Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

■ AT*, Aix is still among the living. Miss Fern Casey spent Sunday with Leetie Harrington. Miss Floy Williams spent Sunday with Carrie Garriptt of Mt. Pleasant. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Comer attended meeting at Fair Oaks Sunday. Miss Grace Markin of Rensselaer Is visiting at brother Willie’s this , week. ! ' Frank Frost is living in the parsonage since Will Anderson mated to Chicago. Miss Lillie Burns spent her vacation week with her sister, Mrs. Carter Harriott. z Geo. Markin and. lady friend, Mattie Porter, spent Sunday with Nafccy J. Burgett Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams and baby spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Davisson. Mr. and Mrs. William Wilcox spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman. Mr. and Mrs. H. Clark of Rensselaer are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Swain and others this week. Ernest Comer is hitting the high places with a fine new buggy. The girls will smile at Ernest now. Cecil Swain, Earl Wiseman, John Garrlott and Frank Garrlott were Rensselaer goers Saturday evening. James Wiseman and two sons, Earl and Charley, and Zelah and Lizzie spent Sunday with home folks. There will be no Endeavor at Good Hope Sunday evening on account of Easter exercises at other places: Mrs. James Wiseman and little son Kenneth and Indus, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Thomas Mallatt at Fair Oaks. Frank Harriott and John Comer were at Fair Oaks Friday night and we are not able to say how much longer. Must be some attraction at Fair Oaks, boys. Mr. and Mrs.’ Edward Casey spent Sunday at Parr, it being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Casey’s grandmother,, Mrs. Isabelle Price, they reported a fine time. Frank Lakin has put a new roof on his house and tore the store building, which was formerly the Theo. Hurley property at Blackford, away. His daughter Rhoda lives in the house. The people of Brushwood are making preparations for a nice Easter entertainment to take place Saturday night, April 10. Everybody come and make this a date to be long remembered. Sunday school every Sunday at Good Hope and Brushwood. All those who are not regular members of either place, now is the time to begin. Make your own choice of which you want to attend, and be a regular member. Nothing will make a better gentleman or lady of a boy or girl than the Sunday school.

— ■ SOUTH NEWTON. Warner Hough visited with his brother Will and wife Sunday. Mrs. Walter Jenkison called on Mrs. Earl Leek Monday afternoon. Chas. Grant and wife spent Sunday evening with Arthur Powell and wife. Mrs. Fred Waling assisted Mrs. Arthur Powell « with some work Tuesday. • Fred Waling and Ernest Mayhew made a business trip to Mt. Ayr Wednesday. Miss Sadie Paulus was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Earl Leek assisted Mrs. Alice Potts to hang, wall paper Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jenkison were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taedtey Sunday. Frank Ervin and Wm. Eaton of Brook gave Fred Waling’s house a coat of paint last week. Henry Harris and John Bicknell were in this vicinity Tuesday, buying hogs and veal calves. Nelse Hough and wife spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Ed Schanlaub and husband. Miss Bessie Paulus went Sunday to spend a week or two with her sister, Mrs. James Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling took Sunday dinner, with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woodruff near Brook. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed. Mrs. Harry* Dewey spent- Wednesday night and Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Peters. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew has been quite sick with a cold, but is better at this writing. * Lyman and Sydney Peters visited Saturday hight and Sunday with their sister, M«- Harry Dewey and husband. Mrs. Arthur Mayhew and son

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Robert spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Waling, and other relatives in Brook. i , , The rain Tuesday evening was the hardest we have had in some time. Monday and Tuesday being warm, everything commenced to grow fine, but Wednesday it was colder and put a stop to it Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bengston of Foresman were given a surprise Sunday by a number of friends and relatives coming in with well filled baskets for a birthday dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Makeever of near Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bengston and family of Mt Ayr; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elijah and Miss Nettle Elijah of near Mt. Ayr; and Mr. and Mrs. E»rl Leek of this vicinity. After dinner a photographer took their pictures. All enjoyed a very pleasant day.

