Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

BLACKFORD. Hurrah for W. J. Bryan. Lincoln Jenkins is on the sick list. Fine weather for the corn and other crops. Victor Yeoman is on the sick list this week. Omer Hurley visited his brother Alex Hurley, last Sunday. Frank and Ruth Schraer of this vicinity, went to Chicago last Sunday. ■ Anderson Jenkins and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Yeoman. Miss Tip Fletcher, who has been working in a hotel at Comer, has returned home. Winfred Pullins has returned from S. Chicago, where he has been for a few days. Gilmore Bros, put a cylinder in Jesse Jenkins' well last week. It is now all O, K. The Blackford cor. says he will get that young fellow a wife if he will stick io his part of the bargain. Lebem Stanley, who has been working for Jesse Jenkins, has served his time and returned home. Several of the N. R’s went fishing last Friday night. They got enough fish to make them all happy. A young lady near Blackford was heard to say: “I hated like everything to see Lon Daniels go out West 1,000 miles away.” Jacob Lesh & Sons' sorghum mill came on a few days ago. It is a steam mill and seems to be a large one. No one wishes them success more heartly than the Blackford correspondent. The people of this vicinity say they are going to the editors' reunion at Fair Oaks the 15th, Judging from all reports there will be 3,000 people there. Hurrah for Babcock, say I.

PARR.

Chas. W. Garriottof Aix, is visiting relatives in Parr. Oats in this section are running from 40 to 60 bushels. Had a good rain Wednesday, which was needed very much. The rain Wednesday stopped the threshing machine for a while. The two elevators of this place are still in good running condition. F. J. Gant of near Virgie, was in our town Wednesday on business. Miss Bessie Wame of Chicago Heights, is visiting her parents at this place. Wm. Gilmore sold a 8-year-old fine bred trotting colt to Judy & Wood this week. G. M. Wilcox and Chas. Pullins or Surrey, were in our burg Tuesday getting their horses shod. Babcock & Porter’s elevator is running day and night. We have known them to be shoveling oats until after 12 Joseph Williams* barn was struck by lightning Wednesday and burned to the ground with all that was in it—about fifteen tons of hay, binder, wheat drill, two horses, and other things of minor importancce. Insurance about $350.

INDEPENDENCE.

Joel Root went to Wheatfield last Sunday. Hurrah for the reunion at Fair Oaks the 15th! Chesley Wray went to Wheatfield Monday. Charley Hopkins went to Wheatfield Monday. - Mr. Torbit and family called on F. Hays last Sunday. Charley Jenkins worked for Korah Daniels Monday. Joel Wray is hauling tile from Harry Alters' tile mill. Chester Caster is reported a little better at this writing. Guy Daniels went to Rensselaer Monday on his wheel. Al McCurtain who is working out at Round Grove, was home Sunday. Frank Hurley of near Rensselaer, called on Edward Miller last Sunday. Isaac .Blocher of Wheatfield tp., called on Charley Jenkins’ last Sunday. Uncle James Whitehead of Parr, was seen in the vicinity of N. R. last Sunday. Leuord Rays and Denver Miller were guests of the Independence cor. last Sunday. Levi and Grant Renicker of Rensselaer, called on Samuel Hopkins last Sunday. Abraham Miller of Kankakee tp., attended the German Baptist church last Sunday. George Ott purchased a wheel for himself and wife. George is learning to ride fast. Simon Hoffard and family of near Wheatfield, visited in this vicinity Saturday and Sun4»y. David Lang, John Frazee, and Sam Hopkins went out to l the Kankakee river Monday to fish. Miss Pearl Daniels returned last Sunday after a week’s visit at Chicago Heights and at Remington. George Masters stacked oats for Korah Daniels Monday and for Mr. Tarbit Tuesday and Wednesday. William Daniels attended the Fountain Park assembley at Remington Friday and Saturday of last week. There will be church all day August 30th, and a basket dinner at Independence. Everybody invited to attend. L. M. Hopkins of the fruit belt country, in Michigan, visited his brother Samuel Hopkins, a few days last week. He reports good crops out there. We see that the Gillam cor. d'ants to trade a three-legged buggy for a shotgun or an old violin. Comeouton N. R., Mr. Jas. and we will beat you out of your boots. We have plenty of old crippled shotguns aod violins to trade. Adam Blocher of Wheatfield was married to Miss Liszie Wise of Clinton county, last Tuesday. They were spending a part of their honeymoon in this vicinity, being at Edward Miller’s last Saturday night, and got a good belling. The house was surrounded with shotguns and old pans and an old circle saw, which aroused Ad and compelled him to treat to cider and apples and the promise of the cigars.

