Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

VIRGIE. Oats look fine. , Sunday school here every Sabbath. Come. Parm Wiseman visited Asa Leach Sunday. The farmers are about all done planting corn. Mr. Petty is building an addition to his house. An 8-pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Ducharm. Wm. Cooper shipped a carload of nice hogs last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hochbaum visited Mr. and Mrs. Leach Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tram visited Peter Plummer and family Sunday. Messrs, Harrington and McCoy ran a foot race Sunday. Harrington reached the pole first.

BLACKFORD. Anderson Jenkins is reported as convalescing. Chris Morgenegg i» working for George Shriver. Thomas Price is reported as able be up some now. Our southern mountain sheep was seen on N. R. last Sunday. Victor Yeoman and wife spent Sunday with Anderson Jenkins. Jesse Jenkins and wife visited the latter’s mother last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Hurley spent Sunday with George Jenkins. Jim Burns and wife of Union tp.. visited at Anderson Jenkins’ last Thursday. Esper McCleary visited Burnstown Sunday school last Sunday. Why didn’t you stay till it was out, Esper? Several of our young people attended the Commencement at Valma last Saturday. All report a good time. Nellie Barkley returned home from the Normal college last Saturday. We bid her welcome back to old Jasper. John Hopkins says he is sorry he could not go to Wheatfield last Saturday, as Miss of Rensselaer, was present. Edward Jenkins and one of the old bachelors namely, John Hopkins, attended church at Valma last Sunday night. Charley and John Hopkins. Joel Wray, Bert Jenkins, Guy Daniels and Newton Jenkins, the Nubbin Ridge six, attended Bnrnstown Sunday school last Sunday.

NORTH BARKLEY. Miss Minnie Funk is on the sick list. James Myers is quite ill at this writin*. Wasted:-All the onion weeders we ean *et. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wilson, last Friday, a boy. John Schwind is visitin* friends near Morocco this week. Mr. White of Rensselaer, is repairin* wells in this vicinity this week. Miss Grace Cole of Morocco, is visitin* her sister, Mrs. Warren Wilson. Miss Arietta Stevens will return to her home at Hercher, Ills., Sunday. Corn plantin* is a thin* of the past here. The prospects for a crop is good. Miss Liasie Ahlers and John Holliday visited friends in this vicinity Sunday. Joe Levereau has gone to Manteno, where he will work at the carpenter trade, Clarence Nichols and sister of Hopkins Park, visited Herman Ahlers Saturday and Sunday. Quite a number of people from this vicinity attended the Commencement exercises at Valma Saturday. Willis McMurray has been released of further duty as foreman on the south side. He will move to Dakota about July Ist. _ Carrie Lowman ealled on his best *irl near Comer Sunday. His horse became frighten - ed and slightly disfigured the buggy. William Bodell has a very smilin* countenance at all times, but Oh! how that smile has broadened since the boys have moved to Comer. COMMENCEMENT. The Annual Commencement exercises of the graduates of the common schools of Barkley and Marion townships, at Valma Park, on Saturday, the 3rd inst, were verywell . attended, and an excellent program was provided. Co, Supt. L. H. Hamilton was present and in charge of the program. The first number was a son* by the “Comer Choral Class,” (Barkley choir) directed by Miss Zelma Funk. The well trained voices speak highly for the ability of its leader. Followin* were a number of able declamations, after which everybody enjoyed the basket dinner, pne of the main features of the day. After lunch the exercises were continued. Songs and declamations followin* each other rapidly. showing'the interest given in trying to make the day a memorable one. Bx-Co. Supt. D. B. Nowels gave an excellent address on education, in which he expressed the sentiments felt by most of his audience in an admirable manner. The presentation of the diplomas, by Co. Supt. L. H. Hamilton, followed by our National hymn, “America," closed a most pleasant and long to be remembered day.

