Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

SOUTH NEWTON. Mrs. Alice Potts was a Mt. Ayr goer Saturday. Warner Hough attended Easter services at Rensselaer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taedtey Sunday. Ben Wooley and Harry Elijah were in this vicinity snipe-hunting Tuesday. Mrs. Arthur Mayhew called on Mrs. Philip Paulus last Thursday afternoon. Miss Bessie Peters is visiting for a few days with her sister, Mrs. Harry Dewey. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weiss Sunday. Leona and Alva Weiss attended an egg roast at Sidney Holmes’ Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Grant broke o eggs with their son Charles and wife Easter Sunday. Ernest Mayhew and wife spent Easter with Bert Mayhew and family of near Brook. Mrs. Arthur Powell assisted her sister, Mrs. Fred Waling with some work Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holmes spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey. Chas. Waling of Brook made a business trip to his farm in this vicinity .Wednesday. Harvey Pearson and wife visited with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pearson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frea Waling spent Easter Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts, near Brook. Mrs. Fred Markin and daughter Mary returned home last Thursday after a few days visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Powell. Peter Medworth, who works for the American Express Co., in Chicago, is spending a few days vacation with his uncles, Carey and James Carr. George Bentley and Nate Dangerfield of Brook spent Easter Sunday with the Paulus family.. The latter remained to tile ditch for Mr. Paulus. Mrs. Harry Dewey has been quite sick, but is reported some better at this writing. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas. Weiss, assisted her with her work a few days.

PARR. John Lesh and son were in Parr Tuesday. Mrs. Bertha Comer called on Mrs. Gant Tuesday. Mrs. Isaac Brubaker returned to her home Wednesday. Clyde Gunyon is sawing wood for John Lakln this week. Sherman Renicker had his telephone taken out last week. Misses Luvie and Goldie Gunyon were in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Dennis Brooks went to Rensselaer one evening this week. Miss Isabelle Price called on Mrs. Blankenbaker Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Sherman Renicker was seen making garden Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Isaac Brubaker visited with her sister, Mrs. Will Porter, Tuesday. Misses Floy and Lilly Williams visited with Miss Fern Norman Sunday. Steve Brusnahan was in Rensselaer Sunday morning before breakfast. Miss Maud ' Renicker called on Miss Nellie Garrlott Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Dick Caldwell and Mrs. Clement Fullerton were In Rensselaer Friday. Miss Grace Price called on Mr. and Mrs. Dick Caldwel, Tuesday evening. Frank McCurtain was seen going to the milk train Tuesday evening (?)

Miss Fairy Norman and cousin Oren attended church here Sunday afternoon. Miss Neva Garrlott visited with her cousin, Miss Marie Gant, Sunday and Monday. The Parr Sunday school gave an Easter entertainment to a large audience Sunday evening. Mrs. Sol. Norman and daughters, Fern and Ruby called on Mrs. Billy Meyerß Tuesday afternoon. Several of ihe young folks from here attended the. Blaster entertainment at Alx Saturday evening. Grandma Blankenbaker has been quite sick for the last two weeks, apd is no better at this writing. Miss Ethel Potts and Messers. Frank McCurtaln and Len Brusnahan visited with Miss Grace Price Sunday. There was a large delegation from Brookston attended the Free Will Baptist quarterly meeting Saturday and Sunday. The Parr boys have organised a

band and have sent for their instruments, which will be here the last of the week. Miss Anna Clayton, who is staying with Mrs. Ike McCurtain of McCoysburg, was in Parr Saturday everting and Sunday. Mrs. Fullerton returned to her home in Wadena Monday. She has been visiting her grandson and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clement FuHerton. A 1 and John McCurtain and Chas. Rowen have quit farming and have contracted with Jim Babcock to furnish him with geese feathers this spring.

WHEATFIELD. Col. Marble is not so well at this writing. The Easter services were ably conducted. The early bird is liable not to get the worm this spring. Fred Morris of Momence spent Sunday with relatives here. Homer Turner is confined with a case of double-geared mumps. Rev. Payton will move into th<# Taylor property on West Lena street. Dame Nature made a mistake and had April ahead of March this year. Thomas and Louis Jensen will play in the Oxford nine this season. It’s queer how-anxious people are to lend you money when you don’t need it. Don’t forget the local option election May I—we may need you on both sides. The first steps toward curing a crooked world will be to straigfiten your own glasses. John Pettet says Ward is the “wettest” man he knows, to still be as “dry” as he is. ( has. and Dick Simms returned from Pine Village, where they have been working on a farm. “Skeet” Hendrickson moved his barber outfit into the building lately vacated by Mrs. John Campbell. LiHian Stump, who has been-stay-ing with her aunt and attending school near Kniman, returned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barnard of Fowler were spending Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. B’s. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hixson. h rank Smith, who has beeen employed on the Clover Leaf R. R., returned Thursday and will remain here until again called for by that company. W heatfield has been dead so lopg, we would suggest that it be ied. We presume that those who have taken steps toward its extinction would conduct the funeral services. Sunday, April 18th, marks the greatest calamity in. the history of the United States—the destruction of San Francisco in 1906. The earthquake followed by a fire which in three days destroyed about four square miles, in the heart of the city; 450 lives were lost, I'soo people injured, 265,000 made homeless, and the property loss was about That day three years later will also be kept in memoriam, the closing of all places of business on that day and each ensuing Sunday in future. The drug stores are permitted to keep open from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m.-, from 12 noon to 1 p. m., and from 5 p. m. to 6 p. in. The telephone central will be closed also, but in cases of emergency the Anderson residence

