Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 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.

EAST JORDAN. the sick list, is much better at this writing. Will Wortley spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Walter Hall did shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. Charley Gray called on George Ryan Friday afternon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Melrose went to Remington Thursday. John Burns went to Chalmers Wednesday to husk corn. Mrs. George Wortley called on her son William Wednesday. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Maxwell, which has been on Mrs. Belcher spent Wednesday afternoon with her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Maxwell. Mrs. George Hensler and Mrs. Grubb of Remington called on Mrs. M. A. Dewey Monday. Mrs. Lottie Keister and her sister, Miss Freda Steele, visited Mrs. Jacob Dewey and daughter Alice Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Keister and Miss Freda Steele spent Sunday at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Keister.

PARR, Hurrah for William Bryan and dry weather. McCurtain Bros, are plastering W. L. Wood’s new building this week. Andrew Potts has opened up a short order and lunch room in the I. N. McCurtain building. A number from here are going Be Lafayette Friday to hear and see the Hon. W. H. Taft.

Mr. Hopkins of Aix is now working for W. L. Wood. He will soon take up his residence here. Miss Ethel Potts is going to Pleasant Ridge to spend the rest of the month with Miss Bertha Eldridge. Misses Hazel and Floy McColly went to Chicago Heights last week, and Hazel is now employed in a department store. The speaking here Tuesday evening was well attended by both parties. The speakers being Lee Glazebrook, Sol. Norman and Ike Stephenson, the latter being the principal •ne. Frank Cull came down from Chicago Heights Saturday evening and went back Monday morning, taking Estle Myres back with him. Frank has joined the brick-makers’ anion and has a good job. Dick and Cad. Caldwell and Estle Price went over near Brook Monday to shuck corn. Harvey Myree also went away to shuck corn, but he failed to get away as far as Brook. We see where your heart’s right, Harvey. There’s no place like home. There will be a democratic speaking at the Parr school house on Saturday night. E. P. Honan and Guy Gerber of Rensselaer and also a speaker from Valparaiso will address the meeting. The Marshall Glee Club of Rensselaer will also be present with their spiritual campaign songs.

FAIR OAKS. John Kight of Lacross visited his parents here Sunday. Chas. Halleck is busy nowadays packing and delivering fruit trees. Kight & Co., received a carload of nice coal the latter part of the week. Bruce Moffitt returned the latter part of the week from his farm in North Dakota. Rev. Evans filled his regular appointment in the M. E. church Sunday at 3 p. m. Ther? were not many from here went to see Bryan at Rensselaer •wing to the early hour he was there.

John Zellers has moved his sawmill from Halstead’s place near Mt. Ayr, to a place a few miles west of here where he has a pretty good job of sawing ahead oftbim. Joe Shindelar, who has been living over on the Hillis & Tolen ranch since last spring, moved from out there to the Lawler ranch Satday, and Marion Brown, who lived there, moved out on the Hills & Tolen ranch.

There was a full house out Saturday night to hear the Hon. Zack Seifers and others speak. They held the entire attention of the house, except in one case, one who had filled up on ‘the article.” He kept up a disturbance until he was put out of the house. The people of Fair Oaks feel indebted to the people of Rensselaer for their attendance and entertainment. The democrats met at Wild Lilly Monday to nominate a candidate for assessor in this township, owing to the fact that Chas. U, Garrlott had withdrawn from the race. Solomon Norman, a well known and respected cittaen who has lived in the township for a long time, got the nomination over Ed Lakin and

George Casey. Mr. Norman is a man that we feel everybody in the township will be ready to heartily support. * We have been having a terrible smoky time the last few days caused by the many fires that have been going. There was a fire started about a quarter of a mile south of the depot Friday which is said to have caught from the 10:37 a. m., train. It run through many corn fields, jumping ditches, roads and just sweeping everything in its course. It burned something like. 100 cords of wood for A. D. Washburn and is still burning in the muck on the Washburn land. On the Kight place it run over quite a good deal of fall pasture and urned more or less for different paries. Mr. Washburn was up Monday to look over the ground and have the damage appraised.

