Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Ai Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

REMINGTON. Owing to bad weather the farmers’ institute was not held here last week. , Max McCullough of Williamsport visited relatives south of town last week. ...■ Mrs. Lillian Sharkey Was in Ft. Wayne last week studying millinery styles. Miss Gertrude Bartoo is in Chicago studying the spring millinery styles. Mrs. Geo. Stoudt was a Rensselaer business visitor irom Friday till Monday. Miss Helen Harper of Wolcott visited Mel Sigman and family here last week. MLs Grace Corah of Huntington visited her father, Wm. Corah, here last week. B. W. Hammonds, who lives north of town, is reported very sick. He is quite old. James Glass and son Benjamin of Milford, 111., were business visitors here last week. Mrs. John Fenwick was called to Hoopeston, 111., last week by the sickness of Mrs. Yarnell. Rev. BUII returned last week from Chicago, where he recently unierwent an operation. Claude Kruzan, who is now employed on The Democrat, spent Sunday here with his wife and babe. ' =»v.. John Schneider of Stewart. lowa, was here last week closing up the sale of his farm to an Illinois man. W. E. Johnston has bought the J, M. Fitzgerald property on North Ohio street, consideration $2,500. Mr. Henr,y Vogel, son of Mrs.’ Joseph Vogel, and Miss Stella Graham, daughter of Mr. afnd Mrs. James Wesley Merritt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Merritt, and Miss Myrtle Bartee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bartee, will be married next Tuesday, March 5. Will Puckett has sold his meat market to John Zimmerman, who was until ~~Tateiy engaged in the same business with Jake Hensler, to whom he sold his interest recently. 1

Harry Gilbert attended a banquet at Earl Park last Tuesday given by Dixon & Co.. to their Ford auto agents. There were 28 sub-agents in attendance and a fine five-course banquet was served. G rati am, were married at Sacred Heart Catholic church last Tuesday, Rev. Father Schmitz officiating. A reception was given the same evening at the home of the bride's parents. Congratulations. Benton Review: .Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gumm of Remington attended the golden wedding reception of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. VanAuker, Tuesday. Mr. Gumm is a nephew of Mrs. VanAuker and attended the wedding of the aged couple fifty years ago.

| McCOYSBURG. Mrs. Stultz is some better now, but still far from recovered. William Hurley' is moving to Lafayette this week, and John Woosley will move into the property vacated by him. The Washington tea party given by Mr. and Mrs. Morris of this place Thursday night, cleared up about $4, proceeds to be given for benefit of the church. Mil. Mansfield, who owns the farm occupied by John Walters, shipped in a half carload of horses and mules for his own use the coming season, he having bought tlhe farm joining him on the south, we understand. Several families are moving out of our town this week and a few moving in. Reed McCoy shipped his household goods to Monticello Saturday evening and followed them there Sunday. Mr. McCoy lias bought out a large business over there, \ we understand. The snow storm of Tuesday night and Wednesday tied up everything here. The milk train going south was nearly thirteen hours late at this place, while Gifford’s road was completely blocked and his train stalled near Bussell’s crosing. The rural route man was only able to proceed as far as Robt. Drake's place, When he was completely blocked by drifts five feet deep the width of the road.

Nate Eldridge, son of Thomas Eldridge, will move into Harvey Lowman’s property this week and Mr. and Mrs. Morris will move from the old hotel building back to Lafayette. 1 They have been staying here this summer and Mr. Morris has built a fine barn, remodeled and repainted the house and put up a windmill for the owner, Mr. Price of Lafayette. It will be remembered that- the hotel was part of The Alf McCoy estate. Mr. Price bought the farm over a year ago and has made a fine place of it. He wIH put in about four carloads of tile this spring and the farm will be occupied by a Mr. Gorman.

I MT. AYR. j ‘ ™ 1 1 — j—(From the Pilot.) Mr. and Mrs. Sam Guthrie spent Sunday at Harry Elijah’s. Lemmie Hickman and wife visited with Jasper Wright’s Sunday. Attorney Perrigo of Watseka visited over Sunday with his brother Gene D T. Nay is no better and he has sent word for the children to come home. Epoch Richeson left Wednesday for Sanborn, 1nd.,,.t0 join David Guthrie on a dredge 1 boat. Mrs. Ed Brown returned to her new home near Wheatfield Monday afternoon. She Was accompanied by Al Brown.

