Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

AIX. / We would like a little more sunshine in this vicinity/ Mrs. Fred ShuUz spent Friday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Swain. f James Abbotl; visited his sister, Mrs. Bowman) Switzer* Saturday night. J Mrs. Clarence Hurley and Mrs. Frank Vest/were callers Wednesday. 1 The Holiness people held meeting at Aix school house Sunday at eleven o’clock. James Knight, who has been on the sick list, is better and able to be up and around. Misses Maudie and Lova George took dinner with Misses Lillie and May Hurley Sunday. Miss Lillie Burns, who has been sick for the past four or five weeks, is better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Zebedee Swain and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hurley and family Sunday. Mrs. Bowman Switzer and Mrs. Hattie Ott spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Swain. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Henkle and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vest spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hurley. The farmers of this vicinity are very busy getting ready and planting their corn. Most of them have some corn planted, but few have all of it planted.

SOUTH NEWTON. Mrs. Charles Grant did shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. W. E. Leek and Earl Clouse of Rensselaer spent Tuesday with Earl Leek. W. B. Yeoman and C. R. Weiss transacted business in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey called on Charles Weiss and family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs, Nelse Hough took Sunday dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Ed Schanlaub. Miss Sadie Paulus went to Morocco Sunday to attend the ball game. Mt. Ayr played Morocco. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed and family spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Nelson DuCharme. Mrs. Mary Powell returned home Wednesday after a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Markin. Charles Weiss started to tear down his old house Monday. He will start to build the new one immediately. Mss. Wm. Yeoman and daughters Lura and Ada visited with the former’s brother Arthur Powell and family Sunday. Carr Bros, are having a large number of tile put in on their farm. Philip Paulus is hauling corn to the Julian elevator this week. Mrs. Arthur Mayhew went to Brook Saturday to attend Decoration exercises there. She returned home Sunday, her mother accompanying her. George Bentley and Charles Hammel of Brook visited Saturday night at the home of Philip Paulus. They visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Reed of Jordan tp. Several from this vicinity attended Decoration day exercises at Rensselaer Saturday. Not so many of the men went, as they were so busy owing to the bad weather heretofore. Mrs. Mary Powell and daughter Mrs. Fred Markin took dinner with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Wm. Yeoman Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek went to Mt. Ayr Sunday. Mrs. Leek stayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bengston, and Mr. Leek went to Moroccb with the boys to play ball. Mt. Ayr won with a score of 7 to 0.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. Still planting corn. Hot! Well, I should smile. Gertie Kolhoff went to Rensselaer Monday. Emmet -says his chickens are getting better. John Marlatt’s children have the whooping cough. Mike Jungles was in this locality Friday afternoon. ,

Alpha Mcßlfresh has gotten over the measles all right. The fellow who does not sweat nowadays must be overheated. Curtis Steel drove his colt Sunday. Curtis says it is a dandy. Barney Kolhoff and family at;tended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Milton Roth, ■ the Rensselaer butcher, visited John Marlatt Sunday. Cade Potts attended the band concert in Rensselaer Thursday night. Bennie Price and Newt Jenkins attended the pie social at Independence Saturday night. Look out, Richie. The measles have a smile on you they don’t miss one. No-sir-ee. Mollie McElfresh of Rensselaer visited her father George McElfresh and family Thursday. Blanche Steele has the measles. Wm. Green has a telephone put in his house. Now, Noah, you can talk to your best girl without taking such a long drive. Ask Miss Louella Green for points on poultry raising. She is a model in the poultry business and has great success in raising chickens, ducks and turkeys. The other day her incubator, hatched every egg but three. Say, why can’t we have a Sunday school in our locality? There are lots of children and several older people that would be interested, and as we are not all heathens let’s do something for a good cause. It will be far better for the young generation than going fishing or hunting bird’s nests. Rouse yourselves, good people.

