Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1903 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Sheriff Hardy was a Remington caller Friday. Tun Cain was a Rensselaer caller Sunday. Mrs. Isaac Blake <>( North of town, tied last Sunday. Ray Nicholson of Goodland, visited friends here Saturday. Walter Forbes of Rensselaer, spent Suastay with his parents here. Janh Eck and Jasp< r Guy were Rensjehutr business called Wednesday. Gsorge Besse was in Rensselaer on bus aess Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Tom Mullen visited her parents at Vljlcott Tuesday and Wednesday. B'hischard Elmore of Bluffton, visited Bemitigton friends a few days last week. Violet Thompson of Goodland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard Jones, this WVCft Ol C. Maxwell and family attended the funeral of his mother at Goodland Wednesday. M w Jennie Peters of Monticello, was the guest of Ella Hawkins Thursday and. Friday. Wakerand Miss Vina Augsperger of Jblieti 111 „ are visiting Ellis Jones and wifethis week. Raceihi Burton entertained the Junior dassatthe home of Mrs. Wm. Holland Friday evening. Bfcn't tad to hear Fred Emerson Brooks the humorist, at the Christian chur.h, Th jiisday evening, Feb. 12. The revival meetings at the M. E. *bux_h closed Sunday evening with several additions to the church. Mirs. A. Hicks was called to Logansport last week by the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Had Spencer. * John F. Kelley will apply for a license •o.sedintoxicants in Remington,at the ue »t term of “Honest Abe's’’ court. "ft. £5. Graham will have a big sale of tiior.highbred Poland China brood sows at his farm southeast «»f town, Feb. io. Miss Bertha Lanburn, who conducted tile Revival services at the Methodist chu.v h, returned to her home in St. Louis Monday. Everyone that attended Fountain >ark Assembly two years ago remembers Fred Emerson Brooks. At ChrisWan church, Thursday evening, Feb. 12, under auspices of The Remington lecture Course. Mn Resch, who j urchased the Wm. Shepherd propertv some time ago, has ne-soJd same to Mr. at d Mrs. Geo. Gris Sn, and returned to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin have moved into the proparty having rented their cottage on biuvatia street to Claude Tqyvnsend.

HANGING GROVE. Miss Lily Lang resumed her work of jchool teaching Monday morning. Many of our people attended quarterly Meetiog'at Lee Saturday evening and Sunday. The father and biother of Mrs. Ryse visited her Sunday. They were from leynolds. Township Assessor Win. Culp has resigned his office on account of leaving lhe township. There will be a wolf hunt again Wednesday. It is hoped they will have bet ler ; access this time. RSy Holeman begun working for Mr. Shake Monday morning, and John I e'lwan is lo work for John Reynolds. John Lehman says it greatly disturbs His peace of mind while going home Monday morning, to hear the wolves bowl around him.

NEWLAND. Jim Hurley will move to town this week. Mr. and Mrs. Art Akers visited his father over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Martin visited friends at Lee Sunday. Ur. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan visited fcer father and mother. Sunday. Mrs Giles LrbQ_Jand Mrs. Dennis Brooks were in Rensselaer Saturday. Girls, don't forget to smile Barney Kewland has a new horse and buggy. Mi*, and Mrs. Harry Gifford are visitirg friends at Kankakee for a few days. Miss Madge Kouts took dinner with Misses Myrtle and Vera Richmond Sunday. Miss Grace Long of Kniman, is visiting relatives in and near town for a fev days. A. B. Dunfee was called to Etna Grtei., Kosciusko Co., on account of hu woiher's sickness. Noval Osborne and family havi ; mow ! down on the Poole farm in Hanging Grove township. The box supper at Newland was a grand success; proceeds amounted to some'hi ng over >45.00. There will be a masquerade ball at Newland, St. Valentine’s eve. Come all and have a good time. Francis Hullihan was seen walking down the railroad Sunday evening, What is the attraction, Francis? . BLACKFORD. The widow Steel has moved to town. ■cwt. Jenkins was on N. R. Sunday. Say, N. R. woke up after six months Mrs. John W. Hurley visited her Baber Sunday. Charley Jenkins has sold his clover bag to John Price.

John W. Hurley is chopping wood on George Davisson's farm. Fred Schreiner has traded his team of horses for a span of mules. Charley Hurley is going to move where Jesse Nuss now lives. Fred Schreiner and Newt. Jenkins were seen on Nubbin Ridge last Friday. Lincoln Jenkins visited his sister, Mrs. Wm. Deer, at Monon a few days last week. Mr. Ground Hog Saw his shadow all right Monday— Look out for six weeks more. •> Charley Jenkins is hauling rock for a new house he says he is going to build in the spring. George Snow has moved down below town. George is another one that says Gifford is not the place for him. Owen, you had better get that mid home or you will not get a peck of meal ground this winter. Do you think so? Edward Jenkins, has moved down to his father-in-law's, John Hurley’s, where he will live until the first of March. Silas Tooms moved in the house vacated by Ed. C. Arnold had some bad luck a few days ago. His hogs were around a straw stack and it fell over on them and killed 8 or 9 head, worth over sloo. Then he had a horse to get in a wire and got cut up so badly she died. The horse was worth $125.

