Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

MIT Item* of Interest j] from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

NEW CENTER. | Effie Gallagher spent . the latter part of the week with her sister, Mrs. Wiley Latta.' Luther Taylor spent Sunday and Monday with his brother John south of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. George Caster and Mrs. Emma Dignan were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Chas. Beaver, Geo. Coffman and Elmer Clark each invested in a new wagon Saturday at Rensselaer. Ernest Beaver’s class gave a class party at the home of William Jacks Friday evening, and were royally •entertained. Mrs. James May and two sons from Buttzville, No. Dak., came Monday to attend her father’s funoral, William Miles, whose death was caused from heart trouble last Friday.

WHEATFIELD. —I 1Mrs. Wm. Greve went to Rensselaer for a visit with Mrs. J. W. Tilton and family. Mrs. Joe Hilliard and son Max and Miss Hazel Herath visited relatives at Mt. Ayr this week. L Frank Hoehn and son of Bradley, 111., Sundayed with’ his brothers, Albert and Otto on the farm. Burl Asher has returned to his work at Livingston, Mont., after a month’s visit with home folks. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and children returned Tuesday from a week’s visit with Chicago relatives. J. C. Dickinson and family of Tefft have moved here and are occupying the Biggs house in the east end. Mrs Ed Jessup of Hanna spent a few days this week with her daughter, Mrs. James Keen and family. James Spry returned to Lowell Tuesday and his brother Will to Chicago Heights Wednesday after visit ng over Sunday with their families here. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Bringle, son Orville, and daughter Amy, of Fair Oaks autoed over Sunday to spend the day with Mrs. Bringle’s aunt, Mrs. Joanna Byers. Mrs. Bernice Clark and son Malcom and H. W. Marble spent Sunday with Crown Point relatives. "Mrs. J. W. Ott accompanied them home Monday for a two days visit at the Marble ranch.

laKK. — ! Alvin Clark and wife visited Sunday at George Foulks’. W. L. Stiers and family visited Sunday at Charles Martin’s near Monon. L. M. Jacks and family visited Sunday at John Johnson’s, near Monon. Will Rishling and wife visited Sunday at her parents, Harvey Wood’s, near Rensselaer. 'Mr. and Mrs. LaMar and Mr. Lamport and family took Sunday dinner at S. W. Noland’s. Mr. Jenkison of Mt. Ayr visited over Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Bldridge and family Orval Holeman and wife and Glenn and Gail Culp took Sunday dinner at Elmer Gilmore’s. Orval Holeman and wife visited the latter part of last week at John Mellender’s near Francesville. The first day of November came in cold and windy, more like the kind of weather the farmers are wanting to get out their corn crop. Isaac Parcels, who owned a farm farm one mile south of here, has sold same for $1,500 and some trade. He gives possession the middle of this month. Wm. LaMar, who traded his farm two miles southeast of here for a hitch barn in Francesville, will have a sale the 13th of November and he will then move to Francesville. Mr. Pratt,' whom he traded the farm to, will move on same.

—1- _ • MILROY. [ ■ _ I - . II - -—I- - W. I.- Bivans was in Lee Monday. Earl Foulks was in Wolcott Tuesday. . - . 1 Mr- and Mrs. Nelsori Anderson are preparing to move to Michigan. Miss Pearl Abersol called on Mrs. George Foulks Tuesday after-v noon. I * James Boone and Leon Parks re-

turned Monday from a visit in Chicago. Mrs. Embree of Rensselaer spent Saturday and Sunday with W. I. Bivans. Mrs. G. L. Parks and Mrs. Frank May called on Mrs. George Caster Tuesday afternoon. Reece Horbert of Lafayette is visiting his sister, Mrs. Willard Johnson, and family. . Mrs. A. C. Meadows of Watseka, 111., who has been visiting George Foulks, returned home Tuesday. Mr. and .Mrs. Jesse Tune of Forrest, 111., returned home last week after a short visit with friends here. Messrs. Miller, Herman, Latta. Parks, Boone and Vannatta constructed a bridge Tuesday for Mr. Vannatta. Geo. Caster, who has been in poor health for. some time, is not so well, being confined to his bed. A physician from Wolcott is attending him. Wm. Miles, a very highly respected citizen, died suddenly at his home last Friday. The funeral services were conducted at Wolcott Monday, and interment made south of Wolcott. Mrs. Theodore Ziggenhorne and children of Weener, Ark., Miss Eva Stromm of Bluffton, Ind., and Mrs. Henry Blume and children of Wolcott, also Wm. Demoss, spent Monday with A. E. Abersol’s. Mrs. A. C. Meadows of Watsekq, 111., Mrs. Elmer Perkins and daughter Vivian of Gladstone, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clark and Mrs. Anna Smith of Lee and Mrs. L. Foulks of Monon spent Sunday with George Foulks’.

