Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS

McCOYSBIRG. G. W. Infield was here on a short business trip Wednesday evening. • Mr. and Mfs. R. L. Bussel spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. HitchingS visited their son Orville and family Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Saidla and son Harvey were Rensselaer shoppers'Tuesday, Mrs. F. H. Porter and baby and Miss Mary Peregrine were in Rensselaer Friday. Charles Martin of Springfield, Mo., visited his brother William a few days this week. Miss Josie Stultz returned from Rensselaer Tuesday evening after a couple days visit with friends. Misses Dora Phillips, Ada Gwin, Sallie Rishling and .Myrtle Lewis were Rensselaer shoppers Thursday. Mrs. C. 0. Randle and children returned Tuesday morning from Monon and Lee after a couple days visit with relatives.

EAST WALKER. Joel Spriggs was in our neighborhood Wednesday. Wm. Salrin was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Mrs. Pettet spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Joe Salrin. Mrs. Theresa Fritz is building a fine milk house; her sons are doing the work. _ :if * Quite a number from here attended the party at Ed Fritz’s near Medaryville Saturday evening. E. V. Hansford, C. P. Wright and Bruce White of 'Rensselaer visited the former's farm which is occupied by Wm. Warren, Friday. George Ketchmark and Sol Allen of Lacross spent a few days at the former’s farm here, and put a new roof on the house while here. Several from here attended the merdorial services in Wheatfield Monday. The sermon was especially good-, and Wheatfield should be complimented on its fine band. Louie Warren who is firing an engine at Bourbonnais, 111., was home over Decoration Day. Louie is walking lame. fLe injured his ankle three weeks ago and has been unable to work much of the time since.

- ' . , PARR. Ross Rowen spent Sunday with home folks. Charles Warren lost a 1 cow Wednesday morning. 7, . : -7 * Miss Neva Garriott spent Sunday

with Miss Edna Babcock. Louis Schreeg and daughters were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. Lizzie Jenkins spent Tuesday with Mrs. Otto Sheffer. The U. B. ladies aid met Thursday at Mrs. Charles Warren’s. A surprise party was tendered Otto Schreeg Sunday afternoon. ” Mr. and Mrs. C. Caldwell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Price. 'i Miss Ida Hurley is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stibbe. Miss Grace Price spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. C. Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs- Otto Sheffer spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Warren. Mrs. Jim Snider is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. A 1 McCurtain. R. M. Hurley and Winfred and Clara Hurley spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Al McCurtain. Mrs. Charles Warren and mother, ; Mrs. Leech and John Schultz went to Monon Saturday in John’s auto, i The union prayer meeting was held at Mrs. Thomas Fay’s Tuesday night, and will be held at Wm. j. Blankenbaker’s Friday night. Those that were guests of John ; Marion and wife Sunday evening , were Rev. Jenkins and family, May : Warren and son, George Marion and Ida and Deva Hurley.

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XORTHSIDE GLEAXIXGS. Everybody is busy replanting corn in this vicinity. ~ir-. * ' Mrs. Charles Pullin spent Sunday with Ad Shook’s. Mrs. Rachel Price is not very well at this Writing. Mrs. Elda Stowers visited witn Mrs. Rachel Price Tuesday. • Will Whittaker and son Glenn called on John Scott Saturday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Barkley called on Frank Schroer’s Monday afternoon. Miss Grace Price is doing some sewing for Mrs. Alex Hurley this week. ... Manuel Williams and sisters Etta

and Tracy spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. C. Caldwell and little daughter Ruble called on Mrs. C. Morgenegg Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed of Pleasant Ridge passed through this vicinity via auto Wednesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrington and two children spent Sunday with Barney Kolhoff and family. Quite a few from tHis vicinity • attended the Sunday School convention at Barkley Sunday. -* Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Henkle and. Mfs. Will Markin and two children called on Ed Casey’s Sunday. Mr.; and Mrs. John Marlatt and family visited with the latter s brother, Charles Reed and family.

