Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1911 — Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Correspondence

Mrs. Fern Lough is visiting at Linden. "Frank Foster is home from St. Louis for a visit. ' • Ellis Jones and Ed Sutherland were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Lowell* Townsend came down from Evanston, 11l . Tuesday for a short vacation. Mrs. Vein Balcom visited her sister. Mrs. Matt Worden, in Rensselaer last Week. A daughter was born Feb. 8 to Mr and Mrs. Ed Bellows of southwest of town. ' W. L. Rich is taking treatment at a sanitorium in Hinsdale. Mien. He has been in poor'’health for some time. / - Francesville Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klauss of Remington were guests of friends in this vicinity Monday,' The Methodist ladies will hold their regular monthly tea at Mrs. C. T, Denham s tomorrow evening. Everyone invited. Miss Grace Thompson, who has been at Valparaiso for several months with her brother Matt and family, yetunei home Tuesday. Tho new local option law is not likely to change conditions in Remington, as it/ is thought the township will vote “dry" by a safe majority. The Benton county spelling contest was held Saturday, and fortytwo contestants participated. The contest continued for four hours, and not one of the contestants misspelled the list or one hundred words sent out by the state superintendent. The last contestant went down on the word “inaugural-’’ Jessie Coy. of Hickory Grove, won first prize; Blanche Forsythe, of Parish Grove, second; Harvey Beazell. of Boswell, third, and Agnes Gillespie, of Boswell, who is only ten years old, was selected as alternate to the spelling match to be held at Monticello. Superintendent W. O. Schanlaub. of Newton county, and Superintendent Henry Reid, of White county, pronounced the words.

GOODLAND

(From the Herald) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams evening, twins, a. toy and a girl. ' Mrs. Schuyler Michael# went to her home in Ajomence Monday for la short visit with her parents. Harry Butler of Churubusco came Tuesday for a short visit here with his pannts. Mr. and Mrs. Henrv Butler’ ’ f ” , ‘ Dale Reed was here from Jndii anajiolis Sunday and visited with , his grandparents. Mr, and Mrs, J. E. Carney. The Goodland town basket bail team left this Friday morning for Onarga, where they will play the fast team there. A party composed of Rick Gray, Schuyler Michaels and Reese Montgomery left for Taylorvill,e, Fla., Monday to look over some land. Miss Bessie Getting went to Chii cago Thursday morning where she will enter Fiske’s wholesale millinery establishment and learn the spring styles in millinery. Mrs. Sophia Crain passed away at her home five and one-half miles north of Goodland Wednesday at 6:30 p. m. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church this Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock conducted by the Rev. J. W. Walker. As is the usual custom, the local lodge, Knights of Pythias, No. 141, will celebate the 47th anniversary of the organizing of same, on next Friday evening, at 7:30 o’clock in the lodge rofoms. A fine musical program has been prepared by the entertainment committee and is being looked forward to as a great treat.- v ■ J B. Rutherford, whose death was mentioned in last week’s issue, lost his life by trying to cross the Rock Inland Ry. -tracks. It was at the

noon hour and he was going to a 1 store to get something for dinner. ‘ He had hurried to get out of the road of a fast freight only to step in front of a fast moving passenger train. He lived only 50 minutes. . A pretty home wedding took place in Goodland this week; it was the marriage of Miss Lillian M. Hameton to Mr. Clyde E. Parsops of Indianapolis. Immediately after the ceremony they were driven to Fowler where they took the train for Chicago. After; a ‘short stay there they will go to Indianapolis where Mr. Parsons has his house beautifully fitted up for their home. They will be “at home,” at No. 3467 North Illinois Sl, after March 1. Mrs. John Woods died at her home in Goodland on the 3d after an illness of several years duration, i She was born in Benton county m the year 1866, and at the time of her death was 44 years, 9 months and 29 days old. She was united in marriage to John Woods, Oct. 21, 1887. To this union was born one son, Ivan Rowe. She leaves to mourn her loss, an indulgent and kind husband, a son, mother, two > sisters and one brother, and a large i number of friends. Funeral services I were conducted by the Rev. J. Frank Smith, pastor of the Baptist church, ion Sunday the 5 th. A short service ; was held at the late residence, and i a public service at the Christian •church in Remington at 2 p. m., I where a large congregation had as- ' sembled to show their respect and sympathy to the bereaved. The | daughters of Rebekah were present } and gave the burial service of their ! order.

KNIMAN.

Joe Bricker has moved back to town. Mrs. Joe Smith is much better at this writing. Jesse Summers has moved from Demotte to Kniman. Mr. Boyle has purchased a farm from Charles Kersey and will move upon it March 1. Chas. Hoile is finishing up a few deals though the country after which he return home. Lizzie Little is here from Indiana Harbor taking care of her grandmother, Ms. Joe Smith.

FOUR CORNERS.

