Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

v PINE GROVE. Wesley Price buzzed wood Saturday. Several of this vicinity attended the Sam Holmes sale Tuesday. Miss Bertha Cooper called oxi Miss Gusta McCleary Wednesday. Misses Elenor and Minerva Miller spent Tuesday with Mrs. Andy Ropp. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wiles were guests ofc, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp Sunday. Bernice and Lucy Walker called on Chloae and Creola Torbet Sunday afternoon. Miss Gusta McCleary has the measles at present,- The other cases are nearly well. Andy Ropp and Roy Torbet took a trip to Pleasant Ridge Monday In the former’s auto. George Snow moved Monday from the J. N. Leatherman place to the Commodore Snow place. Ruth Gilmore spent Saturday night and Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels and family. Miss Minerva Miller returned to Illinois Wednesday after a several weeks visit with her father and family, Isaac Miller’s. Mr. and Mrs. John Hellengreen and grand-daughter, Emma Nelson, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbet and family Al Witham, the maU carrier on the Parr route, has been making his rounds in his new auto until Wednesday, when he went back to his horse and wagon.

BEAVER LAKE.

NORTH UNION. Jack Reeder wm a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. Sam Potts was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Wess Faylor was in Parr Saturday afternoon. James Garrlott was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Dick Gaeaway is hauling hay to Parr this week. Mrs. Will Faylor was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. H. Dexter was in Rensselaer Saturday on business. Mr. Eib went to Rensselaer on business Thursday. George Colver was in Rensselaer the first of (he week. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Burns were in Rensselaer Saturday. Frank Dakin and son Fleet were In Rensselaer Saturday. Al Keener spent Sunday with Wees Faylor and family. Mr. Ham went to Rensselaer the first of the week on business. Roy Weston went to Illinois Monday to work thia coming season. Miss Cora Dexter of Purdue is spending a few days with her parents. E. Schultz le moving on his father’s farm where he expect to farm the coming season. There was a large crowd out to Michael Schultz’s sale last Friday and things sold high. We have been having another Cold snap agajn and most everyone is complaining of colde. The creamery at Parr is a sure go, we understand, as they have the number of names signed that were needed to erect the institution. Some of Otto Schultz’s children are down with the measles. The three youngest Children of Jack Reeder are also down with the measles.

BUKNSTOWN. Mrs. A. Eib is on the sick list at •resent. L. A. Greenlee’s children have the measles at present. Ancel Potts’ little boy was called away last Saturday night to his last resting place. Mrs. T. G. Brown and two sons, Walter and Albert, spent Sunday with C M. Greenlee at Parr. Samuel Holmes’ sale Tuesday was well attended, and everything sold well. Proceeds about |2,700. _ Spencer and &ta HBlmes went home with their grandmother, Mrs. John Scott Tuesday, to sipend a few days. Mieses Sarah and Irma Holmes and brother Boyd spent Saturday and Sunday with their uncle, Samuel Holmes and family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Whittaker moved out to the farm where S. H. Holmes now lives, last week. The latter will spend a few days with friends and relatives before they go to their future home. Quite a crowd of friends and neighbors gathered in at Samuel Holmes’ Wednesday night to pay them a flarewell visit. All came with well filled baskets. Those present were: George McElfresh and two children, Barney Kolhoff and two children, Herbert Elb and Misses Alice and Jennie Eib, C. Morgenegg and family, Mark Schroer and wjfe, Mrs. T. G. Brown and two children, and Walter Smith.

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Walter Wooton is on the sick list. Jess Rice called on Will Guthrie Sunday. Carl Wooton spent Sunday with Ed Stahl. Trennls Yoder has two children sick with grip. Harry Young was the guest of Albert Wilson Sunday. G. H. Hillis made a business trip to Morocco Wednesday. Mrs. Ruth Guthrie was the guest of William Nuss Tuesday. Mrs. Lewis Sullivan spent Tuesday with Mrs. Peter Clark. Samuel Butts spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Earl Wooton. Charley Elijah visited at his sister’s Mrs. Ella Handley’s Wednesday. Teddy Handley, a young Bon of George Handley, is very sick with grip. John Wildrick is hauling saw logs to the Daniel Hochstetler mill this week. Mre. Daniel Stutzman and little son were the guests of Levi Stutzman Tuesday. Frank Wlldrich of Morocco visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wildrick Sundy. Carl Wooton and Claud Hickman are assisting Dan Guthrie shingle his house Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hickman spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Wooton. Thomas Williamson moved on the Hillis ranch, in the house that was vacated by A. W. Tolln. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Clark spent Sunday with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Charles Knapp of near Mt. Ayr.