Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

SOUTH UNION.

Miss Floss Smith spent Sunday with Miss Bee Bundy. . * Marjorie Rardin spent Monday with Marie Comer.

Oren Norman spent Sunday with his cousin, Glen Norman.

The Ladies’ Aid met at Mrs. Peter Hordeman’s last Thursday and did some sewing. Rev. O. S. Rardin and wife spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs, David Alter.

A few from this neighborhood attended the ice cream social at Parr last Saturday night. *- Mr. and Mrs. Zack Stanley of Rensselaer visited Mr. and Mrs. Andy Myres Sunday. Mrs. Feme Steiner of Chicago visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Norman, a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hofllingsworth and sons of Rensselaer called on Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith Sunday afternoon.

Misses Goldie and Bee Bundy of Worthington are visiting their sister, Mrs. Fred Stephenson for a few weeks.

A book on Rheumatism, by Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. tells some plain truths, and in a pain and practical way. Get this booklet, and a free trial treatment of Dr. Shoop’s Rheumatic Remedy for some disheartened sufferer in your vicinity. Make a grateful and appreciative friend of some one who is discouraged because of the failures of others to help him. Help me to make this test, and I’ll certainly help your suffering friend. A. F. Long.

McCOYSBURG.

Devere Yeoman is surveying for John Herr this week. Ike Parcels called on his bachelor friend, Elmer Hamerbacker, Sunday.

W. C. Babcock was here with a couple of men Saturday repairing our scales.

Chas. Erb and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkins.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hitchings and Ross Peregrine were in Rensselaer Tuesday. The Germans held a meeting at Mr. Ringeisen’s Sunday. Quite a number attended.

Mrs. F. L. Peregrine is keeping house for Miss Mary Peregrine while the latter is visiting in Illinois. Sunday School will be held from now on at 10 o’clock in the morning and preaching services at 7:30 in the evening. Mrs. Mary Peregrine and Mrs. Sam Noland and daughter Cora left Saturday morning for Kankakee, 111., where they will visit relatives for about 10 days and also take in the Barnum & Bailey,show there this week. . . f

We had a fine rain here Monday night. Just what we needed for the grain. Oats and corn are looking fine and oats are beginning to ripen. Several persons are putting up hay now, so they will be ready for oats harvest next week.

One night last week Mr. Zellers of near Lee had quite an exciting time. Just after they had gone to bed, a lamp that was turned down exploded and set fire to the bed clothing in the room. But after carrying several buckets of water the fire was put out and not much damage was done to the houes. Grandma Zable, who is an elderly lady, became quite excited and has since been very sick from the fright. Several friends and relatives met at C. W, Bussel’s Sunday and gave him a surprise, it being his 52d birthday anniversary. The day was spent by talking of the days gone by and in the afternoon the party did justice to eight gallons of ice cream. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell, Mr, and Mrs. Sidney Holmes, Mr. and Mrs: Geo. Parker and daughter Ethel, Mrs. Mary Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. .1. N. McCurtain, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Parker and Harry Pass.

SOUTH NEWTON. Earl Leek took a fat hog to Mt. Ayr Wednesday. Mrs. Alice Potts made a business trip to Mt. Ayr Monday. Steve Protzman of near Mt. Ayr, spent Sunday afternoon with Ernest Mayhew. Philip Paulus and wife spent Sunday afternoon with Arthur Mayhew and wife. Ray Bryon and wife of Jordan tp., spent Friday evening with Clarence Pruett and wife? Mrs. Clarence Pruett and Nan

Carr called on Mrs. Ernest Mayhew Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weiss and family visited with" relatives at Goodland Friday. Mrs. Fred Waling and Mrs. Robert Overton called on Mrs. Arthur Powell Friday afternoon. Pearl Dunn and Inez Thurlow are visiting with the former’s uncle, Clarence Pruett and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. and Harry Hufty of Mt. Ayr spent Sunday with Press Roberts and family.

Cloyd and Arthur Clifton of Fair Oaks, came Tuesday for a visit with their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Powefll. ' - ■>/<'■

Mr. and Mrs-. Clarence Pruett spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sommers of Goodland.

A fine rain fell here Monday night and another Tuesday evening. It was bad on haying, but just what we needed.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Van Dorn and daughter Gladys of Harvey, 111., visited with Philip Paulus and family last Friday. v Walter Ponsler. wife and dauhgter Edna of Columbia City visited with Press Roberts and family last Wednesday night and Thursday. John Weiss, Sr., of Goodland, and daughter, Mrs. Lewis Freeze of Chicago, spent Wednesday night and Thursday with the former’s son Chas and family.

Dr. Kresler of Rensselaer was called out to Ernest Mayhew’s twice last week to see their little son Glen, who was quite sick with summer complaint. Arthur and Ernest Mayhew’s grandfather, Mr. Irwin of near Fulton, Mo., is visiting with them. Before coming here he visited with relatives In Illinois.

