Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1911 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

JORDAN TOWNSHIP. 1 ———— Mr. and Mrs. Ephtiam Sayers have been visiting their children at Lochiel, Ind., the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galey, of Jordan tp., for a few days. Mrs. Philip Heuson and little son Harold spent last week with her mother, Mrs. W. F. Michael, in Jordan tp., the latter having been quite sick. Miss Belle Bullis returned last week from Larimore, No. Dak., Where she has been visiting her sister and father, Nellie and James Bullis. Misses Ethel and Edna Iliff returned to Onarga, 111., Monday where they are attending school, after a week’s vacation with their parents, south of Rensselaer. W. F. Michapl left Wednesday for a visit of .several days with his sister, Mrs. Ida Sloan, in Missouri City, Mo., and also land prospecting in Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.

MILROY. “*i * Schools have opened again. Earl Foulks visited home folks over Sunday. Luther and Belle Tow attended Sunday School here Sunday. Walter Whitlow visited his brother and family in Gary this week. Perfect Spencer spent Monday night with his uncle, George Foulks. Born, Dec. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson, twins, a boy and a girl. Mrs. Thos. Spencer made a visit at a Monon dentist’s office Tuesday. Luther Tow and sister, Miss Belle, came Saturday for a visit with relatives. Geo. Foulks and family and Walter Whitlow took dinner Sunday with Thos. Spencer’s. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie spent Sunday with the former’s brother, D. Z. Clark and family. Branson and Clell Clark went to Gardner, Kan., a few days ago to visit their brothers, Alva and John and families. Mrs. Abersol and brother, Wm. Demoss, were called to Pontiac, 111., Thursday by the death of their sister at that place. The series of meetings to be held here this week were postponed on account ‘of the evangelist, Rev. J. W. Clark, of Frankfort, being sick with the grip. It is probable the meetings will begin On Jan. 15. Announcement will be made later. Last Friday being James .Boone’s birthday anniversary, a surprise was planned for him by G.L. Parks. The following persons were present: Mrs. Allen May and Miss Belle, Ed, Frank and Fred May, Howard Stewart, George Foulks and family, W. P. Gaffield and wife, Wm. Halstead, Wayne Kerr, Chas. Alson, and Miss Lillian Rader. The evening was spent in listening to the graphophone and violin music and eating oysters, cake, etc. At a late hour the guests departed wishing James many more such birthday anniversaries, and pronouncing Mr. and Mrs. Parks royal entertainers.

There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years it was supposed to be incurable. For a great, many years doctors pronounc&d it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh, to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure? manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.

DEMOTTE. u I* - * Ice hauling is the work of the day. .. Luther Frame and wife were county seat goers Saturday. Henry Frame spent Christmas at Kankakee. A. M. Hart’s little son Millard is on the sick list. Bert Demoss held a shooting match here Saturday. Mrs. C. O. Spencer returned home from Chicago last week. Q We are glad to hear that Otto was over to Kniman last week, Fred Watson attended the dance at Wheatfield Saturday evening. W. H. Tyler, bought a fine cow from J. Summers a few days ago. Jesse Summers and two sons drove over to his father’s New Year’s day. Fred Watson has traded his team to Will Wells for some town property. ' " . Arthur Frame returned to Chicago Friday after a few days visit with his parents. The greed for gold is verjf tense, But little did we think It would be our experience

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

EAST JORDAN.

To see the mighty capitalists, who held full sway, Try to deprive the sturdy ice-houl-er of a legitimate pay. But the strike is ended, we are pleased to relate, Alt ho’ the firm strikers would not arbitrate; They will be heard in the frosty air at the break of day, Rattling and rumbling, along the way, All buttoned up, Warm, with rosy cheeks, And our summer ice will be stored away before many, weeks.

