Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

■ 1NEW CENTER. I 1 ” i Buckwheat thrashing is the order of £he day in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. John Sommers, Sr. were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. Isaac Hamilton and daughter Mildred spent Tuesday with John Southard. Will Vanatta and family took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Southard. Mr. and Mrs. George Beaver spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamilton. John Woosley is moving into the house which was recently vacated by John Sanders. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Saltwell spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Fay Lear, of Mt. Zion. Jessie Southard assisted Mrs. Will Vanatta cook for thrashers Tuesday and Wednesday. John Sanders’ mother of Frankfort came Saturday for a few days visit with himself and family.^ Curtis Allen, after a two weeks visit with Joseph Grauns, returned to his home at Chicago Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lewis of Lee spent Friday and Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Will Vanatta. Mrs. Isabelle Miller of Chicago spent from Saturday until Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grauns. Mr. and Mrs. James ' Hamilton of near Remington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton. Wiley Latta is the champion pumpkin raiser Of this vicinity, as he raises them at the corner of the house. Mrs. George Hanna, Mrs. Sam Hanna and daughter Nellie spent Sunday afternoon with William Harwell and family. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamilton formerly of this place, but now of Lee, are the proud parents of a nine pound daughter. I wish to correct the mistake in last week’s items. It was Homer Rogers who is thrashing buckwheat in Milroy instead of Homer James. Isaac Hamilton won the belt in Milroy in the way of raising buckwheat. He raised on. an average of thirty-four bushel and a peck per acre. .Dick Sigman and family of south of Wolcott and Mr. and Mrs. Wamsher of near Seafield took Sunday dinner with their brother, Wiley Latta and family. Dr. Blickenstaff of Wolcott was called to William Harwell’s Sunday afternoon to see his daughter Jennie. He pronounced her case symptoms of typhoid fever.

PALESTINE. | —I ! Miss Elsie Anderson spent Sunday with Miss Floe Gallagher. Mrs. Nelson Anderson spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Nome Hoston. Miss Hilda Gallagher spent Sunday with Misses Blanche and Eda Anderson. The Christian Ladies’ Aid met at Mrs. Howard Dawson’s Friday to make comforts. Mrs. E. Marchand and son C'has. returned home Tuesday after a two weeks visit in Ohio. Misses Irene and Louise “"’Marchand spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Carrie Anderson. IMrs. Thomas Lear spent Tuesday with her mother and sister, Mrs. Johns and M“rs. John Mitchell. Miss Hazel Lawson returned home Saturday after spending two weeks with Rev. Barber and family. The young people of the Baptist church will give a “fish pond” and box social at the North school house one mile north and threeqarters west of the Palestine school house Thursday night, Oct. 19. Girls all bring boxes and boys their pocketbooks full of money.

-j : ! | SOUTH NEWTON. | —I 1— Eli Brown spent Saturday night with Harry Elijah of Mt. Ayr. Myrt Price surveyed some tile ditches for Earl Leek Monday. Mrs. Arthur Poweir visited with Mrs. Robert Overton Saturday. >. Joe -Ado-"■was looking after h|3 farm in this locality last Thursday. David Bare -and family spent Sunday afternoon with the Paulus family. ' C.' R. Weiss spent Sunday near Goodland with his brother John and ■family. Miss Celestia Wild, who works in Rensselaer, is spending this week at home. Mr. i ; and Mrs. Bert Mayhew of

near Foresman visited with Ernest Mayhew’s Sunday. Earl Leek assisted Randolph Wright with some work at the sawmill Wednesday. Mrs. Ben Wooley and mother-in-law called on Mrs. Press Roberts Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pruett of Ade spent Monday with their son Clarence and wife. The women folks are all busy cleaning house and getting ready for winter these days. Ross Reed and wife spent Saturday night with the latter’s parents, Philip Paulus and family. Mr. Parcels of Rensselaer is doing some carpenter work for Clarence Pruett on the Ade farm. The road supervisors are working on the roads again after a month’s delay caused by so much rain. Clarence Pruett and wife attended protracted metings at Zion church near Goodland Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Silas Potts and son Albert and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell Sunday. Only for the heavy rains lately and help of neighbors* the buildings Would have burned also with the strong wind that was ~ blowing. The little five-year-old son of John Whited set fire to a big wheat stack near their barn last Friday and burned the stack to the ground.