Mrs. Grant Tyler and children, Mrs. Stella Tiel and Mrs. Lillian White of Peru, were the guests of Mrs. Mary Powell and Arthur Powell and family Saturday night and Sunday. - A farewell party was given at the home of Milton Grimes last Thursday evening for their son Evert, who left Saturday for Fpuntain county. We understand he went there to claim -his bride, a Miss Lundy Fowler of Cates. The wedding was to take place W’ednesday, July 13.

MILROY.

Mrs. Herman was a Lee visitor Monday. Charles Wood went to work near Rensselaer.

Charles Beaver was in Rensselaer Saturday. Wm. Bivans lost one of his horses Wednesday night. Mrs. D. Z. Clark called on Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Clark Monday.

Mrs. Saltwell went to Monon to consult a physician last week. Mrs. Sommer’s granddaughter visited with her over Sunday. Grandma Foulks visited her son Richard in McCoysburg Tuesday. Thos. Spencer received three car loads of cattle from Chicago Tuesday. Thos. Clark and Odia Myres called on Nellie Stiers Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Nelson Anderson and children called on Mrs. Mary Johnson and family Sunday. Uncle David Culp and family and Mrs. David Donaldson took dinner Sunday with Wm. Culp’s. Mrs. Bullington and children spent Sunday afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bivans.

Thos, Clark, Vern Culp, Misses Odia Myres and Nellie Stivers called on Martha Clark Sunday evening.

Charles McCashen and family and Fred May and family attended Sunday school here Sunday, and took dinner with I. J. Clark’s.

J. H. Perkins and O. H. McKay of Rensselaer came Sunday to attend Sunday School, and after the service Rev. McKay preached a sermon.

FAIR OAKS. We are having quite a bit of sickness in our town nowadays. Mrs. Bringle and daughter Amy were business callers at Rensselaer Wednesday. | < Mr. Allen, the hotjel man, is suffering considerably nowadays with rheumatism. Mrs. G. W. Payne returned to her home in Rensselaer the first of the week after a several days visit with Mrs. Kight. , Mrs. W. J. Kilgour and daughter left here Thursday for Minnesota to join her husband who is working out there on a railroad. Mrs. Anna Gilmore, who has been quite poorly for some time with rheumatism, has made some slight improvement the last day or two. A. D. Washburn was here from Kentland Monday and let the contract for putting up his crop of hay to Will Warren and Tom Johnson. Mrs. Chas. Mallatt and children of Michigan City arrived here Saturday to visit relatives a week, then will go to Hoopeston, 111., for a visit. ■The gravel road people received their engine last week to transport the gravel out alon£ the road. They are making very rapid progress with the work. ■ i “■ John Thorne and wife and Lawrence Halleck left Monday morning to canvass in different parts of the north end of the county and about Momence for nursery stock. Sam Potts and wife of east of town were in town, Wednesday eve to attend cottage prayer meeting, which was held at Grandma Keener’s, with a goodly attendance. The head men of the pickle company are this week making very extensive improvements on their plant here. They are building a shed about 90x50 to put their tanks under. Pickles will soon be coming in. Newt McCay, who has been working at Gibson, was telegraphed for the first of the week on account of the serious iKness of his baby, who had a severe attack of cholera infantum. Dr. Rice of Roselawn was called and at this writing it is some better. Our drouth was checked Monday when we got a nice shower and again Tuesday evening that seemed to give everything new life as the pastures were fast drying up. Corn never grew faster than since the rain. The rye and wheat harvest will end this week. There was quite a bit of excitement on our streets Saturday evening when Willie Cottingham was returning from down town, he being seized with cramps and before anyone could get to him he fell foremost on the ground unconscious. He suffered intense pain for about an hour, in spite of all the assistance that could be given to quiet the pain. Dr. Rice of Roselawn arrived and soon reduced the pain. Willie had been working on the'section and helped to unload ties that were soaked with creosote, and it was thought that he was poisoned from it, though it is reported that the doctor said the attack was caused by the excessive use of cigarettes. He is apparently all right now. and has swore off using them any more. Oh, boys, take warning.

WHEATFIELD.

Mrs. L. Lohr of San Pierre visited Monday with Mrs. W. J. White. Mrs. E. Jensen - went to Rensselaer Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Purley March of Chicago is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. W. Johnson and family. Lout- Jensen returned to Oxford last Thursday after a few days visit with his parents. Simon Fendig, R. A. Mannan and John H. Tilton were in Rensselaer this week on business. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and babe spent the week with friends and relatives in Chicago. George Tilton and son Lester went to Chicago Heights Tuesday for a visit with relatives, George Hoehn, Sr., is spending a few days with the boys on the farm, having come over from Kankakee Tuesday. B. S. Fendig of Rensselaer and Joseph Oppenheimer of New Orleans visited with Simon Fendig i hursday and Friday. Mrs. Charles Ferrel and daughter Frances of Evansville returned home Saturday from a fortnight's visit with her brother, John Biggs and family and Mrs. Maria Biggs. v , Tom Jensen and nephew Maurice Hammond of Rensselaer visited over Sunday with reiativee. Miss Ita Jensen, who had been visiting her brothers Tom and Jens and sister, Mrs. J. P. Hammond, returned home with them. 1 Legal blanks for sale at The Democrat office. /