Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

MT. PLEASANT. Grant Davisson bought the Abraham Miller farm Tuesday. •Herbert Garriott returned home from Sullivan, Wis., Tuesday. Edward Bartley has> rented the John Poole farm for next season. Grant Davisson, Jess Walker and, Rudolph Ritter went to Bass Lake Friday. Harvey Davisson visited George and Grant Davisson Saturday and Sunday. Maggie Norman of Rensselaer visited Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Comer Thursday. Edward Ritter went to the Kankaee river on a fishing trip the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Ropp spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Barlow at Wheatfield Center Sunday. . The Dunkers will hold their communion meeting at the Mt. Pleasant Dunker church on Sept. 22. Frank Foltz was looking after the interests of his farm and other business in this vicinity the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Ropp and Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse spent Monday afternoon with Henry Ropp and^wife.

FAIR OAKS.

Dr. Fyfe of Wheatfield was in our town Sunday. Mr. Meeks and Dave Trap made a trip to Winamac Friday. We are getting plenty of rain yet. It rains about every other day. Joe Burns and wife were visiting over on Nubbin Ridge Sunday. Charles Manderville was home from Kentland over Sunday with his aged mother/ Jim McColly of Virgie is rebuilding the Moffitt school house between showers these days.

Flo McKay returned uome Monday after about a three weeks visit down in Clinton county. Fish Gilmore and wife Visited his sister, Mrs. Anderson lenkim- in Rensselaer over Sunday. 1 So much rainy weather makes it How work for the gravel road builders* as well as the makers.

There was a good sized crowd that attended tent-meeting at Roselawn from here Sunday evening. Mrs. Ike Right went to Indianapolis Tuesday to visit her son John and attend the state fair this week. Mrs. Cottingham returned home Wednesday morning after a several days visit with her mother at Brpokston.

Supervisor Goff started three teams to grading Monday afternoon on the new road which runs past the depot. . Mrs. Ike Right returned home Saturday after spending the week at Kankakee visiting and attending the fair.

Our militia boys, Ray Wood, Frank McCay and Cloyd Clifton, arrived home from camp Saturday evening.

We have heard some say they wonder why Willie Cottingham and Betty —went to Rensselaer Monday for’ William Blair of Chicago visited his father, A. E. Blair, and sister, Mrs.'Eggleston, a few days the first of the week.

Walter McConnell got through with his hay job at Snyder the latter part of the week and moved his outfit over here. Miss Reeves and Miss Daniels, both of Rensselaer, spent Sunday and ate watermelon with Charles Hallec’s, jinjl enjoyed a good swing also. Marsh Warren came ftp from Rensselaer Sunday and put in the day at Pete Wood’s eating watermelons, and Pete has some delicious ones, too.

The gravel road contractor completed the county line road Wednesday night, and will now begin qn the four miles between the county line and Roselawn.

Uncle Joe Gaines and grand- daughter, Nancy Kessick, came up from his farm southeast of Mt. Ayr Saturday. It is reported be will move up here in the near future.

Manley Stowers of Nubbin Ridge came over Sunday in a buggy and took his father, Lou Stowers, home with him for an indefinite stXy: The latter is still quite poorly.

William Tolly of near Beaver City wffs a visitor in our burg the latter part of the week. He states that his wife’s mother, who is liv-

ings with them is seriously sick. Miss Ella Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox, who has been making her home witn her grandparents in Nebraska, arrived here Saturday to visit her parents and other relatives for a few weeks.