Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1902 — Page 8

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JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

REMINGTON. REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE. EAST. 1 TKAIbH. I | _ WtM. 6:10a. in. I Mail mid PnsMMiger j 9::wa.m. S:Wa.tn. Local Freight I 12 '.42 p. in. 11 :3>' a. in. Mail and Pnsseugcr I 5:52 p. m. 7:35 a. m. | Passenger (Sun. o'ly) | 7:3Sp. m.

J. D. Mason was up from Elwood last week. Joe Milner was in Delphi on business Wednesday. J. W. Jacks returned last week from his Kansas trip. Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis were Monticello callers Sunday. Miss Bessie Davis' of Wolcott, was a caller here last Friday. Mrs. Lucas visited relatives in Monticello several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Worden visited relatives at Rensselaer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bond of Oxford, spent Sunday with relatives here. O. G. Maxwell spent Sunday with his brother and family in Logansport. Mrs. Arthur Fisher of Rensselaer was ra caller here several days this week. B. G. Parks visited Miss Blanche Herger at Huntington, Ind., last week. Miss Mary Peck entertained a few friends at her home Thursday evening. Win. Geier has soli his blacksmith shop to Nelson Stanton, of Spencer, Ind. Commencement exercises were held at -Gilbo Center High Sch >ol Tuesday evening. Ira Yeoman attended the democratic state convention at Indianapolis this week. Mrs. J. T. Locke of Kankakee, 111., is visiting James Locke and family at this writing. Wellington Morris went to Monon "Wednesday for an extended visit with relatives. Mrs. M. G. Traugh of Goodland was a guest of Mrs. Robt. Parker several days this week. Guy Maxwell and family of near Goodland, spent Sunday with 0. G. Maxwell and family. Remington’s base ball team went to Wolcott Wednesday afternoon to play with Wolcott’s team. Ernest Blood returned to his home in ioliet, Monday after a week's visit with liss Ethel Bowman. Mr. McCord and wife moved into their new residence Wednesday which had just been completed. The Bryant Cawley B<>-acre farm in I nion'tp., Benton county, has been sold to Frank Nutt at s<q per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Luce Bond of Chicago, returned home Monday after a week’s visit with the former's mother. Jennings Wright and Misses Flosse Wright and Hattie Eiglesbach of Rensselaer, were callers here Monday evening. Dr. Landon bought a farm not far from Spokane, Wash., on his recent trip West, and is thinking of locating in that state we understand. Messrs. J. E. Westfall, Warner Elmore, James Hogan, Turner Merritt, J. M. Johnson and Charles Alkire were «n Rensselaer Monday on liquor business. Wm. Shepherd expects to locate somewhere in the West. His family will remain here for the summer, un.il he finds a location. We are soriy to lose "Ship.’’ Marcus G. Lewis died Monday afternoon at his home after an illness of several weeks. Funeral was held at the house Wednesday at 3p. tn. Interment at Remington cemetery. Charley Dye will move to Ocalla, Fla.. to manage the Colborn Lumber Co's, pine lumoer business there. We understand that the Colborn Co., have 18,000 acres of pine timber there for which they paid $85,000. They sold the turpentine right for $20,000, and will now cut and saw up the timber under Mr. Dye's supervision. Mr. Dye has sold his handsome residence here to Walter Rich and wilt leave with his family for Florida in a few weeks. George Winters will come back here from F rancesville and manage the Colborn-Dye lumber yards at this place.

GLENDALE.

Very fire corn weather. Levi Miller’s touk dinner with Peter Rohd Sunday. James Lawrey has bought a new pipe. Hurrah for Jim! A. S. Freeman was at Rensselaer -Monday on business.

