Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1907 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

The eldest daughter of Frank Bartoo ii critically ill with consumption. Arthur Lucas is down with typhoid fever, A trained nurse is in attendance. George Chappell left last week on a prospecting trip through Oklahoma and Texas. Mrs. Lees of Timberland, Wis., visited her sister, Mrs. Dr. Robinson a few days last week. Miss Blanche Whitehead went to Elwood last week to visit her E. M. Whitehead and family. Mrs, W. E. Peck and baby visited the family of John Allman at Logansport a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson of Centerville, lowa, visited Mr. and Mrs. S, S. Galbraith/here a few days last week. Mrs. E. A. Bartoo and daughter Miss Gertrude yisited the former’s daughter, Mrs. J. E. Freed, at Wabash last wefk. County commissioner C. T. Denham was in Rensselaer Monday and Tuesday attending the October term of comissioners’ court.

Mrs. Will Beal of Remington and Miss Oma Ferguson of Wolcott visited Miss Bessie Davis at Rensselaer last Thursday and Friday. Recent births: Sept. 29, to Freel Sluyter and wife, a daughter; Sept. 30, to Horace Thomas and wife, of Benton county, a daughter. John Treanor of Monon is confined to bis bed with sciatic ‘ rheumatism. His lister Miss Clara Treanor of Remington, is assisting in caring for him. A. E. Kyle, Clarence Parks. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dodge, A. V. Lock, Miss Stella Lock and J. A. Teter attended the Illinois state fair at Springfield last week, We understand that of the 27 names attached to the petition for a special election in Carpenter tp., to vote a subsidy for the proposed electric railroad, only two are from the country, all the rest being in town. We are pleased to note that the condition of Mrs. John Burger of Huntington who was operated on recently and who was in a critical condition last week, has since improved and she has been removed from the hospital to her home. Reuben and Hall Zimmerman have recently purchased a quarter section of land in Beadle county, So. Dak., through Jones Bros, agency. John Stanfield has also rented a stock and dairy farm near Huron, So Dak„ and will move there the coming spring. ( Star City item in Pulaski County Democrat: Curtis Belcher and wife are moving here from Remington. They are staying with Mrs. Belcher’s parents, W. L. Boyer and wife, for the present, but will build a house on the Van Winkle farm and then move out there.

Four Corners At Roselawn the 18th the Regulars will play Brook for a purse and gate receipts. Fred Clark of Hobart is visiting relativesandfriends in and near Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Helmick of Wheatfield visited Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Servisat Lowell last Bunday. Henry Karoh, principal of the Kniman school, was initiated in the M. W. A., lodge at Wheatfield Monday night, Allie Jensen, assistant in the Wheatfield bank, was operated on Monday by Dr. Zeuch for hemorrhoids Monday. Several of the Regulars played ball with the Knox team at Argos Sunday. Louis Jensen pitched a two-strike game. Score 2 to 3 in favor of Knox. Mike Beruicken, Andrew and John Misch with some relatives went to Chicago Saturday to take in the corn carnival, They expect to be gone several days The Giants play the Wheatfield regulars at Wheatfield Saturday. A foot race between Tony and the champion runner of Indiana will also take place. Come and see the last game of the season. T. J. Jones of Kankakee is doing some repairing to Judge Hanley's house north of Rensselaer, which is occupied by Lee Glazebrook. The judge could not have placed his work in better or more honest bands, Ed Smith and Alta Hoehn returned from the Dakotas the last of the week. They say winter had set in and they soon tired and longed for old Jasper. A storm which lasted for eleven days proved 100 much for even those nervy fellows. The contractor on the stone and gravel road has a pump at work on the Fitzgerald farm in Kankakee tp., pumping gravel to build the road from Tefft to Dunn's Bridge. The pumping is being done by the Jasperson Bros., and the gravel is of the best. F. G. Barnard of Lodhiel came up Saturday and visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hixon. After looking over bis cattle here he returned home Monday. He expressed bis satisfaction at the decision in the-Smith ditch as it is a very important ditch to him. Miss Clara Johnson, one of Myers & Myers' clerks, who has been taking ber summer vacation visiting friends and viewing scenery in Colorado and Kansas, returned to ber work Saturday greatly improved by her much needed rest. Herman Langdon, who is also taking his vacation, will not return until near the Ist of November. Soon after bis return Mr. and Mrs. Myers will spend their vacation onhbe coast.

