Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondent*

MIT Item of Interest 711 from Surrounding Town* Ter*eJy Told. Chronicling the Happening* in the Territory Adjacent to the jasper County Metropolis

IROQUOIS VALLEY. | Leo Kolhoff called on Louis Sillier Sunday. W’m. Green was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Alex HuHfey called oh Wm. Whittaker Sunday. NeM and Sena Jenkins passed through out vicinity Friday evening. Mrs. Sam Scott called on her son Will, "Whittaker, and family Sunday. The fiurnstown sc&ooi is almost finished and will sbtJn he ready td decupy. Mrs. Lura Pennel and son spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Marlatt. Mrs. Chas. Grant and father, H. If. Shipman, were Rensselaer goers Saturday. The church social was held at Leslie Miller’s Saturday and was well attended. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg and family called on Henry Ropp and family Sunday. Bessie Styles and Ethel Marlatt spent Sunday with Fred Yeiter and family in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. John Newcomb took Mrs. Gflbranson, who has been visiting them for some time, to Rensselaer Saturday where she took tb** train for her 'home in Wneatfleld. The papers stated some time ago that a comet was to be visible again, but it would be so near the north star that it could not easily be observed. This was known as Brook’s comet. Oct. 10, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schroer observed a comet in the northeast and have been watching it since. They observe that it is traveling toward the south, beirig in the northeast Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. £9 quite near the morning star. Another strange feature of it is that it is about the same height in the sky each morning as it was when first seen by them. The question is, will it disappear from our view when it gets in the southeast, or will we see it in the south, or will it be seen in the west as was Halley’s comet?

(Too late for Saturday issue.) Frank Foltz called at his farm Wednesday. Wim. Green called on Geo. Davisson Tuesday. Joe Grooms is husking corn for J. W. Marlatt. Mark Schroer called on Wm. Durant Wednesday. James Hopkins is husking corn for Barney Kolhoff. Louis Zillhart called on Clyde Gunyon at Parr Monday. Clarence Green is working for Geo. McElfresh this week. Alex Hurley and family were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Miss Beck Green helped Mrs. J. W. Marlatt with house work this week. Mrs. Ancil Potts called on her sister, Mrs, J. W. Marlatt, Wednesday. Tom Brown and True Heferlin are helping build the bridge on the new road. Most everyone is trying to be in style in our vicinity by having a bad cold. Mrs. Chris Morgenegg and Mrs. Lester Schriener were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Quite a few from our vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Hurley which was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and interment made in Prater cemetery.

| REMINGTON. —! : ! Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ford and two sons went to Alexandria Wednesday for a visit with relatives. Editor McCullough and wife spent Sunday in Monticello, the guests 'of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shew. iMiss Effie Corts returned to her home in Star City last Wednesday after a visit with Miss Emroy Stiller. John Gallagher, who has been up about Ft. Wayne ditching all summer, returned to Remington last week. ' ; Harry Hawn was fined for drnukenness last Tuesday after having •. spent the night in the city bastile. And Remington is a “dry” town, too. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Atkinson returned last week from their honeymoon trip to West Virginia, where they spent a few' weeks with relatives. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Brand, Mr. and Mrs. E. Flint and Miss Callle Bonner were Lafayette visitors Thursday, making the trip via auto. The Sunday evening services at the churches will itegin at 7 p. m., hereafter, during the winter months,

with the young people’s meetings at 6 o’clock. Hundreds of hogs have died in this vicinity from hog cholera this fall, James Lock alone having lost fifty pure breds. Over in Giiboa the disease has been very severe. Kentland Democrat: John Zimmerman of Remington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Stowe and was accompanied home that evening by his family who had visited here since a few days previous. ?■

| MKDARYVILLE. —I —— 1(From the Advertiser.) August and Theo. Kain are working on a dredge neat Wolcott. Clifford Baughman was over from Royal Center Sunday visiting friends here. Mr. Ferrier has bought die interest of H. W. Long in the Long~& Low hardware store. Arthur C. Prevo transacted business in Indianapolis Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mt. and Mrs. A. J. Rathfon returned on Wednesday of last week from their three months sojourn in Pennsylvania. J. J. Lanam, who has employment' near Omaha, Neb., is here on a i visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.! Brooks Lanam. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fischer of Chicago visited theiT farm in Gillam township the past week. They made the trip in their auto.

Charles Kruger of San Pierre got the SSO premium for the best-kept section on the Monon railroad’s first district. Geo. W. or this place was awarded second—s2s. Lester Warren and family ot near Wolcott were the guests of Mrs. Warren’s parents, M. and Ms. Peter Owen from Friday to Sunday afternoon. They made the trip overland. Noel Nicoles, who passed through an operation for appendicitis several weeks ago, was here from Indianapolis this week, the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H Nicoles. Noel is recovering vefy satisfactorily.

