Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

John Bowman has gone to Troy, Ohio, to work at carpentering. Recent births: July 14, to Mr. and Mrs, Roy Blue, a 10 pound son. Mr. afid Mrs. Don Price of Mlddlesboro, Ky., visited relatives here last week. C. B. Turpin of St. Louis, Mo., visited his sister, Mrs. Elmer Brown, here last week. Elias Julian has sold hla 40 acre farm near town to Joseph Denton. Consideration $5,600. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rich spent Sunday with their son Bert and family at New Waverly. Mr. and Mrs. John Crabb and daughter Zepher are visiting relatives and friends at Chenoa, 111. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Marshall and grand-daughte/*8 Hazel and Nina Gray visited at Hillsboro last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brooks returned Thursday from a few weeks visit at their old home In “York state.” Misses Ida and Floy Beal were members of a camping party on the Tippecanoe near Monticello last week.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kay and children of Washington, Pa., are visiting her parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. D. R. Jones. * Fred Bowman of Monticello visited a couple of days here last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bowman. Tom Harper, who Is working at the carpenter’s trade in Terre Haute visited at home with his family a few days last week. t Homer Hardy of Huntington, Ind., was here over night Tuesday of last week, while on his way home from a trip over in Illinois.

Miss Nola Grubb has given up taking a course in nursing and has returned from Lafayette where she had been for that purpose. Mrs. Geo. Hargreaves and children have returned from a three months stay at Clifton, 111., with his mother, who is in very poor health. Mrs. Albert Wortley and children of Logansport returned home last Wednesday after a week's visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Myers. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wood and Miss Lola McCain of Kentland visited the family of H. E. Hartley here Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Myrtle Monohon, daughter of Isaac Monohon, died last Tuesday from tuberculosis, aged 24 years. Burial was made at Gilboa cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. A. Beasley and little son this week accompanied Ed Bond and .family of Oxford on a fishing trip up In Wisconsin. They will be gone about two weeks. Miss Kittle Parker of Lafayette and sister, Mrs. Francis of Battle Ground, visited the family of Hartley Church and Miss Twonnette Parker here several days last week. There were some 18 members of the Remington M. W. A. Camp who went over to Rensselaer last Friday night with their Forester team and put three candidates for woodcraft through a few stunts. All report a fine time.

S. S. Galbreath, an old, well known and highly respected resident of just south of Remington, on the former Jim Sheets farm, was found dead in his room Thursday night. He was about town only the day before and at night when his son Charley and wife retired they left him reading his paper. Not hearing him come to bed Charlie later got up and went out to investigate. He found him lying dead on the floor, having fallen out of his chair. Heart disease was the cause. The funeral w r as held Sunday.

EAST JORDAN.

Oats cutting is the order .of the day. William Wortley spent Sunday at home. Wiliam Wortley was in Rensselaer of business Thursday. Ule Illtt helped Henry Haag put up hay a few days last week. Leonard Bice and Eugene Hasty went to Remington Saturday.

Gonrad Shaffer called on the Burns boys Wednesday evening, Verne Bice and Hasty were Remington goers Saturday evening. Kurg Burns went to Chalmers Friday to help his brother harvest oats. # Mrs. Adam Tait and little daughter are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Hammond called on Mr. and Mrs. Charley Durbin Friday. Miss Mary Bice spent a couple of days last week at Wolcott, visiting relatives. v » Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams and family spent Sunday afternoon with M. A. Dewey’s. i Mrs. Sarah Collins and little son George visited with her sister Mrs. Mary Dewey, a few days last week.

