Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1905 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

Lonely 'Valley

Perry Hodge was a Gil lam goer Friday. Hello, San Pierre, send Gillam a little more chewing gum. Mr. Bradberry of Asphaltum was a caller here Tuesday. A few from here attended the ball game at Asphaltum. Harry Neier of Bradley, IIL, spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Miss Laura Miller of San Pierre spent Sunday with the home folks. Rev, Kuonerr took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lou. Shirer Thursday. Mamie and Alga Walker were guests of litttle Dessie Hodge Monday. Sister Center was in town Tuesday enquiring after the “sweet William*.’ Will DeArmold and Geo. Frazier of Tefft through this locality Bunday, John Meyers and family of Kniroan visited with relatives here Sunday. A few L. V. “kids” have been busy this week trying to tame mosquitos. Ask if she can tell the difference between baking powder and talcum? John Witaker and E. T. Biggs of Wheatfield were in this vicinity Friday. Miss Ettie Clark of Baum's Bridge was the guest of Miss Florence Neier Saturday. Farmers here are greatly delayed in planting corn on account of too much rain. Lilly Karch, who has been attending school at Rensselaer, returned home Saturday. Jacob Francis went to Blue Island. 111., Monday for an extended visit with relatives and friends. Will Shirer and wife and daughter Loleda of East Walker took dinner with relatives here Sunday. Misses Anna, Barbara and Rosa Misch, Edith Miller, Florence Neier and Etta Clark called on us Sunday. Bessie Biggs, who has been working in Kankakee for the past two weeks, has returned borne. . Earnest Biggs returned to his wdrk in Mississippi Monday, after a two weeks visit with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Keene and family of Wheatfield spent Sunday evening with the former's sister, Mrs. L. Asher, Jas. Smith and lady love were out riding Sunday evening, Jim looked as happy as a humming bisd in a rose busb. Henry Misch says there are to many good looking girls in this vicinity tor him to spend every Sunday all by his "lonesome.” We would advise that Wheatfield Center lady to watch out, for Jay was over as far as the northeast corner of L. V. Sunday evening.

San Vierre

Hurrah for the Japs! Bear the hen cackle for the sake of the eggs, Joe. Admiral Toga said “yes, sir,” and that is what he did. " Messers. Cannon and Howard visited the Starke county capital Saturday. Ollie says nobody’s sweetheart is simply sour, but Mr. Kane is a type of sweetness, Alozo Cooper, who has been sick since February with a complication of diseases, is gradually improving. Admiral Royestvensky fleet may be compared to Holmes’, “One Horse Snay" “All at once and nothing first, just as bubbles do when they burst.” Fred Bogs came all the way from German to hear his intended sing those songs that would cause him to awake and he assured of the spring time. Miss Stickley, the primary teacher of the San Pierre schools who has a very painful carbuncle on her neck, went to Walkerton Thursday to have it treated. Mr. D. V. says he agrees with Sunnyside as ttrkisses being in the confectionary line, but if he has to take the choice between kisses, straw berries and cream be would take both. The D. V. pen pusher ate strawberry short cake with San Pierre Sunday. We find that D. V. has an appetite like an aligator, landed in the middle of a sixteen inch pie and completely walked off with it. This may sound a little fishy but nevertheless it is true; Messers. Noah and Henry Gingrich who put down a number of posts for a fence a few days ago were somewhat amazed when returning to complete the fence that the post had all been blown out by some unknown factor. In all of the historic pages of the developement of the human race have we yet learned what incentive would cause two young ladies to attend a German Sunday school and then listen to a three hour German sermon, and not being able at all to understand a single word of the language. Perhaps Fred Bogs could tell us.

East Vernon

August Brietenbaugh visited Joe John* son Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. dnlem Long spent Sunday with Mr. Hall and family. Henry has a new |>uggy, and Stella is smiling as sweetly as of old. Miss Leona Finn and mother were calling at Theo. Phillips' Saturday. Miss Gertie Caster ts visiting her sister, Mrs. John Resh, of Gifford this week.

