Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1906 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Jasper Guy was a Hub goer Tuesday. Yes, Remington will “stand pat" on the saloon question. Squire Dickinson and J. M. Ott were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mrs. W. L. Rich visited her son Bert at New Waverly last week. J. W. Jacks has gone to Wichita, Kan., to visit his son for an indefinite time. Dr, Roberts, the dentist, will be here Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Griffith House. A. D. Washburn, of Kentland, visited his brother, James, here last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Elmore, of Goodland, visited relatives here last week. R. S. Kennedy, of Losantville, Ind., was here shaking bands with old friends last week. Peter Roy has bought the Hughes property on North Illinois street; consideration $1,150. Mrs. J. G. Morns left last week for Atchinson, Kan., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will Hollingsworth. Mrs. Matt Worden and son and Katie Meehan, of Rensselaer, visited their mother, Mrs. Meehan, here last week. E. H. Morrow and Ezra Whitebead had a little difficulty the night of the election last week, and as a result Mr. Morrow is carrying his nosenn a sling. Charles Beal and family, of New Richmond, Ind., were called here last week by the sickness of the former’s father, J, N. Beal, who has been seriously sick for some weeks. Wolcott Enterprise.—Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mullen and son Taylor are expected from Denver, Col., before long to visit their Wolcott and Remington relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Higgs, also of Denver, and L. L. Taylor, wile and baby of Dodge City, Kan., are expected in time to participate in a happy family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. T. Taylor at Christmas time. The anti-saloon people held a meeting Monday night and decided to settle the question of a saloon in Remington for the next two years beyond any question of doubt. Tuesday morning remonstrance papers were started m all directions, and Lawrence Kellner, the applicant for license, who is now trying to break in here, will be snowed under by over 100 majority. The old remonstrance, we understand, contained 382 names, but ander the vote at the recent election 227 are all that are necessary.

JpoKane, (Wash.) A few items regarding the Jasper county colony.—Correspondent. Sol Fendig called on Arthur Arnott Sunday. Robert Crockett spent the evening of October 28th with Perry White. Miss Gertha Arnott called on Mrs, Masterdown last Monday evening. Robert and Mort Crockett called at Mr. Arnott’s last Wednesday evening. Arthur Arnot* and Sol Fendig called on Robert Crockett last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs, Mort Crockett and Robert Crockett called at Mr. Arnott’s Sundry. Misses Sarah and Marie Stegner, of Trent, spent Sunday with Miss Susie Arnott. Henry Thornton attended the Hollowe’en social at the Central Christian chruch. Herbert See, Arthur Ray, Chester, Susie and Gertha Arnott, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thornton, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Thornton took dinner at Lue Thornton’s Snnday.

Pine Gro'Ve Morton Weils was in our vicinity Monti ty. Maye Hayes was a Rensselaer goer Friday. Bessie Ropp was a Rensselaer caller Saturday. Tena Nuss is spending a few days with her parents. Winter has set in, it seems, and wood piles will suffer. Frank Hayes went to Lafayette Friday to see about selling his onions.

Leonard Hayes marketed a load of potatoes at Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. Fairchild, of Rensselaer, yisited his cousin,, Mrs. Snyder, over Sunday. Frank Snyder lost a valuable horse Sunday night, and James Torbet lost a cow. An Independence school teacher was se-n carrying a skillet of fire Monday morning. Was jousocold or what was the cause ?

Fair Oafa R. D, Dodge and wife visited John Kight’s at Lacross over Sunday. Lawler Bros, shipped 200 fat cattle to Chicago Saturday evening from here. Mr. Warfaritton moved from here over to the east side of the township Saturday. Barney DeWitt and wife visited relatives at Rensselaer from Sunday until Monday evening. A. D. Washburn of Newton Co., the new democratic commissioner, was in our town Saturday shaking hands with old friends. Charley McColly of Chicago Heights spent a few hours in our town Friday evening shaking hands with old acquaintances. We tjave been having pretty blustery weather the past few days. Monday was an exceptionally stormy day, as it snowed off and on all day. Winfred Blair was called to Chicago Sunday to the bedside of his mother, who is not expected to live any length of time. She went to Chicago about two weeks ago to take treatment from their old family doctor. She took suddenly worse and has been failing ever since. Stephen Marlen, who moved here from Kentucky about two years ago, packed up and moved to Rensselaer Saturday. His wife's mother and sister came here to live with them about two or three weeks ago, but it seems they soon had a streak of trouble and when they moved away they left the mother and sister without stove, wood, chairs, table or beds or anything to eat, and without any means to get anything, it is said.

