Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1907 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Miss Ada Peck is attending college at Franklin. A son was born Sept. 16 to Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Kellner. Chas. Peck attended a shooting tournament iiflndianapolis last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Kettering attended the Sheldon horse show last week. J. H. Green attended the reunion of his old regiment in South Bend last week.; Elmer Bull of Monticello visited his sister, Mrs. Will Beal, here several days last week. Mr. J. P. Besser of Harper, lowa, is the guest of his son, Dr. E. Besser, at this writing. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman of Wanatah visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Grove, here last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Jones visited the family of A. J. Bellows at Rensselaer last Thursday and Friday. Some twenty-one Remington ladies attended the Womans Relief JCorps convention for the Tenth District at Rensselaer Thursday. Miss Nellie Hoover, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hooverof Gilboa tp., died last week at her home in Tipton of typhoid fever, aged 24 years. Alpheus Elmore and son W. T. Elmore were Rensselaer goers Thursday, They have been making some improvements to the house on their farm near Rensselaer recently, putting on new siding, new roof and painting it, Remington is now seeing the folly of not having established a grade line in the business part of town years ago. It looks as if some of our “improved” streets would be something fierce if the grade is followed as established. Geo. Jones, A. I. Brooks, John Phelps, Frank Braner, Charles Galbraith, Fred Foreman, Wm. Butcher, Wm, Nelson, Chet Dexter, Wm. Boone and Joseph McDuffie and son Frank, left last week on business and prospecting in different sections of the west and southwest. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allman were in Rensselaer again Monday where the latter is being taken twice each week for treatment by Dr. Turfler, the Osteopath physician. It is thought he is being oenefitted by the treatment, at least be can move about considerably better and can take steps about 15 to 18 inches in length now. Goodland Herald: A special election was held last week at Rensselaer in Marion township and a subsidy of 1% Ser cent voted for the proposed interuran road which will probably pass through there. It was carried by a majority of 186. This will cause the people there to pay the railroad company in the neighborhood of $35,000 for building a railroad which would probably be built anyway. Nice indeed for the railroad, but rather hard on the taxpayer when taxes are already clear out of sight. Thus encouraged other elections will probably be held in townships along the line.

"Pine Gro'Ce. Gusta McCleary spent Sunday with Bessie Ropp. Leatha Rees was the guest of Bertha Cooper Sunday. Rosa Snow called on Stella Nuss Sunday afternoon. Mrs. McCleary spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hurley. E. P. Honan of Rensselaer was out to bis farm Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Sarah McCleary called on Mrs. James Torbet Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hinkle spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas.Shroyer. Walter Daniels returned home Sunday from Wheatfield, after several months' stay there. Mr. and Mrs. Shepley of Rensselaer were guests of Mr, and Mrs. Wayne Gwin Sunday. Mrs. Chas, Jenkins and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Miller of near Blackford.

Mt. Hope. Having fine weather. Verona Bill spent Sunday with Ruth Speck. Mrs. Willard Pruett is very poorly at this writing. John Sage was seen on our roads Sunday with his automobile. Estella Sage stayed all night Saturday night with Grace Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. Frauk Fenwick visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Sage Supday. Several of the young folks spent Sunday afternoon with Lydia Augspurger. S. L. Speck and Russell and George Sage spent Sunday with George Hudson. Sherman Simonon of Goodland has moved on the Antcliff farm, near Foresman. . Mr. and Mrs. Joe Branson spent Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs, Willard Pruett.

Lee

Fair Oaks-

Loren Sage who is taking a commercial course at Onarga, 111., reports it a fine school? Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Raymond spent Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Bill. The ball game at Mqdworth’s Sunday resulted in a score of 14 to 8 in favor of Foresman. H. L. Wortley returned Monday from a two days’ visit with his cousin in Laporte county. Mr. and Mrs. A. G W. and Mr, and Mrs. Joe Blake visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sage Sunday.

