Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Henry Miller attended the G. A. R. encampment at Kokomo last week. Miss Eva Howell wont to Sharpsville last week to visit her sister, Mrs. Mort Bennett. Mrs. Eller, Mrs. Barnett and Mrs. Lewis attended the encampment at Kokomo last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Culp visited their daughter, Mrs. E. S. McCoy, near Battle Ground, last week. John Bowman has returned from Texas where he has been working the past winter at the carpenter’s trade.

Mrs. Belle Green has returned from Hankinson, No. Dak., where she spent the winter with her children. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Spray of Frankfort visited one day last week here with their uncle W. L. Rich and wife. Mrs. Lewis Harris and daughter of Terre Haute are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Fulks, at this writing.

Misses Etna and Blanche Jordan went to Crothersville last Thursday to visit their brother, Jacob Jordan, and family. Charley Dye was in Indianapolis last week to get another automobile, which he had sold to D. H. Fullerton of near Wadena. Mrs. Emma Froelich, who has been visiting relatives here for a couple of weeks, returned to her home in Gridley, 111., last Wednesday. Mrs. Chris Rousch and daughter Tammie visited her sister, Mrs. E. H. Blake, in Wabash county, and son Charles near Windfall last week and this week. Ira Cheek returned last week from his enforced stay in Rensselaer,. and says he has sworn off on booze. It is to be hoped that the oath will stick'.

Homer Guy, now of Lamy, New Mexico, is visiting his father, Jasper Guy, and other relatives and friends for a few weeks, after a three absence. Homer holds a position with the Santa Fe railroad as inspector of signals. Homer Heath, who has been confined in Longcliff asylum for the past several months, was released last week and is now at his home here, apparently much improved. Mr. and Mrs. A. Elmore visited their grandson Charles Elmore near Bluffton last week.

For thfL 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. „ Goodland Herald: One evening last week while Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rich were down town, a thief entered their house which they left unlocked and stole $5 from Roy jmd $1.85 from Willie. Roy was treasurer of his class and this was class money. Willie has been doubly unfortunate. He had $18.50 in the Goodland bank and had placed his 10 per cent dividend of-$1.85 in a saving bank and the thief took bank and all. This looks very much like dome talept. Someone that knew that the family was out.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. L. P. Shirer went fishing Sunday. Ho! Ho! We are planting corn at last. Curtis Steel called on Richard Shirer Sunday. " Vilas Price helped Daniel Lesh last week plow for corn. Geo. McElfresh’s family are taking the measles this week. Mrs. Vance, who has had typhoid fever, is .some better at this writing. William McElfresh of Rensselaer visited his son George and family Sunday. Vilas, Bennie and Cleveland Price called on W. N. Jenkins Sunday morning. •• ’ A good many of our young folks attended the pie social at Independence Saturday night. - >Wlnfred Pufllns has returned from his California trip, well .pleased with the country. Manley Stover was seen going down Possum Run Sunday evening. What is the attraction, Manley? Harry and Frank Wesler and Mr. Clarke, the. jeweler, were seen taking the fresh air in our locality Sunday.

John A. Lewis, our county assessor, was in these parts Sunday and Monday. We listed all of our property, John. Chester Arnold Is the proud possessor of a brand new buggy. Look out, boys, or he will give some of you trouble. We hear that Lester Schreiner, of Illinois, has a good lob climbing a windmill tower 100 feet high at the fair out there. Lester always was a dare-devil jack of all trades, don’t ’cher know. Some people do not think the dairy business pays. If they would ask John Marlatt, L. P. Shlrer or George McElfresh’s opinion they would change their minds, as these men have great success with their diaries.

