Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OU* SPBQAL COMBSFONDBNTS.

DUNNVILLE.

F. W. Fisher of Four Corners was in Dunnvllle Friday evening. A. J. Wills is getting to be an expert with his new typewriter. Joe Fenzel of near Four Corners was ‘through these parts Monday. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Jones and son Russell spent Monday with the White family. Miss Hulda Wills, who has been spending her vacation at home, returned to her work last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hight and son Clifford visited with the former’s brother, Ed Hight, and family Sunday. Ask some of those from this township who visited the Gunhess farm at ’ Laporte last week what kind of souvenirs they brought home. Mrs. Chas. Gerber and family returned to their home tn Hammond Monday after a two weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. White, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Frye and children of Hebron and their nephew of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bush and son William of Baum’s bridge visited Sunday with Bert Vandercar and family.

MILROY.

'Thos. Johnson and family were in Monon Friday. Mrs. Geo. Foulks spent Friday wih Mrs. Herman. Chas. McCashen and wife were in Lee Monday evening. Mrs. Edward Johnson was in Lee Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Geo. Wood and son Jasmer were in Lee Friday evening. John Willbanks and wife were In Monon Saturday afternoon. Ed Herman and Geo. Foulks were in Lee Monday afternoon. Cady Underwood and wife were business callers in Monon Saturday. Mrs. M. Dobbins and daughter attended church here Sunday evening. Thos. Johnson, jr.,' took Rev. Ptzer to the train Monday morning. Ed Herman and Geo. Foulks made a business trip to Rensselaer Friday. Marion Robison and Miss Ella Crowder attended church Sunday evening. Fipnk Sommers and Miss Swallow attended church here Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Clark took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred May. Mrs. Saltwell, who has been in poor health for a few weeks, is very little better. Mrs. Anna Chapman aiyl daughter Mrs. Elmer Johnson, called on Mrs. Herman Friday. Perfect Spencer, wife and baby, spent Sunday night and Monday with Grandma Foulks. ” Mrs. Wm. Culp and children attended the funeral of Mrs. Anderson at Lee Sunday morning. Frank, remember he quotation: “A swallow does not make the summer, but a frog always makes a spring." Preaching next Saturday evening and Sunday at 11 o’clock and again at 7:30 p. m., by Rev. Straly and Rev. Wood. All Invited. Cady Underwood and wife, Geo. Foulks, wife and son and Chas, and Zelith Clark took dinner Sunday with Thos. Spencer’s.

The wet, hot weather has been very detrimental to the oats crop. John Hopkins, while x working at T F Dunlap's, got his hand badly hurt in a corn grinder. k Homer Makeever & Co. shipped a load of stock to the eastern markets one day last week. On account of such an epidemic of measles, Sunday school has closed till Sundey, the 31st The farming prospects look rather “bummy,” the ground being in very bad shape on account of weeds and water. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Thornton, who have been staying for some time at Fair Oaks, Sundayed with E. 8. Thornton and family. Mr. Screeg and son of Chicago have located here and will buy eggs and poultry this summer. They call at your place and pay the highest prices In cash. f There are several cases of measles iin this vicinity. The most of the cases have been rather severe, but only one death hay occurred yet, that of Guy, tM 18-year-old

son of Mr. and Mrs. James Price. The funeral was held at the home at 10 a. m. Monday. There are a great many people here fishing nowadays, but the fish caught are very small. Guess the fishermen have been hearing the fish stories from out north, where people Only have to back their wagons in the dredge ditches and the fish do the loading themselves. The stock buyers say that the farmers are asking such prices for fat stock that it can’t be handled. We expect it does surprise some folks to think that the farmers have to get more than starvation prices for their products so they can meet the vast extravagance and wastefulness of this great free country of ours.

IROQUOIS VALLEY.

