Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Ai Furnished by Our Regular Correipondents

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

| NORTH UNION. | ■ ; ' I ■ Mrs. R. H. Ei Its went to Parr: . Friday. ' ;; f -;y" Al Keener took In the excussion to Chicago Sunday. J-. W. Faylor was in Fair Oaks ! Saturday forenpon. J. W. Faylor went to Rensselaer I Thursday afternoon. > I We have been having some more, ! hot days for a change. | Mrs. Will Faylor went to Fair Oaks Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Will Faylor called on Mrs. Eilts the first of the week. J. W. Faylor went to Parr Tuesday afternoon on business. I. F. Meader and daughter Lois went to Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Geo. Cover called on Mrs. Frank Lakin Tuesday afternoon. J. W. Faylor and Al Keener went to Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. Mr. Schwanke’s of near Kniman attended Lutheran church Sunday. Mrs. C L. Eggleston called on her cousin. Mrs. Will Faylor Saturday. ' , V . ! Fred Krueger called on Paul I Schultz one evening the first of the : week. Mrs. Todd called on Mrs. A. Millspaugh one day the last oF the week;; ' Amzi and Fermon Schultz replanted corn for Will Faylor Wednesday. ■ Fred Kullas, Wallace and Louis .Miller were at Brushwood Sunday | evening. Raymond and Bessie Faylor spent ■ Sunday afternoon with Mr. Ogle's | children. Fred Schultz and family attended the exercises Sunday evening at Brushwood. ,1. W. Faylor. wife and little ones spent Sunday with David Yeoman and family. . Will and J. W. Faylor and Al Keener were building fence a fewdays last week. • Mrs. Michael Schultz and Antona l Schultz spent part of Monday with ! Mrs. Fred Krueger. Mrs. Will Faylor called on Mrs. J. Miller, Mrs. Meader and Mrs. Dexter Friday afternoon. I. F. Meader’s young folks were at the Children’s Day exercises at Brushwood Sunday evening. Mrs. James Garriott and daughter Madaline attended the Children’s Day program Sunday evening. J. W. Faylor and family attended the exercises at Brushwood Sunday. Mrs; Will Faylor also attended. Homer Lakin and wife and Dan Lakin and family attended Children’s Day exercises at Brushwood Sunday evening. Marie Comer returned from her trip Saturday after several months spent in California visiting relatives and for her health. She is looking fine. w

McCOYSBURG. ■— Harvey Lowman has a new driving horse. Roy Bussell is farming some these days. Reed McCoy and wife went to Rensselaer Monday. J. E. Ross has 90 acres of corn all plowed over once. Mrs. Phillips has been sick, but is better at this writing. Mrs. Pattee has been quite poorly for the past few days. Miss Edna Lefler and sister 'visited Miss Ethel Ross Saturday night and Sunday. Quite a few went from this place to Lee Sunday to the Children's Day exercises. There will be Children’s Day at McCoysburg Sunday evening. Everybody invited. > The Methodist minister and Mr. Morris took supper with J. E. Ross Sunday evening. Mrs. Morris came home from Lafayette Monday, she having, been there taking care of her mother who is sick.

NEW CENTER. | —1 ; ]— Chas., Harwell spent Sunday with the Hanna boys. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Nellie Hanna spent Wednesday with Etta and Jennie Harwell. Frank Sommers says he never gets sleepy on Sunday evenings. John Sommers, Sr. and family were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Little Edgar Grauns is suffering with a severe stone bruise on his foot. True and Chas. Culp spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Abersoll and family. ‘ ,

W illiam Miles with the assistance of Nick Dignan is building a new hay shed. Ernest and Orland Beaver spent Sunday afternoon with Virgil and Roy Sanders. Will Kinney of Wolcott and Jacob Spitzer were through these part: Tuesday. Ara Gri-.wold called on Mrs. William Miles and Belle Southard Monday forenoon. Mrs. John Southard and daughter Jessie spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Beaver. Carrie Anderson, who is w-orking for Mrs. Wiley Latta, transacted business in Wolcott Friday. Mr. and Mr=> John, Ward and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Willard Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Miles spent Sunday at Wolcott with their son Frank, and took a ride in hfsaut t. Mance Beaver and little son Harold spent Sunday with Frank Coghill and family and also his infant daughter. Mrs. William Harwell and daughters Etta and Jennie spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton. Mr. a-nd Mrs. Geo. Caster and son Earl and daughter Anna spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs Isaac Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. William Vanatta spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs A, B. Lewis and attended Children's Day in the afternoon. Chas. Beaver was through the country Tuesday notifying the people to either muzzle or tie up their dogs, as the health officers demanded it The prospect for a corn crop is the best that was ever know in this vicinity. The farmers mostly have their corn plowed over once and some have it plowed the second time.

