Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1900 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

BLACKFORD. Gifford’s railroad, NitJack Frest has arrived. Anderson Jenkins did business in Rensselaer Tuesday. George Cooper was in this locality last Monday buying calves. Van Lesh and Birton Jenkins were on the sick list a few days last week, the result of getting vaccinated. Jesse Jenkins and family and Anderson {enkins and wife spent Sunday at Wm. lurley's, north of Blackford. Several people from this locality attended the old settlers meeting at Rensselaer. Friday and Saturday. . The republicans gathered at Cosy Palace school house last Friday and organized a Lincoln League club.

DUNNVILLE.

Hurrah for Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Albin s baby is quite sick. Twenty-one tickets were sold for a trip to St. Joe last Sunday. Mr. Falvey, jr., and sisters were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Maloney last Sunday. Tommy Jensen and three of his friends were preambnlating the streets of D."V. last Sunday. George Gross is working for Hart & Fairchild. He is hauling bales or hugged and wired hay. Johnny Gramps has purchased the dog Dewey, of M. A. Jones. Dewey will be his night guard. J. Vandercarr is knocking the lifeblwd QUt Qf the cane and reducing it to a state of coagulation, Lu cried because George went to St. ioe and didn’t take her. She cried like er little heart wat broken, Mr. and Mrs. Delehantry of Wheatfield tp., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Bryan Fitzgerald last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gillespie are visit: ing the former's parents. Mark loves D. V. because it is the place ot his boyhood. Messrs. John Gramp and George Sands called on Cora Wheeler and Lulu Hilliard on a mid week evening. The girls love the little men. Misses Iva DeArmond and Winnie Frazier did shopping in Kouts last Monday. Like beans, they a.ea duplicate of one another, for they have dresses alike.

C. Anderson, who is a member of the Burk lanch. is also an admirer of the D. V. girls. But, girls, Chance can't l ive you if you have any regard whatever for Bryan. Dunnville will celebrate Rally day Sept. 30, tn the evening. We expect to have a fine program. Let all who believe in the Sunday school as a moral factor, come and give us your attendance. Prof. R. A. Mannan, while visiting in Nebraska, had the pleasure of sitting on Bryan’s porch. It seems quite early for office seekers. We understand that Robert wishes a consulate appointment: John Blocher, who went to Dakota a ftw weeks ago, has returned to D. V. entirely full of politics and Dakota. He says that the country is O. K. and productive beyond the nature of conception of a veteran editor. Otto Wills, while going to D. V. in a wagon, had the misfortune to have a runaway. The affair took place in frc nt of mv hon e. Luckily the team was captured before they severed the connection of anything breakable. The wind of a few days ago did considerable damage in these parts. Sheds were unroofed, hay stacks untopped and trees and other things were laying around like a fraction in a state of multiplication, that is, in a state of invertment, Joe Tyler, Uncle Sam's bov at DeMotte, was the guest of the hart and Fairchild hay syndicate, on the Burk Ranch, last Friday. He photographed the haying gang in two postures. Miss May was photographed by herself, she wore an angelic smile. Lee Fisher was at D. V. Sunday clothed in a smile of Socrates. He is a newfledged school teacher, with the canvass of knowledge lifted to the breeze. He is able to face the trying storms of educational speculation and after all to sail into Port Ideal with the banner of confidence at high mast. Miss Emma Henry, our D. V. prodigal daughter, has returned to her real living place. She will lead the primary department of the D. V. school into green pastures ot knowledge and along still waters, where the fish of true education can be easily caught; by using a pennyweight of juvenile patience. I am glad that otrr correspondents are not afraid to voice the sentiments of the people. If Gifford wants a railroad let him build it, for he has great need of a commercial artery to carry to market his orrons and corn; asking for a bonus to secure a road which will redound to his own special glory, is not right. Say, San Pierre cor.: I think you are cruel for alluding to my voluminous appetite, in connection with biscuit devourment. Of course you are mad because I am the champion. Now let us have a contest and see for ourselves who is entitled to wear the grand old pie and biscuit badge. What sayest thou?

VIRGIE.

