Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

MTT Items of Interest jj from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

ROSEBUD. | James Burns was a Rensselaer gier Monday. We have been having some fine days this week. Everett Burns has been on the sick list this week. Mrs. J. W. Smith and daughter Kate were in Rensselaer Monday. Miss Lillian Alter spent Sunday with the family of W. L. Benbow. Misses Margie and Gertrude Rardin were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Ross Antrim and best girl attended Church at Rosebud Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Wilcox attended church at Rosebud Sunday morning. Misses Margie and Gertrude Rardin spent Tuesday night with Kate Smith. Mrs;' James Burns and Mrs. Moses Davisson called on Mrs. J. W. Smith Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Myres spent Saturday night with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith. Rev. Rardin and wife was called to Sheridan Monday by the serious sickness of the former’s mother, Mrs. A. Rardin. Mr, and Mrs. Amos Alter, Rev. and Mrs. O. S. Rardih and Mr., and Mrs. J. W. Smith spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. James Burns.

—• 1— | NEW CENTER. Nick Dignan was a Wolcott trailer 'Monday. . ' i-: - Eeße Southard was a Wolcott visitor Saturday. True Holdridge called on Harry Davis Sunday forenoon. Nick Dignan spent Sunday with Geo. Caster and family. (Wiley Datta and Wm. Vanatta were Wolcott guests Saturday. • Ara Griswold called on • Ethel and Iva English Sunday morning. George Beaver bought and hauled hay from William Miles* Monday. Jessie and Belle Southard spent Sunday afternoon at the Miles home.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton transacted business in Wolcott Saturday’. Jessie and Belle Southard called on Mrs. Wiley Latta. Saturday’ evening. Ei-nest Miles entertained Mr. Smith of Morocco from Friday until Sunday.’ John Southard and wife spent Friday night with'Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caster. Mell Sigman and family Spent" the day Sunday with Wiley- Latta and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miles and son Ralph spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Miles. Mr. Sphere, the M. E. minister of Wolcott, took dinner Tuesday with Wm. Miles and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamilton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton. Dr. Blickenstaff was called to see Mrs. Isaac Hamilton Sunday morning, she being quite sick. This was the loctor's first trip in his new auto. Milroy’ . tp. examination was held at Center school house Saturday’ by Estella Sage. Those who took it were Gladys Grauns, Ernest Beaver, True Culp, Clarence Blankenship, Elsie Anderson.

'/ • SOUTH NEWTON. j Miss Oka Pancoast visited No. 6 school Monday. Arthur Powell helped Ernest Mayhew to cut wood Monday. .h' V " Ben Saylor was a business caller in South Newton Friday. Arthur and Ernest Mayhew were Brook goers last Friday. Joe Jenkinson of Mt. Ayr commenced work for Earl Leek Monday. Charles Weiss and Isaac Parker spent Sunday afternoon in the Halstead settlement. - ■ ~.. Arthur Mayhew and the fertilizer agent werie out taking orders for fertilizer Tuesday. Misses Margaret Yeager and Leona Weiss spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Sadie Paulus. -Charles Waling and wife of Brook visited with • their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew, Tuesday. Mr. Clark of the J. D. Rich farm at Julian Is hauling seed oats from Philip Paulus’ this week.

Koons & Whitead bought their seed oats of Charles Weiss, and hauled them Tuesday and Wednesday. Earl Leek continues in about the same condition, not being able to sleep much. He has a bad nervous trouble. Mrs. Floyd Waling brought her moth-er-in-law, Mrs. Mat Waling, up to Fred Waling’s Tuesday where she will visit a few days. Some of the farmers around here have started to disk. The women are making garden. It looks as if spring has come sure. ’ .' Arthur Mayhew is limping (around nowadays with a sore foot. A hofse stepped on his foot Monday and he is unable to wear his shoe. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sommers of Goodland visited with their daughter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett Sunday night and Monday.

t MILROY. | .W. I. Bivens was in Monon Tuesday. W. A. Lutz called on G. L. Parks Monday. Frank May was a Remington goer Tuesday. Howard Stuart and wife did shopping in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Frank May and daughter Ruth visited J. R. Clark’s Monday. Mrs. George Foulks took dinner Tuesday with Grandma Foulks in Monon. Miss Lillian Rader of Wolcott spent the last of the week with G. L. Parks'. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May and children spent Friday with her father, I. J. Clark. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the funeral of Mr. Willbanks Sunday. Elmer Phegley and family of Monticello took dinner with A. F. Griswold’s Monday. . J ■' . Geo. Foulks and family and Miss Lural Anderson took supper with Frank Mays Saturday evening. Mrs. Mary Johnson, who has been visiting her brother, O. P.. Beaver in Monon, came to her son Willard’s last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mason Barlow and little daughter visited Airs. B’s, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Garvin south of Wolcott, Sunday. Mrs. James A. May and daughter Belle, Mrs. Howard Stuart and Mrs. G. L. Parks did k sewing at Mrs. Frank May’s Tuesday afternoon. x Frank May and George Foulks and families and Lural Anderson listened to graphophone music and ate candy at G. L. Parks’ Saturday evening.

