Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

“ BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OR NEWS-GATHERERS.

EAST WALKER. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Warren spent a few days' in Rensselaer on busi- • ness. " : Miss Martha rritz returned Saturday from Fowler, where she has been staying for the past three months with relatives. Louis Zick went to Rensselaer Monday to be hands for the horse sale Wednesday. He offered a good driving horse for sale. Michael Zick has been feeling quite poorly recently. He is 83 years of age’, and until the past year has always enjoyed excellent health.

;AIX. ’ Mr. Wiseman is expecting to start his huxter wagon in a short time. Miss Ida Shreeves spent Sunday with Easter and Flossie Wiseman. Mrs. Ray Williams visited with her mother, Mrs. Davisson Monday. Mrs. Maud Comer was out calling on her neighbors Monday afternoon. Miss Lizzie Wiseman is working for Mrs. John Borntrager, south of Surrey. The saw mill east of Aix is putting out quite a lot of nice looking 'lumber. " . , The little showers we have been having are just the thing for the wheat and oats, also the grass. Mrs. Robert Sheetz and little daughter of Chicago are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Garriott. Mrs. Alice Humes and children returned from Chicago Tuesday where they had been visiting her brother Clyde and wife. Aix school will close next Thursday, being the last in Union tp., on account of measles the school was discontinued two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Switzer, Mrs. Ida Swaim, Mrs. Paul Wegging, Max Comer and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Davisson were Rensselaer goers Tuesday Andrew Myres and Miss Mayme

Smith were married Tuesday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith, Rev. Harper of Rensselaer, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Myres will go to housekeeping in a few days on the J. I. Gwin farm, which the groom has rented We extend congratulations through columns of The Democrat. ■ ‘ ' //■■ The friends of Rev. Shaefer, to the number of 45, very pleasantly reminded him that Monday was his 28th birthday anniversary by gathering at his home Monday evening while he was absent. When he returned he found, to his great surprise, a host of friends, to greet him. The evening was very please antly spent by all present. As Rev. Shaefer’s lost all their fruit in Mr. Humes’ cellar when the latter’s house Was burned, a miscellaneous shower of canned fruit, etc., was given him by the guests. All left wishing Rev. Shaefer many more birthday anniversaries.

WHEATFIELD. Lou Jensen went to Oxford Tuesday. Malcolm Clark visited over Sunday with Rensselaer friends George Danford went to Reddick, Ill', Tuesday for a visit with friends. Mrs. Seegrist and Miss Ollie White of Tefft spent Saturday in town with friends. Hermy Langdon was in Chicago this week buying goods for Myers & Myers. Dr. Riebel and wife of Chicago, visited over Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. B. Fyfe. Mr. and Mrs 1 . S. A. Austin and sons Harvey and Mayard were Rensselaer goers Tuesday Alva McNeil of Lacrosse was in town a few days this week, also snipe shooting on the Nave Ranch. Miss Emma Miller of Kankakee came Saturday ior ,a visit with her parents 1 , Mr. and Mrs. Louie Miller. Mrs. A. P. Rockwell is visiting her son Edward of Gillam tp., and

daughter, Mrs. Clarence Sands of Francesville. Miss Minnie Tinkham, who is teaching at Angola, Ind., spent a few days* this week with her mother, Mrs. Kate Tinkham. * The Citizens’ Band gave their first* open-air concert Saturday evening. After this week tney expect to play every Thursday evening. .Mrs Fred Fuller of Roselawn, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. George. Swisher. Her iChildren, who had been visiting their grandparents for a week, returned home with her. Mrs. Louis Paulsen visited her sister, Mrs. J. W, Tilton and family at Rensselaer Saturday; They went to Chicago in the evening to see their sister, Mrs. R. A. Mannan, who is a patient in the Lakeside hospital. FAIR OAKS. Rev. Rairden closed his meetings here Sunday eve. Grandpa Spry is visiting relatives in Illinois this week. M*rs. Al Moore and children spent several days in Lafayette. Barker Crawford is moving out onto Lawwler’s ranch this week to farm. Arvel Bringle went to Valparaiso Monday to take a course of study in the university. , Chas. Manderville was at home from Kentland over Sunday, visiting his aged mother. Uncle Charley Harrington and wife of Virgie were here visiting relatives Sunday. The pickle people will get through barreling and shipping away their picckles this week. Mrs. Barker Crawford and sister, Mrs. Fame Casey are. visiting relatives in Morocco this week. Everybody is busy this week, and news is scarce. We have had several showers the past few days. C.” L. Eggleston is preparing to have a telephone line put in from here to his home in the country. Wayne Call has been suffering considerable for several days with something like in his hand. Grandma Allen is not so well the past few days. Mrs. Emma Cox is also feeling quite poorly nowadays. W. D. Bringle and family of JorI dan township, came up Sunday by 'auto route and made his brother Abe and family a visit. i. Enos Moffitt sold a span of mules last week to a party down near Surrey. He has one left to sell and .then he will be muleless and horseless again.