Charles Smith and wife of Gifford, visited with Mr, Freeman's Sunday. Frank Collins forgot his buggy top Sunday and had to wait until the rain was over,— Glendale Sunday school was well represented at the convention held at Gillam Sunday. The Pulaski county surveyor and his wife visited James Lawrey and family Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Collins has gone to Illinois after his ten year-old daughter who has been attending school there. Omer Smith says he found out a few weeks ago that he was not water proof so he unhitched Sunday when the rain came up. Mrs. Leonard was able to be out Sunday after being thrown from her buggy last Thursday evening and badly scratched abort the neck. The road was badly blockaded between Freeman’s and Parker’s SundayRoss forgot to throw his chew of tobacco over the fence as he went to Sunday School. There is a young man in this vicinity that savs there areas good fish in the sea as have ever been caught, but the Glendale fish don't bite worth a snap. You will have to get better bait, Jasper. NEWLAND. Bert DeMoss worked for Joe Haddock last week. Wm. Long spent Decoration day at Medaryville. Loss and Jasper Pass of Gillam, were Newland visitors Saturday. Mrs. A. B. Dunfee and Cassie Akers did shopping at Rensselaer Saturday. Owen Callahan hauled a load of flour from Rensselaer to Newland Saturday. T. M. Callahan and H. E. Gifford made a business trip to McCoysburg Thursday. Charles Smith of Gifford, will build a store at Pleasant Grove and move his stock of merchandise there. The lumber is already on the ground. T. M. Callahan and H. E. Gifford have purchased a lot here and will build an implement house 20x40, and will engage in the implement business. They expect to have it completed this week. A. B. Dunfee, Bert Camp, Barney Newland, Earl Newland, Ed Kerts and Jessie Green went to Rensselaer Thursday and didn’t return until Saturday morning. They must have had a good time. FORESMAN. Rev. Cooper preached here last Sunday. Mt. Ayr people are going to celebrate this year, Mrs. Belle Mallatt of Michigan City, is visiting her folks this week. Mrs. S. Brown of Kniman, who is at this place, is not expected to live. The stone road is going slowly along, if nothing happens we will have stone roads. Mis# Maud Listen of Fair Oaks, is visiting her brother, Charley Listen of this place. The Brook ball team had a game of ball last Saturday with the Oxford boys in which Brook was winner—14 to 3. Our real estate man of this place Frank Woodin has been wonderfully, blessed with a pair of twin boys—more "real" estate men. Anybody that wants fancy and perfect fencing done should give the Foresman Fencing Co., a chance, they are prepared to build any kind of a fence you need. Call and see them. ASPHALTUH. Walter Hershman lost a fine milk cow. Wm. Hershman sold two car loads of tai cattle. Fishing is very good but catching them is very poor. The prospect of a corn crop is very bad at this time. Jonn L. Hershman, Sr., was at his son Walter s, Sunday. Frank LaFever will be the first to be married in the new Christian dharcb. Walter Hershman and son George, were fishing last night at the Kankakee. The Sunday School convention was held Sunday at the new Methodist church in Gillam. The ladies’ aid society took in $24 at the ice cream supper at the new Christian church, recently.

Don’t you think, Frank Hershman was up to Chicago last week and now he is going to feed some cattle. This is the most discouraging weather for the farmers hereabouts that we have had for a number of years. INDEPENDENCE. Harry Hayes spent Sunday with Dan Hopkins. Elias Arnold did business in the city Tuesday. John Lesh and family called on Jim Miller’s Sunday. Mr. Stickley and family called on Edward Barkley’s Sunday. Charley Hopkins and family called on John Renicker’s Sunday. Chesley Wray and wife attended church at Wheatfield Sunday. Miss Relva Lesh spent Saturday night with Bertha Hopkins and Katie Arnold. Miss Nellie Barkley returned Saturday from an extended visit at Logansport. Miss Blanche and Grace Peck of Wolcott, are spending a few days with the Barkley girls. We understand that Miss Lesh is going to buy a hat box that will just fit her fellow’s buggy. A good idea. Elias Arnold and family, William Brubaker and family and Dan Lesh and family called on Van Lesh's Sunday. Will Wilmington says he wishes that Mr. Lewis would emigrate. If Chris M would go away back and sit down, Bill would dance a jubilee. Will Wray and Sister Nancy Hufford were the guests of Mrs. B. Lewis latt Sunday evening. They say, and it must be so, that Will got home Monday about noon. Chris Morgenegg and Miss Lesh of South America were in our vicinity last Sunday. Chris says that he wouldn't mind going to South America if it wasn’t for going through the Isthmus of Panama. . The D. V. correspondent and the Messrs. Omar and Will Wilmington were in our midst last Sunday. The D. V. correspondent again distinguished himself by a brave attack on Fort Pie, S. H. Hopkins and the D. V. Correspondent consider themselves the champion croquet players of Jasper county. Out of six games last Sunday they won four. They won by flashes of, scientific playing.

