Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY dW REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Every precinct In (Carpenter tp., voted "dry” in election. A. Beasley and W. T. Elmore ■were Logansport visitors Thursday. C. G. Beal and “Coley". Merritt were Lafayette visitors Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Dennis O’Connor and children visited her parents in Logansport last week. ■The first band concert of the season was given by the Remington band last evening. Mrs. Joe Milner and children of Indianapolis are visiting feiatives here at present writing. Miss Stella Davis of Terre Haute is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Fulks. Mrs. C. C. Winger is preparing to move to Washington state, where her husband is now loacted. Thomas Parks of Etna Green, Ind., is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Horace Hoover, at present writing. Misses Katherine Green and Frances Yeoman visited Mrs. Lee Rush at Earl Park a few days last week. Mrs. George Stoudt and Miss Dollie Porter were delegates from the Remington Chapter, O. E. S., to grand lodge meeting in Indianapolis last week. Mrs. George Worden, of Remington, was the guest of Mrs. Fred Taylor between trains Tuesday.— Kentland Democrat. Mrs. J. C. Gleason of Clifton, 111., visited her sister*, Mesdames B. F. Spencer and Geo. Hargreaves here a few days last week. Hiving decided to close out my stock of Millinery, I will sell the entire stock at greatly reduced prices. After May 1 will sell at cost. ANNA HARPER. The weather thus far has not been very favorable for the oats and grass, and Saturday’s cold, , blustering winds, followed by a freeze at night, has probably fixed the fruit that was in blossom. The Remington schools closed Friday after an eight months term, and the graduating exercises were held Monday evening at the M. E. church. Prof. R. B. VanKleinsmid of Purdue delivered the address. Music by Montan! Bros, orchestra Of Indianapolis. Medaryville Advertiser: Mr. F. M. Reed has shipped his household goods to Balbec, Ind., at which place he is the proprietor of a flourishing general merchandise store. Mr. Reed left for that place last Wednesday, but Mrs. Reed, son Guy and daughter, Miss Nettie, will not go until after the high school closes, or about the latter part of next week. We wish Mr. Reed unbounded prosperity in his new field of activities. Goodland Herald: The new C. & E. I. time card will go into effect Sunday, May 2, and the changes which will effect the service on this division are as follows: Nos. 211 and 212, our early Chicago passenger train, will be taken off altogether, the train will make its last run down Saturday night' and run back extra to Chicago the same evening. The through morning passenger train will pass through Goodland the same as susual at 10:22 a. m., but the afternoon passenger train to frazil will run one hour and thirteen minutes earlier, massing through Goodland at 1:50 p. m.

BL’RNSTOWN. P. Baker was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. . * Arthur Greenlee was a Renssejaer caller Friday. Mrs. Bud Lewis was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes were In Rensselaer Saturday. Elmer Sullenberger and wife were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Elmer Walter and Frank Brown were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Ilan Lesh and family visited with i Eli Arnold and family Sunday. Michael Burns was hauling corn to Rensselaer the latter part of the week. v.’ " Herbert Eib and Jim Stanley called on Samuel Holmes Friday evening. Elmer and David Greenlee spent Saturday with Spencer and Esta Holmes. v Shelby Comer was in this neighborhood Monday buying some butcher stuff. Jk C. Frazee was up for a few days this week, looking after his farms in Barkley tp. <• < Un. Chas. Reed and Mrs. Will George called on Mrs. Arthur Greenlee Friday afternoon. . , Mark Schroer and father and Philip Durant were in Rensselaer

Saturday in Mark’s fine new automobile. John Hurley is helping Samuel Price • clear a piece of timber on the McElfresh farm. Charley Reed and family visited with his mother, Mrs. John Nichols in Rensselaer Sunday. Samuel Holmes went to Rensselaer Monday to get a tank that J. C. Frazee shipped him from Peru. The storm last Thursday evening made a clean sweep of Emmet Pullins’ poultry houses and also killed a number of chickens. During the storm Thursday night L. A. Greenlee lost his hat near Aix and had to come home without it. Frank McGinnis recovered it next morning.

