Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1900 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

BLACKFORD. Hunters are plentiful. The people in these parts are mostly through shucking corn. Anderson Jenkins and wile spent Sunday at Victor Yeoman’s. Our county superintendent visited the Bunistown school last Monday. Several hereabouts are thinking of going south this winter; some are already gone. Clarence Green and Newt Jenkins took a bicycle spin last Sunday. Counting out the fences, ditches and mud-holes they ran into, they rode fairly well. William Daniels, one of Jasper's best citizens, has rented his farm to his son Korah, and will move to Rensselaer the first of March. He will occupy the house now occupied by Mr. Greenfield. Last Friday evening, while returning home from the box social at Cosy Palace schoolhouse, few r young men on horseback run by Berton Jenkins, causing feis horse to jump into the buggy driven by his brother Lincoln, and breaking one wheel to atoms and nearly causing a runaway. Fortunately no one was hurt. The young men would do well t® be more careful, awl not repeat the act.

FAIR OAKS.

Mr.Owie Burns is back to Fair Oaks. Sam'Clifton is staying at Gifford ®hese days. The Rev. Morgan is id Fair Oaks for a few days. See (Littlefield & Erwin for a<£ull line of winter goods. Sam ißitchey and family supped with our agent Sunday eve. Mrs. Mae Howill is visiting .her parents at Ancona, 111., this week. Mrs. Lina Nelson expects ite make a trip .to Chicago today, Saturday. The young people of Fair Oaks are organizing some bands of singers. J. W. Chile has taken possession of the JohntKimble stock of goods at Gifford. Mfs. Stella Sheean was visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. L Eight this week. Grandpa Gwin of Rensselaer, .has been visiting his daughter Mrs. Mundon, the past week. Mrs. Alice Vondersmith and two little daughters Audry and Lucillg, Jill of Brook, were Fair Oaks visitors this areek. Mrs. L. Fry has spent part of the past wteek with her son Jesse, of Rose Lawn, .who has ibeen dangerously sick with stomach tremble. He is now improving slowly.

.REMINGTON.

Mrs. J. S. Moorhead has been quite sick for the past week. Burr Porter and wife went to Chicago Monday, fur a iew days. Miss Zura VVockls of Wolcott, spent Sunday with frieuds here. John Harris went to Oklahoma Tuesday on a prospecting tour. Fred Bowman, who is working at Monticello, spent Thanksgiving at home. George Cummons is nearing the cofnpletion of Peck & Robinson’s new livery barn. Miss Bessie Robinson, who has been sick with diphtheria, is reported much better. Mr. and Mrs. Will Rich spent Thanksgiving with their son, J. D. Rich, at Brook. Harry Darr, who has been here for a few weeks, went to Waterbury, Conn., Friday. Miss Nora Morris went to Wolcott Friday to spend Sunday with friends of that place. Mis. Geo. Stoudt and children spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. Lezg, at Logansport. ioe Milner, who has been attending 00l at Indianapolis, speut Thanksgiving at home. Miss Anna Beasley went to Hammond Monday to visit friends there and also her brother in Chicago. A daughter was recently born to Mrs. Anna Tedford Hay, of North Judson, formerly of Remington. David Ravenseroft and family went to Oklahoma Tuesday, where they expect to make their future home.

Dr. Fdch, formerly of Remington, h is firmed a partnership with a Logansport man and has rented a sanitarium at Hudson, Mich. Mr. Lowell Taylor, Mr. Rizer, Miss Roberts and Miss Hackley, teachers in the Wolcott schools, visited the schools here Wednesday. Miss Virginia Stamm, who has been visiting friends and relatives here for the past month, returned to fur home in Hammond Monday. E. F. Emer> has sold his 146 acre farm west of town for SBO per acre, and D. S. Gigley his 180 acre farm at $91.66% per acre. And Remingtou hasn't got the Gifford railroad either! Recent births; Nov. 20, to Geo. May and wife, a son; Nov. 26, to J. C. Lewis and wife, a son; Nov. 24, to Joseph Blake and wife, northwest of town, a daughter; Nov. 30, to Joseph Spiker and wife, southwest ol town, a son. Thanksgiving day the ladies of the Christian church served dinner and supper at the opera house. In the evening a home talent play was given, entitled the "Rio Grande. The ladies clearing in all about SIOO, which will be added to the budding fund of the new church. About twenty citizens went to Rensselaer 1 uesnay to -attend the trial of Charlie Mccuily. Cnarley was charged toll aUtmpiiiig to hum the iowu Laiu» boose, wild, confined there recently, hut the evidence was nut very clear, anil Attorney Honan made so able a pica that fie Mas acquitted with Hying colors.