LEE. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Rishling spent Sunday at Mrs. M. J. Johnson’s. The rain of the forepart of last week put a stop to farm work here. Milo Carrothers went to Kentland Sunday where he will work this summer. Mr. and Mrs. William LaMar spent Saturday and Sunday in Rensselaer. Mrs. Wm Hooverot Hammond is expected here this week to visit relatives. W. O. Carrothers went to Morocco Friday, to attend the examination held there Saturday. Frances LaMar and Clarence Carrothers were married Wednesday at the home of the bride. DUNNVILLE. Hurrah for E. W. Allen, the next County Commissioner. Goodness, we are havin' an overwhelming amount of rain. We like a good thing but when we get a series of floods we feel a little funny. Messrs. Will Wilmington, Omar Wilmington and your correspondent were the guests of Uncle Sam Hopkins last Sunday. Uncle Sam fed us on pie. Frank W. Fisher represented Kankakee tp., at the big democratic state convention Wednesday. Frank says he was astonished at the numbei of people at the capitol who knew dim Fendig. Come to Dunn’s Bridge and spend the Fourth of July with us. We are making great preparations for the event. If you intended to go elsewhere, veto the intention at once for remember that having one of the finest groves in Jasper county, situated on the bank of the Kankakee river, we are abundantly able to give a a fine celebration. We invite everybody. Come and behave yourselves and have a fine time. The Decoration Day Exercises held at San Pierre were well attended. People came from all points of the compass to hear the program and all wiih one accord declared that it was rendered in metropolitan style. The oration of the day was delivered by Hon. J. W. Nichols, of Knox, in a very pleasing manner. The oration from beginning to end was an address that could be endorsed by everybody. The singing was furnished by the San Pierre choir, assisted by a section of the Dunnville choir and the German choir, in a very artistic way. GILLAM. Too wet to plow corn. Bart Reed and wife went to Med tryville Tuesday. Reece Roby and wife visited Bart Reed and wife Monday. Mr. Collins was the guest of Miss Grace Goldsberry Sunday. Tom Wheeler and wife were passengers to Medaryville Tuesday. Jas. Blankenship and Bart Reed are planting over 50 acres of corn. Jerry Miller and wife visited the latter's brother near Francesville Sunday. Sunday School convention at Gillam was well attended and the exercises were good. j Arthur Watson and lady friend attended commencement at Barkley church Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson of Rensselaer, attended the convention at the M. E. church at Gillam, Sunday. Jerry Miller and wife. Jas. Blankenship and wife, Namon Lugenbeal and George Moler attended commencement exercises at Barkley church Saturday night. Blain Overman was seen loading shells at the Bisher & Logan wholesale grocery on broadway, first door west of postoffice. It would be best for the young squirrels to keep out of Blaine's sight.

Jas Blankenship and Jerry Miller both hadtheir buggy whips stolen at Barkley Saturday night. One was a dollar whip and the other was a 75-center. Next time, boys, get a hazel byish for a whip. Mrs. Jas Blankenship and Mrs. Jerry Miller took a pleasure trip to Comer Wednesday. Jim and Jerry tried to suggest what team they should drive, but they said nothing butwent with the best. James Wren and Blain Overman took a stroll on, the marsh Sunday night. Boys, didn’t you get more than you bargained for? The marsh is a little soft now, isn’t it? All we know about it is what Miss Schriner and Miss DeMoss are telling us. SOUTH NEWTON. George Potts passed through this locality last Monday. Miss Gertie Boweis is working for Mrs. Pierson this week. Mr. and Mrs. Pierson attended Sunday School at Mt. Hope last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shafer and daughter Agnes, were at Charley Mather’s Sunday. F. M. Deweese spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother Ed, of Medaryville. Phillip Paulus and family Sundaved with ’Phillip’s brother Henry, of near Brook. After a week’s visit with her parents, Laura Hughs r<turned to Mr. Gridley’s to work. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Cline of Brook. Mr. E. Smith and family, Sundayed with Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. arid Mrs. H. M- Shipman. Miss May and Lilly Sampson of Foresman, spent a tew days this week with Cbristema Flock. Mr. and Mrs. John Merritt of Rensselaer, and Jim Shindler and family were at Jesse Bringle’s Sunday. Mrs. S. B. Moffit of Fair Oaks, spent a few days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Thomas and brother Harve of Foresman, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen williams of Jordan tp., Sundayed at Dan w illiams’. Mrs. Jim Clifton and little son Artie, of Fair Oaks, Arthur Powell, Sr., and Jr., ■Mary Potts and Christenia Flock spent Sunday with W. B. Yeoman’s.