PARR. ! -| f A minstrel show will be here Friday. Edna Babcock spent Sunday with home folks. Dona Myers wa» a Rensselaer goer Sunday. Ida Hurley spent Sunday with Martha Sehreeg. Jdhn Hurley is now staying with his brother, Roy Hurley. Maggie Wheelen spent Sunday evening with Grace Price. Mrs. Casey of Lowell is visiting her mother, Mrs. Longstreth. May Warren spent one day this week with her sister, Mrs. J. Marion. Mr, Rowen and family and Mrs. J. Lakin were the guests of Mrs. Wm. Myers Sunday. Irene Gunyon’s surprise party was well attended and the little ones all reported a good time. Harry and Agnes Thomas and Estle Myers went to Chicago this week to visit Olga Sehreeg. A surprise party was tendered Mrs. Sehreeg in honor of a birthday anniversary one day this week. Parr is getting lively in the social line again. A. pie social will be held in Wood’s Hall next Friday night. Ladies please bring pies. A Tranksgiving program will be held in the Parr school the night before Thanksgiving. Admission 10c. Library books will be bought with the receipts. Everybody come.

j FRANCESVILLE. I -I 1(From the Tribung. ,> John G. Culp, the auctioneer from Rensselaer, wasin town Tuesday. Mrs. J. K. Schdck of Peoria, HI., was the guest of Mrs. Andrew Minnicus over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Schleman and Miss Lois Petra were in Indianapolis yesterday. ~ Mrs. Janie Rishling of Monon was the gueit of Chas. Culp and family last Thursday.

Miss Agnes Byers relented from Kentland Saturday where she has been spending the past several months. Mrs. Lena Xusshanm of Fairtrary, 111., was here this week the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert .-Swing. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Low of Medaryville and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Odom of Gillam went the guests of Mt. and Mrs. Lloyd Low Sunday. Mrs. Richard Congram of Paxton, Mrs. Wm. Savage of Loda, HL, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lee and grandchildren of Rensselaer, were guests last week of their sister and daughter. Mrs. Harry White. The Maple Leaf Camp S9SS, Royal Neighbors df Francesville. are arranging to give a genuine Bloomer Drill and home talent play at the Myers opera honse within the next month. The date will be announced later. John Ryan of Gillam had his arm r badly injured in a runaway Saturday evening. His horse became frightened mt the cheering ot the Medttyrille high school boys who were riding on a hay rack, returning from Francesville where they had played baseball. He was thrown out receiving painful injuries to his arm besides bis buggy was almost demolished.

| WOLCOTT. -i i—(From the Enterprise.) Born to Mt. and Mrs. Edward Keller, Friday, Oct. 27, a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur St. Pierre, Wednesday, Nov. 1, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Farrel went to Lafayette Saturday to visit Mrs. Farrel’s bother, Mr. Bailey. Miss Grace Shuster and sister,! Mrs. Bert Kooper, of Boswell are visiting their aunt, Mrs. G. K. Baker. Mrs. -Lillie Stark of Kingscave,' Ind., who has been visiting Mrs. M. J. Goss, returned home Thurs- 1 day. | Mts. Luke Rogers was called to Fort Wayne Saturday by the illness of her brother, Joseph Sunderland. Mrs. Henry Reams and children j of Buffalo, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wlngard, returned home Monday.: Mrs. Frank Noviskie and little son Roger, who have been visiting Mrs. Richard Burke and Mrs. Ag-j nes Dluzack returned to her home in Reynolds Tuesday evening. Mrs. M. L. Bernethy went to Michigan City to visit a few days, from tbeTe she will go to Ashley, Ind., where shd will make herl home with her daughter, Mrs. St. Clair. Miss Emily Lanie, who has been taking treatment at the Plummer! Sanitarium for rheumatism in Logansport, returned home Tuesday evening. She expects to return to the Sanitarium in a few days for! further treatment.

J GOODLAND —1 i—(From the Herald.) Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Padge. t north of town. Friday, a daji:titer. John Sage left Saturday morning for Oklahoma City, Okla., business calling him there. H Mrs. C. O. Miller of Brazil, Ind., visited here this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Madison James. Miss Lillian Scott of Monon is here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Davidson and other relatives. Wm. Woodward was up from Lapel, Ind., Tuesday and Wednesday the guest of his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Bassett and family. Mrs. Clyde Parsons came np from Indianapolis Monday evening for a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hampton. Mrs. Chas. Griffin left this week on an extended visit with relatives in Fowler, Lafayette, Battle Ground, Remington and other places. Grace Davidson left last week fori Berkley, Cal., after spending a few weeks here the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Davidson. A. J. Spinney arrived home Tuesday bight from Joliett, N. D„ where he had been for the post several weeks looking after his wheat crop. Glasco Clymer returned Tuesday night from San Antonio, Texas, where he spent several weeks look-

iȣ after his business interests * there. Verna Wickwire, w*ho was called home by the illness of her mother,} returned to her studies in Chicago Sunday, her mother being much improved. B. S. Rice received communication from the officials in charge of the Rosebud reservation land drawing and informed him that the land he would get would cost him about, $4.50 per acre. The little two and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fenwick living north of Good land, wandered into the cornfield near their home last Saturday morning and became lost. After wandering around for nearly two H-hours she was found by her parents.