Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1920 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

. * REMINGTON. ’i*- • (December 29.) _ Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cowgil of Wolcott spent Sunday with Mrs, Mary Cowgil. Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell and son, "Walter, of Chicago, came Friday to spend the holidays with Mrs. George Worden and family. Myrtle Ford, who had been visiting her brother at Kentland, returned home Wednesday. John Klaus underwent an operation at the Jasper County Hospital Tuesday.

Frances Worden, who is attending school at Chicago, is spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. George Worden and family. Mrs. Philip Gagnon and daughter, of Momence, 111., are spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence dowry. Lela Hagenbush of Fowler wad! in Remington Wednesday. Doris Hicks, who is attending school at Booster, Ohio, is spendnig the vacation w r ith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks. Ruth Tribby went to Terre Haute Thursday to visit her brother, Henry, and family. ' j Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rush and family of Windfall, spent Christmas with relatives here. Mrs. Lloyd Butler of Chicago came Saturday to spend a f<jW days with Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boatman of I Logansport came Saturday to spend a few’ days with Mrs. Boatman’s sisI ter, Mrs. Luce Bartoo, and family. Mrs. Opal Hartman' who had been spending a few days with relatives, returned to her work at I Gary Monday. Clyde Shand, who is employed in ■ j Chicago, came Saturday to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. David Shand. j Mike Miller of Chicago Heights, I who had been visiting at Remington, returned to his work : Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Blancherd Elmore, of Monticello, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hall and daughter, of Goodland, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. George Morin. Fred Griffin, Jr., spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Griffin, Sr., at Chalmers.' Ralph Stokes was in Rensselaer Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Nelson, Mr. I and Mrs. H. A. Nelson, Mr. and I Mrs. Thomas Cooper *and Mr. and I Mrs. Reece Beddle of near Gilbo spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Pampel. Edna Moore of Sheridan, Charlotte Wheeler of Crown Point and James Emswiler of Hartfor City, are spending a few days with Dorothy Spencer. - William Rawlings died at his j home Tuesday at :30 a. m. of a complication of diseases. Mr. Rawlings had been in poor health for the past year. He was employed as mail carrier. He leaves his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Elza Alson, Fern and Cecile. Private funeral will be held Thursday on account of diphtheria being in the home.

Cathryn Caratody of Clifton is [spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Sylvester Villmski. Mrs. Robert Tweed of Romely, N. Y., came Friday to spend a few weeks with her parents, Mt. and i Mrs. Frank Watson.

Irene and Earl Howard of Bloomington, and Harry Howard of Indianapolis, are spending the vacaj tion with their parents, Mr. and fMrs. Frank Howard. Nellie Carmody of Lafayette and i Mary Villiniski of Goodlatid spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Villiniski. Lawrence and Charles O’Connor, Glen Ochs, Vincent McGlynn, Clare Dluzqk, Lidia Budreau and Cecil*

Rawlings have the diphtheria. Marjory Rhoades went to Goodland Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Bruce Wilson, i OBITUARY. Isaac D. Luckey was born in Highland county, Va., Oct. 11, 1843. Died Dec. 25, aged 77 years, 2 months and 14 days. Services were held on Dec. 27. Mr. Luckey was Remington’s veteran broom maker. He was , in former years, town marshal. Always p loyal and upright citizen helping all interests for the good of the town until his infirmities confined him to his home.

FAIR OAKS. _____ Miss Florence McKay of Hammond visited her sister over Sunday. Walter Rohrbaugh and family visited his parents at Radnor Saturday and Sunday. Howard Gilmore of Lafayette spent Christmas here with his mother. Miss Edna Toops and Virginia Campbell are spending the week in New Albany. Carl Trump and wife viiited at Taylor Woods’ over Sunday. Mrs. Ruth Weaver ancj children of Westfield visited her mother, Mrs. Gundy last week. Mike Shehan and family of Mott on spent Christmas with I. Eights. Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Brouhard and sons of Shelby visited here Saturday and Sunday.

! Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Porter of Kanffakee are visitnig here for a few days. Mrs. Lucy Eggleston is spending I the holidays with relatives in Chicago. Elsie Zellers of Virgie spent Tuesday visiting her aunt, Mrs. Tom] Johnson. Fay Bowser and George Johnson were married in Rensselaer I Monday, Dec. 27.

