Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1911 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

EAST JORDAN.

Ray Schafer is on the sick list. Mrs. M. E. Bice called on Mrs. Wilcox Friday afternoon. Miss Edith Wenrick is visiting her grandparents and brother Chas, near Urbana. Alfred Peters and family have as their guest for a few weeks, Bert Peters of lowa. .lack Wells and Conrad Shafer spent Thursday night with Henry and John Tobin. Mrs. David Shumaker and son Cecil and daughter Hazel were hub goers Monday afternoon. Miss Hazel Shumaker spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Jack Wells and Mrs. Conrad Shafer. Miss Mary Bice, who spent several days near Morocco visiting friends, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells and daughters Ruby and Dorothy spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Iliff. > George Wenrick was seen driving home |from somewhere about 9:30 Monday morning. We all wonder where he was. I The preaching services at Lawndale were well attended considering the weather. Services will be held the first Sunday in March. All are welcome to attend these services. Quite a number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Iliff gathered at their home Thursday with well filled baskets. A very enjoyable day was participated in by all present. Mr. Iliff and family will leave soon for Kansas where they will make their future home. t Mrs. David Shumaker was pleas•antly reminded of her 38th birthday TShinversaf jWbW a number of her friends, who gathered at the noon hour with well filled baskets. A bountiful dinner was served to which all did ample justice. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. David Shumaker, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Bice, Mr. and Mrs. William Iliff, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Shafer, Noah Wenrick, Misses Eleanor Iliff, Hazel and Helen Shumaker, Leona and Opal Shafer, Dorothy and Vera Shumaker, Bessie Peters and Crystal Shumaker, Hugh Iliff, Henry and John Tobin, Harry and Cecil Shumaker, Herschell Bice, Ray and Ralph Shafer, Ernest Shumaker and Lyman Peters. All report a fine time and wish Mrs. Shumaker many more such happy anniversaries.

NEW CENTER.

I. I I— “ ■ - * Ed May was in this vicinity Monday. . .... Anna Caster spent' Tuesday night with Goldie Beaver. ■—'Ernest Miles attended church at Wolcott Sunday evening. George Carter and family did .. - i .

BY OUR REGULAR CORPS OF NEWS-GATHERERS.

shopping in Rensselaer Friday. Wiley Latta transacted business in Wolcott Saturday afternoon. Chas. Gallagher spent Saturday with his sister, Mrs. Wiley Latta. Ernest Miles spent Thursday evening at the home of John Southaro. Belle and Jessie Soutnard spent Saturday evening with Mary Miles, Mr. Sanders purchased a milk cow at the sale of Jack Boone’s Tuesday. George Beaver and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. George Caster spent the day Tuesday with John Southard and family. Charles Beaver and family spent Saturday evening at the home of George faster. The sick of this neighborhood are Chas. Beaver’s, Wiley Latta’s and Isaac Hamilton’s. John Southard and family spent Sunfiay afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Grouns. Mabel Clark and Ruby Coffman spent Wednesday night with their teacher, Belle Southard. Branson and Elmer Clark and families took dinner Sunday with Nick Dignan and family. Grant Pollock and family of near Wolcott spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Miles. Mr. arid Mrs. James Hamilton spent the latter part of last week with the latter’s brothers near Remington. Chas. Saidla of McCoysburg, who is acting as agent for fertilizer, canvassed this part of the country Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bek ver went to Rensselaer Tuesday for the purpose of having the latter’s finger lanced, she having a bone fellon. Mrs. William Vannatta, Miss Flo Gallagher and Jessie Southard assisted Mrs. Wiley Latta with her work Friday. Their daughter Dorothy, Whose sickness was mentioned in these items last week, is reported much improved and her doctor says she will be able to be up the latter part of the week. On the Sth day of November last Milroy tp. held an election and one of our prominent republicans was telling the voters that he had had a personal conversation with the Hon. Crumpacker, the G. O. P. great on promises, that Mr. C. said Jie would insure us a mail route through Milroy just as quick as he returned to office. The p. r. was using this hot air for a campaign clpb and therefore deceived the voters with his talk, as -we have got no route and it was just simply republican buncomb.

