Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1911 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

RY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

REMINGTON. M, A. Gray was a Lafayette visitor last Tuesday. David Lamie visited his father in Kankakee last week. Come out to the Remington Poultry Show this week. Charles, Bartee and family visited in Lafayette and Frankfort last week. Uncle Joe Osborne has gone to Fowler to spend the winter with Dan Osborne. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell are visiting relatives .in Greencastle and Indianapolis. A daughter weighing 11% pounds was born to Joe Saunders and wife last Tuesday. Clarence and John Shellman are visiting their ’Sister, Mrs. Cora Smith,- at Wanatah. Trustee May was at Rensselaer Monday to attend the county board of education meeting. Mack Ells will move to Hitchcock, So. Dak., next spring, where he has rented Geo. Jones’ farm.

S. T. Wilson of Emporia. Kan., is’ 1 visiting here'with his brother, John R. Wilson, at this writing. A case of scarlet fever is reported in the family of E. T. Heath, and a quarantine has been established. Mrs. Fred Berger was in Chicago last week to meet her husband who was returning from a business trip to Texas. Recent births: Jan. 2, to David Foster and wife, now of Granite City, 111., a daughter; Jan. o, to Clyde Davis and. wife, a son., Mrs. Josephine Emery and grandson, James Kenyon, have gone to Compton, Calif., to spend the remainder of the winter. Mrs. O, P. Taber visited her sister, Mrs. Homer* Hardy, at Huntington last week, accompanying the latter home from her visit here. Rev. and Mrs. Lookabill were called to Watseka Thursday by the sudden death from heart disease of the latter’s father, Mr. orabaugh. Rev, H. R. Lookabill has resigned as pastor of the Christian church here and will go to Milford, 111., to accept the pastorate of a larger church. ■> • ■ The Remington Farmers' Institute will be held this year on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 30-31. Oliver Kline Of Huntington will be the principal speaker. The K. of P’s. have installed the following officers for the ensuing term: W. R. Geier, C. (’.; A. C. Hartman, V. C.; J. W Hamilton. Prel.; W. E. Peck, M. of W.; Dale Bowman, M. of A.; C. H. Peck, M. of F.; Frank Peck, M. of E.; C. D. Parks, I. G.; A. V. Lock, O. G. In the annual election of directors of the - State Bank of Remington, held, last Thursday, J. 11. Gilbert, J. H. Biddle, S. G. Hand, Dr. Besser, Elias Julian, W. I. McCullough and Chas. V. May were elected. J. H. Gilbert'and J. H; Biddle were elected president and vice-president, respectively. . ( The D. of R. lodge installed its new officers last Tuesday evening, as follows: Maggie Huggins, X. G.; Mary Crowell, V. G.; Lina Luckey, Cor. Sec.; Ollie Porter, Fin. Sec.; Emma Mischer. Treas.; Rozella Burton, R. S. to N. G.; Letitia Gray. L. S. to X. G.; Dora Cornwell. R. S. to V. G.; Linnie Broadie. L. S. to V. G.; Carries’Detrick, R. A. S.; Libbie Barnett, L. A. S.; E. Ford, Cond.; Kate Harner.. Chap.;' Ida Holser, I. G.; Zepher Crabb, O. G. Fowler Leader: The comfortable home of Charles Lods in Gilboa was burned Tuesday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Lods . were at dinner when the fire was, first noticed. The fire Was in the attic. There was no- way of getting to it.- When a hole had finally been cut in the roof the fire had such a headway that it could not be cheeked. 'Then they turned attention to saving the furniture, but the house was burned so rapidly that very little was saved. The loss was $3,000. with about $1,300 insurance in the Farmers Mutual. The place was known as the Robert Gimmel farm and was one of the history places of the county.

