Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1902 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

James Little's are preparing to move to Kokomo. Norma-Reagon o! Wo'cott, is visiting Pessie Puckett. Mrs Henry Miller is visring her son Will, in Danville, 111. Mrs. E. A. Barton has been very -s'ck lor the past week. Miss Nora Morris is visiting friends in Motion since Thursday. M ss Mertie Barnes of Frankfort, is the truest of Maude Merritt. Mrs. McCord entertained in honor of her husband last Friday evening. Miss Rozella Burton visited friends in Good land several days this week. Joe Meehan went to Rensselaer Monday to work Til The Demo , rat office, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Montgomery of Rensselaer, were callers here Tuesday. Miss Virginia Stamm returned from a two weeks visit in Rensselaer, Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Matt Thompson of Valparaiso visited relatives last week. A. I. Coan has moved to Quincy, 111. J. K. Ktoudt bought his residence property here. Hartley church of Pueblo, Colo., is the guest of Miss Catherine Parker and relatives here. Mrs. B. F. Tedford of Idaville, was the guest of her daughter Mrs, F. E. Peck, this week. . Mr. an i Mrs. Luce Bond returned to Chicago Monday, after a month's visit with relatives. Miss Myrth Black is visitirg Mr. ai d Mrs. Jno. Burger at Huntington, since last Saturday. Miss Bertha Stotts of Chicago, returned home Monday after a two weeks visit •with her brother, Guy, Geo. Taber returned to his work in Chicago last Monday after few weeks visit with relatives here. Miss Orpha Timmons went to Hammond Monday to take up her duties as teacher in the city schools. Miss Ann Harper went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the fall millinery opening and buy winter goods. The democrats ol Benton and Newton Counties will meet at Goodiand, Sept. 11, to nominate a joint-representative. Mr. and Mrs. Will Kay of North bidson, returned home Thursday after a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Peck, Prof. Murphy, formerly of the Renting schools is now Supt. of the city schools, at Chico, Cali., a town of 3,000 I population. / Miss Katie Meehan returned home' from Green .Bay, VVis., last Friday after spending several months with her sister, ' Mrs. Frank O'Connor. M. A. Gray and w ife and his aged oarents, Frank Gray, Mrs. Geo. Stoudt, Mrs. Geo. Hensler and Miss Dollie Porter were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. The district schools of Carpenter tp. 1 will-begin Sept. 15, except No. 3 and y. which will be abandoned this year by reason of the small number of pupils therein. M. C. Coover went to Hammond last ' week to take temporary charge of a transfer grain elevator. If the job suits him he will remain there permanently, we! understand, and will move his family to Hammond. Mrs. Maud Helvie of Christi.inshurg, Ohio, who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bowman, returned home Thursday accompanied by her sister, Miss June. Miss EJlen Mullen, who has been •working m Logansport all summer, was married to Mr. Smith, a Panhandle hre-1 man, Aug. 25. They spent several days i with her parents here tins week. Recent births: Aug. 23, to Mr. and | Mrs n.tud Harver, a son: Aug. 25, to! Mr. and Mrs. Clias. May. a daughter;; Aug 25. to Mr. and Mrs. jos, Kellner, a daetLUr; Aug. 26,t0 Mr.and Mrs. Frank Thuisnin, a son: Aug. 27, to Mr. and Mrs t reu Byers, a son; Sept. 2, to Mr. uid Mrs. Geo. E. Mitchell, a son. We learn that Miss Ora Matthews, daughter of Rev. W. A. Matthews, once pastor of the Remington Methodist 1 church, has met with an accident that no doubt will cripple her for life. She was attending the teachers'school at Terrel Haute at the time, and while asleep arose | from her bed and walked off a porch, falling twelve feet, seriously injuring her spine. The democrats of-Bent in county have nominated the following ticket: Sheriff, Charles 11. Moore, of Oak Grove tp., Glerk, Stacy Kittle; Treasurer, Michael DufTey; Coroner, Carl McCaslin ot Earl Park, Surveyor, A. H. Travis of Pinetp.; Commission* r, isl district, short term,! M. V. Bowin in; Com. Ist district, long term, Michiel Scanlon of Grant tp.; Com., 2d district, John Ewalt. 'I he county central committee are to fill £>ut the tick* t with candidates tor countv con nctl. If you am looking for ba'rgains call and sot> Laßue Uros. Everything at coat.

KERSEY.

■Weather cool. Mr. Hubbard has been sick for a -couple of days. Mrs. Claude Sigler has been visiting her parents at Mojioti. Rose Neville of Michigan City, spent Monday eve with Mrs. Joe Grube. Harry Margison is helping make hay for Wm. Grube at Stoutsberg this week. Mr». Ismenger fell from a load of hay one day last week, hurting herself quite badly. Mrs. Joe Grube and sister Coral '■Grimn, visited with relatives near Atx .Saturday and Sunday.

A small child that has been visiting at Mr. Harrington’s has been quite sick with measles, but is reported some better. Dr. Rice of De Motte, is the attending physician. See our glazed building blocks for all kinds of foundation work, the cheapest and best; also have stock and all sizes sewer of pipe. Donnelly Lumber Co.

McCOYSBURO

VV. R. Lee is treating his picket fence i to a coat of paint. ! Frank Catherwood, of Battle Ground, j visited friends here the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Kietsman of near Francesville, visited at Mr. Washtel’s Sunday, An Last St. Louis buyer bought and j shipped a carload of mules from here j last week. | Reed McCoy's most estimable clerk, | F red Arnott, accompanied a couple of lady friends to Chicago Sunday. R, V. Johns, our genial blacksmith, is one of the busiest of men, and can be heard hammering away early and late; due to the great rush of fall work. A gentleman from Delphi bought all of the walnut trees on the McAfee farm, north of town, Monday ol this week, securing by the transaction 65 fine old trees for Si2s. Bert Lee and wife, and brother Fred, Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. John Hellengren here. We lost good neighbors ! when they moved from our midst last ; year, and it seems good to see them about even though only on a visit. ; Mr. Gifford has decided to remove the , men on this section of his road to a divi- ; sion farther north, which is more in need |of their service. Such a change necessitates the removal of the foreman, Louis Shell, from our midst. We are sorry to see Mr. Shell go, as he is a good friend and neighbor. It looks like Laßue Bros, mean just what they say in regard to closing out, from the prices they are making on all their goods.

NEWLAND.

j Barny Newland visited A. B. Drnfee Sunday. ,Wm. Burris of Yalma, was a Newland visitor one day last week. George Buch will move back to town this week from the east side. Quite a number foom here took dinner with 1. M. Baker and family Sunday. * Jake and Fred Wall will move to Kentland this week to work on a saw mill. A. It. Dunfee and John Richmond were in Rensselaer Saturday evening on business. Two families from Lee—we did not learn their names—will move here tins week and work on the railroad. B. J. Gifford loaded a four room house on a flat car last week and moved it to Gifford Station, which was a pretty big undertaking. Nearly every one who went to Monon to haul crushed rock returned home Saturday night to stay. They say they can’t make any money there. Mr. and Mrs. John Hallady, who have been visiting Owen Callahan and family for the past couple of weeks, returned to their home at Chicago Sunday. H I). Perkey and son of Niagara Falls, N. Y„ took dinner and visited with T. M. Callahan Thursday. The former is president of the shredded wheat biscuit company, of N'i igaria Falls. CASTE K-HOLSF.R. Married, at the home of the bride’s patents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Castor, of Newland, Sunday eve. at 6 p. in , their daughter Ida, to Frank Holser of Laura. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rt-v. Chivington of Yalma. The wedding was a very quiet one, no one being present but the immediate relatives of both parties. We wish them a long, happy and prosperous life. Now is a good time to buy goods of all kinds. Price our goods and see how much lower than any places else in town. Laßue Bros.

LEE.

Annie Hanna is visiting folks at home. W. O. Carrothers went to Newton county Tuesday. Sam and D. E. Noland are attending Normal at Monticello. * Hannah Culp went to Newiand Friday to spend a couple of weeks. Mrs. M. J. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson vis* ited Mrs. D. Z. Clark Friday. Mrs. I). E. Noland and children are visiting home folks at lirookston. Geo. Martin and Chas Kellenberger are moving to Newiand this week. Mr. Beauchamp of Monon, was in this vicinity selling silverware this week. Mrs. M. J. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson spent Sunday at Francesville. S. Johnson, Albert Hanna, and Chas. Pape were at Mo.iticelio Tuesday on business. A car of fine yellow pine lum- ! ber on, at Lee's yard at McCoy sburg.

DUNNVILLE.

George Ketchmark and Henry Pfiel took a flying trip to Rensselaer Monday. Miss Gladys Jones, who had been visiting at Kensselaet returned last Monday. Guy Ackerman is the champion fisherman of the province of Dunnville. He will meet any one in a fishing contest. Mrs. Carmach and sister Slyvia Lindsey, of Starke county, were the guests of Mrs, Vandercar and family last Tuesday. Misses Ollie and Stella White and Messrs. Philip White and James Newhouse were guests of the city of St. Joe last Sunday.

