Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1906 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Miss Minnie Bartoo is visiting relatives in east Aurora, N. Y. E. H. Blake and a Mr. Carr of Wabash, were visiting here last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Emery of Frankfort, were visiting here for several days. Geo. Chappell and Walter Hicks took in the Monon excursion to Chicago Sunday. Charley Elmore, wife and children of near Bluffton, visited relatives here last week. Mrs. F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer, was the guest of Mrs. Geo. Stoudt a few days this week. This (Saturday)* is "Towne Day"” at Fountain Park. The assembly closes to-morrow. Mr. and Mrs. David Ravenscroft of Galtry, Oklahoma, are visiting relatives and friends here. Stephen Yeoman of Indianapolis,spent last week here with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira W. Yeoman. Mr. and Mrs. Hurford Jamison of Kimmell, Ind., are visiting friends and relatives here at this writing. At this writing the condition ot Uncle George Clark is somewhat improved, but "Daddy” Vondersmith is slowly failing. Miss Grace Zea of Rensselaer is visiting the family of her uncle, James Zea, and aunt, Mrs. James Parks here this week. Prof. W, R. Murphy of Redlands, Calif., a former superintendent of the Remington schools, is visiting here this week. Mrs. C. E. Harlacher and daughter Miss Lizzie of Monticello, former residents of Remington, were Fountain Park visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Matt Thompson of Valparaiso are visiting his father, Uncle G. G. Thompson and other relatives and friends here at this writing. Mrs. Chas. Goss is preparing to build a fine new residence on the property recently purchased of Tom Mullen, the old Bhaw property, having torn the old bouse down, E. 8. McCoy, a former resident of Carpenter township, died at his home near Battle Ground last week and mains were brought here for intermety last Friday morning. It would be impossible for us to name all the former Remingtonians who have been visiting relatives and friends here in the past two weeks and taking in the assembly. The number runs up into the hundreds, no doubt. Recent births: August 12, to Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner, a son; August 13; to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rich, a son; August 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rinker, at Fowler, a son; August 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffith, a son. Mrs. George Moorhead of near Lovett, Jennings county, was visiting friends ere this week. She informed us that her father, uncle George Vincent, was still practically helpless, the condition he has been in since his paralytic stroke a long time ago. Sunday was the biggest day of the season at Fountain Park, and no doubt there would have been several hundred more there had it not been for the heavy rain that came up about 11:30 and made the grounds too wet for comfort the rest of the day. This rain spoiled the day for many of those who did come and the white slippers and white dresses of the pretty young maidens and matrons were badly soiled in the wet and mud. Get a 5c box of Lax-ets at our store, please. We think they are great. Just test these toothsome, candy-like Laxative Tablets for constipation, sour stomach, biliousness, bad breath, muddy complexion, etc. Risk 5c and •ee. Sold by A. F. Long.

Four Corners Mac Ocker of Wheatfield was a business caller at Tefft Monday, Dave and Ethel Wesner of Walker ale dinner at pa Fisher's Sunday. Thomas Maldney and William Fitzgerald were Valparaiso goers last Thursday. Elmer Davis, son of Elwood Davis south of Tefft, is very sick at this writing with stomach trouble. Homer and Orville Fisher marketed thirty bushels of pickles Saturday, one picking from 1)4 acres. Conditions over which we had no say compel us to add one more corner, and now we stand four-square to all the winds that blow. Thomas Jones of Tefft, is putting a coat of war paint on the barn of M. V. Sands, which is now near completion, )4 mile north of Tefft. Lee Fisher is now at home for a week's rest. Next week he goes to LaPorte to attend institute. His school at Stillwell will commence on September io. D. M. Hubbard of Wabash county, returned home Monday after attending the commencement at Valparaiso and ▼isiting a few days with F. W. Fisher and family of Kankakee tp. Lee Fisher and Burl and Wm. Asher all came home with diplomas from the Valpo university. Well done for Kankakee tp. The young men all continue to wear the same sized hats; no expansions. The Bradley Grays came to grief Sunday, as all the teams do that go up against the Maroons on the square. Score 3 to 5 in favor of the Maroons. The Bradley boys put up a fine game, are fine fielders but lack m batting sdsility. Chas, Curtain of DeMotte pitched for Wheatfield and is an allright twirler,

