Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

£TT Items of Interest Ji frc m Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

1 IROQUOIS VALLEY. — l— Green was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Joe Grooms sold a horse to Mr. Werner Monday. James Gilmore lost a valuable horse last week. Joe Grooms was a Rensselaer Saturday evening. John Polker is working for J. W. Marlatt this week. , Isaac Marlatt spent Sunday evening with Wm. Daugherty. Katie Morgenegg spent Sunday with Effie Swaim of Aix. Frank ? Brown spent Saturday evening with Leo Kolhoff. John Eiglesbach of Rensselaer was in our vicinity Monday. Wm. McElfresb called on his son George and ifamily Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Walter Brown and Dan Hopkins attended church at Aix Sunday eve. Chas. Grant and wife spent Sunday with his father west of Rensselaer. Burgess Dillon and Ed Grant of Rensselaer called on Chas. Grant Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Xewcome went to Mr. Chupp’s Tuesday to get carpet woven. Geo. McElfresh and son Edward and Frank Brown were Rensselaer goers Saturday.

Another threshing meeting was held at the Burns school house Tuesday evening. Sam Lowery and Wm. Gordon visited Sunday the vicinity where the cyclone struck. Lou McCay and family of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Wm. Green and family. Gwin & Watson’s well men were doing some repair work for Mr. Foltz in our vicinity Tuesday. Misses Jennie and Bessie MeElfresh and Walter Brown spent Sunday evening with Ethel Marlatt. Fred Schreiner, who has been doing some carpenter work in Rensselaer, returned home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Walker and granddaughter, Gladys Grottos, and M. Tudor and family spent Sunday with John Xewcome and wife. Those that spent Sunday with Ancil Potts and family were: Mrs. J. W. Marlatt and children, Chas. Reed and family and James Snedeker and family of Rensselaer.

LEE. —I 1— Mrs. W. L. Stiers has been suffering very much of late with neuralgia “Buffer” Lewis and family of Remington visited relatives here Sunday. L. M. Jacks and family visited at S. L. Johnson’s, near Monon, Sunday. MiLds Belle Southard is here this ■week with her sister, Mrs. Walter Gilmore. Miss Ethel Jacks, who is working in Rensselaer, visited her parents here over Sunday. Orval Holeman and wife of Rensselaer visited relatives here Saturday night and Sunday. Sunday was election of officers in the Sunday school. The following officers were eelcted for the coming year: SupC., Joseph Stewart; Sec., Glen Culp; Treas., Harley Clark; Organist, Miss Ethel Jordan. Mrs. C. A. Holeman, Mrs. John Osborne and John Mellender were notified Wednesday of the death at Trafalgar, Johnson county, of their sister, Mrs. Hester Pickerel. They went Thursday to attend the funeral. r^Mrs. Walter Jordan and Mrs. Ray Holeman have been spending part of the last week with their mother, Mrs. Gilmore, in Monon, who has been sick but is now better. She is able to do her light house work now. Last Saturday there were four men here from Lafayette planning to build an elevator here right away. That is just what we want. We have had the promise of one for a long time, but that is as far as it went. The amount of grain that is hauled here shows we surely need one bad enough.

SUXXYSIDE. Russell Morton is sporting a new buggy. Frank Eck was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Mrs. Boyles was a Remington goer Tuesday. Mrs. Lawrence Kellner called on Mrs. M. Cain Tuesday. Gus Butler and sister Iva have moved on the Cohen farm. John Phares and son Frank were out on Sunnyside Monday. George Eck and Elmer Standish called on Bud Cain Tuesday. Bud Cain and Lynn Toyne moved to the Loftus farm Tuesday. Charles Dluzak and wife called on M. Cain’s Sunday evening. * Carey Mitchell and Mart Cain are both down with the auto fever. Lelia and Tessie Eck called on their cousin, Grace Eck, Sunday evening. Thomas Porter and Reuben Blackman were Rensselaer goers Saturday. John Cain of Logansport “has been spending his vacation on the farm, the guest of his brother Bud. Misses Xettie and Anna Bullis left Tuesday for a week’s visit with their sister Mrs. Arthur Wortley, of Kniman.

