Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1904 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Fetooland. Will and Bert Lee were visitors here Sunday. Abe Airy of Gifford did shopping here Saturday. Thos. Hullihan of Riverside, is visiting here this week. Glenn Baker of Valma, was a Newland caller Sunday. Chas. Newland is working at the refinery in the oil fields. Mrs. Dennis Brooks visited friends at Laura over Sunday. H. E. Gifforcf"and family spent Sunday with Geo. Beedy and family. John Richmond of Pleasant Grove was here on business one day last week. Roy Hurley and family have been visiting friends around Blackford for the past week. Neal Johnson has moved here from Idaville, White Co„ and will work for Harry Gifford. John Alsers and family will movo to DeMotte one day this week where he has a good job on one of Hack's dredge boats. Henry Toomires and B. J. Gifford met in Rensselaer Friday and settled their case that was to be tried in Kentland this week. T. M. Callahan is building a new addition 14x120, which will make quite a little more room. This will make his store 60 feet long.

florth \7nion. Duck hunting is in season yei. The German Lutheran church held services on Easter Monday. Amel Stibbie is working near Parr. He must like Parr’s city air. Most farmers are thinking of commencing plowing in a tew days, as spring is opening. Something must up —Julius Hass went home on a visit for easter and missed a whole day on his place. I wonder what is the matter? Minnie Makus is planning to go to Valpo., to Pinney’s, but as yet she has not left. Minnie, don’t cry, you’ll see Pinney by and by. But what will Hulda say?

Cen. "BarKJcy. Church at Center again next Sunday night. Aaron \’ore was a Newland visitor Saturday. Ancil Potts was a Rensselaer caller Monday. People in this vicinity are preparing to sow oats this week. Leon Lewis has gone to Chicago to take a business course. Messrs. Viola and Laura Reed attended church at Valma Sunday. Miss Rnby Gratner was the guest of Miss Agnes Potts Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Vore spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ora Wiles, of near Valma. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis and Harve Lowmari and sister Maggie were the guests of Wm. Potts' Sunday.

~fo. erica. | Jacob Johns is on the sick list. Peter Foulks was at Rensseiaea Monday. Mrs. George Wood was a Lee goer Saturday, Cady Untftrwood raised a windmill last week. William Barlow transacted business in Lee Saturday. Born, Friday April i, to Mr. aud Mrs. Lewis Beaver, a son. Miss Veda Spencer of near Wolcott, visited relatives here. Thomas Spencer spent Monday afternoon with William Culp. Mr. and Mrs. Schaafsman visited Mr. and Mrs. Boone Sunday. Mrs. Maggie Foulks and son Earl, did shopping in Monon Tuesday. William Barlow and son jess were in McCoysburg one day last week. Creighton Clark spent Friday night with; Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. William McDonald spent the latter part of last week with Milroy friends. Min Mary Foulks and Min Susie McDonald of McCoysburg spent Sunday here.

A few people of South America added a new hitch rack to the cemetery last week. Glenn Huston of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Carey Huston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank May of near Remington, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Clark. Thomas Iliff purchased art army musket last week. We have not been able to learn whether he is going over to Japan to fight or whether he is going after the ducks. The Baptist church has received a new supply of song books and is well pleased with them. There is Sunday school every Sunday morning at ten o’clock and preaching every other Sunday, by Rev. F. Morrow. Next Sunday being preaching day every one is cordially invited.

Surrey. Hugh Brusnan has fifty acres of corn to husk yet. How are you going to pay your taxes, they are so high? Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton have a very interesting story to tell of their wintering in the South. We were pleased to hear from the different correspondents last week —195 items and not one word of discord. Next stop is 8t Louis. Buildings under headway now: John Younglas, a barn; A. F. Long, a farm house; D. S. Makeever, an implement shed; Charles Parks, a kitchen. Ed Stall, the reliable windmill agent, was in our burg and sold three mills, and would have sold more but there wasn’t any place to run the water to just now. Will Yeoman was in this end of the township looking after bis prospects for the nomination for trustee, and went home well pleased over the bright prospect he has here.