Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

BLUE SEA ' A little like summer now. Miss Floe Gallagher spent Sunday with home folks. True Culp spent Sunday afternoon with Nelson Anderson. Fem Kingsbury called on Willis Conley Sunday afternoon. Orval Dorflinger spent Sunday with Clell Clark and wife. Miss Urvie Dobbins spent Saturday night with Miss Pearl Hartley. Miss Irene Marchand spent Sunday afternoon with home folks. The Baptist Ladies’ Aid papered two rooms for Samuel Dewey Thursday. Albert Day and Everett Clark spent Saturday night with Homer Templeton. Miss Florence Templeton went Monday to work for Mrs. Carr, south of Seafield. Misses Ethel Webb and Hilda Gallagher called on 1 Miss Maud dale Saturday. Mrs. Nels Anderson and children called on Mrs. E. Marchand and daughters Sunday afternoon. The young people of the Christian church met at S. Spencer's Sunday afternoon to practice singing.

Mrs. Jack Boone took her sister, Mabel, home Friday. Miss Mabel had been visiting Mrs. Boone for a week. Mrs. Thomas Conley returned home from Medaryville where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Sexton. Miss Elsie Templeton gave a party Saturday evening in honor of her cousin. Miss Urvie Dobbins, who is visiting her now. The evening was spent in games and music; refreshments were served at a late hour, all report a good time.

I SOUTH NEWTON. —j 1 — Joe Ade was looking after their farm interests here Tuesday. Ernest Mayhew and wife spent Sunday with Bert Mayhew and family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling visited with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek visited with relatives in Mt. Ayr Sunday afternoon. Arthur Powell returned home Friday from a business trip to Hoopeston, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fenwick took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wortley. Miss Loe Pancoast, who is teaching at Columbia City, visited over Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. John Weiss, Jr. of Goodland were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weiss Sunday. Little Esther Sommers of near Foresman’ spent Saturday night with her aunt, Mrs. Clarence Pruett. Charles Waling of Brook was looking after his farm in this locality the latter part of last week. W. E. Leek of Rensselaer brought a horse out Monday for his son Earl. Frank Leek, another son, came out after him in auto. Hazel Lamson and lady friend of Chicago spent several days vacation at the home of Jay Lamson last week. They returned Sunday. Sunday school w r as organized at No. 6 last Sunday. We want everyone to come and help make it a success. There will be church in connection with Sunday school, the former at 3 o’clock and the latter at two.

LEE. The Lee school closes next Wednesday. . ~“* Mrs. Etta Lefler visited at Mrs. Alf Jacks’ Monday.. Chester Miller took dinner Sunday with Glenn Culp. Mrs. Margaret Hoover visited H. C. Anderson last week. John Osborne Jr. took dinner Sunday with Morris Jacks. Miss Edna Brock helped Mrs. Corda Overton paper Tuesday. S. M. Jacks continues very poorly, bjit is a little better a this writMr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller visited her parents, Wm. Zable’s, Sunday. _ _ _ __ V

Agnes and Hamilton Stiers, who have typhoid fever, are improving now. Cnaries Jacks moved Monday to Monon where he is working in a barber shop. S. W. Noland's school closed Wednesday of this week at McCoysburg with a bountiful dinner. Ira Williamson is very sick at a relatives in Monon. His parents were with him Monday inght. Clayton Mellender, who has been working for Joe Clark, visited his parents east of Francesville Sunday. Mr. Stillwell of Monon came out last week one day and took a picture of our school’and the one just south of here. Hoy Rishling and family of north of Rensselaer visited his mother, Mrs. Ann Rishling. Saturday night, and Mrs. R.’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne, Sunday. Joe Clark and family, who had been moving on a farm east of Monon, got tired of having to wait until the house was complete and moved in with his father, D. Z. Clark, and will farm his place.

i ' | NEW CENTER. | Mr. Hardesty lost a horse last Friday. Fred Dobbins is building an addition to his house. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders were callers in this vicinity Sunday. Hattie Miles spent Tuesday with William Miles and family. Orville Brown of near Monon was through Milroy vicinity Sunday. The farmers are all very busily engaged in getting in their crops. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caster were Rensselaer goers last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Browm spent Sunday with Mr. Abersoll and family. Isaac Hamilton and George Beaver were Wolcott guests Saturday afternoon. Frank Coghill spent last Friday with his daughter, Mrs. Mance Beaver.

Mrs. Emma Digman and son Will called on George Caster’s Friday evening. Miss Mary Miles is spending this week with her brother Frank of near Wolcott. Fred Wysong of Monticello spent the day Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. John Southard. Chas. Beaver purchased a load so seed oats of Grant Pollock of near Wolcott Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton spent last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caster. Grant Pollock and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. William Miles.