DEMOTTE. ' Mrs. B. W. Sigler returned from Brazil, last Wednesday, g Tony Tontana and family of Chicago are visiting with Mrs. F. Stell. Alfred Fairchild and wife of South Bend were back over Sunday. Agent C. P. Curtin now holds the championship as an all-around fisherman. . A new girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ledd White and will remain with them for an Indefinite period. Grandpa and Grandma Sayers are still at Valparaiso where their youngest son Vern has been sick with fever. J. A. Sigler 18 having his large barn covered with patent roofing and Is also having other repairs made on buildings. Mrs. Winfred Pence of Texas, formerly of Demotte, arrived Sunday morning after an absence of something more than three years. Mrs. Sheppard and son Liddon and daughters Adalade and Josephine, with friends came from Chicago to the summer residence of C. B. Davis, her son-in-law, one mile north of here. Some ladies took a huckleberry scroll last Wednesday but went a “mile too far east.” However, they were lucky enough to get back with their buckets. They retraced their steps next day except the last mile and found berries galore.

EGYPT. Mort Ritchey is through cutting oats. Ed Bullls spent Sunday with his toother James anb family. Miss Nellie and Nate Welsh were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galley were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Miss Nora Casey spent last week with friends in this locality. Mrs. Pearl Keen spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Orval Putt. Harry Cook of Lee Bpent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. The buzz of the binders can be heard In the fields now. That's the latest. Mrs. Rose Tlmmonß of Kankakee, 111., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Michaels. Mrs. George Kennedy was called away Tuesday by the serious illness of a sister. Mrs. W. F. Michael and daughters spent Wednesday with Mrs. Gaunt in Remington. Mrs. Jasper Pass spent several days last week at Kentland and Goodland with relatives. Joe Larsh of Rensselaer was out looking over his farm Friday. Come again, Joe, we like to see you in our midst. Miss Pearl Magee has come to make an extended visit with her sisters, Mrs. Frank Pollard and Mrs. George Kennedy. Mrs. William .Pruett called on Mrs. Branson one day last week. Mrs. Branson has heen very sick but is now reported better. Misses Pearl and Daisy Morris and mother and Mrs. Mable Nowels of Rensselaer came out to Will Morris’ Sunday and attended the picnic. Mrs. Jcfhn Mitchell and Mrs. Frank W/elsh enjoyed a fine fishing

trip to the river Friday.. • - They couldn’t carry home all the flak they Fish seem to be very plentiful. The ladies’ club gave a picnic in Steams Iliff’a grove Sunday. The dub and their friends' gathered to the number of 125, had a dinner of all those good things you read about and all did ample justice to It The day was an ideal one and everybody enjoyed it to the utmost, all being sorry when it was time to depart. It was a day long to be remembered, especially to the club, who planned* and worked so hard to make It a success. “Old Egypt” isn’t so dull after all.* Let us join in praise to those dear club ladies.

BLUE SKA. ' Frank May is cutting oats this week. Mans Beaver was in Wolcott Wednesday. Ice cream socialß are all the go In this vicinity. Geo. Wood and son James were In Monon Monday. Mr. Herman called on George Foulks Wednesday. ' Chas. Wood spent Friday evening with Roy Williams. Grandma Foulks called on Mrs. R. Williams Tuesday. C. Underwood and wife were in Monon Wednesday evening. Several from this vicinity went huckleberrylng Wednesday. C. Underwood and Geo. Foulks finished cutting oats Thursday. Otto says the last ice cream, he ate was just grand. We believe It, Otto. Thomas Johnson, Sr., is putting up hay on the Jonas farm this week.

R. Foulks and wife spent Tuesday with their daughter, Mrs. R. Williams. Mrs. Geo. Foulks and L. J. Foulks spent Friday with Mrs. Frank May. " We understand they are to have some new phones on the Farmers’ Telephone IJne. Thomas Spencer and Geo. Wood are putting up hay on the Makeever land this week. Richard Foulks and wife spent Saturday with their daughter and son, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams. The Gilmore dredge broke down and was delayed a few days this week, but is now in working order again. A runaway horse hitched to an open buggy Monday evening went a two-forty gait down the road, hut no damage was done. James Spencer of Francesville spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams and Grandma Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. C. Underwood. - , Chas. Downs started his threshing machine Saturday morning. Charley has a good machine this year and is an old hand at the business. Everybody should patronize him this year.