INDEPENDENCE. Crops are looking fine. Good growing weather. Laura Steel is on the sick list. Plowing corn is the order of the day. AL McCurtain is ditching for G. Nichols. Will Whitehead was seen on N. R. last Sunday.* ' . William Daniels did business at Rensselaer Monday. Mr. Hopkins hauled some shoats to market Saturday. Esper got left last Sunday. Ask him for particulars, Mrs. Minnie Renicker is reported very low at this writing. x Subscribe for Thb Democbat and get all the county news. G. Daniels and J. Hopkins went to Blackford Tuesday evening. Mr. C. Wray sold his hogs last week and hauled them to Surrey, Mr. aud Mrs. Ed Miller went to Wheatfield Saturday, returning Sunday. A big bowery dance near the Gant schoolhouse a week from Saturday night. Miss Bessie Brubaker of Parr, Is visiting friends in this vicinity this week. Charley Jenkins and wife visited friends and relatives in Wheatfield tp„ Saturday and Sunday.

Mlsaes Cora Wray and Bertha Hopkins spent Sunday with friends at Parr. Rd Price, of south of Rensselaer, was the guest of Miss Ruth Shroyer Sunday. Grant Renieker and family of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with C. Wray and family. John Hays, who has been going to school at Rensselaer, is now working in this vicinity, Whatis the matter with Sam Bowers, that we don’t see him go by with his big grocery wagon any more? Joel Ray purchased himself a new suit of clothes the other day. Someone will lose his girl if he isn’t careful. ’ There was a mistake made about J. Burly’s onion field. He plowed up his onion field and planted it in potatoes. Several people of this neighborhood are hunting for hired girls. Girls are becoming scarce, says F. Shriner, Miss Minnie Smith and several other ladies of Union township were seen in this vicinity on Tuesday of last week. The D. V. cor. would like to know whe Mr. Valma’s girl is? If you want to know who she is, I advise you to go over there and watch him some Sunday evening.

PARR. Mrs. Robt. Stephenson is still poorly. Weather rather warm, but splendid for growing corn. Children's day exercises will be held here Saturday evening, June 10. W. V. Hudson, who is at work at Lafayette, spent Wednesday at home. Thomas Hamacher and family of Virgie, visited at John Garriott’s Sunday, C, U. Garriott of Aix, was visiting relatives in our town Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Sherrill and Frank Hayes of Aix, were in our town on business Tuesday. Wm. Babcock and family of Rensselaer, were visitors at J. L. Babcock’s Sunday. Mrs. Isabel Price, who was reported sick at our last writing, is able to be about again. Chas. Martin of the Gifford district, is plastering John Martin’s new house this week. Miss Mamie Myers of Blackford, was the guest of her cousin Miss Lenore Gilmore, Saturday. James Garriott was dangerously sick with stomach trouble last week, but is able to be around again. Our worthy trustee, B. D. Comer, is repairing the iron bridges between J. L. Babcock’s and Emery Garriott’s. Mrs. Maud Myers, her family and her mother, Mrs. Pettit, of Walker tp., visited at S. A. Brusnahan’s Saturday and Sunday. S. A. Brusnahan, our efficient supervisor, is improving the time between corn planting and corn plowing by improving the roads. Miss Nellie Barkley. Elmer Stephenson and Preston Garriott returned home from Marion Friday, where they have been attending school. Taylor Wood, who has been in the employ of Judy & Wood for some time, has gone to Chicago Heights to work, and Ottis Sheffer will take his place in a few days. Mrs. Nancy Hamacher, the aged mother of Mrs. John Garriott, returned from IndianppolisSaturday, where she spent the winter, and will spend the summer with her daughter here. John Gilmore has moved from the Pullin property to Chas. Martin's property, We understand that the Sheffer boys have purchased the Pullin property. Wonder what that means? Going to batch, Jess?