DUNNVTLLE. Fred Myers was in these parts Sunday. Farmers are busy improving the good weather. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald were Chicago goers Tuesday. Milton Jones and family spent Sunday with the White family. Warren White of Wheatfield visited relatives and friends in these parts Sunday. Misses Emma and Rilla Williams of Lacross visited Thursday and Friday with their nephew 4 Bert Vandercar and family. Starke County Democrat: One marriage license was issued in the past week, to Lewis B. Funk and Bessie B. Caldwell. They were married this forenoon at the residence of Elton Short by Rey. A. J. Tannehill. who was here on his way home to Mishawaka from Medaryville. They will live on a farm just east of Toto.

FAIR OAKS. James Clifton is giving his barn a new* coat of paint this week. Mrs. John Zellers and children returned home from their visit at Winamac Saturday. Mrs. Ike Kight returned home Monday after a few days visit with her son John at Lacross. The Pleasant Ridge ball team came over Sunday and Ishowed the Fair Oaks boys how* it was done. Bruce Moffitt and son Lou left here the latter part of the week for North Dakota, where he has a section of land he is having put in wheat. N. A. McCoy, who is in the employ of the Monon at Cedar Lake, helping to repair their buildings on the picnic grounds, was at home Sunday with his family. Dr. Littlejohn, a specialist from Chicago, was here Sunday to see Grandma Moffitt, whose sickness we have mentioned frequently. He gave her great encouragement. A fire got into a pile of about 500 new railroad ties in the Monon yards Monday at this place and it is reported that 400 of them were destroyed before the fire was under control. John Zellers went down to his sawmill to resume work again. He has been off a couple of weeks owing to the fact that there was too much water and the ground was too soft to get the logs to the mill.

The Christian people of this place are holding play meetings each night this week preparing for a series of meetings to begin the first of next week in the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Join. Evans, the M. E. pastor. / / William Kilgour and family left here for Freeport, 111., last week, where they commenced house-keep-ing after a lapse of about six months, of which time he has been employed at railroad work in Louisiana and his family has lived with her people. The weather has somewhat settled a little and farmers are ? ‘ pushing their work right along. There is being lots of corn planted in these parts this week, and the majority will probably get through planting if the weather behaves well next week. Some have Jorn up nice. All ground that wa< plowed before the heavy rain has to be disked over before it can be planted. Oats Is doing Ante, /and rye is ail out in bloom.

MILROY. , Chas. Wood was in Lee Tuesday evening. Mrs. Johns spent Sunday with Mrs. Louisa Fdulks. Thos. Spencer's ate dinner Sunday with Ludd Clark's. Wm. Culp treated his family to * new buggy this week. Henry Beaver had a telephone put in his house Tuesday. Earl Foulks went to Monon Tuesday evening for band practice. Mr. Sanders of Monon came out and sold Ed Johnson’s a new organ last Monday. Mrs. Minerva Ducker and Mrs. Jane Irvin spent Monday night with Uncle Thos. Johnson and wife. Mrs. Irvin and Mrs. Ducker of Illinois, sisters of Frank Coghill, are'visiting him and other relatives and friends. Rev. Straley and Rev. Ogle of Sheridan, Ind., came and preached here Saturday night and Sunday morning and evening. Mrs. Fred Murch and baby of Kankakee, 111., who spent the past week with her father, Frank Coghill and family, returned to her home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jacks of Lee attended church here Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Miller attended church here Sunday and visited Mr. Hemphill's. D. Z. Clark and family. dinner Sunday with Z. J. McCashen’s. George Foulks and family and Chas, and Zelith Clark took dinner Sunday with Chas. McCashen and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Culp went to Monon Sunday afternoon to consult a physician, as Mr. Culp had a severe attack of heart failure one night last week and Dr. Clayton was called. He is feeling some better at this writing.

