Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1903 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Trustee Bellows was at Rensselaer • Tuesday, Henry Welsh, was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. Geo, Besse was in Rensselaer Monday an business. Ghailes Fox of Lafayette, came Tuesday ter a week’s visit here with Clarke Bartee. Ernest Rawlings has gone Hutchinson, Ka»„ to woik in his brother Wade’s restaurant. Miss Jennie Peters of Monticello, is visiting Chas. Beal and family since Saturday. Dr. and'Mrs. Jesse Bond of Goodland, are visiting bis mother Mrs. S. M. Bond, •nee Sunday. Mrs. J. L. Pefley of Marion is visiting with her sister Mrs. ]. L. Greenway.— Morocco Courier. Miss Mattie Randolph of Lafayette, tame Monday for a two weeks visit with Mis 6 Verne Broad ie. Mix and' Mrs. W. S. Parks and Rev. T. A. Hall of Rensselaer, are attending ♦e assembly this week. Templeton of St. Louis, Mo., spent the first of the week here with his wife, and attended the assembly. TlmMisses Hazel Warner and Flosse Starr, of Rensselaer, were Sunday guests •£Lucill» Did take at Fountain Park. Mfs; Gl T. Denham and son George, visited her dau/hter, Mrs. B. E.'Elmore, at Goodland Tuesday and Wednesday. Born,.Friday, Jnly 20, to Mr. and Mrs. May of Idaville, a son. Mrs. Ray was formerly Miss Eva Tedford of this place. Ona Mkrqvess, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Wm. Bioadie, the past week,.returned to her home in Lafayette WedDasday. Gee.' Winters has sold his draying business to Grant Tarman and will move to Terre Haute, where he has a job in a lumber yard. Nason Turner returned home from Chicago Saturday, accompanied by his cob* hi,. Ed ward Peterson, who will attend the assembly here. Th* Geo. Sceyle farm of 326 acres two ■miles-west of town has been sold to Philip Knochke of Illinois for $35,000, or anont $lO7 per acre. Recmt births: July 26, to Mr. and Ms. Was. Ceortright, a daughter. July 3P» to Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Freed «l Martinsville, a son. As a result of the heavy rain Monday ■fefat'Sevecal of the tents at fountain |m stood in water, which was very unpleasant to the campers. Mrs, C. J, Borntrager and daughters, lnae and Anna of Rensselaer, ana Mrs. ■tenpuf Chicago, were guests of Mr. aadiMrs. Ellis Jones last Wednesday. The-athletic contests at Fountain Park ® BuniDcr 01 youDj ®vC * vies or ike four counties ana proved exciting,

The winners of the first prize were Clarke Bariee of Remington, the high jump, shot put, and broad jump; Rue Parcels of Rensselaer, the thirty-yard dash, and Harry Atkins, of Fountain Park, the 100-yard dash. The following dispatch from Windfall, lnd„ concerning a former well known family of this vicinity appeared in an Indianapolis paper a few days ago: Last Monday night Mrs. B, F, Richcreek, residing two miles north of here, dreamed that she heard the pitilul cries of her sun George Richcreek, who resides on a farm? near West Newton, as though he was being murdered. Mrs. Richcreek and her husband were greatly worried over the dream, as she had a similar dream two years ago when the same son was kicked and almost killed by a horse. On Wednesday evening following the last dream Mr. Richcreek received a telegram from West Newton announcing the disappearance of his son George, and asking if he was here. The son, who is 33 years of age and married, left his residence about the hour of Mrs. Richcreek’s dream, saying that he was going to his barn, his wife following him. His hat was found in the barnyard, but no trace of Richcreek can be found. His parents, who are almost distracted, believing that he has been murdered, left for West Newton this morning to assist in the search and investigation."

NORTH UNION. Too much rain for threshing. Dr. Steel is on the sick list this week. Clara Schultz of Milford, 111., is home on a visit this week.

Simon Kessick is helping Paul Schultz stack oats this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schultz, are some better at this writing. John Schultz and his best girl were out riding Sunday eve. Poor Freddy had had luck last Sunday; he broke his wheel.

Mr. and Mrs. Leas were visitors at Chris Schultz's Tuesday.