SURREY. •

Mr. Levi Lhupp has put a shine on his house - of white. 11 < odori- l.ang ex ects to leave in the • ’ . nur,. t 1 .. waiiucr clime.

DUNNVILLE.

Simon Kenton visited the stock show Monday and Tuesday of this week. Sam Norman has moved in Mr. Vernon Thornton’s house, one mile south of Surrey. Protracted meeting in progress at Vaughn church conducted by Rev. Jellison of Chicago. Mr. Prior Rowen and family have moved to Rensselaer, his son Frank, taking charge of the homestead. Elza Grow and Omar Kenton are spending a few daysthis week >n Chicago, taking in the fat stock show. Mr. Winfred Pullins and James Shook left for Punta Gorda, Fla., Tuesday, where they expect to bask in the sunshine of the warm region for the winter.

Our elevator is busy. Mrs. Buck DeArmond is on the sick list. Norman Heodryx was the guest of Mr. •rxl M rs. Sauds last Sunday, M. A. Jones Sundayed at Medaryville,' teeing the Chicken-eating guest of Mr Gerber. Miss Awnie Behles is quite a pie-maker. Her pie-«naking ability is known throughout the country. • Whoare the Royal Three? Answer, the Messrs. Joe Fenzil, Irvin Davis and Norman Heudryx. Miss Lydia Sands was the guest of the Misses Fannie McCarthy ana Netta B. Col I nis last Sunday. We received a letter from W. W. Hinshaw the other day. He has a railroad job at Sheridan, Wyoming. Yes, Dunnville will have a Xmas exercise. We intend to have the finest entertainment ever given in Northern Jasper. Our decorations will be of the faultless variety. Messrs. Robert Rennewanz and Hugo Renuewanz and the Misses ZtSel and Reuuewauz attended the Peek-a-boo social at Oak Grove schoolhouse, last Saturday evening, Last Sunday, while Mr. and Mrs. Warren White were away, some transient being broke into their house and stole Sl3 iu money and a gold ring. NW clue to the human parasite is available. There will be a social at the Hersmman schoolhouse, Dec. 15. The teacher. Miss Annie Jasperson, proclaims a universal invitation. Girls, bring your cakes and pies. Boys, bring the girls and your money. Miss Lul.u Hilliard came to church last Sunday with her tiny feet clothed with a new pair of shoes and her fellow George, was flashing about with a new suit of clothes. They are young to get married, methinks..

Dunnville will have a Xmas tree. Such was the decision of the M. E. Sunday s> hqol last Sunday. The committee on program are: Prof. R. A. Mannan, Emma Henry and ye correspondent; committet on decoration, Lydia Sands, Netta Collins and Mattie Witt. Walter Smith, our expert hole-digger or tarth-piercer, attended and enjoyed the Peek-a-boo tournament. Mr. Smith, in the campaign of energetic competition, got Miss Frazier’s lunch, or in other words the girl, plus the lunch. The repast opened in an informal wav. She simply pushed the top off and Waller plunged his fist into the eatables and began to feed himself. Instead of praising her pies or commenting upon the excellencey of her cake, he shot the following interrogation point at her: “Why didn’t you put in some chicken?” A cloud of seemingly disappointment floated over her countenance as she said: “Are you a preacher?” FISTAL DISPLAY’. Peace, sa'th the old Greecian philosopher, is short-lived and wind-broken. Again the peace of D. V. has suffered a relapse by two of the Dunnville boys engaging in a paw-ti -paw contest, intending in that spirited contest to eradicate the physical career of each other from the state of activity. In the prelude to the contest they somewhat shattered their moral reputation by the free use of words not recorded in Webster's dictionary or used in poetical composition. The words were exact duplicates of those used in the land of Hades, Africa or any other hot and summer-clothes climate. Their sparring exhibition was according to the turkey and rooster rules of proses sional boxing That contest will be a golden spot in our history of modern, up-to-date hstal fracases. Let the sport be developed until it becomes a giant.

