Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1903 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

NEWLAND. Gifford & Callahan sold two new wakens last week. Leonard Adams was a Newland visitor one day last week. Threshing will be about all finished around hei£ this week. John Richmond was putiing in sewers on the gravel last week. Charley Weaver of Francisville, was a Newland caller Sunday. tMist Arlie Stevens is visiting her parents at Herscher, Illinois. W. S. Newberry and wile did shopping at Rensselaer one day last week. Mrs. H. E. Gifford and Mrs, Geo. Seedy were at Medaiyville Saturday. Theodore Smith has been with a threshing machine near Delia the last week. Mrs. Mary Hullihan returned home ‘'Sraday after a ten days visit with relatives at Riverside, Warren county. John Reed of Gifford, has sold out to 'his father, F. M. Reed, and the two -stores will be cousoladated and moved to the I. O. O. F. building where he will •continue in bnsiness. Robt. Tooms fell from a threshing machine Friday and was caught in one of the belts and pretty badly bruised. Dr. Miller was called and dressed his bruses and he is getting along all right at present.

PARR. ' "Uncle "JoA" was attended by several 4>f our young men. Seven took advantage of the Indianapolis excursion Sunday. Amos Davissou shipped a car-load of wood to Lafayette Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wood made a flying trip to Remington Tuesday. Mrs. Dennis Brooks of Gifford, is r visiting Mrs. Phillip Kerns this week. Watch out there, girls; there comes ' 'Dallas in a brand-new buggy. Oh joy! D. H. Garriott of Indianapolis, is • spending his lay-off at this delightful . city. <■ Carl Hamacher and family of Virgie, ‘ spent Sunday with E. E. Garriott and family. John McClanahan and family visited with his father-in-law, Theo. Warne, r Sunday. Miss Ada Veeder of Rensselaer, is - visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. W. Benbow, .'this week. Mrs. Dessie Porter and baby visited Mrs. Jay McMurray of near Rensselaer, ~a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Wood of this dfdace visited the former's brother Brain, -of near Rensselaer, Sunday. The people of Parr have their winter’s .<caal housed away. They believe in seeing a warm time at any price. Misses Fern and Let tie Norman and Eva Hopkins of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Hazel Kirk of this place. W. L. Wood sells everything yon -want to buv except "Cream of Hops” (?) Kirk Drag Co. can fit you out with <hit. Parr is self-supporting nowadays. '

Mrs. J. F. Garriott has returned from a week’s visit with relatives at Hammond. Miss Ethel Hudson returned with her to spend a few delightful days in the country. A hailstorm passed north and east of this place Wednesday afternoon, doing considerable of damage to crops and poultiy. Ott said the hailstones weighed 2>i lbs, and Ott is generally right. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wood gave a lawn social Tuesday evening in honor of their daughter, Ocie. About twentyfive of Ode’s lady friends came at 5 o'clock and the evening was spent in playing games such as checker, dominoes, etc. At eight supper, which consisted of pie, cake and ice-cream, was served. The guests partook very freely. All spent an enjoyable evening and on departing wished Miss Ocie many such delightful times. PAIR OAKS. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Joiner, the 17th, a boy. Pickles! Pickles!! Pickles!!! they are coming in by the wagon load. Misses Iva and Edith Moffitt returned home from Valpo last Friday. Tom Mallatt bought a new driving team Wednesday of Frank Hammond. The pickle company received a car load of barrels this week to ship pickles in.

Mr. and Mrs. Lintner of Valparaiso, visited Ed Kessler’s Sunday ana Monday. Ed Kessler and Jim Clifton are repairing Cottingham’s tenant house this week. Quite a number from here took in the I. O. O. F. picnic at Water Valley Saturday. Abe Bringle and wife attended the funeral of (.'has. Smith's baby, near Gifford, Wednesday. Newt Campbell bought a horse of Ike Kight last week and has rigged up to haul his own pickles to market. Rev. Allen preached at the M. E. church Sunday and administered the right of baptism to two converts. M. D. Karr and family returned from Peru Friday, where they have been for a couple of weeks attending meeting. Mrs. George Brohard returned Sat* urdav from her visit to Lebanon. Her mother came with her for a week’s visit. Jesse Fry sold his Odel stock of goods the first of the week to a Rose Lawn man, who moved the same to that place. Mr. Baxter of Rose Lawn, passed through here with his threshing rig on his way from Dr. Salisbury's place to section 30 en the Otis ranch.— Some good-for-nothing boys have busied themselves agatn this fall by throwing stones through the schoolhouse windows, nod tearing up things generally. There was a severe hail storm passed through here Wednesday afternoon docrop. It knocked oat 13 window glass for Jim Cox near here. Jim measured several hail and they measured over | three inches in diameter.

