Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

DUNNVILLE. Othl&s Gross Is working at Burrows’ camp. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Maloney were San Pierre goers Sunday. Wm. Cullen and Henry Gingrich made sorghum Wednesday. John Finn was in Rensselaer Tuesday on legal business. Marion Sands is talking of starting for So. Dak., in the near future. Mrs. Cummings and children spent Wednesday with the Nelson family. Somehow, one of our atricles of last week became gloriously mixed up. Mt. and Mrs. A. J. Bush and son of Baum's Bridge spent Sunday with the Vandecar family. “County Line” was in D. V. Tuesday, looking for a fire to see if he could make a sensation and hang his box on the fence.

EAST CARPENTER. Belle Dickinson assisted Mrs. Geo. Fulks last Friday. George Fulks and family visited at Abe Hurley’s Sunday afternoon. Will Dickinson is assisting Mr. Trochcil with his work at this writing. Elmer Bartoo and Will Dickinson were in Remington Saturday night. Ida Bartoo and Claude Miller attended church at Gilboa Center Sunday evening. J. A. Teter and family took dinner with John Byroads, down by Seafleld, Sunday. Henry Waymire and family of Wolcott called on his sister, Mrs. Albert Dickinson, Sunday. Della Sharkey went to Fowler Monday morning where she will again take up her work there. Mrs. George Fulks and two youngest children called on Albert Dickinson’s Thursday afternoon. A large crowd from this viclqlty attended the funeral of Leon Commons at Remington last-Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Chicago came Sunday to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law, Leon Cummons. John O’Brien is quite poorly at present. He has been sick for Borne time but seems much worse at this writing. Albert Dickinson arrived home Monday morning, unexpected by his family. Mrs. Dickinson was getting ready to go after him when in he came. He was expecting to reach Rensselaer about noon, but he got there on the 5 o’clock train.

SOUTH NEWTON. Warner Hough was a Mt. Ayr goer Tuesday night. Mrs. Harry Dewey is on the sick list, but is better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin visited with the Powell family Sunday. Mrs. Fred Waling spent Tuesday night with her mother, Mrs. Silas Potts. Mrs. Nelson DuCharme visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. James Reed, Tuesday. Henry Harris was out looking after his two farms in this vicinity Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek attended the funeral of Lillian Thomas Saturday. Quite a few from this vicinity "attended the play in Rensselaer Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Casto and family and Harrison Casto visited Mr. Casto Sunday. Clover hulling is the order of the day in this vicinity. It is very fine weather for it. Joe Ade was out here looking after his farm Wednesday, and took dinner with Harry Dewey. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell and family called on Mrs. Fred W'allng and family Sunday evening. Misses Lura and Ada Yeoman called on their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Powell, Sunday evening. George Bentley visited with his aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus from Friday night till Sunday. Will Hough commenced plowing Wednesday on the W. L Bringle farm, which he has rented for next year. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Beaver, Mrs. Besse and Ab Dewey took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey Sunday. » Mrs. James Reed and family visited with the Paulus family Sunday afternoon. She was accompanied home by her sister Sadie. Mr. and Mrs. John Weiss, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. John Weiss, Jr., and Mrs. Shuette and family visited with Charles Weiss and family Sunday. . . _ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hancock and son Thomas of Goodland and

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Myer of Fowler came over in the latter’s auto to visit the Paulus family Sunday. Mrs. Ray Flanders, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Press Roberts, left Wednesday for Chicago, and after spending a few days there will join her husband at Wheati.eld where he is working.

LEE. T. P. Jacks and wife went to Charlqy Lefler’s Sunday. O. A. Jacks and wife took dinner Sunday at Simon Parcels’. Will Rishling and wife took dinner Sunday at Will Stiers’. Monday evening Mrs. Kate Holeman and Asa went to Monon. Sam Jacks and Arthur Parcels and family spent the day last Sunday at Hoy Rlshling’s. Asa Holeman Is helping Lute Jacks spread gravel on the roads near Dr. Clayton’s farm. Olive and Johnnie Osborne of near Rensselaer attended church here Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Frank Hoover of Attica was at church Sunday morning, and preached to a large crowd in the evening. Last Sunday “Buffer” Lewis and family of Remington came over to visit his wife’s mother, Mrs. Ann Rishling and family. Mr. McCorkendale, who owns what was formerly the Pough land, came here Thursday morning to look over his farm. Land agent Meyers of Francesville met him here with his automobile.

EGYPT. Mrs. Mort Bessie visited at Harry Dewey’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tullis visited Welsh’s Sunday. Mrs. Jordan is visiting her brother, S. F. Iliff, this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Blake were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galey visited at W. P. Michaels* Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alva McCashen visited at Julian Huff’s Sunday. Ed Hasty and Leonard Bice called on D. V. Blake’s Sunday. Katie and John Michaels attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Miss Eva Michael called on Miss Florence Antcliff Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Antcliff and Mrs. Frank Welsh were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Antcliff and Mrs. Isaac Dunn were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Warren Dwire, who has been working for Charles Antcliff, is now working for B. T. Lanham. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Antcliff and family and Miss Miss Iva Blake visited at Frank Welsh’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Summers and Mrs. Bowers and daughter, Lilly visited at W. P. Michael’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Foresman were out to their farm Tuesday. Mr Foresman has repainted his buildings. A few of the young people surprised Nate Welsh Tuesday night it being his seventeenth birthday anniversary. Mrs. Karr and daughter Ida and Mrs. Nash and Gertrude from Des Moines, lowa, visited at Charles Antcliff’s Monday. <