Sunday being- Allen May's birthday anniversary, a number of neighbors and relatives came to his home with well filled baskets to surprise him. Those present win- Mr. and Mrs. Moses Doblias and* daughter Maud. Mr. and Mrs. XV. P. Gaffield. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harris. G L. Parks. Ed. Fred and Frank May and Howard Stewart and families. Mrs. Geo. Foulks. Misses Lural Anderson and Lillian Rader, and James Boon. Conversation and feasting were the important, features of the day. In the evening 7 all departed wishing Mr. May many more returns <>( the day, Thomas Willbanks died last Thursday at 9 a. tn., after a brief illness of only a few hours. He was taken 111 Wednesday afternoon, and Dr. Clayton was called. He pronounced the cause of the trouble due to gall stones, but did not think it serious. His death was > a shock to all as few knew he was sick. I: with his family came here from T. nnessee last November, and moved to this vicinity ..March 1. He was <3 y, ars of age. He leaves a widow, 4 sons and tvio brothers here, besides a number of relatives in Tennessee, to mourn his loss. He was a kind and affectionate father, husband and neighbor. The funeral was conducted at the Palestine church by Rev. Devault of Monoh Sunday afternoon.

—I 1 — I SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT, j - I - - ■— Will Teska was a Parr goer Saturday morning. Wm. Schultz was a Parr goer Monday morning. Amiel Schultz was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. There "was a large turnout at the German church Sunday. , * John Stibbe and grandson Harry were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Michael, A. R. and Paul Schultz were in Rensselaer Tuesday on business. Mrs. Michael Schultz called on her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Schultz, Wedensday. Paul Weging hauled junk through our settlement the latter part of the Week. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Schultz took dinner Wednesday with the former’s parents. > Mrs. ’Amiel Schultz visited Mrs. Paul Schultz and Mrs. Michael Schultz Thursday afternoon. Mr. Paul returned home Friday afternoon to spend Saturday with home folks and came back Sunday to continue school again Monday. Plowing began in good earnest in our settlement the first of this week. Now we will toughen our muscles and show "what for good we are alreaty.” Mr, and Mrs, Dennis Healy, Otto Makus, Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe, Eva and Harry Hermanson were those „ from our settlement attending church at Kniman Sunday.

-r-t- 1 I Abe Lewis visited home folks here the pasl •wullk.” —rm - ■;, Clayton Mellender has begun work for Joe Clark. David Culp and family visited his son J. H. and family Tuesday. The orchestra and young people practiced at J. H. Culp’s Wednesday evening. Ernest and Clayton Mellender were calling on aid friends and relatives here Sunday. : O. S, Hughes and famiy are living here now, and he is running the blacksmith shop here. Alvin Clark and wife Visited their daughter, Mrs. Eva McCashen and family Sunday. Some of the farmers have begun, plowing and are getting very busy with their spring work. Mrs. Nellie Lewis and children of Remington have been visiting relatives here during the past week. J. H. Culp and family attended the funeral and burial of Thomas Willbanks at the Palestine church Sunday. George Holeman of Monticello and Ray Holeman of near Reynolds and families visited their mother near this place last Bunday. S. W. Noland has quite a log yard on his place and is waiting for the saw mill to open. He is going to build himself a nice new house this summer on his farm at this place. Grandmother Mellender, who is ( nearing her 92d birthday anniversary, was too ill to go to a picture gallery to have her picture taken, and Mr. Stillwell of Monon was called out to John Osborne’s Wednesday where she makes her home. He took a picture of five generations, Grandma Mellender, Mrs. Kate Holeman, Mrs. Della Culp, Mrs. Lora Gilmore and litte daughter Opal.

NORTH UNION. —] 1— Mrs. R. H. Eilts went to Parr Wednesday. Amiel Schultz was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. Will Faylor was in Rensselaer Saturday. , Will Weston was in Rensselaer Saturday evening. Will Faylor was in Kniman Tuesday on business. Mrs. Zeb Swaim was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. > Mrs. Shelby Comer was in Rensselaer Saturday shopping. Mrs. Will Faylor attended church at Brushwood Sunday. Sol Norman was seen in this part of the country Tuesday. Mrs.. L. Todd called on Mrs. J. W. Faylor Monday evening. Mrs. Shide spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lakin. Grace Peyton spent Saturday and Sunday with Helen and Lois Meader. Dave Yeoman and family Spent Sunday With J. W. Faylor and family. Amos Davisson and Will Faylor went to Wheatfield Thursday on business. We have been having some genuine March weather for the last few days.W. C. Faylor sold a fat hog to Dick Gasoway and Jack Reeder Wednesday. Charles Lakin was in this part of the country assessing the first of the week. Jack Reeder, Dick Gasaway and Al Keener called on Will Faylor Wednesday. ■. . ' Fleet and Homer Lakin were in Rensselaer after a load of furniture one day this week.