We’e having real winter now. Mrs. M. E. Bice was a hub goer Wednesday. Dennis Marque was a Remington goer Tuesday. Quite a number are almost on the sick list this week. . School opened up again Monday after a week’s vacation. Ralph Sayers spent Saturday night with Leonard Bice. Mrs. David Shumaker called on Mrs. Schaffer Friday afternoon. The dance at Frank Britzinger’s was well attended Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bice spent Monday with D. V. Blake and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marque and children spent New' Year’s with relatives near Seafield. Mrs. Wilcox, and Mrs. Bice and daughter Mary called on Mrs. Schaffer Friday afternoon. Vern Bice returned home Sunday after a week’s visit with the Sayers brothers, near Morocco. Austin Ferguson returned home to Marion Monday after a week’s visit with Harry and Cecil Shumaker. Milton Wilcox was very much surprised a few evenings ago by a number of friends gathered at his home to remind him of his birthday anniversary.

SOUTH NEWTON. School re-opened Monday after a week’s holiday. Marshall Pruett spent Thursday with his brother Clarence and wife., Mrs. Philip Paulus spent Wednesday with Mrs. Mary Powell and family. Clarence Pruett transacted business at the Ade farm near Brook Wednesday. y Otto Bengston of Mt. Ayr visited with his daughter, Mrs Earl Leek, Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Wm. Yeoman and son Alva were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weiss Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett visited with the latter’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Sommers, of Goodland Saturday. Tuesday Alva Yeoman and mother and Mrs. Mary Powell and Mrs. Alice Potts spent the day with Arthur Powell and family. Fred Waling, Arthur and Ernest Mayhew, the fancy poultry raisers, are spending this week at the poultry show in Rensselaer, Mrs. Charles Waling returned to her home in Brook Thursday, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew and children. Fred Waling spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts of near Brook. Mrs. Waling spent the day with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Powell. Mrs. Wm. Yeoman and son Alva of near Columbia City,.- Whitley Co-, came Saur day for an extended visit with the former’s mother, Mrs. Mary Powell. Little Lloyd Powell and Glen Mayhew and Alva Weiss have been on the sick-list. The former had a slight touch of’pneumonia, but is better at this writing.

SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. Here we are at the beginning of a new year. n Wm. Schultz hauled porn to Parr Wednesday. < Fred Krueger was out selling beef Wednesday. Julius Schultz was a Rensselaer shopper Friday.

Leo Schultz was a Parr goer Thursday afternoon. Paul Shcultz took in the sights at Rensselaer Frday. X R. Schultz called on his parents Sunday afternoon. Miss Lena Schultz was in Rensselaer shopping Saturday. Lorene Schultz called on her cousin Lena Schultz Thursday. August Krueger called on Chris Schultz Tuesday" afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger called on Adolfe Schultz Thursday. Amiel Schultz called on his; uncle, Chris Schultz, New Year’s day. Fred and Amzie Schultz and John Price hauled corn to Parr last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Comer were in Rensselaer on business Saturday. Paul Schultz attended the meeting of the Parr Creamery Co., Monday. A. R. Schultz helped, James LongStreth move his tools, to Virgie Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schultz and family took dinner with the Jjrmer’s mother New Year’s day. Mrs. A. R. Schultz and two sons Amzie and Floyd, visited the former’s parents near Demotte Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz and daughter Maria and Mrs. Michael Schultz and son Julius helped Adolf Schultz butcher Thursday. Mrs. A. R. Schultz has quite an assortment- of ducks and geese, among them being white Pekin ducks, two wild ducks, two domestic gray geese, two wild geese and one white China goose.

LEE. | Walter .Gilmore made a business trip to Rensselaer Monday. Chtuae Overton is sick With tonsilitis this week and is out of school. Sunday Hoy' and Frank Overton and families took dinner at John Mellenders. Mr. Bond, on the Horton & Mosley ranch near here, shipped cattle and hogs from here Tuesday. Ward Lewis, who spent the holiday week wkb his parents in Remington, returned here Monday. Elmer Gilmore and family and Orville Holeman and Myrtle Lewis went from church Sunday to J. H. Culp’s. The three weeks series of revival meetings RPv. Kuonen held at this place, closed Sunday with twelve accessions to the church. There was to be an election of officers last S, unday night for the League, but on account of the bad weather, it was postponed for two weeks. Rev. Olin Stewart and family came last Th|||sday to visit his parents. He preached a very helpful sermon at the chureh Thursday evening, and Grat Hoover preached for .us Wednesday evening of last week.

