Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Fight tuberculosis by buying Xmas seals. d 25 A. E. Wallace spent the week-end in Chicago with his family. H. W. Kiplinger of Gary spent the week-end here with his family.

John Hudson of West Carpenter was a business visitor in Rensselaer Friday afternoon. Mrs. Carl Bowman and son Clarence of near Newland went to Delphi Saturday for a visit with friends. Lawrence Sayler attended the funeral of W. R. Day, a brother of his wife, at Champaign, 111., Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Flecher and James Frazer are the guests of the H. W. Kiplinger family at this writing. Mrs. Elmer Gwin and sons Leon and Marlon spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell of near Winamac. , * Among the Lafayette goers Friday wen* Mrs. K. T. Rhoades, Miss Jane Parkison, Mrs. Elmer Wilcox and Mrs. John Adair Charles Smith, who is employed in a print shop at St. Louis, Mo., at present, came Friday evening for a few days’ visit here.

Mrs. Lloyd Cavinder and children of Springfield, 111., came Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin and daughter Ellen left Sunday for El Paso, ■Tex., where they will spend the winter with their son Blaine. Among the Lafayette goers Saturday were Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy, Maurice Reed, Floyd Platt, Mrs. L. R. Crownover and Mrs. C. A. Reed. With forty-six nations in the league, it’s only a question of time until Mexico joins and tries to convert the United States. —Indianapolis News.

Charles Petley was in Chicago yesterday. Frank Gorham spent the week-end with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Kate Hansson visited her son Gravelous in Chicago Sunday. John Kanne of Campus, 111., came Saturday for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. L. G. Monnett left Sunday for St. Petersburg, Fla., where she will spend the winter. , Mrs. Charles Bowers and Mrs. F. E. Rees and daughter Florence were Lafayette goers Monday. Among the Chicago goets Monday were Mrs. W. J. Wright and son Robert, B. F. Fendig and John Rush.

Mr. and Mrs.. Harvey Myers of Milwaukee, Wis., came Saturday for a visit with relatives here and at Parr. I Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson left the last of the week for Chamberlain, So. Dak., to spend the holidays with relatives. W. H. Grimm returned to hls home in Laporte Friday after a visit with hls daughter, Mrs Joe Moore, of Barkley township. Miss Ruth McKenzie, a "student at Indiana university, is here to spend the holidays with her grandmother, Mrs. W. ft. Brown. The Rensselaer public schools will close today for the Christmas vacation and will open again on Monday, January 3, 1921.

Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Jacks of Lee Sunday here as the guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. True D. Woodworth, and husband. Laban Wilcox of Purdue university spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wilcox, at the county farm. George Sterling and son Earl, George Sill and Dale Sominer of Chicago spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowers of west of town. Mr, and Mrs. K. C. Campbell went to Chicago Saturday for a few days’ visit, after which they will continue to Kansas City, Mo., for an extended visit with relatives.

Yesterday’s local grain prices were as follbws: Corn, yellow, 58c; white or mixed, 55c; oats, 42c; wheat, 51.60; rye, $1.30. The prices a year ago were. Corn, $1.30; oats, 79c; wheat, $2.20; rye, $1.55. Mrs. Fannie Cottingham of Brookston came up yesterday, stopping off here between trains while on her way to Momence, 111., where her son resides and where she makes her home a part of the time. Fred Phillips came down from, Dane, Wis., Friday evening to be here to assist W. A. McCurtain in crying the Floyd Amsler sale. Mrs. Phillips and Grace Augusta will come to spend the holidays with Rensselaer relatives. Auctioneer W. A. McCurtain will go to Buchanan, Mich., Thursday evening and on Friday will cry a big sale there. He will remain over the week-end and on Monday he has another big sale there, Including a 408-acre farm. Dr. E. N. Loy of Rensselaer was elected president of the Jasper-New-ton Medical association at the meeting held Friday evening at the home of Dr. A. R. Kresler. Dr. Collier of Brook was elected vice-president, and Dr. Glick of Kentland secretary.'

Frank Corbin was over from Brook yesterday. Help the fight against T B. Buy Xmas seals. d 25 Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gray were over from Remington Monday. Yesterday’s local egg and butterfat prices were as follows: Eggs, 69c; butterfat, 48c. • • Mrs. A. R. Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah, is the guest of her brother, Russell Van Hook, and family. • Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phegley spent the week-end in Chicago with the former’s sister, Mrs Jennie Griswold. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harmon of Evansville are here to spend Christmas with the latter’s mother, Mrs. W. R. Brown. Miss Marian Parker, who is teaching In the schools at Oak Hill, Va., came Sunday to spend the holidays with home folks. Mrs. A. P. Gosnell and little daughter left Monday for Marseilles, 111., to join her husband and where they will make their future home.

Samuel Robinson, an old and wellknown resident of Morocco, died at his home In that city Monday morning after an extended illnetfs. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rodgers, daughter Ethel and son Dorance of Wolcott spent Sunday here with Mrs. Rodgers’ mother, Mrs. W. E. Jacks. There .will be a program and Christmas tree at the Brushwood school in Barkley township Thursday evening, December 23. Everybody welcome. An immense crowd was present at the Floyd Amsler sale near Surrey Monday and the property sold quite well, sale totaling 810,545.93, it is understood. C. W. Eger and Howard Mills went to Chicago Sunday and accompanied home their wives, who have been patients in the Hahnemann hospital for the past few weeks. A little rain fell yesterday about noon and froze to the streets and walks as fast as It fell, making it extremely difficult for one to get about without danger of falling. Mrs. Henry Randle is in quite a critical condition at this writing. She is past 80 years of age and Is not suffering from any particular ailment other than the Infirmities of age. f Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Leighley returned to their home at Lake Village Saturday after a visit here with their son, H. P. Leighley, and wife, and attending the meeting of the JasperNewton Medical society. The negro population of Chicago increased 65,491 in the last decade and now is 109,594, the census bureau has announced. The total white population Is 2,589,104, an increase of 450,047 or 21 per cent.

