Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS PROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS PROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

LONELY VALLEY. Jim Cooper was in this locality Friday. Mr. Sealig of near Tefft was a caller here Saturday. Phillip Sta Her and wife were in these parts Sunday. Little Frank Smith drove through these parts Monday. The bachelor from Oak Grove was in this locality Tuesday. Mrs. Andrew Misch is recovering from an attack of lagrippe. Quite a number from here attended the Clinger sale Thursday. Oliver Clark was here working for bis brother during the week. The supervisor has been kept busy the last few days putting in culverts. Harvey, Alpha and Maynard Austin were guests of Willie Meyers Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Elwood Davis and daughter Francis visited with relatives here Friday evening. Mrs. Emma Hordeman of Rensselaer visited with her sister here a couple of days this week. Pete Heil and family of Wheatfield are moving to the Powers farm in the east part of L. V. Mrs. Perry Hodge and daughter Bernie took dinner with Mrs. Maud Meyers Thursday, Miss Rose Misch who has been having a tussle with the measles is able to be up at this writing. Mrs. Mark Knapp returned home Monday after a fortnight's visit with her daughter in Chicago Heights. Miss Ettie Clark who has been staying with her auntie in Wheatfield for the past week, came home Tuesday, Mrs, Henry Wagoner was taken to Chicago last week where a surgical operation was performed for the removal of a large tumor. Mrs. Nancy Coleman who has been sick for the past week, died Thursday evening. The funeral services were held Saturday in the Christian church at Wheatheld. Interment took place at Kniman cemetery.

FORESMAN. The river was higher Saturday than it has been for some time. Mr. Thomas and Ed Lowe were in our town Saturday. Quite a number of our townspeople were Goodland visitors Saturday. Geo. AntcliS and wife went to Peotone, 111., Saturday to attend the funeral of her sister. Miss Wilson, Ira Miller and Virg Deniston brought the first ducks of the season in Monday, Tra having one andVirg two. J. S. Toyne and son Leonard took* some horses over to Goodland Monday that they sold to the horse buyer. P. L. Brown’s brother-in-law is here visiting them this week. We understand he intends to make this his home in the future. Mr. Frank Hancock and Miss May Long were married at Brook Sunday afternoon. May is one of the teachers in our schools. Grandpa Snow is here visiting his sons, Frank and Chester. He has been quite sick the most of the winter, but is now feeling quite good again. Mr, and Mrs. Denniston, Mr. and Mrs. Denniston, Mr. and Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Jacobs attended the Maud Henderson play at Mt. Ayr Monday night. This looks like spring all right, but say anything to the farmer about sowing oats and he will soon tell you bow he got it last spring. They havtft forgotten how their seed went yet. Frank Snow got a fine blooded chicken from Des Moines, lowa, Saturday. He has been in the chicken business for some time and has some as fine fowls as can be chased out any place. Will Karr is running a ferry-boat between Foresman and Brook for the benefit of some of our school goers, That’s the stuff, Will, let the good work go on. Maybe we will all come down and ride with you.

MILROY. Chas, and Jas. Wood have the measles. Albert Wood was in Lee Sunday even* iog. Mrs. Chas. Smith was in Monon Tuesday. Thos Johnson, Jr., was in Monon Monday. John Coleman visited his father this week. Mrs. Edward Johnson was in Lee Saturday. Rev. Spitzer took dinner Sunday with Harry Davis. Frank. May and wife were at Creighton Clark’s Monday. Mrs. Willard Johnson called on Mrs. Geo, Wood Monday, Mr. Maple took dinner Sunday with I, J. Clark and family.

Orlando Mannon is entertaining the measles at this writing. Geo. Foulks helped Creighton Clark move bis bouse Monday. Uncle Thos. Johnson and Albert Wood were in Monon Monday, S. L. Johnson wile and little son visited the former’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Bommers Jr., Tuesday. Our Sabbath school is increasing in interest and attendance is very good. Come tomorrow at io o’clock. George Foulks and wife, Clell Clark, and Orlifl Coghill and Earl Foulks ate dinner Sunday with Branson Clark. Owing to water standing in the basement of the Monon school building the school was dismissed last Friday and Monday. Mrs. Dobbins is with her daughter Mrs. Branson Clark after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert Templeton, for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May moved to the farm vacated by Mr. Spangles’, and Mans Beaver moved to the farm vacated by Fred Dobbins.