Who said more rain? Our sick are some better. Cyril Steel’s boy has the measles. We have the measles in our vicinity. James Newcombe is still on the sick list. Dalton Ropp is working for Merman Tudor. Noah Wenrick spent Sunday at Wm. Green’s. Louis Shirer hauled a load of corn to market Saturday. Robert Steele was in this vicinity Saturday after corn. Clarence Green and family visited at his father’s Monday. Winifred Pullins is in southern California on a business trip. Barney Kolhoff had his windmill blown down a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Davis have a new baby boy. Hiram says he is a dandy. W. N. Jenkins and best girl ate ice cream with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McElfresh Sunday. ' Jay Norman went to Rensselaer Saturday. He couldn’t do anything else—too .wet. The people in this locality would like to «know who has ihe earliest seed corn. Louis Hefferlin and Wm. Daugherty went fishing the other day. They caught two suckers. Try it again, boys. Code Potts is working for Joe Pullins afte? several days rest, waiting for dry weather to come. Code is a dry lander. What else will happen? Emmet Pullins says his fancy chickens have the liver complaint. Get a doctor’s opinion, Emmet. George McElfresh and Lewis Shirer went up east of Knlman Thursday and bought some milch cows. They say they can milk if they can’t farm. Mrs. Misch and son of Wheatfield spent Saturday and Sunday with her brother Louis Shirer and family. They say it te just as wet up around there as it is here. Charley Pullins has the staying qualities. He says he will plant corn the fourth of July if not before. Charley is an old settler and will be sure to make it go. Follow his example, people, and raise all the corn you want.

FAIR OAK*.

The meetings which were being held at Will Warren’s closed Sunday night. 1 Rev. Evans filled his regular appointment in the M. E church Sunday at 3 p m. John Zellers expects to make another prospecting trip to Arkansas In the near future. Abe Bringle is haying his house treated to a new coat of paint. Sam Thornton is wielding the brush. Mrs. Alsina Allen of Davenport, lowa, arrived here Thursday to visit her mother and other relatives for awhile.

James Clifton, who haa bees confined the greater part of the time to his room since early spring, is able to get about again. Orvel ‘ Bringle returned home from Rensselaer Tuesday where he has been attending high school, having finished his third term very successfully. The democrats held their township convention here last Saturday. Isaac Kight 'was nominated over F. R. Erwin, 71 to 64, for trustee, arid Charley Harriott for assessor. The band boys have announced that there will be a celebration here the 4th. They are getting to play fine and by the 4th they will doubtless be> able to give an abundance of fine music. We still continue to get too much rain. Prospects for getting in the corn crop are not at all good. Oats are generally looking fine, considering the extremely wet weather. Meadows are also coming on fine.

Mrs. Dave Winslow, formerly of this place, but who for the past year has lived at Morocco, died at her home at that place last Wednesday morning from a. complication of diseases. The remains werg shipped here Thursday and the funeral was held Friday at the Christian church at 10 a. m., conducted by Rev. Brady of Rensselaer. In her death the community has lost an excellent neighbor. Everybody who knew her thought well of her v The family has lost a kind and loving companion and mother. They have the heartfelt sympathy of the community. Leander Kesler, an old and well respected resident of our town, attended the convention here Saturday and frhile on his way home dropped dead. This was a terrible shock to the family and neighbors. He had been feeling a little ill for a couple of days, but there was nothing thought of it. He had not felt so well since his horse ran away with him and threw him out of the wagon last winter. He leaves a widow, one son Ed, of this place, and three daughters, Mrs. John Carder of Laurel, Ind., Mrs. Reason Dunn a few miles south of here and Mrs. J. R. Mallatt of Reminga ton. They were all in attendance at the funeral, which took place at the Christian church Monday at 3 p. m., conducted by Rev. Clarke of Rensselaer. Interment was made in the Fair Oaks cemetery. We join in sympathy with the community for the bereaved family. God says “Be ye ready, for ye know not the hour when the son of man cometh.”

SOUTH NEWTON.

Bessie Paulus called on Mrs. Harry Dewey Monday afternoon. Thos. Lamson of Rensselaer was out 4o look after his farm last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ervin and Delia Hans visited with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew Sunday. Charles Weiss started to haul the lumber Saturday for the new buildings he is going to erect. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Al' Raymond and daughter spent Wednesday with their daughter Mrs. Harve Pearson. Mr. and Mrs. Al Peters and the former’s mother took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey. Mr. and Mrs. James Reed called on the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus, Sunday evening. Mrs. Abe Decoker returned to her home in Demotte after a visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Powell. Carrie and Edith Waling of Brook, who have been visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew, returned home Saturday. A ball team was organized in this vicinity last Sunday. They expect to play their first game next Sunday. We wish them victory. Among those who witnessed the bril game at Mt. Ayr Sunday between the Bohemians and Mt. Ayr, were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek, Frank Storey, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Malone, Sadie and Bessie Paulus and Warner Hough. The latter team won the victory with a score of 12 to 7. Several also attended the game between the Porter team and the Egyptians. The former won with a score of 11 to 4. The Democrat for Job Printing

?. REMINGTON.

