Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

EGYPT. Mrs. Jasper Pass did shopping in Rensselaer |gturday. Mort Ritchey called on William Pruett Tuesday evening. W. F. Michael and son Ray hauled oats from Rensselaer Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Alva McCashan visited at his mother's Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alva McCashan spent Sunday at George Kennedy’s. Misses Hannah and Kate Welsh visited Miss Florence Antclllf Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dunn and family visited at Willard Pruett’s Sunday. Mrs. George AntcUff and daughter Pearl visited Charles Antcliff Thursday. Mrs. W. F. Michael and Mrs. John Mitchell visited Grandma Michael last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook took dinner with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galey. Tuesday.

WEST CARPENTER. Mabel Putt visited May Thomas Monday. Mrs. Chas. Cain called on Mrs. Will Cain Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antcliff were Goodland goers Friday. / Will Alexander called on Fred Dennis Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cory were Goodland visitors Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wortley called at Arthur Wray’s Sunday. Mrs. Wray spent Wednesday at Mr. Kendall’s near Foresman. Mrs. Warren Sage and Mrs. John Sage called on Mrs. Hudson Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Simonin visited at Sherman Slmonin’s Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kendall visited with Arthur Wray and family' Sunday. John Hudson and son George brought home a nice drove of cattle Monday. Ralph Johnson an family with Miss Della Johnson of White Cloud, Mich., vißited at Chas. Welsh’s Sunday.

PARR. Andy Myers spent Sunday with Dud Myers. The schools here closed last Friday, March 12. Miss Mamie Smith is working for Mr. and Mrs. King. Jacob Myers spent Monday with R. M. Hurley and family. Osa Snow and Cleveland Price spent Sunday with Winfred Hurley. Say, boys, is this leap year? Ask George and Frank and let them tell you. Jacob Myers spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Myers. Miss Bartice Bunday and Flossie Smith spent Sunday with Miss Mamie Smith. Elwood Myers from Alx spent Saturday night and Sunday with George Myers. Mr. Reed from Pleasant Ridge spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Myers spent Tuesday w'ith their daughter, Mrs. Roy Stephenson. Mrs. Mae and Chris Warren spent Thursday with their brother, Chas. Warren and family. George Myers, Elwood Myers and Frank King spent Sunday afternoon with Winfred Hurley. Mrs. Blanche McCurtain is helping her sister, Mrs. Logan Wood clean house this week. Misses Iva Snow and Carrie Stokers spent Sunday with Misses Ida, Clara and Deva Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sheffer and children spent Sunday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Isabell Price.

LHK. David Culp made a business trip to Medaryville Monday. Tommie Clark made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. Charley Jacks and family are visiting with his father, Lute Jacks. Sam Noland’s little girl is very sick with whooping-cough and <iung fever. Miss Lural Anderson was home Saturday and Sunday from her school. George Holeman and Flossie were at Mrs. Hoieman’s Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mann of Kankakee, 111., came Tuesday evening to visit with Fred Stiers. Mrs. Mable Rishling spent a few days this week, with her parents, Harvey Woods of near Rensselaer. The household goods belonging to Mr. Carlson, who lives in Chi-

cago, have arrived. He owns the Dodd farm. Mr. and Mrs. Hughs of Roselawn carnet Saturday evening and stayed until Monday morning at O. A. Jacks'. George McCoy is improving from his sickness, but Mr. Howe continues in a very serious condition, he having erysipelas. M. V. Deardorff’s are going to move to South Dakota. They are leaving her mother at H. C. Anderson’b. Her health continues very poorly. Saturday, March 20, is examination for graduation in Monon township. From the Lee school there are three, who are going to try— Lora Culp, Morris Jacks and Lonnie Noland. Alvin Clark, the hardware man, has his store room enlarged and everything complete in neatness and arrangement, and a first class hardware store. Give him call and see for yourself. Movers still continue to ®come. There was another car unloaded here this week. We understand it is a family from Chicago by the name of Godshaw, going on the Peterson farm north of here. Thursday night of last week occurred the death of Edward Kopka, mention of which was made of his sickness in last week’s news, he having died, of lung fever or pneumonia. He was sick only, a few days. The funeral was held Sunday morning at the church, Rev. Simonson and Wesley Noland conducting the funeral services. Interment in Osborne cemetery.