FAIR OAKS. Chas. Gundy and family visited here Sunday. Mrs. Dr. Fyfe has been on the sick list for a few day, We get a nice day now and then, but the roads are very bad, Mrs. John Carder left here Monday for her new home at Laurel. Ed Hail moved last week into the Boroughs property on Front street. Ed Gilmore of Parr was a visitor here at the home of Moses Chupp Sunday, Dora Cottingham was able to take charge of his pool room again Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kight arrived home Sunday evening after an extended visit up the line. The farmers are busy repairing their farm implements, preparatory to begin farming. Peter McCall has moved from the Otis ranch onto the old Geo. B. Davidson place a few miles east of here. S. B, Thornton and wife arrived here from Spokane, Wash., Friday evening to visit relatives for an indefinite time, Grandma Moffitt and Uncle Billy Hurley, who has been in poor health for some times, do not make much improvement. Hiram Day's plaster gang came up Monday to plaster the Frank Wilson house which was recently purchased by Mrs. Mattie Dickerson, It is reported that Mrs. Oliver Brouhard has rented the Mrs. John White property and will move back from Hopkins Park at an early date. M. D. Karr has taken another contract of sawing a lot of timber down on the Jap Makeever place, where the mill has been located since last fall. We were greeted a few mornings ago with the song of the bluebird. We heard the prairie chickens “buhu” here Sunday morning for the first time this spring, Elza Grow of Rensselaer came up Sunday armed with bis shot gun. His family came along to visit relatives while he —well we don’t know what be did do. Rev. Evans filled his regular appointment in the M. E. church Sunday at 3 p, m. There will be quarterly meetings here one week from today and the day following Elder Wood will fe-pr esent. F. R. Irwin has established a new enterprise in our town in the way of a new glove and mitten factory. It is on a small scale at present but will no doubt grow as time passes. He employs women at 50 cents per day to sew them up.

LEE. Mrs. Maud Noland is on the sick list. Miss Lursl Anderson was home Sunday. « Hunters have come on plentifully and are shooting ducks. Mr. Samonson of Illinois has moved on the Lockhart farm. Mrs. Holeman and Orville were Monon goers Saturday afternoon. Martha Clarke attended church Sunday and then spent the day with Lora Culp. Clint Tyler of Marshfield, a horse trader and partner of Mr., Hughes, is here. Clayton Webb of Monon was visiting relatives in and near Lee the last of last week. Mr. and Mrs.* Ray Holeman and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Culp, went to Rensselaer, shopping Monday. We have plenty of water, enough so that there was a new boat made here at the blacksmith shop. H. C. Anderson brought his mother out from Monon last Monday. She is going to make her home with him. There was no school Thursday on account of the death and burial of one of Monon township's teachers, Mr. Dorsy Nicewander. Mrs. Frank Oyerton came on the milk train Thursday morning, They are making arrangements to move back to their property at Lee. Lora Culp went to Monon Saturday afternoon and had her eyes tested and the lenses changed in her glasses. The measles had affected her eyes.

FOUR CORNERS. Simon Fendig is on the sick list at this writing. Isaac Fisher, the Wheatfield barber, moved to Rensselaer Monday. Dan Gross is moving into the Henry property and James Jones into the Shoppel house. John Finn has been on the sick list this winter. He is not looking so well as we should like to see him. Several of the high school boys at Wheatfield are dropping out to begin the spring work on the farm. Miss Ethel Mills and Miss Hannah Buikema visited over night with friends at Demotte returning home Saturday. Henry Karch says it was all a joke. He is not married and prefers his nee sugared on account of that weak stomach. T. F. Maloney butchered his hogs Monday, Wm. Fitzgerald rendered the lard and made himself generally useful. A bankrupt sale is now on at Wheatfield in the Remley building. Spend your money with your home merchants. F. W. Fisher is down with the grip. He says city life is too strenuous for him. He longs for the country where all is peace and quiet. Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald is down with the measles likewise Rockwell’s. Allen Peregrine and Lon Weese have notices posted on their doors. Orville Fisher and sister Effie visited with Miss Miils and Miss Buikema Sunday evening. Their visit ended with a No one hurt, and no great amount of damage done, only a walk home.

