Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

WHEATFIELD. [This being our first week of correspondence from Wheatfield, we wish to say that our Items will cover a period of a week as nearly as possible, and as it is necessary to forward our items on Wednesday of each week to The DemoJrat, we shall begin on Thursday to gather news for the week following.— COR] Jim Spry is on the sick list this week. Billy Mac went to LaCrosse Saturday. Wm. Gilmore went to Parr Saturday. t Whitzel was over from Lafayette Thursday. Dr. Zeuck spent a few days with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Austin have slightly Improved at this writing. Debbs went to Lochell Saturday to drive cattle for Guy Barnard. Little Cecil Stump has been quite low with pneumonia. Burl ’ Biggs came Saturday to spend a few days with home folks.

Dee Brown has moved into the property lately vacated by Elwood Davis.

The 27th brings the natal day of our most beloved poet, Longfellow.

Walter Darnerj moved back to town Thursday, occupying the same residence.

Wm. McNeal of LaCrosse was here looking after his interests Saturday.

Ira Melser returned from Medaryville Monday alter .a week's visit with friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Mutchler took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Knapp Sunday. Mrs. Burrows and Mrs. Fitzgerald of Burrows camp, did shopping here Saturday.

The dance Monday night was well attended, Charley Hart of Kniman being the principal entertainer. Ben Knapp went on the route durin Jack Smith’s absence on account of the funeral of the Yeagley family. Wesley Tilton returned from Chicago Heights, Saturday, where he has been spending a week with his grandparents. Homer Turner did the Central work during the absence of Ray and Jim Anderson on account of the death of their father.

George Myers, who has been taking a course in telegraphy at Valpo, returned home Friday. Having completed the profession and now awaits the first opportunity that presents itself. The C. & E. I. ran a special train Sunday to convey the many friends of the Yeagley family. About seventy persons came over from LaCrosse. About forty came from Demotte Monday on the same occasion.

This century will have twentfour leap years, the greatest number possible. This not only may sound good to the gay widows and bashful lovers, but as February is contidered the month when women lalk the least, it looks like they were going to have a bulge on the men this time.

HANGING GROVE.

Another big rain Monday night and ther<4 is water everywhere.

Marion Robinson and Ella Crowder spent Tuesday at Ed Peregrine’s.

A. Williamson and R. B. Porter were in Monon on business Saturday.

P. D. Wells of Rensselaer was in this vicinity last week a couple of days.

Mrs. F. L. Peregrine spent Wednesday with Ed Peregrine and family.

The owner .of the former Rhinehart lands was here on business

James Tyler, one oi our prosperous farmers, unloaded a carload of tile at Lee.

The sale at Mrs. Lewis’ was very well attended, everything brought very good prices. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong spent Sunday, the guests of’ Mr. Wash Cook and family. Oscar Howe has again rented the farm he now lives on for this coming season, we understand. Dame Rumor has it that one of our young men is to be married Tuesday, to a young lady west of town.

George Stalker .and family loaded their goods at Francisville Thursday. shipping them to their future home at Valparaiso. Anyone wanting to buy two good barber chairs at the right price, should call on Chas. Saldla or F. L. Peregrine at McCoySburg. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and were entertained with graphophone music.

C. E. Peregrine and Temple Hammerton left Tuesday for Mitchell, South Dakota, where they have secured employment as farm hands

for this season. The sleet in this locality damaged the telephone lines and fruit trees. The Farmer’s line is a total wreck, and will be almost as much work as building a new one. Oscar Howe returned from New-

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ton, 111., Tuesday where he was called by the illness of his father, S. H. Howe. He says the sleet did not do much damage there. R. B. Porter received word Saturday noon from Mrs. Pbrter who is in Newton, 111., caring for her father, S. H. Howe, saying he is much better and they expect to return home sometime this week. In sickness, if a certain hidden nerve goes wrong, then the organ that this nerve controls will also surely fail. It may be a Stomach nerve, or it may have given strength and support to the Heart or Kidneys. It was Dr. Shoop that first pointed to this vital truth. Dr. Shoop’s Restorative was not made to dose the Stomach nor to temporarily stimulate the Heart or Kidneys. That old-fashioned method is all wrong. Dr. Shoop’s Restorative goes directly to these falling inside nerves. ' The remarkable success of this prescription demonstrates the wisdom of treating the actual cause of these failing organs. And it is indeed easy to prove. A simple five or ten days test will surely tell. Try it once, and see! Sold by All Dealers.

