Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1901 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS

VIRGIE. Harvesting is almost done and threshing has conurenced. Mr. O’Neal and wife of Remington, were visiting Sunday-evening with his brother-in-law, Mr. Plummer. Mrs. James McColey was called to Fair Oaks Saturday by the serious sickness of her mother, Mrs. Hall. Virgie was blest with a copious shower Sunday evening, which materially brightened the crop prospects in this locality. Miss Anna Cover is secretary and assistant supt. of the Virgie Sunday school. Anna has the happy faculty of admirably filling any position in which she is placed. Mrs. George Cover received word Sunday of the death of her mother, Mrs. Gasiway, which occured Saturday evening at the home of her daughter in Boroughes. Ind. Several ot our good substantial citizens who always have a little business and are compelled to go to town to take the children, arose Monday morning long before the cocks shrill clarion announced the break of day, but of course the show had nothing to do with disturbing their slumbers as none of them, according to their story, cared a fig about it. Mr. D. V. asks us to transport our whiskers over into his benighted locality and make the acquaintance of the fair queen of Sheba, of which the half has not been told. Now, Mr. D. V. you are laboring under a mistake. If we were to dress up and come over, your name would be Dennis with the fair queen. I presume you understand what we mean, as I observe you are way up in curt sayings. Our memories of pioneer days were awakened by reading friend Dunnville’s account of the two ladies who were almost hopelessly lost among the wilds of his township. The same thing could have happened in our locality in the fifties but now, happily, farm houses, church spiles, etc. can be seen from almost every quarter, while the smoke from some industry, curling heavenward, is plainly visible from every hilltop.

NORTH BARKLEY. T. M. Callahan was a hub visitor Tuesday. Earl Gray visited his parents at Lee over ounday. Germaine & O’Meara are painting at Kersey this week. Dr. Dunfee and Taylor Hawkins were in Kmman Friday night on business. Herman Ahlers of Francesville visited friends at Newland one day last week. George McDaniel, who went to Oklahoma last spring, was a Newland visitor Saturday. The 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McNeese died Monday of erysipelas. Burial at Wheatfield, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Holladay returned to their home at Chicago Saturday, after a month’s'visit wi h the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callahan, near Newland. Ora Morgan and Orla Hewitt sprung quite a surprise on us last Monday as they say they are married and have been ever since last January. We don't See how they kept it so quiet. We wish them success. There was a surprise party on one of our young men last Thursday night, but he happened to hear about it, so just as everybody came he went to the barn, got a horse and rode away. Just as he was going by the house he hollered out; “Here goes, rubber.”

CEDAR RIDGE. A fine rain visited here Sundav and Monday-. David Miller is ready to plaster his new house. A. G. Hendryx went to the river Monday, fishing. Chas. Riley Leon is working northwest of Wh' atfield. Fred Booth went to Michigan City Saturday and returned Monday. E. E. Hart is working on the new R. R. which is to run into North Jud ion. Luther Albin came near drowning last Wednesday. He would, only John Knapp saved him. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Belcher and family of Winimac, are visiting parents and brothers and sisters in these parts. Mrs. Twigs Price, who has been visitmg htr parents, and Mrs. Samuel Hart, has been verv sick the past few days. A social dance was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kellerman, across the river, which was well attended and a finer time was never seen. The ditch which was viewed week before last was reviewed last week and placed on the route which the Mansfield ditch was to run s -me years ;-go. It was viewed by Wm. Daniels, L. Strong and Frank Parker. Your cor. was the Hag bearer, chain carrier, and leveler, and I. C. Thrawls surveyoi.

LEE. Lydia Iliff visited friends here last week. L. M. Jacks snd family spent Sunday at O. A. Jacks.' John Jacks of Kansas visited relative* here last week. Oats harvesting is finished and thresh ing has begun. Mrs. H. I. Davis went to Chicago on the excursion Sunday. A family reunion was held at Johntie Clark's last Saturday. Some from here attended the circus at Rensselaer and Wolcott this week. A small boy of John Ward's felfout of a tree last week and bruised himself up a great deal. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna of Francesville, visited friends and relatives here the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Creighton and Clyde and Joe Clark attended the family reunion at Johntie Clark's Saturday. Snakes in this vicinity are quite large. Last week, as Lon Perigrine was crossing the Waukerusha, he saw two snakes. One was as big around as a churn and the other stood up and boxed with him to a finish.

