Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BV OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Lonely Valley Mr. Bigford was in these parts Thursday. Russel Coleman was a Valpo goer Tuesday. Geo. Grube ot Stoutsburg was in this locality Tuesday. Tom Hurley and son Arthur were in Knjman Monday. Well, we are all here, only the ones the sheriff was after. John Pettit of Laura drove through this locality Wednesday. Born, Feb. to, to Mr. and Mrs. Russet! Coleman, a ten pound boy. Lora Flora is now assisting Mrs. Vess Austin with household duties. Joe Misch is quite sick with lung fever and pneumonia at this writing. Your correspondent spent Tuesday afternoon with the Misses Misch. Ed Arndt and wife of Baum’s Bridge visited with friends here Sunday. J Grandma and Grandpa Keene are numbered with the sick at this writing. Mr. Calloway of Elwood was a business caller here the latter part of the week, Jas. Clark and wife visited with Clark Bros. Saturday evening, who are on the sick list, Lottie and Willie Miller have been out of school for the past week on account of sickness. Mrs. Frank Austin and daughter Naoma were guests ot Orla Miller and family Monday. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ves Austin are all reported quite sick with the measles. Miss Ura Mason spent Saturday evening at the home of her uncle near Dunn’s Siding. Ike Miller and daughter Eleanor of Blackford visited with relatives here the first of the week. Tilly Merrit, formerly of this place, was married to Mr. Van Meerten of Demotte, a few days ago. Miss Emma Hershman returned home Saturday after an extended visit among her friends in Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Flora, who have been visiting relatives here during the week, left Wednesday for their new home in Wisconsin.

C “he LticKy Sex Jen L. Asher was in our vicinity Tuesday morning. G. I). Gregory was a business caller at Tefft Monday. Mrs, Ed Wesner is suffering from an attack of grip. Mrs, Mannan of near Tefft, is very sick at this writing. John lessup is now firing on the local on theC. 1. & S. railroad. Mr, and Mrs. Jerome Nelson were shopping in Wbeatfield Tuesday. Misses Silva and Susie" Seely visited with Bessie Jessup Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Nathan Keen slipped and fell on the ice, fracturing her arm, which is very painful. F. W. Fisher went to Stillwell, Ind., Friday morning for a few days’ visit with his son Lee. Ura Mason of Lonely Valley spent Saturday night and Sunday with her uncle Will and family of Dunn's SidiDg. Wm. McNeil of Wheatfield finished loading a car Monday and moved to Lacross where he will make bis future home. Ervin Albin and Alfred Rasmussen called on their best girls Sunday night. Better be careful, boys, the next time you come the coast may not be so clear. T. A. Fletcher of Indianapolis was here looking after his farm known as the Perry ranch. He also paid his last assessment on the gravel road which he thinks a great improvement to the community. In these enlightened days one would think the old-fashioned kissing games were a thing of the past. Not so with the Cedar Ridge young people. They all flock to a place of this kind like bees around a buckwheat patch and indulge in playing "post office.”

Milroy . Jacob McDonald went to Monon Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. Wood went to Monon Monday. Chas. Wood went to Lee Sunday evening. Mason Barlow was in Rensselaer Saturday. —* Ray .Holemau was seen in our vicinity Tuesday. Geo. Coleman made a trip to Rensselaer Monday. Grace Worland is boarding this week with Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood. Wm. Culp was called to Rensselaer Monday as one of the grand jurors. Jas. Boon and Jno Sbide visited friends near Lafayette the first of the week. Uncle Thomas Johnson and Cady Underwood were in Monon Tuesday. Clyde Clark and Grandma Foulks took dinner Sunday with Geo. Foulks.’ Mrs. Louisa Foulks took supper Monday evening with Mrs. Anna Chatman, Mrs. L. Foulks spent part of the week with Mrs. Perfect Spencer, near Francesville. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the sale.(at L. B. Josserand’s Wednesday. Mrs. Pitzer and daughter of Thayer came over Saturday evening to attend -

the services at the church, returning home Tuesday. Misses Louise and Irene Marchand called on the Banner school one afternoon last week. Earl Foulks and Martha Clark who attend Monon school, are home now, sick with the measles. Mr. Herman went to his old home in Miami Co., for the remainder of his household goods last week. Roland Johns and wife and Chas. Saidla and wife of McCoysburg attended church here Monday evening. The services being held at the church did not close Sunday night, there being such interest awakened. Rev. Pitzer thought best to continue the meetings as long as thought best. Sunday school was organized last Sunday morning and we hope it will be a success in every way. As there is no other Sunday school in the township think ot your duty and obligation to help. And parents, especially, don’t think Sunday school is only for children. Come and bring them. Surely your children’s spiritual welfare is worth as much as your' farm or stock or house work to you. Everybody is urged to attend and let us do all we can to make it a success.

