Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS X

Dr. Ranier has sold his Ford auto to Louis Cheadle. Mrs. Will Beal visited her mother at Camden, Ind., last week. ’ Trustee May and J. J. Porter were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartee attended the stock show in Chicago last week. Mrs. Guinan of Brook visited her daughter, Mrs. Dan O’Connor, here last week. ' John Zehr and son Ezra went to Chicago Monday to take in the fat stock show. 8- G. Hand and wife left last Wednesday for Datonia, Florida, to spend the winter. Mrs. Carrie Traugh of Bloomington, 111., visited Mrs. P. W. Mann a few days last week. George Cummons went to Marion, Ohio, last week to take treatment at a sanitarium there. A miscellaneous shower was given Thursday evening by Mrs. Maurice Peck for Mrs. Chas. Fell. John Crabb and daughters, Mrs. Frank Pampel and Miss Zepher, are visiting relatives at Laporte. Bert Blood, who has been at Lawton, Okla., for the past few months, returned home last week. A. Beasley is building a photographers’ wagon and will travel about the country in the photo business. Mrs. Lem Hollingsworth and Mrs. James Hollingsworth of Gilboa tp., left last week for Greeley, Colo., to visit the former’s daughter who resides there. Recent births: Nov. 22, to Ben Lllves and wife, a son; Nov. 23, to W- J. Dick and wife of Watseka, 111., a daughter; Dec. 3, to Charles Bonner and wife, a daughter. Moses Stevens a former well known resident of this locality, died last Wednesday at his home at Momence, 111., aged about 81 years. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Butfreau, the latter a daughter, attended the funeral there Friday. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. Clarence Parks, son of Mrs. Ella Parks, and Miss Mayme Sharkey, dangler of Mr and Mrs. William Sharkey, to take place on the evening of Dec. 16- * Mrs. Parks and daughter Blanche have moved to Lafayette, and Clarence '‘“will work the farm in Gilboa. I Wolcott Enterprise: Mr. Ward , Pampel of near Wolcott, and Miss

Bessie Kraph of near .Chalmers, were quietly married Sunday, at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Marion Wilson at Chalmers. Mr. and Mrs. Pampel took the train here Monday for Pontiac, 111., where they will visit Mr- Pampel’s Mrs. Charles Harris, and other relatives. A false report travels fast. The Fowler Leader published the statement made by the Rensselaer Republican that Jasper Guy was Gus Meyers’ attorney in his suit against “Billy” Holland. The statement of the Republican was inspired for the purpose of injuring Mr. Guy, but the Leader was no doubt sincere in believing that the Republican’s report was correct-

James Clowry, mention of whose critical condition was made in these items last Wednesday, died Thursday morning. The funeral was held Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic church Saturday morning. Mr. Clowry was 82 years of age and was born in Ireland. He had resided at and near Remington for 'a quarter of a century, and was a man well liked by all who knew him. Peace be tp his ashes.