DUNNVILLE Hurrah Tor the future. Mesdamec White and Payne called on Mrs. Pfeil Sunday. Miss Mary Wilmington called on Miss Roberts last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilmington called on the former's parents Sunday. Quite a few of our people attended the Bohemian Picnic at North Jadson last Sunday. Marion Sands says be feels like a bird on the deep, or rather like a bird with a broken wing. Mr. and Mrs. John Behles of Illinois, visited the former’s folks here a few days days last week. J. B. DeArmond took seriously sick and for awhile it looked as if he could not survive. At this writing he has greatly improved. Trustee Maloney and Township Sena* tor Fitzgerald are reducing grass to hay, on the Dunn ranch. Uncle Issac used to be a democrat, you know. The corn in these parts looks gloriously good, thanks to the ideal corn weather that we have been having. Maybe we we had better thank the high tariff, it may have kept back a few cut-worms. Mr. and Mrs. Blue of Rensselaer, and brother Roy and wife of Wheatfield, enjoyed a few days of unmitigated joy on the banks of the Kankakee, fishing and frying fish. Miss Pearl Blue was also a member of the pleasure-seeking company. Quite a few of the young folks called on Trustee Maloney last Thursday evening and gave him a very agreeable surprise, it being bis birthday annniversary. All present declared they had a fine time. We hope that the year to come will bean enjoyable one to our trustee. A number of young people representing the cities of Chicago and Dunnville, ate supper with Mr. and Mrs. Morris McCulloch Sunday evening. We wern’t present but we know that they had an enjoyable time,, for we never put our feet under their table but what we left it with pockets full of crackers. Selah! Surely, girls are parables that can not be interpreted. A young man of our province went to a young lady's house last week to escort her to a social gathering. She informed him that she had not been invited but told hhn to go himself. Yea. she firmly insisted that he should go, bv himself. He wisely refused to comply, surrounded as he was by strange circumstances. The next day she told a lady that if he had gone, even after she had told him to, it would been his last visit to see her.

VIRdiE. Asa Leech did business in Rensselaer Saturday. Jasper Cover and wile visited relatives in Wheatfield Sunday. Rev. Shreeves filled his appointment at Wheatfield Sunday. Jack Reeder and family visited Henry Hochbaum and family Sunday. Corbin Swartz who has been attending school at Valpo, returned home last week. Mrs. Hibbs of Wheatfield, is visiting Rev. S. R. Shreeves and family at this writing. “How are your pickles?” is a common salutation made by friends meeting each other in our locality. Chas. Weisse and daughter who have been visiting at Remington for abont a week, returned home Saturday' Rev. Shoadv of Adams county, preached to a small but very appreciative congregation at our place Sunday. John Lintner and wife of Porter county passed throngh our place to visit their children in Fair Oaks and other picaes. Owning to the failure of W. B. Austin’s light plant our citizens were in total darkness Sunday evening, and as a consequence a couple of "galoots” seized the oppertunity to purloin a horse and buggy belonging to Levi Cooper. It is said that Levi followed them in hot haste and succeeded in locating his property at the home of an old gentleman in Fair Oaks who is said to possess two fair damsels, whose company the two miscreats were enjoying to the fullest extent.

