Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

FAIR OAKS. Lou Stowers is still quite poorly. We still have a little snow and ice left. Rev. Peterson preached at the M. E. church Saturday eve. Grandma Allen is very poorly with a complication of diseases. Ray Weston and John Kight cut stove wood for Mrs. Dodge this week. Jacob Trump moved into Eggleston’s property south of town, last week. Gene Rice and Jim Burns took the milk train here Friday morning for Hammond. Lawler unloaded several car loads of stock cattle here the latter part of the week. Neen Littlefield of Rensselaer and Co. Supt. Lamson were in our town Wednesday. Clhas. Lacrosse and H. C. Harris of west of here are caring their tame hal this week. Emma Rayher and William Stump attended prayer meeting at the M. E. church Sunday eve. Hillis &. Tolin shipped a nice bunch of fat hogs from here to Chicago Monday evening. Enos Moffitt and Joe Winslow are talking of going into partnership and farm on the Lawler ranch. There is quite a sprinkling of measles west and east of here, but so far there are no cases in town. It is reported that Arthur Goff took very suddenly last week and has been confined to his bed since.

There will be the regular quarterly conference here one week from next Sunday. Dr. Briggs will be here. All are Invited. M. D. Karr and Ed Lakin were up near Wheatfield Monday on court buednesß. Karr came out winner with a judgment of |ls. The smow and ice is fiastly melting and the farmers are able to get into their fields and shuck what corn they having standing yet. Rev. Paul Grove, w*ho has been at Abe Bringle’s the past week, returned to Evaneton Monday, feeling much Improved In health. The Ladies Aid will hold a valentine social in Mallatt’a store room Mbnday eve, the 14th. They will serve oysters, lee cream and cake. Postmaster Thompson took a fall on the ice one morning last week

that almost put him out of business. He was unable to get to office at all one day, having fractured his hip bone, and has been hobbling about on crutches. Nate Keen, who lives a couple of miles east of town, lost his best cow last week. She was all right apparently in the evening when he did the chores. He found her in moruing looking as if she was asleep, but on closer inspection found her to be dead.

SOUTH NEWTON. Joe Charlee spent Sunday with Warner Hough. Chas. Weiss shelled corn Wednesday afternoon. We are enjoying the finest of winter weather at present. Philip Paulus attended the horse sale at Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Sadie Paulus spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Alice Potts. Mrs. Harry Dewey took dinner with Mrs. Ernest Mayhew Monday. Harry Dewey and wife spent Saturday night with Arthur Mayhew and wife. Misses Virgie and Irma Holmes called on Mrs. Harry Dewey Saturday afternoon. Clarence Pruett moved on the Ade farm Monday, lately vacated by Harry Dewey. Mrs. Roy Flanders and Mrs. Earl Leek called on Mrs. Alice Potts Monday afternoon. Henry Shipman returned home Monday from an extended visit with relatives In Illinois. Mrs. Preep Roberts and daughter, Mrs. Roy Flanders called on Mrs. Alice Potts last Friday. Bea Roberts and sdeter, Mrs. Roy Flanders spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek.

Nelse Hough and wife took Sunday dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Ed Schanlaub, and husband.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme visited with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reed Tuesday. Little Robert Mayhew is on the sick list. The doctor was called out to see him Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew visited with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Waling of Brook Sunday. Mt. and Mrs. Morgan Dewey, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey and Mr. and Mrs. Mar Besse were the guests of Mt. and Mrs. Chasi Weiss Sunday. Uncle Henry Shipman was taken quite suddenly sick Wednesday morning firom some kind of a 1 swelling in his throat. Dr. Kresier was called to attend him. Geo. Werner moved on the Tom Lamson farm Monday. They come from Franklin, Ind. Nelson DuCharme will move on the Frank Borntrager farm north of Rensselaer. Mrs. Harry Dewey is visiting part of this week with Chas. Weiss and family. Her husband went Tuesday to spend the week with his sister, Mrs. Mar Besse, and husband of Jordan tp. Mirs. Philip Paulus on Friday evening and Mrs. Arthur and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew at Ernest Mayhew’s on Saturday evening, entertained a number of friends in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey who will soon leave for their new home in South Dakota.