The farmers are beginning to think about sowing oats and are looking around after seed. Homer Lakin and wife spent Sunday with the latter’g parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown. Mrs. Mary Peyton and Wilma spent Saturday and Sunday with I. F. Meader and family. Mrs. L. Todd and Mrs. Millspaugh and little gifts spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Will Faylor. Although it was bad weather there was a large attendance at the German church Sunday, afternoon. Mrs. Harvey Dexter spent Sunday with her parents in Rensselaer, and reports her father as very poorly. Estie Keener was calling on some of the neighbors the first of the week. He went to Chicago Wednesday to work. Wallace and Louis Miller and Chauncey Dexter are cutting cord wood., for I. F. Meader this week. Like it, boys? Gertrude Faylor. Josie Dexter, Helen and Lois Meader, Mrs. Mary Peyton and Wilma, accompanied as far as Parr by Grace Peyton, returned to their school and home at Rensselaer Sunday evening.

PARR. 1 Grace Price called on Deya Hurley Thursday. The protracted meeting here is being well attended. Mrs. I>. Schreeg is spending a few weeks in Chicago. • Bessie Clemans of Surrey spent Thursday with Olga Schreeg. Quite a few people about Parr are getting ready to sow oats. Mrs. W. L. Wood is still on the sick list. She went to West Baden Springs W.ednesdaj' to spend a few days in the hope Of regaining her health.

| , BEAVER LAKE. Daniel Stutzman buzzed weed at Bib -t'rWH>’rThurHd >i .'- , ’ / “Mr. and Mrs. Claud- Hickman visited* home folks“ Sunday. juffles VrAvtaAt ’SatfeS t>T> friends in' this vicinity Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Handley transacted business at Rensselaer Thursday. Miss May Jennings called on Mrs. Addie. Sammons Wednesday. Samuel Butts’ called on their daughter, Mrs. Stella Wooton, Sunday. Josie Guthrie spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Guthrie. Mrs. Bert Sullivan and mother, Mrs. Anne McComb, visited Thursday with Mrs. May Kennedy. -James WildricT? and wife spent a few days this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wildrick. Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Deardruff and little son of Minnesota are Spending this week with friends and relatives.

FAIR OAKS. The gravel road gang begun work again Monday. Jasper Wright' of Mt. Ayr came up on business Tuesday evening. Fish Gilmore loaded a car of junk and shipped it to Chicago Height's last week. Miss Minnie Cox has secured a position with Walter McConnell and family for the summer. A couple of the Holly Bros, of Morocco were here Monday on business pertaining to their farm. Mrs. Burns of near Brookston came down Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Cottingham, a few days. Mrs. Mallatt, whose sickness we have mentioned from time to time, is somewhat improved at this time. Jack Umfrees and H. Smith put down a new well on Al Moore’s place south of town the first of the week. Mrs. C. A.w Gundy went to Danville Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Cottingham, a few days. There has been quite a good many fires through the pastures this Week. A very large tract burned over on the Lawler ranch. Dora Cottingham got a box full of fish rom Thayer Tuesday, containing mostly carp. He retailed them at 5c a pound. Miss Hannah Culp went to Rensselaer Monday to take care of ex-sheriff Shirer’k mother for a couple or three weeks. Mrs. Mattie Dickerson, her regular nurse, is taking a vacation. Enos Moffitt has been investigating the probabilities of a new rural mall route put of Fair Oaks to run in an easterly direction. What the chances are we have not learned. Walter McConnell has taken a contract of cutting out a large sand hill near Dan Odell's place for the stone road that is to be built this summer from Enos Moffitt’s east to connect with the gravel road running to Fair Oaks. The signs of spring are getting more numerous every day. With the bluebird twitter, the prairie-chicken "boo hoo hoo,” the robin’s early morning warbel, the meddow lark with his little song, and the frogs in the roadside ditches, all seem to be welcoming spring. Some few farmers have begun to sow oats and if the weather remains good there will doubtless be lots of oats sown next week. Rye and wheat as a general thing look fine at this writing A, Mr. Clouse arrived here from his home in lowa Sunday and on Wednesday he and Miss Carrie McKay, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton McKay, went to Rensselaer and were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Her brother Frank and sister Mattie went down to witness the ceremony. They took the afternoon train for. Chicago and thence to lowa where they will make their home. We join in with their many friends in wishing thym a bright and prosperous future. The groom formerly worked for the Interlock Switch Co., but his present occupation, is. that bf signalman. / .. ..