It wduld have done you good to have heard Grover Smith whisper to the boys after be came home from Rensselaer Saturday evening with tht; court’s permission to dig that ditch. The same element that knocked b—l(?> out of the Kankakee gravel road turned the same trick the same way with Grover's ditch. Come again. There has been a hitch in the sale of the gravel which is to be used in the construction of one mile of the Kankakee stone and gravel road. Mr. Fitzgerald refuses to accept the offer of the contractors and they threaten to have the land condemned. It will then be up to the appraisers to say whether the contractors or Mr. Fitzgerald accept terms offered. It was not the Gentleman from Indiana, but the fighter from Texas who imbibed too freely at MikeY last Friday night. He imagined that it was up to him to show the people here how they do things in Texas. He sized up our worthy blacksmith, Jensen, and smashed him on the head with a stone, causing him to merely bat an eye. Jensen then sent one to the ribs which put Texas down and out. Those who stood near said the sound as the broken ribs were finding a new abiding place reminded one of an old barrel, going to staves. The saloon business of Wheatfield is a matter of history. Mike closed -his saloon Friday. A large card on which was printed “The last chance at Mike’s,” with a scrap or two near midnight, ended the eventful day. Some Giffordites purchased a case of beer and with many a cuss and blunder they placed the case in the wagon, then cdhcluded to have just one more drink on Mike. When they returned a few minutes later the case of beer was no where to be found. There were others thus sly that were ashamed to go to Mike's, and did the next best.

Fair Oa!(j Ed Hall moved to Gifford last week. We are having all kinds of weather nowadays. F. R. Erwin got in another car load of coal Tuesday. Mrs. Ike Kight went to Lafayette Monday to be gone a few days. County Superintendant Lampson visited our schools Tuesday. James Clifton is working at carpenter work northeast of Demotte, Cloyd Clifton and Fred McCoy are working on the street car lines at Michigan City. Our schools opened Monday, but with not a very full attendance, owing to the sickness in town. Mrs. Al Moore is having an addition built to her house. George Lambert is doing the carpenter work. Cora DeWitt moved to Mt. Ayr the latter part of the week to work in the tile factory. Frank Rodman moved into the house vacated by Dewitt. Frank Hooper loaded bis family on a load of bay and started for Jap Makeever's Monday, where he has a job of hauling saw logs for M. D. Karr, Uncle Dave Winslow, who has been section foreman here on the C. & E. I. Ry., for twelve or thirteen years, has been assigned a section on the main line at Hopkins Park, where he went Tuesday to take charge of his section. Frank Stout, from the main line, took his place here. Mr. Winslow has not moved his goods yet. His wife has been at the bedside of her daughter-in-law at Moroc co, who is down with typhoid fever.

Sleepy Hollotov Alex Hurley called on George McElfresh Tuesday evening. v William Holmesis moving out of our vicinity down west of Rensselaer. Several attended the ball game at Emmet Pullins' Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Davis called on Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley Sunday. Misses Bertha, Ethel and Pearl Holmes called on Misses Lucy and Katie Morgenegg. Mr. and" Mrs. Christ attended church at the Dunkard church Sunday morning. Miss Lucy Morgenegg and Agnes Hurley attended the endeavor at Good Hope Sunday evening. Well, we are glad to hear Possum Run beat once, but we were greatly surprised. Hurrah for Possum Run. Mrs. Nellie Schroer called on her folks of Parr, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Barkley, also taking her sister, Mrs. Vernie Wilson. Mrs. Vernie Wilson called on her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Neddie Barkley of Parr the last of last week and returned home Monday. One day while going back from his home to his work, Johnnie Durant, of Weippi, Idaho, a brother of Mrs. Alex

I Hurley, shot one lynx and wounded an* other and also killed two bears. He only had six shots in his pocket and the rest on bis pack horse which he was leading, He was working on a trail near Weippi.

Blue Sea Buckwheat threshing will soon be the order of the day. Jacob and Roy Beaver took dinner at Ike Hamilton's Sunday. Misses Naomi Garvin and Nora Kendall spent Monday with Mrs. Hamilton. Mrs. Murch and Mrs. Frank Coghill and children spent Sunday with Branson Clark. Mrs. Fred Murch of Kankakee, 111,, is visiting her father, Frank Coghill and family. Henry Beaver and daughter-in-la’W, Mrs. Dora Beaver, were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. The dance at Henry Beaver’s Saturday night was well attended. All reported a good time. Miss Naomi Garvin, who has been staying with her grandmother in Wolcott for the last two weeks,.came hotfte Sunday. Jacob Beaverand Misses Nora Kendall, Naomi Garvin, Esta Beaver, and Dump Hamilton attended church at Palestine Sunday evening.

