Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

MILROY. Mrs. George Wood was in Lee Monday. Ruvia Herman called on Mrs. Saltwell Tuesday. vern Culp took dinner with Roland Stewart Sunday. A little son of Mr. Albersol’s has a severe case of measles. Dr. Reagan is attending him. Ed Herman and family spent Sunday with grandma Foulks. . Born, Monday, April 11, to Mr. and Mirs. Abe Woosley, a son. Branson Clark has rented the McDonald farm and is sowing oats. Mrs. Bivens and daughter visited Mrs. Bullington and family Tuesday. Mrs. Frank May assisted Mrs. G. L. Parks with her house-cleaning Wednesday. George Foulks and mother, Mrs. L. Foulks, were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Joseph Bivens and Mr. Ingram, of Danville, 111., visited Mr. Bivens’ and family over Sunday. Mrs. L. Foulks called on her brother, Thomas Smith and wife, and Alvin Clark and family at Lee Monday. - « Wm. Culp and family, Mrs. E. Underwood and Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks attended church at Lee took dinner with A. R. Clark and family Sunday.

SOUTH NEWTON. Wanted—A good rain. W. E. Leek called on his son Earl and wife last Friday. Mrs. Alice Potts helped Mrs. Robert Overton to paper Wednesday. A threshing machine meeting was held at No. 6 school house Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schanlaub spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pearson did shopping in' Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Milton Grimes and Daughter Odell spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Earl Leek. Misses Roxey and Mabel Gunyon called on Mrs. Fred Waling last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Erhardt Weurthncr and son Ray spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Philip Paulus. Mrs. Erhardt Weurthner spent Saturday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Joseph Francis. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett and

Miss Sadie Paulus attended church at Mt. Hope Sunday evening. Robert Overton and Arthur Powell took stock to pasture at Fred Markin’s north of Rensselaer Sunday. Misses Effie Markin and Mabel Battleday visited with ttye former’s sister snd husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overton Sunday. Earl Clinton and wife of near Brook, and Jesse Dunn and wife of Jordan tp., took Sunday dinner with Clarence Pruett and wife. Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus spent Saturday and Sunday with their sister, Mrs. James Reed. The latter remained for an extended visit. Mrs. Clarence Pruett visited last Thursday and Friday with her parents in Goodland. She was accdmpanied home by Jesse Dunn’s three children who visited with her till Sunday. Sunday evening about six o’clock occurred the death of one of Jasper county’s oldest citizens, John Jenkison, 89 years old. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock from the residence, and burial took place at Weston cemetery. Rev. Mrs. Noble of Brook preached the funeral sermon,

FAIR OAKS. Ed Kesler went to Minnesota Thursday morning to work on a dredge. Alva Brouhard, who has been out west since last winter, returned last week. Miss Mattie McCay went to Kiralan Saturday to visit relatives for an indefinite time. Newt McCay went to Gibson Monday to work at carpenter work under Chas. 4 Gundy for a railroad company., , The baseball season opened in th? park here Sunday, the first game being between Parr and Fair Oaks. The latter came out winner. Mrs. Ike Kight and father, grandpa Spry, went to Lafayette Sunday for a visit with relatives. Ike is batching while they are gone. Dr. Fyfe and family of Wheatfield came over in the doctor’s new Brush auto ' Saturday evening ana visited over Sunday with relatives. Lola and Tom Moore went to Lowelll Monday to finish out the term of school. They make the. rounds trip each day and board at home. Chas. Halleck is quite busy disposing of his stock of nursery goods. Wagon load after wagon load is seen most every day going away, and still he has a lot more on hand. Arthur Snow and Wm. Nuss, who moved over "onto the Hillis & Tolin ranch about a month ago to work this season, flew the track last week and moved back to their native heath in the vicinity of Parr and Nubbin Ridge.