Mr. and Mrs. David Deardurff, Fletcher Dirst and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dirst were guests of John Wolf and family Sunday. David Helmuth and family left Tuesday for White Cloud, Mich., Where his wife’s father, Jacob Kaufman, is very low with paralysis. Misses Leta and Lela Lyons of Rensselaer, who have been visiting Mrs. Edith Hardy for a few days, returned borne the first of the week. Death came to Mrs. John Baker at eight o’clock Saturday morning. Nearly all winter she has been failing, having cancer of the stomach, and not being able to eat anything. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have lived in town for a number of years and are well liked and respected citizens. The funeral was held at the home Monday morning at ten o’clock, and burial at North Star cemetery. Rev. B. F. Clifton officiating.

) GOODLAND j " (From the Herald.l L. L. Reed was. up from Indianapolis the first of the week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wnr.. Williams Tuesday night. Miss 'Anna Ploufz ■—-visited with relatives at Remington last Friday. Roy Rich was down from Chicago over Sunday the guest of home folks. Mrs. Clyde Parson® came up from Indianapolis Tuesday evening for a visiit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jj,. T. Hameton. Mrs. Harry Butler came up from Churubusco, Ind., last Thursday evening to be at the 'bedside of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry Butler. The east smoke stack at the Goodland Grain Company’s elevator was blown down by the strong wind Wednesday morning about nine o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hat Mavity of Geneva, Ind., visited here over Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter and fam- , ily. The Misses Bessie and Clara Get--1 tin « visited with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Getting at 'Montlcesilo. Mr. Getting will hold a sale at has home on the last day of this month and' will move to Monticello.

FRANCES VILLE. (From the Tribune.) ■Miss Ona Stiller went to Rensselaer Sunday evening. Squire Bussell was over from Hanging Grove Tuesday. Mrs. Claude Reprogle from Michigan City is visiting here. Miss Anna Kahler is home from Illinois, where she made an extended visit with relatives.

. f - Harvey Deihl was oyer from Elmwood, 111., Saturday, where he recently moved from this place. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maxwell came from Hiram, Ohio, Thursday evening to visit -their parents here. J. C. Spence from Ft. Scott, Kan., is the guest of his brother, T. M. Spence,- south of town, whom he had not seen for 25 years. Jacob C. Malchow last week sold his residence property and one lot in the east part of town to Fred T. Garling, the consideration being $1,600 cash. Father Pratt of Kokomo will give a lecture at Myers Opera House Monday; evening, March 11, at which time he will explain subjects of Catholicity about which the public is often seeking inforr&ation. The proceeds of-the lecture will be added to a new church fund, that has been accumulating for some time. ~' " Charles Slusser, who had been employed as a pharmacist at the Blue Front drug store for the past year, resigned his position last week and moved •to Zionsville, where he has taken similar employment. Mr. Slusser was a congenial business man and his many friends regretted to eee him leave. The change put his family closer to their relatives who mostly reside at Lebanon.

W. S. Bridges of Chicago was here last week investigating the pension claim of Mrs. Matilda Ma-, son. She is asking an equal divi-1 sion of the pension of Joseph Mason, formerly, her husband. He is now living at the Soldiers’ Home' in Danville, having deserted her 2 4 years ago while they were living in Gillant tp. He was present during the hearing, brought in a couple of professional witnesses, but did not succeed in shaking the confidence of the examiner as to the right of the woman he deserted to share in his pension which will entitle her to sls per month. Atty. H. A. Arnes represented Mrs. Mason and H. W. Worden of Lapoi'te defended -Mr. Mason in the case. Mr. Worden is the attorney who,appeared for Ray Lamphere in the celebrated Gunness affair. Mrs. Mason is the aged lady who hals lived at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swisher for several years.