•Scrub Corner L. Shirer was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Curtis Steele is helping John Marlatt cut corn. Miss Viola Reed called on John Marlatt's Monday. Walter Shreiner visited at Geo. Shreiner’s Sunday. Ike McCurtain is building a corn efib for George Schreiner. Miss Goldie Woods was a Rensselaer goer Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Scott of Pleasant Ridge, called on Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson. Misses Goldie Woods and Ethel Marlatt called on Mrs. Geo, McElfresh Tuesday evening.

Ghe Lucky Se-den F. W. Fisher made a trip to Rensselaer Tuesday, L. Neese and family were Wheatfield goers Monday. Mr. Peck of near Dewdrop was in our midst Monday. Wm. Tinkham spent Sunday evening at Tefft, or near by. Mrs. DeArmond is slowly recovering from her recent illness, Mrs. Hixson spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ella Hughes. Miss June Jessup of Wheatfield spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mrs, E. F. Seely and daughter Silva spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Brown. Mrs. D. Wesner and daughter Hazel spent. Monday at her father’s F. W. Fisher's. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hughes of Tefft made a business trip to Frankfort, Ind., Tuesday. Since Wheatfield is a dry town the old soaks think it is good exercise to walk to Tefft, but rather tiresome on the return trip. Some of the pupils of our country schq6>s suggested that a pump would be very convenient as they are carrying water for a half-mile. Why not import one? F. W. Fisher, Lou Grube and E. Jessup attended M. W. A. lodge at Wheatfield Monday night. Henry Karch was initiated and lunch was served at a late hour. Mr. and Mrs. “Doc” Gregory went to North Judson Saturday to attend the After Harvest Carnival, returning to Tefft Saturday night and spending S unday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hight.

Lee Autumn is here. Get ready for winter. Lute Jacks, our supervisor, is busy working roads. They have been grading roads in th e town this week. The school children are. preparing exercises for Arbor day. O. A. Jacks made a business trip to Rensselaer Wednesday. Our hustling merchant, Sam Jacks, has bought a new stove for his store. Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson of Monon came out Suntny and drove to Sam Parker's to see their daughter Lural, who is teaching school. There was a large crowd from here attended the burial last Tuesday of Charley Oglesby, late sheriff of Pulaski county, who was shot by a foot-pad. He was buried al Osborne cemetery.

Lonely Valley We are with thee once more. And she received the post card all 0. K. Mrs. Jake Heil was a Monon goer Saturday. Miss Barbara Misch ol Tefft Sundayed with home folks. Mrs. Vess Austin has been on the sick list during the week, Luke Wiseman attended the dance at Tefft Saturday evening. Will Shirer ol Valparaiso was a business caller here during the week. Sam and Nancy Clark of Baum's Bridge were callers here Friday. Greelv Comer and wife of near Knitnan were visiting here Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Kahler of San Pierre visited with friends here over Sunday. Jake Heil and wife and little daughter Estella were guests of “us” Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wesner of Four Corners were through these parts Saturday. Ed Smith, who has been working in No. Dak„ for some time, has returned home. Everett Huber left Thursday for a few days’ visit with relatives in Kansas and Missouri, Nellie Austin, who has been sick for the fiast three weeks, is able to be up at this writing. O. Miller and family of Baum's Bridge were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ves Austin, Mr. Soder and Mr. Kahler of Kansas returned to their home Friday after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Misch. Quite a number of friends gathered at the home of Perry Hodge Wednesday evening and gave him a pleasant surprise, it being bis birthday anniversary. » -- —■ ■ 1 .

Milroy. 7.. McCashen was in Monon Tuesday. Coghiil is visiting in Kankakee, Mr. and Mrs. Fred May took dinner Sunday with I. J. Clark. Mrs. Roy Williams and Mrs. Cady Underwood spent Thursday at Frank May’s. X Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dawson arid daughter called on Harry Davis' Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Geo. Hipshire of , Ind., visited her mother Mrs. I. J. Clark the first of the week. Mrs. Z. J. McCashen and daughter Etta and Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Clark took dinner Wednesday with I, J. Clark. Mrs. Myrtle Bernhart and children and Clyde Davis spent Saturday night and Sunday with Harry Davrs and family, ” Mrs. Fred Merch visited ber father, Frank Coghill, and family, returning to her home in Kankakee, 111., Wednesday. Z. McCashen and family, D. Z. Clark and wife and Creighton Clark and family took dinner with Frank May’s last Sunday.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.