Misses Hazel Lamson and Helen Murray, teachers in the Indianapolis schools, are here to spend the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lamson and Mr. and Mrs. George E. Murray, respectively. Mrs. Magdalena Myer left Sunday for Houston, Tex., where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. William JDonnelly, and family. She was accompanied as far as Chl> cago by her daughter, Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy. * The Eastern Star chapter Installed the following officers at its regular meeting last evening: W. M., Mrs. Sadie Roberts; W. P., Bela Roberts; A. M., Mrs. Nelle Larsh; Sec’y., Mrs. N. C. Schafer; Treas., Mrs. Katie Critser; Conductress, Mrs. V. Wood; Associate Conductress, Mrs. Claude Kruzan. Miss Nettie B. Jordan, who has been employed at Denver, Colo., for some time, came Saturday for a visit over the holidays with her mother, Mrs. S. L. Jordan of Barkley township. She was accompanied from Chicago by her brother, Homer Jordan, who is attending Northwestern university.

Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Perrlgo of Morocco were visitors In the city Saturday. Miss Helen Warper, who is attending Indiana university, is home for the holiday vacation. Miss Florence Rees of Boston, Mass., came Saturday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. F. E. Rees. The Rensselaer high school basketball team defeated the Remington quintet aj the latter place Friday night, the score being 12 to 9. The Christmas mail has been mighty slim this year thus far, as compared with that of recent years. The falling off is reported to be from 50 to 75 per cent over the country. The annual Christmas dance, under the auspices of the Van Rensselaer club, will be given at the armory next Tuesday night, December 28. The Domino quintet of Indianapolis will furnish the music.

Mrs. George Smith of Chicago came Monday to be with her mother, Mrs. B. D. McColly, who has been quite sick with a gathering in her head for the past week, but is improving at this writing. AUTO LICENSES—AppIy with our notaries any time, day or night. We attend to all the details and have a car record of nearly every car in the county. See us at once.—THE MAIN GARAGE, The Best in Rensselaer. fl Harold Weiss, who is attending Wisconsin university at Madison, came Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Weiss. He was accompanied home by his aunt, Mrs. A. C. Rosenbrook, also of Madison. Seafleld will be a flag station after January Ist, according to Informer tlon recently received. There will be no station agent. Miss Grace Schlademan has filled the position of agent for the past two years.—White County Democrat

The brick work on the new city hall and fire house Is completed, with the exception of the top part of the front, which has been delayed by the nonarrival of the stone trimmings. The building is quite an improvement;, indeed, to that part of the business district of.the city. The annual K. of P. county meeting was held at Remlngtoi Thursday evening and about thirty-live members of the local order were In attendance. The rank of Knight was conferred by the Rensselaer team upon three candidates: Joseph Reeve of Rensselaer, Russell Hamilton and William/Timmons of Remington. A fine two-course dinner was served. One df the horses hitched to the American Express company’s wagon became frightened at a piece of paper near the Rowles & Parker store Friday about noon and started to run, bumping into the Franklin car belonging to Dr. C. E. Johnson, which was standing at the curb in front of his office. One of the rear fenders was broken and some other minor damage done to the machine.

Harold Gifford, who, with Arthur Battleday, conducts the North Side garage, was quite badly burned Friday afternoon while attempting to start a fire In the furnace. He asked one of the workmen for some coal oil to pour on the fire, and by mistake was handed a can which contained gasoline. An explosion followed and Mr. Gifford was quite badly burned about the face and handi

H. J. Gowland and son George and wife drove down from near Gallen, Mich., Sunday, for a short visit and to attend the Floyd Amsler sale. Mr. stated that they had about three inches of snow up in his locality at present, but some little time ago, when quite a heavy snow fell in the noithern part of the state, they got some five or six inches. They returned home yesterday, and no doubt found some snow there, as it was said in newspaper dispatches that five or six Inches of “the beautiful’’ fell at South Bend.

We have been having quite a little touch of winter weather for the past several days. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights the mercury got down within 18 or 20 degrees of zero and, while the air was very raw, it was fairly pleasant otherwise. Sunday especially was a bright, clear day with a cloudless sky. Yesterday morning was quite a bit warmer, but the weather bureau’s prediction was for snow and the indications

were very favorable for the prediction being fulfilled and a “white Christmas” realised. Buy your holiday stationery at The Democrat office. A fine line to select from. Call in and see. Abe Martin says: Doin' somethin* fer others don’t alius pay. Look where th’ Democratic party is. "I’m agin raisin’ th’ railroad fare any higher. It’s all you kin do t’ find a seat as It is," said Lase Bud, t’day. Letters remaining In the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ended December 18: Richard Arnold, Mix C. H. Guister, Chas. Hernburg, Irving Linback, Wm. Pollock, L. H. Smith, Bill Shue, and Robert Willits. If not called for, the above letters will be sent to the dead letter office on January 8, 1921.