Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

OVER THE RIVER. Cleaning house is all ttfe go now. is on the sick list. John Marlatt went to Michigan Tuesday. Mrs. Barney Kolhoff was a town goer Thursday. Sam Laura is very sick with the whooping cough. George McElfresh was a town goer Saturday. Mrs. Chris Morgenegg is on the sick list at this writing. Lucy Morgenegg und little sister town goers Monday. Barney Kolhoff and family attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Gertrude Kolhoff called on Lucy, Katie and Eva Morgenegg' Sunday. Warner Miller and family spent Sunday with Barney Kolhoff and family. Mrs. Bessie Lewis and Ruby Gratner called on Mrs. Chas. Pullins Tuesday. Mrs. Emmet Pullins spent Sunday with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla and family.

EGYPT. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook visited Joseph Galey and family. Miss Ada Huff spent this week with her uncle Alva McCashen. Charles Antcliff and Frank Welsh were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Mrs. J. F. Mitchell and Ruth Pruett went fishing Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. D. V. Blake wno is under the doctor’s care, is better at this writing. The infant son of George Iliff’s is seriously sick with the whooping cough. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Pass took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galey Sunday. Ulysses Iliff, who has been quite sick with liver trouble, is better at this writing. Mrs. Michaels of Foresman spent a few days last week with W. F. Michaels and family. Florence Antcliff and Hannah and Kate Welsh took dinner with Bullis’ Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dunn spent Tuesday with'the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pruett.

SOUTH NEWTON. Warner Hough was a Rensselaer goer Saturday evening. Jay Woods spent Sunday with Ed Shanlaub near Mt. Ayr. Earl Leek took his colts to pasture the first of the week. C. R. Weiss was in Foresman on business Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ernest Mayhew visited at Arthur Mayhew’s Wednesday. Arthur Powell and family called on Fred Waling’s Sunday eve. Mrs. Fred Waling did shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Walter Jenkison called on Mrs. May Leek Monday afternoon. Harry Dewey transacted business at Philip Paulus’ Wednesday evening. Warner Hough and Joseph Charles were Rensselaer goers Sunday evening. The lineman was out testing the telephones in this vicinity Wednesday morning. Al Peters and his mother, Mrs. Anne Peters called on Mrs. Harry Dewey Monday evening. Mrs. Harry Dewey and son'Russell called on Mrs. Fred Waling Thursday afternoon. Oscar Weiss went Wednesday to help his uncle Ab Dewey finish putting in his corn. Ade’s brought another load of fertilizer up here for Harry Dewey this Wednesday morfiing.

Ade’s hired a man from Morocco to come up and shear sheep fpr them Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Harry Dewey •is on the sick list again and Bessie Paulus is helping her with her work this week. Mrs. Fred Waling and her sister, Mrs. Arthur Powell called on Mrs. Chas. Weiss Mcnday afternoon. .

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant and the latter’s father, Henry Shipman, took dinner with the Paulus family Sunday. Mrs. Chas. 'Waling and daughters Emma and Carrie visited Sunday with the Waling and Mayhew families. Charley Weiss and, family visited

Sunday afternoon with the Brooks and Gray families on the Hill ranch in Jordan tp. ~~ ’ Wm. Shindler drove the Rich & Sunderland poultry wagon from Fqresman on this route Tuesday and took dinner with Mrs. Weiss. Charles Weiss did business in Remington Monday and spent the night with his father-in-law, M. Dewey, returning home Tuesday. Most of the farmers in this vicinity are through planting corn. We are having fine weather now and the farmers are making good use of it.

BAUM’S BRIDGE. Mrs. Hell is visiting in 'Chicago this week. Lewis Vandercar of Dunnvllle visited among us Sunday. ‘Debs” was hauling baled hay to Dunn’s Siding last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bush called on the Wiseman family Sunday evening. Wm. Finney and family of near Kouts visited Sunday with Evert Finney and family. Miss Nora Snickenbeiger is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Cora Morehouse at this waiting. John Hoskins of Porter county was in our midst Sunday, looking as pleasant as a big sunflower. Luther Wiseman, who has been working at Demotte the past two weeks, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vandercar and Bert, Jr., and Lewie Vandercar of Dunnvllle spent Sunday with the Bush family.

McCOYSBVRG. Chas. Saidla was a business caller in Rensselaer Tuesday. Lan McDonald and John Phillips were in Wolcott Tuesday on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter and Mrs. R. V. Johns spent Sunday evening with F. L. Peregrine and wife. The young people belonging to the McCoysburg choir are practicing to sing for the graduating exercises. Mrs. R. V. Johns and Mrs. Arthur Meadows and children spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and family. Mrs. Sam Noland and daughter Cora and Miss Myrtle Peregrine visited with Mrs. F. L. Peregrine Monday afternoon. Mrs. James Nixon and two sisters, the Misses Becker, spent Tuesday with their sisters, Mrs. Chas. Saidla and Mrs. Nathan Eldredge. Mrs. Sarah Meadows and two little sons of Monon accompanied Eva Johns home Monday morning for a few days visit with R. V. Johns and family. Miss Ethel Parker came Tuesday evening on the milk train from Rensselaer to visit her sister, Mrs. R. L. Bussel and be present at chlor practice.