Four Corners Tom Jensen was a San Pierre visitor Tuesday. Fred Jessup spent Sunday with Homer Fisher. Trustee Mannan attended institute at Tefft Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Ed Wesner has been on the sick, list for the past two weeks. Frank Grube is confined to his home with appendicitis at this writing. There will be a box social at Norway school Saturday evening, Feb. i?. Everyone come. F. W. Fisher who has been visiting bis son Lee at Stillwell, Ind., returned home Monday evening. The surprise given on Miss Ola Turner last Friday evening was well attended and all report a nice time. Mrs. Netta Lakin and son of Virgie came Friday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Miller of near Tefft. Burl Biggs, Burl Asher and Cieve Stalbaum, students of Valparaiso, came home Thursday .for a short visit with their parents. Miss Sadie Gulbranson left for LaPorte county Saturday where she will teach the remainder of a term of school in that county. Will McNeil loaded his goods and left for their future home at Lacrosse this week. We understand his place has been rented by Ed Jessup. That certain young lady of Cedar Ridge, who wrote out to Illinois asking the price of a cook stove, must be thinking of entering on a matrimonial career, That couple that goes out buggy riding after dark had better be sure that they know the way when they start out, or they may get lost sometime. Don’t you think so, I—--? The sad news of the death of Mrs. Earl Wilmington was received here last week She and her husband and two children were former residents of Wheatfield where her husband was operator for a long time, but resigned and moved to Brook on account of her health and that she might be near her parents. Mrs. -Wilmington had many friends and was loved by all who knew her. Her husband has the sympathy of the community in these his sad hours.

Hanging Groxfe George Finch shelled corn Saturday. Mrs, Goss, and family moved to Wolcott Tuesday. Ortha Smith of Orleans, Ind. r is visiting at Geo. Bond's. Mr. and Mrs. James LeflerNvere in Rensselaer Wednesday. Sam Pass passed through McCoysburg Monday posting sale bills. Miss Blanche McCarty was sick Wednesday and unable to teach school. The ladies should make their leap year selections early and avoid the rush. Sam Parker sh pped a car load of cattle from Pleasant Ridge Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler Sunday. Mr. Tigler still continues very poorly any hopes for his recovery seem impossible. Several people from this locality attended Webb Josserand’s sale southeast of Lee Wednesday, Remember the Sabbath day tomorrow, church at McCoysburg in the evening, at Parker 3 p. m. John R. Ward is drilling a well on the Thompson ranch, in the big pasture just north of the Zard place. Mr. Tigler has been brought to bis home from Francesville and is being waited upon by Dr. Kelsey. John M. Johnson was taken quite sick Saturday night and Sunday with the grip, but is some better now. W. E. Poole, who recently moved from this locality to Muncie, informs us he has settled down at 807 N, Elm st. Clyde Randle hauled hay from the old Applegore pla..e, Saturday and is stacking it in his orchard for spring use. Jake Evans of Laporte is visiting rela tives here since Saturday. He is a brother-in-law of the late Samuel Parker, Sr. Oscar Howe shredded fodder Monday. This is his second time this winter. He only shreds what his barn will hold at a time. Mr. Balliger is loading some hne hay for Cincinnati. He has already sent out two car loads from Bussells switch to Chicago. Misses Mattie Heltzal and Lural Anderson left on Tram 39 Saturday evening after institute for their respective homes in Monon. R. C. McDonald, teacher of the city School, took his pupils on an excursion Monday to see the dredge. It was a beautiful day for the trip. When you read this copy of the Democrat, pass it on to your neighbor, if you love one another. It you don’t, make a bluff at it anyway, and try it. The warm, rainy weather Tuesday night and Wednesday came very near taking the frost out of the ground. Anyway it left us some muddy roads. Mr. and Mrs. M, Ringeisen have returned from their visit in the northwest, including points in Minn., and So. Dak. They report a very pleasant trip. John Clapp of West Lafayette came up on Train 40 Tuesday morning to look after his farms in this locality. He owns the old Phillips place and also a farm in South America. Conard and Misses Ethel and Jennie Parker visited with Mrs. Royal Russell Saturday. They brought Miss Anderson over to institute and remained for the day’s visit. We read in a daily paper lately, where a fellow in New York had a monkey’s brain transplanted into his own head. Expect he’s cutting "monkey shines” to beat the band now. Robert Drake shipped 2 car loads of cattle from McCoysburg Sunday evening. Bob took Mr. Ford along to show him some tall building while they were waiting on the cattle to sell. The elevator at McCoysburg, which has been out of commission for the past week, was again put into action Saturday, Roy G win and an expert worked all night, Friday night in order to get it fixed. The masquerade was Friday night, instead of Thursday as we stated last week. If a prize had been given to the ones that directed most attention, Ross Peregrine and Vera Lefler surely would have taken first and second. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Hoyes gave a farewell dinner to some of their neighbors, including, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Parker and Ethel, Mr. and Mrs. I. U. Parker. A very fine dinner was served and a good time in general. J Parcels-Post, the matter of discussion among the postal authorities, is receiving both favorable and un-favorable comment everywhere, and just now it is "hard to determine which course It will take, Should it go into effect mail transportation would be heavier than ever. Referring to an item of a few weeks ago,’stating that R. V. Johns had become sole owner of the blacksmith shop, we were mistaken in our statement, as the matter was misrepresented to us. But, anyway, you will still find the reliable old firm doing business under the name of lohns & Fulk.