MILROY. Mrs. Ed Johnson was in Lee Wednesday. Letha Clark is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Foulks. Clayton Mellender went to work Sunday east of Monon. Geo. Foulks and Roy Williams were in Monticello Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Herman did shopping in Monon Saturday. Mrs. Geo. Wood and Mrs. Ed Johnson went to Lee Monday. Thomas Johnson’s have moved to the house vacated by Willard Johnson’s. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Williams came Saturday night to attend services at the church. Grandfather Stevens of Gillam came last 'week for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Culp and family. Ask Thos. Spencer and Geo. Foulks how they enjoyed the moving pictures in Monon Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks and Miss Madge Wolf called on Mr. and Mrs. John Mellender and family Sunday afternoon. Miss Jessie Williamson’s school at Center closed Saturday and a number of patrons and friends came with dinner and listened to an Interesting program In the afternoon. The Banner school taught by Madge Wolfe closed Wednesday with an Interesting program, patrons and visitors being present. Miss Madge returned to her home in Wolcott. Creighton Clark is working on Mr. Gilmore’s dredge, and came home on Sunday morning and returned again in the evening to work. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams took their daughter to Monon Monday to consult Dr. Clayton, as the little one is suffering with tonsilltls.

SOUTH UNION. Uncle Jim Burns is on the sick list. Sowing oats is still the order of the day. ‘ . Phil Heuson went to Rensselaer Saturday. Rev. Bundy preached at Mt. Hope Sunday and Sunday night. Mrs. Peter Hordeman went to Parr Tuesday to do some shopping. Taylor Wood and wife of Parr called on Wm. Smith and wife Sunday evenings Ernest Com’er drives a new buggy. Look out, girls. See who will be the first lucky one.

I Misses Leslie Harrington and Fern Casey called on Miss Goldie Bundy Sunday evening. Our new mail carrier, m Witham, looks like a “dandy” since he has commenced work for Uncle Sam. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith called on Zack Stanly and Geo. Zea Thursday night. Both were on the sick list. Grandpa and grandma Clark of Rensselaer are visiting their son-in-laws, Zeb and Jim Swain and families this week. If you want the news of any and all localities in Jasper county, just take and read The Jasper County Democrat and you will be accomodated. Easter exercises will be held at Brushwood Saturday evening and at Rose Bud Sunday morning, Parr Sunday evening. Those wishing can attend all three. Amos Alter Is done sowing oats and will soon be through plowing for corn. is one of those farmers that says the early bird catches the worm. Ernest Comer is preparing to set up a junk shop in connection with his kraut factory. Everyone having junk to sell will do well to give him a call before selling. The young folks of this neighorhood gathered in Saturday night to the number of about twenty and gave Miss Goldie Bundy a surprise. Refreshments were served and all reported a good time. The Illinois Pickle Co., Is preparing to put in a salting plant at Parr. All having strong backs, light heads and little feet, and desiring to raise pickles, just call on C. M. Garrlott of Parr, he will write you the prescription in full and furnish the seed also.

SOUTHEAST CARPENTER. Oats sowing is in full blast this week. Sanford Casey purchased a fine cow this x week from the Tribby Bros. Joe Sharkey made a business trip to Rensselaer Thursday. Claude and Gilbert White spent Sunday with Russell Taylor. Mrs. Fred May was in Remington Saturday to do her shopping. Get ready for the wedding bells. They will soon be ringing in this neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Zinser spent Sunday with her parents and friends at Remington. Miss Stella and brother Russell spent Friday evening with their sister, Mrs. Sadie Courtwright. A surprise dinner was given at the Hartman school, April 1. A large crowd gathered with well filled baskets of good eating at high noon. They rushed in the school house with their baskets and in a little while tables were set and the good things were spread on them. Each and everyone that was there ate a good hearty dinner. After dinner an hour was spent in good old school games. A very good program was given by the pupils. Every pupil was promoted to a higher grade in school, and eleven of them received rolls of honor. We wish the' teacher and pupils a happy vacation. Miss Catherine Hartman is the teacher.

PLEASANT RIDGE. B. Lowman visited at Wash Lowman’s Sunday. The farmers around here are all busy sowing oats. Mrs. Frank Kenton is visiting her brother at Marion. John Reed made a business trip to Fair Oaks Tuesday. Wm. Lowman of Rensselaer visited at Wm. Elkins’ Sunday. Mrs. John Reed on Mrs. J. Pierson Monday afternoon. John Reed shipped a car load of hogs to Chicago Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. Pierson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elkins. Mrs. Edith Lowman visited with her mother, Mrs. Howard Griffin, Sunday. Mrs. Maggie Griffin spent Saturday night and Sunday at Harve Lowman’s. Mips Chloe Kenton went to Surrey Tuesday to work for Mrs. O. J. Kenton. <r Mrs. Sarah Cavlnder is sick with the grip at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Lowman. Clifford Parkison made a business trip to Fickle, Ind., Friday and returned home Tuesday mojning. W’ash Lowman’s baby boy has been quite sick with the whooping cough, but is a little better at this wriing. Our school closet) Friday. We did not have a dinner as was intended, but some of the women went in the afternoon and enjoyed a spelling match. Mrs. Kenton was the best speller.

