Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Remember Joe Blake s eale, Friday, Feb. 7. Mrs. Henry Brooks visited in Logansport last week. Lex Fislher will have a big public sale on Thursday, Feb. 10. Miss Hattie Weppler of Gilman, 111., is visiting relatives here. W. A. Sutherland of Aurora, 111., is visiting his brother Ed at this writing. N. O. Winger of Cissna Park, 111., visited with John Zetor and family last week. Peter Budreau of Anthony, Kas., visited the family of his uncle, Moses Slgo, last week. Miss Ida Shearer of Lafayette visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Shearer here last week. W. B, Nutt of Rochester, Ind., was here looking after his farm southwest of town last week. Mrs. Frank Peck was called to Idaville last week by the sickness of her mother, Mrs. Bruce Tedford. Mts. W. H. Henderson and little son of Marion visited her father, A. Beasley, here a few days last week. Stephen Bllisle of south of town, was declared Insane at Fowler lasi week and will be committed to the asylum. Mr. and Mrs. James Stryker are sick at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Treanor, with typhoid fever. A Chicago specialist was down one day last week to see Mrs. E'sau Hart, who has been in poor health for some time. The Charles Bartee farm of 60 acres, lying south of town about 1 % miles, has been sold to Vick Nussbaum for $135 per acre. A meeting was held at the opera house here Monday to take further action toward the establishing of a farmers’ elevator in Remington. The entertainment given in the opera house last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings by the ladies of fie Catholic church, netted $273.75. Rev. and Mrs. George Allman of Virginia, former residents of near Remington, came last week for a visit with old‘friends and relatives. Mrs. I. D. Luckey returned last week from Earl Park, where she had been With her daughter, Mrs. Lee RUsh during the letter’s recent confinement. O. P. Tgber will begin work on

his Newton county stone road contract this week, we understand, as a result of the recent reversal of the gravel and stone road law decision by the supreme court. About 100 of the old friends and neighbors of Tom Shew and family from both town and country, went out to their home northeast of town Saturday night and gave them a farewell surprise. Mr. Shew and family will soon leave for Ipswicn, No. Dak., near which place he has rented a farm, and the party that gathered at their home Saturday night was both merry and sad—merry because of the many congenial ones present and the general good time had, and sad at the losing of Mr. Shew and family. May happiness and prosperity be theirs in their new home, is the wish of their many friends.

NORTH UNION (Too late for Saturday’s issue.) Dan Lakin called on Will Faylor Sunday. D. Harris was at Parr Wednesday on business. A brother-in-law of Paul Schultz spent Sunday with him. Mrs. Will Faylor has an uncle visiting her from Illinois. There are a great many people that are '.'loving this week. Elsie Schultz spent Tuesday evening with Gertrude Faylor. Ralph Weston is husking corn this week for Wess Faylor. Fred and Jessie Lakin attended church at Aix Sunday night. Lena Schultz has the measles and is unable to get out at present. Fleet Ijakin called on Ralph and Willi Weston Sunday afternoon. Wess Faylor and family attended church Sunday night at Brushwood. James Wiseman was hauled a load of com over to Aix Thursday. Mr. Strain is helping Ed Ellis haul corn two or three days this week. Wess Faylor bought a team of bays coming three this spring of Bollen. Otto Schultz and family attended church at the Lutherjab SuriWaCterpoon. ' " > ■' ~

Will Weston and mother and Will Fayfor attended church at Brushwood Sunday night. Dick Gasaway’e little children are about all on the sick list, one has the ohdeken pox, another has the measles. Mart Reed hauled a load of im-' plements over near Pleasant Ridge, where he expects to move this spring. Jack Reeder is In Pennsylvania visiting his relatives. He expects to bring back with him his father, who is quite well advanced in years and expects to make his home with him.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Mies Nellie Harris was a Sunday guest at the country home of Jane Miakeever. Miss Lillian Witham was a Sunday guest at the country home of Miss Mary Burns. Henry and John Buck, of Chicago,' spent Sunday here with the former’s sister, Mra>. J. M. Miller. Jesse Convert of Valparaiso came Monday for a visit with his brother, Alfred Coovert and Blisters, Mrs. Mary Mobley and Mrs. Philip Stucker. Mrs. A. Eib, of northeast of Rensselaer, visited here with friends a few days last week and attended the meetings at the Primitive Baptist church. J. H. Dunlap has shown but little improvement in the past week and is still unable to do any kind of labor. We are informed that on account of his Inability to attend to the same, he will otter his livery business for sale. Dan Dlrst has had considerable misifortune in the past two weeks i in the death of two of his cows. Dan I had a veterinary examine them but he cpuld do them no good nor even tell what was ailing tffem beyond some sort of stomach trouble. Jacob Scfaanlaub, of North Manchester, came Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends and to look after his farm west of town. IHe reports his brother Rich, who has been suffering for soipe time with a cancer, is Improving. | Arthur Dlrst came near losing the sight of one eye last Thursday while i helping Fmpk Heratih butcher some hogs. A backet of boiling water was beipg liftect into a wagon when tt waa spilled, striking Art on the r W of bls top. But little of l h? tombed the eye ball and ■ ■ • . . ■ ’ ■ .

beyond a severe scald on the face, he is alright. One of our prominent citizens has for the past week or so been circulating a subscription paper for donations for the purpose of purchasing an artifical foot for Ode Geesa, whose foot was recently amputated in a Chicago hospital, as the result of an accidental discharge of a' shot gun some seven or eight years ago. It takes about SIOO to buy a foot of the kind desired, and we are Informed that the majority are contributing Mberally. Alex Miller, of Larwill, Ind., was here over Sunday visiting with his friend® and relatives. He recently sold the farm on which he reside”!! the past year and bought another, selling the same a few daya later. If he does not buy again so as to get possession March Ist, he will move here and remain throughout the year. Alex left this locality six years ago and providence has been good unto him for he has'proepered abundantly.

McOOYSBURG. F. L. Peregrine made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. Mfr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussel spent Saturday afternoon with C. W. Buesel and family. Mrs. Marion Robinson spent Monday with Mrs. Reed McCoy assisting her with her work. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson spent Sunday evening with F. L. Peregrine and family. Ed Peregrine and daughters, Mary anjd Myrtle, and son Roes, spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. George Robinbon. F. L. Peregrine went to Wolcott Sunday evening for a couple days visit. He was accompanied by his little son, Wallace. Messrs. Ronald Fooue and August Lurs returned to their home at Thawville, HI., after a few days visit with M. Ringeleen and family Quarterly meeting wae held here Sunday and quite a number of people were present. The presiding elder preached an excellent sermon. Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson returned to the home of her daughter, Mra J.’ RI Phillips, after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson. * ’ I Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nixon and three children of Chalmers came Saturday 'morning for a short visit with the former’s brother,. James Nixon and *am«y, * n d PftM. Saidlg and family. ’