Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings

NHWfi FROM ALL OVER TUB COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

EAST CARPENTER. Charley Smith returned home Friday. Frank Bartoo threshed hla oats Tuesday. The farmers are all through cutting oats. Jacob Wagner was a Rensselaer goer Friday. John Zehr started his threshing machine this week. Frank Bartoo called on Abe Hur* ley’s Sunday morning. Elmer Bartoo called on John O’Brien Friday afternoon. John O’Connor’s were Black Oak visitors Saturday evening. Earl Dickinson called on his cousin Clark last Bunday. A new son has been the guest of Grant Culp’s since last Friday. Bertha Teeter and daughter called on Grant Culp’s Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Dickinson called on Watt Darrow’s Bunday, n Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks and family called on David Leatherman’s Sunday. Mrs. Ed Greene and daughter Birdie were out to their farm Saturday afternoon. Grandpa and Grandma Streeter have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Grant Culp, for the past week. Mrs. O’Brien and daughter Katie were out picking berries Tuesday. The former is quite spry yet, for one of her age.

DUNNVILLE. Marion Sands was a caller at the yandercar home last Sunday. Miss Lizzie Tresemer is working for Mrs. Fitzgerald at this writing. Why the fish don’t bite is an unexplained. mystery, unless they are ever-educated. Remember that Aug. 30 is the day set apart for the dedication of ear new church. •’ What we need is a down-pour of dampness, and that quick. No little shower need apply. Mrs. Vandercar Of Knox visited her son Bert and family a few days last week, returning home Monday. We are enduring a siege of dryness and hotness that would do credit to Sahara or Gobi at their best. The Ripples show displayed itself at DuunvUle Saturday evening before a crowded tent of appreciative listeners. Miss Herwig of Pontiac, HL, who has been visiting the past few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald and family, returned home last week. The hum of the threshing machine is making music sweet to the ear of the successful farmer. This is the period in which pie and cake and chicken are the three reigning belles of the menu card.

MILROY. Chas. Wood was in Monon Saturday. John Stropp and family were in thia locality Tuesday. " Wn. Lamar’s picked blackberries in this vicinity Tuesday. C. Underwood and wife were Monon visitors Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ludd Clark spent Sunday with Elmer Clark and family. Albert Wood, who has been working in Momence, 111., is home for a visit. Marion Robison and Ella Crowder attended church here Sunday evening. Mrs. Sarah Rank of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. L. Parks and family. Orlando Mannon and Bertha Cook attended church and Sunday school here Sunday. Asa Holeman has been helping his uncle, John Mellender, put up his tame hay. Quite a number ate ice cream with Mr. and Mrs. Dump Hamilton Thursday evening. Mrs. Perry Beaver of Monon visited her daughter, Mrs. Ed Johnson and family this week. Geo. Foulks and son Earl went to Monon Monday evening, the latter to attend band practice.

Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell and family 'and Rev. Pitzer ate dinner Sunday with C. Underwood’s. Mrs. L. J. Foulks and Mrs. Geo. Foulks visited Thos. Smith and wife in . Rensselaer Wednesday. Grandfather Stevens of Gillam spent Saturday and Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Culp and family. Miss Maud Dobbins attended church here Sunday and ate dinner with her sisters, Mrs. Hemphill and family. Rev. Pitzer is making arrangements to hold another basket meeting in the Richard Foulks grove August 8. All invited. Mr. and Mrs. Herman went to Monon Sunday to consult a physician as Mrs. Herman has been on the sick list for some time. Don’t forget the former announcement that Mrs. Belcher will preach at the church here this evening. Also, we are expecting Rev. Holton to be present. Mrs. Mary McCashen and daughter Ettie, Mr. and Mrs. Frank May and daughter Ruth, Geo. Foulks, Joseph Clark, Creighton Clark and John Clark and families ate dinner with D. Z. Clark's Sunday.

