Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

WEST CARPENTER. John Kelly hauled hay Tuesday. Frank Eck was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Harry Kendall visited at Arthur Wray’s Sunday. " John Dennis transacted business at Foresman Thursday. Frank Eck assisted John Dennis with some work Tuesday. Will Alexander called on Fred Dennis Sunday afterhoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wortley visited at Will Keen’s Sunday. Frank Antcliff and Leonard Toyne were Goodland goers Tuesday. Chas. Cain and Elmer Standish called at Frank Eek’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cory visited in Goodland Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Foresman, Clara Hudson and Amy Dennis visited at J. W. Stockton’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Koboski visited with the former’s parents near Remington Sunday. 4 Mrs. Hudson went to Joliet, 111., Thursday to attend the golden wedding of her parents. Mrs. Foresman of Brook and Mrs. Mooney of Foresman visited at Mrs. Hudson’s Wednesday. Rev. Warren preached to a large audience at Praise Chapel Sunday evening; it being the last of a series of meetings held at that place.

EGYPT. Mrs. Harry Cook spent Monday with her mother. Lucy and Elmer Blake spent Sunday at Mr. Eisele’s. Mr. and Mrs. John Roadlfer visited at Joe Galey’s Friday. George and Charley Antcliff were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn and family visited at Earl Clinton’s Sunday. Wilbur Bowers spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Mrs. McCashen and daughter Etta visited Sunday at Alva McCashen’s. D. V. Blake has been painting the last few weeks at Peter Nafziger’s. Mrs. James Welsh of Rensselaer visited with Frank Welsh and family Friday. W. F. Michaels, Maurice Besse and Ansel Pruett hauled hogs to Brook Wednesday. Mrs. W. F. tyichael spent a few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. Philip Henson. Florence Antcliff and Hannah and Kate Welsh visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook Sunday. Wilmot Ritchey spent Friday with Grandma Michaels, who has been sick for a few days. The two months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Keister died Sunday and was buried In the Egypt cemetery Monday afternoon.

LEE. A car of fertilizer was unloaded here this week. Jink Johhson and family were at Lute Jacks’ Sunday. Mrs. H. C. Anderson is having dental work done at Monon. David (%lp and J. H. Culp made a business trip to Medaryville Thursday. Miss Lural Anderson made a business trip to Rensselaer Wednesday. T. P. Jacks, S. M. Jacks and Alvin Clark were at Monticello Monday on business. Fred Stiers’ two daughters from Kankakee, 111., have been visiting their parents here. S. M. Jacks is treating his house to a new coat of paint. Mr. Cooley is doing the work. Last Thursday Mrs. Earl Stiers and two children went to Medaryville to visit relatives. Sam Noland has had a very sick horse and they do not know whether it will get well or not. O. A. Jacks and wife went to visit their lot at the the Osborne cemetery Sunday afternoon. Sam Noland’s little girl seems to Improve very slowly. They are taking her out in the air every day. The little girls have organized a sewing class and they will meet Thursday afternoon witn Chloe Overton. The orchestra played last Friday night at the hall and there was a large crowd out. There are 15 ki the class now and they are doing fine with their music. H. C. Anderson and wife and Lural went from church Sunday to Mr. Stewart’s for dinner, where their childfen were all home and they were having a family reunion. Rev. Olen Stewart and family came last Thursday t.nd made a week’s visit with his parents and other relatives, and Sunday morning he filled the pulpit here Instead qf Rev. Simonson, and also preached Sunday evening after League. He preached good sermons. PINE GROVE. Theodore Snow called on James Torbet Tuesday morning. Andy Ropp purchased a new cow of Mr. Ritchey south of town. The rains of late are making the grass and grains look bright. Miss Verna Shroyer was the guest of Miss Bertha Cooper Sunday. Mrs. James Torbet called on Mrs. Chas. Walker Saturday evening. Mrs. Alice Jenkins spent Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. Vida Rees. John Torbet and Willie Miller attended church at Rensselaer Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zimmerman

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visited Mr, and Mrs. El Merrel Sunday. '• Bluford and Roy Torbet called on Geo. Daniels Monday evening on business. Loh Daniels of Gifford is plowing this week for his brother-in-law, Chas. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels called on Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss spent Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ndss. Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels and son Ira spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Torbet and family. Several of the youngs folks of this vicinity attended church at Good Hope Sunday afternoon. Miss Stella Nuss returned home Sunday after several weeks stay with her sister, Mrs. Owen Barker. Harry Hayes returned to Jasper county Tuesday from South Dakota, after several months stay with his brother Henry. Those that spent Sunday evening with Everett, Bertha and Orpha Parker, were: James Campbell, Stella Nuss, Bluford, Chloae and Roy Torbet, Gusta McCleary, Bertha Cooper and Verna Shroyer. They were entertained with graphophone music.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) W. O. McCord left the first of the week for Chicago and yesterday took charge of the saloon which he and J. J. Garrity recently purchased. Claud Baldwin has for the past few days been trimming the trees in the park. It is hoped that it will make more shade this summer, but It is very doubtful. W. A. Shindler Is making arrangements to move to Foresman the first of next week, where it is reported he will work in the general store of Rich & Sunderland. Lee Mauck gave a darice at his home northeast of he e Saturday night and a large number of the young people from th.s place attended and reported a good ume. A change in the operators at the central office will take place next Saturday. Miss ->ollie Ashby will leave the service and Miss Mary John will Succeed her on the day shift. Miss Nellie Harris will take the night shift now filled by Miss Johnson. N. K. Parke, formerly of this place but for the past few years a resident of Hammond, was in town visiting relatives and friends the latter part of the week. He was returning home from a week’s visit with his daughters near Brook and Kentland. J. J. Garrity has disposed of his entire holdings at this place and is preparing to move to Chicago, where he and W. O. McCord have purchased a Thirty-fifth street saloon. Mr. Garrity has been here a number of years but as he no longer can continue in his chosen profession he has decided to leave. He says he has a good location in Chicago, being near where the new ball park will soon open. Miss Blanche Zerbe, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Zerbe, died of typhoid fever and heart trouble at her home in Argos, Ind., last Thursday morning. She had been sick but a short time and the news of her death came as a shock to her many friends at this place, where she was born and lived until about four years ago. She was 16 years old last December and was a bright and cheerful girl and a friend to all who knew her.