Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

SURREY. Charley Robinson returned from S. I)., Tuesday. Frank Leek visited in Surrey a few days last week. N. S. Be'fray of Silver City, N. M., paid Simon Kenton's a Hying visit last week. The "Flying Dutchman” is expected to speak at Surrey school house Friday {last) night. The gravel road east of Surrey is growing mlengiii, some six or eight teams hauling gravel. While Billy and Millbu Beirley were going to Vaughn church Sunday eve, the horse became mill anageaHle, running away and throwing out the boys and demolishing the buggy. Milton was thrown m the hedge fence and sustained some severe scratches.

BLACKFORD.

Fine weather. -i Mrs Charles Snow is on the sick list. Vote fort o third's railroad? Not much. Charles Hurley had four horses to die last week. Miss Mamie Meyers is working at •Charley Reed's. —.— — George Jenkins, who was reported sick last week, does not improve any. John W. Hurley and wife and Roy Hurley and family spent Sunday at T. J. Hut ley s. Remember the loth and be in Rensselaer to see the great and only cowboy candidate. Charles Hurley and family from the Morris ranch, visited in this locality the first of the week. Lee Meyers has bought a brand-new buggy. Girls, which one of you are going to ride in it first? The Lesh sorghum factory closed down Saturday night after a successful but a . .short seasons run. \ • .~~

McCOYSBURU.

A. McCoy was here Monday. Everett Potts lost a $2 check last Sunday. John Foster went to Delphi last Tuesday. Clifford Parkison of P. R. Sundaytd h ue. Miss Pearl Parker spent Sunday at home. W. R. Willits is working on the new store. W ell, d.d you ever! Clare caught him at last. - . Chance Foster went to Lee Sunday e.'ening. Anthcr*y Lefler .visited Mr, F'oster's J iSt Sunday. Sunday will be last meeting of the base ball team this season. Wa>ne Gwin helned C. W. Bussell to move Reed McCoys house. Miss Mabel McDonald visited at P, R. last Sunday afternoon. John Sommers was prospecting over ah mt John Scott's last Monday night. The Lee boys did not come to play ball last Sunday. Enough at last, we suppose. The party at Pollock's Monday night was well attended. Everybody had a good time. . Mrs. VV. H. McDonald of Pleasant Ridge, visited her son Jim, here the first ol the week. Just wonder who would take a hint if we should say, “The hoys don't likechewing gum.” C. W. Bussell finished moving Reed McCoy's house down by the store, the first of the week. James F'oster of Delphi, and Mr. MeAlee ol Ash Grove, visited Mr. Eostei's Monday and Tuesday. Several young folks of McCoysburg and vicinity attended the dance at Goodnight's last Saturday night. TheC. E. was very well attended last Sunday evening. Miss Alice Hellengreen was leader, after which an election of officers was held, and resulted as follows; Miss Alice Hellengreen, President; Miss Mabel McDonald, \ icc-Piesident' Mrs. Lily Armstrong, Secy, and Treas.

INDEPENDENCE.

Frank Steel is working for Eli Arnold again. Grant Hill departed for Wheatfield last Saturday. Mr. Gaffv is hauling his onions to Comer this week. Grant Kenicker is working on Lewis’ new barn this Week. Mr. Price of Pleasant Ridge, was in these parts Sunday. John Hopkins and Leonard Hays spent Sunday at Surrey. David Lang and family called on Chesley Wray last Sunday. Levi Kenicker and wife of Rensselaer visited in these parts Sunday. Charley Hopkins and wife spent Saturday and Sunday at Wbeatfield. Hurrah for Bryan and Stevenson! Can't you see them in nearly all the windows? Abraham Miller of Kankakee tp., preached a fine sermon at Pleasant View Sunday. Ford Paine and family and Horace Daniels and family called on Wm. Daniels Sunday, James Shook and Miss Tena oi Valma, attended church at Rose Bud Sunday evening. Edward Biggs and Wm. Meyers of Wheatfield, were business callers in our vicinity ‘Monday. School begins here next Monday. Miss Ethel Sharp of Rensselaer teaches our Independence school. John Leah of Parr, and Van Lesh of near here, drove over to Porter county Monday on business returning Tuesday.

B. J. Gifford says he' will be at the election the qtb. So will we be there, too, B. J.. and show you who runs Barkley township.

REMINGTON.