SOUTH NEWTON. Carr Bros, are hauling tile this week. ’ Mrs. Nelse Hough did shopping In Rensselaer Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek visited in Mt. Ayr Sunday. Charles Weiss has his new house ready for the plaster now. Philip Paulus transacted business at Rensselaer Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew spent Sunday with Mr. and Mn. Frank Ervin. Mrs. Otto Bengston visited from Wednesday till Saturday with her daughter Mn. Earl Leek. Several from this vicinity attended the concert at Rensselaer Thursday evening. Mr. and Mn. Chas. Dean of Brook picked blackberries at the Ade farm Thursday. George, Will and Joe Ade brought several men from Kentland to look at the cattle Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell took Sunday dinner with the latter’s parents Mr. and Mn. Silas Potts. W. E. Leek of Rensselaer came out and helped his son Earl to finish putting his nay up Tuesday. Mr. and Mn. Chas. Summen and Miss Lilly Bowen were the guests of Mr. and Mn. Clyde Ulrey Sunday.

Trustee W. B. Yeoman and wife attended the democratic convention at Monticello Wednesday. They returned Thursday evening. Mrs. Jas. Reed and baby and Mrs. Wm. Marries and baby of Jordan tp., visited the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus went to Brook Friday to see the former’s sister Mrs. George Hans who is seriously sick. Mabie Gyer who has been visiting with Harry Dewey’s returned to her home in Brook Sunday. Mrs. Jas. Dewey accompanied Mr. Dewey home for an extended visit. Oats cutting is all done and threshing has begun almost everywhere except in this immediate vicinity. The weather is extremely hot and we are badly in need of rain. Ed Waling moved his threshing machine engine Wednesday from Brook WP east of Rensselaer where he is going to thresh. He took dinner with his sister Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. Tuesday afternoon as Doc Gorman of Jordan tp., was going to Harvey Pearson’s he stopped at Philip Paulus’s for a drink. While there his horse rubbed the bridle oft and started to run home. It ran about a mile and was stopped south of the Charles Weiss farm by a passing team. No damage was done.

LONELY VALLEY. “Dr.” Gregory of Wheatfield took supper with us Friday evening. Your scribe took dinner with her sister south of Kniman Sunday. Mrs. Will Finney and Mrs. Geo. Clark were''in jthese parts Wednesday. Mrs. Udd Sager returned to her home in South Chicago Friday after a week’s visit with her sister here.

Frank Rogen of &an«toto came Friday for a few days visit here with his mother. / A goodly number from here attended the Ripples* show in Wheatfield Friday evening. Mn. Fred Kerch spent Thursday at the Sheppard home, Mn. Sheppard being dangerously ill. Ella Rogen who has been sick during the past week with typhoid fever, is no better at this writing. ' Mn. P. Hodge and children returned to their home in Rochester Saturday after spending two weeks here with her father and friends.

EGYPT. Lucy Blake is visiting Lin. Gray this week. Ada Huff and friend of Hammond visited Mn. McCashen. Ruth Pruett called on Mn. Branson Saturday forenoon. Mr. and Mn. D. V. Blake were Rensselaer goen Saturday. John Havens called on D. V. Blake and family Sunday. Abb Dewey helped Maurice Besse last Friday put up his hay. Joe Galley and James Bicknell were Rensselaer goen Saturday. Ruth Pruett and Eva Michael spent Saturday afternoon at Welsh’s. John Welsh helped Mort Ritchey haul his hogs to Foresman Tuesday. Katie and Ray Michael visited at Goodland Saturday night and Sunday. Nate Welsh went fishing Tuesday forenoon. What luck did you have, Nate? Joseph Gailey and daughter Grace picked blackberries at John Roadifer’s. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Antcliff were Brook goen Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mn. Sherman Irwin and' family visited D. V. Blake’s Sunday afternoon. Misses Blanche and Mary Tullis and niece visited Riley Tullis and Sunday. Mr. and Mn. Charles Summen and Lilly Bowen visited at Clyde Ulery’s Sunday. Max Steele, who has been working for Maurice Besse, returned to Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. The ball game at Welsh’s was wen attended Sunday. Egypt team played the Old Men. Score 31 to 15 in favor of Egypt.

SPECIAL BARGAINS. 20 acres on main road, SBOO. 40 acres on main road, 3600. 65 acres on main road, free mall, school across the road, three miles of good town, with all kmds 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 322.50. 86 acres, good buildings, free mail and school on main road, three miles of good town. Price 322.50. 127 acres, 75 cultivated, remainder pasture, fencing good, buildings in good condition, near good town. Price 322.50. 80 acres well located, near dredgeditch 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 335. 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 31,356. Also 6 room house, porch, well, cheap barn, 1% lot, cement walks, street improved with curb, two blocks from churches. Only 3600. 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.

