Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1906 — Jasper County Gleanigs NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanigs NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Squire Dickinson was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. M. F. Fiencb went to Atlanta, Mo,, last week to visit his brother. A. B. Clinton of Oklahoma is visiting his son Frank at this writing. Several of our people attended the Kentland horse show last week. Mrs. W. H. Marquess of Lafayette is yisiting her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Broadie. Charlie Griffith is moving back to Chi* cago to engage in the laundry business. Mr. and Mrs. David Shearer of Chicago are visiting relatives here at this writ* mg. Misses Katherine Green and Katherine Hartman are attending Earlham College. i;" . Mrs. Walter Gillam and son are visiting Mr. Gillam’s parents in Flora at this writing. Remington’s fancy swine breeders are all represented at the Illinois state fair at Springfield this week. Mrs. Bridgett Kearney of Kentland visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tnos. Callagan, here last week. Mrs. C. W. Merritt, Mrs. Canine and Mrs. Whittington visited Mr. and Mrs. Benedict at Oxford last week, Mrs. Joe Turner and son Russeli of Kankakee, 111., returned home last week after a visit with relatives here. Vern Balcom and Lowell Townsend are attending the Northwestern University at Chicago again this year. Mrs. W. J, Little and son returned last Thursday from a week's visit with her brother, Chas, Bartoo and family. Mrs. Martha Timmons returned recently from Little River, Kan., where she has been for the past eighteen months. Dan Biddle and family left last week for a few days visit at Richmond, Ind., and Downer’s Grove and Chicago, 111. John O’Connor has sold his 92 acre farm one mile north of town to a Mr. Ailerson at $l2O per acre, $lO per acre more than he paid one year ago. Mrs. Max Price who has been visiting relatives here for some two months, returned home last week to Middlesboro, Ky„ accompanied by Mr. Price.

Messrs. Hawkins & Allman have com* pleted the south end of the Jordan stone road, and one can now travel to the county seat on a good road all the way. Charlie and Callie Bonner returned last week from an extended visited with relatives in lowa, South Dakota and Oregon. Mr. Bonner, Sr., remained in Oregon with his son John. Mrs. Ed Greene left last week for Burlington lowa, to visit her daughter, Mrs. T. L. Babb, and will go from there to South Dakota to spend the winter with her children, John and Anna. Saturday's Monticeilo Journal: Ruth, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert VanVoorst died last night, aged two years, five months and five days. The little one has been ill for months and the end was not unexpected. The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow, afternoon at two o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Esau Hart celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the home of their son George at Earl Park last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Hart have been residents of Remington for some thirty-four years, and have a large circle of friends here who hope they may live to celebrate many more anniversaries of their marriage. Messrs, and Mesdames James Gilbert, Geo. Fox. Juol Zinzer, Dudley Tyler, E, D. Bellows, Wm. Sitz, Misses Josie and Marguerite Zinzer, Mr. Hartlev Tyler, Simeon and Cora Tyler, and Miss Hazel Gilbert, all of the Bellows neighborhood, southwest of town, drove over to Rensselaer Saturday and "surprised'' their former neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows. A grand good time is reported, notwithstanding the rain in the afternoon.

Fair OaKs Mrs. Ike Kight returned home from her visit Friday. Chas Halleck went to Lake Village Saturday after a load of fruit. We got a heavy wind and rain storm in our neck of the woods Saturday. C. L. Eggleston left tor Memphis, Tenn., Saturday to take up his work again. Ed Kesler and family visited Henry Wilson’s family near Parr a couple of days last week. Ben Zellers has built himself a new boat and will probably launch it in the Kankakee soon. Leander Kesler from his work of selling patent medicine in Pulaski Co., the first of the week. James Clifton is repairing Mrs. Irene Moore's house which she recently purchased of T, J. Mallatt. George Brouhard and Bob Hiatt have a job of making posts down on the old Caldwell farm near Mt. Ayr. Postmaster Thompson attended the postmasters’ convention at Valparaiso hist Tuesday and Wednesday. C. T. Otis is having his silos filled nowadays. They will cut up about 600 acres of corn this year for silage. J, G. Liggitt, who has been gone from town for a couple of mouths, like the prodigal, returned the latter part of the week.

•Dave Winslow, the section foreman on the C. & E- I. road here, is taking a 15 days’ vacation. Chas. Barker has charge of the section during his absence. Mrs. Cottingbam went to White Co., Friday to visit relatives tor about ten days. Mrs. Ulttl of Rensselaer will assist Miss Carrie McKay in house work while she is gone. The soldier boys passed through here Tuesday and camped on the Otis ranch where they did when they were here before. There was quite a number attended the musical concert in the evening given by the band.

Lee. Mrs. Sam Nolan is on the sick list. Mr. Lockhart threshed buckwheat Tuesday. Dr. Hanson of Monon, was in our vicinity Monday. Mrs. Wm. Nolan and daughter were Monon goers Monday. * J. R. Clark and Wm. Stiers were Monon goers Monday. Myra Peregrine of Rensselaer, spent Thursday with home folks here. Mrs, ,Willard Johnson of South America, was in our burg Wednesday. Anderson Hanna of Frances ville, spe*t Tuesday night with Albert Hanna. Mrs. Leroy Nolan and daughter called on Mrs. Tom Newbold Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ben Denton of South America, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Manda Denton.

