Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

—Farmers are planting corn. —Charley McCoy visited Iva Gramm, Sunday. —Frank Cooper visited Charley Harrington Sunday. —William Cooper was in Yirgie doing barinww this week. —George Oarer waa in oar town Monday on bosinees. —Mr. and Mrs. Petty visited there aon, M. Petty, Sunday. —The Chicago A Eastern Illinois Ry., win begin carrying mail JalyL —Sanday school here every Sunday. Everybody invited to attend. Cooper and Alfred Clager started for the west a few days ago. —H. Hochbaum, oar bantling merchant, has just received a fine stock of new goods.

NORTH BARKLEY.

—George Heckling called on Miss Belle Seats Sanday eve. —Charlie Bowers visited in Wheatfield, a few days last week. —Miss Ella Callahan waa the gnest of Miss Arietta Stevens Snn—Mr. Foster is building a blacksmith shop at Comer this week. —George Beedy of Wheatfield is shelling com at Southfield this —Mr. Walker is working for Mr. Leverean at the carpenter's trade. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford attended the bosket dinner at Talma Sanday. —Miss Maggie Seitz gave a party to her many friends Friday night. All report a good time. —Lawrence Caster got tired of this country and "jumped his yob** Tuesday and went home to "mother.'’ —Several people from this vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs. Alfred Donnelly at Rensselaer Saturday. —Mr. Schofield gave a very interesting discourse on the weak points of our Sunday School at Vaima, Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Leverean were called to Kankakee, llls„ Wednesday, the latter’s mother being near death. —The nightwatch. has the misfortune. as be terms it, to have aome half dozen freckles which he would give any sura to get rid of. A certain lady told him to rub growing wheat on his face, that it would effect a cure. One morning recently he was seen coining from a field about a mile distant with about a peck of green wheat and bis face all green, over which he bad rubbed it.

BLACKFORD.

—W. X. Jenkins did business in Rensselaer last Saturday. —The weather is move favorable for the farmers in this locality. —Anson Hilton was around contracting jobs of sheep-shearing last week. —Several of our young people | attended church at Parr last Sunday night —Mrs. John W. Hurley was in Rensselaer last Saturday, buying ! ■ome new furniture. —Billy Meyers and family and j John Porter and family were in ' Rensselaer Saturday. —Thomas Price is reported no better. His brother Sam is also ■ome better at present. —Who is Lincoln Hopkins? I •• believe there has been a mistake, oris he a brother to John H ? Blla Stanley and Miss ; visited Mrs. Jesse f. B. last Saturday; . V . correspondent, who ling in which to hide tetter get some one nicker, one of oar i, went to see the mgolast Sunday on 2 —The next time John Renicker piere field; he might get left. Imtaftliat is all O. K., in shape, |fann and manner, or one that will ittake their eyes muter for a chance k» taste the delicious vegetables, pad better lake a look at Mr. Sam-

—Fred, the next time yon take your girl to church, put a pelt of good stout chain harness on your horse, and yon will have fewer accidents. —One of onr mountain sheep said he went to Rensselaer last Sunday to take the excursion to Chicago, but was detained and so missed the train. —The people of this locality will observe Decoration day by decorating the graves in three cemeteries as usual, first going to the Smith cemetery in the forenoon, then to the Hurley cemetery at Iff) in the afternoon, and from three to the Prater cemetery. There will be several addresses. Young and old are invited to attend.

KNIMAN.

—Martin White seems to enjoy walking. —Miss Mary Smith visited at I Yagely’s Sunday. —Joe Hammond of Rensselaer, was seen on our streets Aar—Mrs. Clara Poyer who has ’been sick for some time, is reported better. _ —Wonder where the “paddy” was Sanday evening? Didn’t notice him at League. —There is fair prospects of EL B. getting the position of feeding “Jumbo” in the near future. —Miss Rilla Osborn is trying to organize a class in music at this place. We wish her success. —Charley Holle, accompanied by Mr. Ponton, transacted business at the county seat Tuesday. —Asa Brown’s mother and sister of Wheatfield, made him a pleasant visit Saturday and Sunday. —Several of the “upper tens”* of this place took advantage of the cheap rates to Chicago last Sunday. —The meeting of the Ladies Aid Society, held at Lee Armstrong’s Thursday, was a howling success. —The “chimney sweep” must hare vanished in the air as we haven’t noticed him in onr midst for quite a while. —Mr. and Mrs. Eernicken and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Meyers, of Wheatfield, came down Sunday to help Mr. Holle eat his birthday cake. —Never was our Dr.’s fine voice noticed to be as clear and ringing as it was Sunday evening at League. It is hoped Miss Wwill continue to sit by his side. —Such exclamations as ah! Look! Well-did-I-ever! was heard Wednesday evening and on looking around found the cause to be M. Me trying to learn to ride E. D ’s bike.

