Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

FAIR OAKS. News is scarce in these parts this week. slatt Karr’s sick children are not Improving very fast. Mrs. Isaac Kight went to Kankakee to attend the fair. Al Moore has his extra gang here, balancing up the track. J. G. Liggitt visited his nephew down near Fowler the first of the week. Newt McCay is at work on the Otis ranch, helping to build a couple Of silos. Dr. Hanson of Rensselaer was called here a few days ago to treat a horse for Mr. Hass. The advisorj’ board met here in Tom Mallatt’s office Monday to attend to official duties. Abe Bringle and wife spent Wednesday taking in the sights and transacting a little business. Chas. Mallatt and family of Michigan City, visited his parents here from Saturday until Monday. Lawrence Halleck went to Rensselaer Sunday eve to take up his work in high school for another term. Mildred Gundy has decided not to attend high school this term, so they will not move to Rensselaer this fall. The pickle people shipped another car load of old pickles from here this week. The harvest of the new crop is just about all in for this season. Willie Cottingham, who succeeded Sam Richey as car repairer for the C. & E. 1., at Wheatfield, has severed his connections with the company and is back home again. It is said that Dr. Rice of Roselawn was called here a few days ago to see Lyman Hall and little boy, who were sick. He diagnosed there cases and pronounced the little boy’s diptheria, but at last reports they were slightly better.

BURNSTOWN. George McElfresh and son Alpha, visited with John Shroer, Sunday. Alex Hurley and children went to Chicago Sunday on the excursion. James Stanley spent Saturday night and Sunday with Elmer Brown Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe of Rensselaer, were out in this locality Sunday. Bennie Price spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Price. Spencer Holmes returned home Saturday from Mr. and Mrs. John Scott’s. • T. G. Brown returned home Monday from a week’s stay in North DakotaC Mrs. Charley Jenkins of Wheatfield is visiting in this locality for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. Meyers visited with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reed and family Sunday. Esta Holmes is spending a few days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, John Scott. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott visited with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes and family Sunday. Qute a crowd from this locality attended the band concert last Thursday evening at Rensselaer. William Green and daughters visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green and family Sunday. Winifred and Emmet Pullins and Philip Durant attended the state fair Wednesday and Thursday. Kolhoff and children visited with Mr. and Mrs. C. Morgenegg and family SundayMiss Ruby Gratner returned home Saturday from Chicago where she has been visiting friends and relatives for the past week. Charles Greenlee and Miss Stella Brown started Tuesday for Pleasant Hill. Tenn., for an extended visit with friends and relatives. Elmer Brown has been giving his new buggy a fair trial. Sunday he took six girls buggy-riding at one time, but said he would prefer just one after this as it was too much of a strain on the buggy.

MT. I’LEASANT. i Charles Burns spent last week at South Bend. Grant Davisson begun sowing wheat Monday. Mr. and Mrs- Clyde Davisson went to Parr Wednesday. Will Williams attended the funeral of Howard Burr at Goodland Mon'day. Alex Long visited with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson Sunday noonJoseph Grooms visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson Tuesday night. W. E. Antrim visited at the home of Bowman Switzer several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McClanahan visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne Friday. Will Smith moved the James Frose

residence to Arthur Zimmerman's place Tuesday. Frank Vest returned home Friday after a week’s visit with relatives at Ogden, 111. Mrs, James Britt returned home Friday after several days visit with her parents at Carrie Garriott, Lilly Hurley and Minnie Ritter spent Sunday afternoon with Frances Davisson. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker returned home Saturday after .two weeks visit with relatives near Lebanon. The Dunkards will hold their communion meeting on the 17th and 18th, at the Barkley Dunkard church. Herbert Garriott came dowm from Michigan City, where he has been working, Friday, and spent a few days with home folks. Albert Garriott went to Michigan City Monday to oversee some dynamiting done at the outlet of Dave Yeoman’s dredge ditch. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Switzer and Mrs. Frank Ott of Chicago Heights attended the funeral of a relative at Goodland Monday. Edward Ritter had a severe attack of stomach trouble Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Merrill of Rensselaer was called out in the evening. Bowman Switzer took his little son, who has an ulcer on the side of his face, to Dr. English at Rensselaer for treatment Wednesday. George McElfresh and’ son William, passed through this vicinity Saturday afternoon with some milk cows which they had bought from Mr. Rosenbaum.

