Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents '

fIT items oi Interest from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

j NEW CENTER. i Mt. and 'Mrs. Chas. Beaver were at Monon Sunday. Vernie Sanders was a McCoysburg visitor Saturday evening. Mrs. Ruth May and son Argile ■called on Mts. ' Morgan Sterrett Sunday. Jessie Southard called on Mrs. William Vannatta Wednesday afternoon. Wiley Latta, John Southard and •Guy Moore were Wolcott goers •Saturday. * Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs/. John Sommers, Sr. Misses Etta and Jennie Harwell *pent Sunday afternoon with Miss Mellie Hanna. •Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Miller spent Sunday with Mode Dobbins and daughter Maud. Belle Sou Chard took dinner Saturday witih Mrs. William Miles and daughter Mary. Mrs. Ruth May and two sons called on her sister, Mrs. Grant Pollock, Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamilton and baby spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. isaac Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. John Tow and daughter Emma spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Dignan. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pollock and Mrs. John Southard spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. William Miles. Three of Bert Dowell’s children and Ernest and Orland Beaver spent Sunday with Earl and Anna Caster.

Misses Belle and Jessie Southard called on Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grauns and Mr. and Mrs. George •Caster Sunday. Will Vannatta says he has the ■bridge on his farm completed and it is now in a safe condition for a heavy load to cross. x Mrs. Maud Owens and four children of Harvey, 111., came Saturday for a visit with her sisters, Mrs. Joseph Grauns and Mrs. Elmer Clark. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Sterrett, Saturday at midnight, an 5 pound boy. Mrs. Sterrett is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James May Sr. George Caster has not at any one time been entirely confined to his bed, but says be is hot feeling near so well again. He is able to be up and about most of the time but has to lie down during the day. Friday morning, While at the breakfast table, Chas. Beaver was suddenly stricken with something similar to a light stroke of paralysis and was unconscious for a short time. He soon recovered, but said it left him in a weak condition. He went to Monon Sunday to consult Dr. Clayton. The writer has not been able to see him since as to what the doctor pronounced the trouble.

“ ; I FOUR CORNERS. ] Philip Staller is feeding a load of sheep for December shipment. Wm. Fitzgerald and wife attended the entertainment at San Pierre Saturday night. D. H. Wesner and family visited the former’s brother of near Medaryville over Sunday. J. A. Hixson sold his feed cattle to Benton county feeders. They will he taken away this week. John Behles and Chas. White of Tefft are working on a grain elevator which is now being built at Monon. They spent Sunday at home. The new bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Elwcod Gulbranson, have settled down to domestic happiness occupying the old 'farm in east Walker tp. * J. A. Hixson has purchased a mule team, giving in exchange a good driver and cash. Mr. Hixson is getting ready for democratic success in 1912. Thos. Jones has completed the carpenter work on the barn on the Henrry Amsler farm in Kankakee tp., and is now giving it a coat of paint. 'Road work seems to be the order of the day its this part of Jasper. All those who do not work now will wish they, had when the spring installment of taxes come due.. The prospect for a wheat crop in north Jasper next year is not in evidence for there are thousands of Hessian die? in nearly every field. Some of the wheat stems are covered with eggs.

Don Nees and Ed Height of near Tefft have purchased the hotel, butcher shop and restaurant at Wheatfield and will take possession Nov. 1. Mr. Williams, the owner, will move on his farm south of town. Enos Hibbs, who was mixed up and broken up in a runaway the first of last week, is on the way to recovery. The accident was caused by the horse taking fright at an automobile, overturning the buggy, breaking two ribs for Mr. Hibbs, cutting a gash in his head and bruising and injuring him in other D. H. Turner, who was with Mr. Hibbs at the time of the accident, escaped uninjured. We did not learn who drove the machine, but it is said they refused to give any part of the road.

- -I —I—WHEATFIELiD. j Alva McNeil of Lacross spent Monday with his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stump of Linden. Ind., are visiting relatives here. M. L. Sterrett spent Sunday with his wife and new baby near Remington. Lewis Jensen spent Sunday with his brother Thomas and wife at Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig went to Chicago Wednesday to buy Christmas goods. Mrs. James Spry returned Monday from a few days visit with her busat Lowell. Miss Edna Gulbransen, who is teaching near Wilders, spent Sunday with home folks. Malcom Clark went to Rensselaer Saturday morning for a visit over Sunday with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schroer of Parr spent Sunday with her brother, A. S. Barlow and wife. Mr. and Mrs, C. O. Miller of Logansport came Saturday for a visit with her uncle, S. A. Austin and wife. Mrs. Joseph Hilliard, son Max and Hazel Herath spent last week with relatives at Mt. Ayr, returning Friday evening. ' G. D. Gregory and Misses Mildred Vanderburgh and June Jessupp went to Kankakee Saturday on a shopping tour. Mrs. Arthur Lines, who has been suffering with gallstones for some time, was taken to Marion Tuesday where she will undergo an operation.

(Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig and son Allen and E. W. Allen spent Sunday at Rensselaer with the former’s mother, it being her 84th birthday anniversary. Mrs. Samantha Tilton, Mrs. Geo. Stemlbel, Mrs. Minerva Swisher and Mr. and Mrs. George Swisher attended the funeral of Jerry Swisher of Medaryville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Swisher, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Fred Fuller and family of Broad Ripple, Ind., for three weeks, returned home Saturday. Mrs. John Greve and daughter, Mrs. R. A. Mannan, returned from Warrenhurst, 111., Wednesday where they had been visiting the former’s daughter, Mrs. Kate Glascoe.

PALESTINE. | —] ! Elsie Anderson spent Sunday/ with Miss Elsie Templeton. Homer Templeton, Homer Buch and Fern’ Kingsbury spent Sunday with Willis Conley. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge of Wolcott spent Sunday with Nels Anderson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Templeton and little son Eben, Mt. and Mrs. John Gallagher and daughter Hilda and Rev. McCorkle took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Covington. Misses Carrie and Elsie Anderson gave a farewell party at their home Saturday evening, twenty-eight being present. All departed at a late hour, reporting a good time and wishing them mudh happiness in their new home. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson and

family left Tuesday for their new home in Michigan where Mr. Anderson has purchased a farm. Their daughter wfll remain with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Knight until Christmas then they will go to Michigan on a visit. f j Who says that they don’t raise corn around Palestine? Thos. R. j Knight husked and scooped 125 1 bushels beginning at 7:30 a., m. and finished by sundown. He hauled the corn % mile and in three loads from the field. Yes, good corn still grows aro*tnd Palestine, j

FAIR OAKS. | Ben Zellers shredded corn for Chas. Halleck Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Eggleston is visiting relatives at Weston Springs, 111., this week. Sharps Hanley went out to the Harris ranch the first of the week to husk corp. We got another heavy rain Sunday night, and Monday the roads were very muddy. Sherman Richards of Rensselaer came up Tuesday to do some paint-’ ing and paperhanging. Grandma Brouhard is being visited by her daughter and nephew of near Lebanon this week. Mrs. Gwin dismissed school Wednesday afternoon to go to Gary to visit Ikihools Thursday and Friday. Miss Eleanor Williams, after a couple weeks stay at William Cottingham’s, at Danville, came home Saturday. Last Sunday, after Sunday School, Mrs. Bringle took her Sunday School class on an auto ride, which they enjoyed very much. Chas. Halleck lost about 250 bpshels of apples by the freeze last week. He lacked that many of having them all picked, but got about 500 bushels picked before the freeze. Rev. Downey occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church Sunday evening. He announced he would begin a series of meetings on Monday evening, and- this week is carrying them on. The heavy rains stopped the corn binders on the Lawler ranch some time ago, but they put men in the fields with corn knives and have been cutting right along since. It sounds funny to talk about cutting corn so long after frost* but that’s what they are doing. Mrs. Ed Kesler and children, who left here about three weeks ago to visit her sister in Dakota, has not been heard from since they left. Ed has very uneasy about tehm and went out there last week. But found they had not been there nor heard anything of them. It is feared by some that they have met with foul play in Chicago while changing depots. Walter McConnell is the owner of an auto, the econd automobile in Fair Oaks, since the first of last week. A couple of fellows from Chicago were driving a Mitchell runabout through from the Windy City, but when they got west of town on the Lawler ranch their machine became unmanageable or else they were green hands at the biz. and offered to sell it. Walter with Floy Baxter, who is something of an electrician, looked the thing over and pronounced it well worth the price, so Walter, purchased It. After they had fixed up a few connections and rectified a tfhort circuit. They tuned it up and Walter run it into town. It is thought with a few repairs it will be all right.

