Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1899 — Page 8

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS

PARR. —Mrs. B. D. Comer is quite sick. —Mrs. E. D. Hudson is still improving. —Joseph Leach of Valma, was in Parr Tuesday. —The late rains have pat a stop to corn planting. —Wm. Nowels visited at John Lesh’s over Sunday. —James Babcock shipped a car of hogs Sunday night. —John Martin is building a good residence in Parr. —Will Porter has gone to Chicago Heights, where he has a good job. —Stephenson & Gilmore are putting down a well for Thomas Murphy. —Cecil Alter is trying Soy beans and cow peas in connection with his farming. —W. L. Wood did business in Lake Village and Medaryville the first of the week. M. 0. Gant, our hustling merfchant, is all right, but he can’t pitch horse shoes. —Mrs. James Babcock entertained twenty-five little girls Tuesday, 16th, in honor of her little daughter Blanche, who was eight years old that day.

BLACKFORD.

—Rainy weather and cool nights. —Mrs. Henkle is reported much worse nt this writing. —Vannie Snow spent last Sunday with his cousin Willie George. —Miss Alice Snyder spent Sunday with Misses Bertha and Ellenor Miller. —T. H. and Owen Hurley intend to load a car with old iron next Monday. —Bertha Miller, who has been working for her uncle, has returned home. —Lester Shriner was seen going toward Blackford last Sunday. But that’s nothing. —There will be a Sunday school convention at V alma next Sunday. All are invited to attend. —Owen Hurley of Blackford, attended the Burnstown Sunday school last Sunday. That’s right, Owen, come again. —Several young people attending the Burnstown Sunday echoed spent the afternoon of last Sabbath at Mr. Brown’s. —Lincoln Jenkins and John Hopkins visited the Independence Sunday school. We love to see two old bachelors like them riding around enjoying themselves. —The Sons of Veterans lodge at Blackford seems to have fallen through with, as we don’t hear any more of it. The young men who started it deserved better success. —Jesse Jenkins drove two wells at his new house on N. R. His motto is “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Verily I say unto you, he deserves success. —Bryan will be the candidate for president in 1900. Wonder if McKinley will be the republican candidate, or will Mark Hanna? It is about time the people were knowing fo’ shuah.

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

—More rain, more rest. —Cut worms are plenty. —Farmers are delayed on account of wet weather. —Joseph and James Lane have purchased new windmills. —Frank Brusanhan of Parr, | visited with Charlie J. Lane. Frank Shindelar was the guest I of Miss Julia Krasney Sunday. —Little Blanche and Edna Babcock of Parr, were the guests of Lizzie and Katie Lane Sunday. I * —Victor Krasney bought a new buggy. That’s why Miss parries on such a smile. Lizzie and Katie Laue attended the birthday party of Blanche Babcock, at Parr, last Tuesday. —One of our young men went | ©atfishing to the big ditch. Accidentalljr a storm came up, and finding him without an umbrella . he was obliged to stop at the house | where he gets his bait.

NORTH BARKLEY.

- -James Maloy and Tom O’Meara of Rensselaer, were visitors at Comer Sunday. - ■

called cwMuu —George Fansou is shelling corn at Causer this week. —Mr*- George Euan called on Mrs. Hany Gifford Saturday. —Mrodaroee Gifford and Ftanaon were in Rensselaer Monday. —Mr. and Mm. Aaron Seifs did shopping in Wheatfield Monday. —Dredge Na. 2 began work Monday—new dredge and new crew. —The party at Will Coffins’ Saturday night wns not very well —Misses Ebro and Lacy Levereau were callers at Pleasant Grove Saturday. —Warren Wilson and John Schwind transacted haeinees in Pair Saturday. —We see by the various correspondents that seed corn is scarce in many localities. We have no trouble whatever in this vicinity. Any of our corn will grow, no difference how it baa been cribbed. Any one wishing seed, just calL We can supply the whole state.