BEAVER LAKE.

Grandpa Dewey Is on the sick list. Miss Nellie Delhi attended churdh at North Star Sunday. Mrs. Lester Thompson is visiting with her mother this week. Oscar Atwood and Riley Hickman butchered three hogs Tuesday. Wilburn Hart is going to move to Mt. Ayr in the near future. Dorothy Butts was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Carl Wooten, Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Peter Clark spent Sunday with John Wlldrlck and family. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stutzman made a business trip to Rensselaer Tuesday. A Jesse Putnam has been visiting for the past three weeks at George Handley's. t

Daniel Guthrie has purchased twenty acres of land and is building on same. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williamson was the guest of A. W. Tolin , and family Sunday. Henry Brady of Kankakee, 111, is visiting with John and Taylor Williams this week. Mrs. Bert Sullivan and Miss Ruby McComb spent Wednesday .with her sister, Mrs. Lewis Sullivan. William Nuss moved on the Hillis iranch this week, into the house recently vacated by Charles Knapp.

WHEATFIELD.

Rev. C. E. Downey is holding a series of revival meetings at the M. E. church. Mrs. Georgia Ebereol returaed Friday from a few days visit at Evanston.

Mrs. Marie Biggs slipped on the ice Sunday evening and fell injurying her head. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and little son spent Sunday with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Maggie Hamilton of Westville visited her sister, Aunt Sarah Graham, this week. Tom Jensen went to Rensselaer Monday to commence his w;ork in Fendig’s drug store. Mr. and Mrs. Warren White and daughters spent Sunday with the White family at Tefft. Reginald Stallwood went to Grant Park Wednesday to secure a house in which to move this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hilliard and son Max spent Sunday with Lou Hilliard and family at Tefft. Mrs. Louie Grube was called to Monon Tuesday by the illness of her sister, Mrs. James Blankenship. Lase Langdon and eon Henry drove to Rensselaer to the horse sale Wednesday and sold a team of ponies and Henry’s driving horse. Mr. and Mre. Mart Williams of Cheyene, No Dak., are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams. , Mrs. Simon Fendig, Mrs. Johh Pinter and daughter Ida have been

on the sick list the past week with the grip. Mrs. Bernice Clark went to Chicago via Crown Point the first of the week or treatment from a specialist. Her son Mallle accompanied her. John Allen came over from Kankakee, Wednesday to see his mother, Mrs. E. W, Allen, who had the misfortune to step on a rusty nail Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clager for ten days, left here Saturday for their h.ome in No. Dak. Mrs. Ed Chamberlain of Grant Park, Mrs. Fred Morris, Mrs. Graves and son John and Miss Etta Jones of Momence attended thle Stallwood sale here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mannan started for Chicago Monday but were called by a telegram from Schneider on account of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. John Mannau, near Tefft.

Mrs. Owen Callahan, Sr., returned to her home in Rensselaer Monday from a visit here with her daughters, Mrs. John Halladay and Mrs. Wlm. Whited. Mrs. Halladay accompanied her mother home. James Bacon, son of Mr. ana Mrs. Arunah Bacon, was taken to a Chicago hospital Saturday. His shoe had rubbed a blister on his heel and it was thought that blood poison had set in. Mrs. Bacon accampanied her son. A number of ladies met with one accord at Photographer Nelson’s Friday to remind his wife of her birthday anniversary. The afternoon was spent in looking at California scenes via post cards. Those present were: Mesdames Swisher, Van Doozer, Biggs, Britton, Scott, Helmick, McNeil, Rockwell, Minor, Langdon, East Spry, Jensen, Remley, Tinkham, Myers, Gregory and Neli?on, and the Misses Williams.