Miss Hannah Buikema will start for Oklahoma Monday where she will make her future home. The young people will miss her pleasant smile and she has the well wishes of all to help her on her journey. Robert A. Mannan, John Greve and Louis Shirer, former northend men are out after the nomination for some of the county offices. They should remember that lightning Seldom strikes twice in the same place, A meeting toelect delegates to the Demcratic county convention or Kankakee tp., will be held Saturday, Feb 14th at 2 p. m. at the school house in Tefft, Please be on band prompt and bring your neighbors. Tom Jensen, Fendig’s genial clerls, left Monday to take a position in a drug store at Oxford, Ind. His brother Louis leaves for Bloomington, 111., Saturday, which takes from the Wheatfield ball team two of its best players. The recent heavy rain caused a great amount of damage to the farmers and business men and the roads are in bad condition. Geo, Stembel was damaged two or three hundred dollars as he has several hundred tons of hay in rick north of the Three I, tracks. Tuesday Ed Jessup and son Fred started for their new home northeast of Lacross but on passing through D. V.,

the only wet town in Jasper, they were Informed that conditions were worse the farther north they went so they returned borne and will await low watermark. Wednesday they gave their farewel party-

A. J. Dubois has moved to Laporte. Mort Dickinson and wife have moved to Modale, lowa. Herman Walter has moved to a farm near Galveston, Ind. Mrs. John Kettering visited relatives in Monticello last week. James Blake has moved to town and occupies the Gumm property. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Parks of Etna Green, Ind., visited here last week. James Powell of Marion, Ohio, visited his uncle, J. W. Powell, here last week, Scott Russell of Laketon visited here a few days with old friends and neighbors last week. Walter Adams and Joe Clouse have gone to Lisbon, No. Dak., to work the coming summer. Mrs. W. T. Elmore visited her mother, Mrs. J. D. Mason, at Elwood last week. The latter is in very poor health. James L. Sheets has rented his farm south of town to Guy Julian and will move to Lafayette, it is reported, Mrs. J, C. Gleason of Clifton, 111., visited her sisters, Mrs. J. C. Hargreaves, and Mrs. B. F. Spencer here last week. John Sullivan, who has a position as elevator boy in the Claypool hotel at Indianapolis, visited relatives here last week, ...... Recent births: March 3, to Fred Reiger and wife, southeast of town, a daughter; March 6, to Chas, Kerrjch and wife, a son. Mr and Mrs. Tom Thurston, who have peen living at West Liberty, 111,, have moved back to Remington and occupy the James Lucas property, which they have purchased. Miss Stella Snyder, formerly of Remington, was married on Wednesday of this week to Mr. John Neatby of Seattle, Wash., where she now resides. The groom is an accountant for a fire insurance company at Seattle. Levi Hawkins, James Clowry and James Callaghan have been circulating a petition to Judge Hanley, asking that additional council be employed to assist in the prosecution of Robert Parker, the failed Remington banker. The republicans of Benton county have nominated the following ticket: Auditor. W. H. Miller of Oxford; Treasurer, Frank Pagett, of Fowler; Sheriff, Dave Sheetz, of Pine; Recorder, Chas. Forman, of Gilboa; Com. Ist W. H. Cook, of Grant; Com. 2nd D Zeph Perry, of Center; Surveyor C. B. Whicker of Fowler; Coroner, Dr. LeSage of Fowler. We neglected tomention in last week's items the death of Josephus Gray, which occurred at the home of bis daughter, Mrs. John Ritenour, in Remington March 2, at the age of 72 years, 5 months and 8 days. Deceased was a native of Ohio and had lived in the vicinity of Remington for about 14 years. He was highly respected. His wife died about eight years ago. Five children, Mrs. Ritenour of Remington, Mrs. F. O. Gray of Streator, 111,, Mrs. Charles Scarlet of near Rensselaer, Mrs. Burns of Wolcott and John Gray of Carpenter tp,, are left to mourn his death. The funeral was held from the house on Tuesday of last week and burial made in the Remington cemetery.