Mrs. Cora Woosley and Miss Lillie Sommers called - on Mrs. Joseph Grauns last Thursday. Mode Dobbins and son Fred repaired the fence On the Robt. Dobbins farm last Thursday. Mrs. Abner Griswold and daugnter Ara called on Trustee Parker of Hanging Grove tp., last Tuesday. Miss Lillie Sommers, after a three weeks visit at home with her mother, returned to her work at Remington Sunday. Ernest Miles left for Morocco Saturday afternoon where he has employment this summer as chauffuer in a garage at that place. Mrs. Branson Clark spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Manse Beaver, and Mrs. Elmer Clark spent Friday evening. Mrs. Beaver is in very poor health. Everett Parks of Remington called on John Southard Monday afternoon, and reported a new dishwasher at his house since Saturday morning.

Last Friday was the last day of school at New’ Center, and all the patrons and friends of the neighborhood came with well filled baskets, and at the noon hour there were three long tables the full length of the school house filled with all the necessaries of life, to which all present did ample justice. Those present were Chas. Beaver, Joseph Grauns, George Caster, Elmer Clark and families, Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs, Harwell, Mrs. Isaac Hamilton and daughter Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. William Mjles and daughter Mary and son Ernest, Mrs. Frank Miles, Miss Jessie Williamson, Miss Lillie Sommers, Ernest Harris, Mrs. Ella Beaver and daughters Viola and Beulah, Mrs. Oliver Hamilton, Miss Elsie Beaver, John Mitchell and son Clifford, Wiley Latta and family, Mrs. Will Vannatta and Miss Irene McAlear, Clayton, Edna and Russel Ward, two little Abersol girls, Miss Hardesty, John Southard and family, making in all seventyone , present.

! FAIR OAKS. j ■■'''■ ' 1 .■ 1 ■* Ben Zellers is building a new bam this week. The Pickle company shipped another car load of pickles from here a few days ago. Al-Brouhard moved into Mrs. Al Moore's property near the Christian church last Saturday. Mrs. Isaac Kight is busily engaged these days taking the enumeration in this township. Mrs. George Brouhard was called to Sheridan the latter part of the week by the death of a sister. Two or three of our local nimrods have done pretty good a few days this week in slaughtering wild ducks. J. J. Lawler run short of corn for the ranch, and had a car load shipped here and hauled out to the ranch this week. Rev. Duncleburger of Lowell delivered a good sermon in the Christian church Saturday evening to a good sized audience. Fred Williams, the painter, has recently finished painting Walter McConnell's barn, and has commenced work on Mrs. Maggie Keller's house. Walter McConnell went to Rensselaer Wednesday to buy lumber to build himself a new seven-room cottage on the old Kesler lot in block 1 on Front sereet. A wagon load of gypsies struck our town Saturday evening and remained until Monday." They camped near the depcv It was a tough looking bunch as usual. Our schools will soon be out again. The town schools will be out the middle of next week. C. A. Bringle’s school, a couple of miles east of here, will be out Saturday. Mr. Carpenter, the section foreman on the Monon, moved his household goods here from Lafayette the first of the week. They will occupy Al Moore’s property southeast of town.

Miss Edith Duncleberger of Lowell came down Saturday to make arrangements to begin a music class in a week or so. She was entertained at Abe Bringle’s until Sunday evening. Mrs. Al Moore of Lafayette came up Wednesday on business. Her daughter Lola, who has been staying with her aunt, Mrs. Bringle, since their renaoval from here, went home with her. Sam Potts moved Wednesday into his property known as the William Harley property which he purchased a short time ago of Al Helsel. Roy Casey moved into the house vacated by Potts. William Nelson, who formerly lived a few miles east oi here, will load his car for Montana in a few days. He i sout there now but his family are here yet. He is looking for someone to go through with the car.

The gravel road people had another bad break down Monday. This time they broke the drive shaft on the engine, and are using horses to pull the cars until another shaft arrives. They have about a mile yet to build. We have been having some nice spring weather since our last report. Monday and Tuesday were nice and sunshiny; but Tuesday night we got a shower. Grass is beginning to show up nice and fruit buds are starting out. It is reported that Grandma Ball, who lives in the west part of town, has stored her household effects'in Tom Mallatt’s little building in the same neighborhood, and rented her property to William Fritz. She will make her home with her son Lyman this summer.

Al Robinson, a constable from Rensselaer, came up Monday morning to arrest John Liggett for some unknown cause. Several who talked with the constable understood him as thinking Liggett to be somewhat mentally unbalanced. If that be the case he has our sympathies. H. C. Born, who came here from Roselawn some time ago to succeed Frank Husted as agent at the depot, found the work a little too hard for him, has resigned, and a man from Medaryville has succeeded him. Mr. Born has taken what they call the second trick.. They have two operators here now’ and he is one of them.

