Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

MILROY TOWNSHIP. —William Sigman is taking advantage of the nice Weather in sowing oat». —David Benson and wife visited jfteir son-in-law, Charles Beaver, Sunday. —Miss Cora Shellman and Capt. Smith were guests the latter’s brother-in-law Sunday. —South Americans are beginning to brighten up since this nice summer weather has come. —Henry Beaver, Mat Yeager and John Southerd made a flying trip to Rensselaer Monday. —Frank Summers and James Blakemore visited the latter’s sister, Mrs. Dottie Clark, Saturday and Sunday. —Harve Jonas has decided that he don’t want any frogs eggs, but would like some of that 18-cent corn raiser. —George Beaver was seen in the vicinity of Benson’s farm Sunday. Watch out, Jud, Will McDonald will get you. —John Robertson came near “having trouble” Sunday. While cleaning a gun it exploded, bowing a hole in the side of the wall. —Frank Coghill is holding his job down the best he knows how, and that is pretty well, as he walked to town Saturday to see his Katie.

—Thomas Price is no better. —Anderson Jenkins is on the sick list. —Good weather and roads drying fast. —Farmers have commenced sowing oats. —S, B. Jenkins was seen on Nubbin Ridge last Sunday. —Leburn Stanley is working for Jesse Jenkins this week. —Lee Meyers was out on the marsh duck hunting last week. —Helen Culp is visiting her brother, Samuel Price, who is very ill. —Amanda Burns of DeMotte, is visiting her grandfather, Wm. Hurley. —Good weather has come, say the boys and girls; yes. and the old folks, too. —John Hopkins was riding his wheel Sunday. Looks like spring fo’ shuah to see the bikes out. —Alvin McCurtain is going to build some fence with one of Pullins Bros, patent fence machines. —There will be a show at Blackford Satur day night next. For particulars ask ‘ little” Bill Hurley. —Edward Jenkins tried sowing oats Tuesday and swampetl his team in the quicksand. Better wait awhile, Ed, —The school at the old Sandridge school house closed Saturday. The patrons came with well filled baskets ano had a free-for-all dinner. In the afternoon they had recitations and dialogues as desert, and all went nome well pleased.

—Harry Gifford moved to Comer one day last week. —John Hamilton of Gifford, has moved to Smithfield. —Messrs. Louks and Byers are ditching for Mri Callahan. —Will Bowers visited friends south of Rensselaer Saturday. —Wm. Gutherie transacted business in Kankakee Tuesday. —John Schwind started to work for Mr. Wilson Monday. —Nelson Randle was buying cattle in this vicinity last week. —Harry Gifford has purchased a team of horses of Mr. Maloy. —Mrs. W. Wilson and family visited Mr. Hahnn and family Sunday. —Mr. John Kepierof near Rensselaer, was seen in this vicinity Wednesday. —Mr. -Portman, the former nightwatch, is brakeing on the C. & W. V. R. R. —Miss Kittie Callahan visited her parents and friends from Saturday till xuonday. —Miss Lizzie Ahler will work for John Keiper, north of Rensselaer, a few months. —Messrs. Schofield and Brenton have finished building their dwelling house at Comer. —The hum of the seeder and the click of the onion drill can be heard throughout the country again. —The mail carrier from Sharon must have have had some very luminous love letters in the mail when he met with the accident last week. —We would advise Bro. Smalley to try the dose prescribed by the Sharon correspondent and then report the results to the Jasper county corn raisers. —The proprietor of the Gillam postoffice has purchased a lot in Gifford and will erect a building thereon immediately. He wil put in a line of groceries and merchandise and “start a postoffice.”

