Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OP NEWS-GATHERERS.

Mrs. Hugh Treanor visited in Monticello last week. John Cochrane of Goodland was a Remington visitor Wednesday. John Kelley of Frankfort visited here with his son Frank last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of •ear Rensselaer visited here 'last -Wednesday.

A daughter Was born July 24. to Rev. and Mrs. Whitney, now of New London; lowa. v ' M- >■ , -Mrs. Bessie Kenyon a.u<} daughter of lowa Falls, lowa, are visiting W. H. Kenyon and family. 'Miss Mabel Gillette of Marion visited Mrs. Fred Berger and Geo. Hemphill’s family last week. Miss Ida Beal is visiting her signers. Mrs. W. J. Dick at Watseka. and Mrs. Floy Raymond at St. Ann, XU.

Mrs. James Peck and Miss Helen Cftowery went to Green Bay, Wis., last week to visit Mrs. Frank Clowery. Mrs. John Zimmerman and little son returned last week from a week s visit with relatives at Kentland. Alfred Budreau and family visited Mrs. Moses Stevens at St. Mary. 18., last week. The latter is in very poor health. Mrs. J. L. Green way and two sons •f Ladoga, Ind,. and Mrs. Pefley and aorn of Richmond, Va., are visiting relatives here. John Burger, who has been critically ill at his home in Huntington, is now greatly improved and will soon be all right again, it is reported. *

L. H. Tyler's brother Simeon died last week at Joliet, 111. Mr. Tyler mss unable to attend the funeral aa>d. his daughter Cora went ip his stead.

Angus Washburn and family and Ghas. Duttenhaver of Kentland were guests of the former's brother, James A. Washburn and family Wednesday.

A Chicago specialist was here last week in consultation with Dr. Besser over the condition of Dexter R. Jones, who has been in poor health for some time.

Walter Tharp, son of J. G. Tharp of this place, wasr married recently at New Orleans to a Miss Hortense Weidman of that city, where Walter -is now located.

Mrs. Arthur Vincent, who has been visiting relatives here for the past few weeks, was called to her home near Eldorado, Kan., last week by the serious illness of her son.

Misses Dorothy Spencer, Fleta Gray, Irene Howard, Nina Washbum, Esther Geier and Myrtle Sharkey attended a house party at Lafayette last week given by Miss LuciOe Dye. .

Quite a number of people from Remingto-n and vicinity took in the Hagenbeck-Wallace show at Montieelle Friday, and still more drove to Rensselaer Saturday to see it there.

Miss Katherine Green is entertaining Misses Lotta Hudson of St. Louis, Georgia Simons, Marion and Esther Painter of Carmel, Mabel Osborne of Paoli, and Virginia Graves of Richmond, this week. Alphus Elmore, who has been in poor health for some time, died at has home in Remington at 9 p. m„ Saturday, aged 83 years. The funeral, conducted by a Holiness preacher, was held from the residence at 2 p. m., Monday. Mr. Elmore was one of the pioneer settlers of Git! boa tp., Renton county, locating there in 1860. He was always hale and hearty up to his recent sickness*. He leaves but one child, W. T. Elmore.

Kentland Democrat: Mrs. M. H. Lowe visited her sister, Mrs. Charity Ditto, near Remington during the week, . .Mies Louise Sego, daughter of Charles Sego of Remington, was a guest at the home of Jier uncle. Med.de Sego, and family/the first of the week, returning home Tuesday. .. . Mrs. Michael Burns, nee Miss Ida Lampey formerly of this place but now of near Remington, witn her three children and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bridget Burns, also of Remington, and Mrs. Charles Cultrgan and two children of south of Sheldon, were guests of Mesdames Eliza Mangion and M. B. Callahan Sunday. Little Miss Mary Burns remained for a week’s visit.

Good-land »Herald: Dale Guy of Remington lias been employed as helper at the Home Bakery.. .John Pothuisje went to Chicago Wednesday evening to return . with Mrs. Hardesty of Remington, who has been in the hospital there for some -time. ..Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Rowe tittle daughter, who have been ▼tatting here with home folks lor the past month, returned to their:

borne at Empire. Canal Zone, Panama Wednesday morning. They went to Logans port, thence south to the Gulf of Mexico, then take the boat for several days. It requires eight days to make the trip. Mrs. Rowe’s mother. Mrs. J. W. Oswald, accompanied them as fax as Logansport, returning home on the evening train.

PLEASANT RIDGE.

Threshing begun in earnest in this locality Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Caldwell spent Sunday in Surrey. Harry Thompson of Michigan is visiting with his sister. Mrs. H. E. Lownjan. Everybody from around here attended the show at Rensselaer Saturday and all Veport a fine time. Babcock & Hopkins have put in a new grain dump and fixed up the scales, and now Mr. Low-man, our grain buyer, is ready for business. When a farmer drives up with a load of grain all he has to do is to look pleasant and in a very short time Ms load is out and he can go back after more grain. Looks easy, don't it? Try it once.

MT. PLEASANT.

George MeElfresh called on John Clouse Friday. Rudolph Ritter was a Kniman caller Monday. Mell and Roscoe Garriott visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Garriott Sunday. Edward Barkley is laying a tiles ditch for George Davisson this week. Edward Ritter and wife attended services at the Lutheran church Sunday. Otto and Minnie Ritter spent Monevening with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Bundy. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson attended church at Brushwood Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse visited Mr. and Mrs. Levi Clouse at Rensselaer Monday. Carrie Garriott spent the latter part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Carter Garriott. »

Herbert Garriott went to Wisconsin Monday to superintendent the construction of a ditch. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gilbranson of Wheatfield Center visited Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Davisson Friday. M. Tudor spent Sunday with relatives at Wheatfield and will work a few weeks hauling baled hay at that place. Peter Hordeman and Silas Toombs started their threshing machines in this vicinity last week. They left Monday to thresh out their • rings” on the prairie. A 1 Wit ham's au to broke down sear Gifford Thursday while delivering mail on the Parr route. Since then he has been delivering mail with the team.

NORTH UNION.

tToo late for Saturday’s issue.) Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gasaway went to Parr Friday. Dexter went to Rensselaer on business Thursday. Mrs. Sam Potts was in Rensselaer the last of the week. Gertrude Fay lor went to Parr Wednesday afternoon. The U. B. Aid .Society meet at Mrs. Will Fay tor’s Wednesday. Mrs. Todd and two little girls went to Parr Friday afternoon. Mrs. H. Dexter and daughter Josie were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Faylor spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Miller. Dave Alter and wife and daughter catted on Dave Yeoman Sunday. Everyone is busy in this part of the township getting ready to thresh. Nichols and Hopkins are diong

the threshing around Virgie this year. The ice cream social at Good Hope was quite a success Saturday night ■ Gertrude Faylor spent Sunday afternoon * with Helen and Lois Header. j Mrs. Whl Faylor was in Rensselaer the latter part of the week! shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Will Faylor spent Sunday afternoon with Dave Yeoman and family. J. W. Fayloa and family attended the social at Good Hope, and also W. C. Faylor and wife. 1 There were several young folks from this neighborhood that attended the party at Amos Davisson's Friday night I. F. Meader moved his house thia week. He expects to erect a new one in the near future with a number of new conveniences.