Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Oui Regular Correspondents

NTT item* of Interest from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. ChronicHng the Happening* in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

j NORTH UNION. j L F. Header went to Rensselaer Friday. A 1 Keener spent Sunday with Will Faylor. ixmis Miller went to Virgie Monday afternoon. • Elnora Florence is at home for a lew days visit. Jack. Reeder was seen In Virgie Monday afternoon. Jack Reeder called on Williiam Wilcox Wednesday. Mrs. Will Faylor attended church at Brushwood Sunday. J. W. Faylor bought four nice hogs of Mr. Ogle Tuesday. Mrs. Will Faylor called on Mrs. J. Miller Monday afternoon. J. W. Faylpr went to Rensselaer one day the last of the week. Mrs. Ogels and young folks were in Fair Oaks Friday afternoon. Rinhold Schultz called on Mr, and Mrs. Fred Krueger Sunday. Joe Browq and wif§ spent Sunday with Mrs- Thompson of Fair Oaks. Homer Lakin and wife (called on the latter’s parents Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Griffita spent Sunday with Ernest Stibbe and family. Lizzie Fay of Fair Oaks is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Brown, this week. J. W. Faylor and family spent Sunday with David Yeoman and family. Mrs. Will Faylor went to Fair Oaks Sunday afternoon after Grace Peyton. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger and Paul Schultz went to Rensselaer Monday. Ernest Comer has been helping A. Millspaugh build fence a part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz spent Sunday with their son Paul and family. This is the last week of school at Center and a big time is expected the last day. The telephone men were in our part of the township fixing up wires this week. Mr. Stinke and family attended Easter services at the German church Monday forenoon. Mrs. Will Faylor and Grace Peyton attended the confirmation at the Lutheran church Friday morning. Mrs. I. F. Meader and daughters Lois and Marion attended Sunday school and church at Brushwood Sunday. Elsie Schultz and Arthur, Fred, Walter and Oscar Schultz attended Easter services Monday at the German church and spent the remainder of the day at their grandparents, Paul Schultz’s.

ROSEBUD. John Alter hauled corn to Parr Tuesday. ■AI Witham was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Clifford Nichols was calling in this locality Tuesday. The Rosebud academy has closed for the summer vacation. There was a good attendance at 9unday school at Rosebud Sunday. Miss Blanche McClanahan spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Hopkins at Parr. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Rardin spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. James Garriott. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Rardin and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Burns. Halley Alter and hired hand are grubbing hazel bush and getting ready to plant corn. Misses Gertrude Rardin, Kate and Floss Smith made a flying trip to Parr Monday afternoon. Miss Farie Norman returned home from her visit with relatives at Chicago Heights last week. David Yeoman and two children attended Sunday school at Rosebud Sunday in his brand-new carriage. Rev. Rardin will preach at Virgie next Sunday week at three o’clock in the afternoon. Everyone invited. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Alter and Mr. and Mrs. Jo« Pullins took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Alter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Steiner of Chicago Heights "spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Norman. ! There was quite a streak dashed along the main pike through Rosebud Monday. We come to find?, out it was “Rhine” Shelter in his auto. Mr. and Mrs. Ged. Zea of Rensselaer and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Myers of Kniman spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith and family.

~} SOUTH NEWTON. j —I 1— Leon and Miss Hazel Lamson were home over Sunday. Mr. Smith of Rensselaer did papering for Ernest Mayhew’s Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wortley visited with the former’s home folks Sunday. Brown Lamborn was the guest of Leon Lamson Saturday night and Sunday. Miss Ruth Marsh, who is working near Foresman, spent Sunday with, home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Smith transacted business at the Paulus farm Thursday. Clarence Pruett and wife spent Sunday 4ith John Sommers and wife of near Foresman. Stewart Wilson of near Kentland took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clinton of near Brook visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Getting of Kentlanfi visited from .Wednesday till Sunday with her auncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus. Misses Sadie Paulus and Elizabeth Getting visited with the former’s sister, Mfs. James Reed, and family of near Surrey Friday and Saturday. Eli Brown returned home Sunday after a visit to the southern part of the state. His son is quite low with- typhoid fever, but was slowly improving. The Sunday school supplies came last week and were here for last Sunday’s lesson. A good crowd was in attendance and a splendid sermon was delivered by Rev. Parrett of the Presbyterian church at Rensselaer.

