Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]
Country Correspondence
EAST WALKER. Mary Pulaski attended church in Medaryville Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce White 01! Rensselaer spent Easter Sunday atthe home of Mrs. White’s father, Michael Zick. August Shrieber has been in Lacross for several days; be also expeqgp to go to Chicago on business before returning home. Louis Warren' left Monday for Jll., where he has a position as fireman on a dredge. He expects to remain there through the summer. Forest fires have in this community the past week, yesterday fire destroyed several tonk of hay and a barn for 6. J. Gifford, and also burned hay and fences for Mrs. T. Fritz. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grube went to Kankakee Thursday for a few days visit with relatives. Ben from Kankakee Monday for Wilson, N. C., where he has a good position at civil engineering. -Mrs. Grube, who was formerly Mbs Hattie Warren, will remain here with her parents until Mr. Grube is permanently settled in the south.
MILROY. (Theodore Johnson visited school Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams visited Mrs. Geo. Woods Friday. Mrs. Geo. Wood and Mrs. Ed Johnson were In Lee Tuesday. Mr. Abersole moved on the farm vacated by George Foulks last week. Miss Edna Lefler of MteCoysburg visited Mrs. Thee. Spencer last week. Mrs. L. Foulks and Mrs. E. Johns were McCoysburg visitors Monday. Miss Lural Anderson visited with Nelson Anderson’s Wednesday evening. Thoe. Spencer and family called on Mrs. L. Foulks Tuesday afternoon. • Earl Foulks, who visited his parents, returned to his work at Morocco last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Spencer called Sunday on Mrs. D. Z. Clark, who Is In very poor health. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell attended church at Mr Ringeisen’s at McCoysburg, Monday. Banner school closed Saturday after a very successful term, with a very Interesting program. Albert Wood, who has been visiting his parent*. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.. Wood, returned to his wora at Momence, 111., Tuesday.
SOUTH NEWTON. Mrs. Alice Potts was a shopper in Rensselaer Wednesday. Oscar Weiss visited with Wm. and Boyd Holmes Sunday.’ Miss Odel Grime® called on Mrs. Earl Leek Monday afternoon. The" farmers In* this vicinity are almost through putting in oats. John Jenklson commenced work for Earl Leek Monday. Mrs. Earl Leek called on Mrs. Milton Grimes Friday afternoon. Mrs. Clarence Pruett called on Mrs. Philip Paulus last Thursday afternoon. Clarence Pruett made a business trip to the Ade farm near Brook Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mayhew spent Easter Sunday with Mr. and < Mrs. Ernest Mayhew. Fred Powell of near Monon spent Saturday night with his mother, Mrs. Mary Powell. James Reed and wife took Easter dinner with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulua. It Is reported that Warner has a new buggy. If such IB the case, some #lll have to look out. Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus called on Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin of north of Rensselaer spent Sunday with the Utter’s mother, Mrs. Mary POwell. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bengston and grandson of Mt. Ayr took Sunday dinner with their daughter, Miw. Earl Leek and husband. Mr. And Mrs. Clarence Pruett attended the funeral of Peter Nafziger, Sr., of near Goodland Sunday. The funeral was held at Mt.
BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.
Hope church. James Clifton and son Arthur of Fair Oaks came Tuesday for a week’s Stay with the former’s moth-er-in-law, Mrs. Mary Powell, and to help with the spring work. fare. Sallie Wuerthner, the aged mother *of Mrs. Mary Wuerthner, died at the latter’s home Sunday after a long illness. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the No. 8 school house.
WHEATFIELD. Mr." and Mrs. R. A. Mannan went to Chicago Monday. Allen Fendig spent Easter Sunday with Bernie Fitzgerald of Tefft. Mrs. Floyd Adams visited over Sunday with her husband at Lowell. Misses June Jessup, Della Knapp and Capitola Swisher spent Saturday at Knox. Tom Jensen visited over Sunday with home folks, returning to Rensselaer Monday. Miteses Pearl and Leona Clark are visiting their mother, Mrs. Tom Clark at Hobart. r Ed Adams of Kankakee was in town Monday, the guest of Ward Hamilton and wife. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Ocker ,of Medaryville spent Sunday with R. A. Mannan and wife. Sherman and Fred Herath of Kansas City are at the bedside or their sister, Mrs. Hilliard. Mrs. E. C. Rlebel and daughter Vera visited over Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe. Master Dude and Miss Stella Fuller of Roselawn are visiting their grandparepts, Mr. and Mrs-. G. W. Swisher. • Miss Nora Whelen, who has been visiting an aunt at North Vernon, Ohio, for several months, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson of Barkley tp., spent Sunday with the latter’s sister, Mrs. A. S. Barlow and other relatives
E. W. Allen, who spent the winter with hfe sister, Mrs. M. L. Bosserman, at Los- Angeles, Call., re turned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Will McNeil and Mrs. Margaret Evans visited a few days this week With Mr. and Mrs. Alva McNeil at Lacross. Grandma Hibbs, who has been visiting her son Ed at Otis for the past six weeks, returned to her daughter’s Mrs. John East’s, Monday Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Schwier and daughter Elizabeth came over from Knox Sunday, spending the day with Mr. and Mrs. John Tilton.
