Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Edward Fell and daughter of Laketon, Ind., visited here last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. E. L, Hollingsworth of Rensselaer was in town on business Monday. Miss Dott Tedford of Idaville visited her sister, Mrs. F. L. Peck, last week. C. W. Littlefield visited in Rensselaer Sunday and Monday with his brother N, Littlefield. Mrs. W. E. Rich of Kankakee, Hi. visited relatives and friends in Remington last week. Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Green of McDowell, 111., visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Capes, several days last week. Several Remington poultry fanciers were awarded premiums at the recent poultry show at Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Pratt of Risings, Neb., are visiting the family of his uncle, John Crabb at this writing. The aged mother of A. A. Fell died in Chicago last Thursday and was buried Sunday at Downer’s Grove, 111. Miss Tillie Zimmerman who has been in the asylum at Logansport for the past few months, was brought home last week. If you want the news, not only all the important news of Remington but of the entire county, send a postal note for SI.OO to The Jasper County Democrat at Rens* selaer and have that excellent county paper sent to your address for a full year. W. H. Cheadle was in Indianapolis last week and filed his bond as trustee of the Parker bank estate, and is now in in charge of the assets. He has his office in the bank building and will endeavor to straighten out the tangled affairs as expeditiously as possible. Charlie Forman of Gilboa has announced himself as a candidate for the republican nomination of Auditor of Benton county, which office is now held by Lem Shipman, democrat, also of Gilboa. Lem will be a candidate for re-election, it is understood, and stands a mighty good show of succeeding himself to the office. Lon Howard, formerly of Gilboa tp., has been having some marital troubles in Chicago where he is now living which Save been aired in the divorce, courts, his wife securing a divorce and SB,OOO alimony. Mrs. Bede Ritebey, a sister-in-

law, is one of the women Lon is accused of having been mixed up with since his removing from Fowler to the Windy City.

Fair Oafa Grandma Moffitt is improving some from her illness. Miss Mary Dodge is visiting relatives at Lacross this week. Mrs, Rose Kessick has been on the sickjist the past week. Lawler’s men carred oak lumber here last week to ship away. Ike Kight and wife spent Sunday with their son John at Lacross. Rev. Law filled his regular appointmentin the M. E. church Sunday at 3 p. tn. Ed Fay moved from Ike Kight's farm to town and occupies the Mundon property. Bert Warren and mother and Miss Hannah Culp atteuded meeting at Remington over Sunday. Fred Seward of Mt. Ayr, came up Saturday and gave the band boys a few blows on then horns F. R. Erwin received another car load of coal the latter part of the week, It retails at £4.00 per ton. William Toll, who moved on Mike Duffy's ranch west of town last fail, moyed back to town Friday. Mrs. F, L. Yeoman of Hibbard, Ind., and Mrs. S. B. Moffitt are with their father W, L. Bringle, this week. Dr. Fyfe was called to Wheatfield Monday evening to see Sam Ritchey, who, it was thought, was taking pneumonia. 1 We are having some pretty nice winter weather now and Walter McConnell's hay press gang are now taking advantage of it. t Charles Barker took bis daughter to Swanmgton Saturday to cdnsult an Indian doctor concerning a trouble she has been having with one of her ear*. Abe Bringle visited his father W. L. Bringle west of Rensselaer Sunday who ißwiously ill with neuralgia of the heart. He is reported some better at this writing.

I We bad little fire in our town Friday night. The bouse built by Druket Medarrj- some 21 years ago and is owned by his children, took fire and burned down at 11 o’clock, The house was unoccupied and was very much out of repair.

Mrs. Dave Winslow and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Winslow of Morocco came over the latter part of the week to visit relatives a few days and while here Mrs. Dave Winslow got a message to come home at once that her daughter Silva Broubard’s baby was seriously ill.

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Mt. Jyr [From The Pilot.] Joseph Yeoman and wife of Rensselaer came the first of the week for a short visit with John Rush and family. Ezra Hochstettler of Napanee, Ind., arrived home Tuesday evening. He was sent for on account of the serious sickness of his mother. Alph Brown and family left yesterday for Minnesota where Alph has purchased some land and where they will reside in the future. Frank Herath and Geo. Lynch went to Rensselaer Tuesday with two teams and returned with the large bake oven recently purchased by Mr. Lynch. Mrs. W, S, Greenlee has been sick for several days with an attack of lagrippe, but just before going tp press she was reported to be improving, The old elevator on the south side of the main street and east of the railroad is to be torn down in the near future aud a large machine shed will be erected near where the elevator now stands. Mrs. Simon Hockstettler who has been on the sick list for a long time and who but recently had the lung fever, is reported to be in a very serious condition, with dropsy. Mrs. Hochstettler has been a confirmed invalid for more than a year and but few hopes tor her recovery are now entertained. SUDDEN DEATH OF INFANT CHILD. During 'the still quiet hours of last, Saturday morning, Mr. and Mr*. Chas Brown were awakened by unnatural sounds coming from their infant daughter, Cecil, and upon investigation discovered that the life of their sixteen day old baby had left this world forever. At the time of its birth the mother was afflicted with the measles and the child had never been very healthy but the day before its death the parents thought it was improving but it seems as though this temporary improvement was destined to last but a short time.