SURREY. Most everybody is well. Planting corn and wanting to is the go now. C. E. Day of Chicago was out hustling through the mud Saturday. The numerous cases of whooping cough are about all through with it now.

We have not got any goat killing dogs like Fair Oaks, but there is sjlll some egg-sucking dogs left. Gus Zacher has painted his house and it shows up nicely. They are preparing to build a new barn in the near future. The Hallagan Bros, are farming the Hugh Brosnahan farm this season. Hugh is staying on the Moffitt place at present. There was so many people had visitors and so many went visiting Sunday that we will not undertake to mention them. The old Vaughn church has been tore down and removed. The Cornerstone has been taken care of by the F. W. church people. There aye a few fields of wheat here and they look very good. The owners will not have to buy high priced flour Very much longer. The two sons of George Marion that went to Michigan some time

ago to work, have returned home There is not very much doing up there now. John Greenfield who returned to his farm some time ago from New Mexico, has sold out to Rev. Postil of Fowler. He expects to spend the summer in Colorado. Mat Carr bf Fair Oaks has been running the mill the last week and doing some good work. He is talking of rigging up a steam plow and going to raise corn in large quantities. The strong wind last Saturday afternon blew over a large crib belonging to C. L. Parks on the place near Parr that he recently purchased of E. J. Stutzman. It fell on a small stable where he had his horse tied. It was a miracle that the horse and buggy were saved.

INDEPENDENCE. Weather Warm and dry. Clyde Faris papered at Ed* Bible’s Wednesday. Smith & Son shipped a car load of stock Thursday. Austin Rathfon was a Medaryville goer Friday afternoon. T. L. Smith and family spent Sunday at Bradberry’s. B. R. Faris and daughter Eva spent Sunday with Herbert Faris. Misses Pearl and Bessie Smith were Winamac goers Thursday afternoon. Wilbur Johnson and Anna Harrison were Francesville visitors Sunday afternoon. Guy Faris, Ray Stevens and Fred Robey were Medaryville visitors Saturday evening. Miss Anna Hermanson entertained Gus Bradberry and Iva Toomire Sunday afternoon. Miss Bernice Antcliff visited Miss Fay Vanßuskirk from Saturday till Sunday afternoon. Charlie Henderson and Sam Brinneman were Medaryville visitors Sunday afternoon. Theodore Phillips and wife, Ed Bible and family spent Sunday evening at John Antcliff’s. All the men stand, around with their hands in their pockets nowadays while the women are cleaning house.

the palace. A. D. Hershman planted corn Tuesday. Plowing and seeding Is the order of the day. B. Rouse has been tiling for some time. Will Reinhertz’ dance Saturday night w T as a success. William Stalbaum lost a fine cow worth S6O last week. George Salrin has just got through hauling ties. F. M. Hershman was out Tuesday hunting seed corn. It is reported that August Woolbrandt is not expected to live. Otto Schrader is doing quite a business in Tefft as a storekeeper. Wheat around Asphaltum is about 16 inches high and looks fine so far. Gert Fitzpatrick was seen on our streets with his best girl last Sunday. We are having some very fine weather just now/with good prospects for rain. Some parts of the oil field has been started up again—for how long nobody knows. Felix Moritz and wife and sisters of the latter, went to Medaryville shopping Tuesday. Trustee Karch has bought 10 maps of the state of Indiana for the benefit of his township. Everybody bring your blacksmith repairing to Mr. Scott and get a good job done once. At Asphaltum. B. J. Gifford is treating his ties with some kind of a preparation and he says they will last 100 years. The fish wardens are having quite a time on the Kankakee marsh, trying to catch somebody, and they don’t know how.

PARR. Mrs. Dick Caldwell spent Tuesday with Mary Iliff. We are having some pretty fine weather at present. Mrs. Ada Snow Tuesday with Miss Deva Hurley. Miss Clara Hurley spent Sunday with Miss Hattie Sheffer. Miss Grace Price spent Wednesday night with Miss Ocie Wood. Miss May Warren is working this week for Mrs. Charley Ro wen. Mrs. Dennis Brooks spent Tuesday with Mrs. Lucretia Warren. Miss Delia Brooks spent Monday afternoon with Miss Lula Rowen. Miss Mildred Hall spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Lula Rowen.

