Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1904 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

John Tharp and George Stiller went to the Kankakee Sunday, fishing. J. W. Stokes of the Marion soldiers home is visiting his sons, Ed and Muncie. Ed Sutherland, who has been superintending the Kent ranch near Fair Oaks, has moved back to Remington. Mrs. Maude Helvie of Christiansburg, Ohio, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bowman of this place. Mrs. Andrew Hicks and Mrs. Anna Banes and mother returned last week from a visit with relatives in Canada. John Ott, wife and daughter Daisy, Will Ott and wife, Mort Bennett and Charles Burling took in the St. Louis fair last week. Mr. Ralph Brooks and Miss Opal Stanfield, an estimiable young couple of south of town, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stanfield, Sept. 22. The Democrats of Carpenter township are requested to meet with Township Chairman Harner, at Remington, Saturday evening, Oct. 1, at 7 p. m., for the purpose of organization. A full attendance is desired. Recent births: Sept. 13, to Peter Parks and wife, a daughter; Sept 20, to Fred Beyers and wife, northeast of town, a daughter; Sept. 20, to Titus Cary and wife, a daughter; Sept. 22, to Carey Milner and wife, twin boys.

Dunn'Ville. George Turner was at St. Joe Sunday. Isn't it strange that some calves like others corn fields the best. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hilliard called on Mr. and Mrs. James Timmons Sunday. Arthur Will. Mae Witt and your correspondent were at Whealfield Monday. Misses Nora Belcher and Hulda Will of Momence, visited friends here Sunday. Mrs. Shirer and Miss Minnie Frazier visited friends South of Wheatfield last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Belcher of Wheatfield visited with the former's parents Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilmington and amily Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs, Jerome Nelson. Emmons Miller, who is working at South Bend, was a guest at theSchrieber lotel last Sunday. Quf.e a few of the Wheatfield and U. v\ young people were boat-riding on the <ankakee Sunday. Messrs. J. D. Cooper and William "itzgerald departed for Rensselaer Monlay, the former to do jury work and the atter on other business. ! When a person declares that he is a vbale, we can expect that he will lay laim to other highorcaflutin honors as he wheel of the future revolves. ! Joe Axelson of Chicago, visited at the jlehles residence Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Axelson is an admirer of the D. V. People and their beautiful country. The Misses Anna and Maggie Behles nd brother Charles attended the golden redding of Mr. and Mrs. Teit at Routs, ist Sunday evening. They report a ne time. Jesse Collins, who has been working jr George Ketchmark, in Walker tp„ i>r the past few weeks, came home Satrday. Mr. Ketchmark will complete is large ditch contract in a few days. Trustee Clark of Wheatfield attended unday school at D. V., Sunday in the terest of the Sunday School Associaan. Mr. Clark gave a very interesting Ik on the work being accomplished in at line. Omar Wilmington and Miss Hazel erath, who received liscense on the ugust examination, will begin school Rxt Monday. Mr. Wilmington will be Htiooed in Walker and Miss Hearth in Biion tp. ■The ladies of the D. V. school have ■d a division in the pompadour Hestion. One faction declares that the ■mpadour style is the only style really while the other faction is in Hvor of parting the hair in the middle. Hie contention however is carried on in Hriendly manner and is a real benefit Hm an oratorical standpoint. In order ■be neutral, we would advise all marHgable boys to shave their heads, so as Ht to run any danger of being run into harbor of bachelorhood. HWith his anger keyed up to the busts' point and his suspenders tied to his with a piece of binder-twine our of Gillam gets upon the stump of Hsumption and declares that he is the Hale or big fish of the country, the real of the whale that housed for three days. His declaration ■s made in language peculiar to the That is, he hid it under a He piece of language. By calling me fish, he of course implied that he a fish of the large class. As I deny I am a fish, and can prove it by [Hee wise men, our friend Gillam stands in the man fish class, as he has delved in regard to himself. good friend, the East Walker |Hrespondent, in an extended article in |H last week’s issue, saw fit to attack HH D. V. base ball nine in a very cruel |Hnner, without first learning the reason they didn’t play the Walker boys a pH' weeks ago. The reason the boys Hed to come was that two of the playgHwere called away the Saturday beSH on business that could not be postgHed, thus making it impossible for the

nine to come with the original members, which was the contract entered into by the management of both clubs. As to the $25, the boys had it and would have put it up as a token of their faith in their ability. VVith the best feelings toward the Walker boys we make the above statements.