BLACKFORD. Threshing. Sam Price is doing some fall plowing. Korah Daniels helped John Nichols thresh Wednesday. Mrs- John Hurley spent Wednesday at Anderson Jenkins’. The grain in this locality is turning out 30 to 50 bushels per acre, Barkley lost a valuable mule Inursday, valued at SIOO. Lebren and Walter Stanley, who have been visiting relatives in this locality have returned to there home in Jennings county, George Jenkins was called to Monon last W ednesday by the dangerous sick, ness of his little twin grandchildren, Amos and Amy Deer. Jhe party and ice-cream social at Theodore Snow's Saturday night was well attended" there being 35 present. All enjoyed thems< Ives. HcCOYSBURG. Lulu Rishling has quit working at the hotel. Walter Lee went to Rensselaer last Will Foster visited at Sam Holmes' C. A. Armstrong was a caller here Harry Murray was here to the social last Saturday night. 1 here was no preaching here Sunday night on account of the rain. Sunday School convention will beheld east of this place next Sunday. Several people of this vicinity went to the show at Rensselaer Monday. W ill Whittaker was the guest of rrank McDonald Saturday night. The ball game Sunday—McCoysburg, ys. S. A.—stood 15 to 10 in favor of the fatter. W ill Foster returned home from Danville, last Friday, where he had been attending the normal. Just ask Gus and Charlie how they like to bunk on a store porch? We imagine one side of an oak-board was soft. W alter Lee is having a lumbershed erected near his store. Wash Cook and Clyde Foulk are doing the carpenter work. The ice-cream social held here Satur--1 day night was fairly well attended and a pleasant time was the result. It is not definitely known how much was taken in. Freeman Wood says the boys can leave their whiskers with him after this week. He is going to start a barbershop here. McCoysburg is surely on the Doom.

INDEPENDENCE. Ed Barkley lost a fine mule last week George Ott and family took in the show Monday. A fine rain fell Sunday evening—just what we needed. Rena Wray returned home from Wheatfield Monday. Wm. Daniels and son Guy, were in this vicinity Tuesday. Will Wray spent a few days at Wheatfield the last of the week. Elias Arnold and family spent Sunday with relatives near Parr. Mr. C. Wray, son and daughter were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Several from this vicinity went to the show at Rensselaer Monday. Miss Myrtle Barkley has returned home from her work at Surrey. John Nichols has departed for Oklahoma to look and seek for himself. Korah Daniels and family spent Sunday with Mrs. D’s father at Fair Oaks. While wheel riding last Sunday D. H. saw the biggest part of Jasper county he ever saw. > Misses Myrite, Vernie and Nellie Barkley visited friends in Rensselaer last week. . Several young folks from this vicinity attended the ice-cream supper at Valma Saturday night. John Hill and wife of Wheatfield, visited friendsand relatives in this vicinity a tew days last week. Arthur Armstrong and Esper McClary started for Dakota Tuesday morning to work tn the harvest fields.

Lester Rich went to Goodland Wednesday. King Davis and family spent Tuesday in Wolcott. Attorney Westfall was in Rensselaer a short time Saturday. Miss Katherine Hesse was a Rensselaer caller Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Guy spent Wednesday in Rensselaer. R. C. Watson is visitinghis old "stamp!,lg ground" in Kentucky. Charlie Peck and children attended the circus at Wolcott Tuesday. Miss Pearl Morris returned Wednes day from a short visit at Wolcott. Several of our hand boys attended band concert at Wolcott Saturday. Mrs. Frank Hardy of Goodland, was in town between trains Wednesday. Miss Lina Luckey went to Elwood Saturday for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Andy Hann of Goodland, was in Remington a short time Wednesday. Jesse Balcom came Friday for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. James Gilbert. Misses Marie Clowery and Kate Mullen attended the circus al Wolcott Tuesday, Mrs. Dr. Traugh of Goodland, attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry here Tuesday. Quite a number of Remington people took in the excursion to Maxinkuckec Sunday. Mrs. Neen Littlefield of Fair Oaks, came Wednesday for a short visit with relatives. Gertrude and Luce Bartoo returned from a short visit with their sister, Mrs. Sanderson, at Thayer.

