Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

■j At Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

KIT Item of Interest Tl from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happening* in the Territory Adjacent to the jasper County Metropolis

IROQUOIS VALLEY.

We had a fine rain Monday morning. James Newcomb was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Alice and Jennie Eib were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Louis McKay spent Sunday with Wm. Green and family. Ethel Gilmore spent Friday night with Margaret Hurley. Wm. Green and daughters were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Bessie Style of Rensselaer is working for Mrs J. W. Marlatt. Mrs. Maribell Deer spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs. Samuel Price. Perry Marlatt visited Sunday night with his son John and family, Clarence Green and family visited William Nuss and family Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Joe Pullins had -visitors from Rensselaer Friday night. Prof. Kolhoff is cutting cane and hauling it to mill. Going to have some ’lasses, eh? James Hopkins and and Will and Frank Potts are working for Mr. Tanner at present. Gertrude Kolhoff has been assisting Mrs, Alex Hurley with housework the past week. Mars and Blanche Ott, who are attending high school at Rensselaer, spent Saturday and Sunday with home .folks. Mrs. Will Mackey and children and Mrs. Myrtle Cox of Rensselaer called on John Marlatt and family Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Parker and son Harold and Miss Laura Myers of Chicago, who have been visiting here with Geo. McElfresh and family, returned home Sunday. A party was given in honor of Miss Margaret Hurley Friday evening, it being her 17th birthday anniversary. Refreshments were served and at a late hour all went home wishing her many more such happy occasions. We see in the columns of last Saturday’s Democrat that the editor thinks the cider is getting hard in this locality on account of the large snake H. H. Parker killed. Bpt perhaps if he had put up the hght that Mr. Parker did he would have thought it a good deal larger than it was was.

SOUTH NEWTON.

Miss Sadie Pauhis visited with Mrs. Clarence Pruett last Thursday. Mrs. Philip Paulus and daughter Sadie called on Mrs. David Bare Monday afternoon. Mrs. Philip Paulus visited with Tier daughter, Mrs. James Reed, of near Surrey last Friday. The heavy rains of the last two •weeks has put the farmers back considerably with their work. Mrs. Mary Powell of Rensselaer spent a few days the latter part of last week with her son Arthur and family. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts of near Brook and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling Sunday. Miss Emma Sommers of Goodland and her cousin of Illinois spent Monday night and Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett. Mrs. Arthur Mayhew spent Monday in Brook with relatives. She •was accompanied home by her husband’s grandfather, Mr. Irwin. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett spent Saturday ~ night and Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sommers of Goodland. Several of the friends and relatives of Ernest- Mayhew went in Saturday night and helped him to celebrate his birthday anniversary. Refreshments of ice-cream and cake were served and all enjoyed a very jolly time. f

PALESTINE.

True Culp spent Sunday afternoon' with Nelson Anderson. Miss Elsie Templeton spent Sunday with Misses Etta and Blanche Dawson. Miss Grace Mattox spent Saturday night and Sunday with her father, T. P. Mattox. Misses Blanche and Eda Anderson spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Hilda Galagher. Misses Deva and Lavina Lear and Fae McKillip spent Sunday with Miss Ima Brough; Misses Carrie and Elsie Anderson called on Irene and Louise Marchand Sunday afternoon. M. A. Gray was in this vicinity

Monday and Tuesday' with some surveyors and land buyers. Mr. and Mrs. Branson Clark and two- children spent Sunday with Robert Templeton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McDuffy and daughter, Mrs. Mabel Knapp, spent Sunday with Jack Boone and wife. Miiss Effie Gallagher and two brothers, Harry and Melvin, spent Sunday with George Matthew and family. Mrs. E. Marchand and son Charles left Monday morning for Ohio to visit relatives and friends for two or three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Anderson and son Olof, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McDuffy, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boone and two children and Mrs. Mabel Knapp called on Mr. and Mrs. E. Marchand Sunday afternoon.

WHEATFIELD.