LONELY VALLEY. Dr. Zuech was a caller In this burg Tuesday. John Tilton of Wheatfield was through these parts Monday. The farmers In this vicinity are about through planting corn. Miss Myrtle Stalwood called on your correspondent Friday afternoon. Joe Smith and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Farrel. Fronie, Charlie and Frankie Austin are having a siege of the measles. Relatives from Nebraska are visiting with Geo. Stalwood and family this week. Stella Heil, Bessie Biggs and myself spent Sunday afternoon with Ada and Nip. Miss Della Knapp went to Illinois Station Monday, where she will work during the summer. Rev. Mannon of Quincy conducted services in the Christian church Saturday and Sunday evenings. A small crowd from this neighborhood attended the dance at Ed Hight’s near Tefft Saturday even*< ing. John Pinter and wife of Wheatfield visited Sunday afternoon at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Misch. The “Mud Splashers” crossed bats with the “Happy Greens” here Sunday, score 7 to 4 in favor of the latter. Now say the L. V. boys can’t play ball. Burl Asher of Valparaiso came home for a few days visit with his pa, and also spent Sunday evening in Four Corners, the guest of—oh, Effie can tell you. Perry Hodge’s sale was well attended Tuesday. They will visit with old friends here the remainder of the week and will start for their new home in Fulton county Monday., '• ,

FOREBMAN. Tom Lowe and wife visited at Duggins' Sunday. Florence Antcliff is visiting at Karr's this week. Ed Denniston visited at Mt. Ayr Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Stevens is visiting Mrs. Geo. Bill a few days this week. Mrs. Mac Hess of Brook visited at Kendall’s Wednesday. Ralph Brown Returned from a trip to Wheatfield Wednesday. Mr. Kilgore and Mr. Shepard of Goodland were tn town Tuesday. Chas. Snow took quite a bunch to the ball game at Mt. Ayr Sunday.

Mrs. Trout and Mrs. Jacobs spent Monday afternoon at Brook, shopping. Hagry Sunderland and Virg. Denniston took in the ball game at Brook Sunday. Lora Johnson and Leona Foresman are visiting Lee Lowe’s at Kokomo this week. Who said he farmers wouldn’t get busy? We haven’t seen one in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton of Wadena came up in his new auto Wednesday to visit J. S. Toyne. S. 8. Sampson is staying with Grandma Antcliff while his folks are taking their Illinois visit. A. D. Babcock and son were in town Tuesday. They drove over from Goodland to try fishing. Mrs. Sampson and son and two daughters went to Joliet, 111., to spend a week or so visiting old friends and relatives. We understand that Foresman will be lighted with electric lights as soon as the plant is completed at Brook. They are going to run a line over from Brook to Foresman. The Wheatfield base ball team will play at Brook Saturday and Sunday, we understand. They have about the best team around, and we will probably see a couple of good games. The cold winds and wet weather of April had its effect on the fruit crop In this vicinity. There will be but few cherries and very few pears, but possibly some plums and apples. While not quite a failure it is nearly so. '

SOUTH NEWTON. Wm. Bringle was looking after his farm here Friday. Mrs. Nelse Hough did shopping in Rensselaer Monday. Leona Weiss called on Mrs. Harry Dewey Tuesday afternoon. W. E. Leek of Rensselaer was out looking after his farm Monday. The farmers will soon get the corn in if this fine weather continues. Mrs. Nelse Hough visited with her daughter Mrs. Ed Shanlaub last Friday. George Bentley of near Brook spent Saturday and Sunday with Philip Paulus and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hough spent Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough. Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Hammerton of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus. Mrs. Casto and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew called on Harry Dewey’s Sunday evening. Miss Sadie Paulus visited Saturday and Sunday with her friend, Miss Leona Dunlap, of Mt. Ayr. Harry Dewey and niece Leona Weiss took dinner Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mor--1 gan Dewey. ... S. P. Thompson of Rensselaer and his brother Isaac who is visiting him from Ohio took dinner with Philip Paulus Monday. Mrs. Paulus and daughter Bessie spent Wednesday with the former’s daughter Mrs. Jas. Reed. The latter remained for a longer visit. Mrs. Otto Bengston and her mother Mrs. Rimer, Mrs. Nelse Hough and Mrs. Paul Malone visited with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Earl Leek, Tuesday. ■ ■ •

