Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Attend the Mrs. O. M. Peek public sale Saturday, Oct. SO.'—Advt. Ripe Early Ohio potatoes, $1.40 a bushel this week. —MURRAY’S GROCERY. Mrs. Randle Gorham and baby of Brookston spent the week-end here with her father, Len Griggs. Among the Chicago goers Saturday were Simon Thompson, Floyd Meyers and Willis Wright, Jr. —- % Mrs. J. A. Bell left Saturday for her home at Reno, Nev., after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kuboske. Miss Mary Sprague returned to her home at Bridgeton Saturday after a visit here with the Ralph Sprague, family. William L. Bruce of Broken Bow, Neb., came Saturday for a visit with the A.' C. Pancoast family in Newton township. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Abbott and of Indiana Harbor spent the week-end here with Mrs. Abbott’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reeve. A Hallowe’en social at Mt. Ayr school, Oct. 29. A five-act vaudeville and everything. Admission, masked 15c, unmasked 25c. —Advt. .Terence McSwiney, lord mayor of Cork and a prominent Sinn Feiner, died in London Monday morning after a 73-day fast, eclipsing any fast record in the medical world. The new pool room, soft drink parlor and lunch room in the basement of the K. of P. building is now open for business and invites you to call and see their quarters. —Advt. S. E. Kershner of Bryan, 0., came down o Saturday to look after some business matters. The weather up in his locality has been about the same as here, no real killing frost as yet and all the late planted corn has matured nicely.

C. P. Fate Crown Point spent the week-end in Rensselaer. Ripe Early Ohio potatoes, $1.40 a bushel this \freek. —MURRAY’S GROCERY. Auctioneer W. A. McCurtain cried a large stock sale near Niles, Mich., Monday. Miss Nan Warfel of Monticello visited here Friday with Mrs. Nelson Randle. The Remington Boys’ "band « furnished music for the big Democrat rally at Monticello last Saturday. William -Payne of New York city came Friday and continued to Remington for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Edson Murray went to Sullivan Saturday for a visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. J. N.‘ Martindale of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with Mrs. John Martindale and other relatives, t Mrs. Frank Wort of Hammond came Friday for a visit with, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tullis of Jordan township. \ Among the Chicago goers Friday were R. A. Parkison, Mr. and Mrs. A. C- Pancoast and daughter Oka aiyl Don Beam. Editor Lesley Miller of the Morocco Courier was over Friday afternoon to attend the Mrs. J. W. Merry funeral.

Brick laying on the new city hall started the last of the week, but was stopped Monday and** yesterday on account o{ rain. Mrs. D. S. Baler of west of town went to North Vernon Saturday for a visit with relatives, having accompanied her mother home. Mrs. Amos Agate of Brook and Mrs. Abram Agate of Chicago, sister-in-laws, died at their respective homes on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, 75c; oats, 54c; wheat, $1.95; rye, $1.45. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.26; oats, 65c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.25. A masquerade Hallowe’en party will be held at the Rebekah hall Friday, evening, and all Rebekahs are requested to bring pie, sandwiches or pickIes—COMMITTEE. Mrs. S. E. Overton returned to her home at South Haven, Mich., Friday after a short visit with her son, who is attending St. Joseph college, and with other relatives in Rensselaer.

D. S. Baier and family of Newton township will move to town next week into the J. W. Mauck property on Webster street, which he has rented for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Mauck will go to their farm at McAllen,' Tex. H. W. Wood, Sr., has been getting about with the aid of crutches lately, the result of a weakness in his limbs, which miakes him unable to "navigate” otherwise. His many friends hope that he may. soon recover the full use of his limbs. « .1 1.1 ■ One of the propositions - to be voted on at the coming election in New York state is a bond issue for $45,055,000, the proceeds of which will be used to. pay a bonus to all persons in military service from April 6, 1917, to Nov. 11, 1918, whether male or female, of sls per month for each month of service. No bonus is to exceed $250.

| Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, &7cf butterfat, s€c. ! Ripe Early Ohio potatoes, $1.40 a bushel this week.—-MURRAY’S GROCERY. : » Elbert M. Antrim of Chicago spent the week-end here with realtives and friebds. ' . LOuls Leopold of Chicago visited here Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold.