Threshing is over in our neighborhood. The dredge is delayed in starting on account of water. Everybody invited to come to Sunday school and church. Jack Frost visited us Tuesday night, nipping the corn considerably. The painters have finished their work at the church and it looks very nice. The Ladies’ Aid made three more comforts for the dredge last Tuesday. Mrs. J. H. Culp has been under the doctor’s care with symptoms of typhoid fever.

15he Luckey Se-c Jen Mr. and Mrs. Hughes of Tefft, drove to Wheatfield Monday. Andrew Knapp attended the ball game at Dunn's Bridge Sunday. Marion Davis had a horse killed by lightning one day this week. Ed Schrader was a business caller at •Wheatfield Tuesday morning. Wm. McNeal, our hustling land agent, was seen in our vicinity Monday. School commenced Monday at Van Patton, Miss Stella Nelson teacher Ed Jessup and family spent Sunday with James Short and wife of Kersey. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hight and children are visiting at Bloomington, 111., this week, Mr, Vandercar of Knox, has come down to assist his son Bert in making sorghum. F. W, Fisher is laid up with a lame back. We hope he will soon be able to be about again. Mrs. Charlie Austin and little son of Momence, 111., spent a week visiting at the home of Mr. Jessup. Misses Dora and Learie Braddock of Laura are attending high school in Wheatfield. Success to you, girls. E. W. Allen and family moved to Wheatfield. Thev have a nice home there which they recently purchased. G. D. Gregory, traveling salesman for Dr. Baker’s remedies spent Sunday at home. Mr, Gregory's have got nicely settled now in Wheatfield. Starke County Democrat: Miss Amanda Funk of near Toto leaves Friday for Terre Haute, where she will be a student in the State Normal for the next year. Wheatfield will soon be well supplied with lunch rooms, as it is understood that the three saloon-keepers each contemplate starting a lunch room and restaurant and will also sell all kinds of soft drinks.

Born, the 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Ward Banes, a girl. C. T. Otis has his men at work filling his silos nowadays. News is scarce this week but weather is generally good. Clayton Lewis and Felton Moffitt went to Chicago Sunday, Trustee Davisson was in town Tuesday looking after official business. Miss Carrie McCay and John Hitky spent Sunday at Cedar Lake. Mrs. Ike Kight returned home from her visit to Lowell the latter part of the week, Granville Smith packed up and shipped his household goods to Michigan Monday.

Milroy.

Surrey

John Wiseman was in town a few days this week and while here built a flue tn Tom Mailatt’s house. Mrs. F, E, Husted came home Monday after a month or six weeks’ capvass for her father's nursery stock. Mrs. James Clifton and two sons came home Monday after a few days’ visit with her mother, Mrs. J, A, Powell, of west of Rensselaer. ' We got on a big supply of Jack Frost Tuesday night, which cut all corn short that was not out ot the way, and of which there was a good bit. Abe Bringle and wife transacted business in Rensselaer Saturday and called on his father, W. L, Bringle, west of Rensselaer Saturday evening and Sunday. The pickle harvest came to an end here Tuesday. Only four or five of their large tubs were filled, which was hardly a third of what they got the first year here. Will Warren’s little girl, who had been suffering the past two weeks with diptberia, was relieved of her suffering Monday night, when her spirit took its flight to the Father above. Undertaker Wright ot Rensselaer came up Tuesday afternoon and took charge of the remains. Interment was made in the Fair Oaks cemetery. It is reported that there are several more of the family taking the disease.

Vern Culp was in Rensselaer Monday, Our teachers attended institute at McCoysburg Saturday, Dr. Clayton was called to see Mr. Bivin's grandson Sunday. H. H. Lancaster and wife of Lafayette came to visit Mr. Bressler’s last Tuesday. Geo. Foulks and wife and Grace Worland took dinner Sunday with Z. J. MeCashen’s. Albert Wood, who has been in Momence, IU„ for some time, came home Saturday. Rev. Moore is yet unable to fill his usual appointments here as his wife is seriously ill. M. N. Foulks of Union Star, Mo, who has been visiting relatives here, returned home Wednesday. D. M. Worland and wife, Mrs, Long and Grandma Barlow came last Sunday to see the latter’s farm here. Mrs. Cady Underwood and Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Spencer spent the first of the week visiting at Lacross and Wilders, Mrs. Risk accompanied her mother, Mrs. Lightle, who has been visiting here, to her home at Veedersburg for a short visit.