SOUTH UNION. James Burns called on Wm. Smith Sunday evening. Planting corn is the order of the day in this section. Clyde Gunyon called on his brother Dall Monday evening. Wm. Faylor near Virgie was visiting in these parts Sunday. James Swain was out buggy riding with his best girl Sunday evening. Sheriff O’Connor was seen passing through these parts Wednesday. Amos Alter has one of the best equipped mills in northern Indiana for grinding corn, meal and all kinds of feed. It cost him about 8300.

Mrs. James Burns and son Ernest were visiting at Lee Mauck’s Bunday. Rev. Clarke filled his regular appointment at Good Hope Sunday evening. Missi* Leslie and Master Vern Harrington are both having the measles at present. James Swain is building and enlarging his house and otherwise Improving his premises. The Union township graduates met at Fair Oaks Wednesday evening to practice their themes. Politics is quiet since the democratic convention, but Madame Rumor says there is something doing.

David Haste and wife of Rensselaer were Visiting the latter’s parents Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Mose Davison ndar Aix. Lee Myers and wife of Parr visited Omar Wilcox and wife Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dall Gunyon were visiting at Newt Gunyon’s, his father’s, Sunday. FOUR CORNERS. Isaac Knapp will occupy the farm vacated by Perry Hodge. Burl Asher took the teacher's examination at Valpo Saturday. Samuel Hershman is shearing sheep for F. W. Fisher his week. Greely Comer and family of near Aix attended the Hodge sale Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Pinter and daughter went to Cihcago Tuesday on business. Harry Gulbranson and lady love were spooning ice cream at Tefft Sunday evening. Wm. Culp, southeast of Rensselaer, Was in this locality looking for cattle Wednesday. Mac Ocker And family and R. A. Mannon and wife visited the sick, Mrs. John Mannan, Sunday. The Smith ditch is being tried every day in Wheatfield. Let all quit talking and throw dirt. Frank Smith started for Chicago Tuesday to take the examination, preparatory to joining the navy. " The Wheatfield Regulars returned from Rensselaer Saturday with victory stamped upon their banner, score 4 to 2. Mrs. Funk, mother of B. F. Funk and Mrs. Harry Remley, visited this week with the Remley family at Wheatfield. Joe Fenzel doing some carpenter work for F. W. Fisher this week. Joe is salting away a few $ for the fall ' campaign. Perry Hodge will depart for his new home Friday. His sale, which was on the 2t6h, was satisfactory as to attendance and the property sold well. A heavy rain visited this locality Monday, which was followed by another one Tuesday and Wednesday. The storm Monday did much damage to timber and hay.

Mrs. John Mannon, who has been very sick for two or three weeks, is not improving as fast as her many friends would like to see her. Her condition is not encouraging. The Wheatfield Regulars cross bats Saturday and Sunday at Brook. We suppose Dr. Zeuch will come home Sunday a. m., for he does not believe in Sunday base ball. The Francis family which returned to Chicago, their former home, in great haste, have taken up their abode once more on the old farm in Walker where love reigns supreme once more. A citizen of Tefft informs us that there is as much h—— raised in Tefft in the way of card playing and keeping of late hours as there could possibly be at Dunn’s bridge. Well, who don't you do something to put the jaint out of business? No, Dunnville, the Four Corners found in the Review is not our brain power. Just someone that took a fancy to our caption. They never counterfeit a poor article. We plead guilty to plenty, but not the authorship of the items found in the Review. Wool buyers are offering 18 to 20 cents for wool, the grade that brought 25 to 26 cents last year. Even a republican refuses to look a sheep in the face with present quotations and the much talked of tariff which “protects” the wool growers.