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■ School started Monday. Mrs, Amy Bancroft visited with us Tuesday. Mrs. Lyon and daughter Lola called on us Friday. Jessv Stanley of Round Grove, visited here Monday. Orph Lyon and son Desilver were Kouts goers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cavender of Dew Drop visited here Tuesday. Mrs. Alyea of Hebron visited Sunday with Mrs. H. Downs. Wm. Mulfley and Henry Needham were Kouts visitors Monday. Flarl Snickenberger attended the carfliVal at Rensselaer last week. A. J. Bush and wife were business callers at Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. H. E. Bush visited Saturday with Mrs. Josie Cannon of Kouts. Mrs. Amy Bancroft and son Charles visited Wednesday with her parents at, Hebron. Harry Margison and John Donley attended the dance at Kouts Saturday evening. John Donley and sister Laura and Nellie Blatchlie attended Sabbath school here Sunday. Miss Nellie Blatchlie visited Sunday afternoon with Miss Laura Donley at Willow Glen. Your correspondent spent a very pleasant afternoon at Willow Glen Sunday enjoying the graphophone music and boating. William Muchler, who is attending college at Valpo, and aunt, Mrs. Flemming, visited from Friday until Sunday evening with his parents. Sunday School so far has been a grand success. The coming quarter will begin with James King, Superentendent; Wm. Finney, assistant; Cora Finney, Secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Chas. Noakes teacher of bible class. As we were absent we do not know who the other two teachers are.

East WalKer Mrs. A. Meyer was a Dunnville goer Saturday. Herman Burger took rn the sights at St. Joe last Sunday. Wm. Jasperson transacted business at Wheatfield Monday. Paul Filion of Asphalt um, is cutting corn for A. Meyer this week. Mrs. Wrn. Reinhertz and son Harry were Dunnville callers Monday, Miss Carrie Jasperson called on Miss Sadie Gulbransen Saturday afternoon, Mrs. K. Gulbransen, and daughter Edna, were Wheatfield visitors Saturday. Mr. Wolfe of Chicago, visited \vith Mr. and Mrs. A. Meyer the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Wilmington and family of north of Dunnville, Sundayed with J. A. Nelson and family. Miss Clara Gulbransen returned home Saturday evening after visiting with friends at Rensselaer for some time. Arthur Laßerge went to Michigan City the latter part of the week, to spend a few days with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wesner and son visited with the former’s brother, Wm. Wesner and family of Gillam, last Sunday.

South Jordan Miss Myrtle Putt spent Wednesday night at the home of Nate Keen. Henry Timmons and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harris. Miss Lola Iliff spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wortley of West Jordan. The Cain brothers called upon their uncle Nate Keen, one evening last week. Miss Kate Michaels and Miss Lola Iliff were Rensselaer callers Thursday evening. Mrs. Winifred Gaunt, with her sister, Mrs. Rose Kelly, attended carnival Thursday. Several from this locality attended the carnival at Rensselaer on Thursday of last week. Miss Myrtle Keen spent Tuesday night of last week as the guest of Miss Myrtle Putt, Mrs. Timmons and family of East Jordan spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Timmons entertained the latter's cousin of Kansas, the greater part of last week. - Mrs. Nelson McCoy called at the home of her mother Mrs. Chailes Pattee, of East Jordan Friday.

Mrs. John Putt of Newton county, called at the homp of her son Arthur on Wednesday of last week. Elmer Patrick, who has been employed at the home of his uncle Wm. Straight,of near’Goodland.has completed his work and returned home. Messrs. Eck and Gaunt, with the Cain brothers, have postponed their ditching for this week on account of church which is being held in Remington,

Mrs. VV. F. Michael and Mrs. Rose Kelly, who is visiting relatives and friends in this community, spent Friday and Saturday night with Mrs. John Kelly. *

Fair OaKs. The work on Mat Karr’s new honse is moving along slowly. We had a very heavy wind and thunder shower Sunday eve. Carl Wilson of Chicago Heights, was down on business Sunday. There were but 20 tickets sold here for the excursion to Chicago Sunday. Alex Leech, wife and two littleboys of Rensselaer, visited Tom Mallatt’s Sunday. Everything is very quiet and news scarce in our neck ol the woods this week. Waller Dewees and family of Harrison county, visited in and about Fair Oaks last week. Stephen Morlan moved out of the Fry property, Friday, into his newly purchased property. G. I. Thomas and Newt Camphell loaded a car load of wood for A. D. Washburn, Tuesday. Rev. Holiday, the new M, E. minister of this circuit, preached his first sermon here Sunday at 3 p.m. Ed Southerland, who has been work-, ing on the Thompson & Lawler ranch the past year and a half, moved back to Remington this week, and William Tanner took his place.

