Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1901 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

LEE. Guy Hoover of Hamm ind, is visiting here. W. 0. Carrothers is building a new barn. Gusiave Bernhardt spent Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson visited in Illinois over the 4th. The Misses Guthries of Chicago, are visiting at H. J. Davis.' Several frpm here attended the funeral of Mrs. Jud Brown Monday. O. A. Jacks and A. B. Lewis and family spent Sunday at Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Enos Hoover spent Sunday afternoon at Mrs. M. J. Johnson's. Mr. and Mrs. John Melender of Wolcott, spent Sunday with John Osborne’s north of here. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F >ulks, Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. L R. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Creight Clark spent the 4th at H. J. Davis.’ NORTH BARKLEY. George Johnson of Gillam, was a Newland visitor Sunday. Miss Gertie Castor is visiting her brother Chester, a few day s. Mr. Casto of Sharon, was a guest of Wm. Shellhart over Sunday. A 1 Blake and wife visited the latter's parents at Medaryville Sunday. Several from here attended the dance at James Comer’s Saturdry night. Earl Newland attended the ice-cream supper at Gillam school house Saturday night. John Lesh of Chicago Heights, was a visitor in these parts a couple of days last week. John Holladay and wife of Chicago, are visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callahan, this week. They expect to remain about a month. *The Jones boys, civil engineers on the C. & W. V. Ry., were relieved from further duty last week and hare gone to their home .at Kankakee, 111., where they will remain until fall, when they expect to go to college. J. M. Baker returned from his visit to the northern part of the state Friday. He was very favorably impressed with that part of the country ana has decided to invest in some land there. He will return in a week or two to finish the deal. CEDAR RIDGE. Chris Manson was in these parts Sunday. , Hello, Charley, where did you get that Derby? Oliver Turner is building a new house near this place. Marvin Albin is expecting to take a trip S«wthwest; will start in a week or so. *

There is to be a party at Hughes' Sat- ! urday eve. All come. Huckleberry pickers are working as if they were killing snakes. Look out. neighbors and friends, tor a social at Cedar Ridge school house soon. i A ,\9' Hcndr y x of this place started for Illinois Saturday will be gone about a j week. James Newhonse was the guest of Miss Emma Knapp Saturday eve and Sunday morning. E. E. Hart of San Pierre visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hart, of this vicinity Sunday. Several young ladies of this burg were asking me where there was lots of huckleberries, and of course I told them. Crops are looking fairly well in these parts, though a little rain would do no harm to we poor Hoosiers on the farm. Well, Willie, the next time you are swinging on a merry-go-round don’t have to be called down; just keep your arm to yourself. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cooper and son George of Mackinaw, 111., visited with Mr.and Mrs. Chas. Knapp Saturday and Sunday. The Cedar Ridge ball nine were practicing Sunday p. m. They challenge the county. Chas. Riley Leon, catcher; Lewis Rasmassen, pitcher. Lewis Rasmassen is thinking of going to St. Joe soon. Someone better go along or he might forget and get off before he gets there. Several of the Cedar Ridge people went to San Pierre the 4th, but as that hopeless little berg was too dead or weak to raise a crowd, they left there and went to Dunn's Bridge, north of D. V. which is the cap-sheaf berg of Jasper county. If you want to have a good time, come to D. V. or Cedar Ridge, BLACKFORD. Read the Democrat. Cutting oats and making hay on N. R. John Gaffey was in Rensselaer Tuesday on buamess. John W. Hurley and wife spent Sunday at George Jenkins.’ Charles Hopkins and wife called on Ed Jenkins and wife Sunday. Walter Schriener of Chicago, is visiting his parents near Blackford this week. Several young people of this locality attended a dance at Parr last Saturday night. ' Mrs. Wm. Deer and three children of Monon, are visiting relatives in this locality this week. The people in this locality at first thought the small grain crops would make about half a crop, but they were mistaken when they come to harvest the grain. The rye, oats and wheat are generally good. 6

