Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

tflT Itc ni of Interest JI from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

FOUR CORNERS.

The past week has been a busy one for the farmers of this section. The Marble dredge which was burned a few weeks ago, is being replaced with a" new one. F. G. Barnard came up to look after his land interests the last of the week. Orville Fisher and Henry Gulbransen both lost a horse last week with spasmodic colic. Henry Meyers was superintending the placing of a monument to the memory of his wife and infants in the Wheatfield cemetery this week. John Pinter of Wheatfield who has been at death's door for several months, is now in the care of two trained nurses and there were three doctors with him Saturday. ■ ■■■; Geo. Wesner, who was injured by a buggy striking him, is now able to come down town. On account of his advanced age his recovery has been slow. He is now past 80 years of age.

MILROY.

—I 1— W. I. Bivans was in Lee Tuesday. Miss Belle Southard was in Rensselaer Saturday. Wm. Chapman’s spent Sunday with Lon Wood’s. Born, May 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer iGlmore, a son. MSss Ara Griswold is attending school at Terre Haute. Mrs. Mary Johnson spent the week with Mrs. Thos. Johnson. Greer Bunnell and family spent Sunday with Thos. Vance Spencer left Saturday for a trip, going first to Chicago. Miss Belle Southard spent Saturday night with Geo. Foulks’. Roy Culp and Earl Foulks attended church Sunday evening. Mrs. Anna Chapman spent last week with her son Wm. and family. Albert Wood, who has been Visit-, ing home friends, left Saturday for Chicago. Thos. Johnson, who is working on the Gifford railroad, spent Sunday at home.

Glen McKinley came home from Fairmont Thursday, where he has been in school. Gladys and Blossom Grouns called on Mr. Abersoll’s daughters Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks and Belle Southard took dinner Sunday with Ed McKinley’s. Earl Foulks came home Friday from Valparaiso, where he has been in school since the holidays. Rev. C. B. Whittaker, a teacher in the Fairmont Wesleyan Methodist ■school, will be here Sunday and assist Rev. F. A. . Morrow with preaching services after Sunday school about 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. He will also conduct a series of meeting beginning this Sunday evening. All invited.

LEE.

Morris Jacks made a business trip to Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore spent last week here with her son Elmer and family. W. L. Stiers and family went from church Sunday to Frank Eldridge's for dinner. Clayton Mellender of near Francesville visited Saturday night and Sunday with J. H. Culp and family. Mrs. Ida Lewis and daughter Verda visited her daughter, Mrs. Orval Holeman, in Rensselaer, Saturday. Mrs. Grace Osborne of Chicago visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stiers, a few days during the past week. Miss Nellie Vanderver of Indianapolis, and Mists Cassie Holeman ot Monticello visited relatives and friends here during the past week. Alvin Clark and family and Chas. McCashen and family attended the funeral of the former’s father, Holdridge Clark, in Rensselaer Sunday. Miss Martha Clark, who was elected president of the Epworth League, has gone away to school and Mrs. May Jacks w’as elected president Sunday evening in her stead.

TEFFT.

Dr. W. J. Solt has purchased a new automobile. Under the new pension law, Roert Hall got his pension increased

fr»m sl2 a month to $25 a month. Miss Marie Maloney went to Valparaiso Monday to take a twelve weeks course in the Business College at that place. -Mrs. Luther Albin and daughter ■ Grace went to Chicago Friday even- ! ing to see Mae Albin, who is dan- ’ gerously ill with measles. One day last week while on her way oyer to Jasper county, Mrs. L. Burrows' horses became frightened. Mrs. Burrows was thrown out of the buggy and received a sprained wrist and several severe bruises. Miss Maggie B.ehles. who had been failing for a long time with consumption. died Friday, May 24. The funeral services were conducted in the Catholic church at Wheatfield, and burial made in the Catholic cemetery at that place.

| BAUM'S BRJDGE. Mr. Dowd of near Malden was in this vicinity Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Austin White of Hebron spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. George is preparing ground for a large field of flax on the Wray ranch this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bush and Misses Maud Smith and Mamie Arndt spent Sunday with the Clark family. Miss Mamie Arndt who has been visiting with friends in these parts the past week, returned to her home in Lafayette Monday.

