Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Ai Fumiihed by Our Regular Correspondents

MIT Items of Interest □J from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

FOUR CORNERS.

Miss Sadia Gilbranson returned from Lacross Sunday. F. G. Barnard of Lochiel came over on business Saturday. Lee Fisher visited with his sister Effie at Laporte Thursday. Bert Vandercar'visited over Sunday at Knox with, his widowed mother. E. W. Allen of Wheatfield, visited With friends in Indianapolis over Sunday. Elmer Hunsicker will attend school at Bloomington and will leave Monday. Mr. Walker of Nappanee, Ind., visited over Sunday w’lth his son who lives on the old Van Patton farm. Bessie Biggs came Sunday for a day’s visit with home folks, returning to her work in East Chicago Monday. / Wm. Fitzgerald was a business caller at Wheatfield Mbnday. He informed us that Mrs. Fitzgerald’s health was much better and she was rapidly gaining strength. The Marble dry land dredge is making slow’ progress. Those who were expecting drainage advantages this summer have given up ih despair and are now’ praying -for dry weather.

/Corn planting in this section will soon be history. Some of the farmers are cultivating, while a few are finishing planting. Oats and wheat are good except where the fly has injured it. Miss Edna Witt took her departure Tuesday for Spokane, Wash. She went via St. Paul where she was met by Harry Hess. They were united in marriage in that city and then proceeded to Spokane. Mr. Hess will be employed in the schools at that place. His former state was Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Valparaiso, and is spoken of in the highest terms by all who know him. Miss Witt was one of Kankakee tp’s. highly respected young latjies and a former teacher in our schools. She will be missed in the social circles where she alw’ays met her associates and friends with the glad hand and winning smile. She has taken with her the kind* wishes of all for a pleasant journey over life’s sea.

In an outbuilding a few’ days ago we picked up a local paper that some thoughtful person had taken there to perform its last and only mission. We noticed that the Tefft correspondent had taken offense to the item as to Kankakee-tp’s. candidate for Co. Supt., and referred to a former candidate, etc. We wish to say that we did not intend to cast any reflections in our item, and the bringing to the surface such petty school trouble only shows a weak mind. It w’ould cause one to conclude it comes from some second rate school teacher or a sub-agent for some insurance company, or a lightning-rod peddler. It is a fact that one comes in contact with all classes of people while teaching school, and just as long as Jones pays the freight he can, as can others, commit foolish and unlawful acts. They have our consent.

NEW CENTER.

Vern Culp begun work for Frank May last Monday. Wiley Latta called on Geo. Caster Sunday morning. Doan McCashen spent Tuesday night with Geo. Caster. Orliff Coghill spent Saturday evening with George Caster’s. Ear! Caster spent Sunday with Ernest and Orland Beaver. Goldie and Sylvia Beaver spent Tuesday with Anna Caster. We understand that Leon Parks has gone west for his health. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May called on Mrs. Manson Beaver Sunday. Frank Sommers and Mrs. Sanders are working for James May, .Sr. Mrs. Emma Digman spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. Caster. yy ■' Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pollock •pent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Mjles. . Jessie and Belle Southarc} spent Tuesday evening with Geo. Caster and family. Quite a numbe.* from this vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs. Dobbins Saturday, f Mr. and Mrs. Ed May spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr. Belle and Jessie Southard and others attended the baccalaureate sermon at Wolcott Sunday evening. Miss Ettie Harwell returned home Wednesday after a two months vsit wijn her sister at Piper City, 111. This w T eek opened up with a good shower which was highly appreciated by all as we'were badly in need of rain. Chas. Clark of near Lee attended Sunday school at Milroy Sunday morning and took dinner with Miss Pearl Abersol. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. John Southard spent Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Manson Beaver. ~t ,

Mr. Lewis of Lee was through these parts Monday and Tuesday selling sweet potato plants. He made a good sale, as it being right after a rain the ground was just right for transplanting them.

FAIR OAKS.

