Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1901 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

John Collins was in Wolcott on business T uesday. Mrs. Z. K. Smith went to Chicago Monday on business. Mrs. S. Snyder leturned home from Rensselaer Tuesday. Geo. Hargreaves was at home a few days the first of the week. Thomas Babb returned to his home in Burlington, lowa, Monday. Bruce Hardy of Rensselaer, was a Remington caller Monday. Wm. Bidwell of Wolcott, was in town on business between trains Monday Frank Hardy of Rensselaer, spent several days with his mother here this week. J. M.Ott and family returned last week from their winter’s sojourn in Orlando, Florida. George Yeoman has moved to the George Miller place, just east ol Bethany church.—Fowler Leader. W. R. Archer of Chicago, 111., spent Saturday and Sunday at this place, the guest of Miss Anna Beasley. Miss Myrtle Fergurson of Wolcott, spent Saturday and Sunday here, the guest ol Misses Daisy and I aye Canine. The Misses Jennie and Ida Beal returned home from Indianapolis Monday, where they purchased their spring millinery goods. John Green of South Dakota, who came Sunday to attend the funeral of his fath r, Ed Green, returned home Wednesday. John Collins returned to his home in Rensselaer Wednesday, after helping Berlie Parks in his new shoe store for the past two weeks. Lon Harrington visited his parents here this week. He is chef on a diningcar train running from Chicago to Buffalo via the Lake Shore railroad.- Goodland Herald. Mr. Albert Dodge and Miss Eva Locke were married Tuesday evening, at 8 o’clock, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Locke. Mhey will start to housekeeping directly on a farm south of town. We wish this excellent young couple much happiness. Ed M. Green died very suddenly at his home here Thursday night, March, 4. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at his late residence, and interment at the Remington cemetery. Mr. Green was about 61 years of age, an old soldier and at the time of his death a member of the Remington school board. Mr. Fred Goss and Miss Louie Milner were married at the bride’s home, three miles west of town, Wednesday evening at 7-30. Rev. Freed officiating. The newly married couple will start to housekeeping at once on a farm south of town, recently purchased by Mr. Goss. May hap| mess and prosperity eterbe their lot. Charles F. Swiggert died at the home of Albert Ellis at Wolcott on Wednesday of last week, aged 36 years. “Fint” was recently taken to Wolcott in the hoi e that bis condition would improve but it did not. His early death was directly the result of alcoholism and should be a warning to other young men who look upon the flowing bowl. Ah Ellis has been appointed administrator of his estate. The burial was made in the Remington cemetery.

ncCOYSBURG.

Will some one please phone for the police? Olin Stewart was no better when la>t heard fri hi. Billie McDonald ot S. A. was here last Sunday evening. On account of a fine day, Sunday School was better attended than uiual. Examination for graduation was held at Banta last Saturday, attended b> eleven scholars. School was out here last Friday. The teacher presented to each scholars picture of tiie schoolhouse and grounds. C. \y. Bussell was called here as peace commissioner last Monday, just because some old hens wouldn't stay at home. Willie Whittaker says “such muddy roads over in Gilmore's marsh, he never did see." In fact he was watching the object at bis side so much, we wonder how he could see the roads aj all. Jim McDonald’s barn 1 was destroyed by fire last Monday. The loss is not exactly known. 16 tons of hay and a bin of oats and three valuable horses were burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. The white and blue "School-teachers-cat" is still drifting hack towards home. The “school-teacher-cat-distributer' will soon be teaching the scholars to sing. “ The cat came back because I didn't take her far enough away." Our Endeavor society was fairly well attended last Sunday evening. Election of officer? was held and resulted as follows: Miss Mabel M- Donald, president; Mrs. Felix Barker, vice-president, and Will Foster, sec'y and tre;surer.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Plenty of mud and slop those sunshiny days. John Newland is able to be out again this week. Evereit Merril is visiting friends at Demotte this week. Miss Nellie Jordan icturned from her visit at Farr yesterday. Miss Delia Paiker of Gifford, visited Frank Farker over Sunday, John Khinehold of Ora, visited Thurman Smith of Newland, one day last week,. Mrs. H. E. Gifford left for Hers.her, 111., today to visit her parents. She will be gone about two weeks. George Kimble came home Saturday from Remington, where he had- been do;toriug for a couple of weeks.