j McCOYSRURG. Lucile, the two year old daughter of-Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bussell, is quite sick. Ethel Parker- of Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday with Roy Bussel and wife. Floyd Porter and Clarence Montz were business visitors at the county “seat Saturday. ■ ~~ Mr. hnd Mrs. Orville Hitchings and little son Gerald were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. R. V. Johns and family visited at the home of his mother, Mrs. Johns, of Milroy Sunday. It is reported that John Cook, son i of Washington Cbok, of this townahip, is sick with lung fever. Will Martin, Jr., of Rensselaer and Miss Grace Daugherty spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Messenger. 1 I

I Willie Montz of Monticello arrived ;home Sunday evening. Roy of Indianapolis is also expected to-day or tomorrow (Tuesday.) | Temple Hamemrton returned to ’ Rensselaer Saturday morning to at- . tend a post-card shower given in honor of his sister Eva, it being ‘ frer birthday anniversary. | Loring Hughes of St. Louis was brought home by his father, Smith , Hughes, last week, in a very poor condition. His wife did “not accompany him, we understand. I All persons interested in the Hanging 7 *drove farmers’ telephone line are requested to meet at the ! Banta school house, Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7:30 p. m.—S. W. XOLAXD, Sec. | Elmer DuCharme of Wolcott visited the latter part of the week with his sister, Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and | family, and brother, Xelson DuCharme. Jr., of Surrey. He returned. • home Sunday via the Monticello i route. ,■■■/ Miss Myrtle Lewis, who has been employed at Reed McCoy’s for the i past two years, quit work Saturday night. It is generally understood that she will begin housekeeping for a young man of near Lee some time I in the near future. i Mrs. Margaret Brannon, wife of i Harvey Brannon of Monticello, who j has been very sick with lung fever .at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Montz, died Sunday afternoon at about 2 p. m. Her husband reached here about an hour before she died. She leaves her husband and a little son about two years of age. The funeral services will be held at the Monon Chapel Wednesday.

MT. AYR. ■ * 0 . (From the Pilot.) . .Mrs. Wm. Johnson is visiting at Bluffton;. E. E. Stucker was a Rensselaer visitor during the week. T James Rimer came up frpm Wabash to visit his. children. Wm. McCord 1 canie down from Chicago during the week. George Hopkins transacted business at Rensselaer Thursday. Harry Wortley has bought the property occupied by Frank Burns. E. E. Stucker has moved into the Witham house, west of Shindelar’s. William Shindelar has been nursing a well developed case of the grip. Mrs. A. J. Hufty spent a section of last week with Bluffton relatives. Miss Mary Johnson visited ac quaintajnces at Goodland during the week. Jesse Vestal of Bluffton was in this section visiting his sisters. Mesdames Stucker and Baldwin. Joseph Schanlaub of North Manchester, was the guest of relatives in this section during the week. L. E. Ponsler and wife spent a section of the holidays with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Walter Ponsler, at Columbia City. Wallace Mclntosh has bben appointed deputy in the Woodmen order an<J, expects to go to Lake Village soon to drum up recruits for that Organization.

FOUR CORNERS. | Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hixson Sundayed with F. W. Fisher and family. Frank is on the sick list also. The public sales in this locality' are not drawing such crowds nor is property selling as high as last year, j Clara and Mabel Hohen of Kankake, 111., attended th musical entertainment at Wheatfield Saturday night. The M. \V. A, Camp of Wheatfield has handled nearly S6OO in adoption fees and assessments the past six months. < The- storm which passed over this section Sunday was the most destructive of the past years., blowing down hay stacks and unroofing buildings. The widow Gillispie, it is reported, will spend the rest of the winter with relatives in Michigan City. • There has been no settlement of the 1 estate as yet. The M. W. A. camp pf Tefft presented the Rev. Downey on last Wednesday night a token of apreciafion for his general good fellowship. It ’ was S2O in cash. Gert Hendrixson, who sold his chattel at public sale last Wedns- ■ day, will move to Wheatfield and i form a partnership with his son iff the barber business. j Mrs. Ed Wesner, Who has been I dangerously sick the past week, is i now improving. She had a severe attack of rheumatism. Dr. of Wheatfield treatd her. Mrs. Gulbranson, who has been ailing for some time, was taken suddenly worse Friday and her physician. Dr. Thompson of Winamac, was called. He pronounced it as a severe case of grip. If nothing else sets in she, it is hoped, will get along all right. > Tefft Camp M. W. A. adopted six new members Wednesday night. After the work a banquet was served consisting of pie, cake, chicken, pickles and coffee. Wheatfield was represented by three auto loads and all returned home praising the hospitality of Tefft camp. We wonder how a certain high school student Would like to see his name in print with some of his cute sayings? We have referenc to the young man who took advantage of the absence of the old people and' forced his presence; on the hired girl, a comparative stranger. If the attending of and a hjgh school education (does not even teach common decency the sooner such students

