Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A» Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

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

BAUM’S BRIDGE.

Sam Gray of Porter county spent Sunday in, these parts. * Orph Lyons and daughter Lola and friend attended church here Sunday. 'Now. who is going to dispute the wisdom of the groundhog, vre’d like to know? Wm. Muffley and George Beemer ■were in the vicinity of Demotte Saturday on business. R. H. Morehouse and George Bancroft' made a business trip to Blue Island Thursday. .Ed Slherman and wife and John Cunningham and family have moved to a place near Demotte. Elmer Bush had the misfortune of getting his foot badly injured last week while hauling telephone poles. Austin White is moving to the Zeri Miller property at Baum’s Bridge which he purchased a short time ago. If you haven’t moved yet you had better get busy. Moving in these parts is the latest craze. The’ continual stream of movers reminds one of the caravans in the desert, I 'Mr. and Mrs. Jason Frye and non of Spokane, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bush and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bush, Wm. Muffley and Gerald Tipton were callers at the Vandercar residence Sunday afternoon.

There is no more beneficial aid to civilization than a telephone, and as a new line is now in progress, all who do not acquire a proper quantity of civilization will be sorry when the powder mill explodes. The Aetna Powder company will begin work in a few days to erect a building on what was known as the east end of the Northern Indiana Land Co. ranch.

fAir oaks.

Health is still pretty good in our neck of the woods. Mrs. A. M. Bringle was slightly on the sick list this week. Sharps Handley and Floyd Cox got moved out onto the Hampton farm Tuesday. Sherman Richards and son of Rensselaer were in Fair Oaks Tuesday, prospecting. Rev. Downey fills his regular appointment in the M. E. church Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Lawrence Halleck and Tom Johnson hauled hay a couple days last week for the mail man. Chas. Manderville came home from Kentland a few days ago to pay his aged mother a visit.

Chas. Halleck got an a good sized shipment of empty barrels a few days ago, to pack and ship his apples in. Walter McConnell and fAmflv visited with Dr. Fyfe and family from Saturday until Wednesday at Wheatfield. Miss Lorene Warren of Rensselaer visited with her aunt Mrs. Peter Wood, Saturday and Sunday, on the Lawler ranch. Postmaster Thompson has so far recovered as to be able to be at his post of duty again, although he is quite lame yet. Chas. Fay and Earl Williams went to Chicago Monday to see a party about getting possession of a farm they have rented. •Mrs. John \Vhite of Demptte came down Tuesday and rented her property which Sharps Handley vacated, to Uncle Dave Winslow. G. H. Hillis is having a carload of lumber unloaded and hauled out onto a farm he owns west of here to build a house and barn. James Clifton will be one of the carpenters.

Leslie Warren was the next lucky nimrod. Tuesday in company with another party he started out on a wolf hunt and long before the day was over succeeded in bring down a large timber wolf, not far from town. The news came here Tuesday that a Monon boy riding in the vestibule between the baggage and mail car, was crushed to death at Roselawn wjiile pearing out to see another passing train. The engine slacked up and caught him. Reuben Noland, son of Mrs. James Noland, who has been living with his fatnily“at Zion City for several years, owing to the fact that work

is so very, scare up there, moved down here last week. They live in the house with, his mother. The mother of Douglas Carpenter, who came ‘here last spring from Lafayette and occupied the Moore property south of town, died Tuesday morning at the ripe age of 89. The remains were taken to Roachdale Wednesday, her old home, for interment. Grandma Nelson of Brookston came up Saturday to visit her daughter. Mrs. Cottingham, and on Monday went with Mr. and Mrs. Cottingham to Danville to see the great-granddaughter and also to celebrate their son Will’s birthday anniversary.

