Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

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MTT iteuu of Interest □] from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

REMINGTON. . I .. John Holser returned Wednesday from a visit with his parents at Westpoint. Ind. Dr. Robinson attended the State Dental Association meeting at Indianapolis last week. George Roy of Indianapolis antoed up last week and visited Mr. and Mrs. William Hawkins. S. G Hand has sold his Cadillac auto to Frank Klaus and has bought a hew Ford touring car. Fred Phillips, the Rensselaer auctioneer, has bought a team of Shetland ponies of F. L. Peck. V. alter Rich and family moved last week from Kankakee, 111., to Goodland, where he will be engaged] in the grain business. Kentland Democrat: Mrs. Perry Washburn. Mrs. A.. 1). Washburn and Miss Nora Keeney visited with James A. Washburn and family in Remington yesterday. Albert Geier of Reynolds visited; his brother, W. R. Geier, here last! week. The latter has been suffering from blood poisoning in one of his limbs, but is now improving. Those veteran fisherman, J. G. Tharp and '‘ Buff er ’’ Lewis, accompanied by James Hollingsworth and ■ two sons, went <6 the Kankakee] Thursday to bring home a load of; fish.. z John and Ira Fofrey had a runaway Thursday morning, caused by a broken rein, anti both were thrown out. the latter suffering a bad cut on his head and other bruises. John escaped with a few • bruises. I Decoration day will be duly ob-j served here on the afternoon of; May 30. The parade will form on South Ohio street at 2 p. m., headed; by the band and followed in the j order below: Old soldiers. Wo-, man s Relief Corps, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows. Sunday Schools.; The procession will proceed north] to the Christian church where the; address will be made by J. Frances j Ashley, then proceed to the cemetery and decorate the graves. The forenoon will be devoted to decorating the graves at the Gilboa Cemetery.

GOODLAND f—(From the Herald.) Mrs. C. B. Crowden and Belle Lyons went Thursday morning to Lafayette. - . Mrs. Hugh Spaulding and little son returned from Lochiel Wednesday morning. ■ Miss Addie French visited oyer - Saturday and Sunday with friends and relatives in Rensselaer. S. U. Dobbins, well known in this community, will deliver the Fourth of July address at Fair Oaks. Mrs, Will uray returned to her home in Graytown, Wis., after several weeks here the guest of relatives. ' Miss Loretta Latimore was the guest of her sister, Mrs. SegO at Remington Sunday and Monday morning. Miss Alice Welker returned to her home in Indianapolis Monday after spending a week here the guest j her fripnd > Miss Edith Rowland; Mrs. B. B. Anderson returned to morning after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs, Earl Thompson near her home in Chicago Wednesday Remington. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Van Naste of New York City were the guests this week of the J. W. Baer famliy. They are the uncle and aunt of Miss Laura Jordan. Robt. Henderson and Robert Wilson went this week to Ottawa, 111., to visit with the latter’s father, Wm. Wilson, who lacks only a few months of reaching the century mark in life. Marion Jackway went to Oxford, Ohio, Tuesday to visit a few days with her sister Hope, who is a student in the Western College. On her return she will spend a few days in Indianapolis with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Parsons.

MEDARYVILLE. | (From the Advertiser.) Miss Dora Gunderson has left on an extended visit with friends at Senecca. I’ll. Henry Luken, who Was so badly kicked by a horse several weeks ago, ; is now able to make occasional visits i to his store. The Misses Lenora Kain of North Judson, Bertha Clawson and Lizzie Kain of San Pierre spent Sunday with Miss Fanny McCay. Mrs. F. L. Hunt of Lowell. Ind., has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Everet, and other friends here the past week. A fine girl baby blesses the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Warriner since Monday last. Mother and babe doing well. We congratulate. Miss Rhena Aery is visiting with her mother at Franklin, Ind., after which she will enter upon a teachers training course at Terre Haute. Geo. Nicholes has gone to Oakville, la., near which place he will be employed on a dredge boat, together with others from here, already there. Mrs. Jas. R. Guild is and has for the past severahyweeks been with her daughter. Rev. Mrs. W. B. Warriner. at Battle Ground. Ind. Mrs. Warriner has been ailing for some time. Fred Netzel died at his home ea§t of town yesterday (Friday) morning at five o’clock from blood poisoning. contracted from a wire, scratch a short time ago. The tuneral will be held Sunday afternoon. Charles Bauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer of this place, died at his home in Wheaton, 111., on Sunday, May 7th. of pleuro pneumonia, aged about 37 years. He was engaged •as a motorman for the A. E. & C. Ry., and on the Tuesday following his death the remains were taken in a special car to Dundee, 111., where the funeral was held on Wednesday. He Jeaves. besides his parents, a wife and two sisters to mourn his loss.

FRANCESVILLE. | ■ i i (From the Tribune.) A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Myers Sunday afternoon. Mrs. John Drury of Michigan City is the guest of her brother and sister at this place. Miss Josephine Hackett is in Winamac this week the guest of her sister, Mrs. Elge Zellers. Miss Florence Hollett was at Indianapolis last week with Mrs. W. A. Geer and daughter, Miss GR*bna. Dr. E. R. of Mulberry, Fla* was here last week assisting in the settlement of the McMurray estate. Mrs. A. J. Ives from Stuttgart, Ark., arrived here Friday . evening and will live with her son, Dr. R. J. Ives. ■ Mrs. Geo. Gieb went to Culver, Ind.. Saturday to remain during the summer with Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley. Misses Anna Fitzpatrick and Vera Hill went to Monon yesterday evening to attend the junior rception given for the high school graduates. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barker and Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Weston came over from Winamac Sunday afternoon and visited a few hours with friends. Clarence -Hurdle, aged 21 years, died recently at his home in Fairbury, 111. The cause of his death was pneumonia. The Hurdle family lived here six years ago.

WOLCOTT. j_ (From the Enterprise.) Emory Whitehead of Elwood visited over Sunday with his father, J. H. Whitehead, who is ill. Miss Etheb Wolfe has been appointed One of the teachers in the Wolcott schools for next year. Jacob Wagner went to Logansport Wednesday morning to take treatment at the Plummer —Sanitarium for rheumatism. Mrs. D. J. Pettit arrived home Friday from a six weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jacobs, and other frignds in Kansas. 7 Mr. and Mrs. William Sullivan entertained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sullivan and Messrs. Seth. Thomas and LotL. Kellogg. Earl Sullivan and Miss Nora Kellogg were married at Monticello Thursday, May 11. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan will make their home at Remington where Mr. Sullivan is engaged in painting and paper hanging. Mrs. M. G. Dobbins died at tier home four miles north and one mile west of Wolcott Thursday morning, about one o’clock, from valvular lesion of the heart, after an illness of about ten days. The funeral will be held from her late home Saturday

morning at ten o’clock. Prof. L. E. Wheeer, Lewis and Thomas Dellinger, Ora Dellinger, Frank Darrow, Everett Rogers. Fern McKillip and Emmet Chenoweth left this Friday morning for Terre Haute to attend the State Track and Field Meet. The five last named above have entered and will take part in the meet.