PLEASANT RIDGE. Our school will be out the second of April. Leslie Lownian visited with his sister Sunday. Mrs. Jim Pierson visited at John Reed’s Wednesday. Hazel Lowman visited with Nellie Elkins Wednesday. John Reed made a business trip to Fair Oaks Sunday. Charles Lowmar helped Alfred Lowman move Monday. Frank Kenton made a business trip to Francesville Wednesday. B. Lowman and brother were in our town Wednesday on business. Mrs. Sadie Elkins called on Mrs. A. S. Lowman Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Parkison spent Sunday with George Parker’s. Mrs. John Reed and Mrs. Jim Pierson were in Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenton and family visited at John Reed’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kenton and Miss Floss were in Wednesday. Miss Louise Hilderbrand called on' Mrs. A. S. Lowman Wednesday afternoon. Elmer Gwln of Rensselaer visited a few days this week with his mother, Mrs. E. Gwin. The party at Will Elkins’ Saturday night was well attended. Everybody had a fine time. Miss Floss and Chios* Kenton and two brothers attended church at McCoysburg Sunday evening. Miss Agnes Martin and Chloe Kenton will try the township examination at Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Lestie Harrington is working ror Mrs. Reed while her sister Flossie is home for a two weeks vacation. Ed and John Martin returned home Saturday from Brookston where they visited a few days with their brother. FOUR CORNERS. Homer Brown started for the west Monday morning.

Wesner Bros, win finish pressing 'and delivering their hay this week. Mack Ocker of Medaryville was a business caller at Wheatfleld Monday. Ducats are on their onward flight and are getting scared in this locality. Mack Ocker and family of Medaryvllle Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. John Mannan of near Tefft. The “leit-over" from the Tefft saloon was shipped from there Tuesday. The best of! friends must part. A few business men and citizens of near Wheatfleld attended the deep water meeting at Kankakee, 111., the 16th. I. D. Dunn lost a valuable cow Monday. Her Hip was broken in some way and"' they were obliged to shoot her/ Louis Jensen reported to the manager of the Oxford ball tegm this week. Louis is to pitch for them this year. The remains of Clem Sigler, the deputy game warden found dead near Baum’s Bridge, were taken to Anderson Tuesday for burial. Harmon Clark has purhcased the livery stock from Kosenhaum and will move same to his own barn, which will leave one barn for rent. Simon Fendig has been suffering from neuralgia. He went to Rensselaer Monday to consult a dentist, as the trouble seems to Qriginate in his teeth. Trustee Karch of Walker has not fully made up his mind whether he will request that Clarence deliver the extra amount of wood burned at Norway after school hours or deduct the value of the wood from Doilie’s saLary. Some ladies can’t tell dad from the boys, especially if she is up in a tree, and will chat for an hour, thinking they are talking with the son, and never the wiser until they are informed of their mistake. Call again.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Miss Nora Keeney visited the first of the week with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Shindler. Miss Dessie Fleming visited here over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Harris Martin and family. J. W. Hitchings and family of southeast of Foresman, spent Sunday with Wm. Johnson and family. Roy Flanders came down from Wheatfield Monday for a short visit with his wife, and her parents. Attorney Frank Foltz, in company with several other Rensselaer parties was in town a short while last Friday. J. O. Bailey, lately of Conrad, is moving into the Corbin house west of the depot. He will work in Witham’s blacksmith shop. Mrs. Frank Duvall returned to her home near Peoria, 111., last Friday after visiting a few days with her sister, Mrs. J. R. Sigler. John Snow, of Foresman, who has been working on the section for Chas. Bengston, was taken to Chicago Monday to be operated on for a gathering in his head. The telephone exchange is expected to be in complete working order, some time this week. This will be good news to a great many for there are few people but who find the telephone a daily necessity. Joseph Kosta, who has been on the sick list for some time, was able to come to town last Friday to hear, the lecture. Mr. Kosta is an enterprising fanner and never misses a chance to learn something about the business. Alfred Coovert left here Monday evening for Chicago where he will go to a hospital to undergo an operation for gall stones. Mr. Coovert has been failing in health for some time and it was decided that this would be the best course to pursue.