Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

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ATT Items of Interest □1 from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

REMINGTON. | REMINGTON RAILROAD TIME TABLE TRAINS EAST. TRAINS WEST. No. 331—8:51 a. m. No. 318—736 a. m. No. 319—5:28 p. m. No. p. hi. All trains daily. A. B. COLEMAN, Agt. Don’t forget our poultry show next week. - A son was born Jan. 6 to Jason Bickel and wife. Fred Berger was in Chicago on business last week. (Mrs. Mary New.branch of Ander- . son is visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Hawkins. (Croft Cheek has bought the John Shide residence property on East Michigan street. ' James Lilves received a telegram Wednesday that his brother Francis of Pasadehia, Cali., was dead. Mr. and Mrs. John Raitt of Nebraska are visitng Mn-—and Mrs. John Crabb and other* relatives here. Brook Reporter: Mrs. D. M. Forry of Remington visited with relatives in town the first of the week. J. A. Wempler and family have moved to Colfax.’lll., where he will travel for the Rawleigh Remedies Co. Mrs. M. J. Phelps, . formerly of Peru, is spending a few weeks with Mrs. A. B. Clarke.—White County Democrat. Among the relatives from a distance attending the funeral, of Mrs, Christian ; Hensler Thursday we.re: Moses Hensler and Mrs.'Sarah Miller pf Amboy, and Miss M. Troyer of Kokomo. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ,W. Freed of Gridley, 111., returned home last Tuesday after a week's visit with Mrs. S. S. Galbraith and son Charles and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Froelich, Mrs. Freed’s parents. The six months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen O’Reilly was found dead in l bed when its parents awoke Thursday morning. It had probably become smothered during the night, as it was all right when they retired. Wesley Legg of Odessa, who recently left-his home and a wife and child, wrote to his wife last week ’enclosing SSO and telling her that she would not see him again. So far as the public knows there was no reason for the desertion of his family. In the death of Mrs. Christian Hensler last Tuesday Carpenter tp., loses one of its pioneer residents, Mr. and Mrs. Hensler having lived here for over fifty years. Besides her husband she leaves six children —three sons' and three daughters —George, Charles, Jacob, Catherine, Claressa and Rose, and ten grand-children and one great- grandchild. Mrs. Hensler, whose maiden name was Mary Wiggins, was born in Ohio, but her parents moved to a farm near Lafayette when she was but a child, later moving to Benton county and finally moving to Hardin county, lowa. She was married Feb. 15, 1857, to Christian Hensler and soon after their marriage they came to this county where they have since resided. Her age was 76 years.

-I / GOODLAND —I-.- -j—----(From the Herald.) « James Plunkett was over from Kentland Wednesday evening the guest, of Robert Stack and family. Sadie Sickinger, who is a trained nurse at the Lutheran hospital, Ft. Wayne, came home Tuesday evening lor a month’s recuperation. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Coats and Mn and Mrs. Sam Mower and daughter Anna of Toronto, Canada, were home Wednesday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Boothby. Court convened at Kentland Monday. Thursday , the Railsback vs. Rails'back divorce case was given : a hearing and decree was granted the plaintiff, Vern Railsback. Arthur, Gagnon, who was operated on for ulcer at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago three Weeks ago, returned home Sunday afternoon and is on a rapid road to recovery. The yohngest child of Mr. and Mrs. John Cochrane, living south of Goodland, fell Wednesday and received a hard bump on its head and suffered quite a good deal as a. result of the- fall.

Mrs. Thomas Hancock and Mrs. Perry’Schmitt returned to Goodland Tuesday night after a two weeks visit at Georgetown, Ind., with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Richert, and other relatives. Mrs. C. C. Bassett left Wednesday morning for Lapel, Ind., for a visit with her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. .Woodward. She was accompanied by Miss Delia Sheldon, who will remain at Lapel for an indefinite time. • Mr. and Mrs. Dooley Shearer, who have been in Remington and Lafayette for several days, returned to Goodland Thursday morning. They were accompanied by. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell oi Remington who will assist them in the cleaning up of the restaurant which was damaged by fire Jan, 3. ■ ■ i

—= FRANCESVILLE. I ■ i Miss Susie Hooker visited ta Rensselaer a part of this week. v-j Mr. and Mrs. John Bechdolt' Visited this, week at Delphi and: Camden. , Mrs. E. 'R. Burget and son returned to (Chicago Monday. Mrs. I C. E. Hubbard accompanied them' to Monon. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitaker and children returned to Brazil Friday after a week’s visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Winters of Chicago were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. James Blake, last week., Johnny Hawkins, who was seriously injured by the explosion of an engine op the Con Dwyer farm in Beaver township, last week, is getting along as well as can be expected and his chances for recovery are quite favorable.