—i : 1 — | MEDARYVILLE. | t i i 1 i—(From the Advertiser.) Frank Hart of Demotte was a business visitor last Thursday. Mrs. Minnie Kessinger visited relatives at Renbselaer last week. Milard Prevo is here from Chicago this week, visiting his relatives. Messrs. Chas. H. Guild and. Geo. D. Prevo transacted business in Gibhon City, 111., Thursday. Dr. Solt and wife of San Pierre were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Hackley last Sunday. Miss MabeL Jones returned to her home at Rensselaer after visitng several weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Reeves. Mrs. J. W. Boles of Backwater, Mo., is the guest of Rev. E. Brenion and family since Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Baughman ind! little daughter visited with the former’s brother, Frank D. Baugh-' man and family at Royal Center! from Sunday to Tuesday evening. I Thousands of railroad ties (4 9 1 e.ar loads in four weeks, we are informed) have been shipped from this place in the last few weeks, 1 and judging from the supply that is still on the ground, there will be that many more. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King, who about a year ago moved onto a farm near Rensselaer, have removed to their own farm west of town this week. Mr. King has besides this rented forty acres of land, belonging'to J. H. Faulkner, which he will farm in conjunction with his own. They will live on the rented forty. We heartily welcome them back. William Weisjohn, a young man and a relative of the Kroft and John Miller families, died of consumption at Colorado Springs. The remains were shipped and were expected to arrive here last Monday evening, buf’did not get here until Thursday morning, on the belated passenger train. Hita funeral was held yesterday from the German Lutheran-Evangelical church in Cass tp., Rev. E. Breplon officiating, with interment in the cemetery- near the church.

WOLCOTT. ) (From the Enterprise.) 1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook and children went to Fulton Saturday to visit relatives. Perman Mattox left Tuesday morning for Valparaiso where he wilil take a three months Normal course. > a - Andy Arrick went to Lafayette Saturday to visit Ihis daughters, Mrs. Vesta Zimmerman and Mrs! Waring. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Overy and Mr. and Mrs. Patsey Graham went to Remington Monday evening to visit relatives. Mrs. Ora Spencer and mother, Mrs. Bolder, went to St. Anne, 111. Saturday to visit Mrs. Spencer’s sister, Mu?. George Reed. Miss Laura Hlnchman of Huntington, W. Va„ who has been visit-

ing her uhcle, William Hinchman, since August, returned home Saturday. Wm. Winters and son Roe went to Milfdrd, 111., to visit Mr. Winters’-- mother and sister. Winters returned home Sunday evening, Roe going bo Terre Haute to visit relatives. David Hatcliff, a well known citizen of West Point tp., died at his home south of Wolcott Friday, Feb. 16, aged 86 years. Mr. Hatcliff had been a resident of the township since 1865, coming here from Oswego county, New York. The funeral was held from his late home Monday forenoon and interment made in West Point cemetery. Dr. and Mxs. J. H. Smith returned Monday from Paris, 111., where they have been at the bedside of .the Doctor’s mother, who died Tuesday at her residence on East Washington street. Mrs. Dr. Thos. Smith was born Jan. 3, 1826, was 6,6 years years, 1 month and 10 days old at the time of her death. She claimed the distinction of be- | ing the second child born in Paris, | 111. She is survived by six child--1 ren, all of whom were at her bedside. Funeral services were held i from the residence of Henry Crede ; Thursday afternoon.'

| LEE. | L. M. Jacks and Obe Noland buzzed wood Tuesday. Cecil Randeil visited here over Sunday with Hollis Jacks. ‘ Mrs. Mary Ann Smith visited her brother, David Culp, and family a few days this week. Mrs. Harry Rishldng and children of near Monticello visited David Culp and wife Monday night and Tuesday. . Mrs. IdUL who has been visitng relatives in Madison the past two months, returned home Saturday. Korah Eldridge did not move into the Gilmore house as was stated, but changed his mind and moved into the former Ira Crane house near Monon. Mrs. C. A. Holeman was called to Monticello last week on account of her son George’s little girl Mable being sick, but she Is better now. James Anderson had another bad spell Saturday night, but he is better again now. (Too late for Saturday issue.) Last Saturday evening the E. W. Maxwell house near* the church caught fire from a defective flue and burned to the groiind, the neighbors helped them get almost j all of their household goods out on the lower floor but everything 1 upstairs burned. The family living there was Leonard Widner’s. He 1 makes a living by working by the i day for hi.-» wife and four small l children, A purse of S3O was i made up for them and the neigh- , bors moved their goods in the house ion the M. Croft farm just north of here and they are now living there.