Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1920 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

FAIR OAKS. (December 1.) Howard Gilmore of Lafayette visited here a few days last week. Miss Hanson spent the week-end with friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. George McSlean and Miss Mary Abell of Gary spent Thanksgiving with the Abell family. Miss Hazel Jones visited relatives in Danville last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Khne and sons of Hammond sptent Thursday with the Corns family. C. A. Guntiy- spent Sunday with his family. . .. . . Several from here spent the latter part of the week in Hammond. They, were Mr. arid Mrs. McConnell and sorf, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wendell, Irene Ballinger and Mae Hal- • leek* M. Shehan and family of Monon spent Thursday with I. Kights. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKay and children returned to Hammond Sunday after a few days’ visit here. Mrs.' C. A. Gundy and Mrs. C. A. Corns spent Friday in Repsselaer. Mrs. W. Rhorabaugh /and children visited last wee k in Radnor. Mrs. Roy Marshall and children left Thursday for Alabama where they will spend the winter. Mrs. N -A. McKay of Hammond came Monday and packed her household goods and rented her house to Bryant Pritcbetti who moved from the Hampton ranch Wednesday.

SHELBY. Mrs. J. Bowie of Wheatfiek| came Monday for a few days visit with her sisters, Delia and Aime Fuller, The Church of Christ are purchasing a moving picture machine to be used for the benefit of the church and the community. Sam Sirois and son, Sammy, went to Hot Springs, Ark., Monday for a visit With Mrs. Sirois and daughter, Mabel. - Sugar 9 cents per pound at Dickey’s Big Bargain' store. Special Blend Coffee, IP cents per pound, at Dickey’s Big Store.

THAYER. Milton Cobb and Charles Fuller attended the dance given at Lowell Thursday evening. They report a very enjoyable time. A very interesting program was given here at the church by the pupils of the* school Thanksgiving evening. A large crowd attended and everyone was highly pleased. Mr. John Kelly of Chicago visited here Thanksgiving with Mr. Kepperling and daughter, Helen. Mrs. Albert Helsel has been quite sick the past week. A masked ball was held here Saturday evening at the Thayer hall. A very large crowd was in attendance and many beautiful costumes were worn. Mr. and Mrs. Eelden Spieth of Shelly, attended the Thanksgiving services held here at the Thayer church last Thursday evening. The Fellman family motored to Leroy last Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gault, formerly of this place. Mr, Halicki was a Chicago visitor last Thursday and Friday. Rev. Hauser of Lowell conducted his services here last Sunday evening. i Bopi, Nov. 20, girl to Mr. and Mrs.’James Buie. Dr. W. W. Tate was the attending physician. Born on November 22, a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wanter, Dr. W. W. Tate attending physician. The four-weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brooks, was taken to Jefferson Pai* hospital, Chicago, for a surgical operation and on Monday word was received here that small hopes were entertained for the recovery of the child. - Adolph Pewestorff visited Sunday at Roselawn with J. R. Kight and wife.' Margaret and Blanch Craig visited the past week here with their father, James R. Craig. A big attendance was had at the masquerade ball here last Saturday Cobb and Tom Spitler finished their painting season last Friday. ... ...’ 7

ROSELAWN. A brother of D. K. Frye, of Fort Wayne, Ind., who has been visiting his brother and family here, returned home Monday. Rev. Todd and wife of Evanston, Hl., returned home Monday after a few days’ visit here. Bill Boyle made a fellow .pay $32.25 for his best girl’s box at a social over to DeMotte last 'Friday night- •. ,J. J. Mulder made a business trip to Hamlet, Ind., last Friday. Ross Thompson, agent of Monon here, was on the sick list Monday.

DEMOTTE. Meri and Gerald Curtin were Wheatfield goers this Tuesday. They are pupils of Mr. Richards, taking lessons on piano and'slide trombone. “Jim” Erwin, who is manager of a Western Union Telegraph office in Chicago, returned Monday, having spent a week’s vacation here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Erwin. C. P. Curtin and family and “Jim” Erwin, Jr., attended the Gordon show and dance at Wheatfield Thanksgiving evening. Mr. Fred Wolff returned from Battle Creek, Mich., Monday. ' Any one looking for a wrestling match for a 195 lb. man, (no one barred), can be accomodated by getting in touch with Chas. Curtin. Some of our dancing crowd went to Rensselaer Thanksgiving to attend the dance, that wasn’t a dance, so journeyed on to Mt Ayr. Miss Grace Halleck, who is attending -Business college at Ft Wayne, Ind., spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Halleck. Several of our lads attended church at Kniman last Sunday evening and assisted with the singing. Mr. Bert Struble and famflyZid Miu Grace Greenwald autoed to Hopkins Parks, Hl., Thanksgiving and took dinner with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Feldman spent Thanksgiving in Kankakee, HL, with- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Russell. “Bill” DeCooli and Miu Ver* True, L. G. Templin and 'Mbs Mie Fairchild attended the Redwine*-Michigan-City football game at Rensselaer Thanksgiving day. I Mias Ann DeCook, who to attendling college at Holland, Mteh, to /

spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. DeCook. Mr., and Mrs. Frank Turquist of Chicago are visiting this week with the Chet Sutton and George Dotoon families. . ' .. The box social, given by the school Friday evening, was a success in every way. The two short plays given were highly appreciated* by the large crowd. When it comes to putting anything over successfully we remove out hat to our principal, Miss Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Mell Struble went to visit his mother at Hopkins Park, 111., this week. . • W. C. Hanaway and J. E. Curtin were Hammond goers this week. Lendert Mak, who was operated upon in a Chicago hospital, to not reported as improving as rapidly as was expected. _ 'Mr. and Mrs. Chae Enz and daughter, Edith, went to Chicago to attend the live stock exposition and do their holiday shopping tins Carl Enz went to Lafayette Monday. At the box social here last Friday evening, George Hockney, Trustee Fairchild and Bill Boyle of _ Roselawn beat Manny Bobele’s price on the box belonging to his best gm at the social last week-at Tefft when Manny put up 117.50. The three old heads, George, Cliff and Bill figured it out so Bill DeCook paid $27.00 for his best giri’s box, and then add the $5.75 that the box cost George in the first place, totaled $82.75. . Jack White, who is working in Chicago, visited home folks here over Sunday.