VIRGIE. —l— * 1— Fred Kullis is spending a few days with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Mills>paugh were Rensselaer goers Friday. Sax Geesa put a new window in the school house Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed were Rensselaer goers Monday. 'Miss Gladys Harrington spent Sunday with her father and mother. Earl Wiseman and Burley Harrod are shucking corn near Earl Park. Miss Lizzie Wiseman spent Sunday with the Smith girls of Rosebud. Miss Fern McColly is again able to . attend school after quite an absence. Misses Zelah and Esther Wiseman spent from Friday until Sunday evening with home folks. iMiss Fay Bradford had her sewing club meet for the first time Saturday afternoon at the school house. . Preaching was well attended Sunday. Rev. Meyer will preach again in two weeks. Everybody also re-, member the Bible Class on every Wednesday night. All are welcome to these services. The ghost party given by Indus and Lizzie Wiseman Saturday night was enjoyed by all present, about 30 ghosts in all. The party was given in the woods. A fortune teller was present and helped to entertain the ghosts by telling their fortunes. A big camp fire kept everybody warm, and at 11 o’clock chicken was passed and if .it was not roasted to suit the taste or each, nobody could be blamed as each roasted their own piece. After this sandwiches, pickles and candy were, passed. Everybody departed

commenting on what an enjoyable time they had.

| THE NORTHSIDE. —I -• Martha Kitts was in Rensselaer Saturday. . Miss Mary Reeder called on Mr. Lucas’ WedneSuay. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson were Panr goers. Tuesday. Mrs. Myrtle Davisson was in Rensselaer Saturday. k Catherine Smith and Dona Meyers were in Rensselaer Monday. David Yeoman and two children were in Rensselaer Tuesday. John Lesh and family took dinner with B. D. Comer’s Sunday. Daniel Wolfe of Demotte was in Rensselaer Monday on business Mr. and Mrs. John Miller were "in. Rensselaer one day this week. Bert Hanaway of near Demotte took a load of cabbage to Rensselaer Saturday. Wallace and Lewis Miller went down near Remington to husk corn Wednesday, David Yeoman and family went up near Demotte to get some cabbage Sunday. James Wiseman’s of Virgie gave a party Saturday night. All reported a fine time. Rudolph Ritter and Francis Davisson attended Sunday School at Independence Sunday. Miss Nettie Davisson gave a Hollowe’en party to her many friends Tuesday night. All reported a good time.

-I H | PALESTINE. | -1 Miss Tillie Lear spent Sunday with Miss Elsie Templeton. Misses Elsie Anderson and Tillie Lear visited the new Banner school Thursday afternoon. Miss Effie Gallagher spent from Thursday till Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Wiley Latta. Mr. and Mrs. John Garvin and children of near Rankin visited Charles Jones and sister Sunday. M. A. Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Powell and Mr. and Mrs. Blake and little son rode over from Remington fn Mr. Gray’s auto to look after his farm Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. Marchand and three daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Knight and little son and George Buch and brother took dinner Sunday witt\ Nelson Anderson and family.

MT. AYR. —I —i—(From the Pilot.) Orville Putt made a business trip to Morocco Saturday. Bert Brener, wife and son visited at Ira Saylor’s Sunday. A. F. Long and family visited W. W. Miller’s Sunday, Born, to ”r. and Mrs. Harry Kemper, Wednesday, a girl. Miss Flora Parke visited Mrs. Minnie Crisler at Rensselaer Sunday. ■ ' Miss Charlotte Maben and Orphia Barton were visiting in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Sigler and Mrs. Wiley are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Perkins at Goodland. Jay Makeever left last week for an extended visit in Ohio. He will return to ’Logansport and finish his business course begun some time ago. The operation on the eye of Mr. Byons is reported to have been very successful- A Cataract was removed and the surgeon expects sight to be restored. A masquerade party was given at the home of Mr. and Mra Aleck Miller Tuesday evening. About thirty-five were present. All report a jolly time. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bengston spent Saturday night and Sunday *with her parents. On their way home to Foresman they visited his' sister, Mrs. Earl Leek. Angus Washburn and family, Miss Grace Caldwell and Chas. Penwright were guests of C. A. Stacker last Tuesday. All report a good time and a splendid dinner. A deal was made last week in which W. A. Lyons becomes proprietor of the Sigler store and J. R. Sigler becomes owner of the Lyons farm. Mr. Lyons will take charge of the store the latter part of this month. News of two land deals came in last week too late to print. One in which Mrs. Baker gets the Clarence Blankenbaker farm and Clarence gets in trade her auto and two lots in Brook. The other was the Kaufman farm recently owned by C. G. Spitler, purchased by Triplet and Graves of Morocco.