Chas. Wood, who returned from North Dakota a couple months ago and who has been staying at home the greater part of the time since, went to Lafayette Saturday to work in a machine shop until harvest, When he will return to North Dakota again. Mr. Teach, the gravel road man, who has been building stone and gravel roads in this vicinity and Enos the past two years, and Wintered up near Bas.- Lake', arrived here Monday- on his way down to look after his job which is not completed. He stopped in Fair Oaks a few days. Mr. Born, one of our station agents, who has been here the past year, has decided to move over to Conrad on the Indiana Harbor R. R., to take charge of the station there. His salary will be considerably larger there than here. We regret to learn of the fact as they are surely well thought of and fine Iteople.

The snow which fell Sunday night and Monday has been disappearing pretty rapidly “since. We have been getting a pretty heavy snowstorm about once a week for several weeks, and at this time there is lots of the first blizazrd - snow on the ground yet. We have just about decided not to see any spring signs —just going to let ’er come this time without signs. Surprises are becoming very numerous in these parts nowadays. Even Ray Haste popped up and sprung a surprise, as did Uncle Dave Winslow. Miss Iva Gusta of the Otis ranch was the other participant in the affair. Ray is one of our most estimable young men. He is the eldest son of Mrs. Wm. Geary, and is of excellent habits and a straight forward honest boy. The bride, although practically a stranger to the greater number of our people, comes held in just as high esteem as Ray, and they will no doubt establish a model home. We join in wishing them an abundance of success in their life. The marriage took place at Rensselaer Saturday.

LEE.

z' ~~~~~~~~~ . J. H. Culp bought two colts Tuesday. Rev. Kuonen is holding a series of meetings here this week. Two of Mrs. Ida Lewis’ sisters from Madison made her a short visit here last week. Orval Holeman and wife of Rensselaer made a couple of days visit here.the first of the week. tncle David Culp had a spell of indigestion and the doctor was called again, bu*t he is improving now. The Ladies’ Home Missionary met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. S. M. Jacks. It was mite-box opening day. Alvin Clark and Charles McCashen and Elmer Gilmore and their families' took dinner Sunday at J H Culp’s.

The engine <fn the stock train here Tuesday evening jumped the track and blocked the other trains for several hours. The Monon tp. examination will be held this Saturday at Monon. There are four rn the eighth grade from here who are going to try. Clark & Son of the hardware firm here have been remodeling the interior; of their store building which adds very much to the appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Ephram Gilmore and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foulks ° f T ? r ° non canie on the train here Wednesday morning to attend the funeral of Mr. Clark. Ethel Lewis and Roy Stiers were married Sunday. They have gone to Kankakee, 111., to make their home. The best wishes of their many friends here go with them. Several of the neighbors of Wm Brocjt went with well filled baskets to his home last Saturday evening to remind him that he had another birthday anniversary. All departed wishing him many more such happy occasions. o

The Ladies’ Aid made a canned fruit and carpet rag shower on Mrs. Widner Thursday afternoon. The family recently had so many of their things burned when the house

in which they were living was destroyed by fire a short time ago. They appreciated the things very much. • D. Z. Clark, whose sickness has beep mentioned several times in these items, died in the early morning of March 12. The funeral services were held at the home on Wednesday afternoon and interment in Osborne cemetery by the side of his wife, who preceded him to the great beyond a little more than a year ago.

IROQUOIS VALLEY.

Mrs. S. Price is on the sick list. Barney Kofhoff visited his farm Tuesday. John Williams was in Rensselaer Saturday. Flora Pullins was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Flora Pullins spent Monday with her mother. Gertie Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer’ Sunday. John jfewcome was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Philip Durant called on K. Zillhart Tuesday. Isaac Walker was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Kathryn Morgenegg is working for Mr. Linback’s. Mark Arnold spent Tuesday night with Wlil McElfresh. J. W. Marlatt spent Tuesday at his farm near Gifford. Chas. Grant helped Joe Pullins to saw wood Wednesday. Mrs. Harry Gallagher spent Sunday with Mrs. K. Zillhart. W. A. Green and daughter Luella were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Grandma Lowery, who has been very sick for some time, is some better at this writing. Ethel Marlatt attended the Valma spelling school Saturday night spent Sunday with Margaret Daugherty. Mirie Barkley and Maggie Hurley spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley. Eva and Ana Morgenegg spent Saturday night and Sunday with their, sister, Mrs. Lester Schreiner. Clara and Florence Arnold of Renselaer spent Sunday night with their cousins, Katie and Marie Arnold.

