Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

Wm. Zimmerman left last wek for Oklahoma on a prospecting trip. Wm. Corah went ty Huntington Thursday to visit his son Titus and family a tew days. Mrs. O. P. Taber has gone to Huntington, Ind., where she expect to spend the summer, Jerome Clark left last week for Laporte, Texas, to visit his daughter and family, Mrs. George Vincent. Charles Durbin and family have moved to New Castle, where he has employment in an automobile factory* Dr. Pratt and wife and A. P. Hawn of Goodland left last week on a three weeks prospecting and pleasure trip through Texas. Mrs. Seal of Kentland and Mrs. Ferguson of Duluth, Minn., were guests of the families of James Gilbert and C. A. Balcom a few days last week.

John Bowman and Bert Blood have gone to Lawton, Okla., where they expect to find employment at their trades of carpentering and plastering. Recent births: March 18, to Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, a son; March 18, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rich of Kankakee, 111., formerly of Remington, a son. Mr. and Mrs. George Dunlap and daughter of Plainfield, 111., visited a few days last week with the family of E. A. Bartoo. Mrs. D. is a sister of Mrs. Bartoo. Prof, and Mrs. Burgess went to Crawfordsville last Wednesday at which place Mr. Burgess entered a hospital to take treatment for a felon on his thumb in which blood poisoning was thought to have started. Clyde Reeves and family spent Sunday with his parents in Rensselaer. Mrs. I. A. Leavel of Wabash county, Mrs. Reeves’ mother, accompanied them home for a few days visit, after which she will return to Rensselaer and complete her visit there. Rev. Crowder, J. M. Ott, Samuel Bowman, J. G. Tharp and F. L. Griffin atttended the anti-saloon meeting at Rensselaer Saturday to take action toward petitioning for a county option election. It is the intention to have the petition ready to file for the April meeting of the county commissioners. Mr. Amiel Dlemer and Miss Cora Pample were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pample, near Wolcott, last Wednesday evening. The young couple are well and favorably known to many of JThe Democrat’s readers in this locality. After a short honeymoon spent? with relatives in Pontiac and Graymont, 111., they will begin housekeeping on the farm of the groom’s father near Wolcott. The long drouth at Wolcott was broken last week when Ab. Ellis opened his saloon under license granted by the circuit court of White county on appeal from a remonstrance. Another application for license will be made at the April meeting of the commissioners of that county, and it is likely Wolcott will have two booze joints in operation for the next three months, or until a county election is held there, when, if the county votes dry, they must go out of business within 90 days thereafter. Goodland Herald: “Last Sunday three young fellows went to Remington and acted very ungentlemanly, and in a way were a discredit to our town. While in Remington they broke windows in the elevator and lumber yard buildings. Remington parties concerned notified Marshal Morin the first of the week and he investigated the mattter .and found out who the boys were, but as this was their first offense we will not publish their names. However, they are requested to make good the damage done in Remington or be prosecuted.

MILROY.

J. R. Ward was in this vicinity Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. Foulks went to Monon Monday. James Haygood has moved to the farm owned by J. A. Tune of Forest, 111. Miss Edna Lefler of McCoysburg Is doing housework for Mro. Thos. Spencer. Born, Saturday, March 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Spencer, a 9% pound daughter. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolf and family in Wolcott last Sunday. Mt«. Thos. Spencer. Mrs. George Foulks and Mrs. John Clark visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark Thursday for dinner. Rev. Straley preached Sunday morning after Sunday School and again in the evening at the church.

BY OUR REGULAR c6rPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Mr*. Durflinger and son of Otterbein and Mrs. Templeton visited their sister, Mrs. Branson Clark and family last week. Mrs. Frank May and daughter and Mrs. Fred May and children spent Thursday night and Friday with Branson Clark’s. , Mrs. Bryon Iliff and children, who has been visiting GeOrge Wood and family, returned to their home in Momence, 111., Saturday. The seniors of Monon high school will give their class play in Monon March 25, at Horner’s opera house, entitled “The Man From Nevada." The daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Branson Clark on March J 6, died Friday morning, March 15, at 7 a. m., and was buried Saturday at 10:30 in the Milroy cemetery. Services were conducted at the house by Rev. Straley. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all.