Stouts burg. Mrs. VVm. Warren is on the sick list. Wm. Whited is harvesting his onions. Wm. Antrim is no better at this writing. Little Goldie Micheals is quite ill at this writing. Allie Woods is kept busy making molasses. Mrs. 0. Barbee called on Mrs. J. Micheals Tuesday. Miss Leona Austin is helping Mrs. Wm. Whited this week l Pete Grube spent Sunday with his sister at Michigan City. Mrs. A. Woods and son Earl spent Sunday with relatives at Tefit. Mrs. John Schriner of Kankakee, is spending a few days with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Hershman of near Kniman, was in this vicinity Sunday.

Four Corners Alfred Tilton, north of Wheatfield, is quite sick with typhoid. Charlie Ross started Tuesday for Indian Territory, looking for a new home. F. G, Barnard of Lochiel, was up Sunday looking after his farming interests in Kankakee. Clarence Gulbransen spent Sunday with his mother, returning to his work near Lowell Monday. Wm. Wesner of near Medaryville with his family, Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wesner of Walker.

The first frost of the year carafe Monday night, but corn was all out of the way and nothing was injured. Wm. Payne of Walker, contemplates returning to San Pierre in the near future—another good democrat gone wrong. Mr. Shigley, who had a sale last Friday. started for Washington Monday. They ate their Sunday dinner .with Ed Jessup and family. Frank W. Fisher and Elmer Wesner came in with three cars of cattle from lowa Tuesday night. Prospective buyers can secures "tip by calling on them. Chas. Ross started Tuesday on a land buying expedition. We all trust be will have a pleasant trip but that he will decide to stay in old Jasper. We can’t spare such as Charles. Simon Fendig, Joe Hammond I and Horace Marble went to Hebron Monday to assist the Masonic lodge in giving Charlie Myres the third degree. They look careworn, especially Charlie. Yes, Wbeatfield has a band, a real band with Mac Ocker as captain. The quietly disposed of the town are seeking other localities, the horse flies and other insects are emigrating to other and more quiet places and all on account of that unearthly noise. It would be better if some of the patrons of a certain school district in Walker was transported -to the wilds of Africa; it would make it much more pleasant for the teacher and peace loving patrons of this district. Wonder if we will be obliged to name them? Jack Smith, the mail carrier and also one of the band boys thought to serenade his team it would accustom diem to the noise and thus give him the opportunity tu practice while on the road, but they objected, kicking Jack in a tender place, knocking him down and putting both Jack and the horn out of business. Jack reported to the town clerk, who decided the horse had the right of self-defence,,

Baum'j "Bridge Mr. and Mrs. Vandecar of Tefft, spent Sunday with the latter's parents. The long looked for rain came Saturday, being one of the worst wind and rain storms of the season. Orley Miller boiled his sorghum too much and made it into taffy. It would be ill luck for him too lose all this sweetness, so he bad better start a taffy ioint and sell it at a bargain to the school cids. The dynamiters on the river got in their work Tuesday, as three discharges were distinctly heard. These fellows have practiced this violation of the law for a long time and have ruined the fishing entirely. This case should be looked after before it is too late in the season. (Received too late tor last week.) W. O. Lyons is helping Jim Cooper stack hay. We have both fine weather and good corn this fall. Alf. Tilton and son Orn is very sick with typhoid fever. School begun last Monday with Earl Darner as teacher. George Tilton is camping at Ox Bow, He says fishing is quite poor. Wm. Alyea, the fur buyer of Hebron, dined with Mr. H. Downs of this place Sunday. Decator Lyons purchased a load of onions at Wheatfield and marketed them at Valpo. Messrs. Stanton and Lowenstine of Valpo, made a professional call in these parts Tuesday. Harve Stanley of Hebron came over to the land of hay to receive a winters’ job of pressing. Wm. Dittman and Ed Arndt went to Chicago to buy horses this week. They came back looking as good as they went if not better. Desilver Lyons, who has been working with the survey gang, was home Sunday. He says they have got as far as Water Valley, Most everybody down this way is making sorghum this week. This will undoubtedly be a mighty sweet band of brotherhood this winter. Wm. Mutchler went over to Porter Sunday to look at a bunch of sheep. It Bill mdulges in the sheep business much longer he will have to be sheared next spring.

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Chas. Wood was in Lee Tuesday evening. Mr. Gallaher was at Wolcott Monday morning. Chas. Saidla attended the fair at Delphi this week. Abe Ouslev returned from bis trip to Missouri last week. » Rev. H. Samsel took dinner with Jesse Tune and wife Sunday. Alva McCashen visited his father, Z. J. McCashen, Tuesday evening, Mrs. Roy Williams spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs, Geo. Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. Cady Underwood were Monon goers Thursday afternoon. Miss Jotie Miller spent Sunday with Miss Elsie Kendall at Mr. Larson’s. Betson McCashen and family spent Wednesday night with Geo. Foulks'. Miss Tillie Rinker of Reynolds, is visiting Mrs. Tbos. Spencer this week. Quite a number of young people of Palestine attended church here Sunday, evening. I. I. Clark took dinner Wednesday with his brother, D. Z. Clark and family, of White Co. Supt. Hamilton and Carey Hustoh, trustee, visited Banner and Center schools Tuesday. Z. J. McCashen, wife and son Betson and family spent Tuesday with Daniel and Laura Clark of White Co.

Grandma Castor, who has hem visiting E. J. Clark and family for som< time, returned to her home this week. Geo. Wood received the sad news Tuesday of the death of his nephew Walter Wood, son of Chas, Wood, neai Francesville. Frank May, wife and baby of Black Oak, J. R Clark and family of White Co., and Clyde Clark took dinner witl Geo. Fpuiks’ Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Wood was in Monon Monday morning to consult Dr. Staurt aboul a sprained ankle. She received the in jury while milking a cow Sunday evening.