Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1901 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Samuel Babb is seriously ill at his home here. Mrs. Will Ott is very ill at her home west of town. Miss Faye Canine spent Sunday with Wolcott friends. Curtis Jolly of Wolcott, spent Sunday with friends here. Sheriff Hardy of Rensselaer, was a caller here last Friday. Prof. Murphv is absent from the school on account of the mumps. The infant son of James Washburn is very sick with the measles. Bert Rich went to Goodland Sunday to take a position in a dry goods store. Mrs. Martha Meeker of Goodland, spent Sunday with Mrs. O. G. Maxwell. Wm. Holland went to Indianapolis to attend the-1.0. O. F., grand lodge meeting. Geo. Breese has sold his 160 acre farm south of town to an lllinoisian for S9O per acre. Mrs. Vondersmith went to Kentland Tuesday to spend a few days with her sister. "Daddie” Vondersmith went to Logansport Tuesday to attend the G. A. R. encampment. Wm. Little has purchased the old Durand farm, west of town, consideration H7O per acre. C. W. Hamer is attending the Indiana funeral director's association at Indianapolis, this week. Mrs. Maxwell of Goodland, who Jtas been visiting her sons Ed and Orv., returned home Saturday. Hattie Eiglesbach, Flosse Wright and Ruth Harris of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Annie Beasley. Charles Stevens and Homer Snyder stalled to drive through the country to Oklahoma last Sunday morning. Frank Rich «.nd lamily of Brook, returned home last Sunday, after a week's visit with relatives at this place. Mrs. W. E. Peck and children went to Wilson, Kan., last week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Coover. Mrs. Icadore Morris returned home from Rensselaer Tuesday, where she has been visiting Mrs. John Major since Friday. Charlie McCully, an old citizen of Remington, died very suddenly last Friday night and was buried Satuidaj afternoon. Miss Anna Hartman returued home to Rensselaer after spending several weeks with her grandmother Mrs. Littlefield. Mrs. Isaac Westfall, daughter, Mrs. John Sutton of Kansas, and son, John, visited J. F. Ellis at Stone Bluff, Ind., last week. Miss Minnie Walker of Chicago, came Tuesday to attend the funeral of Miss Ada Wilson and also to make a short visit with her parents here. After a long illness, Miss Ada Wilson died at her home Sunday evening at 8:15. Funeral services were held at the house Wednesday morning at to o'clock. Intetment at Remington cemetery.

INDEPENDENCE.

Mr. Gassy lost a fine cow last week. Russel Lesh of Parr, called on Harr\ Arnold Sunday. William Daniels is working on the farm this week. Elias Arnold and family called on John Franzy Sunday. The click of the corn planter is heard in every direction. Charley Hopkins and wife called on Mr. Buir’s Sunday.' Edward Miller and family called on S. H. Hopkiqs Sunday. Nelson Randle was in this vicinity buying hogs Monday. Ford Paine and daughter called on Cora Daniels Sunday. Misses Mary Hays and Bertha Hopkins visited friends in Rensselaer Tues day. Miss Burr who has been visiting relatives in Illinois the past month, returned home Saturday. Wm. Daniels and lamily of Rensselaer, visited relatives and friends in this' locality Saturday. Miss May Hayi, Maggie Tarbit, Bessie Brubaker, Cora and Irena Wray called on Bertha Hopkins Sunday. Mrs. G. Renicker and daughters and Mrs. 1.. S. Renaker and daughter ol Rensselaer, visited friends in this vicinity Sunday. Quite a number of young folks gathered at the home of Frank Hayes Saturday night for an evening social. They amused themselves in singing and playing v arious games and a fine time was had. Those present were: Misses Mag g'e larhit, Bertha Hopkins. Relva Lesh, May Hays, Mary Morgenegg, Myrtle and Verme Barkley, Mrs. Sylvia Hot>kn.s, Messrs. Arthur, Ross and Dal Ropp, Chris. Morgenegg. Lester Shriner, Clyde Davisson, Emerson Snow, John Price, Leonard Hays, Bluford Tarbit, Mark and Frank Schwier, Daniel Hopkins and Lee and Harry Myers.

ncCOYSBURG.

John Noland of Lee, was here to C. E. Sunday evening. Ed Hornicle and John Marnet were here last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Foster visited their son Lewis, last Monday. John Johnson of south of Lee, was here to C. E. Sunday evening. Mrs. Randle went to Seafield last Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Belle Josserand.

Mr. Parker and family attended church at Osborne last Sunday p. m. Mrs. H. Potts, who has been on the sick list is once more able to be out. Willie Whittaker Sundayed with his mother two miles south of this place. Tom Stevenson is now working as section boss on the southern section of Giffurd’s R. R. , Miss Mabel Huston led C. E. Sunday evening. A very interesting meeting was the result and the best of order prevailed. The ball-nine is very slow to be organized this season. They all want to play but none of then wish to join the nine for fear they will have to play. McCoysburg is preparing to have one of the best Children’s day exercises that has ever been held here. Everybody will be given a hearty welcome. McCoysburg correspondent ate supper with Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy last Sunday evening. Pie and cake were plenteously served and disposed of. In burning off the McAfee pasture last Monday, L. B. Josserand caused the fire to run-through a very valuable strip of timber land. Damage is as yet unknown, but in all probability there will be some to pay. The entertainment given here last Saturday night was a decided success. The speaking by Miss Roe Dennis was the best that McCoysburg has listened to f>r quite a while. The house was well filled with people. It is as yet doubtful where the commencement of Hanging Grove tp., graduates will be held, but as the four boys are in favor of havmg it at this place against two girls for thf Osborne schoolhouse, it will probably be held here.

