Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1907 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Goodland has organized a ball team. Fine corn growing weather at this writing. Grant Culp is hauling lumber for a crib from Rensselaer. , # . ’§ J| Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Grove were Rens* selaer goers Thursday. A daughter was bom last Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. John Haley. Clyde Reeves and family spent Sunday with his parents in Rensselaer. Mrs. Geo. Hargreaves and children are visiting her parent at Clifton, 111., at present writing. Mr. and Mrs. W, L. Rich went to New Waverly last Wednesday to see their son Bert and family. Mrs. W. R. Pierce died at her home in Gilboa last Thursday and was buried Saturday ia Gilboa cemetery. Mrs. Minnie McCoy of near Battle Ground, was the guest of her parelfts, Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Culp, last week. Miss Hattie Bartoo and little nephew of Spokane, Wash., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A; Bartoo. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hook of Appleton, Neb., were guests os Mr. and Mrs, George Hascall a few days last week. Misses Katherine Green and Katherine Hartman returned last Wednesday from Earlham College, which they have been attending. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Townsend and Miss Bertha Primmer were Chicago visitors last week, attending commencement of Northwestern University. Mrs, Tones Templeton and little daughter of St. Louis, Mo„ are here for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Parker.

Goodland, Fovrier, Wolcott and Rensselaer are each bidding for Remington patronage the Fourth, and no doubt it will be divided between all four places. John L. Cook of Goodland, who for the past quarter of a century has been clerking in the Burgess drug store at that place and is .well known hereabouts, has made arrangements to start a drug Stote of his own at Goodlad, and will occupy the building on the corner south from the old Burgess drug store, * James Clowry, who has been superintendent of the Range Line gravel road for many years, has resigned and C. G. Beal has been appointed in his stead. Uncle Jim has made an excellent superintendent, and Charley will have to go some if he keeps up the pace set by his predecessor for the past dozen years.

The burial of Mrs. Charlotte Walters was held here on Monday of last week, the funeral being held at the home of her son Herman, northeasi of town. Deceased was over 81 years of age, and was a native of Germany. She leaves four children, Charles of Francesville, August of Logansport, Mrs. Lang of Goodlaud, and Herman of this county. There are twelve grand children and twenty great-grand-children. She was a life-long member of the Lutheran church, and a number of the members of the Goodland Lutheran church, of which she was a member, attended the funeral.

The Clarion (Iowa) Monitor of last week contained the following mention of a former Remingtonian: "Dr. A. H. Littlefield has sold his dental business to Dr. Frank Dunlap of Nashua, and will give possession June 20th. Dr. Littlefield and family will make an extended visit with relatives in Illinois and Indiana during the summer, and will then spend the winter in San Diego, Cal. The doctor expects to locate in some western city. The removal of this family from Clarion will be a source of regret to all their friends. Dr. Littlefield turns over a good practice to his successor, the result of eight years' hard work in Clarion."

fie tv land Ben Ahlers is visiting relatives at Francesville this week. B. J. Gifford of Kankakee, .111., was here Tuesday on bnsineis. H, C. Dahncke and two daughters were at Rensselaer Monday. Owen Callahan, who has been pressing hay at StouUburgh, returned home Sunday, Fred Arnott, manager of the Pleasant Grove store, was here on business Monday. O. M. and Nellie M. Wallace atiended the play at Rensselaer Monday evening. ■•••." • Geo, Martin, Geo, Beedy and Wm. Marion were at Rensselaer Monday on business. Chas. Walker and T. M. Callahan were at Rensselaer Saturday on business and also attended the ball game between Wheatfield and St. Joseph’s.

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Mrs. Chgs. Jenkins and children called pn Mrs. Driver Tuesday. Mrs. James Torbet took dinner with Wm. Jordan near Newland Sunday. Bertha Cooper and Chloae Torbet •pent Sunday evening with Verna Shroyer. John Fisher and family were the guests of Mrs. McCleary and family SunGrandpa Root returned to his home in Wheatfield Sunday after a several weeks stay with his daughter Mrs. Chas. Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. Ves Austin and daughter of Wheatfield spent Saturday night and Sunday with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Charles Jenkins.

