Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

f|T Items of Interest jj from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| REMINGTON. | WEST TRAINS EAST *7:35 a m Local passenger 11:18 am 5:44 pm Passenger & man 5:10 pm 12:58 pm Local passenger 5:53 am A big rain fell here last Friday afternoon. Bert Cowgill and son returned last week- from a visit in Dayton, Ohio. Mark Phelps of Peru visited here with his brother John a few days last week. Mrs. George Stoudt and daughter Ruth were in Rensselaer a few hours Wednesday. ■C. H. Peck, John McCullough and Wm. Broadie were in Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Capes and daughter of near Monticello spent the 4th here with Mrs. Groves. 'Mrs. John McCullough returned last week from a few weeks visit ■with her parents near Redfield, So. Dak. Mrs. Alice Tharp Johannessen and little son of Chicago spent a few days here last week with her father, J. G. Tharp. John Crabb and daughter, Miss Zepher left last week for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Pample, at Hastings, Neb. Bert Spencer of Remington with his daughter and three or four of her associates are here for a three or four days camp outing on the river.—Monticello Journal. Mr. J. M. Ott and daughter, Miss Daisy, and Misses Margaret Johnston and Gertrude Besse returned Monday evening from their eight days eastern trip with The Democrat’s party and speak in the highest terms of the pleasures of the trip. The coroner has placed the blame for the death of Frank Baughman, the Panhandle brakeman killed at Effner recently while making a coupling, on the railroad company. It was found that the coupling pin lifter was defective.

| PALESTINE. | Mrs. Anderson called on Mrs. Jones Sunday afternoon. Miss Hazel Davisson spent Sunday with Miss Ima Brough. Some of the farmers in this vicinity are cutting their oats. Mrs. Nels Anderson and daughter were Wolcott callers Tuesday. . Mrs. Charlies Jones spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Nelson Anderson. » ■ ■Bert Dowell and family were guests of George Caster and family Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Conley attended the Christian Ladies Aid at Mrs. Hughes’ Wednesday.

| NEW CENTER. -v-l Oats harvest is in full blast. Wiley Latta’s sister of near 'Wolcott spent Sunday with them. Mary Miles and Carrie Anderson were Wolcott guests Tuesday. Chas. Harwell is assisting Mr** Hanna with his hay harvest this week. I Bert Dowell and fainily spent Sunday with George Caster and, family. John Southard and (daughter transacted business in Rensselaer Monday. We were welcomed \Tuesday by a

good shower of rain which we were badly in need of. William Vanatta assisted Wiley Latta with his oats harvest Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. William Jacks and Mrs. Sage spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. William Vanatta. Ralph Miles came 'Saturday for a week’s visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miles. Mir. and Mrs. Chas, McCashen and baby of Lee were in attendance at Milroy Sunday School Sunday. George Caster’a sister, after spending a few days with him, returned to her home at Des Moines, lowa, Monday. Remember that on tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock Rev. McCorkle will preach at Milroy. Let all come out and hear him. Miss Ara Griswold and little neice Flossie were shopping in Rensselaer Monday. They spent Monday night with their aunt, Mrs. Hoover, of near that place. Vern Sander’s, while on his way to Sunday school l Sunday morning, started to run. Thp lines not being safe for a fractious horse broke after which the horse took for the ditch, springing the axle and breaking out the shafts. Luckily no one was hurt.

PARR. | |— Earl Bruner was seen driving east Sunday evening. W. L. Wood’s blacksmith shop is running day and night. Otto Schreeg is attending to the grain dumping for J. L. Babcock. Earl Bruner, Harvey and Estle Myers made a flying trip to Cedar Lake Sunday evening. The Cobb sisters of Thayer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Myers Tuesday night. The band is increasing in numbers with experienced players. Concerts every Friday night. A. S. Lowman was caught out in the rain the other day. and now his hair has turned red.

—1 i~ | SOUTH NEWTON. I .■4—' V l -- ■ ~ i News is not very plentiful this week as everybody is too busy to visit. Estle Markin and wife of near Surrey spent Sunday with relatives in this vicinity. Miss Ada Miller of Mt. Ayr was the guest of Miss Sadie Paulus Saturday and Sunday. Philip Paulus and son Russell visited with her daughter, Mrs. James Reed, Sunday. Everything looks fine since the rain, except where the hail struck. Farmers are all busy cutting oats. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett visited with, the former’s sister, Mrs. Earl Clinton, andi family near Brook Sunday. Miss Ada Yeoman of near Columbia City, who has been' visiting in Rensselaer with her grandmother Powell, came Saturday to Arthur Powell’s for a few days visit. Miss Gertrude Gosnell returned to her home in Illinois Monday after an extended visit with her sister, Mirs. David Bare, and family. She was accompanied home by her nep>hew, Edgar Bare.

