Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1905 — Jasper County Gleanings [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings

NeWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Remington. MMINOTON N. H. TIM■ TABU. <A'l. | THAI NH. _ | WEST. 6:10 n.m. | Mall and Passenger 9:3*a.m. 9:88 a.m. I Local Freight 12:42 p.m. 11:38 a.m. I Mall and Passenger 3:M p. m. 7:35 a. m. | Passenger (Snn.o’ly) 7:38 p. m. O. E. Lucas has moved on a farm near Ft. Wayne. J. W. Phelps was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. J. W. Harris who recently had a sale, is prepairing to move to Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Taber are visiting friends near Bluffton at this writing. Guss Hoops, a former bartender of this place, is in a hospital in Logansport with a broken leg.

Recent births: Feb. 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Sharkev, a daughter; Feb. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Locke, a daughter. George Hargreaves was a passenger on the Coal Road tram that was wrecked near Brook last week, and was brused up somewhat. M. H. Groves moved to town last week and occupies the George Jones property on the corner of Maine and Michigan streets. John F. Kelly will have a public sale at his farm in Jordan township, 4 miles north and 4 miles west of Remington, on Monday Feb. 20, after which he will move to Remington. Good land Herald: Alferd Elmore, of Remington, has purchased from the trustee in bankruptcy the Gilman frame building adjoining the Kent brick, the rumored price being $1,400. It will be occupied by Blanchard Elmore with his cigar factory. Charles Stebbins, a former well known citizen and poineer resident of Goodland where for many years he was engaged in the saloon business, died at his home in Watseka, 111., last week aged 85 years. The remains were brought to Goodland for interment. Samuel Babb died recently at his home in Akron, Ohio, aged 86 years and it months. He had sustained a fractured hip, the result of a fall on the icy pavement, which hastened his end. Mr. Babb was born in Bucks county, Pa., Ms rch, 1818, and came and settled in Jasper county, Ind., in 1853 and had lived here for more than half a century. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter.

Monlicello Journal: Mrs. Josie Blood, an angrl of doubtful reputation, and Barney Hopkins, her sidepartner, both hailing from the classic glades of Remington, were given lodging at Hotel .Stephens last Saturday evening on the strength of being found drunk and disorderly. Clerk Gridley imposed a fine of five dollars on each of them with the usual frills in the way of costs. Lacking the necessary legal tender to square themselves in the eyes of the law, bed and board was furnished them. Wednesday’s Journal: The husband of Mrs. Josie Blood came over from Remington Monday, paid her fine and took her h. me to her child. The couple, are not living .together on account of some of her escapades in the past but he did this for tht sake of her child and the old time regard. Pretty Mias Nellie Hascomb, Omaha: 1 owe my good looks and health to Hollister's Kooky Mountain Tea. Have fully regained my health. Tea or Tablets. 85 cents. A. K. Long.

QaK. Gro-Ve .. lyfff ' ■ ft Hurrah for Oak Grove! Thomas Parker called on John Price a tew moments Tuesday. & Jimmv Davis called on Verna Shi oyer of Independence Sunday. Frances Marion and family spent Sundav with Mr. and Mrs. Tanner of Gifford. Chas. Shroyer, wife and son Elmer of Independence, visited James Britt and family Sunday. A sled load of young people of Independence attended church at Parr Friday night. All enjoyed the ride. Ica Parker returned home Monday to stay. She had been working for some time for Mrs. George Cooper of Independence. You may be poor or wealtny. Just as your fate may be, But if you are unhealthy, Take Kooky Mountain Tea. A. F. Long.

Fair OaKs. David Winslow moved into Carl Wilson's house last week, Mrs, Arthur Powell of the Kent ranch, visited Mrs. James Clifton Saturday. Mrs. C. A. Gundy spent a few days last week with relatives at Wheatfield. Rev. Holiday occupied the pulpit in the Christian church Saturday evening. John Wiseman of near Kniman visited at Tom Mailatt’s a Jcouple of days last week. Oscar Hurley contemplates going back to bis claim in North Dakota in a few weeks. Mrs. Orth Graves and babe of Morocco visited her father and brother here the latter part of the week. There was a big sled-1 *ad from here attended the dance at Henry Wilson's Saturday evening. They report a good time. . Mrs. Ike Thomas and Mrs. Abe Bringle took a sleigh ride into the country ooe day last week and took dinner with Mrs. John Carder. We are having abundance of cold weather and snow these days. The snow is drifted worse now than it has been for twenty years.