Our schoolteachers departed for Rensselaer last Monday to attend the teachers’ institute. D. V.’s delegation is as noble as any delegation that will be there. The next time George Sands promises to call on his Wheatfield lady at a certain time, and neglects his appointment, he will be flogged to death with an angel cak2. While starting to the river last Saturday the horse driven by Mrs. George Belcher and mother, got frightened and upset the buggy, thus hurting them quite severely. The Democrats of Kankakee tp. held their convention at the Dunnvtlle school house Saturday evening. An excellent ticket was nominated for the various offices, that all men can support. The social carnival at the home of Henry Floars last Satuday evening was a climax of happiness. The main feature of the occasion was the bounteous supper served. All persons declared that they had a fine time and hoped that another party would be held in the future. 'I he party was surely the best one ever held in Starke county. The following are the persons present: Edna Witt, Mollie Schwab, Bessie Eldre.l Maggie Weishart, Lydia Weiahart, Lenu Tim in. Mary Burns, Will Shirer, Marion Albin, Aaron Timmons, Gus Weiahart, Herman Timm, Gua Timm, Henry Burng, George Sands, Charlie Fritz, George Burns, Sam Weishart, Mr. and Mrs. Kanterman. You can get tin cans and sealing wax at the McCoysburg hardware.

SOUTH NEWTON.

Everal Smith was at his father's Monday. John Bill and famtly Sundayed with Jesse Brmgle. Master Ross Bringle is spending a few days this week with Grandma Goetz. 1 Miss Clara Goetz spent Sunday with t her sister, Mrs. W. D. Bringle, of Jordan jtp. Frank Babcock spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Harley Lamson. Mrs. Mary Thomas of Foresman, spent a few days this week, with her father, Dan Williams. Mr. Ernest Lamson and Miss Michaels attended the lecture at Rensselaer Tuesday evening. Miss Nora Keithley has returned from Mooney, this state, after an extended visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Pierson attended religious services at Goodland Wednesday and Thursday. Misses Feme and Edna Ponsler re turned home from Remington Thursday, after a few days visit with relatives there. There will be an ice-cream social given in Jefferson Smith’s new born, Saturday night for the benefit of the Methodist church. Mrs. Jennie Harris and daughters of Remington, and Mrs. Ada Yeoman and children visited over Sunday with the former's brother, Walter Ponsler. Mrs. Chas. Dome, Mrs. Ed Threlkald and Mrs. James L. Rector of Harrison county, were visiting their brother, John Bill, of Jordan tp. and sister, Mrs. Jesse Bringle. Schuyler Cline and family of near Brook, Henry Paules and family of near Morocco, Andy Shipman, Ellen Deweese and Ona Shindler Sundaye 1 at W. L. Bringle’s.

SURREY.

A faint talk about gravel roads. Still people are searching for wild plums. J. Yeoman shipped two cars of stock from here Monday night. Hershman & Wenrick are finishing .he threshing in this vicinity this week. Sunday School has closed till the inside painting is completed. Hope it will be done soon. Miss Mertie Gilmore is selling essences and perfumery, and is meeting with good success as a saleslady. A party of five or six are going to start Monday to look at the Wisconsin lands. Perh.ps some will find a favorable location there. Miss Dottie Parks has returned home from a two weeks visit at Lowell. Mrs. John Shupe accompanied her home foi a week’s visit with her brothers and sisters. Now would be a good time for the Supervisor to get some long needed road work done, as it isn’t too wet nor too dry. There is an immense crop of weeds and burs, etc. along the roadside. Let every man do as was done when the ruins of Jericho were cleaned up.

PARR.

Jas. Hurley has moved into Otto Steii’s property east of town. Richard Butler moved his household goods to Lowell Tuesday, S. P; The mpson is having the buildings on his farms painted. L. W. Benbow has completed the foundation for his new residence. Theodore Warne and wife visited relatives at Rose Lawn Sunday. Fish Gilmore and wife of Fair Oaks, are visiting relatives here this week. Amos Davisson shipped a car of stock front this sta'ion to Chicago Tuesday night. Rev. Lkßounty was returned to his old pastorate at Rosebud by the Methodist conference. Miss Grace Price, who has been sick with malarial fever for several weeks, is better at this writing. Otis and Jesse Sheffer, with their families, visited at B. H. Shelter's at Rose Lawn Sunday and Monday. We understand that our old friend, Billie Wilcox, has taken unto himself a betterhalf, in the person of Miss Anna

Cover. May their joys be many and their troubles little ones. J. L. Babcock rented his farm west of town to Joe Grube. Jim Reed, the present tenant, will go to Boone county next year. Will Porter and Will Gilmore started this morning lb drive to Macon and Boody, 111., to visit relatives for two weeks. Mrs. John Porter and son Charlie, returned Sunday from a visit of several weeks with the former's son, Dessie, at Macon, 111, Lorin Hamacher ot Chicago, is spending the week with Preston Garriott and attending institute at Rensselaer. He will teach in Jasper county tins year. Mrs. Belle Price and her grand-child-ren, Willie Price and Ella Piatt, returned Tuesday from Chicago Heights, where they spent several days visiting relatives.

WHEATFIELD.

They still fish, fish, fish. School commences here one week from Monday. Mrs. E. W. Allen is on the sick list this week. Miss’Grace East spent the week with relatives in Dunnville. Don’t forget Uncle Tom’s Cabin show next Tuesday evening. Quite a number from here went on the excursion to St. Joe today. Bert Tilton of South Bend spent Sunday with his parents at this place. Miss Maude Funk of Kniman, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Funk. Mrs. Gene Jackson of Laporte, spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. ira Jackson and family. Grover Stembel returned home from Hebron Tuesday after a 10 weeks visit with Mr.Sweany. John Hershman and son of Walker tp., spent first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Alf Tilton and family. Messrs Ord Hanley and Will Lewark came over from Kniman Sunday evenin/ to see their best girls, we suppose. We only know that Will got tired of waiting for Ord and took a bee line toward his happy home, leaving our good-natured liveryman, Mr. McGlinn, to land Ord in Kniman. Myers & Myers new building is progressing rapidly. It improves the looks of the town considerably, and a few more buildings like it would not look so very bad.

FAIR OAKS.

Colonel Gobel Sundayed with Bud Hammond’s. Work began on the new elevator here last Monday. Mrs. Winslow returned Tuesday from her visit to Kansas. Tom Erwin of near Rensselear, called on relatives here Tuesday night. There were 16 tickets sold here for the Michigan City excursion last week. Dick Mallatt has moved back to town and occupies the Grandma Cox property. We had a splendid shower last Sunday eve which delayed hay-making a day or two. Mr. Eggleston and wife of Chicago, visited the latter's parents in the country near here over Sunday. S. A. Brusnahan, the Parr fresh meat man, makes two or three trips to our town every week with his rig. George Marshall’s wife went to the hub Wednesday and loaded in a supply of peaches at the Chicago Bargain Store. James Erwin of DeMotte, painted Mr. Kesler’s house last week, and gave Bruce Moflfitt's new house a prime coat the first of the week. Enos Moffit and Emerv Cox were home from Brook Sunday, where they have been for some time engaged in hauling on the stone roads. Isaah Fisher of Rose Lawn, hasbought Can Mandervill’s pool outfit and put in a barber chair, and so we have a barber shop and a pool room combined. Bruce Moffitt went to Wisconsin Saturday to look after hay prospects, returning Tuesday eve. He will take his force out there about the 15th to put up hay. Jap Wright of near Mt. Ayr, was in town one day this week. He matched a horse race with the Wiseman brothers which will come off at the Rensselaer Stock farm in the near future. Rev. Allen, pastor of the M.E.Church of this circuit, preached his last sermon here Saturday eve. He has an appointment out in Kansas, which he expects to go to about the middle of the month, to labor in God’s vineyard. Joe Burns and Mrs. Sarah Smith, both ot this place, were quietly married by Squire LaMoine Saturday eve, at the Squire's residence. The happy couple went to housekeeping on Front street in the groom's property. There has been about a dozen teams hauling gravel irom here out a mile north and east on the roads. The gravel haulers are using the schoolhouse to bunk in while they are here at work. Chas. Smith of I’leasant Grove, stayed all night Saturday with Abe Bringle's, and went to Chicago Sunday to see his wife, who is at the Mary Thompson hospital, being treated for abcesses. She has unde.gone one operation and will have to go through another.

ASPHALTUTI.