Parr J. N« Price, jr„ is employed at the elevator. John Lakin, of Hegewisch. 111., is visiting some of his old-time, relatives in Parr. Miss Jennie Hurley, of Possum Run, is working for W. E. Price, on Front street.

There will be a dance at Hugh BrtjX nahan's Saturday night Protracted meeting has closed after a continuance of some two weeks or more. Misses Grace Price and Edna Babcock visited Brushwood school Tuesday forenoon Mr. and Mrs. W. E Price went visiting Sunday in their new rubbtr-tire carriage. Hunting seems to be all the rage now; people quit husking corn to go rabbit hunting. Miss Pearl Price is working for Jesse Eldridge, who lives on the S. P. Thompson ranch. Ed Lane and Miss Jessie Lakin were seen driving through the streets of Parr Sunday afternoon. The Sunday-school organized at the school house is having good success, much better than was expected by any one. There has been a large attendance each Sunday. The U. B. church stand election day at Parr school house turned out all O. K. for the number of people who were there. J. L. Babcock was yery kind in the matter; he ate a large dinner, amounting to si, in order to give the money for the new church. He ate four pies, half a cake, and drank a quart of Parr’s best coffee, and ended upvon a dish of pickles. It is all right, Jim, to eat a big dinner on election day.

Four Corners Tom Maloney, ex trustee of Kankakee tp., was down at the hub the first of the week on grand jury duty. Ed Jessup completed his ditch contract on the Hugh Daugherty farm in Kankakee tp., this week. F. W. Fisher sold this week to E. Hight six Poland China brood sows; he has five more that he offers for sale, worth the money. Dave Wesner is in the market for some catnip; cash on delivery. A ten. lb. girl is the cause. Dave is well but canpot or will not leave home. Albert Keen, one day last week while loading onions, fell, breaking his nose and etherise injuring himself but is recovering his former good looks. The supper given by the band boys Saturday night was not the financial success it otherwise would have been had the weather been favorable. The rain of Saturday night turned to snow and continued until Tuesday morning making the roads next to impassible with a depth of two feet of snow. E. R. Hight and fartiily visited over Sunday with Mr. XJregory and wife at Rensselaer, making the trip overland in Mr. Gregory’s medicine wagon, returning Monday. T. J. Jones made F. W. Fisher and family a donation visit the last of the week and left a. good supply of game, sufficient to cause them to remember bygone days.

Lonely 'Valley Geo. Hoebn was in this vicinity Tuesday. Remember the box social atOak Grove Nov. 24. Dr. Zuech was through these parts Saturday. Charlie Cline’s helped Jim Clark husk corn Saturday. Andrew Grube of Stoutsburg was in this locality Saturday. Mr. Gregory, agent for the S. F. Baker Co., took dinner with us Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. V. Austin left Tuesday for Washington on a sight seeing trip. Miss Marguerite Merrit who has been working for Mr. Tilton, has returned borne. “Bush Whacker” of Baum's Bridge, was in L. V. “dear" hunting Sunday afternoon. Miss Fronie Austin oi LaCrosse, spent a couple of days the past week with home folks. Mrs. Frank Neier and daughter Janice are visiting with relatives at Brazil at tbis writing. Walter Lutz and Etta Clark ate pie and pickles with your correspondent Sunday evening. Mrs. Emery White and son Johnnie visited with relatives in Remington and Rensselaer during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Hight and children, Miss Lizzie Tresemer of Tefft and Mr. Gregory took breakfast with us Tuesday morning.