WHEATFIELD. Ed Allen of Anderson, visited his | parents last week. Jack Smith came home from Valpo Wednesday to stay. Mrs. Minnie Myers of Kankakee, spent I Decoration Day here. John Hjrsbman and wife of Walker [ tp , were at Alf Tilton's Wednesday. John Allen and wife of Kankakee. I spent Decoration Day with the old folks Isaac Knapp of lowa, is visiting his parents, M. Knapp and wife, south of i town. ' Misses Bessie Tilton and Mary Lidtke | are spending the week at Logansport with relatives. Grover Stembel, who has been visiting W. E. Sweney at Hebron, came home Monday. Mrs. Hendrickson and children of Brook, are visiting her brother-in-law, Gird, and wife. Mrs. Hemy Miller and daughter, Frances, visited her husband at Dunnville Wednesday. Simon Fendig and Frank Fisher represented northern Jasper at the democratic state convention Wednesday. Maggie and Orrin Tilton went to Francesville Wednesday to visit their aunt, Mrs. Fanny Hitch, and family. Mrs. Rdla Kennedy of Wilson, 111., visited relatives here and at Kniman the past week, returning home Monday, Tom Jensen, who has been studying pharmacy at Valparaiso, came home to stay until the beginning cf the summer term. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fuller and children took advantage of the I. 1. & L excursion 10 come and visit her father and mother, George Swisher's. Commencement exercises will be held the 12th, instead of the 14th. Prof. Herring of South Bend, democratic candidate for congress in his district, will address the graduates. FAIR OAKS. Mrs. Hattie Kesler is on the sick list. Jim Clifton is building a smoke house for Mrs. Hall this week. Harry Zimmerman, our night operator, has got a lay off for a couple of weeks. Mrs. S. B. Moffitt visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle, in south Newton tp., a few days this week. Ike Kight and wife went to Lake Village Tuesday to see his mother who has been in poor health for some time. Mrs. Munden was called to Momence last Saturday to the bedside of her dau-ghter-in-law, who took suddenly sick that morning. Abe Bringle went to Farr last Thursday to plaster the new store building which Jim McColly has been working on the past two weeks. Everything is covered with water this week and the farmers have all got the blues. Quite a number will have to plant their corn over. The ladies of the M. E. Aid society will have a strawbeny and ice-cream festival at the school house Saturday night. Everybody invited. Word came here this week that our old townsmens. Charley Mallatt’s and R. W. Schofield's families of Michigan City, have the smallpox, Charley's wife and Schofield's two children have it.

Was Wasting Away. The following letter from Robert R. Watts, of Salem, Mo„ Is instructive. "I have been troubled with kidney disease for the last five years. I lost flesh and never felt well and doctored with leading physicians and tried all remedies suggested without relief.; Finally I tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less than two bottles completely cured me and I am now sound and well.” Sold by a. F. Long.

MISS MARY MEYER GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! MOO Ml 01 SB Hols TO BE CLOSED OUT WITHIN 30 OAYS! Black Chiffon Hats which we sold at $5.00, now $3.00. W hite Chiffon Hats which we sold at $5.00, now $3.00, Dolly Varden Hats at half price. $4.00 Hats going at $2.00. Also a full line of Street Hats at 25c to SI.OO.

A complete report of the commissioners’ proceedings will be given next week. All along the Kankakee river water is reported as very high and crops badly damaged. Mrs. A. S. Nowels and two children, of Columbia City, is visiting relatives here. List your farms for sale with me. I can sell them. Frank Cooper, 2024 Hovy street, Indianapolis, Ind. ts. The Democrat and State Sentinel, each one year for $1.35; Democrat and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, §1.60; all three, §1.95. The contract for the new parochial school building will probably be let to Rush & Warren, their bid for brick veneer being the lowest of the five bids submitted, viz. §4,523.32. Andrew Misch and John Pinter of Wheatfield, were in the city yesterday on business. Mr. Misch says he has lived in that vicinity for 32 years and he never saw so much water there as they have now. He has been unable to work in his fields for three weeks on account of water. Lowell Tribune: From the Hammond Daily Republican we learn that Mayor-elect Knotts has succeeded in bringing about peace in the divided G. A. R. ranks in Hammond. The Major General had better go over to Rensselaer and try his hand in that line on the fractious “’boys” and “girls” of that burg. During the storm last Sunday afternoon lightning struck a telephone pole near Floyd Robinson’s home, east of town, and followed the wire into the house, knocking Mrs. Bertha Grant, a visitor, senseless and burning her arm and shoulder somewhat. The other occupants of the room felt the shock more or less, but escaped without injury. Pat Halligan went to Monticello Monday and filed his bond in the appeald cattle stealing case of Halligan vs. Tanner et al. Mr. Halligan has strong hopes of having the decision reversed in the supreme court, in which event it will be re-tried and a judgment no doubt secured against some of the gang who are not execution proof, like the lamented Dowell et al. Jasper county was honored at the state convention by the selection of E. P. Honan as a member of the very important committee on resolutions. Only one member is selected from each congressional district, and as there are nine counties in the Tenth, it will be seen that the selection of a man from Jasper was a great compliment to Mr. Honan and also the democracy of this county. Conda Stucker of Mt. Ayr, met with a yery painful accident Wednesday evening, while assisting finishing the big storage cistern on the H. O. Harris farm. A pail of cement being let down into the cistern, which is 12 feet deep, the rope became untied and the pail fell some 3 or 3| feet, striking him on the left hip, inflicting a very painful wound.’ Had the pail fell from the top of the cistern death would surely have resulted. At this writing he is getting along as well as conld be expected.

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