REMINGTON R. R. TIM* TABL*. Qttyfr- TRAIN* WESE m M*U and PsMengerf •.*XBam Local Freight 12:42 pm 11:28am Mail'and Passenger 6:llpm 1:10 a m Pass’g'r (Bun.onTy) 7:60 p m Mrs. David Leatherman of Wolcott is quite low with cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Dennis O’Connor and two children visited her parents in Logansport last week. The Remington band has reorganized and will give us some band concerts later on. Good. Mrs. C. W. Merritt and little daughter visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Canine, in Oxford last week. . Mrs. Galbreath and daughter Mabel of Rockfield, visited Mrs. George Stoudt several days last week. Misses Gertrude Besse, Lucy Beasley and Frances Yeoman are taking a six weeks teachers’ course in Indianapolis. The continued rains of the past few weeks have made the farmers feel pretty blue, especially those who haven't their plowing for corn all done.

Remington loses one of its best families this week, in the removal of Timothy Harrington to Lafayette. The best wishes of their host of friends go with them to their new home. Mrs. Rebert May visited her sister Mrs. Goldsberry of Francesville a few days last week. The latter is suffering with gangrene in one of her feet and no hopes are entertained for her recovery. 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 Mr. Littlefield will receive such subscriptions and supply the charts. THE DEMOCRAT.

C. A. Bonner has bought an interest in the Rich & Harrington grain elevator and the firm will be known as the Rich & Harrington Co. Harry Hartley will continue as book-keeper and Mr. Conner will be the active manager. Charlie is a firstrate good fellow and we hope the new firm will do a large business. Goodland Herald: The bids for the new school house were opened Thursday and all were rejected. They ranged from 21 to 27 thousand dollars. The board is intending to build a building that when complete will cost about $20,000, and as the bids on the present plans were all so high the board was forced to reject them all. New and cheaper plans are being made and bids will be opened on June 6th. It is very unfortunate that the building should be delayed, but under the circumstances It is unavoidable. It will be impossible now to complete the new building and get it ready for school before Jan. 1, 1909.

SURREY.

FORESMAN. Alba Mooney visited at Goodland over Sunday. Hugh Spaulding visited at Brook over Sunday. Mr. Ray and family visited at Kendall's Sunday. J. S. Toyne and wife visited at Goodland Sunday. Ira Brown and family visited at Dennison’s Sunday. Inez Lowe is visiting with her sister, May Foresman, this week. Sam Sampson and Geo. Antcllff were at Logansport on business Saturday. H. J. Antcliff and his mother and Mrs. Stevens visited at Geo. Antclitt’s Sunday. Mrs. Stevens returned from Wheatfield Saturday where she has been visiting with her brother Abe Dewees. The Iroquois ball team played the Foresman team here Sunday, which ended in a score of 9 to 10 in favor of Foresman after 12 innings. Mr. Bowers had a bad accident Monday. He was hitching four horses to the disk when they got frightened and ran. One of the horses broke its leg and, he killed it afterward. We understand that he had been offered S4OO for the team the day before. They were a nice team of blacks and we feel very sorry it happened.

FOUR CORNERS.

James Blankenship of Monon was in Rensselaer Tuesday on business. Earl Wilmington of Schneider was a business caller at Wheatfield Wednesday. Tom Jepsen went to Oxford for a visit with his brother and to look for a location. Some few farmers are planting corn this week although the ground is not in the best condition. If Joe Fenzel can secure votes u fast as he can lay building tile

he will win out in November. R. A. Mannon, who has been in attendance at the Smith ditch trial for three days, went to Chicago Wednesday on business. Louis Jensen, who signed with the Bloomington Three I league, has severed his connection with them and returned home. Effie Fisher returned from her visit in Laporte county Wednesday. The farmers are as far behind with their corn planting as in Jasper county. Wanted—By a few who don’t believe in ditching, an evaporator whose capacity is sufficiently large to take up the moisture along the Kankakee valley. A fortune for the inventor. Why is there no move to put the stone road in repair? While the edges were wet they should be worked, the ruts filled in, so as the road dries they may cement and smooth down. E. Jensen has invented a fertilizer attachment tp be placed on a cultivator so that a farmer may drop and fertilize his corn as often as he may desire. We understand a patent has been applied for. Mrs. Joseph Hammond of Remington came to Wheatfield Wednesday for a visit with relatives and friends. She seems well satisfied with her present home but has ties which call her back to her former home.

