Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

FAIR OAKS. . News is scarce in our parts this* week. Ike Kight returned from his trip to his Arkansas timber Saturday. A. T. Wiseman of near Wheatfleld visited relatives here "Wednesday. There were several from here attended the festival at Parr Saturday. .Mrs- Cottingham has been visiting relatives about Brookston the past week. j Everybody is bustling around to get their potatoes dug before it gets colder. W. E. Moffltt has a Job of ditching on the Otto farm a few miles east of here. The Pickle Co., are having a couple of cars loaded this week to ship away. Frank Cox sold his horse and buggy Friday to Byron Henderson of Streator, 111. Walter McConnell got through with his Job of pressing hay at or near Shelby last week. Frank Hopper has sown 20 acres of wheat and is now sowing 20 acres of rye on the Otto farm. Lucy Moffltt, who went from here with her parents last spring to North Dakota, returned Wednesday. John Wiseman, who has been doing carpenter work at Mt. Ayr, got through and returned to Fair Oaks. Our first snow storm of the season struck here Tuesday morfttng, and flurries flew more or less all day. We got quite a freeze Monday night. One of Chas. Fay’s little boys, who live a few miles east of here, got kicked in the eye Sunday by a mule and cut a severe gash in his face. It has put him out of shape for school for some time to come. Our items of last week we noticed failed to appear In The Democrat. We suppose they got lost in the mails or fell a victim to the wastebasket. [The items were not received at this office. Ed.]

McCOYSBURG. Mrs. J. R. Phillips was a Rensselaer visitor Saturday. J. H. Montz and son Clarence were in Monon Saturday. Chas. Stultz and Floyd Porter were Rensselaer visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy and Myrtle Lewis were Rensselaer shopper's Monday. Mrs. Wm. Eldredge and daughter Leatha visited Mrs. R. V. Johns Sunday. Mrs. Roy Williams and little daughter Iris spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Chas- Saldla. Mr. Meadows of Monon spent Saturday and Sunday visiting his daughter. Mrs. R. V. Johns, And family. - Mrs. Mary Ann Robnison went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Roihtnson Saturday for a short visit. Miss Lola Hoover of MedaryviUe left Sunday after a few days visit with her cousin, Mrs. Cecil Rishling, and husband. Mr. and Mrs. OBcar Howe and son Donald, Mrs. Chas. Saidla and son Harvey and Josie Stultz, were in Rensselaer Saturday. Mr- and Mrs. David Lucas and daughters, Nellie and Ruth, return-

ed to their home in Lafayette after days visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldredge and little daughter Ellen returned home from Monon Sunday after a few days stay with his- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eldredge. Several young people of this vicinity attended the “useful shower” given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Downs for Mr. and Mrs. Chester Downs, who were recently married. They were the recipients of many useful presents. C. W. and R. L. Bussel went to Hammond Tuesday to be present at the funeral of Mrs. Whittaker, she being the mother-in-law of the former, by a former marriage, and grandmother of the latter. They were accompanied home Tuesday by Mrs. ames Letter of Wisconsin, who was also present at the funeral. The item in the last istfue should have read: Preaching services at 3:00 p. m., instead of 3:30 p. m. The preaching services were formerly at 7:00 p. m., but were changed to 3:30 p. m., since the Parker church services were discontinued and the Sunday School to 2:00 p. m., instead of 10:00 a. m., making it more convenient for those living at a distance. ”