DUNNVILLE.

Hurrah for Bryan. Charlie was the guest of Jessie last Sunday. Mr. Pat Lavlnder is working for C. R. Peregrine. John Davis is on the sick list with heart disease. Miss May Witt is working for Mrs. August Kalanska. A . : . lari Wilmington departed for Indianapolis last Monday. Dan Flickensteln and Mr. Pflle were in Wheatfield last Wednesday. Mr. Wilmington, while splitting wood, had the misfortune to cut his Mg toe quite seriously.

Mr. Pierson of Valpo., was in our vicinity last Monday. ♦ Jake Keller was the guest of Mr. White the first of the week. Charlie Sands was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Miser last Sunday. Mrs. Charlie Brown was the guest of Mrs. Slieght last Sunday. Mr. George Myers of Kniman, was in our vicinity last Monday. Misses Belle Hughes and Lulu Hilliard are the owners of brand-new dresses. Mr. Orville Randle of Hamilton Co., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington. Miss Blanche Hill and D. V. were the guests of Lydia Sands last Sunday for dinner. John Near and Annie Blocher were the guests of Miss Blanche Hill last Sunday p. m. Mrs. Lily and daughter of San Pierre, were the guests of Mrs. White and family last Wednesday. Mr. Marshall had 1,030 bushels of oats, August Kalanska 2,800 bushels, and Clarence Sands 850, Miss Lulu Hilliard went to a place on the B. O. R. R. called Tea Garden, to visit her sister, Mrs. Reddin. Mr. Henry Swansee of Illinois, who was here a few days last week and this week, returned home Tuesday. Mr. George Dunn started out with his threshing outfit. He went straight for Gillam. I hope he will thrash the Gillam cor. Ed Schrader, the owner of that parasol you borrowed would be very glad if you would return the same. She says she needs it. Our elevator is in the course of constrcuction. For every nail used in its construction. D. V. will in a short time bring in a bushel of grain. Grant Hill and his affinity were enjoying a buggy ride in our vicinity last Sunday, Grant had a smile on his face like the fly-wheel on a potato digger. Mrs. Henry Coffin and Walter Segrist departed for Wisconsin to visit the former's daughter, Mrs. MeCulloch. Uncle Henry says he feels like a bachelor. Mr. White is going to put in ten acres of beets, Mr. John Wynant twenty acres. Let the good work go on until the smell of beets in these parts is as strong as the smell of onions in North Barkley. Miss Lillie Peregrine, who has been visiting friends in Hanging Grove tp., returned to D. V. a few days ago.- When she got home, she went to the organ and played, "There's no place like home.” Miss Netta B. Collins and Mr. Charlie X. Sands returned from Terre Haute last Saturday, Happiness during their stay must have been a regular item on the menu card, for they look exceedingly well. We understand that Mark Hanna is visiting Queen Victoria. Is he the kernel of another free silver commission? Somebody ought to write a postal card to Mark, informing him of the strikes in Ohio. We had a fine rain the other day. The farmers had for a number of days been in the habit of getting upon the fence and hollering for rain. It was a grand sight to behold that extraordinary spectacle. It’s alright tq own a buggy and horse and enjoy the benefits of the same, but it is a trial of your patience to stand, sphinx like, and behold the departure of your machine of pleasure. Don't ask me about it. Ye lemonade drinkers, please try Rev. Hickman’s favorite receipt for making that universal beverage. It is as follows: Squeeze the grease out of 6 lemons and add sugar to suit your taste, after which add six pints of gasoline. Miss Jessie White departed for Indianapoiis Wednesday. She and a number of friends are going to camp a few days at a place, known as "The Shades of Death.” Charlie can sing understandingly this song, “Friends Departed. How It Grieves Me.” Say, Gillam, after reading ancient history I have cometothe conclusion that trading is a noble profession, for Solomon traded horses with Hiram,-king of Tyre. I will trade you a first-class razor which you can usefor a bread knife for your buggy. There came to our beloved city last Monday, via the 3-1 R . R.. an animal boxed up in a wire cage. No sooner was it unloaded than Brother Nelson, our D. V. merchant, came along'with his push cart and took said animal over to his residence. Everybody began to read their natural histories in order to find out what the animal was, which resulted in an undivided verdict, that it was a dog. In the dog’s cage was a large piece of beef, which must have been a piece of that notorious army beef, for the dog, poor thing, wouldn’t eat it.

