Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

John* Ulm visited in Decatur. Ind., ast week. J. A. Washburn and family aoiotoured in southern Indiana last week. Joseph Blake of Oklahoma City, Okla., was transacting business here last week. You ’uns ought to see how the corn has grown in this vicinity in the past week. John A. Clark of Fairmount is visiting his mother. Mrs. G. B. Clark, at this writing. Wiliam Corah is visiting his daughter and family at Mabton, Wash., Mrs. C. C. Winger. Mrs. Frank Howard and two sons visited in Chicago last week with Mr. Howard's people. Mrs. Thomas Mullen and son Taylor of Denver, Colo./ are visiting relatives here and at Wolcott, Mrs. Ora Crow of Laporte is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Pam pie, of south of town. B. F. Spencer and daughter Dorothy visited in Indianapolis last -week and took in the airship races. Morocco Courier: Ada Merritt of Miami, Fla., came Tuesday to be the guest at the home of Dr. Recher for an indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fullerton of Aberdeen, So. Dak*., came yesterday to visit for a month with relatives in Benton county.—Fowler Leader. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Charais and daughter of near Remington, were guests of the former’s sisters, the Misses Charais, Tuesday.—Kentland Democrat. Mrs. Mary Burling and son and Mrs. Mary Eaton and daughter, who have been visiting relatives near Remington, returned home last Tuesday. The farmers’ elevator people have secured a 60 days option on the Dan O’Connor residence property at the west side of town and will probably close a deal for same as a site for the grain elevator they expect to build. The location, right on the main stone road north and south, is an ideal one.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) John Zoberosky sold a car load of fat cattle Monday, to Jap Wright. Miss Opal Penwright visited friends at Rensselaer, during the week. Mrs. Jennie Miller, from the Soldiers’ Home, at Lafayette, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Hopkins. Mrs. George Arnold and children took their departure Monday for Chicago to visit friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crisler, Mrs. Austin Hopkins and daughter Gertrude, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins. Henry Harris sold five car loads of fat cattle and a car of hogs Monday to Jap Wright. They brought quite a bunch of money. I. N. Matthews of Brookston came Thursday last for a short visit with his daughter, Mrs. Maud Noland, and returned Friday afternoon. “Jenk” Brenner and wife of Rensselaer drove over in their auto Sunday and took dinner with Mr. Brenner’s sister, Mrs. Ira Sayler. Lesley Miller accompanied by his bride, arrived home Monday from Kankakee and will remain until the last of the week when they will go to Kentland where he has accepted a position with the Enterprise.

McCOYSBURG.

i Hal Hughes was in Monon Saturday evening. ‘ , v Richard Foulk finished painting his house Saturday. Miss Myrtle Lewis spent Sunday at Lee with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Johns were in Monon Wednesday evening. Misses Mary and Myrtle Peregrine / were in Rensselaer Saturday. Cecil Rishling and Russell Willetts were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Joe Grounds went to Chicago Sunday morning on a week’s business trip. '

| Chas. Hughes of Lafayette visited his parents here a couple of days last week. R. V. Johns and .€. W« Bussell made a trip to Mt. Ayr Sunday via apto route. Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and son? Wallace and Calvin spent Saturday at Ed Peregrine’s. Miss Laura Phillips arrived home Thursday from Monticello for a short visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hitchings spent Saturday and Sunday with the former’s parents of near Foresman. Don’t forget the ice cream social which is to be given for the benefit of the M. E. church here Saturday, June 25. Frank Fisher received a car load of tile from Brook Saturday which he is putting in on his farm about 1% miles east of here. The ball game here Sunday between XewJand and McCoysburg was pretty well played. The core was 15 to 10 in favor of the latter. The Rev. Walter Maxwell of Francesville preached here Sunday evejning to a well filled house. All were I greatly pleased by the sermon which the young man delivered. Two Mormon missionaries of Utah held services in our burg Friday evening at 8 o’clock in front of the R. C. McDonald store. There was about thirty present at the meeting. The remains of Mrs. Tim Haniford of Gifford arrived here Saturday evening on the milk train from Chicago where she had been operated on for some liver trouble. She was taken from here to Gifford where the funeral was held Monday. Last Wednesday evening Orville Holeman and Miss Myrtle Lewis had quite an accident white returning home from Lee where they had been to see Miss Lewis’ mother, who was sick. When they were ibout half way home their horse was moving along rather slowly, and Mr. Holeman touched the horse up a little with the whip. As he did so the horse made a leap and tore himself free from the buggy and left the occupants in a horseless buggy. The animal ran for about 8 miles to where Mr. Holeman was working and stopped. They went to Mr. Gilmore’s and got a rig to come the rest of the way home and both arrived here safely: