Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1920 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

WALKER TOWNSHIP. iifa F. M. Lilly was a Gifford caller ' Monday. Henry Meyers was m Wheatfield caller, Saturday. George Hoehn killed two beeves for -H. Meyers Friday. Mrs: F. .M. Garrett called on Mrs. Lee Jennings Wednesday. The roadside along the stone road was' mowed the past week. . Miss Anna' Jasperson called on Mr2 M F. M. Lilly Tuesday. , A’.' P. Huntington unloaded* a car of life hf Gifford .last week. Mrs. C. B. Scott went calling at Will Hartley’s Sunday afternoon. Foug’s threshing outfit began threshing at Ed Long’s Wednesday. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman called on Mrs. I. Hankins at Gifford Tuesday. . „ z, Mrs. F. M. Garrett and Mrs. C. B. Scott were Gifford caller Tuesday. C. B. Scott and Floyd Garrett have been putting up hay the past week. •« Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman called on Mrs. F. M. Lilly Saturday afternoon. „ . Mr .and Mrs. A. P. Hilntmgton spent the evening at M. ZufaH’s Saturday. ~ _ Will Clinton’s brother and fam-, ily, of Michigan, were visiting the week-end. & J. Bicknell and Tom Inkley were looking oyer some land around these parts Monday. » ' Eva, John and Nettie Salnn are visiting their brother, Orvis Salrin, of Indiana Harbor, t Miss Alice Meyers and Wesley Hurley called at A. P. Huntington’s- Sunday evening. Mrs. Sanders and family spent gunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell, of Gifford. Hurley’s machine threshed at Bill Meyers’, Linton’s and are threshing at J. Walter’s at present. Sigler Smith and wife of Georgeton, 111., are spending the week, visitin Will Tomlinson and his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jennings and daughter, took Robert Jennings to Lowell for treatment Sunday. F. M. Lilly and family spent the day with A. P. Huntington’s Thursday and Mr. Lilly helped Huntington haul tile. • Long’s threshing machine threshed at Long’s, Parker’s and Lynch’s and pulled into John Pettet’s Saturday jeyening. D. Williams and wife and children, Richard, Trevor, Leslie and ■ Dorothy, took dinner with M. Zufalls' Sunday. _ „ . I The fast ball team from Morocco will play the Regulars at Wheatfield Sunday, August 22. A good । fame is promised the fans. Mrs. Will Stallbaum and children. 1 Mrs. Joe Salrin and ‘Children and; Mrs. Humphrey and daughter, were mckleberrying Wednesday. J. Walter’s father, of Moody, visited him on the farm Friday to seethe neW house which is nearing Completion and see the results of threshing. , . . . F. M. Lilly and family, called at M. Zufalls Sunday afternoon to see the new piano which W. Huntington of Valparaiso placed there on trial, Saturday. , John Pettet and eons fixed the culverts on the road running east' and west from Dewdrop corner/ Tiiesday morning and on the road a mile east Friday. I Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington called on X. Gessa’s of Virgie Sun-, day. That’s, the place for sweet watermelons, but tljey need rain badly in that country as they have had no rain scarcely since the second of July. . Mrs. Ernest Tomlinson and daughter Mary, called at Will Tomlin-; son’s Sunday and Mrs. Sigler Smith and Son, who are visiting at Tomlinson’s, returned home with her. ’ Mrs. Tomlinson also called at her mother’s, Mrs. John Pettet. . ' The newly-weds arrived in town and tried to keep it secret, but after the licehse came out of course there was unrest and everybody got their cans ready, when who should behold, they drove up and everybody got busy on congratulation, Treats were plenty and were given with a good heart. The community extend good wishes to. both Ed Sands and Grace Poole, J W S now Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sands. Good luck and a long and happy Trustee Duggleby and family, who motored last week to lowa for a visit with relatives, writes that W had a very tourney on the trip. AM said he had breakfast at Kankakee, lunch at Pnnceton, dmner at Rock Island and also some beer (Oh, what a whopper) He writes that the oats are so heavy that he counted 1081 threshing machines working as he traveled along. (The way he counts he must have, seen a white mule), and then y got to Davenport where egei-ybody knows him and he quit figures. Oh, yes, he said , oats , were miking from 68 to 108 bushels per acre (more mule). Alf also said that his mother and Verna Baker were coming home with them and to wanted to be sure and meet his mother because she was a fine old lady. That’s all right, Fred, but I’ll take a look or two at well. The teller is signed: Myself and wife, Howard and lowa.

“ Having escaped the of Villa and bubonic plague, Vera Crus proceeded to accumulate 100 cases of yellow fever.