FAIR OAKS. Walter McConnel began pressing hay near here Monday again. Mrs. Rilla Cox Kella of Chicago is visiting Mrs. Ike Kight this week. Quite a number attended Memorial exercises from here Saturday at Rensselaer. Fish Gilmore and wife of Lacrosse visited in these parts from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Kight, with her father, Mr. Spry, attended Memorial exercises at Lake Village Saturday. Miss Iva Moffitt returned home Tuesday after a few days visit with relatives in Jordan tp. Mrs. Will Warren who has been on the sick list for some time, is not much changed at this writing. A series of meetings began in the M. E. church Monday night, conducted by Rev's. Gable and Evans. Mrs. Ike Kight returned home Tuesday after a visit of some time with her son and others at Lacrosse. Dora Cottingham and O. Atwood went to Kentland Monday to attend a stone road case which was on hands over there in Commissioners’ court. George Graves’ two boys, Willie and George of Kankakee, visited their grandfather William Cox's here Saturday and others at Rensselaer also. After a lapse of three or four days without rain, we got another one Wednesday. During this time the farmers have Improved every minute, comparatively speaking, in getting in their corn. Mr. Barns, the night operator who has been boarding at the Cottingham house with his little boy, went to John Casey’s Tuesday to board, thinking it would be better for the child as he is small and requires lots of attention.

John Andrus met with a very severe accident Tuesday while working on a building at Mr. Eggleston’s. He lost his footing and fell to the ground and broke his leg. Dr. Fyfe being out of town, Dr. Washburn of Rensselaer was called to give the necessary attention.

BLUE SEA. Frank Summers finished planting corn Saturday. H. Beaver was in Monon Saturday on business. Thos. Johnson was in Rensselaer Monday on business. George Caster was in Wolcott Saturday on business. • The Gilmore dredge is making good headway this week. Uncle Tom Johnson was in Monon Monday on business. A. C. Robertson was in this locality Saturday on business. Charles and James Wood called on R. Williams Monday evening. Farmers are amking good headway and- will soon be through planting. Mrs. Perry Beaver of Monon spent Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Johnson. Otto says no telling how much ice cream he could eat if he only could get it, and had a bigger, spoon.

FORESMAN. Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Mooney visited near Rensselaer at Carr’s Sunday. Mr.- and Mrs. Chas. Snow visited north of Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday. L. A. Sunderland and sons Will and Horace visited with C. E. Sunderland Sunday. J. S. Toyne is quite sick. He has been suffering with a gathering in his head for some time. Mrs. Emery Mathers of Joliet, 111., is visiting her mother and other relatives near here. Henry Gushwa lost one of his best farm horses. Blood poisoning was the cause of its death. Mrs. Kissner of Kankakee returned home Monday after a short visit with her mother and other relatives here. Quite a good many of our citizens attended the ball games at Brook Saturday and Sunday. Wheatfield won both games from Brook. Hugh Spaulding went to Remington Saturday to see his cousin, Will Patrick, who got hit with a base ball and was seriously hurt. There will be a strawberry and ice cream social at the school house Saturday night, June 6, given by the ladies and there will be a quilt given to the young lady receiving the most votes. Everybody is invited.

HANGING GROVE. Ralph Low man of Whiting was here visiting relatives Sunday. Frank Peregrine’s took their son Wallace to the doctor Wednesday. Elmer Gunyon went to Parr Sunday morning, returning same- day. June Ist was the first Monday for seven weeks that it hasn’t rained. The dredge has been idle for a few days this week awaiting coal supply. Uncle John Tillett of Gillam was down last Friday after the big rain

and spent the day with C. W. Bussell, fishing and spinning old hunting yarns. Hoy Rishling and family visited J. L. Osborne's north of Rensselaer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foulks spent Monday among friends in McCoysburg. - ——------- C. W. Bussell is doing some house moving near Francesville this week. John Bowman and family returned home from Brookston Sunday evening. Mrs. Lewis Hooker spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Francesville. v Mrs. C. A. Lefler and daughters Edna and Francie were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Moulds Sunday. Geo. H. Thomas of LaFayette, foreman of the Dr. Wetheral farms, was up a few days this week. Michael Ringeison is going to have some repair work done on his big barn before haying season.

Hanging Grove will hold its Sunday school convention the 3rd Sunday of this month at McCoysburg, at 2 o’clock p. m. That will be on preaching Sunday and arrangements will be made with the Parker people to give their time to the convention.

