Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

COTTAGE GROVE. | Will Holmes visited with Everett Or :. Sunday. > , . Mrs. John Nowela was a Rensselaer goer Friday. R y Lewis and wife were shopping in ißensselaer Saturday. Mrs- John Osborne is buffering -will; ; . umath-m in her left arm. Farmers in this neigborhood are done haying and about done with the: oats. Frank Alter and wife and his brot her Lewis made a trip to Frankfort in their new- auto Sunday to visit their parents, y About fifteen of the neighbors gathered at Mell Wood's Sunday afternoon and eat ice cream in the grove. All report an enjoyable time. We understand Perry Marlatt is going to move to Rensselaer, and take the world easier. We are sorry to lose Mr. Marlatt’s from this vicinity as they are good neighbors. The latest news from friends in North Dakota is not very encouraging. T. G. Brown’s crop is all lost, and he went back to his old trade of blacksimthing. Walter Brown received a fractured jaw, hut we did not learn the cause for it. Walter, and Frank Brown are coming hack to old Indiana as soon as they can. James Stanley and Samuel Holmes are working on the railroad. Boys, ora Jasper is mighty hard to beat.

PAIR OAKS. We are needing rain again. We still have several on the sick listlhis week. Minnie Cox still continues to improve in health. Fred Williams, the painter, is at work near Kniman at present. Ike Right got home the latter part of the week from his Dakota trip. J. J. Lawler was in these parts Sunday looking after his hay crop. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Will Warren’s Wednesday evening. Mrs. Pearl Zellers attended the funeral of Alex. Leech at Rensselaer Simd&y. M. I. Gundy and family visited relatives at Roselawn Saturday and Sunday. Will Warren begun his job of putting up hay for A. D. Washburn last Friday. Mat Karr took his machine out to Lakin’s the first of the week to begin threshing. The editor of the Mt. Ayr Pilot was in our town last week in the interests of his paper. F. R. Erwin installed a brandnew swing last week on his lawn for the amusement of his children. Walter McConnell was called home from Snyder Wednesday on account of the serious sickness of his child. Quite a number from here went to the Kankakee Wednesday to fish. Some came home with a good lot of fish. Bert Warren and family came up from Hoopeston, 111., Tuesday. He will be here until he gets hie pickles harvested. George Geesa, son of Uncle Ben Ge.-sa.of near Mt. Ayr, is confined to his bed with a Severe attack of typhoid fever. Dr. Fvfe and family of Wheatfield came down in their little Brush auto Sunday and made a short visit with Fair Oaks relatives. The pickle company have got their tanks lined up in their building, and have put in the flooring. They are about ready to take in pickles. Dr. Fyfe was called in Sunday to see ‘Mat Karr’s little girl, who was very ill. It was feared that she had an attack of typhoid fever, but she is all right at this writing. After a couple of weeks absence in the interest of his father’s nursery, Lawrence Halleck and others arrived home Saturday evening. He left Monday for White county to canvass. The writer and family and Mr. Vergine and family went to Rosebud Sunday in the latter’s auto to attend quarterly meeting, and after services went to* Rey. Rarden’s and Amos Alter’s and enjoyed their hospitality. The afternoon was spent in a social way mostly wt Mr. Alter’s. The grandest affair that has taken place in these parts tor some time , ■'■■■ . V' I

was the wedding of Mi-s Anna Williams, a daughter of Janies Williams; w;ho lives on the Lawler farm, and Mathew Lacross. .-©tr of ( harles Lacross of west of town, w hich . took place at the home of the bride at 7 p. in.. Sunday\ Rev. l’- t, rson jiertorrued the ring ceremony. There was no time nor expense spared to make the affair one long to :• - mem be red by aM in attendance, of which there were about fifty. Both the bride and groom are well known and popular young jieople of this neighborhood, and we join in willing them godspeed. The bride was attired in white and silk, and the groom was dressed in a gray uit of clothes appropriate for the time of season. Miss jva Williams, a sister of the bride acted as bridesmaid and Joe Lacross, the groom’s brother, the boatman. After the ceremony they repaired to the dining room where a large table fairly groaned under the load of good things which God had provided and the best of cooks could prepare. Mr. and Mrs. Lacroste will live oh a farm west of here.

A LETTER FROM ('AMIiRIIMJK, IOWA.