may be called. The boys can’t take their best girls buggy riding on that day (the livery stable being closed) nor can they sit in the ice-cream parlors and enjoy their “sundas.” The card parties, etc., etc., are to be ditto. “No one will be permitted to smile inside the city limits. The men must wear a split-tailed coat, loose, flabby breeches, shave the tops of their heads and look sour. The women must discard all puffs and padding, wear black dresses and sit on the front seats in Sunday School. The next ordinance provides for the building of a high board fence on the incorporation lines and all entrances and exits to be guarded.

PLEASANT RIDGE. John Reed is on the sick list. Mies Nellie Reish visited at Wm. Elkins' Sunday. Mrs. J: Pierson was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Chloe and Floss Kenton spent Easter Sunday’ it home. Mrs. Frank Kenton returned home Friday' from a few visit at Marion. Mrs. Jane Lowman visited with her daughter, Mrs. Maud Moore, Sunday. * Mr. and Mrs. J. Myers of Parr spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pierson. Miss Ruby Huffman of Rensselaer spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. Stella Kenton. Roy Dale Lowman, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wash Lowman, died Monday afternoon, April 12, after a two weeks Illness of whooping cough. He was born April 10, 1907, and was two years and two days old. He leaves a father, mother, three sisters and four brothers to mourn his early death. f

uKE. The whooping cough children are getting better. Mrs. C. Williamson was sick a few days this week. Wednesday J. H. Culp and family visited his brother, Will of Milroy. Mrs. Effie Deardorff and Miss Lural Anderson went to Monon Tuesday afternoon. The ladies of the Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. S. W. Jacks’. Uncle Wesley Noland has moved into his property that he recently bought of William Gray. Mrs. Frank Eldridge’s mother of Mt. Ayr, came Saturday evening to spend a few days with her and family. Mrs. Loma Bruce, sister of Mrs. Mable Rishling, iame Sunday evening and visited with her till Wednesday. \ Mrs. Alvin Clark went Saturday and stayed till Tuesday evening with her daughter and new baby, Mrs. Eva McCashen. Last Tuesday was Lora Culp’s birthday anniversary, and quite a crowd of young people spent the evening with her. Tuesday night Mr. Kimes, northeast of here a few miles, shipped a car load of cattle and one of hogs, from this place. April 8, born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eldrldge a daughter. Also, April 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Charley McCashen, a daughter. Friday of last week Sam Noland’s school closed and a wagon load of young people from here went over to the dinner and exercises. Charley Jacks has recovered from his sickness and last Sunday evening he and his family came to spend a while with his parents, Lute Jacks’. Miss Lural Anderson’s school is out and she is at home. She has a new guitar and commenced taking lessons theron. There are thirteen in the orchestra now. Sunday, after church, John Mellender and family, Mrs. Holeman and Orville, Vern and True Culp and Myrtle and Verda Lewis took Easter dinner at J. H. Culp’s, and a crowd of about twenty young people were there in the afternoon.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Miss Rose Keeney Is spending the week In town with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Shlndleer. Jess Coovert came over from Rensselaer Sunday and spent the day with home folks. Miss Jessie Merry of Chicago, spent Sunday here with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Merry. Miss Nora Keeney returned home Monday from Earl Park, where she had been for the past week. Miss Nellie Harris is learning to operate the telephone switch-board. She will be the relief girl hereafter. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shindler and E. 0. Perrigo spent the day last Sunday with A. J. Keeney and wife. J. M. Hufty and wife Bpent the day last v Sunday at -the country home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Yeoman. Mra. Loma Miller and daughter Eva left Tuesday for a visit with J. M. Miller and family at Joliet, xu. Rev. Noland went to Rensselaer

Monday evening to attend a Ministerial Association, In session there this week. Harris Martin has purchased the Garrity residence property and we understand will move into it as soon 'as it is vacated by Mr. Garrity. I Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bengston of Foresman spent the day last Sunday ■ with Mrs. Bengston’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Makeever, northwest of here. Johnnie, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stahl, of north of town, was reported to be quite sick Tuesday evening. Yesterday he was said to be some better. J. B. Ashby, our popular hard-, ware, harness and furniture dealer, has purchased the Garrity saloon building and will join it onto his present furniture room and enlarge his business quite extensively. Such energetic men as Mr. Ashby is what it takes to boom and keep a town moving.

