Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

INpEPENDENCE. E Charley Snyder baa moved to Wheatfleld. WilHs Nearhof is working for Will Burns. | Jets Muss is husking corn over near RemI Charley Hopkins did business in Rensselaer Fred Clinton returned from Clinton county Start Sunday. i The N. R’s, are all busy busking the great large nubbins. . Joel and Cora Wray returned from Clinton county Monday. j l . Cbeasley Wray and family called on Dan Leak’s last Sunday. ! Samuel Hopkins finished hauling corn to W. Burns’ Monday, - *We are all sorry to learn that our D. V. cor. and Mr. Wheatfleld have left us. George Blocher and family of Wheatfleld, visited in these parts last Sunday, I Miss Bertha Miller of Blackford, has been working at Ed Millers’ the past week. | Miss Sylvia Hill of Wheatfleld, visited friends in this locality Sunday and Monday. Abraham Miller of Kankakee township, attended church at Pleasant View last Sunday. I Isaac Brubaker of Parr, and Mias Eda Miller of Surrey, called on friends in this vicinity last Sunday. There will be a township Sunday school convention at Independence school house to- . morrow (Nov. 5). Everybody invited.

NORTH BARKLEY. • 5 : Bert Camp 1* digging potatoes for T. M. Gallaban. Joe Soh wind returned to faU home at Lafayette Friday. John Sunon transacted business in Rensselaer Saturday. P Warren Wlteon did business in Lafayette a few days last week. Miss Ada Rife visited her sister Oka, in Rensselaer. Sunday. Miss its Lucy and Elsie Levereau visited the Kisses Callahan Sunday. Chyenoe Maxwell visited friends near Frausesville Saturday and Sunday. - Mrs. Aaron Belts, who has been visiting friends in Ohio, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Warren Wilson's three sisters of Morocco, visited her last week. Two returned home Sunday. Mrs. J. N. Baker's sister, who has been visiting her, returned to her home in Ten- - nesses. Monday. Dredge No. 2 crossed the C. A W. V. tracks Monday night just below Laura, and will go towards Knimau. William Kamp, who has been engineer on the C. A W. V., since they began running trains, was laid off last week. Joe Portmau takes his place.

BLACKFORD. p Nice mow. |j. Cool weather. Jesse Garriott is ditching: for William i)anielsthls week. |j George Jenkins hauled Win. Hurley a load : of corn Wednesday. Uncle Jimmie Driggs did business in RensI aelaer last Tuesday. William Daniels has been hauling: his oats to market this week. John Hopkins and Guy Daniels called on the Jenkins Bros., Sunday. Charles Campbell did busiuess in the city of Rensselaer last Monday. Mrs. Jacob Lash, has been very ill for some time but at present, is some better. Victor Yeoman aud family visited Mr. uud Mrs. Anderson Jenkins last Suuduy. <K ' Homer Lakiu is shucking: corn for Lee Gluzebrook, on the Wni. Baker furm. Georgre Warren and children spent Saturf day and Sunday at Audersou Jenkins’. I County Superintendent Hamilton visited f- Burnstowu school last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Ross Ropp aud Miss Nellie Barkley at- ■ tended the institute at Valina last Saturday. Miss Nannie Nichols had to return home on account of her father getting his leg broken. Miss Nellie Barkley and Zolly Jones spent Sunday visiting friends and relatives ut Parr. Charles Jenkins and wife spent last Sunday with the former’s brother, George Jeukius. Charles and Edward Jenkins huve commenced their fall plowing for oats. They are early birds, you know. Jesse Jenkins has taken a job of shucking corn for Eli Arnold. Mr. Arnold has a very sore hand aud can not shuck for himself. Edward aud Katie Gilmore of near Surrey, and Newton and Birton Jenkins of near Blaekford, spent Sunday at Edward Barkley’s. Frank Hayes went to the city last Tuesday. He stopped on his homeward trip aud got a load of tile at the Alter’stile factory. Mr. - Hayes believes in tileing. I Some of our smart Alecks have been shooting at their neighbor's dogs in this locality. They are trying to destroy property, and i ought to be handled with the full force of the | law.