SOUTH NEWTON.

H. M. Shipman is building a new barn. How about it Charley? I hear you got the mitten. Miss Phoebe Karr spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Miss Nettie Elijah was at Daniel William’s Sunday night. Mrs. W. O. Florence was at Mrs. H. M. Shipman’s last Thursday. There is to be a masquerade party given at Jesse Sayler's“Satur;day night. Mrs. Jane Shipman and daughter Milly, were at W. L. Bringle’s Friday. James A. Powell and daughter Allie Potts, were Rensselaer callers Monday. Jefferson Smith and family were at Everal Smith’s of south of town, Sunday. W. D. Bringle and family and Jacob Bringle were at W. L. Bringle's Sunday, Mrs. W. L. Bringle, who bas been sick for the past week, is slowly improving. Dan Elijah, who has been at Michigan City for a lew days, returned home Thursday. Willie Katr took Miss Nellie Gray to and from her school this week. Look out, Wilbur. Miss Emma Powell, who was quite sick at her home last week returned to Rensselaer Monday to attend school again.

LEE. D. Z. Clark shredded corn Monday. The seats for the new church have arrived. The M. E. ladies quilted two days for Mrs. N. P. Rishltng, for the benefit of the new church. The M. E. ladies will servedinner to all hungry people at the combination sale at McCoysburg Saturday. J. T. Brown of Monon, has bought the Flinn farm southwest of Lee. He will build a house on it this spring. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Creel visited with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jacks over night, returning to Sheldon Wednesday. There will be quite a change in Lee soon. The store now occupied bv Noland & Jacks will be moved south of the railroad and Sam Noland will put in a stock of hardware. Noland & Jacks will build a twn-story building where the old store now stands with an opera house above. Lee will soon be "way up thar."

VIRGIE. Virgie is still on lop the mud. Mat Petty is on the sicß list at this writing. Matt Petty visited relatives in Chicago last weels. Wm. Cooper bought A carload of cattle last week. If yon want a good newspaper, read The Democrat.

Asa Leach is still pressing hay, when the weather is good. Mr. Wolf had a load of corn shipped to Virgie last week. Some of the Virgie boys attended the danct* at Kniman Saturday night, and report a good time. Miss Mattie Cooper and Miss Pearl Houghbaum visited Miss Gladys Harrington last Sunday. We are sorry Alexander j Leach is going to move to Rensselaer. We don't like to lose good neighbors like him

DUNNVILLE. Six weeks more of frost. Our dear sister, the Weatfield Cor., attended the social at Van Patten school house Saturday evening. Messrs. Aaron Timmons, Robert Timmons and us called on Mr. Finn and family, Sunday evening. Conrad Meyers is erecting a barn on his farm, which when finished will add to the value of his land. Subscriptions tq the Jasper County Democrat, can be handed to us. We will receipt you tor the same. Ben Nees was in our vicinity Saturday evening, looking as youthful as Pharoah did during the frog plague. He didn’t find the dog. Mr. Ground Hog called on this tp., last Monday. He was greeted with a cold reception, in so much, that he retired for a six weeks snooze. The United States is again brought up against the Mormon question by the election of Apostle Smoot, as U. S. sen-ator-elect of Utah. Apostle Smoot, as one of the twelve, is one of the leading men of the church and to seat him in the Senate of the U. S., would be a great victory for the church. Mormon Roberts was refused a seat in the lower house of Congress after being elected by a grand majority, upon the ground, that he was a merman, even in the face of his declaration that he was not a believer in polygamy. Will Smoot be sent over the same rocky road? Politics, sometimes, covers a multitude of sins. Packed to its utmost capacity, the Van Patten school house was the scene of one of the best box socials ever held in the tp. Previous to the sale of boxes the audience was treated to a literary feast, by the rendering of a well prepared program interspersed with selections by a gramophone which was engineered by that prince of good fellows, Prof. Webb. After the program came the box sale, with (William Shirer as auctioneer. During the sale the spirit of competition raged like a conflagration in the pineries, thanks, to the ability of Mr. Shirer. In contest two ladies entered, championed by their supporters. Miss East of Wheatfield and Miss Eda Witt of D. V, were the contestants. After a friendly bout of five rounds the prize was awarded to Miss East.

