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

At Furnished by Out Regular Correspondents

a fIT [tens of Interes Til frcm Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| PINE GROVE. Plowing corn is the order of the day for farmers. Mrs. James Akers called on Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Adam Flesher spent Tuesday afternoon with her aunt, Mrs. Charles Shroyer and family. The ice-cream social at Brushwood Saturday night was well attended and all report a fine time. Roy Torbet and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shroyer and family. J. M. Torbet and family and the former’s sister. Mrs. Bell Dickey, were guests of Clint Beck and family Sunday. Several from this vicinity attended the funeral of John Cooper of Fair Oaks at the Brushwood church Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet, W. H. Hess of Warsaw’ and Harry Beck and family spent Sunday with Bert Hale and family.

MILItOY. —I I Abe Woo ley is working for T. A. Spencer, Mr. Howell and family attended ehu rch here Su n day evening. Revs. Telto and Whittaker took dinner Sunday at Mr. Ahersol’s. T. A. Spencer shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago . the first of the week. TfaoS. Johnson, who has been working tor Mr. Gifford at McCojsburg, was home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lud Clark and daughter Sophia attended the children’s day exercises at the Baptist church at Palestine Sunday afternoon. Chas. Beaver and wife were around soliciting money Monday for the new steps and walk at the church, and met with a liberal response. , | Several of the neighbors met Tuesday and hauled rock and gravel for the cement steps and walk at the church, and if possible the work will be finished this week. The series of meetings closed Sunday evening with what good accomplished God knoweth, but we are glad to say that many were strengthened and encouraged, and possibly the ministers may come again. Rev. Telto will go this week to Texas to hold a series of meetings.

| UNION. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steward were autoihg near Virgie Sunday. J. J. Eiglesbach of the City meat market purchased a cow of A. R. Schultz this week. Mrs. Louis Schreeg of Parr is considered the champion strawberry picker of the county. Wm. Cooper has sold his farm north of Virgie, but we did not learn the purchaser’s name. J. WV Fay lor to the Windy City Tuesday and hadn’t got back at this writing (Wednesday). Todd and Mrs. Millspaugh have friepds visiting them from their old home town this week, i The farmers are busy plowing corn, the recent rains making the weeds thrive. Last year this time the land was very dry. Firman Rutherford of Rensselaer, with some helpers, are straightening A. C. Schultz’s barn that was damaged by the cyclone in April. A. C. Schultz had a colt killed by lightning Saturday night. He received SSO insurance. It was only about a month and a half old Roscoe Reeder who has been at home for a week or more, expecting to have the mumps, returned to work near Remingtob this week, much dissappoin{ed.

Mat Petty is going to move back to Virgie soon. They are going to live in their house when Wm. Petty vacates, and about that time there will be something else doing. Get your cowbells ready.

_j j—j IROQUOIS VALLEY. I “J i Grace Daugherty is on the sick list. Vilas Price has bought a new phonograph. Lucy Morgenegg spent Monday after with Bessie McElfresh. K. 'Zillhart went to Chicago Sunday, returning Tuesday evening. Mrs. K. Zillhart spent Sunday with Fred Schreiner and family: Rebecca Green spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. McElfresh. Fred Schreiner is doing some carpenter work for Barney Kolhoff. Perry Marlatt of Rensselaer spent Wednesday at his farm in this vL cinity. Joe Pullins and family attended the picnic at the McColly grove Sunday. Ethel Marlatt, Bessie and Jennie .McElfresh spent Sunday with Gladys Grooms.

Walter Brown, w’ho is working in our vicinity, spent Sunday with home folks. Walter Smith and wife of Wheatfield spent Sunday with friends in our vicinity. Win. Gordon went to Chicago Sunday and has not returned at this writing. . Barney Kolhoff and children attended church a* Rensselater Wednesday morning, Mrs. Chas. Pullin- spent Sunday with her daughter. Mrs. A. Shook, north of Gifford. Mr and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Lester Schreiner. Misses Margaret and Nora Daugerty and brother Will spent Wednesday afternoon with Ethel Marlatt. The farmers in our locality are sitting around watching the weeds grow, it being too wet to work in the fields. Geo. McElfresh and son Will are spending the latter part of., this week with Lester Schreiner, west ot Rensselaer.