Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

NEWLAND. Ed Oliver was in Hammond Friday on business. Most of our young people went to the Horse Show Saturday. Sam Bowen spent Saturday and ■Sunday with his parents here. T. M. Callahan and George Johnson were in Medaryville Friday on business. Charles Anderson was called to Illinois Friday by the death of one of his brother-in-laws. William Rees quit work on the steam shovel and is now working in the round-house at Kersey. William Cooper went to Michigan City Sunday to work on a dredge boat for D. H. Yeoman of Rensselaer. / B. J. Gifford, with a barty of bankers from Kankakee, 111., went over the road on an inspection tour Friday. James Snider, brother of Daniel Snider of this place, died Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. He was 72 years old. * William Marion was relieved from carrying the mall on Star Route to Gifford Saturday, and Geo. Martin begun carrying Monday, the 18th.

MILROY. Jas. Wood was at Lee Tuesday. G. L. Parks was in Rensselaer Thursday. Mrs. Geo. Wood was a Monon caller Tuesday. McKinly Gray visited Banner school Thursday. Quite a few attended the Horse Show at Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams were In Rensselaer Thursday. Dell Dobblnß and family called on Wm. Culp’s Sunday afternoon. Our supervisor Geo. Wood Is having the roads worked at present. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilbanks called on Geo. Wood’s Sunday evening. Jas. Hamilton is ill with lung fever. Dr. Clayton it attending him. Mr. and Mrs. R. Foulks called on Mrs. L. Foulks and Mrs. Underwood Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams went to Rensselaer Thursday to attend the Horse ShowOur teachers attended Institute at McCoysburg Saturday and report an interesting program. Mrs. E. Herman’s father and half brother, Mr. Gray and son McKinly, of Ohio are visiting her for a few days. Mrs. Mans Beaver and baby returned Friday from a visit in Kankakee, 111., with her sister, Mrs. Merch and family. Mrs. Branson returned Thursday from a visit with Clell Clark’s. Mr. and Mrs. Clell Clark are entertaining a fine 8 % pound boy since the 13th.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. How do you like bathing, Ben? Rebecca Green is on the sick list. We are having rainy weather at present. Joe Truely was a Rensselaer goer Sunday. S. H- Holmes lost a fine colt Friday morning. Barney KolhofT and children were church goers Sunday. Quite a crowd attended the Horse Show from our locality. Mrs. Sam Price called on her brother Ed Jenkins, Saturday. Mrs. Mlramon Tudor visited her aunt, Sarah Smith last week. Chas. Arnold and son Mark, were seen in our locality Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. John Scott called on their daughter, Mrs. S. H. Holmes, SundayJim and Walt are Seen going north each Sunday. What's the attraction, boys? Mrs. Charles, Joe and Emmet Pullins were every day attenders at the Horse Show. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lesh have gone to Wisconsin to visit the former's father, J. M- Lesh. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Augsburger and daughter Helen, visited George McElfresh and family Sunday. Anyone wanting a fine single driving mare, ask or write W. N. Jenkins, Rensselaer, Indiana, R-l. Wm. Jenkins or Pine Grove was seen passing through our vicinity Sunday on his way to his brother Ed’s to shuck cornMrs. Wm. Nubs has been visiting Wm. Green and family during the Horse Show, as Mr. Nubs has • been working in the hitch barn. Victor Moore has moved back from Kalamazoo, Mich., whre he has been working in a carriage factory for some time past. He will now work for his father, John

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley were surprised Saturday to hear that their seventeen-year-old daughter Agnes, and Addie Warren of Parr were married. They went to St. Joe, Mich., last Friday and were married early Saturday. We hear they are expected back at any time, but where they will reside is as yet not known.

. McOOYSBURG. Hale Hughes was In Monon Saturday evening. Rev. Pitzer of Thayer was in our burg Sunday. Elzie Miller is hauling tile from here this weekRichard Foulks is working on one of Gifford’s steam shovels. Wm Eldridge and family visited with Wm. Willets Sunday. W. C. Rose received a carload of cattle from Chicago Friday. Saidla & Cavinder, our butchers, killed another beef Monday. M. Swick if Wolcott was in our burg last week unloading tile. James Shigley of Chalmers visited with Jesse Scowden Sunday. Smith Hughs, our section boss has been sick for the past few days' O. M. Peregrine spent Sunday with his brother and family, F. L. Peregrine. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and daughter spent Sunday with Richard Foulk’s-

Harve Robinson of Monticello visited witu hisi son and lamily, J. R. Phillips, Thursday. There were 20 tickets sold here for Rensselaer Saturday to people who attended the Horse Show. Our ball team played Francesville Sunday, at Francesville. Score 16 to 3 In favor of Francesville. The township is putting In a stone wall at the Willet’s bridge where there was a bad washout last spring. Floyd Porter and Ray McDonald have secured employment on the Ground, who has been visiting her work Tuesday. Mrs. E. Johns -- Mifroy and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lear, of near Wolcott spent Sunday with R. V. Johns and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson returned home from Rensselaer Sunday evening after attending the Horse Show there. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Stroup returned home Monday ihorning after a couple of weeks visit with relatives in Monon and Lafayette. There was preaching services here Sunday night. Rev. Pitzer of Thayer filled the pulpit aiyi had quite a large audience in attendance. Chas. Hughes of Lafayette, who is a conductor on the Monon, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Hughes of this place. Mrs. Susan Scowden or Battle Gifford, steam shovel and began son Jesse Scowden, for the past few days returned home Sunday evening. The balloon ascensions at Rensselaer were the best we have ever seen. Friday evening the balloon lit only about a mile southwest of here.