Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Stung For 15 Years by Indigestion’s pangs—trying many doctors and $200.00 worth of medicine in vain, B. F. Ayscue, of Ingleside, N. C., at last used Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and writes they wholly cured him. They cure Constipation, BMllousness, Sick Headache, Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bowel troubles, 25c at A. F. Long’s. FAIR OAKS. Uncle John Casey has been having a seige with rheumatism. Mrs. Bertha Husted is on a business trip to Chicago this week. Mrs. A. M. Bringle transacted business in Rensselaer Saturday. Arvefl Bringle visited Miss Grace Worland’s school at Surrey Friday. If all reports are true the wedding bells .will ring in these parts ere long, Louey Moffitt got through husking corn down about Kentland and returned home the latter part of the week; Joe Wiseman and family, who have been up near Lisbon, No. Dak., the past season, returned to Fair Oaks the latter part of the week. The blind people from about Lee gave an entertainment at the M. E. church Tuesday night. Owing to the severe weather there was but a small attendance. Fred McCay, who has been working in the machine shops at Lafayette for the past two weeks, spent Saturday night and Sunday here with his parents and best girl. My, but we got a regular northwest blizzard Tuesday. It snowed and blowed most all day. The snow is from six to eight inches deep on the lev'll, and is drifted considerably in places.

We are in need of a game warden in these parts to look after those who are in the habit of violating the game law by hunting on Sunday. Last Sunday a couple of young sports came up from Rensselaer and kept up shooting all day. It rained pretty hard, but they didn’t care for that. People don’t need to think because they own a little land they have any more right to hunt on Sunday than anyone else. The M. E. church very narrowly escaped burning last Sunday. There was a boy built a fire in it for Sunday School, and the fire was so big the blaze run up the stovepipe and out through a hole in the pipe at the ceiling, where it caught in the paper and lath. If it had not. been tor the prompt and heroic work of Roy Casey, Frank McCay and Guy Potter in the nick of time it would doubtless have gone up in smoke. Fred Williams, the painter, who has been making his home at Will Warren’s for the past year, has been over east a couple of months painting. Owing to the bad weather he returned home. He painted the church and parsonage at Rose Bud and Vic Yeoman’s house in the same vicinity. He done quite a bit of work here in town, and it has given entire satisfaction in all cases. We feel if anyone has painting to do they would not make any mistake in employing him.

WHEATFIELD. Mrs. Chas. Myers entertained the Q- B. M. Club Thursday evening. John Pinter made a business trip to Chicago the first of the week. A. Barlow and E. G. Lldtke were Chicago goers the last of the week. Buzz Marble and Willie McNeil attended the stock show at Chicago last week. Mrs. G. D. Gregory and Miss June Jessup visited friends at North Judson Saturday. Dr. M. B. Fyfe and wife moved into the house just vacated by Dr. Zuech’e, Tuesday. Frank Clager, who has been in the south and west for the past year, returned home Tuesday. . Mrs- Mary Pierce and daughter Dorothy of Kouts visited her father, August Lldtke this week. Mrs. Nina Dahncke is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred Prust and family, in Chicago! this week. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callahan of Rensselaer are visiting his sister, Mrs. John Halliday and family. Mrs. James Hilliard and eon Max of Momence, 111., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. White this week. Mrs. Alva McNeil of Lacross and Ed Adams of Kankakee, 111., spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Myers. /

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mannan returned home Monday from a few days visit with her brother and sister near Chicago. The Seventh and eighth grades gave a “surprise” party at the home of Prof. Sterrett Thursday evening. All reported a fine time. Farmer’s Institute will be held in the opera house, Dec. 13 and 14. R. L. Thompson of Lagrange county will be the principal speakerMrs. Horace Marble of Crown Point is staying at the Marble ranch nursing her daughter, Mrs. Bernice Clark, who has been ill for a few weeks. / Robert Biggs of Crystal Springs, Miss., who has been in Chicago on business for a few weeks, spent Sunday with his wife’s mother, Mrs. John M. HelmickF. H. Scott, G. O. Stembel, John Bowie, F. E. Lewis and C. J. Hobbs attended the Masonic meeting at North Judson Friday night, which was followed by a banquet. The most severe snow storm of the season landed here Monday night followed by excessively cold weather Tuesday and Wednesday. The thermometer registered 8 degrees below zero Wednesday morning.

