Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1911 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BT OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

Fred Berger was a : Rensselaer goer Monday. . The local M. W. A. Camp will install its new officers tonight. Mias Ruth Stoudt has a fine new Lester piano, a gift from her mot ehr. Ray and Viola Ross of Gilboa are visiting relatives near Decatur. 11lJames Hoover, now of Greentown. Ind., was here on business last week. jftiss Meta Parks of Sandwich. HL, visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bonner las£ week. Mrs. Ella Parks of Lafayette was the guest of her sori Clarence and wife last week. ■ ■■■ Mrs. J. S. Ranier and daughter Varinda of Brookston visited Mrs. Anna Hascall last Tuesday. E. P. Honan and G. E. Murray of Rensselaer were Remington business visitors last Wednesday. Mrs. Homer Hardy of Huntington came Wednesday to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Garrison. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of near Rensselaer visited the latter’s mother, Mrs. M, A. Timmons, here iasr Wednesday. Ezra Bowman, Geo. Hemphill and Jake Meyers have been granted a patent on the steel door for cars, which they recently invented Abe Halleck has introduced a bill in the state senate to relieve exA. A. Fell of the amount he lost in th,e Pffrker bank failure. Among th -h from Remington attending the auto show in Chicago last week were: Clark Bartee, Charles Wa-son. Dr- and Mrs. Ranier and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Elmore. Mt. and Mrs. Perry Griffith attended the marriage of the latter’s son, Claude Lambert and Miss Jennie Carney of Kentland, at St. Joseph's Catholic church. Kentland, last ’Tuesday. Claude Townsend has bought the O. P. Taber residence property, and Mr. and Mrs. Taber have moved to Wabash to make their home there. They are old and prominent residents of Remington and we ’regret * • lose ' '

GOODLAND

I From the Herald.) '?is= Stella Cain went to Chicago i aursday morning. Mary Louett went to Kouts, Ina., for a visit with her sister, Mrs. John Runyon. Isaac Colborn. of Charlotte. Mich., came last Friday for a short visit with friends. Herman Ploutz went last Saturday to Hoopeston. 111, to visit with relatives and friends. Sherman Poole, of Kankakee, came Wednesday for a few days visit here with his mother. Ray RockWocd, wife and baby came Wednesday from Boswell to attend the burial services of Mrs. John Rockwood. Miss Edna Ward came up from Fqwler last Saturday for a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe- Ward. Mrs. W. E. Mitten returned, home Tuesday from St. Louis, Mo., where she accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wilson and children en route home last week. Fred Barger returned last Saturday afternoon from Chicago where he went to consult a specialist. Mr. Barger has been in failing health since last spring. D/ Kralis Dexter returned to his home in Grant .Park. 111.. Saturday morning after % short visit here with relatives and friends. He is well pleased with his new home in Grant Park Monday A. D. Babcock received a silver medal from the Home Insurance Company of New York as a token of their appreciation of the service he hap rendered them in the past twenty-five years. It had his name stamped in the middle on one side of same and will be a souvenir much value by Mr. BabcoCk. Mrs. Earl Easterly received a telegram Wednesday bearing the sad news of the ’ death of her father. Berry Retherford,. who had died at noon that day. She received a telegram about one o’clock stating that her father was seriously hurt and at two o’elcek a telegram came bearding the sad news of his death. l*r. Retherford’s many friends will be mise. No particulars as to the nagrieved .to learn of his untimely deture of the accident were obtained. By trade he was a carpenter, he also dealt in real estate at odd times. Mrs. Earl Easterly and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Swisher left Thursday morning for Chicago to attend the funeral services. . ,

MT. AYR.

(From , the PiloL) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Grimes, Jan. 28, a boy. First child. ; Charles Baker appears to linger in about the same condition. Mrs. Rimer spent Thursday with

Mrs. Wortley down on the farm. Uncle Nate Keen, of Wheatfield, was visiting at W. Blankenbaker’s during the week. Edward Harris and George Arnold went to Chicago Sunday and took in the auto exhibition Monday! B. B. Miller was down in the central part of the state during the week looking after some brood mares. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Hershberger, of Goshen, Ind., arrived during the week as guests of Mr, and Mrs. D. S. Hochstetler. Mr. Bell and Miss Peck of Peotone, 111., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. Dirst and Mr. and Mrs. O. Peck, during the week Misses Mary and Rose Johnson entertained their friend, Miss Hudson, from near Goodland, during the week. The girls had a rollicking dandy old time. _ Mr. Haskell front Brookston has been the guest of his sisters, Mesdames Dunlap and Miller and brother. Wm. Haskell, for a few days. He has the Dakota fever and purposes a trip to the land of the excommunicated Dakota’s.

MEDARYVILLE.

From the Advertiser. Mrs. M. F. Reagan, mother of Mrs, Lee G. Baughman, has gone to Frankfort, Ky., called there by the death of a brother, Mr. Taylor Collins. - _ • Mrs. Charles . Eggert and sister, Miss Julia Hartwick, returned Tuesday from a several weeks’ visit with their sister, Mrs? C. E. Mack near Wanatah. Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Baughman visited relatives and friends at Ledlow. Paxton and Danville, 111., on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week. '- , ' Geo. Winter returned home Monday evening from Star City, Ind., where he was called Thursday of last week to the bedside of his brother, Michael Winter. The latter passed away Friday morning. The funeral services were held on Sunday, at the Roman Catholic church in Pulaski, Ind. Mrs David W. Bowman, wife of Trustee Bowman of White Post township, died last Tuesday morning at tier home in the south part of the township. She had been ill for several weeks. The funeral took place Thursday afternoon,; with interment in the Koster cemetery. The schools of the township were closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

MILROY.

Mr, and Mrs. W.. I. Bivans went to Wolcott Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship visited Thomas Spencer’s last Wednesday. Mrs. Thos. Spencer visited the Monon dentist Saturday afteAioon. George and Earl Foulks took dinner Sunday with Jean Marchand’s. Mrs. Mary Johnson visited her brother. O. P. Beaver, in Monon this week. Joseph Rees of Piqua. Ohio, visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. Perry Castor of Steger. 111., came to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. D. Z. Clark. Mrs. G. L. Parks and . Mrs. H. Stewart visited the former’s mother, Mrs Ravenscgoft, last Friday. Mrs, E. Underwood and Earl Foulks of Monon spent Saturday night and Sunday with home friends. Wm. Halstead spent Sunday night with G. L. Parks and family; and also visited Frank May and family and Joseph Rees and H. Stewart. Mrs. D. Z. Clark, whose illness so many times has been mentioned, passed peacefully away to rest 1 Jan. 29. Rev. Quonen, D. W. Noland of Roiling Prairie and Rev. F. A. Morrow of Morocco conducted the services at the Lee church. The remains were laid to rest in the Osborn cemetery.

FRANCESVILLE.

(From the Tribune.) Miss Kate Swing went to Remington, Sunday to visit with relatives. John Moliter has returned from Chicago. whete he was employed since last fall in a department store. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bogan, of Goodland, have been guests of- Mr. and Mrs. B. H Thompson. The ladies i are sisters. At a recent meeting held by the directors >of the Francesvile Clay Products ' Company, ’ John C. Engle was chosen manager of the plant! north of town. *

The farms Owned by David Gudeman of this place produced 16,000 bushels of corn this season. His two farms north of town yielded 10,000 bushels, averaging better than 50 bushels per acre. On his farm northeast of Francesville 6,000 bushels were raised which averaged 60 bushels per acre. Mr. Gude mat? came here, from Roanoke,. 111., about a yearOago. The sudden death of Pryor Smith, aged 60, formerly of Gillam, which occurred at the family residence in Warsaw. Friday, was a great shock to his many friends in this community, where he was so well and favorably known and at which place he spent so many useful years. The cause of his death was neuralgia of the heart which came after a brief illness of fifteen minutes and before a physician could be summoned. Mr. Smith had just moved his family into the city from the farm and it was during this time that he probably contracted the cold that brought on his fatal illness. Mr. Smith lived in Gillam for several years and left that community only two years ago when he purchased a farm near Warsaw. His remains were brought to Medaryville, Saturday evening and taken to the home of Charles Odom, southwest of that place. The funeral took place at Independence Sunday morning with interment in the church cemetery. Mr. Smith’s wife and five children survive.

OBITUARY. Clarence Anson Beaver was born January 9. and died Jan. 27, at the age of 19 days. He seemed to be such a bright, stout, hearty baby at birth but soon. began ailing and passed away in spite of all that loving hearts and willing hands could do. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Odair, Sunday afternoon at 2:30. at the family residence near Larimore, N. Dak., and the remains laid to rest in Bellevue cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss a father, mother, two brothers, two sisters and a. host of relatives and friends. Dear little Clarence, thou hgst left us And thy loss we deeply feel; Gone to heaven to be an angel And a crown of glory wear.