DUNNVILLE

—Mr. Lambert Collins spent Tuesday in Judson. —Mrs. Wilmington is a little better at this writing. —The crow singe his songs, even in the vicinity of D. V. —Mr. O. Turner is erecting a house for Mrs. Ella Hughes —Lambert Collins took a flying trip tn Wilder, last Saturday. —Henry Flours and family visited his mother in Walker tpu, last' Sunday. —Mr. Mahoney, a soldier of the late war, is the guest of Miss Belle Hughes. —The cut worms are receiving the farmers attention at the present time. —Miss Lillie Peregrine is visit-1 ing friends in the vicinity of I Rensselaer. —Mrs. DeArmond visited her son and family, last Sunday at the Dunn’s siding. —The ice cream supper at Mr. Meadows’ last Saturday evening was a grand success. —The next time that Elmer Hershman goes to see his girl, he ought to stay all night —Lorenzo Tyler of DeMotte, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Vandercar last Saturday. —Mr. Will Stocks of Chicago, is visiting his father. Mr. James Stocks, at the present time. —Mrs. John Mannan spent last Sunday in Wheatfield, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ocher. —Anybody wishing pasture, ■ should call on Mr. Wilmington, who has about 50 acres to let. —Mr. Arthur White was cwt buying calves last Sunday evening. Mr. Kellerman wouldn't sell his. —Our Sunday school is enjoying a new lease of life, under the management of Mrs. —Wanted, a steel cage, whose sides are as thick as fbe armoron Dewey’s flagship, in which to accrete myself. —Arthur White Ims bought a new suit of clothes. Clad inhis armor of society it will be impossible to bend himself. —Mr. Smile and girl were seen on our roads last Sunday. He says that buggy rides in the rain are the style at the present tune. —Subscribe for The Demockat, ye men with wisdom, and thus through its columns diffuse this rare article to us who hare only the shadow of it —R. R. Smith, our ex-operator, was shaking hands with his D. V. friends last Tuesday. He was enroute for DeMotte, to relieve Mr. Posey, few a few days. —Ask Warren White who stole his laundry? Warren hid it to take Miss house and when he came back the laundry had resorted to a more congenial dissate. —The Son Pierre wrhnnlho—burned down last Saturday evening. We understand that it will be replaced by a mure substantial building, which will be a great improvement —We Understand that the C. 4ELL R.R. iegotogtoh™ two

Sr- Smfaateothe the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Turner. —The crisis has come at last. Jones and Nelson are at war over the price of crackers. Who will act as members of the board of arbitration? The survival of the fittest, is the outcome of competi—Mr. George Dunn, eon of Hon. L D. Dunn, who is in Oklahn—e, is reported to have a flourishing mercantile business in that, his adopted home. George is a hurtling young man, a prime favorite with all who know him. —The lightning played havoc with a tree in the yard of Mr. John Finn, our future court house chief, a few nights ago. Upon the trunk of that tree I read a prophecy, namely: That such will be the overthrow of his opposition in the next county campaign. Selah. —A certain young man from this part of the world went to. San Pierre last Sunday p. m. to seej his affinity. He staid for supper, after which he resumed his visit until the dock in bold unpolished words proclaimed to its audience of two, the midnight hour. A lunch was served after which the courtship was continued until the rooster crowed thrice and breakfast was announced. His father came to see where the prodigal was, but the son, very slyly, came home via German settlement.

INDEPENDENCE.

—Plenty of rain the past week. —Roads a little slippery at this writing. —John Hopkins did business at —Mr. Ray did business at Rensselaer last Saturday. —Fred Renicker was buying up cattle in this vicinity last Monday. —J. CL Porter of Rensselaer did business in this vicinity last week. —L. S. Renicker was seen on N. R. last Sunday with a new bicycle. —Several Rensselaer people attended the German Baptist church last Sunday. —Ves Austin and family of Wheatfield, visited Charley Jenkins lart Sunday. —Charley Snyder and family visited friends near Kniman Saturday and Sunday. —Lincoln and J. Hopkins took a pleasure trip over the Gifford I district last Sunday. —Our heavy rains of the last few days has delayed the corn planters for a while. —Abraham Miller of near Wheatfield, talked to the people at the German Baptist church last Sunday. —Our Independence Sunday school will attend the Sunday school convention at Valma next Sunday. —One of those mountain sheep 'from Vulm.was seen in this vicinity last Sunday. That’s good, come again. —Charley Jenkins is now done planting corn, and as he hasn’t had very much sleep since oats sowing began, he will now take a nap and then help his neighbors o«L Good enough, Charley. —Farmers are complaining of the bad weaiherthis week. To remedy this I think it would be well enough Jto use the D. V. correspondent’s advice on seed corn, have the state legislature pass a law making the weather good. —One erf Samuel Hopkins homes got into a very bad racket with a steel water tank, as one of the snaps caught hold of the tank while the horse was drinking. Hethen got scared and dragged the tankail over the barn yard and kicked it to pieces. The horse was quite badly hurt. —The sewing machine agent of Rensselaer, was in our vicinity lart week, where he had a bad runaway. The team run and broke the tongue out and threw the man overboard, also broke a tug, one line and a neck-yoke. TW his team broke, lmd«d himrolf in and started for town.

WHEATFIELD.