PEKK.-A-800 SOCIAL. The Peek-a-boo social given at the Oak Grove schoolhouse last Saturday evening by Miss Fannie McCarthy and her school, was a grand success, both socially and financially. A Peek-a-boo social being a novelty in these parts, caused considerable comment as to its nature and thus created a desire in the plastic minds of the young folks and in fact the older ones, to be present and ste tor themselves the manner of the Peek-a-boo manipulations. The social, as per announcement, began on schedule time, by the rendering of a short but very appropriate program, which sparkled with ola-fashioned humor. The audience showed its apprecation at various times, of the literary part of the exercises with outbursts of applause, to the great satisfaction of the teacher, The main and most striking part of progiam was the mock trial, which was a parody on a real court trial. Being real, the entire audience listened with rapt attention to the conflicting testimonies of the witnesses and 'he pleadings of the attorneys. A breathless silence pervaded the room as the judge slowly arose with his specs peculiarly adjusted and proclaimed his. decision in a tone of true judicial haughtiness. Throughout the trial all the tev.hnicalitier of court etiquette and legality were rigidly observed. After the program came the Peek-a-boo part and all its kindred excitement. The girls I’eeka booed at the masculineites while they in a true spirit of chivalry would return a side look peculiar toh robin. After King Peek-a-boo and his imposing regime, came the nominations for the honor of being the prettiest man in the surrounding country. Hon. John Finn and Mr. Joe Fenzil wt-re nominated, which, after a vigorous campaign, resulted in the election of Finn by 125 majority. Next was

the honor«of being the homeliest girl in the country. Annie Behles and Mattie Witt and Nellie McCory were nominated. Victory came to Annie unsolicited. Yes the social was a success. Amount cleared *35-

NORTH BARKLEY.

John Keith was at the hub Saturday on business. Job Davis has started a barber shop at Gifford. Cyril Steel of Laura was a Comer visitor Sunday, T. M. Callahan will give a blue rock shooting match at Comer on Dec. 15. Less Hewitt is homg from his trip to Wisconsin. He will work on the dredge. The box supper at Rich Grove school was well attended and all report a good time. Herman Ahlers was in Wheatfield Sunday—we are not sure what for, but we think there is a girl in the case. Harry Gifford returned from his visit to Chicago Sunday. Mrs. Gifford will not come home until the last of the week. John Newland and Lucy Levereau were in Rensselaer on Saturday. We wonder if they got the necessary papers? We are pleased to inform Mr. Blackford cor. of The Democrat that B. 1. Gifford has not taken too big a chew, and will build the C. & W. V. to Rensselaer. John Kimble of Gifford, has sold his stock of groceries to Clifton & Odle of Fair Oaks. They took possession one day last week. Mr. Kimble will buy grain tor Coen & Brady.

WHEATFIEID.

The short series of meetings closed at the Christian church last Monday evenmg. Mrs. Meyers bought her winter stock of millinery goods at Chicago last Wednesday. W. H. Robertson, son of F. H„ has moved here to edit the 'paper. We wish Mr. Robertson success. Walter Davis of Tennessee, formerly of this place, is visiting friends and relatives hefe at this writing. The box social at the. Brey school Friday eve, Nov. 30, was well attended and everything went off smoothly. Some people find it more convenient to move than to pay rent, while others find it still more convenient to be moved than to move. As it was very stormy last Tuesday evening and she could not meet Jeff as per agreement he was compelled to go home- singing; "God be with you till we meet again." Miss Adelaide Phillips of Chicago, will have charge of the millinery department of Meyers & Meyers for the winter. Miss Phillips comes from Edison Keath, and is an expert trimmer.

PLEASANT RIDGE.

Pearl Potts spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Mr Murray finished husking corn this week. £» . Newton Hendricks is having his wood "buzzed." Miss Blanche Potts and brother Everette, spent Sunday at —home. Harvey and Alphy Lowman attended C. E. at McCoysburg Sunday night. Grandmother Hathaway of Piqua, 0., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Murray. The mother ard father of Mrs. Grant Stone .are visiting here at the present time. John Saylor’s family have moved to their new farm near Monticello, we understand. James Boaz done finished shredding fodder Wednesday for Joseph Parkison, and moved to Mr. Morton’s. The granhophone entertainment held by Miss Martha Swartzell at P. R. school house last Friday evenihg was well attended and every one reports a good time. Thete will be a box supper and entertainment at the Moore schoolhouse, 3 miles northeast of P. R. on the evening of Dec. 14. Boys, come and bring your girls, accompanied by a box.