MT. AYB. (From The Pilot) ' Lossen Ponsler wae a Rensselaer visitor Sunday afternoon. Abel Grant and wife, of Renssel-j aer, spent Sunday here with J. R., Sigler and wife. A number of young people from this place attended the dance over near Parr Saturday evening. Miss Madeline Penwright, of Kankakee, came Saturday for a few days I visit with friends and relatives. The widow of the late “Blue” Rice, formerly of near here, died at her home in Momence one day last week. Miss Dessle Fleming, of Goodland, made a short visit the first of the week with her sister Mrs. Harris Martin. Mrs. Jasper Wright returned Friday from a two weeks flsit with friends and relatives in Morocco, Brook and Goodland. Miss Nora Keeney left Monday for Earl Park, to go to the home of Perry Washburn and take care of some sick members of the family. Frank Horsewood and wife, who are moving from Elkhart to a farm near Rensselaer, spent last Friday with Mrs. Geo. Johnson and family. John N. Sigler and wife, of Wheeling, Ind., came Monday for a visit with J. R. Sigler and family and to look after business interests here. The fixtures which nave been in the saloon at this place for several years, have been shipped to some point in Illinois by the brewing company. Mrs. John Macklenberg went to Rensselaer Saturday for a visit with friends and relatives. She was accompanied by her mother-in-law who has been visiting here. G. W. Zerbe, for a number of years station agent at this place, and for the past few years agent at Tiosa, Ind., has moved to Argos, Ind., where he will engage in the jewelry business. Martha Shriver, an aged maiden lady who has for the past several made her home with her brother, Noah Shriver, north of here, died at 1 o’clock last Monday morning. She has been in poor health for some time but the direct cause of her death was given us as pneumonia. r W. A. Coovert returned last Friday from Chicago where he had recently underwent an operation for gall stones. Mr. Coovert is feeling fine and is recovering nicely from the effects of the operation. It Is not thought that it will be necessary for him to return to Chicago for further treatment, as is usually the case. Certain actions that have taken place here in the past few weeks have made known the fact that there was a band of youthful counterfeiters at work in this town. work was limited to the manufacture of nlckles, leastwise, no other piece of money made by them has been discovered. It is asserted that they made a mould from genuine nickle and then used this mold to make Dickies of lead. Discovery of their actions is believed to have caused them to cease making the money. Mr. F. G. Fritts, Oneonta, N. Y., writes: “My little girl was greatly benefited by taking Foley’s Orino Laxative, and I think it is the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble.” Foley’s Orino Laxative is best for women and children, as it is mild, pleasant and effective, and is a splendid spring medicine, as it cleanses the system and clears the complexion. A. F. Long.

FAIR OAKS. Abe Bringle and wife visited at Bruce Moffitt’s Sunday. Milt Bundy moved back into his own property Tuesday. We got a pretty heavy rain and electric storm Tuesday eve. Walter McConnell went Monday up near Roselawn to press hay. Ike Kight bought a dandy driving noree last week of Bruce Moffitt. Weather is pretty good nowadays and grass and rye fields look fine. Oliver Robinson of Rensselaer was in our town Monday looking after a fugitive. The high winds of Tuesday night unroofed a Monon box car standing on the sidetrack here. Rev. Dunchburger of Lowell occupied the pulpit in the Christian church Saturday night. Rev. Fanbent will preach at the M. E. church Saturday night. All are invited to come out and l?ear him. The picture card association league held a session Sunday among the pickle tanks at the pickle factory. A. T. Wiseman of near Wheatfield visited relatives here the n.,c of the week with his brother Charley’s little boy. George Lambert, the blacksmith, is putting in a triphammer, to be run by his steam engine. This will greatly assist him in turning out his Al Helsel has the lumber on the ground for building an addition to one of his houses here in tow.n. It is reported Al will move back to town soon. Winslow stored his household goods Monday in Tom Mallatt’s house near the livery barn, and he and his wife left for North Dakota. They will work on a farm by the month. There were quite a number of the professional boozers of our town up to Roselawn last week to celebrate the closing of ths saloon at

