Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1905 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BV OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

James Hogan visited Chicago last week. Lowell Town; e id has entered Chicago University. E. A. Bartoo was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. A few cases of chicken-pox are reported here. I)r. Pnthuisje made a professional call at Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Ed Cummons visited friends in Sheldon, 111., last week. Tom Mullen has moved into Mrs. Ella Parks' old residence property. Mrs. J. N. Beall visited her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Dick, at Watseka, 111., last week. A plate glass front has been put into the old Green block now owned by the Odd Fellows. D 9. Gig ley has moved to Chicago, where he recently purchased property on Drexell avenue. Lock &' Wellington exhibited their prize-winning Poland China hogs at the Illinois state fair las*, week. Mrs. Bessie Kenyon and daughter of lowa Falls, lowa, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kenyon at this writing. Mrs. C. W. Merritt accompanied her sister, Mrs. E. A Benedict, to her home in Oxford last week for a few days visit. John McMurtry, a former trustee of Gilboa.tp., Benton county, now of South Dakota, was shaking hands with old friends here last week. The J. C. Gleason stock of goods and store fixtures are being closed out by Mr. Gleason at bargain prices and he will retire from business. The residence on the Carey Milner farm near Wabash, occupied by BamSevmour, was destroyed by fire last week and Sam lost all his household goods. J. S. Barnes of Frankfort was shaking hands with old friends here Monday, going from here to Rensselaer where he is working life insurance for a few days. j n t b e Remington-Good land K. of P. ball game at the latter place last week the Goodlanders won out by a score of oto 5. A return game will be playdd here this week. Dr. Pothuisje has sold bis residence properl yhere to Atpheus Elmore and is preparing to move to Denver, Colo., where he will lo< ate. He will probably leave with his family next week. Word comes from Windfall that Jas. Snell, formerly of this place, has sold bis farm there for $lO5 per acre, or $35 more than he paid for it about a year ago. He also gets this year's crop. The D. A. Waller farm of 200 acres, four miles north of Fowler, has been sold recently for SU3O per acre, which is the top-notch price for land in this vicinity that we have yet learned of. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win, Geter was taken to to a hospital at Hammond last week where she is being operated on for the injury to her hands, which were so badly burned a few years ago. It is hoped that she will regain complete use of them. Goodland Herald: Lot Stoudt, a young man who was raised in Remington, was arrested here Thursday by Marshal Hough as a deserter from the U. S. navy at San Francisco, and held awaiting instructions from the Federal authorities. Stoudt says the life of an enbsted man in the navy is worse than a dog’s existence, and that forty other deserters took an excursion at the same time that be did. A citizen who knows something about “life on the ocean wave" as a victim of the navy, looked the young man over and said: “I am about as patriotic as any man, but mv eyesight would have to be a good deal better than it ever has been if 1 identified one of these fellows."

~fa.n Vierre .

More gravel roads and less talk. dan Pierre grist mill is doing excellent work. Gus Laj pelt has moved on the John Crawford farm, west of town, Master Ross White of Test iS' attending the High school at San Pierre. L. Rennewanz, railroad township’s trus • tee. made a business call at Kuox Monday. The Kankakee river dredge will continue on through Jasper county, we understand. Miss Mabel Wyriant returned from Chicago Thursday afternoon after an extended visit. Wm. Paget and Abraham Gingrich are playing havoc with the corn stalks this week. J. Vandecarof Dunnville is moilassifiying the county from Baum 'Bridge to Cedar Ridge. Miss May Hines authentically declared she loved Cane. Wonder if she didn't mean George Cain? Prof. A. Gingrich, the Dunville violinist, and ye scribe entertained themselves to music Friday evening. Miss Estelle White admires Mr. Bogg’s

So-acre buckwheat patch. Fred says he likes honev and flap jacks for the winter. Fred would look queer with a flap-jack and his mouth and a tear in his eye, yelping for more. In answer to Sister Baum’s bridge, we will say Mr, D. V. declared not long a'jgo, that if he did not like an alarm clock of the brindle rooster type he could eat it. We find Cut that it gave alarm out of season, 3p.tn , instead of daylight. S 1 he undoubtedly is the ore that ate it, as she said it was eaten. So circumstances alter cases and for S. P. to furnish an other clock under these conditions is out of the question.

! Dunn'Vitle.

