Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

WEST CARPENTER, Frank Eck was at Rensselaer Mon day. The hum of the threshing machine is in our vicinity. Martin Caln was cutting oats with two binders. Tom Porter helped him. Oats are booming, 33 cents per bushel. Some of the farmers went 15 bushels per acre. On Wednesday, August 4th, Frank Eck was surprised when he sat down to dinner to partake of some roasting ears out of his garden. He says, as he was eating those roasting ears, he looked out of his door and saw a man cutting oats on what is known as the old Frank Phelps farm, and that it is the first time he ever ate roasting ears in oats cutting time. Hurrah for Indiana!

AIX. Everybody is very busy threshing and the grain is turning out very well. Cecil Swaim, Frank and Carter Garriott were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Several of the boys around here attended the minstrel show at Rensselaer Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ray Williams and baby visited with her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Davidson, Tuesday. Indus, Zelah, Earl and Charlie W iseman attended the picnic at Parr Sunday and report a nice time. Mrs. Carter Garriott and children are visiting with her sister, Mrs. John Belcher of South Bend, for a week or two.

Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins and Iris Comer of Parr, visited with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Garriott, Tuesday. Chas. Lakin, who has been at the bedside of his wife, who was operated on in a Chicago hospital last week, reports her as getting along quite well, and will probably be able to come home in two weks. Zeb Swaim's two children who have been very sick with typhoid fever, are better, but still another one of the girls is taking it now. The little boy that broke his arm last week is improving nicely. Surely Mr. and Mrs. Swaim are having their share of sickness lately.

SURREY. We need some rain. It is good and hot here. Dan Wirick is thinking something. He is trying to rent a house. Ed Gilmore completed a new well for Mr. Lornergan last week. Charles Parks has been helping E. S- Thornton with his oats, which are good this season. Miss Alice Parks returned home from a six weeks visit with her brother at Bainbridge. C. Dewitt, who got his arm broken so badly at Fair Oaks the 4th, is getting much better. The blackberry crop proves to be very poor this season as so many of them have dried up. What oats that have been threshed here are yielding nearly 30 bushels, and the quality is fine. Mr. and Mrs. Natle Chupp have moved into a new house* lately built by his father for tneir useThe parties who have been marketing pickles at the Parr plant say they are of very good quality. A. J. Freeland’s new dwelling is nearing completion. It is a good structure of modern architecture. Wages have been the highest this harvest season they have been for many years and average $2.00 per day. Those wanting to get cheap Land in the west can get it at wholesale of the parties who homesteaded in Colorado last May. Rankin Halstead rides a new motorcycle. It is a very poor thing for a batchelor like him to ride, for it will not carry doubleJake Jungles met with a bad accident to his engine Saturday while moving his threshing machine. The flue cleaner fell into the gear wheels. Now what do you think, George Rusch has got a lot of fine furniture of Montgomery and has got it in shape to use. He says the next thing to come Is the lady. The mutual telephone move is being discussed with much InterestHere It is thought to be the best move of that kind ever made for the benefit of the farmers. Let all the farmers work while a good thing is before them. If this move proves successful there will be nearly everyone in this vicinity have a telephone put in.

MILROY. Ed Herman was in Lee Sunday evening. RuvLa Herman was a Lee caller Monday. Mrs. Geo. Wood was in Lee Monday morning.

Jas. Clark cut oats fox Wm. Brock the first of the week. Wm. Halstead spent Sunday night with G. L. Parks and family. Mrs. Thomas Spencer visited her mother at Monticello last week. John Southard and family ate dinner Sunday with Mrs. L. Foulks. Mrs. Louisa Foulks and '.Mrs. Roy Williams went to Monon Monday. Chas. Smith and Jean Marchand went Monday to Kansas on a prospecting trip. Mrs. Fred May and children spent Friday and Saturday of this week with home folks. Creighton Clark and family and Thomas Spencer and family called on Geo. Foulks’ Sunday. Mrs. Lud Clark and Mrs. John Mitchell helped Mrs. Ed Herman cook for threshers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCashan and little daughter visited the former’s mother and sister Tuesday. Mrs. Blair and children of Piper City, 111., spent the first of the week with G. L. Parks and family. Mrs. Byron Iliff and children of Momence, HI., are spending this week with Geo. Woods and family. Earl Foulks and Elmer Gilmore returned home Sunday evening from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Clark near Morocco. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell returned Saturday from Francesville where they were called to attend the funeral of a cousin of Mr. Saltwell’s, residing at that place. The basket meeting announced last week will be held in R. Foulks’ grove, north of Banner school house. Rev. Northrup, pastor of the M. Echurch at Monon, will deliver a sermon in the afternoon. Sunday school and other services will be held in the morning. The Lee orchestra have kindly consented to be present, with their instructor, V. Young of Monon. Come and bring your baskets.

