township went to Buchanan, Mich., Thursday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. James E. Reed, and family. Mrs. Leo Mecklenberg of Gary came Tuesday evening for a visit with her aunts, Mrs. C G. Newby and Miss Grace Haas, and also with her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mecklenberg. ) . - Miss Ruth Godshall, who had been visiting her father, E. K. Godshall, here for the past couple of weeks, went to Chicago Wednesday for a visit with relatives before returning to her home at Aurora, HI. Mrs. Ted Watson and two children "of near Valparaiso are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Leonard, of Gillam township. Mrs. Watson, with her sister.. Miss Anne Leonard, were in Rensselaer yesterday.

The Democrat, in response to frequent calls, has 1 added adding machine paper to its Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department, and same may be had at 20c per single roll or 25c if mailed postpaid. Miss Emily Wlghtman returned to her home in Washington, D. C., Wednesday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs Russel Van Hook. While here she sold her property on Warner street to Ralph Sprague. Mrs. John H. Randle of Tulsa, Okla., who had been visiting here with the E. J. Randle family fo’* several weeks, went to Indianapolis Thursday for a visit, after which she will continue to her home at Tulsa. Ike Wiltshire went to Kentland yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wiltshire’s aunt, Mrs. Geizelmian, mention of whose critcal condition from a stroke of paralysis was made in Saturday’s Democrat. She passed away Tuesday. C. P. Fate was down • from Crown Point Wednesday scattering advertising for the three days race meet at the Lake county fair grounds on next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Advertisement of the meet api pears elsewhere in today’s Democrat. Joe Ellis had the third finger of his left hand mashed off last week while dumping a load of oats at one of the elevators. The wagon box caught his finger and pinched it almost completely off at the second joint, at which it was later attiputated. w

Miss Myrtle Dayton returned home Tuesday from a week’si Visti with trlehds at Berwyn, 111, She was accompanied h of n e by Misses DoroVfly Chamberlain and Dorothy Haas, the latter for a visit with Miss Jeanette Murphy, and the former with Myrtle, Tj Among the Chicago goers Tuesday Wer§ Theodore Hodman, Claire Rhode, George M. Wilcox, Mrs. Trevor Wilcox, son and daughter, Mrs. Frank Leek, Omar Wilcox, Mrs. Grant Wynegar and baby, Amos Davisson, Don Warren, Dr. E. N. Loy, Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Kresler and two daughters. J, F. Mitchell reports that the oats on his farm in Jordan township averaged 71 1-3 bushels per acre, which he thinks is the banner yield in the county. Ernest Beaver, on the J. J. Lawler lands west of town, had 40 acres of wheat that averaged 20 bushels to the acre and 40 acres that yielded but nine' bushels. His 100 acres of oats averaged 54 bushels to the acre. I * ll - — Kansas officials are said to hp.ve stated that unlesdt Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter confides her precise number of years to the registration clerk, she will not he allowed to cast her ballot In Nnvember. Mrs. McCarter, who Is a jLominent Republican woman of luksas, was a former teacher In th<a Rensselaer schools marty years agdL She has so far refused to give Bar age )for registration purposes.

A farmers’ elevator company has been organized at Lowell with a capitalisation of SIIOO,OOO. Miss Lucy Harrie of Mt. Ayr went to Osburn, 0., Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood, Jr. Mrs. Henrietta Evans and son of Marion are visiting the former’s sis-ter-in-law, Mrs. J. C. Passons, and husband. Bruce Pearson and family of Peoria, 111., are visiting his father, Henry Pearson, and family of Union township. Miss Monta Oglesby came Thursday to spend the week-end here with her aunts, Mrs. C. G. Newby and Miss Grace Haas. Joseph Sharpie returned to his home at Indianapolis Thursday a visit here with his aunt, Mrs. S. J. Ash, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Crowder of Lafayette are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Crowder, of southeast of town.

