Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1906 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORREBPONBENTS.

J. J. Porter is sick in bed at this writing. Charles Hascall was in Rensselaer Tuesday. A daughter was born to Mr, and Mrs. Frank Thurston last Friday. It is rumored that the drug stores here wilt be given a shaking up next. The Harrington livery barn at Goodland has been sold to August Ebert. Mrs. J. N. Beal visited her daughter, Mrs. Stella Dick,at Watseka, 111., last week. Mrs, Frank Rank of Chicago is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ravenscroft, at this •writing. Mr. and Mrs. John Kettering are visiting near Rochester, N. Y., for a couple of weeks. A. H. Dickinson, J. M. Ott and J. W. Phelps were among the Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Miss Gertrude Gray of Chicago is visiting the family of her uncle, M. A. Gray, and other friends here at this writing. Uncle G. B. Clark is in a very serious condition from his old complication of ailments and it is scarcely likely that he will survive much longer. Mrs. Hugh Treanor and Mrs. Ellen O'Connor were called to Logansport last week by the serious condition of their aged father, uncle John Brennan. W. H. Bellows, formerly a resident of Carpenter tp., but of late years residing at Goodland, has gone to Logansport to make bis home with his son Bert. Charles and Callie Banner went to Pierpont, So. Dak., last week to visit their father and sister and will possibly accompany the former to Oregon to visit his son John. Mrs. George Stoudt went to Rensselaer last Friday and brought home her daughter Ruth, who had been visiting the family of Charles Scarlet near that place for a week. The condition of ''Daddy" Vonderstmth at this writing remains about the same. He is evidently failing a little, although he is holding his own pretty wel 1 considering his age. While some farmers hereabouts report a yield of upwards of 40 bushels per acre, it is likely that the average of oats in this locality will be under 35 busheis. The quality is reported good. Several cases of diphtheria are reported at or near Goodland. The disease is said to have been brought there by some “fresh air" children from Chicago, one of whom is reported to have died with it. An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held here Monday night and committees appointed to secure right-of-way. We want to see the road a "go,” and if it is of course it cannot afford to miss Remington and Fountain Park. Goodland Herald: Last Monday Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart entertained a number of their young friends in honor of Miss Anderson, of Chicago. The evening was delightfully spent in games and music. A delicious supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Hart are royal entertainers. Thomas Harris, of Remington, filed suit to day in the circuit court of this county, against John T. Higgins, formerly of Chalmers, who now resides here, seeking to recover the sum of #l5O, which he alleges Higgins owes him as his share of commision, received from the sale of land in Jasper county. At the time of the transaction Higgins resided in Chalmers. The complaint avers that he offered to purchase for a patron of Harris a tract of land and promised to divide the commission. Harris avers this promise was not kept.—Lafayette Courier.

Fair OaKs Lanta Joiner left here for Minnesota Thursday. John Right went to Lacrosse Monday on business. We got another nice shower Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Ike Right returned from Morocco the first of the week. Oats harvest is over and threshing has begun. Corn looks fine. We had a very heavy electric storm here Thursday of last week. Rev. O’Brien occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church here Sunday. John Right made a besiness trip to Lafayettee Tuesday of last week. Jessie Garriott and Minnie Hooper were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Miss Edith Moffitt attended Teachers' Examination at Rensselaer Saturday. A. D. Washburn, of Kentland, was here Friday looking after his interests. There were quite a number from here attended the circus at Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Weston, of Gifford, visited her mother and father here a couple of days last week. Mrs. Alsina Allen, of Davenport, lowa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Keener, of this place. ,