A serious surgical operation was performed here last Friday on Mrs. Joseph Hilliard for fistula by Dr. Rlebel of Chicago, assisted by Dr. M. B. Fyfe. Mrs. Hilliard’s condition since is operation is quite encouraging to her family, and friends.
FAIR OAKS. Mrs. J. C. Thompson was a Rensselaer business visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Ike Kight went Tuesday eve to Lafayette to visit her daughter a few days. Rev. Raridan is conducting his meetings in the Christian church this week. Mr. Howe and family of Winamac came over Sunday in an automobile and made Johh Zellers l a visit. Hillis & Tolin unloaded a carload of lime here the first of the week which they will sow cm their fields. x Anna Williams, who has been working ,in Rensselaer all winter, Returned home the first of the week to 'rest up a few days. Mrs. Sherman Richards and little son, and her mother, Mrs. Richeson, of Rensselaer, came up Tuesday and visited with Mrs. Warren a couple of days. ' James Clifton went down west of Rensselaer Tuesday to trim up an orchard for his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. A. Powell, and do some other, work. k Morton Clifton came home after a oouple of nights service at Cedar Lake, and was sent to Shelby Monday to relieve the night man there, who is on the eick list. Fine weather V* still with us and farm work is progressing fine. Pas-
tures will soon be good enough for to live on. .Wheat and rye looks fine in these parts and everybody is feeling good. Mrs. C. A. Gundy went to Hammond Monday and rented a house in whlqh they will move soon. This is done in order that Mr. dundy, who is working as carpenter on the railroad, and Ray, who is working fqr a telephone company at Gary, can board at home. Itis reported that John Eger has sold the goose that laid the golden e Sg—his farm near this place—-last week, but the name of the purchaser we did not learn. Pete Wood will remain on the place another year. Five carloads of tools arrived here last week to begin work of grading and hauling gravel on the stone roads. The tools consist of grader, road scrapers, wagons and about a dozen small cars, also ties. They will be used to haul gravel on, and Monday there arrived two wagon loads of camping equipment which are stationed on the some place.
Joe Kosta inform© us that he has traded his home place just over the line in Newton county to Harry Kurrie of Rensselaer and gets a farm of 480 acres lying two miles west of Parr. The trade was made so Joe could get more land, and in so doing Mr. Kurrie will lessen his acreage, as> he wants to dispose of al} his land. March has now gone by, and it certainly was a record-breaker, as we did not have scarcely a bad day during the month. Prof. Hicks, the great weather forecaster, will have to acknowledge with Battling Nelson that he is a “has been,” and step down and out. His time of notoriety has gone, as his forecast for the month was that there would not be any nice weather at all.
FOUR CORNERS. J. A. Hixson attended the Harvey Davisson sale Tuesday. Gert Hendrixson of Kankakee tp., is very sick at this writing. H. W. Marble and R. A. Mannan
were in Chicago on business Monday and Tuesday. George Danford has sold his smithing business in Wheatfield to G. O. Stembel. Simon Fendlg was quite sick Monday but was able to be on the streets again Tuesday. t The schools of this township will close next week, and a very successful term has been had. Thomas Jensen came up Saturday eve to have a chat with Beatrice and talk of future events prospective. I. D. Dunn, T. F. Maloney, M. V. Sands and Mrs. O. L. Hilliard of Tefft were business callers at Wheatfield Tuesday. J. T. Biggs delivered a load of hogs to Medaryville, buyers at San Pierre Wednesday. They were the 10% cent kind. D. Brown was moving his gasoline engine and hay press to a job of pressing over the Porter county line last week.
Efile Fisher, who has been taking a business course at Valparaiso, has taken a position with the Rumby Co., of Laporte, 1 E. W. Allen came home Friday after a winter’s sojourn in California. He has the bld smile for one and all.