Geo. E. Hershman has gone to \ r a!po. to take a course in law. Mrs. V. Hershman, who has been visiting relatives in Walker, has returned home. Mr. Mudge is out looking after his oil interests. He says he has a market for all the oil he can produce. Do not forget the all day picnic at the Asphaltum Christian church, on the 16th. Good speakers will be present. We are selling 24 pounds extra C sugar for SI.OO and 21 pounds Granulated for SI.OO. Laßue Bros.

NUBBIN RIDUE.

Threshing is just about done in this neighborhood. Miss Durant will leave for Oklahoma In a few weeks. Miss Lizzie Brown atten led the Forester's picnic Sunday. Miss Caldwell has gone back to Benton County to stay. Leonard Hayes says he will attend church Sunday night at Barkley. Jay McMurray and wife were calling on relatives aud friends Sunday. George Uullius is still seen going north. What is the attraction, George? Leonard Hayes was seen in town Tuesday with two girls from Chicago, Come again, Leonard.

QIFFORD.

John Tinder w ent to Kankakee ou business Monday. Taylor Hawkins of Gifford, is moving to Kersey today. I wonder where Jess Garret got those icecream pants? Mr. Soapher of Hebron, is visiting Abe Harring's this week. There will be preaching at Gifford Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Will Gadis and wife and Ed Blackaby and' wife visited Janies Noland Sunday. Mrs. Clara Perkins went to Wheatfield Monday to take charge of he? music slnss. I wonder if Bert Nees got mad when the water tank turned over with iiim Wednesday ? Guy Harring got his hair shiugled while gone visiting, and we hardly knew him when he returned. Luther Poer took advantage of the excursion Sunday and visited his parents at New Winchester, Ind. Mrs. A Hie Davis and husbaud moved to Indianapolis last week. She will be sadly missed in this community. Mrs. Lue Turner, Flora Nolaud, Aide Parker and Mrs. Rife went to Rensselaer, Tuesday ou business of the Rebekah Lodge.

QLLAM.

J. Blankenship is building a new poultry house. Several of the farmers have begun fall plowing. Horu, to Isa Whitaker and wife last Friday, a big girl. Mis* Ida Kimble is visiting the Mlssse Robinson this week. Tom Robinson of Rensselaer, was in this vicinity Saturday. Miss Zara Tlllett was buggy-riding In a big wagon Tuesday. Thos. Wheeler and wife visited Jaa. Blankenship and wife Sunday. Mr*. Jerry Miller called on-Mrs. Jaa. Blankenship Tuesday afteruoou.

Geo. Johnson is just as happy, be has a brand new boy at his house. Harve Robinson and wife teok dini.or with Frank Tillet and wife Sunday. Misses Irene aud Clara Lutz visited Jerry Miller and wife a few days this week. Charlie Whitaker was the proud po*<ssor of another little democrat, last Sunday. Mrs. Jno. Kimble aud daughters of Gifford, visited Pad Robinson and wife Sunday. Your Cor. witnessed a foot-race betweeu a young lady aud ber father. The young lady won. Miss Millie Walters, w ho has been working uear Pleasant Ridge, is visiting at home for a few days. Mesdames Elia Reed, Laura Bisher, Pad Robinson aud Jas. Blankenship did shopping at Gillain Monday. Jas. Blankenship has feuced a garden with poultry netting for next yeur. Jim says he's going to haven gardeu. John Johnson. Opha Bisher and John Bisher went iishlng up on the Kankakee, near IVilders. Didn't learu if they caught uny tish or not. We wonder why Blaine Overman made his exit from the door so quick Sunday evening on tiudiug young ladies present? Cau you tell us Biai tie?

STOUTSBERQ.

Earl Michael* has the t.vphoiil fever. Calvin Grimm is working; for Mr. Hell, Mrs. Allie Wood who has been siok, has recovered. Mr. Knaur's visited at Mr. Hippcnsteel’s last Sunday. Dave Heil of Wheatfield, was In this vicinity last Sunday. Your correspondent was siok last week, therefore no items. Miss Bertha Knaur Is attending institute at Kensselaer this week. Mr. and Mrs. William Grube Jr. spent Sunday with the latter’s parents. Doctor Joues of Knlman, was calling on patients Wednesday morning. C. W. Wood and James Page are away making hay while the sun Is shining. Harry Margison of Kersey, and Benhart Grube of this place, were at Mr. Pierre's Sunday. While out walking Sunday, several young ladles got caught in the rain. They hurried home as quickly us possible. They went Jast enough to catch a cold. Mrs. J. Neville and daughter of Michigan City, and Mrs. C. Chapman aud daughter of Kankakee, are visiting their imreuts, Mr. aud Mrs. William Grube.