Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

■( i —. ! NEW CENTER. - 1_ Mr. and Mrs. John Southard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta. Mrs. Wiley Latta and Miss Carrie Anderson assisted Mrs. Will Vanatta in canning cherries last Monday. ; Frank Sommers went to Rensselaer Saturday morning for a visit with is sister, who lives near Rensselaer. Wiley Latta and family and Miss Carrie Anderson attended the band concert at Wolcott last Thursday evening. . Misses Laurel Anderson, Jessie and Belle Southard and Earl Foulks took dinner Saturday with Mrs. Ed McKinley and son, Glen. !Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marion of Barkley township and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton. Luther, Lizzie and Bell Tow of Gifford came Saturday for a visit with relatives and also to attend the commencement exercises. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Johns called on the former’s mother Saturday evening and also attended the commencement exercises at this place. Chas. Clark, Pearl Abersoll, Chas. Harwell. Vernie Sanders, Walter Gilmore, Jessie Southard, Vern Culp and Belle Southard attended Children’s day exercises at the Christian church at Palestine last Sunday evening. Commencement exercises on Saturday evening were’largely attended in spite of the bad weather. The themes were all ably handled. The Lee orchestra led by V. T. Young of Monon chapel furnished excellent music as a part of the programme of the evening.

LEE. | —j 1 — Walter Jordan and family visited at his brother John’s Sunday. Win. Brock has puchased a new gasoline engine to pump water. Asa Hoieman and family took dinner Sunday at Frank Overton’s. Korah Eldridge and family visited at his brother. Franks Sunday. Mrs. Isahc Paresis two sisters of visited her a few days the past week. Misses Ethel and Myrtle Lewie and Harley Clark took dinner Sunday” with at J. H. Culp’s. Jasper Brown and family of Hammond came Tuesday tvening to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson of near this place. The Lee orchestra turnished the music Saturday night at the Milroy church for the township commencement, and a large number from here attendee!. Clyde Clark and wife of Morocco visited hiaTather, D. Z. Clark Saturday night and Sunday, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. and returned to their home Monday morning. S. W. Noland and Gora, went to Fair Oaks Sunday to see his uncle, James NoOand, wWo has been very sick with dropsy, of which he died at his home on Monday of this week. Several from here attended the funeral which was held Wednesday at that place. We had a big rain Sunday, just what we were needing, and about two miles north of here there was quite a wind that blew the corn down badly, and the lightning struck the house where Mr. Smith lives and did quite a little damage to the house, but luckily no one was hurt.

| NORTH UNION. j —I— —’— —+r. Helen Meader took cream to Parr Tuesday. Jasper Cover split wood at Will Faylor’s Monday. J. W. Fayflor bought him a new binder last week. Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Meader spent Sunday with Mrs. Peyton. Mrs. Will Faylor attended church at Good Hope Sunday afternoon. A goodly share of the farmers are laying tehir corn by this week.

WHEATFIELD. I -i ; 1 _ Alva McNeil of Lacross Mondayed with his parents here. O. D. Brown went to North Judson Monday on business. A. L. Jensen and R. A Mannan spent Sunday at Danville, 111. Mrs. F. H. Scott Sundayed with Mrs. M. E. Spencer of Demotte. Miss Gussie Purdin left here Wednesday for Chicago Heights. John Frakin and wife of near Hebron were callers here Wednesday. Wm. Whited of Renssedaer was in town on business the first of the week. Lewis Jensen, who is working at Pullman, 111., came home Tuesday ttF~see his family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Spry of Crawfordsville are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John. East. Miss Anna Lidtke returned from Kouts Saturday from a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Earl Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Johnson visited with relatives in Chicago last week, returning home Saturday.

George Williams, who had been taking a course at the South Bend Business College, came home Monday. Mrs. E. W. Allen and Mrs. Simon Fendig spent Sunday at Kankakee with the former’s son John and family. Miss Ollie White of Tefft was in town a few days this week, the guest of her brother Warren and family. Richard Shirer of Rensselaer spent 'a few days this week a t the home df his uncle, Andrew Misch and •family. Homer Turner went to Medaryville Wednesday to work for a barber whose father is very sick in Oregon. ! Misses June Jessup and Della Knapp and Murray Myers wrote on the teachers’ examination at Knox Saturday. Mrs. Schuyler Coleman and children returned from a visit with her mother, Mrs. Hooff, at San Pierre one day this week. u Misses Minnie Tinkham and Gussie Purdin returned home Saturday from a week’s visit with Mrs. Thomas Jensen of Rensselaer. Will Asher of Livingston, Mont., who is employed as fireman on the Northern Pacific Ry., came Monday for a visit with his father, L. Asher. Mrs. O 1 Jumper and little daughter of Lacross, who have been visiting her parents. Gird Hendrickson and wife, for ten days, returned home Thursday. Farmers have begun to harvest their wheat crop. As G. O. Stembel has sold a car load of binders this season, there must have been a great amount of wheat grown in this, the north end of the county. The following ladies attended a meeting of the Eastern Star at He'bron Tuesday evening, viz: Mes*dames Hamilton, Hilliard, Paulsen 1 , Mannan, Fendig, Nelson, A. L. Jenteen, Stembel and Bowie, the last four ladies being initiated into the mysteries Of the order. The M. E. parsonage was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon and damaged slightly. Both Mr. and Mrs. Downey were stunned, the latter being unconscious for several minutes. It was a narrow escape tfor the family as the building was (struck twice, the second bolt following close after the first