♦ LEE. ?

Rev. Kuonen and family of Culver visited over Saturday and Sunday with old friends here. Fv L. Qyerton and family end Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Westen spent Sunday with James Overton and wife of Rensselaer. Mrs. Sam Noland went to Kankakee, ! Hl., Friday to visit relatives. Several people from here attended chautauqua at Fountain Park SundayRuth and Fred Overton of Rensselaer spent a few days last week with their uncle, F. L. Overton and family. , „ , / . Bernard Telfor, Harold Erbvand Raymond Gilmore spent Sunday with Chase Rishling. Jeanette, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cassell, has been under the doctor’s care for a few days.

BARKLEY.

Wm. Jenkins, working at the Moody elevator, was overcome by the heat last Friday. The John.. Newcome family entertained Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Gwin, the Earl Barkley family and the Tom Eldredge .family last Sunday. The B. F. Ellsworth family spent Sunday at Fountain Park. Mri and Mrs. Jesse Eldredge accompanied by his mother and sister, spent , the past week visiting relatives in Huntington. < Rev. and.jM l ®- Dean and Dorothy left Monday, on a vacation trip. They spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Winona Lake, leaving there Thursday morning for Tillsonburg, Canada, to visit Rev: Dean’s parets and brother. ' > Another good Sunday- school at Barkley. Sunday morning. There will be no preaching service until the first Sunday in September, but Sunday School as usual. Everybody come and help keep up the high average.

WHEATFIELD.

The 1920-1921 school term will commence Monday, September 6tw Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goasch and J. W. Ott motored to Crown Point last Saturday. . The fast ball team from Morocco will play the Regulars at Wheatfield Stinday, August 22. 'A good game is promised the fans. A. S. Keene lost his valuable roan horse last week. This makes the fourth stallion that Mr. Keene has lost in the short time of about a year. *• North Jxidson ball team crossed bats with the Regulars here last Sunday resulting in the defeat of the Regulars by the score of 5 to 3, ten innings. , . Dr. Washburn of Rensselaer and Dr. Bucher removed the cast from the fractured thigh of . Mrs. Ella Allen ' here Sunday and she is reported improving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Baker and son, Jesse, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Rose Luse of Crawfordsville, came last week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Luse. Mr. and Mrs. William Tinkham and son, Verne, of Granville, Hl., came last week for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Tinkbam is agent for the N. Y. C. lines. Mrs. Ed Adams of Kankakee returned home Friday, after a week s visit here with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Myers. : Mrs. Berenice Clark returned with Mrs. Adams for a visit Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Snowden and Dr. Von- Snowden of Gary and Mrs. Clara Sloan and daughter, Dorothy, of Valparaiso were Sunday visitors at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Bucher. Quite a number are attending the Kankakee District Fair thia week. Len Small, the manager of this popular fair for many years, is a candidate for governor of Illinois this campaign . A Detroit man was fined >ls and costs for taking, without paying for it, a paper -from a pile for sale on a street corner, and yet some people have taken this paper for a year or more and not paying for .it. Wm. F. Stump has been acting as substitute mail earner on Rural Route No. 1 while Carrier Smith and family have been taking a‘Vacation the past week, visiting friends in central Indiana. Three elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints wil preach at the Primo, Theatre, Wheatfield, Ind., Friday evening at 7:30, August 20. Everybody is cordially invited. No collection. Another of those popular social gatherings. No objectional dances allowed. Good order and a good time guaranteed to everybody atr tending the dance at Konovskys hall. Latest music by three-piece orchestra. „ • . „ * Grover Creagmile and family of Tipton, Ind., came Saturday far’ a visit with Marion Davis and family and other former acquaintances in this vicinity. Graver reports having good crops this season and prospering in Tipton county. • Just thipk of it, an editor will be President of the United States after March 4th next and we hope the citizens will pay their respects to whichever editor he is better than they pay their subscriptions to the editor of this paper. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller an-

nOunce the marriage of their daughter, Lottie Loretta Miller to MrFoster Ashby, of Harvey, HL, July 14, 1920. The Review joins with friends in this vicinity in congratulations and best wishes for a happy jodrney through life. — ' Charlie Myers has commenced to show symptoms of the Florida fever again. He is getting the Pullman ready to hit the overland route to the walk-up-the-creek state. Etta and Bettie Fanderwr agent evening and Sunday with

TEFFT.

