Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1910 — Page 8

Country Correspondence

BT OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERfi.

SOUTH UNION. There was a nice crowd out to Sunday School Sunday. Mrs. Peter Hordeman called on Mrs. O. S. Rardin last Friday. Mr. Blankenbaker of Parr delivered mall for Al Witham last Wednesday. Everettt Burns escorted Mlse Jessie Makeever to the milk train last Wednesday evening. There will be church at Rosebud next Sunday morning at 10.30, and at night at 7:00 o’clock. There was no school at Rosebud Monday on account of the teacher, Miss Jessie Makeever, being sick. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Alter and son Halley visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevenson of Parr last Sunday. Mrs. Cooney Hildebrand and children of Pleasant Ridge visited Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hordeman the first of the week. Everybody Is cordially invited to attend the literary at Parr next Saturday night in W. L. Wood’s hall. Hurry! Hurry!! Hurry!!! The measles don’t seem to have much of an appetite In this neighborhood. Only three families have been attacked by them. Taylor Wood have moved on the farm recently vacated by Bob Nicholson. Bob moved to irgie where he will run a stock farm in connection with hie son.

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SURREY. The saw mill near Thomas Redgate’s Is at work. Wood hauling is about completed and the buzz saw will soon start. The assessor will find the dog list a little decreased since last year. Mannle Rice of Mt. Ayr will soon move into the Guss Yeoman house. L. P. Shirer of Rensselaer was seen walking around here Sunday, where there wasn’t and sidewalks. Mrs. Lem Huston is making a good impression with the pupils at our school and they are all pulling along together nicely. Pork and hay seems to have not reached the top of the market yet Hay will soon be sold by the pitch fork and lug-strap full. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chupp are soon to return home from a visit with their daughter In Illinois and their sons at Edinburg, Ind. Quite a number of children here have been suffering from an epidemic of ewelled necks and throats, resembling the mumps In some ways. Will Blerley has moved from the G. L. Thornton place near the school house, to Nim Hopkins* place. Cora Dewitt moved In the vacated house. There has been but very little said about the pickle business here yet, but no doubt there will be several acres planted in our neighborhood this season. Wm. Burns, the old wolf hunter, has been real successful In the skunk line lately. He dug out one den that had twenty In, and another that had nineteen. A few from our place attended the horse sale at Rensselaer Wednesday and seem to feel like It was a good enterprise, and brought lots of horse-buyers and traders out. Everett Green, who moved from near Wheatfield on one of C. L. Parks’ places; is finding an abundance of work at good wages, and is well satisfied with (he location.

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SOUTH NEWTON. Hlldred Powell is recovering very nicely from the measles. Frank Shipman commenced work for Nelse Hough Monday. Mrs. Roy Flanders was the guest of Mrs. Alice Potts Sunday. Miss Sadie Paulus called on Mrs. Clarence Pruett last Thursday. Warner Hough attended a dance at Sidney Holmes’ Saturday night. Mrs. Fred Waling called on her sister Mrs. Arthur Powell Wednesday. Wm. Hough bought a horse Wednesday at the horse sale at Rensselaer. Clarence Pruett made a business trip to the Ade farm near Brook Tuesday.

Marshall Pruett helped his brother Clarence with some work last Thursday. Most all the farmers in this lo- v callty attended J. H. Dunlap’s sale at Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Emmet Potts visited with his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling Monday and Tuesday. E. Weurthner finished shredding fodder Tuesday. Ernest Morlan, pulled his machine home from there. Joe Charles visited from Friday till Monday with Nelse Hough and family. He went from there to Demotte. < Charles Grant moved Monday about five miles north of Rensselaer and Robert Overton moved onto the place vacated by him. Geo. Bentley of near Brook and Herbert Gerard of Lehigh, 111., visited Saturday till Monday with their aunt, Mre. Philip Paulus and family. Harry Dewey'visited from Friday till Monday with Charles Weiss and family. Mr. Weise hauled the remainder of Mr. Dewey’a household goods to Ade Monday where they were loaded Tuesday. Harley Lamson of Bluffton came the latter part of last week to see his mother who was expected home from the hospital Saturday. Mrs. Lamson’s daughter Helen went after her, but she lound her in too weak a condition to return at present.