Raymond and Gertrude Faylor attended church at Brushwood Sunday evening. Mrs. Will Faylor made a trip to Rensselaer Wednesday forenoon, on business. /,'■ Mrs. Rariden and daughter attendede church at Good. Hope Sunay afternoon. ... Jack Reeder and Dick Gassaway and wives picked cherries Friday at A, R. Schultz’s. A crowd went fishing Monday from in south but did not learn who they aE were. Mr. Dave Yeoman and fam Uy spent Sunday afternoon with J. W. Faylor and family. Louis Miller, Fred Kullus and Chauncey Dexter went to Rensselaer Sunday afternoon. Chauncey Dexter spent Sunday with his "patents returning to his school Monday morning. M e got our long needed rain at last, commencing Saturday and continuing off and on until Monday. The farmers met at R. H. Eilt’s Monday to decide on who they would get to thresh for them this year. Cora and Josie Dexter went to Rensselaer Monday and Cora will spend the week with her grandma. Mrs. Mosie Davisson called on Mrs. J. C. and W.dDß.dooaandwAnd Mrs. W. C. and J. W. Favlor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harrington and daughter, and James Wiseman and family of Virgie, attended church at Good Hope, it being the last Sunday Rev. Clark will Ije with us.

I FAIR OAKS. j Grandma Brouhard took very seriously sick Wednesday. Health is general? pretty good in our neck of the woods nowadays. Amy Bringle visited Miss Marie Coinet near Parr from Saturday until Monday. Gathering huckleberries is the order of the day with a few of our people nowadays. i Mrs. Leslie Ware Is quite sick. A fall off of a wagon is the cause, it is said. Dr. Rice is treating her. Ruben Noland came down Wednesday and took his mother home to live with him at Zion City, 111. The long looked for rain came a few days ago and crops and all vegetation has taken on new life. Chas. Manderville, after a few days visit with his mother, went ■back to his job at Kentland Monday. Chas. Hllleck went over to Lake Village last week to look after the cherry crop on their place over near there. Babcock & Hopkins have had three men here this week repairing and putting the elevator in good trim again. . Miss Anna Spry, who has been working as nurse in a hospital at Kankakee. 111., arrived here Tuesday to stay for an indefinite time with Mrs. Ike Kight. After about a week’s absence from the store on account of a sore foot, Mr. Eggleston has got back to his place again, the wound having healed up, but it remains swollen somewhat yet. . . Leroy Noland, Sam Noland and David Culp of near Lee came up to attend the funeral of James land which was held at the residence Wednesday. The services were short, consisting of singing and scripture reading and prayer by Cabe Parks of near Surrey. Interment was made in Fair Oaks cemetery. . ’■ . Can Manderville met with what might have been a very serious accident a few days ago while exhibiting a revolver which he was offering for sale, when it was in some way discharged. The ball went through between the first and second fingers and tore the flesh considerably making a very painful wound. But it is getting along all right at this writing. James W. Noland, whose sickness we have mentioned from time to time, passed away Monday at 5:45 p. m., after about eight weeks of constant suffering which he bore with all patience without a complaint. All this time he sat in a chair and all the sleep he got was while in this -position. He has been a life-long Christian, being converted while a small boy. He was known far and wide as a good Christian, though he only lived here since last fall. He will be greatly missed by the Christian people ot this place. We join in, extending our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.