EAST JORDAN. W!e need rain badly in this vicinity. Very sorry indeed to see the moonlight nights go. Mrs. Clark Johnson was a Remington goer Tuesday. Mr. Bice is hauling tile for the Richville farm this week. The rads are very dqsty, making it very unpleasant drlvmg. Mr. Dennis Markey and family attended church Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bice and son Hershel visited at Ed Moore’s Sunday. Mrs. William Samuels and son Thomas are visiting her sister at Cincinnati, Ohio. There was church at the Blake school house Sunday evening and a a good attendance was out. Sunday was almost a summer’s day, but Tuesday morning it was quite cool. It is warmer now. Miss Delia Dickinson, Joseph Sharkey, Miss Ida Bartoo and Claud Miller attended church at Blake Sunday evening.

MILROY. Frank Sommers called on Albert Wood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilbanks were in Monon Saturday. Charles Wood went Saturday to Illinois to husk corp. John McDonald of Lacross visited friends here last week. Rev. Mrs. Belcher took dinner Sunday with George Foulks. Rev. Emma Belcher will preach here again Nov. 1, at 3 p. m. Rev. Pitzer spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs Wm. Chapman. v Harry Davis took dinner Sunday with John Mitchell and family. Mrs. Boone and Mrs. Marchand attended preaching here Sunday afternon. Miss Mary Wood spent Thursday night of last week with Mrs. Geo. Foulks. Mrs. Louisa Foulks and Cady Underwood were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Several from this vicinity went to Monon to see Bryan Tuesday morning. Mr. and George Foulks attended church at Palestine Sunday morning and evening. Martha Clark and Edna Brock visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank May. Quite a number met last Thursday and cleaned the church, and had an enjoyable day of It. Earl Foulks spent Saturday afternoon and night in Wolcott visiting Rex- Morrow and family. Miss Madge Wolfe spent last Friday visiting the Queen City school taught by Miss Leva Grimes of Wolcott.

C. Underwood and wife and Roy Williams and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with James Spencer’s, near Francesville. Richard Foulks and granddaughter, Iris Wiliams, spent Saturday and Sunday at Logansport with the former’s wife, who is in poor health and is visiting her relatives there for an indefinite time. Quite an interesting meeting was held at Center school house Monday eve. J. A. McFarland, J. H. Jessen and Guy Gerber of Rensselaer spoke in the interests of the democratic party to a large audience.

ROSEBUD VALLEY. Hurrah for Bryan and Kern! Wm. Wenrick was a Wheatfield goer Friday. Several from here attended the speaking at Medaryville Saturdlay. Miss Bessie Callaghan spent Sunday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Felix Moritz. I wonder why Sister Asphaltum is not heard from any more? Has she moved, too? Joe Fenzil, our candidate for assessor, tobk dinner with Thomas Callaghan Sunday.

Frank Hershman and nephew Norvan called on friends in Medaryville Saturday. —. Miss Bettie Shull took in the sights of Wheatfield Friday in Noah Wenrlck’s new carriage. Miss Doi lie Hershman and Miss Beth Shull attended the institute at Walker Center .Saturday. Noah and Wm. Wenrick have left for the southern part of the county for the corn shucking season. Mrs. Thos. Callaghan and Mrs. Felix Moritz and baby were business callers at Wheatfield Monday. Mrs. Frank Hershman and family and Mrs. Geo. Stalbaum and son Harry spent Sunday with Wm. Hershman and family.

Little Leta Hershman met with a sad accident Sunday. She was endeavoring to reach an apple hanging on a tree by standing on a chair, and lost her balance and fell, breaking her arm. The family doctor was called immediately and she is getting along as well as could be expected. Most of the farmers from around here went to Billey Hershman’s relief Friday. The Gifford train having set fire to the marsh near Gifford and sweeping northeast burned everything in its way for several miles, till the fighters, which numbered about Ifty, got it under control. Otherwise it would have cleaned Mr. Hershman’s place of all buildings and crops complete, and no telling how much more damage would have been done.

SOUTH NEWTON.

Walter Feldhaus Is husking corn for Charles Weiss. Sadie Paulus visited friends in Mt. Ayr Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek visited with relatives in Mt. Ayr Sunday. Hildred Powell has been quite sick with malarial fever. Arthur Mayhew sold a valuable horse last week for about $2. Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus visited No. 8 school Monday afternoon.

