Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1908 — Page 7

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

DUNNVILLE. Miss Pearl Horton and friend of Indianapolis are visiting with the Hight family. The 4th of July is now a day of the past. A large crowd enjoyed a good time her|. Miss Ollie White, who is attending school at Valparaiso, spent Sunday with home folks. Wm. Fitzgerald spent Sunday with his'wife who is a patient in a hospital in Chicago. He reports that she is getting along fine. By the explosion of a Are cracker the 4th of July it is probable that the little son of D. R. Brown will lose the sight of one of his eyes. Martin Luther and all other prominent reformers of the past always made their preach and practice harmonize. These men could haul corn with safety. The siren of appetite could rave and storm but they would not succumb to its dire influence. That is, if they landed at the evil, solar plexus blows.

A Revelation. It is a revelation to people, the severe cases of lung trouble that have been cured by Foley’s Honey and Tar. It not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs. L. M. Ruggles, Reasnor, lowa, writes: “The doctors said I had consumption, and I got no better until I took Foley’s Honey and Tar. It stopped the hemorrhages and pain In my lungs and they are now as sound as a bullet.” A. F. LONG.

EAST JORDAN. Corn Is looking fine. Will Wortley went to Rensselaer Friday. Will Wortley called on Frank Welsh Sunday. Mr. Lucas and son were Remington goers Friday. Frank Bowley and Leonard Bice plowed corn Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Beaver visited M. A. Dewey and wife Sunday. Mrs. Bud Bice, who has been very sick, is improving some at this writing. Vera Taylor spent Saturday night and Sunday with Misses Alice and Edna Dewey. Belle Bullis, who has been working for Mrs. Joe Neisus, spent Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Hammond took dinner with Jake Dewey and family Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Durbin spent the 4th with the former’s mother, who resides in Fowler. Frank Bowley of Lafayette is visiting a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Bice. Mr. and Mrs. Enos Timmons, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Conrad Shaffer, for several weeks, returned to their home in Plymouth Monday.

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HANGING GROVE. Chas. Peregrine worked on the section this week. Irma Holmes is visiting at Will Eldridge’s this week. • Ed Becker from near O&odland was in McCoysburg Tuesday. The big rain was the only salvation for the early potatoes. John Bowman is back home from a visit with relatives near Brookston. A nephew of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Porter from Chicago is here for a visit. Dave Noland gave an excellent talk to a full house at McCoysburg Sunday evening. Mrs. Wm. Armott and children of Crown Point are visiting relatives here this week. C. M. Greenlee and .D. S. Makeever shipped two cars of cattle Tuesday via p. & W. V» Ry. Ray Moon of Fairmount, this ' state came Wednesday morning for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy. Miss Dora Phillips took her little cousin Ruth Robinson home Tuesday and will visit relatives a few days. . James Lefler is wonderfully pleased over his wheat crop. He is satisfied it will from 20 to 25 bushels to the acre. J P Gwin has been doing some good business with harvesting machinery during the past week- He has sold 5 or « Champion mowers. r.V. Johns is the busiest man on the globe. He has been crowded with work for the past four veew until he almost has to work night apd day.

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C. W. Bussell loadbd the rock drill Tuesday for the Big 4, which has been setting along the right of on the McAffle farm for the past two years. Chas. Downs’ sickness, which has been mentioned before, developed into measles, and his brother Harry also has them now. Both are getting along picely. News was received here Tuesday of the death of Marcus Hemphill of Rensselaer. Mrs. Jas. Downs went to Rensselaer Wednesday morning to attend the funeral. Several people were at the depot Sunday evening when the two wrecked engines came through on their way to the repair shops at Lafayette. The milk train engine seemed to be damaged the most of the two. Geo. Johnson’s wife and son John went to Lafayette Monday to be present during the operation which took place that day. They came home the same day and reported that he went through the operation very satisfactorily. Walter Lutz of Rensselaer has been out to the farm a few days this week. Walter has been teaching school for the past 2 or 3 years, and has just returned from Danville, where he has been taking a little more schooling. A. D. Ppttee left Wednesday for Stuart, lowa. He has had this trip under contemplation for some time, but hadn’t fully made up his mind until a few days ago. Mrs. Pattee will not go now as she is not able to stand the long ride but will probably follow later. Strayed—a Western pony belonging to Geo. Parker. Strayed away Saturday while the folks were all away from home. It has blaze face, color bay, white feet, will weigh probably 800 pounds. A search was made all day Monday but no trace further than Granville Moody’s could be found. Any information about the pony will be appreciated by the owner.

