Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1905 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Mrs. Horr.er Hardy of Huntington is visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Max Price of Stonega, Va., are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Capes of Jennings county are visiting relatives here. Miss Myrtle Barnes of Frankfort is a guest of the Turner Merritt family at this writing. C. G. Beal and family of New Richmond, Ind., are visiting relatives and friends here. Threshing is well along in this vicinity. Our farmers have not raised a better oats crop in years. Joseph Fagot and family returned last week from an automobile trip to their old home in Woodford county, 111. John Scott, Jr., from the country has bought the Henry Mullen property of George Jones and will move to town. If you want to meet old friends and former neighbors, come to the Park—they are all attending assembly, it seems. Prof. C. J. Carpenter, the new principal of the Remington schools, has moved his family here and occupies the Huggins property, lately vacated by Ira Rinker. Fountain Park Assembly opened very auspiciously Saturday. A good attendance was had Sunday, and to-morrow, if the weather is good will witness a record breaking crowd.

'Blue Sea

We’ve got wet weather. Mabie Coghill is at home aga in. — Jacob Beaver Sundayed at home. Lige Ward is reported seriously ill. Threshing is fast dying out in this vicinity. Glen Huston was at Sabbath school Sunday. Henry Beaver was a Wolcott caller Saturday. Manson Beaver and partner were seen going south Sunday. Manson, Mabie and Esta was out driving Sunday evening. Esta and Vesta Beaver called on Mabie Coghill Thursday. Libbie Sommers visited Esta and Vesta Beaver Sunday evening. There were very few from here attended the opening day at Fountain Bark Saturday. Frank Sommers, Jim Blakemore and Frank Coghiil came home from thrashing Saturday night. Jess Bressler, who has been working tor James Blakemore, left for Tipton Thursday. Sorry to see you go, Jess. We would like to know the attraction at McCoysburg for some of our young people. Perhaps Manson and Mabie could tell us. A big ram Sunday evening kept many from the evening services at Fountain Park, but the rain was just what we needed for growing crops and to settle the dust and make it more pleasant traveling, and will make the Park more attractive. There are so many former Remingtonians visiting relatives and friends here now and attending the assembly meetings that it would be practically impossible for us to name them, so we will have to pass the matter over by saying that there are scores of such.

Sunny side

Asa Stump was on the sick list the first of the week, Mr. Marshall went to Good Hope Saturday. Your scribe spent Sunday with friends in Wheatfield, Rev. R. M. Marshal called on the Stump family Friday. Asa Stump and family Sundayed with Elwood Davis, in town. John Petit and daughter May were U heatfield goers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Spriggs called at the Jessup home Saturday. Jessie Wyncoop and Jap Johnson were driving in this section Saturday. Isaac Knapp of Chicago Heights spent Sunday with his brother Andrew. John Jessup we.it to Momence Monday for a few days visit with friends. Dan Loughry and Will Stump were taking in the sights of Wheatfield Monday. Joseph Stump and preachers Marshall ind Scott made a trip to Wheatfield Tuesday. One of our good-natured friends of near Wheatfield divided his crop of oats with us the other dav. Wasn’t he kind? 1

A party was given Tuesday in honor of the birthday anniversary, of Miss Bessie Jessup. A number of young friends were invited and a very good time was had. A goodly number was present at the dance at Ezra Switzer’s Saturday night and a good time is reported by all. The music by the S. S. orchestra was pronounced excellent.

Staatsburg Weather codl. ' Chauncy Grimm is working for A. Barbee. .Mrs. Ollie Woods is entertaining Fred Thomas of Chicago. Rev. Father Helpman was calling in this vicinity Thursday. Hello, Sister Lonely Valley. I’ll be with you when you thresh. Subscribe for the Democrat; the paper that gives you all the news. Mrs. Wesner visited with Mrs. Wm. Whited Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ollie Warren went to Rensselaer Thursday, returning Friday eve. Mr. and Mrs. John Misch visited with Mrs. Koehler Monday afternoon. John Heil, who had been in poor health for some time, died Sunday afternoon. Mrs. A. Woods and Mrs. A. Barbee visited with their mother near Dunnville Sunday. Mrs. Joe, and John Grube and Mrs. Wm. Grube, Sr. visited with Mrs. Koehler Suuday. Mrs. Smallfield of Bloomington, has been visiting for a few days with Mrs. Andrew Grube and family. Joe Grube and family and Mrs. John Grube and daughter were callers at C. Grimm’s, Mrs. George Coquelin’s and Mrs, Timm on’s, Tuesday. Joseph Gri mm, who has been visiting with his grand-daughter, Mrs. Joe Grube, for few months, went to Decatur, Ind., Friday for a visit with his daughter.