FOUR CORNERS. | James Jones is tiling the Shoppell 80 for F. G. Barnard. Several of Kankakee tp’s. citizens were Rensselaer goers this week. Andrew Knapp will be team roustabout for the two dredge crews on the Davis ditch. Robt. Timmons’ mother of southwest of Tefft is dangerously sick at this writing. E. W. Alien is busy repairing fence, and is expecting to pasture his farm land this summer. Abe Aid of near Valparaiso was a prospective purchaser of the Henry farm in east Walker tp. this week. Two more candidates were added to the healthy growth of the M. W. A. camp of Wheatfield Monday night. Wm. Fitzgerald of Tefft, with a visiting relative, attended M. W. A. oamp at Wheatfield Monday night. The farmers in this part of Jasper county have finished sowing oats, which is at least two weeks later than last year. Joe Fenzil is contemplating the purchase of a farm. He wishes to purchase the D. H. Turner 80 which joins his father's place on the west. Rev. Downey and wife have taken in a new boarder by increasing the number of their family one. The Lord helps those who help themselves. Walkerton grain buyers are loading corn and shipping same from Wheatfield. They are paying 40c a bushel, and the Behles Bros, of Tefft are doing their shelling. Tuesday night it rained all night and Wednesday all day and has made the ground too wet to work the balance of the week. The prospects for a late corn planting seems good. Lent being over the shipment of veal from Wheatfield is on the increase. Farmers are shipping their calves which means fewer cattle on the farms of north Jasper. The question is, is it the right course to pursue? W. H. Marble, who has the contract to dig the R. E. Davis ditch, is now busy building the dry land dredge just south of the railroad bridge on the Luce land. The intention of the contractor is to dig the Fisher lateral- first and then east to the Barnard lateral. The large dredge will commence about one mile southeast of Tefft. —iNEW CENTER. j Chas.Harweiiwas a Wolcott goer Monday. Andy Latta made a business trip to Benton county Friday. * Mdss Mary Miles visited Ethel English Monday afternoon. Mary Miles called on Jessie and Belle Southard Sunday afternoon. Frank fcoghill spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Manson Beaver. Geo. Caster and son Earl and Nick

Dignan were Wolcott guests Saturday. George Caster and family called on John Southard’s Friday afternoon.

Harold Lamar and lady friend attended church at M&lroy Sunday evening. Miss Ara Griswold spent the first of the week with her aunt near Rensselaer.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton moved last Friday on a place near Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley and children spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher. Quite a number of Lee young folks attended services at Milroy Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver called on Mr. and Mrs. Manson Beaver Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jane Dobbins and daughter Maude spent Wednesday with John Southard and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Miller spent Easter with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mode Dobbins. Ernest Beaver and Gladys Grauns were among those that passed examination in Milroy tp. Mrs. Jane Dobbins and daughter Maude spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Miller of near Monon.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton and Mr. and Mts. James Hamilton spent Monday evening with Geo. Caster and family. Luther Tow and sister Belle and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tow spent Saturday night and Sunday with Geo. Caster and family. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caster and daughter Anna were at Wolcott Tuesday for .the purpose of having the latter’s finger lanced. Ernest Harris was accompanied home Sunday by his aunt, Mrs. Nettie Center, after spending a week with his father, John Harris, of near Remington.

| LEE. j —I 1— The late rains have stopped oats sowing again. J. H. Culp made a business trip to Rensselaer Monday.

Ray Holeman of near Reynolds visited Ms brother Asa Sunday. O. A. Jacks and family took dinner Sunday with S. W. Noland’s. Will Stiers’ children, who have typhoid fever, are slowly improving. Ephriam Gilmore went to Chicago Monday and got a load of cattle.

S. M. Jacks is once more able to help attend to business at his store.

Mr. Miller and family of Monon have moved in the L. M. Jacks property here. Will Culp and family and Elmer Gilmore and family took Easter dinner at David Culp’s, Walter Jordan took his gasoline engine and buzz saw and cut wood for Elmer Gilmore one day this week.

T. S. Gowger of east of Monon, a former teacher for three years at this place, attended the last day of schdol here Wednesday. Mrs. Sallie Conaway of Park Falls, Wis., and two little children came on Thursday of last week to make a month’s visit with her parents, David Culp’s, and other relatives.