MILROY. Mr. Herman was in Lee Wednesday. Mrs. Garvin was in Rensselaer Monday. Thos. Spender was a Monon goer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Spencer spent the 4th at Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Stropp spent Sunday with Geo. Foulks. Mrs. Fred and Frank May took dinner with Branson Clark’s. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Templeton spent the 4th with Branson Clark’s. Mrs. Geo. Foulks and Miss Nellie May called on Mrs. Frank May Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. May and children of Macomb, Miss., are visiting Allen May and other relatives. Wm. Lamar and Mr. Pritchard are putting up hay on the farm owned by the Lafayette men. Mrs. Louisa Foulks and Mrs. Roy Williams spent Tuesday night with Jas. -Spencer’s near Francesville. John Willbanks is suffering from a cut on the knee. He went Tuesday to consult Dr. Clayton at Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Perfect Spencer and baby and Bernice and Margy Spencer visited Mr. and Mrs. Underwood over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Blair and daughter Helen of Piper City, 111., came Friday and spent the 4th with G. L. Parks and family. Chas. Balcom and . wife, Everett Parks and Mrs. Ella Parks of Remington spent Sunday with G. L. Parks and family. / Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McDonald from east of Lacrosse, came to visit Chas. Beaver over Sunday, also the latter’s grandmother and family. Mrs. Mary McCashen and daughter Ettle spent Tuesday with D. S. Clark, who is very ill, and at this writing is not Improving very much if any. The basket meeting will be held In the Richard Foulks grove % mile south of the Banner school house. Come early and bring well filled baskets and stay all day. We are expecting several ministers. EGYPT. James Bicknell spent the Fourth at Mt. Ayr. Wilbert Bowers Is working for Geo. Kennedy. Mrs. Julius Huff and family spent Sunday at Brook. Miss Kate Michaels spent the Fourth at Wabash. . Harry Cook spent Sunday afternoon with Grace Gailey. / # k - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gailey were Rensselaer goers Monday. .......... Mrs. W. F. Michaels called on Mrs. Pruett Monday afternoon. i ■

D. V. '• Blake and daughter Iva were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Eva Michaels played croquet at Frank Welsh’s Monday afternoon. D. V. Blake and Wm. Pruett helped Riley Tullis make hay Monday. Misses Hannah and Kate called on Antcliff's Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. James Welsh and daughter Carrie called on Frank Welsh’s Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Antcliff and family and Percy Dennis spent Sunday at Geo. Antcliff’s. Mrs. Geo. Kennedy and daughter Velma spent Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Pollard. . . The people from this vicinity spent the Fourth at different places, some at Brook, Wolcott and Monticello, while others spent the day fishing.

It Reached the Spot. , Mr. E. Humphrey, who owns a large general store at Omega, 0., and is president of the Adams Coun|y Telephone Co., as well as of the Home Telephone Co., of Pike County, 0., says of Dr. King’s New Discovery: “It saved my life once. At least I think it did. It seemed to reach the spot—the very seat of my cough—when everything else failed.” Dr. King's New Discovery not only reaches the cough spot; it heals the sore spots and the weak spots in throat, lungs and chest. Sold under guarantee at A. F. Long’s drug store. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free.

BLUE SEA. Roy Williams cut rye Tuesday afternoon. The finest rain of the season fell Friday evening. Geo. Wood is cutting willows and improving the roads. Mrs. Daniel Clark spent Monday with Mrs. L. J. Foulks. Walter Britton and R. Williams was in Monon Friday on business. Geo. Caster and wife spent Saturday with H. Beaver and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood attended Children’s Day at Lee Sunday. Mrs. Osborne of Missouri is spending a while with her brother Daniel, who is very poorly. John Brown of Monon is having a* well drilled on his farm in this vicinity by John Martin of Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Herman, Rev. Spitzer and wife and Thomas Johnson and wife were in Lee to the Children’s Day exercises Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Parks haye friends visiting them this week from the eastern part of the state. Roy Williams and Walter Britton were in Monon Saturday evening.* A few spent the evening with Grandma Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood Saturday evening. The evening was spent eating ice pream and with music. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Herman and daughter Ruby, Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams and Walter Britton. A number spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Herman. There were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks, Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams, Walter Britton, Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood, Clyde Clark and sister Miss Martha and Chas. Wood. Ice cream and cake were served and plenty of music. All report a good time. Quite a number from this vicinity celebrated the Fourth in McCoysburg. As the fair grounds and race track were wet on account of the big rain the program was carried out as well as possible. There was no balloon ascension on account of the high wind and the manager couldn’t gqt enough gas to fill his balloon, but the other events were fine, with fire works in the evening. All enjoyed a good time.