Fair Oa!(j.

The school house is fast nearing completion. Mrs. Stephen Marlen installed a fine new organ in her parlor Tuesday. We got a fine and much needed rain in these parts Saturday night and Sunday. Lawler & Thompson shipped 9 car loads of fat cattle from their ranch here to Chicago last week. Frank and Floyd Cox, both sons of Emery Cox of Newton Co., left Saturday for the N. D. harvest field. Mrs. Kight and Mrs. Cottingham went to Remington Tuesday to spend the day at Fountain Park assembly. Miss Ada Elder of Virgie and Mr. Lem Hamerton of Rensselaer visited Abe Bringle’s Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. . James Clifton has bought the Arthur Powell property here and Al Moore will occupy the same in about a month. Eli Hooper, who has a job of hauling crushed stone on the public highway north of Momence, was at home Sunday a couple of hours. Pickles are coming in by the wagon loads. The patrons are very much dissatisfied as they will only take one sized pickles this year. Newt McCay and family with bis brother-in-law and wife, oi Kirklin, put in a pleasant day Sunday on the Kankakte, fishing and boat riding. Dora Cottingham returned home from a tew days visit with his sister, Mrs. Jotin Dill, at New Buffalo, Mich., who was very dangenously sick. He left her making a slight improvement. Harve Burns met with a very painful accident that might have been much worse the latter part of the week. While helping to unload some heavy timber for the new dredge, in some way one of them fell on his leg below the knee and came very near breaking it. He has to go about on crutches. Grandpa Sellers, an old and well respected gentleman who came here last spring with his son lohn Sellers, the sawmill man, died Monday night at 10 o’clock, of dysentery. He was sick but a few days. He was 80 years old the day he died. Deceased formerly resided near Winamac; the remains was shipped there Tuesday for burial. Enos Moffitt left here Tuesday for Nor.h Dakota to enter the wheat harvest and after harvest be will go down into South Dakota where he has a fine farm of 160 acres, of which he will take charge himself and sow in wheat in the spring. Ed and Ray Burns, who had planned and arraigned to go with him, at the last hour weakened and backed out.

Two big and interesting games of ball was played in the Washburn Park here Sunday by Mt. Ayr vs. Roselawn and Roselawn vs. Fair Oaks teams. Following is names of the participants and their respective places. Fa ib Oaks. Positions. Roselawn. S. Crawford Catcher P. Lakin O. Brouhard Pitcher G. Kittering J. Hickey Shortstop G. Parker J. Winslow Ist base T. Gundy M, Gundy 2nd base C. Best L. Templeton 3rd base B. Crisler Ray Brouhard Left-field O. Beet D. Mallatt Center-field E. Parks A. Brouhard Right-field B. Parks Score by innings. Innings ...1 234 5 6789 Fair Oaks 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 »-ll Roselawn 000001 3 2 0 — 0 The following was the line-up of the second game: Mt. Ayr. Positions. Roselawn. E. Richesori Catcher C. Best W. Shindler Pitcher B. Crisler Sterner Shortstop G. Parker H. Elijah Ist base T. Gundy C. Parker 2nd base G. Kittering J. Lyons 3rd base O. Best E. L< e < Left-field E. Par’ s O. Hi-uuhard Center-Held P. La'i i E. Gilmore Right-field B. Paras Score by innings, Innings 123456789 Mt. Ayr..... 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 o—lo Roselawn 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 There was a large and very enthusiastic crowd witnessed the games. tCOBBESPONDBNCB CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE.]

Rosebud Val'y Ed Schrader passed here Wednesday, Mr. Merritt was in our midst Monday. Albert Bouk was in our Valley Monday. Dollie Hersbman called on Miss Wilcox Sunday. Mrs. Callaghan was a Wheatfield goer Wednesday. Hugh Gassy passed through our streets Wednesday. Jim Blankenship and family passed here Tuesday. Tcm Callaghan was the guest of A. L. Bouk Tuesday. Grandma Pettit spent Saturday in Rosebud Valley. Hugh Gassy took a load of melons to Dunnville Sunday. Miss Dollie Hershrnan called on her cousin Bertha, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hershrnan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershrnan and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Callaghan and families were at the river Sunday.

