Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As FomiAed by Our Regular CorrespoodeoU

fIT Items of Interest jl from Sunoonc&gg Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in die Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

Robert Schembs was in Moatieello Thursday. • Charlie Watson was in Lafayette on business last Wednesday. J. A. Washburn and daughter were Ifentland visitors Friday. Coley Merritt and wife visited relatives in Oxford a few days'last:sWeefc. W. L McCullough of Giiboa shipped a carload of hogs from this station Thursday. ■ ■^' v : .

Mrs. George Besse visited in Rensselaer last week with her sister, Mrs. Kate Watson. Wolcott Enterprise: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Blake, Tuesday, Feb. 7th, a daughter, . George Meyers of Manchester, Okla., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Meyers George Banes has moved back from Ohio and has taken Up his residence in Remington. Miss Effie Dobbins of Licking. Mo., is Visiting Mr. and Mrs. August Meyers, her grandparents. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson, now of Tuscola, 111., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. 1,. B. Elm >re last Tuesday. C. A. Balcom and sister, Mrs, J. H. Gilbert, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Wittenberg at Kentland last Wednesday. Emmet O'Connor left last week on a prospecting trip to the southwest Where he hopes to secure a job at railroading. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Townsend and Mrs. F L. Peek and son Bruce visited a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hardy in Huntington.

Rev. E. 11. Bull, late of Hopkinsville, Ky., was formally installed as pastor of the Remington Presbyterian church on last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Will Beal returned last Tuesday from a visit with his sisters, Mrs. Stella Dick at Watseka. and Mrs. Floy Raymond at St. Ann, 111. The warm and balmy spring breezes of Saturday gave several of our farmers the oats sowing fever, but the snow next day dispelled the attack Mrs. Levi Foster of Gilbda died last Wednesday night after seVeral weeks illness, aged 68 years. The funeral was held Saturday forenoon at Gilboa, Fowler Leader: Mr. and Mrs. Tom O'Connor went yesterday to Remington for a visit with relatives... Jacob Lucas came Wednesday from Piper City and will rest awhile with his daughter, Mrs. Ben Davidson, He is pear ninety years of age and is without aehe or pain. He is in perfect health and sleeps a 10t... Elder J. F. Asheley of Jasonville has located in Remington and will preach at the Christian church. Mr. Asheley recently occupied the pulpit at the Fowler Christian church.. .Mrs. William Phillips went Tuesday to Remington. Her son had expressed his intention of going Friday to California and she went up to convince him that he should remain in God’s country.

J GOODLAXD -4 ' 1 1- » (From the Herald.) A C. Tedford is in charge of Cohen Bros, store at Wheatfield, Ind. Henry Griggs was down to Logansport Wednesday and Thursday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hancock on Tuesday, a bright baby boy. Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Johnson Visited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Elmore at Remington. Mrs. Dan O’Connor of Remington was the guest of her sister. Mrs. B. S. Rice, and family Sunday. . Henry Brooks, who has been spending several months in Denver, Colo., returned to Goodland last Saturday. Summer McCurrc-y of West Point, Miss,, visited here with his father, A T. McCurry a few hours last Friday. Mrs. Joe Fish returned to her home in Chicago after a short visit -here with her sister, Mrs. B. S. Rice and family. Dr. J. W. Bond returned this week from Wyoming where he spent several days looking after his interests there. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Purcell died last “Friday night and was buried Sunday in the Goodland cemetery.

The Misses Vietta and Edith Rowland and Florence Hartley who have been attending training school at Chicago are home Mrs. T. J. Prouty of Rensselaer returned' Tuesday morning after spending several days here the guest of the B. 6. Rice family Logan Champley goes the first of April to Superior, Wis., for a tryout with the ball team at that place. This is one of the top notchers in the Michigan-Wis-eonsin! State League. A. P. Hawn went last Friday to the northwest to pick out the 1200 acres the “Big four” are going to farm this summer. 1 "The re-inforcements expect to join Andy next month some time. Albert Gray, our hustling young road! contractor, landed a nice plum in Pu- j iaski county near Winainac Tuesday, when the commissioners awarded him a 5 mile road at 114,978. Same is to be j built next fall. \ . , Mrs. T. F. Gray of Interlakin, X. T. and Mrs. May Sapp of Big Bapids. Mich., who art visiting relatives here and Mrs.'

B. W. Pratt and Mrs. Chas. Burgess were guests of Mrs. W. A. Bringham at Brook Wednesday and Thursday.

J. I. Cohen returned from Wheatfield, Ind., Wednesday where he has been placing a stock of goods. The stock of goods belonging to the Cohen Bros, at Earl Park with part of the stock here was taken to Wheatfield. During Mr. Cohen's absence A. C. Ted/ord helped in tho store here.