EGYPT. Oats cutting is a thing of the past. W. F. Michael was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Roy Buckle commenced work for D. V. Blake Tuesday. Charles and Jesse Gray were seen in this locality Sunday. James Bicknell called on Jasper Pass Sunday afternoon. Joseph Nelson is cleaning the Egypt cemetery this week. Mrs. McCashan spent Last week with her son Alva and wife. Bruce Stevens of Morocco was seen in this locality again Saturday. Iva Blake spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. V- Blake. Mrs. George Kennedy and daughter Velma were in Rensselaer Saturday. James Bicknell and Charles Antcliff hauled corn to Foresman Tuesday. Roy Michael and Nate Welsh took Sunday dinner with the Bullis boys. Mr. and Mrs- Harry Cook spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galley. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Sayler visited the latter’s brother, Ora Ritchey, Sunday. Wilbur Bowers and Fred Berger went to the show at Goodland Tuesday night. John Michael went to visit his sister, Mrs. Philip Heuson, last Thursday. Mrs. Jasper Pass is the proud owner of a three hundred and fifty dollar piano. Hannah and Kate Welsh attended Sunday school at the Bullis school house Sunday. Ansel Pruett started Thursday for Larimore, N. D., where he will work through harvest. Mr. and-Mrs. Jesse Dunn and children picked blackberries at Willard Pruett’s Monday. Mrs. Charles Harris and mother, Mrs. Timmons, visited James A. Keister and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Antcliff and daughter Pearl, and son Charles and family, visited at Charles Antcliff’s SundayMrs. Cassie Chapin of Brook and Mrs. Emily Bullis of Kewanna visited last Thursday with Frank Welsh and family. Victor and Vance Michael took Sunday dinner at Frank Welsh’s and in the afternoon they and the Welsh boys played ball down at the slough. Leonard Keister delivered twentyfive quarts of blackberries to Mort Ritchey Thursday afternoon and as hot as it was, Mort rolled up his sleeves and had all of those berries canned before dark. Milk cows in this vicinity are selling rather high, D. V. Blake sold one to Alf Peters at sixty-five dollars and not a very fine looking cow either. Come this way again Alf, others have Jerseys to sell.

FAIR OAKSMrs. T. J. Mallatt is some better at this writing. Clayton Moffitt left here Saturday to work in the harvest field. Mrs- Cottingham has moved back into her own property this week. Clayton Moffitt left here Saturday for his home in Davenport, North Dakota. Jud Hunt and Chas. Blue of Rensselaer were in town between trains Tuesday. A. T. Wiseman of near Wheatfield is visiting his sister, Mrs. Mallatt, this week. Doss Norman and family of Rens-

