Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

WHEATFIELD. S- C. Irwin of Rensselaer was In town on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams are visiting friends and relatives in Owen county. Miss Dora Kellerman and Mrs. Sam Payne spent Friday at Knox at the dentists. Billie Hilscher walked over from Kniman Wednesday morning to ride back on “Coalle.” Mrs. Land Wallace and daughter of Laura visited her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Graham, Monday. Dr. and Mrs. Salisbury and Mrs. J. W. Ott of Crown Point, spent Sunday at the Marble ranch. F. W. Powers of Lafayette was in town the first of the week looking after his farming interests. Mesdames Bickford and Scott spent Wednesday with Mrs. William Hallier of Wheatfield Center. Oscar Byerly of Gifford, who run a glove factory here during the summer, was in town on business Saturday. Don Mills accidently fell from a wagon while returning from work Monday evening, dislocating his arm at the elbow. Mrs. John Nordhouse, who has been very sick with typhoid fever for several weeks, is no better at this writing. Mrs. C. O. Spencer of Demotte visited Mrs. F. H. Scott Friday and attended the quarterly meeting at the M. E. church. Mrs. Fendig and daughter Rebecca of Rensselaer visited the former’s son, Simon and family of this place, the first of the week. G. D. Gregory has just completed his semi-annual Jasper county canvass for the Baker Medicine Co., and will begin his work in Starke county soon. W. H. Minor and family have moved here from Missouri and have rented the Potter farm, two miles south of town- They moved on the Bickford farm till the Potter house Is vacated. W. F. Remley, wife and little son of Poplar, Mont., who have been visiting his relatives here for the past three weeks, went to Mt. Vernon, 111., Monday, for a visit with his wife’s relatives. Rev. C. E. Downey, who had been holding a series of protracted meeting at Demotte, was obliged to close them Saturday by the Illness of his son at Delphi. He returned home from that place Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Spry entertained their Sunday school class and

the Ladies’ Aid Lociety and their husbands Wednesday evening, it being the thirty-seventh anniversary of their marriage. A very pleasant time was had by all present. Miss Laura Jensen and Mr. Earl Darner were united in marriage Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. B- Lyman, Lantena, Fla. Mr. Darner formerly resided here, while Miss Jensen left here quite recently to live in Florida. They are very estimable young people and we are sure all unite in wishing them well. Sixty of the friends and relatives of W. F. Remley helped him celebrate his fortieth birthday anniversary by partaking of a dinner in his honor served in the opera house at noon Saturday. Those present from out of towm were: Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson and daughter Frances, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson and little son of Barkley tp. ;Mr. and Mrs. Will Short, Mr. and Mrs. Malott and son, Mrs- Pearl Spore and two children and Mrs. Bybee of North Judson; Mrs. Matilda Brown of Hammond; and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Remley and son of Poplar, Mont.

FAIR OAKS. Mrs. R. H. Dodge is visiting relatives near Streator, 111. Rev. Peterson preached at the M. E. church Saturday eveHealth is still very good, with a few exceptions, in our town. Ed Lakin went up near Lowell the first of the week to husk corn. John Wiseman has Milt Gundy’s new addition to his house near completion. It is reported that Mrs. George Marshall, living just east of town, Is quite poorly. Miss Hazel Helsel Is doing housework for Mrs. Chas. Barker during her sickness. Emory Cox came from Kentland Wednesday where he had been husking corn. Mrs. Geo. Williams, who has been in Chicago the past week, returned home Tuesday evening. Miss Hannah Culp attended protracted meeting at Mt. Ayr a couple