Lee Corn planting is still the order of the day. • Mrs, Frank Overton was a Monon goer Friday. Walter Whilton returned to Linden Thursday. Clayton Cadwalder is working for Mahion Lamport. Mrs. Whitlow of Crawfordsville visited with her son Albert last week, Symphia Donaldson of Monon spent Sunday with her parents here. Jesse and Otto Jones of near Monon spent Bunday with Albert Hanna. Mr. and. Mrs. Wm. Lamar and son Paul spent Sunday afternoon with Mahion Lamport’s. Came and Clayton Cadwalder, Harold, Lamar and Rosa Carrotbers attended children’s day al Bedford Sunday,

South Nebuton. Corn plowing it the order of the day* Y Childrens day exercises at Foresman Sunday night. W. L. Bringle was a caller at Foresman Wednesday, Scott Shipman of Remington visited %ith his brother Henry Thursday, Bon Harris and family from Rensselaer called on H. C. Pierson and family Tuesday.! Quite a few from up north were down to the river fishing yesterday, but with poor luck, Frank Dewese and Frank Shipman attended the Odd Fellows exercises at Morocco last Sunday, Miss Iva Moffitt, who has been staying with her grandpa Bringle, has gone to Valparaiso to attend school.

-J out h Cady Underwood was a Monon goer Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coghill, a daughter. Mr. Hedges of Perrysburg is at bis farm this week. Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Tune were in Wolcott last Saturday. Mrs. Frank May and Mrs. Rena Creel spent Tuesday with Mrs. Geo. Foulks. fames Culp and family of Lee spent Thursday with his brother WilliamCulp. Thomas Larson's attended children’s day program at Palestine Sunday evening, John Hanna of near Wolcott spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tune. W. C. Huston of Perrysburg was calling on fold friends and neighbors here Ibis week. Robert Micbal and wife of Rensselaer attended preaching here Sunday and took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob McDonald, G. L. Parks and family attended the commencement exercises in Hanging Grove Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday with Simon Cook's. Z. J. McCashin and wife, Perfect Spencer and May Scripture of Wolcott, and Thos. Speflcer ana family took dinner with Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Foulks Sunday.

Fair OaKs Pickle planting is under headway in these parts. Mrs. S. B. Moffitt and children visited in Fair Oaks Sunday. Rev. Law occupied the pulpit in the M. £. church Sunday. » Cbas. Broubard's condition is not at all promising at this writing. Miss Edith Moffitt returned from Chicago Friday greatly encouraged. There will be quarterly meeting at Roselawn Saturday and Sunday. A. B. Tolin of Indianapolis spent a few days on the ranch near nere last week. James Clifton visited his daughter, Mrs. Abe Dekoker of Demotteover Sunday. Chas. Gundy, who has been working at Gibson at carpenter work, was at home Sunday. . The chief attraction at the Washburn park Sunday afternoon was baseball and horseracing. Hurrah! for the good old summer time! We have had four or five days of nice weather at this writing. The exercises given at the Christian church Saturday night was well attended. All bada good time. The receipts were a little better than $8. v Frank Byres and two children of Chicago, and his mother, Mrs. Johanna Byres of Wheatfield, visited relatives here from Friday until Monday. Fair Oaks will celebrate the Fourth and will surely have a good time. We always had the crowd and the best time, and we feel the people will remember it and come again. Tom Fay of Parr took the train here Monday for Springfield, 111., near which he has a job of working ou a dredge for the Roberts Bros., who dug the Davisson ditch last summer. John Hicjty, the fellow who created the sensation at Lake Village some time ago by using the knife on the barber and another citizen of that place, left here Monday for his old home in Kentucky. Frank Dodge, as he was called, who