PARR. James White's son is on the sick list. « . Housecleaning is all the go nowadays. - ' We are having some fine weather nowadays. ' Miss Ocie Wood' spent Sunday with home folks. f L Buck McCurtain is contracting fur for next year. . - W. L. Wood is erecting a new porch at his residence. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price Went to Lowell in auto Sunday. * Jhcob Myers spent Tuesday* with Mr. and Mrs. Riley Payne. Miss Grace Price spent Sunday evening with Miss Ocie Wood. Mrs. Pearl Price spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mae Jolley. Miss Edna and Blanche Babcock spent Sunday with home folks. The new creamery building at Parr is well under construction. Miss Deva Hurley spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mae Jolley. The Aid Society met at the parsonage Wednesday and cleaned it. .John N. Price is superintending W. L. Wood’s concerte block factory. The pickle company is contracting for tomatoes td be grown this season. John Hurley spent Saturday night and Sunday with his brother, R. M. Hurley, Mrs. Ruth Stephenson spent Wednesday afternoon with Miss Grace Price. Rev. Jenkins and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marion G. ant.

Frank Steele Is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. Cassie Payne. • The farmers are done sowing oats and have commenced plowing for corn. Vick Comer and John Lakin attended the dance at Virgie Saturday night. Mrs. May Jolley is sick with the measles at her mother’s, Mrs. Cassie Payne’s*. Wm. H. Myres has quit the poolroom and opened up a restaurant in its plaec. Mr. and Mrs. Cad Caldwell spent Tuesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Price. Misses Ida and Clara Hurley spent Saturday and Sunday With Miss Rhoda Snow. R. M. Hurley and family spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and M,rs. Riley Payne. Marie ,G?nt spent Wednesday at Surrey and returned home

Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Payne spent Saturday night and Sunday night with relatives at Lafayette and returned on the milk train Monday morning

MILROY. Miss Mary Jacks called on Trustee Parks Tuesday. John Sommers was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks ’were in Rensselaer Monday. Willis Lutz and Sam Jacks were in ttis vicinity Tuesday. Lural Anderson returned Thursday to her home in Lee. Dr. Reagan was called last week to see a little son of Mr. Abersol. Mrs. L. Foulks made a visit, with James Spencer’s family over Sunday. Lural Anderson called on Mrs. Blankenship Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Joe Clark "and children visited Mrs. L. Foulks and family Thursday. MisFTßivins, a nurse, of Peoria, BL, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bivins. Chas. Wood and Roy Williams returned heme from their hunting trip Saturday. Several neighbors helped to raise a tower* for a putrip at Grandma Foulks’ Tuesday. John Nessius, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks and Miss Lural Anderson .spent Tuesday■ evening with G. L. Parks and family. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson and Pearl Chatman went to McCoysburg Tuesday to visit the new son at Thos Johnson’s.