Thomas Randle left here Saturday for lowa, where he will make his future home. We wish him succes in his new adventure. Frank Parker has accepted a position as foreman of the Stump Slough division for B. J. Gifford and will take charge as soon as his school is out, which will be about May Ist. Quite an accident occurred on theC. & W. V. Saturday evening. As the section men were returning from work, Edward O’Donnell, the foreman, had the misfortune to fall in front of the moving car and was ran over, breaking his leg and otherwise injuring him quite badly. Drs. English and Washburn were called and dressed the wounds. At present, he is resting easy and it is hoped he will recover.

BLACKFORD.

George Jenkins is on the sick list. Mrs. John W. Hurley is on the sick list. Irwin Lewis is still quite sick, so we hear. —" — Spring has come, don’t you hear the frogs? Zack Stanley is cutting wood for Jessie Jenkins. Anderson Jenkins and wife visited at Victor Yeoman’s Sunday. Joe Nelson and family visited John S. Hurley and family Sunday. George Leomanand two daughters and Belle Crail visited at Wm. Pott’s Sunday. Yictor Yeoman and Bert Jenkins, the Bronco busters, were seen in this locality Monday. A surprise dinner was gotten up in honor of the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Jenkins, Thursday, March 14. Those present were: Mesdames. Messers. George Ott George Ott Henry Ropp Rex Ott John Schroer Mars Ott Monroe Carr Henry Ropp Newt Price Monroe Carr Robert Shook John Schroer Jesse Jenkins Newt Price Edward Jenkins. Zack Stanley Misses Jesse Jenkins Blanche Ott Newt Jenkins Katie Ropp. Edward lenkins Linden Jenkins Marion Jenkins Stanley Jenkins.

VIRGIE.

Our school closes Saturday. Spring with its zephers is now gently whispering to the farmers, “Get ready for business.” Rev. S. R. Shrieves, a Christian preacher of Demotte, preached an excellent sermon in our schoolhouse Sunday. A little son of Alex. Leech had his leg broken near the ankle joint at school on Thursday of last week. Dr. Leason of Rose Lawn, was called and reduced the fracture. Virgie is going to have a fish-pond, but i.’s not anticipated, however, that the fish will ever be very numerous, as Charley is a batchelor, you know. Henry Hochbaum, our present efficient P. M., has concluded to relinquish his hold on the public teat and has forwarded his resignation to the 4th assistant Postmaster-General. The job is not likely to go begging, as O. A. Yeoman has a slight yearmng to take the place made vacant. Our classical friend from Dunnville failed to catch the import of our allusion to his account of the beauty show around the D. V. stoves, and construes it into a defense of the fair ones in and around our beautiful village. But such is not the case, for it is everywhere admitted by competent judges that there is no place on earth where the water is purer, the air more bracing or the girls more lovely than they are in this immediate vicinity. The point we wished to emphasize was that the wonderful beauty which he thought he beheld on that memorable occasion only existed in his fervid imagination. Do you see? Mr. D. V?

SURREY.

I.am' buyers are plenty in this vicinity. The Freeman farm has been sold and other farms on the vergj of selling. David Guth of Bryant, S. IX, was the guest of Mason Kenton Monday night, having came to Chicago with a couple car loads of sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Prince celebrated their *i2th rnarriag" anniversary Wednesday evening, March 13. A number of friends and relatives attended and a good time reported for all. Garrett Jett of Germantown, Ky., who lives with Simon Kenton, had the bad luck to loose his pocket-book one day last week, containing $25 besides notes and passes to the erder of K. of P., and other valuables. Lost somewli' re within a mile of Surrey.

CENTRAL CARPENTER.

Fred Banes has been veJy busy the past week attending a measles patient. Mud, mud; The beautiful mud is with us once more and tbe ducks are as noisy as of yore. John Miller has been gripping this week. He is much better but is wonderful cross and cranky yet. Aaron Blake is often seen going in the direction of No. 8, and we don't understand why it is, though Sadie might possibly explain matters. James Snell loaded his goods and moved to his new home near Peiu this week. Jim will be much trissed by his host of friends about Remington. Report says Rob Miller has rented his farm loan Illinois man. We were in hopes Rob would settle in oilr midst once more, but are sorely disappointed. We understand Charlie Vincent is well pleased with his new home in J innings county and thinks of buying, a piece of land there soon. Good luck to you, Charlie. J. Miller and Sloan Dubbins have formed what is known a- a skunk-killing duo and so fat have been very successful, having almost exterminated the race iu this region. Deacon Erwin and a couple of othe r young bloods went to the Blue Sea t 0

kill ducks and they slaughtered so many that they strained the spring wagon hauling them home. The union S. S. at Green Grove schoolhouse is in fine running trim with Bro. John Rush as leader. Rev. Zilmer talks of holding a series of meetings at the aforesaid place soon.

