Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

1 .. H - BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

WHEATFIEIiD. Mrs. A. L. Jensen and child -spent Thursday in San Pierre, the guest of friends. George Dan ford went to Reddick, 111., Monday where he has work in a blacksmith shop. B. S. Fendig of Rensselaer spent a few days, with bis brother, Simon and family here this week. Miss Dora Kellerman of North Judson, is visiting her sister, Mrs.. Wm. Weese and family. - .Clem East went to Tolleston Monday, for an extended visit with his sister, Mrs. Charley Knitter. Miss Susie Jessup of Lacross, visited her sisters, Miss June and Mrs. James Keen this week. George Tilton, who is serving as section foreman at Mt. Ayr, spent Sunday with his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hibbs of Qtis, and Mrs. Becca West of Tefft, spent Wednesday with the East family. Rev. Jay Vandercar of Knox came Saturday for a visit with his son, Bert Vandercar and family. Mrs. James Spry and son, Carl Mason, and Mrs.. Will Spry of Chicago Heights, visited their parents, John East and wife this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Kight of Fair Oaksi were, in town this week packing their household goods that hare been stored here for nearly a year. Will Tinkham, who is employed by the Frisco System, as agent at Bryce, 111-., came Friday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Kate Tinkham. ' "■/ : -• . '

SOtiTH UNION. The Rosebud church is being varished and papered. Tailor Woods visited the Gifford Ranch last Sunday. The Ladies’ Aid met last Tueesday and did some quilting. Mrs. J. N. Smith, who has been sickris better at this writing. Mrs. James Burns spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. O. S. Rardin. Uncle Jim Burps has got the old saw mill into working order again. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Amos Alter. Rev. Clarke of Rensselaer, will preach at Good Hope next Sunday afternoon. Amos Davisson and family passed through these parts in their new auto last Sunday. Mrs. O. S. Rardin, who has been on the sick list for two weeks, is slowly recovering. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Myers visited the latter’si parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Smith, last Monday. Glenn Swaim of Aix visited his sister, Mrs. Omar Kenton of Surrey last- Sunday and attended Sunday School at Rosebud. Mrs. Ralph Lowman of Pleasant Ridge visited her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrington, one day last week. , Mrs. Sol Norman has been to Chicago Heights visiting her brother, the latter part of last week and the former part of this week. John E. Alter and Amos, our census takers of Union township, are out every day finding what the population is and how many chickens each woman, has. C. U. Garriott of Parr, is going to put in seven acres of pickled onion this summer. He says the little onions lare easier to raise than the big ones for they get their growth sooner.

SOUTH NEWTON. Warner Haugh was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday forenoon.. Mrs. Roy Flanders called pn Mrs. Alice Potts Wednesday morning. Mrs. Robert Overton assisted Mrs. Alice Potts with her papering Wednesday. Mrs. Clarenbe Pruett spent Wednesday afternoon with .Mrs. Philip Patilus. Erhardt Weurthner and Philip Paulus hauled fertilizer from Surrey Tuesday. Mrs. Fred Waling helped her sister, Mrs. Arthur Powell, with some work last Friday. Bea Roberts and sister, Mrs. Roy Flanders', attended the dance at Mt. Ayr Saturday evening. T :7 Arthur Mayhew’s well went back

on him last week and Jud Perkins was called out to fix it. Several from this vicinity attended the funeral of J. H. Dunlap of Mt. Ayr last Thursday. ' Henry Pearson of north of Rensselaer made a business trip to his son Harvey’s last Thursday. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus and son Russel visited with Mr. and Mrs. James Reed near Sifrrey Sunday. Warrier was seen going home at a late hour Sunday evening. I wonder what Virgie knows about it? Fred Waling and W T ife and Arthur Powell and Wife took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts of near Brook. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Sommers of near Foresman spent Saturday night with the former’s sister, Mrs. Clarence Pruett and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bengston of Foresman were the guests of the former’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek Sunday. James Clifton and, son Arthur returned to their home in Fair Oaks last Thursday after an extended stay with Mrs. Mary Powell.

AIX. Mr. and Mrs. Korah Potts visited Mr. and Wm. Wilcox Sunday. Charley Wiseman hauled a load of wood to Aix from the farm Tuesday. Mr. John E. Alter was in this neighborhood Tuesday taking the census. Misses Laura, Ruth and Nellie Gilmore visited their grandmother Sunday. Mrs. Mary Ropp visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Samual Potts Monday. Jesse Swaim is having a well put down on the place he bought % mile east of Aix. Misses Stella and Gwin Swaim and Clara Switzer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Swaim. Rev. Shaefer has been doing some paper hanging for Mr. Comer’s and Nancy Burgett this week. Miss Floy Williams and nieces Gladys Garriott and Geniva Williams, called on Mrs. Shaefer Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Edward Casey has bought Mrs. Paul Wiggins’" incubator and will try: poultry raising on a larger scale this year. Earl Wiseman was a Rensselaer goer Saturday, he also spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother and sister at Aix. Philip Durant , moved his saw mill Saturday down to his brother-in-law’s in Barkley township. He had quite a job of sawing here where he had his mill for several \tfeeks. Last Thursday was the last day of school at Aix, the patrons brought well filled baskets as usual, and a fine dinner wasl spread at noon. In the afternoon the teachers and pupils returned the compliment by rendering a fine program to the patrons and visitors. There is a certain farmer of this neighborhood who has been hauling logs to the mill east of Aix, that will certainly need help to haul his lumber home, as the logs were; such monsters, s*6 large that he hauled them in the wagon bed. For further information ask Watsop Humes.

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" X LEE. J. H. Culp lost , a good mare, Thursday. Joe Clark and family were at T. P. Jacks/’ Thursday... : : M Asa Holeman and wife visited Sunday with Hoy Rishling’s. Mrs. Holeman visited her daughter, Mrs: Elzie Webb, this week. Mr. Jordan and family, visited his son Walter and family Sunday. The blacksmith of this place is the happy parent of a fine new boy at his home. . J. H. Culp and son Glen did carpenter work for his father, David Culp, Monday. / i Clayton, Mellender, who is working near Wolcott, came home on a visit over Sunday. W. L. Stiers and wife have been' hanging * paper this week for his mother, Mrs, Fred Stiers. Mrs, L. M. Jacks has been at Monon this week, with her son Charles, who has a new boy at his home. . - _ ■ , - Robert Meadows of Monon, a half brother of Thomas Smith, visited with him Sunday here, and also with his daughter, Mrs. Alvin Clark.

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I MT. AYR. . (From The Pilot.) W. A. Shindler made a business trip to Foresman Monday. Misses Mary Johnson and Lillian Witham were shopping in Rensselaer yesterday. Miss Fairy Deardorff is at Plymouth, Ind., For a visit at the home of W. S. Greenlee. Emil Johnson is building a new residence on his farm five miles northeast of town. John McGolly has his new residence two miles east of town almost completed and will move into it soon. P. F. Roberts was in Kentland Thursday and filed for probation the last will of Uncle Johnny Jepkinson. Francis Brown went to Chicago Monday for further treatment ot hisi eyes, which have been nearly blind for the past year. In his last will Uncle Johnny Jenkinson left bis entire estate to his wife to be hers during her life. At her death it will be divided equally among his children. Gilbert, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brown, is quite sick and suffering much pain from a gathering in his head. At the time of going to press he was reported a little worse. Philander Hickman and wife and Mrs. Dave Guthrie went to Momence Friday, in response to a summons that their brother, Martin Hickmtarrr