Hurrah for Bryan! The small-pox seems about over at Gifford. W. Ridenour did business in Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Gertie Leach, is now living with Mrs. S. Nelson. Another babe was born the nth to Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson, a boy. The high wind of last week did quite a lot of damage in this part of the county. Miss Rena Cooper, of DeMotte, is making her home with her sister Mrs. H. Hochbaum. The hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Leach's were rejoiced at having their grandmother and uncle from Illinois to visit them last week.

Quite a number of the young folks went to Rensselaer Saturday to attend old settlers meeting. Estel Pearson, ia» teacher of the Virgie school this winter. He will stop at Mr. Leach’s during the- term. The railroad through Virgie is doing quite a good deal of business nowadays, lhere was four carloads of cattle passed through last Saturday.

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

Mrs. John Carlin called on Mrs. Jos. Lane last week. Chester Halstead left for Wisconsin where he is attending school. The ball game at Surrey was well attended. Surrey was victorious. Edward, Emma and Ida Lane took dinner with Katie Gilmore Sunday. School opened last Monday with an attendance of sixteen, Mr, C. Hammond is teacher. Tommy Murphy and Emma Lane attended the band concert at Rensselaer last Thursday eve. Joseph Lane, Mr. W. Mauck, John and Kate Mauck, left Tuesday for Indianapolis, to attend the state fair. “Success crowns those who deserve it," so thought Harry Lakin while he worked and worked in vain to ascend a ba loon. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” Hairy.

INDEPENDENCE.

Jake Lesh has his new house nearly completed. Henry Arnold departed for Wabash a few days ago. John Hopkins returned from Newton £o., last-Sunday, John Osborne of Lee, was in these parts Wednesday. Mr. Spriggs of Dew Drop, was in this vicinity Tuesday. Wm. Goff of Kniman, called on Charley Hopkins Tuesday. Miss Cora and Will Wray went to Parr Sunday evening. Fred Schrtnrr and family called on Mr. Greane last Sunday. John Hayes took a wheel ride to the south part of the state last week. The German Baptist communion meeting was held Thursday and Friday. Lynn Hayes has quit working for Chriss Arnold and is now working at home. John Hill and family of the Kankakee Valley region, called on Charley Hopkins last Sunday. Miss Nancy Hufford of Manchester, is visiting friends and relatives in these parts this week. Daniel Blocher of Wheatfield, was in these parts Monday. Dan is raising a fine mustache, Jake Lesh’s sorghum factory runs every day at the rate of 125 gallons per day. Come and get your jugs filled at 40 cents per gallon. Miss May Walker of Gifford, who is working for Van Lesh, was home Sunday on a visit. May says the N. R. boys are all right.

SURREY.

Rosa Lane is teaching a class in music in the vicinity of Surrey. Billy Bearly and Clarence Clemmens are pressing hay for Zell Fisher. Frank Leek was visiting in Surrey Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Ben Harris of Rensselaer, was the guest of Mrs. Louisa Thornton on Monday. G. M. WllcOX Itkfned an old time riddle some time ago which he dearly loves to tell. Mason Kenton and Chas. Zard took in the excursion to Michigan City Wednesday. Mis. Dema Eoschar (nee Hopkins) returned to her home in Fairbuiy, Neb., on Friday of this week. Mrs. Jack Hoyes finished making a liberal supply of old-fashioned cider apple butter Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Blancet arrived home from Illinois last Friday, where she had been visiting relatives and friends. Geo. Andrus has taken the contract to build a new barn for John Cleary, on the Geo. Burk farm, four miles north of Rensselaer. The ice rream social held at Mr. Farmer’s, on the W. Porter farm, Saturday eve, was a success; proceeds amounting to something over $5.

REMINGTON.

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Moorehead were in Rensselaer Monday. Ed Peck and son ’‘Kinley" were Rensselaer callers Tuesday. Orne Landon was a Rensselaer caller last Saturday and Sunday. George Bartee, southwest of town, is building a new farm residence. Several attended old settlers' at Rensselaer last Friday and Saturday. Miss Floy Be-.l went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the state fair. Fred Parcels and Verne Room son were over from Rensselaer last Monday. Mrs. Chas. Karson of Hammond, returned home Wednesday after a short visit with relatives. Several from Remington and vicinity will go over to the hub Monday to hear General Weaver speak. Mrs. Abbie Thompson returned home from Monticello Monday, after spending several days with relatives. Miss Maude Dyer, who has been visiting her mother Mrs. Dobbins, at Reynolds, returned home Thuisday. Wilbur Bowdy, of the west side, was down in Jennings coun.y last week looking over Col. Spoor's big farm. J. F. Ellis formerly of this place now of Stone Bluff, Fountain county, is visiting friends and relatives here.