1 are taken out of school, -the better. I The Kankakee township advisory poard met the first of the week at the -home of Trustee Shirer, but not a full board present. The Stali- | baum-Peregrine sewer bill which 1 has been hanging fire for the past two years, on account of its illegality, was again in the foreground, but. it cap be said with credit to the, trustee and members of the board that it was again turned down, or at least was not acted u[>on. Those | who are directly interested in this biH would do well to take these sewers up, and we believe as soon jas the township is in need of them that the advisory board would consent to their purchase. No one I ought to know better than ex-trustee iStalbaum and Mr. Peregrine that i when this purchase was made the (transaction was illegal from start to finish, but (tad it not been for I Wm. Fitzgerald the/ claim would I have been allowed. John Finn has now taken the place of Mr, Fitzgerj aid a- memberof the board, and we I believe that he will also ]|ove to , be the watch-words of the township treasury. , .

BEAVER LAKE. mJ * • (Too late for Saturday’s Issue. Ben Geesa lost a valuable cow Tuesday. Earl Kennedy has lost one of his best horses this week. Fred Lequire had quite a severe attack of grip this week. Samuel Butts and family spent Friday at Carl Wooten's. Albert Wilson’s have company from Goodland this week, James Pritchett called on friends in this vicinity Wednesday. - G, H. Hillis, our trustee, made a business trip to Kentland Monday. Edna and Myrtle Sullivan were guests of their aunt 'Sunday evening. Mr. and Airs. Tunis Wild rick called oh Samuel Butts Sunday evening. James Wildrick and wife are spending a few days with home lolks. • , Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kennedy and little daughter spent Sunday night at Morocco. ... ■ Mrs. Peter Clark visited Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. John WiUirick. .- » Mr. and Mrs. Emli Herre were the guests of James Sammons and wife Sunday. Mrs. Henry Plotz and baby are visiting her mother, Mrs. Amelia Giilddoph, this week. John Miller had the misfortune to get his arm broke while hulling cloved at Dennis Yoder’s Tuesday.

f MEDARYVILLE. | FrOm the Advertiser. Married, Emery Elliott and Martha J. Oglesby. He is a Jasper county farmer, and she is the. widow of the late Sheriff Oglesby. They were married on Wednesday ot last Week by ReV. P. Birrell. Mesdames Sadie Domke and Eva Hunt left Thursday' morning for a three months sojourn in California. Their main place of stoppage Will be Santa Monica, where Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boston reside. Lonnie Swisher, the invalid 'son of Jerry Swisher, died Wednesday evening at his home west of town. The funeral . services were held yesterday morning at 11:00 o’clock at the Independence church. Elder J. E. Knotts officiating. Interment followed in the Independence cemetery. John Lanam, who for the past year has been sojourning in Nebraska and Montana, returned home, Tuesday? He was accompanied on his return by his uncle, Wm. Peterson and" daughter, Miss Bessie, of York, Mont., all of whom are at ! present the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Lanam and family. Grandma Thorson, who is making her home with her daughter, Mrs, Hershel Young, met with a sad accident last Monday. She slipped and fell, breaking a bone in her right arm and dislocating the wrist. Dr. H. G. Jones,, who reduced the fracture,, dared not administer anaesthet-ics-on account of the age and feeble i condition of the old lady who is past |B2 years old. The shock and pain , was very severe. She is doing, as well ! as could be expected. Democrat-Journal—Through the efforts of the treasj. pry of Pulaski county will be about • $1,500 richer in a short time. His i Honor discovered that Mrs. Caroline I Shultz, an insane inmate at the county infirmary, had been receiving a large pension for a number of years past, and had in this way accumulated quite a large sum of money. As the woman has been an inmate of the infirmary since 1898, Judge Vurpillat decided that the county was I entitled to some pay for her keeping. and he accordingly ordered W. S. Huddleston, Jr., present guardian of Mrs. Shultz, to pay the county the . sum of $1,547. The sum represents i the price of $3.50 per Week for 442 ' weeks, the court having decided that $3.50 per was about the right price for the accommodations given one at the county farm, and the county .treasurer will receive the amount in a short time. Besides her pension the woman had also drawn a sum of money as pensions for her children while the latter were under 16 years of age. The money has been in charge of her former guardian, Geo. Gray, but hereafter her affairs will be looked after by her new guardian, W. S. Huddleston, Jr. I

