Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Ladies’ flannelette gowns, $1.29 at the army store. —Advt. M. Quinlan went to Fairmount, Ind., Wednesday for a visit with relatives. v Advertise your public sales through The Democrat, for “Everybody reads The Democrat.” ts The postoffice at Collegeville (St. Joseph's college) has been made a money order office. Sale bills printed in the most attractive style and most accurately at The Democrat office. 0 Mrs. J. K. SYnith went to Indiana Harbor Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. George Constant. David Overton left Wednesday for San Antonio, Tex., where he will be employed as an engineer on a railroad. I* . — Floyd Spain went to Lafayette Tuesday where he will take treats ment for the benefit of his health at St. Elizabeth hospital. Alva Simpson went to Frankfort Wednesday to ship his household effects back to this city, having recently purchased property here. Mrs. Ephriam Hughes left Wednesday for her home at Frankfort, S. D., after a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Horsewood, and family. Mrs. Firman Thompson, Dr. I. M. Washburn and John Parkison of this City and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ulyatt of Brook were Chicago goers Tuesday. The Rebekah lodge of Parr will give an oyster supper and social in the Parr school basement on Wednesday evening, December 15'. Everybody come. —Advt. dls Miss Katie Guttrich entertained Tuesday evening Miss Mary Iliff and Messrs. Ray Iliff and Russell Fidler at a three-course dinner at the C. V. May home on College avenue.

Fight tuberculosis by buying Xmas seals. d 25 Ladies’ fine lisle hose, 25c at the army store. —Advt. Gail Michal was down from Kniman on business Wednesday. . Albert, Helsel of Thayer was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. An extra good lot of milch cows at John Baughman’s sale, Dec. 16. , Ladies’ Burson hose, Use and mercerized, 49c at the army store. —Advt. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Grenard were in Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday. . * * Mrs. B. M. McGuire went to Camp Grant, 111., Tuesday to visit her husband. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sticknoth of Kentland were visitors in" the city Wednesday. If you need good young draft horses, attend Arnold’s sale Tuesday, Dec. 14.—Advt. dll Among the Chicago goers Thursday were Mr. and "Mrs. C. H. DeLong and Mrs. Charles Sprague. , Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Postill, Dr. W. L. Myer and Miss Elizabeth Witham were Lafayette goers Wednesday.

Some good cows, also eleven yearling steers and heifers, at the Arnold sale, Tuesday, December 14. —Advt. Mrs. George Stoudt of Remington went to Waukegan, 111., Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. D. T. Schrader. A registered Big Type Poland China male hog; also a registered Polled Hereford bull, at Arnold’s sale Tuesday, December 14. —Advt> The Rensselaer independent football team will play the Morocco aggregation at latter place tomorrow afternoon, and the game promises to be hotly contested from start to finish. Mrs. E. G. Warren, who has been visiting here for sqme time with the Franklin Grant family and other relatives, went to LaFontaine, Ind., on Wednesday for a visit with relatives, after which sße will continue to her home in Lawton, Okla.

Help the fight against T. B. Boy Xmas seals. dts Ladles' fibre silk hose, 79c, at the army store. —Advt. Mrs. A. Gangloff went to Delphi Thursday for a visit with relatives. A fyll line of first-class new,farm machinery at Baughman's sale, Dec. 16. . Mrs. Fred Bird of Hammond came Tuesday for a visit her mother, Mrs. Isaac Kepner. Some very fine quality hay, about twenty tons, at the Arnold sale, Tuesday, Dec. 14. —Advt dll Clyde Gunyon left Tuesday for Sparta, Wis., where be is engaged with a dredging company. Ladles' all-wool, slip-over sweaters, all 'colors, large variety of styles, $3.98 at the army store. —Advt.

Several good cows, some fresh now, some later, at Arnold's sale, Dec. 14. —Advt Mrs. Homer Allie of Beaverville, 111., came Thursday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Budreau of Milroy township. Frank Schroer of Barkley township is driving a new Franklin car, which he purchased from Thompson & Kirk, the local agents. W. P. Michal, one of Jordan township’s progressive farmers, bought a number of head of fine Duroc purebred hogs at the Otto Ritter sale near Virgie Tuesday. Grant Culp was over from Carpenter township on business Thursday, unloading a carload of feeding cattle which he had shipped in from Chicago and drove to his farm in Carpenter township.

