Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

MIT Item* of Interest □J from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

Attorney Guy was in Rensselaer on legal business Monday. Mirs. C. H. Peck visited her daughter in Lafayette last week. Miss Grace Sharkey entertained the O. M. Club at her home last Wednesday evening. Mack Eells and family left Wednesday for their new home near Hitchcock, So. Dak. Mrs. Ella Parks of Lafayette came up Wednesday' to attend her son. C. D. Parks’ sale. Mrs. Lucius Phillips of Cheona, 111., visited last week with her father, John Crabb and family. Peter Lambert moved in last week from his farm in Gilboa tp., to his property on South street. Several Remington people were called to Rensselaer Wednesday as witnesses in the Colton sodomy case. J. M. Malsbary and family of New Richmond, Ind., visited his brother, A. E. Malsbary and lamily last week. Mrs. Ed Cummins and Miss Grace Thompson are visiting their brother, M, M. Thompson and family at Vai paraiso. , -. . " - Scott Osborne has sold his interest in the Osborne property on Railroad street to his brother, A. J. Osborne of Lafayette. Frank Foster, who had been visiting Kis mother, Mrs. C. S. Foster‘and family for the last two weeks, returned to St. Louis last week. James Hawkins has bought the Bert Cowgill property. Bert has moved to the John Jordan farm on the west side of Fountain Park. I. W. Kingsbury, an old time resident and former business man of Remington, now a resident of Dakota, was shaking hands . with old acquaintances here last Tuesday. A farewell party was given last Tuesday evening in honor of Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Parks, who are moving to Lafayette, and they were presented with a set of silver knives and forks as a remembrance of the occasion.

MT. PLEASANT.

Grant Davisson hauled corn to Parr the latter part of the past week. Quite a large crowd attended the dance at Michael Jungles Saturday evening. Frank Chipman of Mt. Ayr visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Garriott. Harvey Davisson of Hamilton, No, Dak., visited with George and Clyde Davisson Friday. Otto Schultz of Paxton, 111., May Jordan and Frances Davisson called on Otto and Minnie Ritter Thursday evening. Grant Davisson and Otto Ritter helped Will Yeiter car his stock and household furniture and other property at Rensselaer Monday. The roads have been lined with moving wagons in this vicinity the past few days. The good roads and fine weather being very favorable for moving Dr. Hansson of Rensselaer was called to this vicinity Sunday to give surgical treatment to a very badly injured * horse belonging to John Clouse, also medical treatment to a very sick horse belonging to Charles Walker. James Davis, who was taken seriously sick last Tuesday, died Friday night. He had apparently been in his usual health until attacked Tuesday and from which he sank rapidly until the end. His daughters, Mrs. Daniel Fredwell. • husband and two daughters of Colfax, Mrs. Isaac Hamilton of hear Sharon, husband and son James, Mrs. Francis Marion, husband and family, and Mrs. Alfred McCoy, with whom he was living, were by his bedsidh when death came. Burial was made at Mt, Tabor cemetery at 12 o’clock Sunday. ■

GOODLAND

(From thp Herald.) Henry Butler is quite siek at his home on Union street. Harry Little, Mort Kilgore and Roy M. Shepard' spent Sunday at Gary. « Patrick Listen of Kouts was a Goodland caller the first of the week. Robert Wilson, Thos. Ramsay and Mr. Watt were Kentland callers Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Max Harner were the guests of the former’s parents at Remington Sunday. Mrs ..Ed Poulsen left for Falls City, Neb-, Tuesday, after a week’s visit here with her parents. Roy Rich, a student at Wabash College, came home Wednesday evening for a few days visit with home folks. Dr. Frank Kennedy returned last Wednesday night from Roswell, N. Mex., where he had accompanied Mrs. Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilman went to Blue Island, Hl., Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr. N. Lusconbe, a relative, j Dr. J. W. Bond left Monday night for Lovell, Wyo., to look after the irrigating of his farming interests near there. Ben P. Davidson returned home last Friday after a few weeks visit with his mother at Nagley, Ohio, who is failing in health. Mrs. A. J. Poulsen left Tuesday for Brazil where she will attend the funeral Of Russel Gilmore and spend a few weeks with friends and relatives. Alex Wilson returned to Harper, Kan., after a short visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson. Alex is located on a farm near there.

J, B. Johnson has sold his jewelry interests at Glennwood, lowa, and has bought a jewelry store at Tuscola, 111., and will take possession March 1. Miss Ressa Poutre, who has a position with the F. Geline Co , of Kankakee, 111., came home Sunday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Poutre. Mrs. Gingrich, of Chicago, Mrs. Michaels,‘of Rensselaer, John and Albert Dluzack, of Remington, and Florence and Wilbur Putt, of Brook, attended the Matthews-Cain wedding here Tuesday morning. The committee Who circulated the petition last Saturday for the signatures of the voters of this township succeeded in getting about 50 per cent of them to sign, asking the county commissioners to set a date for an election to be held in this township on the saloon question. Another one of our Goodland citizens has answered the final summons. It was for Mr. Robert Capes. He passed away quietly at his home last Wednesday morning at €:3O o’clock.

Mr. Capes was born at Marsh, Chapel near Lincolnshire, Eng., Jan. 11, 1849, and died here at his home, Feb. 22, 1911, at the age of 62 years, 6 months, and 11 days. He was the son of John and Harriet Capes and one of six children of tfce family. He came from England to Anaerica in 1871, leaving there on the 11th of May and arriving at Chenoa, 111., on the 28 th of May. Here his uncle, Willoughby Capes, lived and with whom Robert made his home until in 1874. On Jan. 27 of this year he was united in marriage to Miss Martha E. McManus of Rooks Creek, Livinston County; 111. After his marriage he moved to a farm near Pontiac, 111. Here he remained 12 years. He then moved to Iroquois Co. and in a few years came to Remington, Ind. Here he bought a farm. After living on it for eight years he purchased the one near Goodland where he remainnd until his death. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Capes nine children. The oldest. Harriet M. now Mrs. Boyd, living near Pontiac, 111., Ella J. Capes, of East Grand Forks, Minn., George W. Capes, .at Pontiac, 111., Mrs. Fannie E. Watson, Monticello, Ind., and Jessie E. Capes, who also lives at East Grand Forks, Minn. The three younger 'children Willard 8., Ernest E. and Gertrude M. are yet in the home and known and loved by us all. The other child Edna B. died in infancy. Brief and comforting funeral services were held at the Methodist church Friday afternoon conducted by the pastor, Dr. J. W. Walker. The remains were interred in the Goodland cemetery.