Mrs. Walter Smith went to Rensselaer Saturday for a few days visit with relatives. Charles Olsen of Chicago jpeht a few days with his cousin, Lou’s Pauisen, and family. Mrs. C. O. Miller and babv of Logansport are visiting her uncle, A. Austin, and family. Mrs. A 1 Goble and two children of Royal Center are visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Archer. Mr. and Mrs. Alva McNeil of Lacross Sundayed with his parents, Mr, , and Mrs. Wm, McNiel. Chas. Gerber of Hobart spent Friday evening here with his broth-er-in-law, Warren White, and family. ' * John Greve visited over Sunday at the home °of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Glasscoe, at Warrenhurst, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Jens Jensen of Rensselaer came Wednesday for a visit with his parents, E. Jensen and wife. Miss Bertha Swisher returned to her* work at Evanston, 111., Wednesday from a three days visit with her parents. Homer Brown, who has been working on a dredge in Minnesota for the past two months, returned home Monday. Misses Pearl Keen and Nelda Hendrickson were in Virgie Saturday, the guests of the former’s aunt, Mrs. John Reed. Mrs. Lorinda McGlinn and daughter, Mrs. Elza Grow, and husband of Rensselaer were in town Friday calling on old friends. Miss Minnie Tinkham visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Porter of Rensselaer from Saturday till Sunday morning. Mrs. Maria Biggs, daughter Goldie and son, W. B. McNeil autoed over to the Old Settlers’ picnic at Medaryville Saturday. Mrs. Walter Smith returned from North Dakota Friday yvhere she had been at the bedside of her father, S. H. Holmes, for two weeks. Mrs. Grover Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Will Stump, A. S. Keen, J. A. Akers, A. L. Jensen and Miss Nora Whalen were Rensselaer goers Monday.

Mrs. Minerya Swasher, Mrs. A. L. Jensen, Mrs. Samantna Tilton and Miss Anna Lidtke attended the Old Settler’s picnic at Medaryville Saturday. Henry Miller and Nora Whalen were united in marriage at the Catholic church Tuesday at 9 a. m., by Rev. Father Horstman. The couple have gone to housekeeping in the El wood Davis house in the east part of town.

LEE.

Glenn Culp is working for Elmer Gilmore. Tom Clark made a business trip to Monon Wednesday. Harley Clark left Monday for Colorado to make a visit to his uncle and family, Charles Nowels. Charles Marchand, who has worked so long for Mr. Gilmore, has quit to make a visit with relatives. Walter Jordan and family and Elmer Gilmore and family went from church Sunday to E. Gilmore’s for dinner. —i Born, Sept. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Korah Eldridge, a daughter; also, to -Mr. asd Mrs. Orlando Mannon, a daughter. There is a steam hav press at work on Gilmore’s land, baling hay. Some of the men are boarding at W. L. Stiers’. Mr. Price of Lafayette has bought the Judy land near here and is having it improved, which it was badly in need of. Ernest Mellender was making a visit here last week among his relatives. He is improving nicely from his recent injuries received in a runaway. Miss Gladys Smith had a good program at League Sunday 7 night, and the Lee orchestra rendered the music. Rev. Morrow of Morocco, gave a splendid talk.

An armful of old papers for a nickel at the Democrat office.

FAIR OAKS.

There will be considerable corn cut in these parts this fall; My, but we have had lots of rain lately and roads are very bad. James Clifton will soon have Mr. Gourly’s barn under roof. Health is pretty good jin our neck of the woods nowadays. Sam Potts took a load of potatoes to Rensselaer Wednesday. Cloyd Clifton moved into one of Mat Karr’s houses a few daya sgo. Chas. Halleck is gathering and shipping bis pear crop nowadays. Walter j McConnell and family visited Dr/ Fyfe at Wheatffeld over Sunday. Ben Zellers was visited by his cousin from Winamac a few days this week. William Gilmore was here last week visiting his brother ‘’Fish” a day or so. Lawrence Halleck returned from Hammond last week after a couple months absence. Mrs. Dodge, who has been with her daughter in Illinois for several months, returned home Monday. 4 Jack Umphrees and wife, who have been at Kniman through the pickle harvest, returned to Fair Oaks Wednesday. Earl Leech and family, who have been out over the country for a month giving entertainments, returned to- Fair Oaks Monday. Bert Warren went over to Medaryvilie Thursday in answer to a message to see .his sister-in-law, who is quite poorly with cdnsumption. Peter Wood finished sowing wheat last week, and wheat that has been sown long enough is looting fine. Some have not begun sowing yet. Rev. McClure, whose regular and last appointment before the conference here Saturday night, has given notice he will not be here, but will send a substitute. Morris Gorman moved out on the Lawler ranch Monday, and Mr. Williams moved onto what is known as the old Jack Reed farm which Chas. Halleck is insing for a nursery. Walter McConnell recently sold the house he purchased of A 1 Helsel to Frank McKay. He will move it onto some lots in block six across the street from his father’s property. Miss Hannah Culp went down to Rensselaer Monday to take care of Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. Dickerson, who has been taking care of her, is still sick at her brother, John Casey’s, but is slowly recovering. George Marshall and wife, who went down into Alabama about ten days ago prospecting, came home Wednesday. While there he purchased 160 acres or land. He says it is the finest country they ever saw. We did not learn when they will move there.

I SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. |

Fred Krueger is hauling grain to Parr this week. Fred Schultz called on A. R. Schultz Thursday morning. Leo Krueger spent Saturday night with his brother Fred. A. R. Schultz and daughter Lena were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Miss Lena Schultz called on Marie Comer Tuesday afternoon. Herman Schultz called on his brother Paul one evening last week. Oscar and Emiel Stibbe are doing some tiling for Adolfe Schultz. Paul Schultz is building an addition to his barn by way of a cowshed. Fred Schultz called on his cousin, Herman Schultz, Sunday afternoon. t, A. R. Schultz and daughter, Miss Lena, and Marie Comer were Rensselaer goers Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger and daughter, Miss Esther, called on Michael Schultz Wednesday evening. I a. R. Schultz and family and Louis Schteeg and family autoed to the Kankakee river picnicking Sunday. Adolfe Schultz is hauling tile from Fair Oaks this week. If the next season is as dry as the last, there Is not much use of tile for drainage. We are very sorry to lose our mail carrier, the late Elias Hammerton. He had carried mail on our route ten years, and was very kind and obliging, and we certainly miss him. Mr. and Mrs., John Stibbe drove to Valpo to visit a few days with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz and Mrs. Emiel H«rre and son Rinehold went - Saturday to Valpo and from there on to Chicago visiting relatives, returning home Tuesday. S

JffKWLAND.

Austin Mar A went to Fair Oaks Thursday. f Miss Reva/Rees called on Miss Qvidf Sunday. , *

Lizzie and Fred Tow are much better at this writing Fred Beebe left Tuesday for the southern part of the state. Mr. Shell’s of Delphi are visiting Mr. William’s at thd present. G. M. Beebe and George Martin attended lodge at Gifford Saturday night. A car load of sheep came in Saturday from Chicago for Ed Oliver. Mr. Fay’s of Fair Oaks visited Mr. and Mrs. Albertus Williams Sunday. Mrs. G. M. Beebe and Miss Chloae Martin called on Mrs. T. M. Callahan Tuesday night. jMrs. Ross Booth and Mrs. Dell Bowman called on Mrs. T. M. Callahan Sunday evening. Mrs. J. W. Blacker returned home Sunday after a several days visit with friends at Delphi. Quite a number of young folks from here called oi Mrs. Anna and Abbie Dexter in the country Sunday. Misses Chloae and Ruth Martin and Mrs. G. M. Beebe and daughter Etta .called on Mrs. Sidney Jeffries and* Mrs. W. T. Hankins at Gifford Sunday afteroonn. We were compelled to close Sunday school at this place on account of the remodeling of the school building. It was taken up again Sunday with a good attendance.

MILROY.

Charles Wood was in Lee Thursday. John Mitchell, was a Lee visitor Monday. W. I. Biva’ns made a business call in Mpnon Wednesday. •Mr. Weise of Illinois, has been visiting James Blankenship. * Mrs. Safrola Hardesty spent Monday with MrsT Lillie Mitchell. * Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta did shopping in Wolcott Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Vanatta spent Monday with friends at Mt. Ayr. George Foulks took dinner Wednesday with Clell Cla~k and lyWill Kline of Henry, 111., called on Will Vanatta the first of the week.

Charles Wood and Earl Foulks were in Wolcott Thursday evening. Mr. Sexton, an insurance agent from Wolcott, was in this vicinity Tuesday. Leon Parks also has an automobile, but he says one girl at a time 4s enough. Mrs. L. Foulks called on Mrs. E. Johns Monday, who does not improve in her sad condition. James Boone has an automobile and the girls are all smiling at him now. It is a 5-passenger car. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks and Russel and Hazel visited relatives in Chicago from Friday until Monday. J. R. and Branson Clark and families ate dinner Sunday with aunt Mary McCashen and daughter Miss Etta. Mrs. A. E. Abersol and daughter Pearl and Mrs. James Brown called on Mrs. John Clark Monday afternoon and also did shopping in Lee. Mr. Harwell and family and married daughter, Mrs. Miller and children of Piper City, 111., spent Tuesday evening with G. L. Parks and family. D. Z. Clark and daughter Miss Martha, T. A. Spencer, Perfect and families and Rev. Morrow and Mrs. Louisa Foulks spent Sunday afternoon with George Foulks’. Mrs. Dobbins, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert Templeton and family, came to her other daughter’s, Mrs. Branson Clark’s, sick, last Wednesday and a physician was called. Royal Virgil Woosley, son of John and Louella Woosley, was born August 3, ,1911, and died Sept. 22. 1911, aged 7 weeks and 1 day. Funeral services were held at the Milroy church Sunday by Rev. FY A. Morrow of Morocco.