BLUE SEA. Weather very pleasantfor the last few days. Mrs. Short and friend of Rensselaer, visited here Saturday. Mrs. John Brown has been on the sick list for some time. Mr. and Mrs. John Kaupky visited at John Harris’ Sunday. Richard Foulks has treated his barn to a new coat of paint. Mr. Rogers' sons were called here by the illness of the former. Mrs. Henry Beaver has been on the sick list for the last few days. Little Belle Southard was kicked by a colt last Friday and one rib broken. George, the next time mamma brings word to take a certain girl, you ought to go. Joseph Lemie's father and mother have been visiting him for the last two weeks. Henry Wolff of near Kniman, an old-time Milroyite, took dinner with Mr. Beaver last Sunday. Henry Beaver and D. R. Benson have each treated themselves to a bran-splintered new carriage. _ I Rev. Huston and wife were visiting the sick last Tuesday. They report Mrs. Rendell some better. Mr. Rogers, who has been very ill for the past few days, is reported some better at this writing. - Mr, James Irwin, wife and daughter, were visiting their brother-in-law. Link Parks one Hay last week. Miss Jessie Southard anl Mr. Mert Burns attended Childrens' day exercises at Palestine Sunday evening. John Summers, jr , was kicked by a horse last Saturday evening and is now confined to his bed from injuries. Bert McSweeny and Will McDonald had their best girls out to Palestine to Childrens' day last Sunday evening. Would it not be well to remove the bounty from wolf scalps and place it on the crow? They are more destructive by far than the former. Frank has rented a house, and selected his furniture in Rensselaer last Saturday, and Joe Ann would naturally suppose the gentleman was going to keep bach. No other paper published in Jasper county has one-half the neighborhood correspondence of The Demochat, and the country people appreciate this most attractive feature of the’“best paper iu the county.” >

KNIMAN. Mrs. Lee Armstrong is on the sick list, Ord Hanley is working for Lincoln Steege. Miss Laura Ponton is working at Lee Arm- ■ strong's. Miss lea Williams and Mr. Johnson Sundayed at McGhnn's. Mrs. Ida Brown of Gifford's garden, visited relatives at this place Sunday. One of Mrs. Hixon's daughters of Fowler, is making her a few days visit. C. Hoile contemplates a business trip to Indianapolis in the near future.

Chas. Hoile toe improved hie by building a new summer kitehen. v Mrs. Isaih Fisher is picking strawberries at W. D. Meyer’s, near Wheatfield. Wm. Shirer and Miss Nettie Williams took in the rights at Cedar Lake, Sunday laat. Wonder why Ira Brown was wearing ato a look of contentment on his face Sunday last? Philip Goff and Mamie Yagley attended the platform dance, at Dewitt’s Saturday evening. It is rumored O K ’» two thousand dollar property is at the present writing located in Rensselaer. A good number of friends attended a rag sewing at Mm. Chas. Armstrong’s Thursday. All report a good time. Quite a number of the business men of Wheatfield passed through our berg Tuesday on their way to Rensselaer. Now the young girl's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ice cream and visions of soda fountains haunt her dreams. Any one wishing a good cool refreshing drink—of buttermilk,—call at Kniman. The creamery is now runningin full blast. Anna Meyers and little daughter Nellie, returned home Thursday, after a few weeks visit with relatives and friends in Johnson county. Festival—The Ladies Aid of this place will give a strawberry and ice-cream festival Saturday evening, June 10, at the schoolhouse. Come every body. Mike O received a package throughr the mail, containing a broad circlet of gold? We can’t help but think with the poet: “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, it might have been.” The Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Hattie Poyer’s last Thursday afternoon and the following officers were elected: Mrs. J. Hixon, President; Miss Nettie Williams, Vice-President; Mrs. Wm. Hoile, Treasurer, and Mrs. Hattie Poyer. Secretary.

