Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

NORTH UNION. Michael Fay’s little child is very low with lung fever. Josie Dexter went to Rensselaer Tuesday to spend the day. Mrs. Will Faylor and Lena Shultz were In Rensselaer Friday shopping. Mr. Hand and daughter Carrie were In Rensselaer shopping Saturday. .« Mr. Florence and Jack Reeder of near Virgie, were In Rensselaer Tuesday. Wess Faylor has been quite sick since Sunday with tonsilitis, and is not much better. Mr. Cox, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Dexter and family, returned to, Rensselaer Tuesday. We were visited with another heavy rain Sunday night and Monday, which is bad for corn husking.

, SOUTH NEWTON. Splendid fall weather except for too much rain. Benton Kelley and family Sundayed with the Holmes family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taedtey were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek attended the show at Mt. Ayr Saturday evening. Mrs. Philip Paulus called on Mrs. Ernest Mayhew Wednesday afternoon. ' t Mr. and Mrs- Erhardt Weurthner called on Ernest Morlan’s Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew visited with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Meyhew Sunday. Earl Leek and wife and Mrs. Fred Waling did shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. Joe Charles, Wilbur Hoshaw and Warner Hough Ayere Rensselaer goers Tuesday evening. Warner Hough and Joe Charles called on Wm. Hough and family Monday afternoon. 'Mrs. Joseph Frances, Sf., took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt Wuerthner. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed. Mrs. Arthur Powell and sister-in-law, Mrs. James Clifton, called on Mrs. Wm. Hough Saturday afternoon. Warner Hough and Wilbur Hoshaw spent Sunday afternoon in Mt. Ayr and attended church there in the evening.' Ab Dewey of Jordan tp.» visited from Saturday till Monday with the 'families of Harry Dewey and Cbas. Wiese. Philip Paulus and wife spent Sunday with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Waling of Brook came Wednesday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew and husband. IMisses Sadie and Bessie Paulus and Mr. and Mrs. James Wingard visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey Sunday. Mrs. Mary Meyer and son Ross of near Remington* and James George of Rensselaer were the guests of

Chas. Weiss and family Sunday. Erhardt Wuerthner made a busi-' ness trip to Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrrf. Wuerthner spent the day with her mother, Mrs. Joseph Frances. Mrs. James Clifton and son Arthur returned to their home at Fair Oaks Tuesday after an extended stay at the Powell home. Mr. Clifton returned last Saturday. Mrs. Alice Potts and mother, Mrs. Mary Powell, returned home Saturday from an extended visit with W. B. Yeoman and family of near Columbia City, and relatives in Peru. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew attended a birthday anniversary surprise last Friday evening on the latter’s brother, Harve Waling of Brook. They visited with other rela tives in Brook till Saturday evening.

SOUTH UNION. Ross Anthrene is husking corn for Tom Parker. N. Gunyon is putting up a new double corn crib. Uncle Billy Greenfield is helping Walter Harrington husk corn. Wm. Wilcox and family took dinner with Abe Aery and family Sunday. / Mrs. Amos Alters and Mrs. A 1 Witham did shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. Rev. Rardin filled his regular appointment at Mt. Hope Sunday and in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Heuson were visiting the latter’s parents a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Rardin’s son Lee of Carmel came home Saturday to spend the winter. Owing to the wet weather there is quite a large amount of corn to husk in this locality. Miss Della Smith , spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith. B. D. Comer is building a double corn crib on histfarm west of K\x. dim McColly of Virgie is doing the work. The social at Rosebud last Friday night was a great success. . Over thirty-eight dollars was cleared which will go for the benefit of the church. i Anyone wishing to Vise cabbage next year should call Chas. Garriott of Parr and get the price of cabbage in Cincinnati. Charlie has got to be a great commission merchant shipping cabbage for the neighbors.