PINE GROVE. Walter Daniels took dinner at home Sunday. Guata McCleary spent Wednesday afternoon with Chloae Torbet. Newton Jenkins and Cleveland Price called on Roy Torbet Sunday afternoon. , * •*’- Mrs. Sarah McCleary and Mrs. James Torbet called on Mrs. Geo. Snow Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayes and daughter Pearl spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Cooper. The ice cream and pie social was very well attended Saturday night at the Independence school house. Bessie Ropp, Bernice and Lucy Walker, and Ruth Gilmore called on Bertha Cooper Sunday afternoon. Chloae Torbet returned home Saturday after several weeks visit with relatives in Indianapolis and Montgomery and Boone counties. Gifford Hayes, John Daniels, Simon Cooper and Everett Parker spent Sunday with Bluford, Roy and John Torbet and ate ice cream in the forenoon. Those who called on Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Switzer of near Aix, Mrs. Frank Ott of Chicago Heights, and James Abbot of Oregon. The funeral of Mrs. Samuel Hopkins was largely attended Monday. One has gone who will be missed by everyone who knew her. She was a good mother and a kind wife. She was laid to rest in the Dunkard cemetery. EAST WALKER. Steve Salrln bought some cattle at the Hodge sale. Collins & Wells finished sawing for Joe Salrin Saturday. Quite a number from here attended the Hodge sale Tuesday. Lon Fritz, who has been sick so long, is able to be up most of the time, but is still very weak. Robert Zick and his sister Mrs. Wm. Warren, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershman. Mrs. Teresa Fritz has a lemon tree only a foot high that has six lemons on, one large one about ready to pick. ___ LEE. A new buggy was shipped here this week for Will, Culp. Ernest Mellender was plowing for Ray Holeman Tuesday. D. E. Noland and family took dinner Sunday with Will Stiers’. Arthur Parcels and family visited Sunday afternoon at Kate Parcels’. Nancy Peregrine has been sick again. Dr. Clayton is waiting on her. Charlie Jacks and new bride of Rensselaer visited his parents a few days. Eli Wood and Col. Anderson went to Monticello Monday afternoon on business. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and niece, Miss Lural, went to Mr. Stewart’s last Sunday from church. Mrs. Frank Eldridge and son Ezra went to Monon Wednesday evening on the train and came back Thursday morning. Miss Artie Gilmore and Miss Lural Anderson went over to Monticello last Monday afternoon and back in the evening. Last Sunday evening there were five automobiles came from the west and went through our town. They were from Monon. Mrs. Maud Noland and two daughters went last Monday evening to visit her parents at Brookston, returning Thursday morning. Mr. Horton and Mr. Moseley were through our town going totheir farm northeast of Lee Tuesday in their new automobile. Miss Lural Anderson and Miss Lora Culp took a drive Saturday afternoon in the Parker neighborhood, where Lural taught school last winter.

Mrs. Maud Woodworth of Rensselaer came Saturday evening to visit her brother O. A. Jacks/ and went on the milk train Sunday evening to her sister’s in Monon. May 26, born to Mr. and Mrs. Lase Denton, a boy. Also, the same day, a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman. ,Ray and Lase are stepping high—they are the proudest‘fathers in tpwq. Everett Overton, the little boy who has blood poison in his ankle, Is better at this writing. Dr. Clayton lanced his ankle the last of last week and he is just beginning to walk a little now. Mrs. Bowman, north of Lee, died Tuesday and the funeral was held Thursday morning and the remains taken to below Reynolds for burial. The male quartette from Lee went to sing at the funeral. MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) The work of tearing the old elevator down is well under way. Born Sunday, May 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Wilson, an 8 pound girl. Chas. Penwrlght spent Sunday With his mother over near South America. ’ Born Tuesday, May 26, to Mr; and Mrs. Simon H. Yoder, an eight pound hoy. . Mrs. T. E. Willey and Mrs. Arthur Ashby were visitors at Rensselaer last Thursday.

