Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR* REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERfcRS

SURREY ' j Mr. and Mr~. Roy Lewis were hub ■ goers Saturday. j \7e are having sjdendid winterweather nowaday-. . Jay No we Is was a Rensselaer visitor .Saturday evening. y j James Walters was a Rensselaer goer Saturday evening. 'l Mr. and Mrs. Estel Osborne were Rensselaer goer.- Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry (lowland were Rensselaer goer - Saturday. and Mrs. Everett Green were hub' goers Saturday afternoon. J. J. Eigle-bach did some butchering far‘W. B. Holmes Thursday. W. B. Holmes and son Howard attended Frank O borne's sale i r. u rsv a y Misses W'ekie Trussel and Julia ana Hazo Green called on Misses Pearl and Sarah Holm<-s Sunday ag.

McCOVSBI'RG George McCoy is op the sick list. O. M. Peregrine was a visitor at the county seat Saturday. Omar Church and Lewis Messenger are husking corn for Marion Robinson. Mrs. Mary Lowe of Rensselaer is here for a few days visit with relatives. Mrs. J. R. Phillips and Mrs. R. L. Bussel and baby were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Orville Holeman and Myrtle Lewis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson* Mr, and Mrs. Floyd Porter and son Delos attended the social at Moore Saturday night. Ed, Peregrine and daughters Mary 1 and ’Myrtle visited with Sam Noland and family of near Lop Sunday. John Keefe of Lafayette came Sunday, morning on a business trip

to his farm. Marion Crowder is the • i.ant. j The soeial at Moore Saturday Eight Whs a . uccess. Miss Dora ! Phillips of our burg was voted the most popular young lady, therefore ! receiving the prize, two silver spoons., Mr. and Mis. , Joseph Stewart of near. Lee le t for Ohio Saturday looming, having received a message i Friday evening that the former’s j brother had been killed by a t rain. I Temple Hammerton of Mitchell, ’ So. Dak., who is here visiting, reports the farmers through husking/ corn and having had a good crA, .* He likes the country fine there -and will return Jan 1. and will work for Mason Kenton. '

Mrs. A. G. Lucas visited in Goodland Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hand left last week to spend the winter at Miami, Fla./' - Mr. and Mrs. Ora Ci;ow of Laporte Visited Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pa in pie last week. Frank Timmons and son Russell of Hoopeston. 111., visited relatives here several days last week. Charles Bonner and family returned last week a few weeks visit with relatives at Sandwich, 111. A daughter was recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crabb of Pontiac. 111., formerly of Carpenter tp. Miss Nettie Center has gone to Summertown. Tenn., to spend the, winter for the benefit of her health. Don't forget the dates of the Remington Poultry Show, the second week in January, Jan. 9th to 14th, inclusive. Dr. R. P. Hackley and wife of Medaryville spent Wednesday and Thursday here with his cousin, Robert Hackley and family, Mrs. Freed and two children of Wabash, returned home Wednesday after a two weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bartop. Homfr Lambert has moved into the Beasley property, on North Indiana street and Lee Rush has moved into the Lena Luckey property, which he vacated. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gray have returned from a few weeks visit in Kansas and Missoari. They visited Fred Love at Lawton and Arthur Vincent at Eldorado, Kan., while away. "While hunting rabbits one day last week Turner Merritt reports having seen a large buck deer cross the road three miles north of town. It had probably escaped from some private park.

GOODLAND (From The Herald.) Mrs. Slater is very sick with pneumonia at her home on North Benton street. Bert Gravel returned home Monday after spending a few months at Chatsworth, 111. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark, a bouncing baby boy Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen returned Tuesday from a short visit with relatives at Kent land. Chan Smith is at the Hunter’s Springs near Attica where he is taking treatment for rheumatism. Mrs. Art Gagnon went to Remington Wednesday to be at the bedside of her mother who is quite sick. Mrs. W. W. Washburn and' son Bert left Tuesday for an extended visit with her parents at Paragon, Ind. The stores in Goodland will close at 6 o'clock excepting Saturday nights between Jan. Ist and March 1, 1911. Floyd Heck and Leonard French left for Chicago Monday where they have, employment with the C* & E.. 1. carpenter gang. The Misses Dora and Eva I'lm went to Remington Thursday morning for a few days visit with relatives and friends. The fixtures of the Goodland bank were taken to Morocco Tuesday •where they will be used in the new State Bank at that place. Sheriff Moses Sawyer win leave next week for Texas where he will spend the winter. W. H. Vandyke will serve as deputy during his absense. Last Saturday Mr. C. L. Constable, ex-trustee of this township, settled the alleged shortage found by the accountants Jast summer. Amount paid to the present trustee was $82.rr 4 4 . The third annual Corn Show will be held at Brook on Friday and Saturday. Dec. 16 and IT. A good program has been arranged and it will be worth the time of every farmer to attend on these days. C. M. Bell and J. E. Morris left Tuesday for a western trip. They wiii step at Warsaw. 111., and visit a few cays with Mr. Bell’s home folks. From there they will go to Denver. Colo., and take a goqd look • at the country in that state. Mr. and Mrs. 1. S. Atkins of Worcester X. Y., returned home Tuesday after a visit here with Goodland friends. Mr. Atkins was one of the earlier settlefs in Goodland, "ing one of its hustling business men from lS€o to 1875. He was.a business partner of the late Mr. Thomas Giay. Only a few houses and a store or two was all Goodlknd ‘could boast of at that fime.

, MT. AYR | (From The Pilot.) E. G. Perigo transacted business in Chicago this week. Mrs. Loma Miller entertained an acquaintance from Chicago during the week. Mr. and Mrs. James Davis rejoice at the arrival of a daughter at their home Tuesday morning. Misses Jessie and Irene Elijah, of Morocco are visiting at their broth'er and sister, Harry and Elijah. ■ We are pleased to chronicle the fact that Mrs, Jasper Wright is improving and an -operation will not he necessary at present.

G. R. Makeever. who has been at Detroit. Mich., for several months, hks returned to the parental rool for a visit until after Yuleti&e. George Holley shook the dust of Newton county from his felts and turned ljis. face northwest for Alberta, Canada, where he expects to buy land and rear a home. Mrs. Miller and children arrived Saturday and Aleck put in hfs appearance Tuesday. They are, or will be, in a day or so, snngly ensconed on the farm he leased of his brother william. Prof. Illingworth made his usual weekly trip to Earl Park Friday night. To a man up a tree, it looks as though there must be more drawing cards down there than papa and mamma can pay. Owing to the inclement weather last Thursday, only two ladies defied the storm, true soldiers to their duty, and attended the meeting of the Aid Society at sister Watson’s. No doubt they had a glorious time, and in your mind’s eye accomplished much. The Pilot is in favor of petitioning the postoffice department to put Mt. Ayr on the star route, give us our mail from Rensselaer, Goodland or Fair Oaks. The principle part of our mail comes from the north, in fact, there is hardly enough from the south to wad a shot gun, and would keep without any more salt until the next day than is required now. Let’s get a move on ourselves and change our mail service.