Lee. O. A. Jacks was in Rensselaer Wed • nesday. Mrs. Clarence Carrothers is visiting her parents. Miss Iva Carrothers visited iu Rensselaer last week. 8. L. Johnson and family, Mrs. Sarah Hoover and son visited at Joe Wiljgt’s Bunday. Mr. Diamondstone of Watseka, 111., was out looking after his farm a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Greenawalt of Momence, are visiting their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Lamport. Mr.- and Mrs. Frank Summon of Hammond, came down Sunday on their tandem to see friends, returning dayMr. and Mrs. Greenawalt and children, Mrs. Lamport and children and Miss Iva Carrothen drove to Mooticello Tuesday;

Fine corn weather once more. Threshing is pract cilly over in this locality. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Tarman, Ajpg. to. , An addition has been built to the rear of F. A. Hicks'store. Mrs. Homer Hardy of Huntington, is visiting relatives here. Last Sunday was the record-breaker in point of attendance at Fountain Park this season. John Otl had a valuable horse killed last week from getting impaled on a picket fence. George Meyer, one ofourex-saloonists, has bought a saloon at Logansport and moved to that city. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Thompson of Valparaiso, visited relatives here last week and took in the assembly. The license of James Bilile f Remington's only remaining saloonist, expires next month, after which our town will be "dry.” "The Democrat contains more county news each week than all other county papers combined," is what Remington readers say. Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy and Mrs. Frank Hardy returned to Woodward, Okla., last week after several weeks visit here and at Rensselaer. Typhoid fever is epidemic here and at Goodland. At the latter place over 30 cases are reported while we have about a dozen cases.

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Emery of Jennings county and Mr. and Mrs. George Shaull of Wabash, visited fiiends here last week and attended the assembly. Merrill H. Fisher, “formerly of this place, was married to Miss Florence Swickard of Kansas City, Mo., August 6th. They will res.de at Alamo/ordo, New Mexico. NORTH UNION. The oats yield is very slim. Dan Wolf was out looking after his farm Monday. Amiel Stibbe will be the next saloonkeeper at Parr. Minnie Makus is talking ot going to Valparaiso to work. Henry Bronkey helped his father-in-law thresh Monday, Hattie Schultz .was a visitor at Paul Schultz’s Wednesday. Sandy has a good stand in with the girls in this neighborhood. Wm. Hartburg and Wm. Warren are building Paul Makus’ barn. Chris Schultz and wife were visitors at Wm. Schultz’s Monday eve. Kinehold Schultz and Henry Bronkey had a little scrap the other day. Amel Schultz says the hail plugged a number of watermelons for him. Martha Schultz was taken sick last week, but is better at this writing. Gus took in the dance Saturday night but was taken sick, and of course that spoiled his fun. Jacob Younglas has finished threshing in this neighborhood and has pulled for Dividing Ridge. Quite a number of young people of this neighborhood took in the dance at Mr. ana Mrs. Johns’ at Stoutsberg Saturday night. The severest hail storm that ever struck this vicinity came Wednesday afternoon, breaking hundreds of window glass and doing great damage to corn.

SURREY. Mrs. H. U. Thornton is on the sick list this week. Trevor Wilcox is taking in the sights at Niagara Falls this week. Threshiug is pretty nearly all done but the oats are very light. Babcock & Hopkins have loaded four cars of new oats at our burg. The workmen are at work erecting a fine new house for Hugh Brosnan. There is a lot of improving will be done this fall in the way of tile draining. The crop of apples are quite good in number but the quality isn’t very good. T. Berk of Chicago, is spending a few. days visiting his.cousin, John Lornegan, and family. You may imagine how funny people look after coming 10 miles after blackberries only to find them all gone. Mrs. Lewis Fleener writes back from Greensburg, Kans., that she found the folks well when she got home last week. Some of the Thornton family attended the funeral Wednesday of a child that Mr. and Mrs. Smith bad taken to raise of near Gifford. Jake Younglas says there is a man up north that can build a perfect straw stack. If there is any doubt of it he can produce the man. Mrs. L. M. Wilcox returned from a three weeks visit with her parents and other friends at Springfield, Ohio. Her sister accompained her home. The fine barn of Jim Lane's burned Thursday night of last week with all the contents—3o tons of hay, 800 bushels of oats, several sets of harness, machinery and other valuables. He was carrying $l,lOO insurance which will about half cover the loss. Cause of the fire is not known. The country people are wondering if they will be the only people that will be reported as being drunk during the carnival, as was the case at the Wallace show. If an agent or some one else comes out from town with too much slobber-tongue, so as to lose his way, we always put them on the best way for home and never advertise them. Read The Democrat for news.