We don’t propose to discontinue writing just because—but really we should have been pleased to have seen a few of our articles in print, and to think our poetry was considered too pointed, it almost breaks our heart. But perhaps the editor was right, at least we will credit him as being right and stand by him. 0, no, we won’t write for a republ lean paper; time is too precious. No, S. P., you are mistaken. You did not see us at the river a few davs ago. Who are you guessing for now? You should not get one excited this hot weather for Dr. Solt informs us that when the system is run down and vitality low, one is much more liable to be sunstroke than at any other time. You had better advise your friend to keep in the shade and not get excited.

St out j burg. Frank Grube is nursing a sprained toe. Calvin Grimm is visiting at Momence this week. Little Loretta Whited has been sick the past week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Wisehart were Wheatfield callers Monday. Mrs. Melvins and Miss Warren were callers here Tuesday. Frank Hart is having his hay barn covered with tar paper at this place. Mrs. O. Barbee and Mrs. W. Whited did shopping in Wheatfield Thursday. Mrs. Harry Rouse of Asphaltum, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here. E. Woods of Ohio, who has been visiting his brother Allie at this place, returned home Monday.

"Blue Sea Threshing is still the order of the day. Will Garvin and family spent Sunday at Fountain Park. Earl Saidla spent Sunday afternoon with “Dump” Hamilton. “Miss Laura Yoder is taking in the sights at Fountain Park. Miss Naomi Garvin took supper with the Misses Beaver Sunday evening. George Caster and family spent Sunday afternoon with Frank Coghill and family. Charley Sommers and Miss Mary Shide attended prayer meeting Sunday evening. Miss Lizzie Sommers, who has been working away from home all summer, returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Beaver and little daughter Viola spent Sunday with Bert Beaver and family. Charles Beaver and family, Nels. Anderson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson spent Sunday with Henry Beaver and family.

Sharon Lawson is still a caller in our midst. Mr. and Mrs. Jacks spent Saturday in Rensselaer. Alf Peters took in the excursion to Chicago Sunday. Miss Ethel Jacks of Rensselaer, is visiting Hazel Jacks this week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Farmer visited the former’s parents Friday, Mr. Jacks was called to Battle Ground Thursday by the death of his cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Richeson spent part of last week at Remington attending Fountain Park. Your correspondent was too busy attending park meetings to get the items in last week. The people of this vicinity have been doing very well attending the good meetings at Fountain Park Mrs. Jacks was called to Rensselaer part of this week by the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Lowe. A friend of Miss Lizzie Luers from Illinois visited her last week. Miss Lizzie took her to Mt. Ayr Thursday where they both visited friends until Saturday.

Cosy Corner Arthur Ropp is still out threshing. Mrs. Nichols spent Friday at her son's.

George Jenkin* is no better at thia writing. Bethel Arnold took down with the measles Saturday. Lucy and Agnes Hurley were Rensselaer goers Monday. Henry Hayes and family spent Wednesday with his folks. Bertha Daniels is going to Chicago Heights Saturday on a visit. Newton Jenkins and Cleveland Price went to town one day last week. Mrs. Thomas Driver returned Wednesday after spending a few weeks in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Cha*. Jenkins were visiting friends at Wheatfield Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ropp and daughter Francie visited Mr. and Mr*. Frank Payne Sunday. The three ladies from Chicago, that were visiting at E. Hurley’s have now returned home. Ray Burns of Aix, Caddie Caldwell and Dallas Ropp started for North Dakota Wednesday. Miss Belvia Gilmore called on Mrs. Mary Ropp and Miss L. Wiseman Saturday afternoon.