FAIR OAKS. Tame hay making will soon be over again. Weather is still dry and hot and rain is needed very much. Uncle Joe Gains is working for Al Helsel in the harvest field. Rev. Evans filled his regular appointment here in the M. E. church Sunday. . - - Mrs. Ike Kight went vo Rensselaer Saturday to see her niece, Mrs. A. G. Catt, who is quite poorly. Mrs. Will Warren and son Bert and Arthur Goff attended the baptizing at Waseka, 111., last Sunday. Mrs. Abe Bringle suffered a very severe attack of neuralgia Tuesday and is not much better at this writing. The pickle harvest is opening up tn pretty good shape but we will have to have rain or there will be a short crop. Dora Cottingham and Ben Zellers took Monday off and went fishing. They brought home with them a nice lot of fish. The stork made a call at Ed Kesler’s Wednesday evening and left with them a fine bouncing baby boy. All concerned are doing fine. Sherman Renlcke and wife of near Parr visited at Grandma Moffitt’s Tuesday. The latter seems to be a little better at this writing. It is reported that the farm a few miles east of here owhed by Mr. Shuck of Illinois has been sold to another man from Illinois.

PINE GROVE. Andy Ropp was in Lafayette Sunday and Monday. Chloae Torbet called on Gusta McCleary Sunday evening. Everett Parker took dinner with Bluford and Roy Torbet Sunday. Andy Ropp is the first to thresh in this vicinity. He threshed Thursday. Stella Nuss and James Campbell attended church at Good Hope Sunday afternoon. Bernice and Lucy Walker spent Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. Everett Parker and Roy Torbet began stacking straw in the south threshing ring Wednesday. Mrs. Andy Ropp, Mrs. Chas. Walker and Mrs. Walter Daniels spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Jas. Torbet. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lon Daniels of Gifford. Those who took dinner with Mrs. Ropp were Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly of Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson McTherise and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly of near Rensselaer.

LEE. Arthur Parcels has a fine new phonograph. Mrs. Ella Noland’s two nieces are making them a visit. Mrs. Ola Randle visited her sister Mrs. Cora Stiers Wednesday. Mrs. Maggie Hoover of Monon came to H. C. Anderson’s Wednesday. Miss Lora Culp went home with Edna Brock from church last Sunday. E. v H. Wood of Monon was in <>ur vicinity Wednesday looking for berries. John Mellender and family went from Sunday school last Sunday to Mr. Miller’s. Mrs. A. B. Lewis’s sister and husband made her and family a visit last Sunday. - Mrs. Dodd and granddaughter Agnes Stiers went Friday of last week to Monon for a visit of a few days. Mrs. Will Noland’s sister and husband of Zion City, Hl., came Tuesday evening to make her a few days •visit. Mrs. Pearl Donaldson of Monon has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Noland a few days this week.

Last Sunday Asa and Orville Holeman took their best girls and went to George Holeman's near Monticello. Will Stiers and wife and son Hamilton and Miss Vena* LaMar took dinner last Sunday at H. C. Anderson’s. Walter Jordan and family and Mr. Gilmore and family and Mrs. Holeman took dinner last Sunday at Ray Holeman’s. William Gray went to Rensselaer last Saturday morning on the milk train and came home on the train in the evening with a new wife. The proprietor of the Y. M. C. A. building at Gibson and wife and daughter made a visit at Lee Noland’s. He and his daughter Susie have been working there. Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stiers and their daughter Mrs. Grace Osborne and husband of Kankakee, 111., drove overland to Rensselaer to visit relatives and look at the country. ••

Last Saturday evening was the last time our music teacher, Mr. Young, will be here for a while. That was the close of his term. We hope the boys will continue with their music. Last Bunday Mrs.' Jennie Rlsming and daughter Rose and daughter, Mrs. Lillie Sigford and children, Mrs. Will Horner of Monon and Mrs. Frank Rlshllfig and daughter of Indianapolis visited at Will Rishling’s. Mrs. Jennie Rishling and Mrs. Frank Rishling and daughter did not go back to Momence till Tuesday evening.