FAIR OAKS. Enos Moffitt made a flying trip to Goodland Monday. Dr. Fyfe and wife returned home Monday after a week’s stay in Chicago. —— —; —-—— Chas. Barker moved Monday into the Dr. Proudly property on Front street. Mr. Harlod and wife of Ohio, are here visiting with F. R. Erwin’s nowaday’s. Rev. Evans filled his regular appointment at the M. E. church Sunday at 3 p. m. Mrs. Ike Kight returned Tuesday eve after a week's visit with relatives at Lafayette. Frank and Lora Brouhard returned from their visit down about Sheridan Sunday. Ol Brouhard moved a few days ago into Mrs. Dickinson’s house in the north part of town. Bert Warren returhed home Monday from Remington where he had been helping hold meetings. _ Peck McConnel went over about Remington last week and bought a team of heavy draft horses. It is rumored that the Monon will put In a spur switch here for the

accommodation of the Pickle Co. - Grandpa Spry, whose accident we mentioned last week, is fast getting around the result of bis Ettle Mellon of Chicago, who has been visiting relatives about Virgie for some little time, returned home Sunday. Abe Bringle went down and spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother William and father in Jordan tp. And still we are having dry weather, and rye and wheat that has been sown for some time is not up yet. Mrs. Doss Norman and babe of Rensselaer came up and visited her mother, Mrs. Casey, from Sunday eve until Monday eve. Charles Barker’s people who came up to attend the funeral of his daughter Wednesday, returned to their home Saturday, down about Yeddo. Our trustee furnished the Otis people with a fine new wagon to haul their children to school. They pressed it into service Tuesday. It is a dandy. John Roorda and wife and Rompke Sipkema and oldest daughter left here Sunday for Holland, their childhood home. They* will be gone until about the middle of December. There were several from here who attended the blowout at Parr Saturday. It is reported that almost everybody that was there, that had ever thought of taking a drink was drunk, and what they had was home produce—nothing but watermelon juice. Mrs. John Casey has been laid up the past week or ten days with rheumatism, but is some better at this writing, and John has been considerably under the weather for a couple of weeks also, but keeps on the go. He’s too much grip to give up and go to bed. We got the news Wednesday morning of the fire at Roselawn which destroyed all the business buildings in the block opposite the depot, except the blacksmith shop. It is reported that it and the depot were saved by the use of a gasoline engine which was used in the shop, by connecting it to a hose which threw water on the buildings. Mr. Best, the liveryman, lost everything except one team and buggy which was out. They barely escaped with their lives.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Jasper Makeever is erecting a new house. Uncle Joe Yeoman of Rensselaer visited the first of the week with John Rush and family. Harry Jenkinson has so far recovered from the typhoid fever as to be able to be up and around. Martin Hickman and wife of Grant Park, 111., were down to attend the funeral of Chas. Burns. Bert Brenner of Rensselaer, Pete Brenner of Indianapolis and W. R. Crisler of Roselawn spent Sunday at this place with Ira Sayler and wife. Matt James of Goodland was in twon Thursday evening ond Friday morning. He purchased a car load of cord wood and posts of W. W. Miller. Seymour Hickman, who was recently appointed supervisor of road district No. 1, has been out in that locality all week looking after aome road work. Miss Frances Kosta, who is making her home in Watseka, came Saturday to attend the funeral of Miss Lillie Thomas. The funeral was already over when she arrived. Miss Bertha Greenlee took charge of the central office yesterday morn-‘ ing during the absence of Miss Dollie Ashby, who, with her mother, will leave tomorrow morning for a visit at Kankakee, 111. Jack Brown returned Saturday from a visit in Colorado. He was accompanied by Romine Stucker. a former resident who now lives in that state. Romine Stucker returned west Tuesday and was accompanied by Wm. Brown who will "see sights" there for three weeks or a month. The people of this town and community were treated to no little surprise last Thursday morning when it was publicly announced that on the evening previous our popular townsman, Mr. .Roy Willey, had—bq§w united in marriage with Miss Blanche Herald, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Elijah. The affair was a very quiet one, the bride . and groom proceeding to Kentland, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Alex Elijah, where they procured a license and were married. On Friday the young couple left for Hammond where they visited relatives of the bride and then proceeded on to Michigan, where the groom owns considerable land and where they will likely go to housekeeping in the near future.

ROSEBUD VALLEY. Gas Bridenbach called at the store Sunday. . > Ben Woolbrandt was in these parts Monday. Mrs. Eli Way mire did shopping jn Medaryville. Miss Shull spent Sunday with Celia and Bertha Hershman. Mrs. Tracy Fritz is visiting friends and relatives at Earl Park at this writing. Wm. Wenrlck and Thos. Callaghan were business callers at the county seat Tuesday. Mrs. Sadie Hershman and Fairy Stalbaum came Tuesday for a few days visit with relatives. Mrs. Ethel Hershman and daughter Zella visited the Walter Hershman home Wednesday. Bessie and Mary Callaghan and Edith Wenrick returned to school Monday after the weekly visit home.