LEE. Mrs. True Woodworth of Rensselaer was here .for Decoration day. Mr. Spencer shipped-two car loads of cattle and hogs from here Tuesday evening. Mr. Johnson, the blacksmith, and family drove to Wolcott Sunday to visit her father. Alf Jacks of Rensselaer is building a cistern and cement walks for S. M. Jacks this week. , J. H. Culp and family and Mr. and Mrs. Elnjer Gilmore visited Sunday at W. E, Culp’s. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart attended the Sunday school convention at Barkley church last Sunday. Mrs. Will Jacks of Monticello came Thursday evening to O. A. Jacks’ and visited relatives here till Sunday evening. ;J Buffer Lewis of Remington ate dinner Sunday at S. M., Jacks’, and took his wife and children home in the afternoon, who had been visiting relatives here. J. H. Culp is doing carpenter work for Brooks Snedeker north Of here. The latter is remodeling His house and building a new addition of two rooms and cellar. He will have a fine eight room house when it is completed.

SOUTH XEWTOX.

Mrs. Alice Potts helped Mrs. Press Roberts to paper Monday. Porter Litka spent Sunday with Boyd and Wm. Holmes. Mrs. Alice Potts called on Mrs. Abbie Yeoman Friday afternoon. Merrill and Eva Freeland spent Sunday with Isaac Parker and family. Press Roberts and wife visited with John Murfitt add family Sunday. <Jeo. Potts of north of Rensselaer, made a business trip to Fred Waling's Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew spent Sunday night and Monday with relatives at Brook. Amiel Sommers and wife of near Foresman visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett Tuesday. Rev. Clarke of Rensselaer preached at Curtis Creek schoolhouse after Sunday school lasK Sunday.

Rev. Rariden, who preaches at Mt. Hope, spent Tuesday night -with Mr. and Mrs.' Clarence Pruett. John Weiss, Sr. and wife of Goodland spent Saturday night and Sunday with their son Charles and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett visited with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sommers of Goodland, Monday. Clarence Pruett and wife, Mrs. Roy Flanders and brother Ben Rob- • erts spent Sunday evening with the Paulus family. John~ Weiss, Jr. and family of near Goodland were the guests of the former’s brother Charles and family Sunday. Otto Bengston of Mt. Ayr, and brother August of Remington took Sunday dinner with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Earl Leek and husband. Miss Emma Sommers of Goodland and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ed Sommers of near Lafayette, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett Thursday and Friday.

FOUR CORNERS. J. W. Mannan went to Medaryville Tuesday ,to visit his daughter, Mrs. Mac Ocher. Miss Sadie Gulbransen, who has been employed in the Lacross schools, is at home? Aaron Timmons and wife have a very sick child at this writing, with chances against its recovery. Louis Jensen of Oxford was home for Decoration, also Mrs. j* P. Hammond son - of Rensselaer. F. W. Fisher finished his tile work at home Tuesday, and is now burg. The Wheatfield band and ball team, we are told, are slated for active duty at Medaryville on the 4th of July. The majority of farmers in this

township have to replant their corn on account of poor 'seed and unfavorable -weather. Wm. Wesner and family of near Medaryville came up Monday to tjisit their aged father, George Wesner, and attend services. The Woodmen of field have twenty applications for membership to be presented at next meeting, with several more in sight. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wesner and children visited Sunday at the Fisher home; also Homer .Fisher of near Lowhll was with them Sunday for dinner. Rev. Downey delivered a fine discourse tp a foil bouse and an appreciative audience Monday. Those who did not have the privilege to hear him surely missed a treat. G. D. Gregory, the medicine man, rode the Masonic goat Monday night and 'next repaired to Terre Haute to take a Turkish bath. He is reported to be on the road to recovery. Geo, Favlor of Kankakee tp., and Allie Miller and wife of Wheatfield, were called to Momence Wednesday on account of the death of one of Mr. and Mrs. James Eustin’s children.* Effie Fisher of LapOrte, Bessie' Biggs and Burl Asher of Valparaiso, and Wm. Asher of Montana, came home and were here for Decoration services and to visit home folks. ' -'■"/■■■ F. W. Fisher and his tile ditchers, were stranded at Shelby Wednesday on their way to McCoysburg. Rather a quiet town now, as the temperance people are out with their fighting clothes on and getting signers to a remonstrance. Uncle George Stalbaum, who has never regained perfect health since his sickness of over a year ago, is worse again. His soft Cleve, who has been teaching in Laporte county, is at home now and expects to remain for the summer, or until his school work calls him again.

