Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

SOUTH UNION. Amos Akter -cut oats Tuesday. B. D. Cornier went to Parr Tpesday. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Amos Davisosn’s last Thursday. Oren Norman spent Sunday with his uncle Sol Norman and. family. Miss Nettie Davisson visited with Miss Marie Comer last Sunday. Misses Goldie and Beatrice Bundy visited Mns. Ed Davis last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Zea of Rensselaer called oil the latter’ 9 parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, Sunday. Uncle James Burns says he is still able to shock wheat, as he can capture a young rabbit now and then. Rev. Johnson of Rensselaer will help Rev. Rardan in rhas quarterly meeting Sun-day morning and Sunday night. There will be an ice creani social at Good Hope next Saturday night. Everybody come and bring your pocketbook. The intermediate class of the Rosebud Sunday School met at the home of their teacher, Mrs. B. D. Comer, last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Aider of Salt Lake City, who have been visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Alter, and relatives, returned home Monday.

MILROY. John Southard was in Rensselaer Monday. V George Caster’s called on Elmer Clark’s Monday. George Caster and John Southard are putting up hay. Miss Laura Clark called Sunday on Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie. Mrs. G. L. Parks visited her mother, Mrs. Ravenscroft, last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Southard served ice cream Monday. evening to friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ludd and Branson Clark’s and Mrs. Dobbins called on D. Z. Clark Sunday afternoon. v . Ed Johnson and family and mother, Mrs. Mary Johnson spent Sunday with Nelson Anderson and family. Mrs. Gladden and two little daughters of Roseville, 111., came Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Biva^e. G. L. Parks visited his brother Peter Parks in Valparaiso from Saturday till Monday. His . little nephew returned with him for a visit. „ Mr. and Mrs. Mason Barlow and little daughter also Miss Lillian Rader and little Dorotha May spent Sunday with Mrs. G. L. Parks and family. Miss Nellie Stiers, who hais been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ed Herman, returned to her home near Cincinnati, Ohio, last Saturday. Mrs. Herman and daughter Kathryn returned home with her for a visit.

Co. Supt. Lamson took supper with G. L. Parks Tuesday evening before attending the meeting held at Banner school house to decide whether to build a new school house or repair the old one and move it farther south or leave it in its present location.

JORDAN. Orval Hudson is on the sick list. D. V. Blake cabled on William Wortley Monday. Egj’pt Sunday School has purchased an organ. Miss Belle Buililis spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Laura Harris was a Remington goer Monday. Miss Goldie Fiddler visited Mary Williams Wednesday. Arthur Gilbert called on Iva Blake Sunday evening. Mark Sayler is cutting oats for 0. K. Ritchey this week. Miss Olive Pollard is visiting her aunt, 'Mrs. George Kennedy. The farmers of this vicinity are. busy making hay and cutting oats. Msrs. Mark Sayler and Miss Ruth Pruett were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Osa Ritchey and family spent Sunday with William Wortley and family. Mr: and Mrs. Emmet Fiddler attended church at Mt. Hope Sunday evening. The Union Sunday School conven-

tion held at Egypt Sunday was well attended. , j Mrs. W. F. Michaels and Mrs. F. M. Welt-h spent Saturday afternoon at Brook. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Scott and Wm. Scott visited Mr. and Mrs. Alva McCashen Sunday. Charles Lk-ton of Rensselaer is assisting James Bicknell this week with his oats cutting. Mr. and Mns. O. O. Hamtnerton spent last week with the latter’s brother, Roy Tullis and family. Miss Bessie Michaels of Brook spent Saturday night and Sunday with her uncle, W. F. Michael and family.. Omar Iliff, who has been attending school at Marion, is visiting his parents and other relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Roadifer, Mr. and Mns. W. P. Michaels and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook and little daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Galey.

FAIR OAKS. Lou Stowers is still very poorly. Health is improving in our town somewhat. Willard Rice moved Wednesday into one of A 1 Helsel’s properties. Rev. Rairden of Rosebud was a business caller in Fair Oaks Tuesday. Morton Clifton has charge of trie telegraph office here of nights this week. Ike Right and Mr. Hamilton went to North Dakota Monday on a land prospecting trip. Grandma McGlinn of ivensselaer came up Wednesday to visit relatives a few days. N. A. McCay, with his wife, went to Kirkilin Tuesday to visit relatives for a week or two. Jake Spitzer, who had been here since the 4th, left for his home in Davenport, lowa, Wednesday morn•uo» "Hie cottage prayer meeting wan held at Abe Bringle’s Wednesday eve n ing with a goodly number of young people out. Lou Moffitt, who has been working here with the gravel gang, went over to Enos to work in haying for Walter McConnell.

The work of setting up and lining up the large pickle tanks and constructing the new shed is being carried along quite rapidly. There was an almost new separator unloaded here Wednesday f r Matt Karr, with which he expects to make a “run” this season. Abe Halleck and wife and a couple of their children drove up from Rensiselaer in their auto Tuesday afternoon and made his brother Charles a short visit. Mrs. Kilgour who was to leave last week for Minnesota, took very suddenly sick so the trip had to be postponed. She has improved considerably in the last few days. John Wildrick and wife of Newton, county brought his aged mother here Wednesday to take the milk train Thursday for Michigan. They visited their son James while here. Mr. McCay’e baby, whose sickness we noted last week, passed away Friday night. Interment was made Saturday at 10 a. m., after a short scripture reading and prayer by Miss Hannah Culp.

Homer Stanley, who lives a few miles west of here, had his hen roost visited one night last week. There was quite a number of chickens taken and an old turkey and her brood also stolen. Haymaking and oats harvest is going on at a rapid rate this week, and corn never looked better. Some is a Mttle late but is doing 11 fine. The prospect for a big crop of potatoes is very good at present. The gravel road people have put on two gangs of men this week, ✓. day gang and a night gang. They have been having a little trouble with their engine. Mr. Verginn went to Crown Point Tuesday nigne for repairs, making the trip in his auto. Mrs. James Shindelar Snd daughtef Ona, of Brook, who went down to Washington county about a month ago to attend the funeral of her brother, stopped off here Monday evening on her way home and staid all night with her cousin, A. M. Bringle. She brought home with her her aged mother for k visit of several weeks. •

WHEATFtELD. Mrs. W. J. White visited over Sunday with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Pearl Hart of Chicago Heights visited her father, iom Clark, this week. Mrs. Ernest Ramey of Rensselaer visited her uncle, Harmon Clark and family this week. Miss Lillie Langdon is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. , Hickman of rtolling Prairie. (Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Barlow aha Miss Bertha Arnold Spent Sunday at St. Joseph, Mich. Quite a number from here at-

tended the Barnum A Bailey big show at Kankakee Monday. Mrs. S. L. Akers returned to her homje at Indianapolis Friday after a visit with Joe Akers and family. Mrs. Maria Biggs and Mrs. G. W. Swisher visited over Sunday with their daughters who are attending school at Valparaiso. Mrs. Mary Calahan of Rensselaer returned home Monday from a two weeks visit with her daughters, Mesifames Whited and Halladay. Herman Langdon left here Tuesday for a month’s vacation. He will visit relatives In southern Indiana, then on to the east and into Canada. Mrs. A. J. WM and little daughter and sister, Miss Hazel Milk of Chicago visited over Sunday with thei-r unde, A. Van Doozer and wife. George Myers and Miss Lucy Clager went to Rensselaer Wednesday and were united in marriage. Frank Clager and Miss Mable Myers accompanied them. * About fifty young folks held a shower party at the opera house Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Lucy Clager, who was the recipient of many valuable and useful gifts. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and son Malcolm returned from a ten days visit with Chicago relatives Tuesday. The formers neice, Miss Riebel accompanied them home for a short visit. • The directors and stockholders of the Bank of Wheatfleld held a meeting here Friday and elected the followi n g officers: Pres., H. W. Marble: Vice Pres., E. L. Hollingsworth; Cashier, A. L. Jensen; Asst, Cashier, Malcolm Clark.

Mrs. John Kilmer and baby and Miss Clara Miller returned to their home in Chicago Sunday from a fortnight’s' visit with their parents, Louis Miller and wife. Two other sisters, Misses Emma and Laura Miller of Momence spent Sunady at home.

NORTH UNION.