that place, and several came home loaded to the brim and then some. Some celebrated the two last days. Eliza Fay and Dotta Thompson left' Monday for Ballyvllle, 111., to see the former’s sister, Mrs. Kilgore, who recently underwent an operation at Freeport, 111. She got along all right for awhile, but has had to go back to tne hospital for another operation. The stork has been quite busy in these parts the past few days and deliveries were made to Otto Cedarwall, and wife Sunday night, a daughter; Arthur Dewitt and wife, the same night, a daughter; Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs. Bark Crawford, a boy. All are doing fine. Bert Warren closed his meetings Wednesday eve, which he has been conducting the past five or six weeks. The results were that eight came forward and claimed conversion. On Wednesday he administered the rite of baptism to two. He will leave here Saturday for Hoopston, 111., where he will assist in the dedication of a church. Dr. English oi Rensselaer, while on his way from up west of Roselawn, Tuesday, had a little mishap with his auto while out about three miles of Fair Oaks, which laid him up for several hours. He had to telegraph to Rensselaer for his other machine to come and haul him home. They passed through here on their way home about four o'clock.

PARR. Ottis, Sheffer has purchased a new wagon. Victor Comer is having his house painted this week. Jeff Sheffer is having his house papered this week. Mark Shorer was in Parr with his new “autobile” Sunaay. The little folks are still practicing for their Easter exercises. Blackford school closed April 3. There was a big dinner the last day. Abe McCurtain and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday in Laura. Jeff Sheffers spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother Otis Sheffer. Rev. Jenkins and family spent Sunday with Charley Warren and family. Abe McCurtain and wife and Bessie McCurtain were Rensselaer goers Monday. —v. Friends and neighbors gave a surprise dinner to Mrs. Isabel Price Sunday. Mrs. Edith Hurley and son John spent Sunday with R. M. Hurley and family. Uncle Jim Snider and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with Dennis Brooks and family. « We had an awful wind storm in Parr Wednesday. It blew Charley Rowen’s windmill over and broke it up pretty badly. Winfred, Ida and Clara Hurley spent Friday night with Theodore Snow and family and they attended the last day of school at Blackford Saturday. The teacher is Miss Carrie Pierce.

FOUR CORNERS. Trustee Shlrer was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Bessie Biggs was entertaining her prospective mother-in-law Wednesday evening. The I. O. O. F. of Wheatfield are taking on a healthy growth. Work every Tuesday night. Dr. Solt of San Pierre was called professionally to the home, of Dave Wesner Tuesday forenoon. H. .Marble, who is in very poor health, is on the upward grade if all reports are true. Dr. Schwier of Knox came Wednesday to visit John Tilton, who has been in very poor health this winter. Harmon Clark, Marion Davis and F. W. Fisher were sorting and dehorning cattle for J. A. Hixon on the Barnard ranch Monday. Mrs. Ed Jessup of near Lacross, who has been visiting relatives and friends here the past ten days returned to her home Wednesday. F. G. Barnard shipped in 200 head of stock cattle Saturday, which he placed with sixty head he had here on his pasture in Walker tp. The schools of Kankakee and Walker tps., closed last Friday and Saturday, a portion of each are attending at Wheatfield where they have an eight months term. A heavy rain, accompanied by a high wind, spent its furry in this locality Tuesday evening, making the ground too wet for oats sowing the remainder of the week. Joseph Fensll, his brother Jerry, and Will Jasperson went to Chicago Saturday. Joe to sight-see, Jerry

to get « position as machinist, and Will to purchase an automobile. The Supt. of our stone road has been putting the road in good shape. Now what is much needed is a few good bridges and north Jasper. will have one good road at least Mrs. Fred Botzka, who has been seriously sick since Christmas I was taken to San Pierre Tuesday so that she could receive closer attention from her physician. Dr. I Solt advised the change. The Democrat gave 41 as the number of local option signatures from Kankakee tp„ when the correct number was 61, or 45 per cent of the legal voters. [4l was the number reported to The Democrat. —ED.] Dr. Fyfe of Wheatfield thinks there should be reserved seats in heaven for the doctors. That is the way he viewed it after answering an emergency call Tuesday night which compelled a drive of 16 miles through the rain. The dredge on the Smith ditch is making fine progress. The owners would never know when Sunday comes were it not for a greater number of visitors who come to see the machine on that day. This is the third list we have mailed within the last month to The Democrat. If these, like the others, are too rustic for publication, we had better save our postage stamps. {We assure our correspondent that we are always glad to hear from "Four Corners,” and we have received no items that have not been published. If others were mailed they failed to reach us.—ED.] John Stephens was thrown out of a buggy Saturday, on his way home from his work. He was invited to ride with Mr. Bickner, who was driving an untamed broncho. Wnen thrown out hie head came in contact with the edge of the stone, cutting a gash that required the services of a doctor, who repaired the injuries and Mr. S. will soon be Johnny on the spot again.

