Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

f FAIR OAKS. The booze gang had another session Tuesday eve. ■ ■■..' . Amos Alter was in these parts this week asking questions. , Tom Moore missed the train Tuesday, so he was out of school. Miss Hazel Helsel is staying at George Brouhard’s this week. Tom Gilmore arrived here Saturday from 'the west, looking fine. The section hands on the Monon struck for a raise in wages. Mrs. Ike Kight finished her work last week r of taking the enumeration. "■ '.... .. Dr. Rice was called Wednesday to see Mrs. Chas. Halleck, who was quite sick. Milt Gundy went to Roselawn Sunday to see his mother, who is very poorly. Frank Cox came up from Rensselaer last Friday eve to attend the dance at Mallatt’s hall. Al Blake and John Kight have been putting up a telephone line between here and C. L. Eggleston’s home this week. • Grandma Brouhard is quite poorly nowadays.’ She is quite old, and her age and other troubles bear very hard upon her. Willie Cottingham will go to Sheldon,_ 111., Thursday to take a position as car inspector for the C. &. E. I. railroad. We are still having all kinds of weather, but oats are looking fine and farmers are getting along nicely With their plowing. William Geary and wife were called to Indianapolis Saturday to .attend the funeral of his brother,who died there a day or so before. James Clifton, wife and little boy came home Friday after several weeks visit with their daughter, Mrs. Abe Dekoker of near Demotte. Elda Stowers was over from Nubbin Ridge Sunday to see his father, Lon Stowers, who is quite poorly and doesn’t make any gain. Mike Shein and son Robert of Lafayette came up Sunday eve and brought home little Virginia Kight, wffo had been visiting there a week or so. The Ripples Bros, show wagons, which have been Stored in Grandma -Brouhard’s barn since last fall, were fired out into the street the first of the week. Dr. .Rice was called Saturday to

sefe Mr. Thompson, who had a very severe attack of billiousness, but at this writing is making very satisfactory gain. :y ',' ~ ■ Frank Cox and Willip Cottingham went to Chicago Sunday to see sister Minnie, who is at the Wesleyan Hospital. Last reports she was some better. Supervisor Goff and others have erected some new hitch racks on ■ main street, across the street opposite the postofflce. 'This will be quite an improvement. F. R. Erwin’s* little babe was taken sick again Tuesday morning with symptoms of pneumonia. Dr. Rice, their family physician of Roselawn, was called to give treatment. Will Warren loaded a couple of carloads of cordwood here for Jack Lawler this week, and if he disposed of it satisfactorily he will have several hundred cords hauled. Mr. Alien, the hotel man, is doing quite a bit of improving about the hotel in the way of building a new fence around the property, etc., which helps the appearance wonderfully. Fred Williams-, the painter, who has been down south of Foresman doing some, painting and* looking After some other work, came home Saturday. He certainly is a tip-top workman in his line. Ben Darroch of Thayer, was seen on his' way home from Morocco, where he had been with a wagon load of carp fish. 'He said he had no trouble in getting rid of them. Hank Granger’s man, of the same place, was down on the Mt. Ayr prairie Monday with a load, too, he sold them at 5 cents per pound. The gravel road people expect to begin hauling gravel this week. Mr. Teech. the contractor, got the job last' week of building' the 8 miles of gravel road in Newton county, beginning 2 miles south and 4 miles west, and extends to Enos, on the Indiana Harbor R. R., making him about 15 miles in all. After next week they expect to haul gravel in -little dump cars which will hold 3 or 4 yards of gravel and will be transported with a little dinky, engine. They have something like two miles of track laid." ' Editor Democrat—We ask for space to offer a defense of the unjust attack by the editor of the Mt. Ayr Pilot, in a very lengthy article in his paper under date of April 21. We expect to back up our remarks

which he makes mention of. First, he says “Abraham objects.” This is falsehood number one. Second he says, “the Fair Oaks carried thinks we ought not have a rural delivery from this place,” which is falsehood number two, as anyone can see, if they are a mind to look up our article. Now he farther says, or leaves the impression, that we have resorted to untruthful assertion in order to satisfy our desire, Another place he is misleading. This is refuted by our article also. '. ' ' He says of the nine patrons we accuse them of swiping from our route, seven are over half a mile from point of delivery, which is another mistake, as their are only six over the half mile. He says all over half mile from placi of delivery cannot be legally counted as patrons. Now the editor of the Pilot knows more about those things than a rural inspector, one would think. Your humble servant was the man that traveled with the inspector over this route when it was established and we know of a number of houses, that were counted in that were over half mile and are getting service now and are counted patrons as long as they get service. He charges us with having mail in our possession three days before delivery. This is another one of his* “facts” we will mention before we get through. We have carried a registered letter fully that long, but it was because, the party it was addressed to could not be seen and the law says we shall not deliver a register to any other than the one to whom it is addressed, without a written order. Probably he don’t know this. He says if any person or persons declare their route was started to injure the Fajr Oaks route or any other route, they utter a lie. No one has made any accusations that we know of. Another place he is leaving a misleading and insinuation, but guilty consciences need no accusing. We have learned since our report ’that their proposed route goes over not only a half mile of the F. O. route Hut % of a, mile o's Morocco route and half .mile of one of Brook’s routes,’ and that they solicited patrons from same. Now, again, another misleading Statement: he says “we had better be still. Since the appearance of his article in The Jasper County Democrat it has come to Tight that he has barely enough patrons to sustain a route.” One would think from that statement that they want those nine patrons so as to hurt our route. Now if WE can’t maintain a route with from ninety to one hundred patrons, how on earth does this

wise man. the editor of the Pilot, expect to maintain one route with fifty families? Maybe he is better jn figures than we are. See,? He also advises us to be discreet, as he has not exhausted his facts about us> and our business. Now if -this wlseman has any more “facts’"’ tucked away, he is at liberty to bring them forth. I dare say they are like all of his other "facts,” But we will advise him that he must be sure they are facts, not heresay, for there might be an afterclap. Now. about that “fact” we mentioned in the beginning. »This wise man sent in one of his facts to the division rural mail department some two years ago with the expectation of giving us some trouble and maybe get our job from us. His complaint was that we had wilfully carried a certain man’s mail past his box and that we hajl also solicited for a Chicago paper. Both charges were false on the face of it. How, do we know? Why, we went to that party and got a written statement with his name signed «to it, that we did not do anything of the kind. Now this is his first “fact,” what do you think of it? Now we have “the goods” for this. We didn’t lose any sleep on account of it. A word about carrying mail past a box. If this wise man will leave his little old shop long enough to come up some time at mail train time, our P. M. will show him what a common occurrence it ,is to have mail misplaced and carried by, which happens every day and the mail clerks' have even failed to put off a bag here several times since we have been carrying mail. Now if this wise editor wants to be fair with us and his readers, he will print our article above mentioned. If he does not, he won’t print it. He also charged us with advising that party to quit taking his* paper, another falsehood. We have stated that Mt. Ayr’s opportunity for a rural route is past, and we believe it, too. It IS a shame, that the farmers in that vicinity have been so buncoed by a few long-headed guys like this editor of the Pilot. .

SOUTH NEWTON. Arthur Mayhew and Fred Waling took cattle to pasture Sunday. Earl Shigley commenced work for Chas. Weiss" Monday morning. Mrs. Alice Potts called on Mrs. Press Roberts Sunday afternoon. Ben Wooley and wife visited with Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hough Sunday. . Philip Paulus and daughter Sadie, were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. ! . - Clarence Pruett, made a business trip to the Joq Ade farm near. Brook Saturday. ' Mrs. Fred Waling returned home Saturday evening from her mother’s near Brook.' Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus called oh Clarence Pruett and wife Tuesday evening. The click of the corn planters can be heard in some parts of this neighborhood now. Mrs.’ Jeff Smith and Mrs. Felix French called on the Roberts family Saturday afternoon. Boyd Willis and Irma Holmes and Earl Shigley visited with the Weiss family Sunday. Mrs. Clarence Pruett and sister, Miss Emma Sommers, made a business trip to Brook Saturday. Ernest Mayhew and family visited with friends and relatives near Brook from Saturday eve till Sunday. < Miss Sadie? Paulus spent Saturday night and Sunday With her girl friend. Miss Ada Miller, of near Mt. Ayr. Miss Emma Sommers of Goodland came Thursday to visit with his sister, Mrs. Clarence Pruett, for a short time. Miss Bessie Paulus returned home Saturday from a three weeks visit with hor sister, Mrs. dames E. Reed, of near. Surrey. Mr. and Mrs. ’Clarence Pruett and the latter’s sister, Miss Emma Sommers, called on the Paulus family Sunday evening. Mrs. James E. Reed and son Harvey, of near Surrey visited Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Philip Paulus. ' Mrs. Fred Powell of Monon came to Fred Waling’s Saturday and went from there to Brook to see her mother, Mrs.' Silas. Potts, who has been quite sick with rheumatism. She returned to her home in Monon Monday.

NUBBIN RIDGE. Herbert Elb spent Sunday with home folks. S. T. Comer and son were Parp goers Saturday. Mrs. Charles Reed returned from

Oklahoma Tuesday. Eli Arnold was in Rensselaer Monday on business 1 . . , . Korah Potts and wife were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mel Garriott made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. ? - Marlatt made a business trip to Chicago Monday. . ~ Grant Davisson and Edward Ritter were Parr goers Saturday. Albert Garriott. and son Roscoe were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Winifred Hurley of Parr visited his uncle, J. W. Hurley, Sunday. Farmer Hopkins and sons, George and Ben and Vilas Price were RensWillis Hurley and family spent Sunday with Mrs. William Hurley. James Price and family of Surrey, visited with Mrs. J. Price Sunday. Alex Hurley and daughter, Mrs. Jennie Davis, were Parr goers Tuesday. Miss Lucy Morgenegg spent Sunday with her parents on Nubbin Ridge. George McElfresh spent several days last week near Dunnville buying cattle. I. N. McCurtain of McCoysburg was seen on the streets of Nubbin Ridge Sunday.: Mr. and Mrs. Carter Garriott spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Comer. ’ • Will Markin and family , spent, Sunday with Mr. Markin’s sister, Mrs. Irwin Lewis. Elda Stowers and family spent ■Saturday night and Sunday with his father in Fair Oaks. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Yeoman and family of Rosebud visited with Mr. and Mrs. Korah Potts Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saldla of near Rensselaer visited their daughter, Mrs. Emmet Pullins!Sunday. John Garriott and Mark Schroer attended Sunday school at Burnstown Sunday. Come again, boys. Mr. and Mrs. John Clager of Wheatfield, visited a few days last week with relatives, on Nubbin Ridge. Rev. Edward Miller of Carroll county, visited Saturday and Sunday with friends on Nubbin Ridge, selaer goers, Saturday via auto. Crows and hawks a_ro getting scarce in this neck of the woods as Mrs. F. E. Schroer and Mrs. Wesley Hinkle keep their shot guns loaded all the time. Several crows have made their exit ' from this world by the fine marksmanship of these,two ladies. 'Mark Sohroer says that Farmer Hopkins’ Invention on autos is all

O. K„ as he tried it Sunday when getting a little way from home one of the rear axles broke arm a team ■was needed to furnish the. power on the return trip. All auto owners should take teams with ttfe-m as they are the surest way to get there and back.

McCOYSBURG. Willie Montz was in Rensselaer Saturday evening. 1 - Miss Myrtle Lewis spent Sunday at Lee with relatives. R. V. Johns was a business visitor in Wolcott Friday. Miss Clara Ringelsen spent Thursday with Dora Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Russel Willetts and Roy Williams were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. Mrs. J. P. Gwin and three daughters were in Rensselaer Wednesday. O. M. Peregrine was a business caller in the county seat Wednesday. Mrs. R. V. Johns went to Monon Monday evening returning Tuesday morning. Miss Myrtle Peregrine is spending the Week with her sister, Mrs. F. H. Porter. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Saidla and son, Harvey were Rensselaer shoppers Wednesday. 1 F. L. Peregrine and J. R. Phillips were business visitors in Rensselaer Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Arthur Williamson visited her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Mill,er Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.. F. H. Porter, baby and sister, Myrtle Peregrine, were Rensselaer visitors Satuday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Russel spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs., George Parker. Miss Ethel Parker spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. R. L. Russel and family. Jay Wood, little son of Van Wood, returned to Rensselaer after several days visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips. Miss Mary Peregrine w’ent to Rensselaer Saturday morning enroute to Mt. Ayr for a couple days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Downs.

WHEATFIELD. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Stump Tuesday. "/ ' Frank Nave of Attica, spent a few days at hisi ranch north of town. Jake Heil, Will Grube and W. B. McNeil transacted business at the county seat this week. Mrs. Al Ramey of Rensselaer, spent a few days this week with relatives' here. H. W. Marble, Sam Payne, John Pinter and A. M. Anderson, were Chicago goers this week. Misses Beatrice Langdon and Hazel Herath went to Knox Tuesday, to have dental work done. 'Miss Anna Misch went to Rensselaer Monday to visit with her uncle, L. P. Shirer and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Newcomb of Barkley township, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Gilbranson. Mrs. J. P. Hammond and son, Maurice of Rensselaer, visited with her parents, E. Jensen and wife this ' week. Misses Emma and Rilla Williams were in San Pierre the first of the week, the gupsts of their cousin, Mrs. Jones. Miss Dora Kellerman retuified to her home at North Judson, Wed- , nesday from a ten days visit with her. sister, Mrs, Wm. Wees. Mrs. John W. Tilton and daughter, Helen, of Rensselaer and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Greve of Chicago, visited relatives here this week. Miss Ruby Sterrett returned home to Rockland, Ind., Saturday after M. L. Sterrett and wife this winter, keeping house for her brother, Prof. Miss Mildred Glasscoe of -—-—- who has spent the winter with her aunt, Mrs. R. A. Mannan and attended school here, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers, who have been, spending the winter at their southern home in Florida, returned home Tuesday looking fine and brown. Trustee Karch of Walker and Clark of Wheatfield townships, and Simon Fendig attended a meeting Of the county board of education at Rensselaer Monday. , The Baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Rev. C. E. Downey at the M, E. church Sunday evening, The house was crowded and all ex-

pressed appreciation of an able sermon. . ’. * ... Constable 3 Keen took Charles Jackson of Chicago to the county jail Monday. - -Jackson was arrested on complaint of his sister, Ebersole and plead guilty ro the charge of Using profane and abusive .language. Failing to- have money to pay his fine he was taken to jail.

PINE GROVE. Bertha Cooper sbent Sunday With home folks. ■ - Asa Snow spent Sunday with Elmer Shroyer. Nile Britt called on Bernice Walker Sunday evening. Bertha Cooper, Called on Venue Shroyer Sunday evening. The U. B.- Aid met with Mrs, Janies Torbet Wednesday. Roy and Chloae Torbet were Rensselaer goers Saturday, Nellie Gilmore of Rensselaer’ was the guest of Bernice Walker Sunday. Mrs. Chas. Walker and family spent Monday* afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. A few of this vicinity attended the surprise party at Mr.' and Mrs. Edmund 'tValker’s of near Newland in honor of their son Everett, Saturday night. Everett Walker who is working for his uncle Charles Walker, spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Walker of near Newland. y Those that spent Sunday in honor of Mrs. James Torbet’s fifty-third anniversary were: Mr. and Mrs. Watson Humes and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams and son Roland, Floy and Lillie Williams and Gladys Garriott, of near Aix.

H:e. W. L. Stiers went to Chicago Saturday morning. Frank .Overton and family visited at Mrs. Holeman s Sunday. Some of the young people from here went to Monon Sunday evening. O. •A. Jacks has purchased an-other-carriage in his livery business. Several McCoysburg young people attended League here Sunday evening. Ray Holeman and family of near Reynolds, visited his mother, Mrs. Holeman, Sunday. Last Sunday evening Mrs. May Jacks and Dollies and Mrs. Dora Jacks and Oscar went to Remington t<* visit their brother, Mr. Lewis of that place. They returned Tuesday morning. The blind people, Mr, and Mrs. Ostander, gave an entertainment at the hall Saturday evening at this place.' Quite a crowd was present and they received a nice' sum for their evening’s work. Last Sunday was the, time to reorganize the Sunday school at this place, which was done and the officers were elected for the coming yeay. The S. S. is in fine running order and a large attendance, but room for more and everybody is codrially invitee! to attend.

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