—Roads are excellent. —Joe Hilliard is working for C. R. Peregrine. —Rufus Booth is working for Oscar Graves. —Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. —Ducksand geese are not very plentiful now. —Milt Jones ordered his goods for his store last Wednesday. —Miss Jessie White says that chimney sweeps need not apply. —Mr. Holister of Kniman, was canvassing our village last Tuesday. —The farmers are busy sowing oats. They are just “tearing themselves.” —The Dunnville young people are joining the I. O. G. T. at San Pierre. —Wanen White and Earl Wilmington visited your correspondent last Sunday. —Lambert Collins is working for Mr. Kellerman. Will he work seven years? —As democrats are said to be traitors, would it not be wise to court martial Father Dewey? —Democrats, bear this fact in mind, that John Finn will be the candidate for sheriff next time. —Harvey Davisson of Wheatfield, was in our neighborhood last Monday in quest of masculine calves. —Postmaster Adkins has moved the postoffice and its effects into one of Hon. 1. D. Dunn’s buildings. —Messrs. Howard and Douglas Wyant of Starke county, attended church at Dunnville last Sunday evening. —Mac Rockwell is renovating the building lately vacated by Postmaster Adkins. To be a merchant is his ambition. —W. W. Hinshaw and family arrived at North Dakota safe and sound. As a sample of North Dakota crops, he sent back a pair of rabbit's ears.

—Wilson Meiser’s school was out a few days ago. He has donned bis farmers garb and is renovating his lately purchased residence, preparatory so occupancy. —Mr. James Wanen Newman White in company with two youn* ladies, attended church last Sunday evening. Judging from external ■ signs of internal mind disturbances, he must have been debating the question, which shall it be? —The sale at Peter Rich’s was well attended by people far and near. Editor Robertson of the Wheatfield Telephone, was the auctioneer or orator of the day rather. My, you ought to have heard him holler. His eloquence so stirred the hearts of men that cattle sold as high as $49 and horses at $94.

—Spring weather has come at last. —Dr. Jones went to Rensselaer Tueday. —Miss Clara Gilbranson is on the sick list. —Martin White has gon to Goodland to work. —Mrs. Denniston and her daughter, Mrs. Brown went to Wheatfield Wednesday. —Miss S. Denniston is working at J. Meyers in place of Miss Gilbranson. who is sick. —Mrs. J. E. Meyers was called th Cedar Lake Saturday by death of her aunt residing there. —A few young couple attended preaching services Sunday evening at De Motte from this place. —Mrs. Elmer Poyer gave a dinner last Sunday in honor of her cousin, Mr. Smith. A good time was had. —There was a good attendance at League Sunday evening. Otto Kennedy was appointed leader for next Sunday eve. —A few new spring hats were in evidence Sunday. If this weather continues the milliners will be kept busy for awhile, —We would advise young men when out buggy riding with their best girls to to hold the lines so that the horse will not turn out in an open field or stop in the middle of the road. —A supper will be given at the school house Saturday evening, April 15, the proceeds of which will go toward purchasing a new organ for the school house; 25 cents, come one and all.