J. FT. Stiller is how traveling for a cigar firm. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Zea were Rtnsseli aer visitors Wednesday. Joe Milner went to Indianapolis Tuesday noon to attend law school. Mrs, \V. Rich returned home from Frankfort, Ind., Tuesday evening. Mrs. John Berger and daughter Blanche, returned home from Kenton, Ohio, Tuesday. Mrs. Gordon of New Albany, Ind., spent several days wi h Mrs. Elizabeth Peck last week. Miss Eva Whiteman of Gridley, 1)1., spent a lew days with Mrs. Arthur -Tarman last week. Mrs. Will Gier has been confined to the house several days this week on account of sickness. Mrs. Ira Yeoman and son Steve, went to Nebraska Tuesday morning to spend a week with relatives. Geo. Cummings is erecting a fine brick high school building at Gilboa Center, Benton county. The democrats organized a Bryan and Stevenson club here Sept. 2g, with an enrollment of 150 members. Mrs. Charlie Goss has purchased the Jessie Bennett farm 3 miles south of town. Consideration SOB per acre. Several of the town people went out to Bethany church Tuesday night to hear Rev. Canfield of Indianapolis, preach. Miss Lily Thompson of Monticello, was the guest of Misses Moliie Shearer and Stella Snyder during the past week. Mrs. August Dexter of Goodland, spent several days with her parents Mr. and _ Mrs. H. Paxton, during the past week, Elmer Vincent has bought the old /Rockwood farm, in the southwest corner of Carpenter tp., paying therefor $67.50 per acre.

Messrs. Ira Yeoman and James Tribby went to Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the association of Democratic clubs of America. The irick part of the new St. John's church at this place is nearly finished. It was delayed several days this week on account of material not arriving. Mrs. A. Tuteur and daughter Morene, and Mr. Mose Tuteur and daughter Helen of Rensselaer, took the train here Wednesday morning for Peoria, 111. Judge McCabe of Williamsport, made an excellent democratic speech here on Thursday night of last week. Although the night was rainy, a goodly number turned out to the meeting and were well paid tor having done so. Clarence Bridgeman on Tuesday traded his livery business here to Irwin Wedgebury, of Remington, for a farm of 120 acres near that town. Mr. Wedgebur y takes charge of his new property here next Monday and Mr. Bridgeman moves to Remington in a few days.— Kentland Democrat.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Warren Wilson is selling onions at Kentlaud this week. John Kimble is electioneering at W heatfie Id this week. Miss Mamie Aiders is improving from her attack of malarial fever. T. M. Callahan and wife did shopping at Rensselaer Thursday of last week. George Ltvereau and John Newland attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Wm. Whited and Bert Camp attended the dance at Wheatfield Saturday night. Mr. Laughlin of Nappanee, Ind., was in the vicinity of Comer last week buying onions. Joe Schwind, who has been working in the onions here, returned home to Lafayette Friday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Fanson of Wheatfield, visited O. Callahan and family of Comer, Sunday B. K. Funk and family of Wheatfield visited their daughter Mrs. Mechling, of Comer, Saturday and Sunday. Roy Crawford has purchased a new buggy. Now, girls, smile sweet on him and you may get a ride.

DUNNVILLE.

For coroner, Dr. Schwier! August Wills is erecting a barn. Arthur White is hauling sewer pipe for Trustee Kaupke. Mr. Rallies and sons are pulling their sugar beets and topping them. Mesdames Lulu DeArmond and Alta Cooper were 1). V. callers last Monday. W. (). Hmshaw, our ex-operator, is at Sandusky, Ohio. He says it is a fine place. Jesse Collins is working for C. R. Peregrine. He is cobbing the roads at this writing. Mr. Billy Jones’ house is nearing completion. It is situated in the east part of our city. Collinsand Miller, our expert thresher*, are threshing buckwheat to the tune of, Hail Columbia! Mr, and Mrs. James Warren Wm. McKinley Newman White visited at San Pierre last Wednesday. Mr. F isher of Chicago, was the guest of Arthur and Stella YVhite, a few days ago. Cura said he was O. K. Messrs. John Finn, J. I). Cooper, George Ketchmark and Emmons Miller did business at Rensselaer last Monday. Messrs. Joe Craig and Mike Harrington of Kouti, were talking to the D. V girls last Sunday. They Tove, yea, adore the D. V. girls. Who is the expert and well disciplined coon-chaser? Ang. Prof. K. A. Manuan. He savs that a campaign against coon, reminds him of the wanderings of Aguinaldo.