INDEPENDENCE.

—Fine weather at this writing. :—Ed Sible was seen on N, R. last Sunday. —Mr. Ott did business in the city Tuesday. —Miss Cora Wray is working few Fred Renicker. —Korah McDonald of Milroy tp.. visited George Ott over Sunday. —Mr. Geo. Shroyer of Rensselaer, did business in this vicinity Monday. —John Hopkins and Edd Jenkins took a drive to Pleasant Grove last Sunday. —AI McCurtain has bought himself a wheel and will now show the N. R.’s how to lake. —Edd Miller left last Friday for Maryland, to attend the German Baptist annual meeting. —Joel Wray and J. Hopkins were guests of the Jenkens brothers last Sunday evening. —Joel Root left N. R. last week. He went to stay with his son-in-law at Wheatfield. —Bert Jenkins sold his crop of docks, and .will now invest his money in something more valuable. i —Dan Snyder and wife of Kosciusko county visited friends and relatives in this vicinity the past . —John Gassy has the finest onion field in the Gifford district. Good work stakes good looking —Ed Jenkins as reported as getting in a tittle late last Sunday night. Where were you Ed? Boys of your sire should best

—Fred Shriner atid Miss Mamie Myers of Union tp., attended the Sunday School at Vaima last Sunday. Good enough, Fred. —Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred B«nicker, a seven-pound boy. Fred seems to be tne happiest man in this part of the county. —Charley Hopkins took a drive to Rensselaer fast Sunday with one of the finest driving teams, (long-eared mules, of course.) That is what hejikes to drive, any way, when he goes there.

PARR.

—Mrs. Price of this place, is on the sick list —D. W. Reed, who has been away at work, is in onr midst again. —Several of the boys from this place took in the excursion last Sunday to Chicago. —Jessie Nowels and wife of Hammond, were visiting in onr vicinity this week. —Mrs. Stephenson had a bad attack of heart trouble last week, but is now recovering. —Tom Foy was again called to Fair Oaks on the morning of the 23, on account of his mother’s sickness. —Judy & Wood are putting in a blacksmith shop at their headquarters. F. J. F. you will have to hustle. —Emery Garriott ‘and family and Wat Hopkins and family were guests of M. 0. Gant and wife Sunday. —Preaching by Bro. Watkins of Rensselaer, ana young People’s meeting was well attended.here Sunday night. —Dick McClanahan, who is working for a firm in Chicago Heights, was in our town buying butter and eggs this week. —M. O. Gant says he can’t play horseshoes, a little hit, hut he -can throw a “ringer” and beat S. A. Brusnahan, jost the same. —Porter Pntnam took a flying trip to the Gifford district last Sunday. We suppose to see his best girl. Who is she, Porter? —On account of no excursion tickets being sent to this place the boys had to go to Fair Oaks to buy their tickets. Don’t let this occur again. —lsaac Stephenson has returned home from near Lafayette, where he has been ditching for George Binns, and is now ditching for Tom Brusnahan. —Misses Myrtie and Bessie Wame, who have been in Chicago Heights all spring, have returned home. Bessie wul visit a few days and return to the Heights. —Len McCurtain, one of the brightest young men of Parr, has left the farm and now stands at the head of the Parr Minstrels. When is your next concert, Len? —Farmers were somewhat discouraged in our section last week, on account of rain and cold weather, but now their spirits are being revived again by warmer weather. —There was baptizing near Bro. Ed. Pierson’s last Sunday and among the number baptised were, Mr. Robert Stephenson, Miss Cora Fay and Miss , Ethel and Effifc Leach of this place. —Mr. Shindler had one horse killed and another badly hurt on the railroad last Sunday morning. I suppose it will be like it generally is, they will stand a law suit and beat him out of his horse.

SHARON.

—Miss May Farmer visited over in Jordan with relatives last Sunday. —Henry Timmons and wife were callers in Marion tp., last Sunday. —Del Thornton and wife visited several days with relatives here last week. —Mr. Parkinson of Pleasant Ridge, was a business caller here last week. —lsaac Blake and family spent Sunday with his son Robert, near Rensselaer. —T. W. Daley and R. Dickison attended lodge at Remington last Monday night. -—Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Waymire were calling in Remington last Thursday. —John W. Harris was doing business in the lower end of the county this week. —Ben Smith and wife have moved to a farm about four miles west of Remington. —The old friends of our former townsman, Peter Hinds, are glad to know that he is prospering in his new home.

