Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1904 — Jasger Count Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Jasger Count Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Nelson, Pec. 12. Mrs. W. J. Morris of Redlands, Cali., is visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. J. I), Rich of Brook, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rich here last week. J. M. Ott and party left Monday for St Petersburg, Fla., to spend the winter. I. W. Jacks has returned from Coats, Kan., where he has been for the past year.

H. Paxton was called to White Cloud, Mich , last week to paint and decorate a church.

John Burger was out from Huntington last week, looking after property interests here.

The Aaron Julian farm has been sold to Sutton Bros, for SIOO per acre. It contains 120 acres.

Henry Mischer has purchased a 122 acre farm near Converse, Ind., paying #7O per acre therefor. v Dexter Jones, wife and daughter Pearl left last week for Palm Beach, Fla., where they will spend the winter. C. A, Balcom and Mrs. James Gilbert were called to Ohio, 111., last week by the death of their brother, William Balcom.

Robert W. Irwin, a former resident of near Remington, died at his home near Klondike, Tippecanoe county, aged about 84 years.

Lem Shipman recently resigned as secretary of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association, to take up duties of auditor of Benton county. W. R. Pierce was elected secretary in his stead. John Younker has sold his 160 acre farm southeast of town to Fred Goss at $92.50 per acre, and has bought 450 acres of improved land within two miles of Fargo, No. Dak., paying $25,000 for same. He will move to Dakota soon.

V alma. All schools are out for the Christmas vacation. Dan Hopkins called on his best girl Sunday evening. Chas. Leavel of Wabash is visiting Miss Mae Norman at present. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nichols spent Sunwith Mr. and Mrs. Ed Walker of Center. Horatio Ropp has been hauling corn to town, taking advantage of the good roads. Charley Lewis of New York, and Ike Lewis of Bloomington, are expected home to spend holidays. Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hopkins spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bud Lewis of this place. Several from this place and also some from Center attended the box supper at Newland Saturday night. All reported a good time.

Bert Duggms spent Saturday with Agnes Potts. Suppose Bert will smooth all the troubles over. But we think he will get left—lke is at home. The spelling school at Burnstown was well attended. It was a regular old fashioned spelling school. Burnstown got the name of being the best spellers, Nellie Schroer being the best.

Fair OaKs. Health is generally pretty good here at present. Miss Helen Zea came home from Remington Saturday to spend holidays.' John Sellers, the saw-mill man, has rented and moved into the Fry property this week.

Our schools were dismissed last week until after holidays and <he teachers are attending association this week. We are begining to have some oldfashioned winter. The mercury dropped down one degree below zero last week. Chas. Snow, who has been out in Minnisota the past two years, arrived here Thursday evening. His health is very poor, hence his return. Can Manderville sold his lunch business to Bob Lyda Monday, and on Tuesday Lyda sold out to some other man whose name we did uot learn as yet. Miss Ethel Arnold, who has been at Morocco the past two or three months with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Holly, came home Sunday to spend a week with her mother.

Rev. Holiday occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church Saturday evening and

Sunday at 3 p. m. He will begin a series of meetings here in three weeks from that date.

W. E. Moffitt and Sam and Vera ThomtOh returned from their prospecting trip in the west, Thursday evening. Euos did not buy, but Sam and Vera invested in a good sized farm in the Red River Valley. .

Wheatfietd. Christmas exercises at the M. E. church tonight. Willie Prust spent the week with his cousins at Gifford. Teachers of this township attended Institute at Rensselaer this week. Manda Funk and Erank Cox visited Sunday with friends in Gilford. Goldman, of Valparaiso, was a business caller here the first of the week. The Gundy children of Fair Oaks, spent the week here at the McGlinn home.

Mrs. White and daughter Ollie of Dunnville were in town shopping Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Rose Chatman of Kankakee visited a few days the first of the week with relatives here.

Mrs. Dahncke visited a few days this week with her son Henry Dahncke and and family at Gifford.