selaer visited relatives here in Fair Oaks Sunday. My, but we got a heavy rain and electric storm in these parts Wedesday evening. George Barker, who has been up in Michigan since last winter, returned last week. Mrs. Otto Cedarwell and children of east of town visited with her aunt, Edith Moffitt Friday. Mrs. Ed Lakin is away visiting home folks during Ed’s absence. He is expected home Wednesday. Alfonda Clifton moved back from the country Tuesday and occupies one of Mat Karr’s properties. Chas. Halleck, who has been away canvassing for his nursery for a week, returned home the first of the week. Willie Cottingham has got a position with Sam Richey at Wheatfield, as car repairer on the C. & E. I. R. R. Mrs. Dan Wood, of just out of town, has installed a brand-new organ in her house for her little daughter Edna. Mrs. Chas. Barker and children and Miss COra Trump returned home Tuesday after a week’s visit with relatives near Yeddo. Cloyd Clifton, Bert Umfrees, Fred McCay and John Kight left here for North Dakota the first of the week to work in the harvest field. The pickle people shipped out a couple more car loads of old pickles the past week. They took in over one hundred bushels of new ones Wednesday. A Mr. Frank Southerland of Ohio came here the latter part of the week looking after some matrimonial affairs, it is said. He only tarried a couple of hours or so. We got a nice shower Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning which was very much needed in some parts as the weather has been very hot and dry. Corn is advancing very fast now. Threshing has begun but the showers will cause them to lay off a day or so. There has not been any stacking of grain as yet. Pain anywhere stopped in 20 minutes with one of Dr. Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets. The formula is on the 25-cent box. Ask your Doctor or Druggist about this formula! Stops womanly pains, -headache, pains anywhere. Write Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. for free trial, to prove value of his Headache, or Pink Pain Tablets. Sold by All Dealers.

¥ , PARR. Jay \\ ilcox spent Sunday evening at J. L. Babcock’s. Mrs. C. Caldwell is on the sick list at this writing. Edward Reish is visiting his sister, _Mrs. Jesse EldridgeSherman Renicker and family are preparing to move to Colorado this week.

John Gaffey who was run over with a binder the other day, is getting along very good. Misses Helen Murray and Nell Myers of Rensselaer are visiting Miss Blanche Babcock this week. Quite a number from here attended the 48th birthday anniversary of Mrs. David Alter last Sunday. On account of the rainy weather oats threshing is rather dull for the present, but the people like to see rain for the pickles.

Andrew Potts and Jesse Eldridge started from here Monday night for a trip in the west, both expecting to take a claim in Colorado. Joe Gunyon left Monday for Indianapolis where he will visit his parents before going to lowa, where he is employed for the summer. J. N. Price, Sr., was overcome with heat last Monday noon while on his way home from the farm where he had been triming hedge. He is getting along nicely at this writing.

Mrs- Isaac Brubaker came Sunday evening to make an extended visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Blankenbaker and friends, here, before leaving for her future home in Colorado. The five-cent show at Wood’s hall last Saturday night was well attended and the pictures were fine. The show will still be continued on each Saturday night. Everybody come and enjoy yoursef. The Illinois Pickle Co. Is getting along very nicely with their construction of the pickle tanks and a good many pickles have been brought in already. They are having a well drilled and expect to bottle the pickles here. W. L. Wood seems to be death on the autos, as he breaks every one he gets into. He started with' John Knapp of Rensselaer last Saturday to go to Winamac and only went as tar as the railroad in Rensselaer when they discovered they had lost one of their back wheels. Logan. I believe I would leave the machines alone. The farewell picnic given for Miss Maud Renicker, who is going to Colorado with her parents, and Miss Hazel McColly, who is going to Chicago Heights, by the young people of this ylcinlty Last Sunday was largely attended, there being over seventy-five present, and all enjoyed a good time. The Parr band was present and furnished us with plenty of good music while the girls who came with well filled baskets of bounteous food, prepared a fine dinner. The grove was furnished with good swings and hammocks and many games w-ere playedWhen the Stomach, Heart, or Kidney nerves get weak, then these organs always fail. Don’t drug the Stomach—nor stimulate the Heart or Kidneys. That is simply a makeshift. Get a prescription known to Druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. The Restorative is prepared expressly for these weak inside nerves. Strengthen these nerves, build them up with Dr. Shoop’s Restorative—tablets or liquid—and see how quickly help will come. Sold, by all dealers. . ' ’‘■’•■J

