Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

The Remington Poultry Show opened yesterday. Blanchard Elmore attended the K. of P. district meeting at Whiting last week. Miss Louise Diekman of Campbell, Neb., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Phelps. • W. F. Camden and J. W. Butcher were over in Illinois last week on a prospecting trip. ■ Jacob Hensler finished the filling Of his ice-houses Wedriesday with a fine quality of ice. V 1 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelly went to Frankfort Thursday to attend a ‘banquet of the Elks. ■Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barrett of Alberta, Can., visited the family of F. L. Lough here last week.

Mrs. Ed Cummons went to Valparaiso Wednesday to visit her brother, M. 'M. Thompson and farmily. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Malsbray returned Wednesday from a protracted visit with relatives in Medaryville. ' Mrs. Frank Rich of Goodland underwent an operation in an Indianapolis hospital last week fori gallstones. Brown Lamborn and brother-in-law, Roy Didlake, will farm the Lamborn half-section northwest of town this year. * 'Mrs. J. R. McCullough and Mrs. Pearl Currens attended the Brown-stien-Cheadle nuptials at Fowler , last Wednesday evening. The pipes in the waterworks plant froze up solid during the" recent severe cold spell for thd first time 6ince the plant was put in. Samuel Spacy, a former resident of northeast of town, died ly from heart disease at his home In Ambia last week. Dooley Shearer ' was over from Goodland Thursday. He expects to get his restaurant at that place, which was recently badly damaged toy fire, ready for- business again this week. Remember that The Democrat has a very large circulation in this end of the county and about Woloott and Goodland, and that it will

pay you - big returns to advertise your public sales in its columns. ! The annual report of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Co., shows insurance now in force of $2,325,000, and increase for 1911 of SIOO,000. The operating expenses for the year were $283.17, and $5,794.11 was paid out in losses.

j August Meyers died at his home in Remington last Wednesday and was buried in the Black Oak cemetery Friday, the funeral being held from the Christian church at 10 a.' m. A son and two daughters, all residing in Oklahoma, are left, besides a wife. ’Mr. Meyers was a ! native of Germany, but had been' in America for some 30 years. Roy . Didlake, after much deliberation, has concluded to drop civil engineering for the present and become a farmer. He has gone to Remington to take charge of the farm belonging to Mrs. Lamborn his wife’s mother. There are 320 acres, said to be as fine “ land as can be found in that section, whichi is saying a good deal, as there are some fine farms out there.—Monticello Journal.

} GOODLAND (From the Herald.). i Harlan, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crowden, has the ch,ickempox. j Fourteen barrels of beer were; refused here last Saturday because they were froae when they reached Goodland. Too bad. J. R v Hazen.has moved on to„hls farm north of Rensselaer where he will be a first-class tiller of the soil for "the next few years. Mrs. A. G. Small and daughter Vivian of Indianapolis visited here this week with the former’s sister, Mrs. John L. Cooke, and family. IMrs. Ann B. Thompson of Plainfield, 111., is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Gemmel, and family east of town. Louie Hough moved his household goods to Brook this week where he has taken up the position as manager of the E. E. Bogan Co. poultry house.

Mrs. A 1 Wild, who has been quite sick during the past week, is considered much better. Miss Wallace, a trained nurse living at Monticello, is here caring for her. Will Houk, who has been in the service of Uncle Sam for the past! three years, was honorably discharged Dec. 18 and on Sunday, morning arrived in Goodland. He finished his term while stationed at Honolulu, Oahu. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hotler was the* scene of a pretty home wedding when their (laughter Minnie was united in mar’•iage to Mr. Albert Bachman :;t seven o’clock Tuesday evening, the Rev. D. D. Augspurger officiating.

H. W. King, who held his large clean up sale Wednesday, Jan. 3, says he was well pleased with the sale results. He will move to town next month and will occupy .the King homestead on Jasper street. John McCloud- of southwest of Goodland will occupy the Wm. King farm to be vacated by Hugh W. J. E. Wood, a former Goodland citizen, but for the past rew years has been in the jewelry business in North Vernon, Ind., filed a petition in bankruptcy in the U. S. Court Wednesday, Jan. 1,0. His liability are about $4,000 and his assets are about $2,500. The first meeting of the creditors will be held in North Vernon next Tuesday.

I James E. Babcock has opened up a law office at 72-76 Lombard Block Indianapolis and Is now ready to hand Blackstone out to any client or clients who care to employ his services. James E. is one of the coming lawyers of Indiana and to I keep on the straight and narrow path he has ordered the Herald sent to him each week for the -next year. Luck to ‘‘Jimmy.” He was appointed by the court this week as oom- , missioner to sell a large farm and settle up an estate. This gpeaks well for him and shows the confldeifce which is shown by that court.