Co. Supt. Lamson attended insti- | tute at Tefft Saturday. J. H. Tilton is reported worse and had a very bad attack Saturday night. I Lou Nees has traded for Jack Smith’s auto carriage. Jack takes a horse in exchange. HermiO Langdon continues to visit the White house although he never expects to be elected president. Mrs. J. A. Hixson has recovered from her fall sufficiently so that Ishe can be up and around the house. Rev. Downey is holding revival ■ meetings at Tefft, commencing last Tuesday and will continue while interest lasts. I Chas.* Boes expert to move southeast of San Pierre March I. He has been living on the old VanPattonfarm the past year. Jasperson Bros, are sawing lum- < ber at their home. A number of ; farmers are hauling logs and expect to make improvements this season.. Mrs. Biggs, who owns the Cooper ' farm, is having the saw timber all cut and the post timber made into ! posts, and as soon as the Davis ditch is complete, will, we are in-, j formed, put the land in cultivation.,

George Sands, who has been making his home in Washington, came; I home Wednesday for a visit w ith j I relatives. He is contemplating a short stay if present weather conditions continue. He feels as though he had landed with Peary at the north pole. j Since it has been rumored around ‘that D. S. Clark will resign, repun- . licans are bobbing up like a torn tit on a beet’s paunch for the position. Even the fellow with the ; school board fame is after the job. : | ft is a characteristic of a republican ■ to get hold Of the public nipple. j There are some who are thinking i of applying for license to open a saI loen in Tefft as scon as the two years are up. and the “drys” should be on the lookout. Burrows camp ! is near enough: let the disgrace re-' ■main over the river where it con-, tinues to have a healthy grow th. ; The Van Patton school was dismiss-, 'ed Friday »t noon to permit the teacher and scholars to attend the ' nineral of Mrs. Gulbransen. The ( services were conducted by the Rev. I Downey of Wheatfield, assisted by A. 9. Keen as undertaker. It can t ee said with credit to the there was not a home but what was represented OjUt Of love and respect' i for the bereaved family and to syih-, pathize with them in this, the dark-, i est hour of their lives. The relaI tiyes who attended the funeral from ’ a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Jbhannesen. neice and , nephew; Mrs. P. Christiansen, a sister, and Walter r hristiansen. a nephew. Mrs. Lars Larsen, sister-in-law of the deceased; all jfrom Chicago,

OBITUARY. Karen Hanson was born in Kublick Norway Dec. 27, 1850, died at the Frances Willard hospital in Cmcago Monday. Feb. 6, at the age of €0 years, 1 month and 9 days. Her childhood and early youth were spent in Norway. She emigrated to America, embarking at Christiania, ana landing at Detroit, Mich.. Aug. ifi, 1860, where she was united in’ marriage to Lars Gulbransen. To this union were born eleven children, three sons and seyen daughters, who survive her, the eldest son having diefi in infancy. They resided in Chicago for (four years and then moved to the home near Wheatfield, Jasper county, Ind., at which place she has lived until her death. Her husband preetidei h:r ti) the promised land Dec. 21,, 1898. Deceased was a member of the Eyangical Lutheran church to which

iaith she has clung since childhood. She was a devoted Christian, a good and faithful wife, a kind and loving mother and was loved and respected by all who knew hen She died as quietly and peacefully as she had lived, bearing a living testimony to the words of the apostle,. “Show me yOur faith by your work.” She leaves to mourn her departure ten children: Edna N., Elwood H., Clarence, Sada A., Clara M., and Harry B. Gulbransen, Mrs. A. G. Hendrickson. Mrs. O. P. Kennedy. Mrs. Cassius Wesner of near Wheatfield and Mrs. A. T. Schrader of Norwich, No. Dak., fifteen grandchildren and many more distant relatives and friends.

MT. AYR.

(From the Pilot.) ' Wm. Woolley will go to Chicago . to be operated on for appendicitis. Clarence Blankenbaker has taken jup his residence wijh his father, a mile west of town. Miss Opal Penwright came Thursday from Kankakee for a few days visit with her lather and relatives. Roy Willey, well and favorably known in this section, is at present .in the university hospital at Ann i Arbor, Mich. ° 7 Jacob Schanlaub. who has been visiting in this place with his brotner George, le.'t Friday for his home at North Manchester. . The house of Joseph Kost a was made glad by the Visit of - the stork which left a daughter. Mrs. Kosta sand babe doing nicely. I Several sheep belonging to William Shaw that were bitten by dogs at ! the time they killed one or more, 1 have gone mad and died or had to be killed. This proves quite a loss i to him for the purpose of some one harboring a worthless sheep-killing cur. To disabuse the imagination of a number who noticed Mr. Garrity, of Chicago, here during the week, will state he was not skirmishing for a building to open out in the saloon business.. He and others signed a note with grank Clinton, the note is due and the signers have got to ante.