Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1911 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

NEW CENTER.

Wiley Latta was a Wolcott goer Sarturday. James i'rown was a caller in this vicinity last Tuesday. Frank Sommers is husking corn for William Vannatta. James May is assisting h’s brother Fred in husking his corn this week. Jessie Southard spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. William Vannatta. Charlie Harwell spent last Satur-j day night with Richard and Oscar Hanna. - Nicholas Dignan spent Sunday at-’ ternoon with George Caster and family. Mrs. Htjtie Miles spent Saturday; night with Mrs. Ruth Miles and family. Oh yes, Mary, he is back and will I be at your social on the sixteenth “fDecember. Abner Griswold spent from Tiiurs day of last week until Tuesday with* relatives at Peru. James Brown and Elmer Clarke were driving through this vicinity, Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary Jacks and Arnie Luers -attended the box social at Lone Star last Friday evening. ?Jr. and Mrs. William Vannatta spent Monday afternoon with John

Southard and family. I • The snow which fell Saturday night and Sunday caused the bunnies to suffer Monday. i William Vannatta made a business trip to Chicago last Wednesday, ,' returning home Thursday evening. Mrs.r William Miles and daugh-, ter. Ms. Ruth May and children, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Grant Pollock. .Mrs. .Arick and daughter, Bessie, and Mrs. Harvey Murray of Monticello spent Thanksgiving with Guy Moore and familyMiss Bessie Breckenridge return- i ed to her home in Monticello lastj Saturday evening after a short visit at the Southard home. John Sommers, Sr. took his company back-to Wolcott Saturday for the evening train after a short visit with himself and family. i Misses Parker and Dora Phillips of McCoysburg and Morris Jacks of Lee attended the social at Lone Star last Friday evening. j Morgan Sterrett of Wheatfield spent Thanksgiving with his wife *nd baby at the home of her par- 1

ents, Mr. and Mrs. James May, Sr. All ladies should take their hats’ off to Frank Sommers, as he reeieved a necktie at the box social as be-, ing the most popular young man in Milroy township, • Mary and Ralph .Miles, Besie' Breckenridge. Mr. and Mrs. Vannatta, Jessie and Belle Southard and Fiapk Sommers were among those t who attended Miss Byroad’s box social at Lone Star on last Friday eye- : ning. ;

SOUTH NEWTON.

Everet Grimes is husking corn for Ernest Mayhew. Ed Waling was a business caller in this locality last Friday. "Bean” Lyons of Brook bought a horse of Fred Waling Monday. Miss Celestia Wild is sewing for Mrs. Charles Weiss th re- week. Philip Paulus went to Chicago Wednesday to attend the stock show. Arthur Mayhew and Fred Waling hauled f;/~\iogs to Brook Wednes-' day. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew took Sunday dinner with Clarence Pruett and wife. Fred Waling and wife were the guests' of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overton Sunday. " Albert Potts of near Brook visited with his sister, Mrs, Arthur Powell, and family Sunday. Earl Clinton of near Brook came up and went rabbit-hunting with Clarence Pruett Monday afternoon. Arthiir Mayhew and wife returned home last Friday after spending Thanksgiving with, relatives at Brook. ' ■ Wm. Gratner and" his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hefferline, took dinner Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waling.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Woosley of hear Mt. Ayr spent Sunday afternoon with the former's sister and husband. Air. and Mrs. Wm. Hough. Earl Leek had a -led made in Mt. Ayr and went after it Sunday afternoon while the snow He believes in making 1/ay while the sun shines. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pruett attended a surprise dinner on the lattes s brother. Rev. Jacob-Sommers, Tuesday, It was given as a farewell dinner by the members of his church. Mt. Zion, as he wiL soon leave for Chicago where he and his wife will work in the Christian Mission.

PALESTINE.

Miss Grace Mattox spent Sunday with her father, T. P. Mattox. Miss Hazel Dawson spent Sunday. Avith Etta and Blanche Dawson. Mrs. Sam Rogers, who has been ill. is some better at this writing. Miss Elsie Anderson spent Monday with her uncle. Jacob Beaver. John Gallaher and family spent Thanksgiving w-ith their daughter Mrs. Wiley Latta. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gallaher spent Sunday afternoon wain his folks, Mr. and Mrs. John Gallaher.

\Tfr7 and Airs. Neis Anderson, who left a few weeks ago for Michigan, like their new home fine and are doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boone are receiving congratulations over a fine -baby which arrived a few days ago. Mother and child are doing well;

FAIR OAKS.

