Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

BIT he n* of Ictercs JJ frem Surrounding Towns Tersely ToM Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| IJEE. —- r —! : — l— A. Jacks was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Ethel Jacks’ best fellow was here Sunday to see her. Rev. Kuonen was calling on friends here Wednesday. W. E. Culp transacted business in Rensselaer Wednesday. Clark & Son have built a porch on the front of their hardware st,ore. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlson went to Chicago Sunday on the excursion. Elzie Webb and Ray Holeman and families took dinner Sunday at Frank Overton’s. Mrs. Margaret Hoover of Monon visited several days during the week at H. C. Anderson’s. Mrs. Ella Noland’s sister and daughter, from Wabash, visited her and family during the week. The Ladies’ Aid did work Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Walter Gilmore’s, “snubbing” goosberries.' Isaac Parcels and wife of near Renssealer visited Saturday night and Sunday at Simon Parcels’, north of here. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart and neice, Miss Edna Stewart, went from church Sunday to Alvin Clark’s for dinner. Wm. Large is hiring teams and breaking up his farm he recently bought of M. Craft, and planting it in corn.

SLEEPY HOLLOW. Mrs. Greenlee is the owner of a new buggy. Mrs. Tom Parker called on Mrs. John Price Friday. Eli Merrill and wife were Rensselaer goers Friday. Essie and Wayne Comer were Laura visitors Monday. •H Myrtle Parker called on Mrs. Greeley Comer Tuesday. Mrs. Wm. Openchain called on Mrs. Greely Comer Tuesday. Miss Nile Britt attended Sunday school at Independence Sunday. Almira Ritter spent a few days with Frances Davisson last week. Miss Lizzie Stockwell visited her aunt, Mrs. John Price, Wednesday. Charles and Everett Parker are hauling tile from Giffodr nowadays. James Davis and family spent Sunday with Tom Parker and family. Orpha and Myrtle Parker called on Bessie McCurtain Monday afternoon. John Price and wife attended the funeral of John Cooper at Aix

Tuesday. Greely Comer and family called on Tom Parker and family Saturday evening. Othel Caldwell attended the icecream social at Brushwood. Saturday evening. James! and Fred Chapman were out from Rensselaer Wednesday to visit their farm. Caddie Caldwell and wife spent Sunday evening with Newton Price and family, near Aix. Misses Hattie. Pauline and Olive McCurtain were guests of Miss Bertha Parker Saturday. Rudolph Ritter and Miss Francis Davisson were guests of Wm. Schultz and family Sunday. John McCurtain and family and Newton Price and wife spent Sunday with John Price and family near Parr.

1 FAIR OAKS. -IW e are still getting a storm occasionally. . Limon Hall is on the sick list this week. The rural carrier took a couple of days leave of absence this week. Mrs. .1. C. Thompson was a business visitor at the capital Tuesday. Lee Kimble will complete the cement walks for Mr. Allen this week. Amy Bringle went to Rensselaer Thursday to take instructions in music. Lnqle John Casey has been suffering for a week or ten days with rheumatism. The children’s day exercises are expected to take place June 30, in the evening. Miss Anna Spry Kankakee visited at the Ike Kig&t home a couple days the first of the week John Roorda of the Otis ranch had two brood mares and oen colt killed last Thursday night by lightning. The Sunday excursion was not very well patronized at this place, probably owing to the inclement weather. Ben B. Miller of Mt. Ayr, who had been to Chicago taking in the sights stupped off here on his way home Wednesday. .> > > . Mrs. Ljtsel. and another lady from Chicago arrived here Wednesday eve to visit the former's sister, Mrs. Eggleston, a week or two. Hay and oats are looking fine and prospects for a good oats crop is better so far than for a number c/f years.. Also the prospects for an early potato crop' is extra good in these parts. William Cottingham left the first of the week for Danville to take up his job of fireman on a locomotive. His wife and baby went Thursday, Dora accompanying them. They will probably move to Momence, 111. Bougton’a show wound up this week’s engagement here Saturday night and left Sunday for Thayer. i Miss Flo McKay, one of our grad-

uates was awarded the diamond ring as the most popular school girl in town. John Cooper, whose sickness we have metnioned from time to time, passed away Sunday morning. The fuheral was held Tuesday at 10 a. m.. at Brushwood church, conducted by Bert Warren. Interment in Prater cemetery. Joe Reeve ::nd George Babcock of Rensselaer came up Sunday afternoon ins! made a raid on Chas. Halleek’s strawberry patch, with Lawrence Hal leek as guide, and ate so many they were hardly able to rnsjke their train home.