NORTH UNION. D. Hahn’s and Tom Florence think they wilFsoon plant corn. Watson Humes’ residence was destroyed by fire Friday night. Mrs. Will Faylor was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Mrs. Wess Faylor was in Parr Saturday forenoon shopping. Wess Faylor was in Fair Oaks Saturday afternoon on business. Barney Comer shipped a carload of fat hogs Wednesday to Chicago. Tom Florence and Roscob Reeder were Rensselaer goers Saturday. The farmers in this part of the country are about through sowing oats. Will Faylor bought a fine brood sow of B. D. Coiner Friday of last week. Paul L. Schultz and Will Faylor took in the horse sale at Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Will Faylor spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. M. M. Dodge 'of Fair Oaks. v « ”■ Laura and Merle Strain and Mary Reeder spent Sunday with J. W. Faylof’s children. August Schultz and family had relatives over Sunday, but we did not learn their names. Most of the schools closed last week, and the little folks ire* let loose/for another six months. Mrs. Robert Sheetz and sister, Madalene Garriott attended churdh at Brushw.pod Sunday morning. Mike Schultz has Been having an addition built onto his residence and same will soon be completed. ‘ There was a large turn out at Center Sunday School Sunday. Come out and help the good cause along. There was a big masked ball at Virgie Saturday night we understand, with a big turn out in attendance. ' > ■ -1 ' I * 5 Will Petty sold one of his fine drivers to Mr. White of Demotte, we heard the price; which was up in the hundreds. It has looked the last day or two

as if we might get a little rain, the wheat and pasture needs rain to set it to growing right. Fred Williams, the painter, and Lesley Warren of Fair Oaks, were but in this part of the country looking up painting from our farmers. •» Mr. and Mrs. H. Dexter and Mr. and Mrs J. W Faylor were riding Sunday afternoon seeing the sights that fire has done the past week

SOUTH NEWTON. Philip Paulus transacted business at Brook Friday. Earl Leek was on the sick list a few days this week. Charles' Weiss made a business trip to Brook Wednesday. House-cleaning is the order' of the day among the housewives. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overton did shopping in Rensselaer Monday. Ruth Marsh is assisting Mrs. Chas. Weiss with her work for a while. Misses Celestia Wiles and Victoria Marsh visited with Leona Weiss Thursday. Mrs. Fred Waling called on her Sister, Mrs. Arthur Powell, Monday afternoon. Grace and Ross Reed visited with Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus Sunday afternoon. Most of the farmers in this vicinity attended the horse sale at Rensselaer W’ednesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett called on Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus last Thursday evening. Walter and Fred Feldhaus spent Wednesday night and Thursday with relatives near Kentland. Mrs. Alice Potts visited with her sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin Saturday night and Sunday. Philip Paulus and wife took Sunday dinner, with the former’s brother, Henry Paulus and family Of near Morocco. <-

Clarence Pruett and wife spent Friday with the formeris sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clinton of near Brook. School closed at Curtis Creek school Friday. Glen Kime, the teacher, returned to his home at Valparaiso Saturday. Marshall Pruett and cousin, Miss Lula Kemper, spent last Wednesday evening with the former’s -brother; Clarence and wife. Jake Sommers and wife of near Goodland spent Saturday night w’ith the former’s sister, Mrs. Clarence Pruett.and husband. James Cliffton returned to his home at Fair Oaks, Wednesday after helping with the spring work for about a Week at Mrs. Mary Powell’s. Mrs. Arthur Mayhew spent Sunday and Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waling of Brook and Mrs. Charles Waling of Brook. She went after her -son Robert who t » ■—■ | visited a few days there.

PINE GROVE. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer, who has been ailing for "several days is now oh i the mend. Miss Emma Cooper of Demotte lis visiting with friends and relatives [this week. - _ ' Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp called oh Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pullins Thursday evening. A cold wave struck this region on Wednesday morning accompanied by a few snowflakes. ■» Nile and James Britt have been

confiiwd to their home during the past week from sore throats. There will be preaching at Independence Saturday evening and Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Everybody is invited to come, Wm. Nuss had., the misfortune to lose a calf on Monday night from eating frozen potatoes. Mr. Nuss had sold the calf the same day to Tom* Parker and would have delivered it the next day. Mrs. Watson Humes, who went td Chicago immediately after the burning of their home last week returned on Monday. They will fit -up an outbuilding for a temporary home till fall when Mr. Hume will rebuild. Rev. U. G. Schaefer of Aix, was also a sufferer in the fire that destroyed Watson Humes’ home last Friday evening. All their vegetables and canned fruit was stored in the cellar, of the Humes home, all of which was a total loss.

