Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

FAIR OAKS. Rev. Garns occupied the pulpit in the Christian church Sunday. F. R. Erwin is contemplating the building of a barn on his property this fall. Mrs. A. M. Bringle and daughters Amy were in Rensselaer Monday on business. Sam Thornton and wife left here Tuesday morning for their home in Washington. Mrs. Kight and granddaughter, Bulah Shehin. visited relatives at Thayer Thursday. M. D. Karr and family returned home Monday after attending the campmeeting near Lafayette. George Brouhard is having his house painted this week. James Clifton is wielding the brush. The dance at the Widow Kesler's Saturday night was not very well attended owing to the storm. Philander Benjamin of Rensselaer was in these parts the first of' the week on sewing machine business. Henry Smith of Rensselaer came up Monday morning and went out to the Lawler ranch to paint a house. Mrs. Kight and a cousin went to Lacrosse the first of the week to visit the former’s son John for a few days. The big rains put a damper on the threshing in these parts a few days. It is almost through in this vicinity once more. Mr. Barnes, the night operator, who has been in ill health for some time, went to Indianapolis the first of the week for treatment. Henry Roerda of section 31 of the Otis ranch made a shipment of 125 lbs. of very fine honey to Chicago the first of the week. Jesse Gariott sold his horse and buggy Monday to Dr. Fyfe, and now will go to Michigan in a few days on a land prospecting trip. We have been informed that Pete Wood will not go to North Dakota this fall, as he had calculated, but will remain on the farm where he •to.— ■ ■. Bruce Moffitt and two of his sons left here the first of the week for his farm in North Dakota to harvest their wheat crop, which is fine. Health is generally good and weather is fine. We got a very heavy rain and wind storm Saturday night, accompanied with considerable electricity. The recent rains have made a wonderful Improvement in the pickle harvest. They are taking in something over 300 bushels per day this week, and pickles are getting better right along. Rev. Evans, the pastor of the M. E. church, will not be here at his regular appointment next Sunday, but will be substituted by an old minister who has been in mission work in Indiana for 25 years. Everybody should come out and hear him at “&:15 p. m.

Milt Gundy vacated the Lambert Hotel Tuesday after occupying it for a few months. He stored his goods in the Kesler hall for the time being. It is reported that Mrs. Chas. Gundy will move to Rensselaer in a week or so. She is going there so her children will be handy to the high school. A good idea. Milt, it is said, will move Into their house when they move out. Mrs. Cottingham has rented the hotel that Milt vacated, So our town will have but one hotel in the future . Dr. Fyfe will move into the Cottingham house. We saw an article in the Republican where it trys to make the people believe that the republican party lies the credit for the raise in the price of grain. If it is, it is certainly responsible for the short crops we have been having the past few years, as we have not had a general good crop since the Republicans have been in power. So why shouldn’t we have a change in the administration so we can get a good crop again? It says the democrats claim the price of grain is solely a matter of supply and demand. We feel sure that this is a fact nevertheless. In democratic times we always got from 35 to 85 bushels of oats per acre and today it runs from 5 to 20 bushels. Then when we had an over production we got from 18 to 20 cents per bushel and now when the crop is practically nothing in comparison the prices are light. On these grounds who is so blind and unreasonable as to deny the facts, and everybody knows that there wasn’t any corn raised last year that was in anything like good condition. If the tariff is such a grand thing for the people why do they want a reduction now. the thing the democrats have advocated so long. It says the Dingley tariff bill filled up the dinner pail’ Wonder what emptied it? ,Eh? The buckets are not only empty now but are gone and the one that carried the bucket can’t get a job nor anything to eat on account of the scarcity of the farmer’s product. So, today, there is thousands being fed at the soup houses and by charitable institutions. My, what a wave of prosperity for the laborer! It is very plain to be seen that supply and demand rule the prices on almost everything, even to labor.