FOUR CORNERS. And the G. Hog saw his shadow, and now for a few more weeks of winter. The wild hay crop of last year has about disappeared, and is now selling at a premium. Mrs. F. W. Fisher is visiting this week with her brother, Rev. D. E. Noland of Mt. Ayr, and her parents, who reside near Lee. Our mail carrier, Harry Gulbransen, is moving onto the farm property recently vacated by John D. Cooper, on the I. D. Dunn land. Elwood Gulbransen the sub-mail carrier, was on the rural route Monday and Tuesday for regular carrier, Harry, who was replenishing his corn crib.

Mrs. Waltz has traded her farm in Walker tp., for Chicago property, and August is now working for William Weese, and has moved to Whheatfield. The corn shredder is now in full blast, but on account of the lateness of the season quite a number have o<r are shucking out their shock corn.

Mrs. J. W. Mannan, who has been In very poor health for the past two or three years, was taken suddenly worse a few days ago, and at this writing Is not expected to live but a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Davis visited over Sunday with Ed Miller of Porter county. Mrs. Miller has been quite sick, but is now better, and if no other complications set in will soon be out again. The taxpayers of Kankakee tp., would be pleased to have some one explain why a certain bill or money borrowed to pay for a car of sewers purchased about eighteen months ago, has just been presented for payment. It would seem that this debt was contracted wihout the consent or aapproval of the advisory board. In fact, so far as we know, the members of the board knew nothing about the deal and if sucn is the true conditions, who wui fall for the same? We trust the advisory board will see that the acts of the trustee are legal and that they fulfill their oath in looking after the taxpayers’ interests, and that no special taxpayer shall profit at the expense of others.

FINE GROVE. Vick "Vyalker called On Charley Walker Wednesday. Bertha Cooper spent * Sunday with Verna Shroyer. Roy Torbet is working for Frank Vest or several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels were Rensselaer goers Tuesday Several of this vicinity attended the Comer sale Wednesday. Andy Ropp was in Chicago several days this week on business. Elmer Shroyer and Thomas Cooper spent Sunday with Charley Snow. Gusta McCleary, Maggie and Chloae Torbet were the guests, of Beseie Ropp Friday. Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and family. Mlisa Maggie Torbet returned to Indianapolis Saturday after a month’s viislt with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet.

SOUTH UNION. Pete Hordeman shredded fodder Tuesday. Fred Stevenson and wife took dinner with B. D. Comer’s Sunday. Zack Stanley and family of Rensselaer visited at Grandpa Smith’s Sunday. S. T. Comer stopped his sale Wednesday as the property was selling too cheap. Sol Norman of Parr will move on the Dave Alter farm, recently vacated by Philip Ileuson. G. M. Wilcox of Surrey is visiting his brother William this week, before starting for Oregon. Rev. Johnson of Rensselaer is helping the new Rev. Reardon in the protracted meeting at Rosebud this week. Bob Nicholison has rented the Hopkins stock farm near Virgie. Leslie Alter will take the Hamilton farm vacated by Bob. All of the Rosebud pupills are exposed to the measles, as one of the scholars came to school broke out with them. The school will no doubt have to be closed after this week. There will be a debate at the Wood’s Hall at Parr Saturday night on Woman Sufferage, to be affirmed by W. L. Wood, and negatived by Wm. Smith. Alli are invited to come out and hear them.

LEE. Grandma Zabel is better at this writing. The Mellender boys cut wood for David Culp Tuesday. Cora Noland is almost recovered from her recent attack of pneumonia. Charley Jacks and family of Monon visited Jhls father, L. M. Jacks, Sunday. Roy Culp, who was operated on for appendicitis last week, is getting along nicely. Rev. Quonan filled his appointment here last Sunday and took dinner at J. H. Culp’s. Mrs. Holeman and son Orville, and Asa Holeman and wife took dinner Sunday at Frank Overton’s. Mrs. Ella Noland and son Harry are expecting to go Friday of this week to visit relatives at Wabash. Several from Lee and vicinity attended the second quarterly meeting held at McCoysburg last Sunday afternoon. The blind people, Mr. and Mrs. Ostrander, will give an entertainment at the hall Saturday eve. All are invited. George Foulks and wife and Chas. McCashen, wife and baby, attended church Sunday and took dinner with Alvin Clark. The blacksmith and family from Odessa south of Wolcott, moved here Wednesday. He is on handis now to do all kinds of blacksmithing. John Mellender went to Monon Sunday afternoon to see his wife, who is still at the bedside of her wick mother. He returned home Monday. Walter Gilmore, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, who has been away from home on business tor four years, came home Saturday night on the midnight train, and returned to his place of business in tthieago early Monday morning. His Bisters, Mrs. Mary Holeman and baby of near Monticello and Mrs. Clyde (Hark of near Morocco, came Saturday to be with him. and all the children were home also.