Esq. C. B. Lemaster, an old and well known resident of Goodiand, died at his home in that place last week, aged almost 80 years. 1 Anna Beasley returned home from Rensselaer Monday, after spending nearly % week with Misses Floss Wright and Hattie B. Eigl*sbach. Mr. and Mrs. William Shepherd, Mrs. Jim Little and daughter Bessie, and Mrs. Col. Griffith and daughter Clara, took in the Chicago excursion from Rensselaer last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Geier, James Marquess, Joe Milner, Horace Hoover, Wm. Chappell and Albert Hoover, all of this place, went to Indianapolis last Tuesday to attend the state fair. Calvin .Nicholson and wife of southwest of town, are in Colorado for the benefit of the former’s health. His brother Frank, of this place is looking after his farm during his absence. ..,?*‘ Su P r€me James McCabe of Williamsport, will speak here on the democratic issues of the day next Thursday, Sept. 37, at 7:30 p. m. A Bryan and Stevenson marching club will be organized immediately after the meeting. Come, everybody.

SAN PIERRE.

[Siabke Co.l Miss Lizzie Zable has gone to Chicago. Mrs. May Lindsey visited relatives at Knox last Sunday. A great many from this place attended the Knox Street fair last week. Miss Jessie Crawford spent Sunday with her parents in the country. Miss Anna Koza of North Judson, visited friends here over Saturday. Mes James Newman White and Chas. Gerber did shopping in our city last Thursday. Miss Mae Witt of DunnvilK, was the guest of Mrs, A. E. Cooper a few days last week, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Bohannon visited Mr. and Mrs. Warren White at Dunnville last Sunday. Air. Arthur White and lady of Dunnville, visited the latter's parents in this place last Sunday. Miss Tena Cleveland returned to her home- at Kiiuts last Tuesday, after spending the summer here. Bert Brooke and Misses Pearl Bohannon and May Witt Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cooper. We understand that Mr. D. V, is engaged in the sorghum business and we will expect to hear something sweeter from him now. Miss Callahan returned to her home in Chicago last Tuesday, after spending a week here, the guest of the Misses Fannie and Nellie Falvey. Mrs. Anna Agnew has sold her property to the Evangelical association. Their pastor will move soon, and Dr, Salt and family will occupy the house vacate 1 by them. Dr. Corbett of North Judson, visits our city every Thursday morning and Saturday evening. Dr. C. is a fine dentist and any one-wishing any “teething"- done, would do wel] by giving him a call. Joseph Hilliard of Dunnville, was visiting relatives here the first of the week, he informs us that he will try teaching this winter, his school being down in Walker tp., Joe is a fine boy and we wish him success.

McCOYSBURG.

School begins here Monday. Miss Clara Foster is on the sick list. Mrs. Howard Kendall is getting better. Miss Ma >el McDonald is on the sick list. Charlie Lefler and family Sundayed in Lee. McCoysburg boys will play ball at Lee Sunday. Rev. Brady will preach here Sunday evening. Earl Gray was here to C. E. Sunday evening. Miss Pearl Parker is at present staying in Rensselaer. The Jones brothers were here during the first of the week. Jim McDonald Was in Monticello during the first of the week. Mr. John Paris of near Kent, was in this vicinity last Monday. Lewis Foster and wife returned home from Illinois last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Foster and son Clarence, returned from Illinois last Thursday. Quite a lot of work is being done on the road t # miles north of this place. Charlie Murray returned from an extended visit in Indianapolis last week. Miss Effie Sparrow of Lee, was the guest of Mabel McDonald Sunday night. Wm. McDonald of Pleasant Ridge, went to Indianapolis the first of the week. Lewis Wadkins of Battle Ground, is visiting his sister Mrs. Howard Kendall. The ball game, McCoysburg vs Lee, last Sunday, resulted 17 to 12 in favor of the former. Several people from McCoysburg and vicinity went to Rensselaer Saturday to old settlers meeting. Chance Foster visited relatives and friends near Wolcott from Thursday till Sunday of fast week. Quite a number of young people attended the party at Mr. Foster's Tuesday night. All report a good time. Some of the republicans of this vicinity are boasting of what their candidate for trustee (Mr. Cook) will do when he is elected. We say, hurrah for Joseph Stewart!