Mrs. Sol Norman spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Charley Rowen. John Hurley spent Tuesday with his brother, R. M. Hurley and family. Vern Hurley is staying this week with his aunt, Mrs. Flora McCurtain.

Otis Sheffer and family spent Wednesday with William Platt and family. Mrs. Dennis Brooks spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Flora McCurtain. Mrs. Moss Davis spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Charley Warren. Len - McCurtain and family spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Isabell Price.

Miss Anna Clayton is back home getting Flora to do some sewing for her this week. Ab Garriott is having his house painted this week. It is rented by Sherman Renlcker. Mrs. Flora McCurtain spent Sunday with her sister in Rensselaer, Mrs. Alice Hurley, Mrs. Cora Shoulta spent Wednesday evening with her sister, Mrs. I Charley Warren.

Miss Maude Renicker and Myrtle Fay spent Sunday with home folks, and returned to their work on the milk train Sunday evening. Mrs. Lucretia Warren and little daughter Mildred and George and Eddie Warren spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Charley Warren. Mrs. Mattie Porter returned home on the milk train Wednesday evening from Rensselaer where she had been spending a couple of days. Those that were guests of George Warren and family Sunday were: Rev. Jenkins and family, Charley Warren and family, Misses Ida and Deva Hurley and Vilas Price.

FAIR OAKS. Mrs. Ed Kesler has her gallery just about completed. Mrs. M. I. Gundy did shopping in Rensselaer Monday. Walter McConnel is pressing hay up about Shelby this week. Miss Edith Moffitt was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. « Mrs. J. C. Thompson was in Rensselaer Monday shopping. Dora Cottingham got a shipment of carp from Thayer Tuesday. They were fine.

Luke Turner of Rensselaer is white-coating Mat Carr s house at this writing. Mrs. Ettle Garriott visited at her cousin, Jesste Garriott’s, near here a couple of days this week. John Liggett is putting out a good sized water melon patch on John Eger’s place west of here.

Mrs. Ed Kesler went to McCoysburg Wednesday eve with her camera to visit a day or two taking pictures. Saturday eve is the regular time for Rev. Fandlbust to preach at the M. E. church. All the people should come out and hear him. Ike Kight and John Zellers left here Monday for Arkansas on a land prospecting trip. They will probably be gone a week. John Kight and wife of Wheatfield left here Monday for Chicago. They went to consult a specialist in regard to the latter’s health. Mrs. Emery Cox, who has been

in Texas for about six weeks, returned home Sunday. She has Improved very much in health. It is reported that Mr. Barnes, who has been night operator here for a couple of years, has been released and is succeeded by a younger man. The base ball season opened in these parts last Sunday. The Fair Oaks team had their first game with Parr and got scooped 4 score. They will play again here Sunday. We have been having tip top weather the past week and the farmers are rushing their work right along. If the weather holds out the most of them will get through planting in these parts this week.

We received the sad news Wednesday morning that James Fay of Parr, who was visiting a sister, Mrs. Joe Brown, near Olney, 111., had passed away to the great beyond. We are informed the remains will be shipped here for burial at once. Mrs. Fannie Bringle has launched out into the millinery business. Anybody wanting anything in that line should give her a call. She has a nice new stock on hands and will no doubt give patrons their money’s worth, the right goods for the right price. She will be found at her residence, ope block west of the Christian church at present.

PIXE GROVE. Bluford Torbet spent Sunday with Newton Jenkins. Miss Lillie Hurley spent Sunday afternoon at home. Verna Shroyer was the guest of Stella Nuss Sunday. James Campbell lost a valuable horse last Wednesday. Mrs. James Torbet called on Mrs. Andy Ropp Wednesday afternoon. Newton Jenkins spent Saturday night with Bluford and Roy Torbet. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wiles were Pleasant Grove goers Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp visited with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ropp Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Effie Price of Parr. Lillie Hurley, Bernice and Lucy ■Walker spent Wednesday evening with Chloae Torbet. Bernice and Lucy Walker visited at grandparents, Mr. and ,Mrs. Isaac Walker’s Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hurley and family called on Charles Walker and family Sunday evening. Miss Nellie Austin of Wheatfield is spending several weeks with her uncle, Ike Miller and family. Mr. Chas. Walker, daughter Martha and son Seth spent Sunday with Mr. Vick Walker and family. Bessie Ropp, John and» Chloae Torbet spent Sunday evening with Willie and Elenora Miller and Miss Nellie Austin.

Rev. Jenkins of Parr will preach at the Independence school house in Barkley tp., Sunday njorning, May 23, at 10:30. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Gilman and family of Demotte.

Mr. and Mrs. George Snow and family, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Morris of Rensselaer and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Openchain, and family of near Gifford spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Snow. Those that were guests of Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and family were; Mrs. Sarah McCleary and family, Jack Cooper and George Platt of Rensselaer, Charles and Jimmie Britt, Bessie Ropp and John and Chloe . Torbet.