Virgie.

James McColly attended lodge at Parr Saturday night. Wm. Wilcox and wife of Aix visited Wm. Ridenour and family Sunday. Jay Williams of Rensselaer, is building a new barn on his place one-half mile south of Virgie. Jasper Cover of Wheatfield came over Sunday to view once more the famed haunts of his childhood. Henry Hochbaum made his annual trip to Chicago Sunday to visit his brother, Fred Hockbaum, who is a resident of that city, Geo. Cover, Jr„ is unloading a car load of lumber which he purchased of G. O. Stembel of Wheatfield, and expects to erect a new barn yet this fall. Henry Real who has been sawing with his mill for the people in and around Parr, passed through our place on Tuesday for his home near Crown Point. John McElvane has purchased a new Speucer hay press and anyone wanting any kind of hay squeezing done will find John a tip-top man for the business. Henry Snow of Barkley township went to St. Joseph, Michigan, on I. I. & I. excursion Sunday, and from that place he expects to go to Bangor, Mich., to look over a farm with .a view of purchasing. Jacob Keener and wife of Fair Oaks, who. by the way, are among the very oldest settlers of northern Jasper, visited relatives in Virgie Sunday. Mr. Keener settled on a tract of land near this place in 1555. Miss Deliah Hahn, the able and efficient secretary of our Sunday School, resigned that position on account that she expects to spend the winter elsewhere. Miss Elennor Florence was properly installed in the position. Last Sunday F. E. Babcock, editor of the Jasper County Democrat, accompanied by a train load of Giffordites, passed over the northern portion of our county Sunday on a pleasure excursion to St. Joseph, Mich. It is needless to add that the editor set an exampie worthy of the emulation of our*Gifford friends by coming home perfectly sober, though it must be admitted that the atmospheric conditions were considerbly out of joint. [We were not chaperoning the Giffordites, brother. Had we been we should have tried to have kept them "from taking on so mudh “lake water.’’ Ed.]

So. Jiebvton Mr. Paulus went to Chicago Sunday. Mrs. Bringle was at Mr. Pauius's Monday. Little Stevie Brusnahan is on the sick list this week. We had quite a siorm in this locality Sunday night. Gertrude Paulus was a Rensselaer caller Monday. Carey Carr was at Joe Kendall’s Monday on business. Frank Tebo was the guest of Charles Gasaway Sunday. Tom Brusnahan was a Rensselaer caller Wednesday. Miss Rosa Snow was the guest of Mrs. Gasoway Tuesday eye, Frank Brusnahan was at Mr. Shipman's Sunday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bringle and neice were at Jesse Bringle’s,Sunday. Mrs. Shipman and daughters took grapes to the college Tuesday. Mrs. W. B. Yeoman and children were guests of James A. Powell Sunday. Miss Nettie Elijah was the guest of Miss Laura Yeoman Tuesday night. Mrs. W. L. Bringle went to Fair Oaks Thursday, returning home Saturday. Lenme Brusnahan and Clyde Williams were at George Markin’s Sunday. Charles Grant and Mildred Shipman attended the reception of the former’s brother. Garland Grant. Bruce Stevens and,Miss Inas Sunderland were seen passing through this vicinity Sunday evening. Mr. Richardson from Okeene, Okla„ was the guest of Miss Mary Brusnahan from Saturday until Tuesday.