Sleepy Holloto Very fine weather at this writing. Miss Alice Hughes was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Frank and Mark Schroer were Rensgoers Tuesday. Jerry and Charley Garland called on Frank Alter Tuesday. Miss Agnes. Hurley called on Miss Lucy Morgenegg Sunday. Miss Agnes Hurley called on Miss Edna Donnelly Sunday evening. Mr.and Mrs, Frank Alter called on Mr. and Mrs. William Rayher Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Davis called on the latter's parents, Alex Hurley’s, Sunday. The sale at John Lesh’s was well attended and everything sold at good prices. Death came to Miss Maggie Callahan Friday, from consumption. The funeral was conducted<by Rev. Father Myers at the Catholic church in Rensselaer at io o'clock a. m., Monday and interment was made in the Catholic cemetery south of Rensselaer.

IShe LucKy S. T. Seely was a business caller at Tefft Tuesday. G. D. Gregory and wife spent Monday at the Jessup home. F. W. Fisher went to McCoysburg Monday on business. Andrew Knapp attended the dance at Burrough's Camp Saturday night. Charlie Jasperson has been assiting F. W. Fisher with carpenter work this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Allen called on Mrs Davis, who is very sick at this writrim Mrs. E. Hughes and daughter, Mrs. Woods, were Wbeatheld goers one day this week. Dave Ross and wife of the Howe ranch were Wheatfield goers Wednesday afternoon. Anna Huntsicker has an attack of measles and has been unable to attend school this week. Mr. and Mrs. N. Keene of Lonely Valley spent a few days with their daughter, Mrs. Gird Hendrickson. The party given at the DeArmond home Friday night was an entire success. A large number of our young folks attended in spite of the cold night, about fifty being present. At a late hour an oyster supper was served and all guests departing wishing John many happy returns of the day.

Hanging GrotJe Jack Hoyes had a hog killing Monday, S. G. Pass was in Francesville Monday. Charles Bussell shipped turkeys Monday morning. Feme Parker has gone to Terre Haute to attend school. Lon McDonald butchered Tuesday. Mr. Moritz helped him. Rule Cox of Heiskell, Tenn., has returned to Indiana to work. W. E. Poole has gone to Muncie to look after the brick factory. Chas. Erb, one of one of our enterprising citizens, shredded fodder Saturday. Mrs. W. E. Poole returned home Wednesday after a week’s visit in Ulmans Joe Long, R. M. C. on Tr. 40 and 30, is growing a lovely little mustache and be surely is very proud of it, Cbas. Saidla, the city ice man, was out Sunday examining the ice, but found none that was fit for packing. Lucy Beasley was in Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday. She returned Sunday evening on the milk train. Chas. Ringerson who has been visiting here, returned to his home near Thawville, 111., Tuesday morning. C, E. Smith has decided to move to Michigan near where bis father-in-law lives and will leave in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. James Downs are still detained from housekeeping, as only a few of their articles sent for have arrived. Mrs. Joseph Stewart has been quite seriously sick. Her condition was such Sunday that a doctor was called to see her.

Wm. Eger’s death came as quite a shock to many of this vicinity who knew him, as comparatively few knew he was sick. John K. Smith had a tine day for his sale Wednesday and considering the Dumber of sales this season, everything sold well. . "Billy” Lehman is hauling his seed oats from Robt. Drake’s this week. Billy raised over 3,000 bushels of corn to sell last season. Reed McCoy, our hustling merchant of McCoysburg, has put in a fine line of granite ware and is selling it cheap, too. Call and see him. Train No. 6 set fire to Mr. Moritz’s stubble ground Saturday afternoon and burned over considerable ground and al> so burned a straw rick. R. 8. Drake sawed wood Saturday. Trustee Cook helped him. They have a sawing outfit of their own andxheir engine is six borse power. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hopkins, who have been visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon, returned home Tuesday to Superior, Neb, Geo. Bowtnan lost a fine five year old horse last week and has another that will likely die soon. He thinks he is having more than his share of bad luck.