WHEATFIELD. Mrs. E. T. Biggs is on the sick list. Ernest Biggs was in Kankakee Tuesday. 11 Mrs, F. J. Slight was over from Dunn's* Bridge Tuesday. Geo. Meyers of Rensselaer, was in town Wednesday, Col. Marble retuened home Sunday from Guff Port, La. Oscar Greve of Tefft, was a Wheatfield visitor Sunday. Harry Brown of Kniman, was walking around town Sunday. Jack Dodd of Kersey, was a Wheatfield visitor Monday. Everybody attended the Dunnville dance Saturday uight. G. 0. Stembel spent Sunday in Hebron with W. E. Sweeny, Mr. VanOrnstrand of Tefft, was in town Tuesday on business. Tommy Jensen went to Chicago Wednesday to buy goods. Miss Nelta Pruss attended a party at Tressmer’s Saturday night. Charlie Meyers made a business trip to Chicago the first of the week. Miss Floa Funk spent Sunday in Knimau with Miss Blanche Steele. Sam Remley drove over to North Judson Tuesday night on business. C. R. Peregrine and J. D. Dunn of D. V„ were in town Monday on business. Mr, and Mrs. Roy Blue went to Rensselaer Wednesday for a few weeks visit. William Holle, Johnnie and Gerald Hoile, of Kniman, were in town Monday. Thomas Adamson of Mattawan, Mich., spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. C. J. Hand,

W. A. Meyers of Shelby, and|Editor Bowie drove to Asphaltum from here on Tuesday. Miss Letta Coivm returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with relatives in Goodland. Mrs. James Swisher returned home Sunday after a few days visit with friends in Goodland. Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of Kankakee, Sundayed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Allen. George Swisher spent Sunday with his daughters in Fair Oaks, returning home Monday night. Earnest Biggs went to Glendora, Mich., Wednesday where he will be the agent on the 3-I. Baz Marble joined a party of campers at Water Valley Monday, returning home Wednesday, Henry Cramer and son of Grant Park, 111., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Greve over Sunday. Mrs. M. NI. Ocker spent Wednesday in Dunnville with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. W, Maiinon. Mr. and Mrs. Ai Jumper of Lafayette, moved into Mrs. Danche’s house on Byron street, this week. Messrs. Earl Pierce and Henry Pagel of Kouts, called on Misses Mary Lidtke and Belle Smith Sunday afternoon. J. P. Hammond and son Herbert returned home Monday after spending a few days in Remington with friends. Dr. P. R. Jones, who has been spending the summer at Will Grube’s, returned to his home in Ottowa, 111., Monday.

Herman Langdon returned home Tuesday after a two weeks visit with relatives in the southern part of the state. Misses Anna Lund and Lizzie Gilbert returned to their home in Chicago Sunday after a two weeks visit with friends in town. The ball game here Sunday between the -Pretty Boys” and the Gifford team, ended as usual —the score was 11 to 3 in our favor. Miss Bertha Swisher who has been in Lowell the past three months, spent the week with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. G. W. Swisher. Mrs. John Greve and daughter, Mrs. Francis Paulson, went to Chicago Heights Tuesday for a few days visit with Cklatives. Mrs. Minnie Norton and children of Chicago Heights, came Tuesday for a three weeks visit with her father, August Lidtke, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Paulson, Misses Mary and Anna Lidtke and Harmon Clark and family attended the I. O. O. F. Picnic at Water Valley Saturday. Rev. Charles E. Hickman of Ohio Falls, Ind., spent the week here with old friends. He preached Wednesday night in the M, E. church to a large and attentive audience. Mrs. Geo. Meyers of Rensselaer, Mrs. E. Denniston of Foresman, James Kennedy of Rose Lawn, and Perry Brown of Kersey, spent the Babbath with Mr* and Mrs. Ed Denistion. Earnest Hurt went to Demotte Sunday where he expects to be for sometime. It's certainly a great trial for C—, but we hope she will- will continue to bold out “faithful unto the end.” Early Tuesday morning, after first declaring their intention of not being seen in town until 7 o’clock that night, and, if they liked the job of working every day this week, Minnie, Belle, Flo* and Frances started for the pickle fields east of town. Who said they saw them about 9:30 Tuesday forenoon slipping up the back way to their respective homes? Bead The Democrat for news.

