Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

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<T[ Itc-ni of Interes jJ from Surrounding Towru Tersely Told Chronicling the-Hap-penings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

“ | MEDARYVILLE. } — 1— (From the Advertiser.) Charles Hanse-U. of Lafayette, arrived here Wednesday evening for a short visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Layman have moved into the W. H- Tilton property south of the school house. Abell, of Fair Oaks, was shaking hands with friends here several days last and this week. The Misses Rhena and Nina Aerj ■of Winamac are the guests of '.heir sister. Mrs. Grant Eld.dge. and husband. L. W. Hubbell and daughter. Miss Nettie, came up from Francesville Friday evening for a short visit with friends here. Mrs. F. M. Reed and daughter. Miss Nettie, visited their son and brother, John AV. Reed, and fatpily at Indianapolis last week.

Guy Brewer, formerly of Francesville. was acquitted of the charge of” enticing girls to their ruin by the Federal court in Indianapolis, Gillam township commencement exercises will be held Wednesday 1 evening June 12. there being a class o; fourteen graduates, the largest the township has ever had. Mr. and Mrs. John Walden and Jesse Noggle arrived from Fitzgerald. Ga, last Friday for a visit of indefinite length Mr. Walden is but a wreck of his former self, having suffered several paralytic strokes since he was here last, about two tears ago. Mrs, Salem Long returned Thursday evening from St. Louis, where she went last Monday to select one of the little orphan girls at the Christian orphan’s home at that city: She brought back with her a three year old girl who hereafter will call Salem and Mrs. Long papa and mamma. Fred McGee. 21 years -old. who had been pulling stumps on the Weaver farm southwest of Francesville. had both legs broken Monday afternoon. The horses started off too suddenly which made the chain slip off the stump, causing the lever to fly back with terrific force striking Fred across both legs just below the knees and breaking both limbs. He was taken to St. Elizabeth's hospital at Lafayette for treatment.

I FRANCESVILLE. • . I i I —■ . (From the Tribune.j Miss Bessie Thrasher was the guest of Medaryville friends Thursday. ' M. H. Rice left Sunday morning; for St. Paul after a brief visit at j home. *-*• C. WiKiams and son Leland of Hoopeston were here Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Maxwell were the guests ,of relatives at Reynolds Sunday. Mrs. Wilson * Timmons returned from Frankfort Monday evening after a two week’s visit. Harry J. Myers was home from Notre Dame university a few days of last week returning there Sunday. Miss Florence Hollett has returned from Frankfort, where she was the guest of relatives for several days. 1 . Charles Swisher took Miss Anna Alt to Logansport Friday where she was placed in the asylum for the insane. The girl has been feebleminded since infancy and lately became so violent that her committment to the institution was necessary for the safety of the members of the family.

Postmaster Calvin Myers went to Lafayette Saturday where he is a patient in St. Elizabeth’s hospital for treatment for his eyes which have been troubling him more or less for a long time. About a week ago they became suddenly worse and he may have to resort to an operation to save them. ( One of the tenant houses on the Gifford ranch northwest of Francesville, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Montie Mansfield, burned last Friday. The cause of the fire was a defective chimney, possibly made so by the recent wind storm that passed over that vicinity two weeks ago. They saved only a, part of their goods, but were fortunate enough to have insurance on Che part that was lost. Norman E. Berry, special state agent for the Aetna Fire

Insurance company was here yestreday and, paid their claim, which was S3OO. The insurance was written ,in ‘ the Fitzpatrick agency in January. . -

I WOLCOTT. | ■ i ~ ~ ! s —■ ’—• (From the Enterprise.) Miss Frances Farney went to Bluffton Thursday to jfisit relatives. Mrs. -A. L. Musselman went to Lucetta. to visit relatives. , ■ i Mrs, Baker of Rensselaer is visiting her daughter. Mrs. C. T. Boicourt. .' '■ ■ . u,,’, w - ; Mr. and Mrs. Sells of Foresman came Wednesday . evening to visit relatives. Miss Pearl Hartley went to Remington Monday for a few days visit With friend-. . Mrs. Richard Burke went to Reynolds Thursday to. visit her .-ister, Mrs. Frank Noviskie. Mrs. Daniels of. London. England, and . Miss Hazel Daw-on spent Thursday with Mrs. Goodacre. Mrs. Wm. Little and Mrs. Gilbert or Remington were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Watson Thursday.

Miss Mabel? Kinsel of Remington who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kinsel, returned bomb Monday evening. Mrs. J. H. Spohr and Miss Margery Meser of Wabash came Saturday to visit their sister. Miss Grace Spencer. Miss Naugle of Lafayette, who has been nursing Mrs. Nannie Dye the past three weeks, returned to her home Saturday. Miss \\ innie McFarland, who has been spending a few days with Miss Edna Wheeler, returned to Remington Tuesday evening. Mr. Lewis Jones and Miss Grace Mattox were quietly married Saturday afternoon at the home of Rev. McCorkle, pastor of the Baptist church at Monticello. After the ceremony they antoed to Lafayette and visited friends. They will make their home on the farm south of Wolcott, owned by the groom’s mother.