A party and postcard shower was' given at the home of J. M. Torbet in honor of his daughter, Chloae’s sixteenth birthday anniversary. There being present about thirty of her friends, and she received many beautiful postcards. The evening was spent with games and music. All departed at a late hour. A series of evangelistic meetings opened at Independence school house on Monday evening, conducted by Rev. W. H. Hess, of Warsaw, a missionary of the American Sunday School Union who is to spend some time in this county in Sunday School work: Mr. Hess reorganized the Sunday-school? at Independence three weeks ago. Two new Sunday Schools were organized last Sunday by Missionary Hess who is just now making hi§ headquarters in this part of the county; One at Burnstown with Will Whitaker as superintendent, and the'other at Surrey with T. T. Dunlap as superintendent. Both are reported to have started out' good prospects. Rev. U. G. Shaefer, the pastor of the Brushwood U. B. church at Aix, was made the subject of another surprise on Monday evening by his many friends. He was called to one of the neighbors on an errand and when he returned found the parsonage occupied by about seventy-five people. Each one present had not forgotten to bring something along as a reminder of their visit and as a result the pastor’s stock of provisions has been largely replenished. Tuesday was MissVernie Shroyer’s eighteenth birthday anniversary. A postcard shower was tendered her which made her the recipient of nearly 100 postcards. In the evening she gave a p r arty to about twenty of young friends, many more doubtless being detained on account ' of the threatening condition qf the weather. The evening was delightfully spent with games and music. A, dainty two-course luncheon was . served, and the company took their leave>at about midnight.

LEE. Paul Stiers is making his relatives a short visit at present! Mrs. Holeman and Orville visited Sunday at Frank Overton’s. Hoy Rishling and ■ family called ■eh O. A. Jacks’ Sunday afternoon. L. M' Jacks and family visited their son Charles of Monon Staurday. J. H. Culp and Mr. Gilmore made a business tri|i to Monon Thursday. Miss Carrie Cadwalder and Miss Oda Myres visited Lora Culp Sunday, - Miss, Edna Lefler of McCoysburg visited relatives here a few days the past week. • Verda Lewis went to Monon Wednesday evening to work for Mrs. Qharley Jacks. , « Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clark went from church Sunday to John Mellender’s for dinner, v ; The Ladies Aid met all day Wednesday at Mrs. Branson Clark’s. All had a very nice time..' Will Culp and family of Milroy tp., visited Sunday at his brother’s, J. H. Culp’s, at this place.

Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Clark of Morocco visited their parents near this place from Saturday till Monday. Mrs. Fred Stiers, who has been at her daughter Blanche’s at Kankakee, III;, for the. past six weeks, is home now. Mrs, Gilmore visited. her daughter. Mrs. Ray Holemah of near Reynolds from Saturday till Sunday afternoon. .... Leroy Noland has moved the blind people to his house. They are intending to travel this summer and give concerts. Mrs, John MellendetVrjrs called to Monon again Sunday evening to be with her mother, Grandma Moore, who is very poorly. Mr. and Mrs. Bush of Brookston came Sunday morning and visited their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Arm Lewis and others till Tuesday night. Mrs. Henry Sparling of Demotee stopped off here Sunday evening and spent the night with S. M. Jacks’, and went on to Monon Monday morning. Tuesday evening Rev. D. E. Noland an-d family of Mt. Ayr came for a few days visit. He, and his wife had to return home the last of the week on account of his ministry work for Sunday, bait the three older children remained for a longer visit/ Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clark moved her parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Thomas Smith of Rensselaer, to their place last Tuesday. Their household goods are stored for the present in the hardware store of Mr. Clark’s. They may decide to buy and locate here permanently, having rented their property in Rensselaer. They are both old people and Mr. Smith especially has very poor health.