Miss Jean Sigler returned Saturday after spending a week at Goodland, Rensselaer and Chicago. Mrs. Al Wild of Goodland came yesterday afternoon from a visit with her son Harry and family. Mrs. A. J. Hufty and children returned yesterday afternoon for a Visit with friends at Stone Bluff. Uncle Joe Yeoman of Rensselaer visited last Thursday with his daughter, Mrs. John Rush and family. i Walter Ponsler went to Chicago Tuesday and from there he will go to Claypool fend join his wife for a visit with former Mt. Ayr people now of that place. Miss Nellie Makeever, formerly of near this place but who has resided in Chicago for some time past, came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, gnd other friends and relatives. Mt. Ayr is going to have band concerts this summer, and they will probably begin either next week or the week after. Considerable repairing will have to be done to the band stand, and as soon as the weather will permit, this will be done. The concerts will be held on Thursday evenings. PARR. Jake Gilmore Sundayed with Chas. Rowen. Uncle George King is visiting relatives here for a few days. Miss Frances Hamacher is spending a few days with the Garriotts. W. L. Wood and wife made a business trip to Chicago Monday. Neal Pike,is doing a job of painting for Joseph Conway at Monon. Wm. Campbell is staying with his nephew, Wm. Myers, for a few days.

Mrs, Rowen of Rensselaer visited her son Charles a few days this week. J. If. Babcock Is plowing up some of his wheat and planting it in corn. Miss Blanche Brasket of Fair Oaks called on Mrs. Wm.' Platt Wednesday evening. Mrs. Robert Stephenson has gone to Chicago to make a short visit with her sons Elmer and Fred. Osie Wood met with a very bad accident last week, her hand being badly- cut by broken window glass. Work is progressing on the Babcock ditch again. They have dug through to the railroad north of town. Nearly every farmer is planting corn this week. There will be more corn planted in Jasper county this than was ever planted in one week before. Ed Gilmore is drilling a well for T. F. Warne on his town property. The derrick was blown over Wednesday afternoon and it will be a few days before the job will be finished. About 65 young people gathered at the home of Wm. Piatt Saturday night and spent the evening at games and other amusements. Light refreshments were served and all went home after a very enjoyable evening. There will be a meeting Saturday evening to decide whether or not to celebrate the fourth. Parr has never failed to be successful in such attempts and as we understand Rensselaer is not going to celebrate, it had undoubtedly ought to be a grand success if we put forward every effort possible for this cause.

HANGING GROVE. Roy Montz was home from Monon Sunday. Mrs. James Lefler was in Rensselaer Wednesday. O. E. Noland and family were in Rensselaer Friday. Mrs. Geo. Johnson has been quite sick for several days. Miss Grace Peregrine was in Rensselaer Monday, shopping. Mrs. Hoy Rlshllng is improving some from her recent sickness. M. L. Ford hauled some tile from Pleasant Grove last week. W. C. Rose of Hoopeston, 111., is out to his farm again this week. Mr. Gilmore’s dredge has crossed the road and is making its way westward. “Uncle Jimmy" Randle wag out looking after . his cattle interests Wednesday. Mrs. Geo. Johnson and Mrs. Fulk called on Mrs. Millard Fross one day last week. J. C. Maxwell and family and sister Kate visited with H. N. Moulds and family Sunday. Charlie Cain of Rensselaer hauled some monuments to the .Osborne cemetery last week. Mrs. Geo. Stalker and Miss Ray Lawrey were in Rensselaer Friday doing some shopping. Estel Osborne and Vera Lefler visited with John L. Osborne’s, north of town, Sunday. < Commencement will be held Saturday, June 6, at Banta, under the shade of the oaks. Prof. Kennedy is training a fine young horse to put on exhibition at the local fairs this fall. R. S. Drake and Ott Hooker at-