Corn is maturing nicely. ' The few remaining jobs of threshing are being attended to this week. Mrs. Arthur Freeman of Newman, 111., and Mrs. W, F. Reynolds of Chicago are visiting their brother, James Gilmore, and sisters, Myrtle and Ethel. Joseph Pollic, who has resided in Newton county for a few vears past, has rented a farm of Mr, Amsler and is doing some plowing there now. County Surveyor Price and a party of four men were seen staking and leveling some ditches Monday, getting ready to allott some ditch cleaning to the land owners. Benton Kelley and son who have been putting up some wild hay for C. L. Parks lately, killed seven rattlesnakes there, this making seventeen of that kind of serpents killed this season on a single forty of land. Mr. Adams, living on the Frank Hopkins place in the Lane neighborhood, is certainly having his share of trouble. One young lady of the family has been sick with a fever for some time past, and Tuesday his son came home from Danville, 111., having met with th& misfortune of getting his leg broken. We will make an answer to the many questions asked in regard to the late sickness of Charles C. Parks. He was taken violently sick and some of the family summoned a doctor. He pronounced it one of the worst cases of typhoid fever that he had seen this season and freely expressed his opinion that death would result in a very short time if there wasn't som e change, and said he was ready to do anything that could be done, But Mr. Parks, believing in Divine Healing, refused to take any other remedy. Medicine was put in his mouth which he spat out. The doctor went home and the patient got well and is giving God the-praise.

• Four Corners

Ed Jessup is hauling his cane to the Vandercar sorghum factory. Miss Stella Nelson is teaching the Van Patten school. We wish her success, Marion Davis lost a team of horses a few days ago, Sunday. Marion is unfortunate. F. W. Fisher is on the sick list. He says he overdone himself while working out his road tax. The idea! A heavy frost which did much damage visited this locality Tuesday night. Not one field of corn m Northern Jasper was safe. The Grube machine is headed towards Four Corners to finish the threshing that others promised to do and then turned down. Andiew Knapp has a smile as broad as a summer-kitchen door, caused by the promised return of Susie Jessup on next Saturday. Hav-making is now at a standstill on account of the marshes being under water, and yet some moss-covered mucksi mgers oppose ditching. Why? E. W. Allen and family are now citizens of Wheatfield. They floated out with the recent heavy rain. Kankakee is one more true democrat short. Wheatfield is now putting on metropolitan airs. The building of new sidewalks, improving the streets and in many other ways adding to the city’s appearance. The importation of teachers for Kankakee and Walker townships arrived Saturday and the trustees at once began the mixing process, with the result that now the schools are on the go. Miller & Collins, who run a threshing machine and make good promises, ended their threshing for the season and will press hay for Geo. Ketchum on the McLaughlin land in Laporte county.

Mr. and Mrs, Hixson accompanied by Mrs. Hixson’s sister, are taking their vacation and visiting relatives and friends at Fowler, Lochiel and other points in Benton county. They will be gone about ten days. The Wheatfield Regulars went to Francesville Friday and brought home the decision and Saturday Francesville came over to Wheatfield and suffered a shut-out. Tom Jensen, who has been making good with Bloomington this year, was home and pitched better than ever before. A large crowd gathers at Dunn’s Bridge every Sunday, some to play ball, some to boat-ride and some to see how much booze they can soak down tbeir worthless necks. While we must acknowledge that Kankakee tp., is not morally the best, yet we pride ourselves that this hellhole of vice is over the river m Porter Co., and not a production of our township. There should be some steps taken at once to blot out this place of vice. The harvest is over and now as the long winter evenings settle down uponus we will try and write a few items for The Democrat. It will be our aim to tell the news, and should some thoughtless person so far forget himself as to violate the laws of God or man and we hear of it, it is not only our privilege but our duty to let the readers of The Democrat know of it, and we kindly ask the editor not to use the blue pencil with too liberal a hand.

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