Cen. BarKJey. J. W. Marlatt was a Chicago goer Sunday, Lizzie Torbet is working for Mis. Garry Snedeker. John Lewis is cutting corn for J. W. Marlatt. Sunday School was well attended at Canada Sunday. Ora Wiles and family visited Wm. Gratner’s Sunday. Mrs. James Snedeker is on the sick list at this writmg, Ancel Potts and family visited Abe Arne and family Sunday. All the children are preparing to enter school, Monday, Oct. 3. Horatio Ropp and family took dinner with John Pullins’ Sunday. Mrs. Samuel Ott of Kansas is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Elizabeth Michael and Viola Reed were Rensselaer goers. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Snedeker and son William, visited Wm. Snedeker’s .Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Cooper and children took dinner with her mother, Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Sunday. Glenn Baker has again got back in our vicinity, and Lue says she is as happy as a May flower. Bert Duggms, Agnes Potts, Custer Baker and Viola Reed attended church at Brushwood Sunday night. Fred and Arthur Robey were seen in this locality Sunday. I wonder what the attraction is? Probably Ethel can tell us. Mrs.’Taylor Haukins and baby who have been seriously ill at the home of her father T. M. Haniford, is slowly improving. Remember the preaching services at the Christian church at 3:30 every Sunday. Let all come out and make it a success. Hello! Lizzie. Say you want to tell that “huckleberry,” as you call him, the road the next time, and maybe he will get there in time.

XO heatfield. Bert Vandercari of D. V., was in town Monday. John Tilton Jr., was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. County Surveyor Price was in town Weduesday on business. A number of the young people spent Sunday at the Burrows Camp. Nellie Wallace of Laura, spent Sunday with Mrs. Minerva Swisher. Mrs. J. P. Hammond and children were Rensselaer visitors over Sunday. Mrs. Gertie Knapp and children of Chicago Heights, are visiting relatives here. B. E. Funk was in Walkerton and Kewanee Monday and Tuesday on business. Mrs. M. M. Ocker and children spent the latter part of the week with friends in Chicago. Misses Clara Parker and Mary Goetz Saturdayed with their parents near Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Blue of Rensselaer visited Saturday and Sunday with their son Roy and wife. Myrtle Larson returned to her home in Harvey Wednesday after a three weeks stay at the Gilbranson home'. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Paulsen and Carol Gilbranson attended the wedding of- Mr. Paulsin’s sister .Minnie, Wednesday at Harvey. Lura Morris, who has been visiting her. cousins, Herman and Beatrice Langdon for the past week returned to her home at Knightstown. Saturday evening Carl and Nettie Gilbranson entertained, at the former's home, about fifty of their friends with a china shower in honor of Mary Lidtke and Earl Pierce. Many beautiful presents were given to the young couple as a token of their respect and love. At ten o’clock refreshments consisting of cake, fruit and iced tea were served after which the guests went to the city hall and enjoyed themselves in dancing and various games until a late hour. The wedding of Mary Lidtke and Earl Pierce was solemnized in Valparaiso. Monday. Both young beople are well known here and will be greatlv missed in the young peoples circle, Everyone extends best wishes for their future happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce will reside in Kouts.

Vine Gro'Ve Fine weather after the rain Tuesday. Nearly all the schools opened Monday. Mrs. Arthur Armstrong and baby are doing tine. Everybody attended the carnival last week and report a fine time. The pickle factory closed last week with a great many pickles. Frank Hayes and son are making sorghum molasses this week. Frank Haves and wife ate watermellon Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wells. Miss Mae Hayes spent Sunday night with Miss Bessie Myers of Blackford. Edd Hornickle was the guest of his friend Sunday night, on Nubbin Ridge. Will Nuss and Art Armstrong are repairing the Independence schoolhouse. Miss Anna Lane of Surrey, is working for Mrs. Elias Arnold of Cozy Palace, this week. Miss Torbet spent three days last week with her sister, Mrs. Cralie Cragun of McCoysburg. Roy, Maggie and Flossie Torbet of Independence, spent last Wednesday night and Thursday with Eddie and Bessie Ropp of Rensselaer.

Charley Hopkins and family of Cozy Pslace, ,spent Sunday with Mr. James Torbet and family of independence.

| Gillam | Tom Logan bought a fine black colt of Jas. Blankenship last week. Ed Rockwell and wife took dinner with Cecil Culp and wife Sunday. John Blaze and wife visited with the former’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Blaze, Sunday. Mrs. Rogers is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ad. Parkison, at Rensselaer, this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson and Mrs. George Johnson spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Sarah Biaze. Tom Logan and wife and John Culp and Miss Sallie Rogers were guests of Jas. Blankenship and wife Sunday. XOest “Barkjey Hurrah for West Barkley. We had some severe storms and rain this week. Glen Baker returned home from the west last week. Charley Reed and wife called on John Marlatt’s Sunday. Ruby Gratner called on Della Hanniford Wednesday afternoon. Lizzie Gorbet and George Ropp called on Mr. Lemna Sunday afternoon, Isaac Walker’s barn was struck by lightning and destroyed Sunday night. Custer Baker and Viola Reed attended church at Brushwood Sunday evening. Carl, George and Grover Corbet spent Saturday night and Sunday with Frank Lemna.

