Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1899 — Page 8

OPENING of Spring Jackets, Saturday, April Bth.

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

NORTH BARKLEY. —John Scfcwind will work for Mr. Wilson this summer. —Lawrence Caster made a business trip to Chicago last week. —Charlie Evans and wife did dwffing in Rensselaer, Saturday. —Messrs- Abler and Wilson did business in Rensselaer, Saturday. —Master Ownie Callahan is visiting bis sisters, Mae and Kittie this week. —Mr. Schofield, who has been visiting in Fair Oaks, returned borne Tuesday. —Less and Earl Hewitt did dropping in Pleasant Ridge and Rensselaer. Friday. —Harry Gifford and wife are visiting friends and relatives at Hereber. Illinois. —Any one desiring music lessons mould do well to call on a certain young man of tbis vicinity. —Thomas Glynn bas been repairing tbe engine and boiler of the hydraulic boat tbe past week. —Mr Foster of Kankakee, 111., who has been working on tbe dredge, finished work and returned home Saturday. —Lee Jessup bas finished building tbe store at Comer and it is now format. A very good opening for the right kind of a man. —Lawrence Caster who mowed to Delphi soaae time ago, returned to this vicinity Tuesday, and will work for T. M. Callahan this sum—John Schwind heard so much abont dock banting in tbe swamps, he decided to Ixt his hick last week After wading around all day he returned with one little rabbit. —Harry Gifford received 1,000 pounds of onion need Monday. All of the yellow globe variety. If the present weather continues we will have In sow it broad cast on the snow.

SHARON.

—-Fine weather. —Fanners bnsjr. —J. W. Harris did bosiness in —Plenty of ducks and they are king slaughtered fay the wholesale. —Dr. Kannal. of Rensselaer, was a probssknal caller here last Mon—Mr. James Zea off Remington, was doing business here last Tuesday. , —-Messrs. Turner and Johnson ■pent Sunday with Remington friends. —The Misses Chikote gave an Faster dinner to their friends last Sunday. —Mr. and Mis. Wm. Henson were callers in Rensselaer, last Monday. —Mr. and Mrs. John Harris of Rningtee. were visitors here Tuesday. —Mr. Rogers of Monon. has moved to a farm miles southeast off Sharon. —John Haley of West Jordan, nan calling at his fathers north of town, last week. —Gonrad Shafer who purchased the Zimmer farm is building quite an addition to his borne. —A new read will be opened up inanini west of the Blake school -—Read The Desoou. the piper with the news from all parts of the county. Not n half column. —Mr. Lorenz has the lumber on the ground for a new residence on the farm he recently purchased three uilwt southwest of town. —Jasper county has a 13 cent per bushel corn raiser in the person of W. C. Smalley. Evidently Smalley has gotten n huge dose of fT— ity- and in order to master shs situation he has undertaken to dmr farmers hour corn can be xumed for 13 cents per bushel We jSaSgaflons of copfadence. two '"'"k

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MILROY TOWNSHIP.

[Received too late last week.] —Roland John is on the sick list, nothing serious. —Mr. and Mrs. Beaver were the guests of Mr. John’s, last Sunday. —Mr. Charles Beaver and Eli Critzer have about completed their new sleds for the spring snows. —Frank Summers had his picture taken. We all want one, as we are troubled very much with crows. —lts the same old etory Mud! Mud! Mud! If you are not a good swimmer stay out of South America. —Mr. Harve Jonas has been inquiring for some frog eggs, as he is afraid all other crops will be a failure. —The dance at Chriswells last Saturday night was a failure. The fiddler was there, but the crowd failed too appear. —Milroy is improving rapidly with its new church and we now hope the county won’t disappoint ns with a new bridge. —Mr. Frank Summers traded horses with Cell Marrow, and Frank thinks he got the best of it, and Cell is letting him think so. —South America had an increase Tuesday morning in its population. Mr. and Mrs. John Kaupke were the happy receivers of a young son. —The boys are getting their old cow bells and shot guns in readiness since the appearance of Ed. Hamilton in the vicinity of widow Summers farm. —Carter school closed for the season Tuesday. They spoke pieces and sang songs. There was a good attendance and everybody spent a pleasant afternoon. —Louis Beaver went to Wolcott last Saturday to have his picture taken. The other boys are mad they did not go before he did as they are sure he broke the machine.

REMINGTON.