FRANCESVILLE.

(From Che Tribune.j Waldo Garrigues is the guest of relatives in Lafayette this week. Parmer Wells was here from Indianapolis on business several days this week. Lee Hanna of Chicago was here a part of this week, the guest of Joseph Hill. W. C. Calvert came down from Chicago Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Mrs. L. W. Hubbell went to Chicago Saturday where she Will visit her son and daughter. Misses Laura and Ethel Pike went to Valparaiso Monday where they will attend school. Mrs. Nettie Jones of Bay City, Mich., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs, John Hudgens Saturday. Miss Ethel Hewitt returned from a several days visit with relatives in Remington Tuesday morning. Joseph Lehman of Matamora, 111., has been here for several days visiting with relatives hereabout. Mrs. Wm. C. Myers, daughter Eva and son Willard went to Washington, Ind., Thursday to visit relatives. Charles Hill of Strawn, 111., was here the first of the week visiting with Joseph Hill and Mrs, James Hill and family. Miss Opal Kistler, who was the guest of Miss Anne Fitzpatrick, a part of this week, returned home Monday evening. Miss Kistler leaves next week for New York where she will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hudgens of Kokomo and Mrs. Jane Moon of Logansport came Saturday evening and visited until Tuesday with the former’s mother and brother, Mrs. Lucy Hudgens and John M. Hudgens. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weltzin and Mr. and Mrk. C. C. Westphal went to Attica Saturday where the women are taking treatment at the mineral springs for rheumatism. The gentlemen returned from there Monday evening. A lunacy commission consisting of Squire Calvin Coppess, Drs. Hackley and Linton of Medaryville and Dr. Solt of San Pierre, after having examined James 1 Smolek, nehr the latter place Tuesday of last week, deemed it. advisable that he be sent to the Longcliff asylum. Mr. Smolek is past 61 years of age. He was taken to the asylum by Charles Swisher of this place, Thursday.

FAIR OAKS.

Mrs. Al Moore was up again Tuesday from Lafayette on business. John Cooper still remains about the saine. Mrs. Shehein arid daughter of came Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs. Pearl Kight went to Chicago Wednesday to see her physician, Walter McConnell had a lot of cement walks built about his* premises last week. Allen Kight and wife of Lafayette came Wednesday to visit relatives a few days. Cal Burroughs, our blacksmith, is laid up with something like a carbuncle on one of his knees. Mrs. J. A. Powell of Rensselaer came Sunday and attended meetings at Will Warren’s and stayed all night with her daughter. Mrs. James Clifton. We had been needing rain for several days, when on Monday night and Tuesday we got a fine shower, which will probably delay some |n planting a day or two. The baseball game played here Sunday afternoon between the Fair Oaks and the Gaff teams proved to be a very exciting game, 2 to 4 in favor of the home lads. We had several very high windy days previous to our Tuesday shower. which carried a great deal of Mr. Saw in's watermelon sand: ridge over the Monon railroad onto! another party's farm. All nature is progressing fine nowadays. Some farmers are done planting corn, while others* have considerable yet to plow and plant, and some fields are showing the rains across the fields. Chas. Wood arid Bud Hammond left here Sunday morning for Lisbon, N. D.. with his father, who will make his home with Bud, George Johnson went along and will work up there this season. Abe Bringle and wife and Mrs. Calvin But Toughs and daughter went to Rensselaer Friday of last week in the former's auto and brought home their daughter Amy, who had been attending high school. James Erwin and son of Deni otte, who had been visiting relatives in Jordan tp. and Rensselaer, while on their way home Wednesday, stopped off here to visit his cousin, F. R. Erwin, and uncle, D. L. Erwin. Mrs. Geo. Brouhard and daughter took a little walk Tuesday of about 6% miles out to the Hillis ranch to visit her son OI a day or so. George and son Frank are nowengaged in cutting saw logs over about Pleashnt Ridge. The supper given by the young ladies at the school house Saturday eve was a decided success, both socially and financially. The proceeds amounted to about S2O. It was sent to Sam Crawford, who is taking treatment in Wyoming for a tubercular trouble. Jap Wright, the ML Ayr livery man, drove up Wednesday and hitched his team to the rack in front of the postoffice. A train came along and scared them and they broke loose and with the buggy left for home. We did not learn whether there was any damage or not. Miss Edith Fuller, daughter of Mt. and Mrs. William Fuller, formerly of east of town a couple of miles, but now of Minnesota, arrived here Tuesday on No. 5 and spent the remainder of the day the guest of Amy Bringle, and then took the milk train for Parr when she will visit old friends a week or ten days.