OBITUARY. Loye Lester, son of George and Fannie Clark, was born in Jasper Co., Ind., Sept. 10,1898; died in Wheatfield Dec. 21, 1904, aged 6 years, three months and 11 days. Little Lester in company with his mother made a visit to see his grandmother at St. Mary's, Ohio, going Nov. 2 and returned Thanksgiving day. While on this visit he was taken sick. The mother came home with him, and a physician was called. The child was stricken with pneumonia and all the medical skill of the physician was to no avail. Though his suffering was intense, he bore it with all the patience and innocence of a child. The funeral services were conducted in Wheatfield, Dec. 22, by Rev. Sebring of Medaryville. The body was laid to rest in the Wheatfield cemetery. Our darling boy has left us. Left us here to weep and mourn, Gone to live with Jesus, In that eternal home, But we again will meet him, When life’s fitful dream is oe'r; There to live with him forever. On that fair and radiant shore. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and help through the sickness and death of our little son Lester. George ANp Fannie Clark.

Asphaltum Don't forget to hang up your stocking to-night. Miss Btella Record, is on the sick list this week. Mr. Jno. Hutchinson, is recovering from a slight stroke of paralysis. Oliver Hershman, is home from school, for his vacation. We wish our Editor a Merry Xmas and plenty of roast turkey. A. D. Hershman and family .called 011 F. M. Hershman’s Sunday. Miss Floia Hershman is attending institute at Rensselaer this week.

Charley Linton of Bangor, Mich., is visiting friends and relatives here. Bert Linton and famiiy, will spend Xmas with Mrs. Linton's parents at Flora, 111. W. Linton and Miss Sadie McNerney, leave for Bangor, Mich., Friday to spend Xmas with Mr. Linton’s parents.

Don't forget Sunday School at the Christian church, next Sunday at 10 o’clock and services at 2:30. Bro. Elam Murphy, pastor. A boy who lives about 4 miles east of here by the name of Jno. Duncan, accidentally shot himself Saturday Dec. 17. He died Dec. 19. He and his father were out hunting, the boy kneeled to get a rabbit out of a box trap when the gun was discharged, cutting through one ot his hands, entering below the heart and lodging at the shoulder blade.

McCoysburg W. R. Lee went to Rensselaer Wednesday. Fred Arnott of Newland was here the first of the week. J. R. Phillips let the grip get him, he has been quite sick tor three or four days.

Richard Foulks went to Monon on business Wednesday. Willis Lutz is staying in MpCoysburg again, after a visit in Rensselaer. Jim McDonald made a business trip to Kokomo during the hrst of the week. Milrov English was shredding corn in our neighborhood last week and the first of this week. W. R. Foster and family are going to spend Xmas with his parents near Delphi. It will be a family reunion, as the family have not all been together for nearly five years. Arthur Gteenlee and Gay Besse got into a little fracas in Rensselaer last week. Mr. Greenlee will have to stand for his share of the consequences but the other lad has cleared the State line before this writing, we understand. A big dance is scheduled to take place at John Sommers’ next Friday at noon and last until Saturday morning. They say it will be the largest dance that South America has had for a number of years. Everybody is invited.

West 'barKley Misses Ruby and Ethel Gratner called on Viola Sunday. Lizzie, you want to tell him not to bite so hard next time. No wonder Bert got left. Agnes knew that Jack was coming. Mrs. T. M. Haniford called on Mrs. Frank Snyder Sunday. Miss Loise Parr of Oklahoma, is visiting her cousin, William Gratner, this week. George Ropp and George Pullins visited Garry Snedeker Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Snedeker called on Horatio Ropp’s Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. L. Nichols and daughter Lura called on Mrs. Horatio Ropp Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis visited their son Bud Lewis of Valma, Sunday. Some one ask Roy Snow when he is going to Chicago and what he is going for? Della Haniford and Ruby Gratner called on Mrs. Horatio Ropp Tuesday afternoon. Miss Rae Haniford is visiting this week at her brother's, James Hanifords’ at Gifford. Tommy and Jimmy Shook are visiting this week at their grandfather's Mr. Charley Pullins’. We wonder if the Center correspondent went to Jerusalem last week, and if Valma went to find her? Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shook of Rensselaer, visited the latter’s parents, Mr. Mrs. Charley Pullins, Sunday. The Wells brothers took a wagon load of young folks to the social at Newland Saturday night. All report a fine time.

Miss Della Haniford, who has been staying with her sister Mrs. Taylor Hankins of Gifford, returned home for a short visit.

Rev. J. M. Elam preaches his farewell sermon at the Valma Christian church Christmas day. Everybody invited.

The surprise on Mrs. Charley Walker ot near Gifford was a grand success there being a large number of people there and all report a fine time.

Removes the microbes wmcn impoverish the blood and circulation. Stops all trouble that interferes with nutrition, That's what Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 85 cents. Tea or Tablets. A. F, Long.