Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1901 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Ira W. Yeoman was a Rensselaer caller Friday. Mr. and Mrs. King Davis were Wolcott callers Wednesday. W. H. Coover and son Clyde, were Remington callers Tuesday. Miss Merlie Lamborn is improving slowly from an attack of appendicitis. Miss Bertha Coleman went to Kouts -Tuesday for an extended visit with relativo,v' - ~ ‘ ' ~* Bert Rich and Miss Nellie Hoover spejit Sunday with the former’s parents here. Several young people of town attended the Band concert at Wolcott Saturday evening. Mrs. Lockwood and daughter Bessie, went to Medaryville Wednesday for a Short visit. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin now occupy their new cottage home on North Indiana street. Mrs. Freed and children went to Rockville W ednesday for a few days visit with her parents. Misses Mertie Ford and Gertrude Besse went to Terre Haute Monday to attend school there. Miss Emma Landon returned last week from a month’s visit with her brother in Kokomo. The Misses Lilly and Mamie Sharkey of Chicago, are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Joe Turner, since Friday. Mrs. William Marquess and daughter Ona, of Lafayette, came last week for an extended visit with friends and relatives here. Recent births: June 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Little, south of town, a son. June 26, to Mr. and Mrs. David Harris, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Major and Mrs. Morgan and daughter Grace, of Rensselaer, were the guests of Remington friends Sunday. Miss Virginia Stamm returned to her home in Hammond Sunday. Miss Anna Beasley aCsompaning her for an extended visit in Hammond and Chicago. The lawn social given by several of the young ladies of town last Friday evening, proved a success and the proceeds, about $25, was given to the band. Mrs. Kingsbury of Monticello, came Tuesday to join her husband, the senior member of the firm of Kinsbury & Patton, cigar-makers. They will locate ,on North Indiana street. The Spiritualist Society of Remington will hold its first annual tent meeting in the Remington Park, four blocks north of depot, commencing on July 6th and continuing for one week. Evening services at Bp. m. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sprague of Jamestown, N. Y„ missionaries for the National Spiritualist Association of the U, S. and Canada are engaged for this meeting and will stay the entire week. Mr. and Mrs. Sprague are mediums and will follow their lectures with clairvoyant descriptions, spirit messages and tests. Other mediums are expected.

DUNNVILLE.

Hurrah for Kankakee tp. William Fitzgerald is erecting a summer kitchen. James Newhouse has, in the language of jockeys, “swapped bosses.” Mrs. J. B. DeArmond, who has been sick again, is better at this writing. Mike Nelson of Mlincie, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mis. Hans Nelson. Our farmers are getting ready to cut their wheat. What wheat we have is fine. If Dr. Virgie would absorb more theology and less almanac, he would feel better. Lee Fisher was the guest of Miss Nettie Miller last Sunday evening,and Monday morning. Our huckleberry pickers are very busy now. They are indulging in such luxuries as pies now. If you wish to see a fine colt, just call on J. B. DeArmond. He has the capsheaf of the country. J. D. Cooper, our good-natured supervisor, is busy working the roads. Our roads are getting to be fine. Mr. Roy Wheeler and Miss Grimes of Illinois, spent the 4th at this place, with the former’s friends. They are a fine couple. Fros. Howard Wynant of Starke county, has extended his sociable circle to the regions of D. V'. He is a pioneer beau of San Pierre. Prof. R. A. Mannan was the guest of Miss Ross at Grant Park, 111., last Sunday. Robert thinks Illinois is the paradise of angels. Guy Fisher, who lives in the central part of the state, is the gu-st of bis uncle, Frank Fisher, and family. Guy has a good opinion of the D. V. girls. One of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Sleibgt s came verv near drowning the other day. Mr. Sleight rescued it, as it was going down the third time. Messrs Manson Wheeler and Olda Vandercarr of Grant Park, 111., spent the 4th ofjulv at Dunn's bridge. The boys k oked like they had been corn fed, that is, fat and sleek. We understand that Sister Gladys Jones is going to hire a livery rig and station it at Wheatfield, for the sole benefit of het Rose Lawn friends. She doesn't like to see them walk. They narrowly escaped getting sunstroke last Sunday. Hon. I. D. Dunn has a perfect right to tell those heavy-weight farmers at Rensselaer that they are minnow farmers, if you don't believe that uncle Isaac and in tact our whole township, has the best corn in the country, come up and v iew and believe. We have the country for corn and best of ail, we have the farmers to till it.

