Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

Clyde Reeves and family visited Ms parents in Rensselaer Sunday. Charlie Littlefield visited his brother N. Littlefield in Rensselaer over Sunday. Miss Ruth Reeves of Silver City, lowa, is visiting her grandfather, Charles Bonner, Sr., at present. Rev. Postil of Fowler will deliver the Decoration day address at Gilboa and Roy Blue the address here. It is needless to say that everyone hereabouts is unanimous in saying “we are having entirely too much rain.’’ Mrs. Geo. Hargreaves and children went to Clifton, 111, last week to spend the summer with her mother who is in poor health. Mrs. John Clark went to New York City last week to look after some business ' matters connected with the estate of her sister who died there last fall. Dr. W. J. Morris of Redlands, Call., and Mrs. Will Hollingsworth and daughter of AtcMnson. Kan., are visiting their parents, Mr. dnd Mrs. J. G. Morris, at this writing. Supt. Breeze of the Remington schools has accepted a position as instructor in Geography at the State Normal at Terre Haute for the summer term, which begins Monday. Goodland Herald: Mr. Chet. Dexter of gear Remington was In Goodland Tuesday. While here he purchased the Simon Dexter . property on south Iroquois street. Consideration |250. Mala Garrison surely has more than Ms share of sickness, and at present writing is down with nervous prostration. His general store is closed at this writing and he will make an effort to sell it entire. M. A. Gray attended the state meeting of Modern Woodmen at Terre Haute, last week as delegate from Jasper county, and was honored with being made a delegate to the Head Camp meeting at Peoria, 111., which meets June 12 and lasts

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a full week. There are but two delegates from this congressional district, and they receive from 'the Head Camp J 5 each per day and mileage. Kentland Democrat: Thomas Calligan moved from Remington to Kentland the first of last week to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. B. Kearney? Mr. Calligan is one of the oldest and best known residents of Remington and vicinity —he having resided there continuously for about thirty-five years. He was back to the old “stamping ground” between trains Saturday. Mrs. Anna Blake, who left the middle of April for a several months visit to her old home in England, has written back that she made the trip< from New York to Liverpool in six days, on the fine new steamship Lusitania. From Liverpool she went 200 miles overland to the home of her sister in Baydon, where a large number of relatives were assembled to meet her. She had been gone 40 years from the old home. " For the benefit of subscribers at or near Remington, or those who may wish to subscribe and secure one of The Democrat’s Wall Charts and save the expense of mailing, we have left a supply of these charts at C. W. Littlefield’s jewelry store and Ms. Littlefield will receive such subscriptions and supply the Charts. THE DEMOCRAT.

John White and son of Demotte was here Saturday fixing up fences around their property. William Kilgore, who has been in Alabama the past six months, returned here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Thornton assisted Mrs. A. M. Bringle in cleaning house the first of the week. Mrs. John Zellers and children went to Winamac Tuesday to visit relatives for an indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Kight visited their daughter at Lafayette Sunday. The latter remained for a few days. Frank Garriott, who went to North Dakota a couple of weeks ago, returned to Fair Oaks after about a week’s absence. There is being caught a good many nice big carp out of the old dredge ditch north-west of town this week, some weighing over 13 pounds. Jack Umfrees moved Monday from the Loeasse property in the west part of town into Mrs. Mattie Dickinson’s house vacated some time ago by Frank Wilson. Mrs. Cottingham attended Sunday school at Rosebud Sunday. She went as a representative of the M. E. Sunday school here to help to make, arrangements for the S. S. convention which is to be held some time about the first of June.

The Sanpierre ball team played the Dunnville boys at Dunn’s Bridge Sunday, the result being a victory for Sanpierre, 8 to 1. The church service at the school house Sunday morning was largely attended. Sunday school is to be organized, soon. Farmers are being quite badly delayed with the spring work in these parts owing to so much rain, and the oats crop is not doing well. If the weather does not turn cold and there ate no more frosts, we will have the largest fruit crop of years, judging from the blossoms and other favorable signs. Yes, girls, we want to say this is leap year and you would do well to keep an eye on some of the bachelors here, and capture them while they are still young and good looking. Yes, the fellow has our sympathy who thinks tadpoles grow to be bull-heads find cat-fish, caterpillars become porcupines, and butterflies turn to humming birds. Wonder if he was ever a tadpole? Several from Wheatfield as well as a large crowd from other places were at Dann’s Bridge Sunday to see the ball game, but the ground being so soft from recent rains the players were unable to do their best. (Continued on last page.)