OBITUARY. James. W. Noland was born April 26, 1842 in Green county, Ohio, and when about the age of 5 moved with his parents to Miami county, Ind. He was converted In the Methodist church when but about nine years of age. At the age of 34 he entered the ministery and continued in the work until the last few years, when, owing to his health, he gave up regular Work, but never wavered in his confidence in his Master. When the w r ar of ’6l broke out he enlisted in the 87 th Indiana Volunteers. He remained in the service for his country three years. He was married Sept. 19, 1862 to Miss Rebecca Ann Hains. To this union thee sons were born, two of them preceded him to the better world. There remain to mourn his departure his companion and one son Reuben, who lives in Zion City, 111., and a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. He has gone but the evidence of his Christian work will remain for years to come. He passed away at his residence in Fair Oaks June 26, 1911, at the age of 69 years and 2 months. The family of J. W. Noland, deceased, desire to thank the neighbors who so kindly assisted them in the sickness and death of their husband and father. •

| SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. Harvesting wheat is the order of the day. Hurrah for July 4th, birthday of our nation. A bunch from our settlement went huckleberry picking Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Stibie attended church at Kniman Sunday. Adolf and Paul L. Schultz and Fred Krueger were in Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Hattie Schultz and mother took dinner with Mr. and Mrs, ■Emil Schultz Sunday. A little baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Town and little son took dinner with William Schultz and family Sunday. Aug. Krueger’s daughter and her three children of Chicago are here' visiting relatives a shott time. Mrs. Aug. Krueger, Antona Schultz and Michael Schultz called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger Wednesday.

1 SOUTH NEWTON. | Lime Raymond and family visited Sunday with Harve Pierson’s. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Weiss visited George Werner’s folks Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ross Reed spent Tuesday with home folks and helped put up cherries. Mr. Koons on the Henry Harris farm bought a new Deering binder this week. Carr Bros, are cutting logs and hauling them to the sawmill to have lumber made. Those that have wheat are busy cutting now. It looks as if it will make a good yield. (Miss Katherine Watson of Rensselaer js spending a few days this week with Miss Helen Lamson. •Mrs. Charles Waling and daughter Carrie of Brook took Sunday dinner wish Arthur Mayhew and •family. Adele Grimes, who has been at Danville, 111., for some time came home Monday. She brought her two little neices home with her for a visit.

Percy Koons of Brook and Cora Jenkinson of this vicinity were married<at Mt. Ayr Tuesday evning by the minister of the church at that ■place. . This locality was missed almost entirely by the late rains which passed around us on all sides. Corn is doing fine but pastures are dying up like fall time. Minor Bentley came Friday for a visit wjth his sister, Mrs. Fflillip Paulus, whom he had not seen for 15 years. He now lives in Chicago and works in the street car barns there. Clarence Pruett and wife attended Sabbath school at Zion in Jordan tp. Sunday and then went to Goodland and took dinner with Mrs. Pruett’s parents, Joseph Sommers and family. The ice cream social held at No. 6 school house was a complete success in every way. Fine evening, large crowd, and everything sold out. The proceeds were something near sl3, so we understand.

EAST JORDAN. j —I H The crops are needing rain. Will Iliff called on Jack Wells Sunday evening. Miss Ida Bartoo called on Miss Mary Bice Sunday evening. Miss Mary Bice is ill at her home south of town with pneumonia. Mrs. David Shumaker called on Mrs. Frank Hill Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters were Rensselaer goers Saturday afternoon. Miss Letta and Opal Lanham spefit Saturday afternoon in Rensselaer. We are having a better Sunday school this summer. Glad to see the old folks attend. George Wenrick and Miss Opal Waymire attended the dance at Charles Hall’s Saturday night. Noah Wenrick and daughter Edith spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mark Reed and family. Miss Hazel Blake is assisting her aunt, Mrs. Marion Bice with her work during her daughter's Hlness.

Mr. Henry and John Tobin and George Wenrick spent Sunday evening with Marion Bice and family. Dale Hufford of Rossville and Miss Hazel Shumaker attended the children’s exercises at Ockley Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Shaffer and little daughters Opal and Leona spent Sunday, with Mr, and Mrs. Charles Harris. Misses Nellie and Irene* Bartoo, Grace and Opal Sigman, Opai and Olive _ Waymire and Edith Wenrick spent Friday afternon with Hazel Shumaker. Miss Edith Wenrick and Hazel Shumacker are spending the week picking berries at the former’s grandfather’s, John Wenrick’s, Of near Wheatfield. Harry and Hazel Shumaker, Dale, Amos and Ruth Hufford and Ellis Farmer and Pearl Mickum of Rossville attended the stock show at Mulberry, Ind., this week. The- children of Lawnsdale Sunday school are busy preparing the program for Children’s day exercises, to be held Sqnday. July 2 all day. A basket dinner will b§ served. All come.

i \ I ~ PINE GROVE. \ 11 —! — Everybody is busy cutting this week. Mrs. Sarah MlcCleary spent Sunday with Mrs. Lizzie Cooper. Mrs. Sarah McCleary and daughter Gusta were Rensselaer goers Monday. Miss Anna Radamacker of Chicago is spending a few days with Bessie Bessie Ropp and Anna Radamacker called on Cloae Torbet Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and son Charles spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels and son Ira. Harry Beck and family, Celine Cragun, Creola and John Torbet and Opal Russell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Beck and sons. Several of the young folks from around here attended the -birthday dinner on Miss Bertha Cooper Sunday, it her 19th birthday anniversary.

