Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

SHARON. Farmers busy. . Henry Farmer, has been on the sick list for several days. Mrs. Edna and May Duvall were calling in Rensselaer Wednesday. John Ward was in Monticello this week attending the May-Dluzak trial. Mr. Ritchie and family visited with Albert Farmer and Wife last Sunday. Miss Grace Essen of Brook, is a guest at the home of heruncle, Mr. Wm. Henson. The Sharon Sunday School- will be represented at Fountain Park. Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mala Garrison, who has been in acritical condition for the past week, does not improve very fast. Dr. Pothuisje of Remington, and a trained nurse from Chicago are in attendance. , - ' ,

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

Everybody busy threshing. Mr. J. Lamson was buying cattle here last week. Johnnie Black of Chicago, is visiting at John Lane's. Miss Evelyn Miller spent Thursday with Kate Mauck. Miss Call of Fair Oaks, is working for Mrs. Harley Shields. Jacob Eiglesbach of Rensselaer, was in this vicinity Sunday. Misses Rosa and Anna Lane called on Mrs. Miller last Sunday, Harve Miller is working for N. Brown in Barkley township. Miss Edna Nolar of North Star, is working for Mrs. Alfie Brown. Mr. J. Ashby and wife of Mt. Ayr, spent Sunday evening at David Mauck's. Mr. and Mrs. James Shindler of Foresman, are visiting friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins and family attended church at Fair Paks last Sunday. Mr. Jos. Mara of Europe, arrived here last Tuesday and will make his future home in Chicago. He is visiting his sister Mrs. Jos. Kosta, for a few weeks.

NORTH BARKLEY.

T. M. Callahan says tinware is coming down. Miss Lizzie Ahlers is visiting at home this week. B. F. Funk transacted business in Winamac last week. 1 The party at Mr, Levereau’s Monday night was well attended. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford visited friends in Wheatfield Sunday. Julius Raska has purchased a new threshing outfit of Hollie Bro. of Kniman. Miss Nettie Boule of Herscher, 111., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Harry Gifford, Misses Belle Seitz and Zelma Funk did shopping in Rensselaer, Saturday. T. M. Callahan and lady friend took dinner with Miss Etta Donnelly of Rensselaer, Sunday. Mrs. Seitz of Florida, is visiting her children Mr. Aaron Seitz and Mrs. B. F. Funk, this week. Bert Camp says that driving two white horses for the girls beats taking care of an engine any night. Master Leighton Gifford who has been visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Stevens of Herscher. 111., returned home Sunday. Miss Mary Callahan who has been the guest of her cousins, the Misses Callahan, the past month, returned to her home in London, O„ Thursday. There are three oil wells finished on Tom Stoner’s place. All are good paying wells. •‘More will be drilled immediately. We will have oilto burn” pretty soon. Work began on the south end of the C. A W. V. R. R. Monday. The route is by the way of Pleasant Grove and McCoysburg. The north route has been changed again and will not go through DeMotte, but IJi miles east, or close to the Nelson Morris switch, near North Headquarters. The 'Wheatfield base ball club invited the Giffordites to play them a game of ball Sunday last, which offer our boysgladly accepted. Of course, they did not expect to win the game, as they only see a ball and bat about once a week, while most of the northern tribe play every day. They merely accepted the challenge to have a little fun and see how near they could come to winning a game. The result of the game was 20 to 27 in favor of the Wheatfield Pea Greens. It is usually customary when an out-of-town team comes on a visit to play the home team, to give them dinner or supper, or at least a lunch, or an invitation to such. But our boys say the}’ never heard any one talk about eating, while in the city.

INDEPENDENCE.

Mr. Tarbit lost a valuable.horse last week. John Cassey got his grain threshed Saturday. John JJichols has purchased a new wagon. Chester Castor is reported very ill at tliis writing. Mr. Joel Wray hauled a load of corn to town Monday. Korah Daniels worked for Charley Jenkins last week. Charley Hopkins went to Newton county Wednesday. Miss Sylvia "Hill is working for Fred and Levi Renicker. George McElfresh stacked oats for Mr. Shriner Monday, Fred Shriner went out on the Kankakee to work for Frank Lakin. Edward Miller went to Clinton county Saturday, returning Sunday. I saw Mr. North Barkley cor. last week and will say that he is all rightCharley Hopkins and Sylvia Hill visited in Union township last Sunday. Ed Miller and Samuel Hopkins went fishing Tuesday. They got some fine carp. Frank Snyder and Mis* Brooks of Rensselaer, visited Al McCuttain, last Sunday. Several of the boys and girls of this vicinity “attended church at Rosebud Sunday night. A fine shower of rain fell Tuesday which made the dust in our roads settle for awhile. Leander Renicker of Clinton Co., visited friends and relatives in this vicinity last week. Miss Tip Fletcher, who is working at Comer, was home on a visit last Saturday and Sunday. F. French bought some hog* of Samuel Hopkins, which were to be delivered Saturday, The smiling face of the Valma cor. and Mis* Myrtle —— was seen in this vicinity last Sunday. The farmers are all busy stacking their oats, except a few who are threshing out of the field.