M’COYSBURG. (December 29.) i Ray Cochran and family and the j Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Dean were the i guests of Frank Cochran and wife I for supper Sunday evening. I Charles Lefler and family of ! Lee, Estel Osborne and family of i Lee and Laura Nolan and family |of near Bedford were guests of | Gifford Marrs and family for Christ-1 | mas dinner.

j Van Wood and family of Rensse- ! laer, Paul Stevens and family of this place, Scott Robinson and Harve Phillips, who are working at Gary, were the guests of J. R. Phillips for Christmas dinner. Chas. Ferguson and family and Ruth Cochran \yere the guests of Mrs. S. C. Swisher of Reynolds for Christmas dinner. Roy Boze and family spent Xmas I with Mrs. Boze’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Parker. Allen Campbell' of Goodland was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Chas. Ferguson and family Friday night. The Ladies’ Aid will meet with I Mrs. Sweeney on Wednesday of I next week. All -are invited. The meetings are still going on I at this place with good tssalts. I Let us all come and take a part in I them. . I

Charles Ferguson and family atr tended a birthday dinner 1 at Luthei Robinson’s Sunday. Mr. Robinson was 57 years old. Twenty-four guests were present. All had a good time and lobs of good eats. Mrs. James Jeffries and Burner

Brown, are some better. Lon Stroup’s children are sick. Ruth Cochran was the guest of Bernice Jones of Monon Saturday and Sunday. Kora and family were the guests of .Alvert Lin back and family Sunday. # . ». ' The Rev. J. E. Dean was the guest of Clarence Cochran and family for supper Tuesday. I■' ' • O

BARKLEY. * ■ (December 29.) j Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Timm and Mrs. U. G. Buck were guests for a few days last week at the Rev. J. E. Dean home. I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moody had jas Christmas guests, Miss Elizabeth ! Spaulding and Mr. Clint Colvert, •the Fred Markin family, the Paul Hall family, Granville Moody, Sr., Granville Moody, Jr., and the Geo. Long family. Mrs. Fred Markin is entertaining her sister from Rensselaer, this week. \ The Omar Waymire family spent Christmas day at the Fred Waymire home in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swaim, of Buchanan, Mich., are visiting at .the home of Mrs.' Swaim’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. § Leigh Timmons have moved to their new home on ' the B. F. Ellsworth farm on the Gifford road. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin and daughter, Mary, were guests at the W. L. Wood home in Rensselaer, Sunday. The Ralph Moore family were guests Saturday at the home of Mrs. Moore’s parents in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. ,ffm. Daugherty had as their Christmas Day guests, the George Daugherty family, the Lynn Daugherty family and the Tom Eldredge family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin entertained Mrs. Martin’s father, brothers and sisters, from near Gifford, Christmas day. An unusually good program was given at Barkley church last Friday night. Owing to the whooping cough epidemic which was prevalent for some time no effort was made to have any of the children who were not in school prepare to take part in the Christmas program arid the Pleasant Grove, Kennedy, and Center schools furnished the program.

Miss Lucy Hauser, teacher \of the Pleasant Grove school was in charge of arrangements in general and many who have attended the Christmas program at Barkley for ears past, pronounced the program [of last Friday evening as excelling all. There will be Sunday school next Sunday morning at Barkley church at ten o’clock. The community is practically rid of whooping cough and there is no danger now pf your ! children taking it at Sunday school. ”tvill be preaching services at seven o’clock Sunday evening. The roads have, in some places, been too bad for machines to get thru, now if the snow stays get out your bob-sled and gather up your neighbors and come.

LEE. I (December 29.) I Vernon Jacks and family, Len I Lefler and family, of' -Lafayette, I and Thurston Otterburg and family jof near Parr,'- ate turkey dinner Iwith their parents, Mr. and Mrs. IG. A. ; Jacks, Christmas Day. Mrs. Blanche Bann and children of Michigan are spending holidays with her mother, Mrs. Nancy Stires. ..Mr. and Mrs. Earl Webb left | Saturday for their new home in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne, Jr., move*} Monday to the farm vacated by Earl Webb. J. H. Culp’s had all of their children home to a turkey rodst Christmas.

I Harry Noland, who is working for Ithe Western Union. Telegraph comI pany, in southern Illinois, spent I Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Noland. I John Handley of,Wing, 111., spent la few days last week with Dwight (Large. /. j „ Mrs. Elm Noland went i-o Rose- ; lawn Friday to help care for her new grandson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith. I Leona and Zura Snedeker, Millie and Emma Zabel, Edith Clark, Helen Rishling and Edith Overton spent Sunday with cfera Noland. - Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morrell of

Rensselaer spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, 0. E. Noland’s. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Overton, Seib Overton and Miss Hattie Overton, of Rensselaer, and Mr. and Mrs Raymond Warren ate Christmas dinner at F. L. Overton’s. Walter Jordan is sick with throat trouble. „ » Walter Gilmore and family and E. Gilmore and wife spent Christmas with Mrs. Artie Clark and children. Ed Morrison and family returned home uesday after a visit with relatives in Kentucky. Oscar Jacks is visiting a few days with home folks.