Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1906 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

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D. V. Garrison was in Resselaer on business, Wednesday. Mrs. W. G. Bea) visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Dick at Watsejsa. Mrs. Mark Phelps, of Monon, has been visiting friends and relatives here since Saturday. Mrs. I. D. Aliman and son Elvyn went to South Bend, Tuesday, to visit her sister, Mrs, J. M. Osborn. Mrs. John H. Gray of Rensselaer came Wednesday for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Don McGlynn. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walker left last week for Winnipeg, Manitoba, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Dudley Dingle. They will be gone until October ist. O. G. Maxwell was in Indianapolis, Tuesday, called there by a telegram stating a turn tor the worse in his wife's condition, but when be left Thursday she was apparently slightly improved. Logansport is to have a carnival the week of July 23d to 28th. The attractions will be furnished by the Heck carnival company, with free admission to the grounds. Ezra Bowman, who has been in the blacksmith business here for the last 37 years, has sold his interest in the GeierBowman shop to D. H. Rhoades, of Hoopeston, Illinois, who is now in possession of same and will move his family here soon. It is stated by interested parties that twelve hundred dollars has been raised in Jasper, Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties to pay for a government survey of the Kankakee river, preparatory to carrying out the big drainage scheme which is contemplated for that stream. Daddy Vondersmitb, who has been having some little trouble with one of his great toes for the past four months, had the member amputated last Sunday, and in spite of Mr. Vondersmith's advance years he stood the operation fine, and his friends are looking forward to aspeedy recovery. (Later)—Mr. Vondersmitb took a change for the worse Tuesday evening and his daughter, Mrs. C. P. Wright of Rensselaer, is at his bed-side. A perfect' bowel laxative for constipation, sallow complexion, headache, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, biliousness. Lax-ets act promptly, without pain or griping. Pleasant to take—Lax-ets—only 5 cents. Sold by A. F. Lona.

Henry Dahncke was at Rensselaer on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walter visited friends here Sunday. Chess Caster has resigned his position as foreman on the dredge. Miss Nellie Wallace spent Sunday with her parents at Laura. John Richards and daughter Versa were at Medaryville Saturday. Master Chas. Aery is very sick at this writing. It is feared he has the lock jaw. T. M. Callahan was at Kersey and Stoutsburg a couple of days last week. Dr. Shoop’s Rheumatic Remedy—when used faithfully will reach chronic and difficult cases heretofore Iregarded as incurable by physicians andlisjthe most reliable prescription known to clean out and completely remove every vestige of rheumatic poison from the blood. Sold by A. F. Long.

Fair OaKs Sam Thornton went to Goodland last week to attend tent meetings. We were blessed with a couple of nice showers Saturday and Sunday. Charles Mallatt, of Wheatfield, visited friends and relatives here, Thursday. Harry Zimmerman, our night operator, after a month s vacation, returned Tuesday. Mrs. Maggie Keller, after a week’s visit with her children, returned to Plainfield, 111., Monday. Mr, and Mrs. C. A. Gundy, after a week's outing on the Kankakee river, returned home Monday. George Marshal, Blanch Braspet and Mary Dodge spent Sunday fishing and boating on the Kankakee. Newt McCay, who is working at carpenter work at Kentland was at home over Sunday with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Leikoker, of Dematte visited the latter's parents, James Clifton and wife, over Sunday. Mrs. Cottingham and son Willie, and Mrs. Essa McCannel, visited Mrs. Dr. Fife in Chicago, the past week. Cora Dewitt and wife moved to town last week, and will occupy M. D. Karr's prdperty in the north part of town. Mrs. Casey and daughter Fannie returned home, Saturday, after a few days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Harman, in Rensselaer. Lon Stowers and family went, Sunday evening, to Nubbin Ridge to attend the funeral of Nancy Price, which took place Monday. Charles Barker went to the river Saturday evening fishing, and returned Sunday with a nice lot of fish and one eel about two feet long. Peck Cottingham has a big job cutting, pressing and hauling a lot of wild hay on A D. Washburn's place near here for Frank Hart, of Dematte. William Spry and wife, of Morocco, visited Ike Kights, Saturday night, and returned home Sunday. Mrs. Kight returned with them for a few days' visit. The prospect for pickets in these parts are pretty good at present, as they are

looking fine. The price will be 50 cents a bushel for the best, and 15 cents for the large ones. Mr. English, of Rensselaer, came up on his auto Monday to see Buzz Hooper, who has a bad knee, the result of a cut he received with an ax while hauling saw-logs for Everet Halstead, near Mt. Ayr, some time ago. The wreck which occurred on the Monon, Friday, has been a great place of attraction for two or three days. People in great squads came from far and near to see it. They finished cleaning it up Tuesday. It consisted of one of their big new engines, one express, one baggage, one mail and two passenger cars. The express was entirely destroyed, the engine and the other cars were badly damaged.