PARR. The new saloon building is nearing completion. | , Chas. Garriott of Aix, spent last week with relatives here. Everett Warne purchased a buggy or Judy A "Wood Tuesday. 4. L. Babcock shipped a carload of hogs Wednesday night. This week promises to end as last one did—nothing but rain, rain, rain. Miss Laura Clark is quite sick at Geo. Haste's, ; but we have not heard of what disease. Mrs. A 1 McCurtain of Nubbin Ridge, is visiting her mother-in-law Mrs. Theresa ftlcCurtain. Mrs. Ora Branch of Danville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, R. Wilcox, east of town. Mrs. W. L. Wood, who has been suffering from neuralgia of the stomach, is able to be about again. Mrs. John Borem and children returned home to Shelby Sunday, after a week’s yisit at Wm. Blankenbaker’s. Miss Racbel Mitchell, who is very sick with ' lung trouble at her aunt’s, Mrs. John Martin's, does not seem to Improve any. Uncle Abe Warne's are contemplating mov- ; tng to Chicago Heights soon. We regret to j| )oae them, but wish them success. H Our champion corn husker, Frank Reed, claims to have husked 60 bushels of corn In .. . five hours one day this week. Who can beat Lits is

Mrs. Petitt, of Walker tp., who has been visit lug her daughter, Mrs. S. A, Brusnahan, returned home last week. Chat, and David Garriott, Will Hamqcher, and Mrs. M. O. Gant visited their cousin, Mrs. Mary Marshall, of Lake Village, a few days last week. Dsve and Preston Garriott and Will Hamacher of Hammond, visited relatives in this vicinity last week. The boys are employed in the steel plant there, but took a “lay off" for a week thinking to have all kinds of sport hunting, but they had to hunt shelter the last of the week. There Is talk of a church building at this place in the near future. A committee was appointed on last Tuesday night to ralae funds to move the Good Hope church here, We trust it may be a success, as a church building ia badly needed, the school house often does not afford seating capacity for the audience.

NEWTON TOWNSHIP. About one hundred young people met at the home of F. W. Mauck on last Tuesday evening to surprise John. it being his birthday. John waa out calling on a neighbor, but was sent for and was surprised to walk in and see neighbors and friends from far and near. They were favored with piaao and violin music, and treated to apples, popcorn balls, pickles ana cake. They all spent a very pleasant evening and the hour for departure came too soon, many wishing John a long and happy life and lota of birthdays, if all could be spent just like that on e. The guests were: G R Hart and wife George Keeney John Lakin and wife Frank Yeoman E J Duvall and wife Charley Lane Da v ld Mauck and wife Eveline Miller H W Prince and wife Reuben Yeoman Chas. Morris and wife Grace Yeoman D S Makeever and wife Harry M iller M Freeland and wife Grace Grant A Witham and wife Lillian Parks Chas Handley ard wife Edd Grant J BMartindale and wife Wallace Miller Kate Keeney Lulu Carter Ada Sayler . Guss Grant Mattie Hemphill John D Young Eveline Freeland Harry Lakin Mary Boswell Francis Brown Josie Miller Leslie Miller Nina Martindale Nellie Makeever Flora Parks Emma M Lane Lillie Witham Rosa Chubb Oscar Stucker Edith Krasney Lucy Coovert Ida Lane Guss Yeoman Edward Lane Mertie Blankenbaker Nellie Grant Elma Stucker Laura Buswell Burt Yeoman Lee Mauck Clarence Blankenbaker Claude Bawlden Bose Carter Iva Lakin Jas Vestall Ruth Makeever WilbertSayler Earl Lakin D L Halstead Edgar Stuart Charley Grant Jennie Mauck Roe Yeoman Emma F Lane Will Halstead Julia Krasney George Brown Letha Seward Rudie Miller C M Dunn Garland Grant Alex Elijah Rankin Halstead Ray Stucker Anna Lane Mamie Vestell Lawrence Sayler Vick Krasney

SHARON. Farmers busy husking corn. Mrs. Joe Shide and Olive Pollard are convalescent. Mr, Peters is reported as being quite sick at present. The rain of last Friday and Saturday was the heaviest for some time, Del Thornton and family of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Mrs, Thornton's parents here. Mrs. Daley is down with a severe attack of malarial fever. Dr. Hartsell of Rensselaer, is the attending physician, Mrs. Shafer, living southwest of town, is reported as improving slowly from un operation performed some time ago. Dr. Johnson is the attending physician. GILL AH. Grandma Bisher is no better. Mrs. Levi Miller is getting better. Mrs. Geo, McDaniels called on Ella Reed Tuesduy. Miss Ester Nelson did shopping in Francesville Monday. Mrs. Minnie Blankenship called on Mrs. Reed Tuesday.

The convention at Independence Sunday was no good. Glendale did not have any representative at all. Mrs. Etta Whittaker of Hammond, who has been visiting her sister for the past week, returned home Monday. Rev. Jno. Fellows, who has been holding services here for a few weeks, returned to his home at Phlox, Ind., Monday. Ed Goldsberry got his leg severely hurt Saturday. He was helping Levi Miller unload poles, when a large one fell on his leg. The Gillam storekeeper didn’t get his barrel of sweetness Tuesday so he will have to do with out sugar in his coffee for a couple of days. Only 200 head of Brown’s cattle staid all night in Jus, Blankenship and Bart Reed's corn field Sunday night. You boys will have to watch your corn field with a shotgun.