I. LEE. I G. A. Jacks was in Rensselaer Wednesday. G. A. Jacks and wife took dinner Sunday at L. M. Jacks’. Mrs. Ola Randle has had her house repainted which G. A. Jacks occupies. David Culp and family and J. H. £ulp and family took dinner Sunday t Elmer Gilmore’s. The doctor was called to see Mr. Gilmore, who got too hot apd drank too much water, but he is better now. ——? — Orlando Vanderver ok* Indianapolis visited the past week here with Mrs. Holeman, J. H. Culp’s, Frank Overton’s and John Osborne’s. Miss Cassie Holeman of Monticello visited her grandmother, Mrs. Holeman, and other relatives at this place during the past week. Com is looking fine in this locality, and the farmers are busy cutting oats and putting up their hay, both of which were hurt by the dry weather, but will make a very fair crop yet. The League gave an ice-cream supper Saturday evening and a program was given. A large crowd was present. The net proceeds were $14.50 which is to be used to buy new song books for the church.

FAIR OAKS. | Will Gundy was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. Health is generally good in our neck of the woods these hot days. Miss Buela Shean of Lafayette is visiting her grandpa Kight’s this week. Mat Karr is preparing to start out on his threshing campaign in a few days. Mrs. Mildred Cottingham visited at Dr. Fyfe’s at Wheatfield the first of the week. _ J Miss Dunkleberger of Lowell was here the first of the week instructing her music class. Abe Bringle and family autoed down to Jordan tp. Sunday to visit his brother Will and family. Fred Williams has the M. E. church about finished painting, and it looks as nice as a new one. John Kight and daughter, after a week’s visit with his parents, returned Saturday to Indianapolis. Miss Hazel Kimble, of the Lawler ranch, is helping Mrs. F. R. Erwin with her household work nowadays. --- The recent rains have spurred up the -business vines the last few days. Pickles will begin to come in in a few days. ®d Kesler is suffering with very badly inflamed eyes, caused from wiping sweat from his brow while handling creosote ties. Harry Hickman of Rensselaer and Arvel Bringle with his mother and sister took a drive over to Tefft Wednesday on business. There has been two or three teams busy for a week or more hauling tile from a car here to the Earl farm a few miles east of town.

Owing to the fact that the superintendent and assistant superintendent of the M. E. Sunday school were absence there was no Sunday school Sunday. J. M. Allen, the hotel landlord, went out to lowa and to other western states last week to visit relatives for a coupfle of weeks. Jacob Spitzer, who has been working at Davenport, la., for several years, is at home now and will take charge of the livery business while Mr. Allen is absent. We are still having very hot weather with an occasional shower, which is very gratifying to the farmers. Haying is in full blast in these parts and the showers make it a little slow. But corfa is doing fine. We noticed a few early sweet corn patches had been ruined by the hot weather before the rains came. The tops and tassels were scorched, and they look as if they had been frosted. Oats harvest is now under headway, but owing to the hot weather they can not cut fast.

| 1 WHEATFIELD. ~I M. M. Ocker of Medaryville made a business trip here via Brush runabout Saturday. Mrs. Georgia Ebersol went to Chicago Tuesday for a short visit with relatives, Mrs. Carrie Morton of St. Louis, Mo., is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Jos. Hixson. Vic Webb, who is working in lowa, came Saturday for a visit with his father, W’m. Webb. Mrs. Wm. Schultz and son Joe Rogers, of Chicago are .visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Melser.

Miss Sabiaa Hart of Kniman was the guest of ;Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pickner Monday ‘and Tuesday. Rev. Johannesburg and son of Chicago wereguests of his cousins, the Gulbransons, over Sunday. Mrs. Simon Fendig and son Allen went on the excursion to Henry, 111., Sunday, returning home Monday. Virgil Payne, who has been confined to her bed fir two weeks with rheumatism, is able to be but again. Mrs. Roy Williams and daughter went to McCoysburg Saturday to visit her parents, Richard Foulka and wife. Isaac E. Biggs, who is attending the Valparaiso Normal school summer term, spent a few days with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Al Ramey and child of Rensselaer spent a few days with the Harmon Clark family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert VanDoozer, who have been visiting Chicago relatives for several weeks, returned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Sands and children of Rensselaer werje guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hilliard Wednesday. Miss Bruner of near Loganspert, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. George Anderson, for ten days, returned home Monday. James Ryan, who has been an inmate of a national military home in eastern Tennessee for the past six months, returned home Friday. John Campbell of Pulaski, 111., was in town on business the first of the week. Mr. Campbell and family were formerly Wheatfield residents.

Mr. and Mrs. George Swisher returned home from Evanston Saturday from a week’s visit with their daughters, Misses Bertha and Capitola Swisher. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jensen of Rensselaer came Tuesday for a ten days visit with their parents, and also to attend the Langdon- . hite wedding. > Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensen and granddaughter, Maurine Jensen, of Chicago returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with the former’s brother, E. Jensen, and family. .Mrs. Chas. McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hart and Miss Leona Clark of Hammond spent a few days at; the bedside of their sick father, Thomas Clark. Mrs. Anna Adams returned home with the former Saturday. Herman Langdon and Miss Ollie White were united in marriage at the home of the bride near Tefft Wednesday at 2 p. m., by Rev. Thorp of North Judson in the presence of the immediate relatives and a few friends. The cotiple left from Chicago the next morning for a six weeks sojourn in Colorado.

MILROY. Lud Clark threshed Wednesday. Ed McKinley and family took ■dinner Sunday with I. J. Clark s. Lon Chapman traded his auto last week to a man near tS olcott. Earl Foulks visited his grandmother, Mrs. L. Foulks. in Monon Sunday. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie visited Chas. McCashen and family Monday. Mrs. "Fay Lear and children spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell. Chas. McCashen’s attended Sunday school here Sunday and visited his another in the afternoon. Misses Pearl and Dora Clark spent Tuesday and Wednesday with their aunt, Mrs. George Foulks. A •’basket meeting is being planned to be held at the church and dinner in Ed McKinley's yard. Preaching Sunday. July 16, at 3 p. m.. by Rev. McCorkle. Make a special effort to hear him. AH are invited. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bivans and grandson Harold visited their daughter, Mrs. George Bullington, and family Sunday. I. A. Clark of Sidney, who has been visiting relatives in Illinois, visited relatives here this week before returning to his home.

PINE GROVE. John Torbet spent Saturday night and Sunday with Clint Beck. Mrs. Sarah McCleary and Mrs. Lizzie Cooper were Rensselaer goers Monday. Had a fine rain Tuesday afternoon, but the hail storm was not so good. E. L. Hollingsworth was out to his farm in Barkley tp. Monday morning. Willis Hurley and Herbert Garriott are putting up hay on Mr. Rich’s place. Fletcher Ramey of Rensselaer is helping his uncle, Andy Ropp, put up hay this week. Rudolph Ritter and Francie Davisson called on Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schultz Sunday evening. Nellie Gilmore of Rensselaer attended Sunday school at Independence Sunday afternoon. Celine Cragun is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Beck, and family this week. Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and daughter Bertha spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah McCleary and family. Mrs. Rebecca Hurley returned jome Friday after a week’s visit with relatives in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Adam Flesher of near Newland. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker and family spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Jane Hurley, of Blackford. Ruth and Nellie Gilmore of Rensselaer spent Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs. Jane Hurley, of Blackford. Mrs. Henry Ropp and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dallas Ropp, called on ' the former’s daughter-in-law, Mrs. :oss Ropp, Wednesday afternoon.

[ SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT, j Fred Schultz threshed Thursday. Louis Schreeg was in our..settlement Wednesday. Harvesting oats and threshing is on (he rush now. Fred Krueger called on Dennis Healey Wednesday. Miss Augusta fitibbe called on Mrs. Paul Schultz Saturday. Both Bros, of Rensselaer bought two calves of A. R. Schultz Monday. Mina Lena Schultz and brother FJoyfl were in Rensselaer Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz called «a Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz

Mr. and Mrs. Auust Krueger visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger Monday. Mfcees Antona, Lorene and Olga Schultz called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emiel Schultz and Leo Schultz made hay this week for Grandpa Schultz. ! Mr. and Mrs. Emiel Schultz, Herman Schultz and mother called on Paul Schultz and family Sunday. Mr. affd Mrs. August Makus and daughter, Miss Hulda, and Mrs. P. Waymoet called on Edward Ritter and family Sunday.

NOTICE. Pursuant to an act passed by the General Assembly of 1911, creating the State Bureau of Inspection, notice is hereby given to every person,' firm or corporation operating any business, regularly employing five or more persons, agriculture and domestic service excepted, that a license fee of one ($1.00) dollar shall annually be paid to t'he Chief Inspector, and on receipt thereof the Chief Inspector shall give to such person, firm or corporation a certificate showing the license fee has been paid. Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with the provisions of this section are subject to a fine of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. The Chief Inspector will submit to each person, firm or corporation a blank form upon which such person, firm or corporation shall report to the Chief Inspector the following information and such other information as may be required by the Chief Inspector: 1. Officers, 2. Character and location of business. 3. Number of persons employed; males, females. 4. Description of buildings and equipments, number of floors, elvators, boilers and fire escapes. Blank forms as required by law will be furnished on application at the office of the State Bureau of Inspection/ Room 120, State House, Indianapolis, Indiana. ELLIOTT R. HOOTON. Chief of the State Bureau of Inspection.