LEE. Grandma Mellender is slowly improving. School began here last Monday. T. S. Crowger is teacher. O. A. Jacks and family took dinner Sunday at J. H. Culp’s. Quite a number from here attended the state fair at Indianapolis Thursday. Morris Jacks and Lonnie Noland commenced high school at Monon last Monday. S. W. Noland, O. A. Jacks, J. H. Culp and Carl Westfall made a business trip to Monticello Monday. Mrs. David Culp is quite sick at her home, south of here, with malarial fever. Dr. Clayton is waiting on her. Mrs. Frank Eldredge’s brothers and sisters from Mt. Ayr. visited them the latter part of last week and returned home Monday morning. Mrs. Ray Holeman and baby, Orville and Cassie Holeman of near Monticello, visited relatives here the latter part of last week, returning home Sunday. > Alvin Clark and family went to Aix Tuesday to the funeral of his sister’s sonz Cecil Swaim, who was accidently killed last Sunday evening by being thrown from a buggy, the horse taking fright at an automobile. Thursday of last week was the fourth annual reunion of the Culp family held at John T. Culp’s in Barkley township, there was a large crowd present and most bountlf- 1 dinner was spread under the shade of the old apple tree. The people were entertained by music, games and recitations, and everybody had an enjoyable time.

MILROY. Ed Herman’s were in Lee Tuesday. G. L. Parks made a trip to Lee \\ ed nes day. Branson Clark’s visited Mans. Beaver Sunday. Thos. Johnson has been working near McCoysburg. Leon Parks started to Wolcott high school Monday. Geo- and Earl Foulks were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Albert Whitlow visited Mrs. Thomas Spencer Tuesday. Miss Irene Marchand is staying with Mrs. Thomas Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. R. Foulks called on Geo. Castor's Sunday evening. Wm. Culp called on his father Wednesday and also on Lee friends. Alvin Clark and Fred Stiers of Lee were In this vicinity Wednesday. Mrs. Thos. Spencer called on grandma Foulks Saturday afternoon. Mrs- L. Foulks and Mrs. E. Underwood were Monon visitors Thursday. Floyd Tow nd Miss Lola Oliver spent Sunday with the former’s parents. Mrs. D- Z. Clark and Mrs. Creighton Clark spent Wednesday with Mrs. O. Foulks. Mrs. Chas. Beaver and children visited her parents and’ other relatives near Lacross over Sunday. Mrs. G. L. Parks and children returned from Chicago Monday, as-

ter visiting relatives for a few days. Rev. Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Thos. Lear came over from Palestine Sunday afternoon to attend Sunday School here. Richard Foulks’ moved back to his property at McCoysburg Wednesday. Mrs. Foulks is seemingly slightly improved in health. Perfect Spencer, Frank May and family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks, Mrs. Roy Williams and daughter Iris, spent Sunday with Mrs. L. Foulks and Mrs. E. Underwood. Our schools will open next Monday. Miss Lural Anderson will teach Banner; Miss Belle Southard, Center; and Miss Mary Jacks, Queen City. No school at "Lone Star,” Mrs. Ravenscroft and son Sam., visited the former’s daughter, Mrs. G. L. Parks and family Wednesday. Mrs. Ravenscroft who is 87 years of age, is very spry for one of her age and this is the second visit with Mrs. Parks in the last few weeks. Quite a number of friends and relatives called on Mr. and Mrs. John Southard last Sunday. Those we can name were: Ed May, Fred May, Howard Stuart, Frank May and families, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks. Enough, anyway, to eat a lot of Mr. Southard’s fine melons.