1 ■ NEW CENTER. I - - ■ . I i G. E. May was a Rensselaer caller Saturday. Elmer Clark and family spent Sunday with Ludd Clark and family. John Sommers, Sr. has three children down sick w ith pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. John Sommers, Sr., were Rensselaer guests last Saturday. __ _ .. - : A Misses Jessie and Belle Southard spent last Friday afternoon with Miss Mary Miles. _ Luther Towe and sister Belle of Gifford came last Saturday for a few days visit with relatives. Luther Tow and sister Belle and Anna Caster took Sunday dinner with Mr. Dignan and family. Thomas Spencer and George Foulks made a flying trip through this neighborhood last Monday. John Southard and family spent last Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton and family. Dr. Martin of Mt. Ayr and Mr. and Mrs. Harris took Xmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Will Vanatta.

Wiley Latta, Nick Pigndn, Elmer Clark and John Southard butchered beef for G. W. Caster last Friday. Mr, and Mrs. James Hamilton spent last Saturday night with the latter’s brothers near Remington. Mr. Clair and Ernest Miles spent Sunday and Sunday night with their uncle, Webb Jackson; north of Rensselaer. Mrs. Emma Dignan, Mrs. Dot Clark and Mrs. John Southard assisted Mrs. Phebe Caster knot comforts last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver, Mias Elsie Beaver and Mr. Hoy of near Remington spmjt last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Sterrett, after spending a few days with the latter’s parents, returned to their home at Wheatfield last Saturday. Tom Miles left Monday for Las Animas, Colo., after spending the holidays with relatives and friends here. Tom says there is no place like Colorado. 1 Thomas Miles and Miss Ara Griswell attended the class party

at Mr. Downing’s, south of Wolcott, last Thursday night. The occasion was in honor of the class of 1908. • The meetings at Milroy, as were advertised in these items last week, were postponed on account of the sickness of Mr. Clark, who thinks he will be able to be • with us by the 15th of this month. Further notice will be given later.

FAIR OAKS. | Our schools opened again Monday. Al Helsel went to Rensselaer Monday on. business. The advisory board met at Trustee, Kight’s office Tuesday. The gravel road engine is laid up a few days for repairs. J. J. Hunt of Rensselaer was in cur town Monday on business. Born, Sunday, Xmas day, a boy to-Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Cliffton, Rev. Dunkleburger preached in the Christian church Saturday nght. Jack Umfrees, who has been visiting a sick brother in Ohio, returned Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Zellers was visited Sunday by her two cousins, the Wiseman girls. Mrs. Stowers Fawley’s children of near Nubbin Ridge, came over and made her a visit Sunday. Uncle Joe Gains, who is staying with his daughter, Mrs. Al Helsel, is on the sick list too, this week. John Zellers, the sawmill man, is going down toward Morocco this week to look after a job of sawing. Mr. Meeks, the engineer on the gravel engine, quit the job Saturday and will make this week back to Winamac. Owing to the severe cold weather Tuesday and Wednesday, the gravel road contractor suspended work until March, They have a little over two miles yet to build. Mrs. Ike Kight returned home Thursday after an extensve visit with her son John and family of Indianapolis, and daughter, Mrs. Mike Shein, of Lafayette. Al Moore went to Lafayette Saturday to take charge of a section on the Monon, and a Mr. Carpenter of the above named place was sent here to take Moore’s place. Holidays have passed and the year 1910 is of the past/The new year started out with a rainy day, but during the night the mercury dropped and Monday was a very cold, windy day. Mrs. A. M. Bringle had a very severe atttack of the grip Sunday evening. Dr. Rice w r as called and gave her medical treatment. There are a great many cases of the grip in our neck of he woods nowadays. Dr. Merry of Mt. Ayr arrived here Monday on the 10:48 a. m. train from Chicago. The train arrived too late to make connections with the coal road, so he got Mr. Albin, the liveryman, to take him home. Mrs. Maggie Keller, who had intended to go back to Rochester, where she is cooking on a dredge boat Monday, owing to the sickness of her sister, Mrs. Joe Brown, changed her mind, and will go later on. The Kankakee river near Thayer got another victim to its credit last Saturday night. Three men, one from Chicago and two from Thayer or Watervalley, were coon hunting and while walking along on the Ice on the river by the light of a lantern, two or them walked into an tir hole and one was drowned.