Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1920 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

WHEATFIELD. The International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago, Nov. 27 to Dec. 4th. . - ... Warren Boyle will hold a public sale of live stock and farm tools Saturday afternoon at 1:00 o clock, November 27th. Watch for complete list next week. ; Henry Wagner went Tuesday to Indianapolis as the representative of Wheatfield Lodge No. 689 at the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. \ Watch the list for Warren Boyle’s public sale Saturday, Nov. 27th. Allen Fendig and Warren Fisher of Kankakee came Saturday evening for a visit Sunday -with relatives. Mrs. Joseph Hilliard, Mrs. W. J. White, Mrs. L. W. Brown and Mrs. Bell motored to LaCrosse Armistice Day ‘ and visited with Mrs. Frank Trinosky and family. '/t Harry Dahucke visited here Saturday evening with bis mother. Carl, the ten-year-old son of Mr 7 and Mrs. Harry Brown, of Walker township, died -of scarlet fever Sunday, Nov. 14, 1920. Two of the children have recovered from the disease and one child has not yet taken it. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have the sympathy of the community in this their hour of bereavement. Mrs. Edward Ledke and sister, Nettie, went to Indianapolis last Saturday for a few day’s visit with relatives. , . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jensen of Knox came Saturday for a visit over Sunday with their parents.

DEMOTTE. The following teachers went to South Bend last Thursday to visit the schools: Mrs. Fred- Wolff, Mj. Geo. Hammerton, Mrs. Hammerton accompanied her husband, Lottie Porter, Grace Knapp and L. G. Templin. , , . Mrs. Homer Hewitt and daughter, Frances, were South Bend shoppers last week, returning Monday. “Mud” Hart and Miss Vera True, T. G. Templin and Miss Effie Fairchild attended church at Knimaii last Sunday evening, going via the “Overland/* Mrs. Wm. Swart and Bobbie, are visiting at Lansing, El., with her parents. ’ . Mrs. C. C. Spriggs, of Gary, Indo came for a few* days’ visit with her mother, Mrs. Geo. Hockney. We saw Agent White and Cashier Hilliard of Wheatfield, Ind., over in these sand dunes hunting Tatters” and nearly frozen too. Game Wardens seem to be more plentiful than game over here. Better get that license boys. Wm. Swart is putting a new basement under his house and will install a new furnace as soon as possible. , . Mrs. Crittendon went to Chicago, HI., last Friday for a few visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. Moss. _ Frank Hart was a Knox visitor Thursday. „ . v Fred Wolff returned from Missouri last Friday for an extended Bta ß J. Toppen of spent Sunday with his brother, John and fa Mrs. Marr, mothpr of George Marr, is reported quite seriously Trustee Fairchild went to Wheatfield Sunday and employed Mrs.c. B. Dillman to teach in the DeMotte SCl Gerbrand Kooy went to Rensselaer on business Monday. — TEFFT. There will be a box social; Saturday evening and a program m connection.- bring a box and have a good time. The institute was held evening and Mrs. Gr ® c ®. Sa " < K tainly opened some-of the mothers eyes by showing them done. Grace is and knows how. Miss Hams ve a nice talk. Miss Clausen, Miss Ddahanty, Mrs. Laura S Anna Jaaperson. Then they had the pleasure of calling on the trustee who landed on Miss Hams, bu she cars sure take a joke laugh. It was fine to see Wm. Jefties at Church Sunday night Bill kmda felt out of place but we suppose he will soon get used to it Come again Bill. Good medieme.. . The Community regrets to hear of the death of.W. < Minor. .He died in Valparaiso hospital Sunday evening. Mr. Minor was a successful farmer in this township. A good neighbor and had a fine family., Chas. Gerber and Chas. Stalbaum, the bridge contractors, are putting on the finislung touches on two bridges in this township. Hurry up boys, winter is coming. Don has quit chopping wood ox late. He says he ..get enough exercise riding in that bus to Valpo. The posters made by pupils of the high school in the drive for good English show originality and were much enjoyed by the patrons. Theodore Sands was sixteen Sunday, so he invites sixteen of ms friends to dinner. They certatniy did justice to it as many of them had no breakfast. Anyyay it iooxed so after they got, through.' Every home will be some volunteer for the Red ijtow, so have your membership.ready. It Ma Snider’s ear h«d not » talksd record would have been ™v DeMotte, was around Sundayvisßing old friends. Lqftge friends. , .a out of town after Tvofitly uvw« _ jUL_ - "■</"J: ■

1 THAYHL \ Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Clark visited Sunday at Morocco with* his mother. William N. Johnson, after an iHneas of several months with dropsy, died at the home of his brother at I owell Saturday, Nov. 13, 1920, at the age of 70 years. The deceased was unmarried and had resided at Thayer the past‘twelve years. Mrs. A. Diefinderen went to- Chicago Monday' to spend the winter at .the home ’of her daughter, Mrs. Thos. McKee. Mrs. Frank Fuller and son, Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boswinkle motored to Lowell and attended the movies "Bunday. Charles and Fred Amstein of Chicago were here last Saturday to assist their parents to move to the Peter Sommer property. Mr. Amstein sold his property to Chicago parties, who have taken possession.. Francis Cyphers has bought a ■Ford touring car. , Mrs. Wm: Van Wienen has sold her town property to Chicago parties. , Towner Jansen killed several brandt and ducks on the marsh the past week. Mrs. Dorothy Parrish has purchased the Ruth Cyphers residence property and moved therein. SHELBY. Frederick Medous, the aged father of Mrs. Lydia Dickey, died Sunday evening. The remains .were taken to Monon for burial. Diek Osgood and Bib Hayden of Lowell visited here and ate rabbits with Cal Burroughs and family Sunday. Mrs. Samuel Sirois and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Dorsch went last Thursday to Hot Springs, Ark., to spend the winter. -- „ .. , A. P. Barnett took the blue birds’ advice and left us cold to spend the winter in Florida, where the popular old bachelor will keep his eye open for a good* looking' widow with a wagon load Of money. A H. Ahlgrim and family, who will leave for California in the near future, were given a farewell party at the Church of Christ last Friday evening. . _ Don’t fail to attend the Community meeting at the Shelby school friday even ng. '

* ROSELAWN. Elizabeth Korth, who isemployed by Marshall Field & Co, of Chicago, visited home foIM here Sunday. . > Mrs. Lucinda Eight went to Gary Monday where she will visit her son, Dorsey. Mrs. Lida Conger of Lowell visited friends here last Friday. . Mrs. Rebecca Best and daughter, Pearl, motored to Chicago Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B€Bt .. ' Mr. and Mra Joseph Smith ot Wheatfield visited here Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith. WALKER TOWNSHIP. The Victory club met with Mrs. Virgil Lintop Wednesday and a fine' time Was enjoyed by all. *Oak Grove school will have • program and pie social on~Wednesday evening, Nov. 24. All ladies please bring pies. .Mre- Clarence Bridgman was a Wheatfield caller Wednesday. ! Mr. and Mrs. M. Zufall and sons, • Donald and Paul, took dinner with Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson and sow, WiD, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lilly took dinner with Clarence Bridgeman s Sunday. , - . Will Tomlinson has-been on Ine sick list since last Thursday, but iB Misses OpaFand 1 Gladys Hale visited Oak Grove school Thursday and Miss Lena Mears' visited there Tuesday. Miss Lena Meyers spent 'Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Huntington. . rA-, 1 • ————————l- .