REMINGTON. Sheriff Reed wm in town Monday. C, A. Buloom was at Detroit, Mich., last week. Charley Elmore has sold his team and dray to Leslie Fisher. A sou arrived Oct. 22, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fisher. Another democrat arrived at Rev, J. D. Carson’s Oct. 26. who will be a voter in 1920. Mias Mate Brewster of Chicago, visited her mother, and sister, Mrs. Ed Maxwell, last week. Rev. Matthews exchanged pulpits with the M. E. pastor of Brook Sunday morning and evening. Mrs. S. Brown left last week for Black Mountains, N. C., to spend the winter with relatives. • O. W. Gauthier of Kent land, was the guest of Mr. and aars. J. F. Major Tuesday and Wednesday. A brand new daughter came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shlde north of town, Oct. 20. Mrs. E. Lockwood returned last week from an extended visit with friends at Lafayette and other points. Mo devilment was done Hallowe’en night except what was done by a part of Marshal

A bund of roving Italians was in town Wednesday, ready to “tell your fortune,’’ sing a song or dance a jig for a nickle. Miss Grace, daughter of Dr. aud Mrs. Maxwell of Duluth, Minn., arrived last week and is the guest of her cousins, the Misses Parker. The Imperial Stock Co., is holding the boards at Austin Hall this week. They are said to put on a very creditable performance. The Remington Chapter O. E. S. held an anniversary festival at their lodge room Tuesday night. An enjoyableuffair to every one present. Dr. and Mrs, Pothuisje are expected home the latter part of this week and will be at home to their friends at their handsome residence on South New York St., recently purchased from W. J. Morris. Joseph Nisius came to town Tuesday and after meeting u few of his friends concluded to celebrate Hallowe'en and imbibing too much “Hilanty booze” was locked up till morning when he was released. Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Hollett and daughter Bernice and Mrs. W. J. Morris left Thursday for Redlands, California, their new home. W. J. Morris will follow a little later, as soon as he can succeed in disposing of his interests here.

A preacher of the Free Missionary persuasion was in town talking on the street corner Tuesday afternoon and uight. But when it came to taking up the “evening offering” a weak response caused him to go in search of a more promising town. Monday afternoon while Charley Phillips, C. H. Peck's genial and gentlemanly young clerk, was standing on a case of oilcloth reaching for some article on one of the upper shelves, the case of oilcloth overturned throwing him to the floor, his foot became entangled in some manner in such a way that both bones of the ankle were fractured. Dr. Landon was called and reduced the fracture and he is getting along as well as could be expected. A young son of Widow Kelley was arrested last week for appropriating to his own use a bicycle belonging to Mr. Walker. It seems a certain party had rented a bicycle of Mr. Walker and had ridden out some distance in the country and bad met young Kelley had asked him to bring the wheel back and leave with Mr. Walker. He said he would do so but had taken the wheel home and painted it another color and changed its appearance in several ways, and claimed it as his own. He was arrested arid bound over to court but at the last was bailed out.

FAIR OAKS. Abe Bringlp is plastering. Chas. Snow’s house. Mrs. Fannie Cottlngham was in Rensselaer last Monday. Miss Edith Mofßtt is visiting her parents over in Newton Co. S. B. Mofßtt and Harry Zimmerman went to Rensselaer last Saturday. Mrs. Jesse Fry of Rose Lawn, visited relatives here a day or two this week.

Rev. Skinner preached to n good-sized audience at the M. E. church last Sunday p. m. It snows! It snows! Cries the school boy. It has been snowing for 30 hours and still continues to deepen the white mantel over all. Mr. Ed Kessler and Miss Hattie Sexton both of this place, were married last Monday evening ut Mr. John Carder’s, about a mile southwest of town. Squire Hayes performed the ceremony. Mrs. John Fenwick of Foresman and Father Goble of southern Ind., and a lady from Lowell, were in attendance at the monthly meeting of the church of the Living God, last Saturday aud Suuday. Mrs. Thornton and Lester attended the temperance meeting which was held last Saturday at the Christian church in Rensselaer. Owing to the inclemency of the weather there was not a very large attendance. Hallowe’en was seriously celebrated in our town, so much so, that there could be no school on account of the damages done to the stoves, chimney and bell. Some other ugly deeds w'ere perpetrated. When such kinds of sport are to be celebrated, it seems as if some harmless pranks would be sufficient, and break off the damaging of others property, What is more startling, it seems that some of our leading ladies were out with the party.