Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

| BLACKFORD. ft'Good weather for threshing. ( Threshing is all the rage on N. I B. this week. I -Charles Jenkins has been sick I' for several days. K Lincoln Jenkins is improving g? since his illness. | Several young people of this loBeaiity attended the basket meeting | *t Independence last Sunday. !(■ The belling of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Charles Driver was knocked in the H lead by that young gent declaring t, that his wife was sick. | , James Hurley who went out West, returned home a few days ago. Jim says he didn’t like it near as well out west, as he did on | N. R. | I wish to notify the man who • takes care of the iron bridge just (■ north of Air. Wm. Daniels, that • there is a plank broken and he had better attend to it and save I accidents.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Mrs. Harry Gifford is on the sick list. Grant Darding attended church in Rensselaer Sunday. Squire Caster of Delphi, did business in Comer Monday. J. M. Baker pulled his threshing machine in shed Saturday. Seith and Callahan began pulling onions the first of the week. Mr. Cole and son Harry of Morocco, visited Warnie Wilson over Sunday. Mr. Smith of Sharon, was in Ibis vicinity looking for a farm Monday. Ethel Hann is visiting friends and relatives in Warren county, a few days. Messrs. Ahlers and Aleckling transacted business in McCoysbnrg Saturday. Dicy Zood’s dance Saturday night was rather slim,, only three girls being present. Miss Ella Callahan is visiting her sister, Kittie, at K. K. K., 111., for a couple of weeks. Warnie Wilson is rapidly recovering from his recent illness. At this writing he is able set up.

INDEPENDENCE.

Charley Jenkins is on the sick list. George Daniels is building a «ellar. Hurrah for The Jasper County Democrat ! Samuel Hopkins had 1,784 bushels of oats. Charley Hopkins returned from Wheatfield last Sunday. John Lesh of Parr, visited in Ulis vicinity last Sunday. Miss May Hays is working for Henry Hays, north of here. John Mickels is having his hay pressed and hauled to town. Bert Jenkins sold his hogs Wednesday to Mr. Switzer. Wm. Marcus of Union tp., was in this vicinity last Sunday. James Whitehead of Parr, was in this vicinity last Sunday. Mr. Reed of Parr, was in the vicinity Tuesday buying grain. Ike McCurtain sold a brute animal to Willie Burns for $27.00.: Mr. Frank Snyder has finished Bis job of work at Wm. Burns’. Charley Hopkins is helping Eli Arnold put up hungarian and millet. Chesley Wray killed a rattlesnake which had five rattles last Sunday. Mr. Sadley of Rose Bud gave a few remarks at Independence last Sunday. Peter Hordeman pulled his threshing machine to Rose Bud Wednesday. The Blackford band played on the streets last Saturday. They are all O. K. Esper McElroy went out on the Kankakee marsh to work for Frank Lakin. Charley Jenkins finished threshing Wednesday. He had 1,100 Bushels of oats. Tom Hays of Mt. Ayr was in the vicinity of Independence the first of the week. Subscribe for The Jrsper Counn Democrat, the leading paper «f Jasper county. Mr. Clayton Beck and family of Boone county, has been visiting Bis father-in-law, Mx. Tarbit, the

J. Hopkins and Will Wray attended Sunday school at Mt. Pleasant last Sunday. Melvin Woods of Parr, was buggy riding with one of the N. R. girls last Sunday. Levi Renicker and wife left last Saturday for Clinton county, where they will visit for a while. John Hays went to Remington last Suqday to attend the last day of the Fountain Park Assembly. Charley Sawyer, is building a cellar out near the road and will move his house onto same soon. Will Wray who has, been working at Parr, returned last Saturday and is now staying at home. Will Hays started out on a big bicycle trip Monday to visit with relatives in the southern part of the state. Some one lost a watch charm at the basket dinner last Sunday. Melvin Woods found it and owner can have the same by proving property. Ezra Switzer Jias taken up as a trespasser a black and white spotted animal weighing about 130 pounds, which the owner can have by paying charges.

It is reported that Ed Jenkins got up at midnight last Saturday night and got some other boys and went over so Blackford to chivaree C. Driver and Lilly Snow that was. Ed thought the time to be about 8 o’clock but the boys were all wrong as it was twelve o’clock. Our church services and basket dinner was well attended last Sunday. Mr. Smith of Shelby, Rev. Owens of Dewdrop, Mr. Sadley of Rose Bud, and Mr. Sheral of Brushwood, talked to the people. It was Mr. Sheral’s farewell sermon to the congregation of Independence. He received a fine quilt, several dollars in cash, and several other small presents. We are all sorry to have Air. Sheral leave us.

GILLAFI.

Threshing will soon be a thing of the past.