SOUTH NEWTON. The men fin'shed threshing in this run Thursday. Ad Hensler spent Thursday night at Harry Dewey’s. Miss Lura Yeoman visited with Mrs- Chas. Weiss Tuesday. Nelse Hough and wife called on Will Hough Sunday afternoon,. Miss Bessie Paulus called on Miss Grace Reed Monday afternoon. Frank Shipman called on some of his friends in this locality Sunday. Mrs. Walter Jenkison spent Mon-, day afternoon with Mrs. Mae Leek. Chas- Grant and wife took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Alton Grant. George Bentley of Brook spent Sunday evening with the Paulus family. Mrs. Everal Smith and children called on Mrs. Alice Potts Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme visited with Mark Reed and family Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew visited with friends and relatives in Brook Sunday. Miss Sadie Paulus spent Saturday night with Miss Lura Yeoman and Mrs. Alice Potts. Harry Dewey hauled sheep to the Joe Ade farm near Brook, a couple of days last week. A few people of this vicinity attended the band concert in Rensselaer Thursday evening. Carey Carr returned Saturday from a three weeks visit with his sisters in South Dakota. Uncle Ben Harris and family spent Wednesday out on his farm with Mrs. Henry Pierson. Harry Dewey and wife took Sunday dinner with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Dewey. Miss Sadie Paulus left Sunday for a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. James Reed, of near Surrey. Mrs. Mary Powell went Friday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Markin, of near Pleasant Ridge. Little Robert Mayhew has been quite sick, but is better at this writing. Dr. Kresler was called out to see him Sunday. Warner Hough accompanied his cousin Dollie Hough, to her home in La Porte, Friday. The former will return in about a week. Mrs. Philip Paulus and children. Besse and Russel, spent the day Wednesday, with Mrs- Chas. Grant and sister, Mrs. Everal Smith. John Jenkison of Mt. Ayr, who has been working for Earl Leek all summer, quit Saturday so he could start in his first year of high school Monday. Mrs. Everal Smith and children started back Thursday to their home in Burk, South Dakota, after a month’s visit with friends and relatives in this vicinity. Nate Dangerfield and uncle, N. M. Dangerfield of Peru, Ind., called on the Paulus family Thursday morning. The latter acting as agent for the Cable Piano CoCurtis Creek school will commence Monday, September 13. They will have a much larger school this year as No. 8 and No. 6 are both transferred to Curtis Creek. Mrs. Alice Potts and niece, Miss Lura Yeoman, visited with the former’s sister, Mrs. Fred Markin Thursday. Mrs. Mary Powell returned home with Mrs. Potts and Miss Yeoman remained for a longer visit. 6 Quite a number of friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Nelson DuCharme Sunday and surprised her as It was her birthday anniversary. All took well filled baskets and enjoyed themselves very nicely.

BAUM’S BRIDGE. Wb. Grube was a Wheatfield goer Friday. Jesse Akers spent Sunday at Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. Akers gave us a short call last Sunday. Threshing has been the order of the day in this vicinity of late. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marine of Porter visited in these parts Monday. Ed and Wm. Mutchler are treating their building to a coat of paint. Miss Meria Meyers of Wheatfield Center spent Sunday with Opal Akers Roy Vandercar, who has been visiting with his parents at Knox, returned Monday. Mrs. A. J. Bush, who has been very ill the past week, is somewhat better at this writing. Misses Lefie and Eva McColly and Cecil Cooper called on the B. B. correspondent Sunday morning. Elmer Bush, who has been a victim of malarial fever the past six weeks, made another trip to Kouts to see the doctor Monday. The frost, a few nights ago, gave the pickles and other crops a little chewing which proved fatal to the former and retarded the growth of the latter.

HERE AND THERE GLEANINGS. V. M. Peer passed through Knlman Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Youts were Kniman goers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis were Kniman goers Sunday. Chas. Adams is doing fall plowing on Mr. Barnard’s farm. Jack Davis and smaller brother spent Sunday in Kniman. Mrs. D- M. Peer visited with Mrs. Reidelins Sunday afternoon. V. M. Peer raised the kitchen part of his house Friday afternoon. Charles Adams is cutting the cowpeas for hay on Mr. Barnard’s farm. Mrs. Joe Davisson and daughter Fern, visited at Mrs. Ray Mitchell’s Sunday. Hanna, Gertrude and Bud Ott and Maggie and Elsie Peer spent Sunday at Kniman. The school houses are being overhauled for school, which commences September 13. David Peer, Jr., Walter Peer, Ed Robinson and Willie Barton spent Sunday morning at Kniman. Frank Youts was seen in Kniman Sunday. He and Melva Barker went to Wheatfield in the afternoon. Now you can see the white cabbage catapillar flitting over the cabbage fields as happy and contented as can beThe krout factory as DeMotte is being pushed along as fast as possible- They expected to commence taking in cabbage last week if completed in time.

_ FARMERS’ RETREAT. Grandma Pettit spent Sunday in Farmers’ Retreat. Everett Green and Wm. Wenrick are hauling hay for Amiel Schrader. The Zeuchs threshing machine is at F. M. Hershman’s at the present writing. James Stonebraker of Wheatfield, is visiting this week with his aunt, Mrs. Callaghan. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds of Eureka, 111., took dinner with Mrs. Thos. Callaghan Tuesday. G. D- Gregory, the Baker medicine agent from Wheatfield, was in this vicinity Wednesday. Miss Edith Wenrick started to the Rensselaer High School Monday. This is Miss Wenrick’s second year. Thomas Callaghan left Tuesday for Deering, N. D., for a month’s visit with his daughter, Mrs. Felix Moritz. Before returning he will visit George J. Nichols and A. L. Bouk, formerly of this place, but now of Minot, N. D.