It seems to us that the non-resi-dents and land speculators will be willing for the people residing in north Jasper to stand the expense of Improving the country that they may reap the financial harvest by the increased /valuation of their land. Thompson, the barber at Wheatfield, we hear has left town. His continual boozing, it is reported, has lost him his business and lost him his home. He with several others of Wheatfield visited Dunn’s br’dge Sunday and the above results followed. Do the temperance people of Kankakee and Wheatfield townships intend to let the hole at Dunn's Bridge continue to sell whiskey and beer every day in the week and to everyone who has the price, regardless of age or Sex? Don’t you think it is to -your and your children's Interest to blot it out?

T. F. Maloney was called to Rensselaer Tuesday to testify for the remonstrators of the reduction of assessments asked for by the Northern Indiana Land Co., and a few resident land owners who had filed within the time specified by law. He was met at the train by one of the remonstrators and escorted to the court house for fear he would be coached. They surely did not know Tom.

LONELY VALLEY.

Noa Stonebraker was a Dunnvllle caller Friday. Greely Comer and wife took dinner with us Thursday. Al Clark of Hammond was a caller here Wednesday. Gertrude Clark spent Tuesday afternoon with your scribe. Stella Heil is working for Mrs. Hight at Dunnvllle this week. Ettie and Gertrude Clark were Sunday guests of Miss Flo Neier. Grandma Deselms visited with friends in this locality over Sunday. Fronie Austin returned home Saturday from a six weeks stay at Lacross. There will be services in the M. E. church Sunday evening. Everybody Invited to attend. Frank Austin, wife and daughter Nellie visied the first of the week with relatives at Blackford. Mrs. Fred Karch, who has been quite sick during the past week, is able to be out at present. Henry Misch, Jas. Keen, Charlie Cline and lady friends were boat riding on the Kankakee Sunday. Will Hodge, the Baker medicine agent of Benton county, visited over Sunday with his brother Perry. W. D. Meyers, E. Huber, Mark Knapp and Love Asher were Rensselaer goers the first of the week. Walter Wiseman, who has been quite sick with typhiod fever, is getting along nicely at this writing. Mrs. Lee and daughter Hazel of Roselawn returned home Monday after a few days visit with relative* here. Jake and Pete Heil and families. Perry Hodge and wife and Leona Austin were guests of Nip and Ada Sunday. Quite a good crowd attended the dance given by Pete Hell Saturday evening. Those present report an excellent time. Geo. Stalwood, who has been confined to his bed for the past five months with cancer of the stomach, is very pOorly at this writing. Clarence Gulbransen of Four I Corners added another chapter to I the old story Sunday evening. That

is aIL O. K., Clarence. We all know you are in love with Lonely Valley, but more so with one of her young ladies.

MT. AYR.

(From the Pilot.) Evelyn Sayler of Rensselaer came Friday for a visit with her niece, Mrs. Elmer Hufty. Mrs. J. J. Garrity returned Friday from a visit with friends and relatives in Chicago. W. B. Chilcote of Rensselaer spent a few days this week with his sister, Mrs. J. W. Merry. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath and Wallace Mackintosh spent Friday In Rensselaer with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith. Misses Leona Dunlap and Bertha Greenlee went Friday afternoon for a visit with Miss Marlbell Parkinson, of near Rensselaer. Chas. Burns, who has been very sick * for some time, is gradually sinking and at the time of going to press he was in a critical condition. This locality will be greatly affected should the next legislature Impose a tax on all old bachelors. Get busy, fellows, or you may perchance regret it. John Wolfe and wife and Mrs. Daniel Lane and son Arthur went to Porter county Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Simms, a sister of the two ladies. George Coovert and wife, who have been taking a journey through the southwest, stopped over here tor a few days visit with their many friends before returning to their home at Argos. Pete Fellmy, now of Rensselaer, was in town last Saturday evening. About two weeks ago Pete and Enoch Richerson left for North Dakota and got as far as St. Paul and came back. Enoch is now in Chicago. E. W. Stahl started yesterday to move his well making machinery to Aik, where he has contracted to make five or six wells. When It comes to making wells or putting up Winfb-mills, Ed Is right there With the goods and can’t be beat. $ Read The Democrat for news.