Mr. Hall bad his hand bady mashed Monday, while working at the tile mill. Stella Record and Rosa Johnson were shopping in Medaryville Saturday afternoon. , *» Miss Daisy Ramey has a music class of very promising young ladies in our vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Waymire called on Mr. and Mrs. William Wesner Sunday evening. A large number from here attended Decoration day services at Medaryville T uesday. <* x" Agnes Phillips and Rosa Hattie {oh nson were calling on Mr. and Mrs. fall Sunday evening. The ball game at the oilfields was well attended Sunday, Wheatfield won the game by a score of 5 to 3. Miss Odessa Posey and Mr. .Oris McCollough of southern Gillam left Tuesday for the glorious west. Let us all attend the children's day exercises at the Christian church of Asphaltum Sunday evening, June 4. Since East Vernon school is out we get our mail a half to three-quarters of au hour earlier. Earl looks awful lonesome. Our South Walker friend was mistaken last week when saying I was in Asphaltum. I haven't been in that celestial city for some months.

Gillam

Farmers all busy. Jerry Miller called on Greely Comer Friday. Mrs. Culp did shopping in Francesville Monday. Uncle Bennie Goldsberry went to Francesville Monday. Mrs. G. H. Comer visited Mrs. Blankenship Tuesday afternoon. Homer Smith and wife took a drive through Gillam Sunday afternoon, The dredge on the Zimmer farm is working now; it crossed the road the first of the week. John Parker of East Vernon, and son of Parr, called on Mr. Coiner Sunday. Larkin Logan and wife and Ed Rockwell and wife took dinner with Cecil Culp and wife Sunday. Aa Monday waa a rainy day, Dr. Smith went to town and bought a new two-wheeled eultivator. He thlnka we will have nice weather after while. Hello,-8. P. always wipe the mud off you ahoes before you klek a gentleman. Now you know that you are the one that haa been dealing out soothing syrup and chewing gum to the ladies and after they eat the syrup and chew the gum they give you the “G. B.” Now that your heart has a deadly wound and so has your pocket-book you feel very badly about being left to dance alone. Would say I never buy friends with gum or anything else.

!'Blue Sea

Rain, rain, rain. Mr. Bresler was a Wolcott goer Monday. Ezra Clark is helping Mart Sommers plow this week. Miss Belle Clark spent Saturday with Mable Cowgill. Jet Bresler spent Sunday evening with Earl Saidla. Baptising will beheld Sunday arterpreaching services. Linley and Dana Rishling attended church at Lee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks called on Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla Saturday. Missea Cora and Perlie Becker took dinner with Chas. Saidla and wife Sunday. Frank Sommers spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister, Miss Anna Murphy, near Surrey.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

F. R. Curtis of Bluffton was here last week. Miss Gertrude Gray is visiting friends and relatives at Forest, 111. Arrangements are being made to celebrate the 4th of July here this year. Misses Mary and Tammie Rousch are visiting in Trafalgar and Windfall this week. Dr. Raineer of Brookston has formed a partnership with Dr. Pothuisje and has located here. ....... —_ Mrs. Isaac Westfall of Stone Bluff is visiting relatives and friends here at this writing. Dr. A. H, Littlefield of Clarion, lowa, is visiting his mother and brother Charlie here at this writing. A son was born May 22 to Mr. and Mrs. W. Richards of Watseka, 111. Mrs. R. was formerly Miss Nellie Traugh of this city. Dr. Traugh of Goodland has become an enthusiastic autoist, and our people who remember the enthusiasm with which Doc. entered the bicycle craze a dozen years ago will sympathize with the people ofGoodland during his present aberation. Oxford Tribune: The peopleof “Rimington" will regret Tim Harrington’s visit to Oxford last week. He drove the full sister to Dan Patch a few times around the track and they'll all have to hear the full story of her going so fast that his hair stood up so straight that it pushed the hat off bis head. If you want a pretty face and delightful air. Rosy cheeks and lovely hair, Wedding trip across the tea, Put your faith in Rocky Mountain Tea. Sold by A. F. Long.