Lewis Turner celebrated his birthday by having a three o’clock dinner. . .7 . " I Mri Wm. Reid of Ohio is now visiting at his son’s home, Andrew Kerr. Miss Veima White returned to Chicago after a few .days’ visit home. August 22, is the Home Coming Day at Tefft. Every-body is invited to come. Misses Elta and Ora Albert and friends, of Streator, came to visit a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kerr. The fast ball team from Morocco will play the Regulars at Wheatfield Sunday, August 22. A good game is promised the fans. Mrs. Rose Luse, from Crawfordsville, is visiting and collecting some revenue from her farm. It’s no use in talking, but she’s just as young as ever and not married yet. The prospects on the farm are very good. Mrs. Albin, who was so sick, has been taken to Lakeside Hospital where she had an operation, and the latest report is she is doing fine after being relieved of 104 gall stones. We certainly hope for a speedy recovery. Elmer Davis, the luckiest guy in the township, threshed out over 1,600 bushels of wheat, which tested mostly No. 1, at |2.50 per bushel. It pays to sit up and take notice of Friday Fairchild’s once in a while good advice.

DEMOTTE.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koester and Mr. and Mrs. Roy True motored to Hammond Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Spriggs of Gary visited Mr. and Mrs, George Hockney here Sunday. , Mrs. John DeCook and son. Bill went to Chicago Saturday to visit her . daughter over v Sunday. ■ Masters Earl and Harold Struble went to Hammond Friday for a week’s visit with relatives. I Grace Davis of Shelby visit- i ed here with friends at the hotel Halleck last Saturday and Sunday.' Mrs. Chas. Spencer and grandson, 1 Regal Spencer, went to Chicago Sat- i urday to visit Mrs. Lula Luce and family. . | .peorge Marr and wife made their, annual visit to Wheatfield last Saturday evening and George went down the Midway. Miss Ruby Yeogley and brothers, Junior and Kenneth, left Saturday for Elkhart and South Bend to visit with relatives there. The fast ball team from Morocco will play the Regulars at Wheatfield Sunday, August 22. A good ■ante is promised the fans. ' Postmaster Effie Fairchild went to Monon Saturday for a few days’ visit with friends and the “Postoffice Inspector” Miss Ethol Hockney Js substituting during her absence. A flock of new Fords were flying along the Jackson Highway 3aturday and ,pne of them collided with one of Bert Hanaway’s horses that was .pasturing along the highway, the animal was bruised some and t|ie jitney-was put out of commission, bursting the radiator, windshield, top and fenders' A military prisoner under sentence of ninety-nine yean has been! removed from Coblenz to Leaven-! worth, Maybe pur government does occupy Coblenz that] long- ; ■

SHELBY.

Mrs. James Pinkertpn wad a Lowel visitor Wednesday. Russell Allen of Chicago was a iShelby visitor Sunday and Monday. ' Ernest Sirois and Adam Dorsch made their usual week-end viMt with home folks. I Miss Halley Hazlett of Indianlapolis vijited her sister, Mrs. H. E. Depue, last week. Mrs. Omer Stell of Hammond, came Sunday evening to visit with । Mrs. Chas. Brown. Mr. Geo. W. Dickey and family and Mrs. Josephine Dickey, motored to Hammond Friday. Grace Haskell of Chicago Heights is spending the week with Mrs. Jess Latta and family. Winslow and Ivan Brouhard attended a birthday party on their cousin, Ruby Winslow, at Fair Oaks Wednesday.Mrs. Calvin Burroughs is spending the week in Paxton, 81., where she is visiting • her brother, Chas. Holley and family. , Guy Dickey is reported getting along nicely after his operation for 1 appendicitis Tuesday, in St. Margaret’s Hospital at Hammond.; i Information received from the Sostmaster at Fort Myers, Fla., we ■arn that James Hall, a former resident of Shelby, had passed away. Mr. and Mrs. George Regnier and family, Wesley Braskett and family, Samuel Sirois and family, Victor Regnier and family, Silas Latte and family attended a family reunion' at Gary last Sunday. ' ' ' 1 — • ’e

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The Mulder family attended the Moody services at Cedar Lake, last Sunday. * D. K. Frye and family motored Sunday and visited relatives at Wolcott, Ind. Mrs. Lottie Smith of Wheatfield waited here last week with her son, Sank and family. D. L. Braden and wife motored. Sunday to Elkhart to see his mother who is ill in a hospital at Elkhart. Last Thursday Hatl Denton was badly injured while oiling the separator at the Clinton farm.. H» clothing was caught in some way near the drive pulley and he received two fractures of the arms, broken ribs and other injuries. He was taken to the Jasper County Hospital and reports from the hospital state that the patient is getting along as well as could be expected.’