Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1904 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Col Griffith returned last week from a trip to Quito, Ark. Mrs. F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Mrs. Geo. Stoudt.

W. H. Coover of Boulder, Colo., was shaking hands with friends here last week.

Will Sharkey and wife of Chicago were guests of Joe Turner and family last week.

Miss Fannie Walker of Indiana Harbor is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Walker, at this writing.

Dr. Besser has been appointed on the pension examining board in place of Dr. Prough of Goodland, resigned.

Mrs. Post, the aged mother of Mrs. Wm. Turpening, died at the home of the latter on Wednesday evening of last week, aged 8i years. The funeral services were conducted from the house Friday afternoon and interment made in Remington cemetery. John Ulm has announued his intention of applying for a license at the January term of commissioners’ court to conduct a saloon in the McDougle room on Railroad street, formerly occnpied by James Billie. Remington has been without a saloon for the past year or more, having successfully remonstrated against every applicant. The outcome now is rather doubtful.

XOheci+field. Don’t forget the shooting match here, Dec. 24th. Frank Cox of Gifford is working here for John McGiinn. Clint Gundy of Fair Oaks visited here the first of the week. John Pettet of Walker was a business caller here Tuesday.

Come out and see a real Santa, at the M. E. church Saturday night, Dec. 24. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blue and son Phillip went to Rensselaer Friday evening to visit relatives. Mrs. Robert Bunch of Lacrosse spent Tuesday here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Grover Smith.

Laura Miller went to Momence Wednesday where she expects to work the remainder of the winter.

y©. Box supper at Queen City to-night. Preaching Sunday morning and evening. Earl Jennings was sick the first of the week. Jno. Stewart was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Richard Foulks, wife and daughter, spent Sunday with Peter Foulks and family,

Miss Mable Huston spent Saturday and Sabbath with her parents, returning to Aix Monday morning,

Miss Mable Huston, and Marion Robison of Hanging Grove, attended church at Palestine Sunday night.

Last Sunday morning Z J. McCashen fed his fattening hogs and returned in a short time and found one of the hogs dead.

Mrs. Frank Sutton and daughter

Christie of Missouri, are visiting their many friends and relatives here for some time.

Miss Veda Spencer and Miss Enn ■Williams and Perfect Spencer and Roy Williams spent Sabbath with grandpa Foulks and family.

The social and graphophne entertainment at Center was well attended. The prizes were given to Miss Nellie May, a china cup and saucer, as the most popular young lady, and to Albert Wood, a shaving mug. as the “ugliest” man.

Fair OaKs. G. I. Thomas transacted business in Rensselaer Saturday. William Piatt and family of Parr, visited his grandpa Keener here Sunday, Everything is quiet and news is very scarce this week in our neck of the woods, Mrs. Pearl Kight and babe went to Lafayette last week to spend a few weeks with relatives. The dance at the Kesler ball Saturday evening was well attended. Some of the boys had the usaal supply of “Old Barley Corn” on hand.

Barney Dewitt, who has been confined to his home the past two weeks with a sore arm, is some better at this writing. The big tires which have been raging on the Lawler and Kent ranches the past week or two, were put out Friday night by the little snow that fell.

J. G. Ligget, who has been down at Watseka, 111,, the past two or three months, cutting sawlogs, returned to Fair Oaks the latter part of the week. Rev. Elam of Rensselaer occupied the pulpit in the Christian church Friday evening. He will preah but one more sermon here, we are sorrv to say, and that will be in two weeks from that evening. We feel that the Rensselaer Christain people have made a big mistake in not keeping him there, ns he is a fine preacher, well educated and surely a good man. Mrs. Henry Wilson and two little bovs ranging from 3to 4 years old, who live on one of Bruce Moffitt's farms, came to town Tuesday to do some trading. She left the hildren in the buggy without tieing the horse and went in the store. The older child got restless and got out of the buggy and went into the store also, when the other child picked up the whip and applied ft to the horse which turned around and started for home. After the horse had run quite a distance it was headed off by Jake Spitzer, who, being a light foot, cut across a corner just- in time to save —no telling what kind of an accident. This will surely be a lesson to the lady.

