Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1900 — DUNNVILLE. [ARTICLE]

DUNNVILLE.

Hurrah for Beam! Mr*. Jennie Albin is on the sick list. Where did Prof. Maunan get his ring? Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White visited in Medaryville last Sunday. Rev. Mary Edinger of DeMotte, preached at D. V. last Sunday and evening. D. V. ha* a new operator. He will be captured by the D, V. girls pretty soon. Children’s Day exercises will be held at D. V. next Sunday. Come one and all. The San Pierre cor. and mother attended the commencement at D. V. Tuesday evening. Mr. Timmons' beet crop is fine. He is extracting or thinuiflg them out. He has five acres. Prof. R. A. Mannon is census!ng the people in Wheatfield tp.. now. He say* the girls are all extravagantly young. A young son of Mr Frank Fiiher is afflicted with a painful swelling on the head. It has been lanced three times. Mr. L. B. Collin* was offered three horses and a girl the other day and what do you think hedid ?—Why, he asked for sixty days of grace. The McCoysburg correspondent is very kind. He has honored me with a pie-eatiug invitation of the pumpkin tribe. Yes, we like pie. (This item should have appeared in last week’* paper.) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Goodpasture, an eight pound Bryan boy. It's grandpa step* a foot higher. Hon. I, D. Diinq and wife who have been visiting their sons in Kansas, for the past month, returned last Friday. He said that crop* in Kansas, and especially the wheat, is fine, Morris McCulloch has built a fine boat, which will lie propelled by muscular energy, being tenderly und with clock-like precision applied too two set* of ours. It has l>een christened the May Flower. W. O, Hinshaw, who has served us in the capacity of operator for over a year, has resigned. After a few days visit he intend* to join his parents in Wyoming. Winfred is a tine boy and will be greatly mis,cd by bis many friends. A DILEMMA. Mr. Johnny Bchler, one of D. V’s prominent young men. had what we would call a joy-extracting and sorry*-hatching time a few day* ago. He bought a bike and thought he w ould go ou the balking mustang to sire ids affinity, who reside* In Porter county. Ho went, he saw her, but the hike conquered him by becoming deranged iu the pulmonary part of Itsanutomy, thus making it incapable of bearing Its master. Therefore it* muster came home with the bike a straddle of him. COMMXNCKMBNT. * Knowledge is a good thing therefore obtain it. Cok>meucenient exercise* were held at Dupnvlile last Tuesday evening In the presence of a crowded house. The church was decorated in a very fitting manner. The graduating class was composed of three members, namely: Charley Kaupke, Nett* Miller and Jo* Helcher, Their oration* were delivered in a very able manner. The following was the program:

Song, America; Invocation, Rev. Belcher; Song, by D. V. choir; Recitation Christian Belcher: Recitation, Cora Pfeil; Recitation, Stella White; Oration, Charles Kaiipke; Duet by Messrs. Everett Wynant and Bert Vandercarr; Recitations, Nellie McCora, Marie Wilmington and Netta Collins; Oration, Hettie Miller; Quartette, May Witt, Lydia Sands, Bert Vandercarr, Charley Sands; Recitations, Carrie Jasperson. Irena Frazier, and Emma Wills; Oration, Joe Belcher; Recitation, Edna Witt; Presentation of diplomas by Supt. Hamilton; Benediction, Rev. Hickman.