I SOUTH NEWTON. | Mrs. James Reed of Surrey spent Tuesday with home folks. Elbert Potts took Sunday dinner with Fred Waling and family. Misses Loa and Oka Pancoast each have a friend visiting them this week. A number of young people took dinner Sunday with Clarence Pruett and wife. Crops are looking good in this vicinity. The prospect for lots of fruit is also goodWe are in need of more rain for oats and hay. Cut worms have done considerable damage to the corn in this vicinity. Chrles Waling and daughter Carrie of Brook came last week for an extended visit with the former’s daughter, Mrs, Arthur Mayhew. Miss Emma Sommers returned to her home at Goodland Wednesday after a several days visit here with her sister, Mrs. Clarence Pruett. Mrs. Pruett went home with her for a short visit with her mother and father. Next Sunday, June 11, will be Children’s Day of No. 6 and Curtis Creek Sunday Schools combined. There will be Sunday School promptly at half past ten. Basket dinner at noon. Preaching and program in afternoon. Everybody bring your basket and have a good time. Mrs. Silas Potts returned to Brook .Wednesday after spending Tuesday night here with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Powell. Mrs. Potts has-been up east of Rensselaer helping. take care of her aged mother Mrs. Gratner, who had a stroke of paralysis. She was slightly improved when last heard from.

ROSEBUD. | Mist? Nellie Garriott spent Sunday with Miss Farie Norman. Ralph and Stoss Lakin spent Sunday afternoon with Otto Casey. Quite a few from here attended the Children’s Day exercises at Aix Sunday night. The Rosebud junior class held their meeting at Amos Davisson’s Sunday afternoon. Marie 'Comer returned home Saturday after a three months visit with relatives in California. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Comer and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. •and Mrs. Amoe Davisson and family. Mrs. Geo. Zea and children visited a cobpie of days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith. * . Mrs. Grover Ritchey and Kate Smith attended the funeral of Mrs. Elsie Hurd, formerly Elsie Ritchey, which was held at Rensselaer Monday. ■ In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOTEASE, The antiseptic powder to shake Into your shoes. Relieves hot, tired, aching swollen, sweating feet of all pain and makes walking a delight. Takes th£ sting out of corns and bunions. Sold everywhere, 25c. Sample FREE, Address, A. S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y.

PALESTINE. The corn is looking fine in this vicinity. Willis Conley spent Sunday with Homer Burch. Carrie Anderson spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Fae McKillip spent Sunday with Miss Tillie Lear. Elza Webb and family spent Sunday afternoon with Ace Holeman and wife. The baptizing at the Baptist church Sunday night was attended by a large crowd. There* will be a basket meeting at the Baptist church June 18. Everybody come with well filled baskets. ' Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher and family and Wiley Latta and family and Miss Elsie Beaver spent Sunday with Charlies and Floe Gallagher.

FOUR CORNERS. ( —’ *— Lee Fisher is attending commencement at Otterbein this week. F. G. Barnard and J. A. Hixson shipped in three Cars of cattle from Chicago Saturday. Ex-county Supt. E. Rodgers of Starke county will teach the coming school year at San Pierre. Lee Fisher and brother Warren went to Rensselaer Saturday. They visited over Sunday with relatives and friends near Lee. Our friend. Cleve Stalbaum. was not successful in the race in Laporte county for the Co. Supt. office. We should have been pleased to have seen a Jasper county boy win the place. We noticed Tuesday several fields of wheat west of San Pierre which are so badly damaged by the fly that they will not pay expense of cutting it. All wheat in this section is badly damaged. The people of Kankakee tp. ate pleased to know that Trustee Shirer had no strings tied to him and was loyal enough to vote for the home candidate—even when there was no chance to elect him. The result of last Monday was quite a disappointment to the wets of Wheatfield. This will give those interested a chance to give the saloon fixtures a coat of paint. Plenty of time to get dry. boys. The large dredge which will be used to cut the main of the Davis ditch, is now being put on the grdhnd and will in a short time be put to work. The dry land dredge crossed the stone road this week cutting south on the Fisher lateral. We see that Professor Sterret of Wheatfield did not secure a vote. Little thanks for the effort that was put forth in his school work the last year. If the people could have had a say he most assuredly would have received a complimentary vote or two. The commencement at Tefft Saturday night was well attended. The graduates did well and the balance of the program was excellent. Co, Supt. Lam son delivered the diplomas and candidate for Supt. Dickerson delivered the address. All were invited to partake of ice cream and cake arid strawberries which was served by* the Ladies’ Aid in the storeroom of knowledge across the way.

FAIR OAKS. The gravel road job near here was completed Thursday. Clay Harris shipped five carloads of fat cattle from here to Chicago this week. We are still having fine weather, but a little too dry in our neck of the woods. Mrs. Otto Cedarwall and children of east of town visited her uncle, Abe Bringle. Sunday. .Fred Williams put the Igst coat of paint on the outSi<fe z of McConnell’s house this week. Rev. Duncleberger filled his regular appointment in the Christian •church Saturday evening. Ed Fanly lost one of his horses a few days ago, so he has only one •left to tend his crop with. Mrs. Cots Ingham went to Wheatfield Tuesday to see Dr. r yfe’s new dishwasher which arrived recently. Miss Edith Duncleberger of Lowell was here the first of the week giving her music class instructions. Walter McConnell moved into his new house Monday, and Jesse Garriott moved into the house vacated by McConnell. ' James Noland, who lives in the west part of town, is in quite poor health nowadays. Stomach trouble is - ttie difficulty. Chas. Halleck expects to begin gathering his crop of cherries in a few days which promises to be pretty heavy, but they doh’t appear to be as large as usual. . Ed Kesler and wife went up to the Kankakee river Sunday to, try their hand at fishing, but luck was poor. They came home with a couple, and didn't catch ’em. Mrs. A. M. Bringle received a message Friday from Wheatfield stating that her cousin, Newton Byres, had passed away at

about midnight Thursday night. The cause of his death was the bursting of a blood vessel, caused by vomiting. , She went up there and attended the funeral on Saturday at 2 p. in., and came home Monday. Her aunt, Mrs. Byres, is in very poor health, but was “some better then. Harry Baxter, who has been living on Section 31 nearly two years, decided Tuesday to move off the ranch. Oif Wednesday he and Mrs. Train, who has been his housekeeper since his wife died something over a year ago. moved to Roselawn' where, they expect to make their home. For over eighteen years he lived on the Otis headquarters farm when his wife became very poorly,’ then they decided to move on Section 31 where the work was much less but she continued to grow worse until the summons came for her to come home. He is now about 75 years of age. and so decided to move off and rest up. He has been a man with unusual good health until a couple of weeks ago when he had a slight t attack of heart trouble.

LEE. | —I —iMrs. Eva - McCashen visited at Mrs. Brock’s Tuesday. Mrs. Ida Clark called on Mrs. G. A. Jacks Monday afternoon. Elzie Miller and family called on Asa Holeman Sunday afternoon. Rev. Olin Stewart and family vistited his parents, Joseph Stewart, the first of the week. This Sunday will be the third quarterly meeting at Gillam church for this conference year. Mi. and Mrs. Clarence Maple of Logansport visited his sister, Mrs. Ella Noland, over Sunday. Clayton and Cleo Mellender of east of Francesville J. H. Culp's from Saturday till Monday. A. O. Jacks and wife visited his sister. Mrs. Stella Sorrell, at Tipton from Thursday till Saturday. —Lou Anderson of Atlanta. Ga., came Saturday evening to spend his summer vacation with his brother. H. C. and family. » Mr. and Mrs. Day and daughter Glen of Rensselaer visited Alvin Clark’s Sunday, and attended the Children’s exercises. Mrs. Mabie Dawson and little son of Hammond visited her uncle. L. M. Jacks and family of this place during the past wees. Children's Day exercises at this place were very largely attended last Sunday, and a very interesting program was rendered. Several from here attended the Monon tp. commencement held at Monon. A very good program was rendered There were seventeen in the class from the common schools of White county.