—Excellenl weather. —Horatio Ropp was in Surrey last Monday. —Mrs. Harshberger visited Mrs. Miller near Mt. Ayr Monday. —Anson Chupp, clerk for Forsythe, visited his parents Sunday. »- —Harve Miller spends Mondays and Tuesdays in Surrey now. —Steward Hammond attended the meetings at Vaughn Chapel Saturday. —Lily Lang, student in the Rensselaer High School, spent Sunday at home. —Miss Minerva Leach, of Parr, visited Elsie and Lilly Rowan Saturday and Sunday. —Farmers hustling to beat the band. More oats in the air now than for almost a year. —Dema Hopkins spent a few days in Chicago last week. “Getting ready,” I guess. —The long-legged Jack snipe is.seen frequently now. A sure indication of spring weather. —Farrie Loughridge and Marjorie visited Mrs. J. H. Chapman and friends in Rensselaer, last week. —Nim Hopkins came out from Rensselaer Monday to assist his tenant, Thos. Gilmore in sowing oats. —Assessor Yeoman is making the rounds of his territory this week. Suppose dogs will be at a premium. —Halleck's clock is a dandy. Quite a number heard it strike last Friday. Quite good for it, yau know. —Simon Kenton is pushing the erection of his new 8-ton scale. Sime can’t be beat for convenience. —G. M. and S. R. Wilcox were in Wheatfield last Tuesday on business pertaining to their father’s estate. —Chas. Pullins, the veteran stock and grain buyer, is distributing a great amount of his famous 4th of July oats. —A very pleasant birthday party was given in honor of Mrs. Louisa Thornton last week. Most all of the near relatives attending, —Park Overton and wife spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Andrus last week. Mr. Overton went to Chicago on Thursday. —Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Freeland, of DeMotte, visited Clarence Clemens last week. Mr. Freeland is farming near there this year. —Ed. Putman has assumed responsibility for the payment of back dues on the Rev. Tucker’s salary at Vaughn Chapel. That is a noble act. —Mark Hemphill was in Surrey last Tuesday. “Dad” Gleason accompanied him. with his usual “eagle eye. Didn’t get any horses here, though. —Chas. Stewart is drilling a well for Frank Zacher. Stephenson & Gilmore are putting in one for C. W. Clemens, on the Barley estate. —Manly Burk is living on the M. F. Hemphill farm now. Manly and his newly acquired wife certainly have the best wishes of success from this neck of the woods. —B. H. Sheffer went to Remington last Thursday for pensioner’s examination. Mr. Sheffer’s application is for an increase and has been pending for a year. —C. A. Hopkins purchased a new road wagon of Judy & Wood last Wednesday and the paint is still good! Who would have thought it? Maybe he paid cash. —Anson Steward returned to his sawing outfit near Edinburgh, Ind., last week. Mr. Steward has contracts with the Coquillard Wagon Co., to keep the mill busy until July. —Theodore Lang, the new lumber dealer is going to do some business this year. Thafl| the stuff. Branch out and advertise in The Democrat and you’ll do twice the amount. —A new idea in regard to gravel roads has materialized in this community and if followed will.result in the completion of about two miles this fall. Let every body talk it strongly. —There seems to be intense excitement in Parr on account of a prominent merchant there having his demented mother sent to the Logansport Asylum. Too bad such things will happen . i —Dan Wei rich has returned from Grass Lake North Dakota, and will work for Simeon Kenton this year. Dan says Dakota is to cold for him. 12° below sero when he left, on the 81st as March. -Maggie Kenton, who has beep doing evangelistic work in eastern Indiana, has returned and was heard at Vaughn Chapel last Sunday. Miss Kenton is certainly improving in her work. Everybody was well pleased with her talk f

Loa Wilcox spent Sunday in Rmsarlmv. Probably be didn’t feelgood when the girls told him they hxi no tw for aZStnrevhavfieed. We don’t know that they saisl it, bat he looked “bad** all day Monday. —Frank Steward and several other members of the Badger Grove church, near Brookstown, attended the Quarterly meeting at Vaughn Chapel, Rev. Drox and C. D. Thornton conducted the meetings. —Fred Taedety, the new tenant of J. A. Coppie's farm, is almost acclimated now. At first his vocal organs didn't work welL' His range of utterance is about A to X. The Democrat will do well to send him a sample copy .for he is thoroughly up-to-date and wants so get wßthe county new«. —ls some of the case-hardened, doubledyed republicans would conquer their pride long enough to read a few copies of The Democrat they would feel slightly piqued at their foolishrese. Anybody with good reason can tell the superiority of it. as compared to. other papers published in Rensselaer. —An industry near Surrey that is practically un known, is conducted by Mrs. Simon Chupp; that of carpet weaving. Mrs. Chupp is an experienced worker and is kept very busy, in fact employes some hf Ip. The very neat patterns turned out would do credit to the more expensive goods. Such an industry is a great help to a farming community as the rag carpet is usually the economical carpet to buy.