SHARON.

Jack Frost appeared last Monday morning. James Burling of Remington, was a caller here last week. David Hahn was a caller over near Goodland this week. Miss Rosa Scheurich is visiting with her parents at present. Rev. Appleton of Rensselaer, preached to our people at the schoolhouse fast Sunday.

John Sommers Sr., is reported to be very seriously sick at present. Our road supervisor has been improving the roads during the dry spell. Joseph Nisi us delivered a bunch of cattie to Remington buyers last Tuesday. Messrs. Criswell and Whitney of Milroy, were callers in Jordan last Monday. Walter Talbert is bailing his hav and delivering to J. H. Allman at Remington. Quite a number from here attended the ola settlers’ reunion at Rensselaer last Saturday. It is reported that the U, B. pastor will preach here next Sunday, following Sunday school. Joseph Scheurich was doing business at McCoysburg last Tuesday. ' Joe is one ot Milroy’s stanchest democrats. Mark Hanna’s appearance at Rensselaer caused no excitement, although well advertised. The reception was very tame indeed. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Mirt Chilcote died last Monday at the home of Mr. Chilcote’s mother, where they were visiting.

PARR.

The day for moving houses is past in union. Chas. Warren has been on the sick list but is better now. John Garriott has commenced building a barn on his farm in northern Union About all the politics talked in Union is, “who is going to be our next trustee?’’ Several from our town attended the Dunkard meeting Thursday, near Blacklord. Ed Fay has a new buggy now, :o look out, girls. That means more than pitching hay. Rosa Bi übaker,wbo has been very sick for some time with typhoid fever, is no better at this writing. Larry O'Brian, one of Mr. Thompson’s ditchers, has laid off for a few days on I account of sore hands. Mrs. M. O. Gant started for Jackson | county to visit her sister and other rel- ■ atives and friends, Friday. Mrs. John Porter and family were | called from our town Thursday to attend I the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Cox. Chas. Warne of Chicago Heights, was i in our town Thursday. He reports times very dull, especially in the factories, i Our republican politicians tell us that i times were never better. The 125,000 ! Pennsylvania coal stukers don’t think so. 1 Carl Hamacher drove up to the front gate of John Garriott’s last Sunday evening and left his horse without hitching. The herse became frightened at a flock of sheep and ran away. The- owiiei'J jumped upon another horse and caught the runaway witbin a mile. The buggy and horse were unhurt. This is a lesson without cost. 82d BIRTHDAY EVENT. Mrs. Nancy Hamacher passt d the B’d mile-stone 111 life’s journey Sept. 16th, I and her relatives celebrated the occasion ’ by assembling at the home-us her son-in- i law, John Garriott, with baskets well, filled and spent the day very pleasantly. j Of her six living children tour were present, Mrs. R F. Jordan of Indianapolis; Mrs. Sarah Garriott, Parr; S. T. Hamacher of Virgie, and Mrs. Laura Stewart of Crothersville. The grandchildren present were Howard Hamacher of Ottawa, Kans.; Carl, Nannie, Lydia, ; and Charlie Hamacher of Virgie; D. E. ; Hudson, Emery, David, Charles, Orville, i I and Preston Garriott and Mrs. Lillie | Gant of Parr. The great-grand-children j were Nellie, Clarence, Ernest," Neva and 1 Gladys Garriott, Ralph, Ray and Roy H udson and Marie Gant. The remainder of the thirty-three who partook of the bounti ul dinner were Messrs. Henry Jordan of Indianapolis, M. O. Gant, and F. J. Gant, Mesdames D. E. Hudson, Emery Garriott, and S. T. Hamacher. Of the one hundred and eleven living descendents of Mrs. Hamacher, six are children, 41 grand-chi'dren, 61 great-grand-children and 3 great-great-grand-children. The family of each of her children was represented except those of her daughter, Mis. Lydia King,of Texas, and J. R. Hamacher of Hammond. Grandmother is a remarkable well preserved old lady, both in body and mind, and bids fair to see several more birthdays.