Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

£ Ai Fumished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

NEW CENTER. —j {— Corn husking is in full blast in Milroy. Milroy. Mrs. William Miles did shopping in Logansport Monday. Belle Southard took dinner Sunday •with Mr. and Mrs. WiEiam Culp. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks are visiting relatives at Watseka, Hl., this week. William Miles purchased 20 head of shoats of Kinney & Holdridge Monday. % Mr. and Mrs. Will Vannatta spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta. Chas. Beaver was through these parts last Friday looking after corn shredding. Mrs. John * Southard and daughter Jessie did shopping in Rensselaer last Wednesday. Ernest Miles, who has been employed at Morocco, spent Monday evening with his parents. Homer James bought 20 head of the Kinney & Holdridge cattle. Harve Watson also bought the same number and brought them to Milroy Monday lor pasture. A meeting was held at Isaac Hamilton’s Saturday evening in order to organize a run for shredding corn. John Woosley has a new shredder and will have this run. * William Vannatta was prospecting a new road through the Blue Sea vicinity when his team got mired down. He had to get out in the water and unhitch them and wade back through and pull his buggy out by hand. Guy Moore of Wolcott moved his household goods on the farm belonging to Homer James Monday and moved his family Wednesday where they expect to spend' the winter. Mr. Moore will chop wood for Mr. James. Abner Griswold’s barn caught fire on "Wednesday morning in some way and burned to the ground. It was about 5 o’clock in the morning when he discovered the blaze. They saved their cows and horses, but lost the feed, one calf and all of his work harness also some chickens.

| SOUTH NEWTON. | j Supt. Lamson visaed No. 6 school last Thursday. Earl Leek was a pusmess caller at Brook Saturday. Mrs. Arthur Powell called on Mrs. Press Roberts last Thursday. Miss Victoria Marsh spent) Monday night with Mrs. Ernest Mayhew. Fred Waling and wife were the guests* of Arthur Powell and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doan. Mr. Overton of Rensselaer is assisting his son Robert to pick apples this week. Clara, Ada and Albert Jenkinson visited No. 6: school Monday, it being visiting day at their school. Miss Emma Sommers bf Goodland came Monday for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Clarence Pruett. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sommers of Goodland visited with their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Pruett and husband .Wed nesday and Thursday of last week. Henry Getting of Monticello called on his brother-in-law, Philip Paulus. Wednesday. He was accompanied by W, I. Hoover of Rensselaer. The former was looking at some land which is for sale. t ' There will be a box supper at Curtis Creek school house next Friday night, Nov. 3. The entertainment of the evening will be a spelling match in which everyone will take part. Everybody invited, and ladies please bring boxes.

| PALESTINE. * | —. Miss Hazel Dawson spent Suncay with Misses Blanche and Etta Dawson. r. Mrs. Wiley Latta, and children calle< <m her mother, Mrs. John Gallagher. Saturday. - The Baptist Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. John Gallagher to tie comforts for Mrs. Wiley Latta. Mrs. Jack Williams and two children spent Saturday night and Sunday with

her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Conley. . The box social at the 'North school hause Thursday night was well attended and the young people cleared something over sl9. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Knight moved into two rooms of the house occupied by Nels Anderson's family, to husk corn for Mr. Howell, who has rented the farm for next year. Mrs. John Gallagher and daughters. Floe and Hilda and son Charles and Misses Elsie eßaver, Elsie Templeton and Tillie Lear and Jacob Beaver spent Sunday with Mrs. Nels Anderson and chLdren.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. | —| ; 1— M. Burns was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Wm. Daugherty was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Wm: Nuss and family spent this week with Wm. Green. Mrs, Bertha Lewis is picking apples at Alfred Randle’s. Barney Kolhoff called on James Newcomb Tuesday evening. “tethel Marlatt and Bessie Styles were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.W. N. Henkle attended the Flesher sale this week. Mrs.' M,_, Tudor-Jcalled on Mrs. Isaac ■Walker Wednesday evening. John Newcomb bought some hogs at Adam Flesher’s sale Wednesday. W. N. Jenkins is spending da vs at his brother, Ed Jenkin’s.X Mr. Pickett of Indianapolis is visiting With Emmet Pullins a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant Spent Tuesday with Garland Grant and father. Wm. Whittaker is about the first in our vicinity to begin husking corn to crib. Clarence Green and family called on his father, Wm. Green and family, Wednesday. Ethel Marlatt and Bessie Styles called on K. Zllhart and family Sunday evening. Mrs. J. W. Hurley, who has been very sick, is not much better at this writing. Heferline Bros, are having their engine repaired at the K. Zillhart shop, , getting ready to shred corn. Eib’s. Arnold's and Gallagher’s ha.» been hauling their apples to different stations to be shipped the past week. Will Durant has closed his cane mill after having made several hundred gallons of molasses and now has a fat pocketbook.