—Joe Pefley, of Fowler, was in town Wednesday. —C. T. Dye has erected a large roomy lumber house. —Lucius Strong, of Rensselaer, was in town Wednesday forenoon. —Wednesday was the most spring-like day of the season so far. —Curtis &Co.. are about ready to begin work on their mammoth new elevator. —“Buffer” Lewis’ family was increased Tuesday by the addition of another boy. All doing well. —B. R. Pruitt moved Monday into rooms over C. L. Wilson’s harness shop, on South Ohio street. —James Ewing, four miles south of town, has sold his IGO acre farm to an Illinois party for $76 per acre. —W. L. Rich is patting a new roof on his house recently traded for of E. F.. Emery, on North Ohio street. W. L. Rich has traded some gas belt property for the residence on North Oh io street known as the Nelson property. —lt is estimated that the street and side-walk improvements to be made here the coming summer will aggregate SIO,OOO to $12,000. —J. C. (Buffer) Lewis has just completed a nice improvement in the shape of a new barn on his property on West South street. —J. C. Allman, of Wolcott, was in town Monday in the capacity of salesman for an Indianapolis hard ware firm, for which he is traveling. —Newly appointed assessor, J. H. Allman, has deputized E.M. Green and W. S. Russell to assist him in listing the taxable property of Carpenter township. Mr. Green will assess the real estate in the *

east half of the tp., and Mr. Russell will perform a like service in the west half. —Geo. Hargreaves is now traveling for a Chicago wholesale grocery house. —The Gauthier restaurant has changed hands again. Ed Davis is the new proprietor. —Roy Cooke is now employed on an electric street car line in Danville, 111., as motorman. —Rev. S. Y. McKee of Waveland, was called here last week to preach the funeral sermon of Mr. Charles Bartee. He was accompanied by Miss Flora. —The demolition of the old Christian church is going on at a rapid rate. Work on the new edifice will begin as soon as the weather will permit. The congregation have use of Exchange Hall for holding their meetings in till the new church is completed.

BLACKFORD.

—Roads still very bad. —Mrs. Hinkle is reported no better. —Thomas Price is reported failing. —Anderson Jenkins is on the sick list. —Too much winter weather for oat sowing yet. Wilbur Ray is working for John Lesh this summer. —John Lesh spent Sunday with his father, Jacob Lesh. —S. B. Jenkins was seen on Nubbin Ridge last Tuesday. —Chas. Jenkins has been plowing for oats. Look out Charley, don’t crowd the season. .. .■ —Elias Arnold’s hired help was called home by the death of his brother. Arthur Ropp will work for Mr. Arnold this summer. —There was church at the German Baptist chapel last Sunday with a large attendance. There were three preachers present from Carrol county. —The old soldier boys of near Blackford are trying to organize a lodge called the Sons of Veterans. It seems the lodge is receiving much consideration and ought to be a success.

KNIMAN.

—Mrs. John McGlinn, Jr., is on the sick list. —Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence White, March 31, a girl. —We cannot find words to express our opinion of the roads. —Bert Camp is said to be night watch on B. J. Gifford’s engine. —Wm. Hanley is preparing his building for a new stock in the near future. —Mr. Ed. Deniston and Miss Dora Kennedy took a 'trip to Lowell Sunday last. —Anyone desiring their stovepipe cleaned out should call on D. E. Grow, professional. —Quite a number present at. the dance Saturday evening at Mrs. Hasselbring’s, and a good time had. —Ducks and geese are seen going north now. Think it would be a good plan for them to take their skates along. —Mrs. Andrews received word Monday that her sister at Penbrook was seriously sick and she went on the next train to see her. —Mr. C. Hollie thinks it better to fill up the saloon building with farm implements than “moonshine” whiskey. Glass front, main street. —Wilbur Sayler’s school closed last Friday. The parents of the pupils took their lunch baskets and took dinner with the teachers -and scholars. —There were a number who saw quite a streak going through town last Friday toward the depot. It was found to be Miss R. Osborn trying to catch the train.

PARR.

—Roads are almost impassable. —Chas. Martin’s baby has been quite sick. —Farmers are feeling discouraged on account of the cold weather. 1

—Geo. Binns, of Lafayette, was seen on our streets Sunday. —Jas. Babcock and Robt. Stephenson are up and around again. —Quarterly meeting at Vaughn church, Saturday and Sunday, April Bth and 9th. —John Garriott is now a resident of our burg, occupying the property recently vacated by Uriah Hardesty. —Mrs. Luna Brooks, of Crothersville, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. D- E. Hudson and Mrs. Emery Garriott. —W. V. Hudson, who is employed in the Monon car shops at Lafayette, spent Sunday with his family at this place. —Theodore Warneand wife and Evert Warne and family attended the birthday dinner given to Mrs. Louisa Thornton Tuesday. —Thos. Hamacher and family of Virgie, and Mrs. May Marshall, of Lake Village, were the guests of M. O. Gant and wife Sunday. —The schools closed here last Friday with an excellent dinner to which the boys and girls, both old and young, did ample justice, and a literary programm which was well carried out. —Mrs. Robt. Stephenson met with quite an accident one day last week. The lid bursted from a can of boiling tea, throwing the hot liquid in her face, scalding it so baidlv that she has since been confined to her bed. She is better at this writing. —Our Sunday school was organized for the next quarter with officers and teachers as follows: Wm. Blankenbaker, Supt.; Allen Thompson, asst. Supt.jD. E. Hudson, sec. and treas.; M. O. Gant, teacher of class No. 1; Allen Thompson, No. 2; Ed Putman, No 3; Robt. Stephenson, No. 4; Mrs. Allen Thompson, No. 5. Miss Nannie Blankenbaker, organist We have a Sunday school that we can be proud of.

