Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

O. M. Peregrine was in Rensselaer Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J- H. Montz were in Monon Saturday. F. L. Peregrine made a business trip to Kersey Friday. Mrs. Chas. Saidla and son Harvey were in Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Mary Peregrine visited Mrs. F. L. Peregrine Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter and baby were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson spent Sunday with their son, J. R. Robinson and family. Mrs. Marion Robinson visited with Mrs. Reed McCoy and Miss Myrtle Lewis Wednesday afternoonNathan Eldredge is now engine hostler on the C. & W. V., and Omar Church is engineer on engine No. 3. Mr. and Utas. Gaylord Parker, R. L. Bussel and family and Miss Ethel Parker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C- A. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and little sons went to Wolcott Saturday evening to spend Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme. Mrs. H. N. Hurd and two sons and daughter, Mrs. Ernest Gowland, left for Chicago Wednesday morning for a visit with the former’s parents before leaving for their new home in St. Joseph, Missouri.

WHEATFIELD. Willie Rockwell is recovering from his attack of grip, Lewis Jenson of Oxford visited with home folks over Sunday. Jacob Sensibar of Gary visited friends here the last of the week. Miss Mary Clager'' of Winamac visited her parents here the first of the week. . v Myers & Myers have installed a new light plant In their department store this week. George Stembel and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Shaftner at Kouts. Henry W. Marble, who has been very ill with typhoid fever for some time, is now able to sit up. Dewitt Haskin of Des Moines, la., visited his mother, Mrs. M. L. Bickford, Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Remley and Mr. and Mrs. A. Barlow spent Sunday with relatives in Barkley tp.

Mrs. John Pinter and daughter Tracy are spending the week with relatives at Crown Point and St. John. G- D. Gregory, the Baker medicine agent, who has been working in the south part of the county, spent Sunday with his wife here. The members of the Q. B. M. Club gave Mrs. Simon Fendig a little surprise Wednesday afternoon, it being her thirty-fifth birthday anniversary. Lewis Harrington has been promoted from railway agent at Zadoc to general freight agent of the C. & W. V. Ry., with headquarters at Kersey. Mr- and Mrs. Albert Dunn were in Lacross Tuesday evening on business. • They have sold their interest in the Dunn hotel to John Holliday, who has moved into it. The Dunn family now live in the Ocker building south of the postoffice. The town election was a very quiet affair. The entire republican ticket was elected with the exception of the clerk to which office Dr. M. B. Fyfe, a democrat, was elected. There was but one ticket in the field, however. Dr. Fyfe was nominated on the republican ticket, but he is a democrat.

SOUTH NEWTON. Mrs. Alice Potts was shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. Joe Jenklson of Mt. Ayr Is husking corn for Earl Leek. Frank Critser of Rensselaer Is putting in tile for the Carr Bros. Nelson DuCharme and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Dewey spent Friday night with their son Harry and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey took Sunday dinner with Morgan Dewey and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew spent Sunday with relatives In and near Brook. James Clifton of Fair Oaks came Tuesday after a extended stay In this Powell home. Joe Ade and C. B. Leavitt were looking after the Ade farm In this vicinity Sunday. Warner Hough, Joe Charles and Wilbur Hoshaw spent Sunday afternoon in Brook. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weiss visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. August Rosenbrook of Brook. Chas. Waling of Brook helped his son Fred toi finish building a crib the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough spent 'Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. 'Ed Schanlaub and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taedtey and

family visited Sunday with Dave Yeoman and family of near Parr. Mrs. Philip Paulus and son Russell visited with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Reed, of near Surrey, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts of near Brook took dinner Sunday with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling. Mrs. Sidney Holmes and two sons returned home Sunday morning after an extended visit with relatives in Tennessee. Arthur Mayhew and wife visited with the latter’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Waling, of near Brook Sunday. Mrs. Mark Reed and mother, Mrs. Katherine Kessinger, spent last Thursday with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Nelson DuCharme. Mrs. Roy Flanders and brother, Bea Roberts, and their sister-in-law, Mrs. Claud Roberts, spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Alice Potts. Josie Grant spent Saturday night with her brother, Charles and wife. They took her home Sunday and spent the afternoon with Ed Grant and sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Myer and son Rexford of south of Fowler were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus and family Sunday. They came over in their auto. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hough took Sunday dinner with the latter’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wooley- Mrs. Hough’s mother, Mrs. Wooley, returned home with them for an extended visit. The kids lead Harry Dewey a merry chase Saturday evening Hallowe’ening him. He got ready to go visiting Sunday morning and couldn’t find his buggy. A search located it down in a field behind a straw-stack.

