Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR SUECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

REMINGTON. Mrs. M. Grove'Of Illinois is visiting Mrs. J. H. Hilbert. C. H. Peck was in Chicago on business last week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nelson last. Thursday. A son was born last Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Knochel. Henry Miller visited with relatives in Lafayette last Wednesday and Thursday. - L. E. Ford and Oran Lucas have recently bought the Wm. Sullivan restaurant. Wm. Puckett and family have moved upon a farm near Wheeler, in Lake county. D. V. McGlinn has completed a fine new farm house for George Troxell of northeast of town. Mrs 0. M. Forry and son John were called to DeGroff. 0., last week by the death of a relative. Geo. Howard has bought the Mose Stevens farm of 160 acres, paying therefor $l5O per acre. The Christian church ladies will give a dinner, supper and bazar in the church basement to-morrow. Clyde Reeve and family spent Sunday in Rensselaer with his parents, Wm. and Mrs. W. W. Reeve. W. L. Rich has traded his 80 acre farm in Jordan tp., with Wm. Corah for the latter’s property in Remington. Benton Review: Miss Corine Roy of Remington is spending the week here and at Swanington the guest of relatives. Charles May attended the I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge meeting in Indianapolis last week as a delegate from the Remington Lodge. James Sheets of Battle Ground, former owner of the Galbraith farm at the south side of town, was a Remington visitor one day last week. Mrs. Ed Cummins and Mrs. Eliza Sheets left Wednesday for Law’ton, Okla., to spent the winter with their children, and Mrs. Cloyd Cummins. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hand were called to Logansport last week by the death of Mrs. Hand’s aged mother and a brother of Mrs. Hand, Dr. J. C. Taylor. Earl S. Rogers, a son of Rev. Rogers, a former pastor of the Christian church of Remington, and Miss Catharine Belle Reed of Hoopeston, Hl., were married recently by Squire Stevenson of Fowler, and will reside in BoswelL Charies Mathey of Kentland was taken in tow by Marshal Hollenbeck

last Wednesday and placed in the lock-up for safe keeping, his actions indicating that he was insane. He later recovered his mental faculties and stated that he had been on a protracted spree, and went home On th# afternoon train.

Kentland Enterprise: Rue Hough and family left Monday for their new home at Lawrenceburg, Tenn., where they will go on a farm owned by his brother. The trip will be made overland and they expect to land at their destination in time to hang up their Christmas stockings under southern skies. A Hammond dispatch says ,of "our former townsman, J. E. Westfall: “J. E. Wesfall, of Whiting, law partner of Frank davit, the republican joint senator-elect for Lake and Porter counties, has been appointed deputy prosecutor at Gary. He succeeds plyde Hunter, formerly of Elwood, who was removed by Prosecutor Greenwald when he let out all his assistants.

Goodland Herald: Mrs. Seth Richcreek and children visited with Good’it’d friends Thursday. Miss Bessie Getting who has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hazel and family returned to Goodland with her.. .. . A deal was made Wednesday whereby Mathew Moran came into possession of the 170 acre Smart farm north of town. He traded his 80 acre farm over in Jasper county on same. Consideration of $l5O per acre on both farms. . Kentland Democrat: C. H. Coover was over from Remington yesterday. He reports that the moving picture business, which he and John Zimmerman embarked in there on the 22 nd ult., has been a success so far and is steadily growing better..... Word was received here this morning of the death of Miss Inez Hamilton, formerly of Goodland, at her home in Chicago. Miss Hamilton was in good health *until about a week ago when she contracted pneumonia while caring for her mother, Mrs. Anna R. Hamilton, who died last week. County Surveyor H. G. Hamilton of Goodland was up to Chicago yesterday to see his sister and on his return last evening reported her as being somewhat better. Miss Hamilton was formerly a deputy In the postoffice in Goodland and was a very popular young lady with all who knew her.