FOUR CORNERS. Ed Wesner has completed his contract on the Fenzil ditch. F. W. Fisher and J. A. Hixson attended a sale east of San Pierre Thursday. Frank Hight and, family, we are move to Hammond in the near future. Chas. Peregrine sold 65 head of cattle to a buyer representing Notre Dame last Wednesday. Mrs. J. W. Mahnan, who has been dangerously sick, is now able to take her meals at the table. The first snow storm of the season made its appearance Wednesday morning, and continued all day. Rev.. D. E.-Noland, of Mt. .Ayr visited Monday and Tuesday with hiß sister, Mrs. F. W. Fisher of Tefft. E. W. Allen of Wheatfleld will sojourn in California this winter, hoping to benefit his health by so doing. T F. Maloney is building a large double crib to hold his corn. Thomas Jones will do tfie carpenter work. H. W. Marble, wuo has been for three weeks very low with typhoid fever, continues in the same condition. Saturday was institute day at Wheatfleld and the town was crowded with pretty school misses from far and near. J. A. Hixson made-his regular call at Monon Tuesday to consult Dr. Stewart, who is treating him for a chronic ailment of long standing. Oscar Graves blowed in from No. Dakota Monday p. m. He says the threshing season is all over and the weather was fine while he was there. Corn cutting Is now an occupation of the past. Some farmers were obliged to move their fences to make room for the stalks of corn [Now, now, John.—Ed.]

Howard Turner was a stowaway in Frank Austin’s car' when It started for Florida Friday. His parent* did not know of his departure until 36 hours after the car had started. Prof. Dickerson, principal at Tefft, had charge of the institute at Wheatfield Saturday. He was highly complimented on his manner -of conducting the work, both by trustees and teachers. J. D. Cooper and wife will move their interests to Porter county. We are sorry to see good, straight democrats leave the, township, for we can use all such. It would seem that one living so near a summer resort where bottled fish are on top seven days out of the w£ek would surely be sufficient cause to hold a residence near by. A few Sundays ago the booze dispenser at Dunn’s Bridge called to task the one whom he supposed corresponded for The Democrat and who had referred to his place of business as a hell-hole In the items sent under the caption of Four Corners. He said one who would make such a statement was too good to visit his place of vice; he also thought one who would take a glass of beer should not say one word against Sunday violation or the unlawful selling of liquor. We were Informed that no less than eight persons were under the influence of liquor this particular Sunday, and while the number- may vary, one can see the effect of Sunday sales of booze at this notorious resort on any Sabbath day. As soon as the news of Burrow's act of diplomacy had reached Tefft, a woman who we supposed had seen the degrading Influence of drink in her own family —and If we are correctly informed only a few days after her hubby was under the influence of bottled goods at this same resort—rang up the wise one at the river and congratulated him on his wise act. They have our sympathy. Misery loves company, and birds of a kind will seek their own. Thus we leave them, happy in each others company.

LEE. -eroy Noland did business in Monticello Tuesday. T. P. and S. M. Jacks and families spent Sunday at Caarley Lefler’s. John Mellender and family went from church Sunday and took dinner with Alvin Clark s. Wednesday George Holeman from Monticello called on his mother and his brother-in-law, J. H. Culp. The new minister w>s here Sunday and preached to a large crowd, and took dinner at Will Stiers’. David Culp and family and his sister, Miss Hannah, went :o visit their brother, George Culp, at Monon Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan went from church Sunday and took dinner at Mrs. Lewis. Charley Mellender is putting in tile for Mr. Latham on the farm Just south of here, and boarding at J. H. Culp’s. Sunday afternoon Clyde Randle came for his wife and children, who have been spending the past week with her sister, Mrs. Cora Stiers. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore and son Elmer and Mrs. Clayton, Miss Carrie Cadwalder, Miss Nannie Porter and Mrs. Holeman went from church Sunday and took dinner at J. H. Culp’s, horton & Mosley are building another room on their house on the ranch north of here, and also more sheds. They have built a big silo and filled it, and have rented their farm for another year to Mr. Bond. Mr. and Mrs. fomllson and son George have rented the Fred Stiers store building south of the railroad and are livng there while the men are cutting and pressing a large amount of hay on Mr. Gilmore’s place.