MILROY. —| —j— W. I. Bi vans went to Wolcott Monday. The school yard at Banner is to be fenced soon. The trustee, G. L. Parks, is taking the enumeration. Miss Lural Anderson returned to her home in Lee Sunday. Mrs. Creighton Clark and children visited Mrs. Geo. Foulks Sunday. Mrs. W. P. Gaffield called on Mrs. Belle Parks Monday afternoon. Lural Anderson took dinner Sunday with James Nixson and family. Miss Maud Dobbins called on Mrs. Belle Parks and Mrs. Mary May Tuesday. Howard Stewart and Fred May and families spent Sunday afternoon with G. L. Parks. > James Boone, and Leon Parks spent Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Mat Nessius. Thos. Spencer and family attended church at Lee Sunday, and ate dinner with O. A. Jacks. . ■ .»r ' '- V ’’ . ■ ’ i

Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. Mason Barlow and Mrs. Mort Sommers called on Mrs. W. P. Gaffield Tuesday. Robt. Meadows and Mrs. Louisa Foulks of Monon spent Tuesday and Wednesday with George Foulks and family. .Miss Lillie Sommers, who has been visiting home friends for some time, returned to her work in Remington Sunday. G: L. Parks spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Parks, and also visited his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ravenscroft. Mrs. W. I. Bivans -and little grandson Harold went to Rossville, 111., Monday. Mrs. Bivans intended going to Hoopeston, 111., to consult a specialist. Rev. Ellis, the seven day adventist, is still holding meetings here and on next Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights the elder will be here. All invited.

Rosebud. j Wm. Wilcox was a JiMw goer Saturday. ■ 1 ■ Lillian Alter went to Parr last Friday afternoon. The Rosebud junior class met at Mrs. B. D. Comer’s Sunday. Mrs. William Wilcox called on Mrs. J. W. Smith Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Brookshire of Lebanon is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Smith. Most of the farmers have been sowing grass in their wheat fields this week. Mrs. O. S. Rardin and daughter spent Saturday night with Mrs. James Burns.* There will be preaching at Rosebud Sunday morning and Sunday evening at 7:30. Miss Blanche McClanahan spent Sunday afternon with her sister, Mabie Gunyon and attended church at Good Hope. Lee Kimball returned to Sol Norman’s a few days ago after a visit with relatives in Jackson county, Ind., and .Ohio. David Yeoman is slowly recovering from his broken arm and was able to attend Sunday-school and class-meeting last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hordeman were out riding in a brand new auto last Sunday afternoon. We think Pete has got the fever. Mrs. Amos Alter and son Halley made a flying trip to Mt. Hope in their automobile last

Sunday to visit the former’s uncle, Lewis Alter. Quite a few attended church at Good Hope Sunday afternoon. A fine sermon was preached. There will be meeting there one week from Sunday.

|, MT. PLEASANT. | Mrs. Joseph Sheurich is on the sick list at this writing. Joe Sheurich is building an addition to his residence this week. Volney Peer called on Edward Ritter and wife Saturday evening. Sarah Steel of Wheatfield is visiting George Davisson and wife during this week. Joseph Norman of Rensselaer visited Monday night with John Clouse and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ritter and J. Ott spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson. The Hack dredge started work and is making good time on the Jungles and Davis ditch this week. Carter Garriott, wife and children Carrie Garriott and Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse spent Sunday afternoon with Albert Garriott and wife. Clell and Joseph Norman are building a foundation for a residence on the James Leatherman farm in this vicinity this week. Charles Chamberlain and John Marlatt of Rensselaer were looking after the interests of their farm in this vicinity the fore part of the week.

James Britt received a carload of fertilier the first of the week. Any one in the vicinity needing fertilizer can get same of him for the next few days. The rain Wednesday night brought oats sowing to a stand still for several days. Most of the farmers f were well started and none had finished sowing. Clarence Green was kicked by a horse Monday and quite badly hurt. In falling his head struck against a tank and did more injury than the kick of the horse. He is able to be about again at this writing.