ROSEBUD VALLEY. Threshing Is a thing of the day. WmJWenrick spent Monday at Medaryville. Dr. Haekley was through this vicinity Friday. > Jim Davis of Gillam drove through these parts Sunday. Mrs. Jufia Stalbaum attended church at Medaryville Sunday. Thomas Callaghan made a business trip to Wheatfield Saturday. Mr. Zlck and Miss Hattie Warren passed through these parts Sunday. William and Charles Jasperson visited Sunday with Amiel Schrader. Paul and Obal Hershman attended Sunday school at Asphaltum Sunday. , Felix Moritz and Ben Rouse spent a couple of days this week at the river fishing. Frank Hershman was a Medaryville goer Friday. Miss Pyrla Moritz spent the latter part of last week with her aunts Bessie and Mary Callaghan. Mrs. Ethel Hershman returned home Tuesday after a week’s visit with her brother Jack Dood r of Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Waymire and daughters Marie, Satie and Helen spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Daily. Mrs. Shepherd, after she had returned from Joliet where she had attended her daughter’s funeral, was taken violently ill and for some time her life was despaired of. She is some better at this writing.

Mr. and Mrs. William Stalbaum, Miss Mollie Nelson, Miss Celia Hershman and a few others spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lackey of near Medaryville. While there a violent storm arose, during which a thunder-bolt entered the room through an open window and exploded between Miss Mollie Nelson and Satie Johnson. The occupants of the room were shocked but the two girls nearest it were the most severely shocked.

EGYPT. We are having fine harvest weather. Miss Katie Iliff was in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Morris Besse picked berries Wednesday. Wm. Pruitt called on Morris' Bessie Tuesday. Iva Blake called on Mrs. Jess Dunn Tuesday. Frank Welsh was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Miss Iva Blake called on Florence Antcliff Monday. ’ # >7**’

Wm. Bringle and son were hauling sand Tuesday. Mrs. D. V. Blake called on Mr*. Joe Gailey Friday. Miss Florence Antcliff called on Iva Blake Wednesday. , Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Antcliff were Brook goers Monday. Abner Dewey helped Morris Bessie put up hay Friday. Mrs. Jess Dunn called on Mrs. Allie McCashen Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welsh visited at Chas. Antcliff’s Sunday. Morris Besse took a load of hay to Remington Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fiddler and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. Jasper Pass is very eick with what is feared to be typhoid fever. Miss Lucy Blake is helping Mrs. Frank Gray pick berries this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Dunn and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mr. Charles Summers and little son were Rensselaer .goers Saturday. ' ; D. V. Blake and wife and daughter Mabie were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Miss Florence Antcliff visited the Misses Nellie, Hannah and Kate Welsh Sunday. Mr. and Airs. Sherman Erwin and two little sons called at D. V. Blake’s Sunday. Mrs. Chas. Antcliff and sons Gilbert and Ralph were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Gray and son Charles and little Hilda visited at D. V. Blake’s Sunday.

HANGING GROVE. Reed McCoy and wife went to Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Maude Jenkins is helping Mrs. Ford through harvest. Orlando Mannan is haulipg coal to the dredge for Mr. Gilmore. The threshing outfit will strat at P. B. Downs’ some time next week. Bill Gray of Lee is married again and still the world goes bn. Great Snakes! W. C. Rose came out to his farm again Monday and is helping put up his tame hay. Carl Remm began threshing Monday morning after finishing his oats cutting on Friday before. Carl Remm hauled his oats to Francesville Monday, and they only tested 21 lbs. Poor yield, also. Misses Lera and Leonia Pierson returned to their home in Lafayette Friday evening, after a visit of two weeks with old acquaintances here. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy went up to John Maxwell’s in Barkley township Sunday afternoon and brought Miss Kate Maxwell home with them. Brook Snedeker went up to his father’s Wednesday morning to begin threshing. The Snedekers are among the pioneer threshermen of this country. Mrs. Josie Downs and Mrs. Geo. Evans spent Monday night with the former’s son James Downs on the Lutz farm, and gathered blackberries Tuesday.