WHEATFIELD.

Mr. Campbell claims to be a cracker-jack of a walker. He is open for all comers. After “much talk” the town hoard granted a ten year franchise to the Jasper County Telephone Co. Stembel’s house is nearing completion. Carpenters will be ready for the lathers by Wednesday of this week. We are informed that Perry Hamilton wilj do the lathing. The team that Mr. Caxton was driving to a hay rake last week became frightened and ran away, the driver received a bad cut on the head and other bruises. The accident occurred on Mr. Morehouse’s larm, four miles north of town. Daniel Root, of Root A Fry, of Hebron, was here looking for carpenters to work on Mat Brown's farm house in Lake Co. Said building is estimated to cost when completed 08,000, It will be one of the finest farm houses in northern Indiana. The express messenger on the Coal Road (the bunchy one) says he is not going to throw up his job. He is not going into the kalsomine business even if the coat he wears had some white on the shoulder. Our advise, don’t get so close. We wish to inform the D. V. cor. that he will have to be careful what he says about Editor Robertson, or the “editor” will pile on him all spraddled out. Of course Mr. D. V. is a larger man than ourself and would probably stand more of a show on the defensive. We understand that Marshall Brown had about 030.00 come up missing. He had locked the money up in the jail in a trunk. The jail was unlocked and the pocket book taken out and jail locked again. Mr. Brown thanks the party for bringing back the pocket book, which contained several papers. The pocketbook was changed into another room that was not locked and placed in a stand drawer. Mr. Brown says that had the robber have waited a little longer he could have got more money, for he was going to “deposit" more when he missed what was taken.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Bdria, to Mr . and Mrs. William Hiekman, of Cosset, a son.

Tom Tanner was in Resumiaer Thursday. Grant Darding spent Sunday with Ms best girl. ' - vWork on theC. A W. V. R. R. is progressing nicely. We are having a new granary built at Coiner. Miss Kittie Callahan Ims gone to Kankakee ona visit. Herman Ahlers did business in Renweiaer Thursday. Beu Clouse transacted business in Rensselaer Wednesday. Wanted: Some one to charm the spooks. Get your strings ready, Bert. Mr. Skinner of Movoeeo. visited Mim Ethel Hann Saturday and Sunday. Julias Raska and Dicy Zook did business in Medaryville one day last week. Comer boys started a saw mUI on North Maple Thursday, to saw erib lumber. Warren Wilson is on the sick list. Dr. Johnson of Rensselaer, is attending him. Mr. Gifford is buildingcribs on all the large onion farms for the purpose of storing onions. F. M. Callahan and Miss Linie Ahlen spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Fanson, in Wheatfield. Will Rakestraw started to the bell game Sunday and on passing Mr. Meyers saw some attraction there and stopped. What was the attraction, Will.

SHARON.