H. C. Anderson’s had set their incubator in their cellar and had another one ready, to put the eggs in, when the lanyi exploded and burned it up and spoiled the eggs in the other one. School closed here Wednesday with a bountiful dinner considering the number of people in attendance. The German measles broke out in school the week before and caused a good many to stay away. The teacher and pupils rendered a very interesting program.

PALESTINE. H— Charles Marchand is working for Gilmore near Lee. Joe Carr of Wolcott was seen in this vicinity Thursday. Oats sowing and garden making are the order of the day now. Lud Clark and wife spent Sunday with Fay Lear and family. Clayton and Ethel Webb spent Sunday with Harry and Hilda Gallagher. Harry Burley and wife are the proud parents of a daughter born April 14., Blanche and Ed a Anderson called on Hiida Gallagher Wednesday afternoon. Miss Carrie Anderson is assisting Mrs. Fred McDuffy with her sewing this week. Mr. Kime of Illinois was out looking over his farm from Wednesday until Friday. Miss Alice Lilly of Black Oak spent Easter with her sister, Mrs. Harry Burley. G. L. Parks, the trustee, ate dinner with Nels Anderson and family Thursday. Mrs. Marchand and three daughters spent Easter with Mrs. Anderson ana daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lear of Palesine spent Easter with her mother, Mrs. Johns of Milroy. Mr. Roy Templeton of Palestine, spent Easter with his cousins, Everett and Ernest Clark. Wiley Latta and, family spent Easter with Mrs. Latta’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher. The young people of the Christian church gave an Easter supper Saturday night. A large crowd attended. Mr. and Mrs. McDuffy and son, Fred, and family of near Wolcott spent Easter with Mr. and _Mrs. Jack Boone. ' FAIR OAKS. I John Zellers, who has his sawmill located down east of Mt. Ayr, was at home over Sunday. Mrs. Will Warren is having a new roof put on the house she lately purchased of S. B. Moffltt. Referring to an item in last week’s report it was Robinson that was thought to be "off” instead of Liggett.

Sam Potts helped Peter Call move over in Barkley tp. Tuesday on Mr. Walker’s farm, about six miles east of here.

Miss Hannah Culp, who lias been caring for Mrs. Kennedy at Rensselaer the past four weeks, returned home Tuesday.

Walter McConnell has four or five carpenters at work on his new house, and they are , pushing thework along rapidly. Dame „ Rumor has it that Frank Wilson and daughter, Mrs. Rodman, have leased the Kesler Hall and will open up a restaurant in same in the near future.

Chas. Halleck, with a large force of men, went up to Hammond Monday to deliver and plant out fruit trees and other shrubery there and at East Chicago. Ed Kesler got a message a few days ago that there was a job awaiting him at Kellog, Wis., of running a dredge. He will go the latter part of the week. Mr. Bozell, who moved here this spring and occupies the farm Peter Wood moved from, is preparing to plant 40 acres of watermelons this spring, so it is reported. N. A. McKay, who has been working as foreman with a gang of carpenters on the Indiana Harbor R. R. at Gibson, resigned his position and came home last week. Health is generally pretty good in our neck of the woods. We still get a shower every day or so. Farmers are very busy now, and vegetation is beginning to show life again. If the weather continues warm it won’t be long until fruit will be out in bloom. We have been informed that after the first of May, Milt Gundy, who has been conducting a soft drink parlor for several years in C. A. Gundy’s building, will quit business and move to Roselawn, and Charley will take charge of the building. A young student from Evanston came down Saturday evening and delivered a sermon in the M. E. church. His subject was "The Prodical Son.” He gave some illustrations on a blackboard he had for that purpose, A small crowd was ouL * There is about 80 rods of gravel road to be built yet and the gravel will have to be hauled from Pembroke 4to finish the job, as the supply of gravel which was piled three miles out has been hauled onto the road. Mr. Teach, the contractor,