Charley Grant and Alva Yeoman made a business trip to Parr Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grant called on the Paulus family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Al Teters visited their daughter, Mrs. Harry Dewey, Thursday. Warner Hough visited relatives near Laporte from Friday until Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe of Rensselaer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weiss Sunday. Mrs, Ed Shanlaub visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough, from Friday untill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Walker of near Kentland visited the Paulus family Saturday night and Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey took dinner with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Dewey, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mayhew of near Brook visited with their cousins, Arthur and Earnest Mayhew Sunday. Trustee W. B- Yeoman has traded his farm in Newton tp., for another in Whitley Co., Ind., and will move there in the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed and Mr. and Mrs. James Reed visited the former’s daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Nelse DuCharme, Friday. Charles and Oscar Leavitt and Miss Johnston of the Ade farm made a trip to Harry Dewey’s Thursday and called on the former’s uncle, Philip Paulus and family. Thomas Hancock of Goodland was calling on friends in this vicinity Wednesday. He had his ankle bonfe cracked in a foootball game Saturday and consequently is unable to work.

DUNNVILLE. Quite a number from here went to hear Bryan at Monon Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory of Wheatfield spent Monday night with the Hight family. Mrs. A. J. Bush and son William of Baum’s Bridge visited Sunday at the home of your correspondent: Mrs. Cummings and three younger children went Monday for a short visit with friends in North Judson. Mrs. Warren White and daughters of Wheatfield and Miss Stella White called on Mrs. Bert Vandercar Sunday evening.

Jessie Albin (nee Hilbert) j,was born in Broome county, N. Y., July 31, 1856, and departed this life at her home near Dunnville, Oct. 15, 1908, aged 52 years, 2 months and 14 days. She was united in marriage to Marion Albin Feb. 1, 1874, and to this union nine children were born, of whom five survive her, namely: Fannie M., Marton A., Gilbert D., Bertha M., and Jessie V., the three first being married. Those that preceded her were Sarah, L., Albert S., Perry p., and one infant. She united with the M. E. church in 1892, and has since lived a consistent Christian life. During her last she expressed a desire to go, knowing that it would be well with her soul. She leaves a husband, five children, a sister and a brother to mourn her loss. The funeral was conducted at the San Pierre M. E. church by Rev. J. Vandercar, assisted by the San Pierre choir. Interment was in the San Pierre cemetqf'y. We wish to extend to the bereaved family and relatives the sympathy of the entire community.

EGYPT. George Putt visited at Egypt school Friday. Co. Supt. Lamson visited Egypt school Tuesday. Miss Lucy Blake visited Egypt school Wednesday. Nellie and Kate Welsh were Rensselaer goers Saturday. v Miss Ruth Pruett spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Katie and Ray Michael attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pruett visited at Jesse Dunn’s Monday. Nettie, Belle and Ben Bullis spent Sunday afternoon fit Frank Welsh’s. Mfs. Jap Fleming entertained the R. A. Club last Thursday afternoon. Grace Galey and Harry Cook visited at W. F. Michael’s Sunday. Mrs. Mary Welsh and daughter Carrie visited S. F. Iliff and family Sunday.

Mrs. V. B. Blake and daughter Lucy called on Mrs. Charles Antcliff Monday afternoon. Mrs. George Kennedy and daughter ' Velma spent Saturday night with her sister Mrs. Pollards Mrs. Charles Antcliff and daughter Florence and Iva Blake did shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Lilly Bowers and Oba Dewey attended the ice cream social at the James school house Saturday night. Miss Lucy Blake, who has been assisting Mrs. Cannis with her housework, spent last week with her parents. Misp Florence Antcliff and Miss Iva Blake spent Saturday night and Sunday with Vincent Eisele and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Michael and son John and daughter Eva visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley. Several from this vicinity attended the ice cream social at the James school house Saturday night and all reported a very enjoyable time.