Mr. Editor—l will drop you a few lines if you want to give space in the standard paper of Jasper county, so the readers of The Democrat can see I am yet alive and in the lau© of lowa, and am very well pleased. The weather Is very dry here, pastures all dried up, meadows look dead and most all the farmers are feeding their stock on hay. We had a light rain last night that did a little good and was highly appreciated, but would have been better pleased for a dozen times as much more. This is the first rain since June 3. lowa people thought it was dry last fall, but it’s dryer now than then. The river is the lowest since '69, so I, hear the old sutlers say. Corn looks well considering the drouth, oats fine, wheat very goon, rye fine. Hogs are $8.60 per 100 pounds; beef cattle $4.25 to $5.40: corn 56 cents; wheat 90 cents; rye 61 cents; timothy hay sl2 per ton. out of the meadows. The lowa wild hay has a ready sale at $8 per ton. Old hens are 10 cents per pound; turkeys 15 cents per pound. The threshing machines start in our neighborhood’ to-morrow morning with a case of beer and whatever the other may be; Our township is supposed to be dry, but t if some of the Hoosiers would see OHr Norwegian town they would think it had stole the center plank out of the republican platform. I see

through the columns of The Democrat of the troubles' of the republican ring at the county seat. I have always heard it said to give the devil enough rope and he would bang himself. Hoping that the people will right things there, I remain with regards to The Democrat and its

readers,

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XORTHSIDE GLEANINGS. - Mrs. Cad Caldwell spent Thursday with Mrs. Samuel Price. Mark Sehroer spent Tuesday night , with Alex Hurley and family. Mrs. Samuel Price called on her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Burris, Wednesday. Mass Lucy Morgenegg attended Sunday School at Independence Sunday. Mrs. Chas. Puliins spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Samuel Williams. Mr. and Mrs. John Sehroer and son Mark were Parr goers Wednesday evening. Mrs. Clyde Burris and daughters spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Samuel Price. Mr. and Mrs. Ike McCurtain and title daughter spent Sunday with Chas. Reed and family. Andrew' and Clemens Gangloff hauled hay Monday and Tuesday from their farm in Barkley tp. Philip Durant was the first to commence threshing in our neighborhood, which he did last Friday. Manuel Wilfliams called on home folks Wednesday evening. His sister Etta is spending a few days at borne. Miss Mollie Orr and mother of Chicago came Satudnay to spend a few days with Alex Hurley and family.

LEE. . Mr. Sanders of Monon made a business trip here Tuesday. Mrs. Gilmore called on Mrs. Harriet Jacks Tuesday afternoon. • Mrs. John Mellender has been sick with malaria the past week. 1 Ezra Eldredge is v visiting his grandparents at Monon this week. J. ,H. Culp and wife and Gail spent Sunday at Brooks Snedeker’s. George Culp and wife of near Mmhb called on Alvin Clark’s Sun-

S. W. Noland is building a foundation for a cement tank at his home. Sunday Clayton Mellender and Glenn Culp took dinner at Eph Gilniore’s. Hoy Rishling and family went to visit John Osborne's near Rensselaer Sunday. Alvin Clark’s moved into their new house Tuesday. We have two empty houses in town now. Joe Clark was cutting his oats on the T. P. Jacks farm Tuesday, and his family and mother visited with Mrs. Jacks that day. Gravel is being hauled and preparations are being made to build en elevator here before the corn crop comes on. This will be an improvement for our town and we need it bad as there is lots of corn that comes in here. Last Saturday evening Mrs. Cora Stiers, teacher of the young men’s class at Sunday School, invited her scholars, 32 in number, and their lady friends, to an ice cream supper served on the lawn at her home. All had a very nice time and plenty of ice cream and cake. Mr. Bond, on the Horton & Mosley farm, had two sheep killed by dogs, and J. H. Culp had 7 turkeys killed by dogs just recently. If a few' more mad dogs would go through here may be we would not be bothered with so many mean curs. Last Sunday night Mr. Zable had 4 turkey bens and one gobbler and some young turkeys taken. They suppose by some low down mean rascal. We think after the women folks work hard to raise their poultry and then for some big, stout rascal of man to come along and steal them that be is in a 9 low a business as he can get into.

SOUTH NEWTON. ■ prank Shipman was a Brook caller Tuesday. Chas. Weiss cut oats for Hill’s a few days last week. Grandpa Irwin went to Brook Saturday to visit with relatives.