PARR. 1 -i ‘ I The band has been busy practicing for the 4th. The creamery will be closed at 11 a. m., July 4th. Miss Dora Hurley visited with Mrs. OT Shaefer Sunday. Mrs. J. Lornergan of Surrey called on Mri?. L. Schreeg Thursday. Frank McCurtain called on Otto and Olga Schreeg Tues'day evening. Miss Mattie Fay spent Wednesday evening with Miss Anna Marion. Emma Zacher and Josephine Thomas called on Olga Schreeg Monday to take music lessons. Miss Ocie Wood was operated on for appendicitis laV- Sunday. She is getting along nicely. A large number of friends visit her daily. It is thought she will be able to sit up in a chair t-he 4th and at least enjoy some of the celebration.

FOUR CORNERS. j *" J " r 1 • Wheat cutting is now the order of the day. E. Wesner is delivering corn at Tefft this week. The Marble boat dredge will begin work the Ist of July. Lee Fisher visited over Sunday with his brother Homer near LoweH. G. O. Stembel is one of the busiest men in these parts—the boycott notwithstanding. v

A large acreage of buckwheat will be sown this year in Kankakee and Wheatfield townships. Wm. Asher, who has been in Montana for the past two years, returned home Monday. He reports times close there and many men out of employment. ' 7 J. A. Hixsoif was the first farmer in these parts to start the wheat harvest. He expects to thresh same in a few days. The grain is nice and plump and he expects a fair yield. JS “ An agent for a Chicago brewery was drowned near Burrows’ Camp Saturday. He was married and about 30 years of age. The accident occurred while in bathing and in an effort to swim across the river. - The eagle will scream and the stars and stripes will wave over the grounds and many jolly and happy people at Dunn’s bridge July 4th. If you miss this day and place you miss more than half yr»nr life. The games and races wii; be on the morality side of the bridge. Come. Land buyers are now on the move, and almost every train brings in moneyed men who claim that north Jasper has better .crops than any locality they have passed through, A little more drainage and a few degrees more of energy and this section will be second to At*ne, ; . The residence of Rev. Downey was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon and was badly damaged Mrs. Downey was knocked to the floor and her head came in contact with some object and her head and face was painfully injured. The children did not seem to be affected by the shock. A close but not fatal call.

THE FOURTH OF PARR. Good Program Prepared for Celebration This Year. Parr, the biggest little town in Jasper county, will hold the only Fourth of July, celebration this year in the county, and the foldlowing program which they have prepared insures a day of amusements for everybodv. That they will have a big crowd is assured. Following is the program for the day: 9 a. m.—Novelty Parade, led by Parr Band. 9:3o—Vocal Music, by Parr Glee Club. 9:4o—lnvocation, by Rev. Shafer. 9:50-—Vocal Music, by Parr Glee Club. 10:00—Reading Declaration of Independence, by George Casey, Jr. 10:20—Recitations, by J. E. Alter an J others. 11:00—Oration, by Hon. E. P. Honan. « 12 m.—Basket Dinner. 2:20 p. m.—Slow Mule Race. Purse SI.OO. H 2:45 —Biscuit Eating Contest. IJurse 75c. 2:ss—Climbing Greased Pole. Purse SI.OO. Three-legged Race. Purse SI.OO. Hit. the Ham-What-Am. Purse $1.50. 3:00 —Ladies’ Nail-Driving Contest. Purse 75c. 3:lo—Pinning Tail on Donkey Contest. (For 5 litle girls.) Purse 75c. 3:15 —Potato Race, for little boys. Purse 75c. 3:25 —Race for Boys, 13 years and under. Purse 75c. 3:30 —Race for Girls, 12 years and under. Purse 75c. 3:3s—Hundred-Yard Dash, open to all. Purse $2.50. 3:40 —Hundred-Yard Dash, 50 years or over. Purse $1.50. 3:45—-Tug of War, Newton vs. Union. Purse SI.OO. 3:55-—Barrel Race, free for all, Purse SI.OO. 4:00—Pillow Fight. Purse SI.OO Fat Man’s Race. Purse SI.OO. 4 Base ball games—Newland vs. Parr, 1.00 p. jg., purse $12.00; kid game, Rensselaer vs. Parr, 8:30 a. m., purse $3.00. • A grand Bowery dance afternoon and evening. Old men’s 100-yard foot race. We challenge the county in this evnt. MUSIC BY THE PARR BAND. Come to the town that carries out the Program as advertised? You are invited and assured a good time, so come. \ Fireworks at 8 p. m. Officers:—Charles Rowen, President; C. D. Lakin, Secretary; S. A. Brusnahan, Treasurer; Committee on Privileges, C. G. Garriott, W. H. Myers, Chas. Greenlee.