Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

WHEATFIELD. Born, Thursday, June 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Neier, a son. Allen • Fendig returned from a visit at Indianapolis Monday. *' Miss May Fairchild of Demotte Tuesday with Mrs. Joe Hilliard. Mrs. A. S. Barlow visited relatives in Rensselaer and Barkley tp. this week. , The Hansen dredge was loaded on ears and shipped to Lake Village Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Austin and Mrs. O. J. Miller were county seat visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Simon Fendig and mother. Mrs. E. W. Allen, visited relatives in Rensselaer Tuesday. Burl Biggs, who has been teaching school at Marble Rock, lowa, returned home Saturday. Mrs. C...E. Dowqey and children returned from a fortnight’s visit with her sister at Kentland Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Marimon Tudor and children of Barkley tp.. visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Gilbranson.

Charley Knitter of Tolle? ton spent a few days with his wife and children at the home of her parents, John East and wife. Rev. E. M. Kuonen. wife and two sons of the -Barkley M. E. church, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Scott Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Myers and Miss Beatrice Langdon autoed to Lacross and Valparaiso calling on friends Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers and children of Beardstown, IIL, are visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. D. R. Miller. John Allen of Kankakee spent Saturday with his parents here. His sons Carl and Morris visited relatives here the first of the week. Alva McNeil of Lacross, M. M. Ocker of Medaryville and J. P. Hammond of Rensselaer were among the former Wheatfield residents who attended the funeral of Horace Marble here Saturday. Masonic lodges of the following cities and towns were represented in the funeral procession of Horace Marble Saturday, viz: Hobart. Rensselaer,, Hebron, \ Valparaiso. Medaryville, Roselawn, North Judson. Lacross. Crown Point, Hammond and Kingsbury.

LEE. Mr. Brooks’ have bought the Ostander piano. George McCoy is sick. Dr. Clayton is attending him. Will Rishling and wife visited Sunday at W. L . Stiers’. * O. A. , Jacks and family visited Sunday at Frank Eldredge’s. Joe Clark and family went from church Sunday to T. P. Jacks’. Everett Overton, who was so sick with rheumatism, is better now. Cassie Holeman of Monticello is visiting relatives and friends here this week. The blacksmith's father-in-law, Mr. Conn of Wolcott, is visiting at their home. • ' On Thursday ' of last week Mr. Gilmore started on a business trip to lowa to look after his farm there. L. M. Jacks and family attended a birthday dinner given for Jink Johnson at his home near Monon, Sunday. Worden Donaldson, who moved to Tennessee with his family and fath-er-in-law Will Noland, a year ago, is home on a visit. Charley McCashen’s took their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Ann Smith to their home Sunday for a visit, bringing her home in the eve-_ ning. Saturday Ira Williamsoln took his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Fred Stiers to Medaryville on. a visit, and returned Sunday evening. Michael Hoback and wife of Tipton. a brother of Grandma Mellender, came Thursday and visited her and Mrs. Holeman, Hoy Rishling’s John Mellender’s, J. H. Culp’s and John. Osborne’s. They returned home Monday. Sunday Rev. Kuonen attended a funeral in Gillam, and sent Rev. Sands, a new minister at Francesville, in hjs place. His sister, Miss Sands, a trained nurse, was with him

i and after church they with George Foulks and wife took dinner at J. H, Culp s. , William Shoemacker of Indianapolis, whom Grandpa and Grandma Mellender, took to raise when he whs only two years old and kept him till he was a grown man, came Saturday with his grandson to visit Grandma and other relatives., They returned home Wednesday. ; Walter Joran and family and J. FL Cnlp and family spent Saturday evening at Mr. Gilmore’s. They were served with ice cream and cake in honor of Elmer Gilmore Glenn Culp and Elvin Jordan’s birthday anniversaries. AU had a very pleasant time, and wished them many more happy birthdays. « There will be an ice cream supper served on the church lawn Saturday evening. Music furnished by the .orchestra and. the blind musicians. The proceeds will go to help Mr. and Mrs. Ostander, who are expecting to move to Pittsburg, Penn., in the near future, where the former thinks he can get a position in a music store, tuning pianos.

FAIR OAKS. Rev. Peterson occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church-Saturday night. Mrs. Chas. Halleck and son Lawrence visited in Rensselaer over Sunday. ' Mrs. Lemel of Chicago visited with her sister, Mrs. Eggleston, last week. Mrs. M. B & Fyfe and son of Wheatfield were here visiting relatives Saturday. Neen Littlefield and family of Rensselaer were here visiting at Erwin’s Sunday. Hot, Hot, Hot! That means everything is growing fine, and health is generally good. George Marshall took a trip up into Michigan Monday in view of looking for a location. John Kight went down to Indianapolis again last week after a few days visit with home folks. Walter McConnell, our hay dealer, has a large force of hands at work in the hay fields at Snyder. Mrs. Pearl Kight was stricken with nervous prostration Tuesday and is still in bad shape, but some better. Mrs. Homer Stanley and son John of west of town came home Monday after a few days visit at Watseka, IIL

Miss Minnie Cox, who was taken back to the hospital last week, came home again Saturday, feeling much better. , Mat Katr and three sons, who have their sawmill near Lake Village, spent Saturday and Sunday at home. • There was a big crowd of friends and relatives of Mrs. Thompson's who gathered in Wednesday and sprung, a surprise on her. * There were two elders of the Mormon church here Monday eve. They delivered an address to a number of people on the street corner the same evening. It is reported that Mrs. James Wildrick shook the dust of Fair Oaks from her feet Saturday and left town. She probably went to her lather’s, home near Kouts.

Miss-Ellen Deweese of New Salisbury, Ind., arrived here Monday to visit relatives in Jasper and Newton counties for an indefinite time She is visiting her cousin, A. M. Bringle this week. Fred Williams, the painter, who has been down in Jordan tp., papering and painting and otherwise fixing the Mt. Hope church, got through and come home Saturday, and Monday went up near Kniman to look a? the buildings on a large ranch in view of putting in a bid on the job of painting them. It seems as though the bootleggers got in a pretty flourishing work last week as there were from one to a half dozen drunk every day during the week. A boozer from came here from Rensselaer Saturday as full as he could get and went away in the same fix. It is reported generally that one has only to say the word here and ‘‘pickle juice” will come forth in abundance.

The gravel road have got the grading done, and leveled up frbm the county line tp Fair Oaks, and two* miles of the county line road the same and are all ready for the gravel. They have the three miles completed from the Kent house west. The track is being laid from the latter place north to Fair Oaks, and in about three weeks they" will have this gart Completed also. The graduation exercises were a grand success. The class did fine with their part of the exercises. I. N. Warren, superintendent of the

Rensselaer schools, took charge of the function, on account of Co. SuptJ Lamson being in Demotte to attend a similar affair. Mr. Warren gave the class and parents an all around good, sensible talk and advice. The church was very elegantly decorated with ferns and flowers, and a very appropriate motto graced the wall. The house was filled to its utmost and some had to stand outside.

CURTIS CREEK. A. C. Pancoast sheared sheep Thursday afternoon. —— Jeff Smith took some sheep to Rensselaer Thursday. Miss Oka Pancoast was in Rensselaer Thursday Toni Hoyes, telephone lineman, was in this vicinity Tuesday. E. Weurthper hauled a load of corn to Ben Sayler Wednesday. Rev. Parrett will preach at Curtis Creek to-morrow. Everybody invited. Mrs. George Heuson and daughter were shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. E. Wuerthner, Jr., and son Ray were shopping in Rensselaer Thursday. Messrs. Walter and Fred Feldhaus spent Sunday afternoon and evening in Rensselaer.

■Mrs. Beck and daughter Rose of Rensselaer spent Monday with Mrs. Goetz and family. Miss Ina Holmes spent Wednesday night with her aunt, Mrs. M. E. Lowe, in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Francis returned home Monday from Illinois where they had been Visiting. Rev. Parrett and wife of Rensselaer called on Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast Thursday afternoon. Miss Loe Pancoast attended the commencement at Foresman Thursday night. She had four graduates. Misses Sarah and Virginia Holmes attended the miscellaneous shower given for Mrs. Mary Pierce Michaels at the Comer House Thursday afternoon.

McCOYSBURG. Mrs. Smith Hughes and daughter Eva were in Rensselaer Monday. Childrens Day exercises will be held here Sunday evening, July 3. Mrs. Hattie Arnott and children of Crown Point are visiting relatives here. ■Misses Lola Oliver and Tow of Newland spent Sunday afternoon With Mrs. Win. Martin. Mrs. Louis Messenger and little son of Rensselaer are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Martin. Mr. Meadows of Monon is visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. V. Johns, of this place and other relatives in Milroy tp. Mesdames J. H. Montz, J. R. Phillips, Lawrence Hitchings, Chas. Saidla and Wm. Martin were Rensselaer shoppers Tuesday. Devere Yeoman of Rensselaer has been spending the week with John Herr, surveying the former McCoy land which belongs to the latter. k Mrs. Roy Williams and little daughtertris of Rensselaer are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foulks and other relatives in Milroy tp.

MILROY. Richard Foulks called on his mother Wednesday. Mrs. Johns is improving very slowly from her recent illness. «Mrs. Mary Johnson visited Mrs. L. Foulks the first of the weei. Mr. Bivins has been helping Dan and Lon Chapman build a grainery. Earl Foulks of Morocco came Saturday for a few days visit with home folks. James . Spencer and family spent Sunday with Mrs. L. Foulks and Mrs. Underwood. J. Boon returned home from a prospecting trip in Michigan, and says he may locate there.