LEE.

O. A. Jacks is building a porch on the front of his store. T. P. Jacks and wife went to Charley Lefler’s last Tuesday. Glenn Culp has commenced working for Sam Jacks in his store. Sam Jacks has been having his paper cleaned in his store building. J. H. Culp and family went last Friday to his brother Will’s in Milroy. Miss Blanche Stiers came home last Wednesday evening on a short visit. Arthur Parcels has been helping the looks of his property with a new yard fence. Rev. D. E. Noland went last Sunday morning on the milk train to Thayer to fill the pulpit that day. Olive Osborne, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Hoy Rishling, went home on the train Monday morning. Charley Whittaker and wife and two boys of Hammond came for a few days visit Friday evening, returning home Thursday morning. Frank Overton’s father from Rensselaer came to his place Wednesday evening. Frank has a very bad boil on his eye and his son Everett has blood poison. He has been very sick, but is better at this writing. Last Monday Lonnie Reed of near Monon came with his two little boys to drive some cows home that he bad bought of Frank Overton. The little boys were in the buggy by themselves when there was a hard clap of thunder which scared the horse and it ran and threw them out. The smaller boy was not hurt very much but the older one was bruised up severely. They took them to Sam Jack's house and dressed their wounds as best they couhLand then the father took them home. Last Thursday afternoon occurred the death of Grandma Anderson, whose sickness had been mentioned before. She had just come to make her home with her son Cal. She had been with them ten weeks, four of which she was very bad sick and suffered very much. She had kidney trouble and at the last inflamatiou of the kidneys set in. She was past 78 years of age and leaves three sons, two of whom could not be at the funeral. They were here during her sickness. One lives in Georgia and one in Nevada. Grandma’s sister, Mrs. Jenkins of Greencastle and her niece, Mrs. Retta Sarah of Bunker Hill, Mrs. Sarah • Hoover , and daughter of Hammond, and Grant Hoover came for the funeral which was held at the Lee church Sunday at 10 o’clock. There was a large crowd assembled to pay their last resfccto to the

dear old lady who had lived a good Christian life. Interment was in the Monon cemetery beside her husband who preceded her to the better world three years ago. Wanted—Cattle to put in pasture of 146 acres, good timothy and bluegrass, shade and water. MRS. SOPHIA CHILCOTE. R. R. 4, Rensselaer, Ind.

PINE GROVE.

Ed Oliver went to Chicago Tuesday. * Sunshine is what the farmers like to see. Frank Hayes was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Stella Nuss was the guest of Bertha Cooper Sunday. Wm. Nuss called on James Torbet Thursday afternoon. Ruth Gilmore spent Sunday with her uncle Charles Walker. George Beady of Newland is plowing foY Harry Gifford. George Cooper and son Simon went to Gifford Wednesday. Charles Walker began planting corn Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Walker and children visited Grandma Hurley Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. James Torbet and daughter Creola called on Mrs. Oliver Wednesday afternoon. They are making quite an improvement at the Prater cemetery by cleaning it up. Several of the neighbors attended the burial of Guy Price at the Prater cemetery Monday. Mrs. Samuel Hopkins s very low at this writing and they have sent for the children in Dakota. Bessie Ropp, Creola and Charley Torbet called on Mrs. Charles Shroyer Wednesday afternoon. Ice cream and pie social at Independence school house Saturday night, May 23. Everybody Invited. Newton Jenkins' was seen going north about daylight Sunday morning to get his best girl to take her to eat ice cream. Mrs. George Daniels and Belva Gilmore went to Rensselaer Wednesday where the latter had some dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Walker and two daughters of near Newland took dinner with his brother Charley Walker and family Sunday. Those who were Rensselaer goers Tuesday were Ike-Miller and daughter Eleanor, Mrs. Andy Ropp, Mrs. McCleary and son Everett and Bluford Torbet. The trustees of the Prater cemetery mdt at Blackford school house Tuesday night to make arrangements for the election of new officers for the coming year.