Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1903 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Farmers all busy sowing oats. 11. A. F3artoo i.s building an addition to Its residence. D. V. Garrison was in Rensselaer on business a few da) s ago. Miss Anna Derschell of Chicago,came Saturday lor a visit with relatives. Mrs. Isa Morris entertained a few of btr friends at dancing, Monday evening. Rimer Bull of Mt. Ayr, visited his sister, Mrs. Win. Beal, the latter part of tjie week. ficrttt»r\r Cooper was the guest of Violet Thompson :.l Good land Saturday and Sunday. Mabelke Lambert returned home Wednesday from a month's visit wit h friends at Logansport. Heury Barnes of Franklort, who had been visiting friends here since last Friday. returned home Monday. Anna Green returned home Friday from Hankinson, No. Dakota, where she has been spending the winter. Several from Wolcott attended the High School Literary Contest at the Christian church Friday evening. Mieses Myrtle Ferguson, Lena Grimes and Vera Crook of Wolcott, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beal Sunday. Jessie Welsh of Chicago, and sister Gertrude of Marion, came home Saturday to spend their spring vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Esau Hart came home Monday after a week's visit with their daughter, Mrs. Ed Bond, at Oxford. Lillian Brown, who his been teaching school near Wolcott this winter, returned to her home at Green Castle Thurs day. Bertha Smalley went to Terre Haute Tuesday where she expects to take the teachers’ training course at the normal there. Mr. and Mrs. John Ott and daughter Daisy returned home from Florida last Friday where they have been spe-ding the wiuter j. I.mma Lie -ood and children, Howard .ud Bessie, m ived their household go- 1- to Morocco thi3 week where they win aake their fu'ure home. Joseph Glosser, who had been suffer®>g for the past month with pneumonia at his home here Saturday night about to o’clock. The funeral services w«e held at the Christian church Monday at jo a. m„ Rev. Rogers conducting *be services. Deceased leaves a wife and sue children to mourn his loss. Receat births: To Mr. and Mrs. Al Markley March 19, a daughter; to Mr. sod Mrs. Andrew Smith, northeast v*f town, March, 20, a son; to Mr. and Mrs, Sam King, north of town, March, 23, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Francis, north of town, March 23, a sonlo Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Roberts, northwest of town, March 25, a daughter.

LEE. Wm. Lamar and wife visited in Wolcott Friday. W. O. Carrothers' school has closed and he has returned home. Mrs. Holman and mother called on Mrs. Malon Lamport Monday. Mrs. S. L. Johnson and children visited Mrs. C. A. Holman Tuesday. Mrs. VV. O. Carrothers and children visited John Marron's in Milroy tp. Mrs. Creel and little grand-daughter Inia, are visiting at Mrs. Johnson's. Mrs. C- A. Holman and Grandma Melendar visited in Wolcott Friday. Monday, while Mr. Fitzhogh was going home from Motion, his horse got to kicking and kicked into the cart, and the rider turned a complete summersault and the horse ran away, collided with Mr. Becker's cow and then the cart kept flying iu the air. Mr. F. had to walk home. Last week a petition was circulated around to throw O. A. l ick out of the postoffice, but this week a remonstrance was sent in to cancel the petition. Guess thev bit off more than they could chew. O. A. is good enough; could not have a better postmaster, think it was a good deal spite wprk.

VIRQIE. Farmers are beginning to sow oats. Brunson Harrington visited his broth er, Charles Harrington, Sunday. Conard F. Gilmore of Parr, was seen on our streets Friday of last week. Miss Emma Clager of Wheatfield, is visiting Carl Hamacher and family. Mrs. Mary Cover visited her son Willis Nearhoof of Gifford, Sunday. Peter Plummer and family visited Henry Hochbaufii and family Sunday. Jack Reeder and others from our place were Rensselaer callers Saturday. Charles Warren of Parr, has moved ou the S. E. Yeoman tarm, west of Virgie. Mrs. Wm. Cooper visited her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.. Wenrick, Sunday. Frank olcColly went to Mt. Ayr Monday where he is going to work the coming seasn. Mrs. Margaret Cooper of Demme, is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Nora Hirshman, this week. The Virgie school closed Tuesday with a big dinner and appropriate literary exercises. Elder 8. R, Shreeves preached to a large and appreciative congregation in Virgie on last Sunday. Prof, McCurtain’s address at the close of his school last Tuesday was very appropriate, touching and eloquent. He said, in part: "It is with reluctance I close my labors and bid farewell to you and yotir city. The associations I have formed while among you shall ever live in my memory as a sweet oasis in the barren desert of life— (Here he glanced over the audience and bis voice seemed

.to. Walter as his eyes rested ou a Certain young lady who sat among the throng of upturned faces, bu| suddenly recovering himself to proceed) and while this is the case I would not have you by any means think there has been no thorns among the roses. But my mind has been so occupied in stimulating you with a desire to press forward towards the giddy heights of the hills of science that the puncture of those thorns have never reached very deeply into that sensitive portion of my nature knows as conscience.”