NEWTON TOWNSHIP. On last Sunday the neighbors and friends of David Craw gave him a big dinner in honor of his birthday. Mr. James Yeoman took Mr. Craw to church at Rensselaer, and at about 11:00 o'clock, the crowd began to arrive with well filled baskets. Mrs. M. B. Halstead and Kate Mauck brought some pretty flowers. As the noon hour approached the tables were placed under the shade of the large oak trees, where they were spread, by the skillful housewives, with an almost inexhaustible supply of fried chicken, pickles, cheese, strawberries, cake and many other good things, to await the arrivai-of Mr. Yeoman, and the man who was the-“victim” of the carefully and most successfully planned surprise. The afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation and trying to keep cool. Those present were: James Yeoman and Marion Freeland and wife, wife, Mrs. M B Halstead, Evelyn Miller, Mrs. Rebecca Hemphill, Kate Mauck, Jackson Freeland and Mattie Hemphill, wife, Will Halstead, R J Yeoman and Rankin Halstead, wife, Nina Martindale, David Halstead, Roe Yeoman, Ernest Cockeral, Grace Yeoman, O C Halstead and Merle Freeland, wife. John D Young, Harry Wade and wife, Eva Freeland. David Cockeral, Ruth Yeoman, John Mauck, Josie Miller, Doc. Martin and wife, Mr. Fisher, J B Martindale and Rosko Halstead, wife, Geo. Wade, and others. Anyone finding a beautiful new fan on the picnic ground, will please return the same to Mrs. Jackson Freeland.

DUNNVILLE. Corn looks nice. Hold the lantern higher, says Mr. Smile. Mrs. Wilmington is improving very slowly at present. Rev. Hickman preached a fine sermon at D. V. last Sunday. Mrs. Cappie Pfile visited friends near Dunnville last Sunday. Dan Flickenstein, Grant Hill and Joe Craig were the guests of Billy Mucheler last Sunday. James Warren Newman White and wife, were the guests of Miss Bohannan last Sunday. James Stocks has improved the appearance of his house by clothing it with a coat of new sideing. Miss Jessie and Arthur White, who have been visiting in Chicago, returned home last Thursday. The commencement exercises for the graduates of our township, will be held at D. V„ June 10th. Why didn't *Curly’ take those two D. V. girls, over to the party, east of D. V., a few days ago? If Mr. Valma would take the feathers out of bis teeth, the wool that his honor sees in the D. V’s teeth would entirely take its flight. Dan Rich “buzzed” up his big pile of poles last Monday. Let the snow come and winter wind blow, Dan has plenty of wood sawed. We understand that our M. E. pastor is going to get a spanking. He might, under certain conditions, demonstrate to this country, that he is truly a fighting parson. We see by the items of Mr. Blackford and Independence, that both of the gentlemen claims to be A No. 1 Nubbin Ridgers. Which one is the genuine and which is the counterfeit? Mrs, Frank Fisher, wife of our township assessor died at her home near D. V. last Monday. The bereaved husband and family have the sympathy of everyone in the township. Obituary later. Now comes the North Barkley Cor. with the eloquence of Plato and in a collection of well ordered words, declares that if the D. V. Cor. comes down in his neck of the woods, he will make him swallow his neighborhood. 1 wish to be excused from swallowing the Barkley Cor.

REMINGTON. A fine growing shower Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Lucky left Monday for a few days visit in Chicago. Lack of cement has caused much delay in the laying of cement walks. J. N. Beal left Tuesday for Macon, Mo., to visit his brother. Milton, who is very sick. Quite a number of Rebekah's of the Goodland lodge came over Tuesday evening to witness the work in that degree. The hay crop is much more promising in this section than several weeks ago. It appeared very thin on the ground but the late rains brought It around alright. Mrs.O. P. Tabor, whose illness has been of long standing, is very low at this writing. Monday she appeared better than she had been for several weeks but later turned '.or the worse. Her son George, who has been in New York state for several months, was called home last week.