SHARON.

Joe Luers went north Sunday. Dan Wood lost a horse last week. Mr. Jacks' folks have got the mumps. Charles Beets is working for AHred Hoover. We had a regular blizzard Wednesday evening. Henry Farmer spent Sunday in Newton county. Gilbeit Heuson has recovered from the mumps. Spring opened up Thursday with a snow storm. Mrs. Pollard did shopping at Rensselaer Tuesday. Miss Nellie Gray, teacher at Lawndale, has the mumps. Vincent Babcock of Chicago, is working for Mr. Mayo. Wilfred Daley is recovering from an attack of the grip. Mrs. Farmer went to Newton county to visit a couple of weeks. Grant Daley, of the Standard Oil Company, spent Sunday at home. „ William Shopp has moved iu our vicinity. Welcome to you, William. Boaz Evans has departed for Boone county. We are sorry to see Boaz leave us. Ben Smith was at the county seat, Tuesday. Wonder if he was buying out the town? Miss Wright,teacher ajj Slaughter, was sick Monday, and Miss Floss Wright taught for her. All come to Endeavor Sunday evening. The meeting will be of special interest. Bring your bibles. Rube Dickison is studying to be a doctor. His instructor ie Dr. Henderson. Success to you, Rube. William McGee spent several days at home last week. He is talking of going to Oklakoma next week. Charles Beets and Earl Adams after sojourning at Blue Sea a few days, returned home with one duck. They probably got several duck—ings,. though.

KNIMAN.

Our town is on the boom. Joseph Smith was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. Wm Ballinger spent Sunday with his son, at Comer. * We understand a lumber yard will be erected hete soon. The Catholic church of this place is ready for the plasterers. Miss Clara Ponton is visiting at the Springer ranch this week. Jno. O’Connor, who has been sick for some time, is slowly recovering. Mrs. Wm. Holle is improving some under the care of Jones & Klayer. Elsie Grow, of Rensselaer, was here on business Saturday and Sunday last. Virgie can boast of her pretty girls, but Kniman beats them all for big women. Leroy Armstrong has openel a tonsorial parlor. Opposition is the hie of trade. Ed Fleming of Baum’s Bridge, was here Monday making a delivery of organs. Miss Mamie Yeagley of Laura, was the sewiog guest of Mrs. L. Armstrong the first of the week. Mrs. S. Fisher and Miss Cara Ponton will open a millinery and dressmaking establishment soon. Miss Anna Mlddelkamp will go to Cedar Lake, April 1, where she has a position in a restaurant. Isaiah Fisher has the lumber on the ground for a new bank, something that will be greatly appreciated here. Chas. Fournier, of near Fowler, who has been visiting his brother Frank, of this place, returned home Saturday. Our teacher, Otis Kennedy, is quite sick with typhoid fever, and has given up his school, which will be finished by Estil Pierson.

DUNNVILLE.

Charlie Hall is seriously sick. Douglas Wynant is working for Hon. John Finn. Mrs. Joseph TurneV is seriously sick at this writing. Sister Della flrnry is teaching school in our towuship. Revival meetings began at D. V. last Thursday evening. Billy Behles departed for Pennsylvania a few days ago. Mrs. Ella Hughes, who has been very sick, is rapidly improving. Will Cora and Stella fight a duel? Mr. Booth says he hopes not. Miss Aiken and Lewie attended church at D. V, last Sunday evening. Oil has been struck on the Paulsen firm bv the celebrated drillers, the Wills Bros. John Blocher has purchase l a farm iu Wheatfield tp. Let the West go to thunder, says John. Monroe Williams, who has been visiting in this vicinity, departed so- MedaryviHe last Monday. Anybody wishing seed oats should call at our elevator and see Mr. Newfiouse, our good natured elevator man. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White last Mouday, n fine eight pound noy. Goodness, you ought to have seen Arthur caper around. Ducks and geese are visiting out ponds now and' the hunters are exposing themselves to the lagrippe trying to catch them. The dance ai Billy Fitzgerald’s last Monday evening was a period of happificatiqn. The rooster crowed three times before the boys and girls departed.

