Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — MT. AYR... [ARTICLE]

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(From the Pilot.) Miss Lizzie Buck of Chicago came Sunday for a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Miller. Gregory White and Bert Johnson visited over Sunday with the former’s parents at Demotte. Miss Ede Miller of Kentland came yesterday for a several days visit with friends arid relatives here. Chas. Brown and wife of Morocco spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frances Elijah. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Norris of west of Morocco spent Sunday here as the gueses of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gebhart. The Misses Woods left yesterday for their home at Sheldon, 111., after a few days visit with Harris Martin and wife. Dave Condon of Goodland came up last Friday afternoon and made a short visit with his many friends and relatives at this place. Joe Thomas went to Attica last Friday to spend a few hours with his daughter Lillie, who is taking treatment at the Springs for rheumatism. The stork made a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lynch Monday evening and left them a ten pound boy. All concerned are doing well. Mrs. Walter Ponsler returned home Monday evening after a month's absence, during which time she visited relatives in Oklahoma, Kansas and lowa. Mrs. George Royster of Watseka, 111., came last Thursday for a visit with J. H. Dunlap and family. Mr. Royster is expected to come here the latter part of this week. Ed Stahl’s well machine was blown over during the storm last Sunday night and considerable damaged. It was located at Jap Wright's, about two miles north of town. Little Alice Garrity, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Garity, is quite sick with typhoid fever. At the time of going to press she was re-» ported to be getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. Jennie Sigler and Miss Rose Keeney went to Chicago on the afternoon train yesterday for a visit with friends and relatives. They were accompanied by Leon Haskell who was returning to his home after a two weeks visit with friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dirst received a phone message Sunday evening saying that their son Arthur, who lives near Brook, was very sick and for them to come at once. They hastened to his homeland found him in an unconscious condition, having been overcome by the heat. They remained all that night and part of the next day with him and returned Monday evening saying that he was considerably better. An accident that might have very easily terminated fatally to one of more members of the party, happened in Brook Tuesday evening to Mrs. James Dunlap and three children. They were driving the black bronchos and while on one of the main streets the tongue came loose at one place where it fastens to the axle. This caused the buggy to run back and forth instead of goihg straight ahead. This frightened the team and Mrs. Dunlap was unable to hold them and they ran, soon striking a telephone pole and upsetting the buggy and throwing the occupants out. They were dragged some distance before the horses became free from the buggy and all were more or less injured, Mrs. Dunlap the worst., They were immediately taken to a doctor’s office and promptly treated. Mrs. Dunlap was injured so severely that she was obliged to be brought home on a cot. All three children were more or less scratched up and bruised but are able to be around. At the time of going to press Mrs. Dunlap was feeling considerably better. Hugh and Joe, sons of R. J. Yeoman, came to town one day last week and tied the team they drove near the rear of J. M. Hufty’s store. The day was warm and the horses were sweating freely. Near the place where they were tied was a stand of honey bees and if there is anything that is abominable to bees it is a sweaty horse, and in this case the bees sought to drive the horses away from their home. To all appearances the whple swarm attacked the team at once and in much less time than it takes us to tell it there was one of the worst mixed up messes that you ever did see. The buggy was badly damaged before the horses became disentangled from it, and as soon as they accomplished this they ran, as if to get away from the pests that were so severely stinging them. Much difficulty was experienced in capturing them and holding them after they were captured until a