TbeßrfllTHluiffinm CM ik I.M< Mtoi toy •aid they would. Krites' tone tom roast kite— i—fiiiiiritoff num J through trwum they will jmi PMt mtik tit the north corimmtionlitm.XßWriifltiheltorrf J fifty cents per pole. WeronsHfilHte tto Iknmv • if the JmperGo. TetaphotieiCotoinMiiltftor . j levy? While playing in -the gwiUtett toturitoufito rix-year-oldwnofßh.jandKm.Wm. Jfatoma kicked tn-thetosedgr* tome “"H iiteHlul tug near by. Both tin tte fn—T-ittlnr- t-Tgi i —Mi tollua 11 In riiffia ga ml one over the right eye. lltthtegflitoaßriritont wm qu»te severe, the Tittle gmttfat ikniiiaw 1 ing nicely.

rwwrr Mr. Hayes is -H~trtr rtimitf uhi T.nla Ciatani istdms» m - - n- r, Mr. James Halleck lus o title* Um off Ohm strawberries. Mr. -miwHi ma Reed property. JN—-1 film wnuaft field afowtfoystast wiriti. Charlie Saunderson, df TEtauywr.itaijll Mm ing Mr. Gunds’eireeiifauiae. The private school taught ifay Kali* Moffitt will close Saturday of-ibis wrndk. Rev. Watkins of rßmiesiilaui,, wnss iinoaer town la«tSundayeveuii«, —tiiii mm H Ehwir C. D. Mallett —Htt—ily -rr tiTißmeeting atSrn. Fowdllaiin Neewtunttp.. itartt Tuesday. Miss Mary Arnold ihas nMtumafl » from Rensselaer, wtheveAheiiussdMnu at Mr. Paxtons. Mrs. Schoffield and His. BLS. Morgan off Star City, visitedMwirsuaterMbs. Smtttdtaßriiigtou, who lives neaTlDeHotte. Mias Stella MeGoniielliTmuriwHttijtiEßr Hum at Reynolds last Friday'evening. armnmamied by her sister. Mias Jennie* Gitttmgiumi. S. B. Thornton, wife and -amicisitusd tsrihrtives in Gillam rtp., aa tfow dip* itattt waaAu They attended eommencmein hmutoms a* Independence Chai»el. und -werp 'wdlhiifaMMluK w’ith the evening eenteruinment.

WJULNHL Com and outs lodktfiue. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. -OneeiflilltHadh.aalhtMu May Wright warfthe guest df Hteth Wteunasu Wednesday. Corn plowing .is ~theorder iff rthe <fiqy tin thisiocality. Mrs. Barkley and num- Tiriltn^^—fiih.niniin , tty Thursday. Smith Newell, our uew-BUpnrVi<uir.iiKwasfia-ing the roads this week. Mies Lula Sample taft ffor Wdfeanausn listat Monday, -"burr irtiriiirsniiili ttri maniilrfla —■ q mer attending school. The graduating oxioviaes at Wdinm BWk last Saturday were well attended. <ftnith i—interesting program was rendered. Evert Greenlie had-the inistfiirtuur nfflMk- ■ ting his team run away, mihidh[put UiimHMMk with his corn planting, Ihittiheiisifiinae tnos. A large numlier of ■theipeoideiffttiia vdhiht tty attended the EpwurthlLeugimlGiimnMißui at Osborne schoolhouse Ilast Strides, Saturday and Sunday. Averyiinerattingipv<ignutaJ was given, followed byHiiledisniimuius. j

GHJLATI. ■ Corn is about all plained. Childrens duy Sunday. evervinitiy emne. |H Geo. Poieel has built tin udflttiuii tu> house. Mr s. Hol lett vis ited re hit i ves i n-ths-last week. W Bart Reed and wife went tto ileniMdhsarl Thursday. ■ Mr. John Bieber its huviu* ttua HumM plastered. H Mrs. Bisher and Mrs. Mallett w wised Bart Reed Tuesday. ■ Anybody wishing to hetxr iff’tliethinwiwME, W will please ask C. Whituter. I James Blankenship mid wife viatsefi latter's parents at Wheatfield. -Suturduy uidl I Sunday. I Last Saturday being Burt Beedes liiirtidhß r |l his wife surprised him with u iiiuuifamMV ? fl guitar, and he is better pleased thun u'SimHl'M boy is with his first pair iff puittubnins. ■