Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Delos Dean spent the weekend in Chalmers with her parents. Stanlius Brusnahan of near Parr spent the week-end in Chicago. Mrs. E. W. Strecker returned home Friday from a visit with her son Paul at Detroit, Mich. For This Week Only—s6.oo Plaid Blankets reduced to $4.48. See west window. —FENDIG’S FAIR. John Eck of near Bippus, Ind., is visiting old friends in Carpente/ township and Rensselaer for a few days. William Johnson and family of near Donovan, 111., were Saturday guests of Mrs. Johnson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W., Hitchings. Gerald Hollingsworth, Granville /Moody, Jr., and Donald Beam attended the Illinois-lowa football game at Champaign, 111., Saturday. / Misses Mildred Biggs, Florence Ryan, Edna Robinson and Martha Ramp and Mrs. Theodore Roy spent Sunday in Kentland with Miss Clara Plunkett Mr. and Mrs. William Brown and Hattie Bennett of Chicago and Frank Cooper of Gibson City, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bennema. Mr. and Mrs.' Jay W. Stockton and sons, John and William, motored to Woodstock, 111., Saturday and visited Mrs. Stockton’s sister, Mrs. Ira Coe, and family over Sunday. Mrs. Chauncey Wood of McAllen, Tex., who has been visiting her people at Liberty, Ind., came Friday for a visit with her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Wood, Sr. Mrs. Albert Stalker of Noblesville and Mrs. A. B. Kahler of Anderson came Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Lane. Both are daughters of the late George -A. Strickfaden, a former business man of Rensselaer.

Mike Foley was over from Goodland on business Monday. W. L. Bott and William Babcock, Jr., were in Indianapolis- on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. William Florence of Union township went to Terre Haute Friday for a short visit. Lloyd Hopkins, assistant cashier of the Bank of Mt. Ayr, was in Rensselaer Saturday on business. Special Blanket Sale—Plaid Blankets, $6.00 values, reduced to $4.48. See west window.—-FENDIG’S FAIR. Marion Learning and family of Chicago spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Nellie Learning. Mrs. Ora T. Ross went to Minneapolis, Minn., Friday for a few days’ visit with her son, Bradley Ross, and wife. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Chicago spent the week-end here •with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Miss Elda Garriott returned to her home at, Brookston Saturday after a short visit here with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Htlchlngs. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Garland and baby daughter eame down from Gary Sunday evening and visited friends here until Monday evening. Dolph Day was over south of Remington Monday putting on the stucco to the gable ends of a fine new brick garage on the Charles Fraser farm. Mrs. Mary Charles of Fargo, N % D., who had been visiting here with her father, Joseph Nesius, Sr., went to Lafayette Saturday for a short visit. John Kohler of Chicago was here Sunday, having accompanied home his mother from a visit in the city. He returned to his home Sunday evening. 1 The Rensselaer high school football team was defeated by the Watseka, 111., team in a game played at the latter place Saturday afternoon. The score was 16 to 0 in favor of the Watseka eleven. J. C. Gwin received a telegram Sunday announcing the death of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Blaine Gwin, at El Paso, Tex. Mrs. Gwin had been in very poor health for the past two years from tuberculosis.

Abe Martin says: "Eb Lukens, a middle o’ th’ road Rpublican, wuz hit by a truck yisterday. Uncle Niles Turner went up t’ Indynoplus t’ hear Hardin’ Friday, an’ says he saw where he r stood, but couldn’ git what he meant.” On account of the failure of the special car /containing the scenery for “The Captain and the Kids” show at Ellis opera house Saturday afternoon and night, to arrive in time, no matinee was given. The car was routed from Peru, where the company showed Friday night, to Chicago and thence to Rensselaer, and did hot reach here in time for the afternoon show. The fire company was called out Friday -evening about 8 o’clock to the Leo Reeve home on west Clark street. A small blaze had started in the garage, but was extinguished before the arrival of the company, Mr. Reeve had been in the garage a short time before and had struck a match while there, and it is supposed that some particle of the brimstone had reached some rags or cotton waste, and after smouldering for awhile broke put into flames.

Last Wednesday night was the last band' concert 'of the Frank Hill went to Indianapolis Monday on business. • —’ Mrs. J: W. Merry is reported quite sick at her home on east Angelica street. Mrs. Charles Porter and little son went to Valparaiso Monday for a visit with her- parents. Among the Chicago goers Monday were D. S. Makeever, I. L. Jones and son, Irving, Jr. One Week Sale—Plaid Blankets, $6.00 value, reduced to $4.48. See west window. —FENDIG’S FAIR. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. S. Gray visited over Sunday with the former’s cousin, C. H. Burns, and family in Monticello. A trained nurse from Chicago came Sunday to care for W. R. Byown, 'whose condition continues quite bad. Among the Chicago goers Friday were G. E. Murray and son Edson, B. F. Fendig, Harold Wickstrom and Mrs. C. F. Stackhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Robert" Wartena of Indiana Harbor spent the week-end here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wartena.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hotler .of near Goodland spent the week-end here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Branson. Miss Jane Parklson, teacher in the Chicago schools, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James” Parklson, of east of town. Willie Malone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tull Malone, suffered a broken collar bone last Friday while engaged in a game of football at the school grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Clark went to Chicago Sunday where the latter entered the Augutitana hospital for treatment and an operation for goiter later, Robert Smith, Sidney Peters, Robert Sayers and George Battleday went to Indianapolis Sunday and on I Monday drove home new Ford cars for the Central Sales Co. Harry Bell, who was called here by the critical illness of his wife at the county hospital, left Monday for his home at Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. ißell is now Improving nicely. Miss Beth Gronler of Rushville and and Miss Ruth Gronler of Indianapolis came Monday for a viMt with their grandfather, James Thompson, and their aunt, Mrs. Charles Bowers. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended Oct. 16: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Adams, Mr. Louis Buck, Mr. Jno. Conn, Mr. Geo. Hughes, Mrs. Adlena Shultz. Mr. Chas. Walker. If not called for above letters will be sent to dead-letter-office Nov. 1.