Mrs. A. Warner was taken sick Saturday morning very suddenly with typhiod fever. A doctor from Francesville was called. She is improving at thia writing.

Mrs. R. S. Drake was taken quije sick one day last week. Dr. Clayton was called to see her and pronounced her case as malaria fever. She is quite a bit better now. Mrs. R. L. Bussell visited Mrs. C. A. Armstrong Tuesday and also picked some blackberries. There are plenty of green blackberries yet, that would produce some fine fruit if only the weather man would send us some good rains.

Speaking of Wash Lowman putting up so much hay, it would be in order to mention Mrs. Lowman's fine big tdmatoe patch, which your correspondent is lead to believe, by daily observation, cannot be excelled by anyone in the township. Mrs.- Geo. Evans and babe came up from Indidnapolis Sunday for a week’s visit with P. B. Downs and family. Mrs. Evans’ oldest son Charley came up .several weeks ago and has been enjoying the pure country air and horse-back riding wonderfully. U. S. MAIL NEARLY WRECKED LAST WEEK. An old Plymouth Rook hen got on the track at Geo. Bond’s , box Saturday and Roy Bussell ran over her at als mile clip. After both wheels had passed over her, she was a bird

without any tail feathers. Everybody can surely have some hay to feed this winter. Hay is plentiful this season and most of it is being put up in fine shape without any rain to damage it. W. S. Lowman has put up 25 ricks of tame hay on the Thompson ranch all in one meadow. But very few people ever saw as much tame hay in one field. C.\W. Bussell got back from Wisconsin Friday evening, somewhat sooner than he expected. Their crops are good out there and raspberries out there too by. the car load and mosquitoes in like proportion. In fact the little pests are so thick that the berry pickers must gird themselves with mosquito bar and fingerless gloves. • ‘.‘Bully” for the Francesville Tribune! That editor surely has a warm spot in his heart for the rural mail carriers. Last week he had an article in nis paper that every patron should take note of. One important fact was telling the carrier of any visitor or persons receiving mail, that are not recorded on the carrier’s book. Robt. Jordan finished cutting his oats Monday and came very near finishing two of his fingers on his left-hand. Just as he was in the act of throwing the binder out of gear, it ran into a rut, and so over balanced him as to bring his fingers in contact with one of the endless chains, bruising the first and third fingers, and severing the flesh badly on the second finger.

Trustee Cook is handing out notices for cleaning the Poole ditch again. Of course ditches should be cleaned, but this will be an always and forever job so long as* the ledge of rock west of the Moore bridge is left where it is. But presently after a freshet the water backs up over the fields and has to wait till it has time to ripple over the rock ledge, causing sand and trash to accumulate that otherwise would not. Mrs. Wm. E. Jacks living southeast of Rensselaer and who has been in poor health for several months past, has gone to Indianapolis to have a second operation performed, this time for gall stones, having previously had an operation performed at Chicago at the Presbyterian hospital. She had Intended going to Valparaiso where her daughter Mary is attending college preparatory to teaching school the coming winter, but later it was decided she should go .to Indianapolis. Oren Peregrine had his' patented mail crane at McCoysburg Tuesday afternoon. It certainly is a fine piece of work and surely took some tall thinking to make it so complete

that it will do the trick of taking off a sack and hang one at the same time. There can be no question about it, for the fact was fully demonstrated to many on-lookers by the inventor himself. Of course the inventor will necessarily have to put up one large enough to try on the railroad, then if the demonstration is entirely successful, it remains with the postmaster general to accept and adopt it. Then the inventor has a cinch on the financial side of life.

MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) Simon Yoder, catcher for the Amish team, had his arm broken in the game here last Saturday. Charley Liston, who has been living with John Bicknell just east of town, has moved to Rensselaer. Mrs. Otto Bengston visited a few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Leek, of southeast of here. James Romine left Monday for his home at Clay City, 111., after visiting friends and relatives here for several weeks. J. J. Garrity, Claude Baldwin, Ed Long and Wm. McCord spent Sunday on the Kankakee river. They reported fishing as being not very good. « Miss Cora Seward and Mrs. Vera Seward, came the latter part of last week for a visit with the former’s sister and the latter’s sisterln\w, Mrs. Harry Elijah.