Jap Wright, the Mt. Ayr liveryman, had what might have been a very . serious runaway Tuesday a mile south of Fair Oaks. He was on his way to this place to meet a drummer off the 10:37 train, when his team became frightened at a steel sewer lying alongside the roau preparatory to; being put in across the grade, and they took a '-sashay” across the grade and ran into a ditch, threw Jap out, upset the buggy and tore the top off and did a complete job of tearing the buggy up. They vtere caught near Dan Woods’ place without any noticeable damage to them. Jap hired Tom Mallatt to take him and his drummer and the scraps of his rig back to Mt. Ayr. We noticed an article in the last week’s issue of the Mt. Ayr Pilot stating that Mt. Ayr is to have a rural mail route. The article stated that they have never had a route for some reason. It is stated by men that know that some seven years ago their opportunity was good to get a route but the town dads said it would kill the place, as the farmers would not come to town any more then. So they did not want it, the promotors say, and the route was changed in its course and came to Fair Oaks and found somebody that was ready and willing to lend a helping hand in tne enterprise. So it was established from this place and has been giving the best of service. It therefore looks like Mt. Ayr has at last awakened without oil in their lamps. The article says the proposed route would serve a half a hundred families within 17 miles, but it don’t say how many they aim to swipe from the Fair Oaks route, which ac* cording to reports, would be nine. The route is to run parallel with the F. O. route one-half mile, it is also said it runs over a half a mile of a Morocco route, and how many they aim to swipe from it is not known to us. They went to these nine or ten patrons and got them to sign their petition. The article says further that they get mails in the middlo of the forenoon at Mt. Ayr, another place it missed the mark a Itttle, as the time is about 10:40 a. m., and it is seldom on time. Sometimes it goes south at noon and even later than that. Most of the patrons that signed the petition on the Fair Oaks route generally get their mail before the train gets to Mt. Ayr. So they certainly can’t expect to get better service nor as early delivery. But, of course, some discommode themselves to help their home town. See. Some three or four years ago they said to rid the town of saloons would kill it, but it didn’t. Of course it did to a certain extent, that is, in the way of keeping away the moving, filthy, lowdown, immoral class of people, and Mt. Ayr knows it and we are glad now that the better element was in the majority. We know that Mt. Ayr and vicinity has just as good citizens as there are anywhere on earth, so let the good work go on.

WHEATFIELD. Louis Jensen vrent to Kankakee Wednesday. ( Co. Supt. Lamson was in town Wednesday evening. R. A. Mannan was in Rensselaer on business this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sterrett were Rensselaer goers Saturday. ‘ Miss Anna Jasperson spent Sunday with home folks near Tefft. < Levi Clark of Gates, Neb., is visiting the Clark families north of town. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jensen visited relatives at Logansport, last week. Ed Luse of Crawfordsville visited his uncle, Eugene W. Allen, this week. ) " L Homer Turner, who has, been in Florida the past winter, returned home Saturday. Miss Rillia Williams spent a few days the first of the week with relatives at San Pierre. Louis Paulsen visited over Sunday with his parents, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hans Paulsen of Harvey, 111. Miss Danford, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Wolf at Beaver City, returned home Saturday. E. W. Allen was taken to Chicago Tuesday for examination by a specialist, returning home Wednesday. Mrs. Simon Fendig and son Allen and Mrs. Ed Allen and son Eugene visited relatives at Rensselaer Monday. . < Floyd Adama of Lowell came Saturday for a visit with his wife

and her parents, Harmon Clark and wife. The high school ball team defeated the Rensselaer high school team at Rensselaer .Saturday’ by a score of 4 to 1. John Mannan visited last week with his daughter, Mrs. M. M. Ocker at Medaryville, returning home Saturday.. Miss Mildred Vanderburgh went to her home in western Illinois Saturday to see her mother and sister, who are Mery sick. Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Davisson of Barkley tp., and Mr. and Mrs H. E. Remley and A. S. Barlow went via auto to Knox Tuesday. Mrs. Pierce and children, who have been in Colorado for the past year, returned here Saturday as housekeeper for Asa Stump. Mrs. R. A. Mannan, who was. operated on for turner at Lakeside hospital, Chicago, a couple w-eeks ago, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Woods and two sons and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer and children of Seeleyville are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John East. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allen and son Eugene of Indianapolis and John S. Allen of Kankakee came Saturday on account of the illness of E. W. Allen. >

McCOYSBURG. Ray McDonald of Monticello was In dur burg Wednesday. MrS. J. R. Phillips and son Harvey spent Thursday in- Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong visited relatives in Michigan City Saturday*. Mrs. R. L. Bussel accompanied her husband on his mail route Thursday. Mrs. Chas. Lefler daughters Frances and Edna, were Rensselaer shoppers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and children returned Tuesday morning after a two week’s visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson DuCharme, Sr., of Woicott. Our school closed here Wednesday after a very successful term, taught by S. Noland of Lee. All patrons took well filled baskets and all enjoyed a fine dinner after which a' short program was rendered. 1