The funeral of Parmer Zoborosky of Newton county, who died Monday night from diabetes, was held at .the Christian church in Brook Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial was made in the Brook cemetery. We will sell a Globe range ( stove, a good heating stove, Sellers kitchen cabinet, some diningroom chairs, power washing machine, new cream separator and other household goods, practically new, at Arnold’s sale, Dec. 14.—Advt. Lieut. Homer W. Graf of the United States navy, stationed at San Diego, Calif., came Friday from his home in Des Moines, la., where he had been visiting home folks, for a visit with his aunt, Mrs. W. D. Bringle. Mrs. John Kohler has rented her little farm .at the west side of town to Otto Ritter of Union township, and next week with her son “Pat” will go to Chicago Heights, 111., to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Marie Wright. Among the Chicago goers Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osborne, Mrs. C. H. Porter, S. C. Irwin, A. E. Wallace, George Mohlman, G. J. Jessen, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long, Elias Arnold, John C. Maxwell, A. O. and Ralph Moore and William Traub.

Mrs. Lesta Snively of Indianapolis came Thursday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. George W. Hopkins. Mrs. Snively had been visiting with relatives in Omaha, Neb., and stopped off here on her way home, having been, met in Chicago by Mrs. Hopkins.

Abe Martin says: “We feel sorry fer th’ farmer,” said Tell Binkley, t’day. “but how’d he like t’ be livin’ in town with eight silk shirts an’ 140 pounds o’ thlrty-flve-cent sugar on his hands, an’ no work?” Alvy Lark, efficiency expert, is drivln’ a team fer tV Acme Gravel company. The weather still continues very mild for this season of the year. A little rain fell Thursday night, turning to snow, but only a very little of the latter fell and it soon disappeared yesterday morning. The past couple of days have been cloudy, but warm, the mercury at 2 p. m. yesterday registering 40 degrees. Dr. H. J. Kannal, who has been in Indianapolis the greater part of the time for the past few years in the capacity of assistant state veterinarian, etc., has returned home to remain here permanently and is taking up his veterinary practice again. His work in the state department will be of great benefit to him in his local practice.

The building, fixtures and grounds of the New Dunkard church at Idaville were sold Wednesday and the congregation will disband. The church was built in 1872, and for many years was one of' the largest religious organizations in Idaville. During the last few years, however, the membership has been gradually fall-' ing off and. no services have been held for two years. The receipts from the sale of the building and grounds will be turned into the conference. - ' / j i/ ._ t . *B ■ .JA

Ladies’ set snug union suits, $1.79 at the army store. —Advt • Yesterday's local egg and butterfat prices were: Eggs, 70c; butterfat. 48a Misses’ tine all-wool, slip over sweater, $2.98 at the army store.— Advt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fell and son Billie left Wednesday for their home at Colorado Springs, Colo. Practically new Ford touring car, starter and fully equipped, at Arnold’s sale, Tuesday, Dec. 14. —Advt Yesterdays local grain prices: Corn. 56c; oats, 42c; wheat, $1.66; rye, $1.30. The prices a year ago were as follows: Corn. $1.30; oats, 76c; rye, $1.46; wheat $2.16. Harvey Davisson of Rensselaer, Indiana. has been in McAllen this week. Mr. Davisson has some farm land near McAllen and came down to look after it When seen at the Hotel Clark, where he stopped, he was very hopeful of the prospects as presented in the McAllen territory.—-McAllen (Texas) Monitor. Mias Florence Welch, aged sixteen, a sophomore in the Romney high school, died Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Welch, of near Raub, her parents, from the effects of injuries suffered last Tuesday when a teakettle of boiling water overturned on her. Miss Welch was scalded about the chest.

William Scott directs us to change the address of his paper from Remington to Pine Castle, Fla., where they are spending the winter. He says: “We are having days down here like we have in good old Indiana in July and August, with all the fruit we can eat and a good lake close by full of fish and there are alio plenty of ducks.". The will of the late George Worden of Remington was filed for probate in the Jasper circuit court Wednesday. The instrument was executed September 2, 1916, and bequeaths to the widow, Katie Worden, all property, both real and personal, during her natural life, and at her death it is to go to the children in fee simple, share and share alike.

J. H. Hibner, district superintendent of the Schlosser b”tos.’ Creamery company, gave a banquet Wednesday evening at the Forbis hotel in Montlce|lo for all the employes of the company in his district. A threecourse dinner was served at 6 o’clock tos, about seventeen employes from Frankfort, Brookston, Wolcott, Burnottsviye, Monticello and Rensselaer.

When placing Red Cross stamps or Christmas seals on letters or packages, one should bear in mind to place them on the back of the letter or package, as they are very confusing to the postoffice employes when placed on the side with the address, and the sender frequently seems to think that these seals are all the “postage” necessary, and as a result the letter or parcel is delayed or not sent at all.

A year’s subscription to The Twice-a-Week Jasper County Democrat will be a most appreciated Xmas present for the friend or relative who does not now take this paper, no matter whether a resident of the county or a former resident now residing elsewhere. It will be a pleasant twice-a-week reminder of the donor and to the former resident 104 newsy letters from his old home.