Fair Oafa Ike Kight and wife visited relatives at Morocco over Sunday. Will Warne is hauling baled hay for Will Faylor nowadays. Sam Thornton and wife visited Isaac Stucker of near Mt. Ayr Friday. Neen Littlefield and family of Rensselaer visited F. R. Erwin’s Sunday. We got a fine shower Monday which stopped threshing for a short time, Mrs. Dr. Proudley leaves this week for a visit of about two months in Pennsylvania. George Brouhard left the first of the week for Lebanon to be gone for about three weeks. Mr. Beech of Pontiac, 111., was in these parts looking after his land interests in Newton county. Joe Goff and daughter of near Kentland, visited his brother Frank here the first of the week. The show given under tent near the pickle factory Saturday evening was quite a bummy affair. Mrs. Ike Kight and Mrs. Chas. Gundy attended the Fountain Park Assembly a couple of days last week. Ed Gobel moved to Niles, Michigan, the latter part of the week instead of Dakota, as our last week’s report gave it. Stephen Marlen and son Charley left for North Dakota Thursday to enter the harvest fields and will probably locate there. Rev. Rodman of Fowler, filled his regular appointment here in the Christian church Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. Tom Mallatt is still m the real estate business. The latest transaction was the purchase of Stephen Marten’s property, which took place Wednesday. One of Dan Wood’s boys, while swinging last week, fell from the swing and dislocated his shoulder. He went to RensselaeY and had it replaced, Mrs. James Page of the north part of town, suffered a stroke of paralysis Thursday night, one whole side being paralyzed. She has improved but very little at this writing. Walter Dota of south of town and Katy Freeland, daughter of A. J. Freeland of Newton tp., were married at the Winslow hotel Sunday night. Rev. Rodman was the officiating minister. The lecture given bv Rev. Bentley, of Tipton, Friday night in the M. E. church, was one of the best ever given in this place. It was listened to by a full house. It was entitled “Eleven Steps in Darkness.” He used stereoptican views to illustrate each point, ana every one was as plain as could be. Mrs. C. L. Eggleston of south of town, will make a very extensive improvement on her farm in the way of an addition to her house which is to have a cement basement and will be beat by steam. Hiram Day of Rensselaer will do the cement work and Jim Clifton and Charley Penright of Mt. Ayr, will probably do the carpenter work. Perkins, the windmill man, was out and put up a windmil) last week as a start on the improvement.

OaK. Gro-Ve Bert Mitchell was seen on our streets Sunday. Willie Hershman was seen driving through this vicinity Wednesday. Mrs. Albert Sommers called on Mrs. Herman Flugal Sunday evening. Mrs. Elizabeth Braddock is spending a few days with her daughter, Allie Price. Alf McCoy and daughter Orma took dinner with Joe Smith’s of Kniman Tuesday. Alfred McCoy and Frank Braddock spent Sunday with Albert Summers and family. Frank Hilton, Robert Hilton and Lincoln Braddock were Stoutsburg goers Wednesday. Miss Orma McCoy and Miss Dora Braddock called on Mrs. John Price Sunday afternoon.

South Netuton. Ros* Dean visited at Fred Markin’s Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Reed went to Brook Tuesday. Percy Young was at Philip Paulus* Saturday afternoon. Rainy weather and not much threshing is the order of the day. Cfiristenia Flock was at W, B. Yeoman’s Friday afternoon. Maude Bringle returned home Monday after a week’s visit with her uncle, John Bill. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weiss visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J.. A. Powell and Effie Markin attended church up east of Rensselaer Sunday. Mr, and Mrs, Ed Scbaulaub visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hough, Sunday. Quite a few of the young people of this vicinity attended Fountain Park Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bringle and son Merle visited W. L. Bringle and niece Sunday. Joe Francis was seen in this corner of the neighborhood Sunday. What is the attraction, Joe? Mrs. Allie Potts, Mrs. Fred Markin and Effie Markin visited at W. B. Yeoman’s Tuesday.