James Lefler has them all skinned on the new potato deal. He has a half acre patch all nicely in bloom, and will have young potatoes by the 10th inst easily. They are by far the evenest and most forward patch of potatoes in the township if not in the county. Quite a number of people attended the Decoration Day exercises at Rensselaer Saturday, including many farmers who could not work in the fields. Capt. Geo. Healey delivered the oration, but the wind wav blowing at such a rate that only those near the platform or directly in front w'ere able to hear very distinctly.

Yours truly called at The Democrat office while in the city Saturday to see the new Linotype machine perform. It certainly is a fine piece of work, and for an inexperienced hand to try manipulating such a thing would cause as much trouble as putting up a stove pipe. Wednesday was the first twice-a week Democrat, which is the outcome of this new 1 machine.

Mrs. James Downs visited Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hoyes, north of Rensselaer, returning home Sunday evening on train 39. S. H. Howe came back from the west on the 29th ult. During his absence he visited several points in the west, and says that some places he liked and others he didn’t. Lute Jacks of Lee, one of the supervisors of Monon tp., has removed some of those annoying logs from the middle of the road along Mr. HOwe’s farm of Kate Parcels’. Many thanks. The wind during last week’s storm did some light damage here but nothing to speak of, compared with other places. Two or three wind pump wheels were wrenched oft and a few old apple trees were uprooted! A couple of what looked to be professional crooks bunked in a box car at McCoysburg Tuesday evening. They did not attempt to do any harm, but were very anxious to read. One of them came in and got an Old paper at McCoy's store. R. V. Johns. J. R. Phillips and Roy Bussell took a little fishing trip Monday evening over to the dredge ditch. They caught several fine big channel cat, but as they had been having plenty of fish lately they didn’t bring any home. Mosquito bites were most plentiful. Gallnipers grow nearly as large as hornets.

The postofflee department has issued a number of circulars of printed matter referring to the use of stamped envelopes for everyone. These circulars have been or will be distributed to the rural patrons by the carriers. In the first place stamped envelopes are cheaper, more convenient, and you have advantage of the return card in the corner, which very often will save letters from being sent to the dead letter office.

Today is commencement at Banta at 2 p. m. We have a nice little bunch jof graduates, two gold star pupils and one gold medal. The gold medal will be awarded .to Robert Cook for ten successive school terms. Graduates are now permitted to read or recite their themes from memory, which ever they choose, but a few years back when your humble servant was a graduate, in ’OO, they had to say it off hand.

Five autos from Rensselaer passed through McCoysburg Sunday about 6 o’clock, enroute back to Rensselaer. They had made a little tour around by way of Remington, Wolcott, Seafleld, Reynolds, Monticello, Monon and McCoysburg. They stopped a few moments In McCoysburg for Dr. Turller to make some re-adjustments on his nobby little

Buick and to wait on a couple of the cars that were a little delayed. C. G. Spitler headed the flock and Jack Montgomery and wife were in the rear with Thompson’s Premier. We know bf no other cause why Jack should be in the rear with such a speedy car, other than he must have stopped to show some of the natives over about Seafield how to climb a telephone pole. A little of the wet goods was also in evidence here, which was probably used to cut the dust.

PINK GROVE. , John Torbet spent Sunday with Willie Miller. Horace Daniels of Rensselaer took dinner with Charles Shroyer. Mrs. Chas. Rees and Iva Snow spent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. Chas. Shroyer. Fairie Renicker, Clara and Florence Arnold called on Bessie Ropp Sunday morning. The party at James Torbet's Saturday night was well attended and all bad a fine time. Quite a number from around here went to Rensselaer Saturday to attend Memorial day exercises. Harry and Alma Hellengreen of near Valma spent Saturday night with John and Chloae Torbet. Mr. and Mrs. chas. Walker and family spent Sunday with the latter’a mother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barker of Fair Oaks spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nubs.