FAIR OAKS. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Hannah Culp's Wednesday eve. Wesley Xoland of near Lee came Tuesday to visit relatives a day or so. Warren Zellers and wife of Aix visited home folks in Fair Oaks Sunday. Miss Flora Harris of Rensselaer was in our town Saturday on her way to Brook. Chas. Halleck sent away a very large shipment of nursery stock to Whiting Tuesday. Mr. Lane, who is working on the section, moved Tuesday into Mat Karr’s tenant house. Beulah Shehan of Lafayette came up and spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandfather, Isaac Kight’s. Joe Brown, Leslie Warren and Tom Fay are building an addition to Postmaster Thompson’s residence this week. Miss Pansy Bozell returned Tuesday from the southern part of the state Where she had been the past two months. Corah Dewitt has rented Tom Mallatt’s barber shop and now goes through the performance of “lather and shave ’em.”

Mrs. X. A. McKay and two younger children left the first of the week for Kirklin. to visit relatives a couple of weeks. Roy Baldwin and wife (formerly Miss Georgia Joyner) of St. Cloud, Minn., were entertained at dinner at Abe Bringle’s Sunday. Mr. Sawin has about 4 0 acres or more ground plowed to plant to watermelons. Mr. Bozell will not plant as many this year as last. The stone road being built from Enos east to connect with the gravel road running from here, is almost completed. Will finish it in about ten days.

John Cooper, whose sickness we have mentioned from time to time, is growing steadily worse. Dr. English of Rensselaer was calleo Wednesday to see him. He could not give any encouragement as to his condition. Postmaster Thompson experienced a veTy severe attack oif biliousness Saturday eve, and up to the present writing has been confined to his bed, and has been having considerable fever. Another wedding took place in Rensselaer Monday. A good old Holland dutchman, Rompke Sipkema, of northeast of town:, on the Otis ranch, and a lady from thd old country, were the participants. Best wishes to them. Farming in these parts is quite a drag this spring owing to numerous rains. It begun raining Sunday morning and kept it up until Monday eve. Most of the oats that have been sown in this vicinity have been “mudded in” and will no doubt be a light stand. Uncle John Casey has secured the agency for tho history of that awful disaster, the sinking of the Titanic, which gives the full details of the self-denial and sacrifice of those that went down with the boat. This is a chance to get the history of one of the worst disasters that has ever happened on the water. '

f WILDERNESS. j Mrs, Joseph Kosta called on Mrs John Berenda Friday afternoon, Brouhard of Fair Oaks spent Saturday!., night with Wm. Vaneleef. Raymond Ljst and George Pritchett attended church at Parr Sunday night. Mrs. Joseph Lane and daughter imcy called on Joseph kosta and family Tuesday. Mrs. Emil Herre and daughters, Hulda and Rosa, attended church Sunday morning. William Pritchett attended the dance at Parr. Saturday night and reports a good time. Miss Mary Pritchett returned to iter work in South Bend Mon dayafter visa ting with home folks. Several from this vicinity visited the places the cyclone passed through north of Parr Sunday after-1 noon. Miss Ida Hurley, who is working near Gifford, spent Sunday evening with Misses Amelia Kosta and Deva Hurley. Those that spent last Friday- evening with Harry and Agnes Thomas were Gecrge, William and Mary Pritchett Raymond List. Wm. Vanoleef. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shindler, Deva Hurley and Mollie Kosta. All enjoyed . a fine ; time.

j NORTHWEST CARPENTER, j Peter Xafziger was a Goodland goer Monday. t George Hudson called on Russel Morton Monday » Miss Theresa Eck, called on Peter Nafziger's Monday. Grace Cain callfd, an Mrs. Lillie Medwcrth Sunday. Frank Eck went to Rensselaer Monday on business. Iva Blake is on the sick list, hut is reported better. Maude Hudson called on Sylvia Keene Tuesday evening. Mrs. Peter Xafziger is having papering done this week. Russel Morton called on George J Hudson Tuesday evening. Mrs. George Putt visited John Putt's Tuesday afternoon. George Eck and Elmer Standish were Goodland goers Tuesday. Will Cain and son Emmet called on P. C. Pick’s Wednesday. Russel Morton and Frank Turner were Goodland goers Tuesday. George Eck and Elmer Standish took cattle to pasture Tuesday. Misses Lei a and Theresa Eck called on Grace Cain Sunday evening. Mrs. Will Michaels and'son Ray were visiting in this vicinity Tuesday. Gus Butler and sister are working for Henry Deno on Sunnyside farm. John Kelly of Monon visited over night with John l T lm and family Tuesday. Wednesday was the first day of May. Planting com will he the order of the day. Cha-\ Cain and family spent over night Monday with Orval Putt and family of Mt. Ayr. Dan Blake and Omar Spaul were Goodland goers Tuesday. The latter purchased a new corn planter.