VIRGIE.

Elder Shrieves preaches regularly at Virgie every three weeks. Willis Nearhoff is at Medaryville with his engine, drilling for oil. James McColly of Wheatfield, has moved into our place and occupies the Mr. Ridenour property. Owing to the Sunday School convention at Parr on the sth inst. no Sunday School was held at our place. The Sunday School convention at Parr on the sth was in every way a success. Several from Virgie and vicinity attended. Dr. Berkeley of Rensselaer, was called to see Mrs. James McColly, who is suffering a severe attack of inflamatory rheumatism. We learn that our classical friend from D. V. is about to incorporate San Pierre. That's right. When he gets through with that job we trust he will come over to Virgie and incorporate it, so we can have a marshal and calaboose, then you bet we will sober up them ’ar DeMotte fellows who imbibe too much bug-juice before they come to our place. Rev. Sines of the United Brethren church, possesses a very combative spirit and when he gets after the small-fries in a Sunday School convention he makes them wish they had never been born. Had Bros. Comer, Benbow and Harrington realized the magnitude of their undertaking they would have steered their tiny barks clear of the seas in which Bro. Sines had launched his dbuble-armored iron-clad ministerial gun-boat.

LEE.

Gus Bernhart spent Sunday at home. Frank Kenton of Rensselaer, was through here last week. Miss Susie Noland is working for Al bert Warner's near Francesville. Quite a few from South America attended meeting here Sunday night. Sunday school was organized at the Possum Hollow school house test Sunday. The smiling face of Dr. Elmer Johnson of Milroy was seen in our vicinity Friday. Geo. Beaver and the Misses Southard of South America, attended League here Sunday night. Quite a number from here attended the graphophone entertainment at McCoysburg Saturday night. The Methodists held their quatterly meeting here Sunday. Elder Beck preached in the evening. Supervisor King has his hands working out spring taxes. This district has two fine new road scrapers. Mr. Fred Clark of Monticello, and Miss Grace Jacks of RensselaeT, were guests at Thos. Jacks' Sunday. The latter visited here until Wednesday.

DUNNVILLE.

Dunnville is the Paradise of Jasper. Ihe click of the corn planter is the universal music here. Rev. Caltcn preached a hne sermon at D. V. Sunday evening. Marion Albin did business in San Pierre last Wednesday. Joe Behles is able to walk a little now. If nothing happens, Joe will be around in a few days. O. L. Hilliard is erecting an addition to the operator's house. It will be quite an improvement. Marion Sands and his little sister Lydia, called on Tena and Robert Renewanz at San Pierre last Sunday. Grandpa Floars, our young man, has departed for Illinois on a visiting tour. He is getting to be quiet a traveler. Bert Neece and Miss Cora Wheeler took a flying trip to Wheatfield last Sunday. Before long the wedding bells will ring if heresay is law. The next time that Abe Hendryx takes the girls to singing, he won't take them. Try again, Abe; the month of May is a very pleasant month. Douglas Wvnants' hat had the Satanic misfortune of being stepped ot. by a lady the other day. A hole through bis plug hat, is a souveneir of her miscalculation.

* Miss Cora Wheeler is working for Mrs. Neece. Martin Sands has a fine prospect for a wheat crop this year. Mr. Sands is jubilant. We estimate that every foot square, means a biscuit. A patent medicine man was at Dunnville last Tuesday. Chris Nelson our D. V. merchant purchased sls worth of quinine, we understand. Collins & Miller, our saw-mill men, who have been sawing lumber west of D. V. have moved their mill to Starke county. They have three more mill yards to saw. Lu says that she thinks Philip looks nice, dressed in his paper-on- the-wall-fit-ting-clothes and lofty collar. Keep still, Lu, or Philip a higher collar and strangle himst If. Mr. Doc Sellars and the Misses Emma Burger and Annie Jasperson, our Walker township cousins, attended church at D. V. last Sunday evening. Thanks, for that beautiful boquet. Subscribe for The Democrat, the paper that gives all of the news. Although the youngest paper in the county, its subscription list is the largest. It is, the best paper ever published in Jasper county. The dance at the Ketchmark hall last Saturday evening was a grand event. Good music was furnished and good order was enforced. No matter ifa pedigree fighter comes to the dance, George would make him respect the good order rule. Our oil men are still running oil tubes into the earth. What they expect to get is more than I can tell, as oil is a luxurious rarity. They must be making a geological survey in the interest of science. They are martyrs to a good cause. Messrs. James Newhouse and Lon Neece are the proud possessors of newfangled twin buggies. They arrived last Saturday. James says that he wishes his Boone county girl was here to enjoy the novelty of a ride in his new buggy. Della would enjoy it, Jim.

