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.

PUNE GROVE.

John Torbet spent Sunday with Will Miller. Mrs. James Britt called on Mrs. Chas. Shroyer Sunday. ; George Danies and wife were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Chloae Torbet called on Miss ioa Mullenhour Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barker Sunday. Theodore Snow’ and family were guests of Isaac Miller and family Sunday. . Rev. and Mrs. Shaefer of Aix spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Mr. and Mrs Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie were Rensselaer callers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and son Charles were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Swaim of Aix Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker spent Sunday afternoon with the formers parents. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Walker.

There will be preaching at the Independence school house on Saturday night, July 25. Everybody try to attend.

CURTIS CREEK.

Miss Celesta Wilds is home for a two weeks vacation.

The sick folks in this vicinity are all recovering nicely. Mrs. Esther Zigler spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. George Heuson. Ross Bringle of Jordan tp., helped his uncle, Edward Goetz, harvest wheat.

Mark Reed and family spent Sunday with their son James and family of Surrey.

Several boys from town are pulling weeds out of the corn on the Monnett ranch.

Quite a number of younk folks attended the birthday party at Mr. ,k ' Grime’s Thursday.

Misses Goldie and Alice Turner came Monday for a week’s visit with Miss Irma Holmes.

Oscar and Harold Weiss visited Sunday with Porter Litka, the Indian boy, at George Werner’s. Rev. Parrett will preach at Curtis Creek school house Sunday afternoon, July 17. Everybody come and hear a good sermon. S. B: Holmes, the supervisor, is putting new floors in some bridges, getting ready for the threshing machines tb cross over in safety. Mrs. Cena Arnott and baby of Spokane, Wash., and her aunt,. Miss Nan Carr of this vicinity, spent Tuesday with S. B. Holmes and family.

Everyone is rejoicing over a glorious rain that fell Monday night and a lighter shower Tuesday evening. It came too late to be of any benefit to the oats, but will save the corn and gardens. The Carr Bros, lost one of their fat hogs last week, the intense heat killing it. It would have sold for about S6O. Their hogs and cattle are ready for market but it is too hot to ship them just now.

LEE. \ O. A, Jacks and family visited at Mr. Wall’s Sunday. Mrs. Dora Jacks has been quite sick during the past two weeks with malaria. Mrs. Ella Noland and sons visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maple of near Monon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eldredge of Monon came Sunday to visit then’ son Frank and family. The Ladies’ Aid and Home Missionary ladies met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Culp. James Foster and Miss Grace Vandervort visited the latter's sister, Mrs. Asa Holeman Sunday. Monday night and Tuesday we had a fine rain. Crops and vegatation were in great need of rain. Grandma Zable nas been very sick at her son William’s near here, but is a little better at this writing. Mrs. Earl Stiers and children of Medaryville came Saturday evening to make a visit with relatives here. Alvin Clark’s new house is plastered now and the flues are built and the inside wood work is being finished. Mrs. Mabie Riahling’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood and

the former’s sister, Mrs. Harley

Bruce, visited her Sunday. Mrs. Blanche Mann and baby of Kankakee. 111., came Thursday of last week to visit her parents, Fred Stiers’, and returned Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Nitzschke of near Winamac came Saturday to visit parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson and returned home Monday. Mrs. S. W. Noland and daughter Cora went on Saturday of last week to Illinois to visit her two sisters and brother a short time.

Mrs. Margaret Hoover, who has been visiting at H. C. Anderson’s for some time; went to Francesville Sunday to visit Ed Drake and wife.' "

There was a large crowd gathered at League Sunday evening, but there was not enough gasoline to have the lights, and the crowd was dismissed without any services.

NORTH UNION. Otto Schultz cut wheat for Will Fay lor this week. Al Keener is helping George Casey through harvest. The farmers are all busy cutting Wheat and hay nowadays'. ' ■ Mrs. H. Dexter and daughter Josie were in Rensselaer Wednesday.

Mrs. Frank Lakin is on the sick list at present with stomach trouble. Mts. Will Faylor spent Saturday with her mother and sisters at Fair Oaks.

Otto Schultz and family spent Sunday with Will Schultz and family. Mrs. Will Faylor was in Rensselaer the last part of the week shopping- i

Gertrude and little Marion Faylor went to Parr and Fair Oaks Monday. There was a large turn out at tne Aid Society Wednesday at Mrs. Wesley Faylor’s. Wesley Faylor and family spent Sunday afternoon with Geo. Kessinger and family.

Wallace Miller and Charles Dexter are shocking wheat for J. W. Faylor this week. There was a number of our young folks who spent Wednesday evening with Chauncey and Josie Dexter.