Geo. Hascali, wife and baby were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. Dr. C. C. Landon of Chicago, is visiting Dr. H. Landon and family this week. The Long farm southeast of town has been sold to Otto Fraunhoff of Brook, consideration $72.50 per acre. The tax-ferrets are still after Remington people, we see. Why don’t they look about a little nearerhome, I wonder? Oats threshmg is in progress in this vicinity. The average yield will be about 35 bushels per acre, we are informed. Frank Clowery and family have returned from Chicago and again taken up their residence on his father’s fartn north of town. Miss Edwards, Dne of the Student Volunteers of Chicago, delivered a missionary lecture at the M. E. church Monday night which was well attended. The Christian Endeavor gave an icecream social at Mrs. Jordan’s, north of town, Tuesday large crowd was present and they cleared about $lO. The remains of Mrs. Henry, a fprmer resident oFCarpenter tp., were brought here from Hastings, Neb., for interment Tuesday. Deceased had resided in Nebraska for many years. She was 89 years of age. She was related to ihe Parker and Burger families. Mrs. Angelina Shipman of this place and John W. Jacks of Coats, Kan., were married in the county clerk s office at Rensselaer, Tuesday, Rev. A. L. Ward of the Christian church at that place officiating. They left in the afternoon for their new home in Coats, Kan. This is the third matrimonial venture tor the bride, and the fourth for Mr. Jacks. The former is 51 years of age and the latter 64.

Real Estate Transfers. Arthur H. Hopkins to George Hollingsworth, July 19. Its 13. 14, bbl 1. Rensselaer, Riverside Park add., ne se 15-29-5, Hanging Grove, $3,000. George K. Hollingsworth to Arthur H. Hopkins. July 19. Its 4. 5, bl 2, Rensselaer, Riverside Park add.. SSOO. Arthur H. Hopkins to George K. Hollingsworth. July 19. ne 26-30-7, itw se 26-30-7, 200 acres. Union; ne se 15-29-5. Hanging Grove; 40 acres, Its 13. 14. bl 1, Rensselaer. Riverside Park add, sl. q. c. d. Janies Hyland to Thomas J. Morse, July 16. sw se 7-31-5. ne se, 9-31-5, S4OO. Joseph P. Schofield to Kay D. Thompson, July 19, s*4 ntj se 2-31-7, se se 2-31-7, 60 acres. Keener. $1,200. Simon P. Thompson to Charles J. Martin et ux, July 23. out lots 27-28-20-30. Parr, pt sw sw 22-30-7, S2OO. Eliza H. Hayden to Alexander Menca, July 8 s‘i nw 24-20-5, 80 acres. Hanging Grove, $1,900. Simon P. Thompson to William L. Wood, July 20. pt nw sw 22-30-7, Union. S4O. Arthur H. Hopkins to George Carlisle. July 20, It ln> 2 2, bl 1. Demotte. A. L. McDonald's add, S3OO. q. c. d. Mary Jane Hilton et al to Francis T. Hilton. May 3, nw ne 9-30-5, Gillam, 40 acres sl. George K. Hollingsworth, et al, to Albert R, Hopkins, July 29. e' a ne, 27-29-6, n‘ t nw ne, 27-29-6, pt nw nw. 26-29-6. 105 acres, Marion, sl. q, c. d. Albert R. Hopkins to Hollingsworth A Hopkins. July 29. e*u ne, 2--29-6, nH nw ne. 27 29-6, 105 acres, Marion, sl. q. c. d.