Charles Chamberlain and John Marlatt have quite a force of men laying tile ditch on their farm which they recently purchased of B. J. Gifford. This farm is level black land and is found to be underlaid with a good clay subsoil.

| SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. | John Stibbe called on Wm. Schultz Thursday. . Amiel Stibbe was a Parr goer Thursday. Rinehold Schultz spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Lena Schultz was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. . . Paul Schultz was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Julius Schultz called on Michael Schultz Saturday afternoon. ,5 ? Miss Lena Fechner visited with Mrs. Dennis Healey Thursday. Otto Makus visited Paul Schultz and family Wednesday evening. _ Miss Antona Schultz! called on her sister, .Mrs. Fred Krueger, Tuesday; Miss Eiste Schultz called on her cousin, Miss Antona Schultz, Sunday. Mrs. Dennis Healey and brother Otto Makus were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Schultz called on Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Schultz one day this week. Mrs. Aug. Krueger called on Mrs. Fred Krueger and Mrs. Wm. Schultz Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Schultz and little children called on Mrs. A. R. Schultz Wednesday. Misses Lena Schultz and Lena Fechner called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Stibbe, Lena and Albert Fechner are making a short visit with/ friends and relatives here.

Those calling on Paul Schultz and family Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe, A. C. Schultz, Will Teska, Leo and Lena Schultz. The school at the German church will close this week with the confirmation of three boys, Arthur and Firnot Schultz and Louis Herre. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Stibbe are going to move into one of Omar Kenton’s houses near Surrey in the near future. Mr. Stibbe expects to ditch this summer. Oats sowing was in full blast this week, and nearly all the oats were sowed. Next thing on the program will be house-cleaning, and then the woes and troubles of we men folks., Michael Schultz and Paul Schultz have had their houses painted, making them look much better. Amiel Schultz ,is also having his house painted. Rensselaer .painters are doing the work.

—] -I—PINE GROVE. The farmers are all busy sowing oats. James Campbell is no better at this writing. Clint Beck bought cprn of Chas. Shroyer Monday. Charles Britt called on John Torbet Sunday morning. Bessie Ropp called on Chloae Torbet Tuesday morning. Bluford Torbet spent Sunday with Clint Beck and family. Wm. Nuss spent Monday with Harry Beck and family. Will Jordan bought clover seed of J. M. Torbet Monday. Harry Beck is improving his farm by clearing and ditching. Mrs. Cooper called on James Campbell Tuesday morning. Arthur Ropp lost a fine horse Saturday morning of last week. Mrs. Frank Vest called on Mrs. James Torbet Monday afternoon. Mrs. John Hurley is able to be up and around after a few days illness. Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels called on James Campbell Saturday evening. , Mrs. James Torbet and son Roy visited with James Campbell Wednesday night. Sunday school was organized at Independence Sunday and there was a large crowd out. Horace Daniels of Rensselaer called on his nephew, James Campbell, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Wesley Price returned home ■Wednesday after a few days visit with relatives in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and family and Bessie Ropp spent Sunday with Harry and family. Mrs. Wm. Nuss and daughter, Mrs. Arthur Snow s of Laura visited with James Campbell Monday night. Earl Beck returned to Indianapolis Friday after a week’s visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beck. Marie and Gertrude Barkley of near Gifford called on Bessie and Hattie McCurtain of Independence Sunday; ' Victor Walker returned from Indiana Harbor Tuesday with a load of movable goods, to his brother, Chas. Walker’s of Pine Grove. Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels went to Chicago Monday. The former same back Tuesday and the latter will stay for an indefinite time.

—! I—BEAVER LAKE. John Bicknell called on Wm. Lyons Sunday. Bert Sullivan visited at Earl Kennedy’s SundayJosie Guthrie visited home folks Saturday and Sunday. Lewis Adams visiteh friends in this vicinity Sunday. r Earl Kennedy made a business trip to Goodland Tuesday.

Mrs. May Kennedy called on her sister, Mrs. Lewis Sullivan, Tuesday. John Giildenzoph had the misfortune to lose a valuable cow Monday night. ’ Carl "Woofon and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Butts. </'C-X ■ ' Mrs. Homer Stanley returned from a week’s visit with her mother at Watseka. Chester and Samuel Lyons called on their sister, Mrs. Claud Seward, Sunday. Mrs. Anna McComb was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Sullivan, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Potts spent Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Emma Wildrick.

I OAK GROVE. We are having fine weather. E. Merrill called on Thos. Parker Monday. < W. M. Steel called on T. J. Parker Tuesday evening. Rev. Shafer preached at Oak Grove Saturday night. Ernest Nuss attended Sunday school at Independence. Sunday. Everett and Charles Parker attended church at Oak Grove Sunday night. Mrs. Wm. Hurley and son Roy spent Monday with Mrs. Thomas Parker. Logan Wood spent Saturday with his cousins, Bertha, Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Frank and Lem Braddock spent Sjinday With their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. John Price. Mr. and' Mrs. James Davis and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Thomas Parker and family. Those that spent Sunday with Thomas Parker and family were Mr. and Mrs. John Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and little son Frank, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis and family