McOOYSBURG. Mrs. Oscar Howe and children were in Rensselaer Tuesday.. James McDonald of Knox is here visiting friends and relatives. R. L. Bussei made a business trip to Rensselaer Monday evening. Mrs. Jerome Harmon returned home Monday morning after a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. Crow’den of Goodland. Miss Laura Phillips went to Rensselaer Monday morning where she will be employed in the -Rowles & Parker millinery department.

J, W. Hltchings’ son of Michigan, arrived Thursday to assist his father haul tile to the former Howe placeHe will occupy the place the coming year. Misses Hayes and Carrie Gwin went to Lewiston via the C. & W. V. Wednesday morning after a short visit with their uncle, J. P. Gwin and family. Thomas Harter went to Monon Monday evening to visit friends before returning to his home In Lafayette. He was taken to Monon yla auto route by R. V. and Robert Johns. * The two Messrs. Cochoran and Hammerbacker of Parker vicinity, Ike McCurtain of Hanging Grove, Mr. Pullins of Burnstown and Miss Vera Lefler of McCoysburg, all left Wednesday evening on the milk train to attend the state fair Thursday.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) W. W. Miller and wife spent Sunday at the home of Jackson Freeland. Miss May Wiley of Parsons, Kan-, is here for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sigler. Harry Michaels of Foresman, came Thursday to woik in the livery barn for J. H. Dunlap. Geo. Baldwin is making preparations to move to Broken Arrow, Okla., in the near future. Rev. D. E. Noland left Tuesday for Crawfordsville to attend the annual Conference of the M. E. Church. Ray Adams and wife of Rensselaer spent Sunday here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brenner. Walter Blankenbaker lost a very good horse one day last week, which, to all appearances, had been shot with a 22 calibre rifle. J. R. Sigler, wife and daughter automobiled to Wheeler Sunday and visited until Monday evening with John N. Sigler and.wife.-. ,i«Isaac StuckqF ajfd to Indianapolis Mfrtey mornings to attend the state-pWW mental reunion of Civil "War Veterans. Capt. Brown has the lumber on the ground for the erection of a fine large house on his farm south of town. The builders will begin work in a few days. Miss Jesse Merry is in Texas investigating some land which she remt ly purchased. She will stop over here on her return for a short visit with her parents. Sidney Steward has been quite sick since last week but is showing signes of improvement. Uncle Sid is nearly 83 years old but quite hardy for one of that age. The news of the death of Mrs. Warren Carmichael on August 17, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Coats at Monmouth, Oregon, has just reached iriends of the deceased here- Mrs. Carmichael w-as a resident of this place for a number 3 of years. The information has been received by friends here of the accidental death of Wm. J. Young, a former resident of this place, but for the past few- years of Dogtooth, North Dakota. The details of the accident which proved fatal, as near as we could learn them were that Mr. Young had charge of a thresner engine and that on Tuesday, August 24, he was caught in the machinery in some way and received injuries from which he died four days later.

IN MEMORIAM. [ln loving remembrance of Aley A. Baker, who died September 11, 1908.] One sad year since mother left us, Whom we loved and cherished dear. Can we help but feel lonely When our mother is not here? No more her kind and loving face Shall light the gloom of home; Yet in memory’s love we see her, While in sorrow we are alone. Oft from our hearts come the bitter cry; Why, O why did dear mother die? Then comes the thought so solemn and deep: She is not dead, but only sleeps. She is gone, but not forgotten; Never shall her memory fade, Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger Around the grave where she is laid. ’Tls hard to break the tender cord When love has bound the heart; 'Tls hard, so hard, to speak the word, Must we forever part? Dearest mother, we have laid thee In the peaceful grave’s embrace, But thy memory will be cherished Till we see thy heavenly face. But weep not for our departed; Think not of our loss and pain, But of the transcendent beauty That in heaven her soul has gained. Closed forever are the loving eyes, Touch with love the marble brow, For our Dear Mother, our loved one, Is a saint in glory now. —From her loving husband and children.