FOUR CORNERS.

Mr. and Mrs. Davis visited the former’s mother Sunday. Grover Smith pf Wheatfield is under the care of Dr. Fyfe. Frank Neier’s little girl is quite sick with tonsilitis and grip. J. H. Tilton is able to sit up a part of the time, we are told. J. T. Biggs has his sale billed for the 21st, after which he will move to Wheatfield. F. W. Fisher and Elwood Gulbranson delivered hogs to shippers at San Pierre Monday. Thos. F. Maloney sold his stock cattle ground hog day and delivered them to shippers Thursday at San Pierre. Mrs. Joe Hammond of Rensselaer is visiting her people at Wheatfield, and attended the M. W. A. banquet Monday night. Elwood Davis, wife and mother visited Grandma Davis Sunday. Mrs. Davis is ailing and is quite feeble again this winter. D. S. Clark, trustee of Wheatfield tp., will sell his chattels on the 28th day of this month, resign his office and prospect in the northwest. Almost a scrap in town Saturday. They called each other liars and made a few ugly faces and let it go at that. The deputy prosecutor was close by. Glen, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wesner, is sick at this time. Dr. Fyfe was called Tuesday, and Wednesday the child was reported some better. James Clark, who will sell his personal property the 18th of this month, will locate in Florida. He has purchased a farm near where Mrs. Clark’s father, P. E. Davis, ri6w lives. Mrs. J. A. Hixson, who received injuries from a fall about ten days ago, is not improving as fast as her friends wish. Her daughter, Mrs. F. Cones of Fowler, is with her at this time.

The tramp who was injured last Saturday at San Pierre by getting caught between two cars, crushing his foot, breaking his shoulder and injuring him in other ways, says the fall was caused by the brakeman on the 'Monon kicking his hands lose when he was getting on the train. He was taken to the hospital Monday. The banquet prepared by the mothers, sisters and sw’eethearts of members of the M. W. A. of Wheatfield Camp, was all that could be expected and desired, except the invitations to neighbors of other camps did not bring the desired ( number of visitors, as few put in , an appearance and thereby missed a < treat. Ninety-eight plates were laid, ; and so far as we have heard no J one has spoken other than in the < highest praise of the social as well ’ as the abundant supply of eatbles . with which the tables were loaded. • Word was received here Tuesday ' that Mrs. Gulbransen, who was , taken to Chicago one week ago - Monday to be operated- A on, was ; dead. It was discovered after com- < mencing the operation that the ob- < struction to the gall duct was cans- ’ ed by a tumorous cancer. Knowing then that there was no relief and < that but a few days more was left, ; her children, Mrs. Chas. Wesner, , Elwood, Edna and Harry Gnlbran- • son started Tuesday morning for ; Chicago to see her once more alive, , if possible. A ‘.short time after ■ their departure word was received ■ here that their mother was dea l. . A daughter, Mrs. Schrader, who resides in North Dakota, was tele- " graphed for. The funeral was on . Friday at 1 p. m., at Wheatfield.

FAIR OAKS.

1 I Rev. McClure preached in the M. E. church Saturday eve. Uncle yVilliam Cooper of Kniman was in our town bet ween trains - Tuesday. Alex Sellers of the Gaff ranch visited friends in Fair Oaks Tuesday evening. 1 Grandpa Spry and Mr. and Mrs. Kight are, having a turn with the grip this week. Oliver Brouhard has bought a team of George Cover and will try his hand at farming next season. Rev. Duncleburger preached an excellent sermon to a good sized audience Friday eve in the Christian church. ’ James Clifton came home the first of the week after a few days visit .with his daughter, Mrs. DeKoker, of Demotte. i Mrs. Chas. Lacross made her regular trip to Momence Monday to see a specialist, who is giving her medical treatment. Ernest Zea of Rensselaer came up i Saturday eve and attended church at Will Warren’s, Saturday eve, i Sunday and Sunday eve. We have been informed that James Gillispie of Roselawn and Hank Granger of Thayer, each have applied for license to sell booze in their respective towns. The funeral of Joseph Burns took place Saturday at the Christian church at 1:30 p. m., conducted by Rev. Duncleberger of Lowell. Interment was made in Fair Oaks cemetery. ;

LEE.