Mrs. Roberta has returned home, ~ Pinter was in Chicago —Dr. TV~*lll Hid business in Wheatfield Tuesday. -Kddie Pinter and Chas. Ger-

has resigned his has a Maud S. windmill on his new livery barn, —Dr. Blakstone of Crown Point, was in town Wednesday. Frank O’Meara of Rensselaer, is talking of starting a fedd mill here. —Mr. A. P. Rockwell has been tickling his new house with another coat of paint. —There was a lively time on railroad street last Tuesday evening. For further particulars please inquire. —Wheatfield would be a good town for some one to invest in building tenant houses, as the demand is greater than the supply at present. The graduation exercises of our town schools will be held June 9. W. W. Pfrimmer of Kentland, will be present and recite a few of his famous poems. —The 3-1 runs four passenger trains a day now. This makes it hard on the livery business, as people can come and get out of town all hours of the day. Also, the Rag Weed Central runs one train each way every day. —George Hollister is helping F. H. Scott at the C. & E. I. depot There is a possible chances for George getting the Kniman office. This would give universal satisfaction. He is a good man and deserves a good position. —We understand that the San Pierre school house burned down last Saturday night. It is thought to have been burned because The Good Templera used it for their place of meeting, therefore some of the uncivilized sent her up in smoke. Hanging is to good -for such people. They ought to be made to get off the earth.

SHARON.

—Plenty of rain and mud. —Charles Sigman is a Lafayette visitor this week. —A Monon party was here looking for a farm last Tuesday. —Messrs. Laßue and Huff, of Rensselaer were callers here last Wednesday. —Quite a number of the boys will go to Chicago Sunday on the 75 cent excursion. —Chas. Slaughter, our enterprising blacksmith, has treated his shop to a new coat of paint. —Owing to the condition of the weather there was no preaching at the school house last Sunday. —The free ice cream social given by the Sharon Y. P. S. C. E. was a decided success and a large crowd was present. —Owing to the heavy rains all the low lands are flooded with water. The farmers have been

kept oat of the fields for over a week and prospects now are not at all encouraging. Farmers are getting the blues over the ten days’ rainfall with no show for a let up —As the republicans term the democrats, “anarchists,” and everything else imaginable, it would be well for them to remember that in some cases “mob law” is justifiable, although it is to be avoided in the present day. But when courts fail to punish the guilty, what then are we to look or hope for. —The bridge across the Big Slough A mile east of Sharon, is and has been in a dangerous condition for tfie past two years. Although there have been repeated efforts made to put' it in shape for safe travel, it still remains in the same dangerous position. Not until some one gets killed or crippled or a team gets down wjjl it be looked after. —Now that the “Apologistic editor” has had The Democrat man indicted, wonder what he will do next? The people of Jasper county will not lose any sleep over the outcome, and The Democrat man will continue to expose the rottenness of the ring—backed by the better element of both democrat and republican taxpayers—and the people of Jasper county will not allow him to suffer at the hands of these so-called bosses. —We haven’t heard of its editor (the Journal editor) being arrested for libeling anyone yet.—Sharon Cor. Journal. Perhaps, not. But if our memory serves us correctly he was driven out of town a few years ago in disgrace for fighting the “ring.” The nngsters knew they couldn’t scare The Democrat man in that way, so they resort to other means to get rid of him. It won’t work, though. The Democrat will continue to thrive and its editor will beathorn in the side of all ring-

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store and their pet schemes for many years to come. Mark this.

FAIR OAKS.

—S. B. Thornton’s visited at Surrey last Sunday. —Mrs. Schoffield visited her husband over at Comer Monday, returning Tuesday p. m. —Vic Bringle and Andrew Chipman visited Abe Bringle’s Saturday evening and Sunday. —Madames Manderville, Reed, Ritchey and Miss Edith Moffitt were at Rensselaer last Wednesday. —Mr. Isaac Kight went to Chicago Sunday, returning Monday with his wife who has moved back to Fair Oaks. —Mrs. Dr. Proudley started last Saturday morning for a point near Pittsburgh, Penn., where she expects to, spend the greater part of the summer. —Frank Hodge, who has been visiting at Chicago Heights for two or three weeks, returned to Fair Oaks Tuesday. He is still suffering from rheumatism. —The C. T. U. business meeting will be held next Saturday eve. at S. B. Thornton’s. Every member requested to be present The next entertainment will be held Sunday eve., May 28th, at the Christian ghurch.

—From the report of the dance at Mr. Saturday evening, there is great need of temperance work in this vicinity. Some of the willing workers of the town are trying at the temperance meetings to make a vivid portrayal of the liquor curse, that every one may realize the responsibility resting on them. “Woe unto him that justify the wicked for reward.”

BLUE SEA.