Joe Hilliard, our new stiff-collared and much obliging school teacher, begun bis school in Walker township, last Monday. It is too bad that Annie had to bake bread on Sunday. If it had been pie or corn bread it wouldn’t have been so bad. Vandercarr and son finished making mol lasses last Friday. Just because 1 feed a squeezing mill is no no sign that I am a squeezer.. Misses Netta Collins and Fannie McCarthy are champion rabbit-eaters. They like them best fried in an over-flowing pan of hog grease. Our operator's wife, who has been visiting at Hamlet, returned a few days ago. Our operator was completely discouraged with batching. Miss May Kellerman was preambulating the sidewalks of D. V. last Tuesday. I understand that she is going to change her name from May to June. Charley Ross of Grant Park, was a D. V. visitor last Sunday. I wonder what drawing power or magnetic center, draws him to D. V., periodically? What was that black line underneath a certain item in the San Pierre news for? That black line would be a good text, for me to deliver an address on. Mr. D. V. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wiiming.on and family last Sunday. For fear that I might crack my physical fiame, they had no pie or crackers. Miss Netta Miller, who has been visiting at Lafayette, returned last Saturday. She said that she had a hue time but notwithstanding that, she was glad to be home again. Mr. Roach, who formerly resided on the F'isher farm, has moved to D. IL He occupies the house south of the church. He is going to start up a livery barn in our hustling burg. I wish him success. There is music in the song of a bullfrog, there is harmony in the gobble of a red-headed gobbler, but true inusie and true harmony are in a No! when uttered by a lady to the question: "Can I see you to the gate?"

The rustling ot the dry corn leaves is to the farmer an address of importance. It means:—"O, farmer, hurry and sow your rye and come and snatch me from my husky prison before the snow, the beautiful snow, comes." Now’, Mr. Independence, just because you raise corn on the alluvial soil of your paws, don t imagine that mine is in a state of deterioration, fur every year I give them an application of concentrated lye in a gallon of pickled corncobs. Mv feet are clean. Oil was struck on Trustee Kaupke's farm las Tuesday. The well is 140 feet deep. Mr. Kaupke intends to drill another, as this one is not as good as he believes he can find. Oil experts say that for four mjles square there is oil and that includes Kaupke s and Rodger’s farms, and adjoining ones. Dunnville celebrated Rally day last Sunday evening. A fine program was prepared and ably rendered by all who had a place in it. Sunday school work needs enct uragemem everywhere, and we believe that this is theo.ilv true way of cultivating and fostering a love for the work. The program was supplemented by short addresses hy Rev. Thorpe and our new M. E. pastor All right, San Pierre cor., I will acquiesce to meet you any time you may set for a pie and cake demonstration, upon these conditions: Ist, We will fast only six days. and. We will prolong the meal for three hours. 3d. No poisonous or kindred mixtures to be used in the creation of our eating material, for life is too abbreviated to spend in happiness one (Liy and in the grave the next.

PARR.

Weather still warm and dry. Mrs. John (Harriott is on the sick list. Mi»s Kate Brubaker is still improviug. Torn Fay had a horse to die last Subday. Billy Porter's driving nag is all right again. Robert Stephenson is digging his potames. S. A. Brusnahan is hauling gravel at Fair Oaks. Mr. Fred Prohl and W. V. Hudson of Hammond, are business callers at Parr this week.

Judge Thompson has sold his residence in Parr to Ed Cull. Mr. Cottingham of Fair Oaks, was in Parr on business Thursday. lames D. McClanahan is on the sick list. Has the old fashioned ague. M. O. Gant will move into the W. V. Hudson property next week. Politics is getting quite lively over trustees, both sides are claiming it. Mrs. H. C. Sims left Tuesday morning fora visit with relatives in Illinois. Mrs. Carrie Oliver of Danvers, 111., and Rosa Johnston of Bloomington, 111., are visiting relatives in Parr and vicinity. Misses Newman and Rutherford, neice and sister of Mrs. Tom Brusnahan, were visiting T. Brusnahan this and last week. M. O. Gant has worn out his shoesoles running after the trains to see if there is a letter from his wife. She is coming home Sunday, and will tell him the news then. Men are throwing their money around and wanting to bet on the election. They had better buy their winter clothes and pay for their summer grub, then give their surplus to the poor.

