Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS PROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS PROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

REMINGTON. Corn is growing nicely in ' this locality. C. H. Peck attended a big “shoot” at Columbus, Ohio, last week. IL R. Church attended the bankers 'meeting at Lafayette last week. Miss Lina Luckey visited her Sister, Mrs. Daisy,Rush, at Earl Park last week. Charlie May went to Pittsburg, Pa., last Friday with three carloads of fat stock. Misses Lena Williamson and Wilds Green returned last week from the Terre Haute Normal. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hartley of Wadena were guests of H. E. Hartley and wife Igst Wednesday. Mrs. J. D. Allman and two daughters of Rensselaer spent Wednesday with Remington relatives and friends. Miss Rachel Smalley has gone to Denver, Colo., with her grandmother of Hoopgston, Ill.*, to spend the summer.

Mrs. I. Colburn of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. Geo. O. Bales of Goodland, were guests of Mrs. C. T. Dye Wednesday. There will be no rural mall delivery Saturday, on account of the 4th being a legal holiday, and the postoffice will close at 10:30 for the day. A. V. Lock, who has been doing sketching for stockmen in Illinois, 4owa and Missouri for the past several weeks, returned home Monday. Mrs. T. L. Babb and son and daughter of Burlington, lowa, are here visiting her mother, Mrs. Belle Greene and other relatives and friends. Mrs. W. H. Henderson and little son of Goodland visited her father, A. Beasley, Wednesday. Her husband has been promoted to ticket agent at Marion and they are moving to that city. Mr. and Mrs. Bren Trlbby of New Richmond, visited his uncle, W. T. Tribby, here last Wednesday. He and his father have the contract to build the new school building at Goodland, we understand.

Fred Love, who has been conducting a hotel at Stratford, Tex., for a land promoting concern, has moved to Lawrence, Kan., where he is working at the carpenter’s trade. The hotel has closed, we understand. George Allman’s condition is ’mt little Improved, we are told, he still remaining in a pracitcally Aelpless condition as a result es his paralytic stroke of a few weeks ago. He has improved a little of course since the stroke. Goodland Herald: barney Clark returned from a tri through Kansas and Oklahoma last week. He says that the crops are looking fine there but that' it is very wet. They are having -as much too much rain as we . ’ ave too 1itt1e..... James Johnson loaded his restaurant stock and household goods this week and went to Crown Point, Ind., where he will conduct the restaurant business. Mr. Johnson has been a resident of Goodland for over twenty years and during that time has been engaged in the restaurant business.

' LEE. “ I ■Miss Lural Anderson went to Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Edna Lefler stayed Saturday night with Miss Lora Culp. A young lady from Seafield was in our village. Friday trying to get up a music class. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes came to O. A. Jacks’ Saturday evening to attend Children’s Day. There was quite a crowd came out from Monon Sunday morning to attend Children’s day. There was no League here Sunday evening pn account of so. many of ttye you ig people going to Nauvoo to' Children’s exercises. Asa f Holeman, who has been working for his brother George of near Monticella, came home Sunday morning and Cassie Holeman came with [him to visit till after the Fourth. Comte to Lee to celebrate the Fourth next Saturday. Rev. Ray C. Bal Ard will make the address at 10:30. Music, games of all . L--.' < .• ... -

kinds, ball game, balloon ascension at six o’clock in the evening and fireworks at night. Refreshments on grounds and proceeds go to the church work. All trains will stop at Lee July 4th. Children’s Day exercises were a great success Sunday, and the children did well, and they, seemed to enjoy it. We think it is the making of the next generation to keep the dear little ones at such work and they will be a great help when they are grown up to carry on the good work that is progressing so w|)l at this place. Your correspondent remembers only a few short years back when there was no interest at all scarcely taken in such work. Rev. A. L. Clark gave an excellent sermon in the forenoon and also a short complimentary address after the children’s exercises were over in the evening.

EAST JORDAN. The corn is looking fine in this vicinity. Mary Bice called on her grandma Sunday. William Wortley harvested his rye Thursday. Kurg Burns was a Remington goer Saturday. Trustee Sage called on William Wortley Thursday. Martha and Leota Robinson went to Remintgon Saturday. Ed and Eugene Hasty and Leonard Bice played croquet at Clark Johnson’s Sunday. Vera Taylor and Harold Fiddler attended the band concert at Rensselaer Thursday night. ’ Mr. and Mrs. John Beckman of Rensselaer called on Jacob Dewey and family one day last week. Misses Edna and Ethel Iliff and Ethel Fleming attended Sunday school at the James school Sunday. Mrs. Isiah Bice, who has been suffering from erysipelas in her arm, is much better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. John Holder and Abb Dewey attended the surprise on the latter’s brother Harry Sunday.

BLUE SEA. A good rain would help the crops at present. H. Beaver was in Monon on business Monday. • Henry Beaver was in Rensselaer Wednesday on business. Miss Ruby Herman took dinner with Mrs. C. Underwood Sunday. Walter Britten of Logansport is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams. A good many attended -the band concert at Monon Wednesday evening. C. Underwood and Geo. Foulks were Monon goers Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Richard Foulks spent Sunday with her daugnter Mrs. Roy Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Herman called on Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lud Clark attended Children’s Day exercises at Palestine Sunday evening. Mrs. Roy Williams called on Grandma Foulks and Mrs. Underwood Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Williams held meetings at Banner school house Saturday night, Bunday and Sunday night.

A good many people from this vicinity went to Children’s Day exercises at Palestine Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams and Walter Britten took supper with Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Johnson and Otto Herbert spent Friday evening with Grandma Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood. Mrs. L. J. Foulks, who was taken sick at her aon Geo. Foulks’ some time ago, was able to come home Monday find is improving in strength.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman, Mrs. C. Underwood and Miss Ruby Herman attended Children to Day exercises at Palestine Sunday evening. Mrs. Chatman and daughter Pearl and son Daniel spent Thursday evening with Grandma Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. C. Undrewpod.

PARR. Urbin Carlin is working for Hugh Brosman. Don’t forget the grand 4th of July celebration at Parr. *. Henry Randle and wife visited at Jesse Eldridge’s Sunday. Mr. Hamilton, father of Mrs. Ed Barkley, is lying at the point of death. Henry Amsler has taken charge of his farm south of here since Ed Davis has left. . Grandma Babcock' returned to Goodland after several days visit with her son, J. L. Babcock. Uncle Jake Myres is reported better. His son William is home after several days at his bedside. Ed Gilmore has just- completed a 120 foot well for S. A. Brusnahan. It is one of the deepest wells in this vicinity. Wm. Porter has purchased a new 8 ft. binder. Billy intends to do the harvesting act in short order. That’s the system, Billy. Misses Ethel and Nellie McColly of Chicago attended the wedding of their cousin, Miss Fern Alter, which took place Sunday. A nice rain" fell Monday which was needed very much in this vicinity. Several had clover hay In the swath, but even those were glad to see it come. Remember the grand industrial parade is at 9:30 a. m., on the 4th. Everybody come early for Parr inlands to have “something doing” every minute.