Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 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. Theresa Guttrlch quit cshool Friday. Grace Templar called on Threea •pttrich Sunday. Miss Florence Johnson called on ■arry Bice Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. * Bice called on John Darla* Sunday. Mrs. Johnson did shopping in Rensselaer last Friday. Mary Bice called on Florence Johnson Sunday night Dick Blake is visiting his sister. Mrs. Bice, at present writing. ,? Leonard Bice spent a few hours at home Sunday afternoon. Frank Britzinger called on M. B. Bice’s Sunday afternoon. Vern Bice and Eugene Hasty attended the show at Remington Friday evening. Mrs. M. E. Bice and Mrs. Clark Johnson called on Mrs. Daniel Williams Saturday afternoon.

Vern Bice celebrated his eighteenth birthday anniversary Thursday in the cornfield, husking corn. A few of the young people surprised Theresa Guttrich Friday evening, it being her fourteenth birthday anniversary. Eugene Hasty and Frank Brltzinger did not attend church Sunday evening at South America. What’s the matter, boys?

MILROY. G. L. Parks was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Uncle Fred Saltwell and wife were In Monon Saturday.

Mrs. George Foulks spent "Monday with Mrs. Frank May. Mrs. Lamport called on Mrs. Thos. Spencer Tuesday afternoon. Madge Wolfe went to Wolcott Wednesday evening to spend Thanksgiving.

Earl Foulks and Martha Clark are home for the Thanksgiving vacation.

Uncle Thos. Johnson and wife took dinner with Ludd Clark's Friday of last week. Dan Williams and wife, Ed Moore and I. J. Clark and with ate dinner Sunday with Thos. Johnson’s. Preaching here next Saturday night, Sunday morning and Sunday nighty at the Banner school house. ‘

Mrs. Chas. Smith is expected home from the hospital at Indianapolis this week, where she has been for some weeks. >

Ruth, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank May, is seriously ill with pneumonia at this writing. Dr. Besser is in attendance.

SOUTH NEWTON. Everybody is rejoicing over thO fine rain.

Mrs. Chas. Weiss is on the sick list at this writing. Frank Shipman attended lodge' at Mt. Ayr Tuesday evening. • Charley Casto assisted Harry Dewey with some work Tuesday. Harrison Casto is husking corn for Fred Taedtey this week. Warner Hough attended the dance at Mt. Ayr Saturday evening. Warner Hough and Alva Yeoman were out riding Sunday afternoon. Chas. Weiss . was one of the appraisers on the Bowers estate Thursday*

W. B. Yeoman and Arthur Powell transacted business at Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Potts visited her sister, Mrs. W. B. Yeoman and family Sunday. G ; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shanlaub visited Thursday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough. The farmers are doing their fall plowing now. It has been so dry before the rain that they couldn’t plow. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey Sunday. Fred Feldhaus returned home Tuesday from near Earl Park where he has been working since early spring. . ; u Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus spent Saturday night and Sunday with their sister, Mrs. James Reed and husband. , ChAs. Bengston and wife of Fores-, man called on the former’s sister, Mrs. Earl Leek and husband Sunday afternoon. ' Sam Woodworth and wife of near Brook and Arthur Powell and wife were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew spent Saturday night and Sunday with the latter’s brother, Ed Waling and family near Brook. Misses Laura and Ada Yeoman and Mrs. Mary Powell went Thursday for a visit with the letters

daughter, Mrs. Fred Markin near Pleasant Ridge. The two former returned home Friday but the latter remained for an extended visit.

DUNNVILLE. Philip White and John Finn worked the road Tuesday. Corn husking is very nearly all done now in these parts. T. F. Maloney and John Cooper called on Wm. Fitzgerald Sunday. Louis Vandercar spent Thanksgiving with his parents at Knox. Miss Bertha Albin spent Tuesday with her uncle Luther and family. Mrs. Cummings visited Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hight and Mr. and Mrs. Nees were Chicago shoppers Saturday.

David Collins, who has been ailing the past week, Is again able to be around.

Mrs. Seagrist and son Gilbert and Miss Emma Jones called on us Wednesday evening.

Several oj the young people of these parts attended the party at the Mattocks home Wednesday evening. • The road is being graded up and a new bridge. put in on the Porter county side of the river, near Bunrow’s camp.

Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell and children and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Claspell called on Marion Albin and family Sunday. There will be a box social at the Dunnville school house Saturday evening, for the benefit of the church. Let every one come.

LONELY VALLEY. We were visited by a little rain Monday morning. Mr. Bigford of Wheatfield was a caller here Sunday afternoon. * Revival meetings were held in the Christian church this week.

A friend from Chicago is visiting this week with the Misses Misch.

Anna and Ella Misch spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Obyrne. A goodly number from here attended M. E. church Sunday evening.

Jacob Francis of Blue Island was here a couple days during the week.