LEE. J. H. Culp purchased a new horse Wednesday. Grandpa Williamson has been trading horses lately. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wall, Sungay, a son, making fire boys but no girls. ■T. P. Jacks and wife were at

their daughter's, Mrs. Joe Clark’s, Tuesday. Paul Overton, a brother of Frank Overton, came last Sunday to make them a visit. Miss Agnes Capeland of Anderson came Thursday evening of last week to visit Miss Arty Gilmore. Miss Rose Rishling of Monon came Sunday morning and visited at Fred Stiers’ and attended church and League. Asa and Orville Holeman, Elmer Gilmore, Lora Culp, Carrie Cadwalader, Clyde Clark, Miss Arty Gilmore and Miss Agnes Capeland attended band concert at Monon Wednesday night. Rev. Simonson and wife and son stayed at Sam Jacks’ Sunday night and started real early Monday to drive in north of Logansport to make a few days visit before going to conference, Monday Miss Lena Wlliamson of Remington came to Mr. Gilmore's to visit Miss Agnes Capeland and Miss Arty Gilmore. She returned in the evening and Miss Agnes went with her. They drove through. Clyde Clark and Miss Arty drove over to Fountain Park Tuesday and Miss Agnes came home with them. Saturday afternon quite a crowd from here went to Monon to attend the township prohibition convention and the corner stone laying of the new Presbyterian church, and in the evening Rev. Jackman of Monticello made an excellent prohibition speech. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman and Mn and Mrs. J. H. Culp stayed to hear the speech in the evening. SOUTH UNION. Everett Burns plowed for Dall Gunyon Tuesday. John E. Alter was over in Newton county last week surveying. Wm. Wilcox cut watermelons with Jim Wiseman Sunday. Mrs. Lillian Davis called on Miss Cressie Wilcox Monday evening. Charlie Lakin is improving his farm by putting up stone abutments. Billie Wilcox took dinner with his brother-in-law, Geo. Cover, Sunday last. Mrs. Joe Larsh of Rensselaer visited Mrs. Pete Hordeman one day last wek. Ernest Morlan of west of Rensselaer, passed through here Tuesday on his bike. Rev. Bundy and Amos Alter are in attendance at the M. P. conference at Shelbyville this week. Picking pickles is the order of the day, but the crop is hardly paying for picking hereabouts this year. ’ Harry Aery started to Dakota last week and got as far as Chicago and got homesick and returned Saturday. Newt Gunyon has taken a contract of ditching for D. H. Yeoman, near Logansport, and has gone to Icommence work on the same this week. William, Jim and Everett Burns spent several days at the Kankakee fishing and fighting mosquitoes, but did not report a very good catch of fish. William Florence, our hustling road boss, has built two new bridges in his road district in the last two weeks, one near the D. H. Yeoman farm and the other one east of Aix. The long wanted rain came last Wednesday evening in abundance and did the corn lots of good and put the ground in fine shape for plowing for wheat. The farmers are taking advantage of the same and there will be a large acreage of wheat sown this fall. ROSEBUD VALLEY. Henry Heidenblute was a Wheatfield goer Tuesday. Frank Hershman called on Mr. Scott Wednesday morning. Hon. Ben Rouse took *in the ball game at Wheatfield Friday. Miss Mollie Nelson spent Saturday night with Mrs. Ida McElroy. Miss Mollie Nelson visited Sunday with Miss Denah Williamson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershman did shopping in Medaryville Thursday. Miss Stump of Chicago spent the week with her sister, Mrs. Daisy Toine. Mrs. Elizabeth Heidenblute spent Wednesday with Mrs. Thomas Callahan and family. Mrs. Lackey and daughter Anna spent Monday with their daughter and sister Julia. Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. LaFever Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stalbaum spent Saturday and Sunday with the former’s parents near Tefft. Mrs. Stalbaum and sons Vincent and Paul were the guests of Mrs. McElroy Tuesday afternoon. George Wenrick of near Rensselaer was seen on our streets Friday. George looked as happy as ever.

Mrs. Susie Moritz and children visited Monday with her aunt, Mrp. Elena Stonebraker of Walker Center. Mrs. Sabria Waymire and daughters Marie, Satie and Helen, spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Ethel Hershman. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callaghan and daughters Bessie and Mary visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Stalbaum near Tefft. A letter was received from Felix Moritz when he arrived in Minot, North Dakota, saying it was cold enough to wear an overcoat there.