Marion A. Albin o£ Centralia, Mo., visited here Friday and Saturday with his brother Gilbert and family. Mr. Albin had accompanied the remains of his father, Marlon Albin, Sr., from Centralia, Mo., to San Pierre for burial last week. The Albin family formerly resided near Tefft, Jasper county. Attorney Elmore Barce of Fowler and James E. Scanlon, Democratic candidate for joint-representative of Benton, Jasper and Newton counties, are making a speaking campaign in Jasper county all this week, as will be noted in the schedule of Democratic speakings in* another column. Mr. Barce makes a fine talk and is thoroughly posted on the issues. No one who can possibly do so should fail to hear him. Quite a little rain fell in Rensselaer and immediate vicinity during the fore part of Friday night, and another quite heavy shower came about 8:30 Monday morning. Monday afternoon we got another fine rain, which was accompanied by quite a little lightning. Contrary to general expectations as well as the U. S. weather bureau, there was very little if any change in the temperature following these rains, the mercury Saturday, Sunday and Monday registering from 70 to 80 degrees in the shade. , _ ,

Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 56c; butterfat, 56c. Mrs. John Braddock is confined to her home with a severe attack of tonsilitis. J Robert Loy, Alfred Thompson and Forest Morlan of Chicago spent the week-end here with home folks. Big Cut In Price— Plaid Blankets, $6.00 value, reduced to $4.48. See west window.I—FENDIG’S 1 —FENDIG’S FAHI. J. U. Iliff and J. F. Osborne attended the state convention of the Redmen lodge at Indianapolis Monday. H. S'. Wells and sister Alice of Newman, 111., came Monday for a visit with their hunt, Mrs. C. B. Wells. . ; Miss Lucy Mauck of Logansport spent Saturday and Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mauck. Mrs. John Kolhoff of Jordan township, John Stockton and Carl Somers of this city were Lafayette goers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Timmons and children of Otterbein spent Sunday here with the latter’s aunt, Mrs. E. J. Morris.

Merle Waymire went to Kokomo Monday for a week’s visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David M. Waymire. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheurlch, son Carl and daughter, Mrs. Louis Ramip, are visiting relatives and friends at Peoria, 111. Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Barbre left Monday evening for St. Louis, Mo., to attend a national convention of the Christian churches. Mrs. Paul Parklson returned home Monday from a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .T. G. Wynegar, in 'South Bend. Mrs. J. E. Herrod returned to her home in Indianapolis Friday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. C. P. Moody, of Barkley township. Kenneth Rhoades has bought the Dodge automobile agency of W. I. Hoover & Son, and the official transfer will take place in a few days. Yesterday was another fine October day, despite the local showers of Monday, and at 2 p. m. the mercury registered 80 degrees in the shade. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, 77c; oats, 45c; wheat, $1.90; rye, $1.45. Prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.28; oats, 65c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.23. City Attorney Mose Leopold has received notice from the state board of tax commissioners authorizing the $12,000 bond issue sot the construction of the new city hall.

Robert Wagner and son and Mr. Zaner and son of Chicago spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Mat Neslus. They left Chicago Saturday evening, but the night was so dark and foggy that they made very slow progress and one of the men walked in front of the car a part of the way to see that they were in the roadway. They did not reach here until Sunday morning. Most farmers seemed to think that the ground was too dry to germinate the wheat that had been sown recently, but in this they were mistaken, for It come up fine and xyas looking mighty well before the local rains of the past few days which, with the continued warm weather, will cause it to grow rapidly wherever these rains fell; The acreage of wheat put out this fall is probably smaller than that of last year, on account of the ravages of the fly and the resultant average poor crop in the county. Mrs. Ura Gwin spoke at a Democratic meeting at Virgie Friday night to a fair sized audience despite the threatening weather. Attorney ElImore Barce of Fowler was to speak I with her, but was detained by business matters until quite late in the afternoon and (Jid not reach Rensselaer until a little after 7 o’clock. At that time it looked as though the weather would prevent the meeting being held, and he did not think it advisable to go the 14 miles to Virgie, knowing that Mrs.. Gwin was there and was fully capable of tak Ing care of a meeting if one was held.