Gaylord Parker has a record for hauling corn as well as busking. Tuesday he loaded ten big loads and hauled them to the Ridge by himself. He used two teams. Sam Parker’s sale is billed for Feb. 11, and it will be a pretty large sale, too. Sam will go to South Dakota soon after the sale to buy horses and the family will follow later. Conrad Maxwell will accompany the car of goods. Ethel Parker and Chloe Kenton took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell, Sunday and Messrs. Cox Maxwell, Floyd Porter, Chester Downs and Misses Mary and Grace Peregrine and Floss Kenton spent Sunday evening with them. Estel Osborne cut his foot last week while working in the timber for for M. N. Ford, but was not so bad but what he was able to walk to McCoysburg on Wednesday evening to see the dredge and to attend to some other business. Squire Bussell has a warrant out for an old wolf that has come too close to bis wild goose park a time or two this season to make everything comfortable. So the first snow we have for tracking a search will in all probability be made for the intruder. ' To use the proper term in this case, we might say that Gilmore’s dredge is "up against the real thing" now, for in “kicking" back toward the main channel has caused the ice to blockade behind them, and as a result they seem to be laid up for a few days. Queen bees are the only living creatures that are transported through the mails. They are neatly packed in a block of wood accompanied by a retinue of worker attendants, regulated in number by the distance traveled. In this sort of receptacle queens are sent around the world in perfect safety. Right in connection with the fine day for John Smith’s sale the ladies served a lovely farewell dinner, free for the women only. The dinner consisted of goose and turkey and everything that went with them. But if the men got any dinner they dug up the cash. It was a grand social affair as well as a good day for sales. x O. C. Hughes, a horse “jocky” of Williamsport, who is familiar to several people in this locality, passed through Hanging Grove Saturday enroute to Lee, where he has made his headquarters for the past year or two. Mr. Hughes is a years, but nevertheless he can still tell how old a horse is without ever seeing it. Frank W. Fisher of Tefft, was down looking after bis farm near McCoysburg, formerly owned by David Culp. Mr. Fisher is a good citizen and prosperous farmer Of his locality He reports his son Lee as still being at Stillwell, Laporte Co., teaching school and getting $4.50 per day. Mr. Fisher took dinner Wednesday with C, W. Bussell, an old acquaintance and neighbor for several years, before leaving for his home via C. &. W. V, Ry. People who are in rural districts should be very careful about throwing away mail along the road when going to and from their box. Mai! of the second class which may often seem as comparatively little value is often tossed to one side of the road without even tearing off the wrapper. This should not be done. If you throw any kind of mail away it should be mutuilated so any one passing by would not pick it up, thinking it had been lost. Candidates for county and township offices have begun to loom up in the political woods already. It seems to be a settled fact that Geo. Parker will make the race on the republicsn ticket for trustee and in all probability will be the only candidate on that side of the fence. It is reported but not confirmed, that Joseph Stewart will come out on the democrat ticket for a second term. Mr. Stewart was trustee prior to the present incumbent. Hurray, boys! Whoop ’em up now, and watch The Democrat for news, for it don’t go behind the bush to talk nor bust its crupper-strap holding back to first see what some one else is going to say.

Pine GroVe. Mrs. James Noland spent Wednesday with Mrs. George Cooper. Walter Lutz spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Rensselaer. Mrs. George Daniels went to Chicago Tuesday to have her eyes treated. Charley Britt spent Sunday with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. James Britt. Mrs. Senie Jenkins spent Thursday night and Friday with Mrs. James Torbet and family, j

Mri. George Cooper and daughter Bertha called on Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jenkins Sunday afternoon. Bluford and Roy Torbet hauled two loads of furniture to Wheatfield for Mrs. Seme Jenkins Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gfvin, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. f}broyer and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Charles Walker and family moved on the E. P. Honan farm Monday, which has been occupied by Mrs. Senie Jenkins. Wm, Joidan and family and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Daniels spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels and family. Mrs. Wayne Gwin, Mrs McCleary, Mrs. James Britt and. Mrs. James.Torbet were guests of Mrs. Jerry Miller Tuesday. There will be a box social at Independence school house in Barkley on Saturday night, Feb. 8. A good program. Everybody invited. Walter Daniels, while out with the horses and wagon Monday, hurt Jjis side side severely. The horses started to run and caught him between the barn and neckyoke. v Those , that were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gwin Sunday were: Mrs. McCleary and daughter Gusta and son Everett, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and daughters Chloe and V*ola and son Charley,