McCOYSBURG. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kenton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Parker. Miss Myrtle Lewis went to Lee Saturday evening to spend Sunday at home. Miss Laura Philipp is clerking at the Forsythe store in Rensselaer during the holidays. There was no preaching services held here Sunday afternoon owing to the stormy weather. Floyd Porter and family moved on the McAffee farm Monday where Jerome Harmon lived. ' Miss Margaret Richmond went to Pleasant Grove Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday at home.. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussel, daughter Lucille and Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy spent Sunday with C- W. Bussel and family. Mrs. J. R. Phillips and daughter Dora spent Sunday in Monticello. They were acompanied by Miss Marie Hamilton of Rensselaer. Mrs. Roy Wiliams and little daughter Iris of Milroy spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Hughes and family went to Saturday morning to attend a family reunion held at the home of the former’s parents. Mrs. Russell Willetts and two little daughters returned home Monday morning after spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs- M. Ringelsen.

SOUTH NEWTON. Nelse Hough “chinned” Fred Taedtey Monday morning. Warner Hough and Walter Jenkison called on Earl Leek Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling. 'George Bentley of west of Brook visited Monday and Tuesday with the Paulus family. Warner Hough and Joe Charles called on Wm. Hough and wife Sunday afternoon. Joe Charles started to work for Fred Taedtey Monday. He finished working for Hough’s Saturday. Wilbur Hoshaw returned to his home in Rensselaer Monday, having finished work for Nelse Hough. Fred Powell returned to his home near Monon Saturday. He helped his brother Arthur to husk his corn. Winter has come sure enough. Saturday was almost like summer and Sunday night and Monday was real cold. Miss Sadie Paulus returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with Mrs. Allie Porter and other friends in Rensselaer. Harr:? Dewey and wife, Arthur Mayhew and wife, Fred Waling and wife and Mrs. Philip Paulus and daughter Bessie spent last Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew. Harry Dewey went down to Geo. Bill’s near Foresman Monday afternoon upon hearing that a stray dog

was there, answering to the description of the one he lost. It didn’t happen to belong to him but It foblowed him home. Charles Weiss went to Goodland Wednesday to attend the funeral of Ernest Ploutz, a distant relative, who met with such a terrible death Sunday. He was fooling with a gun, thinking It was not loaded, when It being pointed toward him, went off and blew the top of his head off.

THE FARMER. (As seen by the Republican press) The farmer is a man of wit. There’s simply no denying it; He leads a life of pampered ease, And is as happy as you please. At 9 o’clock he’s ready for His morning rolls and case noir; And when the gourmant thus is fed, His valet helps him out of bed. From 10 to>l he heads the news, The market tips and trade reviews; To corn and wheat his heed he gives. For ’tls by these hte farmer lives. So, having figured for the day, Which way the market he will play, His batch of daily bread is made, By dealing on the Board of Trade. His daily labors being through, The farmer takes his lunch at 2; Then donning riding garb, he’ll call His favorite motor from the stall. He rides about to view his farm, And feel the restful country’s charm. His wife, with paints and sketching pad, And all the trinkets of her fad, Her easel sets beneath a tree, A And paints the view from 2 to 3. At 6 o’clock they dine in state— The rarming life is simply great! The products of the earth and air Are on the table groaning thereSweet milk is always at their hand, Bought by the case, all neatly canned The trolley line that rattles down, It brings them butter fresh from town, And eggs and lucious chicken fries, The best the city’s mart supplies; Green truck and fruit, all crisp and nice, Just taken from cold storage ice, And juicy, lucious ham, O my! The best the packers can supply. No wonder life upon the farm Has always held so rare a caarm! The cry of “Rube! which town -oiks shout, Is only envy, inside out! PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ BAZAR. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their annual Christmas Bazaar on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10 and 11, in Mrs. Purcupile’s millinery store. The ladies have been industrously at work and many fancy articles, useful as well as ornamental, will be for sale. A market will be held on Dec. 11 in connection with the bazaar. RED CROSS STAMPS. The Ladies’ Literary Club of Rensselaer has taken up the work here of assisting In the sale of Red Cross stamps to build a tuberculosis hospital In Indiana. Mrs. E. P. Honan, Mrs. A. J. Bellows and Mrs. J. M.Wasson are appointed a committee to look after the work here, and the stamps can be had from either them or from either of the drug stores. This is for a charitable cause and the ladles ask .everyone to buy the stamps and use them on their Christmas packages. REMEMBER THE UNFORTUNATES. To provide entertainment and Christmas cheer for the patients In the Northern Hospital, all friends of the Institution and all those who have a disposition to promote the happiness of their less fortunate brothers are respectfully requested to contribute. Sums great and small will be thankfully received, credited to the giver and spent with It is hoped your contribution will aid in making this the happiest Christmas the patients of this institution have ever known. Remittance should be made, carefully marked with name of sender, on December 20, or sooner, addressed and made payable to FRED W. TERFLINGER, Med. Supt.