Lonely 'Valley | Our snow was a welcome little visitor. Clara Keen visited her sister Thursday. Fred Karch was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. G. H. Comer of Asphaltum was a caller here Monday. Mrs. Nativa White went to Rensselaer Thursday on business.

E. T. Biggs of Wheatfield was a caller here during the week. Little Janice Nier spent Monday morning with her grandma. Miss Ada Huber is spending the week with her sister, near Asphaltum.

Mrs. Staddler of Owen county is visiing relatives here at this writing. Miss Anna Misch was the guest of Miss Edna Jessup Friday afternoon.

Clarence Gulbransen of East Walker, was on the streets of Lonely Valley Wednesday. Several young folks from here attended the social at Norway Saturday night. All report an excellent time.

We wonder if it is popular for every young lady to call on her best fellow to apologize? Jack, can you tell? Lou says when he sees the old lady Came in the room about nine o’clock he knows it’s time tor him to be going.

Col. Floats of San Pierre was at D. V. Wednesday on pickle business. The Colonel intends to plant eleven acres. It Pa Finney knew how far his son was away from home Saturday night he would certainly have been uneasy about him.

The box social at the Misch school Friday night was well attended. A good time was reported by all, especially "Skeet.”

We wonder which one sat up with Jack Saturday night after he returned from the social, his mamma or Bonnie? As we understand his arm was “out of place” all the way to Norway.

DunrvOille

Marion Sands is pressing hay in Porter Co., for Mr. Gramps.

Just because friend Gillam is wiqdy is iso sign that every one is thus afflicted.

It is reported that Lon Neese has purchased the team and implements of Oscar Graves.

Sol Allen and the 3-1 train went to Kankakee City last Tuesday on a Santa Claus mission.

Yes, we are going to have a Xtnis tree at D. V. A tine program is being prepared. Let all come and help make the exercises a successs.

Subscribers of The Democrat in the vicinity of Dunnville can pay any amount due us on subscription to Bert Vandercar, who is authorized to receipt for same. The Democrat. John Schriebef and family and Earl Pfeil will start for Washington state next Monday. We are sorry to lose them from these parts but, wherever they go, we wish them all the success possible.

Our friend, Samuel Leak, who has been out West for the past few years has returned to this climate with a highly developed opinion that Dunnville is the best place on this terrestrial ball. At present Samuel is assisting Hon. John Finn with his farm work. We wish to say for the especial benefit of the girls, that Samuel is still unmarried. We wish to announce to the people of Dunnville that our good friend, Mr.

Marion Albin and Miss Lulu Hayburst were united in marriage at the M. E. parsonage at Momence, 111., Dec. 8, 1004. They will make their future home close to Grant Park, 111. Their address is Grant Park, R. R. No, 2. In behalf of the people of Dunnville we wish them a long and happy life, full of agreeable surprises. We also extend to him the best wishes of the Modern Woodmen of this place.

Pleas't Ridge Snow is here. Mrs. William Berry was in Rensselaer, shopping, last Saturday. 'Miss Essie Kendall spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Dora English of Rensselaer. Thompson & Lawler have had shipped to them from Chicago 326 head of cattle to fatten. Quite a number of young people attended the medicine show at Rensselatr Friday and Saturday nights. Pleasant Ridge can boast of having the largest school in Marion township, there being 28 pupils in daily attendance. Clifford Parkison is doing a land-office business this week, buying corn for Babcock & Hopkins, five hundred and more bushels being shipped out daily. Ray and Harold Fidler and Roy Shtsler stayed all night with the former’s grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hendricks, in Rensselaer Friday night. Charles Murray and Mae Leech and Pearl Tanner of Rensselaer, and Pearl Mallatt of Fair Oaks, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Len Lefler Sunday afternoon.