SOUTH NEWTON. Blackberry picking is the order of the day. Hough's men helped Ben Wooley thresh Monday. Earl Leek took a load of corn to Rensselaer Monday. Leona Weiss finished up a term of music lessons Last week. Philip Paulus hauled his threshing coal from Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Corn never looked finer in this locality than it does at present. J. E. Reed and family broke bread with the Paulus family Sunday. Fred Waling and family called on Arthur Powell’s Sunday evening. Mrs. Mary Powell and daughter Alice, spent Sunday at Arthur Powell’s. Chas. Grant and wife called on Bert Yeoman and wife Sunday alternoon „ Philip Paulus made a business trip over in Newton county Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek attended the ball game at Mt. Ayr Sunday afternoon. Ades of the’Hazelden farm made a flying thip through this vicinity Tuesday evening. Ade’s men of Brook put lightning rods on their barn at Harry Dewey's one day last week. W- E. Leek and daughter Della, visited one day last week with the former’s son Earl. Mr. Speck and two children of near Foresman, visited with Mrs. Mary Powell last Friday. ■Sidney Holmes lost a good horse Monday by having one of its legs cut off with a mowing machine. “George M.” thought that he would wait so late that the scribes wouldn’t see him. The saw him just the same. Mrs. Sidney Holmes had her hand quite severely burned last week by having some boiling syrup run over on it. Mrs. Philip Paulus and daughter Bessie spent Monday night and Tuesday with J. E. Reed of near Surrey. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Eldridge of McCoysburg spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holmes. Wm. Anderson and family of near eKntland and Warner Hough and Joe Charles spent Sunday with Wm. Hough and wife. Mrs. Harry Dewey took Sunday dinner the Paulus family. Mr. Dewey was at Al Peters’ and M- A. Dewey’s on business. Harvey Waling and wife of near Brook took Sunday dinner with the former’s sister and husband, Mr- and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. Mrs. Chas. Waling and daughter Carrie of Brook, came Wednesday for a few days’ visit with the former's daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. Miss Sadie Paulus returned home Monday afternoon after an extended visit with her uncle, Henry Paulus and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Prouty. Mr- and Mrs. Alva Rowley and son of brook, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough Sunday. They spent the evening with Wm. Hough and wife.

NEWLAND. Ed Oliver was in Newland Saturday. Ed Oliver put a new sewer in Saturday. Win. Martin bought a horse Saturday. John Snider was in Newland Wednesday. Mrs. Etta Blackman caled on Mrs. Bress Sunday. Miss Lola Oliver called on Mrs. Bress Sunday. Wm. Martin bought a team of mules Tuesday. Say. Floyd, wear your new suit of clothes Sunday. Dan Snider and sons are putting up hay this week. They have a telephone in the ticket office at Newland. Mrs. John Snider called on Mrs. Geo. Beady Tuesday. Alva Blackman began picking his pickles Monday morning. Mr- and Mrs. James Snider went to Wheatfield Wednesday. The rain Wednesday put a stop to hay making for awhile. W. A. Martin called on Alva Blackman and family Sunday. They have the kraut factory nearly hauled away from Newland. Miss Mattie Anderson and Wm Steel were in Newland Sunday. John Bohan is repairing wells and pumps for B. J. Gifford this week. The rain we had Wednesday helped the crops and pickles very much. Mrs. Wm. Martin bought and canned fourteen quarts of blackberries Tuesday. Mrs. Chas. Anderson and daughters and Miss Chloe Martin went berrying Tuesday. News is scarce this week as everybody Is busy picking berries and working in the fields. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Martin visited

Mr. and Mrs. Cora Eldridge near the old oil fields Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Snider and family spent Sunday with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Dan Snider. Come to Mr- Bress’ at .Newland to buy the cheapest and best goods. He has them and sells them. Call and see. ,

Quite a few men and boys were in Newland Sunday looking after their games. Some were enjoying themselves, some were not. Mr. and Mrs. Bness have been confined to their store most of the time. They took a buggy ride Sunday afternoon to get the fresh air. Those that spent Sunday with Mrand Mrs. John Bohan were: Mr. and Mrs. John Kopka and Mr. and Mrs. George Swadger and little son Willie. Those that called on Mrs. Bress Sunday evening were: Mrs. T- M. Callahan and children, Mrs. Wm. Rees and baby and Miss Letha Rees.

McCOYSBURG. Threshing commenced this week in this vicinity. Miss Edna Lefler spent Sunday with Bertha Cook. Miss Laura Phillips spent Sunday with Miss Mary Peregrine. R. B. Porter and Grandpa Howe were in Rensselaer Tuesday. R. V. Johns made a trip to Wolcott Wednesday in his new "joy wagon.” Sam Cavinder and son Recie were in Rensselaer on business Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Armstrong of Michigan City, are visiting with their son, C. A. Armstrong. Mrs. Cecil Rishling spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Willet. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter and Mrs. Ella Robinson called on Miss Mary Peregrine Sunday afternoon. Opal and Ruth Robinson, who have been visiting with their aunt, Mrs. J. R. Phillips, left Sunday for a visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wells of Barkley.

FARMERS’ RETREAT. Amiel Schrader was an Asphaltum goer Tuesday. Mrs. Pulaski called on Mrs. W. Hershman Friday. Miss Marie Wilmington spent Sunday afternoon with irlends at Dunnvllle. Mrs. Lackey of Medaryville is at her daughter’s bedside at present writing. John Wenrick and daughter, Miss Katie, returned home after a two weeks visit with relatives in Ohio. Harvey Gravelie of Kankakee spent Sunday with his wife, who is visiting with the Misses Callaghan. Quite a number were present at the social given at Frank Hershman’s for the benefit of the Asphaltum Christian church.

Thomas Callaghan and daughters Bessie and Mary, and guest Geneveive Gravelie spent Wednesday forenoon shopping in Medaryville. Tuesday, while returning home from Medaryville, Mrs. Julia Stalbaum’s horse took fright at Dr. Hackley’s auto, and the horse ran upon the sidewalk, overturning the buggy and throwing Mrs. Stalbaum and son Paul out into the street, and scratching Paul’s face.

PINE GROVE. The rain Wednesday did a great deal of good. Miss Chloe Torbet spent Sunday with Miss Bessie Ropp. Miss Gusta McCleary is working for Mrs. Harry Gifford. Everett Parker spent Tuesday night with Roy Torbet. Miss Bertha Cooper was a guest of Miss Stella Nuss Sunday. Willie Miller and John Torbet spent Sunday with John Daniels. Miss Stella Marion was the guest of Miss Gusta McCleary Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Beady visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford and family Sunday. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer and Mrs. Rebecca Hurley were guests of Mrs. Lizzie Cooper Sunday. Mrs. Andy Ropp and mother, Mrs. Martha Donnelly, called on Mrs. J. M. Torbet Sunday morning. Charley Torbet returned home . aturday after a five weeks visit with his two sisters at Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs. Owen Barker and P ent Sunda y evening Mr. and Mrs. Art Snow and son. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker and

family spent Sunday with the former's sister, Mrs. Bell Daniels of Gifford. Mrs. James Britt, Myrtle Parker and Simon Cooper called on Mrs. Chas. Shroyer and family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Openchain and family of near Gifford. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barker and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss, Jr., were guests of their parents, Mr- and Mrs. Wm. Nues, Sr., and family Sunday.

BURNSTOWN. Threshing is the order of the day. Jim Stanley visited with Elmer and Walter Brown Sunday. John Williams visited with his grandmother, Mrs. Price, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reed called on Mr. and Mrs. John Marlatt Thursday evening. Philip Durant and Emmet Pullins commenced threshing Monday noon in the ring. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sullenberger and children called on Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp Sunday evening. Miss Laura Bengard of Chicago is visiting with Misses Agnes and Maggie Hurley for a week or two. Mrs. S. Holmes and daughter, Bertha were in Rensselaer Saturday for the first time since the former’s sickness. . Misses Lucy and Katie Morgenegg and Bertha and Ethel Holmes called on Misses Agnes and Maggie Hurley Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Chris Morgenegg, Jr., and children returned home to Illinois Sunday after spending a few weeks here with friends and relatives. C. A. Reed is in the lead for the largest yield of oats per acre . His crop averaged 63 bushels and Emmet Pullins wheat crop averaged 37 bushels to the acre. [Please furnish affidavits with this statement. Ed.] Herman Anderson started to Dakota Monday, where he will remain through threshing season and then he will go home to New Mexico, where his mother lives. Wonder why Jim didn’t report Sunday evening how the ball game went between Possom Run and Pleasant Ridge? The Possum Run boys don’t seem to want to enter into a conversation in any form. The ball game score between Possom Run and Pleasant Ridge was 17 to 6in favor of the latter. The Possom Run boys say if they can’t do better than that next time they are going to give their ball suits away and come home through the corn fields. Lester ShTelner came down from Chicago Thursday where he had been at the bedside of his aged father. He had only been here a little while when he received the sad news that he had passed away. Mrs. George McElfresh returned with Lester Saturday morning to attend the funeral.