NORTH UNION. Ed Kilts has bought the John Gwin farm. Ralph Weston was a Rensselaer goer Monday. D. Hahn’s are going into the dairy business. Mrs. Will Faylor attended- churcn at Aix Sunday. Tom Florence was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Bob Nichols has bought the Lakin shredding outfit. Wess Faylor sold 6 fat steers to Thompson Tuesday. Mrs. James, Harriott attended chdrch at Aix Sunday. Roscoe Reeder is working for Wess Faylor at present.

The Virgie storekeepers’s family is all down with the measles. Mrs. Will Faylor spent part of Tuesday with Mrs. Wess Faylor. Little August Schultz has bought the 80 acres north of Mr. Stanley’s.

George Cover and wife were In Rensselaer Wednesday on business. Paul L. Schultz has two men putting in tile this week. It is a wet job.

Charles Harrington Is hauling 100 bushels of potatoes to Parr to W. L. Wood.

We understand that Homer Stanley has sold his 80 acre farm to Wm. Schultz. Charley Harrington and wife attended phurch at Good Hope Sunday afternoon. H. J. Dexter Is out every day electioneering for the nomination of clerk. Wish him success. John Miller of Peru has moved on what Is known as the Cover farm, which he bought last fall. Jack Reeder spent Sunday afternoon with Wess Faylor and family and David Yeoman and family. About all the men in thia part of the country were in Rensselaer Thursday on the Jungles ditch case. There were several of the farmers around here trying to get the rest of their corn out the first of the week. North Union Sunday School expects to open up again Sunday afternoon, as all or about all the children are over the measles. Mr. Nichols, who lives on the place vacated by Mr. Dewberry, is helping his father mows upon one of Hopkins farms near Virgie. Fred Schultz bought out his brother John the first of the wees, and we understand Fred sold a piece of land near the Wild Lily school house to Paul Makus.

Oak Posts and Lumber for sale—M. R. Halstead, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3. SPECIAL NOTICE. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, March 3,4, 5, 1 will hold my tailor-made suit, top coat and cravenette opening. Easter will soon be here, so be sure and come in and have your measure jtaken. Special attention on tailormades those three days, C. Earl Duvall. r ALLEN’S LUNd BALSAM has been used successfully f or years for deep-seated coughs, colds and bronchitis. Everybody should konw about It. It is simple, safe and sure, sure. ; Oak Posts and Lumber for sale M. R. Halstead, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3.

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FINDS DEAD BODY IN FIELD

Farmer Discover* Youth Who Had Been Missing for Month.

Noblesville, Ind., March 4.—The body of Charles Creakman, 18 years old, son of John Creakman of this city, who disappeared from his home Feb. 4 last, was found in a patch of weeds about two miles west of Noblesville, just off the Lafayette pike. He had been dead for some time, but the cause of his death will not be known until a post-mortem examination is held. There are no mark* of Violence upon the body except those made by field mice and his skull was not fractured. Coroner Ray took charge of the case and the body is in the county morgue pending an investigation.

MACHINISTS GET INCREASE

Lake Shore Railroad Company Gives Out New Schedule of Wages.

South Bend, Ind. Ma?ch 4. — All machinists on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway will receive an increase of V& cents an hour, according to an announcement made at Elkhart.

The new order, which will go into effect within the next ten days, Include* a stipulation that ten hours shall make a working day and that time and one-half ’ shall be paid for all overtime. During the four summer months employes will be given half holidays on Saturdays.

TAGGART TRIAL BEGINS

Action Brought to Cancel Charter For French Lick Hotel.

Gambling Feature at Resort Is Basis of Case—Judge Buskirk is to Preside at Hearing.

Paoli, Ind., March 4.—The trial of the suit of the state against Thomas Taggart to annul the charter of his French Lick hotel on the ground that ha conducted a gambling room, has opened here. Judge Buskirk, who had decided certain preliminary points in Taggart's favor, all of which the supreme court reversed, occupied the beach. The proceedings were instituted two years ago when Gov. Hanly sent agents of the state to Frefich Lick to investigate Taggart’s gambling rooms. The two men were not known as being In the employ of the state, remained at the resort for two weeks, and took the names of many witnesses. Thia

data is all in the hands of the attorneygeneral. who is here in person to prosecute the case.

