Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1899 — Page 8

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

r NEWTON TOWNSHIP. ' Bain needed. ! Fanners are all done threshing. Leslie Miller is on the sick list, s Jos. Lane threshed 1,350 bushels | of oats. , s Vick Krasney has gone to IlliK nois to work. ! Lee Mauck was the guest of W Charlie J. Lane Sunday. J Charlie Lane spent Sunday with | Frank Brusnahan of Parr. Quite a few attended the RemI ington fair last Thursday. Charles Kubal of Chicago, is > visiting at Frank Krasney’s. Mr. and Mrs. John Guildenzoff f; visited with Mr. and Mrs. Janies 1 Lane Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shoultz of I Union tp., spent Saturday and > Sunday at Mrs. Guildenzoff s. Misses Rosa Lane and Evaline f Miller are attending teachers’ ini' stitute at Rensselaer this week. A party was given at the home of Mr. Noland's Saturday night. A large number were present and all reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs. J. Shindler, Mrs. John Bill and children of near Foresinan, spent Saturday and Sunday at John Lane's. A very pleasant surprise party was given to Mr. and Mrs. Duvall last Thursday. Quite a few gathered there and all had a ‘‘lovely’ time.

I A party of young people went out serenading last Wednesday night. They aroused the people out of their bed. by their beautiful singing. Frank Kusa of Cleveland, Ohio, gave Mr. Krasney’s a pleasant surprise. He will make his future home with his sister, Mrs. Frank Krasney. Mrs. A. Schacher and children returned to their home at Cleveland, Ohio, last Thursday, after spending several weeks with her parents, relatives and friends.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Everybody pulling onions. Bert Price did shopping iir Rensselaer Saturday.

James Meyers is digging a ditch near “Tailholt’' this week. Luther Watson visited his best girl in Rensselaer, Sunday.

Sam English of Valma, is pressing hay for Mr. Dunn on the east side.

Mr. and Mrs. Warnie Wilson visited Herman Ahlers and family Sunday. A good many }>eople from N. B. attended the picnic at Wheatfield Saturday. Ora Morgan and Silas Toombs have each purchased new buggies. Now won’t the girls smile?

One mile of track laid south of Comer, work progressing nicely, will soon be in sight of the 40-ft pole.

Mr. Clarence Gifford of Sandwich, HL, is visiting his cousin, Harry Gifford, of Comer, this week. Mr. and Mrs. William Hochman’s infant child died Friday night, and was buried Saturday at Blackford cemetery.

BLACKFORD.

Dry weather and dusty roads. W. J. Bryan for next president. John W. Hurley is working for George Burk. Charley Jenkins is hauling oats to Parr this week. A new school building is being built at Blackford. Jesse Jenkins is working for Wm. Potts this week. Lester Shriner is working for George McElfresh this week. Rev. Shinel preached his farewell sermon at Brushwood last Sunday. Fred Stephenson of Parr spent Sunday in this locality and attended Sunday school at Burnstown. Samuel Isenburger, who has been making hay up near Dunnville, has returned to his boarding place. The members of the Burnstown Sunday school took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins last Sunday. It is understood that a certain young lady of this locality cried because she had no way to go to prayer meeting a few nights ago. The boys around here ought to be

Newton Jenkins is the owner of some fine light brahma chickens, bought of Chris Arnold last Wednesday.

Fred Shriner, the Nubbin Ridge painter, painted a top buggy for Isaac McCurtain and a road cart for himself this week.

WHEATFIELD.

Charley Gerber was on the sick list the first of the week, but is better at the present writing. H. Whitaker and family of Hammond, were visiting relatives at this place Saturday and Sunday. Today the Good Templars of Medarvyille, San Pierre, Kouts and Wheatfield have their first annual picnic at Dunn’s Bridge. The elevator boys say that they would not care so much about the farmers bringing old iron in their grain if they would break it up in small pieces. Boys, you that were to donate the chairs, table, marriage license, potatoes, stoves, dishes, carpet, pug dog, etc., will have to dig up or do the crawfish act.

E. W. Phelps spent the first of the week in Lowell talking up Cuban Land and Steamship Company 1 usiness. Several people of this place have invested in same.

Mr. John Campbell and Miss Mollie Connor were married at Mr. George Swisher’s last Wednesday, and afterwards took the train for Star City, where they expect to reside.

The pop, pop, of the gasoline engine at the elevator is heard day and night. E. J. Fraiken and M. J. Delehanty are shelling their last year corn and hauling to the elevator and large quantities of oats are coining in. A party consisting of James Swisher and wife, Charles Myers and wife, John B. Swisher and Rev. Hickman spent Wednesday and Thursday at the Kankakee, seeking the finny tribe. Their conveyance was the famous BigFour wagon which has been to the Gulf of Mexico, to Canada and to Minnesota.

The picnic was well attended last Saturday. Every body seemed to have a good time. Every thing was easy. Judson's ball team fixed our boys a plenty. We deem it unnecessary io make any useless excuses, but frankly confess that the boys remind me of the man that was driving the hearse — they were not in it. The horse race ami the pony races were close, only about a neck difference.

John B. Swisher of Battle Ground, one of the solid farmers of the Wabash Valley, is visiting relativesand friends here this week. The sod corn of this vicinity is a revelation to him. He visited this neck of woods nine years ago and again two years ago. and he says the last two years shows more improvement than the previous seven years did. Mr. Swisher is a believer in the future of the sugar beet industry.

GILLAM.

Needing rain. Miss Effie Bisher called on Nora Watson Tuesday. Subscribe for The Democrat, the taxpayer’s friend. Levi Miller and wife did shopping in Francesville Saturday. Gillam seems to be rich in oil wells, the sixth one now being put down. They are building a race track at Comer store. Hurrah for North Gillam! Dave Nolan and wife of Lee, were the guests of Chas. Whitaker and wife Tuesday. Jas. McGimpsie and sister Pearl of Medaryville, attended the Farmer’s picnic at Wheatfield Saturday. Grandpa and Grandma Whitaker of Hammond, who have been visiting in this vicinity, returned home Wednesday. Miss Ada Huber, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. J. Blankenship, returned to her home at Wheatfield Friday. Your Gillam cor. was on N. R, last week and met many friends. Among the many was Samuel Hopkins. Samuel is a farmer, but he used to run a steam engine. The other night some parties made a raid on Tom Logan’s watermelon patch, carring off all the large ones. Tom says they took all the “big un’s.” We would advise Tom next time to plant a hedge fence around his watermelon patch and turn the dog in. '■! ■ ■' —.--I -

INDEPENDENCE.

Hot weather and dusty roads. Chesley Wray went to Parr Saturday.

Mr. Tarbit lost another horse last week.

S. Hopkins cut his clover seed Wednesday. <, Mr. Sidlia threshed for Henry Hays Monday. Edward Miller took some apples to Rensselaer Monday.

Edward Miller went over to Wheatfield last Sunday. Frank Hays and family called on Henry Hays Sunday. Fred Paine and family called on Wm. Daniels Wednesday.

Mr. Joel Wray killed a three-year-old rattle-snake Monday. Mr. Leach of Virgie was bike riding in this vicinity Sunday. Charley Jenkins hauled two loads of oats to Parr Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins called on James Miller and family Sunday. Guy Daniels attended the Remington fair a couple of days last week. Mr. Abbott sold his farm in this vicinity on which Kora Daniels lives.

Fred Renicker is hauling his oats to Rensselaer market this week. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Renicker have returned home from Clinton county. James Price of Pleasant Ridge called on William Daniels last Sunday. Farmers are all busy plowing and getting ready to put out wheat and rye. Charley Hopkins went to Valma Monday to work for Smith Newell a few days. Frank Hays begun to make cane into bread-spreading condition Monday. Frank Austin of Wheatfield tp., was down and bought some apples of Ed Miller last week. Joel Root has returned from Wheatfield and is now cutting up corn-fodder for Charley Jenkins. Mr. John Hill and Miss Blanche Hill of Wheatfield tp. visited in the vicinity of Independence Sunday. Mr. Gillam correspondent called on Mr. Independence cor. one day last week while out looking at some land. Fred Renicker, Willie Gratiner and some other fellows went out on the Kankakee to fish one day last week. Mr. Timmons of Monticello, is visiting in this vicinity this week. He came over Monday on a wheel in about 3| hours. Guy Daniels, Mr. Leach, Art Haul and John Hopkins went to Rensselaer last Sunday on wheels. My, how the dust flew. John Blocher of Dunnville, was in this vicinity Wednesday and Thursday buying cattle. He bought some of Ed Miller. Leynard Hays went over on the marsh last Sunday to see the Giffordites and the Pleasant Ridge boys play ball, but 10, the Ridge boys didn’t come. John Frazee and family, Andy Arnold and wife, Charley Hopkins, Misses Sylvia and Blanche Hill, Bertha Hopkins and John Hill were all guests of Chesley Wray and family last Sunday,

FAIR OAKS.

S. B. Moffitt went to Chicago Thursday. Mrs. Walter Harrington was in town Tuesday. A. M. Bringle and wife went to Rensselaer Monday. The roads are very dusty now and we need rain badly. Claude Clifton is visiting his grandparents in Newton tp., this week. Mrs. Al Moore of Rose Lawn, visited relatives here a day or two this week. A Mr. Gary from Gifford, will move to town next week, and work on one of the sections. Misses Nettie Mallatt and Lulu Clifton drove out to call on Mrs. Rose Harmon Thursday p. m. Grandma Chupp, Mrs. David Elder and Mrs. Simon Chupp of Surrey, visited friends in town last Friday. Mr. Nichols and Millard Frost from Gifford, Grandpa and Grandma Fenwick of Foresman, Mr. and Mrs. Comer of Aix and Mrs. Martin of Ellis Co., Kansas, were in attendance at the Holiness meeting Sunday.

Rev. Appleton of Rensselaer, preached at the Christian church Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week.

Rev. O’May is visiting the Fair Oaks people this week. He will £ reach his farewell sermon at the 1. E. church Sundays

Miss Ethel Arnold, who has been staying for sometime with her sister, Mrs. Charlie Holley, of Beaver City, returned Wednesday. Grandpa and Grandma Wiseman of Virgie, and Misses Nettie Mallatt and Lulu Clifton took dinner with Miss Dollie Mallatt, last Tuesday, it being her 12th birthday anniversary.

SHARON.

Miss Mary Nesius is on the sick list.

Farmers busy delivering hay and grain. Miss Hixby has returned to her home in Sheldon, 111. Adam Wagner was a caller in these parts last Wednesday.

G. G. Garrison was in Kentland Thursday attending the fair.

Mrs. G. Shew and Mrs. Holland of Remington, w’ere callers here last Monday.

Some of our Endeavores will attend a union meeting at the New Baptist church in Milroy township next Sunday evening. Mr. Henry Farmer and family of Wayne Co., have returned home after a visit of several days with his brother, A. G. W. Farmer.

DUNNVILLE.

Hurrah for Bryan! Mr. Roach had 1,600 bushels of oats.

Will Willmington is working for C. R. Peregrine. Miss Annie Behler pf Chicago, is visiting her parents. Arthur White says that his fath-er-in-law’s overcoat don’t fit him. A little rain would do no harm. We want good weather for the farm. Miss Tillie Olson of Chicago, is visiting our D. V. merchant, Mr. Nelson. John Davis, who is suffering from heart troubles, is slightly improving. George Brett, who has been away on a visiting tour, returned last Monday. Howard Hofacher was the guest of James Warren Newman White, the first of the week. Orville Randall, who has been visiting friends in Hamilton county, has returned. Tom Agnew of San Pierre, was the guest of Miss Netta Collins last Thursday evening. Henry Floars, our expert hay presser, is repairing his press preparatory to begin work.

Listen! Methinks I hear the jingle of the wedding bells. May this prophecy come true. Mr. Armstrong of Michigan City was the guest of Lillian Peregrine, the first of the week. Miss Rosa Pfile of Crown Point, who has been visiting her brother Henry, returned last Monday. Mr. Hammond, agent for the Continental Insurance Company, was in our vicinity last Friday. L. B. Collins and Miss Lillie Peregrine attended church at Wheatfield last Sunday evening. Mrs. Belle Reddin and daughter of Tea Garden, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard. Samuel Lilly, Sr., and son of San Pierre, were the guests of Hon. I. D. Dunn, last Monday evening. The I. O. G. T. lodges of the surrounding country are holding a picnic at the three-K river today (Saturday). Misses Lulu Hilliard and Cora Wheeler were the guests of Miss Caroline Gilbranson at Wheatfield last Saturday. . Misses Fannie and Nellie Falvey, Nonie McLaughlin and Miss McCallahan of San Pierre, spent Tuesday at Dunn’s bridge. Poor N. B. No shirt, and almost time for frost. It is a sad thing to meet winter, with his hard, heartless elements, unprepared. D. V. was the guest of Mr. Gerber of Wheatfield, last Sunday p. m. We devoured a huge watermelon to the tune of Yankee Doodle.” Say! You ought to have seen Gillam last Saturday at Wheatfield. He had a smile on his face i like the dash board on his buggy. |We shook paws when we taet and said good-bye. when we parted.

Your cor. dinnered with Rev. Hickman last Saturday. Just because we passed our plate four times for pie, he thought we ate a superabundance.

