Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR SUECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

CURTIS CHEEK. Elmer Gnnyon and family have moved to Parr. Cecil Rishling and wife are forking for O. C. Ha'stead. Mr. PHtts has completed a crib for the Spencer Bros. Jack Hoves and family visited Sunday with Isa Parker and family. Miss Virginia Holmes spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. - - ■ Dennis Casto and family have moved into the Robert Yeoman tenement house. Dick Potts and wife visited Suni day with his sister, Mrs. George Henson and family. Everett Grimes’ father-in-law is visiting him and also looking after some business. - Frank Oveuon o 1 \V-ite county spent Monday night with his brother Robert and wife. Miss Grace Reed has gone to Ft. Wayne for a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Nettie Borntrager. Sadie hunters are camped on the rive&and are prowling around every where they think they can find any game. They had better be more careful in the future than they have in the past. If the farmers had to depend on such cornhuskers as some of the neighbors have tried, the most of the corn would stay in the field all winter. It doesn’t pay to hire a hand that will only work a day or two and then get the loafing fever so bad they have to go back to town.

MTLROY. G. L. Parks buzzed wood Tuesday. Mr. Hughes moved into the Barlow house. Dan and Lon Chapman shredded corn Monday. Mrs. Ed Herman took dinner Monday with Mrs. Bivans. Jas. Brown has moved to the farm vacated by Ed. Herman. Chas. Wood is husking corn near Morocco for Clyde Clark. G. L. Parks made a business trip to Wolcott Tuesday evening. Tracy and Edith Johnson visited Elda and Fern Abersol Tuesday night. Leon Park and Jas. Boon attended the Box Social at Lawndale Saturday evening. Elzie Webb went to Monon Sunday and his father came home with him for a visit.

Mrs. W. P. Gaffield helped Mrs. G. L. Park cook for shredders last Friday and Saturday. Albert Wood, of Momenee, Ilfcv came for a short visit with his parents and home friends. Mts. W. J. Bivans assisted Mrs. George Foulks last Thursday and Friday in house cleaning. Gebrge Foulks went to Monon Sunday to consult his physician, as lie is suffering with stomach trouble again. The contract of building the new school house has been given to PerTy Spencer of Wolcott and work will begin soon. Geo. Wood shredded corn Tuesday. Rev. Kuonen will preach again Sunday evening, Xov. 20. Everyone invited. Ed Herman loaded his goods on tie car at Wolcott for Grand Forks, N.. D., last Monday evening, Mrs. Herman and the children leaving Wednesday.

EAST JORDAN. Eisten for the wedding bells. Mary Bice was a hob goer Wednesday. .> . r . . Cecil Shumaker was a bub goer Saturday. Eugene Hasty spent Sunday with hie sister and brother. Misfc Florence Johnson spent Sunday with Miss Mary Bice. Miss Hazel Shumaker visited Blake school Wednesday afternoon. The preaching sevices were well attended Sunday at Lawndale. Roes Reed spent Saturday night with his cousin George Wen rick. Mr. Fred Wagner spent Sunday evening with Miss Letta Lanham. Mr. Frank Rowen of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Miss Carrie Hasty- • ’ . . ..! Miss Hazel Shumaker took dinner with Miss Bessie Peters Sunday. v Harry Shumaker, who has been .visiting near Marion, returned home Friday. <•

Mr. Ross Reed of west of Rensselaer attended the box social Saturday night. George Wenrick and A. L. Frazier iiauled potatoes to Rensselaer Friday for Mr. Thorn. Misses Minnie, Helen and Blanche Kessinger spent Saturday night with their cousin, Miss Edith Wenrick. Miss Hazel Shumaker and Miss Bessie Peters attended Sunday School at James school house Sunday morning. I wonder why Eugene has such a lonesome look? For he was always happy before. What’s the matter, Eugene? The box social was well attended. Miss Hazel Shumaker was the most popular young lady and received a handsome scarf. Mr, Ross Reed received the socks for having the largest feet.

SOUTH NEWTON. Mrs. Nelse Hough is on the sick list at this writing. Gus Bengston spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek. Fred Waling made a business trip to near Brook Wednesday. ~ Joe Ade was looking after their farjn in this locality Sunday. Mrs. Fred Waling called on Mrs. Philip Pauliis Thursday morning. . Arthur Powell and family spent Sunday with Silas Potts near Brook. Henry Smith did some painting for Philip Paulus the first of the week. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett visited with relatives in Goodland Sunday. Ernest Mayhew and wife took, dinner with Arthur Mayhew and wife Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Howe * were the guests of Mr. and" Mrs. Nelse Hough Sunday. Mrs. Philip Paulus and son Russell »visited with Mrs. Mary Powell Sunday afternoon, • Misses Sadie and Bessie Paulus culled on Mr. and Mrs. Pruett Saturday evening. Clarence Pruett was the first man to finish husking in this vicinity. If they could all husk as fast as he, it wouldn’t take long for everybody to finish.