BEAVER LAKE. G. H. Hillis is pressing hay this week. ' _ Riley Hickman .called on Joe Kosta Sunday. Mrs. Emma Wildrick is quite sick this week. Bert Sullivan’s little son is sick with a severe sore throat. Lewis Guthrie made a business trip to Mt. Ayr Wednesday. Samuel Butts and family spent Tuesday with CarlWooton and famiJames Sammons had the misfortune to losd" a good horse this week. Grandpa Dewey is visiting his son Fred Dewey in Brook this week. Will Lyons was attending court in Kentland last week as one of the jurymen. Mrs. Maggie Jones of Chicago is visiting her brother, James Sammons this week. • Bird Barker spent Saturday and Sunday with her aunt, Malinda Sayler’s near Morocco. Arthur Snow has finished work at the Hillis ranch and is going to. move away in the near future. Mrs. Will Wooley returned home Sunday from a week’s stay with her mother, Mrs John Wildrick during the latter’s illnessi. —i- i ■■

EAST WALKER. Charles Robinson of Medaryville was here on business Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hines and family visited Mrs. Theresa Fritz Sunday. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Salrin has been very sick the past week. Mr. and Mrs. George Craig of Baum’s Bridge visited August Schreiber’s this week. Mrs. Rosa Schrieber has gone to Laeross where she will reside with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Ketchmark. Wm. Salrin mysteriously disappeared: a few days last week. We rather expected him to return with a bride, but. such was-not the case. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown and son Clarence, Mr., and Mrs. Retke and family and Frank Rhinhartz of Valparaiso attended the funeral of Mrs. Wm. Rhinhartz Sunday. Mrs. Ed Brown will remain with her father a few days. Death has called another of our highly esteemed and aged residents. Mrs. Wm. Rhinhartz, Sr., died Friday morning after a brief illness. She leaves to mourn their loss a husband, three sons and two daughters, all of whom were present at the funeral Sunday. . NORTH UNION. ~ Mrs. H. Dexter was at Parr Monday. ' Watson Humes spent a part of Sunday with James Garriott and family. * Mm F. Meader was in Rensselaer Friday shopping. . Harvey Dexter was in Rensselaer Friday on business. Uncle Tom Florence was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schultz spent Sunday with M. Schultz. Wees Faylor went to Parr on business Saturday afternoon. Miss Etta Fay and • Retta Brown spent' Sunday with Lena Schultz.

Mr. Todd and Mr. Merbaugh. were in' Rensselaer Friday on , business'. Frank Meader and family attended qhurch at Brushwood Sunday. Mrs. Will Faylor called on Mrs. Tom Florence Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Will, Faylor spent Wednesday with her mother in Fair Oaks-., Dick Gassoway and family spent Sunday with Jack Reeder and family. "2" ’ - . Miss Bertha Florence returned Friday from a few days visit at Goodland. Paul L. Schultz- and Wm. Reed spent one evening last week with Will Faylor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrington spent Sunday with his brother Walter and family. The farmers are quite a number beginning to plow for corn in this part of the county. Miss Elnore Florence has been having a bad time with her head since she had the measles. Mr. and Mrs B. D Comer and Mr. and Mrs. , Will Faylor attended church at Brushwood Sunday. Mrs. John Price does not improve the trouble she has been having with her throat They have had a great deal of sickness this spring. There was quite a large turnout Saturday night at Watson Humes' of his friends and brother Odd Fellows who thought they would surprise him with a small donation

LEE. W. L. Stiers has been hanging paper for Mrs. Sam Jacks. J. H. Culp ad family visited Sunday after church at Mr. Gilmore’s. S. W. Noland’s school at Mc_ Coysburg closed Wednesday of this week. Mr. and Mret Frank Eldredge went to -Monon Sunday to see his parents.. The Ladies Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Mellender’s. Will Culp and family attended church Sunday and then took dinner at Alvin Clark’s. , Mr. and Mrs. Asa Holeman entertained Monon Chapel young people at their home Sunday. ' u Will Jacks of near Rensselaer, son of T. P. Jacks, visited here a few days the first of the week. Will Rishling and wife went to Monon Sunday to be with his brother Frank, who was visiting his mother there. Monday Frank Eldredge and family were called to Mt. Ayr by the death of Mrs.- Eldredge’s grandfather, John Jenkison.

Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan went to Monticello Saturday to visit his sister and family, Simon Snowberger’s, returning home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Culp went to Rensselaer Sunday to visit their son George, who lives west of that place. They returned in the evening; . Mr. Leroy Noland and the blind musicians, Mr. and Mrs. Ostahder, went from here Monday to Hammond. They expect to be gone two “weeks 'giving concerts. Lowell, Neva and Marguerite Noland, children of Rev D. E. Noland of Mt. Ayr, returned home Wednesday after a week’s visit witjh relatives! and friends here.