Lee Elmer Gilmore lost one of his horses last week. Mr. Hughes came back to our village last Saturday. J. H. Culp made a business trip to Rensselaer Tuesday. D. E. Noland and family took dinner last Sunday with Will Stiers. Mrs. Gilmore took suddenly worse last Saturday but is very much better now. H, C. Anderson and wife called to see Mr. Williamson’s last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sam Noland is quite sick with lung fever and Miss Anna Zable is working for her. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jacks and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Culp called on Arthur Parcels' last Sunday afternoon. Asa Holeman and Dave Noland went ( to the Gillam church last Monday to attend quarterly meeting and returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Kopka got' a telephone message Tuesday from the place where her husband is, and he is sick and not expected to Jive but a few days Misses Ann and Nancy Peregrine have both been sick. The latter is better now but the doctor don't seem to think Ann wil be any better soon. Miss Blanche Stiers, who have been staving with her brother in Chicago, came home last Thursday evening for a two weeks' visit with home folks. Miss Goldie Kellogg, who commenced teaching school at the red school bouse south of Lee, has given up her school and Miss Opal McDonald is teaching now. Charley and Ernest Mellender of Gifford were hauling hay last Monday to their new home south of Lee, where they are expecting to move soon. They stayed over night with Ray Holeman. Vet Young of Monon has organized a class of boys and young men and is teaching them music on different instruments. He commenced giving lessons Saturday and will continue each Saturday, He has the use of the hall for them to take lessons in. The man from Rensselaer that hauls coal oil to Lee was out last Tuesday and one of bis horses took sick and he had to leave it and get another one to go home. The veterinary from Rensselaer was out to see the horse that evening and came back Wednesday. It's hip was broken and he gave it away to any one that would take it away.

Foor Corners Chat. jMpmcn ia building a poultry house for F. W. Fisher. Marion Sands shipped a car load of bogs to Chicago Monday. F. W. Fisher is looking after his interests near McCoysburg this week. S c **. w * er of Knox was called to see Mrs. Davis Monday who continues very low. Mrs. Simon Fendtg received painful injuries from a fall on the icy pavement Tuesday. Wm. McNeil and son Alva will soon become merchants of Lacross, so we are informed. Mr. and Mrs. John Pinter are able to look after business once more after two weeks of grip. Mrs. Mary Jane Davis is very sick with asthma at this writing, with slight hopes for her recovery. The people of Wheatfield who make it a business to store ice are busy now filling their ice houses. John McGlinn departed for Texas Wednesday. Geo. Hoehn and brother Albert accompanied him. Orville Fisher, after a week’s sickness, is again in school. Homer and Warren are now down with grip. Harmon Clark has taken charge of the McGlinn Hotel and is now ready and anxious to feed and shelter the traveler. Mrs. Ed Wesner is visiting relatives in Tipton county. We understand that Ed has sold his farm in Walker township. Elmer Hunsicker is down with the measles and the Wheatfield school has quite a number absent on account of sickness. David Wesner returned from Chicago, where he went to purchase sheep. He was unable to buy while there and left an order for two cars to follow. We were certain that the official bee was buzzing in L. P. Shirer’s bonnet when he left North Jasper and moved to bis present home near Rensselaer. The dose of poison which the newspapers should administer to the meddleI some person should be divided between the meddlesome man and the two-faced I politician—the man who carries water on both shoulders--one-third to the former and two-thirds to the latter, as be is two-fold more the child of the devil than the former.

Milroy. Mrs. Geo. Wood was in Lee Monday. Mr. Bivins was quite sick last Sunday. Chas. Wood shipped frogs Wednesday. Wm. Martin moved to Newland this week. G. L. Parks visited the Banner school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer attended church here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. Foulks were at McCoysburg Monday. Chas. Wood and Ott Herbert visited “school” the other day. Thos. Spencer brought his cattle home from stalk pasture Tuesday, Asa and Orville Holeman attendedchurch Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tune took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Thos. Larson. J. A. Tune’s moved Monday to Fairbury, 111. We regret to have them go. Roy Williams and Thos. Larson took loads to Wolcott for J. A. Tune Monday. Thos. Johnson, Sr„ and Cady Underwood were in Monon on business Tuesday. Miss Ettie McCashen spent last week with her brother Alva in Jordan township. * Miss Grace Worland spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Cady Underwood. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCashen. Mason Barlow, who has been visiting his parents in Orange county, returned last Friday. Mrs. Jessie Williamson is boarding with Thos. Larson’s since Mr. Tune moved away. Miss Laura Derfllnger of Benton Co., visited her uncle, Branson Clark's family and others this week. Wesley Sharp and daughter of Monon and Rev. Pitzer of Thayer took dinner Sunday with Thomas Johnson's. We would like to know what the attraction was at Lee Bunday evening, when the milk train came in, Charlie? Rev. Pitzer preached here at the church Sunday mprning and every every evening until Wednesday evening, when be was called away to his home at Thayer.