| NEWLAND. | The onion harvesting is almost completed. Wm. Rees transacted business in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Roscoe Boothe visited Mrs. Dell Bowman Sunday. Miss Ella Beebe called on, Thelma Rees Sunday afternoon. G. M. Beebe transacted business in Indianapolis last week. Miss Lottie Stevens is engaged in housework for Mrs. T. M. Callahan. Dell Bowman’s sister and husband of Delphi are visiting them. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan attended church at Rensselaer Sunday. Miss Letha Rees, who has been at Mt. Ayr working, has returned home. Fred and Lizzie Tow, who have been om the sick list, are still improving. J. W. Blacker and Ed Oliver were in Chicago on business last Friday. . Miss Reva Rees and Miss Golda Teboy called on Miss Qhloae Martin Sunday. Relatives from Michigan and Delphi are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albertus Williams this week. Anna Abbe, Teddy Dexter and Harry Beebe called on Chas. Anderson and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Maud Haniford and three children of Goodland are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Martin, this week. Rev. Buchu, the Advent preacher, who has been Holding a series of meetings at Gifford, preached a very able sermon at Nowland Sunday.

NORTH UNION. | —i i ; Estie Keener spent Sunday with Will Weston’s. J. W. Faylor attended lodge at Parr Saturday night. Will Faylor was at Parr Tuesday afternoon on business. J. W. Faylor went to Parr Wednesday morning with cream. Mrs. E. J. Ogle and little ones went to Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. L. Todd and Helen spent Monday with her sister, Mrs.° A. Millspaugh. —r— ’ Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Faylor called on C. Eggleston and wife Sunday afternoon. Fred 1 Krueger and family spent Sunday with Will Schultz and family and attended church. Paul Schultz and family spent

part of Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Chris Schultz, up northCenter school pupils, accompanied by their teacher and Lena Schultz, took a troll Tuesday afternoon. : Wallace and Louis Miller were seen going south rather early Sunday. What is the attraction, boys. Mrs. Roy Weston of Illinois is visiting her husband’s . mother, Mrs. Will family, since Monday. Mrs. Will Faylor had an attack of plurisy in her left side the first of the week, but is better at this writing. The people in this .part of the woods are talking of having a literary at the Center school in the near future. Mrs. L. Todd and daughter Helen spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Millspaugh, where they are hulling .buckwheat. Gertrude Faylor and Esther Wiseman came home with H. Dexter’s Friday night and were pretty well drenched, being out in most of the rain. David Yeoman and family, W. C. Faylor and wife and Mrs, Roy Weston took supper Tuesday and spent the evening with J. W. Faylor and family. George Swartz and wife of Bluffton, Ohio, visited W. C. and J. W. Faylors this week. They were accompanied by Frank Crawford and daughter of near Kersey who spent Tuesday with them, and then went to Wheatfield to visit other relatives. ! | LEE. | -I —: ! Orlando Mannan’s baby is sick with indigestion. • Mrs. Mable Rishling’s people visited her Wednesday. Mr. Ireland has purchased a new organ for his daughters. G. A. Jacks made a business trip to Rensselaer Wednesday. Asa Holeman and wife visited here Sunday with Clyde Davis and family. The Ladies’ Aid did sewing Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. H. C. Anderson’s. Mrs. Clyde Randall visited here Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. W. L. Stiers. H. C. Anderson is re-roofing the house on his farm where Simon Parcels lives. D. Z. Clark got thrown out of his buggy Monday evening and quite badly hurt. The Ladies’ Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Ella Noland. Charles Jones is thrashing his crop of buckwheat, and is hauling it here and selling it. S. M» Jacks and brother, G. A. Jacks and families took dinner Sunday at H. C. Anderson’s. Obe Noland and J. H. Culp hauled rock Thursday to put in a new bridge just west ot town. Several .from here attended the burial of Mr. Bailey Monday afternoon at the Osborne cemetery. Elmer Gilmore was hauling hay here this week and filling up Alvin Clark and O. A. Jacks’ barns. Charles McCashen, Elmer Gilmore and J. H. Culp and families took dinner Sunday at Alvin Clark’s. Roy Noland, who has been prospecting in Alaska, the last year, returned here to hi’s home Monday. Mrs. Lewis and daughter of Rensselaer visited Mrs. C. Williamson Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Ray Holeman and son Kenneth of near Reynolds visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, at this place Wednesday. *

McCOYSBURG. | —1 ! Mrs. J. Ross and daughter Ethel were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Phttee has been sick with the grip for a week or more. Harvey Lowman and Richard Folks was in Rensselaer Tuesday. IMr. and Mrs. Lefler visited their; daughter, Mrs. Osborne, and family Sunday. . »• Mrs. Morris is home again. She had been visiting her parents in Lafayette. Mrs. Charles Saidla and Mrs. Van Wood of Rensselaer visited friends here Tuesday. Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. R. L. Bussell visited Mrs. Armstrong and family in Barkley Tuesday. J. F. Pattee, who had been visiting his parents and other relatives here, returned to his home in lowa Monday. . . Miss Grace Cochran gave a party last Sunday night. A large crowd was present and a jolly good time was had.