-The smiling face of Frank Sommers was seen on our streets last Sunday evening. —Wm. Broadie, the Remington hog buyer, was here this week purchasing stock for shipment. —Mr. Frank Shide and Miss Pearl Slaughter were calling on friends in Remington last Sunday. —Our Endeavor society is in a flourishing condition and several new members have united with more to follow. —The weather is fine and most of the corn will be in the ground by Jane Ist if we do not get rained out again. —The boys had such a fine time in Chicago last Sunday that they are kept busy prying their eyes open. They pulled in Monday morning in time for dinner. Boys are boys, you know. —We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the commencement exercises wf the Chicago Law school this week. John L. Duvall, a brother of A. L. and Frank, is one of the graduates, and numerous cards have been sent out to friends. —Word has reached here of the death of Mr. Jake Schutz of Lilly, 111. Mr. Schutz frequently visited here where his father has considerable land. This is the fourth brother, all excellent young men, of the same family who have died in the past few years, two being killed in the same manner by horses, one dying from lock-jaw and one from sickness. The Schutz’s were well known throughout oentral 111., and Indiana as well. —As The Democrat has four times as many subscribers at Sharon as any other Jasper county paper, and twice as many as both the Rensselaer Journal and Republican, it is no wonder that the Journal correspondent wants more people to read his paper. But you can’t fool all the people all the time, or even a small part of them, for they know that The Democrat is the only np-to-date well edited paper in the county, and that is why they are after it. “Why,” said a good old republican, “I tell you I like the way that man pours it into the ring. lam going to give him a dollar to help the good work along. He sticks to ’em just like Dewey did, and he’ll win the fight, too. He’s the Dewey of Jasper county, and I’m going to name him that; and he is the Funston of Rensselaer, too. Hnrrah for Dewey!”

VALMA.

—Winter has broke again. —Farmers are still planting corn. —Frank Lewis is still on the mend. —Wm. Potts is building a new house this spring. —Brooks Snedecker has purchased a new carriage. —Charles Hopkins made a flying to Rensselaer Sunday. r —Mattie Rush, our dressmaker, is at Mrs. Newell’s this week. —Preaching services at the Christian church next Sunday. —Bruce White of Rensselaer, is putting down a well on Mrs. Barkley’s farm. —Henry Randle has made rapid progress with his new house. It is ready for plastering. —Who was the lady Ed Jenkins was smiling on Sunday? Somebody will lose his best girl if he isn’t careful. —The smiling countenances of the Blackford and Independence correspondents were seen in these parts Sunday. —The basket meeting and S. S. convention at the M. E. church Sunday was well attended, about four hundred people were present and all seemed to enjoy the day. A very interesting program was given in the afternoon, after which a short lecture was given by an old lady who seemed to be out of her place. We all know the benefits of S. S. work among our young people, and wonder why older persons encourage boys in their stubbornness. , lt

FAIR OAKS.

—Farmers are all busy planting corn. —The telephone office has been moved into the drug store. —Miss Emma Stone of Rensselaer, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Hurley. —Mrs. R. S. Morgan and baby, of Star City, are visiting relatives and friends in town. —Mr. and Mrs. Page of Wheatfield, visited our town and vicinity for several days, returning home Wednesday.

—Harris & Vanatta were in town and on the ranch last week looking after business. —Mrs. Fay is in a very critical condition, 'and no hopes are entertained of her recovery —Mrs. Dora Cottingham and Miss Nettie Mallat were on the sick list a few days this week. —Luther Mallatt and wife and Mrs. R. Schofield 'attended holiness meeting near Foresman, last Saturday and Sunday. —Everybody please remember the C. T. U. meeting will be held at this place next Saturday and Sunday. Everybody come. —Joe Winslow has sold his fruit and ice cream stand to Con Manderville, who has added quite a line of groceries to the stock. —The Township Commencement will be held at the M. E. church next Saturday evening. There will be eight graduates. As half of the number are from the town school, there will undoubtedly be a crowded house. This is the first entertainment of the kind ever held here. We cheerfully bid the graduates God speed in the onward march of life’s great work, which we might say is only just begun.