Ed Miller hauled a load of hogs to market Tuesday. Mr. Wagner of Clinton county, visited in this vicinity last week, Bert Vandecar of D. V., says he loves to read the Blackford Tribune. t Mrs. Ed Miller and Bertha Hopkins called on Jake Hurley and family Sunday. George Masters and Miss Sarah Davis attended the festival at George Casey’s last Saturday evening. Daniel Snyder o.'-Kosciusco Co., has bought him a small farm on Caper slough, and is now living there. Lester Shriner and Wm. Hurley attended the dance at Hazelbrink's near Kniman, last Saturday night. John Nichols went out on the Pence ranch to look at some hay ground that he had about contracted for, Monday. George Masters and John Hopkins went over to Blackford Monday night and bought all the chewingtobaccoin town. John Hopkins took a little wheel ride over through Newton county Saturday and Sunday, John says crops are fine over there. Fred and Leander Renicker, Mr. Wagner of Clinton county, and Grant Renicker of Rensselaer, went out to the Kankakee river fishing last Saturday. 1 here is one of the finest prospects for corn in this vicinity that we have had for several years. If the frost stays off we will have corn to throw at pigs. Billy Bowers, who has been working on the Gifford ranch, left Saturday for Mt. Ayr, where he will go with Steve Bratsman's threshing machine. Jess Nuss and Lon Daniels of this vicinity went to lowa to work for a salary of $3 a day. The excursion left last Thursday. Some more of the boys are talking of going. Wild Bill of the West, gave a show at Sandridge, Thursday night. The show is all O. K. Bill has with him a little 450 pound girl, singing, dancing and many other interesting performances. An ice cream supper was held at George Casey’s in Union tp.. for the benefit of the Christian church. A good crowd was present and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. A supper of two dishes of ice cream and two glasses of lemonade and a whole hunk of cake was served for 20 cents.

GILLAM.

Maud Hendrix visited Grace Goldsbury Friday. Miss Catherine Akers is working for Mrs. Belle Robinson. Wm. Nichols of Medaryville, went to Rensselaer Wednesday. Chas, Whitaker isgoing with Tom Stoner's threshing machine. Miss Ada Huber of Wheatfield, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas. Blankenship. The infant daughter of P. Robinson, who has been quite sick, is much better. Mrs. Frank Tillet and daughter Zora, visited Mrs. Emma Robinson Wednesday. Minnie Blankenship and Belle Marion were the guests of Mrs. Levi Mliler Thursday. Mrs. Belle Robinson. Grandpa Whitaker and Fred Hermansen are on the sick list this week. M isses Maud and Susie Noland of Lee, visited their sister. Mrs. Chas. Whitaker, Friday and Saturday. Mrs. J. Reed, Mrs. Vina Bisher, E. Goldsbury and Jno. Cline were the guests of Jas. Blankenship and wife Sunday, Grandpa and Grandma Whitaker of Hammond, have come to spend the remainder of the summer with their son Charlie. Jas. Blankenship, one of our S. S. boys left his Sunday shirt at Wheatfield and he nowpicks blackberries on Sunday. Jim should regard the Sabbath. Mr. Dunnville. I didn't mean to offend you, but Marshall traded a piano for FIREARMS, and I thought you might have a shotgun or an old fiddle to tiode for a buggy. A certain man in this vicinity says he will give anybody 25 cords of wood if they will find him a wife. Here is a chance for some one to get their winter s wood without chopping it.

BLACKFORD.

Nice weather for stacking grain and threshing. Mrs. Joseph Henkle is some better after her recent illness. Charles Jenkins and wife visited Allen Louck last Sunday. George Jenkins and son Newt, visited at Jacob Meyers last Sunday. Samuel Price bought a fine black mare of Wes. Henkle a few days ago. Mr. B. Stanley of Indianapolis, was visiting relatives in this locality last Sunday. Guy Daniels and Miss Hays attended the ice cream social at George Casev's last Saturday evening. James Whitehead of Wheatfield, who is working for Judy &' Wood at Parr, was seen in this locality last Sunday. Henry Steele has bought himself a bicycle. Now look out, boys. When a married man buys a wheel it is a sure sign of a scorcher on the roads. James Hurley. Alva Dart. Arthur Armstrong and some more young men of this locality went to lowa to work in the harvest fields last Thursday. It is not known how long they will be gone. The next time John Hopkins helps Charley Jenkins stack oats and goes to sleep on the load, and so misses the turning points of his life, I would advise him to take his sleep at night. But he might have done so to be more able tc take that bicycle ride to Julian last Saturday night.