Joe Ade of Brook whs up to their farm in this locality Sunday. Miss Sadie Paulus spent Wednesday' afternoon with Mrs. Clarence Pruett Arthur and Ernest Mayhew hauled hogs to market for Carr Bros. Tuesday. Mrs. Nelse Hough spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives near Kentland. Irma Holmes is assisting Mrs. Nelse Hough with her house work this week. • Randolph Wright and Joe Jenkinson helped Earl Leek to make hay this week. Mrs. Philip Paulus and son Ruseed called on Mrs. Nelse Hough Tuesday afternoon. James Clifton went to Fair Oaks Tuesday on a business trip. He returned Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. Weiss and daughter Leona called on Mrs-. Doan and family last Thursday. ■Mrs. James Reed or near Surrey spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus. Warner Hough returned home Monday after an extended visit with relatives near Kentland. Fred Waling and wife visited with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts near Brook Sunday. Mrs. James Clifton of Fair Oaks came Saturday for an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Powell. Mrs. C. G. Clark and Miss Nora Keeney of ML AyT were the guests of the Roberts family Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence .Pruett and Miss Sadie Paulus attended the concert at Mt. Ayr Saturday evening. Miss Effie Markin of Rensselaer accompanied her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs«. Robert Overton home Sunday for a week’s visit. Elias Brown, who worked for Ernest Mayhew all summer; has quit there and hired to Steve Protzman of near Mt. Ayr, to go with his threshing machine.

CURTIS CREEK. Rain is needed again. Threshing began Thursday in this run. Mrs. Fannie Parker was in town Wednesday. Miss Loe Pancoast spent Sunday at Reynolds. Airs. Coen and Jim Pullins visited Reuben Yeoman’s Sunday. Joe Ade and chauffeur passed through this vicinity Sunday morning- ■,v - 1 :; v;t Carr Bros, shipped three car loads of cattle last week. Prices were good. ■

S. B. Holmes and wife called Friday afternoon on Chas. Greenlee and wife of Parr. D. S. Makeever was seeing after his cattle in the Bislosky pasture Thursday morning. Rev. Harper will deliver the sermon at Curtis Creek next Sunday. Everybody come out Mrs. Bert Yeoman and children and Mrs. Theo. Hurley called on the Holmes family Sunday evening. Warner Hough returned home Monday after a several weeks visit with relatives at Brook and Kentland.. . Robert Overton and wife spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Mrs. Overton’s sister Effie came home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt Weurthner and son spent Saturday night and Sunday with Ed May and family near Remington. Miss Hazel Jones returned to her home in Rensselaer Saturday evening after a few days visit with, the Holmes children. Miss Leatha and Master Lawson Eldredge of McCoysburg returned home Monday after a few days visit with Miss Irma Holmes. An afternoon social was given last Friday afternoon by the Pancoast sisters to the young ladies of the Curtis Creek Sunday School. Music was furnished by Miss Oka on her violin, and an auto ride was given the crowd by Russell Sage. Refreshments #vere served, consisting of ice cream and cake. An extra good time was the verdict of all present.

WHEATFIELI). Mr. and Airs. M. L Bickford left here for Chicago Monday. A. S, Barlow made a business trip to Chicago the first of the week. Airs. Jacob Melser of South Bend spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Tilton. EiLEs Pierce of Paducah, Ky., visited over Sunday with his mother, Airs. John M. Helimck. ; Aliss Hazel He rath returned from Chicago Tuesday and is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Hilliard. Mr." and Mrs. Lewis Funk of near Knox spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. H. E. Remioy. Miss May Fairchild of Demoite

was in town Tuesday evening, the guest of Mrs. Joe TOlfiawl. Allen Pen-dig went to Rensselaer Wednesday for a visit with Grandma Fen-dig and other relatives. Mrs. Minnie Meyers, who has been nursing at Lacross was here Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Henry Meyers: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Yfaldron of Fitzgerald, Ga., came Tuesday tor a visit with the latter’s sister and brother, Mrs. John Ti-Lton and Geo. Swisher. Misses Louise Bernardine of Amboy, ILL, and Bertha Arnold of Crompton, 111.,- returned home Tuesday from a month’s visit iwth the former’s brother, A. S. Barlow and wife. Mr. and Mrs. John Pinter aim daughter Pauline and Mrs. Maria Biggs spent a few days with friends and relatives at Valparaiso. Mass Goldie Biggs * accompanied, them home”.