EAST JORDAN. -I : -1— Hugh Iliff called on Leonard Bice Monday. FVank Nisius called on James Neff Sunday. Frank Nisius was a Remington goer Tuesday. John Shide called on George Wenrick Sunday. Noah Wenrick called on Joseph Sigman Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Roy were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Theo. Roy called on Miss Opal Waymire Sunday evening. Mary Bice and mother were Remington goers Tuesday. * George Peters, who had the mumps, is able to be out again. Toqa Stein and George Wenrick called on the Toben boys Monday. Peter Lucas and Ves Criswell were Rensselaer goers Sunday night. Theo. Roy and Miss Opal Waymire were Remington visitors Friday night. Raymond, Roy and Opal Waymire attended the dance Saturday Sight

Mr. and Mrs. Mell Sigman visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe :Sigman, Tuesday. . . j Mary Bice and Edith Wenrick cal! J on Misses Orva and Letta Lanham Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mell Sigman of near Wolcott visited Mr. Criswell and family Wednesday. , Several of the > l oung people of this vicinity attended the dance at Mr. Reed's Wednesday night. 1 Harry Cecil and Hazel Shumaker* were visitors of Torn and Mary Stein Saturday night and Sunday. Michael Kanne and Peter Amberson were out Looking at the latter’s places where Mr. Wen rick and Mr. Marquie live, Tuesday. Oscar Poquette, Sylvanus Marquie, Ida Bartoo and Vern Bice spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mary and Leonard Bioe. Mrs. John Shide spent Saturday with Mr, and Mrs. Pete Shide. Their' daughter Margaret, who has sick for several weeks, is able to' he up at this writing. Miss Zoie Marquie, who has been' visiting relatives in Illinois, came home Friday. Mrs. Lucy Lanie' accompanied her homte to visit her mother Mrs. Marquie, and * other relatives. j Ezra, the little two-year-old son Mr. and • Mrs. Dennis Marquie. j with a very bad accident while' Playing about the horse tank Tues-' hay. fie fell into the tank and! was almost drowned when his; mother found him. It was thought j for some time that he could not; s nrv ive. but ; he is get ti n g a lon gi. nicely at present, Buy your envelopes, of The Democrat, .either blank or 1 printed, whichever you desire. A fine XXX 6% b yffiess envelope for only 5c P^ r * iPsfcp 26; six packages for a quarter.

Buttermakers' Attention! Another big shipment of 54,000 of those, genuine parchment butter wrappers just reeieved at the Democrat Office. We sell them in any quantity desired, newly printed or blank. This is the only "proper way for handling butter, and if once you use parchment wrappers ,and see the advantages derived therefrom besides the better prke that the store keeper will pay you for butter put up in this style, you will never do without them again, A Deep One. “Gosh all hemlock!” exclaimed the first farmer; “ain’t yer struck water yet? How deep hev ye gone?” “ ’Bout a hundred feet,” replied the other placidly. “An’ ain’t ye discouraged?” “Oh! I dunno! I can’t say I ain’t gittin’ a long well.” —Catholic Standard and Times. ' Giving Her Away. “I don’t feel a bit older than I did 40 years ago,” he declared. “Don’t go around making such a silly boast,” his wife begged. ‘T have told several of my friends that you are only five years older than I am’’ A Plausible Explanation. “Why do they call Washington the city of magnificent distances?” “Because,” answered the disappointed office seeker, “it is such a long way between what you go after and what you get” A Prophetic Profit. Pharaoh had Just dreamed of the seven full and the seven blasted ears of corn. n “You are going to Invent a new kind of breakfast food,” Interpreted Joseph. —Judge. I Bad Air and Incubation. The atmosphere of a cellar where vegetable are kept is not fit for an Incubator. The air, according to Poplar Mechanics, Is charged with carbenic gas, which is fatal to young chicks.