My artificial constructed oratorical friend of Virgie, has again brayed forth an article which he claims was the product of a dream. We thought that those sentimental dreamers and the corpse of witchcraft was encased in the same tomb, It must have been a mistake or else Satan has opened the tomb. Mr. Virgie, please comb your patriarchial whiskers’ and let the sun of truth shine upon yon’ You have been in the dark too long; let a little sunshine in.

LEE.

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson went to Sheldon, 111., to spend the Fourth. Fred Phillips and Ed Edwards of Rose Lawn, visited here this week. Tn the storm Monday afternoon, lightning struck several telephone poles here. Fred Phillips and Ed Edwards will commence work in the tile factory at Wolcott next week. Two gentleman from Illinois were here this week looking at the Ames farm with thg intention of buying it. Guess the recent rams were too. much for L. M. Jacks. The last that was seen of him he was going north; think he was headed for Canada.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Ivor McCormick was in Rensselaer Saturday. T. M. Callahan and wife were at Rensselaer Sunday. Quite a number from here took in the excursion to Chicago Sunday. John N, Baker is visiting friends at Pleasant Lake, Ind., for a few days. Wm. Brady moved to Chicago Heights Friday,' where he will work at the Carpenter trade. R. W. Burris and wife were called to Lebanon, Boone Co., by the sickness of the latter’s father. John, Peter and Mamie Ahlers of Francesville, visited their sister, Mrs. T, M. Callahan, over Sunday. Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Comstock of Hersher, 111,, are visiting the former’s daughter, Mrs. Harry Gifford, this week. W. N. Jordan was called to Gibson City, Ind., Saturday by the death of his father. His daughter Nettie, accompanied him. James Anderson had the misfortune to fall off a moving hand car Thursday night and had his collar bone broken in two places. Coach No. 1, was set off here Saturday. It will be painted inside and out and atherwise repaired. Germain & O’Meara ore doing the work.

VIRGIE.

Chas. Neice visited friends in Remington and Goodland this week. James McCooley is at Wheatfield, building a large barn tor Mr. Marble. Alex. Leech and family attended the children's day exercises at Parr Sunday. Grandmother McCooley from near Parr, was in our place over Sunday, visiting her son James. Pleas. Gant, one of the instructors in the Normal school at Valparaiso, spent a few days last week at the bedside of his sick bi other, Frank. Frank Gant, whose serious condition from a stroke of paralysis we have before noted, has grown steadily worse until there is but a faint hope ot his recovery. - Our theological friend from D. V., comes again to the front, this time it is to tell us that his little town is the ’’Boston of Jasper county." ■ We hardly think the comparison is a fair one, but if he can derive any comfort from pumping wind into that little skeleton of a town, situated away up amid the sand dunes of the Kankakee river, surely no one should begrudge him the happiness. But one thing, Mr. D. V. you should remember, and that is that you cannot make a shadow live. Parm Wiseman, encouraged by the good luck of Carson Vandusen, undertook to try his luck among the fair ones last Sunday evening. As Parm has never had much experience it took an effort on his part to tune his courage up to the point of asking Miss Rena to accompany her to her home in DeMotte, but finally he reached the point and Miss Rena looked pleased, smiled and said yes, and you just ought to have seen the beam of happiness that at once overspread his visage.

CEDAR RIDGE.

A fine rain fell here last Monday. Crops are looking good in these parts. Hello, Lewis, what time did the excursion go Sunday? Fred Booth is a candidate for matrimony. Don't all speak at once. David Miller is building a new house; will be done in about two weeks. A party of ten young men went to the river last Bunday morning and had a good time. Alfred Rasrnassen, who has been working for Hon. John Finn for so long a period, has resigned his position as barn-yard clerk. There was a good crowd at singing school Saturday and every one had a good time, besides, a good lesson was given on vocal music. Mrs. Twigs Price and her daughter Vera, and sons Roscp and Nial of Bucyris, Ohio, are visiting ‘ their parents and grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Samuel Hart of this burg.

HcCOYSBLRO.