Loren Sage, who has held a position in the Onarga, 111. Grand Prairie Seminary for some time, has severed his connection there and has accepted a position in the Bunker Hill (Ill.) Academy and left for that place where he will take charge of the x-omitfercial department and the athletic work: Loren had been over to Rensselaer to call on home folks before leaving for his new field. -V'Jg ■

Thursday morning Mrs. A. P. Hawn deceived a telephone message bearing the sad hews of the death Of her uncle. E. H. Sc-ott, who last month moved from this city to Brookston, Ind. Thursday morning Mr. Scott seemed in the best' Of health and walked down town and

returned to his home with the morning mail and was just going to read his paper when he dropped dead, the time was about eight o’clock. The deceased was about Seventy-five years of age and spent eleven years in our midst coming here from Brookston in Feb. 1899. SIOO Reward, SIOO. The readers of this paper will he pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only pos-

itive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundatiin of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. , Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. —i i FRANCES VILLE. | . i (From the Tribune.) A. E. Malsbary of Remington was here on business Monday. Mrs. Frances Fitzpatrick visited in Rensselaer a part' of this week. Mrs. Chas. Culp and son Clarence were Monon visitors Tuesday. Ben Swing and John Moliter went to lowa Monday where they have employment. Will Moliter has returned to Valparaiso where he will complete a commercial course. Mrs. Charles Hubbard went to Chicago Wednesday to make an indefinite visit with Mrs. E R. Burget. . Leslie and Miss Zora Tillett came home from Valparaiso Friday evening where they have been attending school. Percy Smith, who has resided in White Post township for the past two yegrs, has moved onto the Ed Randle farm near Pleasant Grove.

W. H, Rusk of Windsor, Mo., was in town last week. He was here on busi-ness-connected with his mother's estate for which he is the administrator. “The Town Marshal,’’ a four-act comedy drama of the rural northwest, will be given by local talent utider the auspices of the Modern Woodmen camp of Francesville, at the Myers opera house. Wednesday, March 22. Pleasing specialties will be given between each act. See bills later for cast and prices of admission.

MT. AYR. f ” j (‘From the Pilot.) Samuel Haskell took his departure Tuesday for Missouri. The C. & E. I. are blowing themselves putting in a crushed rock platform ai this station. Wm. Haskell- left Tuesday for Horton, Kansas, where he will work in- a car factory. Mrs. McCord is at Fair Oaks assisting to. care for Sirs, Zellers, who is in a ’critical condition. C. 11. Stacker, Lee Dirsf. Charles Elijah and Ransom attended the session of the commissioners Monday. Mrs. H. A. Ashby is expected home from Chicago this week, much improved by the medical treatment received there. There was a deal made Saturday, and Monday morning William Shiridler took over the coal business, Stucker & Coovert retiring.

Ira. Sa'yler has commenced to build a residence to replace the one destroyed by fire recently*' He has part' of the foundation completed and when the weather will permit will push the building rapidly to completion. Mr. and Mrs. _ Alex Miller entertained at Sunday dinner, Mrs. J. H. .Dunlap and children; W. Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. S. ‘P. Haskell who were here on their way to Missouri, and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Haskell and son of Rensselaer. The dinner was a farewell one for \-• S. P. Haskell and wife and W. K. Haskell. ( 1

MEDARYVHIiE. *“i - ’ ' !■— (From the Advertiser.) Mrs. Mary Hardesty of Gary, Ind., visited wltH her relatives here over Sunday. | Mrs. Sam Linton has returned from a several weeks visit with her daughter in Chicago. „ Glenn Brown is home from Logansport on a visit with his mother, Mrs. Thos. Kessinger. Miss Louise Wacknitz is here from Valparaiso visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wacknitz. Mrs. Margaret Gore is visiting with her daughters, Mesdames Harmon and Zurmehle, at Indianapolis. Roy Coburn, after a several months visit at the parental home here, returned Wednesday evenipg to Caldwell, Idaho. . '; f 7 ■ ;

Emory Penry is at . present employed at Auburn, Ind., and his wife contemplates moving to that place in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Malsbary and little daughter of Remington, Ind., have been guests at the E. W. Horner home for several days, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King last week moved onto a farm near Rensselaer. They will be greatly missed by their friends in this community. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Prevo and little son visited relatives at Indianapolis and Mulberry, Ind., last week, returning home Saturday evening. Dr. C. E. Linton has again been confined to his home with sickness the past week, and on Thursday morning he, accompanied by his wife, left for an Indianapolis hospital, where another operation may become necessary.

Hugh Low and Thos, Cox have re-: turned from Louisiana this week, where for several months past they have been

employed on a dredge, Their visit here may b'e cut' short, however, as they expect word to report on a dredge in Wisconsin almost any time. Both young men look healthy and strong, notwithstanding the fact they’ve been fighting mosquitoes and other bloodthirsty animals of that species ever since they were employed there.