HcCOYSBURO. Crops are fine in this vicinity. Edh-Hornickle was here to C. E. Sunday night. Rev. Chivington will preach here Saturday evening, July 20. We have begun to hear the hum of the reapers, natural as ever. Misses Mabel and Susie McDonaldreturned home last Friday. Miss Gusta Devel spent the 4th and latter part of the week with her parents south of Lee. Mr. A. Foster seems tp be wanting tQ put up lots of hay, as he purchased a pew hay rake and mower last week. Mrs. Koch, Mrs. A. J. Hoy and little son Earl, of Urbana, Illinois, are visiting friends and relatives here this week. Some of our citizens celebrated the 4th at Motion, some at Rensselaer and some at Francesville. On return all report a gqod time. A letter was received last week from Will Foster, who went to Danville, Ind., some time ago, and he reports that he is getting along all right in his school work. There are some people around here who can always find out what time at night people drive into McCoysburg. I don't know what you would call 'em, “night watch,” I guess. VIRQIE. Esquire Trojcell of Rensselaer, slopped a few hours on Sunday with Irienas in Virgie. Macil Cover has returned home from Lowell, where he has been working for the last few months. It was, the universal opinion of all 1 whom we heard express themselves on the subject, that the proper place to celebrate a 4th like our last one, was in a refrigerator. , Rev- S. R. Shrieves of DeMotte, j reaches every three weeks to the peo--1 pl? Virgie and surrounding country. 1 His next regular appointment Will be at 11 a. m. July 14. 1 Many wanderers from the sacred soil . of Jasper, returned home to celebrate the 4th. Among those we noticed were, Wtn. Petty, John Cooper,"Francis Petty, Jasper Cooper and Chat,. Clme. The celebration at Fair Oaks was attended from far and near by the country • booby’s and what they termed their best , girl, and as a result it proved to be a veritable paradise for the vendors of i.e- --' cream, lemonade and popcjjrn. The rain on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week was a “socker from away back," in fact we have had nothing that 1 would compare with it since the day old Uncle Noah took his caravan and went aboard the Ark. It submerged many beautiful fields of growing grain and reminded the old settlers of how the country looked some forty years ago. We understand that the people of Kankakee tp., celebrated the ith, up somewhere in one of its many marshes and that the chief orator of the day was a limb of the law from Rensselaer. But whether this weighty barrister ever succeeded in locating the exact spot and relieving himself of his pent-up patriotism, or is still wandering among its impenetrable swamps and morasses, in a vain attempt to find it, we cannot say.

DUNNVILLE. The farmers are busy cutting -their rye. Hurrah for Dunnviile, the annex of Wisdom. Mrs. Nancy Booth is working at Kankakee City. Jesse Collins was the guest of Tillie i Olson Monday evening. Miss Minnie Brooke of Rensselaer, | spent the 4th at this place. Lu and Maggie’s Judson fellows are fine boys, but the D. V. boys are better. Mr. and Mrs. Nees were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman last Sunday. Misses Mae Witt and Olcfa Vandercarr tfepaited tor Illinois Monday « veiling. Chris Nelson can’t fish any more; somebody took or borrowed his fishing pole. Manson Wheeler departed for Illinois Saturday to be the guest of Miss Borletz the following day. It is nobody’s business if Lee Fisher does fall in a slop barrel on his birthday; he is his own boss. James Newhouse, tested his new buggy Saturday evening by loading it down with maple sugar. James led the horse. George Ketchmark took a flying trip to Rensselaer last Monday. He went via the vl and the Rag-Weed Central. Messrs. Robert Rennewanz, Lee X. Fisher, and the Misses Zabel Holman and Nettie Miller, were guests of Lydia Sands last Sunday. The dance at Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman's Saturday evening was a rip-roar-ing success. The music was furnished by the D. V. orchestra. A few of the young people of Medaryville spent a week on the Kankakee river, fishing and eating squirrels. They were as jolly a company as we ever saw and we were disappointed that they did not invite us down for dinner. Messrs. Willie and Mat Behles and I >an Flickenstein, who spent the 4th at this place, departed for Chicago Monday. They came all the way from Pittsburg, Penn., to spend the 4th here. Dan said that he was married, but we don.t believe it. They wish to say good-bye to the D. V. girls.

