Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWB-OATHERERB

M. A. Gray was busy filling his Ice houses last week. Henry Stlt* visited his brother Charles in Wabash last week. John Zehr was over at Cissna Park, 111., last week on business. A. E. Malsbary and family spent Christmas with relatives at Medaryvllle. Miss Myrtle Shand of Chicago is •pending the holidays with her folks here. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Howell are •pending the holidays at St. Marys, Ohio. George A. Chappell has bought a moving picture machine for the •pera house. Mrs. Elizabeth Plunkett went to Sandwich, 111., Thursday so ran extended visit. James Irwin and family of White S. D., are here for an extended visit -with relatives. Several Remington fanciers had poultry entered in the Monticello Poultry Show last week. Miss Elizabeth Wilson of Brook visited a few days last week with the family of Dan O’Connot. A. E. Kyle and family left for Laurens, la., Thursday to spend the holidays with his parents. Mrs. Nelson Boicourt of Beach Grove is spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Perry Griffith. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hawkins and three children are spending tne holidays with her parents at Strawn, 111.

The Remington Poultry, Pet Stock and Corn Show is on this week, and 'with good weather should draw good crowds. George Hemphill has sold his interest lx the blacksmith shop to Frank Jordan, and has bought the GlUan grocery. Ira Grant has bought the Hemphill property on Railroad street and will engage in the blacksmith and Tepair business. The winners of the State Bank corn show prizes were: Charles Bressner, Ist; Richard Thurston, 2nd; Robert Schembs, 3rd. The Remington elevators were chock full of shelled corn last week again, and were experiencing the same old trouble about getting cars for shipping. Goodland Herald: Frank Conway, who left Goodland ten years ago and since which time haß been located in the west, returned to Goodland Wednesday. Fred Berger was called to Huntington last week by the serious condition of his mother, Mrs. John Berger, who has been in poor health for the past year or two. A Monticello paper says that word comes from Plainview, Texas, that T. E. Donnelly and Frank Landis have sold their farms and will come back here as soon as they can dispose of their personal property. It Is understood they did quite well on their investment. A son was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Yeoman of Indianapolis, but lived only a few hours, and for some days It was feared the mother would die, but she is now reported out of danger. Mr. Yeoman is a son of the late Ira W. Yeoman of Remington, but has been in Indianapolis for several years. Fifty years ago last Sunday, Dec. 26, 1859, the “State Line” division of the Panhandle road was opened for traffic. The first passenger car run over the road carried on that day a party of excursionists from Logansport, and when they arrived at Reynolds there was a gang of some fifty railroad construction workers who had run their big boarding house car out on the main track and torn up the rails on each side of it. The railroad men in charge of the excursion train parleyed with them them for two hours, trying to get them to replace the rails and let their train go on, but the gang, who were armed with cl„bs, refused to do so, and the excursion train was backed to Monticello, and the sheriff and a posse of men brought sheriff and a possey <jf men brought down to Reynolds to restore order. A pitched battle ensued in which one of the workers received a shot inthe breast from a pistol, when the rest of the gang took to their heels. The trouble is understood to have been owing to unpaid wages due the men.

BURNSTOWN. (Too late for Saturday’s issue.) We are still having cold weather. Ben Price spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. James Knight still remains very poorly. George Hopkins is working for G. B. Lewis this week. Mix. A. Bib called on Mrs. Samuel Holmes Monday evening. Samuel Holmes helped A. Bib shred fodder Monday and Tuesday. C. Motgenegg hauled a load of <eoai to Burba school house Monday. lames keyrs anu family visited

with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reed Sunday. Elmer Brown and his girl were seen buggy-riding in this locality Sunday. Quite a few from this locality attended the Fred Renicker sale Wednesday. John Ward got done shredding at A. Eib’s Tuesday and pulled his engine in home. T. G. Brown helped Samuel Holmes dress turkeys Thursday for the Christmas market. Mrs. Samuel Holmes and little son spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. John Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes and family called on Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Greenlee Sunday evening. Samuel Holmes and L. A. Greenlee and C. Morgenegg took their poultry to Parr Friday to be shipped to Chicago. T. G. Brown went to Jennings county Friday to spend a few days with his old neighbor Wm. Gasper and family. Misses Bertha §nd Ethel Holmes and Elmer Brown and Jim Stanley and Walter Smith called on C. Morgenegg and family Sunday evening. Ell and Charley Arnold started to Cuba Sunday morning to see after the estate of their brother Chris, who was killed there a week or so ago.

MT. PLEASANT. Clyde Davisson 6hredded corn Thursday. George and Grant Davisson were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse and Charles Shroyer went to Parr Tuesday. Kate Barlow of Wheatfleld spent Christmas with James Newcomb and family. Mr. and Mrs. El Merrill spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse. a George Davisson was helping repair Silas Toombs’ engine and corn shredder Friday. Quite a large crowd attended the Christmas tree and entertainment at Mt. Pleasant Friday afternoon. Rudolph and Minnie Ritter at tended the Christmas tree at the Lutheran church Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Norman of Rensselaer visited the x first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Comqf. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ropp visited with Mr. *and Mrg. HenTy Ropp and Mr. and Mrs. French Hawkins Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schroer visited with Mrs. Edward Barkley at Parr Sunday. Henry Gulbranson and Kate Barlow of Wheatfleld, spent unday night and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson

Nute Barlow of Wheatfleld, Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson and Jess Walker visited with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson Sunday. Henry GulbTagson and Curtis Steel of Wheatfleld, who were butchering and dressing poultry in this vicinity the first of the week, returned to Wheatfleld Wednesday. John Clouse received a number of long playing records from Chicago Tuesday. Some of the selections are from the famous Victor Herbert’s orchestra, and are a delight. Mr. and Mrs. French Hawkins of Harper, Kan., who were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp and other relatives the past week, went to Urbana, Ohio, Thursday to visit relatives. They y/ere accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp.