Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

<Tf items of Interest □] from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

Ira Grant has a new Richmond roadster auto. Mrs. S. S. Galbraith visited in Chalmers last week. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Taber of Wabash visited relatives here last week. Mr. and Mrs’. A. E. Malsbary and daughter visited in Indianapolis last veek. , Mrs. John Zehr waS* to New York state several jjays ago by tho death of her mother. Mrs. Everett Parks of Bloomington visited here last week with her sister, Mrs. Luther Brown. Mrs. Cynthia Barnett returned last Wednesday from Louisiana, weher she spent the winter. Mrs. Homer Hardy of Huntington visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Garrison, here last week. Miss Catharine Carmody of Chicago came last week to assist in caring for her mother, who is in poor health.

Mr. and Mrs. Mose Sigo returned last .Tuesday from a week’s visit with the latter's brother in Kankakee, 111. Mrs. Morton Bennett of Sharpsville is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Howell, and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ash of Logansport visited here with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Lough last Tuesday and Wednesday. - Keith Spencer from Bloomington and Miss Katharine Hartman of Earlham were home last week for the spring vacation. The filing of a remonstrance last Friday from Carpenter tp., means that Remington will remain '‘dry” for at least two years more. Mike Donahue, employed on the George Hart farm southeast of town at tile ditching, fell dead fro tn heart disease last Tuesday. His home was at Earl Park. Ab Ellis, for a number of years engaged in the saloon business at Wolcott, died at Chicago Heights last Friday. He has been engaged in the saloon business at Chicago Heights since quitting it at Wolcott.

GOODLAND (From the Herald.) Mrs. Hugh Treanor was over from Remington Thursday. Walter Rich expects to move his family to Goodland about May 1. Mrs. Gilbert Goff and son Gilbert went to Ottawa, 111., Thursday morning. Ben Lemaster of Earl Park visited with relatives here Monday and Tuesday. Geo. Antcliff has purchased a fine roadster automobile of the Maxwell make. George Gilman is still confined to his home with a very severe case of kidney trouble. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Morin at Hammond. Ind., an eight pound girl, March 23Miss Maud Sims left Saturday for Lewis, Ind., where she will have charge of a millinery store.

Mr. and Mrs. John Emke went Wednesday morning to Chicago to visit until Monday with relatives. The township schools will close this Satuday. A day was missed after Thanksgiving and will be made up this Saturday. There’s some talk of petitioning the town board asking for an ordinance requiring the oiling of Goodland’s important streets. Fred Kitt, and Fern Harms have started an automobile supply agency in Goodland and owners of autos should patronize our home boys. Mrs. C. M. Bogan and Vera Spinney went to Oxford Thursday afternoon for a short visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. Ralph McConnell and family.

J. T.. Hameton sold his fine residence property in Goodland to George Hoover of near Kentland Tuesday, consideration $4,300. Mr. Hoover will get possession next January. w • Bert Gravel returned to Chattsworth. 111., Monday after a short visit here with home folks. He expects to be called to Canton, 111., the first of May for a tryout with the ball team at that place. A. G. Jakway went over to his farm near Peru Tuesday. The large barn of his farm burned last week and he went to arrange for the building of a new barn. The tenant lost four horsfes which were covered by insurance. The barn was insured for about half. The Goodland patients in the Chicago hospitals are reported to be doing exceedingly well including Frank Conway, whose operation was more serious than was thought at first. Mrs. J. W. Baer is sitting up and Mrs. R. M. Shepard is doing nicely.