Health is generally good in our, burg nowadays. - Chas. Halleck has been spraying his fruit trees this week. Guy Potter went over to Snyder Tuesday to look for a job. ' Abe Bringle sold one of his driving horses the first of the week. The pickle tanks and station are' undergonig a new coat of paint. Bert Warren and wife attended baptismal services at Gifford Sunday. Gladys Halleck, who has been Utting high school at Lowell, came; home last Friday. Amy Bringle returned home Wednesday after finishing her term in high school at Rensselaer. The M. E. pastor announced he would preach a memorial sermon at< the church" Saturday evening. Charles Manderville was at home, with his aged mother over Sunday. 1 He returned to his work at Kent- ] land Monday. George Lambert, with his family, moved over to Enos a few days ago. They will live in a tent, and he will work on the stone roads. 'Calvin Burroughs,. the new blacksmith, has all the work he can do. He is busy until late at night a greater part of the time. Can Manderville went down to Broad Ripple the first of the w r eek to work at his profession, that of clock and watch repairing. Postmaster Thompson went to Rensselaer Tuesday to procure some small flags to decorate the old soldiers’ graves Decoration day. The show that was pulled off in the park Friday evening was reported by some as being fine. They had a good outfit of horses and wagons. Newton McKay, who resigned as boss carpenter at Gibson some time ago, went to Monon Sunday evening to begin work at the same trade for the C. I. & L. Fred Williams, the painter, went to Kniman last week, it is reported, to look after his better half. ’Spect you had better bring her down here, Fred, because Peck is getting anxious about painting and papering his house. Will Cottingham and wife came up from Danville the latter part of the week. He says work is very slack. He got a lay-off of 60 days so came back home t<? pass away his time until further notice. They

went to Wheatfield Tuesday to visit Dr. Fyfe’s for a few days. Our dry, hot weather was called off last Saturday. On bhat day we got a light shower here but over in Newton county about two miles west of here they got the heaviest rain they have had for a long time. The fields were flooded Und work will be at a standstill for at least a week. Cards are out announcing the nuptials of Mr. Ed Myres, son of J. L. Myres, and Miss EJlla Rourda, daughter of John Rourda of Section 31 on the Otis ranch. The wedding will take place at Rensselaer Saturday, Miay 28. The reception will be at the home of the bride in the evening after their return.

MRROY.

Earl Foulks spent Sunday at Lee? Vern Culp is working for Frank May. Dr. Clayton was in this vicinity Sunday. G. L. Parks was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. Mrs. Fred May called on Manson Beaver’s Tuesday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Brown spent Sunday with James Brown’s. Mrs. Fred Saltwell called on Mrs. W. Bivans Sunday afternoon. Grandfather Stevens is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Culp, and family. Mrs. G. L. Parks and Mrs. Frank May went to Wolcott Tuesday afternoon. ’ . 4 Charles Harwell, John and Thos. Stine spent Sunday with James Boone. Frank May and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie. Mrs. Wm. Garvin and Miss Vern and Manion came to visit Mr. and Mrs. Manson Barlow’ Sunday. Miss Ettie McCashen is suffering with sciatic rheumatism so that she cannot, arise from her chair without assistance. Misses Belle and Freda May returned home Thursday from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Sterrett at Wheatfield and. also attended the commencement there.

I SOUTH NEWTON. | Mrs. Arthur Powell spent Sunday with relatives near Brook. Henry Wortley and wife were the guests of Jeff Smitn and wife Sunday. Mrs. A. C. Paneoast and daughter Oka called on Mrs. Harve Pearson Tuesday afternoon. Joe Ade sent some men up from Brook Saturday to shear the sheep at Clarence Pruett’s. , Rev. Parrett will preach at No. 6 school house Stliday. Sunday school at 2 o'clock and preaching at 3. Mrs. Arthur Powell and children took Sunday dinner with her sister, Mrs. Fred Waling and husband. Ad Hensler and family of near Remington were the guests of Charles Weiss and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus visited with their daughter, Mrs. James Reed and family of near Surrey Sunday. A Mr. Lamborne of Parr moved into the tenant house of Charles Weiss’ this week and will work for Mr. Weiss. . , Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts spent Sunday night with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Waling and family. They were enroute to their home near Brock after spending a few days with relatives near Monon. Preparations are being made for a joint Children’s day exercises between Curtis Creek and No. 6 schools. It will be held June in Henry Wortley’s grove about a half mile southeast of Curtis Creek school house. Mr. and Mrs. Clarnce Pruett took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sommers of near Foresman. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Albert Sommers and two children of Illinois and Miss Emma Sommers of Goodland. They returned to Goodland Monday.