My, but we had a regular blizzard Sunday eve and night. We got about six inches of snow. Some places it was several feet deep and in others there was scarcely enough to cover the ground. ; Cal Burroughs is building a hlacksmtlh shop On Tom Mallatt’s lot, south of C. A. Gundy’s residence. We will now have two shops. We feel that there is. not enough work for two shops in this place, but opposition is the life of trade.. . .. Monday was Postmaster Thompson’s7oth birthday anniversary and he is feeling good except for a wound on one of his shins which be received while in war. It gives him considerable trouble, but he is always at his work on time in the postoffice. Guy Potter, who has been feeding cattle for Lawler, on the ranch west of here, has taken a lay-off of a week, so a fellow says, to receive and send valentines. But Guy says ’taint so; but that “Buck” borrowed 50 cents of him for that purpose. Guy has some of them “skinned,” for they haven’t a job to lay off from and he has. See?

-Willis Lutz made a business trip here last Tuesday. John Mellender and wife visited Sunday at Fred Stiers’. Glenn Culp was in Monon Saturday having dental work done. The Ladies Aid did all day sewing at Mrs. Snedeker’s Wednesday. Cleo Mellender visited Carrie Cadwalder Sunday and Sunday night. Mrs. Harriet Jacks is sick at the home of her son Alf at this place. Walter Gilmore made a business trip during the past week to the southern part of the state. Wednesday evening a useful shower was given at Mr. Zable’s in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller and Anna Table were married last Saturday evening at the home of the bride’s parents. Elmer Gilmore and family have all been sick with grip and almost lung fever, but all are better at this writing. Mrs. Henry Sparling of Demotte and her daughter, Mrs. Dan Fairchild, of Monon, were guests at Arm Lewis’ Sunday.

CURTIS CREEK. J |

Quite a god deal of moving is going on at present. Miss Loe Pancoast returned home Wednesday from Purdue. Miss Lila Stillabar has returned to her work in Rensselaer. Mliss Florence Lowe has begun boarding at Robt, Yeoman’s. Mliss Nell Parker visited Curtis Creek school Monday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Rush and family spent Sunday in Rensselaer.

Mr. and Mrs, Fancis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. Weurthner. Miss Maggie Yeager, teacher of No. 6, spent Thursday night with Victoria Marsh. Miss Tiberesa Trulley spent Sunday and Sunday night with Miss Emma Meldhaus. Walter Smith and Miss Sarah Holmes spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. Tudor, north of Rensselaer, Roy Mayhew spent Friday night with hiS iirother Bert of Brook, and left from there for his home in Missouri.

The farewell party at George Heuson’s Saturday night Was well attended and all present report a good time.

WEST CARPENTER.

. “I “I Mr. Kelley and family will move on a farm near Monon soon. J. Vance of North Vernon Is visiting his grand-daughter and family, Mrs. Joseph Ulnff Abe Stichnoth went to Monticello to look after the interests of his farm it that place. Mr, and Mrs. Henry Putt visited a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley and family. Mrs. Carrie Freeze and children of Chicago are visiting her parents, M. and Mrs. John Weise, at Goodland. Will Holstein of Montana and Charles Holstein of Illinois visited last week with their sister and family Mrs. Will Cooper. Victor Babcock took breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Jay about four o’clock Friday morning. Well, Victor always was an early bird. Mrs. Helen Galbraith is at St. Luke’s hospital, Chicago. She underwent an operation Thursday and is as well as can be expected, except very weak. The matrimonial bans of Estella Cain of Goodland and Louis Matthew- of Beaverville, 111., were proclaimed in S. S. Peter and Paul’s church at Goodland Sunday for the first time. Miss Ora Sage, who has been a student at Brook high school, started at Goodland last week. She is a junior, a good scholar and is welcome there. Her parents’ will movd to Goodland soon.