Ghe Three Corners Samuel DeArmond, of Tefft, is quite sick at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Allen attended i church at Tefft, Sunday. The ball game at Wheatfield, Sunday, resulted: Maroons, 7: Kouts 3. Joseph Turner, who received a paralytic stroke some time ago, continues in a critical condition. Lee Fisher has accepted the principalship ot the Stillwell high school, in La Porte county, Indiana. Attorney Halleck put in a phone at J. A. Hixson’s, on the Barnard ranch; direct connections with all lines. The stock of merchandise of Knapp & Son changed hands Monday. A. L. Branch, of Rensselaer, is now in charge. Nick Jensen, of Wheatfield, has accepted a call and departed for Mohamet, 111., where he will play ball with the Mohamet team. Mrs. Peter Zimmerman and her two daughters, of South Chicago, who have been visiting here for two weeks, will return home Saturday. L. Buck Stanley has canceled his engagement at Dunnville on account ot the high prices on saltpetre and brimstone. Nothing else would purify. Mrs. Mary Neier, whose sickness was mentioned last week, continues to grow worse. Dr. Stewart, a specialist of Monon, was called Sunday, but could give them no encouragement. How would it suit D. V. to give the whale a drink of catnip tea instead of the mustard ? as we have been informed he has quite a stock of the former stored away for future family use. The wife who called at the Dunnville saloon for her husband, was compelled to make the second trip, but the last one will be long remembered by him, as she urged her demands by a tew slaps on the jaw.

Kniman. Mrs. Ballengar is on the sick list. Mr. France made a flying trip to Wheatfield. Saturday. Miss Anne Ott is working for Mrs. W. Ballengar at Kniman, Harry Brown has been working for Mark Ott for the past week. Mr. Lowenstine, of Chicago, is visiting at Mark Ott's, near Kniman. George Koehn, of Wheatfield, was seen on our streets, Saturday. Joe Zimmer has been visiting at the Springer ranch for the past week. Mr. Zimmerman and family, of Chicago, are visiting with Mr. Kolb, near Kniman. Mrs. Joe Bricker, of Thayer, has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ott. Rev. Father G. D. Heldman and the members of St. Michaels church have made arrangements to have a Harvest Picnic, in the Kniman Grove, August 25th. The K. V. O. C. will give a hard-time party and a hard-time supper' Saturday night, July 21, at the Kniman hall. Everybody welcome. Come in hard-time clothes. Women with weakness should never forget Dr. Shoop’* Night Cure. Thia magic-tike local treatment, la used at bedtime, all night while the system is at rest. It la constantly building up the weakened tissues, soothing the inflamed and sensitive surfaces and will surely clean up all catarrhal and local troubles. Bold by A. F. Long.

Dunn'dille Rev. Balou preached here Sunday. Samuel DeArmond is on the sick list. Mrs. Marion Albin, who has been very sick, is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Collins Sundayed with David Collins and family. Hon. W. M. Dahlman is assisting Wm. Fitzgerald with his haying. Miss Gertie Mills has been visiting the past few weeks in these parts. Miss Gertie Gramps is baking pies for Mrs. Hight now. Yes, she likes taffy. Rev. Balou and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Hight called on Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald Saturday evening. We want all the news and we are go-