FAIR OAKS. John Wiseman is building an addition onto M. I. Gundy’s house. We got another fine rain Monday which was followed by nice clear weather. Rev. Duncleburger of Lowell held services at the Christian church Saturday evening. Mrs. Ike Kight and Mrs. Pearl Kight called on Mrs- Barfoot at Pembroke Wednesday. Ed Kesler, who has been out in Wisconsin for some time in the dredge business, returned last week. Abe Bringle and wife visited his brother William and family in Jordan tp., Saturday and Sunday, day. Mrs. Geo. A- Williams, of the Lawler ranch, went to Chicago the first of the week on a visit of a few days. Mrs. Will Warren went over to Gifford Sunday to fill her son Bert’s appointment there He is at Hoopeston, 111., at present. Grandpa Erwin, who has been out west for about a year, arrived here the latter part of the week to visit his son F. R. Erwin and family. Uncle Dave Winslow, who has been out in North Dakota since harvest helping Bud Hammond in taking care of his crops, returned to old Fair Oaks Wednesday eve. A family by the name of Hawn moved here last week from Michigan and have taken up quarters on Mt- Pelee, or John Makeever’s property in the south part of town. The masquerade ball was pulled off at Karr’s hall Saturday night, and was continued until an early hour Sunday. It was well attended and all are said to have had a good time. Mat Karr has a big job of sawing out near Enos, on the Indiana Harbor railroad. Enos Moffitt and George Brouhard went over there Wednesday to look after the cutting and hauling of the timber. M. I. Gundy met with a very unfortunate loss a few days ago while working on his house, he had a roll of about seventy-five dollars loose in his pockets and some way it dropped out unnoticed, and up to the present has not been found. The Hallowe’eners had a good deal of work for a little pleasure in our town the other night. They went around the town and gathered up all the old buggies and wagons and cultivators and other trash and pulled them around and stacked them up against M. I. Gundy’s place of business and the postoffice and other buildings.

LEE. Dev- Quonan was making calls in our neighborhood this week. J- H. Culp and family visited Elzie Webb at Monon last Sunday. Morris Jacks took dinner Sunday with Tommy and Harley Clark. The Ladies Aid did qultllng all day Thursday at Mrs. John Mellender’s. Charley Jacks is sick with typhoid fever at the home of his father, L. M- Jacks. John Mellender’s attended church Sunday and then took dinner at H. C. Anderson’sS. M. Jacks and family went from Bunday school last Sunday to Joe Clark's for dinner. J. H. Culp and W. L. Stiers did township work Saturday on the Devallt school house. Mrs. Ostrander, the blind lady in the Maxwell property, is sick with a billlous attack. O. A. Jacks and wife and Hollis and Dollie visited George Holeman’s near Monticello last Sunday. Mrs. Ann Rishllng went to Remington Sunday evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Lewis, and returned Tuesday morning. Quite a number of young people from here attended the box supper and entertainment at the Banta school house in Hanging Grove last Saturday eveningRoy Noland has opened up a blacksmith shop in town, but we were not informed whether he will live here or not. Maybe, though, if he could get some good looking young lady to keep house for him—

PINE GROVE. Chas. Walker was a Newland call* er SundayWilliam Miller spent Sunday with John Torbet. Chas. Walker hauled cord wood to town Monday. Bluford Torbet is hauling hay to Rensselaer this week. There didn’t seem to be much mischief done in this locality Hollowe’en night. Several of the young folks of this vicinity attended church at Gifford Sunday afternoon. Mrs- Harry Gifford and three children spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. Beedy of Newland.