Sharon Hurrah! for Sharon. Hello, Blue Sea; to hear you are alive.and well Mr. Gish is very low at this writing. Oh, Carrie, don't cry so hard, Dave will come back again. Mrs. Jacks, who has been quite sick, is able to be up and about again. Sbaron Sunday school was well represented at Fountain Park last Saturday and all report a fine time. Lawson Bruce called on Miss Jennie Richardson Sunday evening, Lizzie Luers made fashionable calls in Milroy township last week. Joseph Luers returned back to threshing after a few days lay-off on account of the rain. George Richardson and M;ss Lora. Druce attended Fountain Park Governor Hanly day. The lawn party at Mr. Richardson’s last Thursday evening was well attended and all report a good time. While threshing al Joe Adams' last week, Mr. Elmore of Remington put lightning rods on Joe's barn assisted by ProL Devol, who entertained the threshers by whistling a fine selection of tunes.

s*o. fie tout on W. B. Yeoman's threshed Thursday. Mrs. W. L. Bringle is still improving Charlie Grant called on M Sunday night. )V. L. Bringle hauled his hogs away Wednesday. Ben Harris was at H. C. Pierson's Wednesday. Anna Bringle stayed a few days in Mt. Ayr this week. Russell Paulus had his fingers mashed in a clothes wringer Wednesday. Art Powell and Mrs. Allie "Potts were at W. B. Yeoman's Sunday night. Mrs. Abbie Yeoman and daughter Lucy visited H. M. Shipman’s Tuesday. Arvel and Amy Bringle visited their grandpa Bringle's from Saturday until Wednesday, Newt Swanson, who has been working for Harve Pierson, left for the old country Tuesday. Joe Cory, Christenia Floch and Mildred Shipman were guests of Lura and Ada Yeoman Sunday afternoon. Laura and Ada Yeoman, Mildred Shipman and Christenia Floch visited Me Coy's girls Wednesday afternoon. W. D. Bringle, wife and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Scbuylet Cline, from near Brook, were at W. L. Bringle's Sunday. Lonely Valley Let the sun shine on L. V. Well, here we are, B. Bridge; as hap py as ever. Miss Clara Huber was a Kouts caller Wednesday. Omar Smith of Kniman is working for the Neier Bros. Geo Nichols went to North Dakota Thursday prospecting. Rev. Marshall was through here Friday, enroute to Sunnyside. Mrs. Wardie Neier spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Nate Keene. Well, Stoutsburg, we are looking for that visit. Why don't you come? Wm. McNeal of Wheatfield was driving on our streets Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John McGlinn of Wheatfield were driving through here Thursday. Emma Miller who has been helping Mrs. Helmick with her bouse work for the past two weeks, came home Saturday. Mrs Ike Knapp and children of Chicago Heights are visiting relatives here at this writing. Miss Della Knapp returned homo Friday from Chicago Heights where she has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hayes.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Hendrickson and daughter Nelda were visitors here Sunday afternoon. Mr. Callaghan and Henry Heidenbludt of Rose Bud Valley were on our streets Saturday. A few from here attended the funeral of Mr. Heil, which, was held in Wheatfield Wednesday. Mrs. Hattie Kelmer returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday after, an extended visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. James Blankenship and children of Gillam tp., visited with relatives here the first of the week. Will Hodge says there is more fun in reading letters from Wheatfield Center than there is in picking pickles. Burl Biggs, Burl Asher and Minnie Karcb, who have been attending school in Valpo, returned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. N. Keene and little son Jim, Ettie Hunsicker, Clara and Ida Huber and Howard Lockwood were guests at the Asher home Sunday. Gillam "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Mr. Odom has begun his fall plowing. Relgion never wears out by every day use. Mrs. Bishir called on Mrs. Reed Sabbath. Mrs. Long, of Monon, is visiting relatives here. Emery Johnson was the guest of Effie Bishir Sunday. Levi Miller and wife visited B. Goldsberry and wife Sunday. Dave Rodgers, of Monon, visited his mother Monday and Tuesday. Some friends of Miss Anna Hermanson visited her from Rensselaer last week. John Whitaker and wife, of Wheatfield, visited in this vicinity latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Helengreen, of near Rensselaer, visited their daughter, Mrs. Bert Lee, Sunday evening. Bob says wedding cigars "smoke powerful good,” and if there is anything he likes better it is just a few more of them. A good rain which was very much needed, came Sunday night and Monday, but spoiled the threshing for a few days. Well, Dunnville, the Bible also says, “Be sure your sin will find you out”— Num. xxxii. 23. So that indulge in underground trickery shall surely be found out. Wheatfield. Chas. Meyers and wife returned from the Niagara Falls trip Monday. Mrs. Roy Blue and son Philip spent the week with relatives at La Porte. Miss Huldah Jensen, of Chicago, is visiting her cousin. Mrs. J. P. Hammond. Mrs. Agnes Lee, of Kankakee, attended the funeral of her father, Mrs. Heil Wednesday. Mrs. Orlie Miller and children returned to their camp at Shelby from a few days stay at home. Misses Clara Parker and Mary Goetz, of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with their former pupils at Wheatfield. F. H. Scott and daughter, Mrs. Ida Helmick and her daughter, returned home from Owen counnty Friday. Mr. and Mrs. O. Brewer, of Kouts, were the guests of the latter’s brother John Poisel and family over Sunday. Isaac Knapp and Miss Della Knapp, of Chicago Heights, are visiting the former’s parents, M. Knapp and wife. Mrs. Albert Keene and children returned from Goodland Wednesday from a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. Gershaw. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig and son Allen and Miss Goldie Biggs attended the Ringling Bros, circus at Kankakee, Thursday. Don’t fail to attend the Sunday-school convention at the M. E. church to-mor-row. Bring your full dinner pails and attend both morning and afternoon sessions. Mrs. F. E. Glasscoe and children, of Warrenhurst, II)., who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Greve, for the past six weeks, returned home Thursday.