went over to Enos a few days ago to look after another job. —I -I—----j OAK GROVE. —] * A little more sunshine. Mrs. Wallace of Laura is improving slowly. Myrtle Parker called on Nile Britt Tuesday. Wm. Hurley commenced work for T. J. Parker Monday. There was a large crowd out at Oak Grove Sunday night. Lerie and Will Braddock were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Elmer Kerns and Fred Cavinder were Parr goers Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. Merrill called on Mr. and Parker Thursday. Adam Toombs spent Thursday with Bertha, Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hurley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Cavinder. Thomas Cooper and Elmer Shroyer spent Saturday night and Sunday with Ernest Nuss. Bertha, Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Friday of last week with Mr. and' Mrs. James Davis and family. Mrs. Mabel Brown of Indianapolis, who has been visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. Oscar Brown, returned home Sunday. Mrs Oscar Brown and son Gussie and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mabel Brown, attended the opera at Rensselaer Friday night. Those that spent Friday evening with Thomas Parker and family were James Davis and family, Wm. Hurley and family, Jessie, Fay and Amy Brown. All enjoyed the graphophone music. Mrs. Stockwell and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Price, Cad Caldwell and family, Ed, Allie and Burl Blackburn spent Sunday with the Parker family. PINE GROVE. |~ James Campbell is not much better at this writing. Clifford Wells called on John Torbet Sunday afternoon. Lucy Walker called on Creola Torbet Tuesday evening. Chas. Walker called on - James Torbet Wednesday afternoon. We had a fine rain Tuesday night and the wheat looks fine. Zulla Hight of Tefft spent Tuesday afternoon with Creola Torbet. , John Torbet spent Wednesday night with Clint Beck and family. Chas. Walker helped his brother Victor move Monday to north of Gifford. Mrs. Chas. Walker and daughter Martha were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mrs. J. M. Torbet and son Charles

called on Mrs. Chas. Walker Monday morning. Bluford Torbet is helping his brother-in-law, Harry Beck, ditch this week. Bertha Cooper and Gusta Mc- ' Cleary attended Sunday school at Aix Sunday. Everett Walker and Carrie Garriott called on Lucy and Katie Morgen egg Sunday evening. Mr. and Mr 9. Chas. Walker and family spent Easter with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Jane Hurley. James Torbet and family and Harry Beck .and family spent Easter with Clint Beck and family. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie were shopping in Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Sena Jenkins’ two children and Leona Miller Nsnent Tuesday night and WednesdaySwith James Torbet and family. | SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. { —I 1— Rinheold Schultz spent Easter with home folks. Amiel Stibbe visited friends up near Kniman Monday. Fred Kreuger and Paul L. Schultz were Rensselaer goers Monday. Mrs. Fred Krueger took dinner with A. C. Schultz and family Monday. A. R. Schult and daughter, Miss Lena, were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Schultz spent Saturday with Michael Schultz and wife. Mrs. Michael Schultz called on Mrs. Amiel Schultz Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Stibbe called on A. R, Schultz and family Sunday evening. Mrs. Amiel Stibbe and Helen Fechner returned to Chicago Monday >morning. • Mrs. A. R. Schultz called on Mr. and Mrs. Adolfe Schultz Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Adolfe Schultz took dinner Sunday with Aug. Makus and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Rinheold Teska took dinner Monday with Paul Schultz and family. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz spent Sunday with Paul L. Schultz and family. Misses Bertha Stibbe and Antoha Schultz called “On Paul Scnultz and family Sunday. Ed Kelinsky and mother of near Kniman attended church in our settlement Friday. Miss Clara Schultz spent over Easter with home folks, returning to Lowell Monday. . 1 i Miss Helen Fechner spent Friday night and a part so Saturday with Miss Clara Schultz. f

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Healey and Rinehold Schultz took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger Easter, i Fred Krueger and wife and Dennis' Healey and wife spent Sunday evening with Paul Schultz and family. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Stibbe, Helen Fechner, Mrs. Paul Schultz and little daughter took dinner with A. C. Schultz Good Friday. Edward Ritter and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Schultz and daughter took dinner Monday with* Adolfe Schultz and family. Mr. and Mrs. Aug. C. Schultz and daughter, Miss Clara, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swanke of near Kniman. Mr. Swanke is very sick, suffering from an internal cancer, and is not expected to live. Firman Schultz passed a successful graduating examination tfiis week. He is the only Schultz boy to have ever graduated from our settlement, and his sister, Miss Lena the only girl, she having graduated in 1908. Horseshoe or quoits is a fine game so the boys of our settlement think, not only the young boys, but the elderly chaps, like to play. Too bad we can’t play horseshoes in the winter when the snow is on the ground, then we would have more time.