Mrs. Ida Blitstein and son Alex returned to their home in Chicago Thursday after looking after their farm near Lewiston. Elsie and Wesley Williams returned to their home in Indianapolis Thursday after a visit with Miss Clara Butterworth of near Surrey. Perry Horton has altogether too much lip, and he knows it Just as well as anybody else. It is a boil, and it’s located right under his smeller, too. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Frye and daughter Dorothy returned home Tuesday evening from «t visit with friends at Buchanan, Mich. The trip was made via auto. Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman and daughter lone returned home Wednesday evening from a couple of weeks’ outing spent at the summer cottage of DeLaney Martin at Conway, Mich. Frank Rowen and family, Charles Rowen and family, Mrs. Lillian Webb and two children and Arlie Rowen were among those who attended the fair at Kankakee Thursday. Miss Helen Wright of Peru, Hattie McCarthy and niece, Miss Hazel McCarthy, of Caldwell, Idaho, and Helen York of Mooresville are guests of the Henry Paulus family of west of town.

Tomorrow will be “Monticello day” at Fountain park, and a feature will be the attendance of L. B. Elmora’s band from that place, which will give concerts in addition to the regular program. 1 ■— ■ — C. A. Lefler of Lee, who with his family has been visiting, friends at Cochran ton, Pa., writes The Democrat to change the address of hds paper back to Lee; that they were to stayt homte last Thursday. Mrs. Ida Reed and little daughter of north Union returned home Thursday from a visit with her sister, Mrs. John Sanders, at Frankfort., Two automobile loads of friends from Clinton county spent the weekend with the Reeds an,d Mrs. Refed and daughter retyped home with them. Sunday. — ' W, R. Brown received a letter a f6w days ago from his Won Everett, near Huntington, in which he stated that oatg were turning out fine there, hlg own making a little over 70 bushels per acre. They have recently had rains sufficient to make the corn crop, which promises tq be extra good, S. J. Olds, son Francis and wife of Lafayette arrived here Thursday from Condon, Ore., where they had been visiting with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Luther Brown. Mrs. Olds, who accompanied the party to ~ Oregon, remained for a longer visit with her daughter, who is in quite poor health. , • j, l Drs. M. D, Gwin, I. M. Washburn and A. R. Kresler of this city and A. P. Rainier of Remington attended a meeting of the Tenth district medical society at Hammond Wednesday afternoon and evening. About 75 were present and papers were read by Dr. Kimberlln of Indianapolis and a couple 'of Chicago doctors. Officers for the association were elected for next year, Dr. A. R. Kresler of this city being choeen as president.

It * Is believed here In Benton county that Henry Plasphol has made the biggest money crop ever raised in the state from a single field of wheat Last week they threshed the crop from a 90-acre field on one of the Fowler farms that he had rented southwest of town, which made 45.72 bushels <x> the acre, making the total yield of 4,114 bushels, which he sold on contract for an average of 02.53 per bushel, netting the neat little sum of 010,410. —Benton Review

Mrs. Ida Coover and Mrs. J. F. Hardman left yesterday afternoon for Petoskey, Mich., to remain until the hay fever season is over. Mr. r and Mrs, C. P. Moody entertained a number of the local Republican politicians, both male and female, Thursday evening at their beautiful country home in Barkley township. < r. i Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cannon and two children, Wendell and Marie, of Tower Hill, 111., visited in % this city Wednesday and Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kruzan. They were en route from Indianapolis to Chicago by way of Kankakee, where they will visit with friends before returning home. s;l'.

Mis* Helen Lamson went to Pairbury, 111., Thursday for a visit with relatives. Dr. I. M. Washburn was on the sick list Thursday, the result of a big fish dinner served at the cal association meeting held ftt RkPl; mond Wednesday pygaliig, P«* c hand drove John R. Lewis and family of Barkley township over to the Kankakee Thursday. L. A. Harmoh, Charles Pefley, Joe Long and Earl Easterday also attended the fair Thursday. Jap Wright of Mt. Ayr had two running horses in the races there Thursday, Locomotion and Hercules, both of which made second, although getting bad starts, the former in the 1%mlle and the latter in the 5-8 of a. mile. The 1%-mlle was won In 2:11.