PARR. (By another Correspondent.) The weather still remains fine. B. D. Comer & Son shipped a car of hogs and cattle Tuesday night. . Thomas Brusnahan sold & teatn of horses to Emory E. Garriott Monday. *- Housecleaning is the only talk among the ladies at the present time. The new ice cream parlor and restaurant is now running in full blast. W. L Wood is building a new porch in front of his residence on Main street Chas 1 . Stewart was in our burg Thursday looking after the insurance business. W. L. Wood and his daughter, Miss Ocie, made a flying trip to Chicago Wednesday. Harry Thomas is a very frequent visitor to Parr of late. Frank, wonders what might the attraction be? Ike Stephenson has given up sow-' ing any oats this season and will put his entire farm into corn and potatoes. Anyone wanting painting or paper hanging done, will do well to call upon L, EiJ McCurtain, and get a first-class job done. The carpenters on the creamery building are getting along very nice and will almost get the t>u!lding under roof this week. The donation party held at the F. B. Church Wednesday for the benefit of the F. B. and j U. B, ministers, was not very largely attended. Wednesday was the worst day we have had since in February. The thermometer stood about 30 degrees all day and at. night we had a big frost. .. _• f W. E. Price and wife and Mr. Pence and wife took a trip to Lowell Sunday just for an auto ride and have a good time, and came back sober, of course. Quite a lot of the boys from-here took in the social at Virgie Saturday night. All reported a good time and think they will try it

again. Go it while you are young, when you are old you can’t. Mrs. Clara Sheets and hey litjle daughter, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Garriott, northeast of town for a week or so, returned to her home Wednesday morning accompanied by her brother Charles. Henry Danche, the Squire Dinge r Pickle Co’s, man, was in; our midst Tuesday. He says they are going to take pickles here this season, and thinks 1 they will get more than they got last year. It will be a good thing for this place if they do.. We hope to see the good work go on. , L. L. McCurtain had a very nar? row escape the other day. He fell from a scaffold about so high and seeing he was falling onto a barrel, being quick witted, he reacched down and rolled the barrel away and thus saved his life. A good thing for his wife as he carries no insurance. The prospect for an oats, wheat and rye crop is fine, as they never looked so well at this time of the year since “Old Heck’’ was a pup. The grass is almost big enough to turn out on, the frujt trees are all in bloom and it looks as though spring was here once more.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) John Bicknell is preparing to move onto the Hart farm this week. Mrs. Geo. Johnson and daughter Olive were Rensselaer visitors Fri- ' ’ ■ T . Misses Mary Johnson and Lillian Witham were shopping in Rensselaer Monday., C. A. Penwright, Claude Baldwin and the editor were Rensselaer Visitors Thursday. Rev. Noland and family went to Lee Tuesday afternoon for a short visit with relatives. J. S. Brenner has commenced wqrk on some new buildings for Rankin Halstead, northeast of town. Geo. Hart of Olney, 111., was here several days this week on business pertaining to his farm northwest of. town. Ode Geesa will go to Chicago this week to have some-changes made to his artificial leg, which does not fit as it ought to. John Bicknell has given his lease of the Dunlap barn over to Jasper Wright, who is arranging to conduct a first-class livery. J. B. Ashby has hardly been able to be out this week on account of stomach trouble, which has been quite Serious lately. Mrs. Alex Miller and children left Friday morning for their home at Bluffton, Ind., after a week’s visit here with friends and relatives. Mrs. Wilbur Hart is at Kankakee for a few days visit with her father, Thomas Castello, after which she will go to Pueblo, Colo., to join her husband. _ The section foreman here received orders Tuesday to pub in a siding about two miles north of Kent’s switch, for the use of the contractor putting in the Colfax stone road system. < - John Romine returned from At-

tica Monday and reported that his son Harry was getting on exceedingly well and would probably be able to return home the latter’ part of next week. j La-t w.-ek Milo Miller sold B. B. Miller’s large black stallion Interest. to R. A. Glaesman of Grabill, Ind., and left on Thursday to deliver the same. He will probably remain there during the present Season. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McAlister, who are here from Washington visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and • Mrs’. Ransom Elijah, returned Monday from a visit with his sistep, Mrs. John Small, of east of Remington. Miss Blanche Merry, head of the city training department at the Marion Normal school, is here to spend her vacation with her parents. John Romine went to Attica Friday and remained over Sunday with his son Harry who is at the Springs taking treatment for rheumatism.