WHEATFIELI). - - - aaaiag: _—•» Charlie Austin of Hypoluxa, Fla., is. visitng his uncle, S. A. Austin, and family. James Spry went to Lowell Wednesday to visit his parents, E. L. Spry and wife. Burl Asher, who has been working at Livingston, Mont., is visithome folks.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. White and daughters spent Sunday with at Tefft. ' Mr. and Mrs. Alva McNeil of Lacross Sundayed with his parents, Wm. McNeil and wife. Mrs. George Clark attended the funeral of her sister at Wapakoneta, Ohio, last Thursday. Mrs. Mary Callaghan of Rensselaer is visitng her daughter, Mrs, Wm. Whited, and family. Mr. and Mrs/ 1 W. O. Nelson attended the Feldman-Frame nuptials at Demotte Wednesday. Born, Oct. 6, a boy to Luther Wiseman and wife; Oct. 9, a girl to Mart Williams and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jensen of Rensselaer came Saturday evening for a visit with their parents. Mrs. Will Tinkham spent the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kellerman, at North Judson. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Asbby of Mt. Ayr spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Pete White, on the dredge. Miss Estella O’Connell of Chicago came last Friday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. M. B. Fyfe, and family. Mesdames A. L. Jensen, H. E. Remley and R. A. Mannan and Miss Ethel Cooper spent Tuesday at San Pierre. Mrs. Maria Biggs and Mrs. E. Jensen were in South Bend Sunday, having their eyes fitted with glasses by Dr. Lemontree. Mrs. George Ferguson returned from Medaryville Wednesday front a three days visit with her parents, A. Hamilton and wife. Miss Neida Hendrickson came home from Lacross Saturday where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. O. M. Jumper, for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Gird Hendrickson and Mrs. H. E. Remley spent Sunday at the home of the latter’s brother, Lewis Funk, near Rye, Ind. Mrs. E. P. ’Connell and baby, who has been visiting A. Van Doozer and wife a couple Sf weeks, returned to her home in Illinois Thursday. Rev. C. E. Downey, who was sent by the N. W. Indiana Methodist conference to Roselawn, moved his household goods to that place Wednesday. Mrs. E. W. Allen and daughter', Mrs. Simon Fendig, went to a suburb of Indianapolis. Thursday of last wek for a week’s visit with Ed Allen and family. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Helmick attended the annual reunion of his regiment, the Ninth Indiana, at Laporte last week, returning home Saturday evening. Miss Marian Garland of Chicago; who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs, Henry Miller, for two Weeks, returned home Monday, Mrs. Miller accompanying her for a visit with relatives. . / Miss Ebba Swanson of Pullman, 111., who has been confined with an attack Of typhoid fever at the home of her uncle, E. Jensen, the past ten weeks, was able to return home Saturday. Her sister, Vinnie and Mr. Jensen accompanied her. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Payne and daughters, Virgil i and Bernice, Mrs. Kate Tinkham, Mrs. Harmon Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hallier and son Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Will Tinkham, Mr. and Mrs. Will Weese and daughter Valera, Mrs. W. J. White, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heil and daughter Stella, Miss Nellie Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gregory, Lewis Jensen and Misses June Jessup and Edith and Lottie Miller attended the After Harvest Jubilee at North Judson Saturday.