of days the latter part of the week. Enos Moffitt will go over to Enos this week to haul logs for Mat Karr. , George Brouhard and son will do J the cutting John Alter was in these parts tlje ■ first of the week looking after sortie ditching that is being done northeast of Dr. Rice of Roselawn was called Monday to see Mrs. Chas. Barker, who was very ill, but is recovering at this writing. A. D. Washburn was in town the latter part of the week looking after some ditching he was having done on his place near here Frank McCay and Willis Cottingham, who have been working in the car shops at Danville for a couple of months, returned to Fair Oaks Monday. Joe Brown w’as here from Dundas, 111., over Sunday looking after a farm. They will move back in the near future and occupy their own farm east of here. Frank Cox, who has been clerking in the Kight & Co. store for three or four years, severed his connection with them last week and will go to Danville in a few’ days to brake on a railroad. C. A. Gundy and wife have a new new boarder at their place since last Friday. Although Charley hasn't been home since, he still boards there just the same. Charley's working as head carpenter for the Indiana Harbor road.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. Mrs- Wm. Nuss was seen in our locality last week. Mrs. S. H. Holmes was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Vilas Price called on J. W. Marlatt Tuesday evening. Barney Kohloff was In Rensselaer on business Thursday. Gertrude, Leo and Arnold Kolhoff were church goers Sunday. J. W. Marlatt and family called on relatives in Rensselaer Sunday. Richard Shirer of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Alpha McElfresh. Mr. and Mrs. John Shroer Sundayed with their son Frank and family.

Chris Morgenegg helped Barney Kolhoff saw’ wood Tuesday. Anyone wanting a good day's work done should call on the Pullen brothers. We understand Hapry is going west now. It's a good place to go, Harry. Mrs. Geo- McElfresh and Luella Green called on Clarence Green and family Sunday. The Sternberg dredge is now past Groom’s bridge. The bridge will be replaced soon. Geo. Davisson and wife and Clyde Davisson and family w’ere seen in our locality Sunday. Clarence Green and family and Elmer Miller called on Wm. Green and family Tuesday. Mrs- Clyde Burris is staying with her mother. Mrs. S. Price while MrBurris is husking corn. Mirinan Tudor’s hew’ house is almost complete, and he is giving it the first coat of paint. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Barney Kolhoff. Ike Marlatt and Cyrl Steel are working on the Marlatt garage in Rensselaer, at present. Mr- and Mrs. Cade Potts were Rensselaer goer Thursday. ' W. N. Jenkins, who has been husking corn for his brother Ed was seen in our locality SundayMr. and Mrs. S. H- Holmes and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wasson, west of the tile mill. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Flesher and family and Mr. and Mrs. Saidla called on Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Pullins Sunday. Cleveland Price is husking corn. How's the cockleburs, Cleve? I bet your cultivator shovels got rusty last summer. Barney Kolhoff and Geo. McElfresh are getting ready for a cold day and had their wood buzzed Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Cooper and daughter Bertha were seen in our locality last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Markley and family were seen in our locality Sunday. November is here w’ith her bright sunny days, and farmers should get busy husking their corn, for she came in like a lamb and will *go out like a lion

Maines & Hamilton are exclusive agents for the Grain King scoop board.

SOUTH NEWTON. John Rush shingled Earl Leek’s barn last week. Chas. Grant called bn Chas. Weiss Monday evening. Fred Taedtey sold a fat hog to John Bicknell Monday. Fred Taedtey transacted business in Rensselaer Tuesday. Nice fall weather we are having, only a little too much rain. The Carr family spent Sunday with R. J. Yeoman and family. Mrs. Harry Dewey called on Mrs. Chas. Weiss Monday afternoonMr. and Mrs. Earl Leek did shopping in Mt. Ayr Saturday evening. Wilbur Hoshaw and Frank Shipman spent Sunday afternoon in Mt. AyrMr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling •mnday. Frank Shipman and Wm. Hough and wife visited at Nelse Hough's Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Powell assisted her sister, Mrs. Fred Waling, with some work Tuesday. Nelse Hough had a horse to die Saturday afternoon. Earl Leek also has a sick horseThe farmers are all so busy husking corn that they don’t even want to stop for bad weather. Max Kepner brought out some shingles to Earl Leek last Friday for W- E. Leek of Rensselaer. Mrs- Bussel and daughter Mary of Rensselaer and Sarah Holmes spent Sunday at the Holmes home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mayhew of near Brook were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew Sunday. John Weiss, Jr., and family of near Goodland spent the day with Chas. Weiss and family Sunday. Chas. Bengston and wife of Foresman took Sunday dinner with the former’s sister, Mrs. Earl Leek and husband.