Would say to Mr. Dunnville, bring along your razor. Levi Miller, who has been quite sick, is able to be about again, Mrs. Liddie Bisher and daughter visited Ell i Reed Monday. Ada Huber and Emma Houser visited Grace Goldsberry Friday. The wind storm of Friday night blew considerable corn down for the farmers. Ed and Grace Goldsberry attended the ice cream social at Gillam Tuesday. Misses Ada Huber and Grace Goldsberry were the guests of Warnie Miller Sunday. Jas. Blankenship broke his team of young colts to work Monday, one was a 2-year old and the other was a 22-year-old. Mr. Charlie of Barkley, came to see Miss Bessie Sunday and Bessie was gone, so of course Charlie went home singing, “I wonder if she ever thought of me?” Last Monday Uncle Jackey started for Spokane, Washington. J no. Tillett was going to take him there on a wood-rack wagon. They took their rations along to eat in a two gallon bucket. They may be going to look for gold out there. Jno. has been very quiet since he came home.

DUNNVILLE.

My. how hat! , . Arthur White is on the sick list. C. R. Peregrine is still buying grain. Mr. Brett has visitors from Oil City, Penn. Schools in Kankakee tp. will commence Sept. 11. Ike Brown, who has been quite sick, is rapidly improving. Ned Nelson, who is working in Porter Co., visited his parents last Sunday. Wheatfield gave me good razor-bread-knife advice. Thanks, brother. Charlie Sands was the guest of Miss Melzie Schrieber last Sunday evening. Charlie and Lydia Sands were the guests of Miss Alice Marshall, last Sunday. Every body is haying. The hay is first-class, both as to quality and complexion. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington and two other pretty good sized children attended Buck Stanley’s service at Wheatfield last Sunday evening.

Who said that Leedy DeCrow was the guest of Miss Eliza Craig last Sunday evening? Mr. Omer Wilmington and Orval Randle visited friends on the Gifford ranch last Sunday. Warren White says it’s nice to be good looking but sometimes its very unhandy, especially Sundays. • The dance at the residence of Mr. Stalks was a social success. Brown and Stalks furnished the music. Alias Jessie White, who has been visiting at Indianapolis, returned last Sunday. She will have a visitor next Sunday. Alisses Netta B. Collins, Jessie White and Charlie Sands went to Rensselaer last Friday to take the teachers’ examination. The fish are biting quite well. Fish eaters are getting fat upon the water food and their brains are developing at an alarmingrate. Air. George Ketch mark had 1,800 bushels of oats; Henry Pfile, 1,700; Billy Fitzgerald, 1,500; Buck DeArmond, 1,000, and Rodgers, 1,500 bushels. Come out Sunday (to-morrow) and hear Rev. Hickman’s so-called farewell sermon. If the wishes of the people are respected by the conference, Brother Hickman w ill be returned. Dr. F. L. Weakly, Al. €>., of the Chicago Opthalmic College and Hospital, is doing good work in this community, fitting glasses for headache, and by the latest methods known to science is rectifying opthalmic complication. The Dr. is straightening the eyes of the five-year-old son of Mr. Porter of San Pierre, who Jias been crosseyed from birth.

The Wheatfield Woodman goat got stubborn a few’ days ago and a requisition upon D. V. was made for Trustee Kaupke and Finn to appear at Wheatfield last Thursday night and try their goat taming ability upon their dear, cornfed, goat. They went, they saw, they conquered. It was all done by whispering a few words in the goat’s ear, Finn doing the principal part.

Mr. X. Z. White and myself were at Wheatfield last Wednesday evening on hair cutting business. Alessrs. Gerber, Jensen, and our honorable and well beloved Wheatfield, gave us a musical entertainment on stringed instruments which was appreciated very much. All the boys need is practice to become professionals. Gerber. Jensen and Wheatfield, these three, but the greatest of these is all three of them.

WHEATFIELD.

Charley Gerber has added another chair to his barber shop. Eddie Pinter tells us that one of our shooting companions is killing his pigeons. The N. B. and D. V. corresjjond-. ents were here last Sunday, accompanied by lady friends. Mr. Keller of No. Judson, was looking after the interest of the sugar beet question at this place last Tuesday. Charley Gerber made a trip to Shelby last Sunday, and other places too numerous to mention, returning home Monday at 3:00 o’clock a. m. Wm. McNeil found a cleaning rod for a target rifle in the buggy that C. H. Hickman used last Sunday. Owner can have same by calling at McNiel’s livery barn. We wondered why Mr. Heath had a smile on his face like the moulboard on a mowing machine, and on making enquiries found that there was a brand-new baby at his house; The recitation contest held at the M. E. church last Sunday evening by the little folks was well attended. The first prize was one dollar, the second oO cents, and the third twenty-five cents. We learn that a young man by the name of Craig, about three miles northeast of town, was mowing and the team became frightened and ran away, throwing the man into the cutter-bar and cutting him quite severely. We are unable to gather any further particulars. We heard a man say the other day that he wanted tosubcribe for The Democrat, and we turned around and informed the gentleman that we were the agent at this place. Evidently, this gentleman knows a good thing when he sees it. He subscribed for the paper and is now an enthusiastic reader of the same. .