—Grandma freed died at her home in the west part of town last Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock. She has been feeble most of the spring, but was able to hoe in her garden a good part of the day before she died. She took a choking spell in the very-early part of the morning, soon became unconscious and death soon came to her relief. Her son from Bellville, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Clever of Lowell, and Lottie Willey, the grandchild who lived with her, were the only relatives present at the funeral, which took place Thursday at the Christian church. Rev. J. L. Brady conducted the services. The remains were laid tp rest in the Fair Oaks cemetery.

WHEATFIELD.

r—Charles Myers was in Chicago last week. —For the latest please ask Andrew Knapp. —Philip Stuppy of Lake Co., visited with his son heie last week. r-Despite the cool weather, oats are looking well, and corn that was piauted is coming up. —Wm. Bowman editor of the Wanatah Times, was on our streets last Sunday. > V.

—Joe Austin has bought the lumber for a barn. Steve Hill will do the carpenter work. —Mr. and Mis. Hickman of this place, returned home last Friday froqj the southern part of the state where they have been visiting friends for some time, —A free-for-all fight, a dog fight and brutal assault, one case of provoke, etc., have been aired in our Justices’ court this week, with more “papers’* remaining unserved until the culprits return.

DUNNVILLE.

—Hurrah for Bryan! —Our oats look fine. —Earl Wilmington is on the sick list. ****•■ - —Our corn looks like it had the jaundice. —Mrs. Wilmington is getting better very rapidly. —Finn, pack your collars with DeArmond’s twine. —Miss May Witt is working for A. Cooper at San Pierre. —Daniel Rich visited friends in Porter county last Sunday. —Wilson Miser buys his hats and back-saws at Wheatfield. —Daniel Flickenstein, we understand, is a candidate for matrimony. —Mr. Smile has bought a buggy. Now, girls, you will have a visitor some Sunday. —ls the frost stays away like a good boy, we will have fruit to throw at birds. —Who did George Gross go home with last Sunday evening? I won’t tell, ask him. —Rev. Hickman and wife were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington last Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. VanDoozer of Wheatfield, attended church at this place last Sunday. —Christian Endeavor exercises at the Cedar Ridge achoolhonse every Sunday evening. —Arthur White and his sister Jessie, departed for Chicago last Tuesday on a visiting tour. —Johnny Behler, who is working in Porter county, visited his parents at this place last Sunday. —Subscribe for The Democrat, ye men,.and see if doesn’t cre-

—Grandma Stocks, who has been visiting her son James, re- • turned to Chicago last Monday. t —Mr. and Mrs. Floars and family visited at Mr. and Mrs, Ferrers in Wheatfield tp., last Sunday. —Felix Rich, who has bee* working for Mr. Starkey in Portef county, is working on the Gifford ranch. —Miss Blanche Hill and Bert Vandercar visited the former’s parents in Wheatfield tp., last Sunday. —Harvey Davisson who has been visiting in Milroy township, has returned. I bet he has gained a few ounces. —Miss Lillie Peregrine, who has been visiting friends in Rensselaer, has returned to her adopt- . ed home, D. Y. —Ned Nelson, who has been working near Muncie, returned last Wednesday. Ned, as we all know, is in love with a D. V. girl. —The dance at Mrs. Hughes’ new house last Saturday evening was well attended. Everybody that was present enjoyed himself.

—Rev. Tliarp preached in the M. E. church last Sunday and Sunday evening. Seven united with the Baptist church Sunday morning. —The entertainment at the Oak Grove schoolhouse. May IU, was greeted with a full house The program was elaborate and well carried out. Quite a number of the Wheatfield young people were in attendance. —Lincoln said that this government is one by the people, of the people and for the people. The lately revised version reads like this: This government is a government by the trusts, of the trusts and for the trusts. —W. S. DeArmond, our hust-* ling, under a spreading chestnut tree man, has received a ton of the best binder twine ever exhibited in D. V. Farmers, when you lie down to sleep, remember that twine is advancing in price. —Frank Stocks of Chicago, who has been visiting his brother James, returned to his home last Thursday. He took unto himself a wife a few weeks ago and in company with his wife, came to D. V. to spend a small fractional part of his honeymoon. Come again, Frank.

—When this mountain lamb gets large enough to be called a mountain sheep, and gets his head in a butt-able condition, be will come down and join forces with the other sheep and we twain will forthwith proceed to the home of Mr. Valma and compel him to swallow a thermometer and die by degrees;next to Mr. Independence and make him swallow a two-foot rule and quietly die by inches; | last, but by* no means not least, i we will trot over and catch Mr. 1 Blackford and bind him and then j peisuade him to swallow a bull- | frog, and croak. We sheep, are J humane. Subscribe for the | friend, The Democrat.