j GOODLAND ' From the Herald. Mrs. Jno. L. Cook is sick this week. Miss Stella Cain visited this week with friends at Beaverville,. 111. Mrs. Henry Nichols of Chicago' visited this week at the Nichols house. The Misses Vietta and Edith Rowland returned to their school at Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. Guy Maxwell and little daughter visited with relatives at Remington Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Banes went to Chicago Wednesday for a visit with J. W. Cones and family. Geo. O. Bales was in Rensselaer Monday, and Tuesday helping invoice at the lumber yard at that place. Mrs. Robt. Gimmell left Wednesday for Joliet, and Plainfield, 111. She will -visit her mother, Mrs. Thompson, at Plainfield.. Mrs. Charles Rowe and daughter Thelma of Downer’s Grove, Hl., were New Year’s guests of the P. A. Rowland family, east of town. Peter Turner of Milford, 111., and Mrs. Andrew Hall of Remington; visited a few days last week with. John Hall and family north of town. . Frank Conway has been employed by Louis Krueger and began his duties Monday. A. C. Tedford, w r ho has been connected with the store for over fifteen years, having resigned. R. A. Armstrong of Roachdale arrived in Goodland Thursday evening.. He was accompanied by two gentlemen from Indianapolis who are contemplating purchasing his business room first door south of A. D. Babcock & Co. and who are expecting to start a garage here. Fred Burns received the Master Mason Degree in the Masonic Lodge Wednesday evening. A large number of. the members were in attendance and made the first meeting night of the year a good one. The new officers -were well up With their parts and the candidate was given the degree in excellent form. Several visitors from other lodges were present and held membership in the following lodges: W. E. Rich, Albert Cowgill, A. V. Lock, B. F. Spencer of Remington Lodge No 341; George Porter of Momence, Hl., Lodge No. 481; S. D. Hinman of Maywood, 111., Lodge No. 869, and A. G. Petty of Logansport, Lodge No. 212. After the degree work light refreshments were served. / , • ' Mrs. Emma M. Loughridge was born in . Newark, N. J., June 16, 1843; died at her home in Goodland, Ind., Dec. 28, 1910, aged §7 years, 6 months and 12 days. In 1885 she with her parents moved to northern Illinois. In Miarsailles, ill., she was enited in mariage to Joseph Loughridge, Dec. 15, 1869. In March 1873 ® ‘ i

they moved to Goodland where they have since resided. Th 18T8 she united with the Goodland Baptist .church, of which she' remained a faithful, and consistent member to the time, of her death. She leaves a husband, three sons, George E., . Benj. F,, and Arthur J., and one ■.brother, James R. Riddulph and i one sister, Mrs. Caroline Buck, and many friends to mourn their loss. Funeral services were conducted by pastor, J. Frank Smith, assisted by Rev. J. W. Walker, at the Baptist church Dec. 30.