Henry Harris of Rensselaer took a herd of cattle from Nelse Hough’s to one of his other farms to fatten, Wednesday. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Raymond and Mr- and Mrs. Henry Pearson visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pearson. Bruce Stevens of Morocco and Miss Lillie Bowers of Jordan tp., were calling on friends in this vicinity Sunday. Harvey Waling and wife of near Brook spent Sunday with the former's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant took Sunday dinner with the former’s father, Alton Grant, and called to see Stott Grant In the afternoon. Mrs. Alice Potts went" Saturday to see her sister, Mrs. Fred Markin. She went from there to Columbia City to visit with W. B. Yeoman

and family for an indefinite time. Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey, and attended the funeral of Geo. Andrus Sunday afternoonClarence Pruett and wife of near Goodland and Marsh Pruett of Jordan tp., were at Hary Dew’ey’s last Wednesday looking over the farm. The former will move onto the Ade farm when Harry leaves for Dakota.

FOUR CORNERS. Philip Staller shipped a car of lambs to Chicago Tuesday. Jack Smith and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wesner. Alfred Rasmussen is making $3 per day, shucking corn down in Illinois. The elevator at \\ neatfield is once more in running order, ready for the new crop of corn F. W. Fisher sold a nice bunch of lambs to Philip Staller, who shipped them to Chicago Tuesday. Louis Miller is pressing the Wesner hay has been purchased by G O. Stembel of Wheatfield. Bert Vandercar nas a new’ suit of clothes. He says he can come out of the woods now and face society of any class. Mrs. F. W. Fisher is having a new poultry house built. She, like the setting hen, wants to spread out in the poultry business. Dick Dunn has discontinued the hotel business and has stored his furniture in the Ocker building for the time being. No school this week at Tefft on account of the absence of Prof. Dickerson. who accompanied his little son to Chicago Monday night. O. M. Hilliard is building a new store building and a cottage for Henry Coffin at Dunn’s, Bridge, but on the moral and God-fearing side 1 of the river. Henry of Valparaiso, who traded for the Wm. Shirer farm in East Walker, is putting in a car load of cement tile. James Jones an Dan Gross are doing the workWe received a letter from Ed Jessup of near Hanna, who is enquiring about for cornhuskers, stating that he had 120 acres of good corn yet in the field. A good place and a long job for some one. The ten-year-old son of Prof. Dickerson of Tefft was taken suddenly sick Friday night. Dr. Solt of San Pierre was called and proounced the trouble appendicitis. Arrangements were made at once to take him to Chicago, which was done Monday night. At this time we are not Informed whether an operation was necessary or not.

X McCOYSBURG. Miss Laura Phillips came home Wednesday evening for a short stay. Philip Kistner of East Dunn spent Sunday with J. H. Montz and family. Mrs- Marion spent Wednesday afternoon with Miss Myrtle Lewis. Mrs. Russell Willetts spent Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ringeisen. Miss Hazel Drake left here Wednesday evening (or a visit with relatives at Kokomo. Mrs. R. L. Bussell and little daughter Lucile spent Wednesday with Mrs. Chester Downs. Mrs Minerva Titer and father-in-law of Crawfordsville spent Satufday and Sunday with C. W. Bussell and family. Mr. and Mrs. 3. R. Phillips went* to Monticello Wednesday evening where they w’ere called owing to the death of the former’s father, Harvey Phillips, of that place. E. A and .1. H. Marx of White county passed through McCoysburg Tuesday enroute to Rensselaer, where they intended to start down the Iroquois in a boat on their way to Arkansas, hunting and fishing on the way.