MILROY. | —I ! Mrs. Frank May was a Remington visitor Tuesday, Mrs. Dora Beaver and children spent Wednesday with Mrs. James Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shide spent Sunday evening with the former’s brother, Henry Shide. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Parks of Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. May and C. W. Brand spent Sunday with the Parks family. C. E. Rank and Elmer Woffel of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday with George L. Parks and family. James Boon took them to Rensselaer Sunday evening in his auto to catch the train for home. — 1— MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) Ira Sayler is carpentering down near Kentland -this week. Happiness does not express it —a brand new baby at Clarence Blankenbaker’s. All doing fine. Rome Stucker and family are here visitng relatives and attending the settlement of the Brown estate. Mr. and Mrs. R. White came down from Wheatfleld Monday to visit her people and help on the remodeling of their cottage. James Rimer is visitng his sister Mrs. Harry Wortley and making himself useful as well as or-

namental, in spreading paint on the buildings. Rev. Dawson in wending his way among t'he sand dunes Sunday to fill his apointment, turned his buggy up-side-dowjn, No damage done only to his conscience. He stated that he thought some things that would not look well in print.

-t i FAIR OAKS. | —I r-! Teachers’ institute was held here Saturday. Ben Zellers is operating his buzz saw here in town this week. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle’s Wedhesday evening. Bruce Moffltt of Wisconsin visited with Abe Bringle’s a few days the past week. Frank McKay and wife returned to his job on the stone road over at Enos Friday. We have plenty of moisture and no frost yet, but we are expecting it at any old time. Mrs. Ed Kesler went up to Wheatfield Monday to see her mother, returning Tuesday. Mrs. Ella Rayner left a few days ago for Davenport, lowa, to see her daughter who was seriously sick. Chas. Halleck and son Lawrence went to Chicago Monday to sell a carload of pears which they shipped there Saturday. Abe Bringle and son C. A., in company with M. O. Gant of Parr, visited Brushwood Sunday school last Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Zellers was called to Michigan City Tuesday morning to the bedside of her brother Charles’ wife, who is very dangerously sick. Ben B. Miller of Mt. Ayr and a couple of land agents from the south part of the state were prospecting in these parts Tuesday. Arvel Bringle autoed them around over the country. Ben, a son of Uncle Ben Geesa of near Mt. Ayr, and Miss Belle Potts of near Morocco, were married Saturday. They will begin housekeeping on the Julius Giildenzoph farm which Uncle Ben bought a year ago. Miss 1 Minnie Cox came up from Rensselaer Wednesday morning with her aunt, Mrs. McGlinn, who visited with relatives during the day and then went to Wheatfield. Minnie visited the balance of the week with her sister. George Marshall returned from Alabama Saturday again. He is very highly pleased with the country and his prospects of a new home. Re brought home with him a few samples of some Of the crops raised there, which are clov-

er, corn and upland rice. The clover was about four feet long. The corn was large, and long grains, but the rice, which is something new to us, looked very nice, besides he says almost all kinds of fruit grow there. The last chapter up-to-date of the Purtelle railroad in these parts is: Ed Stahl and a couple other men went over near Pague Monday and brought over a large elevator grader. It is something like one old Uncle Isaac Alter used to own. It is to be used to build a grade across the Lawler ranch. They expect to draw It with a 40-horse gasoline engine, and if it can’t do it they will put two engines to It. Maybe they will, but we are going to wait and see. Mervin, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dunn of this place, a highly respected young man, and Miss Augusta Stibbe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stibbe of Wild Lilly neighborhood, a respected young lady, sprung a surprise on his parents a few days ago iby going to Chicago and being united in the bonds of matrimony. We join with their many friends in wishing them well. We have been informed they will begin housekeeping in Emma Williams’ house here in town. Obituary of Ida Hello Waggoner. Ida Belle Waggoner, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waggoner, was born May 23, 1888; departed this life at their home In Gillam tp., Oct. 3, 1911, after a long and painful illness caused by abcess of the liver of which she suffered unceasingly for four months, followed (by tubercular peretonitis from which she suffered until the end which came peaceful and painless, freeing her soul from a pain-racked body to a fairer and better world. Her age was 23 years, 4 months and 10 days. She leaves to tnourn hty loss a father, mother, two sisters, Venus and Florence, and two brothers, Virgil and Francis. The funeral was held Friday morning at the Christian church, of which she was a member, at Fraacesville. Interment at the cemetery east of Francesville. Within the flower-lined casket she was laid; Without a tear, without a moan; The very life blood of our hearts ’■ Seemed stayed— Earth’s light to deepest darkness grown. We laid our darling down without a sigh, ■ I For grief for words was all too deep; Our anguished hearts could only send one cry. “O God, in heaven, my darling keep!” —A FRIEND.