Mrs Lynch and Miss Spindler, of Chicago, are spending the week at Sam Yeoman’s. George Blair, who has been working for the International Harvester Co., is home again. Mrs. Ed Gobel and children went to Brook Saturday to visit her parents, Perry Liston’s for a few days. The bridge crew that has been here for a week building iron bridges Moffitt ditch, got through Saturday. J. G. Liggett and Chas. Gundy have been assisting Jim McColly the past two weeks in Carpenter work for Barney Comer, Mrs. Lettie Clifton and daughter, Mrs, Dekoker, of Demotte, are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Powell, west of Rensselaer, this week. Mrs. Kilgour and daughter, who was visiting her husband at Freeport, 111., returned home last week. They will move there in the near future, M. D. Karr and family left here Thursday for North Judson, where y they will attend the Seventh Day Advent camp meeting. They will be gone about three weeks. Eight of the regular ball nine played the Wheatfield team Sunday on the latter's field, and were swamped to the tune of 27 to 7. Our pitcher was absent, hence the defeat. Ed Deweese and wife, who has been living at Chicago Heights since spring, moved to Kniman last week, and while on their way they stopped off here and visited his counsin, Abe Bringle and family a couple of days. Joe Kosta, living a few miles south of here, is having all kinds of bad luck nowadays. About a week or ten days ago he had a steer killed by lightning, and Monday he lost a fine colt, and another horse is in bad shape with distemper.

Xshe Three Corners Frank Hershman was seen in these parts Sunday. Will Finny, living north of Wheatfield, is very sick at this writing, James Hershman and family visited at John Stalbaum's Sunday. Mrs. Simon Fendig is slowly improving from her serious sickness of last week. Mrs. Morton, of St. Louis, Mo., is at her sister’s, Mrs. J. A. Hixson, to spend the summer. Dr. Zeuch was called to Ed Wesner’s Monday evening on account of the illness of their baby. Mrs. Harry Hibbs, of Walker, who has been very sick for the past two weeks, is now thought to be out of danger. The I, 0.0. F. installed their officers last Tuesday night: Mark Knapp, N. G., Elmer Wesner, V. G.; John Greve, Sec. Misses Karlena and Josie Klanka, who were visiiting in these pans for the past three weeks, returned home last Saturday. Andrew Knapp moved his hay machinery Friday to the Brown ranch, near Shelby. Pa Jessup goes along to watch over Andrew. The fat and the lean men of Wheatfield will play a game of baseball Sunday. Come out and see the hottest game of the season. Mrs. Ed Shrader, who has been dangerously sick for several months, continues in a critical condition with little hope of recovery. The ceremony of baptism was administered Sunday by the M. E. church minister of Medaryviile at Stalbaum’s Siding. Nine were immersed. The Maroons beat the Fair Oaks ball team at Wheatfield Sunday, 27 10 7. The Fair Oaks players could not hit the side of a barn with a Chinese lantern. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Neier, of Gales burg, 111., who were called here by the critical condition of their mother, Mrs. Mary Neier, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, of Benton county, are visiting our good natured agent of the Three-I, Earl Wilmington. Mr. Marshall at one time lived in Kankakee township. Mrs. Mire Turner, formerly of Kankakee township, but who was living with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. King, of near Medaryviile, was buried Sunday by the side of her son Joseph, in Wheatfield cemetery. Why D. V. should desire to take our scalp, is more than we can imagine; we have no desire to attack him or any other of The Democrat's correspondents, but he, without cause, compared us to anarchist member of the black hand and a menace to society, and even spoke about the brotherhood of man. It is as much out of place for him to criticise ur

set himself up as a model, as it would be for the devil to talk about holy water. He has come just as near guessing who writes under the caption of the Three Corners as he did who wrote the Virgie items a few years ago. We will defend but we will not attack,and trust this is the last time we will be called upon to defend. But whoever runs up against the Three Corners, to which are attached lines that enclose us or tries to put new life into us with the sharp point bill of a hell-diver will find us in fighting array. We have all respect for the good people of Kankakee township ana remember many of them as our friends. Tefft too, has many good people, but I want to say they are in very bad company. We may be called upon at some future day to classify which parts belong to D. V. and which to Tefft.