SHARON.

Weather warm. Water getting scarce. Threshing is a thing of the past now.

Miss Myrtle Hahn is still on the sick list. George Gandy is in lowa seeking a new location. Afiss Steffin of Chicago, is visiting at the home of Joseph Nisius. Miss Myrtle Hix by of Sheldon, is visiting relatives here at present. . Quite a number from here are attending the fair at Remington this week. Chas. N. Gesh is at the bedside of his aged mother in Virginia, who is very low’. Aliss Edith Essen returned home yesterday after several days visit with relatives and friends. The Sharon Y. P. S. C. E. will participate in a program at the new Baptist church in Alilroy tp., Sept. 3rd.

FAIR OAKS.

AlcCoy <fc Porter’s sheep were taken from here to AlcCoysburg one day last week. Airs. Geo. Graves of Chicago Heights, visited relatives here a few days this week. Holiness meeting at the school house next Saturday and Sunday. Everybody invited. W. E. Moffitt has taken a contract to put up over 200 tons of hay for AlcCoy & Porter. Air. and Airs. D. Brockus went to Thayer last Sunday to visit their son Elias, and family. Mrs. Jim Clifton and children went to Newton tp., last Tuesday to visit relatives for a week. Misses Jennie and Stella AlcConnell went to Chicago last Friday to look for employment. Miss Nettie Alallatt, Airs. Swankey, Grandma Johnson and Grandpa Moffitt are on the sick list this week. Mr. Shoop’s moved from Alt. Ayr to our town last Monday. They occupy the Grandma Reed house. Frank Hodge is in our town again. He seems to be much better than when he went away, he is working for Mr. Zea. Elmer Aloffitt, James Clifton and Bill Brockus are working on the large barn that is in course of erection on the Kent Ranch. Several men and boys went from here to the river last Sunday and from all reports, this was not a fine trip to all parties concerned. R. W. Schofield and S. B. Thornton took supper with Wm. Blankenbaker last Saturday eve. and attended church at Parr school house. Last Friday eve, while on horse back at Geo. Davisson’s, S. B. Aloffitt’s horse stumbled and fell, partially on Bruce, breaking his left arm in two places. Dr- Jones of Kniman, attended the injuries and at last report he was doing well.

REMINGTON.

Brick laying is now in progress on the new Church edifice. Fountain Park Assembly was a grand success in every way. Mrs. J. S. Barnes and daughter Daisy, are visiting friends in Paris, 111. Mrs. Geo. Heilig of Lowell, visited friends and relatives here last week. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dowson died last week of dysentery. The 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Glosser died of dysentery last week. Geo. Hargreaves says that his judgement on the racing qualities of a mule is n. g. Chas. E.-Bartoo and family of Louisville, Ky., came last week for a visit with relatives here. The great clouds of dust has made breathing quite difficult this week, and we are all glad it’s over. J. F. Ellis, a former well known citizen of Remington, is shaking hands with old friends here this week. Frank is now living upon a little farm near Stone Bluff and is taking life easy. Elder J. D. Carson has built a fine large hip-roof barn upon his farm north of town. Mr. Carson is making many farm improvements and will soon have one of the handsomest farm homes in Jasper county.’ Joseph Vogel, whose dangerous illness was mentioned bv us last week, died Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Vogel was an excellent man and a good citizen. Our sympathy is extended the bereaved family. The funeral was held yesterday (Friday), the Catholic Order of Forresters, of which deceased was an honored member, having charge of the services.

The wife of ex-County Commissioner Taber who has been in poor health for several years, was relieved of further suffering by death last Sunday, All that money or care could do to make her suffering less acute was done, but to little avail. She was a most estimable woman. A husband, one daughter and two sons are left to fhourn the loss of a good, true wife and mother. The fair, was a great success. About the usual number of people were in attendance on Wednesday, and Thursday’s attendance eclipsed all previous records. The exhibits in the various departments was about as usual, while the speed ring entries exceeded those of any of the previous ten years. The Wild West feature was all right, and was a strong drawing card. The Prosecutor was over to the fair Thursday and saw the chuck-a-luck men. The game was delayed for a few moments, but finally matters were adjusted and “two fives and a lovely tray” was again heard sweetly echoing through the luxuriant hickory foliage just northeast of the floral hall. If these matters could be adjusted previous to the fair it would save time and inconvenience to the players and the officers the trouble of going through the form of making arrests.

A bad “scrap” was narrowly averted at the fair grounds last Sunday between the Wild West people and some Goodlanders who came up to look over the fair’s prospects. Owing to the tact and bravery of a certain 200-pound gentleman of Goodland who is alleged—one of the stories told of the affair—to have run through the woods at a faster clip than when he made his famous run in enterting the Cherokee strip, not much blood was spilled. The whole thing is to be regretted, and no doubt all parties concerned were too hasty.