We noticed a little article in the last week’s Republican where it gave the county superintendent's testimony in regard to the conditions the schools were in in diflerent parts of this township. It states that we have just as good schools in the north part as they have in the south part. That's all right, but we don’t think he knows how we had to do to get them. We had to go right down to Barney with iron-clad petitions to get them here.

Asphaltum Walter Hergbman went to Rensselaer Sunday. Samuel Robinson of South Bend, has sold his interest here in the oil field. The refinery again has changed its mind and is being torn down at present, getting ready to move out. The thermometer ran as low as 22 below zero Monday morning at this place. Very few stirred out except tj bring in an arm-load of wood, E. E. Hershman went home Tuesday morning Irom here, on account of bis little girl getting her arm burned, and who was also sick. Mrs. J. R. Hershman has been taken to some of her relatives at Medaryville, to lessen the shock to her caused by the death of her son which happened ten days ago.

Dunn-Vilte Miss Estelle White, who was quite sick last Sunday, is better at this writing. We are havin/ a little condensed coldness up here, but yet we are gloriously Alive. Mtsdames Carmack and Wright of Starke Co., called on Mrs. Vandercar last Saturday evening. Messrs. Howard Wyhant and Joe Fenzil were callers at the White residence Sunday evening. George Sands is able to walk a little. We are glad that George is progressing so rapidly toward perfect health. The public sale of Mr. Timmons' last Friday was not very well attended, owing to the inclemency of the weather. Mr. and Mrs. Sleight and family who have been enjoying the balmy air of the South for the past few months, returned last week.

George Belcher, Jr., and family has moved into his boyhood home, where he intends to live the coming year. George is going to try farming again. By request of our M. E. pastor, the ministers who are holding a series of meetings at the D. V. schnolhou se, occupied the M. E. pulpit here Sunday. Ferrel White received a letter from his parents, who moved to Oklahoma recently, in which they speak in glowing terms of that country and its prospects. VVhen you get a bad cold make and take two pounds of medicated taffy. It is a sure cure just as a dose of buckshot, rightfully applied, is a cure for leprosy. Miss Leona Finn, the good-natured school ma'am who is wielding the ferule in Gillam tp., visited with her parents here last Saturday. At the expiration of her school term she intends to attend the Normal school at Valpo. Prof. Howard Wynant made a “professional call on Prof. Lee Fisher last Thursday, to see if they were tollowing the same direction in applying the balm of education. After a brief examination into the school work as being carried out by Mr. Fisher, Howard exclaimed that he and Lee were treading in the same path, toward the same ideal. The party organized as a surprise on Miss Ethel Fisher last Thursday evening was a success notwithstanding the coldness and deep snowness of the evening. To say that she was surprised is a tame expression of a real fact. Ow ing to a peculiar circumstance, we was not able to be present, yet we wish her many returnes of such pleasant surprises.

Ayr Cold weather still prevails. Mrs. T. H. Hurley does no,t improve much, Mrs. Louise Parker is on the sick list this week. Miss Florence Davisson is visiting friends south of Rensselaer. Victor Comer of Parr spent Sunday with his parents and best girl. Alpha McCurtain spent Sunday with his brother Ike who stays at Charley Reed's.

Trustee Harvey Davisson purchased a new bell for our school last week. Mbs Mable Huston spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Milroy township. Ask Dali and Bob how the snow drifts were located Thursday night, or, rather, their sleigh. Emmett Hopkins is the owner of a new buggy, sleigh, and a fine horse to drive to them. On account of bad weather the rural mail carrier did not come Saturday, Monday or Tuesday.

Mrs. Samuel Potts has been staying at Mrs. McCurtain's at Parr, attending meeting for a few days. Bob shows bis grit all right; the weathei never gets to bad for him. It's a test of true love to be sure, Bob. There will be a spelling school and ciphering match at Aix school house house Fridav night, Feb. 24. Everybody come.

Miss Gertrude Scott and Newton Sunderland of McCoysburg, spent Saturday and Sunday with the former's parents north of Aix.