HANGING GROVE. Mrs. 1 John Montz was In Monon Saturday. Mrs. Russell Wlllltts is sick with typhoid fever at this writing. Miss Crowder spent Wednesday afternoon with Miss Mary Peregrine. Frank Peregrine is building fence for B. J. Qifford north of McCoysburg. Elza Miller and family of near Wolcott spent Thursday at J. D. Miller’s. R. B. Porter purchased a fine four-year-old horse of C. A. Lefler Saturday. S. H. Howe, who has been very poorly for some time, is improving nicely at present. Miss Mary Peregrine spent Tuesday with Mrs. R. L. Bussell, assisting her with housework. Ed Peregrine and daughters Mary and Myrtle spent Sunday afternoon at S. W. Noland’s of near Lee. S. R. Nichols shipped a carload of hogs Wednesday from Randle, over the O. & W. V., to Chicago. Mrs. Hurd and son of Rensselaer spent a few days last week with R. B. Porter of near. McCoysburg. Elmer DuCharme of Wolcott Bpent Saturday and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and family. Roy Gwin and Ray McDonald were m Rensselaer Saturday and attended the show there In the evening. Mr. Infield of Lafayette was here Saturday looking at the Rinehart land. We understand he is thinking of buying it. The construction of the Moffitt dredge is going on rapidly and the boat will be ready to float In a few days, we understand. Cora, the five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Noland of near Lee, is reported quite sick with whooping cough and lung fever. * • Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harmon’s daughter, Mrs. Golda Crowden of Goodland, who has been visiting them for the past few days, returned home Sunday evening. The sale at Isaac Parcels’ Thursday was well attended and everything sold well. We understand that Isaac is going to Frlona, Texas, brother Arthur now lives. The shooting match at McCoysburg Wednesday was a great success. Quite a large crowd was in attendance and all report a good time. There will be another shoot in the near future. Squire Bussell says he has bagged forty ducks aqd three geese so far this spring, and has not been off his own farm hunting but once. How is that? If you beat the Squire killing game you will have to hurry. Another bunch of Wolcott hunters landed in McCoysburg Thursday on their return from the Kankakee river, where they had been for the past two weeks. They did not have very good luck, as ducks were rather scarce. Our trustee, George Parker, held an examination for the graduates at McCoysburg Saturday. The applicants were Elsie Smith, Clarence Rusk, Elvin Bussell, Ferol Porter, Harry Downs, Willie Montz and Harry Gwin. If you want ALL the news of Jasper county that is worth printing, proceedings of the circuit and commissioners' court, real estate transfers, court house news, country correspondence, etc., etc., subscribe for the Twice-a-Week Jasper County Democrat. Only $1.50 per year.

NORTH DAKOTA LETTER. Lari more, Nt>. Dak, Mob 17. Editor Democrat—l take pleasure in sending you a remittance for The Democrat which we have come to consider a household necessity. Through Its columns we are enabled to learn the most important happenings of old Jasper and also a part of Newton county, from which we are always eager to hear. We hay® passed our second winter in North Dakota, and am glad to say we have not frozen yet. But will be justified in Baying it gets '& little frosty here at times. We have had It as cold as 40 below here, but as a whole I really think we have better winters than you have in Indiana, for most of the winter through, the mercury ranges around the zero mark, and it seems very healthful, I think for that reason. I am prepared to farm for myself the coming season, will work the same farm that we have lived on since we have struck this state. I have met most of the immigrants that have, come here from and surrounding counties, and will say they are all an enterprising looking class and seem to be satisfied with their change. This leaves us all well and glad we are still in the Northwest and hope to see more people coming in the futre, for there is pletny of room here for good" farmers. I remain respectfully, ELMER ARNOLD. The thing to do is to always trade at an exclusive clothing and furnishing goods store, as you can always find goods more up-to-date and always find what you want. Be sure and see my spring line of suits and cravenettes. EARL DUVALL.

ROAI) ASSESSMENT SETTLED.

J. J. Lawler of Chicago, Atty. Frank Foltz and Engineer Bostwick and several other interested parties met this week In conference with A. D. Peck, J. M. Padgett, Wm. Parker and Frank Cox at which meeting the matter of road assessment for the thirty miles of new road was taken up by different committees and the whole matter amicably settled. —Morocco Courier. Notice the Kahn Tailoring line of 1% yard lengths in my west window. They are simply swell, and when we take your measurement we know how, and we never turn out any miss-fits. EARL DUVALL.

WORK PROGRESSING ON STERNBERG DREDGE.

The big Sternberg dredge between here and Guernsey is now ready to cross the air line division of the Monon. J? will require three days to clear the tracks if everything works without hindrance. The Monon company thought of detouring their trains over the main line and Panhandle via Reynolds, but this was abandoned Monday when it was found that the curve at the Monticello Y was too short for the long coaches, which was demonstrated by a special train run from this place. The detour will therefore be made by building a new track where the dredge is operating. The dredge wilk be mowing its way east of the Monon track Inside of ten days, and trains will be crossing the ditch on a new bridge. It Is expected that the canal will find an outlet In old Tip by the time snow falls next winter. There will be a fall of 76 feet In the Last mile before reaching the river, whereas the present decline is at the ratio of a foot to the mile. It requires a seven foot stage of water to float the big digger which throws out the dirt five yards per minute, or two and a half yards per dip.—Monon News. Don’t forget we press and clean your suit or overcoat free of charge for a year, when you buy it here. Just think what that saves you. EARL DUVALL.