DUNNVILLE. I

D. V. and booms go hand in hand. Mrs. Elwood Davis is on the sick list. Miss Sena Nelson is working as Muncie. Ed Schrader has a parasol. Whose is it, Ed? George Brett had 1165 bushels of oats, Mr. Sands had 1235. The C. & E. I. R. R. are repairing their bridge over the .Kankakee river. Charles Gerber of Wheatfield, waAthe guest of Miss Jessie, last Sunday, f Mr. Grant Hill and a Mr. Harrington are working for Billy Fitzgerald. Alger is no more. Mr. McKinley is goiug to begin at the Root and work up. Mr*. Birdie Miser waa at the hub last Saturday taking the teachers' examination. Miss Bertha Swisher was the guest of Miss Blanche Hill a few days last week. „ Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington were the guests of Rev. Hickman and wife last Sunday.

Milton Jones hasgot his house moVed. He is ready to lock horns with his enemies. Mrs. Stocks add Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Segrist visited at Mr. Henry Fluars’ last Sunday. The dance at Mr. Meadows’ was a regular old blow-out. Everybody enjoyed themselves. The Osborne machine agent was the guest of our mechanical blacksmith last Tuesday. Mr. Pascal Reese is working for Buck DeArmond. Watch out for Daniel Blocher, Pascal. We had a fine shower lart Tuesday. Just enough to make the wild hay and dog fish grow. Mr. and Mrs. John Hill of Wheatfield tp.. visited at Charley Brown’s, in Porter Co., last Sunday, Prof. Robert Mannan and Miss May Witt, attended church at Wheatfield, last Sunday evening. Rev. Hickman anil wife and the latter's mother were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington this week. Mrs. Lizzie Vandercarr. who has been attending the camp meeting at LaPorte City, returned last Thursday. George N. Dunn departed for Wichita, Kan. last Sunday. George and his brother are wholesale dealers in crockery. Mr. Robert Rennewanz of San Pierre, spent a few hours in D. V., last Sunday morning. He came; he saw; he went back. What was brother Arthur White dreaming about last Wednesday morning? Between snores he talked about wild hay and honey. Mr. Bill Wilmington rode the butting I, O. G.T. goat last Saturday evening. Bill says; that the goat has an all fired hard head. He ought to know. Sheriff Finn’s bin ler cuts alright but it won’t hug the bundles properly. He intends to employ Nate Reed and Editor Robertson to do his binding next year. Mr. Pat Lavinder of Burnettsville, was visiting his D. V. friends last Sunday. Pat and your D. V. cor. used to hunt cotton-tails and bull-frogs in days past and gone. Every body is or rather wants to thresh instantaneously. Bro. B, wants brother G. to let him thresh first, but brother G., with his back up like a mad cat, says No, sir. Uneasiness every where; contentment, nowhere. Collins and Miller started their new threshing machine a few days ago. It is a regular old glutton. When the wheels b-gan to revolve, the proprietors began to repeat extracts from Homerand Dante, after which they sang in a solemn strain and well modulated voice that inspiring hymn. Rock of Ages. W. O. Hinshaw, our 16to 1 first-class operator, las taken unto himself a new bike. Sunday morning, after his most pressing duties were brought to a focus, Winfred started north on a ten minute tour, passing a group of D. V. girls. Winfred as usual, made a dignified bow—forgetting that he was on wheels—and the result was a bed in the ditch for him. A young lady seeing him on his knees thought he was going to propose to her. but he wasn't.

REMINGTON.