Mr. Todd is cutting oats for Sam Potts this week. Lena Schultz went to Fair Oaks Wednesday morning. Mrs. I. F. Meader and Marion went to Parr Monday. * John and Anna Reed attended the ice-cream social at Aix. Gertrude Faylor spent Sunday afternoon with Elsie Schultz. Mrs. Joe Brown is on the sick list at this writing with heart trouble. Mr. and Mrs. R. Eilts and little son went to Rensselaer Monday. J. W. Faylor cut oats for his brother Will the first of the week. Gertrude Faylor and little Gladys went to Parr Wednesday with cream. Mr. and Mrs. Todd and Melsbaugh and little ones were at Aix Saturday night. -George Casey, A 1 Keener and two other young men went fishing Monday. Wesley Faylor and family took dinner with Mr. Todd and family Sunday. Wills Faylor and wife werp at Aix Saturday night to the social, also several others north of here. Another big rain visited this section of the county Sunday morning and blew down a great deal of corn. TJsta Keener, who has been at Kdkomo for the last six months, going to school, returned home Tuesday. Wesley Faylor bought some fine s boats and George Casey some nice hogs Saturday of Gtto Cedarwall, on the Moffitt farm. Mr. and Mrs. D. Hahn’s were Rensselaer goers the last of the week Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gassoway went to Parr Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Will Faylor went to Fair Oaks Sunday afternoon and spent a short time with Mrs. Faylor’s mother, Mrs. Dodge. R. Nicholson went to Parr Friday: Otto Schultz was taken very sick Saturday afternoon and for a time it was not thought be would live.

SOUTH XEWTOX. Xebe Hough bought a new binder in Rensselaer Friday. Everybody is busy cutting oats. The weather is O. K. Robert Overton shocked oats for Charles Weiss this; week. Mrs. Robert Overton called on Mrs. Alice Potts Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett attended the Sunday. School convention at Egypt Sunday. Miss Bessie Pauitis, who is staying with hen sister, visited home folks from Friday till Sunday. Samuel Woodruff and wife of near Brook were guests of Fret Waling and wife Sunday. James Clifton of Fair Oaks and Fred Powell of Xlonon are helping Arthur Powell with harvest work. Henry Getting of Lake Cicott and son Walter of Momence spent Thursday night with the Paulus family. Mr, and Mrs. Omar Kenton of near Surrey spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parker and family. Mrs. Philip Paulus and son Russell visited with her daughter, Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin of north of Rensselaer and Mrs. Alice Potts visited with the Sidney Holmes family Sunday. * . Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pruett, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swartz of South Bend spent last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett.

NORTH SIDE GLEANINGS.

Manuel Williams was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Larsh Thomas spent. Friday night with Wm. Green and family. Miss Kathryn Morgenegg spent Sunday with Miss Blanche Ott. Walter Lutz of Rensselaer has been helping Will Whittaker make hay. m Code Potts and Will Miller have been helping Charles Reed put up hay. Mr. and Mrs. James Myers spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed. Miss Ethel Marlatt was the guest of Miss Gertrude Kolhoff Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Reed and baby and Mts. Will Cooper s-pent Wednesday with Mrs. Chas. Reed. Mrs. Emmet Pullins and children spent Sunday wife her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla. Mfcs Grace Price of Parr spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. Cad CaldweHil. Mrs. Charles Schroer and daughter Vernde and Mrs. Mat George spent Wednesday with Mrs. W. N. Hinkle. Mrs. William McElfresh and daughter Nancy of Rensselaer spent Sunday with her son, Geo. McElfresh and family. Mra Ad Warren and baby and Mrs. John Marion of Parr spent Wednesday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley. Alpha, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George McElfresh, was thrown from a horse last Friday and quite badly hurt He is now getting, along «Joely. Mrs. Frank Schroer spent Wed-

nesdav with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barkley and family. Her little son Elvin has been spending the week there. Mr. and Mrs. Shafer. Misses Fioy, Bertha and Lillie Williams, spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs W. X. Henkle, and were entertained with the graphophone. Mrs. Alex Hurley and children returned home Sunday from Chicago where they had been visiting the past week. Miss Laura Beauregard accompanied them home for a visit. , ■: d Those who spent Sunday afternoon with Geo. MeElfresh and family were John and Frank Sehroer, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg and daughter Lucy and Anna, and Emmet Pullins.