| MEDARYVILLE. I (From the Advertiser.) Attorney P. E. Smiley of Leba-, non, Ind., was here Thursday onbusines. Miss Ava Guild is visitng with her sister, Mrs. Jessie Reep, and family at Marengo, 111. After a five weeks visit wi.th tives and friends at Chicago and Rensselaer, Miss Daisy Ramey returned last Monday evening.\ John P. Ryan and son and Master John Daughetee returned Thursday evening from Lafayette- where they had attended the Purdue short course. Lafayette Hill of Illinois, lather of Ferrill Hill of this place; was here several days last week. He lias purchased the John Kruger farm south Of town arid will move thereon in March. H€jiry L. White, Emil Warner and Mrs. Albert Belger left for Chicago yesterday, having received news that Mrs. Ida Warner, sister of the former and mother of the two last named, is seriously sick and her demise is- momentarily expected. . The lady is almost 85 years old. Mrs. p. A. Rodgers died in Wesley hospital in Chicago Tuesday of last week after an illness of almost three months. She first had typdioid tever and Igter pneumonia. She had been in the hospital for six weeks. She was the wife of Rev. D. A. Rodgers, who was raised \yest of town, and is quite well known here. Rev. Rodgers is now pastor of the M. -E_ church at New Carlisle, Ind., where Mrs, Rodgers was first taken sick. The nody was shipped to Flora, Carroll county, for burial Deceased was formerly Miss Grace Deceased was formerly MisS Grace Miller and her parents now live at Floia, hut formerly lived in Monon. Mr. afid Mrs. Rodgers had no children. - -I—? j- ) IROQUOIS VALLEY. I —] z }_ A. Trulley is on the sick *list. M. Tudor was in Rensselaer Saturday. Isaac MaHatt went to Newland Friday night. ; - John Newcomb was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Barney Kblhoff is hauling corn to Rensselaer. 3 Clarence Green visited W. A. Green Thursday. Grandfna Lowery is still in a very serious condition. Alice and Jerinie Eib were Rensselaer goers Saturday, Bessie McElfresh spent Friday night with Ethel Marlatt. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Chris Morgenegg hauled corn to Rensselaer Saturday. > Margaret Hurley spent the last of the week with home" folks.

John and son Frank went to Rensselaer Saturday. Chas. Grant and family visited Sunday- with Wm. Zard and family. Lester Schreiner ’and family Sundayed with Geo. McElfresh and family. Miss Kathryn Morgenegg is working for Mrs. G. F. Meyers in: Rensselaer. John Fulton and Christina Blair spent Sunday with John Marlatt and family, ' Fred Schreiner of Rensselaer has been working the past- week for Geo. McElfresh. 7 Mrs. Noah Zeigler and daughter Maud spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Sam Lowery. '■ — I | MT. AYR. } ~ “1 (From the Pilot.) Miss Nora Keeney visited a few days, the latter part of last week with Miss Mattie Hemphill of Rensselaer. F. H. Robinson came Friday with the intention of moving his family to Freeland Park, but owing to the severe weather postponed the job. Word was received here by telephone fromVßluffton, Ind.,- Sunday evening that the stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Vestal Saturday. Jan. 6, and left a little daughter. Mrs. E. E. Stacker left on the early train at Rensselaer Monday for Blufftori where she will remain at the Vestal home two weeks. As you will notice the Pilot i§ a day late this week, but owing to the stork hovering over our side of the town, and as Orsen Peck was trying to coax the bird into his house we took Wednesday off, secured a bushel of corn and finally landed the bird. It brought a 9pou’nd girl. The. Woodmen officers for the coming year are: Venerable Consul, Claude Seward: Past Consul, Wm. Wilson; Advisor, Lloyd Hopkins; Banker. Will Shindler; Escort, Wallace Mackintosh; Clerk, J. A. Ashby; J. T. Martin; Watchman, E. E. Wolf; Sentry, Noland Delong; trustees, W. Wilson, D. D. Guthrie, E, E. Wolf.

I WOLCOTT. (From the Enterprise.) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester MLler, Monday, Jan. 8, a son. Boin, to Mr. and Mrs, Homer Spenard, ‘Wednesday, Jan. * 10, a daughter. Miss Helen Eck went to Remington Saturday; evening to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. Dave Pettit and Mrs. Taber Spencer Went to Monticello Thursday to spend the day. Miss Flo Dunlap of Monon, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jones, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. W’ilson and daughter went to Remington W’ednesday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harris. Mrs. G. I. Thomas of Remington, who has been visting Sam James and family,' returned home Saturday evening. IMr. arid Mrs. J. L. Boblee of Fondulac, Mich., came Tuesday evening to visit their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Rawlings. •Mrs. Kyte of Oklahoma City, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Davison, went to Monticello Wednesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. Lawrie.