Jieboland.

John Richmond was a Pleasant Grove visitor Sunday. T. M. Callahan was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. Henry Dahancke was at Medaryville Saturday on business. R, M. Hurley, our blacksmith, will move to Gifford this week. Miss Hattie Nichols did shopping at Rensselaer one day last week. Mrs. Russell is visiting her son, James Russell, west of Pleasant Grove this week. John Halladay and wife and daughter, spent Saturday night with relatives at Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gifford of Bradley, 111., spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. The steam shovel and pile driver of the C. & W. V. R. R., is building bridges and filling the washout south of here this week. Tired out, worn out woman cannot eat sleep or work; seems as if she would fly to' pieces. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes strong nerves and rich blood. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets, at A. F. Long's.

~/o.

Mrs. Frank May called on Mrs. John Tow Monday. Commencement to-night at the Milroy Baptist church. Miss Maty Owens is visiting Henry Beaver and family. Frank Coghill and James Blakemore were Wolcott goers Tuesday, Do not forget there will be preaching in the morning and several will be baptized immediately after preaching. Peter Foulks and Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Underwood and Misses Ella and Pearl Ehatman were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Belle and Clell Clark, Mabel and Orliflf Coghill, Chas. and Etta McCashen called on W.C. Huston’s Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks, Charlie and Etta McCashen and Mabel Huston, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver. . Mrs. William Ctilp was called to the bedside of her father who has been seriously ill at the home of his son, James Stevens, of Gillam, last Saturday. Makes digestion and assimilation perfect. Makes new red blood and bone. That’s what Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. A tonic for the sick and weak. 85 cents. Tea or Tablets. Sold by A. F. Long.

So. flebvton

Mrs. Hough visited Mrs. Wright Monday. Fred Powell was at J. A. Powell's Tuesday. Mrs. Lydia Stevens is sewing for Mrs. Geo. Bill. Ernest Ramey called oil Estle Markin Sunday evening. Philip Paulus had a nice cow killed by lightning Monday. Mrs. Allie Potts called on Mrs. P. Roberts Friday afternoon. Minnie Lebold and Ona Shindler were guests of Christenia Floch Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shindler and Mrs Stevens visited W. L. Bringle'* Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pierson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sunday. Misses Mary Brusnahan and Mildred Shipman visited Christenia Floch Saturday evening. Ross Bringle of lordan to., visited relatives in and near Fair Oaas from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Bringle and neice Christenia Floch visited Mrs. Bowers and daughter, Lillie Friday aftarnoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brinele and son Merle visited Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Briugle in Jordan tp„ Sunday. Mrs. F. L. Yeoman from Hibbard, Ind., is visiting her parents this week, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle. Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith and children from near Goodland, and Miss Mary Brusnahan from near Parr, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shipman and daughter Sunday.

Tine Gro*)e.

Preaching at Independence Sunday afternoon was well attended. Rev. Vandercar broke tyead with James Torbet and family Sunday. There was a large attendance Decoration day at the the Prater cemetery. Rev. Levi Byrd spent Sunday with Frank Hayes and family of Blackford. Laura Switzer and Belva Gilmore took dinner with Bessie and Ed Ropp Sunday. Tom Tanner and wife of Gifford spent Sunday with George Daniels and family of Independence. Bluford, Roy and Flossie Torbet attended the surprise on Miss Belle Walker of Valma Saturday night. Miss Janie McCleary of Rensselaer spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Sarah McCleary, of Independence. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and daughter Flossie attended Suhday school and church at Brushwood Sunday. Verna Shroyer and James Campbell of Independence broke bread Sunday with Alma and Harry Hellengreen of near Rensselaer.