—| .j WHEATFIELD. I —| j James Spry went to Lowell Tuesday. John Bowie visited his daughter at Rattle Creek, Mich., over Sunday. Mrs. Fred Priest of Chicago attended the funeral of her neice here Wednesday. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and children went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days. Mrs. Fritz and children of Chicago spent Sunday with her brother, John Greve, and family.,Miss June Jessup spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jessup, of Hanna. C. D. Gregory finished up his Starke county canvassing last week and is now home for a few days. Mrs. Lew Spaulding and sister-in-law of Goodland, came Friday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Nate Keen. Mr. and Mrs. Will Greve, who have been in Florida the past year, are visiting his father, John Greve, and wife. Mary and Harry Stembel went to South Bend Friday evening for a two days visit with their aunt, Mrs. Jacoo Melscr. Mrs. O. M. Jumper and daughter Oiine of Lacross visited over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gird Hendrickson. Mrs. Mina Dahncke was ca.led to the home of her son Henry at Monon Tuesday by the accidental death of his little daughter.

The funeral services of little Minnie Dahncke of Monon were conducted by Rev. Mcßrayer at the M. E. church Wednesday at 1 p. m. Mrs. John W. Tilton and children of Rensselaer returned home Wednesday from a few days visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Greve. C. J. Hobbs bf Kersey, who has been confined to his bed at the home of Joseph Hilliard as a result , of the motoj- car accident two weeks ago, was able to return home with his wife Thursday.

—1 1— LEE. | —? ]_ David Culp and son J. H. made a business trip to Rensselaer Tuesday. Clyde Clark and wife of Morocco visited relatives here the latter part of the week. Several from here attended the horse Show at Monticello Friday and Saturday of this week. Charles and Clayton Mellender of near Francesville visited relatives here Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Ray Holeman and son Kenneth of near Reynolds came to her mother's, Mrs Gilmore’s, on Thursday of last -week to be with the sewing circle. 'James Anderson, who makes his

home here with his brother Cal and whose health has been poorly for .several years, was not so well again this week. On Thursday of last week the Ladies’ Aid did all day sewing and quilting and knotting comforts for Mrs. Gilmore. Twenty-five ladies ate dinner and all had a very nice time. Oct. 21, Orval Holeman and Myrtle Lewis, two esteemed young people of our neighborhood, were married at Monticello. Their many friends wish them a very successful journey trhough life.

FAIR OAKS. | —■ ■— Abe Bringle and wife were Chicago goers Tuesday. News is very scarce in one neck of the woods tfijs week. George Casey of near Aix was a business caller here Wednesday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Miss ‘ Hannah Culp's Wednesday evening. ■ George Marshall went to Davenport. lowa, last week to visit relatives a few days. Rev. Downey, the new M. E. pastor, preached his frst sermon here Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Lou Moffitt, who went down about Kentland a week ago to husk corn, returned home Tuesday. Sol Norman and wife of Parr, who have been out in Washington and Idaho visiting friends and relatives the past month, returned Tuesday evening. Sam Crawford is making preparations to go to Montana in the near future for the benefit of his, health. He will fix up a. light rig and drive through. We have ”%een having fine weather so far this week. Had a very heavy frost Monday night and there was considerable ice frozen on standing water. Mrs. J. W. Noland, who has been living With her son at‘Zion City since ner husband died last spring, came back to Fair Oaks Monday, expecting to spend the winter here. Mr. Abel moved into the Dodge property Tuesday and Bert Warren, who lived in Sam Potts' house in the west part of town, moved into the house vacated by Abel. G. R. Will, who formerly worked for J. J. Lawler will move into the house vacated by Warren.

| THE NORTHSIDE. .—.—•— Bob Nickelson called on Peter Wolf Tuesday. Mrs. I. F. Meader was a Parr goer Wednesday. Mrs. Dexter called on Mrs. John Alter Wednesday. Jack Reeder was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. Wm. Florence and family called on B. D. Comer Sunday. Jack Reeder was out selling beef near Kniman Tuesday. Roscoe Reeder has resigned his position with the Sparling Bros. Louis Schreeg bought a fat cow of A. R. Schultz one day last week. Fern McColly of Virgie is reported slowly improving from her serious illness. . There will be a literary at Center school. Union tp., Nov. 2. Everybody invited. Edward Casey of Lowell came Wednesday to visit his parents, returning Thursday. Charles Swanke took a load of potatoes to Rensselaer Wednesday. Mr. Swanke had a large crop of very fine spuds. The Faylor brothers will run a corn shredder this fall. They are equipped to do satisfactory work, even to the blowing of the whistlek