PINE GROVE. Creola Torbet spent Sunday with Lucy and Bernice Walker. Mrs. Cnarles Shroyer called on Mrs. Chas, Walker Tuesday. Walter Lutz spent Saturday afternoon with James Britt and family. Walter Daniels begun working Monday morning for Chas. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Eib of near Valma spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. James Torbet. Newton Jenkins spent Saturday night and Sunday with Bluford and Roy x Torbet. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Switzer and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shroyer. Mrs. Albert Hurley and Miss Lillie Hurley spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles Walker and family. Walter Lutz, Bgrtha Cooper and Verna Shroyer spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and family. James Torbet tapped a few maple trees and made maple syrup Saturday and Wednesday made maple sugar. Mrs. Senia Jenkins and children and Mrs. Rebecca Hurley spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Wirt Torbet and daughter Merle returned to their home in Indianapolis Saturday after a week's visit with his father, James Torbet,

MT. AYR. \ (From the Pilot) . Frank Herath and Walter Pontier were Rensselaer visitors last Friday, Riley Ashby visited Saturday with Frank and Robert Greenlee of northwest of town. Miss Jane Makeever visited the Utter & a ciark a,t Weet *' lh Mr ‘ “ nd Mr# ' H ‘ John Whittaker of Kentland came Monday tor a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath. Eli Miller with his family started for their new home in Andersou county, Kansas, last Thursday. Henry Plouts of Benton county, who has just taken possession of his farm in Colfax township, is making arrangement to do considerable improving this spring. r * A. J. Hufty left last Saturday evening for a few days vacation which he will spend in Chicago. His position at the depot is being filled by Geo. Dunbar, of Stone Bluff. ’ John Zoborosky met with an accident last Saturday which will probably cause him to lose the sight of one eye. In attempting to drive a nail, the nail flew up and struck him in the left eye. t 9* u £ e . S * w * rd * the capable instructor of the Fair Oaks band, reports them as doing fine. We are glad to hear it, but they have many years of hard work beours Can 50381 ° f “ band aS good as Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lakin who have been living on the Harris farm for the pastyear went last Friday for a visit with friends at Parr. Dan will move into town soon if he can find a house in which to live. W. K. Haskell who has been visiting friends and relatives here and other ploces for about a [month, left last Fnday with the intention of returning to bis position in Omaha, Neb. Billy has promised to send for the Pilot in the near future. Rudolph Miller and wife returned to their home near Oakland City, Ind., after a visit with friends and relatives near here. Rudie told the Pilot scribe that it was no extraordinary occurence for farmers to raise 100 bushels of corn to the acre in that section. A severe cold that may develope into pneumonia over night, can be cured quickly by taking Foley’a Honey and Tar. It will cure the moat obstinate racking cough and strengthen your lungs. The genuine is in a yellow package. A, F. Long. HANGING GROVE. P. B. Downs went to Lafayette Tuesday evening. Elzie Miller will move shortly on a farm near Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler spent Sunday with C. W. Bussell and family. Gaylord Parker is looking for some help to pick the geese he killed Tuesday. Today Is the day of the republican township convention at the usual voting place. Mrs. John Bowman Is quite sick It was necessary to call a doctor for her Wednesday. Will Gray of near Monon was In ourvicinity Mo nday and took dinner with R. ■ S. Drake. Mrs. C. A. Lefler and baby and daughter Vera were in the city of Rensselaer Wednesday. »- M. L. Ford had a very sick horse Wednesday. Mr. Leach of Francesville came out to see It. R. A. Mannon was among our voters one day last week looking over the prospects for surveyor. from school for a few days on account of sickness, but It is hoped he will be able to return soon. Mr. and Mrs. George Parker and daughter Ethel took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Downs Sunday. Will Noland is doing some repair and general, overhauling work on the \old house where Kate Parcels lives. George Johnson was over to Logansport Saturday on some business and returned home Monday morning. R. C. McDonald is now boarding with Mr. Montz to avoid taking the measles, as his brother has them at home. George Pfledderer, whose marriage was mentioned recently, has moved on Carl Renne’s farm in the Gifford region. Ross McDonald and wife-of St. Paul, this state, aix up visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald. Lawrence McDonald is sick with measles at his father’s. Arthur Williamson’s are also reported as having the measles. Alfred Rusk, who intends moving on the Poole farm, has been unavoidably delayed on account of his wife being sick. Phillips & McDonald unloaded 175 head of cattle Wednesday afternoon. They expect to utilize all the surplus pasture this season. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong spent Sunday with Mr.- and Mrs. A. L. Bussell and also attended Sunday school while in town. H. H. Stewart of Kokomo, senior member of the stone road contractors, is this week looking after the "finishing up’’ of the new road. Robert Drake has brought his fine big bunch of cattle home from the stock pasture, and intends to take care of them the test of the winter himself. Mr. and Mrs. James Downs were In Rensselaer Monday. They went down by the milk train route, as the roads were too bad to make such a long drive. R. S. Drake took a very sudden attack of headache and sore throat Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday his condition became such that a physician was called. . y Gilmore’s dredge Is experiencing home very high water, but is work-