PINE GROVE. j i J Farmers are all busy planting corn. Vernie Shroyer spent Monday night with Bertha Cooper. A large crowd attended the funeral of James Campbell Sunday. We had a fine shower Saturday night and Sunday. Everything looks fine. Newton Jenkins took dinner with Bluford, Roy and John Torbet Sunday. Elmer Sullenberger is plowing for his brother-in-law, Arthur Ropp, this week. Nellie and Ruth Gilmore of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives here. Wm. Daniels was able to be out to his farm Thursday and took dinner with his brother George and family. E. L. Hollingswoth of Rensselaer was out Wednesday looking after some improvements on his farm in Barkley tp. Gusta McCleary, who has been working for Omar Kenton of near Surrey, returned home Sunday to stay with her mother, Mrs. Sarah McCleary. Wm. Beck of Lebanon and son Charles and wife and two children came Saturday afternoon via auto to visit the former’s sons, Harry and Clint Beck. There will be an ice cream social at the Independence school house Saturday night, June 3, for the benefit of the Sunday school. Everybody welcome. Mrs. Jack George, Mrs. George Adair and Harvey of Chicago Heights were here to attend the funeral of James Campbell and visit relatives a few days. Those that took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beck Sunday were Wm. Beck of Lebanon, Chas. Beck and wife and two children and Clint Beck and wife and two sons. Wm. Beck,-son Charles aud wife and son and daughter returned home Wednesday after a few days visit with relatives here. They like the country hereabouts very much. The carpenters have completed James Leatherman’s house on his farm in Barkley tp., and returned to their homes in Rensselaer Wednesday. He will have a fine residence. Those that took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and family Monday were Clint Beck, wife and two sons, Harry’ Beck, wife and two sons and little daughter Neva,

Charles Beck and wife and son, Cleon< and daughter Irene,' and William Beck of Lebanon.

PARR. Mrs. Iliff spent Tuesday in Hammond. « Mrs. Marion Gant called on Mrs. L. Schreeg Tuesday. Prayer meeting was held in the school house Tuesday evening. Miss Clara Brusnahan spent a few days in Chicago Heights with friends. Miss Olga Schreeg returned from a few days visit in Chicago this week. ■ Mr. and Mrs. L. Screeg visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zacher Sunday. Miss Ocie Wood attended the Junior reception at Rensselaer Wednesday night. Margaret Wheelen, Mattie Fay and Martha Schreeg called on Marie King Sunday. Max Kepner, A. Leopold and W. Sage of Rensselaer called on Otto Schreeg Sunday.

| SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT.

Paul and Fred Schultz were Parr goers Friday. Feed Krueger purchased a load of corn of Wm. Schultz Friday. Miss Clara Schultz spent Sunday with home folks. A. R. Schultz ana young folks took in Rensselaer Sunday afternoon. A.- R. Schultz and sons are working at the carpenter trade these days, building a garage for their new auto. Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz called on Adolfe Schultz and family Sunday. Dr. Merrill was called out Sunday morning to sei?Adolfe Schultz, who was taken very sick, but is better at this writing. Amiel Stibbe and Paul Schultz drove to Valparaiso Sunday after the former’s household goods, returning Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz took Sunday dinner with Einiel Herre and family of near Mt. Ayr. Those calling on Michael Schultz Sunday Were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schultz, Rinehold and Lorene Schultz and Otto Makus. A land buyer of near Goodland called on A. R. Schultz Saturday evening and Sunday. He was looking at the land out here with a view to purchasing a farrif. We did not learn his name. Another little boy arrived at the home of Adolfe Schultz Saturday, which makes seven future voters from that family, democrats of course. They ought to boom the democratic cause some day.