DUNN'S BRIDGE CELEBRATION. The Fourth of July hai i-assed but the memory of a fine time still lingers with us as a heritage. For weeks we looked .forward to the Fourth, with a feeling of anticipation; now we can look back through the telescope of memory, and view with gladness the events of that day. The Dunnville Camp of Modern Woodmen and friends gave a fine celebration at Dunn's bridge. Nowhere in Jasper county or any other county, can a iijier place for a celebration be found. Ihe country around which used to be labeled the swamp, is now the Eden of Jasper. f rom sunrise until eleven o'clock a grand procession of decorated wagons and buggies flowed toward the river like a mighty ocean stream, until conservative estimators declared that fully, 3,500 people were present. The people came from far and near. All of tne neighboring towns were represented by large delegations of fashionable and sociable people. • All that came, came for the purpose of having as fine a time, as they could without infringing upon tfce rights

of Others. Upon that golden rule principle harmony prevailed. After the Medaryville orchestra, which had been employed to furnish the music for the day, had rendered a fine selection, Trustee Malohey read the Declaration of Independence which was followed by a song by the Dunnvillechoir. Hon. 1. D. Dunn was introduced as chairman of the forenoon session and after making a short speech he introduced' Hon. J. E. Wilson of Rensselaer, as orator of the day. When Mr. Wilson be gan his oration, the American eagle was sitting, metaphorically speaking, on a tree near by, quietly eating a fish, but no sooner had Hon. Wilson began his address than the grand old eagle, the symbol of our nation, raised his head and with one sweep began his upward flight. As the orator arose on the wings of eloquence the eagle by the same uplifting power was carried upwaid until a speck in the clear blue sky, represented the symbol of American grandeur.. Afternoon we had our races which were witnessed by a large concourse of people. The first prize of the tub race was carried off by Philip White; the second prize was awarded to Johnny Knapp. The first prize of the horse race was won by Harry Meadows; the second was cap-

tured by August Klanska. The pony race, which was the most excitable of all, gave the first prize to Lon Nees; the sec ond prize too Doc Sellars. After the races came the baseball game between the Wheatfield and Medaryville teams which resulted in a decided victory for the former. All of the stands on the grounds did a gcod business. The sales ranging from $65 to S2OO. The Woodmen stand took in $177. The bowery dance or the metropolitan ball, was one of the star features of the occasion. The music, which was furnished by the Medaryvile orchestra was fine. The manager of the dance took in S4O. Nobody could go away and say in the spirit of truthfulness, that we didn’t have a fine time unless he is plagued with an evil spirit or carbuncles. In behalf of the Modern Woodmen Lodße of Dunnviile, we wish to thank the neighboring towns for their attendant and we say unto you as we say unto ad: Come again next year and we will show you one of the finest celebrations ever held in the state.

SHARON. Henry Farmer will go to Oklahoma Tuesday. Edward Dickinson is working for Marion Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Mavo were Rensselaer callers Wednesday. Miss Grace Adams of Hoopston, 111., is visiting her father, Jos. Adams. Wilfred Daley returned home from Monticello the first of the week. Gilbert Heuson attended the party at Mr. Borntrager’s Tuesday evening. Mrs. Beets, who has been visiting at her old home in Champaign, 111., returned home Wednesday. Miss Zora Adams, who has been sick, is again .rack at her pEce in Laßue Bros, store at Rensselaer. Boaz Evans, who has been visiting his brother Samuel, in Crawfordsville for the past three months, returned home Saturday and will work f or Jos. Adams this summer.

