Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Barney Kolhoft and son of Niles, Mich., are visiting relatives here. Louis Rainier of Indianapolis is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier. , . 4Carl Eigelsbach of Chicago spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Eigelsbach. Read the public sale notice of high-grade milch cows, at the Leek hitch barn on next Saturday.—Advt. Mr. and Mrs. Georg© N. Dunn and children of St. Louis, Mo., are visiting Mrs. Dunn’s father, Granville of Barkley township. Lew Robinson of east of town threshed 2,744 bushels of oats from 40 acres of his farm Friday, averaging 68 2-5 bushels per acre. Mrs. B. McConahay and children returned to their home in Indianapolis Saturday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunlap. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donnelly and son Robert and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Alter left Saturday for an automobile trip to Benton Harbor and other points in Michigan. Mrs. Gus Coons of Vincennes came ■ Saturday for a visit with her brother, J. K. Smith, and family of east of town. Charles Smith of New Butler, Wis., a brother, Is also visiting at the Smith home. Mrs. Hurley Beam returned to her home, in Chicago Sunday after a visit here with her mother, Mrs. Lottie George. She was accompanied home by her mother, who will spend a week or 10 day* in the city.

Mrs. Cope Hanley returned Monday from a several months’ visit with her parents at Boulder, Colo. Mrs. Elmer Gwin went to Taylorville, 111., Friday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Florence Greenwalt. % Don’t forget the public sale of high-grade milch cows at the Leek hitch barn Saturday, Aug. 28. —Advt. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woorner and baby went to Oxford Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Woerner’s parents. tj. C. Perry returned to his home in Chicago -Friday after spending his vacation here with Mr. and Mrs. Oren F. Parker. Mrs. Harry Bell and baby of Tulsa, Okla., came Friday for a several weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Adams. Mrs. Walter Thompson and daughter Margaret of Sullivan came Friday for a visit with the former’s 'cousin, Mrs. Edson Murray. Charles Reed, who with Paul Norgor, went to Oklahoma several weeks ago, arrived in Rensselaer Monday night and will take up employment here. Mrs. Frank Ellis returned home Friday from Gloster, Miss., where she was called by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. James Swaim. She left her mother much better. George W. Kimberlin and family have returned from their automobile trip to Illinois. They visited relatives at Streator and Pontiac. At the latter place they visited the grave of Mrs. Kimberlin’s brother, who was killed seven years ago in a street car accident. H. B. Tuteur is taking a week s vacation, beginning Monday, the first, he says, he has taken since 1908. He went to Chicago first where he expects to hit a few of the high places, and will end up at Indianapolis in a few days’ visit with his brother Art and other relatives there.

Mrs. David Haste and daughter of Monon spent Friday In Rensselaer. Oliver Ash of Cuba, N. M., is visiting his father, S. J. Ash, of southwest of town. Mrs. Olive Karr of Forbes, N. D., oame Sunday to attend the funeral of her sister, Miss Julia Kosta. Mrs. Dwight Mawhorter went to Wawaka, Ind., Monday to spend a week or 10 days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kimberlin of Rossville, 111., are looking after the erection of their Aladdin ready-cut house on their 'farm in Barkley township. Mrs. F. M. Makeever and daughter Gay of near Mt. Ayr left Friday for Oswego, N. * Y., for a visit with the former’s son, Boze Makeever, and family. There will be a meeting of the League of Women Voters at Center school house, Barkley township, at 2:30 Thursday "-afternoon, Aug. 26. Everybody invited. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morgan and children returned to their home in Chicago Monday after a visit with Mrs. Morgan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen, of near Gifford. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Halstead and children left Saturday for an extended trip through the east, their longest stop beinff at Norway, Me., where they will visit relatives. Mrs. John Timmons returned home the first of the week from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Stewart Hopping, at Loveland, O. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Hopping for a visit with relatives here. Rev. William Hordeman of Frankfort was here Monday to attend the funer&l of his father, Peter Hordeman, Sr., which was held at St. Augustine’s church - Monday forenoon and burial made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.

The Lutheran congregation will celebrate mission festival next Sunday in Paul L. Schultz’s grove. Service in the morning at 10:30 and in the afternoon at 2:30. Refreshments will be offered at the stand. —Advt. A. T. Keiper and family droye down from New Carlisle Saturday forenoon. Mr. Keiper returned home Sunday, but his family remained for a week’s visit with Mre.. Keiper’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kolhoff, of south of town. The blacksmiths of Jasper, White, Newton and Carroll cettnties, with their families, will hold an all-day picnic in the city park at Monticello on day, Sept. 6. Games and contests will be indulged in, with a big picnic dinner at the noon hour.

Roscoe Halstead brought a couple of tomatoes to The Democrat office Saturday morning, one of which tipped the scales at 2% pounds and the other at one pound. The former wafe sort of a freak, however, there being about three tomatoes Joined together, but the latter was perfect. F. W. Fisher was down from Kankakee township Saturday. Marlon S. Davis accompanied him to Rensselaer and went on via rail to Cloverdale, Ind., to attend a family reunion held there Sunday. Mr. Fisher said he expected to leave the following Monday for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Burl Asher, at Livingston, Mont. He will be gone about three weeks and will “take In” Yellowstone National park, which Is only about SO miles from Livingston, while there.

