Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

REMINGTON. J. J. Porter was a Rensselaer goer Monday. John Jordan was in Rensselaer on business Friday. Mrs. C. A. Balcom visited in Huntington last week. Mrs. W. J. Dick of Watseka, 111., visited relatives here last week. H. E. Hartley was visiting relatives at Homer, Mich., last week. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman of Monon visited relatives here last week. Miss Ethel Hollingsworth has gone to Winona Lake to attend school. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hawkins spent Sunday with J. D. Allman and family in Rensselaer. J. X. Bull of Laporte county was shaking hands with old friends here a few days last week. The James Parks farm of 241 acres east of town has been sold to S. G. Hand for $27,000. Mrs. Ed Southerland and son visited her brother, Peter Parks and family, in Valparaiso last week. Mrs. Wortley and two children of Logansport visited here last week with her mother, Mrs. Myers. Miss Gertrude Gray of Chicago came to attend the Boicourt-Lambert wedding last week and to also visit relatives. The east bound iporning train on the Panhandle now goes through 15 minutes earlier than formerly, or at 5:46 a. m. Mrs. Max . Price and baby of Middlesboro, Ky., came last week to visit relatives and attend the Bbi-court-Lainbert wedding. Several new automobiles have appeared in town lately. Among the number is J. A. Washourn with a new Auburn: C. T. Denham, a Jackson; Wm. Stitz, a Reo. John McCullough, the new proprietor of the Remington Press, moved over from Fowler last week and occupies the Peter Roy property on Xorth Illinois street.

Wm. Gapes has traded his farm and residence property for a couple of farms, 560 acres in all, near Key West, Minn., not far from Grand Forks, where they will move next spring. Edward Morarity, a former resident of Goodland and Carpenter tp., was killed near Sturgis, Mich., last week Tuesday, by being thrown from a train of cars on which he was braking. A. W. Mourse, a former old resident of just west of Remington, died in Harvey, ill., .hay 28, and the remains were brought here for burbeside his wife in the Remington cemetery May 31. He was 92 years of age. His daughter, Mrs. Stearns, with whom he lived, is entirely helpless and was unable to attend the funeral.

MT. PLKASAXT. Arthur Ropp is doing some work for Andy Ropp this week. ru ,lrs ;, Arthur RopP called on Mrs. Lida Clouse Thursday afternoon. Henry Ropp and Frank Payne called on Arthur Ropp Thursday.' » rp - *»«* Mrs Arthur Ropp visited with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp'Wednesday. A number of wheatflelds were laid flat to the ground by Wednesday s rain storm. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gillbranson of W heat field visited with Mr. and Mrs Clyde Davisson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gillbranson visited with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson Tuesday night. Mrs. Arthur Ropp and daughter Prances visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Potts Tuesday. Jess Garriott returned to Fair Oaks after a short visit with Mr and Mrs. Albert Garriott, Thursday; Grant Davisson. James Britt Arthur Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse were Rensselaer callers Friday. Albert and Perry Garriott and Misses Kate and Carrie Garriott spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs John Clouse. .

Charley Campbell of Monticello is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John Price

and Nancy Hurley and other relatives here this week. Frank Payne add Arthur Ropp went on k fishing trip to the Iroquois Thursday and caught one catfish, about two ounces in size. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne and little son, Mr. and Mnt Arthur Ropp and daughter spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse. Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse and Jess Garriott spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Garriott. Good music, was rendered by the trio, Jess, Herby and Carrie Garriott. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price of Parr, Newt Jenkins and Carrie Garriott visited with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hurley Sunday. !. Bert Lon|g, who has been sick with consumption for several months, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lony Friday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Clarke of Rensselaer at Brushwood church Sunday afternoon with a large attendance. Interment was made in Mt. Tabor cemetery,