Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

dJT Item* of Interest jj from Surrounding Town* Ter»dy Told. Chronicling the Happening* in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

GOODLAND I —|. 1(From the Herald.) John Sage transacted business in Remington Tuesday. Mrs. Hugh Treanor was over from Remington Monday. Mrs. Chas. Griffin was a Remington visitor Sunday and Monday. Addie French went to Rensselaer] Tuesday for an extended visit with her grandmother. Mrs. Bert Rich and two babies visited here this week with her] parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Tedford. The local Masonic lodge will entertain the Remington lodge on next Wednesday evening. There will be work in the third degree. David Colston, Sr., and daughter Nellie left Friday morning for a week’s visit at Goshen, Ind., with his daughter, Mrs. John Johnson. J. J. Garrity, who has been visiting here for a few days went Wednesday afternoon to Mt. Ayr to look after his property interests there.

A little daughter came to brighten the home of Trustee and Mrs. Garret Mead south of Goodland Sunday. Mother and babe are doing nicely. W. A. Harrington returned to Goodland Monday after spending several weeks' at his farm near Crothersville, Ind. He reports crops to be good there. Corn shuckers have been coming to town all week and next week will find every farmer busy gathering in his crop. If the weather continues the nubbins will fly fast. Mrs. Schlater left Thursday morning for Riverside, Cal., where she will spenathe winter with her son Bert and family. She was accompanied to Chicago by her daughter, Mrs. Max Harner. A son came to enliven the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Carlock Wednesday .night. Grandpa and Grandma Hazen are here and the young man is on his good behavior. The mother is doing nicely. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tharp and family, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Michaels and family and Mr. and Mrs. Will Patrick picnickel on the banks of the Iroquois. A nice spread at the noon hour was the place where the men folks made the best showing. Faith Crowden resigned her position at the office of the Western Indiana Telephone Company the first of the week. She left Wednesday morning for Chicago where she will enter a hair dressing school. • She will make her home with her sister Sophia, a stenographer.

Mrs. Sarah T. Constable died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Percy Bicknell, at Malden, Mass., on September 27, at the age of 89 years. The deceased was an aunt of C. L. Constable of this place, and is well known to many of our older citizens. She located here about thirty years ago, coming here from Canada, and living where S. H. Dickinson now resides. The republican's of Goodland have nominated their ticket to be voted on Nov. 7: councilman 2d ward, Harvey Hall; clerk, John Toyne; treasurer, Hugh Murray; marshal, Moses Morin. The democrats have nominated, councilman 2d ward, Fred Noel; clerk, John Carpenter; treasurer, Henry Brook; marshal, endorse republican nominee.

Tom Moriarity was taken Monday morning to Ft. Wayne where he was placed in a sanitorium. Tom has beyi rere for a number of years ditching on our good farms, but recently was taken sick at the Do'/ ahue home southwest of Goodland. Saturday Mrs. Barnett came out from Ft. Wayne and returned "Monday with Tom. Tom’s condition is critical and the end may come at any time. Over in Carpenter and Newton townships in Jasper county there will be held next Saturday subsidy elections to vote in or out the Purtelle interurban. It looks like Purtelle is trying to build his smokeless line in many places at once. By this time the voters of the tw r o above ought to understand the situation thoroughly. Purtelle is a smooth guy and can keep them coming his way, but he certainly has lost out over at Rensselaer,

| MEDARYVILLE. —| [_ (From the Advertiser.) Henry L. White and Thomas H. Robinson attended the Encampmeat at Laporte. Albert Dunn and family, after a year’s residence in the, far northwest, have returned here. Miss Mattie Hedges, formerly of this place, has been appointed pro-

fessor of history at Canton Universitj. M. C. Archer of Oklahoma City, Okla., has been visiting friends here and in Rensselaer for the past two weeks. : •’, Mrs. Alary Eggert and daughter, Mrs. Frank King, of Logansport are visiting at the home of the former’s sister, Mrs. John Miller. Mrs. C. E. Linton writes from Leesburg, Ohio, where the family is at present visiting with Mrs. Linton’s parents: “The Doctor is improving nicely and if he continues to improve during the next two weeks he will discard the trip to Colorado Springs.” Noel Nicoles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Nicoles, of this place, underwent an operation for appen dicitis at the Deaconness hospital in Indianapolis last Monday. The operation was successful and according to all advices received from there Noel will make a speedy recovery.