Mrs. Frank Dewees of Brook and Mrs. S. P. Lemaster of Dunseith, N. D., who have been visiting with their mother, Mrs. Howard Burr, of Barkley township, who is sick, and R. L. Johnson of Barkley township returned Sunday from southeastern Michigan, where they had attended the funeral of a relative. They were accompanied by Prof. W. W. Burr of the University of Nebraska, who mp.de a short visit with his aunt, Mrs. Howard Burr, before leaving for Nebraska Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hornlckle of Roberts, 111., visited last week with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, of Barkley township, and Friday Mr, and Mrs. Torbet accompanied them to Edwardsburg, Mich., to visit another daughter of the Torbets, Mrs. John Dale, and family. They returned home Sunday and Mr. and Mrs. Dale came back with them, the latter returning home yesterday. Mrs. Dale states that they like their new home very much and that they have very good crops there Indeed. They are but seven miles from Elkhart and only 1% miles over the Indiana line in Michigan. There. is a very large fruit crop' there and fall apples are so plentiful that one can hardly give them away! Peaches and pears are also a big \crop and the price is expected to be ignite low.

J. J. Montgomery drove to 1 Crawfordsville on business Monday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 45c; butterfat, 57c. Wilson Shaffer is driving a fine new Oldsmobile car. E. P. Lane is also a recent purchaser of an Olds. Vic Hoover and Howard Ames went to Detroit Sunday to drive home a couple of Dodge cars for the W. I. Hoover agency. Ten head of fine milch cows, including several Jerseys and Holsteins, at Mrs. Bundy’s sale Saturday, Aug. 28, at Leek hitch barn in Rensselaer. —Advt. a 26 William Traub went to Tomah, Wis., Sunday to spend a week’s outing with some friends at a lake near there. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keller and Mrs. Lida Bennett of Winamac were the guests here Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott. ' Joe Meyer and daughter Elizabeth of Pittsburg, Pa., came Monday for a week’s visit with his mother, Mrs. Magdalena Meyer and Mary Meyor Healy. Forest Osborne, who is employed in the Monon freight office at Michigan City, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Osborne. W. J. Wright, Charles Grow, Bradford Poole, Frank Welsh, Miss Tillie Malchow, Mrs. Frank Kresler and Mrs. S. S. Shedd were Chicago visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Zern Wright and children and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wright of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hancock of Morocco returned home Saturday evening from a 10 days’ outing spent at Webster lake. Among the Chicago goers Saturday were Louis Putts, John Healy, Garland Grant and Miss Agnes Braun of this city, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Robinson of -Remington, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Washburn and eon of Goodland and James Stevens and Clifford Rayburn of Gillam township. Miss AlVerta Simpson, superintendent of Monnett school, left Sunday, with her mother, for an extended visit In California at Hemit and Los Angeles. Miss Simpson has stuck pretty steady to her position here for several years and fblt the need of a rest, and the trustees granted her a four months leave of absence.

The funeral of Miss Julia Kosta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kosta of Union township, who died early Friday morning, was held from St. Augustine’s church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and burial made in Mt. Calvary cemetery south of town. The change in the hour of the funeral from Monday to Sunday afternoon was made because of the busy time with the threshing, and requiem high mass will be celebrated next Friday.

Mrs. Simon Thompson was hostess Monday night to a number of young ladies at a slumber party and shower in honor of Miss Nell Meyers, whose marriage to Mr. Elmo Blakemore of Kennet, Mo., will take place on Oct. 12. About 25 young ladles were present and spent a most enjoyable evening and a sleepless night. Miss Meyers received many handsome and useful gifts. Those from out of town present were Mrs. Don Erskine of Ambia, Miss Madeline Mattox of Aurora, Ind., Mrs. Walter Thompson of Sullivan and Miss Claire Libby of Boulder, Colo.

We got a nice little shower of rain in Rensselaer Saturday forenoon —not very much of it, but it came gently and the ground absorbed it all. A fine rain fell early in the morning up in Barkley, and several miles north of town they got some hail, it was reported; This no doubt was the cause of the sudden drop in temperature to near the frost line Saturday and Sunday nights, after 989 9f ttte very hottest nights of the summer Friday night. Sunday Is said to have been the third coldest‘Aug. 22d in the history of the Indianapolis weather bureau of 50 years. - - Saturday, Aug. 21, v?aa the 64th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Eli Crltoer, residing just at the east side of town, and In honor of the occasion a surprise dinner was held at the Critser home on Sunday. About 60 relatives and friends were present, all bringing well-filled baskets of good things to eat. Those from a distance present were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Burns, Mrs. Mattie, Dyer and family and Roe Winters and family of Wolcott; Griff Dyer and wife of Remington; Mrs. Nellie Freeland and daughter Blanche of Miles City, Mont., and George Gowland and wife of Gallon, Mich. All spent a most enjoyable day.

Quito- a large number of Rensselaer people attended Fountain park Sunday. Mort Murray went to Chicago yesterday morning to get the artlflldal foot which he has had ordered for some time and which was ready for him, he had been notified. Yesterday's local grain prices: Corn, $1.40; oats, 60c; wheat, No. 1, $2.26; rye, $1.70. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.80; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.28. Mrs. Nellie Freeland and daughter Blanche, who hare been visiting here with relatives and.xfriends for several weeks, left for their home at Miles City, Mont., Tuesday. Miss Clara Hagins of Chicago, who had been visiting her father, J. L. Hagins, for the past week, left Sunday for Milwaukee, where she goes to attend the annual convention of the Photographers’ Association of America, which Is being held there from Aug. 23 to 28. Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Hemphill left early yesterday morning for Altamont, Kas., for an extended stay with the former’s uijcle, Dr. S. C. Grant. The doctor has been sick for the past week and the trip is made for the benefit of his health and with the hope of complete rest benefiting him greatly. Clarence Alexander Meharry, son of John Meharry of near Mt. Ayr, died at Longcliff Sunday evening. The young man was about 26 years of age and had been an Inmate at the asylum for some time. The remains were brought to Rensselaer Sunday evening and later taken to the Meharry home. The funeral was held at Mt. Ayr yesterday and burial made In the North Star cemetery.