PINE GROVE. Threshing is the order of the day with most farmers. : ~- The Larkin Club meet with Mrs. Chas. Walker Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp called on Mrs. Wee Faylor Sunday. Mliss Chloae Torbet was the guest of Miss Gusta McCleary Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss. Miss Bertha Cooper spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Everett Parker spent Saturday night and Sunday with Bluford and Roy Torbet. l Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ropp called on Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp Tuesday evening. Bernice and Lucy Walker spent Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vest of near Aix Sunday. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the ice cream social at God Hope Saturday night. Mrs. Alice Jenkins and Ida Snow called on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zimmerman Sunday afternoon. Wm. Cooper and three children of near Virgie spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Sarah McCleary and family. Mrs. Senia Jenkins and two children and Mr. Root of WheatfieLd spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, Mt. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer and daughter Verna and sou Elmer spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Snow and family.

MILROV. Lud Clark spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Qhias. Wood is working near Wheatfield. Aunt Mary Johnson visited Grandma Foulks the first of the week. * Mrs. Saltwell and daughter, Mrs. Lud Clark, spent Saturday in Rensselaer. Prof. Green of the Oharga, 111., Seminary, attended Sunday School here Sunday. Mrs. BulMngton and children visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'Bivans. Sunday.’ Miss Ethel beaver of Monon visited her slister, Mrs. Ed Johnson the first of the week. Earl Foulks of Morocco came Tuesday evening for a two days visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Louisa Foulks visited her son Richard and family Friday and Saturday. Mr. Sage and daughter and lady friend of Goodland attended Sunday School here Sunay. James Boon, and Miss May Ravenscroft attended band concert at Wolcott Thursday evening. Mrs. Wm. Barlow and Mrs. Nellie Moore of Watseka, 111., visited Mason Barlow and family last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Beaver and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamilton were in Rensselaer Saturday. Fred May, Clell Clark and Manson Beaver and families, Mrs. Lud Clark, Mrs. John Woosley and children and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks took dinner Sunday with Branson Clark’s.

, AIT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) R. J. Yeoman sold a fine bunch of cattle to Bieknell Monday. Rev. Noland’s people have recovered from their recent sickness. Oscar and E. E. Stacker transacted business at Rensselaer Wednesday. Mike Junglas, near Km man. sold

James Bicknell ninety head of hogs during the week. Mrs. Deaver of Indianapolis and Miss Salmist of Washington, D. C., are visiting relatives, the Crisler’s, Wright’s and Blankenbaker’s. Milo Mi Her took, his departure Friday for the Jim river country, North Dakota, where he expects to secure a position as engineer with a threshing crew. Frank Clinton received word Saturday from Oklahoma that his father was lying at death’s door. Fraflk left Monday and his many patrons will have to wait his return. Kinder Kennedy sold to John Bicknell eighty head of 'hogs, and he shipped from Morocco Tuesday. Wednesday he shipped a car from Brook and expects to ship one from here to-day. Friday a party composed of Mrs. Otto Bengston and daughter Stella Whiting and. son, and Mrs. Harry Elijah and sister, Miss Cora Steward, took the overland limited south for a day’s recreation at Foresman, with Mrs. Chas. Bengston. The Odd Fellows met last evening to consider the matter relative to replacing the building destroyed by fire. The Pilot is reliably informed that they contemplate the erection of a two-story, two-store room cement Mock building. Such a structure would be a grand acquisition to the town, also fireproof within itself. Speed the day, when such improvements commence. John B. Peterson of Crown Point, candidate for congress in this district, they say made a very favorable impression on his recent visit to Lafayette. Why shouldn’t he? Years ago he was a clean man, possessed good judgment, and the Pilot has no hesitancy in saying if he sucessfully cleans the ballot box, the Tenth will have an able representative in the lower branch of congress. Let wonderful WASHWAX do your family washing; saves rubbing and saves the clothes; makes them clean, sweet and snowy white. WASHWAX is a new scientific compound that washes in hot or cold water without the use of soap. It is entirely harmless and different from anything you have ever used. Send ten cents stamps to-day for regular size by mail. Yon will be glad you tried it. Agents wanted to introduce WASHWAX everywhere. Address Washwax Go., St. Louis, MO. ;'v T"