Gertie Clark is working for Mrs. Skeet Hendrlxson at Wheatfield at this writing. Mrs. Geo. Heil visited with relatives at Rochester the latter part of the week.

Pete and Ted White, the telephone doctors, were in our midst Wednesday. Pete Heil and family and your scribe were dinner guests of "Four Corners’* Sunday. A few L. V. farmers hauled buckwheat to Kersey Tuesday and Wednesday. Grandpa Miller returned* to Blackford Saturday after a week’s visit with relatives here. Jake Heil and family and Charlie Cline were callers at the Hershman home Saturday evening. Dave Gleason of Demotte and Robt Mannon of Wheatfield were through these parts Thursday. Thomas Obyrne has traded his L. V. farm for property near Chicago, where he expects to make his future home. Walter Darner and family of Wheatfield and Mr. Williams and family of hear Rensselaer will move to L. V. soon.

' EAST CARPENTER. Jacob Wagner called on Mr. English last Sunday. Pete Shlde of Milroy was a Remington goer Tuesday. Jesse Phillips of Black Oak hauled hogs to Remington Tuesday. John Wagner has Improved the road some in front ot bis home by putting in a new culvert.

John Zehr butchered last week with a one man’s machine. John is pretty handy when he is out of meat. * <

I wonder what made that "guy” turn the corner so quickly last Sunday? I expect he was thinking of dancing a hexagon. Jacob Wagner made three calls on Dr. Besser last Saturday before he got admitted to the doctor's office, it was so filled with patients. Chris Roush was hauling wood last Saturday with a one horse wagon, and by the way Chris lakes in a two horse load all the time. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips of Black Oak visited with friends in Benton county Saturday and Sunday, returning home Sunday evening.

Mike Kuboski went to Goodland Sunday morning accompanied by his brother-in-law, Fred Wagner. Mike expected to take the train at Goodland for Chicago.

The rain was welcomed in this vicinity. Jasper Guy was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Corn husking is a thing of the past with most all our farmers now. Remington’s college contingent came home for the Thanksgiving feast. Clyde Reeve and family spent Thanksgiving with his parents in Rensselaer. Subscribe for The Democrat and the Chicago Daily Journal —only 93.00 a year for the two.

L. B. Elmore was over from Remington last Saturday wearing one of those smiles that won’t come oft. He tips the scales at 225 and says lie is proud of it.—Goodland Herald. Omer Kirkpatrick, son of trusteeelect of York township, Benton county, and Lena Haynes, were married in Raub, Saturday night. They were each sixteen years old and obtained the license by consent of their parents. John Barnett, who has been in poor health for some time, died at his borne in Remington Nov. 16, and was buried the following Wednesday in the Remington cemetery. He was 70 years and 9 months of age, and was quite an old resident here.

LEE. ■ ■-£ Harley Clark spent Thanksgiving with friends at Rensselaer. Thanksgiving day and the Friday following there was no school. Mrs. Mabie Rlshling visited at her parents, Mr. Wood’s last Sunday.

Will Noland and wife and Helen went to Rensselaer on the milk train Wednesday. Miss Carle Caldwalder, who has been at Lacross for several weeks past, returned home Wednesday. Obe Noland has returned from Texas, but he did not trade his farm, and is not going to move there.

Arthur Parcels has a span of mules to take with him to Texas. They are planning to send their car next week.

David Culp has hauled the rent corn belonging to Mr. Wood, to Sam Noland, he having quite a number of hogs to feed. Miss Arty Gilmore came home Thursday morning on the milk train for her vacation from her school, where she is teaching south of Monon.

Edward Culp and family of Remington and daughter, Mrs. Jessie Thompson, Joe Clarke and family, T. P. Jacks and wife and Simon Parcels and family took dinner at Arthur Parcels' last Sunday.

Some of the young people from here intended to attend the box social given by the teacher. Miss Lural Anderson, at the Fairview school Wednesday evening, but on account of the weather did not go.

PINE GROVE. Chas. Walker shipped turkeys Monday. Mrs. James Torbet spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Walker. Mrs. Walter Daniels spent Monday with her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. Miss Stella Nuss went to work tor Mr. and Mrs. Moore of near Valma Monday. Mrs. Sarah Me Cleary called on Mrs. Samuel Rees Wednesday afternoon.

Miss Carrie Pierce spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Day Jordan of near Newland. Mrs. George Cooper and daughter Bertha called on Mrs. Sarah McCleary and daughter Gusta Sunday. There will be Literary at the Independence school house, Friday evening. Dec. 4. Everybody cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and son Charley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Beedy and family of Newland. John Daniels, Newton Jenkins, Villas Price and Bessie Ropp were guests of Bluford, Roy, John and Chloae Torbet Sunday. Everett, Bertha and Orpha Parker and Bluford, John and Chloae Torbet were guests of Bessie Ropp and Carrie Pierce Tuesday evening. Day and Jimmie Jordan, Carrie Pierce, Bessie Ropp, John Daniels, and Everett Parker were guests of Binford, Roy, John and Chloae Torbet. Misses Bessie Ropp and Carrie Pierce went to Chicago Thursday morning where the former will stay

several weeks and the latter will return Saturday.