BURNSXOWN. C. A- Reed waa In Rensselaer Wednesday. Jack Hoyes was seen In this locality Monday. Mrs. Frank Schroer is very sick at this writing. C. A. Reed shipped his turkeys to Chicago Friday. Emmet PuUins called on Samuel Holmes Sunday. Ben and Vilas Price spent Sunday with home folksCorn chucking will soon be a thing of the pa^t. iMrs. L. A. Greenlee is on the sick list at this writing. Michael burns attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Jim Stanley spent Saturday night with Elmer Brown. Elmer Greenlee called on Spender Holmes Wednesday. Ell Arnold is hauling corn to Rensselaer this week. S. H. Hopkins helped L. A‘. Greenlee butcher Wednesday. Ethel Holmes called on Katie Morgenegg Monday evening. Cleveland Price is husking corn for Dan Lesh at present. John Schroer and son Mark were Rensselaer goers Monday. Chris Morgenegg called on S. H. Holmes Saturday evening. Wm. Baker of Rensselaer was seen in our locality Friday. T. G. Brown sold some fat hogs to Swaney Tuesday. The Dunkard people held church services at their church Sunday. Elmer and David Greenlee called on Spencer and Esta Holmes Sunday, night with Mr. and Mrs- Joe Pullins. night with Mr. and Mi*s. oe Pullins. Miss Lucy Morgenegg spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. William Hefferlin is doing some papering for C. Morgenegg this week. Walter and Lillie Brown called on Alma Harry Hellengreen Sunday. Elmer, Brown and Jim Stanley called on, E. M. Greenlee Sunday afternoon. The heavy rain Sunday has made it almost difficult to get to the corn fields. Thursday and Friday were examination days for the pupils of Burnstown school. Cf A. Reed took a bunch of cattle to F. G. Brown’s Sunday to put on stalk pasture. The recent heavy rains have made }t almost impossible -to get in the fields to shuck corn. , Elmer Brown and Lucy Morgenegg called on S. H. Holmes and family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Greenlee and family called on Mr. and Mrs. C. AReed and family Sunday. Quite a few young people from this locality attended the show at Rensselaer Saturday night. George McElfresh and Barney Kolhoff bought some cattle at the G. F. Meyers sale Saturday. Walter and Frank Brown spent Saturday night and Sunday with William Holmes and family. Quite a few people from this locality attended the G. F. Meyers cattle eale a?* Rensselaer Saturday. Lon Hefferlin and John Newcomb ordered them a new corn shredder, and it arrived in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Chas. Pullins and daughter, Mrs. Ad Shook, spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends and relatives near Virgie. Walter and Frank have It pretty nice, both can go in the same buggy. But poor Harry has to go alone, as he has no brother going his way. During the storm Monday morning lightning struck a straw stack at Barney Kolhoff’s and burned it. The heavy rain which followed prevented further damage. Mrs. Eli Arnold went to Chicago Saturday to visit friends and relatives for a few days, and went from there to Michigan to spend a few days with her brother, Van Lesh.

WHEATFLELD. John Greve was in Rensselaer on business Monday. Mrs. J. M. Helmick visited the dentist at Knox Saturday. Albert Van Doozer spent Sunday with his sisters in Chicago, fc Miss Anna Jasperson spent her vacation at her home near Tefft. Rev. C. E. Downey is holding protracted meetings at Tefft this week. Mrs. Maria Biggs and daughter Goldie did shopping in Kankakee Saturday. The masque ball Thanksgiving eve was a success, both socially and financially. The band supper, Wednesday evening, was a grad success, netting almost $25. Miss Violetle Meyers, our primary teacher, spent Thanksgiving' with Chicago friends. Mrs. W. J. White ad children spent Thanksgiving with Mr- and Mrs. Chas. Gerber of Hobart. Clifford Calvin returned home to Fowler Monday after a few days visit here with friends. Mrs- Ben Britton, who has been nursing a sick sister at Jackson Center, returned home Friday. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and son ■pent a few days with the Dr’s, sister, Mrs. Dr. Riebel of Chicago. Miss June Jessup visited her parents, Ed Jessup/and wife near Lacross, the latter part of the week. Miss Gladys East, who has been visiting friends at Lowell for the past month, returned home Monday. Mrs. R. A. Mannan returned home Monday from a few’ days visit wUh her sister, Mrs, J. W. Tilton of R«reselaer. j. Miss Dollie Kellerman of North Judson spent Thanksgiving with her sisters, Miss Dora ivellerman and Mrs. Wm. Weese. Elders of the Latter Day Saints, or Mormon church, held services here at the home of Mr. and .Mrs. E. Jensen Thursday evening. Dr. L. H. Zuech came home from Chicago Tuesday to pack his household goods preparatory to moving to that place the first of the month. Mr. and Mrs. John Collins, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Bert Collins and Messrs. Wesley and Earl Tilton of Chicago Heights spent Thursday with George Tilton and family. Mrs. Mollie Schultz of Chicago visited with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Melser last week, returning home Saturday and taking Mrs. Melser with her to spend the winter. Mrs. Ira Jackson is still very low from her paralytic attack. Her sons Charley and Gene from Chicago, and her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Ebersol of Chicago, Mrs. Myrtle of Kouts and Mrs. Ed Smith Park, 111, are all with her. Read the pain formula on a box of Pink Pain Tablets. Then ask your Doctor if there is a better one. Pain means congestion—blood pressure somewhere. Dr. Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets check head pains, womanly pains, pain anywhere- Try one, and see! 20 for 25c. Sold by all dealers.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Harris Martin was up near Columbia City on business the first of the week. Walter Blankenbaker’s were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dunlap. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins spent Sunday as guests at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Elijah. Mrs. C. H. Stucker and son Gilbert visited Saturday and Sunday at the home of Chas. Wells, northeast of Rensselaer. James Davis and wife and the . former's father, Jacob Davis, spent Sunday at the home of Geo. Bill, near Foresman. Alfred Coovert has purchase the Clark property in the south part of town and will occupy it after the first of the year. Miss Maud Beasy, of Chalmers, visited here Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Mlsb Susie, teacher at the North Star school. Violet, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson, was quite sick for several days with lung trouble. She is now some better. Miss Mary Johnson, day telephone operator, took a short vacation Saturday and Sunday at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville PuttArthur Herriman returned Friday from Noble ..county, where he had been to look at a farm. The land did not suit him and he returned without purchasing. Mrs. Harry Wortley returned Thursday from Chicago, where she went for treatment for a tumor. It was thought that an operation would be performed soon, but this has been postponed indefinitely. Ode Geesa was taken-4o Chicago Tuesday morning for further treatment at the hospital where his foot was recently amputated, the wound left by the amputation having begun to gather and not heal properly. Ex-trustee W. A. Crlsler has sold his entire possessions here and purchased the Geo. Pumphrey farm northeast of Rensselaer. Ed Harris purchased Mr. Crlsler's town residence and the farm west of town was sold to Lewis Bhrlver.' Mr, Crlsler will move onto his newly acquired farm about the middle of February. Ode Geesa, who recently returned from Chicago was In town Friday for the first time. While in the hospital at Chicago Ais right foot was amputated about half way between the