Lee

T. P. Jacks was in Rensselaer Wedday. Harry Clawson was a Wolcott goer Tuesday. Harrison Carrothers spent Tuesday in Rensselaer. Dr. John Hanson, of Monon, was in this vicinity Tuesday. Marion Hanna, of Francesville, spent the week with Albert Hanna. Iva Carrothers, who has been sick for some time, is able to be out again. Harry Clawson and Albert Hanna were Remington goes Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hanna spent Sunday with friends at Francesville. Charles Olgesby and family, of Winamac, spent Sunday with Mr. Williamson.

Baum's “Bridge

Dan Doon of Kouts was in these parts Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ocker were through here Monday. Desilver Lyon was a Wheatfield goer Saturday. Levi Miller and wife were Kouts goers Saturday. Mr. V. Blatchlie and son were Jasper callers Friday. Maggie Lane of Kouts is working for Mrs. Hershman. Miss Lola Lyon spent Saturday with your correspondent. Frank Downs was a Hebron visitor a few days of last week. Oh! M—, did you send that kiss to De Motte for Lawrence yet? Al. Crawford and wife of Boone Grove were through here Sunday. Les Stanley is reported to be very dangerously ill at this writing. Jesse Stanley of Hebron visited over Sunday with the Bush family. Nathan Keen of Lonely Valley, called on the Muftley brothers Tuesday. We would all like some genuine summer weather with a little less rain. Wm. Arndt, neices and friend attended Sunday school at Wheatfield Sunday. Frank Rex, daughter and friend of Hebron, were Jasper callers Saturday. Jesse Stanley is getting to be an artist at hair dressing, especially ladies' hair. John Donley wps over from Willow Glen Monday, with the same old smile. Nellie Hayes visited Saturday nifcht and Sunday with the B. B. correspondent. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreath and son ate ice cream with R. H. Morehouse and family Sunday. Wm. Muffley says he ate nine pounds of fish for his supper Sunday night. My, how fish hungry he must have been. We understand a Wheatfield Center rig was seen last week containing two fishing poles and three suckers, and being lonesome they returned to Wheatfield Center.

Nellie Hays hastened to Roselawn Monday as she recently received a dispatch statihg the severe illness of her mother. There are two young ladies in this vicinity who are learning to plow corn. The first steps they took were up the cultivator tongue.

Dunn*) tile

Aaron Timmons was a Judson caller last Tuesday. Martin V, Bands was a San Pierre goes last Monday. William Wilmington took dinner with your correspondent Saturday afternoon. William Fitzgerald and family called on Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Maloney last Sunday. Misses Anna Jasperson and Emma Wills took teachers’ examination at Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. White were at San Pierre last Sunday morning. They spent the rest ot the day the home of Mrs. White’s. A few of the young people went out to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Nelson last Saturday evening and had a very pleasant time. I. D. Dunn is building another house in the last part of town for our section boss. It makes us glad to see new houses going up. When you hold a team of ponies you must not get excited. It would be a good scheme to take along a side-saddle in case of an emergency. It you wish to partake of some of the finest ice cream made, go to our restaurant. You will find Mr. and Mrs. Treichel are the most obliging people in the country. Miss Anna Behles, who has been doing dress-making business in the oil fields for the past few days, arrived home last Friday. As a dress maker Anna has no peers and very few equals in this county. Poetry is the song of speech, which declares the passion of humanity. We all have our preference. Our friend of San Pierre regards the poem entitled “The Miller’s Daughter,” by Tennyson, the masterpiece of the poetical world. The decoration day exercises held at Wheatfield Tuesday afternoon were a grand success. All connected with the program did exceedingly well. The address by Prof, Blue was excedingly good, and the singing by the choral club was very good. W. H. Leedy, grand secretary ol the grand lodge of the Indiana I. O. O. F., will address the people at the Wheatfield opera house on the evening of June 9- To this meeting all are invited. Come out and hear the principles of Oddfellowship explained.