Kniman. Miss Viola Stanley visited her parents, last Sunday. Warren Springer of Chicago visited his ranch Sunday. Miss Viola Saylor was the guest of the Misses Ott last Tuesday. Mrs. Jungle spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner. Miss Samantha Green visited with Mr. Eisendroth's of Kniman Sunday. Hurrah for the Farmers’ Harvest Picnic, at Kniman Saturday, August 25. Master Frank Horsch is visiting with bis aunt, Mrs. Hart of Kniman, at present. .Mrs. E. Resch of Chicago is visiting her brother, Mark Ott, at the Springer ranch. Theo. Saladin assisted the would-be doctor, Mark Ott, in a serious operation the other day. Our friend, John Kalb, was very much disappointed last Saturday. That's all right, "Spots.” We had occasion to see Mr. ‘Marble and Messrs. Fendig, Meyers and Mannan drive through our town last Monday via automobile. Don’t forget to attend the Farmers’ Harvest Picnic at Kniman, Saturday, August 25. A good time for old and young guaranteed.

Wejrt 'BarKJey More rain, more pickles. It’s lots of fun to see Guv pick pickles. Dan Lesh and family visited Bud Lewis’ Sunday. Scrap it out, D. V. and 8. P.; you are no relation of ours. C. B. Wells and son Palmer were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Wm. Burns left for Burtoll, Minn., Tuesday to look after his farm there. Mrs. Harry Reed and Mrs. Taylor Hankins went to Rensselaer Monday. Capt. Payne and wife are visiting with Forg Payne and family for a few days. Mrs. Gratner and grandmother Galbreath spent Thursday with Mrs. Burns. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burns and Miss Bessie Odom spent Sunday afternoon at Wm. Gratner’s. Mrs. Frank Williams of Foster, lowa, spent Saturday evening with her friend, Miss Agnes Potts. Bert Duggins and Mary Raska were married in Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. All we Nubbm-Ridgers extend our congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Potts and daughter Agnes, Aaron Vore and wife, John Lewis, Irvin Lewis and Guy Beaston spent Sunday at James Lewis'.

Hattm’j- "Bridge Jim Gilbreath went to Kniman Sunday. "The heat has been very hot’’ this week. R. H. Morehouse is nearly through baying. The rain was very acceptable that fell this week.

Dan Frakes of Valpo called on A. J. Bush Sunday.. Melon* are getting ripe and being "hooked” occasionally. Orley Miller thinks he will complete his hay contract this week. The neighbors have started threshing this week around these corner*. Haying is still in progress and probably will be for several weeks yet. Frank Downs is working for Jonas Vandozen on his new gasolene hay press. Two of Mrs. Dittman’s brothers ot Streator, 111., spent Sunday with their sister and family. "Bill” Murphy has purchased a horse and puts on a heap of style buggy-rid-ing oyer the country. Mr. Shook, the land company’s foreman, was out this way last week looking after the hay business. James Parks was called to the deathbed of his father this week, who died shortly after he arrived. If the water continues to fall as it has in the past few days a straightning of the river will be unnecessary.

Lee. Harry Clawson’s sale pas well attended. ( Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark, Aug. 22, a daughter, Mrs. Daisy Jones called on Mrs. Mablon Lamport Tuesday. Marion Hanna, of Francesville, 'is working for E. Gilmore. Mrs. Albert Hanna spent Tuesday with Mrs. S. L. Johnson. Harry Clawson’s shipped their goods Thursday snd left Friday for their new home. Mrs. Frank May, of Black Oak, and Mrs. George Foulks of South America, spent Monday with Mrs. Joe Clark. When a woman suffers from depressing weaknesses, she then keenly realizes how helpless—how thoroughly worthless she is. Dr. Shoop has brought relief to thousands of such women. He reaches diseases peculiar to women iu two direct specific wavs—a local treatment known by druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop’s Night Cure, and a constitutional and internal treatment called Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. Dr. Shoop's Night Cure is applied locally and at night. It works while you sleep. It reduces inflammation, it stops discharges, it heals, it soothes, it comforts, it cures. Dr. Shoop's Restorative (tablet or liuuid form) is a constitutional, nerve tissue tonic. It brings renewed strength, lasting ambition and vigor to weak, lifeless women. These two remedies, singly, or used together. have an irresistible, positive helpful power. Try them a month and see. Sold by A. F. Long.