Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. F D. Burchard returned home Friday from a visit with friends at Knox. J. M. Merlca of Tuscola, 111., spent the week-end here with his brother, Alex Merlca, and family. John McColly left Friday for his home at Hinsdale, Mont., after a visit with relatives here. C. A. Tuteur ot Indianapolis came Saturday to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. Anna Tuteur. • ~ Mrs. Ross Ramey, Mrs. Homer Harvey, and daughter Urietta were among the Lafayette goers Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lee and Mr. and Mrs. J. Medacco of Chase, Mich,, came Friday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. John Worden of Wabash, who was called to Remington last week by the death of his brother, George Worden, returned to his home Saturday.

Hallowe’en passed off very quietly In Rensselaer this year. Except for the usual defacing of store windows 'with soap by the small boy, little devilment was committed. Rev. W. H. Sayler, W. D. Sayler and Mrs. Jeff Smith were called to Marion, 0., Saturday by the death of their brother, Benjamin Sayler, who was a former resident of this city. The Newton-Jasper Medical association met in the Van Rensselaer club rooms in this city Friday evening. The evening was spent in a general discussion of medical problems. Walter Bates has secured a position in a blacksmith shop in Lowell and will move to that place this week. Ike Wiltshire will move into the .Bernard Nagel property on Park avenue, vacated by Bates, and Mrs. Laura Harris will move to the property vacated by Wiltshire, Which she recently purchased.

Lloyd Hopkins of Mt. Ayr was a visitor |n the city Saturday evening. Rev. C. L. Harper of Kentland was a visitor In the city Saturday. F. M. Makeever of north of Mt. Ayr was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Fred Berger and W. N. Beal of Goodland were visitors in Rensselaer Saturday evoking. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Knaur and son George spent Sunday in Wolcott with their daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin and daughter Genevieve motored to Attica Sunday and spent the day. Mrs. Lillian Wood and two daughters of Laporte cape the last of the week for a visit with relatives. James Hill returned to his home at Lowell Monday after a visit with the A. C. Pancoast family in Newton township. Theodore Hurley and son Leo and Rolla who are employed on a dredge* contract near Henning, 111., came home Monday to vote. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Misses Mayme and Isabelle Bever, Vern Davisson and A. E. Sullivan of this city and H..A. Lyons of Brook. • Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown moved yesterday Into a part of the Earl Reynolds house on McCoy avenue, where they expect to reside until they build on Home avenue. . i William Jasperson and Miss Mary E. Alexander, prominent young people of Tefft, were united in marriage Saturday noon by Rev. E. W. Strecker at the Methodist parsonage. Cox might be elected or even Harding might get it, but one thing is sure —every’ buyer of a Sellers cabinet this week will get a fine set of aluminum ware FREE at Worland Bros. —Advt.

C. H. Armstrong was down from Walker township Monday. Mr. Armstrong, who recently had a public sale, has bought Gail Michals’s general store at Kniman and will take possession shortly. Mr. Michals expects to move upon a farm. r ■ Rain fell nearly all day Monday and a part of Monday night. Yesterday morning was quite a bit cooler, and it kept growing colder during the day. (At the hbur ’of going to press Tuesday afternoon the mercury was down to the freezing point, and the skies were cloudy. “Fair and “colder,” is the weather bureau prophecy for today. Mrs. Eliza Pancoast and daughter of Rensselaer passed through Crown Point this Thursday morning on their way to Chicago to visit Mr. Pancoast, who is in a Chicago hospital for eye treatment. Mrs. Pancoast was Eliza Livingston in ,her girlhood days and has lived near Rensselaer for the past 40 years.— Crown Point Star. Mr. apd Mrs. John Starkweather and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Starkweather of Goodland were Sunday guests at the F. E. Babcock homp. Mr. Starkweather is * a brother of Mrs. Babcock’s aged mother, Mrs. S. M. Freelovy, who suffered a Severe stroke of paralysis almost a year ago and has since been in an almost helpless condition. He- also suffered a light stroke on the lame night his' sister was stricken, but has almost fully ' recovered, while Mrs. Freelove has never regained use of her left side, which was comnletelv naralvzed.

A. E. Wallace spent Sunday with his family in Chicago. | Hildred Pefley took in the Cox speech at Gary Saturday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices: Eggs, 60c; butterfat, 58c. I ' Mrs. C. G. Newby and Miss Helen Leatherman were Lafayette goers Saturday. Among the Chicago goers Monday , were John Marlatt, D. S. Makeever and John Stockton. Henry Holmes of Logansport is visiting his sister, Mrs. M. P. Warner, at this writing. Mrs. Jerry Tullis and two children of Hammond came Saturday for a visit ylth relatives. Omar Osbtrne of Lafayette spent the week-end here with his parents, । Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Luers of southeast Marion is quite ill with whooping cough. . . j Mrs. W. L. Bott entertained the D. A. R. at 'her home on north Cullen street Saturday afternoon.

C. B. Steward and Mrs. Hale Grant and daughter Frances were among the Chicago goers Saturday, In Sunday’s football game between Rensselaer Independents and the Lafayette Battery C, the score was 12 to 7 in favor of the locals. ■lll I ■ I—— ■ Yesterday’s local grain prices: Corn, 67c; oats, 47c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.50. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.22; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.23. Edson Murray returned home Sunday from Sullivan, where ne had spent a few days with his wife, who recently underwent an operation for the removal of her tonsils. Vera Bever, little daughter of Mr, and Mrs. pilfford Bever of this city, underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital last week for the straightening of her eyes which have been crossed from a babe. She is reported as getting along nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gwin of Elkhart sp'ent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin, going from here to Denver, Colo., where Mr. Gwin has been । transferred by the Sinclair Oil Co., with which compamy he is employed as assistant sales manager. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland expect to leave tomorrow for Biloxi, Miss., where they will spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Charles Mann, and husband. Harry Eger and family will move into the McFarland property on Weston street. ' * Joe Kosta of Newton township was in Chicago Saturday night at the big meeting and demonstration in the colllseum for Gov. Cox. Joe managed to get within about 25 feet of the speaker and was one of those fortunate enough to get to shake hands with the candidate and his wife. It was a huge meeting and the speaker was cheered for 20 minutes on coming out on the platform before he could open his talk.

Mri and Mrs. John G. Broym ot Monon announce the marriage of their daughter, Bonnie E., to Worley M. Myers of that place, on Sept. 4 last! the marriage taking place in Chicago and was kept secret by the young couple until last week. - The bride is a popular Monon young lady and for some time has been employed in kindergarten work in Chicago. The groom Is employed In the steel works at Gary, and is also a popular young product of Monon. I ~

Jean Elizabeth Baker, little eight-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Baker, who reside with the lattOr’s father, Arthur Trussell, three miles north of Rensselaer, died at the Trussell home Monday forenoon from pneumonia. The funeral" arrangements had not been made at the time The Democrat went to press, owing to the mothed being in Ohio, where she had gone last week to attend the funeral Of a relative, and had not yet returned home.