FAIR OAKS.

—Mrs. Carl Wilson is building an addition to her house. —Dr. Leeson, of Rose Lawn was in town last Tuesday on business. —Miss Kate Schoffield ing at Rose Lawn a few days this week. —Fred Leeson moved his drug store into its new quarters last Wednesday. —Quite a number of the Rose Lawn people attended the quarterly meeting last Sunday evening. —Phas. Standish moved to Foresman last Wednesday. He has employment there on the railroad. —Last Thursday Grant Harmon moved into a house on the Gregory land, where he is going to farm this year. —The snow lias about all disappeared and it looks as if spring will open sometime within the next few weeks. —Miss Rilla Osborne,'one of the teachers at Kniman, attended M. E. quarterly meeting at this place last Sunday evening. —Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Arnold who live near Rensselaer, were the guests of Elmer’s mother, Mrs. John Casey, Saturday and Sunday. —Mr. Vanatta, of Fowler, is in this vicinity this week, overseeing the erection of a dwelling which is now in progross on his land west of town.

—Mrs. Jesse Fry, of Rose Lawn, Mrs. Scott Harrington of DeMotte and Miss Kittie Harrington, of Rensselaer, visited at Grandpa Fry’s over Sunday. —Dr. Washburn was called to Fair Oaks last Monday morning to prescribe for little Bessie Barker, who is sick with intermittent fever. He was also called to see some of Mr. Quary’s family. —S. B. Thorntpwn, wife and son, went to Surrey last Tuesday, to Sirtake of the good things at randma-Thomton’s birthday dinner, which was to celebrate her 67th birthday. All of her children and step children were present. There were also quite a number of her grand-children, and there were three step grand-child-

ren present. A very enjoyable time was had, and all left wishing her many happy returns of the day. —Granpad and Grandma Cox who have been visiting their children at Chicago Heights, for about six weeks, returned home last Wednesday, accompanied by their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jim Cox and children. —The Easter supper seemed to be a success.- Quilts and cushions were sold, which amounted to about $34. There was a large lamp offered as a premium for the nicest looking cake. Miss Mary Arnold was the recipient of the prize. —On last Tuesday quite a number of our people took their well filled baskets to the Fair Oaks hotel and gave a dinner in honor of the M. E. pastor, Mr. Sawyer, and wife. Donations to the amount of $5 were given which were spent in buying eatables for the pastor.

DUNNVILLE.

—Mr. Wilmington has purchased a fine organ. —Henry Gingrich is working for trustee Kaupke. —Miss Jessie White’s long expected visitor hasn't come yet. —Rev. Hickman preached a fine sermon at our place, last Sunday. —Our Wheat might grow if we had time to feed it bread and milk. —Our Frigid Zone has disappeared, and with it went the farmers frowns. —Miss Amanda Hoyes of Rensselaer, recommenced her school last Monday. —Jesse Stanley left Tuesday for South Bend, where he expects to work this year. —Mr. Finn purchased a fine horse of Sam Williamson of Kouts, a few days ago. —Lambert, the next time yon go to a box social, take care that no one stealß your supper. —Jesse Collins of Momence, visited his parents at this place, last Saturday and Sunday. —W. W. Hinshaw and family, left Tuesday for North Dakota. Mr. Hinshaw expects to take up a claim. —Miss Emma Henry took an April Fool trip to Wheatfield last Saturday to eat Easter eggs on Sunday. —Peter Rich has sold his farm and purchased property in Harvey, 111. We don’t like to lose a good square democrat. —Mr. Shortie, who has been working for Charlie Brown, has hired to John Hill of Wheatfield tp., for the coming season. —A number of the D. V. boys went over to Mr. Kellerman’s the othei night to “bell” his son, who just got married. The bridegroom was there but the bride was’n’t. It made me think of that piece of poetry which says: “Things done by halves are never done right.” —What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Married, at the San Pierre Lutheran church. Mr. William Kellerman and Miss Lena Hankey. The bridegroom is an ideal young man and is highly respected by all who know him. The bride is a fine young lady and highly respected. May their matrimonial sea have no storms. My advice to the D. V. boys is, Go thou and do likewise.

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