Vunn-ViUe Yes, sir; we are still in the arena. Charles Sands is working for Marshall Field & Co. at this writing. Mrs. Vandercar, of Knox, visited at the home of your correspondent a few days the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Hight were at Wheatfield last Monday on a shopping tour. Say, Ed, did you find those socks? If you wish to see a fine straw-stack, one built on a true scientific plan, just take a look at the one on the farm of Conrad Meyers. We can truly say that no one in this county can beat it. All that see it pronounce it an ideal. While getting a tank of water for tbe Collins & Wills threshing company, a few days ago, William Cullen got mired down in tbe river, and it was with difficulty and much mental effort that be succeeded in landing his outfit. Auother argument in favor of river cleaning. Let the three corner fellow with bis triangle make music, let him make melody; lor music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, saith the poet. He loves darkness rather than light because his deeds are evil. His diet of muck and flies, which he requested us to try, is surely a catcher of greatness. He can’t be on the square because it takes two like him to make a square man. He is on center, and oh, how he puffs. Ob, tor a horse-fly to light on the fly-wheel and give it a start

My friend of San Pierre, while co-op-erating with us and others in a threshing tournament a few days ago, had experiences that would turn the hair gray on a marble man. He loaded up a load of wheat and it immediately tipped over. We repitched it, and on his way he shed a bundle every ten feet, binder like. He drove up to tbe machine and this load caught afire while a cinder went down San Pierre’s back. While the cinder was playing havoc with his underclothes, San Pierre was pounding the flaming bundles with deep interest, tor he knew that it was a case of sink or burn. To cap the climax, a friend of his, seeing tbe flames and smoke issuing from his collar like Vesuvius in all her glory, throwed a tub of water on him and thus ruined a dollar hat. The triangle man of the three cornered tribe, shot at us last week but the shot was backed by weak powder and it fell at our feet. He imagined that he was loaded for bear, but he was only loaded for pewees. tor you can’t expect an airgun to do much damege. He tried to rise on the wings of eloquence, but his angelic wings were too weak. He said something smart about the clique we trained with, but of course he was talking at random, for as we train with the people of Kankakee township, he was trying to cast a reflection upon them. Such an attack, from a fellow who does not dare to tell who he is, amounts to nothing. Veracity is not coined by a fellow ashamed of his writings. By the Jersey bull and red flag figures of speech, he tried to represent us and him respectively; of course you all know that the red flag represents anarchy. To be the personification of anarchy is not very nice.

w/ outh w America . Wm. Culp and family spent Tuesday in Lee with James Culp, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Spencer and baby spent Tuesday in Monticello. Mrs. Anderson of Monon visited Wm. Culp's this week for a few days. Mrs. J. R. Clark spent Wednesday with Z, J. McCashen and family. Mrs. Fred Saltwell and daughter, Mrs. Ludd Clark, spent Sunday in Monon. Charles McCashen is helping his uncle D, Z. Clark of White Co., this week. Martin McDonald oi Wilders spent Saturday and Sunday with Carey Huston’s family. We were disappointed Sunday as Rev. Samsel could not be here, but will come the 12th of August. Miss Elsie Kendall of Goodland is visiting her uncle, Carey Huston and other friends in this vicinity. Ray Huston spent the last two weeks with hts parents and friends, but expects to return to his work in Dakota next Monday.

