Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Rev. J. B. Fleming was In Gary Tuesday on ministerial business. Mrs.’W. F. Smith returned to Chicago Tuesday after a short visit herb with friends. A nice lot of milch cows, Including several Jerseys, at Bert Demoss’s sale, Nov. 29. n 27 ’ Mrs. George Kurtz of Chicago came Tuesday for a visit with her son, Leßoy Kurtz, and family. Mrs. Frank Hamilton of Lafayette came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott. Miss Alice Daniels of Chicago spent Thanksgiving here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korab. Daniels. Mrs. J. A. Wright of Jordan township visited from Tuesday until yesterday with her parents at Frankfort Mrs. z George Hascall returned to her home in Remington Tuesday after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. H. L. Williams, at Flagler, Colo. Among the Chicago goers Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. George Long and two daughters, Miss Nellie Sawyer, Mrs. L. A. Bostwick 9nd Mort Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Walter English and little daughter of Lafayette spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. English’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Babcpck, at Parr. Mr. and Mrs. Marion O’Connor returned to their home in Lafayette Tuesday after a visit with the former’s mother, Mrs.'Ellen O’Connor, at Remington.

Hiram Day moved this week from the property on North Cullen street which he traded for a farm, into one of his recently, remodeled houses on Weston street. It is now time to order your automobile licenses for 1921. Come in and let me fill out your application for you.—MABEL NOWELS, at The Democrat office. Mrs. Philip Fields and brother, Will Oram, of Chicago and Claude Oram of Logansport were here Tuesday to attend the funeral of thei? uncle, William Warren. On account of the pupils bdlng quarantined for scarletlna ,at the Monnett School for Girls, none of them was permitted to leave to spend Thanksgiving at their homes. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Hugh Kirk, Dr. E. N. Loy, N. S. Bates, Granville Moody and son, Granville, Jr., Mrs. C. H. Porter of this city and Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Rhind of Remington. The new service station of the Standard Oil company on the corner of Cullen and Cornelia streets is practically completed and is a very neat and attractive improvement to part of the city. 4 Agnes Brophey returned to her home in Danville, 111., after a visit here with Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Magdalena Meyer, who will visit her son Frank and family in that city.

A. Beasley joined his daughter, Anna, of Gary on the 7:30 o’clock train Wednesday evening and both went to Indianapolis to spend Thanksgiving with Joe Milner and family, Mrs. Milner being another daughter of Mr. Beasley’s. William tlavens sends a renewal of his subscription for The Democrat from Elwood,'lnd., R-2, and says the paper is a most welcome visitor at his home, just like a letter from “the old town,” and that they can’t get along without it. In the Thanksgiving football game between Rensselaer and Michigan City, the latter team was not strong enough to make it at all interesting. There was a very good turnout of spectators and the score resulted in a victory in favor of Rensselaer by 48 to 0. Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Stockton and family entertained at , dinner Thursday at the hotel the following guests: Almira M. Stockton, Cordelia M. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Porter, Misses Mary Iliff, Bertha Witham and Mrs. Jasper Makeever, Mias Nellie and Jay Makeever of Mt Ayr. A family dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Childers on South Weston street Thanksgiving day at which their entire family was present —Parker Childers and wife of South Bend, Mfr. and Mrs. Carl Harsha and three children of Schneider and their son-in-law, Harold Wickstrom.

Carl Eiglesbach was home from Chicago for Thanksgiving. If you want some good Jersey cows attend Bert Demoss’s sale, Nov. 20. n2O John Merritt of the Iroquois Roller Mills was in Kankakee, 111., on business Wednesday. Miss Rose Remmek spent Thanksgiving in Remington, the guest of Miss Pearl Morris. Miss Catherine Chamberlain visited over Thanksgiving with Miss Thelma Wynegar in South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman went to Detroit, Mich., Wednesday for a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Daniel Jones of Delphi came Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. John Adair, and family. Mrs. J. D. Martindale went to Terre Haute Tuesday for a visit with her father, who is in quite poor health.

The Rensselaer city schools were closed Thursday for Thanksgiving day, but opened again yesterday morning. . . Gerald E. Gifford and wife have rented the Homer Hopkins property on Park avenue and will move into same In a few days. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker were the dinner guests of Rev. and Mrs. Albert L. Miller at the Methodist parsonage in Remington yesterday. Misses Mattie and Elizabeth Parks of Sandwich, 111., came Wednesday and continued to Remington for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bonner. / Miss Fleta Gray of Remington went to Valparaiso Wednesday to spend a few days with her sister, Miss Daisy Gray, who is attending school there. The play “Pollyanna” put on at the Ellis opera house by local talent under the auspices of the Dewey Biggs post, American Legion, Wednesday Evening, was well attended and also enjoyed by all present. it is probable that it will be repeated here again ere long.

Frank Corbin was over from Brook yesterday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices were: Eggs, 67c; butterfat, 53c. New carload of soft coal, $8 per ton from the bln. —LEE MYERS, Kniman, Ind. A pair of extra good matched mare and gelding at Bert Demoss’s sale, Nov. 29. n 27 C. A. Tuteur of Indianapolis spent Thanksgiving here with his mother, Mrs. Anna Tuteur. Alfred Thompson of Chicago spent Thanksgiving here with iris parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson. Mrs. W. R. Brown went to Huntington Wednesday for a visit with her sons, Clint and Everett Brown. Jap Wright of near Mt. Ayr spent Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs. George E. Hershman, in Crown Point. The weather for the past few days, while not very cold, has been quite disagreeable with a damp, chilly air and the sun has kept Itself hid for nearly a week. Yesterday’s local grain prides: Corn, 56c; oats, 39c; wheat, $1.52; rye, $1.25. ' The prices a year ago were as follows: Corn, $1.27; oats, 71c; rye, $1.33, and wheat, s2.li. Dr. W. E. Russell, who succeeded Dr. J. Hansson in the veterinary practice here last May, expects to move next week to Lowell, Wis., where he will locate in the same profession. Mrs. Gifford Pinchot and Mrs. Morrison, national workers, passed through here today on the 11:18 train and were joined here by Miss Rose Remmek, all going to Lafayette to attend a meeting of the League of Women Voters.