What we want is universal peace and a corn ripening frost. Mrs. L. P. Nelson and Miss Winnie Frazier were at San Pierre last Monday. Messrs. John Shirer and El wood Davis were the guests of the city of San Pierre a few days ago. Arthur X. Marshall called on his wife of the future tense at Wheatfield last Sunday. He came home with the sun. We understand that the M. E. church has excommunicated the canton of Dunville from its fold. We wish to say that Dunnville will be as well represented in heaven as some of the other towns. Our cattle man, C. R. Peregrine, sold too head of cattle to the Notre Dame college a few davs ago. With very few exceptions they were the nicest lot of cattle for so large a herd ever sent out of this township. We are sorry to say that the celebrated trader (if Porter county has been dethroned. No longer will he be fed upon the ambrosia of honor and legal homage. That S4O back down of his did the act. That immortal spark which lighted up the world and whose rays reached forward a thousand years and backwards until it lighted up the tombs of the ancient kings of Egypt has been . snuffed out ll Our friend of San Pierre gave us quite a little article a few days ago upon our appetite for fried roosters. We wish to say that we got all of them ate but one. and be got away after we had picked »hinL We were going to serve him to our enemies. O’er crag and moor we searched tor him but found him not. I imagine our joy when we heard bis musical voice at San Pierre, crowing through the horn of The Democrat. We have reconsidered our intention of serving him to our enemies, lor the bible says, “Love thy enemies,”and I’ll be coufound if I would eat him or serve him to others.

Fair OaKs. John Right was at home from Remington the middle of the week. Weather is fine, cool of nights. No frost yet but almost everybody is readv for it. # James Clifton and wife and two children visited Dick Mallatt's Saturday night and Sunday. Lawler & Thompson came up from Rensselaer Sunday in their auto to visit the ranch a few hours. C. A. Gundy is no more a merchant in our town he sold his stock of goods Saturday to Dodge and Right, Ran Halleck and family, Sylvester Buntain and family and Will Halleck and family visited Tom Joiner’s here Sunday. Mrs. Ike Right returned home the latter part of the week after a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs, Sheni at Lafayette. Clint Gundy, who went to North Dakota about a month ago to work in the harvest fields, returned home Tuesday evening, John Carder and Alex Sellers finished their job of grading on the Indiana Harbor railroad near Lake Village the latter part of the week, Mrs Mary Miller and daughter, Mrs. Clara James of Independence, Warren Co., are visiting the former’s neice, Mrs. Cottmgham, this week. Mrs. P. H. Zea and two children, Helen and James, who have been visiting relatives at Monon the past two weeks, returned to Fair Oaks Monday. J. V. Bringle of Lorhville, lowa, visited with his brother Abe and family of this place and bis sister, Mrs. S. B. Moffitt, a couple days the latter part of the week. Rev. O’Brien, the new M. E. minister on this circuit, preached his first sermon here Sunday at 3:30 p. m. His next appointment will be in two weeks at 3 p. m. Mrs. Grant Harmon and two boys who have been visiting relatives in White Co., and other places for the past two months, came Monday to visit with her sister Mrs. Cottingham a couple weeks before retaining to their home at Riverside, Cali. Property is still changing hands iu our town. The latest is Udorus Cottingham trading their tenant house to Dr.

Proudly for bis store room which he occupies with his stock of drugs, and the doctor sold bis new property to Frank Wilson here in town. George Stowers, whose sickness we mentioned last week and who was sent to Momence for treatment, returned here Saturday in a dying condition and on Sunday at 3 p. m., was relieved of his suffering. The funeral was held at the M. E. church Monday at 1:30 p. tn., bv Rev. O’Brien. Interment was made in Fair Oaks cemetery. There was a very large crowd of neighbors and friends followed the remains to their last resting place. He leaves three brothers and one half brother and one sister to mourn his demise.

Surrey ■

The last job of threshing was done Monday. The supervisor is bustling the gravel hauling. School is moving nicely and the scholars all learning fast. If Will Zacher had a good driving horse he would be strictly in it. Mrs. W. F. Reynolds started back to her home in Chicago Tuesday. Sunday school every Sunday at Vaughn church at 2p. m. Come and see. Aunt Louisa Thornton is slowly recovering from a bad spell of bowel trouble. Charles Elder is selling bis farming outfit and expects to quit tilling the soil. The corn crop is good and safe from frost and husking will commence early. Mrs. Dave Shupe is staying with friends here before joining her husband itrlllinois, where he has a goAd job.

Stoutsbtirg.