Chas. and Oreo Peregrine went to Rensselaer Monday in the interest of the latter’s new patent on the catcher pouch mail crane. It has, as we understand, been passed upon by the proper authorities and only awaiting his acceptance of the 4 ot 5 thousand dollar offer that he has had. Oren seems to be gifted with mechanical skill and will quite likely have another patent ready tor the attorneys when through with the first one. Notice was published several days ago in local papers, referring to the “penny nuisence” on rural routes throughout the entire country, some places worse than others and the suggestion was made to the patrons so effected, that they place some kind of a small receptacle for pennies in the box for convenience of the carrier, if they must use pennies. Quite a few have tried the new scheme and the result seems very satisfactory indeed. Try it. This has been a week of recreation for a part of our township schools. Monday for the McCoysburg school, as mentioned in another item, and Tuesday the trustee dismissed both the Bauta and Parker schools that the teachers and pupils might witness the sale at Sam Parker's. As most pf the pupils from both schools are either relatives or near friends of Jennie and Connard Parker, and Jhe latter is going away so soon, made the little folks feel that they must be together again.

Lee 1 — r 1 O. A. Jacks and wife visited George Holcman last Sunday. Our good roads are gone now, and it is bad hauling bailed hay. Mrs. Ola Randal visited Mrs. Cora Stiers last Wednesday. Arthur Parcels and family visited last Sunday at John Osborne’s. Mr, and Mrs. Hughes have gone to Marshfield for a short time. Miss Edna Lefler was calling in our village Wednesday afternoon. Sam wifewent to Rensselaer Sunday to visit his brother, Alf Jacks. Still we have no school yet this week on account of the sickness of the teacher. Mrs. Grace Osborne of Kankakee, 111., formerly Grace Stiers, is home on a visit. Mrs. Ann Rishling's mother from Reynolds came Tuesday to make her a visit, Mrs. Ann Rishling was called to Lafayette last Wednesday by the death of a sister. The ladies Home Missionary Society met last Tuesday with Mrs. Frank Eldredge. John Jacks of Kansas, a brother of Tom and Lute of this place, is dead. He was formerly of this community. There was a large crowd at Mr. Josserand’s sale Wednesday and property sold well. They are going to move on a farm near Crawfordsville. Cassie and Flossie Holeman of Monticello, Ind.. and Ethel Webb of Monon came last Friday to visit relatives in and around Lee, returning home Sunday afternoon. Last Sunday evening, after the janitoi built the fire at the church for League, the stovepipe fell down and made a delay in the league commencing, but there was an interesting program afterwards. Martha Clarke and Earl Foulks have been attending high school in Monon this winter. They have an abundance of measles in that town and in some way they came in contact with them, and now they both have them in good shape.