FAIR OAKS. Health is generally pretty good in our town nowadays. We have had several days of almost all kinds of weather. Mrs. Dr. Fyfe went to Chicago Sunday to be gone about a week, it is said. Mrs. Thompson attended the funeral of Mrs. Cora * Sigman’s little boy at Parr last week. Mike Shehin of Lafayette came up with his family Thursday to take dinner with relatives. Mrs. Will Warren and son Bert went to Pleasant Ridge Wednesday to hold a few days meetings. W. L. Bringle and daughter, Mrs. Bruce Moffitt, returned Tuesday from their visit at Hibbard, Ind. Charles Barker and family went down about Swanington the first of the week to visit relatives a few days. Floyd Cox and Willie Cottingham are contemplating, going to Valparaiso in a few days to enter college. It is reported that an old bootlegger in our town is responsible for two or three drunks at his house Monday night. Mrs. Grey and little daughter of lowa, who have been visiting relatives here for a few weeks, returned' home Monday. Frank and Fred McCay, who have been over in Illinois for some time husking corn,, returned the latter part of the week. John Kight of Lacross was in our town the first of the week. It is reported that he has bought out the meat market at Wheatfield.

The boot-leggers of our town usually go to Roselawn with their grips, but Enos Mofflt and Joe Winslow went Monday with a spring wagon. They had it filled with fresh beef to sell instead of bottles to be filled. The lady friends of Mrs. Emory Cox gathered in at her home Tuesday eve to remind her that it was their 26th wedding- anniversary. Following are the names of those in attendance: Mrs. I. Kight, Mrs. John Zellars, Mrs. M. I. Gundy, Mrs. F. R. Erwin, Mrs. D. Lintner, Mrs. Ed Kesler, Mrs. A. M. Bringle and daughter Amy, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. McCay, Mrs. Charles Halleck, Mrs. Al Moore, Mrs. George Brouhard and daughter, Cora Lintner, Mrs. Cottingham, Lola Moore, Mrs. M. L. Hooper, Mrs. Ida Hanley and Minnie Cox. They each took something to eat, and had enough to load down a 'very large table, consisting mostly of candy, cakes, cookies, popcorn and different kinds of fruit, and they had a fine time. It was a time that they will all remember. The crowd left at a late hour, wishing her many more such pleasant occasions.

MT. AIR. From The Pilot. Ed Dennison spent Sunday with home folks at Foresman. Wm. Shindler is on the sick list and Chas. Penwright has been taking care of the lumber £ard. Miss Leona Dunlap left Wednesday for a few days visit with friends and relatives at Watseka, 111. Miss Opal Penwright of K€nkakee 111., came yesterday to spend Thanksgiving with friends and relatives.

Born Sunday, Nov. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schanlaub, a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Al Wild of Goodland spent Sunday with their son, Harry Wild and family. Mrs. Julian Hopkins, who has been visiting here for some yme with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins, left Friday for Springfield, Ohio, where they are now located. Noah Yoder is contemplating trading his entire possessions here for land in the northeastern part of the state. He has already traded the forty acres here known as the Young farm for eighty acres there. Ben Gessa, Jr., is reported to be quite sick with lung fever, and a younger brother George, is said to be in a serious condition from blood poisoning. Mrs. Gessa and a daughter are also said to be sick. Mrs. Walter Ponsler, Mrs. Bose Carter and Miss Edna Ponsler left Tuesday for Rensselaer for a short visit with friends and relatives, after which the two latter will return to their home at Claypool, Ind.

Ed Harris was In town Saturday and to us he looked more like a ghost than a human being. He has been laid up for several days with liver trouble and malaria fever, but is now traveling the road toward recovery. Geo. Schanlaub and wife, who some time ago purchased the Geo. Baldwin property, moved into the same the middle of the week. ar. Baldwin and family will move into Conda Stacker’s new house as soon as it is completed.

Henry Lee, whose illness was mentioned in our last issue as being very serious and that he could not live long, took a change for the better soon after and is now getting along nicely. The information has been given out by the attending physician that he will in all probabilities recover. Preparations are being made to present another home talent play in the near future, and if everything goes along smoothly it will probably appear about Christmas, or, earlier. The play under consideration. “The Danger Signal,** was previously put on here several years ago by a home talent troup and pronounced perfect. It will be under the direct management of Frank Johnson, who has, in the past two years staged several plays that were successful, and we predict a greater success than ever in this effort as we believe the play and players to be of an excellent quality.