Weather just right. John Michaels, who was sick, is on the mend. > Andrew Barbee called on Andrew G tube-Sunday. —4——— John Greve 'was a caller at Allie Wood’s Sunday. Win. Diftman and wife were in this vicinity Monday. Mrs. Fred Thomas is visiting with Mrs. Dora Wood. Walter Wiseman and wife were shopers here Tuesday. Mr. Grimm was fishing again Sunday; got a fine lot of cats. Hello, Lonely Valley send our pigeons home Sunday evening. Mrs. Wiseheart, who has been very sick, is slowly improving. Mrs. Frank Johnson was a caller in town Wednesday morning, Mrs. Wm. Whited was a caller at Wheatfield one day last week, Chauncy Grimm, who was sick last week, is able to be around again. Frazier Antrim's daughter and two children of Medaryvilie are visiting with them this week. Mrs. John Schriner, of near Frances-, vtlle, Mrs. John Allen and Mrs. Chas. Chapman of Kankakee, visited oyer Suuilajz with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm, Grube,

Kjniman. John Ott was out buying stock Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Casey of Ai* were guest at the Springer ranch. Charlie Lakin sold 41 head of hogs to Mark Ott a few days ago. Warren Springer was out Sunday inspecting his crop of cow peas. Pete T slept on the soft side of a plank in Kniman Saturday night. Steve Mohogany missed a fine chicken dinner by going to the Kniman hotel Sunday. How were the oysters, Steve? The Valley Opera Co., will arrive at Kniman Saturday, Oct, 7. The. performance will commence at 8 o’clock sharp. _____

Wheatjfield Center

Mike Delehanty was a Demotte caller Monday, Wm. Clark threshed his buckwheat Wednesday. August Waltz is working for Chas. Schatzley, Miss Lena John spent Sunday with her parents. Little Ester Clausen is not much better at this writing’ Hiram Crawford and wife were Hebron callers Saturday. Mrs. Anna Shaffner was seen driving on our streets Wednesday. Misses Nellie Delehanty and Minnie John were Wheatfield goers Friday. Mike Delehanty and daughter Margaret and Chas. John were Chicago visitors over Sunday.

Lonely Valley Hello, Gillam, we haven’t gone west yet. Rev. Kuonen of Reynolds took dinner with us Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Huber jyere Renssel aer callers Thursday. Will Sbirer and wife of East Walker were in our midst Friday. Several from here attended George Nichols' sale, Wednesday. Little Elmer Wesner of East Walker was seen on our streets Tuesday. Relatives from San Pierre are visiting with Mrs. Will Paine this week. Trustee Mannan and Albert Keene of Wheatfield were in this locality Friday. Mr, and Mrs. Heidenblut of Rose Bud Valiev were driving on our streets Sunday, . Virgie James Hill, who has been away to Longcliff, is home on a furlough. Dick Mallatt will* move to Brook where he has secured a steady job in a harness shop. Elder and Mrs. Shreeves and babies spent Thursday with the latter's father, George Cover, Sr. Our school opened with the usual attendance, some 40 in number, with Mr. Parcels ot Rensselaer, at the head. Geo. W. Cover had a very valuable colt coming three, badly hurt on the wire once, its right front foot nearly cut off. Mr. and Mrs. Shreeves and George A. Cover drove to Rensselaer, Saturday and took in the carnival sights. They do not report it being very good. It is reported that Corbin Swartz, who went to Illinois where his brother the doctor lives, is worse again and fears are entertained of his recovery. Orville Eller has purchased three fine horses of Jesse Fry of Roselawn. He is contemplating moving in a week or two on the farm just vacated by Dick Mallatt. Mr. and Mrs. John Stoner of Valparaiso were fishing here last week and caught a pickerel that weighed qj£ pounds, besides many smaller fish.

McCoy sbttrg Supt, Hamilton visited school here Wednesday. Ray Moon spent Wednesday wib M iss Laura Phillips. Mr. and and Mrs. Louis Hamilton Spent* Wednesday with John Phillips and family. Miss Margaret Merritt spent Saturday night and Sunday with Rensselaer friends. Misses Manda and Flo Funks spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Jessie Southard. Mrs. Ida Willets spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Richard Foulksand Mrs. Reed McCoy. Roy Williams and Miss Mary Foulks attended the carnival at Rensselaer Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wood, the newly married couple, started housekeeping in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lear and daughMr Winnie of Palestine spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Johns. Frank McDonald and Jessie Southard were in Rensselaer Saturday vening attending the carnival. Grandma Foulks of Milroy tp. came over Wednesday to spend a few days with her son Richard and family, Richard Foulks, who has been quite sick with the typhoid fever and had a relapse, is somewhat better at.this writing.