Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1910 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OCR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

MeCOYSBURG.

■ ■— ■■ REMINGTON. ' j : Mrs. Geo. Chappell is visiting relatives in Anderson. John McLaughlin, was a Logansport visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Gertrude Fa: a bee. is visiting relatives at Sal£m and Scottsburg. Charles Wellington of Lafayette was a Remington visitor Wednesday. Ed O'Connor and family of Logans port are spending the holidays with relatives here. Mrs. H. B. Bishop of Council Bluffs. la.. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Warnock. Clifford Jackson of* Scottsburg visited his uncle. John Farabee. and family here last week. Charles and Everett Mischer went to Chicago Wednesday to visit their sister. Mrs: Henry Wilken.

The Remington Poultry Show, remember, will be held this year during the second week in January.

Rev. Edward H. Bull of Hopkinsville. Ky., is the new pastor of the Remington' Presbyterian church,

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hard? of Huntington are spending the holidays with friends and relatives here. Miss Bessie Guy returned Tuesday from a month's visit with her sister, Mrs. Pearl Reed, at Medarv- \ file.

Kejth Spencer, who has been attending school at Bloomington, came home for the Christmas holidays.

The Geib stone road on the county line has been completed, except the leveling, which will be done next spring.

Everett Shearer, who is braking on the Panhandle road out of LO7 gansport, visited home folks last Tuesday. .

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reeve and daughter Cla,ra of Rensselaer spent Christmas here with their son Clyde and family. V William and Thomas Smalley, the former from Purdue and the latter from a Milwaukee trade school, are home for the holidays.

Francesville Tribune: Mrs. \Y. C. Myers entertained at dinner Sunday Misses Gladys Hudgens, Ethel Hewitt and Bessie Guy of Remington.

Charles Hascall, who has been holding down a claim in South Dakota, returned to Remington Thursday and will remain here in definitely. . , ■ •

Mr. and Mrs. James Wingard, Mrs. George Hensler and Mrs. W. T. Meyers attended the funeral of Mrs. W. L. Runek at Sheldon last Tuesday. ■ -A large majority of the people of Remington and Carpenter tp., are reguiar subscribers of The Jasper County Democrat, and bnsiness men and others who have advertising to place will do well to bear this fact in mind:

MT. AYR. » Mrs. Bartley is moving into the Hufty house.« Mrs. Alva Rimer of Wabash is visiting friends h4re. Charles Bengstoh and. wife came up from Foresman Saturday evening. Another attempt was. made Monday evening to organize the Royal Neighbors. Mrs. R. White of Foresmanwas guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ashby, during the week. Alex Miller was a Rensselaer visitor Saturday and while there bought twenty bushels of Irish lemons. Mrs. George Stoudt went to Rensselaer Tuesday and accompanied Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock and party to Chicago. f It is reported that Grant Clark contemplates moving to the country this spring. There’s no doubt but he will make a successful farmer. Friday evening school closed for the holiday vacation. The instructors left for tHeir several homes and the students will hard an enjoyable time rollicking. * Mrs. Barkley, who recently moved from Peotone, 111., u> Brook, soon tjred ot that enthusiastic town and has leased the Hufty house in this place and will move here. Scott Brenner went over south of Rensselaer during the week to mingle with a warm bunch that went out to crow roost, in the evening to vage war on the black devils. They slaved some, not a million. A. .J. Hufty and family contemplate taking a layoff and , will visit at Indianapolis, Stone Bluff and other points dow n state; leaving Saturday, piGviding a man comes to relieve him from the ardious duties as agent of the trans-continental. Sunday was one long to be remembered by R. J. Yeoman's family, especially, Mrs. Yeoman, as her neighbors and friends gathered in to remind her that she had just turned the 44th milestone in this valley of sunshine. The gathering was l a surprise on her as Robert and daughter had made the necessary arrangeand the guests did the rest. After in enjoyable day of visiting and feasting, the guests departed for home wishing* her the return of many more birthday anniversaries. The Pilot family was remembered with a bounteous supply of birthday ;.C»ke for which we return thanks.

Miss Myrtle Lewis attended church at Lee Tuesday evening.

Chas. Stultz was a business visitor in Rensselaer Wednesday. Simon Cook went to Surrey Thursday to attend his son Harry’s sale.

W. C. Rose returned Thursday evening from a business trip to Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Porter.

Charles Hughs of Morion spent Thursday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Hughs. - Charles Stultz has quit working on the, section, owing to poor health. Louis Messenger succeeds him. Ed Peregrine and daughters, Marian d'Myrtle, spent Sunday with his son. F. L. Peregrine and family. Misses Clara Ringeisen and Lena Zable went to Reynolds Tuesday evening for a short visit with friends. Mrs. F. H. Porter, son Delos and Wallace and Calvin Peregrine spent Saturday with Ed Peregrine and family. Mesdames Chas. Lefler, William Stultz. Chas. Saidla. son Harvey and Roy Williams were Rensselaer shoppers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine, Charles Lefler and daughter Edna, and the Misses Ada Gw-in and Dora Phillips were Christmas shoppers in Rensselaer Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller and baby and Mrs. J. H. Montz and Jessie Stultz wefe holiday shoppers at the c-ounty seat Saturday.

GOODLAXD.

(From the Herald)

The schools closed Wednesday and will open oh January 2d, next yea*.

Miss Gertrude Ellis was the guest of home folks at Morocco Saturday and Sunday. , Mrs. Von Johnson of Kokomo, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Pratt.

Mrs. C. O. Miller of Brazil, is here, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Miller.

Henry Brooks was the guest of his brother Fred and family at Indianapolis over Sunday. Mrs. Tom Covington and little daughter, of Wolcott, visited here this week with her sister, Mrs. W. t. cory. W. W. Washburn and neice. Miss Frances Kennedy, left Wednesday for Paragon. Ind., where tljev will spend Christmas. Miss Louise Buwa, who is making her home with Mrs; Cullnan, southwest pf town, is the guest of home folks at Franeesville. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rudesill left Wednesday night for Johnsonville, ill., to spend the holidays with home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Watson, who have been making their home at Pierre. S. Dak., returned to Good T land Mondav. " ' "■ .... .• ' ...“f-' ,A-.-... • ; ■- " ' Mrs. Riley Clark is the guest of her father, Samuel Wolf, at Montieello. Mr. Clark and son will join her there Saturday.

Mrs. A. F. Nagel and little daughter. of Chalmers, was here over Sunday, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Verrill. Ray Hamilton has been transferred from Effner to Upland, Ind., where he has a clerical position with the Panhandle railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Will Robinson and little son, of Sac City. lowa, are the guests of the former’s father, J. C. Robinson and other relatives.

Mrs. Art Gagnon returned home Saturday from Remington where she had been at the bedside of her mother for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Childers of Murdp, S. D., who have been visiting here with the B. S. Rice family, left for Brook Wednesday for a short visit with relatives. - ■ Mrs. W. E. Mitten went to Watsefca, 111., Wednesday to meet her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wilson and two children, from Freeport, Kan., They returned on the . 4:55 train. Mrs. Wilson will make an extended visit here.