Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Ai F umuhed by Our Regular Correspondent!

NIT Iteus of Interest Jl from Surrounding Townt Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| REMINGTON. REMINGTON railroad time table TRAINS EAST. TRAIN'S WEST. No. 331—8:51 a. m. No. 318 —736 a. m. All trains daiiv. a. B. COLEMAN', Agt. James Sheets and wife of Lafayette spent last Tuesday afternoon here. Ed Lucas has resigned his clerkship in Peck's store to engage in carpenter work. Miss Helen. Odell attended the funeral of a friend at Greencastle the first e: last week. ■ ■ ■ Emmet O'Connor has sold his Lyric moving picture theater to Marion Dillinger of Wolcott. Jce Milner and daughter of Indianapolis visited last week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Milnsr. Charges Bonner, s,»o. and daughter Callie and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Fe. Spent last Tuesday j.n Rensselaer. P- J. Lough and wife of Waynetown are visiting with their son, Fern Lough and family, at this writing.

Trustee Sheedy of Gilboa is the owner of a new Ford touring ear that he purchased of the Auto Sales Co., recently. Mrs.- A 1 Maxwell died Friday evening at her home in Logansi>ort from dropsy and the funeral services were held there last week. h- B. Elmore went to Hammond Monday to see his wife, who is at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Ed Morin, who is seriously ill. Mrs. Morion Bennett, who has been spending several days here with her parens, Mr. and Mrs; J. M. Howell, returned to her home in Sharpsville Tuesday. John Stiiz has closed a, deal whereby he becomes the possessor Of a well improved 144 acre farin near Montieeilq, where he expects to move next spring. V Emmet who has been firing on the -Monon. quit when the engine on the Hoosier Limited blew out a flue, covering himself and the engineer with ; team and hot water, just as they were entering Indianapolis ,one day last wee's. In a verdict rendered at Watseka, 111., recently Roy Day and Joseph Hubbard were declared guilty of the murder cf Melvin Bradrick. who • was killed on Sept. 18 near his home at Crescent City, and a sentence of 14 years each was passed on the defendants. The murdered man was well and favorably known here by some of our people, hence the interest taken in the case.

~~| WOLOQTT~ (From the Enterprise.) Born. to Mr. and Mrs. Tim Phebus Monday, April 15, a son. . Mm Ed. Jackson went to Rey-

nolds Tuesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. Mary Baker. Mrs. Mary Naugle and dau B htet went to Chalmers Saturday to visit Ed. Xaugle. ' . Mrs. E. B. Dil II was in Logansi>ort and North Judson on business last week. Mrs. .Minglin went to Trafalgar, Ind., Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. A. Minglin. Mr a Claude Kloudk and son went to Michigan City Wednesday for a visit with relatives and friends. Rev. Mrs. Goodacre called on Mr 9. Sam Hughes who is very ill at her home near Palestine, Monday. Mrs. Thompson of Valparaiso, who has been visiting at the home of ! • Pidwell returned home Tuesday.

Miss Nora Winters went to Kentimd Saturday evening for a visit with her; sister, Mrs. Frank Templeton. Mrs. Pugh of Bluffton, who has be; n visiting here with Mrs. E. J. DibeO and other friends, returned h j;me Saturday. Robert Dobbins, who has been spending the past week here with relatives, returned to Eldorado, 111., Monday evening. 'Mrs. Carl Ling of Hebron, Ind., "‘ho has been visiting her parents, Mr. naci Mr. J . John Warner, returned home Tuesday. Misses ( ora and Bessie Rogers returned to their home in Monon last week after spending the last six months with relatives in West Virginia.

Mrs. S. A. Plummer of Logansport who has boon visiting relatives here for the past week Went to! Montdcello Monday evening to visit relatives for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gerberich returned Saturday front a month’s trip to California. Mr. and Mrs. Gerberich report a very pleasant trip but still think that Indiana is' a little the best place. Miss Martha Watson, who has been in poor health for several months past, left. Sunday evening for Ottawa, 111., where she will take treatment at a samatarium. She was accompanied by her mother. i "

—I * I I GOODLAND —\— ; — 4(Froni tjie Herald.) L. B. Elmore, the “Hup Man,”

was over from Remington Thursday. Morton Kilgore and Henry Brook were callers in Remington. Thursday afternoon. Miss Gertrude Ellis visited with home folks at Morocco Saturday ard Sunday. ./•:/ ._ ~ ‘ . Mr i. Gamuel Mead and Mrs. Hugh Spaulding spent Monday night with friends in Reynolds. Miss Laura Johnson left last Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Brewster Hornbeck at Elgin, 111. W. H. Dowell was cal Ced to North Judson Thursday afternoon by the serious illness of his grandson. Leter Rich was home a few days the latter part of last week He is a student at Madison, Wis. J. N. Bullis of Converse, Ind.. visited here the latter part of last week with his son, J. A. and family. Miss Bessie Getting came over from Kenfland Thursday evening and will visit with Goodland friends for a few dayst Lawson Cooke, a student of the Illinois School of Pharmacy at Chicago, came home Wednesday afternoon 'for the summer vacation. Roy M. Shephard is still confined to his bed with pleurisy and reported about the same. Henry Brook is helping at the bank during Roy's absence. Fred Gilman went to his larm near Monon Tuesday and made arrangements with parties who purchased a farm adjoining his about drainage. Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson arrived Tuesday from State Center. lowa. The former purchased J. E. Carney's shoe shop and took possession Thursday. Dr. J. W. Bond, in company with Harry Little,, went to Indianapolis Stinday morning and drove home a Marion ■ touring car which was bought by the former. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monty, who have been spending the winter at Los Angeles. Cal., started for Goodland Thursday and are expected to arrive here the first of next week. Verna Wickwire, who is taking a trained nur-e course in a Chicago hospital, came to Goodland Tuesday afternoon. Miss Lau.ra Johnson, who was visiting friends in Elgin, 111., returned home with her/ ./

