Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Register today. V 1 ' - ——— Bro. Miller of the Morocco Courier wag a business visitor in Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon. Harvey Williams, the well-known Remington auctioneer, was a visitor in the city Wednesday. Everett Halstead and family returned home Wednesday afternoon from a visit at Norway, Me., and other points in the east. Miss Verda Williams, who had heen visiting her brother, George A. Williams, and wife, left Tuesday for her home at Omaha, Neb. i Johnson and family of west of Morocco, over in Illinois, visited Mrs. Johnson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, here Wednesday. Mrs. S. S. Shedd and daughter Harriet left Wednesday for Douglas, Ariz., where the latter will again be employed as teacher in the schools of that place. Miss Ruth Sayler left Thursday for Great Bend, Kas., to visit her brother, A. M. Sayler, who has been sick for some time. She expects to be gone about six weeks. Mrs. Edna Joranger of Great Palls, Mont., who had been visiting her mother at Kankakee, 111., came Tuesday for a visit with relatives and friends here before returning to her home.

Miss Zelda Daugherty, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Daugherty, of northeast of town, returned to Cleveland, 0., Tuesday where she is taking a nurse’s course at a hospital there. This will make her third and last year. The Misses Lillian and Melinda Plante of Fowler gave a shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deno near Remington Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, in honor of Miss Marie Edwards. There were 78 guests present. Miss Edwards received ■many useful and beautiful presents, including cut glass and silverware. Captain J. L. Hagins received a letter from his daughter, Miss Clara Hagins, of Chicago, the first of the •week, stating that she had just returned from attending the national photographers’ convention, held at Milwaukee, Wis., and at which she had been elected third vice-president of the association. The other officers chosen were all men.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Robinson of Gary came Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Scott McCosfc, sexton of Weston cemetery? went to Danville, 111., on business Wednesday. Mrs. Eva Myres and daughter of Chicago Heights, 111., were in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Calvin Field of Chicago came Wednesday for a visit with his granddaughter, Mrs. K. C. Campbell, and family. Samuel Robinson and family of near Morocco spent Wednesday here the guests of Mrs. Robinson’s sister, Mrs. Denna Hayes. Mrs. Henry Amsler went to Martinsville Wednesday to take treatment for rheumatism. She was accompanied there by her son, Bert Amsler. John E. Murphy and wife have rented the Michael Kanne property on the corner of Weeton and Cornelia streets and moved into same this week. ,■ • » Mrs. Mary E. Rockhold, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheurlch, for several weeks, left Wednesday for Jjer home at Los Angeles, Calif.

Mrs. Charles Spain-and two daughters left Wednesday for her home at Wabash after being here to attend the funeral of her husband’s grandmother, Mrs. Emmarine Israel. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Quinn and two daughters returned to their home in Gary Wednesday after a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Quinn, of southeast of toVn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haw ol Syracuse, N. Y., are visiting the latter’s brother, George Welch, of Carpenter township, making the trip through via auto. They will visit in Illinois before returning home. Joe Nagel is building a fine new and modern residence on his farm in Barkley township, known as the old Wallace Murray farm. It is 28x 32, two-story and basement, brick veneered and a nicely finished interior, furnace heat, etc., making perhaps the finest farm home in Barkley. L. M. Muster is doing the carpenter work.

During the storm early Tuesday morning an old barn out in the field on the Henry Grow farm, northwest of Rensselaer, occupied by John McGlinn, was blown to pieces and considerable corn was blown over in that vicinity. A tree in the yard .by the house was also wrecked. Not very much damage was done by the hail, however. Having no argument whatever to present against the league of nations or the Democratic candidate for president nor in favor of his own joke candidate, Looey is engaging in a campaign of bare-faced lies that would put old Ananias himself to shame. But Looey is Looey, and his statements are taken only for what they are worth. r , ./ J. H. Hibner of Monticello, manager of the Schlosser Bros, cream stations, was in Rensselaer Wednesday and Thursday looking after their business interests here. Miss Mintie Williamson, who has had charge of the station here for some time, has resigned her position and will be married next week to a young man from Chicago. She has been succeeded at the cream station by Mrs. Daisy Hoshaw.

Frank Wolfe of Michigan City spent Wednesday in Rensselaer. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were J. N. Leatherman, P. W. Clarke and Lon Colton. Jim Watson advertises that he is endorsed by . Senator y Harddng. Rather hard on Mr. Harding. Mrs. Charles Madlung of Monon spent Thursday here the gueet of her sister, Mrs. Mary E. Drake. W., I. Hoover and Jesse Beecher of Jordan township went to Detroit, Mich., Thursday to drive home new Dodge cars. ___ George W. Scott, wife and daughter, Paul Tonner, Misses Elizabeth and Edith West and Mrs. A. H| Hopkins were Chicago goers Thursday Mr. and Mrs. George Mustard and son Fred returned home the first of the week from an automobile trip through the northern part of the state.

A. L. Padgitt received a fall from the hay mow at his home Thursday morning, from which he sustained three broken ribs and a number of bruises. Mrs. Hattie Eller and son Andrew of near Remington were in Rensselaer Wednesday to meet Mrs. Sarah Dyer of Michigan and Mrs Libby Sheehan of Chicago. Mrs. Denna Hayes, who for the past few months has been with her son, Harry Hayes, and wife on a farm near McAllen, Tex., has returned to her homf? here. Forest Osborne, who has been employed in the Monon freight rooms at Michigan City during the summer, has returned home and will enter the high school again Monday. The Gordon Players had another over-capacity house Wednesday evening. In fact, the big tent was unable to accommodate all who wished to - attend and many were turned away. iMre. Nat Heuson of north of town and little granddaughter, Mildred Heuson, went to Lafayette last evening to visit over Sunday with the former’s son, George Heuson, and family.

Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Parrett and little daughter of Hammond visited here Tuesday with Mrs. A. J. Bellows. They were on their way home from attending the" Bible school at Winona Lake. The fire company was called out Wednesday morning to the home of John Putts on north Van Rensselaer street, by a small blaze in the roof which started from the chimney. The damage was slight. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Liston of Goodland took the train here Wednesday for Chicago where the latter will enter the Presbyterian hospital for treatment. Wright’s ambulance went over to Goodland and brought them here. Mrs. A. L. Barner and sons, Donold and Harvey, of Centralia, Wash., who had been the guests of her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. C. Beckman, went to Cullom, 111., Wednesday for a visit with relatives there before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier and Mr. and Mrs.*Scott Price of Brookston left Thursday morning for an automobile trip to Toledo and other points in Ohio and also various points in Pennsylvania. They expect to be gone about two weeks.

Therb will be an all-day picnic in the Paul Schultz grove in Union township Monday, Sept. 6, Labor day. Bring your dinners and spend the day. All kinds of races and games, with prizes to winners. Refreshments will be served on the grounds.—Advt. No doubt those Benton county farmers who are stockholders in the Raub Farmers’ Elevator Co., whose manager recently took French leave after losing some 579,000 in Warren T. McCray’s Chicago grain brokerage concern, the Sawers Grain Co., will be very enthusiastic supporters of Mr. McCray for governor—that is, if they think Indiana needs a “board of trade” man In the governor’s chair. 1 4 ,w The wind and hail Tuesday morning did a great deal of damage to the com for four or five miles, at least, east of Morocco, on the Mo-rocco-Mt. Ayr road, cutting the leaves to ribbons and breaking over nearly two-thirds pf the stalks. The writer was through that section Wednesday, and it syas the worst damage wrought by\ hail that we ever saw. Corn was jfextra good all through that section, Vit the fields hit by the hail are probably damaged to such an extent that half of it will be lost and the balance will be only fit for sUail or feed if used up at once. >#\ . '

♦ Wo are unloading a car of woven wire fencing, 33, 39 and 48-inch.— J. C. GWIN & CO. *4 Mr. and Mrs. Carey F. Lowman and four children of Decatur, Mich., cam,e Wednesday for a visit until tomorrow with relatives and friends here. . The Chicago Tribune has made an award for the best Harding slogan for campaign use, but that was before “Boys, get the money” became famous. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Battleday and eon George of Newton township drove to Laporte Thursday and will attend the Laporte county fair, held there yesterday and today.

Mrs. Henrietta Werner, who had been visiting here with her sister. Mrs. E. L. Bruce, and other relatives, including Mr®. T. D. Woodworth,. returned to her home at Frankton Wednesday. Mrs. Roy C. Stephenson and little daughter Mary Jane of Toledo, 0., came the first of the week and will spend the winter here with her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Adams, who is in quite poor health. Will Hays had a bad case of failing memory when he failed to remember that little Item of $700,000 which belonged to the g. o. p. slush fund the senate investigating committee is looking into. Mrs. Frank Hardy, who had been visiting here for several weeks with her sisters, Mesdames Ed Reeve and C. W. Hanley, and brother, George W. Hopkins, left Wednesday for her home in Oklahoma City, Okla. The old city fire house is being torn down to make way for the new city building it is proposed to erect on this site. Chet Zea has moved from the upstairs rooms into rooms over the State bank, in quarters recently occupied by Henry Nevil. Quite a little complaint is being miAde by citizens of Rensselaer over the tearing up of many of the brick crossings in the city and doing away with them. They argue that when the streets are wet these crossings are a necessity and should be retained; that they are for the benefit of pedestrians, and the small discomfort perhaps for the auto speeders is largely offset by the benefits to the former.

Yesterday’s local egg and buttevfat prices: Eggs, 48c; butterfat, 57c. George M. Baboock leaves this morning for Springfield, 0., to spend Labor day. William Traub and daughter returned home Thursday from a vacation spent at Tomah, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott of Bainbridge, Ga., who had been visiting the former’s sisters, Mrs. B. D. MeColly and IVirs. Korah Daniels, went to Indianapolis Thursday for a visit with relatives. g "“Mr. and Mrs. Peter Parkß of Detroit, Mich., are visiting relatives and old friends at Remington and Kentland this week. Peter is now employed in the Packard motor car factory and is doing fine.

Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, $1.30; oats, 58c; wheat, $2.80; rye, $1.70. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.50; oats, 63c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.15. Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Barbre returned home Wednesday evening from spending a month’s vacation spent with relatives at Edinburg, Farmersburg and Columbus, J. L. Keever and family of Newton township returned Thursday from a week’s visit with relatives and friends at Decatur, 111., making tha trip via auto. They found the com along west of Hoopeston quite badly damaged by drought, but from Danville on to Decatur it was good. They have a fine fruit crop about Deeatur, there being lots of peaches, pears and apples there.