If you want a good job of oats stacking done, call on John Stibbie. Dr. Merrill of Rensselaer was out to see Chris Schultz last Monday. George Casey is putting up a wind pump for Michael Sbultsthis week. If any one wants good straw stacking done, call on Paul Schultz and Wm. Reed. Lena and Minnie Johns of Stoutsberg, attended the dance at August Makus* Saturday night. Raska & Son of Gifford, are threshing in this neighborhood this week and are doing fine work. Jacob Younglas had a brake-down with his machine and will not be able to thresh tor a few days. If Jacob Younglas would keep his water monkey away from the engine be might get along better. One of Simon Tompson's farm bouses was struck by lightning Monday night, but not much damage eras done. Quite a crowd of young people attended the ice-cream party given by Agnes Schultz and Henry Bronkey Tuesday night. All report a fine time.

OIFFORD. ' T. M. Callaham and wife weic teen on our streets one day last week. . One of our town ladies received nine letters ou one nail. Quite a recommend for friendship. James Noland is .working very hard an bis threshing outfit, to get to threshing. Come, Jim, nurry up a fittie or yoa’li be in the rear. The boxing contest last Monday evening at Gifford resulted in favor of the oil held Chinaman. Willis, your will is good enough but you lack science. The city of Gifford is on a boom, as there is a five traveling salesmen here to-day. We are ready for another railroad to carry the traveling men; probably a electric line would do. Geo. W. Kimble and Pat Haniford took a flying trip to the oil fields this afternoon, Geo. furnishings the conveyance and Pat the gas. If you want bargains in dry goods, notions and groceries, call at Kimble’s store, as he surely gives honest count and full weight. Give him a trial and be convinced. The corn crop on the marsh is looking to the future for prosperity, as it had plenty rain and we are made to believe that prosperity is coming to see those smiling faces at Gifford, especially that of the landlord. G. M. Beebe, our postmaster, has been exercising himself with the gunterschain over in the oil fields, and this week has taken a change for a desert—scooping back oats in the car. Come, move along as 15 cents an hour is good wages, and desert is wholesome.

SURREY. S. R. Nichols shipped cattle to Chicago Sunday night from Surrey. Word came from Mitchell, So. Dak., Monday that Mrs. Wm. Kenton was in very poor health. Tbos. Thornton and wife from Rensselaer, were guests of Mrs. Louisa Thornton Sunday. C. D. Nowles and family, of Rensselaer, Mrs. Gassoway from Delphi, John Bill and family of Jordan, were guests of Mrs. Simon Kenton Sunday. Orvil Dunlap returned home from Bloomington, 111., where he bad been attending school. Like a good boy, he came home to help on the farm. J. L. Jones’ held a family reunion last Sunday, Mrs. Jones' father and mother, brother and sister being there. All were happy, as such meetings always bring happy times.

McCOYSBURQ. T. A. Besse began threshing Monday p. m. Frank McDonald sold a horse to Gleason, the horse buyer, the first of the week. Wm. Arnott now mail clerk on the Pennsylvania lines, Sundayed with his family here. Bertha McColle is visiting relatives in this vicinity at present. Her home is in Manhatten, 111. vs. Rensselaer and Pleasant Ridge ball teams will cross bats here Sunday at 2 p. m. Barney Iliff has quit working for McCoy & McDonald, and is now working on the Monon section. W. E.Poole’s little girl who has been quite sick for the past week, is slowly recovering at this writing. A photographer from Rensselaer, came out Sunday evening and took a picture of the hotel and inmates. Don’t know anything of any horseless carriage in this community, but W. R. Foster has a tireless bicycle for sale or trade for a good pocket knife. The late rains were heartily welcomed by the farmers of this community. As the oats crop is light, it is doubly essential that a good corn crop should be raised. Corn looks generally fair, but late.

Pleasant Grove ball team came down last Sunday to show our boys bow to play. Their song or yell was, “I like this place so well I’ll never leave.” But they did, and the score stood 67 to o against them. Tbeu they started jumping and foot-racing in which W. R. Foster beat their champion and they went home in despair pf everything only the football they expect to play not very soon. Our boys treated them with cigars, then went to the hotel where a small snap-shot was taken of the team by a photographer from Rensselaer.

DUNNVILLE Ye 6, D. V. is still the Mecca of Jasper. Quite a few of our young people went to St. Joe last Sunday. Mrs. Kuester of Judson, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Arthur White, at this writing. Mrs. Earl Wilmington, who has been visiting at Mt. Ayr for the past few days, returned Saturday. Mrs. Montague of San Pierre, is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. William Payne, at this writing. Henry Psi el, who hurt his back a few days ago, is slowly improving. Henry says he feels a little old-mannish.