John Ulm, Sr?, of Remington was stricken with a facial paralysis about tw-o weeks ago and is confined to his home most of-the time, it being on one side of his face. He looks very bad. Dr. Besser says it will take some time to overcome the trouble. MisS Lillian Scott of Monon came to Goodland Thursday to. visit Mrs. B. P. Davidson and other relatives, but received a letter from the Co. Supt. to come return and fill a vacancy in one of the schools in or hear Brookston as teacher. Miss Scott was in poor health and therefore did not get a school in the fall. She left Goodland Saturday. S. L. Speck and family are preparing to move on their farm near Akron in Kosciusko county, Ind. Mp. Speck will start with his goods Friday. Mrs. Speck and children will not go till Monday. They arc highly respected and we are sorry to have them leave us. Miss Nellie Speck will remain at Goodland until the close of school. She is a senior and wishes to graduate this year. Mr, Speck’s sale Feb. 2 brought a very large crowd and everything sold well. He will hold a sale at his former home as soon as he gets settled. Last Thursday eve, Miss Jessie Kuboski was quite suddenly reminded of her eighteenth birthday anniversary,; when about forty-five of her young friends gathered at her home. As soon as she was given to understand what it meant, the boys of the crowd proceeded to remove the stoves and other furniture from two rooms. While they were thus engaged, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Michaels appeared on the scene and the young folks were soon engaged in keeping 'time —to their music. At a late hour a very dainty and delightful luncheon was served and the guests departed, wishing Jessie many more happy birthday aniversaries. .

NORTHSIDE GLEANINGS.

1 Mrs. Rachel Price still continues to be Mrs. Morgenegg does not improve very fast in health. A. Eib and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Dalton Ropp and family ' visited with Arthur Ropp Sunday. W. N. Henkle and wife helped" Win. Florence butcher Tuesday. Eli Arnold and wife were Rensselaer goers Wednesday afternoon. Ed Barkley and family visited Sunday with F. Schroer and family. Clyde and Myrtle Davisson help--ed Ed Barkley’s butcher Wednesday.

■Bowman Switzer’s have been on the sick list this week with bad colds. Nellie Schroer spent Friday afternoon of last week at the Blackford school. . Several farmers ‘are still hauling corn as the roads are now very good tor such work. Wm. Markin and daughter May called on Mrs. Irwin Lewis Wednesday afternoon. Ross Ropp, wife and little son spent Sunday with Elmer Sullenberger and family. Nellie Schroer spent Wednesday with Mrs. Wesley Henkle. They spent the day sewing. Gusta McCleary, who has been staying with the family of Henry Pierson for some time, has returned home. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the farewell dinner at Chas. Pullins’ last week. Mr. Pullins’ will be very much missed by the people of our neighborhood when they move to town, but we are glad they do not move so far away that they may still be among us often.

SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT.