"Dunn-Ville Dr. Soil of San Pierre was a D. V. caller last Tuesday. Mrs. J. B. DeArmond who has been very sick is much better at this writing. Joe Behles, our mail carrier for Route No. 1, began bis work Tuesday morning. Frank Hoehn, the good nathred meat drummer, was a D. V. caller last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. VanDuzer of Wheatfield visited friends in these parts Sunday. Postmaster Rockwell and family were callers at the Hight home last Sunday afternoon. Col. Finn was a Judson goer last Monday. Wonder if he isnt looking for those spades? What this world wants more than anything else is a friendship with out a string fastened to it.

Owing to the wetness, the threshing machines are not. making melody 'in these parts at this writing. Alfred Rasmussen, who has been stay* ing at home for the past few days, returned to Illinois last Tuesday. Judging by the large number of campers and guests at Dunn's Bridge the place must be having a new birth of popularity. Henry Wilson of Porter Co., was in our city last Tuesday shaking hands, shedding smiles and talking trade with his friends. L D. Dunn, L. S. Burrows and your gems of truth writer were the guests of the city of Wheatfield last Tuesday for two short hours. Miss Emma Belcher of South Bend, is visiting friends and relatives, in these parts at this writing. In company with a few of her triends, she spent a very pleasant day al the river last Sunday. While playing base ball Sunday, Mr. Fritts of Walker tp., had the misfortune of getting ins leg broken, just above the ankle. Dr dolt of San Pierre assisted by Dr. Hackley of Medaryville, set the broken limb. At this writing the boy is getting along nicely. Col. John Paine of San Pierre, a druggist by profession an 1 a correspondent by choice, was a very welcome caller in D. V.. last Tuesday. Our friend John is an alright fellow in every respect and we confer upon him the right to visit D. V., whenever his majesty sees fit. Our friend of San Pierre in a doublebarreled article last week gave us a little side show in which he was the chief actor. Judging by our friend’s curious speech he must be suffering from the malady known as the inflamation of the imagination, for he that sucketh a faucet driven into a keg of emptiness is liable to have anything. If Cupid ever expects to land our genteel friend of San Pierre, he will have to use a shot gun. We are fully persuaded that it is rank foolishness to try to bring him down with a little bow and arrow. We can't for the life of us see why Cupid persists in using such a weapon, in the face of so many failures. When our friend of San Pierre penned that oat shock story he was laboring under an over-dose of faucet, of the German settlement kind. For the time bejpg it was the keg speaking through humanity, supplemented by an unhealed pang of Cupid darts. The following discourse should have appeared a long time ago but owing to unalterable circumstances it has been kept until now, knowing that like wine, agewould better it, Our good friends of Chicago, Jake B. Amberg, George Arnold, Mathew Krnchten, Richard Wagner and Elmer Hassmann spent a few happy days at the Burrows camp. They came out to have a good time, eat fish and drink their fill of the sparkling waters of the Kankakee, and we are prepared to say that they did it all up in true American style. To prove it, we wish to say that ever since they left, no one has had a good time, fishing is poor and the river two feet the loser. Elmer Hassmann, who his close friends call Circus Solly surely had the time of h>s life. He said, he intended to have a good time, as this was bis last chance, as he expected to meet his matrimonial Waterloo before frost came, and we are prepared to say that he surely had it too. A week after he left, a chip was picked up 20 miles down the river having upon it a lady’s name and over it a nitch-fork, which is said to be the coat of arms of our friend Solly. Before the boys departed they had a little shedding of tears meeting, as they were very sorry to leave the place, consecrated by joy and good times undescriably, but they finally succeeded in comforting themselves with the thought that next year would allow them to repeat, on a grander scale, the joys of this year.