MT. AYR.

(From the Pilot.) *"Mr. and Mrs. Janies Shindler were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shindler. Ed Harris drove to Rensselaer Monday. We went along to see the old town.Mr. and Mrs. Dillmon of Morocco canre Monday for a visit with Mrs. Moberly. Mr. Pearson of Danville. 111., was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long during the week. Scott Brenner has bought a Ford auto, it is reported he will open a garage and auto livery. The boys are having a seige on the Mauck well, , plenty of water, it will clear, then it won't clear. Mrs. Johnson and daughter.. Miss Mary, returned during the week from a visit with friends at Ligonier and other points. During Mary's absence Miss Addie Miller officiated as operator at the Mt. Ayr exchange,. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Anderson of Chicago Heights came Saturday. Mrs. Henderson remaining for a short visit with the Shriver and Barton families while Mr. Anderson went on to Richmond on business. . Charle s Snow, section. foreman, met with a painful accident Friday while unloading switch ties, fell on his foot mashing the bones. Dr. Marfin dressed the wound and Charley will hobble around for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Hufty returned Monday from a week's. outing. Mrs. H. spent her time mostly ay Rossville. Uncle John attended the grand lodge at Indianapolis and visited at Rossville and intermediate points.

IROQUOIS VALLEY,

Bethel Arnold spent Sunday with Frank Linback. Gertrude Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer Thursday... Mrs. Chas. Grant was a Rens-' selaer goer Thursday. Marguerite Daugherty spent Sun-’ day with Ethel Marlatt. ' Katie Morgenegg is working for] James Walter's in Rensselaer. Dan Hopkins and Walter Brown! called on Frank Brown Sunday. X. W. Jenkins sj>ent Monday with ins sister. .Mrs. Sam Price. Geneva Lesh of Menominie. Wis.. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Eli Arnold. Mrs. Emmet Pullins spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Landis. Bud Lewis and family spent Sun-' day with J. M. Torbet's of Pine Grove. Leo Kolhoff attended the band concert Thursday evening in Rensfeelaer. _ . Henry Ropp and family spent Sunday with Chris Morgenegg and family. Vilas Price and Amo- Deere called on Alpha and Will McElfresh Sunday. Frank Brown and Bessie McElfresh spent Sunday with Katie Morgenegg. Amos Deer of Rerrsseaelr is spending the week with his aunt, Mrs. Sam Price. “ - Geo. McElfresh and wife spent Sunday evening with W. A. Green and family. Mrs. Theo. Snow and two children spent Sunday with Mrs. Rhoda Pullins and family. Geo. Ott and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gallagher spent Sunday at the Kankakee. Barney and Meadia McKay are spending this week w’ith their grandfather, W. A. Green. Mrs. Charles Jenkins and sons are visiting friends and relatives in our locality this week. W. A. Green and family spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Fred .Schreiner and family. Fred Schreiner, the carpenter in

bur vicinity, started Monday to build an addition to Eli Arnold's house. John Schroer and wife. Frank Schroer and wife and Mark Schroer and wife spent Sunday in Wheatfield. ?. " ■■ Those who spent Sunday evening with Ethel Marlatt were Frank Brown. Will and Bessie McElfresh. Anna Richmond and Louis Zillhart.