PINE GROVE. Andy Ropp has his new barn almost erected. Several of this vicinity attended church at Gifford last week. Miss Laura Gilmore spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Walter Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Wm- Jordan of near Newland spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jameß Torbet. John Daniels returned home Wednesday evening after several weeks work out west in the harvest fields. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams and little son and Misses Floy and, Lillie Wiliams of near Aix spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer and family. G. W. Bradley of near Bridgeport and J. Bradley of near Ladoga, returned to home Saturday after a few days visit with their neice, Mrs J. M- Torbet.

' - ■— . SOUTH UNION. Peter Hordeman is tiling his farm. Supt. Lamson was seen in these parts Wednesday in his auto. Rev. Rardin will fill his appointment at Rosebud next Sunday morning and also at night at 7:30. Farmers are now occupied in hauling out their road taxes and digging potatoes. Quite a number from this Vicinity attended the Fall Festival at Parr Friday and Saturday. Wesley Faylor and wife and baby spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. SD. V. Yeoman, Jr. Mr. and Mrp. Walter Harrington and family tobk dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Korah Potts last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Wood and family of Parr called on Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith Sunday afternoon. Misses Indus and Zelah Wiseman went to Terre Haute last Saturday to visit with relatives a few weeksAmos Alter and wife and son and Mrs. Rardin and two daughters spent Sunday with Jim Burns and family. ' Mr.*and Mrs. Abe Aery and Rev. Jenkins attended the quarterly meet* ing of the Freewill Baptist church at Brookston, and Teturned home Monday morning. The young folks could not have enjoyed a better time than they did at the party given by Marie and Ernest Comer last Saturday evening. Various games were played, after which refreshments were served. All went home at a reasonable hour.

BURN S TOWN. Mchael Burns was a Rensselaer goer Monday. C. A. Reed sold some cattle to Mr. Jackson Monday. Vilas 'Price is hauling wood to Burns school this week. Alex Hurley and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. The first snow llurries of the season visited this locality Oct- 12. Harry Arnold hauled a load of potatoes to Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Samuel Holmes was' shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Lucy Morgenegg begun work for Mrs. Charley Pullin Monday. T. G. Brown and Wm. Folger were in Rensselaer Wednesday on business. Miss Dona Myers spent Saturday night with her sister, Mrs. C. A. Reed. Frank Overton and Isaac Parcels were in this locality Saturday buying cattle. Miss Katie Morgenegg spent Sunday night with Bertha and Ethel Holmes. Seth and Reed spent Sunday night with Elmer and David Greenlee. The Pullin bridge has been put back in temporarily, awaiting a new steel brdge. Quite a crowd from this locality attended the World’s Fair at Parr last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Whittaker spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Scott. iur. Newcomb is having some mason work done on the culvert south of the Burns school house. John Scott is doing some fall plowing on the James Shaffer farm where he expected to reside next year. John Hopkins and two boys came up from Flora Thursday. His father, S. H. Hopkins, met them at Rensselaer in his auto. Quite a crowd of young folks from this locality gathered in at John Scott’s Saturday and were entertained by graphophone music. Mtss Lucy and Katie Morgenegg, Gertrude, Leo and Arnold Kolhoff called on Bertha, Ethel and Spencer Holmes Sunday afternoon. Dan says “Old Shorty” enjoys these long drives after night, as he gets the best of care when he is at uncle Charlie’s. C. A. Reed and wife, Samuel Holmes and .wife, Mr. and Mrs. James Myers and daughter Dona, went to Chicago Sunday on the excursion. Charley Pulnns has one of the finest cement water tanks on his farm that there is in the county. Winifred Pullins made the tank complete. Mr. Pullin is erecting a fine barn also, Wm. George doing the carpenter work.

SOUTH NEWTON. Philip Paulus made a business trip to Mt. Ayr Wednesday. Mrs. Harry Dewey called on Mrs. Philip Paulus Thursday afternoon. Jake Bringle went to Rensselaer after a load of lumber Saturday. Warner Hough visited over Sunday with relatives neear Lowell. Mrs. Alice Potts called on Mrs. Philip Paulus Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm- Bringle called On Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hough Friday. Well, "Taters” took Sarah to the party Saturday night, all right, all 'right.