E. E. Wilmington has purchased a new $lO7 Remington typewriter. He has only had it a few days but yet he it getting to be quite handy at running the animal. Haying is the chief sport of the farmers now. They seem to enioy the recreation very much. Upon a hot day, it it about as exciting as fighting lions in the old Roman Arenas. No wonder James Newhoose is in love with the town of Judson. He ought to be. He would be a heathen if be wasn’t. Min Hurst is alright, Jim. No wonder Jim is saving hi* money.

Ex-Township Trustee, J. C. Kaupke, who now resides near Norman, Oklahoma, arrived at Dunnvilie Monday. He came up to close the deal for his farm to Mr. Stalbaum of Walker tp. We are sorry that we are to permanently lose Mr. Kaupke. He is well pleaaed' with his new home.

We bad the honor of meeting the Hon. Mr. Bowie, editor of the News Review, at the town of Wheatfield the other day. Mr. Bowie must be a prosperous editor, for his cake-fed appearance shows that he fares well, Happy and fat, he sheds sunshine and sometimes hia coat, everywhere be goes.

A lady from Monon, spent a few days with Miss Lydia Sands last week. She was highly pleased with the people in and around D. V. Some say that she is the queen of a masculine heart, in these parts. We are almost constrained to believe it, in fact it we thought it was expedient, we would expouse the belief without any limitation. Sometimes it may be alright to flirt on the wholesale plan but yet u Is contrary to the laws of God and to commercial progress. For a man to organize a trust ana thus control the matrimonial market is at once seen to be unwise. We sometimes feel sorry for the boys, but vet all that we can do is to say to them, in t he words of Greeley, “Go West."

WHEATFIELD. Mrs. Eugene Allen is on the sick list. Pete Grube of Kankakee, Sundayed with his parents. Miss Tillie Oleson of Dunnvilie, was in town Monday. Mr. T. McCoy of Kniman, was in town Wednesday. Born. July 25 to Mr. and Mrs, Asa Stump, a daughter. Dr. G. P. Waring of Chicago, was in town over Sunday. John Moritz of Kersey, was a Wheatfield visitor Sunday. Victor Webb of Logansport, is visiting friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. E. Jensen are visiting with friends in Hebron. Rev. Vandercarr of Dunnvilie, was in town on business Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher went to Kouts Sunday to see a ball game. Dance in Remley’s hall to-night. Come, and have a good time. Miss Elsie Lebolt of Goodland, is visiting with relatives south of town. Mr. Lolly Glass of Evansville, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Morris Glass. Miss Gilbert of Chicago, is visiting with her cousins, the Gilbranson girls. Mrs. Mary Funk and Mrs. T. Hurley spent Sunday with friends near Kniman.

Miss Minnie Tinkham went to Lowell Monday for .a two weeks visit with, relatives. Charles Mason of Chicago, spent a few days with his sister, Mrs. Dora Thorn. Mrs. Sarah Smith of Valma, was the guest of Mr* and Mrs. Henry Gilbranson Sunday. Stephen Hill’s gristmill caught fire Saturday but was saved by the "bucket brigade.” Misses Mae Witt and Cora Wheeler came over from D. V., Wednesday to do shopping. Mr. and Mrs. John Shnner of Fr&ncesville spent the week with relatives near town. < Mrs. Ethel Lewark and littll daughter spent Sunday in Kniman, with Mrs. W. Lewark. Ball game, Aug. 23, at Kersey between the Wheatfield "Pretty Boys” and ,the Demotte team. Herman Langdon went "to Owen county Monday lor'a two weeks visit with relatives. Mrs. John McGlinn, Tr,, returned home Monday after a week's visit with relatives in Kniman. G. O. Stembel went to Hebron Sunday to see W. E. Sweeney, who is in a very serious condition. Mr. and Mrs Gene Jackson of Chicago, are guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jackson.

Mrs. Lottie Myers spent Wednesday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Holle, of Kniman, Horace Marble started Sunday for Bay St. Louis, Miss., where he expects to be for two weeks. Rev. A. W. Montgomery was initiated into the first degree of the Masonic order Monday night.

Miss Rosa Clark and brother Earl, went to MedaryviUe Satui day for a two weeks visit with relatives. Miss Anna Lund of Chicago, came Wednesday for a short visit with her friend, Miss Carol Gilbraason. Several of the young people from here went to a party at Mr. Delehanty’s at Wbeatfield center, Wednesday. Miss Carrie Gilbranson was quite sick the first of the week. Dr. Rice at Demotte, was called in attendance. Dr. C M. Rice of Demotte, was in town Monday on business. He expects to locate here in the near future. Everybody went to St. Toe Sunday, and everybody came back the same day except George Hoehn. He liked the place so well that he stayed a few days ; .longer.