Oats sowing is in full blast this week and by the last of the week the greater part of the seeding will be completed. William Turner of Wheatfield is hanging paper for J. A. Hixson this week. Will says if he can’t catch frogs he can hang paper. The two daughters of John Pinter of Wheatfield are under the care of Dr. Fyfe. They have’ a severe attack of the grip. A wreck on the Indiana Southern R. R., near North Judson Monday caused the train to come by way of Lacross over the C. & E. I. H. Marble came home from Chicago the last of the week. He was taken there for treatment but became dissatisfied knd returned home. The R. S. Davis ditch as proposed, with its many laterals, will extend pver 16 miles, and all in Kankakee tp. The viewers have same staked and will assess benefits and damages this week.
A party in Tefft predicts that 1910 will prove a very unhealthy year for dogs in that vicinity. If you have a dog running at large, tie him up; so you can give him your undivided attention. Cut this notice out, tack it on the house, paste it
in your hat, or call on the trustee for a rebate on your dog tax
LEE. Mr. Zabel’s were at Mr. Rlngeisen’s Monday. L. M. Jacks and family went to Jink Jphnson’s Sunday. Cleo Mellender has been sick with ■ore throat the past week. L. M. Jacks is treating his lots with a new tight wire fence. Charley and Ernest Mellender are doing tile ditching for Bob Jordan. Simon Parcels and family went from church Sunday to Frank Overton’s. Mr. Lamport . attended church Sunday and took dinner with S. W. Noland’s 1 . There was a large crowd at Sunday School Easter, and also at the church services. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Jacks called on their daughter, Mrs. Ida Clark, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clark called on their daughter, Mrs. McCashen Sunday afternoon. Mrs. May Jacks is improving enough from her rheumatism to he up part of the time. Mrs. Bell Clark went to Rensselaer Friday to see her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smtlh. J. H. Culp and family drove to Rensselaer Tuesday and had their daughter, Lora’s eyes treated. Arm Lewis was very sick Sunday afternoon and Dr. Clayton was called, but he is better at this writing.
Oscar, son of Arthur Williamson north of here, accidently broke and twisted his elbow Monday. Dr. Clayton is caring for him. Wednesday Mrs. Chatman, who has been living with her granddaughter, Mrs. Ostander, returned to her home in Indianapolis. Cassie Holeman of Monticello came Friday afternoon and visited relatives and friends till Sunday afternoon and then she returned home.
Walter Gilmore, oldest son ot Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, who has been away from home for the past several years, has come home to stay for the present. Tuesday morning Mrs. Holeman went to Rensselaer to visit her mother, Grandma Mellender, who Ilves with her daughter, Mrs. John Osborne of north of town. Monday evening Mr. and. Mrs. Ostander, the blind people and children and her grandmother, Mrs. Chatman, took supper and spent the evening with J. H. Culp’s. Last Saturday was the last day of school here and a large crowd of patrons and friends went at the noon hour with well filled baskets and a bountiful dinner was spread of which all partook, and the teacher and scholars rendered a very interesting program.
REMINGTON. April came in smiling. Mrs. A. J..« Brooks is very poorly. H. W. Milner was a Rensselaer business visitor Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Miller, northeast of town, are seriously sick with pneumonia. “Too late to sow oats now,*’ say the farmers who are done, and most all of them are done sowing. Mr and Mrs Thornton Dobbins of Monticello were called here the first of the week by the sickness of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller. Mrs. Lee Rush and baby of Earl Park, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.* D. Luckey, here this week. John Bower is building one of the finest country homes in the state of Indiana on his farm in Pine township. The house will contain nearly thirty rooms and will be equipped with every modern convenience. He will have a special equipped water, light and heating system that will rival any city home. John Hardiman has the contract for the carpenter work. —Fowler Leader.
MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Dr. Martin made a business trip to his Illinois farm the first of the week. Harley Parke was down from Hammond Sunday visiting friends and relatives. Al Witham and wife of near Rensselaer, epent Sunday here with his father, J. M. Witham. Thomas Ham and wife left Thursday for Jonesboro, Ind., for a visit with Mrs. Lizzie Young, Miss Grace Bailey of Goodland was a guest from Saturday until Tuesday of Miss Rose Johnson. Born Friday, March 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pr.outy, a boy. Mother and babe are doing well. Misses Mary Johnson and Lillian Witham went to Rensselaer Tuesday evening, shopping and visiting. Mrs. L. B. Haskell and Miss Jean Sigler, of Chicago, came Saturday for a short visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. David Condon of Goodland, mother of Mrs. J. J. Garrity, died Thursday evening and was buried Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Royster returned Saturday to her home in Watseka, 111., after a short visit here with J. H. Dunlap. A. M. Winklepleck left Tuesday for his’home at Elnora, Ind. He is undecided as to where he will teach next year. . R. E. Ransmeier and wife of Chicago returned home Monday after a few days visit with John Murfltt and family. Mrs. Jasper Wright went to Brook Saturday to attend the funeral of Sherman Hess, who died of pneumonia Friday evening. Miss Flora Parke went to Brook Monday for a short visit with relatives and from there will go to Terre Haute to attend school. Harry Romine, who is very bad with rheumatism, was taken to the Indiana Springse Monday with the hope and belief that treatment there would be beneficial to him. Before the end of the summer Mt. Ayr may have a competitor to Edward Peyson Weston, the world renowned pedestrian, as J. C. Chilcote has announced his Intention of covering Jackson township entirely on foot and taking the census in that way. Mr. Chilcote is nearly 70 ears of age but still quite spry, and if successful in completing this effort he will prove himself more than the equal of many men much younger than he is.
Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by con-* stitutlonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever, nine causes out of ten caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. CHENEY F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold* by Druggists, 7.5 c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
STATEMENT OF THE FARMERS’ INSURANCE COMPANY.
To the Members of die Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association, of Renton, Jasper and White Counties, Indiana: We wis'h to thank the members of the Association for their promptness in paying the assessments’for 190910. We have paid back all the money borrowed for the payment of the 1909 losses, having no outstanding claims of any kind against the association and have money to pay the first losses of 1910 to our credit. In the past there has been a certain class of agents, claiming to represent the old line insurance companies, traveling over part of our territory misrepresenting our association, and according to their statements, looking (at so much per look) after the welfare of the poor farmers, wijo have their own intereats. They have sobbed (at so much per sob) their souls dry, worrying over our welfare.
It does seem rather strange, when you come to. think of it, that the farmers would have the nerve to think they could organize for their own protection without consulting the self-appointed overseers of our welfare, but the farmers of Indiana are doing it to the extent of more than $90,000,000,00 (in 37 companies that report to the State Union), in live insurance in force January 1, 1910. It looks like the Farmers’ Mutuals were failures, don’t it? Our association has $2,000,000,00 in round numbers, of as good insurance as waii ever written by any company in this state. We are square with the world financially and pay every dollar of insurance we agree to pay. We do not offer any “Get rich quick” insurance at a cost that no old line company can meet, unless you can believe that from 35c to 75c on the SIOO is cheaper than about 20c on the SIOO, which has been our average for over 13 years of organization. We have no desire to quarrel with the old line companies, for there is room for Us all, but we are getting tired of the persistent misrepresentations made of our company by a class of their agents. » We believe in the saying, "Live and let Live.’.’ w. i. McCullough, Pres. Fowler, Indiana. FRANK E. FISHER, Secy., Remington, Indiana. M. I. ADAMS, Solicitor, Rensselaer.
MASONIC ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE. The pilgrimage to the Imperial Council at New Orleans is the first one to a distant city that Orak Temple makes, and it has been decided to go in first class style. A special train known as “Orak Temple Special” will be run, and none of the necessities or accessories for a good time will be forgotten or ommltted. Our Guide and Prophet says the Orak Special will be second to none in equipment, schedule and \>ther good things. A baggage car will be fitted up with all necessities and many luxuries for refreshing the “Sons of the Desert.” in true Oriental style. A dining car for those desiring more elaborate refreshments will be provided. The rest of the train will be made up of Pullman’s latest sleepers, and library observation car. The route selected for the Orak Special? is the Monon route x from Chicago and Hammond to Louisville, and Louisville & Nashville R. R. from Louisville 'to New Orleans. This route offers the greatest number of scenic attractions and interesting stop-over points of any between Chicago and New Orleans, without spending an undue length of time on the journey. Special train will leave Chicago April 8, at 11 a. m., stopping at Rensselaer at 1 p. m. The fare from Chicago and Hammond to New Orleans and return will be $26.65, going and returning the same way. $5.00 additional will be charged for privilege of diverse route.’ Pullman berth rate in each direction is $5.50, but Pullmag berth rate on Orak Special will be $6.50 on account of extra time for stop-overs. Proportionate fares from other points. Tickets' will be good going April 3-7-8-9-10-11, 1910. Final return limit will be to reach original starting point not later than midnight of April 25, 1910, with privilege of extension by deposit of ticket and payment of tee of $1 to reach original starting point not later | than midnight of May 10, 1910. If extension of return limit is de-
sired ' tickets should be deposited not later than 12 o’clock neo»x>f April 25, I*lo, with Special Agent at 107 Common street, next to St. Charles Hotel, New Orleansi.