| PINE GROVE. —i 1— Miss Creola Tor bet took dinner with Mary Comer Sunday. Thomas Cooper and Gerald Gifford spent Sunday with John Torbet. . . Harry Beck and Bluford Torbet are helping Clint Beck build his barn. Roy Torbet is working for Mr. Amsler of near Rensselaer this week. § Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ropp are living in the Will Hayes property at present. Mrs. Sarah McCleary and daughter Gusta were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Tracy Williams of near Aix spent Monday night with her cousin Vernie Torbet. Roy Torbet and wife and Elmer Shroyer were Rensselaer callers Friday afternoon. Charles Britt returned home Monday after a few days visit with relatives at Attica. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker Sundayed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Walker. Mir. anxl Mrs. James Torbet and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tullis of Blackford. The boys of this neighborhood seemed to have a fine time Tuesday night, it being Hallowe’en. Irving Peregrine, teacher of Independence school, spent from Friday till Sunday with his parents at Valparaiso. Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelley of Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and Mrs. James Torbet attended the Aid Society at Mrs. James Myers’ Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. Jenkins and two sons came down Monday from Wheatfield to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebecca Hurley. Mrs. Rebecca Hurley passed away Sunday morning after a long ill ness, and was buried in the Prater cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Those that took dinner with Harry Beck and family Sunday were: Clint Beck and family, Bluford and Charles Torbet and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet.

FAIR OAKS. | i : Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wapren, a boy. My, but didn’t the weather turn cold Wednesday afternoon? Al Blake plastered a house' out on the Lawler ranch this week. C. B. Steward of Rensselaer was a visitor in our town Tuesday. .Mrs. Ike Kight returned home from Indianapolis the last of the week. 'Mrs. T. J. Mallatt visited and took dinner at Pairm Wiseman’s, on the Lawler ranch, Sunday. Mr. Sawln thrashed his 4 acres of beans with a corn shredder last week. He had about 100 bushels. Abe Bringle went down to his.

old home place west ot Rensselaer Saturday and brought back with him a load of apples and potatoes. We are still getting too much rain. Fields are very wet and owing to so much rain and cloudy weather corn is not drying out very fast. Mrs. Pearl Zellers, who has been at Michigan City for several weeks taking care of her sister-in-law, returned home the first of the week. Abe Bringle and family drove up to Wheatfield in their auto Sunday to visit relatives a few hours. They took dinner with Mrs. Joanna Byres. Jap Warbritten moved out into the country about five miles in Newton county Monday, and Barney Dewitt, who has lived down west of Surrey for a couple of years, moved back to Fair Oaks Monday, into the Munden property. The Hallowe’eners cut up their usual capers Thursday night, such as upsetting outhouses, etc. They even raised one of the school house windows and crawled in, took the lock qff the door and carried a buggy upstairs and set it up in the advanced room. The house that was the property of the John Makeever estate with was called Mt. Pela was burned in the early part of the night, e and of course nobody knows how it got on fire. —i ~~ I SOUTH NEWTON. I f _ Joe Jenkerson of Mt. Ayr is husking corn for Earl Leek. Mildred Powell has been on the sick list a few days this week. Earl Leek was a business caller in Mt. Ayr Thursday afternoon. Ed Wiling, of Brook built a corn crib for his brother Fred last week. Quite a number from around here attended the Halstead sale Monday. Henry Wortley and family spent Sunday over in Jordan tp. with

Philip Paulus and 'family Sundayed with their daughter, Mrs. James Reed, of near Surrey. Most of the farmers have begun husking corn in this locality. It is thought the crop will fall short of last year. Marion Pierson and Miss Ina Sunderland came out rrom Rensselaer Saturday to spend Sunday with Harve Pierson and wife. George Hueson .and wife, who have recently returned from North Dakota, visited Saturday night and Sunday with Robert Overton’s. Clarence Pruett and wife called on Arthur Mayhew and family Sunday afternoon, and spent the evening with Ernest Mayhew and wife.

Charles Waling and wife of Brook spent last Thursday and Friday -frith their son Fred and daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew and family. It begins to look as if the farmers would have to husk corn in the mud if at all, some fields being so soft now that a team can hardly pull a load out. " Mr. and Mrs. Will Huff of near Brook and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mayhew of Foresman took Sunday dinner with Ernest Mayhew's, the former ladies being sisters of Mrs. Mayhew. -