■ Misses Pearl Blue and Madeline Phillips returned to Rensselaer Monday after a week's visit with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of Kankakee, are visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Alien and Mr. and Mrs. Grube. George Hudfees returned home Tuesday after his trip to Ohio. George is a great favorite and all the girls are smiling once again. Mr. and Mrs. Hemy Bchwier returned to their home in Logansport Monday after a two days visit with Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Schwier. Mr. and Mrs. George Fergueson .returned to their home in Logansport Monday after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Hamilton. Cement walks are being made around the Myers’ block, which is a great improvement to our town.. Why can’t we have walks of that kind all over town? Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hoover returned to their home in Terre Haute Tuesday after a few days visit with his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lase Langdon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blue, who were at Dunn's Bridge fishing the latter part of last week, spent Sunday with Mrs. Blue’s mother. They went to Rensselaer Monday for an extended visit with bis relatives. Mrs. Simon Fendig returned from Indianapolis Monday having been a week with her husband at Flecher’s Sanitarium, She reports Mr. Fendig improving slowly. He will probably be able to visit his family here the latter part of next week.

PAIR OAKS. Ed Lakin threshed his oats Monday. Ike Thomas shipped a fine veal Tuesday. Ora Sellers had his best girl out buggy riding Sunday. Miss Carrie McCay is borne from Rensselaer this week. Miss Jennie Cottingham of Chicago, is in Fair Oaks this week. C. B. Stewart of Rensselaer, was in our town the first of the week, M. D. Karr and family are attending Advent meeting at Peru this week. We get more rain in our neck of the woods than any thing else nowadays. Miss-Mae Leech of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Pearl Mallatt of this place. , Mrs. Ed Kester returned home from Valparaiso Sunday after a week’s visit with her parents. Emery Garriott and family and Abe Bringle and family took dinner at William Fuller's Sunday. Maud Liston, whose sickness we mentioned some time ago, is no better and is in a very serious condition at this writing. The pickle Co., has had the second carload of salt unloaded here this week. One load came in bags and the other came loose in the car. The sad news which came here Tuesday of the death of Charley Med worth was a great shock to the people of this vicinity and Rose Lawn. His family has the heartfelt sympathy of everybody who knew him. A lady came from Danville, 111., last week to visit her sister Mrs. Ed Meads, living about four miles west of here. She took sick Wednesday with pneumonia and died Sunday. She leaves a husband and nine children to m iurn her loss. The remains were sent back to Danville Tuesday lor burial.. The eldest daughter of Fletcher Buuton, living a few miles west of here, who has been sick for the last two years with tuberculosis of the bone, died Wednesday, aged 19 years. She leaves a father, mother, two brothers, one sister and a host of friends to mourn her loss. Interment made in Fair Oaks cemetry Thursday

KNIMAN. Holle Bros., put up hay west of town last week. Blanche Steele visited Floa Funk Wednesday. Msr. John McGlinn, Jr., of Wheatfield, visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Wm. Hanley called on Mrs. Holle One afternoon this week. George Jacobs visited Monday and Tuesday with his parents near Attica. Lewis Shirer was in town Monday looking after the Tanner ditch petition. John Jacobs of South Bead, visited his brother Sunday. Gee! how Mamie smiled. Mrs. Wm. Meyers of Wheatfield, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Holle,-Sr., Wednesday. An ice-cream social will be given at this place to-night, Aug. Bth, in Hixson’s store room.

“Hiney” says he is afraid to go and see a g>rl all by himself, so he takes the whole town with him. Mrs. Fisher who has been visiting here for a few days, returned to his home in Rose Lawn Sunday. % the next time you take a couple out riding keep the lines yoursell or you are liable never to see Longgreen.

Chas. and Wm. Holle, Gale Brown, Lee Armstrong and John Middlecamp left Monday for Foresman where they expect to thresh. Mrs. Chas. Armstrong and mother Mrs. Wm. Lewark, returned Monday from Michigan, where they have been visiting relatives. The grand game of "Muck Itchers” vs. "Northern Warriors," will be played at (Caiman, Sunday, Aug. 9, Everybody invited to attend. It will be the championship game of Northern Jasper.