Mr. and Mrs. Garry Snedeker and son, William, spent Sunday with James Snedeker near Pleasant Grove. Mrs. Florence Snedeker and Lizzie Gorbet spent Wednesday with the former’s parents, Horatio Ropp's. Say, Agues, do you know if a 5 Byrd gets its feathers very wet it will drown? and you must take care of your Byrd hereafter.

Isaac Lemna and family who have been visiting friends and relatives at Piper City, Illinois, for the past two weeks, returned home Friday. George Ropp says he has not yet caught the party who took his gold watch and chain Saturday night, but he hopes to some day, if some other fellow does net get “her,” and her father don’t object.

~/'c. America. Lewis Beaver was in McCoysburg Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. Wood was in Rensselaer Monday. G. L. Parks, trustee, was in this place Monday. L. B. Joserand of Monon, was in this vicinity Tuesday. Quite a number of teams are engaged in ditching on the Saltweli ditch. Geo. Beaver had the misfortune to lose one of his horses last Sunday. Miss Robison of Benton Co., is visiting her uncle, Jno. Robison and family. J. J. Clark is moving his house to the piece of land recently purchased of Mrs. Larsh. Mrs. Effie Underwood and Mrs. Rosa Johnson were in McCoysburg Tuesday afternoon.

Miss Mabel Huston went to Aix to teach in the primary grades, first, second, and third at that place. Z. J. McCashen and wile and daughter Miss Etta, and Mrs. Geo. Foulks visited near Foresman with Alva McCashen and wife last Sunday. New matting has been purchased for the church and a number of ladies met last Thursday afternoon and cleaned the floor and windows.

Jno. Robison returned Monday from a trip to Dakota, and seemed well pleased with the country and thinks of buying land out there. Our schools all opened last Monday morning with the 'following teachers: Queen City, Ed May; Center, Miss Nellie May; Lone Star, Miss Lizzie Luers; Banner, Miss Emma Goodrich, of Wolcott.

Lonely Valley R. Smith is seriously ill at this writing. Lewis Shirer was in our vicinity Thursday. Mrs. O. Jumper visited with old friends here Sunday. Mrs. Fred Karch did" shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. Myrt Price of Rensselaer was here on business Wednesday. John McGlinn of Wheatfield drove through L. V. Monday. Miss Clara Huber spent Sunday with her sister, near Asphalium. Emma Miller attended the party at Gulbransen’s Saturday evening. Henry Meyers and family spent Saturday with relatives in Rensselaer. Girls, if you don’t believe the sorrel colt can run, ask Mynnye and Ada. Butler looks so lonely and sad since Sunday. Wonder what's the trouble? Mrs. G. Henderson and daughter, Nelda, were visitors at Mr. Asher’s Sunday. Elmer Wesner, one of East Walker’s champion ball players, drove through here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith of north of Wheatfield, Sundayed with the former’s parents at this place. Jim says there's no place on earth he loves to go any better than to parties, but he always forgets the date. Miss Lottie Stawson returned to her home in Illinois. Tuesday after an extended visit with relatives here. Love Asher, who has been visiting relatives in Owen county for the past two weeks, returned home Saturday. Wednesday being Mrs. P. Hodge’s birthday, a number of her friends came in Wednesday evening and gave her a pleasant surprise. The evening was indulged in playing games till a late hour, when ice-cream and cake were served. Those present were:

Misses Edna Jessup. Bessie Biggs. Ada Huber. Susie Jessup. Ettie Hunsicker. Bonnie Biggs. Minnie Karen, Emma Miller. Sadie Gulbransen. Florence Neier. Lottie Stawson. Clara Huber.

Messrs, James Keen. Butler Asner. Burl Biggs. Andrew Knapp. David Wesner. Jack Smith. Charlie Cline. Clarence Gulbransen. Henry Karch. Elmer Wesner. Willie Knapp. Burl Asher.