KNIMAN. Cyril Steel was in town on business Tuesday. Remember the dance at Wickiser’s Hall to-night. The Wheatfield cor/visited friends and relatives here one day last week. The News-Review cor. seems rather lonely since they have left him atone. The Wheatfield cor. visited friends and relatives here one day last week. William Gundy of Fair Oaks, visited his aunt Mrs. Wm. Holle, one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gifford and Nellie Wallace of Laura, witnessed the bail game Sunday. Misses Floa Funk and Blanche Steele spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Middlecamp. Misses Flo Funk and Blanche Steele spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Middlecamp. John Middlecamp, Lee Armstrong and Chas. Holle returned from Forsemag last week. Mrs. Hufty and Rosa Btanley visited friends and relatives at Mt. Ayr the first cf the week. Tommy and Jim Hanley of Chicago, are visiting their grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hanley. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith and Mrs. Asa Brown visited Albert Summer’s near Laura, Sunday. Since Chas. has left Rosa seems rather heart-broken. You have our heartfelt sympathy, Rosa. Those from here who attended the dance at Demotte Saturday night report a time beyond description. The ball game played here Sunday between the "Muck Itchers” and "Our Boys,” resulted in a score of 25 to ti in favor of the latter. Geo. Jacobs and Chas. Dubbs, the C. & E. I. agents, left Saturday for South Bend. Mr, Hufty, the former agent at Zadoc, coming here and Mr, Johnson at the latter place.

IN TIEMORIA/l. Sylvia M. Hurley was born May 23, 1878, m Jasper county, Ind., died Aug. 19, 1903, aged 25 years, 2 months, and 26 days. At the age of 14 years she united with the Christian church and has lived a constant member since, a period of eleven years. Thank God these relatives have a redeemed one awaiting them in the land of eternal sunshine and life. During Sylvia's last sickness she stated to the writer her trust in God and that she was prepared to go home. Sylvia-leaves a mother, three sisters, one brother aud a.host of friends to mourn, but with the eternaP*bope of the Christian. The funeral was conducted by the undersigned at the home, after which the remains were interred in the Sand Ridge cemetery to await the resurrection or the just . O how sweet it will be. In thattoeautiful land, With songs on our Ups, And harps in our hands. L. Byrd. The little adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Smith of nea* Gifford, died Tuesday and was buried Wednesday at 10 a. m., Genie Hazel Smith was born Dec. 31, 1902, and departed this life August 18, 1903. She was 7 months and 18 days old. Beckoning hands of a little one aee; Baby voice calling, O mother for thee; Rosy-cheeked darling, the light of the • home, Taken so early, is beckoning, "come." Funeral services were conducted at the home west of Gifford at 10 a. m., Aug. 19th, in the presence of many sympathizing friends, afer which the remains were interred in the Brown cemetery, to await the last call of the Master. Asleep in Jesus, pescefnl rest, Whose waking is supremely blest, Brv. L. Byrd.

FIVE PER CENT MONEY On well improved farm lands in this and adjoining counties. We can loan on two to ten years time, with privelege of partial payments of 1100 or more at any interest paying time. Money ready as soon as abstract is approved. Least red tape. No publicity Baughman & Williams, Attys. and Loan Agents, Rensselaer, Ind. OLD SETTLERS* nEETINO. There will be a grand rally of the Old Settlers and citizens of Newton and adjoining counties at Morocco, Ind., the loth of September, 1903, commencing at 11 a. m. Everybody is invited to come and nave a good time, After yon have heard the many old stories of the past you will go home feeling ten years younger. Bring yoyr baskets well filled. Dr. M. L. Humston, J. W. Oswald, President. Secretary. . ,