FAIR OAKS. We still have all kinds of weather. The carpenters have A 1 Helsel’s new house enclosed. Sylvester Brunton of west of here visited Chas. Halleck’s Sunday. George Lambert* visited relatives near Morocco the first of the week. Everybody makes garden and plants potatoes in these parts this week. Mrs. Helsel, who has been so seriously sick, is somewhat improving at this writing. There was another show struck our town Sunday, with a number bob-tailed dogs and moving-picture outfit. It is with us this week. . The high wind of Monday was a regular “Kansaser.” It blew a large cattle shed down on the Harris ranch near here, and untopped lots of hay stacks. Mrs. Alva Brouhard, who went from here a couple of weeks ago to a hospital in Indianapolis, was operated on last week, and is now getting along fine. It began raining Monday eve and continuing until about 8 o’clock. Tuesday morning, when the wind changed and rain turned to snow, continueing until about 8 o’clock. Mr. Hughes, who just completed his contract of building 4 miles of stone roads west and south of Roselawn, moved his outfit to Danville Wednesday. It consisted of 4 or 5 wagons with houses built on them. They would remind one of a gypsy outfit moving along. r The people of our town are getting crowded for time as they begun a dance and continued until Sunday morning, very much like they do at that noted resort, Cedar Lake. And the band has got to take their lesson practice on Sunday, owing to the lack of time on week days. Mrs. Oottingham visited her mother, Mrs. Nelson of Brookston over Sunday. She and Mrs. Walter McConnell will leave here for Riverside, California the first of the week to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. Grant Harmon for a month, who is in poor health. She will go to a hospital for an operation. It is reported that Mrs. J. R. Thompson will be landlady of the Cottingham hotel during her absence.

EGYPT. Mrs. Jesse Dunn went to Foresman Tuesday. William Washburn was out to his farm Monday. Ab Dewey visited Maurice Besse and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook spent Sunday at Joe Galey’s. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Pass were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galey were Foresman goers Wednesday. George Kennedy called on Mort Ritchey Thursday afternoon. Claude Williams hauled seed oats from Joseph Galey’s Monday. Ray and John Michael attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Jesse Beacher called on William Pruett and family Sunday afternoon. Miss Mae Sampson visited a few days last week at Charles Antcliff’s Miss Lucy Blake called on Maurice Besse and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. W. F. Michaels called on Mrs. John Tanner Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Michal visited their daughter,' Mrs. Philip Heuson, Sunday. Miss Eva Shew and Mr. Clyde Davis called on Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Besse Sunday afternoon. Lawrence Iliff, who is working for Osa Ritchey, is sick wjth the mumps at this writing. John Tanner’s baby, which has been quite sick with lung fever, is better at this writing. pine grove. Most farmers are busy plowing for corn. Charley Walker was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Everett and Gusta McCleary and

Mrs. Cooper were Rensselaer goers Wednesday, a Wm, Nuss called on James Torbet Wednesday morning. Charley Britt called on John Torbet Saturday evening. Chloe Torbet spent Wednesday afternoon with Bessie Ropp. Bertha and Orpha Parks took dinner with Bessie Ropp Sunday. Arthur Zimmerman called on Chas. Walker Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer and son Elmer, spent Easter Sunday with Mrs. Wm. Florence and family. Bluford and Roy Torbet and Bertha Cooper spent Sunday with Eeverett and Gusta McCleary. Mrs. Andy Ropp called on Mrs. Arthur Ropp and Mrs. Nancy Jane Burgett Wednesday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of Rensselaer, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp Sunday. John Daniels, Jonn Torbet, Willie Miller and Charley Britt attended Easter exeTcises at Rensselaer Sunday evening. Several from this vicinity attended the Easter exercises at Brushwood Saturday night, at Rosebud Sunday morning and at Parr Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker and family and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels and daughter Mary, took Easter dinner with Mrs. Jane Hurley. Mrs. George Daniels and twb sons, John and Ira attended the birthday anniversary at Wm. Daniels’ in Rensselaer Sunday, in honor of Mrs. Daniels.

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HE KNOWS ’EM ALL. There are some people who just Von’t like the local editor, no matter what his religion, politics or standing may be. They probably have made up their minds that they are not going to like him and that settles it. Try as hard as we may, we cannot overcome these preconceived notions of some people. But we know a few things. We know who likes us and who doft’t; we know who appreciates the work we are trying to do and who don’t; we know who encourages and helps us and who backbites and throws stumbling blocks in our way; we know who charitably overlooks our shortcomings and who bitterly critises us for them—-In fact we know lots of things that we have never told and perhaps neever will, and we know some people who ought to be mighty glad of it.—Attica Ledger.