1 GOODLAND -1 (From the Herald.) Frank Morton returned Tuesday f rom Rensselaer. Dr. K. Clymer has a new Ford Commercial roadster. Dr. M. L. Humston went to Indinaapolis Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Stack went to Chicago Wednesday morning. Mrs.,.. D. R. Harper left Monday for a short visit with relatives at Muncie. W. H. Gilman is driving a new 5-passenger 40 horse power Oakland touring car. Miss Lottie Kitt went to Brook Tuesday to visit Mrs. Fred Snyder and. other friends.

Vera Spinney visited with Remington friends from Saturday night until Tuesday evening. W. E. Rich and Carl Tedford autoed over to Lafayette Wednesday in the former's E. M. F. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bogan went to Lafayette Saturday evening for a visit with the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bogan. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Childers came to Good land Saturday to make their summer home. That evening they went to Remington to spend Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Schuyler Michael and little daughter Myrtle and Mrs. Wm. Patrick went to Momence, 111., Tuesday morning for a visit with relatives of the former.

John Dexter, wtho has recently returned from Holland, went to Harvey, Ill'., Saturday where he will •pend a few days with his friesd, John Kiken and tell him about the visit across the pond. Inspector J. W. Oswald reports that one hundred and sixty-eight Voters registered last Thursday. 438 voters voted in Grant township in 1910, which shows that over onethird registered and at that rate hM of them will get in before the November election. Frank Stombaugh met with a very painful accident Tuesday evening while helping move Dr. Kennedy’s house. The turn was being made onto the lot on Mill street when a bar that was used to twist some wire tight to hold two beams together broke, and Frank was working too close, the end of the

bar, hit him on the left side of the face cutting an ugly gash on the left side of his no.-e. Trustee Garret Mead is feeling "mighty’’ proud. Each year the board of education of Benton county ■presents' the Sth' grade graduate making] the highest 'average a leath-er-jboun'd book ot poems. This year Miss Grace Barraway. a Union tp, girl received the book, getting an average of 96. Another Union tp, student, Miss Olive Thompson, received 93. tieihg two other graduate- in the county for second pllace. Roy Rich came home Sunday and enjoyed a part of his vacation here with home folks. He has just enjoyed a promotion, now being the manager of the Claim Adjustment department of the Freidman Mfg. Co, of Chicago This week he left for. Crawfordsville where he will shake hands with his many college friends at Wabash. Frqm there he contemplates making a trip to Indianapolis and seeing the town with his friend. James E. Babcock, who is a student there in the Indiana Law School. ■ ’ - •

| MT. AYR. j (From the Pilot.) Mr. and Mrs. George Corbin enter’aim d his brother during the week. Mrs. Martin spent a section of the week with friends at Joliet, going Sunday. returning Wednesday. George Smith moved? from the John Brooks hou-e to the Brunton farm during the week—he will work for Luther. \ Mrs. Meharry. who went down to Longcliff last week to see Clarence, brings back word that he is in no wise improving. , A bunch, composed of A. J. Huffy. James Davis. Charles Snow. Oscar and Erney Schanlaub. went to Kniman and Wheatfield Saturday with the intention of going to Dunn's siding Sunday to fisn. They got rained in and pumped 'or home Monday.

REMINGTON. Mrs. C. D. Parks and little daughter of Lafayette visited here last week. Miss Amy Camden of Veedersburg \isited relatives in this vicinity last week. Dr. Rainier attended a meeting of the state board of health in Indianapolis last week. Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Luckey are visiting their daughter. Mrs. M. B. Graham and family near Windfall Dean Courtright left last Wednesday for an extended visit in Brook, Chicago Heights and Valparaiso. Miss Ruth Stoudt is visiting the family of F. E. Babcock in Rensselaer this week and taking in the high school functions. Mrs. W. T. Elmore was notified last Wednesday of the death of her sisiter. Mrs. Dr. Blanchard, who died in a Chicago hospital following ar operation.

Philip Knochel was called to Latta, 0., last week by the critical condition of his son Gus who was suffering from appendicitis and was later operated on in a Ft. Wayne hospital, where he is now getting a’ong nicely. The Panhandle railroad company, through the efforts of the ladies of the local federated clubs, who will assist in the good work, has sodded the ground north of the depot along their right-of-way, and flowers will be planted thereon and the sward kept in nice condition. 1 The joint commencement of the Remington and Carpenter tip. schools was' held at the M. E. church Friday evening, address by Dr. Christman of t ßerea, Ohio. Adrian Foster and Dorothy Flint were the only graduates from the. Remington schools, While there were five from the township—Edna Christensen, Marguerite Cum mo ns, Maude Hudson, Eunice Dickinson and Isabette Farrell.