Henry Barton and Mrs. J. A. Bullis returned Saturday from Pectone, 111., where they were called to attend the funeral! of the former s brother, who passed away 1 hursday. Funerai. services were held Friday. Harry McGaha'n & Co. sold three automobiles last Friday. Two of them were sold to Roselawn parties, Mulder & Son and H. H. Nelson, each buying an “E. M. F.,” and M. Donahue of Fowler was delivered a Flanders “20.” » A. P. Hawn was home from Laporte over Sunday. He has sold the Rumley plowing outfit that was left out in Colorado last fall. ..Andy still has charge of the school department at the Rumley Engine Co. at Laporte and is making good. Mrs. Stephen Hamlin sold her acre tract just north of the corporation line /Monday to Mrs. Beaver, a former Goodland resident, ponsideration $3,000. Mrs. Beaver is a sister of Madison James and will move to Goodland next March. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ward returned Monday afternoon 'from Kankakee, 111., whire they have been since August. Mr. Ward is still using crutches, the result of picking Cherries last year. The Wards will remain in Goodland during the summer, but will return to Kankakee next fall.

As the congregation of the Dutch Reform Church in Good land has decided to disorganize they are offering for sale the parsonage on Jasper and Benton streets. A deal is on w hereby t.hey might sell the church building to another congregation. In attempting to alight front a ; west bound Panhandle passenger train one evening last week Earl Easterday situmbl.ed and tell on Iroquois street and received several bruised places on the right siide of his face. Ear) says the train was going about twenty-five miles an hour and that he will probably walk the next time. To date there are no new dedevelopments in the proposed 24hour -electric service. It- probably will take time to do the necessary figuring—and besides our citizens seem pretty well divided on the matter, some are of the opinion that the two half day runs is all the daylight service required in Good land—and maybe it is. This Friday morning the three new Oakland automobiles were unloaded. One is a 40 horse 5 passenger touring car, to be the property of Henry Downing over in White county, another a 30 horse Passenger touring car to be run by Morton Kilgore, the third a (ommercdal roadster, will be run by W. Galbraith, north of town

I -r-r 1 _! 1 I MT. AYR. f -i ; —* * i(From the Pilot.) . Vs, • Miller and family were visitors at Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon. They keep coming down with rash, scarletiine, and they keep getting better. The lightning, one stroke Saturday, burnt 150 feet of telephone wire on the 'Mit. Ayr exchange line near the river. The town was all torn up, and the scarlet fever cards taken down, but 'hoisted again--wise men differ, so do _ dispensers of syrup of SiQuilte. The infection in this place is of a mild form and in a short time those affected will be going to the clay pit to take a bath and tlhe till' ifellings across the vStrolic chasm. So mote it be.

\I, ' i i ‘ —-- I FRANCES \TLLE. —1- -i—------(From Che Tribune.j ‘ Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Kellr at A nib: a, April 14. a boy. Mrs. W. B. Leeson wet*. to Indianapolis Saturday to visit her son. _ ■ ' . ■ .. Mrs. Jpta Jentz and children went to Indianapolis Tuesday to visit. ' jj George Langkneeht of Lafayette. was the guest off friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Chip of Gillani visited Mr. and Mrs.' Charles Culp Sunday. J. W-h inner of Lafayette was the guest of Mr. and Mr-. W. R. Howatt this week. Mrs. Edward Mayhugh and son Harold went to Trafalgar yesterday to visit relatives. Charles Davis was here from Grand Rapids. Mich., last week, the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maxwell went to Am-bia Monday where htey will make their future home. Miss Myrtle Hudgeors went to Lafayette Tuesday evening where she will make an indefinite stay. J. C. Wilhite and daughter Geraldine of Ladoga were here over Sunday, guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Foster. Mrs. Mary W-hitringer of Coiumb us, Ind., came Monday to visit dyring the summer with her brother, Thomas Walters, of Jas pen county.

| ■' MEDARYYILLK. J (From the Advertiser.! t Charles Smith accompanied a load of stock to Indianapolis Monday. Miss Dora Gunderson ha; returned! from a protracted stay at Grand! Rapids. Mich. Squire and Mrs. Calvin Coppess sjM?nt Sunday and several days of this week with relatives at Rensselaer ■ Mrs. Henrietta Long - was here from Michigan City this week, the guest of her son, Mr. Fred W. Long and family'. Rev. Monroe Williams ahd son Char.es of South Bend. Ind.. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Coburn last week. After a week's pleasant visit with her daughter. Mrs. Eva Robinson, in Rensselaer. Mrs. Mary Rayburn has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eldridge, of Francesvillle. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gram E. Eldirdle the fore part of this week. Peter Eckert of San Pierre, who was accidently shot two weeks ago. and who has since been treated at a Chicago hospital!, is reported as improving, with a fair chance for complete recovery. Mr. Conrad Has-en died at 5 o’clock Monday morning at his home in Casa township, after suffering with cancer of the stomach for the past two years. He was unmarried and leaves a mother, two brothers and one sister. The funera cok place yesterday afternoon. Interment being made in the Medaryville cemetery. Having recieved information of the indisposition of hss father. Mr. W. S. Stevens, Mr. J. W. Stevens went to Piqua, Ohio, where the father has been visiting relatives since September of last year, and accompanied him home last Tuesday evening.’ There is nothing serious about the old gentleman's indisposition and he felt considerable better on arriving here.