BURNBTOWN.

Mrs. A. Eflb was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday.

I Thomas Brown is on the sick : list at present. Mrs. Chris »Morgenegg is on the sick list at this writing. Michael Burns called on Samuel Holmes Wednesday evening. Oppie Wolf was in this locality Tuesday after some butcher stuff. Elmer Brown was seen buggy riding with his girl Sunday In our town Quite a few farmers attended Comer’s sale from this locality Wednesday. John Hellengreen and T. G. Brown were in Rensselaer Monday on business. Quite a few farmers from this locality attended the D. E. Lesh sale Tuesday. George McElfresh and Barney Kolhoff called on John Schroer ana family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. William Elkins and little girl spent Sunday and Monday with Samuel Holmes and family. Philip Durant .came home Monday from Chicago, where he had been in a hospital for a week or two.

J. C. Frazee of Peru is up looking after the interests of his farms where S. H. Holmes and A. Garriott reside. L. A. Greenlee, Leo and Arnold, and Mites Gertrude Kolhoff and Jim Stanley called on Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes and family Sunday afternoon. During the wind storm Wednesday a large cattle and machine Shed on the James Parkison farm, where John Scott now resides, was completely destroyed. Timbers and| roofing were scattered for a mile in the path of the strong wind. Damage about SIOO with no insurance. Mr. Parkison will rebuild as soon as the weather will permit.

MILROY. G. L. Parks was in Rensselaer Tuesday. James Boon was a Remington visitor Monday. Mrs. Ed Johnson went to Lee Thursday morning. Ed Johnson plastered for Wm. Gaffleld’s this week. Galvin Straley visited friends here the first of the week. Mrs. Mary Johnson spent Tuesday with Mrs. Louisa Foulks. Mrs,. Clyde Clark #nd Vern Culp spent Monday night with George Foulks. Thos. Miles started or Colorado Tuesday. He will farm there this coming year. Mr. and Mr&. Jas. Stevens of Gillam spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Culp. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks went to Lee to church Sunday and took dinner with A. R. Clark’s. John Tow and son, who were in Missouri prospecting, came back and says Indiana is good enough. G. L. Parks was called to Illinois to the bedside of an uncle, who is critically 111. He returned home Monday evening. Miss Lillian Rader of Wolcott visited with Mrs. Mrs. G. L. Parks and family over Saturday and Sunday returning home Monday morning. Miss Veda Spencer returned to her home near Francesville Saturday ater visiting her grandmother and other relatives for the past two weeks. The little son of Elmer Clark fell from a chair while playing Tuesday and broke an arm just below the shoulder. Dr. Gwin of Rensselaer was called. Roy Culp, who had the appendicitis operation performed on him last Wednesday, has recovered so far as to be able to dismiss the nurse, who returned to Lafayette Wednesday. Mrs. G. L. Parks has been suffering with a pain in her Anger, arm and shoulder, caused by pricking her finger with screen wire. The wire being in the end of the cupboard. A doctor of Remington was consulted, but at this writing her finger is still swollen.