Mr. and- Mrs. George Foulks attended church at Lee Sunday and took dinner with James Culp and family. Roy Williams and daughter Iris visited Mrs. L. Foulks and family Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Underwood returned to Rensselaer with them Saturday for a week's visit. Mrs. D. Z. Clark visited her daughter, Mrs. Frank May this week. Mrs. Clark is still in very poor health without much, if any, improvement as the warm weather seems hard for her. Sunday School was organized here at the church last Sunday night by Mr. Hess the Sunday School Missionary, with the following officers: Supt. t Mrs. Geo. Foulks, asst., Mrs.. Minglin; sec., Mrs. Ed Herman; treas., Mrs Lud Clark. Mr. McKay of Rensselaer gave an interesting and helpful talk. AU invited tomorrow at 9:30 a. m.

PINE GROVE. Willte Miller called on John Torbet Friday evening. John ’torbet spent Saturday night with Everett Walker. Ray Walker took dinner with John Torbet Sunday. Mrs. Andy Ropp spent Saturday night with Mrs. Mary Ropp. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet called on Mr. and Mrs. Mullinhour Sunday evening. . ' * Miss Pearl Hayes of Marion spent a few days with Mrs. James Torbet this week* Miss Laura Gilmore spent last week with her grandmother Mrs Jane Hurley. Mr. and *Mrs. James Torbet were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels Sunday. Mr. Theodore Snow and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer. • Dr. McCord and wife of Gifford spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels. Wm. Cooper and family spent Sunday with the former’s mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and family. .Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie and Miss Chloae Torbet went to Chicago Friday morning returning home Sunday evening, making the trip via auto. ’

NORTHBI DE GLEANINGS. Harvey Keller called on Vilas Price Sunday.

_ Vilas Price called on Newt Jenkins Wednesday. Mrs. Geo. Ott spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Eli Arnold. We are still having hot and dry weather and farmers are wishing for some rain now. Quite a number from our locality attended the Sunday School exercises at Parr Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Trank Schroer spent Sunday afternoon with, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barkley. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Pullin and family spent Sunday with hfr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla. Mrs. Fred Arnott and baby of Rensselaer spent a few days last week with Mrs. Wm. Whitaker. Mrs. Wm. Whittaker and little son and Mrs. Fred Arnott and baby spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. A. Eib. Misses Blanche and Fannie McCarthy of Rensselaer spent the latter part pf the week with Mrs. Frank Schroer. A new iron bridge has been put in place of the old one across the Iroquois ditch near Chas. Pullin’s. It will be a great benefit to the country people.

SOUTH NEWTON. Mrs. Nelse Hough called on Mrs. Philip Paulus Monday afternoon. Clarence Pruett took a load of wool to Brook Tuesday for Joe Ade. W. E. Leek of Rensselaer spent last Friday with his son Earl and wife. Mrs. Jane Jenkinson of Mt. Ayr papered for Mrs. Alice Potts last Friday. Mrs. Arthur 1 Mayhew called on Mrs. Eliza Jenkinson Monday afternoon. r i Warner Hough visited with relatives near Kentland a few days last week. . Everybody is enjoying the “good old summer time,” with scorching hot weather. ■

Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough visited with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Weiss Sunday afternoon. Philip Paulus tpok a load of hogs to Mt. Ayr Thursday. He sold them to John Bicknell. , '' Miss Ada Miller of Mt. Ayr spent Thursday and Friday the guest of Miss Sadie Paulus. Mrs. Jake Sommers of near Foresman and Mrs. Clarence Pruett did shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Wingard and Porter Litka took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wriss. . Earl Shigley who works for Arthur Mayhew is quite sick this week with symptoms of typhoid fever. Bela Roberts and brother-in-law, F. M. Cole, spent from Thursday ti’l Saturday at Indianapolis and Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bengston of Foresman spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek. Fred Markin and wife visited Saturday night and Sunday with the families of Mrs. Mary Powell and Robert Overton. Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus went Monday to see their sister, Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey. The latter remained for an indefinite time. Ed and Harve Waling of Brook helped haul tile a few days last week for Charles Waling which he is having put in on the farm Occupied by Fred Waling. . Lightning struck near Arthur Mayhew’s Saturday and tore one of his chicken brooders up and killed seventeen ducks. It shocked him and his hired man but not severely. Clarence Pruett and wife and the the sister, Miss Emma Sommers of Goodland, who has been spending a few days with them, attended childrens day exercises at Mt. Hope church Sunday. ’Sunday Jap Brown brought- Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bengston out from Mt. Ayr iir the former’s new auto to see their daughter, Mrs. Earl Leek. The men then went over by Remington' to see the country and to take a ride.