LEE. Isaac Parcels spent a few days here this week. J. H. Culp and family spent Sunday at Mrs. Holeman’s. Mrs. Myrtle Lewis spent Saturday night and Sunday with her mother. Mrs. Overton and children spent Wednesday with uer mother, Mrs Holeman. Alvin Clark and son Harley have gone to work with a threshing machine near Brook. Elmer Gilmore and Earl Foulks went over near Morocco last Friday to visit Clyde Clark and wife, returning Sunday. Will Jacks, wife and daughter Mary of near Rensselaer, attended church here Sunday and took dinner with S. M. Jacks.’ Mrs. Van Wood and children of Rensselaer came Saturday evening to visit till Monday morning with Will Rishling and wife. There was a large crowd out to League Sunday evening and they had an interesting program and good music by the orchestra. J- H. Culp is doing some carpenter work for the township in the way of repairing school houses, the Duvall, Diamond and Lee schools. Mrs. Nan Stiers and grand-daugh-ter, Agnes Stiers, went to Kankakee, Hl., Saturday morning to visit the former’s daughters. They returned Monday evening. k Orville Holeman, who has been working near Monticello, came home on a visit the last of the week, and C^® ie v , and Flossie Holeman came with him. They returned Sunday evening. J The orchestra did practice work at J. H. Culp’s Saturday evening. The teacher, Mr. Young, and wife were with them. They will play this, Saturday evening, at Alvin Clarks. Tuesday afternoon there was a severe wind and na.n storm here that blew down outhouses and trees and the top off a box car standing on the side track. It also blew the corn down badly. Mrs. Wash Denton died at her home in Monon Wednesday evening She moved from her old home place to Monqn last winter. She has been in very poor health for a long time We do not know at this writing where she will be burled. Mr. Shultz, the blacksmith that moved here last spring from Medaryville. is loading up to move back at this writing, Thursday. There is a good opening here for a good smith and we would like to see one come to our village. Thursday evening of last week Michael Hoback and wife and daughter, Mrs. Sabra Bish of Tipton county, came to visit his sister, Grandmother Mellender, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. John csborne of near Rensselaer. Saturday evening they and Grandmother came here on the milk train to visit Mrs. Kate Holeman. Monday morning Mr. Hoback and family returned home, but the latter will remain for an extended visit.

PARR. Miss Mae Warren is spending the week with home folks. Miss Anna Marion spent Tuesday with Miss Chris and Mae Warren. Sherman Renicker says he is going to leave Parr and go to Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Piatt spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Isabel Price. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sheffer spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Burr Sheffer. Misses Deva and Clara Hurley are spending the week with relatives near Blackford. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Warren spent Wednesday afternoon with his father, George Warren. There will be a moving picture show at Mr. Wood’s hall Saturday night. Everybody invited. Mr. and Mrs. James Snider spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hurley. Mrs. Dennis Brooks and children spent Sunday with her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. Will Piatt and Mr. and Mrs. Will Myers spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. Isabel Price. Dick Caldwell came home from Pleasant Ridge, where he has been working the last two weeks, Wednesday. The little folks had a picnic Sunday in the school yard. A nice dinner was served and all reported a good time. Buck McCurtain has been working with the threshing machine lately, but thinks he will quit soon and go to buying fur again. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Caldwell came home Wednesday from Pleasant Ridge where they have been visiting the latter’s sister, Mrs. John Reed. There was a large picnic held in Stephenson’s grove Sunday by the young folks and a fine dinner was served. After which the afternoon was spent in playing games. They also had their pictures taken. All reported a good time.