At last the dry spell has been broken and we had the long needed rain Monday night and Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Maggie Keller was suffering from an attack of pleurisy last week at her sister’s, Mrs. Joe Brown, but is able to be out again now. J. W. Faylor and John Reed went to Parr Saturday night. The I. O. O. ‘F. gave an ice cream supper to the goqd of the order. Wm. Faylor is putting on a good deal of style these days with his new buggy. He says that is what happens when a man gets a woman. I. F. Meader’s sister, who has been visiting them since the 4th, went. to Chicago to visit a short time before returning to her home in Okahoma.

Mrs. Blanche McCollough and children of Pontiac, 111., and Mrs. John Kight of Fair Oaks and little daughter spent Friday with their sister, Mrs. Will Faylor.

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NORTHSIDE GLEANINGS. Newton Jenkins called on C. Morgenegg; Sunday morning. Manuel and Etta Williams spent Sunday with home folks. Will Whittaker shocked wheat for C. Morgenegg last week. Mrs. Cad Caldwell called on Mrs. C. Morgenegg Thursday evening. Marie Barkley is staying with her sister, Mrs. Frank Schroer a few days. Mrs. Clyde Burris spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. Samuel Price. Miss Lucy Morgeniegg called on Miss Gertrude Kolhoff Tuesday evening. ! ' a few days with friends. Miss Anna Clayton and John

Williams spent Sunday evening with Gertrude and Leo Kolhoff. Miss Margaret Hurley spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Addie Warren of Parr.

Mrs. Pearl Caldwell and baby spent Thursday of lasit week with Mrs, Samuel Price.

Mrs. Alex Hurley and children left for Chicago Sunday to spend

Mrs. Frank Schroer, Mrs. W. N. Henkle and Marie Barkley spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Pierson. Edw'ard Jenkins and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burris and little daughter and Newton Jenkins Sun* dayed with Mr. and Mrs. S. Price. j Those who spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pullins were Emmet. Pullins and family, Sam Pullins and family and Mrs. John Pullins.

A fine rain fell here Saturday afternoon and again Monday night which gladdened the hearts of many farmers. It came pretty late to help out most things, except corn, which looks fine now. /

How’s This?

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Jap Wright took a load of household goods to Kentland Saturday for Lesley Miller. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Yeoman spent Sunday at the, home of her parents. Mr. and Mns. J?>hn Hufty.

Miss Lizzie Buck of Chicago, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Miller, returned Tuesday.

Rev. Noland cast dull care aside and assisted carpentorially on Jasper Wright’s addition to his house. Miss Bertie Hitchings and brother Ray visited with Will Johnson and family Saturday and Sunday.

Foster Brunton commenced cutting his forty acre tract of wheat adjoining the corporation yesterday. A. F. Long and family, Reese Jackson and family, Ed Young and family of Rensselaer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller Sunday.

“Uncle” Noah Shriver left Wednesday morning for Battle Creek, Neb., to visit hie sister, Mrs. Joseph Shippley and family for an indefinite time.

R. J. Yeoman was one of the first to commence harvesting southeast of town cutting his wheat the latter part of the week. He says it is fine berry and will yield in the neighborhood of eighteen bushels per acre.

Harvest commenced in earnest on the Hillis & Tolin ranch Monday. They have in the neighborhood of 500 acres of oats and the same number of grass. One of the gentlemen informed the Pilot that he thought the oats would run 40 bushels per acre.

Mrs. H. Buck and children of Chicago, who visited her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Miller at this place for a few days took their departure Tuesday for Sullivan, 111., where they will visit her brother for a few days. J. M. Miller accompanied them.

THIRTEEN A LUCKY NUMBER. Thirteen girl friends gathered at the home of Miss Lillian Brouhard at Fair Oaks Tuesday afternoon in honor of her thirteenth birthday anniversary, arf'd during her absence planned a general surprise. On her return the party marched to a lawn near by, where refreshments were served, consisting of ice cream, cake, candy and nuts 1 . The afternoon was spent in games and music until 5; o’clock, when the picnic party retired to their homes, wishing her many happy returns of the day, and leaving many lovely gifts as tokens of friendship. Out of town guests were: Beulah Shein, Hazel Williams, Fern McCosily, and Madalene and Lorene Warren of Rensselaer. Home guests were: Dotta Karr, Leona Helsel, Fawn Casey, Ruth Gundy, Edna Woods, Flora McKay, Leota Moore, Ola Umphrey. Special guests— Misfe Hazel Helsel,. Fannie Baker, Mrs. George Brouhard. ? Marie Stringer photographed the party. A SUBSCRIBER.