Lee Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clark were Monon goers Monday. Mr. Wood of Monon was in this vicinity Wednesday. Mr. Lamport’s brother has returned to his home in Illinois. Myra Peregine spent Wednesday with Mrs. Albert Hanna. Miss Etta Rockwood of Indianapolis is visiting friends here. Mahlon Lamport attended the surprise party at Mr. Monyhan's Friday evening. Fred Bun of near Winamac, was in this vicinity one day last week. Mrs. Anna Rishling and Mrs. Rockwood called on Mrs. O. A. Jacks Tuesday. Mrs. Leioy Noland, who has been staying near Winamac for some time, has returned home. o. America. Mrs. Lewis returned home last week. Wm. Culp was a Lee goer Wednesday. Jess Barlow was a Lee goer Wednes day. Thos. Spencer went to Chicago Thursday on business. Byron Iliff is visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. Wood and family. Frank Sommers went to Monon last Sunday afternoon to see his best girl. , Jess Barlow, Albert Wood and Byron Iliff attended the band concert at Monon last Wednesday evening. Albert Wood spent Sunday night in Rensselaer, visiting his uncle. At least that is what he says, though we think some girl was the attraction. The schools of Milroy township will begin September n with the following teachers: No. I, Manda Funk; No. 2, Floa Funk; No. 3, Lizzie Luers; No. 4, Jessie Knox. McCoysburg Richard Foulks is on sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stewart started for Kokomo last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Gwin visited our Sunday school last Sunday, Vera Lee and Mary McDonald went to Fountain Park Wednesday. John Wilkins of Hobart is working for Mr. Ringeisen for a few weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy and Jesse Southard went to Fountain Park Thursday. Several McCoysburg people were at the ice-cream social at Lee Saturday night.

Marion and Johnnie Robinson went to Monon Wednesday evening to attend band concert. The new organ for our Sunday school arrived Saturday. Everybody seems pleased with it. McCoysburg Sunday School will give an ice cream social at the school house, Saturday evening. August 19, to raise money to pay on their new organ just received. Boys, come with well filled purses and bring your lady friend. [Sell the organ, brother, and have your people do a little hustling and secure that fine $300.00 piano The Democrat is going to give away free gratis—nothing is to good' for McCoysburg! Editor.] Jan "Pierre The big river dredge crossed the Monon railroad last Sunday. The Home Hotel, run by Mrs A. E. Cooper, is doing fine business. Miss Ida Kruger has returned from a visit with friends at Wanatah. Fred Meyers of Jerusalem did not worship at the shrine Sunday. Postmaster Weinkauf helped his brother Emil thresh Wednesday. Mr, and Mrs. Arthur White are the proud parents of an eight pound boy. The San Pierre schoolswill open Sept. 4, the country schools two weeks later. Rev. Kuonen delivered an excellent sermon Sunday evening at San Pierre. Miss Emma Belcher of South Bend is the guest of George Belcher and family. J. F. Payne, our city druggist, transacted business in Wheatfield Wednesday. Fred Batska and family of Dunn’s Siding visited relatives at San Pierre Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baker of Chicago were visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity last week. Mark Talvey, who has been attending the Valparaiso University, returned to his home in this city a few days ago. Grain is turning out very well in this vicinity. David Schmidt’s oats that was threshed last Saturday, turned out 50 bushels to -he acre. Emil Weinkauf threshed about 320 bushels of wheat ftom ten acres. A petition was filed in the office of the auditor of Starke Co., by a great number of free holders for an improvement of the highways in Railroad tp„ by graveling and properly grading twenty miles of the roads. The first road is lno*n as the “Blue Sea, San Pierre and Dunnyilie Road." The second is known as the “Medaryville, San Pierre and North Judson Road.” The third is known as the “Lomax English Lake Road.” One of the most shocking tragedies ever enacted within the borders of Starke Co., was committed by David Reed, an old resident of Oregon tp„ near Hamlet, last week. In the first act of the tragedy he shot his wife, whom he married three months previous in the head aud heart and made an unsuccessful attempt to blow bis own brains out with the same weapon. Not succeeding, he hastened to the Robbins ditch and drowned himself in two feet of water.

Lonely Ridge More r?.in, more rest. The hay makers are sad this week. Lue Fritz was a Medarvville goer Tuesday. Jess Collins is working for G. F. Ketchmark at present.Mrs. Geo. Ketchmark called on her mother Tuesday afternoon. Chris Schreiber and family were Dunnville callers Tuesday