Blanche and Mars Ott, who are attending high school at Rensselaer, spent. Saturday and Sunday with home folks. K. Zillhart has finished rebuilding his shop which was destroyed by the wind storm, and is now ready for all kinds of blacksmithing. • - George McElfresh and family and Chris Morgenegg and family visited Sunday with Lester Schreiner and family southwest of Rensselaer. Geo. McElfresh, Fred and Lester Schreiner were called to Sheridan, 111.. Monday by the sudden death of their sister-in-law, Mrs. George Schreiner. Mrs. Frank Schroer, who was called to Chicago on account of the serious illness of her sister, returned home Sunday’. She reports her getting better.

MT. AYR.

(From the Pilot.) Mrs. Ben Geesa was on the sick list during the week. Mr. Randall of Clarks Hill was a guest ot E. G. Perrigo during the week. Adam Guise and Joe Long have moved into the rooms in the rear of the Lee building. Mrs. Ed Brown and daughter of Wheatfield visited with the former’s father, John Baker, this week. Frank Doty of Warsaw has been feeding at the festive board of relatives and friends in this hamlet for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long entertained at dinner in honor of Will Brown and bride. Those present: Misses Orpha Barton, Charlotte Mahan, H. Romine, George and Gilbert Brown. •Mr. Teach, the man that has contract 'for the construction of the stone roads in this township, came from Fair Oaks Tuesday and stated that as soon as weather was permissable he would commence operations. Claud Seward, ex-editor of the Pilot, packed his freight and moved to the farm, where he will stir up the hogs, pump the cows until spring arrives, then he will, plant and sow sit on the fence, watch things grow’ don’t you know. - ’

FOUR CORNERS.

John and Jesse Collins have rented the old J. D. Dunn farm and will move on same as soon as they can get possession. , v Commissioner Hershman purchased the hogs on the Barnard farm in Kankakee tp., of Mr Hixson Wednesday. ‘ Geo. Sands and his new wife are nicely located on the old Graves farm, adjoining Tefft, and will farm extensively this sumemr. Frank Fenzel has gone west thinking that there was a better chance there for a young man than in old Jasper. He’ll come back. The Tresmer sale Tuesday was well attended and what did sell so!d well. Mr. Tresmer will locate at Valparaiso, we are informed. Dr. Downie, V.JS. of North Jud-

son, is very attentive to business at Tefft and nearby points. In fact, he comes quite often in anticipation of a call. -1 John Dunn -of Kansas is quite sick at his father’s, I. D. JDunn’s, I in Kankakee tp. He came for a few weeks visit and has not been able to make the trip home. The revival Closed at Wheatfield with 40 new members. As soon as a new r location can be secured for a powder mill near Tefft, the good work will begin in that locality. It is said that more than threefourths of the Woodmen of our local camp will drop out on account of the freeze-out rates which go into effect in May next and Jan. I.' 1913. J George Turner will move from the old Benjamin Jones farm to his lately purchased property in Tefft, as soon as he can get possession. He will build a new barn and add other needed improvements.' John Pinter, the ’Wheatfield merchant who has been low with rheumatism nearly all winter, was taken to the springs Monday. His many friend,s hope that this treatment may restore him to health once more. Mrs. Dugglesby, Mrs. Sam Seegrist and son and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fisher were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hixson’s Sunday. Mrs. I Hixson is recovering from her long and severe sickness and will soon be herself again. | N, Rasmussen and F. W. Fisher were elected to attend the convention at Rensselaer today, but if the several conventions expect delegates to attend from ' the north'*townships v they will be obliged to select some' 1 other day than Saturday or call the' convention earlier in the day.