FAIR OAKS. Ab<* Bringle and wife were Rensselaer visitors Monday. It is reported that Uncle' John Casey has the whooping cough. Ike Kight & Co., received another carload of coal the first of the week.

We are having the muddiest roads now that we have had for a long time.

Mrs. A. M. Bringle is confined to her bed with an attack of billiousness. i

The sick of our town, are the most of them somewhat better at this writing. Hurrah for Newton county, at this writing the reports ran 368 dry. Let the good work go on. Miss Edith Moffitt visited her aunt, Mrs. Joana Byers of Wheatfield, from Saturday until Tuesday.

Uncle Dave Winslow' left here for Kansas Monday, where he expects to stay an indeflnate time with relatives. Mrs. Abe DeKoker of Demotte visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Clifton, the latter part of the week. Bark Crawford will move the first of the month out onto the Lawler ranch where he will farm the coming season.

Tom Parks who has lived over west of here on the Beech farm, moved Tuesday over east of here a couple of miles, on what was once the Dodge farm. / * Grandma Hall sold her property this week to Al Helsell. She will go and live with her children the remainder of her days. She has been quite poorly for some time. Dr. Hanson, the veterinary surgeon of Rensselaer, came up Tuesday evening and done some w’ork for Abe Bringle, in the way of extracting a tooth for one of his horses.

N ORT H EAST CARPENTER. Mrs. J. H. Williamson called on Mrs. Saloma Banes Monday evening. John Teters and family visited at Watt Darrow’s of Black Oak Sunday. Miss Lucy Fulks was out of school for a few days with a bad cold.

Misses Nellie and Irene Bartoo called on Miss Eunice Dickinson Sunday. Young Joseph Neslus attended the little dance at Barney Stine’s last Tuesday night The telephone line and the dirt roads in these parts are in a bad shape at this writing. Albert Dickinson and wife called on John Davis and family of near Remington last Sunday. Jacob Wagner, wife and daughter Lucy, spent Sunday evening with Albert DickinsonXand family. George Besse was in this neighborhood Monday looking after the Farmers’ insurance business. Lawrence Gillespie will start in a few days for Kansas where he moves on a farm recently purchased by Art Vincent. Miss Lucy Wagner returned home Saturday evening after spending a few days with her sister, northwest of Wolcott. Mike Kuboskl has finally decided to spend the coming season in Rensselaer, and will move there about the first of March. Lewis Sharkie says the big rains we are having proves to his entire satisfaction, that the tile drainage he put in his cellar is a success. The train load of farmers that leaves Jasper county for North Dakota, expects to start about the second of March with their household goods and farming outfits, and a few days later Jacob Wagner will escort the ladies through. Harmon Dickinson moved last week upon a farm near Medaryville. The farm was formerly known as ‘Coon Island Farm” but is really a peninsula, at least it is not quite surrounded by water, but Harmon took advantage of the weather and moved before it got entirely thawed out.

PLEASANT RIDGE. Chuck Lowman called on his best girl Sunday evening. Farmer was sawing wood for Reed the first of the week. Roy Lowman was seen in our town Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed were in Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Sadie Elkins called on Mrs. Alf Lowman Wednesday forenoon. Mrs. Jane Lowman visited with her daughter, Mrs. J. Moore Sunday.

Everett Myers visited with his sister, Mrs. Jim Pierson, Tuesday night. Mrs. Frank Kenton and daughter Cloe attended church 'in Rensselaer Sunday.

Mrs. Frank Kenton and Mrs. Ray Kenton visited our schools Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Alf Lowman spent Sunday with Jim Pierson’s. Miss Chloe Kenton and Miss Lestie Harington called on Miss Flossie Harington Sunday. W. S. Lowman was in Rensselaer Tuesday and will be pretty sure to go again Wednesday. The shooting match here Saturday was well attended. Everett Brown was the best shot. Miss Nellie Reish visited with the Kenton family Sunday. Of .course Fritz was there also. B. Lowman and Howard Griffin butchered a beef at Wash Lowman’s farm Wednesday for Alfred Lowman. Miss Donnie Myers is staying with her sister, Mrs. Pierson, and goes back and forth to school on the milk train.

Pal called on his best girl Wednesday evening. When they begin to call three nights a week there is surely something doing. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Parkison arrived Monday evening from their former home at Fickle, Indiana, and are staying with his father until Mr. Markin moves out of their house.