Daley Bros, were business callers in Monon last Monday. Henry Timmons is rejoicing over the arrival of a boy at Ms home. Quite a number from here are attending the Fountain Park Assembly. Some of our young people will go to Battle Ground Sunday to attend camp meeting. Peter McDaniel holds the belt for best oats crop, having secured M bushels per acre. The rain of last Wednesday was a welcome one, although some corn was blown down. Miss Grace Essens who has been visiting relatives here, has returned home. Her sister, Miss Edith, is visiting here at present. The residence of Peter Shide was struck by lightning last Wednesday afternoon, tearing the facing from the window. Mrs. Shide was standing near but luckily escaped injury.

GILLATL

Cecil Culp was the guest Of Mira Logan Sunday. Laura and Effie Bisher called on Mrs, Reed Tuesday. Charles Whitaker and two of his children are on the sick list. Mrs. Tillett and Mrs. Miller visited Mrs. Blankenship Tuesday. Charley Smith was the favored guest of Bessie Kimble Sunday. Listen! and you’ll bear those wedding bells again go ting-a-liug-a-ling, Miss Grace Goldsberry and Miss Zora Tillett visited Ada Huber Tuesday. Oppha Bisher and his cook took a drive through the country Sunday evening. Mrs. James Blankenship and Mrs. Levi Miller did shopping in Francesville Thursday. Jim Blankenship and Levi Miller had belter get a hustle on them the next time they help Pete Hermansen thresh. We would advise Charley Smith to keep that 20 minute horse off of the track until it has had more practice. Edd Goldsberry, the expert violinist's music is so soothing that he played Jo. Roen and Milroy English to sleep last Sundaynight. No flies on Edd.

FAIR OAKS.

Mrs. Schofield is able to be about again. Mrs. David Brockus went to Rensselaer Thursday. McCoy & Porter were in our town a day or two this week. Mr. Al Moore of Rose Lawn ate dinner with Abe Bringle last Sunday. Mrs. Minnie Cleaver of Rensselaer, visited Mrs. Lambert Wednesday. Quite a storm passed through and around our town Wednesday noon. McCoy & Porter presented Mr.Quary with a fine cow one day this week. * ' Don't forget the C. T. U. meeting Sunday eve. Aug. 30, at the M. E. church. Mrs. Ophelia McClanahan, east of Parr, visited Mrs. Munder Wednesday p. m. Rev. Simmons of Russiaville, DmL. will preach at the Christian church next Sunday. The Methodist people are to have asocial Saturday evening for the benefit of the church. Mrs. Frank Lambert is sick with typhoid fever. Dr. Kirk of Parr, is her attending physician. Mim Myrtle Bringle of South Newton tp., is visiting relatives and friends ia townand vicinity this week. Sherman Resdcker and family of Rewmelaer, visited in Fair Oaks, Tn today evening, returning home Wednesday a. m. r We understand that between IAOOO and 3k--000 bushels of oats was raised on the Kent ranch this year, and the prospects are good for several thousand bushels of corn. Mrs. Dr. Proudly, who has been visiting in Pennsylvania for almost three months, returned home last Saturday. The Dr. drove over to Wilders on Friday to meet Mrs. P. and they drove through, that they might get a sight of the beauties of nature between hereand Wilders. Her many friends gladly welcome her home.

REMINGTON.

W. J. Reed was over tn the hub Thursday. Fred Bowman was down from MontieeUo Sunday. The aged widow of the late Joseph Burling died Sunday. Sheriff Reed and wife attended Fountain Park Sunday. A young son of Joseph Vogel's died of dysentery this week. Miss Mary Hyland of Rensselaer, visited friends here this wash. C. W. Harner has again opened up for businom in his new room. F. R. Curtis eaane house from Joinings county last week with a sprained ankle. To-morrow trill boa Mg day at Fountain Park If the weather continues tavsesMs. Several from this vicinity expect to take in the Monon’s Chioego excursion to-morrow. Quite a number of horses are already aft the fair grounds in traintag for ths forthCODlillf faAl*e Wan. Corah of south of town hasp arabmed tlrtl oM J K HoUotfc iMMMfIMNbdL Btodl will