June Shesler, eight years old, daughter of A F. Shesler, was kicked by a colt Saturday and a gash cut above the eye. It is hoped that nothing serious will result from the accident.

Vine Gro'Oe. James Torbet shredded corn Friday. We had quite a snow storm Friday night.

Mrs. George Cooper is quite low at this writing. Harry Gifford was seen in our vicinity Wednesday.

Harvey Myers is husking corn for Jay McMurry of Pine Grove.

The painters are painting E. P. Honan’s new barn this week. Jobu Hellengreen and sen Ed did business in Rensselaer Tuesday. Alma Hellengreen and Fred Steel spent Sunday with Chloe and John Torbet.

James Torbet and wife spent Sunday with Charley Jeukinand wife of Blackford. Bluford and Fiossie Torbet attended the party at Silas Tombs’ Saturday night.

Ed Jenkins, wife and baby spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends on Nubbin Ridge. The box supper was well attended at Mount Pleasant Saturday night. Miss Ellen Donnelly carried home the prize.

The friends and neighbors of Mrs. Geo. Daniels gathered at .their home Tuesday and “surprised” her. There were about forty or fifty present and a nice’time was bad.

Blue ~fea. Sallie Rishling started to school Monday. Mr. Stewart was at McCoysburg Wednesday. Henry Beaver was a Monon goer Sunday. Elmer Clark was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. Eyeryone has a bad cold in our part of the country. The chimes of the Xmas bells will soon be ringing. Mrs. Henry Beaver, who has been sick all fall, has not improved much. John Roberston will leave for his new home in Minnesota before long, w*r understand. / Box social at Queen City wfhool tonight. Every one come anci have a good time. / The snow we had last Monday night makes us think of winter/ It is the first snow that has staid op this winter. The box sociaHft Center school Saturday night was a grand success, Miss

NeHie May receiving the prize for the most popular young lady. They had a prize for the laziest man but the right one did not get it. We will stick up for you, A , this time.

Virgie Elder Shreeves went to Kniman last Sunday. Preaching at Kniman every two weeks by Elder Shreeves. Sunday school every Sunday at half past ten. Everybody invited. We can say with our sister town, we are coming to the front in the way of improvements. O. A. Yeoman is building an addition to his house. James McColly is doing the carpenter work and Sax Geesy the mason work. If you want any work done in the way of blacksmithing, call on John Petty of Virgie. He guarantees all work and prices reasonable. Wheh you wish to have shoes mended call on our village shoe cobbler, Wm. Petty. He also mends harness or anything in that line of business. Lewis Harrington has been making frequent drives over to Kniman. There must be some attraction. That is all right, Lewie, but you must be careful, for Levi Cooper is following pursuit.

There will be a union Christmas tree at the Virgie school house, Christmas eve. Come out, every one, and help to make this one of the finest trees in Jasper Co., “A tree is known by its fruits.”

Lost, between the M. E. church at Kniman and Elmer Poyers, on last Saturday evening, a telescone containing ladies, wearing apparel, amounting to S4O or SSO worth belonging to Grandma Shields, The finder will be rewarded by leaving same at either of the stores at Kniman or at Elmers Poyers.

.... . TL Asphaltum Wm. Hershman bought a tract of land Dom B. J. Gifford last week. Some of Patrick Daly’s friends are visiting with them at present. The box social at the Norway school Friday eve was a success. They took in $50.00. » B. J. Gifford is buying all the ties he can get, as he is going to push his road through to Chicago, we understand. Rev. Elam Murphy preached a good sermon at the Christian church Sunday his text being, “How can we be Still?” Walter Linton, the well known corn husker and tiler, will get through husking corn for Wm. Hershman this week. His best day’s husking was last week when, he started to the field at 6 o’clock in the morning and quit at 4 o’clock p. m., He had shucked, weighed, and scooped 133 bushels of corn. He also took 20 minutes time for his dinner. Mr. Linton can, (without scooping) husk 150 bushels of corn in a day, where the corn is good.