tended Ott’s father’s ‘ safeVfitheast of Tuesday Pad 'planted -SOWfres of corn ‘Saturday and used ftMyizer, too. Who.can beat it? Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bolden and daughter Marie visited with Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler Sunday. HoWard Griffin has moved into the house by the Banta school, recently vacated by Wm. Bo welter. Misses Leona and Zura Snedeker are learning more about music under the Instruction of Cora Tyler. Sam Parker’s sent back here for their old shepherd dog, to help break the monotony of the wild west. Misses Floss and Chloe Kenton of the Ridge and Stella Huffman * of Rensselaer attended church at Parker Sunday. Kate Parcels, whose sickness has bedn mentioned before, has improved wonderfully and is now able to he about again. Floyd Miller is the owner of a nice new buggy, and is now quite generally recognized by the girls as “Mr.” Miller. Frank McDonald came back from Oregon and has been visiting relatives at Wilders and McCoysburg for a few days. Chas. Saidlai gloved into the Wachtel property last week. It is a better house and serves much more convenience. Mrs. J. R. Phillips came home Sunday evening from a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Wood, of Rensselaer.

John Robinson, Vern Michaels and. Elmer Jacks of Rensselaer took a little horseback ride Sunday and came over to see the dredge. Joshua Ross has been the next man to buy a.cream separator. It surely is a paying investment, for so many people are using them now. A. N. Opie of Forrest, 111., came out to his farm Tuesday, and is well pleased with the prospects for a crop. He returned home Friday. Lost, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, a few golden opportunities. No reward offered, for that day is gone never to return. ~ - Cal. Montz received his supply of music the fore part of the week for commencement exercises, and is getting his choir in training for that occasion. Both the houses where Mrs. Kate pajcels and Mrs. Ida Lewis live are getting a good painting. Will and Wesley Noland of Lee are doing the work. We will almost wager that Bob Drake and James Lefler have two of the finest fields of clover in the country, very nearly as high as a horse’s back. James Lefler has the only piece of wheat we know of in the township and it looks good. In fact it is the best prospect for wheat we have had here for some time. Don’t forget Sunday school at McCoysburg every Sabbath at 10 a. m., and at Parker at 2 p. m. Everyone should come out that can and help the school and encourage the little children. M. L. Ford met with quite a painful little accident Sunday morning by stepping on a rusty nail. The wound is doing nicely though, and it is hoped nothing serious V? ill result from it. Geo. Parker had a fine young calf stray away or was stolen one night last week. Isaac Parker had the cow and calf at his home, back on the river at the time, keeping them for the milk. Miss Vera Lefler, our city clerk and postmistress, attended the commencement Thursday night, the alumni Friday, and visited friends in town Saturday. Vera is a member of the ’O7 class. Isaac Parcels thinks the drinking water across the road from where he is plowing is excellent, so good, - in fact, together wfth the lovely voice he hears at the organ, it makes another drink always in order. A new telephone line from Francesville will be run from Mr. Bond’s as far south as the John Poole farm, connecting up several of the farms and making wire communication again possible along that line. Mary E. Lowe and Mrs. Matilda Jacks of Rensselaer and C. W. Bussell, J. P. Gwin and Ed Peregrine of Hanging Grove attended the trial at Monticello last week. It was the Rlshllng-Brenneman case. In view of the nice weather fat the past few days we are glad to see every farmer take advantage of it, but however, a goodly number failed to recognize the Sabbath, which is most generally conceded to be a little out of order. John Smith, who just moved to Rensselaer this spying from the Gwin farm, has move* y back to Hanging Grote. He lives on the Rose farm, vacated by Will Rusk. John will work by the month for Mr. Rose. Tlte farmers have been compelled to plow up their fall plowing this spring, owing to the incessant rainfalh causing the weeds and grass to grojv so rapidly. It makes a ’ bad deal • too, for it makes so much unexpected work for the horses. Continued on Page Flv*