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EAST WALKER. Lew Fritz was in Wheatfield Saturday tax paying. Charlie Rhinhartz visited relatives in Valparaiso several days last week. Michael and Louie Zick and Wm. Rhinhartz were in Monon on business Friday. Mrs. Wm. Warren"* and daughter,. Mrs. Ben Grube were shopping in Medaryville Tuesday. Deputy sheriff Gray, George Myers and Bruce White of Rensselaer,' were through here on business Friday. Ed and Leo Fritz, sons of Lewis Fritz .expect to leave next month for Montana where they will take a claim. Mr. and Mrs,. Pearl Davisi were called to Gifford this week on account of the serious illness of a relative. Ed Fritz and family, former residents of our locality, but. now of near Medaryville, is making arrangements to move to Canada this fall. On account of the early spring most of our farmers have an extra supply of hay on’ hand, they are now busy pressing and hauling it to market, o

FAIR OAJAS. Lou Stowers is quite poorly the last few days. Floyd Cox expects to leave here for Montana Monday where he will take up a* claim. Enos Moffitt closed out his stock of mules last week, William Geary purchasing the last one. The snow and cold weather of the past few days has been very damaging to fruit and oats. Amy Bringle started to school at Lowell Monday morning. She is making the round trip each day. Bula and Robert Shein of Lafayette came up Saturday and visited their grandpa, Right's over Sunday. A family moved here Thursday from Winamac. They moved into house. He will work on the gravel roads near here this season. It was so snowy Mbnday it was not fit for some of the boys to work so they went to Shelby, a few of them, and celebrated the day by getting drunk. How sad. Supervisor Goff is having quite a bit of work done on the streets of our town nowadays in the way of •cutting ditches along the sides of

the road and also grading. Postmaster Thompson] has been so badly crippled up in his back the past two weeks he has hardly been able to attend to his office duties. He says he is gaining some. . The gravel road crew are scooping down the sand hills betweeii here and the county line. They are getting the grading on the other road about completed. They have certainly. had fine weather for grading. Mrs. McCoy, Mrs. M. D. Gundy and Mrs. Ed, Kesler went to Chicago Wednesday eve to appear in court in a law suit, wherein Mrs. Ed Lakins is claiming damages from a R. R. from an injury she received some few years ago in Chicago. Grandma Allen •whose illness we have mentioned in our reports from time to time, passed away Wednesday pight at 10:4b. She suffered awfully the past two weeks. She* was something over 75 years of age. Interment was made in in Fair Oaks cemetery. ' t :

——* ~ PINE GROVE. Miss Bertha Cooper spent Sunday with home folks 1 . Mrs. Chas. Shroyer is on the sick list at this Writing. Mrs. Andy Ropp called on Mrs. Sarah McCleary Friday morning. Bluford and John Torbet hauled tile for J. N. Leataherman Tuesday. Ben Hopkins and Willie Miller took dinner with John Torbet Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ShroySunday Mrs. Donnelly of Rensselaer is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Andy Ropp. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie, were Rensselaer callers Sunday evening. Miss Gusta McCleary returned home Saturday after a twelve weeks visit with relatives at Demotte. Misses Laura, Ruth .and Nellie Gilmore of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barker and little -son and Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell., spent Sunday with Mr. and Msr. Wm. Nuss,-Sr.

FROM WASHINGTON STATE. Beverly, Wash'., April 13* Mr. F. E. Babcock, Ed. “Democrat.” Dear Sir:—lt is now past time for our renewal to the much appreciated “Democrat,” comes to us as letters from friends; but thinking ,that the remittance will yet be. very acceptable, will enclose the same with this letter. We have been enjoying fine weather since February 25, with the exception of a few windy days. Some flowers were in bloom as' early as March 17. Wh ea t in some localities is looking fine. We are still enjoying the western country, and all the public improvements that come our way; one of which I Will make mention, that of the N. P. Ry. cut-off which will paijs within two miles of our home. We understand that the work will begin jp* a few weeks. This leaves usi in fair health, also* the family of my brother, V. H. Thornton, whose homestead joins ours. Yours for The Democrat, S. B; THORNTON AND WIFE.