—i r MILROY. | —l - Chas. McC ashen called on Jack Boon Monday. * Elzie Webb was hauling -grain to Lee this week. Jas. Blankenship was in Lee Monday hauling tile. Joseph Spencer and children were at George Foulks’ Tuesday. iMrs. George Wood and son Chas, were in Wolcott Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson took dinner Tuesday with I. J. Clark’s. Clell Clark and family and Miss Tillie Lear spent Sunday with Ludd Clairk. Mrs. George Bullington and daughter May called on Mrs. B’s. parents Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell were guests Sunday of their daughter, Mrs. Fay Lear and family. Mrs. Mary McCashen and daughtety Miss Ettie, called on Chas. McCashen and family Monday. Thos. and Elmer Johnson and families took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Anna Chapman and family. Elmer Johnson and family, Miss Lural Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks spent Sunday evening with Thos. Johnson's. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McKinley, T. A. Spencer and Joseph Clark and families and Gabriel Arrick spent Sunday afternoon with Geo. Foulks. I. J. Clark and daughter, Mrs. Fred May and children, left Wednesday for a visit with the former’s sons, John and Alva and families, near Gardner, Kan. Miss Phoeba Bivans of California returned Tuesday from a visit in Illinois and will visit her parents, W. I. Bivans and family, before returning to California. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson and Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Clark’s called Tuesday afternoon on I). Z. Clark, who was injured Monday evening by a severe fall from a buggy while riding, leading a cow. IROQUOIS VALLEY. 1 -j 1Clyde Burns is cutting corn for Yick Yeoman. Mrs. Daugherty was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday, .Wm. Gordon is helping fix the Pullins’ grade this week. Mn and Mrs. Ed Price have been picking apples the past week. V. M. Peer, the Watkins man, was in our vicinity Thursday. Mrs. George McElfresh called on Mrs. Will W’hittaker Wednesday. K. Zillhart and son Louis made cider at John Schroer’s Monday. Merriman Tudor, W'm. Zard and Frank Trulley are hauling gravel. Geo. McElfresh sold nine head of veal calves to S. D. Comer Tuesday. . Mr. and Mrs. K. Zillhart called on Mr, and Mrs. John Schroer Sunday. Henry Ropp and Philip Durant are helping Will Durant in his cane • mill. , Vilas Price and Newt Jenkins are hauling onions to Donnelly’s for Vick Yeoman. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant and father, H. M. Shipman, called on Garland Grant and father west of town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schroer were called to Illinois Friday night by the serious illness of her father. At this writing he is no better. The -Democrat’s piano contest is certainly getting interesting to subscribers in this vicinity, and the contestants are hustling to keep their places. It’s lots more exciting than the Rensselaer-Kentland football game, and not near as dangerous. — ! ! PINE GROVE. Chas. W T alker was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Irving Peregrine called on Wm. Folger Tuesday evening. Mrs. James Torbet was an Aix caller Tuesday afternoon. Bertha Cooper spent Sunday with home folks of Independence. Roy Torbet is working for Ed Oliver of Newland this week. Bessie McCurtain started to high school at Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. James Torbet and son John were Rensselaer callers Saturday. Chas. Shroyer is working on the Burnstown school house this week. Lillie and Laura "Hurley called on. their aunt, Mrs. Chas. Walker Tuesday. Mrs. Nellie Beck spent Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. ■ Mrs. Chas. Shroyer and -daughter Vernie spent Monday with W r m. Nuss and family of Laura. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pierson of Aix took dinner with Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will George of near Blackford. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet called on the former’s parents, James Torbet and family, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp 4 and daughter Bessie visited with Chas. Walker and family Tuesday evening. Harry Beck returned home Tuesday afternoon from his brother Clint’s where he has been hauling logs this week.

SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT, j (Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe were in Parr Monday. Miss Clara Schultz spent over Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Healey took dinner Monday with Wm. Schultz and family. Miss Bertha Stibbe spent a few days this week with her brother Ernest at Parr. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Schultz and sons visited with Louis Schreeg Sunday afternoon. Emiel Herre and family of Mt. Ayr attended church in our settlement Sunday morning. The road repairing through our settlement has been prospering nicely. Let the good work go on. Mr. and Mrs. John Stibbe, Miss Bertha Stibbe and Eva Hermanson attended church at Kniman Sunday. Miss Lena Schultz attended Sunday school at Rosebud Sunday and spent the remainder of the day with Marie Comer. Adolfe Schultz and family, Julius Schultz and family and Mr. and Mrs. Emiel Schultz rook dinner with their daughter, Mrs. P. Makus, and .family Sunday.