Tuesday morning when the 10:16 left Goodland it had on boarcKA. J. and Chas. Spinney, W. W. Washburn, A. P. Hawn and Dr. John Kennedy of Paragon, Ind., who were going to Selby, S. D., where they will care for a large tract of land, about 1200 to 1500 acres, with power plows. They expect to try their luck with flax in a part 11 of the land, and the rest to what it seems the best adapted. - James. Babcock, son of A. D. Babcock of this city, is enjoying just I now a pleasant trip to the Pacific]

coast, by way of a vacation from his college work at Lake Forest College. It seems that the Santa Fe Railroad occasionally take out a college glee club, under the direction of their Superintendent of Reading Rooms, to entertain their employees at junctionpoints along the road. This year the Lake Forest Club was chosen against several competitiors. The College singers give concerts at about a dozen of the company’s club houses on the way * but to the coast, and then are free to spend a few days there, and return at their leisure;

i—- | PARR. | Mrs. John Schultz is spending a few days in Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schreeg are still visiting in Chicago. Miss Ocie Wood spent Friday night in Rensselaer with friends. .Miss Lu via Guny on has been on the sick list for a few days, but is some better at this writing. Bessie and Charles Clemens and Lona Thornton of Surrey called on Olga Schreeg Friday afternoon. Steve Brusnahan, Otto Schreeg, D. Myers and Clyde Gunyon attended the wrestling match in Rensselaer Saturday evening. • Otto Schreeg, Charles Garriott, William Stewart and A. Lowman were Rensselaer goers Saturday afternoon. They went in the former's auto. ./''J? Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chupp and son Nathan and wife of Surrey spent Sunday with Charles Rowen and family, it being Mr. Rowen's birthday anniversary. A surprise party was given in honor of Ross Rowen Saturday evening. Those present were Goldie Gunyon, Olga Schreeg, Ocie Wood, Dona Myres, Edna Babcock, Nettie Davisson, Marie King, Maggie Wheelen, Opal Iliff, Nona Smith, Charles Garriott, Otto Schreeg, Clyde and Virgil Gunyon, William Stewart, Owen Wallace; Frank King, Estle Price, Estle Myres, Charles Porter, Glen Norman, and May and Floyd Rowen of Rensselaer. All reported having had a jolly, good time.

FRANCESVILLE. | — * (From the Tribune.) Chas. Parker went to Wabash Saturday for a few days visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Luzadder are visiting in the southern part of the state this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lee came from Chase, Mich., last week to visit their daughter, Mrs. Harry White. Mrs. William Moffit of Williamsport has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Overman. Ebert Garrigues, William Schleman, Robert and Samuel J. Hunter from here attended the funeral of Henry Weaver at Flora last Friday. The ladies of the M. E. church will have an Easter Bazaar and market in the church basement on Saturday, April 15. Lunch will be served from 5 to 8 p. m. The Tribune on Monday received a letter from George J. Wade, who now lives at Deerbrook, Miss.. He says everything is fine down there and corn is up in many places. George was formerly proprietor of the Corner Barber shop at this place.

MT. AYR. > (From the Pilot.) Eva Miller came up from Kentland to attend the funeral of Miss Penwright Wednesday. John Brooks will move to Kniman and take foremanship of the section on the two streaks of rust. Lloyd Hopkins left Monday for Terre Haute where he will enter State Normal for the spring term. J. R. Miller has- repapered and renovated the Hufty room occupied by him and will re-engage in business. Addie Harris took her departure Monday for Terre Haute where she will take afthree weeks course at the State Normal.’ , Scott Brenner assisted Ira Sayler on his new residence during the week. When completed it will be one of the neatest cottages in town. The township schools closed last Friday with the exception of the one taught by Claude Seward. Owing to sickness and the death of his lister he missed two weeks and is making up same. Joseph, Jacob and Rich Schanlaub of North Manchester came during the week expecting to attend the funeral of their brother William, who died in lowa, but through the handling of the telegram somewhere the body was intiered at Muscatine.

Miss Madaline. Penwright, w r ho was operated on at the Emergency hospital, Kankakee, 111., last week, died Sunday evening. The remains were brought to Mt. Ayr Tuesday and on Wednesday short services held at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ashby, interment in the North Star cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the sorrowing parents and friends.