Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings

NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. s> BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

*Remintfton. WKMIWOTON W,W.T)M«TA«t». BAST. 1 TBAIXa. I WBST sis:::: “ssJftsar Ba isasgxsssi sssrs Geo. Chappell was in Rensselaer Monday. Henry Miller has had his pension increased to $24 per month. Miss Nettie Price ot Rensselaer was here last week to visit friends and attend the Wood-Gilbert wedding. George Hebert ot Lawrenceville, 111., is visiting bis sisters, Mrs. Beaupre and Mrs. Marcotte, at present writing. Francesville Tribune: Miss Emroy Stiller of Remington is the guest of the Peter Stiller family southwest of Francesville. F. R. Curtis, of Bluffton came over last week and with O. P. Taber and C, T. Dye went to Texas to look after their rice lands.

Oxford Tribune: John Kenyon has rented the John Farrell farm northwest of here and will continue to be identified with Oxford. Mr. and ftfrs. H. Paxton of Urbana came last week to assist in caring for the latter’s father John K. Stoudt, who is seriously sick. W. A. Bringham, a former Good land merchant, has moved to Paoli, Ind., where he will run a seventy room hotel for which he recently traded some real estate. t The Utilities Co., the light and water company of Fowler, has gone into the bands of a receiver. The capital stock of the company ii'sioo,ooo t $40,000 is preferred and $60,000 is common stock. Recent births: Feb, 14, to H. A. Shaull and wife, Oklahoma, a son; Feb. 14. to Edgar Johnson and wife of Yale, Okla., a daughter; Feb. 15. to Calvin Heath and wife of Marion a daughter. All were former Remington residents. The big snow storm kept quite a number of people from attending J. A. Teter’s Duroc Jersey hog sale here last week, no doubt. The highest price received for any hog was S9O, which was paid by John Z'tto V The * vera ß e P ri<it °* 37 Bead sessioi 7 —u. . ...... . probable! Mrs. A. I. Bellows of Rensd Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy Finest? visited here a few days last in the wedding of Mr. ev ” .uV and Miss Hazes Gilbert, While tne[ rre d at the home of the bride’s and Mrs. J. H. Gilbert, in s Wednesday evening.

Foresman Jas. Shaffer of Brook was in town Friday on business. People of this place have been quite busy shoveling snow lately. Harley Stevens has gone to Wheatfield where he will be railroad agent, Frank Snow sold a horse to the horse buyers at Rensselaer Saturday. Harry and Ina Sunderland were snowed in at Brook part of last week. Frank Snow and J. S. Toyne were in Rensselaer on business Saturday. C. Ulrey’s baby that has been dangerously ill for some time, is improving. A good many of our young men went to the masquerade ball at Mt. Ayr Saturday night.

Mr. and Mrs. John Antdiff and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Antcliff took dinner with their mother Friday. Mrs. J. S. Tbyne and daughter Belle returned Friday from Wadene where they attended a wedding. Walter Evans of Brook has moved back on the farm near here. We were glad to see them come back. Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Toyne were called to the bedside of his mother at Goodland Sunday. Grandma Toyne has been sick for some time. • - ; r 3 JV- 1 Quite a number of our young people were sleigh riding Saturday evening. From the noise they made they must have had a good time. Herbie Sampson took his grgndma Antcliff over to Brook one day last week tor a sleigh ride. I guess Herb has lots of tun with his sleigh. Morris Thomas has been in a serious condition with a broken rib which he received by a fall on the ice, but is some better. We hope to see him out soon. Mrs. F. A. Woodin and family moved to Rensselaer Saturday. We were sorry to see them go. They have lived here for a number of years and will he greatly missed * DEXTH OP DANIEL SHORT JOHNSON, Again the reaper of death has visited our community and gathered a precious sheaf for the garner above. Agood loving father has been taken from the fond embrace of loved ones and added to the attractions and adornment of the Heaven-

ly City. Daniel Short Johnson, son, of William and Lora Johnson, was born in Knowlesviile, New York, Aug. 4, 1839. He was raised in a Christian borne and in bis youth he united with tbe church and was ever ready to serve the master and loved to help those around him. He spent several of the best years of his life in the service of bis counter and never fully recovered from an injury received in the war. After the war he came west and Jan. I. 1866, was united in marriage to Mary Fannette Sawyer at Morris, 111. Since 1892 he with his family have lived in Foresman. On Aug. 27, 1903, his wife died and since then his daughter has kept the house. Soon after he moved to Foresman he united with the U. B. church and was a faithful member till death removed him Feb. 19, 1908. at the age of 68 years, 6 months, and 15 days. There are three sons and three daughters five grandchildren and one brother left to wait the summons to meet him in the better land. Mr. Johnson was a good citizen, a kind and generous neighbor, always ready to lend a helping hand. There will be a vacancy in our town that can never be Ailed so faithful. Feb. 21, at 10:30 o'clock, the funeral service was held at tbe Methodist church. A large congregation was present to sympathize with the bereaved family and pay tribute to the memory of a neigbor and friend, esteemed and beloved by all, and afterward laid to rest beside his wife in the Goodiand cemetery. Departed onS, 'ti« not for thee Our tear* are ahed, our sighs are given. Why mourn to know thou art a free Partaker of the joys of Heaven. Finished thy work and kept thy faith. In Christian firmness unto death; And beautiful at sky and earth. When autum’s sun downward going, The blessed memory of thy worth Around thy place of slumber glowing. Call not back the dear departed, Anchored safe where storms are o’er. On the border land we left them, ( ' Soon to meet and pert no more. When we leave this world of changes, When we leave this world of cere, We shall find our missing loved ones. In our father’s mansion fair.