HANGING GROVE. Chas. Saidla was in Wolcott Sunday. Willie Montz was in Monon Thursday. Miss Tillie Ringeisen spent Sunday with Josie Stultz. Mrs. Cecil Rishling was in Rensselaer shopping Friday. Ed Cook of Pleasant Grove spent Sunday with home folks. Omar Church and Clayton Moflltt were in Rensselaer Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussel spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy. Miss Bertha Cook went to Rensselaer Wednesday morning to visit with her brother Harry and wife. Jay, the little son of Van Wood and wife of Rensselaer, is visiting with bis grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips.

MT. PLEASANT. Cnarley Walker went to Gifford Saturday. Clyde Davisson ,;went to Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Myrtle Davisson is on the sick list this week. Grant Davisson and Frank-Payne went to Rensselaer Saturday. Grant Davisson was dynafniting out stumps and rocks Monday. Daisy Payne called on James Davis and daughter Wednesday afternoon. James Garrlott and Moses Davisson were business callers here Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Switzer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse visited at the home of Levi Clouse at Rensselaer Friday. Cleveland Price, John Williams and John Garrlott called on Wesley Price Saturday. James Britt and family visited with J. W. Hankins and family at Gifford Sunday. Ray Williams and Moses Davisson were hauling hay from the Frazee farm Tuesday. Ruth, Orpha and Mrytle Parker and Gusta McCarthy visited with Bertha Cooper Sunday. James Campbell, Stella Nuss and Vemie Shroyer called on Arthur Snow Sunday afternoon. Albert Garrlott, Herby Garrlott and Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse were (Rensselaer callers Friday.

i Stella Swain, Nellie Gillmore, Lilly Hurty Switzer called on Carrie Garriott Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Rachel Price, who has been quite seriously sick the past two weeks, is improving at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson and I daughter Francie, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ropp. Mrs. Frank Vest went to Ogden, 111., last Thursday, called there by the sickness of her brother John Francis’ child. Most voters from here went to the local option election Saturday at Cozy Palace, which precinct went dry hy 21 votes. Willis Hurley, Cleveland Price, Albert Garriott, Frank Vest, Hobert and Perry Garriott called on Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jink Davis, Charley and Everett Parker and John Comer, Frank Garriott, Misses Myrtle and Bertha Parker and Herby

Garriott called on Mr. and Mra. John Clouse Friday evening. John Marlatt was a. caller here Sunday morning and went on to Rensselaer where himself and family took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols. Mr. Zook, who has been on the sick list for a long time, took quite seriously worse Sunday. He has been confined in his chair for the past four weeks, being unable to lie in bed on account of smothering spells. The Illinois Pickle Co., has wrote up a number of contracts for cabbage in this vicinity but won’t write any more. They are writing up pickle contracts, one for May 20 to 25, the other June 10 to 20, at 60c, 20c, and 15c per bushel. Severe electric storms accompanied by thunder and hail visited here Thursday, followed in the evening with heavy gales, and rain. Most of the outbuildings througout this vicinity were blown down and hay stacks were blown over and scattered over a wide range.

MILROY. Roy Culp was in Monon Monday. Wm. Culp was in Rensselaer Monday. Everett IJalstead called on G. L. Parks last week. G. L. Parks and wife were In Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Birens is very poorly and Dr. Clayton was called. James May and family spent Sunday at John Southard’s. We are proud to state our township voted dry at the election. Mr. and Mrs. Garvin called on G. L. Parks one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Castor and Jessie Southard were in Rensselaer Monday. Henry Beaver does not seem to improve much, *and Dr. Besser of Remington is attending him. D. Z. Clark, Mrs. L. Foulks, J. R. Clark and family, Geo. Foulks and family and Mrs. Ennis took dinner with Mrs. Mary McCashen Sunday, it being her 69th birthday anniversary.