Roy Torbet, who is husking corn south of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Chas. Walker and children spent Sunday afternoon with the former’s mother, Mrs. James Hurley. The party at James Britt’s Saturday night was very well attended and a fine time was enjoyed by all present. Miss Emma Cooper returned to her home in Demotte Monday and was accompanied by her cousin, Miss Bertha Cooper. John Torbet returned home Saturday after spending several weeks with his sister, Mrs. John Dale, near Darlington. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly of near Rensselaer came out to his aunt’s, Mrs. Andy Ropp’s, on their new motorcycle Sunday. Mrs. John Woulden and little daughter of Minnesota came Sunday for an indefinite visit with her mother, Mrs- Sarah McCleary.

BVRNSTOWN. Ben Price spent Sunday with home folks. Michael Burns was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Alex Hurley was up In Gifford region Sunday. Clyde Burns is husking corn for S. H. Holmes this week. Elmer Sullenberger hauled gravel Thursday and Friday. Joe Frost Is shucking corn for L. A. Greenlee at present. C. Morgenegg helped George McElfresh buzz wood Tuesday. Frank Foltz of Rensselaer was seen In this locality Friday. Alex Hurley hauled some buckwheat to Rensselaer Friday. Wesley Price helped L. A. Greenlee haul oats to Rensselaer Friday. Wm. Green atfd daughters visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green Sunday. John Knapp distributed the mall on Route 1 Friday and Saturday in bls auto. Ad Shook has rented the Beasley farm where T. G. Brown lives for another year.

Spencer and Esta Holmes called on Elmer and Daniel Greenlee Sunday afternoon. Wm. Whittaker, Sam Holmes and L. A. Greenlee called on C. A- Reed Sunday forenoon. Mrs. Samuel Holmes spent Sunday night with Mr/ and Mrs. Wm. Whittaker and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reed and family visited Sunday with James Myers and family. Mr- and Mrs. John Scott and Milt Sutton visited with S. H. Holmes and family Sunday. Eli Arnold and son Harry hauled some coal out from Rensselaer to Cosey Palace Friday. Some mischelvous boys turned over the boys dancing hall at Burnstown Hallowe’en night. Shelby Comer was in our town Monday looking up a load of cattle for the Chicago market. Walter Brown and Frank Hellengreen returned home Friday from a two months stay in North Dakota. Quite a crowd of young folks gathered in at Chris Morgenegg’s Sunday afternoon and all had a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Will Whittaker and little boy of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes and ily. L. P. Shirer was out in this neighborhood Friday looking for some witnesses for tne next term of court. He captured one near Burns’ school. Any one wanting fencing done by the day or rod should consult C. A. Reed or Charles Camel, Rensselaer Reed or Charles Campbell, Rensselaer, R-l. Workmanship guaranteed to give satisfaction.

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MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) J. R- Sigler and wife were calling on Rensselaer friends Thursday evening. Miss Rose Johnson spent Sunday at the country home of Miss Ruth Yeoman. Ray Adams and wife of Rensselaer visited here Sunday with Mrand Mrs. J. S. Brenner. Ira Sayler and Miss Flora Parke were calling on friends and relatives in Rensselaer Saturday. Supt. of schools, A- M. Winklepeck, visited Saturday And Sunday with home folks at Elnora, Ind. Mrs. Etta Robinson of Monon came Saturday for a short visit with her numerous relatives and friends. Mrs. W. O. McCord returned Saturday from an extended visit with relatives at Lebanon and Indianpo11s.

Arthur Herriman and Harris Martin went to Minnesota Monday to look at the country witn a view of locating there. As we go to press the condition ;of “Uncle SId” ( Steward is veyr bad and the probabilities are that he cannot live throughout the week. Lloyd Hopkins was on the sick list the latter part of last week and unable to attend school at Rensselaer, where he is taking the fourth year high school work. Edwin Harris, who recently sold his farm north of * town, has purchased the grain and Implement business of Herriman & Martin. He will take charge of the implement business on January 1, and the grain office on March 1. Harry Hufty and Jay Miller, who went to Colorado about two months ago, returned Wednesday evening. The boys were highly pleased with the country and assert that they had a splendid trip. While there they worked in the apple orchards most of the time when not sightseeing. Jay is talking of going back after corn husking and may go on to California. Harry will likely go west in the spring and take his family with him- Elmer Hufty, who went west with the boys, is working in a meat market at Paonia, Colo.