Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

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f|T Item* of Interot Til from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

j. K. Stokes has gone to the soldiers' home at Marion. Bert Brooks has moved into the Brand property on Ohio street. Edgar Tribby of Logansport was visiting here a few days last week.

Charles Bar tee and family have moved to their new home in Kansas. Chafles Farabee, Mike Renck and Joe Wealing were in Monticello Wednesday. Miss Tootsie Morin .’•visited her sister, Mrs. Ezra Blackley, in Earl Park last week.

John Phillips of Wabash county was visiting relatives and old friends here last week. Mrs. Ed Commons is home from an extended * visit with her son Lloyd and family at Lawton, Okla. J. C. Lewis has bought on 80 acre farm near Wichita, Kan. Who says there’s no money in barbering?

Mrs. Ellen Westfall has returned from an extended visit with her son, City Attorney J. E. Westfall, at Whiting. ■

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnston were called to Bloomington, 111., last Wednesday by the death of a brother-in-law.

Recent births: Feb. 12, to * Bert Schuster and wife, a daughter; Feb. 14, to Thos. Porter and wife, a son; Feb. 14, to L. Thomas and wife, a son.

Mrs. Mattie McCain returned to her home in Indianapolis Wednesday after a couple of weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Abram Wahl.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gilbert entertained a number of old friends and neighbors one night last w r eek in honor of Mr and Mrs. Simeon Tyler, who will soon depart for their new home near Pierpont, So. Dak. The Cyrus Rice sale last Wednesday was one of the largest public sales "ever pulled off in this locality, totaling about SIO,OOO. One team sold for $630, and 12 of the 41 head of horses averaged $258 each; 24 $241 each, and 28 $l9O each.

The marriage of Mr. Homer Spinnard, son of Charles Spinnard, and Miss Mable St. Pierre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel St. Pierre, took place Thursday afternoon at the Christian church, Rev. H. R. Lookabill of Milford, 11l , officiating. The young couple went to Chicago for a wedding trip. Mrs. I. D. Lucky was called to Windfall last week by the critical, illness of her grandson, one of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Graham’s children. Word has reached here that the child died Saturday ihiightS, from scarlet fever, .and the, other two children are down with the disease and the entire family is quarantined.

GOODLAXD .■ : (From the Herald.) Postmaster A. J. Kitt is tusseling with an attack of grip. A. D, Babcock was a legal caller at Crawfordsville Tuesday. The three children of Fred Crowden have the whooping cough. . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hancock on Monday morning, an eight pound boy. Mrs. Chas Reeves of Reno, Nev., is here the guest of her friend, Mrs. Edward Marsh. Mrs. F. Q. Oarlock was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen, at Kentland Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Tedford visited this week with their daughter, Mrs. Bert Rick,, and family at Kankakee, 111. Mrs. J. J. Johnson of Glenwood, lowa, came Wednesday for a visit here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kiser of Lacross, Ind., came the first of the week to attend the funeral of the former's sister, who died at her home near Topeka, Kan., Saturday and who was brought here for burial Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy and son Richard left Tuesday for Rosswell New Mexico, where Mrs. Tfennedy will spend several months in the hopes of regaining her health. The doctor will return today or tomorrow. It is reported that thieves entered the home of Frank Simonin Tuesday night while he was attending the meetings at the Mennonite church north of Goodland and stole his shot gun, watch and a pair of rubber boots. A deal w r as made on last Thursday whereby Miss Houk came into possession of the Elmore building one door south of the old Kent hotel building. Consideration $1,250. After the necessary repairs Miss Houk will move into her new room. Emory Constantine will move into the east room of the Radeke building to be vacated by Miss Houk. MRte Nora Brucker of this city wms married Suaday to Mr. John .Shearer of Remington at the home of : the groom’s Dooley

Shearer in Lafayette. Miss Brucker is a teacher in the Grant township schools and has many friends who will wish her much happiness in her new life. She will finish her sdhool which will close about Mr. Shearer has held a position in Remington for some , time and is a young, man of good habits. The newly married couple will probably make their home in Lafayette after March 1. The Herald joins their many friends in wishing them much happiness and prosperity. Mrs. Henry Van Duyn passed aw’ay at the home of her son, John W. Van Duyn in Minneapolis Sunday morning following a stroke of paralysis. The remains were brought to Goodland Tuesday on the 1:50 p. m. train, short services were held at the Presbyterian, church conducted by Rev. J. Frank Smith and Rev. J. W. Walker of the Baptist and Methodist churches respectively. She was laid to rest in the Goodland cemetery by the side of her husband who passed away seven years ago. The services were attended by a large number of friends who paid the last respects to the deceased. The deceased came to GOodland in 1906 with her husband who was pastor of Presbyterian church for five years. Mrs. Edna Lawe, a granddaughter of Danville, 111., attended the funeral. ’

f FRANCESVILLE. j l (From the Tribune.) Arthur Fritz was the guest of Lafayette friends over Sunday. Miss On a Ricks is this week the guest of relatives at Galveston, lnd. Bruce B. Bell and Merle Porter made their usual trip to Monon Sunday night. Mrs. William . Porter from Rensselaer, was the' guest of relatives here Monday. Owing to an epidemic of measles in town there are about forty pupils absent from the local schools. H. W. Bledsoe was at Lafayette Saturday, where he closed a real estate deal in which 420 acres of land changed ownership.

Lewis Lidka, who has lived southwest of town for the past four years, yesterday loaded a car of household goods etc., and moved to Fairbury, 111.