MT. AYR. From The Pilot.) Misses Pauline Sayler and Estella Thurston were calling in Rensselaer Saturday. Rev. Noland went to Kentland Tuesday to attend the Prohibition convention Clay Downing has moved onto to Brandon farm recently purchased by James Elijah. Miss Mary Johnson spent Sunday at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Putt. S Miss Lueva Miller ispent Sunday evening and Monday at the country home of Miss Gay Makeever. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ashby went to Kankakee, 111., yesterday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Miller. Mm. A. J. Hufty and children went to Foresman Thursday and visited until the next afternoon with W. A. Shindler and wife. Mrs. Geo. Sperry of Allentown. 111., is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. J R. Sigler, and her father, J. C. Chllcote. The little son of Dennis Casio was

| bit in the face by a dog Tuesday and ' for a time was seriously sick. He is now said to be some better and no serious results are expected Mrs. Clark Allie, who until a month or so ago lived on the Lyons farm south of town, died Monday evening at her parents’ home in Brook of consumption. She was not sick very long and did the housework on the Jarm up until about two months ago. Republicans of Jackson township seemingly do not take any great interest in the organization work of the party, as the members who attended the meeting here Saturday afternoon were so very few that we are ashamed to mention the exact number. As a matter of fact, the republican party in this township is partly a bunch of “sore-heads” who purposely stay away from the party meetings so as to be apparently justified in registering their perpetual kick. Until this spirit is overcome and a feeling of unity and harmony made to prevail, the above party in this township can hope for but little success.

PARR. Having some nice weather again these days. Roy M. Hurley has moved into tne Ernest Stibbe place. Amos Davisson shipped a car of cattle Tuesday night. Quite a few attended the Comer sale from this locality. Cadd Caldwell and wife Sundayed with the latter’s parents, Newton Price's. Chas. Rowen has four subjects for the pest house and M. O. Gant two. Oh, it is just measles. Willie and Victor Babcock of Goodland are visiting their uncle, J. L. Babcock, a few days this week. Dr. Kresler was called to see one of Chas. Warren’s children Wednesday. The child had taken a backset with the measles Frank McCurtain and Jay Wilcox were guests of A. D. Stephenson and wife Wednesday. They will call on the band Instructor, Otto Braun, at Lowell, Thursday Sol Norman moved from his place here at Parr onto the D. S. Alter farm just vacated by Philip Heuson. Chas. M. Greenlee will move into the Norman property. Chas. Stewart, the truant officer, was in our midst Wednesday ordering some of the children to school. It is too bad that children have to be “made” to go to school. Miss Mamie Myers is looking to take the measles and has been sent to the pest house, and Mrs. Mattie Porter will attend her as nurse. We hope she will pull through O. K. The attendance at school has been very slim the past few weeks on account of the measles attacking the majority of the pupils and sending them to their homes for a week or so. John Me— went north on a wolf chase Monday, but did not succeed in getting a shot-at one of the much sought for animals, or perhaps he would of have brought one of the sly fellows home with him. A very unusual dish was served at the beanery last Sunday fevening. This dish was ordered and eaten by one of the owners. It is almost beyond the limit to even mention such a thing and should not be tolerated. • The shredders have been very busy in this neighborhood this week. Some of the farmers had begun to think they were going to husk their shock corn by ihand. Mr. Shredder, try and get around a little earlier nexv year. Buck Me— and John Lakin are the champion hunters these days. They caught five polecats right in the middle of the road Tuesday. This is a very unusual occurrence. But most anything is possible with these animate. The Squire Dingee people loadea out the last car of pickles here last week. They are expecting to do a Mg business here next season, and they will be able to do it if they are willing to make the price right, or the price te what talliks. Ike Stephenson has moved to town and has sent in his application to join the whittling gang. But he wants them to furnteih the knife. Ike is a pretty good fellow and I think the knife will be furnished and his applllcation accepted. Good. The literary at Wood’s Halil Saturday was almost a complete failure. But come out again next Saturday, we are expecting to have a good program and a rousing, oldfashioned debate by W. L. Wood and Wm. Smith. Subject, “Woman Sufferage.’’ G. M. Wilcox and son Trevor were in our burg Tuesday looking after some business'. They will depart for their new home at Eugene, Ore., in the near future. They have been in business here for several years and have won many warm friends who are sorry to see them leave. But may joy and success attend them in their new home, whatever their vocation may be.

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