i LEE, | 4 Harold LaMar is on the sick list. The ladies cleaned the church here W ednesday. Charles Jones shredded corn Tuesday for Isaac Parcels. Creighton Clark, who has beep working on a dredge in lowa, is home again. Charles Jacks and family visited his wife’s parents, John' Ward and wife, of Milroy last Sunday. Orvai Holeman and wife visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Prank Webb, Jr. of north of Monon. ~ Jacks Bros, are very busy now buying turkeys and so much corn is coming in for them to weigh and handle. Orvai Holeman and wife moved to Rensselaer this week and commenced housekeeping. He has secured a job. Some of Mr. and Mrs. LaMar s neighbors tendered them a surprise Saturday night before they left for their new home in FrancesYille. Estle Osborne and family of near Rensselaer attended church here Sunday and then visited with his parents, John Osborne and family. Mrs. Kate Holeman visited several days the latter part of last week with her brother,* John Mellender, and family of east of Francesville. G. A. Jacks and wife and his brother, S: M. Jacks and their sister, Mrs. Etta Lefler, visited their uncle, Edward Culp, and family of Remington Sunday. Miss Bowman, a deaconess of the Watts De Peyster Home for girls at Rensselaer, gave a talk about the Home here Sunday evening at the church to a full house.

IROQUOIS VALLEY. | Eli Arnold sold some cattle last ■week. Chas. Fish is husking corn for Joe Pullins. Jennie Marlatt spent Monday with Jennie McElfresh. Flora Pullins spent one day this week with her mother. Mrs. Chas. Grant was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. James German of Rensselaer was in our vicinity Tuesday. Mrs. Lucy Green called on Luella and Beck Green Wednesday. Frank Schroer and father called on K. Zillhart Sunday morning. Wm. Daugherty and daughter Rosabelle were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Quite a number from our vicinity went to Rensselaer Wednesday evening to see the female wrestling match. Mrs. Mottle Vance and Franie Nuss and daughter Alma spent Wednesday with Mrs. George McElfresh. Monday and Tuesday were visiting days >. for the Smith school. They expect to move the school to the new building next Monday.

PINE GROVE. —r James Torbet was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Charles Britt and John Daniels called on John Torbet Sunday afternoon. Ed Height of Tefft was down to his farm Sunday, returning home Monday. Bessie McCurtain spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCurtain. Irving Peregrine spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. Robinsor, of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Bessie McCurtain and Chloae Torbet visited Independence school '■ Saturday evening. Estle George of Blackford is Shocking corn for his unclei, Chas. Sbroyer, this week. Harry and Clint Beck were called Sunday to Lebanon to attend the funeral of their uncle, Bud Beck, returning home Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer attended the funeral of her cousin, June HJinkle,

Monday, ’ and spdht Monday night with her sister, Margie George, and family. Those that took dinner with J. M. Torbet and family Sunday were Mrs. Wm. Jordan, daughter Day and sons Homer and Will, Mrs. Harry Beck and children and Mrs. Clint Beck and sons.

j SOUTH NEWTON. | —: iMrs. Ernest Mayhew went to: Brook Tuesday to visit relatives. Arthur Powell was called to Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Randolph Wright assisted Earl Leek with his fence work one day this week. Victoria'" Marsh stayed all night with Mrs. Arthur Mayhew Wednesday night. Another big rain Monday, but at this writing weather is behaving nicely. Olarehce Pruett and wife Went to Goodland Thursday to spend the day with relatives. Silas Potts of near Brook took dinner Thursday with his daughter, Mrs. Fred Waling. Earl Leek is putting up some woven wire fence which he had Shipped to him from Goodland. Everybody too busy to do anything but husk com. except on Sunday. then everybody goes visitng. Clarence Pruett and wife took Sunday dinner , down at Ade with the formers parents, Willard Pruett’s. Philip Paulus and family spent Sunday with Mr. Paulus’ nephew, Charles Leavitt and wife, who live on the George Ade country home near Brook. Clarence Pruett is the first to finish husking corn in this locality so far as we have heard, and Philip Paulus will be the next if it does not rain, as he will finish by Saturday. Harvey Pierson and George Werner have both lost one or two fine steers apiece within the last week. It is thought they were shot by hunters in the woods as no other cause of their death could be found.

| NEW CENTER. —i ! Mrs. Vannatta spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Will Harris. Mrs. Will Jacks spent one day last week visiting friends at Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Walter. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lewis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Vannatta.