EAST WALKER.

Mrs. John Stalbaum is recovering nicely from her recent serious illness. Preaching at Dew Drop, Sunday, Dec. 9, at 10:30. A special sermon, come out. Walter Brown and Frank Henrick were guests of John Henrick and family last Sunday. Look out for a great time at Hershman, Dec. 15. A good play will be given free. Norway will try pie again Dec. 22. Chas. Evans, who sold out last Moni day, will go to Oregon, where he will homestead after being there long enough to select a desireable farm. Mrs. Sarah Pettet held a family reunion at her home on Thanksgiving. What a mean person it is that does not love and honor a good, generous old mother and grandmother. G. N. Wineland moved the first of the week to one of Gifford’s Maple Grove houses. Geo. has been a resident here thirteen years and has at all times held the esteem of all as an honest, industrious and truthful citizen. It is given out that J. R. Hershman has just consum;tted a deal whereby he enters into the lumber business with his cousin J. R. Linton, at Medaryville. March 1, is the time, and then John Stalbaum will ocupy Mr. Hershman's farm here. Mr. Wattlet of Fowler, and Mr. Cease of Oxford, have recently been looking alter their respective farm interests here. Mr. Wattles will -have a man to take care of Willis’place it is saiik but Mr. Cease will retain his present occupant, Mr. Green. Notwithstanding Oscar Eldred had his “confidence” severly tried as a result of the. Walker election, he stride resolutely on, believing all things work for good to those who trust in McKinley. Being a man of "sound doctrine” his faith was not to be severely tried, for in less than three weeks after McKinley’s election, Nov. 25, prosperity was ushired into his home in the form of an amatuer

musician. This means, in the naturaE order of events, another dinner pail tor be made full, but as yet the young gentleman seems to care little for the pail andl takes freeiy his "dinner” of fresh milk and paregoric, regardless whether the pail is full or not. Mr. Ferrel White and Miss Sadier Gulbransen did themselves proud as “kids" at their respective box supperslast Friday and Saturday nights Excellent programs were well rendered and the proceeds were very satisfactory ia both instances, being $10:40 for Mr.* White and $12.03 fur Miss Gulbransen. It has been our custom for years ore Thanksgiving to lay aside work and* things of a sober nature and get gloriously happy and full of the fat of the land. But, this year, being a democrat and a resident of Walker, we thought it would be hollow mockery to do anything, of the kind, so we partook moderately of onions, fat meat and bean soup awf. went back to work, feeling as forlon» and miserable as Crusoe.

SHARON.

Times are lively. Joseph Sigman is building an addition to* his house. John Harris of Remington, was a caller herer last Tuesday. There was a box social at the NeverfaiS schoolhouse last Wednesday evening. Attorney J. L. Duvall of Arcadia, Indiana* was here last week visiting relatives an<C friends. There is to be an oyster supper at Mariorr Adams’ Saturday evening, the proceeds to go towards paying the preacher and janitor. Everybody come and have a good time.

INDEPENDENCE.

John-Hnpkins is working for Dave LameJohn Gaffey drove over to the hub last Sunday. Corn husking is almost becoming a thing of the past. Fred KenicUer called on the Independence cor. last Sunday. Van Lesh and family and Chris Arnold and wife called on Eli Arnold Sunday. Mr. Parcels of Rensselaer was in these parts Tuesday night with his gramophone, at Center schoolhouse social. A tine time was reported, Wm, Goff and Charley were out Tuesday throw ing their ammunition at the fowls of the* forests. If Bill can't hit them he can run theta down. The box social at Cosy Palace Friday night was a success. Bertha Hopkins was awarder! the prize for the most popular young lady and Eli Arnold carried off the prize lor the; ugliest man. The gravel road meeting at' Independences schoolhcnse oh the Ist, was a real success. The hauling of 720 load of gravel was donated in 10 or. 15 minutes. Mr. Chas. Schroyergave 400 loads of gravel to the work and 100 loads of hauling. Mr. George Daniels was chosen manager. Grading will begin this w eek and graveling about the new year. Independence people will have good gravel roads soon it tnuscle and determination can do it.

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