SAVES BABE FROM CISTERN

Father Hold* Child Above Water Until Neighbor* Give Assistance. * Worthington, Ind., March 4.—Tue 4-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Fulk fell into an open cistern, but the timely arrival of the father saved the child’s life. Mrs. Fulk saw the little one tumble into the water. She called her husband, who dived into the cistern and held the child above the surface until neighbors arrived. They were lifted to the surface with a chain. Both suffered from exposure.

GRAFTING SOLON SENTENCED

Bader. Former Member Indiana Legislature, Refused New Trial. Laporte, Ind., March 4. —G. L. Bader, general manager of the Winamac company, and a former ntember of' the Indiana legislature, found guilty of grafting In the Jasper county court, was denied a new trial, an Indeterminate sentence of two to fourteen year* being imposed. Bader was the head of the Pulaski County Sunday School association. He is on the verge of a collapse.

MISFORTUNE HASTENS DEATH

Lafayette Manufacturer Has Been Worried Since Loss by Fire.

Lafayette, Tnd.j March 4.—James Duffy, for forty years engaged in the manufacture of candy in this city, is dead here. z t His factory was gutted by fire last November and he sueffred a loss of several thousand dollars. This misfortune hastened his death. Mr. Duffy was born in Ireland flfty-eight years ago and was a graduate of Dublin College.

BURNS CLOTHES FROM BODY

Fire Starting From Coals Will Cause Indiana Woman’s Death.

Laporte, Ind., March 4.—Mrs. Bert, Tyler is tn a dying condition from burns received when her clothing caught fire from coals with which she was endeavoring to start a fire. The flames-literally stripped her of clothing, and portions of her body were burned to a crisp.

Girl Kills Herself.

’ Fort Wayne, Ind„ March* 4.—“1 always was the black sheep of the family,” wrote 15-y ear-oil Florence Doctor, who then drank poison and died. - 1

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The Trump* of Life. “What are the trumps of UfeT” "Hearts,** said the maiden fair. "For sw.eetheart, maid or wife Love is beyond compare.*’ ' « "No,” said the heartless flirt; "Diamonds the trumps shall be. Hearts are as cheap as dirt. Give wealth and power to me.” “No,” said the man blase; "Clubs are the trumps we want. Such gauds for the young and gay. But clubs for the bon vivant’’ Then the gravedigger said: “Vanities soon are past. The earth shall be your bed. And spades must win at last*’ —Smart Set

Certainly Not Present.

It was in one of the colored schools of Baltimore, and the teacher was an inexperienced one. There was talking among the little negroes before her. “I want absolute silence,** severely. Still the talking continued, “I want absolute silence,*’ she repeated again. At the third demand one very small girl spoke up boldly. “Assalute Silence ain’t hyar,” she said. “She’s got de toofache.”—Lippincott’s. *

Art.

I know a lady who can write moat lovely poems—ehe’s neglected. ’Tie long since she ha* hoped to win the honor that she once expected. I know a lady who can paint A pretty talent she possesses. But oft she has to dine on crusts, as sorrowfully she confesses. X know a lady for whose art the world I* glad to pay her dearly. She does a dance In her bare feet and otherwise is nude, or nearly. Record-Herald.

Man’s Inconsistency.

“Yes,” said the woman who sometimes thinks aloud, “It’s a fact.” “What's a fact?” we queried. “That a man who growls about his wife’s cooking at home will cheerfully eat any old thing when he's camping.” answered the noisy female thinker.— Chicago News.

Jealousy.

Baid the aeroplane to the automobile: .“You’ll pardon me, please. If I say that I feel A little above you. I soar to' a height Which you cannot reach in your gasoline might.” Said the automobile to the aeroplane: ••You may be on top. but right here I maintain A . / I have the advantage. I stay where I Stop, ' While you to my level have often to drop!” —New York Times.

The Tie.

"They quarrel a good deal.” "Tea. There is only one thing that keeps them together.” "What la that?" "her new. gown. She has no maid and therefore depends on her husband to hook her up the back."—Washington Herald.

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