ankle and knee, being necessary on account of a old wound in hiß foot caused by a gun-shot about eight years ago and in which blood poison had set in. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. - Holley on November 17 that weighed scarcely three pounds, but the attending physician gives out the announcement that the infant will live. Mrs. Holley was quite sick for some time before the birth of the child, but is now showing some improvement. Miss Lizzie Robertson, of Morocco, a trained nurse, is waiting upon herKenneth Long, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long north of town, had a miraculous escape Sunday and was injured quite seriously. He was playing around the house and ventured too near an open cellarway, the steps of which were made of stone. He fell down the steps and one of his legs was badly wrenched and his ankle dislocated, besides receiving numerous bruises about the head and body. His injuries are so severe that he will not likely be able to be out for a month.

FAIR OAKS. it is reported that Joe Burns has a new wife. Ike Kight made a business trip to Danville the first of the week. Mrs. A. M. Bringle made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. John Thorn of Lafayette called on one of the fair sex of our town several days the past week. James Clifton and wife and little boy came home Monday after a Couple months stay west of Rensselaer. Mrs. Ed Kesler went up near Wheatfleld the latter part of the week to visit her parents and take a few pictures. Mrs. Rice of Cates, Ind., with her children, moved here the first of the week. They occupy Mat Karr’s house near the M. E. church. Uncle Joe Gaines spent several days in our town the past week. He left here Wednesday morning to visit his daughter, Mrs. A 1 Helsel, at Pullman, 111. Chas. Banta, who came here last summer to take charge of the section on the Monon, will move back to Lafayette, where he has another job awaiting him. Mrs. Right returned from her visit to Lafayette the latter part of the week. She brought home with her, her little grandson, Robert, for an extended visit. The election of supervisors is growing near, and it is said that candidates are numerous, and the more there is the surer one certain one will be elected. Cloyd Clifton came home the latter part of the week after a coqple months work in North Dakota. He went to work for Mr. Hampton, west of here, on Monday. We have been having too much rain in our neck of the woods for the last week, and corn husking is practically at a standstill on ac count of so much water in the fields. An old fellow who in times past made his regular trips to Roselawn to buy “meat,” made a different sort of a trip up the line the first of the week. It is said he brought back with him a brand-new wife.

PARR. Mrs. Otfs Shelter spent Tuesday with lsabell Price. Estel Price spent Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Isabel Price. Mr. and Mrs. A 1 McCurtain were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Charley Warren and family spent Thanksgivng with Oscar Rude. Mrs. Lesh spent Thursday evening with Mrs. Charley Warren. Ernest Stibhe has put up a fine residence In Parr on Possum avenue. Mrs. Denniß Brooks and children spent Sunday with Mrs. A 1 McCurtain. Mrs. Lucretia Marlon and little daughter spent Thursday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. William Platt spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers. Mr- and Mrs. Otis Shelter spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruke Shelter.

A farewell supper was given for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stephenson Monday evening. There was a masquerade party at Wm. Platt’s Saturday night. There was a large attendance and all had a fine time. * Abe Aery and Roy Stephenson loaded their car and started for Colorado Wednesday, where they will make their home-

LEE. Mrs. Lewis did her butchering Monday. Mrs. Nan Stlers has been in Michigan visiting her mother. J. H. Culp helped his father do his butchering Wednesday. Charles McCashen’s attended church Sunday and then visited Alvin Clark’s. Fif&qp of the' Ladies’ Aid did sewing at Mrs. Jose Anderson’s Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Wall’s sister and daughter and two boys of near Tipton, are visiting her and family. Mr- and Mrs. Tom Eldridge of Monon visited their son Frank and family of near this place Sunday. Bro- 5> Quenan, our minister, brought his wife and two children with him Sunday, and it turned so rainy they stayed over night at O. A. Jacks’ and returned the next day. Last Saturday night the blipd family of our village gave a concert of music and recitations at the Hall and charged 10 cents admission at the door. They took in $15.00. There was a large crowd and they made excellent music and did some of their writing and reading, the way the blind do.