Vie as't Ridge Thompson & Lawler shipped three car loads of cattla to Chicago Monday night v Misses Freda Lawrence and Edith Strickfaden Suudtyed wiih Lou Harmon’s. Mrs. William McConahay and her little daughter Gertude visited friends in this vicinity last week. Ray and Floss Kenton spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mason Kenton’s, northwest of Rensselaer. Clifford Parkinson returned last Wednesday, from Wichita, Kansas, where he bad been visiting relatives. County Supt. Lewis Hamilton and trustee Charley Stackhouse visited Pleasant Ridge school last Thursday.

The house that has been vacant so long at the Ridge is now occupied by the newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lowman. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Harmon entertained their neighbors Saturday night at their home one mile northeast of Pleasant Ridge. The evening was spent in playing Flinch and cards and having a good time socially. About the hour of eleven o’clock the guests were invited to the dining room where supper was served, which consisted of oysters and crackers, pickles and bam-sandwitches. coffee and cake and pop corn and candy. Everyone had a delightful time and pronounced Mr. and Mrs. Harmon first class hosts.

East Vernon

Fritz Smith called on J. W. Johnson Tuesday. The little son of C. E. Firebaugh is quite ill at this writing. Miss Mattie Farris, who has been ill for some time, is slowly improving. Miss Leona Finn visited home folks at Dunnville Saturday and Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. George Maddox visited with their son Joseph Maddox, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Record and daughter Stella, called on Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison Thursday evening. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Guert Guild of Medaryville died Sunday and was buried at Independence Tuesday, at io a. m. Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Farris who have been visiting relatives in Washington and Oregon for some time, returned home Wednesday morning.

XO heatfield. E. T. Biggs was in Rensselaer Thursday. Grand mask ball in Remley's hall, Feb. 22. Emma Miller spent the week with Kniman friends. John Greve was a business visitor in Rensselaer the first of the week. John Tilton of Rensselaer visited over Sunday here with his family. Mr. and Mrs. John Biggs attended the funeral of Ed Roush, Mrs, Biggs' brother, at Roselawn Sunday. Mrs. M. Gundy, who had been visiting at the McGliun home, returned to her home in Fair Oaks Saturday. Don’t fail to patronize the Japanese social to-night, given for the benefit of the Pythian orphan's home. Misses Caroline Johnson and Carol Gilbranson spent Tuesday evening caring for the sick child of Mr. and Mrs. .Warren White at Dunn's Bridge. ■ The joint institute of Wheatfield and Kankakee townships and Wheatfield town was held at Tefft Saturday. County Supt. L. H. Hamilton was present.

Lonely 'Valley Cold, colder, coldest. News is scarce this week, Fred Hamblin took dinner with us Friday. E. Huber visited with relatives in Gillam over Sunday. ( Miss Emma Miller was the guest of friends in Kniman Saturday. Love Asher and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Nate Keen. We wonder if mamma’s black-eyed boy has returned that glove yet? says one of her smiles is enough to kill peaches while in blossom. Miss Miller of Chicago is visiting with her parents here at prese it. Matt and Chris Zimmer attended Mr. Hand’s sale in Gillam tp , Monday. Miss Florence Neier visited Sunday with Misses Della and Nellie Knapp. The smiling face of Brn. Dive, of East Walker, was seen driving through Lonely Valley Saturday. Will Hodge, who his been working in Kansas for the past year, is visiting with his brother Perry at this writing. Owing to the bad weather the other evening failed to fulfill his appointment. But he took the sleigh ride just the sime.

Omar Smith contemplates moving near Kniman in about two weeks, and Mr. Holser will move on the farm vacated by Smith. Our good-natured friend, Gillam, happened to a very bad accident the other evening. While in the act of hunting he was kicked in the head by the forefoot of a rabbit, but is recovering rapidly at this writing.

| Gillam | ~ Wanted—less snow and warmer weather.

Grandma Rodgers is quite sick at this writing.

Several people of Gillam are on the sick list this week.

Fred Hamblin of Brook is visiting J. Blankenship for a few days.

Mat Zimmer and son Chris attended the sale on the Gillam Zimmer's farm Monday.

Disappeared, two weeks ago—the Lonlev Valley correspondent. We wonder where? "■<

S. E. Huber visited his daughters, Mrs. G. H. Comer and Mrs. Jas. Blankenship, Sunday and Monday.

Ad Parkison and wife of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Rodgers, who is quite sick. Elder Byron Hagle, wife and daughter Vesta of Morocco visited the latter part of last week with Jas. Blankenship and wife.

The protracted meeting which has been going on for the past three weeks at the M. E. church closed Sunday night with eight accessions who were baptised at the church Sunday.

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