ing right along. Omar Church has °“ the dredge, but la laying off a Tew days thia week. J *. ?' Bnd kan McDonald went to Chicago Monday morning on business, returning Monday evening. Charlie Peregrine looked after John s chores during his absence. George Bond butchered some fine hogs Monday, it Is getting a little la m / Or butchert « l ß., but Mrs. Bond will have young chickens big enough to fry before the meat is ready to smoke/ * w The geese and ducks have been coming In quite plentiful this week There are more geese feeding in the fields than usually has for two or three years. Here’s where Squire Bussell has a goose roast. Mr. and Mrs. Vet Young of Monon came up Saturday and stayed all night with Mr. and Mrs. John Montz. Mr. Young has a music class at Lee if enough would take Interest along and would probably start one here that line. It is a man by the name of Ross from behind Francesville that has moved on the Redd farm instead of > Patee, as was stated in last week’s Items. But Mr. Poss’s father-in-law Patee will live with him this summer. Not many will forget the recent big rain of last week. The water has not been so high In this township for many years. The water raised and flowed over more places on the roads than was ever known since ‘ Heck was a pup.” Billy Goldsberry of Gillam was In McCoysburg Monday enroute to Rensselaer with the little orphan girl that his aged parents had tried to make a home for. Rut she refused to be contented anywhere or with anything, and /.Billy was taking her back to the .home. A movement Is on foot at the McCoysburg Sunday school to secure new song books, so If you should happen to be tackled by one or maybe four of the little girl solicitors for a liberal contribution toward that end you need not be surprised. Conrad Maxwell has written some friends that he arrived In Mitchell, S. Dak., with his car on Monday night after leaving here on Thursday night preceding, making four days and nights on the road. That was exceedingly goodxtlme considering the distance. The horses went through without a scratch and were hardly gaunted a bit. Some of our people here started in unusually early for bathing. Chas. Lefler, while out assessing Tuesday, fell in the ditch and Chas. Saldlai and Russell Wlllltt while out hunting on the marsh, killed more ducks than their boat would carry, and as a result It sank right in the middle of the marsh. We got quite a bad dose of wet mail at our little town over the Monon. Train 5 threw the sack off about three seconds too soon and it landed In the ditch and then started henceforth winding its way down the ditch several feet before the much excited clerk anil another fellow rescued .it from its watery grave. Referring to the matter of good roads, a question that will bear bringing before the public as often as we can, we have surely got a fair example of good roads now In our township, one that will stand the test of rain, freezing, thawing and wear. That referred to is the rock road and Is the only kind of a road to build. McCoysburg has been wonderfully blessed with worthless dogs for several weeks, so much so in fact that they have become a public nuisance. Already the tin can remedy has been applied to relieve the annoying situation, but the result therefrom has been a failure so far, and if the owners don’t take care of them, different means will be resorted to. Wilson Bussell has been home C. W~ Bussell made a business trip up the C. & W. V. road Monday and reports the water very high in that region. Said»he noticed in one man’s hog lot all the dry place that the hog had was a mound of dirt and straw about ten feet square. And while going up the line they ran through water with the car. Robert Johns, the young mastermechanic of McCoysburg, has a little wagon now under course of construction. It is being built on precisely the same plan as a big wagon. He Is taking elaborate pains with his work and when finished, from all appearances now, It will be a beauty and also an example of the kind of goods and workmanship McCoysburg will be producing right along in a few years. Again some of the local boozers came in Saturday night on train 39 with a pretty big »“jag” on. So much -so that some of them had almost reached the happy stage, as It Is sometimes called. It Is reported by some that this liquor is bought In most any quantities desired right In Rensselaer, a dry town. While this seems to be the case we will not vouch for the validity of the statement. for we might possibly (?) be mistaken. I expect the new "Childrens’ Home” could get all the poor orphan children right here in Jasper county they could care for, and save the expense of sending children from the Pacific coast. And as provision therefor seems to be mainly at the mercy of the surrounding community, the people would be more Lkely to look after the new Institution more. In the opinion of a goodly number the cause is worthy enough, but it is the plan they have instituted that Is meeting the nonapproval.