Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

EAST JORDAN. We are needing rain in our vicinity. Ed Hasty spent Sunday at M. E. Rice's. Everyone is preparing to have a good time at the park. Thresa Guttrich is working for Matt Nessius at present M. E. Bice and Leonard stacked rye on the Rich place Monday. Sunday School was dismissed at Lonsdale till after the park meeting. Wonder why Thresa Guttrich was not at Endeavor Sunday night? What's the matter, Elmer? Ed Hasty is going with Zehr’s threshing machine south of Remington as a separator man this week. Wonder why Frank Bretzinger don't come to Lonslade to Endeavor any more? Guess he has some attraction over southwest.

MILROY. Mrs. Mary McCashen and daughter visited I. J. Clark’s Tuesday. Geo. Foulks and Thos. Spencer transacted business in Monon Tuesday. , Miss Grace Worland of Rensselaer visited Geo. Foulks and family the flrst of the week. Mr. Blair of Piper City, 111., is visiting G. L. Parks and looking after the interests of his farm this week. Wm. Becker, whose mind is derangedr became unmanagable Sunday and was taken to Rensselaer that evening. Mrs. Byron Iliff and children, who have been visiting George Woods and family for the past week, returned to their home in Momence Tuesday. When you are told that you may have the key, Jim, can’t you understand? It is not the door-key »Jessie meant for you to keep, and her papa doesn't enjdy climbing in at windows.

FARMERS’ RETREAT. William Hershman Is on the sick list this week. Mrs. H. Heidenblut spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs A. Wen Glesky. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilmington did shopping In Medaryville Monday. Karl Wilmington came Monday for a few days visit with his parents. Mrs. Rose Nichols of Medaryville called on Mrs. J. Stalbaum last! Thursday. Miss Florence Hersnman, who has been attending school at Valpa, returned home Saturday. Charley Hershman and family of Valparaiso visited with relatives this week in Farmers’ RetreatMrs. Anna Wen Glesky of Chicago came Saturday for a week's visit with Mrs. Thos. Callaghan. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hershman and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershman and family. Marguerite Callaghan and Genevieve Gravelle spent Monday afternoon with Florence and Dollie Hershman. Thos. Callaghan was called Saturday to the bedside of his father at Wolcott. He returned Monday and reported him very bad sick. There was quite a mistake made with one of our items last week as Mrs. Stalbaum was hurt quite badly in the upset at Medaryville. But she is some better at this writing.

SOUTH NEWTON, Warner Hough was a Brook goer last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Alice Potts went to Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Marshall Pruett spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey. Ernest Mayhew took a load of sheep to Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Mrs. Nels Hough delivered blackberries at Brook Wednesday. Sidney Holmes had another horse badly cut in the wire Saturday. Mrs- Arnold of near Brook sewed for Mrs. Nelse Hough Monday. Carey Carr shipped three lodas of cattle to Chicago Sunday night. Mr. Ford of Rensselaer spent Saturday night with Warner Hough. Joe Charles went to South Bend last Thursday for a few days visit. Fred Waling took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew. Ben Wooley and wife Bpent Sunday afternoon with Wm. Hough and wife.

Victoria March is assisting Mrs. Ernest Mayhew with her work this week. 1 Mrs. Fred Waling called on her sister, Mrs. Arthur Powell, Tuesday afternoon. Bessie Paulus and cousin, George Bentley, were Rensselaer goers Tuesday evening. Mrs. Cora Rosenbrook of Brook spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs C. R. Weiss. Mrs. Lora Flanders visited Wednesday with Mrs. Alice Potts and Mary Powell. Miss Sadie Paulus spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey. Mrs. Fred Powell of Monon came Saturday for an extended visit with relatives in this vicinity. Threshing began in this vicinity Tuesday at Walter Feldhaus’, with Steve Protzman’s machine. Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt Weuthner and Theresa Nagle were guests of the Paulus family Sunday. Miss Carrie Waling of Brook came Tuesday for a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. Bentley Bros, of Brook are making a well for Walter Jenkison, on the Wm. Mayhew farm this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin spent Saturday night and Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Mary Powell. Sarah and Virgie Holmes returned last .iweek from a two weeks visit with their grandparents in Tennessee. Mrs. Arthur Powell and Mrs. Fred Waling helped their mother, Mrs. Silas Potts of near Brook, with threshers the latter part of last week. Mrs. Everal Smith and children of Burke, So. Dak., came last Thursday for about a five weeks visit with her father, H. M. Shipman, and other relatives and friends. W. A. Dewey of Jordan tp., and daughter, Mrs. August Rosenbrook of Brook, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey. The latter remained for a longer visit. A surprise birthday party was given last Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. McColly on Roe Yeoman, it being his thirtieth birthday anniversary All enjoyed a very fine time. Refreshments of ice cream, cake and lemonade were served.

here AND THERE GLEANINGS. Threshing is the main work of the week. R. S. Drake is putting up hav this week.

