Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

Chas. Balconi was a Chicago visitor one day lastweek. Mrs. Geo. Stoudt visited relatives in Logansport last week. The Panhandle people have repaired their depot plattorm here. The Rebekah lodge has recently Installed a new piano in their lodge rooms. Practically all the farmers in this locality are done with their oats sowing. j Tim Hanniford, who has been living near Wolcott, moved back to Remington last week. Mr. and Mrs. James Leavel of Wabash county, visited relatives here a few days last week. Trustee May attended the meeting of the county board of education at Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Cecil McCain of Indianapolis is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Abe Wahl, for a few weeks. R. C. May will remodel his farm house northeast of town this season and Install acetyline lights and hath. Mrs. J. F. Irwin of Rensselaer visited her mother and brother, Mrs. Ravenscroft and son Sam, a few days last week. Miss Anna Monohan, daughter of I. J. Monohan of Gilboa tp., died March 26, of consumption, and was burled in the Gilboa cemetery the following Sunday. She was 23 years of age. Call and see Clara Treanor’s line of Ladies’ trimmed hats at $3, $3.25 and $3.50,. at her Easter Opening. Every one new and up-to-date. We also have a nice line of Misses’ and Children’s hats. Remington, Ind. Goodland Herald: Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Pratt, who have been visiting the important cities in Texas and Oklahoma for the past two weeks, returned home Wednesday evening. • • ♦ Monday morning it was found that the large school house bell was cracked on the west side and by Tuesday evening two more cracks were discovered, one on the east and one on the south. As the bell Is guaranteed it will be replaced by the bell factory. The Kentland Democrat has the following mention of J. C. Dickerson, at one time superintendent of the Remington schools: Superintendent J. C. Dickerson, of the public schools, loaded his household effects on cars yesterday for shipment to his farm in northern Jasper county where he intends to reside after the close of his school work here next month. His family left for their new home this morning. Supt. Dickerson will board, and remain in charge of the school until the close of the term. The rude jeers, mockery and insults given to the Dickerson family as they boarded the train this morning, by a crowd, of pupils from the public school who went there for the express purpose of wounding their feelings to the utmost, were, to say the least, simply shameful. They were such as to call for the organization of the parents of every -pupil in the school for thp purpose of ascertaining who the offending ones were and that the parents then themselves give their offspring such punishment as they would think would be the most beneficial to them for all future time. If the parents will not see to it that their children grow up mannerly and well behaved they may live to see that the law and its officers will take hold of them. Then, too, railroad companies should see that patrons at their stations and on their trains are given all due protection from the hoodlum class, be they young or old.

WHEATFIELD. Schools will close, here, on May .h. Whltzel was here from Lafayette Friday. Lon Hilliard was over from Tefft Saturday. Mr. Marti of Kersey was here on business Friday. - Abe Halleck was down from Rensselaer Wednesday. Irwin Albin and John DeArmond were here from Tefft Friday. Ed Ingraham of Chicago was a Wheatfield visitor Saturday. Dan Fairchild of Demotte was a business caller here Friday. Mr. Simms Is suffering from a thorn scratch across his eye-ball. Miss M. Grace Funk of Wheatfield Center was a caller here Saturday. Wm. and Dr. Wells of Demotte came Friday night to attend lodge. H. F., J. E., G. 8., J. V. Eugene Debs Is authority for most any old thing. Asa Stump moved into the Emmet Flora house on West Lena street, 1 April 1. Deputy-Sheriff Robinson was here from Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Joseph Hixon received six carloads of cattle from the TJ. 8. yards Friday. ~.... Elmer Miller has blood poison In hih face, caused from the pick of a cmcaen.

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Pete Zimmer of Chicago was among old friends here a few days last week. The automobile isn’t in it with the gossip when it comes to running people down. Albert Keen w-ent to Demotte Friday to attend to the funeral of Mrs. Rich Evers. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Nelson and Mrs. Gulbranson of Tefft were here on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Byers of South Bend came Friday for a few days visit with relatives. Wm. Guyatt, the elevator man and miller from Knox, was here on business Wednesday. Messrs Burrows and Hight of Burrow’s Camp were here purchasing horses Wednesday. Natur luvs phun, if she didn’t she never would have made a munkey.—Josh Billings. Mrs. Dr. Schwler of Knox visited relatives and friends here from Thursday until Saturday. John Jessup returned to South Bend Firday after a few days visit with his sister and sweetheart. Mrs. Minnie Cover of Fair Oaks is spending a few days with the Stump families and Mrs. B. H. Knapp. Dr. Zeuch, who is employed in the Grace hospital in Chicago, came Thursday for a few days visit with his family here. Mr. Byerly has moved into the Odd Fellows building and will open a glove, mitten and sock factory in the near future. Mrs. Goldie Henry returned to her home at Momence Wednesday after a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. Walter Darner. The repairman was here from Marshall, Mich., repairing the furnaces in the high school building Friday and Saturday. Trustee Clark, G. O. Stembel, John Pinter, John Greve and possibly one or two others from Wheatfield were Rensselaer goers Monday. One of the new laws makes it a misdemeanor to fish on Sunday. Even this, however, will not drive the fishermen to church on that day. J. A. Spencer of Dwight, . 111., was here on business Wednesday. He brought his checker-board along and showed the boys a few fancy “goose-walks,” “saddle-bags” and “skunks.” Wm. Helmick, general manager of the G. L. & N. at Groveton, Texas, came Wednesday to visit uis parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Helmick, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, returning Saturday. We understand that Will Asher will start for Montana in a! short time, but were unable to learn whether Bess bounced him or John trounced him, or he goes to grow up with the country. John Mlsch brought a large bird of the crane species to town Friday that measured six feet from tip to tip of wings and five and a half feet from tip of bill to feet. It was at first thought to be a heron, but closer observation proved it to be a stranger to our bird tribe, and not unlike the demoiselle crane of South America.

HANGING GROVE. Ed Cook of Pleasant Grove spent Sunday With his parents. Miss Myrtle Peregrine spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Floyd Porter. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine. Reed McCoy and wife have secured Miss Verda Lewis of Lee to work for them. O. M. and F. L. Peregrine are building fence for B. J. Gifford near Pleasant Grove. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bussell and baby spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker. Miss Mary Peregrine spent Saturday night and Sunday with her cousin Bertha Cook. Ed Peregrine and daughter Myrtle spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook and family. T. Eldredge of near Lee spent Sunday with his son Nathan Eldredge and family of McCoysburg. Miss iSazel Hurd returned home Friday morning after a few days spent with R.. B. Porter and family. John Wilkins' and Frank Ringelsen hauled tile from Monon Saturday, for the latter’s father, Michael Rlngeisen. Charles Bussell delivered mail Monday for carrier R. L. Bussel, while the latter weht to Rensselaer on business. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lefler left Thursday evening on the milk train fqr a few days visit at Lafayette with L. L. Lefler. Mrs. Z. McCashen and daughter Etta of Milroy tp., spent Sunday with the former’s son, Charles McCashen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson returned home Tuesday from Rossville where they had been to visit the latter’s relative*. Miss Anna Zable of Lee came on the milk train Thursday morning to McCoysburg to visit her cousin,

Mrs. Russell Willetts, who lg very sick. She returned home In the evening^' ’ J Our MeCoysburg school closed Friday for this term. There was no big dinner given, owing to so much sickness,* but a good program w r as rendered and the pupils were presented with souveniers by their teacher, R. O. McDonald.