Monday at 2 p, m., Mr. Bert Gravel of this city was married to Miss Gertrude Bork of Chatsworth, 111., at the M. E. parsonage in Gilman, 111., by the Rev. Alford. A reception was held in the evening at the home of the groom’s brother, Art, a mile northeast of Gilman and about Thirty of Bert’s friends to help him celebrate. The bride is one of Chatsworth’s charming young ladies and will make a good helpmate for Bert, who is one of the Goodland’s prosperous young barbers. They will return to Goodland Monday after a short honeymoon in Gilman and Chatsworth. ”

WOLCOTT. | (From the Enterprise.) Geo." Eck went to Remington Friday evening to visit relatives. Alvin Foster went to Remington Friday evening to visit his daughter, Mrs. Milo Julian. Mrs. Jack Hemphill who has been visiting relatives in Lafayette returned home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bissonnette arid Mrs. George Bisonnette went to Monticello Saturday -to visit friends. *

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wynekoop moved last week to the John Spencer farm where they will farm the coming season. Miss Cecile Martin returned to Hobart, Ind., to resume her school work .after a two weks vacation with home folks. Mrs. Hughes and Miss Bertha Anker went to Indianapolis Thursday to visit Mrs. Hughes’ mother, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Mary Dicks of Lafayette, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Louis Nevett, returned home Monday evening. Mrs." Dowell and Miss Florence Fletcher and Mrs. Jack Turner of Frankfort are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Leopold and family.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clare Wynekoop at Geneva, ftl-d., Wednesday, Jan. 17, a son! ~ Mrs. Wynekoop was formerly Miss Letta Plummer. , , Ernest Miles, who has been with the Morrow Bros, quartette this season, ,came home from Morocco Monday for a few days visit with his mother. ' ■ • \ Miss Lena Steidinger of Forrest, 111., who has been visiting relatives here, returned home Monday evening. She was accompanied home by Miss Frances Farney. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Preble and little son of Williston, No. Dak., who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. G. McCollum,.went to Kokomo Wednesday evening to visit relatives L. Leopold had considerable of a hospital at his home last week. Mrs. Leopold had just returned from a Chicago hospital, where she underwent an operation,- and Mr. Leopold was vqry ill with an attack of liver trouble.

MEDARYVILLE.

(From the Advertiser.) Mr. and rMs. Edgar Massey are the happy parents of a 7 % pound boy. Born to Mr. and ,Mrs. Alex Bell, a boy, oh Friday morning of last week. Robert Abell arrived here from Fair Oaks Wednesday evening for a short visit with friends here. Herman Luken of San Pierre was here Tuesday, the ’guest of his

brother, Henry Luken, and family. John Bauer, on west. Main street, has been ailing for several weeks past; and keeps close to the house these days. Jesse, the oldest son of Richard i NoggLe, has gone to Fitzgerald, 1 Ga., to engage in work for his relatives, John Walden, whose health! is said to be not of the best lately, j John Hawkins, who was so frightfully injured in the boiler explosion on the Dwyer farm several weeks ago, is slowly improving, but, by no means, out qf danger. He is at a Logansport hospital and in addition to his serious wounds is now suffering with pneumonia. /Monday afternoon, ‘about two o’clock, Jacob Fritz died at his home in Jefferson tp„ of uric acid poisoning, aged 58 years. Mr. Fritz was sick but a short time, lie was a -highly respected citizen. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Pleasant Ridge church.

I FRANCES VILLE. | „■) (From the Tribune. ) Mrs. Elizabeth Hullinger is reported quite ill this week. Mrs. William Culp and son Earl visited in Monticello last Thursday. Mrs. Claude Reprogle anil son were here from Michigan City last week. ‘ .1 ... Miss Emma Nimms of Lafayette was visiting her brothers here this week. ; Mr. and Mrs. Will Hubbard came, from Hamlet yesterday to visit his parents. - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Layman visited (in Lafayette several days this week. v < Charles and Miss May Buerley of Oakland, 111., have been guests of their aunt, Mrs. Joseph Butcher. Mrs. James Casteel and' daughter, Mrs. Silas Kopka, were called to Paris, 111., Tuesday by the death of the former’s sister. Miss Frances Grant returned from a visit in Medaryviile Saturday. -Her sister, Mrs. Dave Timmons, accompanied her Jiome. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Muir of Richmond have returned to their home after a three -weeks visit with Mj. and Mri* H. W. Bledsoe. Will and Miss Anna Kahler went to Tremont, 111., today to attend the wedding of their brother, Edwin Kahler, and Miss Rose Schur-

ter which takes place there Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kahler will reside on a farm southwest of this place. 1 Mrs. J. C. Sharrer of this place and Mrs. Nettie Kellar, granddaughter, Mis Janet Kellar; Mrs. Lydia Bennett of Winamac, and Mrs. George Washburn and daughter of Star City, left Tuesday for a southern trip. They will spend most of their time at Jacksonville and Augustine, Florida.