—Rain, rain, muddier, mud. —Joseph Lewis’ father is visiting him this week. —Mrs. Rogers has been quite sick the past week. —Our trustee and wife visited Richard Foulks Sunday. —Mr. Link Parks and wife visited at Mr. Marrow’s Sunday. —Chas. Graves of Monon, visits Mr. James Rodgers quite often. —Mrs. Chas. Beaver has been on the sick list for the last few days —As Mr. Marrow, Smith & Co. can’t plow, they are busy sawing wood. —Joe Ann would be pleased if all would subscribe for The Democrat. —Bert Beaver was the guest of his brother-in-law, Jno. Robinson, Sunday. —Mrs. Short of Rensselaer, visited Center Sabbath School Sunday week. —Rev. A. G. W. Farmer and wife visited friends in Milroy a few days ago. —Henry Beaver, the champion dancer, made a business trip to Remington Monday. —Mrs, G. W. and Mrs. John Southard were guests of Richard Foulks last Tuesday. —An ice-cream supper at the Hon. Tp. Trustee’s last Tuesday eve. All reported a good time. , --Oh! how nice it is to have u fellow that will attend a wedding in Chicago. How about it? Ask Mabel.—Mrs. G. W. Southard, a tormer resident of this county but now of Oklahoma, is visiting her brother-in-law, Mr. John South-

—We have a newly appointed democratic road supervisor xa ffifis neck of the woods, in person off D. R. Benson. —Mr. William Hicks of Bteckoak, had two valuable cows killed by lightning lart Thursday eronmg, May H. —James A. May, while hauling tile, fell from the wagon and broke three ribs, by falling against the hub of the wagon.

—Farmers are very backward on corn being planted and what m has to be replanted. —Rev. Samuel Boyd, who has been boarding with Mr. SoHffimifi, moved to Mr. Bieger’s Tuesday for his former home. —A few of our young folks from this neighborhood were attendants at the commencement exercises Saturday eve. at Palestine. —Mr. Foulka, Mr. Cterter Bertie are drilling the former a well, after which they propose to drill one for the new church. —As the wet weather has ert in Colie Beaver is so busy 'Wfring he hasn’t time to “hay” his horses, and consequently he turns them loose in the hay mow. —Mr. John Johnson, who trees in the eastern partef the town A<i, was struck by lightning Friday while riding along. Both himself and horse are severely injured, —Mr. Yeager of Milroy, better known as Mat, has been annoyed by and •, and robed them on last Sunday evening to leave his premises, but they did not obey, until Mat seized his shotgun, art the last heard of and they were barking trees on either side as they ran through the woods. We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat.

Real Estate Transfers.

Harvey E. Parkinson to Austin O. Moore Apr. 21, aw nw O4M, wH m* «a 1348-*, « acres, Marion, *IBBO. LueiodaW, Hammerton to John W. Bmmerton, Apr. 22. sk. eH, aw a-23-5, SO norm, Hanging Grove, *L«00. Levi Reynolds to Emma W. Wietey, Mu 28. 11-31-5,3» acres, Walter. *IOO. Orrin W. Pentter et al to Alonzo Wheeler. Apr.SS. sHne 17-81-8, ISO acres, Walter, 53,118. Jasper Circuit C<Wt to Nirhnlas f tiwrwi et al, Apr. 17.1889. pt ne sw *7-38-«, »-6, seae 29- *B-0, Jordan. Decree. Abraham Leopold to Jas. H. Chapman. Apr. S 3, and Leopold s Add, Rensselaer. *3,000. Jasper Circuit Court to Carroll C. Kent, Apr. 11, e% nw 17-30-7, nw nw 17-80-7, Keener. Decree. David J. Huston to Tr. Milroy Tp. Bap. Ch., Feb. 7, pt nw ne 19-28-5, Milroy, *L Jasper Circuit Court to Beth Yeoman et al. May 5, eK. sw 14-30-0, nw 14-39-8, 6, Marion. Decree. Jasper Circuit Court to Edwin Fairchild et al. May 5, sH ne ne *7-32-7, nw ne 27-88-7, acres,Keener. Decree. ■- Jasper Circuit Court to H. Roy Packard. April 11, wM se 12-81-5, Walter. Decree. Sheriff Jasper Co. to Isaac K. McCurtain, May 9. und2-87aesw 28-30-6, und 2-27 vw 88-30-0, Barkley, *450. Sheriff's deed. Simon P. Thompson to Thomas F. Brumehan, May 6,1898, n% ne se 38-80-7, Union, *4OO. Elizabeth Michael et al to Thomas F. Basknehan.Nov.2s,lßßo. n pt nw aw 27-80-7, 85acres, Union, *2BO. han, May 9, 1893, ms ne 28-30-7, Union. 31.200, Marion L. Spitler, Adm., to Rachael E. Knox. Apr. 10, pt it 7, bl 4*. Rensselaer. *B6O. Com. deed.., Benjamin J. Gifford to John Kimble, Apr. ' 7. It 5, bl 8, Gifford, *IOO. George Hoehn to Ira. Wheatfield Lodge, No. M0,1.0.0.F., Oct. SO, 1896, pt it 12, bl I,.Wheatfield. *IOO. bl 1, Wheatfield. *BS.

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