Some of our Dunnville girls are submitting questions to the matrimonial bureau of the Comfort for solution. Ask me your questions, girls, and I will guarantee that 1 will answer them in a rational way. It encouraged, we will establish a bureau in The Democrat. Last Wednesday evening, the M. W. A. Camp of this piace, administered the buck-siw ordeal to Messrs. Lee Fisher and James Newhouse. The boys stood the senes of hat lifting scares like stoics. They say that riding a goat and sawing wood are not the snap that it >s said to be. Oh, for a brotherly love to apply, poultice like, to the social hearts of Jim and Bob. “Perilous times will come,” rang out the prophet in the misty past, and people will find out that he had reference to Dunnville, when Bob and Jim begin to cut and slash. Duels are unlawful, boys. The singing school at Cedar Ridge school house every Saturday evening is a success every way. Those who wish to learn the science of vocal music are missing a good chance. Being free, it bars no one away because of monetary resources. Mr. Fa> lor is an able tea .tier and his reputation is a good recommendation as to his ability.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Jerry Levereau and family will move to Chicago this week. Dennis Casto and wife visited friends at Francesville Sunday. Mr. Wilkinson of Lowell, visited T. M. Callahan one day last week. Mr. Dewey of Morocco, is working for Wm. Brady at the carpenter trade. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Baker were guests of Owen Callahan and family Sunday. Frank Parker began work as foreman of the Oil Division Friday. He will movfl there some time this week. Several small fires were started by the engine of the C. & W. V. Saturday, which kept the section hands working all day Sunday to keep them from spreading. The box supper at North Lawn Saturday night was well attended. Receipts $9.70, which will be used to help pay the preacher. Tom Tanner got the hat for the man having the biggest head. John Kimble has the frame of his new building about ail up. It will be 20 x 60, two-story. The lower floor will be used for a store and the upper floor for a hall. It will be quite an improvement to Gifford.

BLACKFORD.

Corn planting in full blast. Charles Jenkins went to the hub Thursday on business. Louis McKay has returned from Illinois and is now in our midst once more. David Lung and family and Edward ienkins and wife spent Sunday at John furley’s. Clyde Davison is working for Charles Pullms. Clyde don’t swear a bit when the plow strikes a stump. “Grandpa” Arnold, one of Barkley's oldest residents, is seriously ill, he having had a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday noon. ' Mrs. Roy Hurley died at her home at Blackford at 2 a. m., Thursday. She leaves a husband and five small children to mourn her loss. Mr. Hurlev is prostratedTrom the shock. The dinner given in honor of the thirtieth wedding anniversary ot Mr. and Mrs. Newton Price last Sunday, was a great success. About 75 people attended. At noon the doors were ihrown open and all were invited to partake of a bountiful feast. Every one had a good time and all went home happy.

CENTRAL CARPENTER.

Joe Banes is slowly improving. He is able to be out of doors. Mrs. Geo. Moorhead visited relatives in Goodland last Thursday. Com planting in this neighborhood wiy be about finished the present week. Mr. J. Moorhead celebrated his 77th birthday by taking a drive over to the hub. Miss Lizzie Vincent went to visit her grandparents at Vernon the other day and stayed all day.

Mrs. Wm. Banes and sister Mrs. Jessie i English, are visiting in Missouri with their invalid sister. Wm. is quite melancholy these days but perhaps Grandma Stevens will bring him through. Superintendent Dickinson is sitting on the fence, waiting for the frost to go out so he can run his com planter. Chas. Shew is an up-to-date catcher. One day last week he caught a star, one of the sort that town marshal’s wear. Gus Morris, with two assistants, drove a large herd of young cattle to the Pettit pasture a few days ago. C. W. Hartley has begun work on his new elevator at Goodland and when built it will be quite a credit to the town, Andrew Hicks is tiling the Dobbins forty he bought of his son Will, and when finished it will be an excellent piece of corn land. John Miller of Black Oak section, received the sad news of his aged mother’s death at her home near Logansport last week. The lady had lived 44 years on the old homestead. The foil iwing Officers were elected at the Young Folks meeting last Sunday eve: Albert Moorhead, pres; Fied Banes and Miss Sharky vice-pres; Morton Dickinson, secretary.

SOUTH NEWTON.

Mrs. Alice Gasoway was at Mrs. Paulus’ Friday. S. B. Moffit of Fair Oaks, did business in this locality Tuesday. W. D. Bringle, wife and little son, Ross, spent Sunday with Mr. Goetz. Miss Lillie Warren of the city, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. U.G. Tyler. Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins of Mt. Ayr, attended church at No. 6 last Sunday. Mrs. Clyde Ulrey and Lillie Hurrison of Newton Co., were at Mr. Shipman's Wednesday. Mrs. Al Catt and Mrs. Frank Wood, of the city, called on Mrs. W. L. Bringle Wednesday. Marion Pierson of Newton county who has been attending school at Valparaiso, has returned home.