' v LEE. O. A. Jacks and family went to Roselawn last Sunday. Frank Overton and family went to Elzie Webb’s Monday. Thursday Mrs. Lute Jacks went to her son Charles’ at Rensselaer. Sam Jacks and family went to Jennie Rishling’s at Monon last Sunday. Mrs. Dodd went to Lafayette to visit the soldiers home one day last week. . E. H. Wood was at his farm that he recently traded off near here, Wednesday. The school teacher and scholars are preparing an exercise for Arbor Day, Friday. Last Sunday Arthur Parcels and J. H. Culp and families visited at John Melender’s. Hattie Overton of Rensselaer visited her brother Frank and family this place -over Sunday. Frank Eldridge and wife and son Ezra are visiting relatives at Lafayette, Kentland and Mt. Ayr this week. ;; Last Sunday John Ott and family of Remington came over in his automobile to visit his sister, Mrs. -George McCoy. / Miss Mollie Wood was at League Sunday evening, she is visiting Mrs. Mabie Rishling and other friends for a few days. , Tuesday Ray Holeman took a load of farming implements to his place he has rented for another year, east of Monticello. Omar Osborne is home now, visiting the foils near Rensselaer and also relatives and friends in and near this place. He has been absent from home a year last Jude. He is in business in New York.

Mrs. Kate Holemafi who spent a few days with her near Monticello, who has a bad felon on her finger, returned home Sunday afternoon. Sundaj Mr. and Mrs. Deardruff and Grandma Marker came tm visit at H. C. Anderson’s the firsK time the old lady has been out since her late sickness.

Mr. Large is repairing his house, putting a cellar under it and going to make a two-story square house. Will Noland and J. H. Culp are doing the carpentering work. H. C. Anderson got a telegram last Sunday £hat his brother Jim in Nevada was very low and not expected to live, but Monday they got another that he was better and would probably recover. He has lived in the west for several years, tryfhg to regain his health.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA. Remington, Ind., Oct. 20. To the Editor of The Democrat: Dear Sir:—As I ‘ had expected to call and see you on my way .home from the northwest and failed to do so on account of arriving in Rensselaer in the early morning, I take the liberty to give you a short sketch of what I saw and learned in my trip to North Dakota. I left Rensselaer the morning of August 12, and arrived in Lisbon, Ransom county, N. D., Friday, August 14, o’clock, a. m. As it was raining some, I took the liberty of viewing the town. I found the town of Lisbon located in a basin, surrounded by elevated lands, a stream running through the north portion of the town. About 3 o’clock p. m., I met Mr. William M. Hammonds, formerly of Jasper county. He is now located northwest of Lisbon about six miles and is doing a fine business in the way of farming about 1,280 acres of North Dakota land. . Mr. Hammonds took me home with him and while I was in the state he treated me like a brother. Although not formerly acquainted with his family I found them all very hospitable. The country around about where Mr. Hammonds is located is very rolling with lots of colliers and catch-basins to hold the water in case of two much rainfall, and in that neighborhood I could not learn from any of the old settlers that they had ever had a failure on account of wet weather. This year it 7 was as dry as they ever saw it, and yet on the very "tops of the hills a good crop of wheat and flax was raised. When I left the state the crops in the Hammonds settlement was all gathered in. I left the evening of October 3, and it might seem strange to some, but nevertheless it is a fact that everybody that leaves the county of Ransom leaves in the evening. In the year of ISOB the Hammonds family raised; a little oyer 19,000 bushels of grain, out of which they sold on track at Buttzville loaded in cars, eleven car loads, ranging from 1,250 to 1,600 bushels per car. The price of wheat was 85 cents per bushel; flax, $1.15. Mr. Hammonds has not as yet purchased any land. His lease compels them to farm the land that they now occupy another year, and then perhaps they will begin to pick up some of the fertile land in North Dakota. Their farming outfit consists of five gang plows, four binders, drillgagcLharrows to seed 1,200 or mortPatres of grain with, plenty of good wagons and tanks to move the grain in. They have 36 head of as good horses as I ever saw gathered together in one bunch, including two fine registered stable horses -' which are proving suite a source of revenue. Land ratages in price from S2O. to S4O per acre, and it is on the raise. The inhabitants largely consist of Indlanians and lowans, and they all seemed to be prospecting. The weather, " while I was there was fine. The air seemed: to be pure and refreshing and it was sufficient to make an old man feel young again. I noticed it work on uncle Billy Chidester who visited the state while I was there and came home the same time I did.

Well, Brother Babcock, I * don’t suppose your readers would care to read all that I would to tell you about the state of North Dakota, but allow me to state in conclusion that I met with many ardent republicans that are going to support Wt J. Bryan on the 3d day of November. Yours with respect,

ALBERT H. DICKINSON.