EAST WALKER.

W. A. Green and son Cad, of N. R., are helping Everett in the hay this week. Hon. John Ross spoke to a very attentive and appreciative audience at Hershman, Sept. 27. N_ and Frank Wenrick of near Rensselaer, visited their respective parents here last Sunday. The new U. B. minister preached his first sermon at Dew- Drop last Sunday Preaching every two weeks in forenoon. Asa Apple and John Leap, who have heen cutting wood for Richard Schrader, went to Ben top county to husk corn last Wednesday. Geo. Wineland went to Rensselaer Wednesday to meet his daughter, Mrs. J, G. Dodd, of Tenn. She will make a protracted visit. W.O. and Jas. Linton have just finished putting in a lot of tile for Wm. Hersbman, Bill is up to date when it comes to business. * Joe Spriggs, who was chairman for the democratic tp. committee, resigned and his nephew J. M. Spriggs, was chosen to fill the place. Lewie Zi;k still remains at this writing under the doctor’s care at Rensselaer. We hope this trip will make him as sound as a silver dollar. Geo. Nichols is putting out a large acreage of gram, intending to move >ll the farm in the spring. We expect Geo will have the license framed this time. Joe Satrin has expressed his intention of resigning his position as candidate on the democratic ticket, thus leaving J. F. Pettet qualified as our election inspector. Walker tp., will hold a S. S. convention at Dew Drop, Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2 p. 111. A number of vooo speakers have promised to be present and a good time is to be expected. Come out, parents. Geo. Wineland, having traded his farm here for Tenn., land, has moved on the Allis >ll farm to make room foi his man, who arrived last week. Geo. thinks he will stay here awhile and work for Mr. Gifford. Our schools opened Oct. 1, with the following teachers: Kniman, P. O. Kennedy and Lelia Middleton; Kennedy, W. E. Sayler; Oak Grove, Sadie Gilbranson; Buck Horn, Blanche Kenton; Center, Mr. White; Norway, J. M. Spriggs; Zick, Joe Hilliard; Hershman, Anna Jasperson. They cost the township >l6 per day. Every voter should observe, if he has occasion, the length of the new bridge over Stump Slough ditch. Think of it. a 60-ft. bridge over a 24-ft. ditch! That’s some of Dowell s economy, for he it said to be wholly responsible for its lergth, be having viewed the place. It reveals one of two things, brazen dishonesty or woeful ignorance. [The Democrat hopes to hear from “East Walker” each week. Don’t disappoint us. Ed.]

SAN PIERRE.

IStabxb Co.l A good time for tramps. Elmer Montague is home again. Mrs. Jesse Clawson is on the sick list.

Jack and Chas. McMannis left last week for Loston. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were callers in this city last Sunday p. m. Mrs. C. Brown of To To, did shopping in our town last Thursday. Simon Bybe of Judson, was preambulating our streets Wednesday. M. D. Falvey is doing an extensive hay and grain business at this point, at present. Frank Hall and Chas. Brown have quit the section and are now engaged in hauling hay. Rob Rennewanz and his best girl attended church at Dunnville last Sunday evening. Mrs. Arthur White of Dunnville, spent a portion of last week with her father at this place. Mrs. Anno Agnew contemplates moving on her farm south of town, in the near future. On account of illness Everet Wynant was unable to return to his school until Tuesday evening of this week. Len Eldred, who has been staying with his brother near Kniman, returned to his home in thiscity last Tuesday quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gunyon of near Rensselaer, visited the latter’s sister, Mrs. Mart Bohannon, and family, a few days this week. Mrs. A. E. Cooper was taken suddenly ill one morning last week, and only prompt medical attendance checked the ravages of fever. Cupid has been doing his work here, too, as it is now exp-cted that ere long one of our young couples wi 1 enter the mystical tie of matrimony. Mrs. Ella Walsh has moved into the Williams house near the depot and has opened up a first-class hotel and is now ready to ci ter to the wants of the traveling public. Rev. Calton did not appear at this place Sunday night, as was expected, and we were badly dissapointed. It is tm be hoped, however, that he will hold services here next Sunday. Mr. D. V., was seen on our streets last Monday with an eight-gallon keg in his arm:* when asked what it contained, he replied, with a smile, "Sorghum of the finest kind." He was humming that familiar tune, "Will she ever come back?"