Paul Schultz took in Rensselaer Tuesday. V. M. Peer was seen in our settlement Monday. A. R. Schultz was a Parr goer Wednesday forenoon. Mrs. Dennis Healey was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Will Hardberg visited Amiel Schultz Sunday afternoon. Miss Lena Schultz visited her cousin, Emma Schultz, Friday. Dr. Merrill was called out to see Michael and Chris Schultz Tuesday. Herman Schultz made a flying trip to Hammond on business FriMiss Hulda Makus is spending a few days with her parents and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Adolfe Schultz called on Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Adolfe Schultz called on Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz Friday. Wm. Schultz and Mrs. Rosenbaum took dinner with A. R. Schultz Monday. August Krueger and son called on his son Fred Wednesday and Thursday. Adolfe Schultz has rented his father’s farm and will farm same the coming season. Wm. and Louis Schultz chopped wood for Michael Schultz Wednesday and Thursday. Amiel and Rinehold Schultz took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz Saturday. Julius Schultz moved his household Friday into the house vacated by William Schultz. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wolfe and daughter, Miss Margaret, called on Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Schultz Sunday. Paul, Adolfe and August Schultz helped Herman Schultz haul lumber for his new barn from Parr Wednesday. Rinehold, Firman, Amzie and Floyd Schultz and Harry Hermanson called on Louis Schultz and brothers Sunday. Miiss Hulda Herre and gentleman friend attended the belling and house-warming at Fred Krueger’s Saturday night. The young people of our settlement “belled” Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Krueger and gave their house a good warming. All reported a fine time. Mrs. August Rosenbaum came Friday to spend a few days with relatives, returning to Hammond Monday. She reports Mr. Rosenbaum as gradually becoming more helpless. Wrestling seems to strike the boys in our settlement as “just the thing, ’’ therefore if you see any of I the boys of our settlement with 1 black eyes or broken noses, you will i know the cause. I Those who called on Michael ■ Schultz and wife Sunday were Mrs.

Amiel Herre and three sons and daughter Hulda, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Schultz and little sod, Amiel Schultz, Mrs. A. R. Schultz and mother, Mrs. Daniel Wolfe, Misses Lorene and Olga Schultz and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger.

PARR.

Lena Schultz spent Thursday with Olga Schreeg. - Gee! I’ll bet Otto is glad he lives near the school house. Virgil Gunyon is able to be about once more after his short sickness. Miss Goldie Gunyon has been on the sick list for a few days, but is some better at this writing. Miss Ocie Wood arrived home Thursday from Rensselaer where she attended the home talent play, and reports it a grand success. • -- Miss Blanche Babcock, who is attending DePauw University at Greencastle, came home Thursday for a short visit .with her parents. The young people of this place are planning to give a home talent play. The date has not been set yet. Several of - them attended the play at Rensselaer Wednesday night.

NORTH UNION.

J. W. Faylor was in Parr Monday. -Chris Schultz is quite poorly this week. Amiel Schultz called on his uncle Chris Wednesday. Will Weston went to Rensselaer Saturday on business. Adolfe Schultz called on his uncle Chris Monday evening. J. W. Faylor went to Rensselaer Wednesday on business. Mrs. Rosenbaum of Hammond spent Sunday with Michael Schultz. Estie Keener was seen in these parts on business the first of the week. Grace Peyton spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. Meader and family. Olga Schultz spent Saturday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Fred Krueger. A. Millspaugh called on I. F. Meader and W. C. Faylor Sunday afternoon. We had another bad day Sunday and the snow is piled around in great shape. J. W. Faylor and young folks attended church Saturday night at Brushwbod. Firman, Amzie and Floyd Schultz spent Sunday afternoon with their grandpa Schultz. Will Schultz and wife called on their daughter, Mrs. Fred Krueger, Sunday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. D. Wolfe of north of Virgie visited their daughter, Mrs. A. R. Schultz, Sunday. Mrs. Michael Schultz was able to sit up Tuesday for the first time since she has been sick. Mrs. A. R. Schultz and mother, Mrs. pan Wolfe, called on Michael Schultz Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Will Faylor and Mrs. James Garriott and Madaline attended church at Brushwood Sunday. Mrs. Rosenbaum spent Sunday night with Adolfe Schultz and family, returning home Monday morning. Rinehart Eills went to Parr Tuesday atfernoon. He helped Ulysses Schultz move some of his corn to the place Where he will farm next year. A. R., Paul, Amiel, Adolfe and Will Schultz, Paul Makus and Fred Krueger cut and hauled wood for Michael Schultz Wednesday, getting ready to buzz. Fred Krueger and wife spent the afternoon Sunday with the latter’s grandparents, Michael Schultz and wife, also Arthur Schultz spent part of the day. Amiel Herre and family spent the day with M. Schultz.