FAIR OAKS. Mrs. Pearl Kight visited in Chicago Sunday. Otto Cedarwall took his best girl buggy riding Sunday. Will Folly has a job of plowing on the Harris & Vanatta ranch. Wilbur Dodge of Streeter, 111., was here the first of the week. Art and Lyman Hall are sawing wood for Tom Mallatt this week. Mrs. Josiah Thompson visited relatives Saturday and Sunday at Parr. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Kight visited the former’s brother at Thayer Sunday. A. D. Washburn shipped another carload of hogs to Chicago Tuesday eve. Tom Mallatt sold a team of horses to a man near Virgie the first of the week. Miss Edith Moffitt visited relatives at Sorgum Valley from Saturday till Monday. Mrs. Chas. Gundy went t»> Rensselaer Sunday to se» her sister, Mrs. Elza Grow. Art Powell of west of Rensselaer, was in town Monday looking after his interests here. Rev. Perry of Monon, who used to be pastor of this M. E. circuit, was in town Wednesday. Harry Odell, our new groceryman, intends starting his huxier wagon the first of the week. Enos Moffitt and Buzz Hooper are building fence a few miles west of here on the Whistler land. Neen Littlefield and family returned from their visit in Newton Co., Friday, and left Monday for Colorado, M. L. Karr received a car load of foundation tile last week for his new house, which he is going to build this summer. J. V. Bringel, while on his way bark to lowa, dropped olf here Tuesday a: l visited relatives until Thursday, afkr which he continued his jv. rney. The C. & E. 1., company has raised the section formens’ wages from £45.00 per month to £50.00, and the section hands from £1.15 to £1.25 per day. P. H. Zea's daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd of Sandy Hook, N. J., dropped in on the 3:47 train Monday, giving them a complete surprise as they were not looking for them.

' -7 SURREY. VOats sowing has been in full blast this week. The family of C. L. Parks is being visited by the measles. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks Sundayed with their son Charles at Julian. Another case of shipping cattle on Bunday evening took place here last Sunday. Ed Stall is making a new well at John Younglas' on the farm lately purchased by Gus Yeoman. Martin Murphy started for Logansport Tuesday, where he expects to team ou a new street car line in that city. The sad news reached our town of the very sudden death of the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zard, Saturday morning. There is some talk of a few acres of pickles being planted here for an experiment and to encourage the enterprise at Fair Oaks. We greatly honor the people of Union tp., and Parr for the efforts they are making to do away with their saloons. May the gospel flag be raised to stand forever. The Halstead Brothers found it a very difficult job to shear their Angora goats in the old sheep shearing way, so John Alter of Carpenter tp., who owns a shearing machine, was emploped to finish the job. He sheared 25 to 30 a day, 120 in ail, and then the goats were shipped to Chicago.

WHEATFIELD. Dr. Wells from Demotte, was in town Monday. Volney Peer of Kniman, was in town Wednesday. Frank Lewis of Kersey attended lodge here Monday night. Miss Carrie Johnson was in Kniman Wednesday on business. Miss Cora Finney of Wheatheld Center spent Wednesday with Minnie Tinkham. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Steele of Laura, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Barlow e. •- Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and son of Gillani tp., spent Sunday with their patents Mr. and Mrs. John McGlinn Sr. Mrs. Ed Zahrt and children Hazel and Raymond of Lapo'te spent the foie part of the week with Mrs Phillips andfamily.

Mrs. Malina Klauski was in Dunnville Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Funk was in Dunnville on business Tuesday. Mrs. Edward Prairie is visiting at the Danner home this week. , Mr. and Mrs. J. P, Hammond spent Sunday with friends in Demotte. Fred Watson of Demotte, spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Rosie Clark. Bert Vandecar, our good ' natured Dunnville correspondent, was in town Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Philips entertained a number of her friends at a rag-taking Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Simon Fendig and son Allen spent a few days this week with relatives in Rensselaer. The men who are intending to put onions out here are all busy plowing and preparing the ground. L. Gilbransen and A. S. Keen were in Rensselaer Wednesday attending the County Camp, M. W. A. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hand were called to Michigan Wednesday by the sudden death of the latter’s mother. Miss Rose Clark and Mr. Con Carey attended the ball at Kniman Saturday. They report an exceedingly good time. It is rumored that the Wheatfield football boys will give a box social some time this month for the benefit of the team. The country schools are nearly all closed the Fray school closed Wednesday. The Misch, Thursday and the Finney school, yesterday. Mrs. E. Allen, who lives east of town, fell backwards from a ladder while trying to climb into the haymow and was hurt badly, but it is thought will recover. The Democrats held their town caucus Thursday night and the following officers were nominated: Clerk, George Swisher; Marshal, Isaac Wilson; Treasurer, Mike Bernicken; Councilmen—Simon Fendig, L. Langdon and Orlie Miller. Miss Minnie Tinkham entertained the sewing society Tuesday evening. Nineteen of the members were present and a very enjoyable time was had. A dainty supper was served at 9 o’clock and at 11 the club adjourned to meet at Mrs. Dr. Schwier’s next Tuesday night, Miss Minnie leaves for Terre Haute in two weeks where she will attend school this summer. She will be missed by a host of friends. One of Wheatfigld’s most estimable young ladies was seen about three weeks ago between the Dewdrop church and Gifford, in frantic search for a horsedoctor. One of her father’s horses was supposed to be seriously sick. She inquired in vain and was almost in despair when she reached the little “temple of learning” that is near Gifford. She asked the teacher there but he told her he had other engagements for the evening, and she was forced to accept "the inevitable and return home alone. How sad! We wonder if the horse died?

ASPHALTUn.

Everybody is sowing oats. Mr. Stalbaum is batching now. MissToyne is on the sick list this week. Bill Stalbaum has bought a new race horse. M iss Murphey visited at home last Sunday. Our friends are attending church at Medaryville. Geo., Ed and Flora have gone back to Valparaiso again. George Hershman called on George Wilcox last Sunday. Mrs. Prairie is visiting a friend at Wheatfield this week. Mr. McKiney will preach here Sundsy. All come out and hear him. W. M. Hershman has brought his cattle home from down by Francesville. Grimme’s had their last party in Jasper county the other night. Those present had a good time.