Messrs. Manson Wheeler and Olda Vandercar departed for Illinois last Monday. They say that the girls of Sucker - dom are much'nicer than the sweet sixteens of D. V. We were the guest of Mr. Frank Fisher and fafinily last Tuesday evening. We had a royal time. We believe that the Misses Fisher can make the finest biscuit, of anybody in the county. We ate enough for three. We had the honor of talking to the San Pierre cor. for the Judson News last Monday. He is a fine boy, physically, medium small, but socially a giant. He wore a collar which was so lofty, that he had to get upon a stump to spit or else spit straight up. Surely, correspondents are queer people, but very good. He was enroute for bis county seat. The party, given by the Haberman sisters, in honor of Miss Morrow, last Friday evening, was a social event. From all the points of the compass came the guests, until their spacious parlor was filled. A census taken by your correspondent revealed the fact that seventeen couples and a half were present. D. V. -was/ represented by the Messrs. Robt. Mannan, Olda Vandercar. Joe Hilliard and the D. V. cor. Everybody present tried to outdo all the rest, in launching games of laughter. That was the secret of the power that produced the happiness. After the games, cake and cake and cake, and bananas were passed and repassed around until your cor. had to beg and implore them to stop ere the congregation foundered. After the boys and girls had surrounded all the cake that their physical beings would allow, they began to say good-by. Some of the boys and especially Tug Tilgore. entirely broke down as he said good-by the maidens. He said, “Girls, we may never meet again iu the capacity of a cake-eating party,” after which he made his exit, crying as he went. The rest of us, however did not deem it necessary to funeralize the occasion although Robert Mannan and Joe Hilliard had to wipe their eyes twice, in order tn make themselves appear happy. In behalf of those present I wish to say that we all had a fine, yea, superfine time, which we will not soon forget.

INDEPENDENCE.

"Fine” spring weather. Irena Wray is on the sick list. Mr. Hays will build an addition to his house. - 1 Lynn Griggs as ditching for Samuel Hopkins. Will Wray did business in Renssleaer Saturday. We wonder what was the matter with the D. V. cor. lastt week? Horace Daniels and family called on Cora Daniels last Sunday. Miss Nancy Hufford is working at Elias Arnold’s at this writing. Charley Hopkins did business in Rtnsselaer Thursday of las week. Joel Root of Wheatfield, is visiting with his daughter, Mrs. C. Jenkins. Miss Relva Lesh and Katie Arnold called on Bertha Hopkins Tuesday. Geerge Ott went to Rensselaer Saturday, bringing home a cream separator. Harry Arnold, who was said ta have the scarlet fever, is much l>etter at this writing. Cora and Will Wray and Miss Nancy Hutford were the guests of Miss Bertha Hopkins Sunday. Mr. Gant, our Pair huckster, must have had such a load of shoes that the little, long-eared rabbits stuck in the mud, as he hasn’t been go mg by for two weeks. Elias Arnold, trustee of Barkley tp., is reported seriously sick. Drs. Johnson and English held a consultation over his case Tuesday. While quite seriousl> sick, we understand that his condition at this writing is not considered dangerous. Charley Hopkins and wife and Miss Blanche Hill called on Samuel Hopkins’ Sunday. In returning home they were greatly surprised in hudi.ng the doors wide open and food spread over the table as if some one had eaten dinner in their absence.

GILLAM.

Still winter is here. Cora Kaupke is no better. Mrs. (no. Wren is on the sick list, J. Blankenship and A. Ki. g Worked for P. Hermnnsen Thursday. Harry Walters has bought a wagon. Harry says he can take the girls now. Mrs. Stanley McDaniel and Mrs. Marian visited Mrs. Geo. McDaniel l - Friday. Nainon Lugenbeal of Winanvac was the guest of Jas. Blankenship Saturday night. Chas. Saitwell has purchased a buggy. Charlie says he is going to get a whip to keep the girls away. Cephas St. Pierre was waylaid between Pleasant Grove and his home and money demanded, but he succeeded in getting home without a scratch or handing up his money either. For particulars ask A. King.