FAIR OAKS. Jap Wright of Mt. Ayr was in these parts Wednesday, buying hogs. Ike Kight made a business trip to Ottawa, 111., the first of the week. John Kight has been in Indianapolis the past ten days attending the automobile races. Joe Brown of east of town is being visited by his parents from near Morocco this week. We arfe still having cool weather. Several farmers have had to plant their corn over. Meadows are doing fairly well, and oats, rye and wheat look fine. Win Blair, who has been working on a dredge out west since last winter returned home last week. He had been sick for some time, hence his return. One of Al Moore's children was taken down last week with scarlet fever. Dr. Rice was called in and gave the necessary treatment, and at last reports she was improving •nicely.

The gravel road people are moving right along with their work. They have several teams at' cutting down the sand hills south of town and grading the low places. They have nearly two miles of the road graveled. James Wildrick. who moved here and occupied John White’s property last fall, and who while at work near Kouts eaTly this spring lost four good, horses and wagon, came back to Fair Oaks last week and will now work on the gravel roads. Watson Hume, the president of the Newton tp., Sunday School association and Halley Alter, the secretary also, of near Brushwood and Rosebud, were here and visited the Sunday Schools of this place Sunday, and attended the tent meetings. Supervisor Goff, with a couple of teams and hands, is improving the sfreets by hauling cinders on them. Mrs. Kilgour and daughter and Mrs. J. C. Thompson and daughter were visitors at Joe Brown’s Wednesday. Mrs. Brown is in quite poor health nowadays. % Meetings are still in progress with a little more interest.' Eleven were taken into the church Sunday, about half the number being adnounced meetings for all the week. Mrs. Lawrence of Lafayette will be here \o sing Saturday and Sunday nights. The songs will be illustrated j with a stereopticon. There will be [an all day meeting Sunday. Every-

body is cordially Invited to come with baskets filled with dinner and have a good time.. Elder Briggs will conduct the services. Something like a couple of weeks ago an article appeared in the Mt. Ayr Pilot stating that the patrons of the Fair Oaks rural route wanted their route changed to assist the Mt. Ayr proposed route. It is a fact that there was a petition circulated asking that the route be changed, but not for the purpose they stated. But nevertheless, in view of the fact, the patrons of the route got busy this yeek and circulated a petition asking the department to return the route intact, and almost everybody on the route signed it. Folowing is a statement handed us by one of the parties who carried the petition: "While petitioning the patrons on route one out of Fair Oaks for a continuance of said route, all agree that the service has been excellent and compliments for the carrier are unanimous, A warm reception awaits Abe at every home. Six years more, Abe.”

The Decoration exercises were attended with a good sized crowd, the largest that ever gathered here before at these services. F. R. Erwin was chairman. The choir sung several patriotic songs. Prayer was offered by Rev. Smith, an old veteran of near Roselawn. Capt. J. C. Thompson read a few remarks from a pamphlet that was uttered in ’6l by Lincoln. Rev. Peterson, the pa* tor, was very highly complimented on his address. It surely was fine for one that had never had any experience in war.. After the sermon Mrs. C. A. Gundy and Mrs. A. M. Bringle took charge of the children of which there were a large crowd out and gave to each one a bunch of flowers to carry to the cemetery. Mrs. Ed Kesler was on hand with her camera and took a picture of the crowd, after which they marched to the cemetery and decorated the graves of the old vets. There were six old soldiers graves. Capt Thompson was in charge of the militia. *

