Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1900 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

VIRGIE.

Snow! snow! snow! Mrs. Leech is on the sick list. J. Pouley’s are moving to near Rose Lawn. Grandma Wiseman is very poorly at this writing. Miss Dora Condon is visiting friends near Brook this week. Ben McCoy i n tends movi. g on the Holly farm, near Kniman. Mrs. H. Hochbaum spent Thursday with relatives in Fair Oaks. Rev. Pierson took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harrington Sunday. Mr. J. Bowman of Goodland, was in Virgie on business Saturday. Mr. Will Clinger was calling on friends in and around Virgie Sunday. Mrs. Rillie Ridenour and Mrs Will Pierson spent Friday with Mrs. Harrington. Walter McCoy is very lew with consumption at the home of his parents near here. The party at Wm. Ridenour’s was well attended and all seemed to have a good time. Mrs. Tom Mallatt and daughter Pearl, returned home Monday after a few days visit with the former’s mother, Mis. Wiseman, at this place.

PARR.

The recent heavy snow fall has made business dull fora while. Emery Garriott moved to the J. R. Wilcox farm the first of the week. John Martin’s baby is worse again and Dr. Johnson was called Sunday night. Mr. Benbow moved his household goods into the Sheffer property Wednesday. A stormy time for moving. The box social given by the school here the 22d was a socially and financially. The net proceeds were §31.30. Miss Anna Lane being the prettiest young lady, was given a bracelet. It is to be regretted that the pipe and tobacco intended for the ugliest man were left at Mr. Stephenson’s through mistake, so our young men are ell still in blissful ignorance of their ugliness and the school is several dollars poorer.

MILROY TOWNSHIP.

Henry Beaver is still on the sick list. Mr. Rodgers and family are going to move to 'Carroll Co., this week. Frank Sommers still goes to see his best girl whenever the weather permits. Mr. Southerd and family have moved on the farm lately vacated by Mr. Wood. Born, to Mrs. and Mr. Will Smith of this vicinity, last Saturday night, a boy. We are expecting Mr. James Brenton to start for his home in Minnesota before long. Goodbye, Jim. Will Sigman, our foot-race ehampion, is reported much better and is able to get over the ground at good speed.

INDEPENDENCE.

Miss Tip Fletcher is working for Winfred Pence. Bertha Hopkins is working for Eli Arnold this week. John Clear of Illinois, is working for Grant Renicker. Edward Miller drove to his farm in Union tp., Thursday. Mrs. James Miller called on Edward Miller’s Monday. Charley Hopkins and wife called on Grant Renicker Sunday. Will Wray hauled a load of goods for Levi Renicker Tuesday. Edward Miller sold some hogs and cattle to Jake Eiglesbach last Friday. William Daniels and Frank Hays attended Mr. Bruce’s sale Tuesday. James Snyder hauled a load of timber up to his place on Cooper •lough Tuesday. Joel Wray, who has been working for George Blocher of Wheatfield, returned home last Friday. Charley Reed of Blackford, was in these parts Wednesday hunting after a bobsled, just because it nowed a little. Charley Jenkins met with a very had accident the other day while feeding a cow. He got his nose broke or bruised up pretty bad. t i

John Renicker, one of our N. R. citizens and fruit tree agent, we hear is coming out for the republican nomination for township trustee. The people of this vicinity were very much surprised Wednesday morning to wake up and find one of the heaviest snows this country has had for years.

KNIMAN.

Good now. Mrs. J. Hixon is on the sick list. August Seman has moved to Kankakee. \ Fred Meiser was seen on our streets Wednesday. Miss Lula Grimpy is working at Charlie Hollie’s. Miss Nellie Wallace is workipg at George Hollister's. Mrs. John Meyer’s father and mother are visiting her Mr. Otis Kennedy is going to move northeast of here. Mr. Denniston’s have moved in the house vacated by Mr. Brown’s. Mrs. L. Armstrong’s mother, father and neice are visiting her a few days. The Ladies’ Aid Society is talking of having an entertainment In the near future. Rev. Skinner had a business meeting here Sunday afternoon to see about building a new M. E. church here in the near future.

FAIR OAKS.

