Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

Geo. Cummons was a Chicago visitor last week. A daughter was born Oct. 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Marcott. George Besse and Ellis Jones were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. James Peck were Chicago visitors last week for a few days. E. H. Blake of Wabash county visited relatives and friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan of Chenoa, 111., visited Mr. and Mrs. John Dunham last week. C. G. Austin of Boyleston, Ind., was shaking hands with old friends her one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Howard of Chicago visited their sons Frank and Geqrge here last week.

Uncle Joseph Osborne went to Kankakee, 111., last Wednesday to visit his daughter, Mrs. McCabe. Mrs. Matt Worden and son of Rensselaer visited her mother, Mrs. Meehan, here a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bartoo visited their daughter, Mrs. J. E. Freed and family, in Wabash county last week. * Mrs. Anthony Gallagher, formerly of northeast of town, died at hqr home in North Vernon last Thursday. Thomas Parks of Etna Green visited his daughters, Mrs. Horace Hoover and Mrs. Howard Brooks, here last week.

The local camp of Modern Wood' men initiated 22 new members Wednesday evening as a reSfclt of the work done by Deputy John Baines. Mrs. Albert Geier of Reynolds and Mrs. Hampton Long of Chicago were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Geier Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Lucinda Roe, who recently sold her residence property and household goods is visiting her daughter in Indianapolis for an indefinite time. W. R. Love and wife, who have resided in Remington for nearly 40 years, are preparing to dispose of their residence property and go to Lawrence, Kan., where their son Fred is now located. Prof. J. H. Snoddy, a former well known citizen of this community, died Oct. , 6 at his home in Miller, So. Dak., aged about 71 years. He was superintendent of schools of Jasper county many years ago.

Friday’s Monticello Journal: J. A. Patton, the former poultry dealer of Goodland and this town, was here a few hours yesterday. He is planning to locate at Test, Texas in the fruit growing and real estate. Mrs. Patton is in Florida at present for her health. J. G. Tharp and J. C. Lewis returned last Tuesday from a fishing trip to the Kankakee, and had 44 salmon, pickerel, bass and cat that weighed from 4 to 14 pounds each, one pickerel weighing in the latter notch. There are fishermen and fishermen, but John and “Buffer” are the only ones who wear the belt.

C. T. Dye, for the past fourteen years manager of the Jasper County Lumber Co., of this place, has sold his fine residence on Ohio street and the lumber business to C B. Johnson & Co., of Arrowsmith, 111., who will take charge of same early next month. The new owners are experienced in the lumber and grain business and will move here soon. Mr. Dye is undecided just what he will do at present, but it is likely he will leave Remington.

LEE. Mrs., Gilmore Is real poorly with a bad cold. Mr. Cunningham of Monon, was In our burg Thursday. Will Stiers and wife have repapered the school house here. Rev. D. E. Noland and family staid Tuesday night with Sam Jacks’. Earl Stiers and wife are* here now and he is going to work on the dredge. J. H. Culp arid family drove to Rensselaer Saturday to do some trading. Ethel Jacks and a girl friend, both of Rensselaer, visited Ethel’s relatives here Sunday. j Arthur Parcels and Frank Overion and family took dinner last Sunday at Ray Holeman’s. Sam Jacks and Rev. D. E. Noland and families were entertained at Arthur Parcels’ Tuesday evening listening to the phonograph. Monday evening Rollin Stewart left on the milk train to visit his brother Olen, who lives at Pence, near Lafayette. He will also do some corn husking while there. Arthur Williamson is hauling lumber from here. His landlord, Mr. Large of Illinois is out and they are going to rebuild his house and make quite an extensive improvement.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Wednesday afternoon a train put out fire and it burned up a rick of hay and over quite an amount of pasture ..for Jesse Morris before the men qg|||d get it under control. Miss Rose Rlshling and/ sister, Mrs. Lillie Sigford came on the milk train Wednesday morning and got a team of Will Rlshllng’s and drove to their uncle’s, John T. Culp’s, in Barkley tp. They returned home on the train in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes of Lowell and Tillie Kopka, who stays with them, ‘came Saturday evening to visit O. A. Jacks, and Tillie to visit her mother. Mr. Jacks took them to Monon Sunday afternoon so they could get a train to return home. Mr. Fisher and wife and mother of Wheatfield came last Friday to visit his wife’s people, Leroy Noland, and bls wife took sick and was not able to go home with them Sunday. Dr. Clayton made several calls and she is improving now and will soon be able to go to her home.

Last Sunday fire broke out in Mrs. Ann Rishling’s machine shed and chicken house. They were combined with a shed covered with hay for the poultry, to be used in the winter and it started in - the hay shed and was burned down. She supposed a spark from the flue must have started it. Rev. D. E. Noland, after having been detained by sickness from moving ever since conference, finally got to move last Wednesday, to his place of appointment at Mt. Ayr. They went with teams, Ray Holeman and Clyde Clark took their household furniture and the family went overland in a carriage. We greatly regret to have them leave the neighborhood. They having lived here all their married life and Mr. Noland was raised here. We wish them the greatest of success in their new work.

ROSEBUD VALLEY. Wm. Hershman called on T. Callaghan Sunday afternoon. Louis Zick was through these parts Tuesday selling beef. Grandma Wenrick took dinner with Mrs. Moritz Wednesday. Thos. Callaghan and daughter Mars - were business callers at Medaryville Saturday. Miss Shull and Miss Hershman took in the eights of Medaryville and did shopping Saturday. Frank Hershman and sons Paul and Oba spent a few days on the river last week. They report fishing fine but catching poor. Mr. Green was called to Rensselaer last week by the sudden death of his mother. The old lady was well known to most of the Val'.ey, having lived here a number of years previous to her removal to Rensselaer. . Mr. Green has our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of his good mother.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Miss Lillie Witham is visiting with relatives at Monticello. W. A. Lyons returned yesterday from a business trip |o Michigan. Mrs. J. J. Garrity was out Sunday for the first time since she was taken sick, nearly two months ago. Mrs. Burns moved onto the farm Monday, and Tuesday George Arnold moved into the house which she vacated. Elmer Skiver and family of Kentland and Miss Fannie Herath of Brook spent last Sunday with Frank Herath and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ashby and daughter Dollie returned Monday after spending a few days with friends and relatives at Kankakee, Hl. The two political parties held their township caucuses here Saturday afternoon' and nominated candidates for the various township offices. The democrats met at the school house And the following ticket was named: For Trustee, J. B. Ashby; Assessor, P. F. Roberts; Justice of the Peace, John M. Hufty; and for Constable, J. M. Miller. The republicans met at the opera house and nominated the following ticket: For Trustee, Conda Stucker; Assessor, Luther Brunton; Justice of the Peace, ira Saylor, and Constable, H. G. Clark.