BI'RNSTOWN. Mrs. C- Morgenegg was in Rensselaer Saturday. *Mrs. Charley Pullins was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Theodore Snow and little son called on C. A. Reed Monday. Mrs. C- A. Reed and son Seth were Renselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg and family visited with Barney Kolhoff Sunday. Jim Stanley visited with Mr. and Mrs- Fred Anderson and tamily Sunday. Say, Walter, how does filling up ditches go? Better not go to sleep next time. Quite a few young folks from this locality attended the show at Rensselaer Saturday night. Mrs. Samuel Price and Cleveland visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jenkins at McCoysburg a few days. Mrs. Folley and children of Knox are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. S. Price and other relatives for a few days. \ Mirman Tudor has got his fine residence about completed. It is one of the finest builuings in this locality. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Wasson and family south of town Sunday. Mrs. Joe Pullins and mother, Mrs. John Alter, visited with friends and relatives near Remington Saturday and Sunday.

LEE. Charles Jacks is improving from his typhoid fever selge. Marion Robinson and wife called on Mrs. Lewis Sunday afternoon. Wednesday. Mr. Smalley of Lafayette was calling in town. Daniel Clark and George Foulks were in Lee Wednesday afternoonBen Harris of Rensselaer was a business caller in our burg Wednesday. The minister and the Misses Jordan took dinner Sunday at Mrs. Lewis’. Alvin Clark and wife went to Charles McCashen’s from church Sunday. Simon Parcels and family went from church Sunday to T. P. Jacks' for dinner. The blind man, Mr. Saxton, has just returned from a trip to Indianapolis. J- H. Culp and family went from church. Sunday and took dinner at H. C. Anderson’s. T- S. Cowger took supper Wednesday evening at T. P. Jacks’, and then went to his nome. Mrs. Maggie Foulks is sick wi|h typhoid fever- A trained nurse from Lafayette is taking care of her. Our merchants Jacks and Anderson are buying lots of turkeys, and there is lots of grain coming in also. Mrs. Harriet Jacks’ two daughters, Mrs. Chas- Lefler and Mrs. Joe Clark, called oh her Tuesday afternoon. Walter Jordan and family went to Morocco Saturday to visit Clyde Clark and wiie and returned Sunday evening. i Mrs. Jennie Rishling of Monon etfme to Mrs. Gilmore’s last week and visited with her and friends till Saturday evening. Grandpa Zable is very poorly and feeble. Dr. Clayton is waiting on him, and some of the children are ■ick with grip and pleurisy.

Albert Warner and family have been at S. W. Noland s for a few days and he shipped his goods Saturday to Illinois, where they are going to make their future home. The family went Monday morning. Thursday of last week our minister was here and attended prayer meeting and returned home Friday morning. A number of the women made a donation by each giving him a hen. He had formerly been in town, but now he has room for chickens, and he was pleased with the gift. Thursday of last week John Mellender and wife and Mrs. Holeman and Mrs. J. H. Culp went on the milk train to Rensselaer and .they with Miss Adamson drove out to John Osborne’s to be with Grandma Mellender, who was 90 years old that day. She is well for a lady of that age and many of her friends remembered it was her birthday anniversary and sent her post card remembrances. They had an enjoyable day with her and returned on the train in the evening-

PINE GROVE. Will Miller spent Sunday night with John TorbetChloae Torbet called on Bessie Ropp Monday afternoon. Mrs- John Woulden spent Friday after noon with Miss Stella Nuss. Miss Orela Stevens of Hershel, 111., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Gifford. Miss Lillie Hurley of near Aix was the guest of Mrs. Walter Daniels Tuesday.

Mrs. Walter Daniels spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Sarah McCleary and family. Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie spent Sunday with Mrs. Arthur Ropp.

Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels Sunday Walter Daniels went Sunday to husk corn on the Baker farm north of Rensselaer.

