Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

SURREY. Our place is still here. School is moving along nicely. Gus Zacher has just completed a good new barn on his place. Farmers are talking four cents for corn huskers this seasonTiling is the thing that most of the farmers are gettng busy^atenowadays. C. L. Parks sold a yearling heifer for S4O Monday. She was a dandy. Ira Chupp and family are home now from a three weeks visit in Ohio. > Mat Wlntner got three fingers badly crushed in some of the gearing on his engine last Friday. Newton township won the prize in the tug-of-war contest at the Parr fair recently. My, but it was fun to see them pull. Gus Yeoman was out Monday looking after work on his farm. He looks more like a farmer than he does a townsman. Trustee E. P. Lane called at the school house one morning last week and unloaded a good organ. Teacher and scholars are happy now. Just see what advertsing in The Democrat does —Jake Jungles had an ad put in that he had a house to rent and it came out in The Democrat on Saturday morning, and by Sunday noon there was a family moving in the house. Why not advertise?

SOUTH NEWTON.' Earl Shlgley commenced work for Sidney Holmes Monday. Nelse says be got hi* potatoes dug Tuesday evening at snn-down. Warner Hough and Wm. Chldester spent Sunday aiternoon in Mt. Ayr.

Mrs. Fred Markin spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Alice Potts. Quite a number of farmers in this vicinity have started to husk corn. Chas. Waling of Brook is building a corn crib this week for his son Fred. Arthur Powell and family spent Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Alice Potts. Joe Charles came Wednesday to Nelse Hough’s, wuere he intends to schuck corn. Walter, Fred and «.l Feldhaus went to Earl Park Saturday for a few days visit. > Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weiss took Sunday dinner with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs- Morgan Dewey. Mr. and Mrs. Mar Besse of Jordan tp., took Sunday dinner with the latter’s brother, Harry Dewey, and wife. Carr Bros, had a car load of tile shipped from Brook to Julian from where they will haul it to their farm. Mrs. Sidney Holmes and sons Boyd and Willie started for Tennessee Tuesday for a two weeks visit with relativesTrustee Lane removed some single seats from the Blue Grass school house to the Curtiß Creek school Tuesday. Miss Blanche Biddle of Rensselaer Returned to her home in Reynolds Monday after a few days visit with Miss Virgie HolmesSidney Holmes’ boys had another runaway last Friday night in Rensselaer and tore their buggy up again for the second time this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pearson and Miss Bell Wood returned home Saturday from a week’s visit with the former’s brother at Bushnell, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Getting and children of Goodland visited from Friday till Sunday with Mrs. Getting’s brother, Philip Paulus, and family. Mrs. Rosenbrook and son Archie of Brook spent last Thursday with Mrs. Chas. Weiss and they in turn

called on Mrs. Harry Dewey in the afternoon. Henry Paulus and family of near Morocco spent Saturday night and Sunday with Philip Paulus and family after attending the Horse Show at Rensselaer. Harry Dewey and Philip Paulus went down to the Ade farm near Brook Monday and brought a herd of fine cows up to their farm in this township. A number of friends gathered at the Carr Bros, home Sunday and surprised their sister, Nan, on her birthday anniversary. All took well filled baskets and enjoyed a fine time. Nan says she is sixteen, so we suppose she is. Mrs. James Clifton, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Alice Potts, while their mother is visiting at Columbia Cty, returned to her home in Fair Oaks after staying until Tuesday. Miss Sadie Paulus stayed with Mrs. Potts during her absence.

MILROY. McKinley Gray started in school at Banner Monday. Mr- and Mrs. George Caster were in Monon Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Southard are boarding tile ditchers. Miss Mabel Sommers was a Rensselaer visitor Saturday. Ed Herman is prospecting In the western states at present. 'Mr. and Mrs- John Southard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and John Clark ate dinner Tuesday with grandma Foulks. Mr. and Mrs- Wm. McDonald and baby of Lacross visited relatives

here over Sunday. -vl Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams spent Friday night with the former's brother and family near Rensselaer. James Spencer and family spent Monday and Tuesday of last week with Mrs. L. Foulks and Mrs. E. Underwood. Miss Ettie McCashen took Mrs. Ennis to Lee to the milk train Sunday evening as she was going to Lafayette on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Southard staid Sunday night with James Hamilton who is still seriously ill with lung fever, seemingly not improving at this writing. Misses Jessie and Belle Southard and James Boon attended the horse show at Rensselaer Saturday, and also did shopping, so we hear, but don’t say anything about it. Jim got a brand-new suit, etc. Boys, hunt up your cow-bells.