OBITUARY. Clare Belle Bond, was born in Plainfield, Hl., July 10, 1869. Her father died whqn she was but a child, and the family soon after moved to Remington, Ind., and lived for some years upon a farm near this place. In 1892 with her mother, they moved to Rensselaer where they remained one year, when they returned to Remington. Mrs. Bond died in Dec. 1906. Nov. 9, 1902

Clara was married to Ammon Beasley of Remington, and one son, Kermit, now six years of age, was bom to this union. On Nov. 6. 1910, she was stricken sudden!} with paralysis and remained in an unconscious condition until the following Thursday night', when her spirit took its departure. Deceased united with the Christian church when residing in Rensselaer and had since lived a consistent member of this church. She was a woman of high character and was a respected and loved by all who knew her. She leaves a husband, one son, Kermit, and three brothers, Edwin T. Bond, of Oxford; Luce Bond of Chicago, and Dr. Jesse Bond of Goodland. The funeral was held from the Christian church Sunday, Nov, 13, at 2:30 p. m.. conducted by Rev. H. R. Lookabill, and the remains taken Monday morning, to Plainfield, 111., her childhood home, for burial.

ODESSA ITEMS. (Benton County.) Ernest, Weppler is on thd sick list. Com husking is the order of the day. Alton Baxter and wife visited Elias Julian’s Sunday. Harry Storms visited Sunday afternoon' at Milford Rowley’s. James Haselby was seen driving in this vicinity Sunday afternoon. A birthday shower was given on Monday for Miss Ethel Downing. Mrs. Chas. Watson was on the sick list a few days the past week. Invitations are out for the fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Julian. Mrs. Adam Weppler and sister-in-law of Gilman, 111., are visiting her son, Jake Weppler. j A surprise party was given on Balser Weppler last Thursday evening, A good time was reported. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sheetz and baby and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Watson spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Julian’s.

Mrs. O. L. Julian and children of Sheldon, 111., visited a few days with her sister, Mrs. Melville Julian, who is sick. Miss Amy Camden is expected home for Thanksgiving from Veedersburg where, she is attending school. ; V

McCoysburg. Institute was held here again Saturday. Wm. Jacks and family visited at C. A. Lefler’s Sunday. / F. L. Peregrine was a business goer to Rensselaer Friday. O. M. Peregrine and John Wilkens were in Rensselaer Saturday. Reed McCoy is again able to attend to business at the store. The Monon is building a new loading track at our burg this week. ’ J M¥s. J. R, Phillips and son Harvey were in Rensselaer Saturday. ' Miss Sadie Cody of Zion City came Saturday for a visit with Isaac Parker's. ■ ■

Mrs. Marion Robinson went to Lafayette Friday everting for a short visit with relatives. * Mrs. Earl Crowder, who has been visiting relatives here for the past week, returned home Friday. Mrs. Maggie Putney of Hammond visited with her brother and family, Chas. Stultz, here a few days last week.

} Mr's. Smith Hughes returned home Saturday from Granite City, 111., r where she had been visiting her son ..Loring, who has been very sick, but was greatly improved when she left. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter and baby returned from Newton, 111., Friday, where they have been visiting the former's parents, R. B. Por- • ter and wife. They inform us that Mr. Porter is getting along alright and likes the country fine.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Don’t forget that Next Thursday is Thanksgiving. Mrs. L. Clark and mother of Lafayette are guests of Mrs. Harris. Mesdames J. B; and H. A. Ashby went to Foresamn Friday to visit Mrs. R. White. Mrs. Merry visited her daughters, Misses Blanche and Jessie, in Chicago during the week.

Leslie Miller and wife came from Kentland and spent Sunday with his mother, sister and other relatives.

I Parties from Hammond were here I during the week the guests of Eu- ’ gene Rice and they spent the time hunting. Mr. and Mrs. Huntington are hap- ' py over the visit Of the stork Moni day, that left an eight pound daughI ter. It is the first child. I Good bye Crum, you are a dead i one—your presence in the next congress won’t be as noticeable as a flyspeck on a gin barrel. Harry Hufty is undecied whether he will go to California or not this Winter. He stated in our presence that he had been offered a year’s clerkship in Sigler Bros, store. Hufty & Yeoman contemplate an addition to their mill. They Will build on the west side 12x30. The demand for their output necessitates more? room, for storage of corn and buckwheat. During the week they shipped out their first shipment of griddle-cake timber to the southern part of Hoosierdom. Mr. Ball of Thayer stated to a reporter of the Pilpt that they were getting ready to drill in another well on his place. The first one put down overflows all the time, the pressure of the gas in the weal forcing the oil to the surface. He reports that a number of wells will be sunk and is confident that there is a big pool somewhere in the vicinity. May our friends of the north end realize their expectations is the wish of this great progressive medium. _ , i.