LEE. Chester Miller visited Glenn Culp Sunday. Mrs., Gilmore made a business trip to Monon Wednesday. L. M. Jacks visited at Jink Johnson's near Monon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ostander gave an entertainment at Brookston Tuesday evening. Ray Holeman and family o: near Reynolds’ visited his mother. Mrs. Holeman. Saturday. Mr. and Mrs Overton of Rensselaer visited Sunday at their son Frank’s of this place. Miss Florence Jacks visited her grandparents. T. P. Jacks and wife, of this place last week. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Miller attended church and then took dinner at John Mellender’s. Uncle David Culp is doing the mowing for J. H. Culp on his 50 acres of clover and timothy hay. Mrs. Susie Fisher, of near Wheatfield came Saturday . and visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. i>erop Noland, till Sunday evening. - The carpenters are done working on Alvin Clark's new house. W. L. Stiers has the job of ’painting, varnishing and papering, and is doing 1 the same now. They will soon be ready to move into the house.

CI'RTIS CREEK.

Mrs. Nelson Hough was in Brook Wednesday. Weather is fine since the rains of last week. Joe Francis, Jr. went to Mt. Ayr Thursday morning. Mrs. Philip Paulus was a Rensselaer caller Thursday--1 . Miss Emma Feldhaus and sister went to Mt. Ayr, Thursday. Mrs. Earl Leek went to Chicago on the Sunday excursion. Earl Shiglev has gone to South Dakota to regain his health. Steve Marlin’s have moved from town to the Mary Weurthner property. The blackberry crop Is short on account of the weather being drjv 9o long. Mrs. Joseph Francis, Sr. called on Mts. Caroline Goetz Wednesday afternoon. Oats are nearly all cut in this vicinity, and threshing is to begin next week. Miss Hazel Jones of Rensselaer is visiting Miss Irma Holmes for a week or so. Mrs. Alice Potts and Fred Markin and family visited Sidney Holmes and family Sunday. p: Rev. Barrett will deliver the sermon again Sunday at Curtis Creek. Everybody come out. Grandpa and Grandma Richardson !

of Fowler are visiting the Yeoman's. Pancoast's and Halstead’s for a few weeks. Erhardt Wuerthner took a drive Sunday through the northeast neighborhood and reports a heavier rain fall there than here. The women of this neighborhood believe in women’s suffrage, for most of them have been helping in the hay and oats. They will expect to be invited to vote as well to help in the harvest.

MT. AYR. ( From the Pilot.) Another auto in this thicket, John Bicknell has one. Jap Wright transacted business in Chicago during the week. The youngest child of Rev. and Mrs. Noland was under Dr. Martin's care during the week. Miss Edna Long came home from Rensselaer where the young lady has a clerkship in a store, for her summer vacation, with her people north of town. • Mr. Scanlon, of Chicago, spent part of Sunday with his brother-in-law', George Arnold. On his return Mrs. Scanlon who had been visiting here for a week or so, accompanied him home. The parsonage was turned into a hospital during the week. A number of the family being under the doctor’s care. The cause of the sickness supposed to be caused by eating canned goods. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Helmuth mourn the death of their infant child, which our Heavenly Father called to a brighter and better home beyond the skies. The family have the sympathy of this community in their hour ,of sorrow and affliction. Invitations have been issued for the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stucker, August 5. It is seldom a town has the honor of numbering among its citizens, a copple that have- traversed the rough roads of this life, as many years together and our town should be proud of this distinction. Married at Kentland, Ind., Thursday, July 14th, Mr. Samuel Guti.de and Miss Nettie Elijiah. The bride is well and favorably known here, having been a domestic at the Sigler home for several months and highly respected by all. The groom is an industrious young man and the young couple have the best wishes of our people. After the

ceremony they left for Vincennes where he has secured a position on a dredge boat. r Mrs. J- R. Sigler returned Thursday from a brief visit with her sisters, Mesdames Duvall and Perry, at Allentown, 111. In conversation with the lady, she Stated that the section visited might properly be termed the land of milk and honey, as the prospects for a bumper was very flattering. Wheat, most of it was in shock, will yield from thirty to forty bushels, oats from sixty to seventy and the corn crop promises to be immense. Land finds a ready tale at prices ranging from $250 to S3OO per acre.