FRANCESVILLE. j —| —— ■ 4 1 (From the Tribune.) A. E. Mal.-bary of Remington was here on business Monday. Mr, and Mrs. Alex Merica visited at* Rensselaer this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch visited in Indianapolis last week. Mrs. U. C. Mallon is visiting relatives in Indianapolis this week. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eldridge went to Rensselaer Tuesday to visit relatives. Joseph Lehman of Matamoria, 111., was here this week the guest of his "daughters. William Bayes and daughter visited in .Noblesville and Bloomington a part of this week. Mrs. Belle Falvey of St. Louis, Mo., is here this week the guest of her brother, J. H. Malldn. Mrs. Chris Koepke and two children of Rensselaer were visiting her parents here over Sunday. W. M. ’ Lee and two children of Rensselaer were the guests of relatives in this vicinity Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Whittaker went to Brazil Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs. William Whittaker and family. Richard Pratt this week traded his feed barn in Francesville to William A. Lamar of White county for an 80 acre farm.

REMINGTON. I Fred Hicks was in Chicago last week buying new goods. Mrs. Florence Bishop of Council Bluffs, lowa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Warnock. Mrs. George Broe of Lawton, Okla., has been visiting Sam Fourneir and family. f A son was born recently to Ben May and wife of Bluffton, formerly of near Remington. Anna Millman has bought the Mrs. R. A. Timmons property on Harrison street. Consideration S9OO. Mrs. M. A. Timmons left Thursday for Little River, Kan., to spend the winter With her son, F. M. Timmons. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Hoover of Gilboa, who were divorced about a year ago, were re-married a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard were called to Chicago .last week by the critical condition of Mr. Howard’s father. At the coming town election a full ticket, five trustees, one for each ward, marshal, clerk anl treasurer, is to be elected. Miss Ellen Kelly, a former Remington girl, was married at St. Mary’s church in Lafayette last Tuesday to Mr. Edward Beecher. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Elmore and the former’s mother, Mrs. Alpheus Elmore, Went to W ells county Wednesday via auto to visit" Charles Elmore and family. The republicans were to hold their town caucus - last night, to nominate candidates .for town office, and the democrats will hold their caucus tonight. The election w?ll be held Tuesday, Nov. 7. James Hogan, a well known and highly respected citizen of Benton county, died in a Chicago 1 hospital

Wednesday from Bright’s disease. The funeral was held in Remington from Sacred Heart Catholic church Friday morning. . Ira J. Miller was called to Hanover, Pa., some days ago by the death of his aged father, John H Miller, who died at his home in that place from cancer of the face and dropsy, from Which he had been a sufferer for several years. His age was about 76 years. It is rumored that the Panhandle will put on a couple of new trains on the State Line division soo-i. It is to be hoped that there is something more than rumor to it. The passenger accommodations now are the poorest ever on this road, and it might as well be fenced up if we are to have nothing better than the bum service we are now getting.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. Louis Zillhart went to Parr Sunlay. Leo Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer Sunday. Meriman Tudor was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. ' Ben Hopkins of Flora is visiting here with relatives. Bud Lewis and family visited with his mother Sunday. Gertrude Kolhoff called on Ethel Marlatt a few days ago. Alex Hurley and family were Rensselaer goers Sunday. Ike McCurtain bought some cattle in our vicinity last week. Mrs. Kate Kolhoff and daughters called on Luella Green Friday. K. Zillhart went to Chicago Sunday morning on a business trip. Barney Kolhoff and son Leo attendel the Gunyon sale Thursday. Rex Ott and Gertrude Kolhoff were Rensselaer goers Sunday evening. George and Linden Daugherty attended the Gunyon sale Thursday, day evening. Mrs. Kate Kolhoff and daughters, Anna, and Gertrude, were Rensselaer goers Thursday. o Win. Mackey and family and Mrs. Cox and daughter of Rensselaer were visiting with J. W. Marlatt and family Sunday. Lou McKay and family, Clarence Green and family, Fred Schreiner and family and Orval Burris were guests of Wm. Green Sunday. Earl Saidla returned home Sunday after an extendel trip through the west. He had a fine time, and thought California the best of the western states, but thinks Indiana the best of all. Fred Schreiner and family returned to Rensselaer from Sheridan, 111., Wednesday. Mr. Schreiner has taken the contract for building a large barn for Mr. Jungles. They will make Rensselaer their home.

WOLCOTT. | _ f __ (From the Enterprise.) Miss Daisy Goffman of Monon has been the guest of her mother since Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Painter, Wednesday, Oct. 11, a daughter. Misses Estella and Ollie Graham of Remington spent Sunday with Wolcott friends. Mrs. William Sullivan spent Sunday at Remington, the guest of her son Earl and wife. Mts. Fred May went to Gardner. Kan., Wednesday evening to visit her brothers, Alva and John Clark. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Pettit and Miss Jeanette Dobbins made an automobile trip to Lafayette Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Fuhrer of Mansfield, Ohio, came Monday to visit Mr. and Mrs. William Sauder. Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrer are on their wedding . trip. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Phillips and children and Albert Plummer spent Sunday at *he home of Mr. Plummer’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Morehouse, near Lafayette. Mrs. A. R. Janies of Chicago, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Moore, for the past two weeks, went to Brookston Wednesday to visit her daughter.