Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

■As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

—4 1- | SOUTH NEWTON. —I Mr. and Mrs. Press Roberts attended the funeral of Simon Phillips at Rensselaer Tuesday. ■Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett ■visited with the former’s sister, Mrs. Jesse Dunn, and family Monday. Misses Ada Yeoman and Hildred Powell went to Fair Oaks Wednesday Ifor a several days visit with relatives. Ms. Arthur Powell - and Miss Ada Yeoman spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant north of Rensselaer. Wim. Mayhew of Brook sold his farm in this tp., now occupied by Milton Grimes, to his son Bert. They will probably occupy it another. year. (Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sommers and Mr. and Mrs. Simonin of Goodland spent Wednesday with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Clarence Pruett, and husband.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard VanDorn and daughter Gladys of Harvey, 111., visited Friday night and Saturday with Mrs. Van Dom’s brother, Philip Paulus and family. Marshall Pruett of Ade made Ms usual fortnightly visit to Rensselaer Saturday night to see his ■best girl. He visited also with his Mother Clarence and wife. Mrs. Chas. Waling and daughter Carrie of Brook spent a few days last week with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. The latter remained for a several days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sommers of near Foresman spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett. They all went to Rosebud church near Parr Sunday to attend the services. Fred Parker was greatly suprised Saturday upon returning home from Rensselaer to find the house filled with young people. Everyone seemed to have a fine time. Fred left Monday morning for Dakota where he will find work. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paulus and son Russell went to Chicago Sunday to see their daughter, Mrs. James Reed, who was operated on recently in the Wesley hospital. She is getting along splendid and can probably return home the latter part of the week.

—I 1— | NEW CENTER. __| 1— Elmer Clark and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caster. Ella and Charles Harwell spent Saturday evening with Geo. Hanna’s. - Jessie and Belle Southard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. Chas. Beaver and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Elizabeth Johns. William Kinney threshed last week and his wheat yielded 24 bushels to the acre. Dr. Harris and Mr. Perrigo of Mt. Ayr spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. William Mrs. Mary parks and children of Remington spent Saturday with her husband on his farm. - Belle Southard, Vern Culp, and' Earl Foulks attended the ice-cream

social at Mt. Zion Saturday night. George Caster and family and Grandma Caster called on John Southard’s last Thursday afternoon. James Darrow and daughter Dollie of Des Moines, lowa, are the guests of his brothers, Ike and Watt Darrow, at present. (Mrs. William Vanatta, Flo Gallagher, Belle and Jessie Southard assisted Mrs. Wiley Latta with her threshing housework Saturday. Mary Miles and Belle Southard spent last Thursday night with the former’s brother, Frank Miles, and also attended the band concert at Wtolcott the same evening. Jake and Elsie Beaver spent the day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamitlon of near Lee, and also called on Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton Sunday evening. Don’t forget that Milroy will have an ice-cream supper on the church lawn for the purpose of getting new song books. Let everybody come and enjoy the evening together—on Saturday evening.

—I 1- | LEE. —1 1— Mrs. S. M. Jacks is no better with her rheumatism. Will Rishling is having a new well drilled at his place. Elzie Webb and family visited Mrs. Holeman of near here Sunday. Grandma Zable, who lives near here with her son William, is sick. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart visited their son Arthur and wife Sunday. Joe Clark and G. A. Jacks and families visited Sunday at Charles Lefler’s. Roy Stiers has gone to South Dakota to look after his claim at that place. Charles Jacks and family of Monon moved here Tuesday in with his parents, L. M. Jacks’. Mr. Hughes, our blacksmith, was called to Illinois Monday to be at the bedside of his sick mother. The young ladies class at Sunday school went Thursday to the river east of Monon and had a picnic.

Mrs. H. C. Anderson and Miss Loral went to Monon Wednesday on account of the death of Mrs. Seins. Mrs. Isaac Parcels has been sick during the past week and her mother of Rensselaer was with her a few days. Charles and Clayton Mellender of near Francesville visited relatives and friends here Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. George Culp and baby of near Rensselaer visited her parents, John near here a few days last week. Mrs. Ostrander and daughter Mable of Indianapolis, the blind musician, who .formerly lived here, are here visitng relatives. Merle, son of Morris Miller, just south of here, got his arm broken Wednesday. He was driving a hay press when the accident happened. Clyde Davis and family have moved into the property at this place formerly owned by Wesley Noland, but now owned by W. L. Stiers. ’ ~~

PALESTINE. -1 h~ Mrs. Fay Lear is improvinb very nicely. Harry Hemphill spent Sunday with Nelson Anderson. Floe and Harry Gallagher spent Saturday with Wiley Latta and family. Miss Hulda Gallagher spent Tuesday afternoon with Elsie and Grace Dowell. Miss Elsie Templeton spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Branson Clark and family. 'Miss Tillie Lear, who has been working for Frank Webb near Francesville, retunned home Saturday. There will be an ice-cream social at the Milroy church Saturday evening, July 29. Everyone is invited.

-I 1— | NORTH UNION. H ! Josie Dexter went to Rensselaer Friday. J. W. Fay Tor took some lambs and fat bogs to Rensselaer Tuesday. A. R. Schultz had relatives from Hammond visiting them the last of the week. B. D. Comer, wife and daughter caHed on Mrs. Millspaugh Tuesday fbrenoon. Elsie Schultz and Fred spent Sunday with their grandparents, Michael Schultz’s. Wallace and Louis Miller called on Will Weston one afternoon the last of the week. Mrs. J. W. Faylor and children picked blackberries at David Yeoman’s Tuesday afternoon.

Antona Schultz and little sister Marie spent part of Monday with their sister, Mrs. Fred Krueger. There was not many from our neighbors that attended the meeting Sunday at Roedbud, on account of the rain. Fred Kullas and Wallace Miller took in the excursion Sunday to Chicago and spent the day with Chauncy Dexter. J. W. Faylor and family, W. C. Faylor and wife and Charles Reed and aged father took dinner with David Yeoman and family Sunday. The wind played havoc Monday and Tuesday with the fruit, covering the ground with apples, peaches, pears, and in fact anything that came in its way. Mrs. Maggie Wiseman was around calling on neighbors Monday in this part of the county. We understand Lizzie Wiseman’s name is in the list of candidates in The Democrat’s piano contest. She is a worthy young lady, let’s honor her with our assistance. Col. Reed of Lincoln, Kan., and son Charles arrived here the last, of the week and are visiting with J. W. and W. C. Faylor’s, relatives. They had not seen one another for nearly thirty years. When he moved there from Darke county, Ohio, the former home of the Faylor boys and himseLf. He reported corn was all burned out in his pant of the country and people were leaving and going to other places. Col. Reed is in hi 9 79th year and if it was not for his eyes one would not take him to be over 50 years of age.

-I H—- | FOUR CORNERS. -I ; H~ F. G. Barnard of Lochiel came up on business Saturday. The show at Kankakee was well attended from this section of country. Dee Fisher went to Chicago on business Monday, and will return via Otterbain Saturday. D. R. Miller of near Wheatfield delivered hogs at Koute Tuesday. They were sola for 6%c. Mrs. F. W. Fisher returned home Monday after spending the week end with her people near Lee. J. A. Hixson thrashed one field of wheat that made 30 bushels per acre and sold in Chicago for 86 %e. The new separator purchased by Will & Davis is doing splendid "work and 1 the boys are pushing It albng.

T. F. Maloney, Supt. of the R. E. Davis ditch, was looking over work in progress on the Fisher lateral Monday. The wild and tame hay, the legal tender of north Jasper in former years, is about half a crop this year, but the price i 9 correspondingly high Conrad Meyers threshed oats which made 50 bushels per acre; O. M. Turner’s wheat made 28 bushels, and some dropped down to 8 and 10 bushels where the fly did the most damage. The held their weekly reunion at Wheatfield Saturday night. Several of the boys have mourning stamped under their eyes, the result of two much booze and the effect of coming in contact with upper cuts and short jabs—a sample of the B. C. on a small scale. OBITUARY. Caroline M. Jackson was born at Hobart, Lake connty, Ind., Oct. 2. 1843. and departed this life July 23, 1011, at Wheatfield, Ind., of paralysis, aged 67 years, 9 months and 21 days. She was united in marriage to Ira Jackson, Feb. 21, 1861. From this onion nine children were born, two preceding her, and seven surviving. She also leaves one brother, one sister and five grandchildren to mourn he* departure. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Downey of the M. E. church and interment made at Valparaiso, where she resided for a number of years previous to taking up her residence in Wheatfield

News relating to the death of Elmer Collins came unexpected to a great number of his friends who had not heard of his serious sickness. The young wife is nearly prostrated with grief. Being deprived of both hudband and child in so short a time, she, as have the other relatives, the sympathy of the Entire community. The funeral was held at Tefft Sunday at 1 p. m., conducted by Rev. Downey and tntement at Wheatfield. Efaner D. Colline, son of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Collins, was born at Tefft, Ind., Jan. 2, 1884, and departed this life July 20, 1911,. at Indianapolis, Ind., of gastritis, aged 27 years, 5 months and 29 days. He was united in marriage to Miss Iva DeArmond May 17, 1903. To this union one child was born wbicb preceded him Feb. 10, 1907. He leaves to mourn a wife, father, mother, five brothers, one sister and a large, number of friends and acquaintances.

PLEASANT RIDGE. j —! James Eidridge was in Rensselaer Monday morning. ■Mrs. Wilcox called on Mrs. Geo. Wenner Monday afteroo. Wm. Berry was a Rensselaer caller Tuesday afternoon. Philip Henson called on James Robertson Sunday evening. Jegse and Labin Wilcox were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Some of the farmers have threshed their wheat in this vicinity. *Mrs. Philip Henson is Viettng her mother, Mrs. Michaels, the last few days. Adolph * Way of Rensselaer visited bis sister,- Mrs. George Wenner, Sunday. Misses Martha and Lula Robert-

son called on Mrs. George Wenner Monday evening. Misses Martin and Lula Robertson called on Mrs. Philip Henson Wednesday afternoon. Elmer Umphrey and best girl attended band concert at Rensselaer Thursday evening. The rain Sunday afternoon cooled the atmosphere greatly and the weather has been quite comfortable since.

McOOYSBURG.

Len Letter parsed through this burg one day this week. Grandpa McCoy, who has been sick for gome time is slowly Improving. Mrs. Pattee has been quite, sick for a week, but is better at* this writing. Mr. Price of Latayette was here this week. He is still improving bis farm. Mr. Morris and family of Lafayette visited his brother, Sherman Morris this week. Mrs. Arnott and daughter Gladys of Crown Point are visitng her sister, Mrs. Willetts. James Ricks and family of near Francasville visited Mr. and Mrs. Ross Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Meadows and other relatives of Monon visited his daughter, Mrs. Johns, and family this week. . Miss Dora Phillips, Ethel Ross, Clara Ringeken and Mrs. Mary Parks and daughter visited George Parks and family Sunday. One of the noon passenger trains going south Friday set Are to J. <E. Ross’ oats shocks, and before the fire was discovered, had burned several shocks, bat if the wind had been in the south the lire would have swept the entire field.

WHKATFIELD. —I i Painters are beautifying the I, O. O. F. building this week. > Bert Kenyon of Shelby spent Monday evening with friends here. • sHomer Turner went to Hobart ♦Thursday to work in a barber shop. • Wm. Whited of Rensselaer was in town on business the first of the ■week. < Miss Nora Wheeleu. who has been working in Chicago, is visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hilliard and son Max spent Monday with relatives at Mt. Ayr. « Cyrl Steel and son Curtis, who sure working near Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Mrs. Steel. Charles Rodafer spent a few days here while enroute from the DanWille Military Home to Laporte. i Miss Della Knapp returned home Saturday from a two weeks visit ♦with her sisters at Chicago Heights. • Kllis Price and son Robert of Paducah, Ky., came Saturday for la visit with his mother, Mrs. J<M. Helmick.

i Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe visited over Sunday with the latter's brother, Walter McConnell, and mother. <Mrs. Cottingham. Mre. Carl Mattock and children of Kankakee returned home Monday after spending a week with 'her parents, Henry Miller and wife. • James Ryan went to Michigan City Monday, thence to Laporte to Bee his son-in-law, Henry Beeman. •who is taking treatment for cancer there. Mrs. Alexander Hamilton of Medaryville returned home Saturday from a week’s visit with her son Ward and daughter, Mrs. Georgia Ferguson. • Mrs. C. O. Miller and baby of Logansport. who have been spending a few days with her uncle, SA. Austin, and family, returned home Tlesday. Mrs. Harry Brown and son of •Buttzville, No. Dak., and Miss Anna Clager of Rensselaer came Saturday •for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clager. An effort is being made by the Junior League to procure gasoline •lights for the M. E. church. An ice-cream social will be given this evening as a means of procuring part of the money, at least.

j "Mrs. Caroline Jackson died Sunday morning after suffering for •nearly two years from paralysis, •and was taken to Valparaiso for burial. Her daughter, Mr. Perry Wyant, of Kouts, and son Gene and •wife of Chicago were with her before death. • Mrs. Minerva Swisher, Mr. and •Mrs. G. D. Gregory. Miss June Jeseup, Mr. and Mrs. W, J. White and •children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tink•ham. Mr. and Mrs.'John Pinter and •daughter Pauline. Mrs. Maria Biggs •and daughter Goldie attended RingTing Bros’, circus at Kankakee Monday night.

FAIR OAKS. | —I ; Dr. Fyfe and famliy of Wheatfield visited relatives here over Sunday. Bert Warren went down to Ambia last week to help in a series of meetings. . Chas. Brouhard and family of Nubbinridge came over and visited his aged mother Sunday. The daily pickle intake- is increasing very nicely, and the rain has been a blessing for them. J. H. Perkins of Rensselaer was hp on the Otis ranch a few days ago putting up a windmill. ’Mrs. James McClannahan of the Schultz neighborhod was in Fair Oaks Tuesday peddling apples. William Cottingham will go back to Danville this week to take up his job a 9 fireman on a railroad. Abe Bringle and family attended the basket meeting at Rosebud. Sunday and heard excellent sermons.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheehan of Lafayette came up Monday with their children to visit her parents. Gladys Halleck, who has been visiting her sister at Hammond since before the 4th, returned home Saturday. Uncle Joe Gains, who has been with his children “in Minnesota since spring, dropped in here Tuesday evening. |! Rev. Fouts, a student of Evanston, filled Rev. McClure’s appointment here in the M. E. church Saturday *night, and delivered a very interesting sermon. Earl Leech and family went down about Foresman Tuesday to visit and make a business call on his brother-in-law, Carl Hamacher. \ Walter McConnell, our hay man,} is spreading out, it is reported. He'

has bought A 1 Hebei's property, joining him, on the north, occupied by Roy Casey. Buck Cliffton, who has been working as telegraph operator at Rensselaer for some time, camd home a few days ago. He expects to work at Shelby soon. V There was practically * an allnight social pulled off at G. R. Williams’ on the Lawler ranch Saturday night. A good time is reported. Two-course refreshments were served. Mat Karr, who has his sawmill located at Lake Village, brought his engine over about 10 days ago to thrash, but decided there was more money in sawing. He moved back to the mill again Monday. Fred Williams, the painter, is very busy over in thb eastern part of the county nowadays, painting. He has several men working under him and says he has all the work he can do between now and cold weather.

Allen Kight, who has been working as a railroader for a number of years all over western states, sprung a surprise on his parents Monday by dropping in and paid them a couple of days visit. He is now located in Chicago. Chas. Brasket, an old resident 30 years ago in Lincoln tp., and an old friend and neighbor of Ike Right’s, called on him Monday to renew acquaintances. He has been associated with the Standard Oil company at Whiting for a great many years and has become quite wealthy. Thirty years ago he was just a common muskrat hunter. We have been having a few days of windy and cool weather, which has been damaging to apples and pears, as there has been a great many blown off. The rain of the last few days has been fine for the blackberry crop which seems to be an abundance where there are patches. F. E. Husted. who was station agent here for a couple of years previous to his resigning about 3 months ago and who has been visiting his mother in New York state sinfe, came back to Fair Oaks the first of the week. He expects to take up his position on the Monon again. Frank, it has been decided by the railroad men, is one of the most able telegraph operators that ever worked on the Monon. Abe Bringle received a letter from his brother Vick at Summit, So. Dak., Monday stating that the crops in his part of the country were almost an entire failure. He thought he would get his seed back but no more. By cutting his barley for hay, which was short, tye would have enough to tide him over. They have had no rain for two months, but were getting one while , writing. They are all well.

| SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. ! —l ——- i A. R. Schultz was a Rensselaer goer Monday. A. R. Schultz was in Fair Oaks Tuesday morning. Paul Schultz and son Albert were Parr goers Tuesday. Fred Krueger and family were Parr goers Saturday. A. R. Schultz called on his parents Sundays afternoon. Ernest Stibbe is helping Fred Schultz stack oats thid week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger took dinner Sunday with Aug. Krueger. Misses Elsie, Antona and Fred Schultz called on Wm. Schultz and family Sunday. Emiel and Adolfe Schultz are stacking oats on the Thompson ranch this week. "Miss Etta Fay and Cecil Keller called on Lena Schultz and brother Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schreeg called on A. R. Schultz and family "Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger and baby called on Wm. (fehultz and family Sunday evening. Miss Clara Schultz is at home now, she having resigned ner position as a domestic at Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. Hazelbrink of Millord, 111., are visitifig with John Stibbe and family a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Hazelbrink and Mrs. Jokn Stibbe spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz.

Plowing for wheat has begun in our settlement. Some earlier than other years owing to the early harvest Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe and Mr. and Mrs. Hazelbrink visited with M. Kilensky and family of near Demptte, Tuesday. We had another good rain Sunday. At last the drought is broken, the con# is saved and the pastures will start up again.

f | PINE GROVE. The farmers around here are almost done threshing now. We had a fine shower Sunday which helped the corn considerably. > Celine Cragun is spending This week with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Beck of Independence. There will be an ice-cream social at Brushwood Saturday night, Aug. 6. Everybody welcome. Earl Beck of Indianapolis came Saturday for a few weeks visit with friends and relatives here. James Torbet and family and Harry Beck and family ate duck with Clint Beck and family Sunday. Ed Ropp and Miss Gertie Radamacher are spending a few days with the former’s parents, Mr. fend Mrs. Andy Ropp.