SOUTH UNION. Julius Hass called on his father near Fair Oaks last Sunday. Miss Blanche McClanahan is very nick with measles at present. Mrs. Paine called on her father and mother one day last week. Abe Aery and wife called on Wm. Smith and wife Sunday evening. Mrs. James Burns called on Mrs. Peter Hordeman Tuesday evening. Clyde Gunyon visited at his brother Elmer’s near Lee one day last week. Corn planting will be just about completed in this neck of the woods this week. John Price and family of Parr visited hts brother-in-law, Charles BUrnß, Sunday. Miss Fern Alters took her best fellow to the milk train Monday morning. He resides In Chicago. A young lady wanted—must be good looking, blue eyes, black hair, not given to gossip, a good talker. Any filling this description and wishing to take a buggy ride any old time, call on or address Mr. Everett Burns.

LEE. Mrs. Will Rishling went to Rensselaer Saturday. O. A. Jacks and family visited George Holeman’s Sunday. Miss Artie Gilmore went to Monticello last Saturday to attend the examination. * Mr. and Mrs. C. Williamson called on Mrs. Catherine Holeman Monday afternoon. Miss Edna Brock is helping Mrs. Frank Overton a few days this week, cleaning house. Several from here went to the Osborne cemetery Saturday to observe Memorial day. Rev. D. E. Noland went to Thayer Sunday to fill his appointment. His wife accompanied him. Mrs. Dollie Lewis went to Remington last Sunday evening to visit her non and family for a while. Mrs. Ola Parcels and Mrs. Della Culp were at Monon Wednesday afternoon having dental work done. Thursday A 1 Robinson of Mouon went through our village with teams taking his household goods to Rensselaer, where he is moving. Mr, Deardorff, who has been near Peru to attend the sale of his mother’* property who has lately died, returned home Friday evening. Mrs. Dodd and her grandchildren went to Monon Friday evening to attend the memorial exercises at that place. They came home Monday morning on the train. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Rishling and two little girls went on the milk train last Sunday morning to John Osborne's near Rensselaer, returnihf dhomo in the evening. Mi** Lural Anderson attended the examination at Rensselaer Saturday and went on to Monon to attend the Meniorlal exercises at that place, returning home Monday morning.

Mrs. Donaldson, south of Lee, is sick. Her daughter Cynthia, who figs been working at Monon, came home Tuesday morning to help take care of her mother till she gets bettJ*. Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stiera, Will Skiers and family and Mrs. Dodd and Mrs. Harriette Jacks went on the milk train to Rensselaer to attend the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randle, which took place at their home in that city. Mr. Renicker of Rensselaer was in our town Wednesday on business. Tuesday evening Mrs. Harvey Phillips of Rensselaer and Mrs. Effle LaVene of Hammond came on the milk train and stayed over night with Mrs. Ann Rishllng, retuining home on the train next morning. Grandma Mellender, who makes her home with John Osborne's* who lives near Rensselaer, came on the milk train last Friday to Lee to visit her son John and daughter, Mrs. Catherine Holeman, and a number of other relatives. The old lady is past 88 years old but is enjoying good health. EGYPT. Mrs. Frank Welsh was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Miss Kate Welsh called on Mrs. D. V. Blake Monday. Miss Ada Hupp is visiting Mrs. A. Machin this week. Miss Iva Blake is visiting at Grandma Bice’s this week. Mrs. Joe Galley is not recovering from her long sick spell very fast. Mrs. Mary Dewey and Ellis Paine and family called on Mrs. Bessie Saturday. • Ray Michaels called on Emory Blake Sunday and played croquet, if it was cold. Mrs. Charles Antcliff and daughter Florence called on Mrs. D. V. Blake Monday. Mrs. D. V. Blake and Mrs. Charles AntclifT and daughter took dinner with Mrs. Louisa Karr Sunday. Mrs. D. V. Blake and daughter Iva and little son Walter visited at Mrs. Ann Shide’s and Dennis Markle’s last Friday. Mrs. Charles Antclilf's birthday was well remembered by relatives and friends last Sunday. They gave her a nice set of silver. Mrs. Charles Antcliff and daughter called on Mrs. Joe Galley Wednesday. Mrs. Emery Mather and little son George returned home Wednesday. Yes, we had a nail storm here last week. The lightning struck three trees in D. V. Blake’s yard, one large oak in the front yard by the croquet ground close to the house. Miss Lucy Blake is helping Mrs. Allie Machin clean house this week. Leonard Bice is the proud owner of a new buggy. Misses Lucy and Iva Blake were the first girls to take a ride with Leonard—he took them to Sunday school at the Blake school house last Sunday.

MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) Born, Wednosday, June 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Dirst, a son. Fred Phillips of Rensselaer was In town a short time Tuesday forenoon. Scott Brenner and wife of Roselawn spent Sunday with friends and relatives here. Mr. .and Mrs. Chas. Brown of Morocco Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. Frances Elijah. Bert Brenner and family of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sayler. Clifford Condo, of Momence, 111., came yesterday afternoon for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Garrity. Percy Coon of Brook and Mrs. Mary Griffith .of Rensselaer sjient last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath. J. M. Witham spent Saturday and Sunday with friends and relatives at Monticello. He returned home Monday afternoon. Mrs. J. J. Garrity w r ent to Goodland yesterday morning and returned in the afternoon accompanied by Mrs. James Condon. Lawrence Gebhart and wife and Bernard Hopkins spent Saturday evening and Sunday with M. Gebhart of Roselawn. Mrs. Alice Porter and son Boyd of Rensselaer visited the first part of the W4ek with Mrs. T. E. Willey and sons Roy and Ortel.

Jim Condon of Chicago came one day last week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. J.*Garrity and his numerous friends at this place.

-Mrs. Jasper Wright returned last Saturday from a w-eek’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Marion, and husband at North Manchester. W. S. Greenlee, J, H. Dunlap, Ben B. Miller, Clarence and Walter Blankenbaker, Will Johnsop, Everett Halstead and Steve Protzman attended court at Kentland last week. Jacob Win rick and wife, formerly of Goodland, but who have been making their home here for some months past, left Tuesday fop Miller, S. Dak., where they will make their future

A paper was circulated last Saturday for the purpose of securing donations for Wm. Smith of Rensselaer who is very low with consumption and in rather destitute circumstances financially. The paper met with good success, a total of $37.25 being donated. A picnic was held last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Long, and the following guests, all of Rensselaer, were present: A. F. Long and family, Joe Hardeman and family, Ick Yates and family, Frank Dwiggins and wife, Wm. A. Hopkins and wife, Mrs. Zim Dwiggins and daughter and F. J. Seapß.

Wilbur Hart met with a misfortune last Sunday and is now caring for two broken ribs. The second base ball team was playing a scrub team and Wilbur, who was playing with the scrubs, was at bat. George Rimer was pitching and he threw the ball which went straight at Wilbur. He attempted to dodge it but was unsuccessful and it struck him on the left side of his back, breaking two ribs.

SPECIAL BARGAINS. 20 acres on main road, S3OO. 40 acres on main road, S6OO. 65 acres on main road, free mail, school across the road, three miles of good town, with all kinds of business, bank, churches, high school, etc., has five room house, good barn, chicken house, fruit, good well, fencing good, buildings in good condition. Price $22.50. 86 acres, good buildings, free mail and school on main road, three miles of good town. Price $22.50. 127 acres, 75 cultivated, remainder pasture, fencing good, buildingß in good condition, near good town. Price $22.50. 80 acres well located, near dredge ditch and gravel road, free mail, telephone, on main road, 65 acres black land, in cultivation 15 acres pasture, good four room house, barn for four horses, seven cows, feed way, mow and crib, granery, chicken house, young orchard, and good well, fencing good. Price $35. We can sell any of the above tracts on easy terms or accept live stock as part payment. Also 5 room house, good barn, well, cistern, cement walks on two large corner lots, two blocks from court house, with plenty of fruit and shade. Only $1,250. • Also 6 room hpuse, porch, well, cheap barn, 1 % lot, cement walks, street improved. with curb, two blocks from churches. Only S6OO. The above are bargains and a chance for any one with limited means to get a home. Also have mortgage notes secured by good real estate and cash to offer for small farms or good town property. We will be pleased to have you call at any time and inspect what we have. G. F. MEYERS, Office in Leopold Block, opposite the State Bank.