LEE. Mrs. Kopka moved Monday to Rensselaer. Will Rishllng and wife took dinner Sunday at Will Stiers. Wednesday Asa Hcleman clipped a horse for Rollie StewartMr. and Mrs. Shultz went to Arthur Williamson’s Sunday. Clayton Mellender has gone to work for Mr. Sandburg east of Monon. Frank Overton and Sam Jacks made a business trip to Lafayette Friday. Mrs. Holeman and son Orville spent Sunday with Elza Webb near Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Arm Lewis visited over Sunday at Henry Sparling’s at Demotte. Mrs. J. H. Culp and Lora were helping Mrs. Holeman paper a room Tuesday. Cora Noland is improving again and her father has taken up his school work. Lute Jacks and wife have been at Rensselaer taknig care of their son Charley, who is sick. The children of the primary and juvenile classes are going to have an Easter song at Sunday school tomorrow.

The three pupils, Lora Culp, Mor-, ris Jacks and Leonie Noland that tried the examination from this school all passed. Joe Clark and family were at T. P, Jacks’ Friday of last week and all come over for the school dinner and exercises. All had a fine time and the teacher gave the pupils souvernirs. Thursday of last week was Mrs. Leroy Noland’s and Mrs. George Irwin’s birthday anniversaries. They were both 60 years old and they had a big dinner for both at Mr. Noland’s. Quite a crowd was present, all enjoying themselves immensely. Sunday, quite a number from here attended the Sunday school convention at Monon. Q. A. Jacks and wife and Hollis, J. H. Culp and wife and Gail, Elmer Gilmore, Lora Culp, Asa Holeman, Bert Lewis and Clayton Mellender. It was a good convention. Saturday of last week Bert Lewis took hie mother and sister and Tillie Kopka, Lora Culp, Morris Jacks and Harley Clark In a big wagon to the last day of school at Osborne and attended the big dinner and also the program in the afternoon.

PINE GROVE. John Torbet took dinner with Willie Miller Sunday. The farmers around here are all busy sowing oats this week. •• Miss Bertha Cooper was the guest of Miss Gusta McCleary Bunday. School closed at Independence Saturday with a big dinner in honor of the teacher, Mr. Lutz. I Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and Mrs. Sarah McCleary spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cooper. John Daniels and Simon Cooper spent Saturday night and Sunday with Bluford and Roy TorbetMr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels and little daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hurley. Bluford and Roy Torbet, John Daniels and Simon Cooper called on Everett Parker Sunday afternoon. Charles Britt, Ben Hopkins, Willie Miller and John Torbet attended church at Renseelaer Sunday night. Mr. and* Mrs. James Torbet and son Charley spent Sunday, afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker and family. Those that took the county examination at Center March 20, from the Independence school were Misses Nile, Brit and Chloe Torbet, they being successful. t r

WEST CARPENTER. Arthur Putt visited his parents Sunday. Mrs. John Putt called at Geo. Putt’s Sunday. Leonard Toyne was a Goodland goer Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Putt called at John Eek’s Sunday. Amy Dennis visited Mrs. W. T. Cory Sunday afternoon. Fred Dennis visited Will Alexander Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antcliff were Goodland goers Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davidson last Thursday. Miss Ida Karr and Miss Alba Mooney of Foresman visited at J. Dennis’, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rodifer of Remington visited their daughter, Mrs. Wester Bowdy Sunday. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foreman will be pained to learn of the - death of their little daughter, Violet Irene, who died at Antigo, Wls. The remains were brought to the home of Mrs. Foreman’s father, Mr. John Hudson, where the funeral service was held Friday, April 2, conducted by Rev. Krewel, of Goodhind.