Health is generally quite good in our town nowadays. Miss Anna Spry of Kankakee. 111., visited at I. Kight’s Sunday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle's Wednesday evening. Frank MeKay and wife got moveu Monday into their new home here in town. __ Ben Zellers moved his shredding outfit out to Will Pratt’s Wednesday to shred corn. '■ Chas. Manderville of Kentland eatne un and spent a few days with his mother last week. Mrs. Shein accompanied Mrs. John Kight to Chicago Sunday to see a specialist in regard to her health. Dora Cottingham left for Danville Sunday to see his little granddaughter. He will probably be gone about a week. Toni Hoyes came up from Rensselaer Tuesday and went out onto the Lawler ranch and did a lot of telephone work. — Mr. Baker of Roselawn came down one day last week and took charge of the section on the Monon. Mr. Carpenter has resigned. Amy. Byingle entertained a house full of young friends Saturday evening with music and other amusements at which all enjoyed themselves immensely. ' Mike Shein and family oit Indianapolis spent. Thanksgiving here .with relatives. He left for Chicago on the evening train and the family staid over until Monday. Mr. Harris and family arrived here from Chicago the first of the •veek ard MH occupy the Pembroke fruit .farm. Mr. Gillis, who occupied it the past season, moved back to ~, Chicago. George, Marshall’s car o' goods and stock started Tuesday for their new home in Alabama. He left on the evening train for Chicago. His wife and little girls will start Saturday. We desire to exetend best wishes to them in their new home. While he loose a gpod citizen the community where he goes will gain, one. Postmaster Thompson was taken with a very heavy chill while at his post of duty Saturday, and was taken home in a buggy, and when the chill left him his fever

went up to 105. Dr. Washburn of Rensselaer was aclied. and diagnosed his ease as pneumonia and a. bad case at that. But at thiswriting he is slowly recovering' Cal Burroughs. our blacksmith, is-kept , busy from early morn ti j late at night. He recently added a second forge to Ks shop and it is equipped with tools to do almost all an any k'*nds of work. He just received a few’ days ago a set Of the Barens horse stocks, so he ‘s. prepared to shoe horses no how wild or fighty they are. He has a helper from down about Moore’s Hill, and they are turning off lots of work daily, both blacksmith and woodwork.

—: IROQUOIS VALLEY. | Lu el la Green is on the, sick list. Joe Grooms spent Monday with Ike Walker. James Hopkins is working for Chas. Arnold. Flora Pullins was a "Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Leo Kolhoff helped Mr. Eib shred corn Wednesday. Emmet’Pullins went to Ft. Wayne Tuesday on business. John Marlatt and brother Isaac were at his farm Thursday. Chas. Grant and Henry Shipman called on Garland Grant Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Newcomb were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Dr. Hansson and Winifred Pullins were in our vicinity Thursday. Clarence Green and Clyde Burris husked corn for Wm. Green Wednesday. - Gladys Grooms spent Monday night with Jennie and Bessie McE 1 fresh. ' - •» Vilas Price and Newt Jenkins returned to Ed Jenkins" Monday to husk corn. Mr. Warren or Rensselaer is hauling corn for Mr. Foltz from his farm in this vicinity. Geo. McElfresh and daughter Bessie attended the funeral of Mrs. Kennedy at Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Kathryn Mpfgenegg, v. ho spent Thanksgiving at Mr. jordan's near Gifford, returned home Monday. Mrs. Mollie Vance, who is much improved in health since her opeir ation. has taken up work in Barnes' restaurant at Rensselaer. - , j State of Ohio. City of Toledo, ) S 3. Lucas County. ) Frank J. Cheney makes oath, that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and' every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the..JJse of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. (Seal.) A. W. GLEASON, Notary. Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free., F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75 c. Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.

•— LEE. | !— Miss Lural Anderson was at home for Thanksgiving. The creamery is only open on Thursday’s now during the winter. Elmer Gilmore and Glenn Culp made a trip to Rensselaer Monday. J. H. Culp and family ate dinner Sunday with Charles McCashen and family. Mr. Miller and family, who lived in L. M. Jacks’ house, moved down near Monon Monday. Walter Gilmore returned home Sunday from a business trip and. visiting relatives in the west. Mr. Reid, the counity superintendent, and Mr. Middlestadt, the trustee, visited our school Wednesday. Tone Overton is visiting his brother Frank and family this week, and helping Mr. Moore with the stone road.

S. W, Noland and family attended the fat stock show at Chicago a few days this week, and also visited relatives. Wm. Jacks and family of near Rensselaer came Sunday to see his brother Sam's Wife, whose health continues very poorly. Orlando Van Diver so Indianapolis, Miss Cassie Holeman of Monticello and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Holeman of Rensselaer visited their relatives, Mrs. Holeman. John Osborne, J. H. Culp and Frank Overton’s a few days this week.’

| PINE GROVE. •! ! John Torbet spent Sunday with

Jerry Tullis of Blackford. . Roy Tofbet helped his brothers, Bluford and John, shuck corn Wednesday. Chas. "Walker helped his father, Isaac Walker, butcher hogs Tuesday. Miss Creola Torbet took dinner with Bernice and Lucy Walker Sunday. ■ , There was n°t a very large crowd at Independence Sunday because of bad weather. Mrs. Harry Gifford returned home Tuesday after a week’s visit with relatives in Illinois. James Torbet and son Charles spent Sunday with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Harry Beck and family. Irving Peregrine spent Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peregrine of Valparaiso, returning home Sunday.