" T. J. Mallatt went to Rensselaer last Saturday. Mr. Felix Erw n has been away a few days on business. Misses Nora Gilmore and Rilla Cox from Gifford, are visiting in town a few days this week. Rev. Skinner closed his meetings last Thursday evening. He preaches here next Sunday p. m. Mr. Henry Wilson and Mrs. Fannie Smyser went to the city last Tuesday to be united in matrimony. We understand that they will live at Chicago Heights. Elder J. L. Brady of Rensselaer, is holding a series of meetings at the Christian church, the services began last Saturday evening, a few new members have teen added this week, some by letter. Mrs. John Gwin has resigned as teacher in our town schools, and Miss Jeoya Green of Rensselaer, has been secured to take her place. The former will move with her husband upon a farm in Hanging Grove tp. Joe and Millard Frost came over from Gifford last Saturday facing that terrible storm, in order to attend the meeting of the church of the living God. Owing to the severity of the weather the meetings were held at the residence of S. B. Thornton. Last Tuesday evening when Con Mandevill was being wheeled home from church, one of the wheels run off of the buggy throwing out the occupant and breaking the femur bone of one of his limbs. It is a serious happening for the young man, as he is already a cripple from rheumatism.

GILLAM.

Snow, snow, nothing but snow. Go to John Bisher’s for groceries, etc. The box social last Thursday night was a grand success. James Blankenship hauled lumber for his house on the njarsh Tuesday. Mrs. James Blankenship is visiting her parents at Wheatfield this week. The wolf chase was a failure this time. It wound up with four crows. Next time don’ look up in the trees for wolves, boys.

WHEATFIELD.

Plenty of snow but sleighs are scarce. A sister of J. H. Tilton is visiting him at present. Jes. was the guest of his “Honey Bep” Sunday evening. Willie Tinkham has been nursing the neuralgia this week. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Peters was buried Thursday. .Rev. Hickman and betterhalf visited in Dunnville last week. Orange Heath and family have moved into the Connor property. - Tommy looks somewhat downhearted since his best girl went back on him, but never mind, Tommy, you can soon take another I one to raise. - •

Relatives from Chicago are visiting at the Jackson mansion this week. Will Mason was the favored guest of Selma Becker Sunday evening. Quite an enjoyable time was had at the Good Templar lodge here Saturday night. A fruit supper followed the initiation. We understand we are to have a bankin our town in the near future. Parties from Remington have rented a room in the Rockwell building for that purpose. M. J. Delehantry, Alfred Barlow and E. J. Fraiken want thfirepublican nomination for trustee of this township, and John Greve and Wm. Brown each want to be assessor. They will fight the matter out on next St. Patrick’s day.

DUNNVILLE.

Collins and Miller’s new engine came last Monday. It is the best engine in northern Jasper county. People should not attend public sales and bid off articles, with no intention of taking them. It is not right. John Finn represented Kankakee tp., at the preliminary democractic county convention, last Saturday. # "" We will soon hear the rattle of the republican orators with their old exploded, mossy, fifty-cent dollar fake. J. A. Adkins and wife who have been visiting friends in the southern part of the state, returned Monday. We •had a small snow storm last Wednesday. A white sheet was spread over the D. V. vicinity about two feet thick. Mrs. Vanoristrand, who has been visiting friends in Michigan for the past month, returned last Friday. She reports a fine time. Rev. Hickman, while enroute to San Pierre last Sunday, met with an accident. His horse while turning a corner slipped and fell, breaking a shaft. Misses Lydia Sands, Mary'Brett, and Maggie Behler visited their many friends around D. V. last Monday and Tuesday. They made ten-minute calls. Lamb feeders are scarce. Young men, before you go to see your girls, be sure that you can feed infant sheep. Don’t starve them as one young man did. Say, did you notice the black eye that Mr. John Blocher was carrying around the other day? John says the next time he bunts a pole, he won’t bunt a pole. Harry Remley and Charles Gerber barbers, at San Pierre and Wheatfield, respectively, were in our midst last Tuesday. We held a three minutes consultation over matters extraordinarily peculiar.

SAN PIERRE.

(Starke Co.] Mr. Hall of English Lake, is visiting his mother here this week. Mr. Haff, of Valparaiso, spent several days in our town on business. Jessie Collins makes frequent calls in our town. We wonder what for? Simon Bybe of North Judson, transacting business in our town the other day. Bert Vandercar of Dunnville, was transacted business in our town Monday. Several of our young folks took dinner with Lula Bybe of North Judson, Monday. J. Beam, who recently moved to our town, will soon leave and take charge of a farm near Valparaiso. Mr. Dell Williams will soOn return to his old home in Coldwater, Mich., where he will spend the rest of his days in ease. The I. O. G. T. lodge has been a great help to the young people of our town and there are several to ride the goat next Saturday night.

It is very hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suffer while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany (N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug store there for a doctor to come and see his sick child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him to come at once on his return. He also bought a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doctor should arrive. In a few hours he returned saying the doctor need not come’ as the child was much better The druggist, Mr. Otto Scholz, says the family has since recommended Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to their neighborsand friends jintil he has a constant demand to k from that part of the country For Sale by Hunt Bros. Druggists 1