? LEE. Myrtle Lewis visited her mother Sunday. Ethel Lewis visited with Lural Anderson Sunday. Grandma Williamson is not very well at this writing. Mr. Botts’ daughter and husband visited them Sunday. O. A. Jacks had a tombstone put up to little Wallace’s grave last Tuesday. Elzie Webb and family and John Mellender’s visited Sunday at Mrs. Holeman’s.

The young people practiced singing Wednesday evening, preparing for childrens’ day. Henry Randle and wife of Rensselaer visited Sunday with Fred Stiers ,and family. Charley McCashen and wife and baby visited at her parents, Alvin Clark’s, last Sunday. They are making big preparations for an all day’s childrens’ day at this place the 18th of June. George Culp and wife went on the milk train to Rensselaer Sunday to visit her parents and to see Grandma Mellender.

S. M. Jacks is painting and kalsomining the inside of his store building, and it will be in fine shape when completed. The hail storm was very severe here Saturday, broke a great amount of window panes, and killed little chickens and destroyed the gardens quite badly. The rye fields are almost ruined.

PLEASANT RIDGE. C. Hilderbrand la quite sick at this writing. Hazel Lowman visited Tuesday with Nellie Elkins. Mrs. J. Reed called on Mrs. J. M. Pierson Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alf Lowman were in Francesville Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alf Lowman spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Griffin. Mrs. Frank Kenton aad Mrs. L. Calton were in Kensselaer Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin called on Mr. and Mrs. C. Hilderbrand Thursday afternoon. Mrs. W. S. Lowman left Monday for Paris, Tenn., to visit her mother, who is very sick. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenton and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Tom Walters Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pierson and Mr. and Mrs. John Reed spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Caldwell at Parr. We are io have a ball game here Sunday if the weather is favorable. This being our first game, a large crowd is expected.

WEST CARPENTER. Frank Eck visited at Virgie Sunday. Ida Hudson was a Goodland goer Saturday. Frank Eck was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Mrs. Dennis called on Mrs. W. T. Cory Monday. J. Dennis transacted business in Remington Tuesday. Mrs. R. E. Nafziger was a Goodland goer Wednesday. Ascension day was observed at Zion church Thursday. Ida Karr and Clara Hudson visited Amy Dennis Sunday. Several of our young people attended the ball game in Goodland Saturday, Will Keen and J. Hudson built fence for the former’s sisteer, Mrs. Medworth, Wednesday,

NORTHEAST BARKLEY. Earl Boyd spent Sunday with Charley Galbreath. Flank Turner has gone to Remington on business. - , Miss Lola Oliver visited with Lizzie Tow at Wolcott Saturday night. Earl Boyd and Charley Galbreath called on Frank Turner's Sunday afternoon.

E. P. Honan of Rensselaer took a business trip through our vicinity Wednesday. . Mrs. I. D. Walker visited her daughter, Mrs. Lon Daniels of Gifford Wednesday. Mrs. Percy Coleman and children visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Galbreath Sunday. Misses Lola Oliver and Belle Tow and Floyd Tow spent Sunday eve with Ethel and Everett Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Daniels of Gifford spent Sunday with- the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Walker. John L. Nichols has had a new wind mill erected on his farm. John believes in saving all the hard work he can. Day Jordan, who has attended school at Valpo, for the last six weeks, visited at home from Thursday until Tuesday, returning to school Tuesday.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Mrs. Debora Barton visited with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Makeever over Sunday. Ex-Judge S. P. Thompson of Rensselaer was in town Tuesday discussing the Iroquois ditch question with the citizens. Bert Dillman, formerly telegraph operator at Morocco, accompanied by his wife and little son, visited friends here last week. Rev. A. T. Briggs, of Hammond, District Superintendent of the Hammond district, spent last Friday night with the writer and his family, leaving Saturday morning for Brook to attend the Quarterly Conference there.

Dr. Martin was at Watseka, 111., last week and purchased the undivided interest of the V.an Natta farm of Wm. Van Natta. The purchase price was S9O per acre. This deal makes Dr. Martin the owner of 140 acres of land northeast of Donovan, 111., which is all fine farm land. The Quarterly Conference held at North Star last Friday afternoon was not well attended- The evening service, however, was well attended, considering the time of year, and those who were present- had the treat of listening to an excellent sermon by District Superintendent T. Briggs.

Mrs. Joe Miller met with a peculiar accident one day this week. While hoeing in the garden, she discovered a snake and, drawing the hoe up over her head, she attempted to strike it a terrific blow: the.hoe, however, caught in the limbs of a tree, thus causing the force intended for the blow to wrench the muscles and ligaments of her side, causing great pain, but nothing serious is expected to result from it.