INDEPENDENCE. Will Wray is cutting oats for Elias Arnold. Dick Cawell is working for George Shriener. Leonard Hayes is through working for A. Shook. Miss Ida Long c.-lled on Bertha Hopkins Sunday. Rev. Wray and family called on James Miller Sunday. Miss May Hays spent Sunday I with Yernie Barkley. Elias Arnold and family called on Jacob Lesh Sunday. Bessie Brubaker spent Sunday with her parents near Farr. Rena Wray is working for Mrs. Sarah Blocher of Wheatfield. Mrs. Deer of Monon, spent Thursday wiih Mrs. Sena Jenkins. Charley Hopkins and wile called on Edward Jenkins Sunday. Thomas Zimmerman has moved into has lately built new house. L. S. Renicker and a machine agent was in this locality Tuesday. Miss Grace Brown spent a week visiting with Mrs. C. M. Hopkins. Aaron Miller and family of Foresman, spent the 4th with S. H. Hopkins. Miss SHma Miller and Bertha Hopkins called on Cora Wray Wednesday. Clarence Green has quite a ways togo as Miss B is working at Gifford now. Cora and Cassie Wray drove over to Wheatfield Sunday, returning Tuesday. Miss Selma Miller of Foresman, spent the past week with Bertha Hopkins. Miss Alice Daniels spent a few days with her grandparents in Rensselaer this week. Several people from this vicinity are going on the excuision to Michigan City Sunday. Arthur Armstrong, and Rav Daniels are working for Elias Arnold through harvest. Wm. Daniels aud» family of Rensselaer, spent Tuesday with their sou, Korah Daniels. Johnnie Price and Misses Vernie Barkley and May Hays attended the ball at Farr Saturday night. Mrs. C. Walker and Misses Vernie, Grace and Opal Barkley spent Wednesday huckleberrving. A fine time was had but very few berries were picked.

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Fountain Park opens Aug. 17. Will Coover went to Kentlaud Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Glosser, July 3, a son. Ir« Grant was in Logansport a few days last week. Charley and Rudy Winger were Wolcott callers Sunday. O. G. Maxwell has been on the sick list for the past two weeks. Mrs. Pearl Kerns of Goodland, visited her parents here Wednesday. Miss May Curtis is attending the E.L. convention at San Francisco, Lmma Bull of Wolcott, was the guest of Remington friends Sunday. Miss Gertrude Gray spent the 4th in Logansport with Miss Alice Grant. Taylor Anderson returned to Chicago Monday after a few days visit here.— Mrs. Sam Thompson came home Saturday after a short visit in Chicago. Miss Ona Marquess went to Fowler Tuesday after a two weeks visit with relatives here.

M. J. CoStello returned last week from a business trip to Kentucky and other Southern states. Misses Nellie and Emma McGuire of El wood, came Tuesday for a short visit with friends here. Alden Blake, Loui** Leopold andGeorge Spear of Wolcott, were Remington callers Monday evening. Misses Lela and Bethel Banes of Goodland, are the guests of their cousin. Miss Fanny Hicks, since Saturday. ■Simon Leopold, formerly of this place,had the misfortune to lose his store in Kentland by fire last Fridav night. Mrs. Grace Kenyon and children returned home Saturday after a two weeks visit with her father in Jennings county.. C. G. Beal has bought a farm of 170 acres near New Richmond, Montgomery county, paying, we understand S7O per. acre. Miss Effie Bell, who has been living at Dr. Landon’s the past winter, went for an extended visit iu Louisville Ky., last week. Misses Hattie and Gertrude Bartoc returned Friday from an extended visit with their brother Charles, at Louisville, Kentucky. We see Rev. A. H. Delong and wife’s name among the Laporte excursionists who are taking in the E. L. convention at San Francisco. Hugh Roberts has sold his 106-acre farm east of town to C. W. Anderson of Fairbury, Ili., for #B,OOO and will move to Wabash in the spring. A. G. Hardy and children, Bruce and’ Bessie, of Rensselaer, were in Remington Tuesday, having come to see his brother Chris, who has Just retunwc, from the West. The family of J. C. Allman has moved to Logansport from Monticello, where they will live in order to be more centrally located to thetenitory over which John travels.- Wolcott Enterprise. Christopher Hardy, who in company ! w ' l h his brothei Charles, left his home ’ near Black Oak 25 years ago to seek fame and fortune in the West, and who had long been given up for dead, returned unannounced last Monday. His had been able to keep track of Charley, but for 15 years nothing had heen heard from Chris, and all but his aged mother had given him up as dead. She clung to the hope that he was still living and would some day return. His father died some 12 years ago, but Chris had not learned of the tact nor knew anything regarding the family until his return. He is next to Sheriff A. G. Hardy in age, and reports that he has traveled extensively throughout the West during his long absence; for 6 years he has been mining and prospecting in Arizona. When Chris left home he vowed that he would make his fortune ere he returned. Whether he has done so or not we are unable to learn, as he is rather reticent regarding himself. Neither are we able to learn whether he is married or single.