WHEATFIELD. John Greve was a Chicago goer Monday. Burl Asher of Valparaiso spent Sunday with home folks. Tom Jensen of Rensselaer visited over Sunday with his parents. Mrs. Minnie Meyers visited George Meyers and wife of Rensselaer this week. Herbert Hammond of Rensselaer spent the week with E. Jensen and family. Miss Minnie Clark spent Decoration Day with her cousin, Mrs. Al Ramey at Rensselaer. Misses June Jessup and Della Knapp entered the State Normal at Terre Haute this week. Mrs. Maude Kepperling of near Demotte visited her parents, G. W. Swisher aJid wife last w T eek. 3 Misses Capitola and Bertha Swisher entered the Valparaiso University Monday for a course of study. Will Asher of Livingston, Mont., came Monday for a two weeks visit with his father. L. C. Asher. A Mrs. Bert Vandercar and children returned from a short visit with relatives at Knox Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gregory are visiting ffiends and relatives at Terre Haute and Crawfordsville. Richard Shirer of Rensselaer returned home Saturday froin a visit at the home of his uncle, Andrew Mrsch. Mrs. H. E. Remley returned from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Funk Plymouth, Tuesday. - Mrs. Simon Fendig and son Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Allen spent Sunday with John Allen and wife at Kankakee. Louis Jensen, who is working at Kankakee, 111., spent Decoration Day with his parents, Mr. and Mys. E. Jensen. j;

A successful surgical operation was performed on Miss Ida Pinter at the Elizabeth hospital, Chicago, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. G. O, Stembel and three youngest sons left for Uthana.. Ohio, Thursday for a visit with the former’s parents. S. A. Austin and family and Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Miller attended the funeral of a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Austin at MoiAence Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Bradford of Chicago Height® spent a few days with Mark Knapp and family. Mrs. Bradford was formerly Miss Anna Knapp. ' Miss Beulah Glascoe of Warrenhurst, 111 , who attended high school here, —went jbg Rensselaer Wednesday for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. John W. Tilton. - Misses Bessie Biggs and Effle Fisher spent their vacation with home folks returning to their studies at the’ Valparaiso Normal Tuesday.

Miss Goldie Biggs accompanied them to study music. <0 Memorial exercises were held in the M. E. church Monday with a large crowd in attendance. Rev. C. E. Downey delivered a most able address after which a procession was formed to march to the cemetery for the decoration of soldiers’ graves. The Citizens’ Band furnished excellent music.

NORTH UNION. Frank Lakin went to Rensselaer Saturday. George Cover was in Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gasaway wene to Parr Monday. Jack Reeder and daughter took in Parr Saturday. Mr. McGown took cream to Parr one day this week. We were visited with some more rain again Thursday, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Melsbaugh were in Parr Friday. Will Faylor sold a fat hog to Steve Comer Monday. Mr. Wolfe of Hammond called on August Schultz and family Sunday. Mrs. Will Faylor went to Fair Oaks Monday for the Decoration program. " . ■* Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Melsbaugh spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. J. W. Faylor. • Mr. Hanns was in Rensselaer Saturday with a sick horse but did not hear what whs the matter with it. The wheat and oats are looking good this cool weather. Rye is heading out, but it don’t look good for corn. J A good many from this neighborhood attended the childrens’ day exercises at Brushwood Sunday nightMrs. Sarah Thompson, sister Lizzie and daughter returned home Wednesday afternoon after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Joe Brown. Dave Yeoman and wife and little folks attended Sunday School at Union and spent the remainder of the day with J. AW. Faylor and family. Josie Dexter, Helen, Lois and Marion Meader went to Rosebud to practice Tuesday afternoon for childrens’ day to be held there Sunday.