Esta Horrell purchased a new bicycle last week. Rev. J. L. Brady will preach here, Sunday, July 14. Walter Lee will start ‘business in his store before long. Messrs. Amos and Edd Bernhardt were here Sunday.. Clyde Randle pui chased a new steel wind mill one day last week. Miss Lulu Rishling of Lee, begin working at the hotel Monday.

On account of Mr. Brady preaching, there was no C. E. Sunday night. Mr. Mike Ringisings son August, of Illinois, is visiting at home this week. Miss Mabel McDonald went to Logansport Wednesday to spend the Fourth. Miss Emma Ritter and Mr. ot Rensselaer were in this vicinity Sunday. Miss Gertrude Arnott and Miss Maxwell of Valma, were here Sunday afternoon. Some from here attended the icecream social at Osborne last Saturday bight. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hoy was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lee, Sunday evening. Curt Randle, who has been’slaying in Kansas for some time, is at present spending a few days at home. Mr. and Mrs. Jacks of Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Foster and Mr. A. Foster's visited at Chas. Letter’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Hoy, John Foster and Miss Clara Lutz took a pleasure trip to Delphi and vicinity last week.

BLACKFORD.

Warm weather. Rain visits us every day. People are trying to plow corn. Alvin Fisher spent Sunday at Jesse Jenkins' Guy Daniels of Rensselaer, was in these parts Sunday. Dan Lesh bought a cream separator of Ge >rge Ott the other day. George Vance and family of Bradley, are visiting at Wm. Green’s. Lincoln Jenkins went to Monon Saturday, returning home Sunday. Sunday School at Blackford every Sunday at 3 o’clock. Everybody invited. David Long cut rye for Sarah Arnold Monday and Puesday. It was the first grain cut in this locality this season. Isaac McCurtain’s horse got loose Saturday night and started for home. It left-the buggy at the side of the road and went on alone. Several young people from this vicinity attended a surprise party at Charley Hopkins’ Saturday night. All had a good time. And still another old “hoe-down” was held in this part of the country, this time at George Schreiner’s Saturday night. Several young people were present and all enjoyed a good time and got home the next morning in time for breakfast.

SHARON.

Still it rams. Miss Zora Adams spent the 4th at Cedar Lake. Mrs. Clarence Harrold is visiting her sister, Mrs Emma Adams. The rain the first of the week did great damage to the crops hereabouts. Kenton Blankenship and wife took in the sights at Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Georgia Dickinson of Chicago, is visiting her brother Reuben, of this place. Rev. Convers of Delphi, preached an interesting sermon at Slaughter last Sunday afternoon. Chas. Beets and Arnold Luers are on the sick list, suffering from the effects of Job's comforters. The 4th was celebrated here with a picnic in the afternoon and an ice-cream social in the evening, by the Sharon Sunday School and C. E. Wm. Haley, whom we mentioned recently as having gone to Colorado, only got as far as Remington, where he concluded not to make the trip for the reason that he could not stand the trip.

INDEPENDENCE.

A heavy rain fell Monday afternoon. Frank Hayes has bought a new buggy. Will Wray is through working for Mr. Pruett. Edward Barkley has bought a new buggy. David Long has purchased a new mower. Mr. Britt did business in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. C. Daniels is still suffering from a sprained ankle. Agnes Potts was the guest of Nellie Barkley Sunday. Chesley Wray and wife called on David Long's Sunday. Daniel Hopkins killed a four-year-old rattlesnake Monday. Mrs. Hayes and daughter did shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. S. H. Hopkins and family visited friends west of Parr Sunday. Most of the people in this vicinity spent the Fourth at Fair Oaks. Harvest time is here; the farmers are busy cutting rye in this vicinity. Nancy Hufford is visiting friends and relatives at Wheatfield this week. Cora, Rena and Chet Wray spent Saturday and Sunday at Wheatfield. Miss Blanche Hill of Rensselaer, visited relatives in this vicinity Sunday. The dance at George Shriver's was pretty well attended Saturday night. A number of people from this place attended children's day at Parr Sunday. Mrs. Van Lesh of Chicago Heights, is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity for awhile. A surpuse party was given Saturday night on Charley Hopkins, and say, didn't we surprise him tor once? After playing numerous games, su| per was served consisting of pies, cake, pickles etc. A large number was present and all returned home in time for breakfast.