Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

hem of Interat □J from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

Born, June 20, to Bert Edwards and . wife, a son. Wesley Fell is the latest purchaser of a Ford auto. Charles Phillips of Kansas City is visiting relatives here at this ■writing. Mr. and Mrs. Howard of Chicago visited their son George and family here last week. Hartley Coover has moved to Cerro Gordo, 111., where he has secured a position as printer. Charles Stitz of Wabash county visited here last week with his brothers William and John. I. D. Lucky and daughter, Miss Lina Luckey, visited Will Puckett and family at Wheeler last week. Mrs. Dinah Davis and Miss Elizabeth Ellis of Pittsburg, Pa., are visiting Robert Schembe and family. Mrs. J. H, Worral and daughter Clara of Salt Lake City, Utah, visited I. D. Luckey and family one day last week. D. R. Jones and daughter Alice left Wednesday for a visit in New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and other points. H. W. Milner has bought the George Griffin property and moved into same. Mr. Griffin has moved into the Will Zea property, vacated by Mr. Milner. Mrs. H. R. Hartman and daughter, Mrs. Harvey Zinzer, attended commencement at Earlham last week. Miss Katherine Hartman being one of the graduates. As a result of a runaway, Wilbur Sutherland, delivery boy for the Broadie meat market, received a broken knee cap last Tuesday by being thrown from the delivery wagon. Mrs. Dorothy Spencer went to Indianapolis last Tuesday where she met her brother Keith, who has been attending school at Bloomington, and together they spent the week with Hal Sheetz and family. Herbert Balthis of New York City, son of H. H. Balthis, a former Remington merchant, now in the U. S. Marine service, is here to spend the summer with the families of Geo. Hargreaves and B. F. Spencer. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rich, ijrs, Lillie Foresman and Miss Leila Foresman left Wednesday morning for Monmouth, 111., via the automobile route for a few days visit with Mark Foresman and wife,—Brook Reporter. Joe Turner, who has been taking treatment at Hot Springs, So. Dak., for a cancer of the face for the last two months, returned home Wednesday. He had to have a part of his upper jaw removed, which interfers considerably with his speech

GOODLAND

(From the Herald.) J. M. Schindler was a Watseka caller Tuesday. Spoor Kitt is visiting with his aunt, Mrs. L. Pugh, at Rochester, Ind. Harriet Browne returned Wednesday from Peoria, 111., where she spent several weeks with relatives. Frank Weishaar was suddenly stricken with typhoid fever Sunday. He is reported better as we go to press. Mrs. Harry Wood and daughter of Chicago, 111., came to Goodland Monday for a visit with Mrs. Marion James. Blanch Carpenter and Kittie Fox went to Oxford Tuesday afternoon for a short visit with relatives and friends. Henry Selz and son Leo, who visited here last week, returned to their home in Pilot Point, Texas, Texas. Fred Manning of Etewners Grove, 111., and Miss Minnie Donoghue of S. D., came Tuesday to visit P. A. Rowland and family. S. W. Lew of Woodward, Okla., came the first of the week for a short visit here with his sister, Mrs. J. I. Cohen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Freese and two children came last w’eek and are here the guests of Mrs. Freese’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Weese. W. W. Washburn and Dr. John Kennedy, who went to Selby, S. D., Tuesday, March 28th, returned to Goodland last Friday. They report crops to be in fine condition and the health of the Spinneys and Hawns to be good. Samuel Little, who tried to com- - mit suicide Thursday, June Bth, is doing as well as could be expected at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette where he was taken on June 9. The wound is healing nicely and he takes liquid nourishment unassisted. r Monday S. H. Dickinson ordered an 8,000 gallon capacity tank of 60 per cent crude street oil. It will be placed on the road leading to the Goodland cemetery from the north end of Newton' street, also

west on the Kentland road a distance of one mile, then from the east corporation line east to the county line on the Remington road It will be spread 7 feet wide and average about one-half gallon to the square yard. The oil will be heated with an engine by the same method as was used by Mr. Stewart when the streets of Goodland were oiled. This is merely an experiment and if it proves to be a success other roads will be treated next time.

I MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) The plasterers from Rensselaer are finishing the Clark and Sayler houses this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. Deardurff attended the funeral of Mrs. Jessen at Morocco Saturday. John Creslet was here during the week. He reports that the drought injured the crop prospects in Miami county. Mrs. Randall of Clarkhill came Monday for a visit with her friend. Mrs. McCord. They are life long friends, having raced and romped on the school campus in their girlhood days. Mrs. Gebhart of vhebance. 111., came Wednesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cabe Hopkins, also to attend the funeral of an uncle, W. E. Crisler, at Rensselaer, Friday.

WOLCOTT.

(From the Enterprise.) Mrs. C. W. Bidwell left Thursday for Mudlava where she will take treatment for rheumatism. Harold Hart left Tuesday morning for Marion where he has accepted a position in the Hilderbrand drug store. Mrs. August Bretzinger of Watseka, 111., came Wednesday for a few days visit with Robert Clark and family. Lewis Wynekoop returned Sunday from Buffalo. South Dakota, where he spent about ten days with his son, Charles Wynekoop. Mrs. J. C. Woessner of Indianapolis, who came to attend the wedding of Miss June Unroe, returned home Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Malott of Wabash, w T ho have been visiting Mrs. Mallott’s cousin. Mrs. Herman Foster, returned home Monday. Mrs. J. C. Downey left Monday morning for Chicago where she will spend a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. O. M. Granger. - Mrs. Cleve Canada and son Derwood and Miss Laura Hann left Thursday morning for a visit with their parents at Webb City, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Laser of Harrisburg, Pa., came Tuesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gerberich and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Duff. Mrs. Laser is a sister of Mr. Gerberich and Mrs. Duff. Elmer Pearson of Kentland came Tuesday evening to visit his aunt, Mrs. G. W. Scripture, and attend the funeral of his grandfather, E. R. Bell, who died Tuesday night; The funeral was held at Monon Thursday afterhoofi. (James Pemberton lost a valuable horse . last week from acute indigestion. The animal was found dead in the pasture Thursday morning. Mrs. Miterling and Mrs. Faye Brook of Chicago Heights came Tuesday evening to Visit Mrs. Miterling’s daughter, Mrs? A. J. Blickenstaff.

MEDARYVILLE. ‘ T ' (From the Advertiser.) Miss Clara 6 Busch, east of town, is suffering with malarial fever. Mrs. Edna Jones is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. H. Jones, in Lacross, Ind. ' Elder J. E. Knotts spent the first part of the week at his old home, Zionsville, Ind., on business. IMrs. C. Jackson and John True of Elwood, Ind., are the guests of

their relatives, the Peter family, this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Long of Monon have been the guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cal McCay, the past week. Dr. T. F; Massey, daughter Pearl and son Gertie left Thursday morning for a week’s visit with friends at their former home, New Carlisle, Ind. Ed Smith, wife and baby of Irrdianapolis arrived here Thursday evening for a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith, of Gillam. f Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Guild and children arrived here from Warsaw Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of Mrs. Guild’s grandfather, Benjamin N. Musgrave, which took place Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. E. Brenion and .daughter Emma are visiting relatives at and near Ann Arbor, Mich., since Tuesday last. They expect to be gone several weeks. Rev. Brenion will thoroughly test the egg diet during their absence. Frank D. Baughman, who automobiled over from Royal Center last Sunday, expresses himself as highly delighted with the trade he has just made. He will move his family to Royal Center as soon as ne can get possession of the dwelling house he has purchased.