Misses Sadie and Bessie Pauliib called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling Sunday. Ben Saylor of Rensselaer made a business trip to Erhardt Weurthner’s Tuesday. » 6. Forsythe and wife of Rensselaer visited with Chas. Weiss and wife Sunday. Mark Saylor of near Remington took dinner with Charles Weiss and wife Monday. Arthur Mayhew and family visited friends, and relatives in and near Brook Sunday. Jim Rimer of Mt. Ayr built a corn crib and repaired the barn for Earl Leek last week. Chas. Waling of Brook made a business trip to his farm in this vicinity Thursday. Supt. Lamson and trustee E. P. Lane visited Curtiß Creek school Thursday afternoon. Fred Feldhaus and his friend, Omar Waymlre, spent Sunday with the former’s home folks. Mrs- Alice Potts and nelce, Miss Lura Yeoman, caned on Grandma Gorman Friday afternoon. Mrs. Alice Potts and neice, Miss Lura Yeoman, called on Fred Waling Thursday afternoon. C. R. Weiss hauled quite a few tile from Mt. Ayr last week which he will have put in befote spring. James Clifton returned home to Fair Oaks Saturday after a week’s stay with relatives in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt Weurthner spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Halstead of near Mt. Ayr. Fred Taedty and family and E. Weurthner and family went to Parr Saturday to attend the Harvest Festival. Mr. and Mrs., Wm. Hough spent Sunday with the latter’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wolley, of Brook.

Leona, Oscar and Harold Weiss visited Sunday with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Weiss, of near Goodland. If the weather continues like it was the first of the week everybody will have to hunt up their fur caps and felt boots. R. J. Yeoman and family gave a party Saturday evening. A large number were present and all enjoyed a good time. Bert Mayhew and family of Brook and" Elam Fleming and family of near Foresman visited with Ernest Myhew’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark {freed and children, Rose and Opal, took dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Nelson DuCharme, and husband, Friday. C- B. Leavitt of Brook called on his Philip Paulus, and family last Thusday on his return trip from Rensselaer, where he had been on business. Mr and Mrs. Roy Baxter and the latter’s sister and brother, Mable and Homer Kinsel, of Remington, visited from Friday till Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. Charles Grant, and husband. Miss Lura Yeoman has returned to her home near Columbia City after a two months visit with relatives here. Her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Powell, accompanied her for an extended visit. Henry will surely feel bad since Lura has gone.

MAINTAINANCE OF UNFORTUNATES. Reports show that the people of Indiana spent $3,341,454 last year to maintain unfortunates. The average annual expenditure for this purpose has been over $3,500,000. Now the question arises—is it not possible to prevent having so many unfortunates? It certainly Is possible. But how? It is known that sickness causes poverty, chronic invalidism, mental i ncapacity, and quite all of the qualities which make unfortunates. Of course, other causes also create unforunates. As for sickness, hygiene stands ready to reduce it materially. This science teaches that fully 30 per cent of all sickness endured is unnecessary. The people should open their ears and minds to the truths of hygiene and when these truths are understood then apply them practically to every day life. For instance—3o to 40 per cent of all orphans (unfortunates) are created by consumption. Consumption is a preventable misease and is curable in its beginnings. Why then not prevent consumption and not permit it to slay mothers and fathers and thus make many orphans. It is cheaper to prevent than to have or p to cure. So money is to be made by practically applying hygiene, besides gaining strength and happiness. The effort of The State Board of Health to save life, to save money and to promote happine.® through practical hygiene, are frequently laughed at, and the Board called cranks. If this Ignorant attitude were abandoned, and a desire to know, to understand, and to be practical in this matter, were substituted, then Incalcuable advantages would be gained.