Jouth Geo. Coleman was a Lee goer Tues day. Geo. Wood is laying a new floor in his house. Roy Williams was in Monon Tuesday on business. Mrs. Geo. Wood and son Chas, were in Lee Tuesday. Chas. Wood went to Jas. Lefler's to work Wednesday. Mrs. J. McDonald and son Paul are on the siik list this week. Mrs. Wm. Culp called on Mrs. GeoFoulks Tuesday afternoon. R. Foulks, of McCoysburg, spent Tuesday night at Roy Williams'. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the Lockhart sale Monday. John Clark, of White county, called on Z. J. McCashen Tuesday morning. Miss Lillie Sommers is home, having been at Remington for some time. Miss Elsie Kendall spent Tuesday night of last week with Mrs. J. Tune. Miss Veda Spencer and Frank Mattox attended church here Sunday evening. Z. 1. McCashen and daughter Etta took dinner with D. Z. Clark and family Tuesday. Richard Spencer and family visited Saturday and Sunday with his brother, Thos., and family. Chas. McCashen and sister Etta and Mr. and Mrs. Underwood took dinner at Geo. Foulks' Bunday. Geo. Foulks put up sale bills last Tuesday for Thos. Spencer's horse sale at Wolcott November 17.

Mrs. Elmer Johnson returned home Saturday from McCoysburg, where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. Johnson, and family.

South Netoton. John Zimmer called on W. B. Yeoman Wednesday. Frank Shipman called on W. L. Bringle last Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhue, last Friday, a boy. Alvie Yeoman is husking corn for Charlie Weiss this week, Silas Potts and son Emmet are husking corn for H. C. Pearson. Misses Annie, Nora and Maude Bringle spent Sunday at Charles Summers’. Gus Yeoman, mother and sister spent Sunday with W. B. Yeoman. Last Tuesday night we found the ice to be frozen about two inches thick. The telephone lineman was in this vicinity putting in new batteries this week. Mr. Leobold’s little girl, who has been sick with the whooping cough, is reported some better. Marion Pearson took supper with his brother and wife, Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Pearson, Monday evening. Well, Jesse, they say Mr. Snyder has left you. We all give you our sympathy, that is as much as we can do. Mrs. H. C. Pearson received the lucky number at Warner’s hardware store last Saturday, which entitled her to a stove, Mrs. John Ulrey, who has been visiting some few weeks with her son, Clyde, left ast Sunday for Washington, D. C., where she will spend the winter. Her husband will go later.

Gillam Rev. W. B. Warriner visited with Ed. Faris last Sunday. Jerry Shea has remodeled his honse, and is now occupying it. John Ryan shipped two car loads of cattle the first of the week. Charles Henderson has his new eightroom house near completion. Corn husking is at a standstill, and rabbit bunting takes its place. Elmer Pullins and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Faris. J. W. Johnson has moved out east of Medaryville, on the old Posey place. Miss Leah Knox, teacher at East Vernon, is now boarding at T. L. Smith's. Miss Loma Wood spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents near Rensselaer. Mrs. Nina Wood, of Lafayette, is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. John Bradbury. Mrs, A. W’. Prevo has been quite sick with nervous prostration, but ;s now able to be up. Miss Pearl Smith, who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks, is somewhat improved. Gus Bradbury returned home from Lafayette last week, and has been quite sick every since with malarial fever. H, M. Griffith, of the firm of Hobbs & Griffith, Chicago, wholesale dealers in poultry, was soliciting through this vicinity this week. Joseph Maddox has purchased the old Fresbour place and will take possession about the middle of December. Mr. Freshour will remove to Idaho in the near future. He is making the change in hopes of benehtting his health. ’’Billy" Glidewell went home to vote last week. He returned with expectations of pushing the gravel road to a hasty ana successful finish, but the work has been delayed by the unfavorable weather of the past week. We are anxious to see the road completed,