—Frank Hardy is now employed in Sheets's furniture store. —James Pefley. who has been sick for several weeks, is able to be out again. —Mrs. Bourueman has returned to Jersey City. N. J., where she has secured a position, —K. Monagle and family have moved to Elwood, where Mr. Monagle has secured employment. —E. T. Harris has purchased the Wm. Green property on South Main street, consideration about $1,600. —James Lock has purchased another big 2,000 pound Norman stallion to take the place of the one recently sold. —Mrs. J. K. Stoudt, who has been an invalid for several years, died last Friday morning. She had resided here over 30 years. The funeral was held Sunday from the house. —The republican corporation convention on Thursday night of last week was hot from start to finish, and ten ballots were necessary to nominate a marshal, I. D. Luckey, the present incumbent, who has held the office for the last eight years, winning out on the tenth ballot. There were four or five other candidates for Luckey's shoes. H. H. Walker was nominated for clerk and treasurer; C. T. Denham, trustee 2d ward; A. J. Hicks, trustee 3d ward, and J. H. Allman, trustee 4th ward. The democrats have not held their convention at this writing, but they expect to put a good ticket in the field and capture a few of the offices at least.

—Mrs. Fay is still in a critical condition. —Frank Hodge is able to be about again. —People are getting ready for garden making. —Eli Hooper has moved into one of Grand- ( ma Johnson's houses. —Grandma Reed is very sick again. Croup t seems to be the ailment. —Dick Maltatt has moved into the house i lately vacated by Grant Harmon. —As Rev. Sawyer will start for Kansas in j about two weeks, he will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday. —Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Gundy visited • Mrs. Gundy’s sister and family, who live on ■ the ranch formerly occupied by Charlie i Shelly. —Last Tuesday and Wednesday Mrs. Hattie Schoffield visited her husband, who is still I over at Comer. She brought home a fenbushel of potatoes which she had purchased < from one of the Gifford tenants. —The wife of James Halleck, who lives IK ’ miles from town, died at her home last Saturday morning at 4 o'clock. She was siek two or three weeks with grip and pneumonia. Rev. Sawyer conducted funeral services at the residence Sunday after which interment was made in the Fair Oaks cemetery. —Hon. I. S. Wade of Lafayette, came to our town Thursday evening, April 6. He and S. B. Thornton went to Parr the same evening and he spoke to a crowded house. Then to Brushwood the 7th, evening, at which place they had a very good meeting. He spoke at Fair Oaks on Saturday evening and Sunday at 11 a. m. These meetings were very much enjoyed by all present. He spoke so many unvarnished truths that all who heard him were convinced that we, the people of Fair Oaks, must awake and get to work. A Christian Temperance Union was organized with officers as follows: Pres.. Nora Thornton; Vice-Pres., Mrs. E. Winslow; Sec., Mrs. P. H. Zea; Treas., Mrs. G. Munden; Evangelistic Com., Mrs. Scoffield, Mrs. Cottingham and Mrs. A. M. Bringle.

—Oats sowing in full blast. —Frank Lewis is a victim of rheumatism this spring. —Wm. Folger and wife did shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. —Mattie and Minnie Rusk were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Newell Sunday. —Charles Hopkins of near Blackford, will work for Smith Newell this summer. —B. R. Nichols shipped a car load of cattle and hogs Thursday night of last week. —Sam English is making some improvemenss on his farm by putting up new fences. —Mr. McMannus was called to Illinois last Friday by the death of his father, who resided near Joliet. —The Easter entertainment at the M. E. church was well attended Sunday. Quite an Interesting program was given by the little Meeting will be held at the ML E. church April 23d and 21th. Rev. Elder Beck will preach Sunday evening, 23d. AU are cordially invited to attend. —Rev. H. C. Weston, who has not been able to be with us for the past six weeks, filled his appointment here Sunday at the M. E. church. He delivered a very interesting sermon. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand* W. B.Ausrnr.