Fountain Park Assembly opens to-day. ' The “regular” town pumps arq no more. If you don't likesulphur water, drink beer. I Neen Littlefield was over to the hub Thursi day. Quarterly meeting at the M. E. church to,morrow. The Curtis elevator begun taking in grain last week. Jim Makeever. the Chenoa. 111. tailor, spent Sunday in town. Hon. and Mrs. Geo. Major left last Friday I to visit friends at DelphiMr. and Mrs. W. L. Rich visited their son Walter, at Oxford last week. i ] A large number took in the Lake MaxlnKuckee excursion last Sunday. Michael O'Conner was prospectingfor farm lauds in Southern Indiana last week. J. S. Barnes and son Henry, and Ezra Whitehead went to Chicago Sunday, returning Tuesday. The Methodist church people are making extensive improvements in the interior of 1 their church. J. F. Major has been to several of the neighboring towns, advertising the Remington fair this week. There is an overwhelming sentiment in this section of the county for an investigation of the county offieies. Mr. William Creech of Englewood, 111., is erecting a handsome cottage on his property ■ at the north end of Ohio street. We understand that the Selsor farm, north of the fair ground, has lately been bought by Moses Sego. Consideration $5.400. The Panhandle painting crew were here last Thursday and Friday and covered the depot with two new coats of paint. I None of Remington's many fair maidens have yet met the "Hobson bug" so far as your correspondent has been able to learn. The I. O. 0, F. trustees have sold the lot and building occupied by S. H. Kuster on East Railroad street, to Joseph Osborn. Consideration S7OO. We understand that Luther Patton, son of ; ex-congressman Patton of Woodward, Okla., I was married this week to Miss Alva Taylor ; of Forest City, Ark. ...... . i Don't forget that our fair this year will be a [humjner. The wild west and hippodrome ! entertainment alone will be w ell worth the ! price of admission. Tom Mullen caught a kissing bug lust week | and had it on exhibition at his stere. All the i girls called to see it, until Tom became ; alarmed and relegated the "monster” to the I "hell” box. Rev. John A. McKee of Waveland, Ind., son i of Rev. McKee a former pastor of the Presby--1 terian church here, is to be married Aug. 9, to Miss Clarissa Safford Booth, at the home of the bride in Alma, Mich. They will at once start for Bangkok, Siam, where Mr. McKee will go as a missionary. The Democrat editor was shaking hands I with Remington friends last Saturday. He informed us that his Remington list was steadily growing and now reached the comfortable number of 125 copies each week, all to regular subscribers. Tfie “Barnacle” , sends—when it comes at all—but 5 copies here, and not a solitary one is a paid subscription. Some of our people attended the Bloomer Girls’ ball game at Goodlaud, Wednesday. The girls won the game. Our boys report that C. G. Austin, El. Bringham. Col. Spoor. John Sapp, John Perry, N. C. Wickwire, C. D. Wellington, Charlie Brown, A. D. Babcock and the Journal editor crowded under the canvass when they thought no one was looking and occupied front seats during the game. W ickwire had engaged the tickets ten days previous. J. W. Oswald, Hiram Burgees and Tom Gray contented themselves with receiving bulletins every two minutes from the ball grounds.

FAIR OAKS.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and family have gone to visit relatives for awhile.

Jack Kight has gone to Chicago this week. Fred Pewitt of Brook took his machine out to the Kent fields Monday. Mr. Frank Malloy of Rensselaer, is operator in the absence of Mr. Nelson. Jasper Kenton of Rensslaer took dinner with Sam Thornton last Tuesday. The busy buzz of the threshing machine seemsto be the program of the hour in these parts of the county. Some of our townspeople have been over to Trustee Comer’s and bought some very nice apples for 20 cts. per bushel. Last Monday. P. H. Zea had a new wind mill I erected at his residence in the south part of town. It is the onlj' mill in our town. A car load of lumber was unloaded here the ' first of the week. We understand that it was ; hauled to the Kent Ranch to be used in erect-I ing a large barn. Miss Iva Alter from Rose Bud, and another Hi young lady whose name we did not learn, visited with Iva’s Aunt, Mrs. Davison last Friday and Friday night. Mesdames Harmon and Cottingham went last Thursday to Brookston to visit with their brother who is home from California. Mrs. Sae* Ritchey another sister Jiving here, went dowti Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Holly of Beaver City, visited with John Casey’s last Sunday. Maty and Ethel Arnold accompained them home. , Mrs. Nora Israel of North Barkley, also visited at Mr. Casey's, Mr. Goble, who is quite an aged man, living in Dearborn Co., was in attendance at Holinet* meeting Sat. and Sunday. Also Mr. Maple of Monon. Mr. Hollingsworth of Benton Co, 1 Mr. Potts of Brushwood, Mr. and Mrs. Driver of 1 of Independence, Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick of Foresman. Mr. Powell, wife and daughter ot Newton Tp. and Mrs. Minnie Cleaver of Ren*.a selaerMrs. Anna Gilmore, Mrs. Frank Lambert Mr. Gundy's baby, and Mrs. Schofield are on j the sick list this week Mrs. S. the last name*! lady, awoke about midnight Tuesday night; ami began vomiting blood, was siezed wWSS four or five spells of vominiting. All of tboaejS spells seemepto bring forth the pure red liquid. The amount raised must have been nearly j a gallon. Relatives were sent for, but tke;patient seemed very calm and had full trust la the power of the Lord. At present she is im»ji I proving rapdily.