FAIR OAKS. We are having a little taste of winter these days. Health is generally pretty good in these parts nowadays. N. A. McKay was at home -from Gibson with his family over Sunday. Matt Carr and sons are at Lake Village nowadays running a sawmilk Fred Williams, the painter, is at Mr. Witham’s, east of Parr, painting this week. Alfred Collins of Rensselaer and George Casey of Aix were in these parts Monday. Born, Saturday night, Xov. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Lucus, on the old Bruce Moffit homestead, a boy. Frank Goff, the pickle boss, has been up at Demotte and Thayer the past few days looking after the company’s interests. Ed Pro welly, who has been F. R. Erwin's chief clerk, is taking a week or ten days lay-off, and is spending the time in Chicago. There were 18 or 20 young people gathered at James Trump’s Saturday night to remind Miss Hattie Rjce it was her 18 th birthday. They a good time. The crowd went away at a late hour wishing her many more such happy birthdays. . ■ i The marriage of Miss Iva Williams, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Williams of the Law-

ler ranch, to Mr. George Talbot, was solemnized at the home of the bride at the noon hour by Rev. McClure, the M. E. Pastor. There were 40 or 50 relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony and partook of the sumptuous dinner prepared by some of the best cooks in this neck of the wood§. The grim reaper visited our town since our last report. This time it took away Louis Stowers, whose sickness we have mentioned from time to time. He had been a sufferer from paralysis for a long time, and death came-at about 3 p. m. -Thursday. His brothers, John and Richard, and his own family were at his bed-side when the messenger came. The funeral was held Saturday at 11 a. m-, conducted by Rev. Dunkleberger of Lowell. Interment was made in the Dunkard cemetery north of .Blackford. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family. A 1 Helsels youngest daughter, Leona, was severely burned one morning last week from a blaze that puffed out from the stove. She had stayed all night at William Fritt's and on arising next morning went to the stove in her night clothes to stir the fire which seemed to be smouldering. The family had been up and had breakfast and stepped out. It is said they poured kerosene on the wood and the few opals before going out, and when / the girl gave it a little stir, there wis an explosion and the blaze flew out at the front opening and burned her from the knees down. Her hair caught fire, but she_had presence of mind enougii that she caught up a rag and quenched the blaze. Some of her scant clothing --caught fire but she succeeded in taking it off in .good time. Dr. Rice was called to give her , the necessary treatment. She will be laid up for some time.

OBITUARY. Louis Stowers is sleeping sweetly with Je_sus. After two years-and six months of continuous suffering he departed this life and went to dwell in the home Jesus had prepared for him and all that love Him and keep his commandments. He passed away Nov. 9, 1910. He was the second son of Travor Nancy Stowers, -who! have long ago proceeded him to the great beyond. He was born in Clinton county in 1856, and his age was 54 years. He was united in marriage April 21, 1882, to Miss Mary L. Price, daughter of Joseph Price. He was the father of six children, two , girls and four boys. Manley and Elda are married and live north of Rensselaer, while the others live here with their mother., He also had on half brother and one half sister. He united with the Christian church about three years ago and remained a faithful believer, The funeral was held In the Christian church conducted -by Rev. Dunkelhurger, and he was laid to rest in the Dunkard cemetery hear Blackford.

CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for their kindness and-

assistance ia carir.z for our father ( ar-i cou:pauicn ia his tickaess ana, death.—Mrs. Maty * Stoners and Family.

LEE. Frank Donaldson left Tuesday to work on a dredge in lowa. Lizzie Redd, the dwarf who lives at Uncle David Culp’s, is very sick. Mrs. Fred Stiers has gone on a visit to her mother’s in Michigan. Our first quarterly meeting will bp held here at the church, Nov. 26 and 27. Mr. Gilmore started his new cornhusker Monday and it works sucsessfully. „ J. H. Culp has bought a new wagon of Clark & Son, out hardware men of this place. John Mellender and family and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Anderson visited M Mr. Steward’s. The Ladies Aid did quilting Tuesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon for Mrs. L. M. Jacks. Our merchants, the Jacks Bros., have beeji buying a great amount of turkeys for the Thanksgiving market. Clayton Mellender, who has been in lowa for the past three months, retnrned to his home here Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Holdridge Clark of Rensselaer, Mrs. Mary Ann Smith and Mrs. Bell Clark of Lee visited Monday at Charley McCashen’s. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Holeman visited his brother George of Monticello and brother Ray of near Reynolds and families over Saturday and Sunday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Holdridge Clark of Rensselaer, parents of our hardware dealer here, came on Friday of last week and visited them till Tuesday morning. There is an abundance of corn coming into our town now and we so badly need that new elevator that has been promised us, but that is as far as It goes. 1

Our supervisor L. M. Jacks, has been working on a new bridge to be made on the large, new ditch that is in construction now just west of Mr. Gilmore’s , As Will Rishling was going to husk some corn Tuesday morning his team got away from him and ran away and bruised him dp somewhat but did not break anything-