Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

REMINGTON. Dr. Besser and C. A- Balcom were in Chicago last Tuesday. The Wolcott band Is playing for the Frankfort fair this weekMrs. Don York of Burnettsville is visiting the family of W. L. York. J. C. Milner of Wabash county was visiting relatives here last week. John Burger came out from Huntington Thursday to see how the oats were turning out. Miss Katherine Green, who has been visiting relatives in So- Dak., returned home last week. Carl Wittenberg of Kentland visited last week here with his uncle, James Gilbert and family. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller of Gridley, 111., visited last week with H. L. Williams and family. Miss Florence Warnock, who has been visiting in lowa and Dakota, returned home lust week. * W. 0. Roadifer was in Chicago a few days last week to see his brother, who is in feeble health. ’ Mrs. Miner and daughter of Rigden, Ind., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnson. Miss Mabel Walker of Wabash is here for a few weeks visit with the family of her uncle, Henry Walker. Bert Rich has bought an elevator at Reddick, 111., and is now engaged in ihe grain buying business at that place. In the ball game here Wednesday afternoon between Sheldon and Remington the former won by a score bf six to two. ' i Mrs. Mary Johnson, who has been sick for a long time, died last Friday and the funeral was held Saturday afternoon, - -? Henry Billie is suffering from a badly crushed ankle, caused from getting his foot caught in the gearing of a thresher recently. John Bowman, who has been working at the carpenter trade in Oklahoma, returned home last Thursday for a few weeks visit. Fountain Park opened Saturday with a good attendance. Many look •for this year’s assembly to be the most prosperous in its history. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Griffin are visiting Miss Anna Derschell, a former teacher in the Remington schools, now at Three Rivers, Mich. Airs. Win. Taylor and daughter of Chicago who have ,been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hicks, returned home last Wednesday. • - J. L- Brown of St. Louis, who purchased the Beasley photograph studio, has moved here and occupies Mrs. Clarke's residence on Illinois street. The rain here last Thursday night was the heaviest known in years and in some places the. water stood In the fields half way to the top of the oats shocks. The unthreshed oats have been quite badly injured. Frank Howard and C. H. Peck, who returned last week from an extended western trip, visited John Kettering at Pullman, Wash., and report him happy and prosperous, and that his wheat will average fifty bushels to the acre. The railroad election here brought out nearly a fufl vote. The west precinct gave a majority of 20 against the subsidy, but the east and south precincts returned majorities in its favor, the majority in the township being 53. Wolcott Enterprise: Mr. and Mrs. William Morris, who have been visiting at the home of Mr. Morris’ sister, Mrs. F. E. Hart, returned to Remington Monday. For nearly a year past they have resided on Mr. Morris’ sheep ranch in Wyoming, but have sold the ranch and after a visit of three weeks here they will return to their home in Redlands, Cal. Mr. James K- Stryker of Calendar, lowa, and Miss Clara Trainor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Trainor of Remington, were united in marriage by Rev. Father Horstman at the Sacred Heart Catholic church last Wednesday morning. There were quite a number of out of town guests present at the wedding and the young couple received many handsome presents. The young couple left the same evening for a wedding trip which includes Chicago and the west. Your correspondent extends congratulations. Ed Bellows, four miles southwest of Remington, on the county line, had quite a nairrow escape last Thursday night from a bad fire, They had threshed about ninety acres of bats there that day and the straw stack was within twenty feet of his big barn, with straw scattered .between the stack and barn. They had not finished threshing and the nearly new threshing outfit of the County Line Threshing Co., stood near the stack. When Mr. Bellows got up in the morning he noticed smoke coming from the straw stack and a hurry up call for help was sent by telephone through the neighborhood. In a short time nearly fifty men assembled and the way they went after that fire was a caution, digging clear to the bottom of the stack and hauling fifty loads of straw to the fields. It took them till ten o’clock to finish the Job, but they saved the barn with all Its valuable contents and the expensive threshing outfit. Mrs. Bellows and the women folks assisted in the work by furnishing the men with coffee and lunch, they having left

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home before breakfast. It is supposed that the stack was struck by lightning about midnight, and only the heavy rain that fell before the lightning came saved it from immediately bursting into flames.

BVRNSTOWN. Roy Scott called on Samuel Holmes Tuesday.' Mrs. A. Eib called on Mrs. Samuel Holmes Tuesday. Charles Reed and Samuel Holmes were Parr goers Sunday. Wonder who Dan found sitting talking to his best girl Saturday evening? Airs. Alex Hurley visited with her daughter, Airs. Hiram Davis Tuesday. * ~ . . Miss Mollie Orr is visiting for & few days with Alisses Agnes and .Maggie Hurley. Air. and Airs. John Scott visited with Air. and Airs. Samuel Holmes and family Sunday. Aliss Bertha Holmes is visiting with her grandmother, Airs. John Scott, for a few days. Airs. Wm. Holmes and Howard and Jessie visited wtfth APr. -and Mrs. Samuel Holmes Saturday. Quite a crowd of young folks gathered in at Alex Hurley’s Sunday evening, and spent the evening partaking of ice cream. Air- and Mrs. Thomas Knight, who have been visiting - friends and relatives in this locality, returned home jo Lexington, Ky., Saturday. The ball game betW6£h Possuftn Run and Pleasant Grove resulted in a score of 30 to 1 in favor of Possum Run. The Possum boys say they would like to get up a game with some good league team.

McCOYSBI'RG. R. V. Johns went to Monon Saturday evening to visit relatives. Mrs. Wm. Eldredge spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Cecil Rishling. Chas. Saidla began work as engineer on the C. & W. V. Thursday evening. Cyde Crowder of Springfield is here visiting his uncle, Marion Crowder and family. Alisses Ethel Parker and Chloae Kenton spent Sunday afternoon with R. L. Bussel and wife. Mrs. Alike Peregrine and -family of Lee spent Saturday with her husband at the Gilmore dredge. Aliss Eva Hughes returned home from Lafayette where she has been spending the week with friends. Lon Cavlnder, Greer Bunnei and H. E. Griffin and families spent Sunday with Sam Cavlnder and family. Air. and Mrs.; John Robinson efnd little son George of near Rensselaer spent Friday with the former's parents, Air. and Airs. George Robinson. Airs. R, L. Bussel, Airs. Wash Cook and Airs. C. A. Armstrong visited Airs. F. L- Peregrine Saturday afternoon. Air. and Mrs. Nathan Eldredge and children went to Aionon Sunday evening for a week’s visit with his father, Thomas Eldredge. Airs. Alargaret Brannon and baby returned to Monticello Monday evening after a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs- J. H. Montz. There will be an ice cream social here Saturday evening Aug. 21. Proceeds to go for the benefit of the Sunday School. Everybody invited. Mr. Brannon of Monticello came Saturday to spend a couple of days visiting his wife and baby who are here visiting her parenst, Air. and Mrs. J. H. Alontz. Air. Gifford will run an excursion Sunday Aug. 22, to the Kankakee river. The train will leave here In the morning, returning in the evening of the same day.