WHEATFIELD. A caller at The Review office the other day asked the question “how mahy subscribers have you, Editor.” And he was readily answered about one-half as many as we have readers. . Mr. and Mrs. Willie -Darner -of Harvey, Hl., visited here Over Thanksgiving with his parentsJMr. and Mrs. Walter Darner. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hendrickson of Kouts were Sunday visitors here and Skeet has an ad in thia paper stating that he lost his gloves while at the shooting match here Thanksgiving. f The box social given by the M. E. ehtirch here hurt Friday evening was well: attended.

Edward Ledke looks decidedly better since he got his new set of food grinders. , Allen Fendig of Kankakee and his two cousins, the Allen brothers, spent Thanksgiving here with Grandma Allen and Mr, and Mrs. Simon Fendig. A. S. Barlow left here Monday for a week’s visit with relatives at Amboy. UI. Charlie Duggleby says, either the little birds have might Jong ears or somebody is a mighty good guesser. The Wheatfield ■ Township Farmers’ club will hold their next meeting Thursday evening, December 9th. A good attendance is requested. Elmer' Hunsicker returned home last Saturday with an honorable discharge after serving your Uncle Sam for over three years. Mrs. Schedell of Crown Point was ( a visitor at the home of Mrs. Martha Marble Thanksgiving. Jacob Melser and son, Ira, of South Bend, spent several days here last week visiting relatives and

friends and part of the time tried their luck hunting. Pauline Gulbranson of Rensselaer is clerking here this week while Mr. Barlow is taking a week’s vacation in Illinois. 1 Russell Hickam was quite sick a few days last-week. Sometimes when we get our bank account balanced and get the return checks it makes us feel as if we had a whole in our pocket. According to law the husband is the head of the house. Now please don’t misunderstand us—we said “according to law.” . The meanest man ever —is the man who stole the editor’s last year overcoat and sweater that he expected to do him this winter, and just at the time of year jvhen he needs it most. This is. a good time of year to take down your screens and let the flies out that have been cooped up all summer. It’s no trouble at all to earn a hundred per cent oh an investment in this town. Just subscribe for this paper and the job is done. * Up-to-date—“ Old King Coal Is A Costly Old Soul.”

TEFFT. Something new at institute December 10th. If you want a real treat, don’t miss th’s. These institutes are getting very popular with a live wire like Miss Harris and the rest of the teachers all pulling together. Even the trustee and the janitor pull with them, too. Geo. Goar is getting tired of batching. He says, “For goodness sake, ain’t anybody going to buzz wood so I can get a square meal

once.” Mr. Albert and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Albert, Jr., from Streator, were visiting their daughter and granddaughter, ' Mrs. Kerr, over Thanksgiving. They went home after reportnig a fine time here. Frank W. Fisher has been on the sick list a few days but is out , again. ' There are a few that never at- ( tend church but something is get- < ting their goat, as Bill Jaff and J Chas. White have made a start and , they seem to enjoy it. ’ Morris McCollough and wife, who J left for Detroit, are back again and< expect to winter at their home on < the banks of the Kankakee. J Andy Kerr and family and mother < and ..Grandpa spent Thanksgiving < with Chas. Woodward of near Rens- , selaer. v ' . . _ • Mrs. Duggleby, who visited Con- '

rad Meters in her new re- , ported it to be the finest and most । up-to-date house in the township. That’s going some, because we sure lave some'nice homes to compete with the Meyers home. Anyway the credit must go where it belongs. Good for you, Conrad. Chas. Stalbaum received a letter from George in Nebraska and said the beets were making 12 tons to the acre. At fourteen dollars per ton or 160 dollars per acre. That’s sure fine and we wish George all kinds of luck, which we think he has already. Frank Henly, who came from Davenport, la., a few years ago and bought land at Newland, is sure making a success. His onions made around nine hundred bushels per acre this year and Frank is in high spirits all the time. That Reo Truck man don’t know which way to jump as another fellow took his best girl home in a Sedan. Someone gave it away. Waldy Duggleby and Geo. Meyers, who was working at South Bend, came home for Thanksgiving and could not return as work is very scarce. Anyway they 'are both husking corn and seem to be working with pleasure. That’s what counts. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Nelson of Rush Run; Ohio, landed in town Monday for a few weeks’ visit with their parents, Jerome Nelson and family. Ross says there is plenty of work and he has got his diploma as a real blacksmith. Ross used to be a plumber in Renseslaer four years ago. The corn -picking is progressing somewhat slow. The boys dont seem to have the pep they used _to j have. The price is O. K., but On, My, the energy it takes. The first Community held Friday night. The Wheatfield band sure did fine and the president, Mr. flohner, came pretty near

getting their wind. Twelve selections were played in rapid eaccession but they seemed to enjoy too. Bill Meyers tried toblaw h» head off just to show Ethel now much wind be had and Dewey, Oh, Boys. Mrs. Heil was good and did her part as a negro just fine, and the rest of them deserve lots of credit, A real community spirit around this neck of the woods. Tefft will sure be put on the map. The Tom Hill family, who were so sick, are improving and the neighbors tried to hrip them wd console them to the best of their | kn Luthef e ’Albin is able to be out 'again, although very weak. He m gaining strength and “• nt -