Miss Grace dowry of west to Monticello Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs: Philip Gagnon. Mr. and Mrs. George kimberlin of Chicago were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Jones of north of town. "Mrs. Frank Maloy and son John of Lowell visited here Sunday with the former’s aged mother, Mrs. Michael Eger. Mrs. H. F. McCracken returned to her home in Gary Monday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. E. N. Loy. J. M. Bell returned to his home at Frankfort Monday after a visit here with his daughter, Mrs. W. L. Myer, and family. j C. E. Zoll returned to his home in Chicago Sunday evening after a ! visit here with his parents, Mr. and I Mrs. Henry Zoll. I Misses Luella Harmon and Helen J Kiplingei*, who are attending bus!i ness school at Gary, spent the weekend here with home folks. *

Miss Mary Messman and Lawrence Kelley of Chicago were week-end guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Messman. Ray Adams left Monday for his home near Faunsdale, Ala., after a few days’ visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Robinson left Monday for their home Divide, Ore., after a few weeks’ visit here with his mother, Mr 4. George M. Robinson, and other relatives. The football game Saturday afternoon at Riverside park between the St. Joseph college team and Lafayette A. A’s. resulted in a victory for the college by a score of 20 to 14.

Miss Emma Buck and nieces, Misses Caroline, Ruth and Emma Buck, of Goodland spent the weekend with Mrs. Charles Bowers of west of town and took in the stock show. The football game at Riverside park Sunday afternoon between the Rensselaer Independents and the Araby A. C. of Chidago resulted in another victory for the local team by a score of 34 to 0. The carnival attractions which did a landoffice business here during the stock show, pulled out Sunday for Morocco, where they are to hold forth all week under auspices of the American Legion post of that place.

A change of weather came Sunday night, or Monday morning, rather, and a drizzling rain fell most of the day and night following. The mercury dropped several degrees also, and yesterday was cloudy and rather disagreeable, with a drizzling rain'in the afternoon. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended Oct. 23: John Bawman, E. J. Bradley, Mrs. Melva Chesher, Miss Blanch - Miller, Mr. Jacob Sanders, Mrs. E. C. Timem. If not called for above letters will be sent to deadletter office Nov. 8. Let the message go forth to the enemy abroad and the disloyalist at home on election dal that “Indiana emphatically repudiates a separate peace with Germany and will ever insist that we keep the faith with those brave lads who spilled ■ their blOod on Flankers Field.” Vote for Cox and the league of nations.

Mrs. Clifford Payne of this city was elected Great Hiawatha, of the Great Council of Indiana at the state meeting of the order of Pocahontas, held in Indianapolis last week. This is the third highest office of the state order, and Mrs. Payne is now in direct line for the higher offices, that of Great Winona and Great Pocahontas. ' •; Word was received here Saturday of the death of Addison T. White, a resident of Brook, but who some three weeks ago ~went to Hot Springs, Ark., for treatment for blood poisoning which followed an infected wisdom tooth, and death occurred on Friday" evening. The young man was well known to many in Rensselaer, having visited here frequently, and was the fiance of Miss Pauline Messman of this city. The remains were brought back to Brook for burial.

I Miss Agnes Kahler, teacher In the schools at Dyer, spent the week-end 'here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kahler. Hlldfed Pefley, who has been employed in Chicago for several monthß, returned home the last of the week for a few weeks vacation before entering another line of work. '' ’ , Among the Chicago goers Monday were Mrs. Harry Wiltshire and little granddaughter Martha, Mrs. J. H. Riley and Grant Lutes of' this city and Arthur Hartman of Remington, Miss Rosabelle Daugherty went to Upland Monday where she will enter Taylor university. Miss Daugherty returned home only Saturday night from Edmore, N. D., where she taught school during the summer. Among those from out of town attending the W. R. Brown funeral Sunday were: Dwight Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Top Burgett of Carmargo, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Murphy of Bloomington, Ill.; Margaret Reddin, Bert Redden and Mrs. Thomas Reed of Oakland, 111. Mrs. A. A. Hoover suffered a bad fell down the basement stairs. She when she missed her footing and fell down teh basement stairs. She was practically unconscious for several minutes and suffered a cut in the head that required the services of a surgeon to sew up, also numerous scratches and bruises. She is getting along nicely now, however.