Sharon Hurrah for Sharon! Mrs. Gish was a town goer Tuesday. More should come to Sunday-school. Threshing is the order of the day in this vicinity, M iss Mary Jacks is visiting her sister in Wolcott this week. Lawson Bruce was a guest at the Ricbeson borne Sunday eve^ Mrs. Pollard and Mrs. Lane visited at Rensselaer one day last week. The Luers family entertained some friends from Chicago over Siinday. Miss Ricbeson and Miss Gish spent one day this week with Miss Elizabeth Luers. Lawson Bruce and Miss Ricbeson attended the circus at Rensselaer Tuesday evening. Quite a number from here attended the big Gollmar show in Rensselaer T uesday. Mrs. Worth Farmer and baby, of Oklahoma, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. G. W. Farmer. Miss Lora Brace comes home to-dav from Danville, where she has been attending normal. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Farmer of Oklahoma City, Okla., are visiting the former’s parents here. Mr, and Mrs. Richeson's daughter, who has been visiting here for the past week, will leave for Illinois soon. J Wonder why Arnold didn’t make his regular visit Sunday eve? Company at home or did you go some place else, Arnold? Sharon has several teacheis in its midst now: Miss Lora Bruce, of Danville college, Miss Lizzie Luers and Miss Pearl McGee of Valparaiso University, and this year we start out a new one, Miss Mary Adams. We wish them all much success.

Lonely Valley Mrs. F. H. Scott of Wheatfield called on us Tuesday,* What we need is another spy-glass in Lonely Valley. Mrs. Maria Biggs was a guest in this vicinity Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Clark were gnests of Mrs. Neier Sunday. Will Hodge spent Sunday in Newland, the guest of Miss Versa Richmond. Mrs. Greely Comer returned home Tuesday after a few davs visit at South Bend. Mr. Marble has improyed the appearance of his L. V. residence with a new coat of paint. Wm. McNeal and Minnie Meyers of Wheatfield were driving in this neck of the woods Sunday. Mrs. Etzkorn and children of Chicago are visiting with Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Misch at this writing. Lilly Merritt; Stella Heil and your correspondent ate pie and apples with sister rronie Austin Sunday. ' Misses Flo Neier and Ettie Clark returned home Tuesday after a three weeks visit in Owen county. Charlie Neir and wife returned to their home in Illinois Saturday after a two weeks visit with relatives here. Stella Heil is the happy owner of an organ. Now, Stella, Frank says he is coming over arid hear you play. We wonder wbat the trouble is that the rubber tire doesn’t make its appearance in L. V. any more? Stella, can you tell? Jas. King, who left here for Turon, Kansas, some time ago for the benefit of his health, is no better, and is expected back the latter part of the week. Rev. Kouch wishes us to announce that bis regular meeting will be on the second and fourth Sundays of every month. He intends to have a revival in the Christian church soon.

Lone Slav Threshing will begin soon. * Mr. Huston was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Bennie Cornell of Lafavette is visit ing friends here. Mr Huston and Miss Mabel were in Rensselaer Saturday. “Mac" McCurtain visited father Huston's Thursday night. Mrs. Grows and Miss Pearl was in McCoysburg Monday. Several from here atended the show at Rensselaer Tuesday. Hello, boys! get -your guns and bells ready soon. Did we bear the news? Mrs. John Brucker of Reynolds visited her sister. Mrs. Fred Rishling, last week. Say, boys, if you want anything more call on E and you will surly catch it hot. Misses Vesta, Esta and Mance and Skt Beaver and Ben Cornell called on r. Hamilton Sunday. Mr. And Mrs. Fred Murth who have been visiting her father, Fiank*Coghill,

have returned to their home in Kankakee, 111. Say. Friday, next time you make a date with that girl you must not let anyone beat your time and take her home. Misses Myrtle and Milred Dutcher and friend, Miss Agnes Murdbck of Chicago, returned home Sunday after a two weeks visit with friends and relatives here.

Kniman. Mrs. Michael Kolb returned home this week. Mrs. Boyle called on Mrs. Wm. Hollie Sunday. Mrs. Zimmerman and family have returned home to Chicago. Mrs. Garlic of Chicago is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Jungle this week. Miss Margaret Ott and Joe Zimmerman called on Mrs. Ties Monday* The hardtime party at Kniman was well attended. Everybody reported a good time. The K. V. O. C. will give a dance Saturday night, Aug the 4th. Icecream and cake will be served. Everyone invited.