PINE GROVE. The farmers are all busy plowing corn at present. Neva Beck spent Sunday night with Creola Torbet. Bessie Ropp called on Chloae Torbet Tuesday evening. Seth Walker spent Wednsday morning with Charles Torbet. Mrs. Chas. Walker was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday afternoon. John Torbet spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Beck and family. There will be an ice cream supper at Brushwood Saturday night, June 17. Everybody welcome. Grace and John Gibbs came Tuesday of last week to visit with their sister, Mrs. Clint Beck and family. Mrs. Rebecca Hurley and sister-ia-law, Mrs. Sena Jenkins, called on Mrs. Andy Ropp Sunday morning. Children’s Day at Independence will be Sunday, June 18. It will be an all day service. Everybody come and bring dinner. The ice cream supper at the Independence school house Saturday night was well attended and all went away filled" with ice cream. Those that took supper with J. M. Torbet and family Sunday evening were Gusta McCleary, Grace and John Gibbs, Neva Beck and Clint Beck and family. Those that took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beck Sunday were Clint Beck and family, the latter’s brother and sister, John and Grace Gibbs, James Torbet and family.

POSSUM RUN. -I 1A. Eib called on Eli Arnold Monday evening. Charles Reed sheared sheep for Elias Arnold Tuesday. Mrs. C. Zillhart spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. C. Morganegg. Miss Grace Price is doing some sewing for Mrs. Alex Hurley this week. Several from around here attended Children’s exercises at Brushwood Sunday night. Chris Morganegg and C. Zillhart cared on Clarence Green Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. C. Morganegg and daughter, Anna, called on Mrs. Geo. McElfresh Monday forenoon. Miss Mollie McElfresh of Rensselaer visited a few days with her father, Geo. McElfresh,. and family. Mf.' and Mrs. Jas. Price and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Folly Sun-

dayed with Elda Stowers and family? " .... ■ ■ Miss Kathryn and Eva M organegg and Florence Arnold -spent Monday afternoon with Marie and Bethel Arnold. Mrs. Charles Pullins and Mis. Mary Pullins pt Rensselaer called bn the former’s son, Emmet Puliin and family Sunday. Mrs. Ellas Arnold and daughter Kathryn returned home Wednesday from Lima. Ohio, where they had been spending a few days. Mrs. Chris Morganegg anji children of Bristol, 111., came Tuesday for a few weeks vi.-it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Morganegg, and other relatives.

MILROY. 1 Mrs. Thos. Spencer was a Lee visitor Wednesday. Foulks spent Tuesday with his mother in Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver visited the latter's parents Sunday. Miss Bell Southard called on Mrs. Wm Culp Sunday evening. Mrs. Gaffield is in poor health at this writing with liver trouble. Oscar Jacks visited Thos. Spencer. Jr. from Sunday evening until Tuesday evening. i Mrs. G. L. Parks spent Wednesday and Thursday with her mother. Mrs. Ravenscroft. Manson Beaver and little son Harold spent Sunday with Frank Coghill and family. Mrs. G. L. Parks and Mrs. Howard Stewart called on Mrs. W. P. Gaffield Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown called on the former's father, John Brown, and family Tuesday. J. A. Clark, late of Sidney, Ohio, visited Friday and Saturday with his neice, Mrs. Geo. Foulks, and family. ' Several from this vicinity attended the Children's Day program at Lee Sunday. A fine program was rendered and enjoyed by all present.

PARR. —|— ——— 1— Mrs. E. Myer called on Ida Hurley Wednesday. Miss Ocie Wood is on the sick list at this writing. Several of our boys attended the Virgie dance Saturday night. Harvey Myers and Earl Bruner went to Cedar Lake Sunday. Mass Elizabeth Lane spent Thursday with Miss Olga Schreeg. Prayer meeting was held in the school house Tuesday evening. Miss Luvia Gunyon has been operated on for appendicitis, but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. D. Alter and daughter Lillian called on the Schreeg family Monday evening. Friends of Otto and Olgo Schreeg spent a few days with them this week, making the trip in an auto. Don’t forget that Parr will celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Make your plans to spend the day here and have the time of your life.