Mrs. Wm. Jordan and daughter Nettie visited Mrs. Geo. Daniels Sunday afternoon. John Daniels went to husk corn for Korah Daniels north of Rensselaer this week. Mrs. George Daniels was the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Daniels, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss returned home Monday from a two weeks visit with relatives and friends in Illinois. Miss Bertha Cooper returned home Monday after a week's visit with her cousin. Miss Emma Cooper, of near Demotte. Mr, and Mrs, Charles Walker and family were the guests of the former’s sister. Mrs. Belle Daniels and family,-of Gifford Sunday. Mrs. Sarah McCleary and daughters, Gusta and Mrs. James Woulden took dinner with Mrs. James Torbet and daughter Chloae Tuesday-

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Bert Brenner, wife and son, of Rensselaer spent the day Sunday with relatives here.

A. F. Perrtgo of Watseka, 111., came Saturday and visited over Sunday with his son, E. G. Perrlgo. Miss Edna Long, who is clerking in the Murray store at flensselaer, visited over Sunday with home folks north of town. Adam Miller of Middlebury, Ind., came Thursday to work for Walter Blankenbaker through corn-shuck-ing. Adam says most of the corn in Elkhart and Lagrange counties is already husked.t Billy Matin, the one-time famous horse jockey, came last week for a visit with Jasper Wright. Billy has not been well for some time and is feeling quite poorly. He has not been able to work for Several months. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns went to Rensselaer Saturday, the former taking the train for Chalmes to visit his two sisters and families, while the latter visited her relatives at Rensselaer. They returned home Monday. Arthur Herriman and Harris Martin returned Friday from southwestern Minnesota, where they had been to see the country. They were well pleased with the outlook but did not buy any land, however, they may rent there the coming season. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Elijah entertained a number of guests Sunday, they being John Meharry and family, Edgar and Miss Sadie Steward, Chas. Shideler and wife, Grace Handley, Edward Putman and wife, and Mr. and Mrs.' Ranson Elijah. The day was very pleasantly spent. James Lyons is the latest person to purchase an automobile, he having recently placed his order for a Hudson 20 horse-power machine, to be delivered in the spring. Ever since “Jockey” fell out of his brother Fred’s machine he has had the fever, and had it right. The Hudson is a high-class machine.

MILROY. Earl Foulks is working at McCoysbjirg. W. Johnson and wife were Lee goers Tuesday. Mrs. Lud Clark and Mrs- John Woosley were at Monon Tuesday. Mr. Herman shredded corn for Roy Williams the first of the weekJohn Clark, of Lee has been buying turkeys in this vicinity this week. The Ladies’ Aid Society of Lee met with Mrs. John Mellender Thursday. Frank May, who has been at Mudlavia Springs, near Attica, returned home Monday. Marion Sands of Hanging Grove visited with his sister, Miss Sands, Sunday afternoon, Chas. Woods and Orlanda Manno, who have been away husking corn, returned home Wednesday. Asa Holeman ana Lora Culp of Lee called on Grace Vandervort Wednesday morning at George Foulks’. Miss Grace Vandervort of northeast of Monon, who is working for Mrs. Geo. Foulks, spent Sunday at home. S. Dobbins of Lafayette erected a monument over the grave of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. B. Clark Tuesday. Miss Sands, a graduate nurse of the Home hospital at Lafayette, is nursing Mrs. Geo. Foulks, who is sick with typhoid fever. Miss Veda Spencer, who has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs. L. Foulks, went to Wolcott to assist Mrs. Alikison with her housework.

BOX SOCIAL.

A box social will be held at Rose Bud school house m Union township on Friday evening, Nov. 19, for the benefit of the church. Everybody invited. Ladies, please bring boxes-

STOCK MEN

Should be Interested in knowing that you can have your valuable stock liff sured against death from any cause, accident or diseases. See G. H. McClain and let him explain how it is done. Agent for the Indiana and Ohio Live Stock Insurance Co., also general fire insurance.