Mr. Wheatfield can do every-, thing but talk to Florence over the telephone. If at first you don’t succeed, don’t try again, is a good maxim. Try it. Rev. Hickman preached a very able sermon at D. V. last Sunday. The return of Brother Hickman would suit D. V. better than the sending of a new man. Sugar beets are the criterion at the present time. Even the babys are delighted, for beet sugar means cheap sugar and cheap sugar means plenty of it.

Sheriff Finn was at Rensselaer last Thursday and Friday. He drove his team of Wilkes’ from the hub home in two hours and forty-five minutes. Who can beat that?

The twelve-year-old son of Mr. Craig who lives Northwest of Dunnville, had the misfortune of being thrown from a mower and being cut very badly. Dr. of San Pierre is attending to the case. We hope that the boy will recover and that very rapidly. Quite a number of the D. V. folks attended the Farmer’s picnic at Wheatfield last Saturday. They all enjoyed Hon. Crumpacker’s speech, but like myself, they couldn’t see how to harmonize his utterances on the Phillipine question, with his celebrated Hawaii anti-annexation speech. Wheatfield and Judson played baseball at Wheatfield last Saturday which resulted in a sweeping victory for the latter. If Wheatfield, instead of importing pitchers, would use home talent, which they have in abundance, they would be more successful. Our interest is in the success of the Wheatfield nine. Down the I. I. I. R. R., on a three wheeled bicycle, came a young man from Wheatfield to D. V. He came on a predetermined visit and stayed until those things that we call roosters began to crow for breakfast. Like a flash of light he departed and a man west of town said he went west like a Spanish torpedo. Who was he?

The republican papers say that Jail the democrats seems to care for is something free, such as free silver, etc. Their next issue, they say, will be free whiskey. Well, if it wasn’t for the fact that all the republicans would have snakes in their boots, it might be the issue. After having a fewbillon dollar congresses, its about time to have something free.

KNIMAN.

Bill Weeceis away working.

Lee Armstrong has his eye badly hurt. Mr. Elza Grow was seen in our town Sunday. The farmers are wishing for rain in this vicinity. Mr. C. A. Gundy and family visited McGlinn’s. Miss Rilla Osborne visited Miss Williams last week. They are erecting a new telephone line in our town. Edmond Denniston says it is hot for railroad paddy’s. Wonder why Maggie M. watched the mail so close last week? Louis P. Shirer’s took dinner with G. F. Meyers Wednesday. Mrs. Ella Sayers is visiting her parents, Mr. Hanley’s this,week. Mb. Ira Brown was the guest of Miss Denniston Sunday evening. Mrs. Barker is going to Hegewisch this week for a short visit. Several of our boys are spending their idle days on Gifford’s railroad. Mr. Shirer says he would just as soon go to J. P. as measure grain. Mr. Hixon is taking in a large amount of grain in the last few weeks. Wonder why D. K. always watches for a handcar when she crosses the railroad track? A number of our people attended the picnic at Wheatfield Saturday and report a fine time. There will be an ice cream social at this place Friday evening, Sept. 1, for benefit of the preacher.

REMINGTON.

Rev. Father Berg was in Monticello Monday. Tom Johnson and J. F. Stone are now inmates of the state soldiers home. Trustee Lamborn went over to the hub Thursday to see how the institute was coming on.

James Bilile will apply for liquor license at the Sept, term of commissioners’ court. Miss Stella Snyder returned Tuesday from a visit with Miss Lillian Thompson at Monticello. We understand that King Davis has traded for a hardware stock at Chalmers. His brother Ed, will conduct the business.

W. J. Reed, John Westfall, Effie Luckey, Mrs. Malone and a few others of Carpenter township’s teachers are attending institute this week.

Mrs. Anna Parker Sheffler, a sister of Hon. Robt. Parker, and a former resident of this place, died at her home in Decatur, lowa, Tuesday of typhoid pneumonia. The remains were brought here for interment Thursday. St. John’s court, No. 477 Catholic Order of Foresters, will hold their first annual picnic at Fountain Park, Wednesday, Sept. 6. Dinner and refreshments will be served on the grounds. A good program consisting of vocal and instrumental music, speeches, potato, wheelbarrow and sack races, greased pole, etc., has been prepared. Everybody come

A meeting of those interested will be held to-day (Saturday) at the Town Hall to perfect plans for the farmers’ institute and picnic which is proposed to be held at Fountain Park about the middle of Sept. The meeting is called for 2p. m. Let the farmers turn out and make the meeting a success. It is proposed to make the institute a permanent affair, and to hold meetings annually hereafter. Several prominent Gilboa tp., (Benton county) farmers are lending their aid in the matter.

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120-AcreFarm For Sale.

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