ing to have it, even if we have to manufacture it out of imaginative material Mr. and Mrs. George Dunn, of Witchita, Kansas, are visiting with the former’s parents, the Hon. I. D. Dunn and family, at this writing. Marion Sands, our bustling hay man has purchased a bay loader, and intends hereafter to do the work according to Hoyle. The report that Hon. I. D. Dunn is going to stump the state for Bryan two years hence is a mistake. He isn't even going to attend the reception at New York. Our singing hayman, George Taylor, has again taken a large bay contract on the so-called Morris ranch. To say that be is a successful hay captain, is not doing justice to the truth. There will be a church social on the lawn of the San Pierre M. E. church, Wednesday evening, Julv 25. Proceeds to be used for church purposes. Let all come out and assist in the good work. Our threshing men Collins & Wills have purchased a self-feeding attachment for their machine and are now in line with an up-to-date outfit. They own one of the best threshing outfits in the county. We are requested by Rev. Balou to announce that the baptizing exercises will be held at the Stalbaum landing Saturday July 28 at 3p. m. All those to be baptized will meet at the Dunnville church at 1130 p. m. Making attacks upon every one from the Ambush of secrecy is an attribute of the heathen. The Bushwhackers of Australia and Anarchists of every clime slay their victims in a similar way. la the protrayal of facts and the launching of truth is the hidden way necessary? The Editor is surley following Bryan in making a trip and writing weekly letters to his paper. This is a novel way of adding renewed luster to the crown of success. Such letters, written from different parts of the U. S. describing important points visited, are surely a great drawing card. Is society uplifted by the man with the muck rake? Is the principle of the brotherhood of man strengthened by insinuations and covert attacks? We answer, no. The unknown hand that wields the muck rade is as much an enemy of society as a member of the Black Hand Society. He stands before the world, in the same altitude of social life as any red handed sprig of anarchy.

Lee. Everybody is busy cutting oats. Eli Wood of Monon was here Tuesday. Sam Jacks was a Monon goer Thursday. One of Asa Halamon’s mules died this week. Mrs. T. P. Jacks spent Monday with Mrs. Joe Clark. Wm. Brock is assisting John Jones with his hay. Dr. John Hanson ot Monon was in this vicinity Monday. Vera Lefler attended an icecream supper at McCoysburg Saturday eve. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hanna spent Wednesday with friends at Francesville.

J~an Pierre The hum of the threshing machine is now to be heard. Mr. Maroski and family caught a barrel of fish. Sunday. Harry Long, who has had a swollen leg, is again able to walk about. John Will and Miss Gusta Miller took a pleasant drive to Oil Station, Sunday. Miss Anna Luken intends to take private lessons in Latin this coming autumn. Corn is doing well, considering the dry weather, but pasture land yields very little food for stock. Oats are about all cut and in shock. Some farmers are threshing wheat, which seems to be turning out well. Bro. D. V. will not flail his oats out this year, but is gathering up the feathers he squeezed out of a pillow a year ago. The Misses Mary and Martha Rennewanz called on the Misses Lydia and Margarite Weishaar, Tuesday evening. Messrs. John Hanke, Reinholdt and Schmidt, and the Misses Lydia Weinkauf and Gusta Miller and Frederick

Weinkauf and wife were taking tn our neighboring town on the Sabbath. Everett Wynant, who has a position in Chicago with the Crane Construction Company, visited relatives here Sunday. Samuel Gillispie, who is doing work for the Three Company at North Judson, called on your correspondent, Monday. San Pierre will again be supplied with artillery this winter. Fortunately, and for some unknown reason, a Krupp cannon is to be sent here. Mr. Marshall says “he has pity on those fellows shoveling gravel when “Old Sol” beams forth bis mighty rays at 115 degrees. That is O. K., but M thinks he would rather have two(?) in the shade. W. J. Solt, Mj D. and family are now living in their new dwelling, east of the Monun tracks near Williams Hotel. Their residence, while very artistic in form, is also the most costly, elegant and cosy dwelling in town. It adds greatly to the appearance of the town, which is gradually improving in spite of the numerous fires that have visited here. The doctor’s office and adjoining apartments, which are well equipped and up to date in every respect, are on the sout h side and second story of the building. San Pierre has certainly had enough fires. Within the past ten years, three store buildings, two school houses, the skating rink, two dwellings, a flour mill, and to cap the climax the creamery burned to the ground Tuesday 2:30 p. m. These all have been burned at different intervals, some of these no doubt were due to defective flues or some other carelessness, but strong suspicion rests on an incendiary. For instance Mr. Lilly’s store and dwelling, the flour mill, the two school houses and the rink were burned (when no fire was in either store or engine in buildings), in dead of the night when no one was supposed to be about. It certainly would be a good thing for the town to hire a night watch.