We had the pleasure of eating dinner with our good friend, the pen-rammer of San Pierre. We discussed everything discussable and cussed everything cussable, after which we went out to the strawberry patch and surrounded a large amount of strawberries. Dunnville is going to have a band. The work of organizing has begun and in a few days the work of preparation will be completed. Those that wish to join must make their application between the 3rd and loth of June. You will find application blanks at the depot. The Kankakee township commencement will be held at the M. E. church in the evening of June 7. A good program is being prepared. At the conclusion of the program the ladies of Dunnville will give an ice cream supper on the church lawn. The proceeds are to be applied on the pastor’s salary. Let all come out and partake of the frozen joy, and thus help in a good cause. The cork-leg colonel of San Pierre who is also hatching eggs on a very small scale, has given us * a name which lie thinks is very applicable. Say, can you expect a chronic proposer who is afflicted with a malady called gate-swinging, to get anything right? Of course you can’t. He has often tried by fair and foul means te impress on our mind that he makes his living with his head. Say, don’t you know it makes us smile when we remember that the wood pecker does, too.

Are we going to have a celebration at Dunn’s bridge the 4th of July? This is a question that affects all of us. We surely ought to have a celebration as we have an ideal place for it. We have here all the advantages that any town around us has. plus a whole lot of extra ones, that they cannot duplicate. In the face of this shall we refuse to listen to the demands that are heard everywhere, that we celebrate again at Dunn's bridge? We have just as good business men as can be found anywhere. Let them make a move and thus put the project in motion, and they will find that they will be assisted by an innumerable company that no man can number. Whatever Dunnville undertakes to do, it does on a grand scale. That has always been the history of the place. As we have often said. Dunnville is the home of original ideas. It is the only place on earth where modern ideas are coined. Last Saturday forenoon as Messrs. George Mueller, Frank Slight, Samuel Seegrist and your correpoudent were working the roads, the subject of music was brought up iu a conversation and the effect that it has on people was discussed very thoroughly. In order to see if music increases a person's capacity for labor, we went to the river in the afternoon and brought up to the place of work Mr. Mueller’s one hundred dollar phonograph and kept it going in the afternoon. To show that it was a help, me make this statement: In the forenoon we hauled twenty loads of dirt; in the afternoon we delivered twen-ty-»ix loads. Never in the history of the world—which is 6,000 years old—was the work on the road done, accompanied by music. To say that supervisor Nelson was satisfied is giving a fact in tame language. Mr. Mueller intends to fasten his phonograph on his launch, so thosii that ride in his river automobile can have the pleasure of listening to some of the finest music on one of the best phonographs in the county.

Fair Oafo.

Tom Mallatt is having an office built near his livery stable. James Gwin of Monon visited his sister, Mrs. P. H. Zea, here Sunday. Miss Pearl Mallatt is spending the week with Mae Leech in Rensselaer. Too much rain and too many mosquitos. We have 16 oz of them to the square inch. There was only about a dozen tickets sold here for the excursion to Chicago Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gundy transacted business in Rensselaer the latter part of the week. Miss Carrie McCay came home from Kirklan Sunday and spent the day with here parents. Mrs. Burns, after a week’s visit with relatives here, returned to her home at Brookston Sunday. Ross Bringle of Jordan tp„ visited relatives in and near Fair Oaks from Saturday until Monday. Jap Wright and Dan Benton of near Mt. Ayr, was among those that went from here on the excursion 10 Chicago Sunday. Sherman Richards and his partner, of Rensselaer, have been here this week papering, painting and calsomming the store rooms occupied by Ike Right and Charles Gundy. Mr. Wilson, the pickle man, was here the first of the week, looking after the pickle business. There won't be as manv raised in these parts this year as there were last, as the pickle- people have decided to not take any under 4 inches in length. John Zellers, the sawmill man, moved bis outfit from Sam Baker's place in Newton Co., Monday, up west of Rensselaer, where he has a job of sawing for Halstead Bros. There must be lots of timber down there to saw as they have two mills there now, M. D. Karr having moved his there last week.

Sunny side

Julius Clinger was a Wheatfield goer F riday. Rev. R. M. Marshall was a caller in S, S. Wednesday. Ben Wolbrandt called on the Stump family Wednesday. Everett Linton of Wheatfield called on Jas. Stump Monday. Miss Dora Braddock called on the Misses Jessup Saturday. Will Weese, of Wheatfield, was seen driving in Sunnyside at a very early

hour Sunday, looking as sleepy as a bear in springtime. We wonder if Will wasu't at the dance Saturday night? “Thump” Right of Roselawn called on Will Stump Saturday. Ed Jessup and son Fred went to Kniman on business Friday. Frank Hershman and son, of Asphaltum, were S. 8. visitors Saturday. Asa Stump and family called on the Wallace family in Laura, Sunday afternoon. John Gardner of Kingsley, 111-, was a business visitor here the first of the week. Wm. Shirer of East Vernon spent Snnday with his brother and family, L. P. Shirer. Frank Hoehn of Wheatfield, and Mr. Magruder, of Kankakee were driving through Sunnyside Saturday. Messrs. Mark Knapp, Andrew Knapp, Will Meyers, Sr., and Will Meyers, Jr., were business visitors here Saturday. Mrs. Jessup gave a strawberry dinner at her home Sunday. One of the first strawberry short-cakes of the season was had. Several friends were present and of course > our scribe got to eat at the second table. They were talking about the different timepieces in a certain family, and the daughter's young man who was present, spoke up before he thought, and said; “I tell you that clock in the parlor is way-oft. Why, when I left last night it was a quarter past twelve, and when I got home it wasn’t twelve yet, and it takes me a half hour to go home." And then he looked suddenly couscions, and blushed, and the girl became absorbed in studying a chromoon the wall.

Stoutsburg

Ball game here next Sunday afternoon. "Doll" Warren was home from work Sunday. Chauncy Grimm is working for Mr. Timmons. Several from here attended the memorial exercises at Wheatfield Tuesday. Mrs. Rose Chapman of Kankakee, visited with her parents, Wm. Grube's, Sr. Joseph Grimm of Decatur, Ind., is visiting with his grand-daughter, Mrs. Joe Grube and family.

ts Oheatf’d Cen.

Jay Delehanty spent Sunday evening at Wheatfield. Mrs. Luke Lang was a Wheatfield caller Monday. Mrs. Clawsen did shopping in town Friday morning. Hello, North Union, we thought you were drowned out. Mrs. Wm. Harrington was a Wheatfield caller Monday, Miss Nellie Delehanty spent Monday with friends in town. Mr. McCoy of Kersey, took dinner with Mr. Antrim Sunday. Rev. Kuonen was visiting among the neighbors here Wednesday. Ross, Frank and Owen Antrim transacted business in town Friday. Miss Merla Meyers called on Miss Nellie Delehanty Saturday evening. The graduates of our school practiced their themes at Mr. Kennedy’s Saturday evening. Well, Miunie, next time you talk toyou want to be sure there is no one listening. Mrs. Shade and Mrs. Holiday of the Morris ranch called on Miss Lena John Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Steveson and children did shopping in town Monday afternoon. Lila and Nellie Delehanty spent Tuesday afternoon with Ruth and Herald Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver of Wheatfield called on Mr. and Mrs. Delehanty Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Westner and children took supper with Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy Sunday evening. Clyde Antrim, south of Wheatfield, is yisiting his uncle, Frazier Antrim, and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Schatzley of Stoutsburg, took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Schatzley Sunday. W. H. Lingenfelter, traveling for the J. R. Watkins Medical Co., was through this vicinity Wednesday. • Mrs. Antrim and Misses Nellie, Margret and Lila Delehantv spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Charlie John and daughter Lena. Mra. Scott of Rensselaer, and Mrs. Sparling of Demotte spent Friday with grandma Antrim, who is staying with her son Frazier Antrim.