WHEATFIELD. Don’t forget the dance tonight. Lewis Funk spent Sunday with friends in Gifford. Miss Birdie Spriggs of Gifford, was in town Saturday. Beatrice Pierre spent Saturday with friends in town. Schuyler Ash of Laporte, was in town Saturday on business. Tell us, Bert, all about your three days visit at Laum's Bridge. Miss Sadie Giibransen of Kniman was here shopping Saturday. Mr. Jessup went to Rensselaer Wednesday on business. A large crowd of the young people went skating Thursday night. Wheatfield was well represented at the box social at the Brey school. . ,Aaron Seitz of Walkerton, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. B. F. Funk. Mrs. Fred Clarke of North Judson, spent the week with Jacob Clark and family. Miss Nellie Wallace of Laura, spent the week with her sister, Mrs. George Laberge. The entertainment Saturday night was well attended and a good time was enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hickman of North Judson, came here Tuesday to help in a series of meetings. Miss Cora Finney of Wheatfield Center, attended church at this place Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs.«Ed Mutchler spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Jun Whitehead of Stoutsberg. Revival services are being held in the M E. church. Everyone is invited to attend these meetings Mrs. George Meyers of Kniman, spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Ed Dennison, who is seriously ill. A goodly number of young folks attended the social at the Van Patten school house Saturday night. The hoys got very angry Sundav night when they found the door locked, and Frank made the door knob suffer terribly. The pickle excitement at this place is high at present. There are two companies who wish to put up factories, viz: The Lafayette Co. and the Keokuk Co. which is in the lead.

FAIR OAKS. Dr. Proudley is in Chicago this week. R. M. Dunn of Demotte, visited relatives here over Sunday. Zern Wright of Rensselaer, called on Maude from Sunday until Monday. Orth Graves and wife of Morocco, are visiting Littlefield’s and'Erwin’s this week. Our postmaster got a >25 P. O. order as a birthday present from a daughter in California. Arch Nelson and wife of Brookston, are visiting his sister, Mrs. Cottingham this week. A. D. Washburn purchased a riding pony of Dora Cottingham a few days ago, for his boy to herd cattle with this summer.

Mrs. Ike Kight and daughter, Mrs. Shinn, visited relatives at Momence the latter part of the week. The ground hog got to see his shadow two or three times ground hog day, as the sun shone most of the day. Bruce Moffitt returned home last Sunday from Wisconsin, accompanied with the grip. He was some better at last report. Mr. and Mis. Munden came home from Momence Friday, where they had been for a month visiting their son John and family. Mrs. Chas Holley’s little girl is sick at her grandma Casey's with lung fever. Dr. English of Rensselaer, is the attending physician. Mrs. Pearl Kight, who has been up to Chicago the past three weeks under Dr. Davis’ care, came home Tuesday eve, feeling much better. William Kilgour left here the 30th for Princeton, Ky., where he has charge of a gang of men on the railroad. P. H. Zea has rented Kilgour’s farm for the coming year. The ladies of the M, E. Aid society will give their annual . Washington’s birthday supper the 22. Proceeds to be applied on church debt. They extend an invitation to all to attend.

ASPHALTUfI. Miss Grimes is visiting in Illinois this week. Mr. Stoner has sold his farm herejor $5,000. George Doon is going to Chicago before Jong. Mr. Parker kept store for Mr. Farlow last Monday. Aria Craver from South Gillam, was here Sunday. George Dunn has got a nice team of Shetland ponies. George Wilcox is working on a farm up in Michigan. Verne Bradbury is visiting at Lafayette this week. Sadie Clark was the guest of Laura Wilcox last Sunday. W. M. Hershman was the guest of Walter Hershman last Sunday. : John Hershman is going to move three ' miles north of Wheatfield in a short i time. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Deselms were with us lat the Christian church last Sunday i afternoon. I , There is getting to be some pretty i bad girls at Asphaltum. Mr, Wilcox > had a piece of .meat stolen, and found ja girl’s apron by the lei c± whtre they had climbed over and was in such a hurry that they just left it. He would like for the owner to come and get it.

GIFFORD. Earl Lenox went tj Lake Village on business Wednesday. Ben Bush, when last seen, was going north, leading the goat. Bert Nees visited his brother Lon at Dunnville Saturday and Sunday. Miss Grace Speaks of Rensselaer, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Guy Beebe. Mrs. Mary Kimble and Mrs. Minnie Collins called on Mrs. Hibbs Tuesday. John Parker visited Mrs. Allie Parker at Asphaltum Monday. Mrs. Parker has been quite sick for the past week. Enos Hibbs’ returned from Chicago Tuesday, where they had taken their bi-by for treatment. It is some better, although they did not operate on it. Last Thursday night, while Wesley Walker was in the house talking to his girl, hfs horses became frighteued and ran away. He did not find them until Friday morning, north of Gifford. The buggy was turned bottom side up in the ditch, with the tongue and doubletrees broken. The horses were all right, but Wesley was badly frightened.