ROSEBUD VALLEY. Labon Peck was a Medaryville goer Monday. Mrs. Ell Waymire spent a part of last week with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Spriggs drove through this vicinity Sunday. Miss Satie Johnson visited with her sister Sadie the first, of the week. James Hershman of Medaryville spent Friday with his brother Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hershman spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershman. Mrs.. Mary Hershman and sons Paul and Obal attended Sunday* school at Ashaultum Sunday. Wm. Stalbaum gave a reception to his many friends Monday evening. A fine program was rendered and all report an enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs. Felix and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lily and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hiedenblut spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callaghan. Louie Hershman, while returning from Dunn’s Bridge Saturday evening, met an auto. His horses Immediately broke and ran, throwing Louie out and upsetting the buggy. The horses were caught near Mr. Schrader’s. The buggy was badly used up but Louie escaped without injury.

FOUR CORNERS. Mr. and Mrs. E. Hibbs of Otis attended the funeral of John Mason Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery of Indianapolis are visiting with Simon Fendig and wife this week. Ed Allen of Hartford City\is visiting his Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Allen of Wheatfiedl. Louis Grube and Clara Huber returned from their pleasure trip Monday. Looks rather suspicious, Louis. • Harmon Clark drove off the stone road near the Van Patton school house and wrecked his carriage, the night of the 4th. Miss Carma and Andra Deal of Wabash and Miss Floy and Ralph Hubbard of LaFontaine, Ind., are visiting with F. W. Fisher and family this week. Mr. Stallwood of near Wheatfield, who has been in poor health all spring with cancer of the stomach, died and was taken to Momence, 111., for burial Wednesday. Louis Hershman, while driving Sunday, met one of those devil wagons. His team became unmanageable and ran away, wrecking the buggy and making a rather expensive trip for the young man. Chuck-a-luck was run all day on the north side of the river the 4th. Boys not over twelve years of age lost their money as did a number of others, but everything goes in Porter county. The continued rains of the last few days have made the ground too wet to work, but the weeds continue to grow’. The farmer’s smile of a week ago has vanished and he is now wondering' what he was laughing at. Mr. and Mrs. Pete and family of Chicago are visiting old neighbors and friends this week. They came on the 4th, and report plenty of work in their line in Chicago and a great amount of building being done. ’ Mr. and Mrs. George Williams and sister of Rensselaer returned to their home Monday. ' Mr. Williams did the spread eagle act at Dunn’s bridge since which time he has been outing near the bridge trying to regain his lost power and taking in the beauties of north Jasper, which he says look good to him. A good crowd gathered at Dunn’s bridge on the 4th and all seemed to enjoy the day. Everything passed quietly and within the limit of the law on the south side of the river but with no regard to law or order on the Porter county side, Beer was sold to anyone who had the price, it is said. A citizen of Jasper ran one joint and at Burrows’ everything was wide open. A SUDDEN DEATH AT WHEATFIELD. John Mason of Wheatfield dropped dead from heart disease Friday night. He had taken a bath and was in the act of dressing when death overtook him. He was laughing and talking at the time and falling on the bed, died without a struggle. The shock came so unexpected to his wife that only by constant attention through the night her life was saved. The family have the sympathy of all in this their hour of sorrow.

OBITUARY. William Hamilton died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Barkley, of Parr, June 30, at 5:22 p. m., of old age, after an illness of one week. Mr. Mamilton was born April 16, 1818, in Circleville, Ohio, in Noble county. He was married in 1844 to Lucy Hackley, who died in 1877. To this union nine children were born, of whom six still survive him—Mrs. Matilda Mathis and Willie Hamilton of Kansas, Spencer Hamilton of Goodland, Serra Silvis of Payne, Ohio; Minerva Peck of Humbolt, lowa, and Mrs. Mary Barkley of Parr, at whose home he died as before stated. Mr. Hamilton at the time of his death was 90 years, 2 months and 14 days of age. Song and prayer was held at the house and the funeral was held at the Remington cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS. We desire to express our thanks to our many friends and neighbors for their assistance through the illness and death of our beloved father.—Mrs. Mary Barkley and relatives.

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