A. S. Freeman is putting up hay this week. Arthur Waymlre cut his seed timothy Monday. Charley Kupke on the McCoy place, Is putting up hay. A carload of oats was shipped from Pleasant Grove Monday. Wm. Whited went north on the C. &. W. V. Ry., Monday. Mr. Matthew hauled a load of his new wheat to market Thursday. ~ The wind that came with the Tuesday rain damaged the corn to some extent. A good shower of rain fell in the vicinity of the Osborne school house Tuesday evening. Several of the farmers have threshed their wheat and oats, but they do not turn Out as well as expected. Blackberries are getting ripe and you may see parties here and there gathering them and enjoying themselves. Also thinking what, a pleasure it will be to have a few for winter. George Potts is preparing for threshing Wednesday, but from the shower of rain they received in this neighborhood Tuesday and Wednesday it will be a day or two before the oats will be dry enough. Edawrd Kupke, who has been attending school at Valparaiso, Is expecting to arrive home Friday and spend a month or so at home- Then he will enter school again in September for another year, which will complete the scientific course.

FOUR CORNERS. Ross Nelson went to Dakota last week as a harvest hand. Several young ladies of Chicago are visiting at the Behles home. Sup. Lamson, wife and two lady friends, were viewing the grain fields of north Jasper Tuesday. Mrs. P. Zimmer, now of Chicago but formerly of Wheatfleld, is in very poor health at this time. Effie Fisher is home for her vacation. She expects to resume her school work the coming term. Mrs. Fred Botzka was able to visit a day or two with her husband, returning to San Pierre Sunday. The term of school at Valparaiso closed Friday. The Jasper people

are all home for an eight weeks vacation. Chris Nelson, while unloading ties Friday, smashed his hand quite badly. He is now under the care of Dr. Solt. Lon Hillard is doing the carpenter work and T. J. Jones the painting on Mrs. Graves’ home, which is now being repaired. Frank Neier does not Relieve in race suicide but is following Teddy’s advice. It is a boy, and Frank is looking much older. Mrs. J. T- Biggs and Bessie and Ted went over to Valpo to commencement to see how Burl appeared in cap and gown. John Greer spent Sunday with his family here, returning to Chicago Monday where he has a good position in a gas factory. Burl Biggs completed the scientific course this term and will depart for lowa In two weeks .to take charge of a school. He now signs his name Prof. B. Biggs, B. S. ChasTM. Sands, wife and babe are visiting at the homo of M. V. Sands. Chas. was following the threshing machine. He was using a fork three times per day alwfcys at the Ist table. William Fitzgerald Is the champplon wheat raiser of this section. His crop was over eighteen hundred bushels and was sold for $1.05 per bushel. Six large straw stacks advertises the value of his land. Conrad Myers purchased a few years ago 20 acres of land, once owned by ex-trustee J. C- Kaupke, for thirty dollars per acre. This year he threshed enough wheat off of this land to pay for same, also for seed and threshing. Wheatfleld has a new. butcher. We were rather surprised to think a man would make such a venture before a, saloon was re-established in the town. He came from Star City and is well recommended. His name is S. H. Ward, and we wish him cessMr. and Mrs. James Keen have an heir which is causing James all Kinds of trouble. He called on our druggist a few days ago and purchased 1 bottle of soothing syrup, 1 pound catnip, 1 bottle of Radway’s Ready Relief and a bottle of nervine for himself. North Jasper has the best prospect for corn It ever has had. Yes, it Is even better than % of an acre The Lemocrat editor claims to have, that his wdfe and boys tended. [Will gamble that you have nothing near so good. Ours averages 15 feet in height and almost every stalk has two bigs ears, now in the milk, upon them. Ed.]