Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondent!

fTT Iteas ei latexe*t yli (tom Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

—I 1— | MT. AYR. | —i i—(From the Pilot.) Ed Harris and family drove to White county Sunday to spend the ■day. C. J. Baker and family spent Sunday with her mother, southeast of Rensselaer. Mrs. Bernard Hopkins, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. feoff, came Saturday from Chebansei 111. The former returned Monday, the latter remained 1 for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. George Corbin, and family.

| WOLCOTT. !_ (From the Enterprise.) Mrs/ T. H. Covington entertained Mrs. Dr. Robinson of Remington Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Fred Baugh spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Warne at Seafield. Miss Leah Dixon returned Tuesday evening from a visit with her brother. Court Verkler at Forest, 111. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Peck of Goodland, accompanied by two neices, spent Friday with O. E. Dart and family. , Mrs. Cecil Hughes and sister, Mrs. E. J. Bailey, went to Remington Tuesday for a few days visit with friends. v Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mowery of Fairbury, 111., came Tuesday evening to visit Mr. Mowery’s aunt, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton. G. E. Dart arid family and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stanford spent Sunday with Samuel Hackley arid family at Remington. Mr. and rMs. F. E. Hart and son Morris and Miss Pearl Morris of Remington went to Marion Friday for a week’s visit with their son Harold. They made the trip by automobile.

—! 1— | NEW CENTER. •H i Ernest Beaver took dinner with True Culp Sunday. Vern Sanders is going to work for Harvey Wood this week. Mrs. Will Havens went to Pleasant Ridge Saturday afternoon. Dan Chapman had a horse stolen from his pasture Friday night. George Caster and family called on Mrs. Dottie Clark and family. Mrs. John Sanders spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Mark Reed. John Mitchell and family spent Sunday with Ed McKinley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver and baby called on George Beaver Sunday. Mrs. Lud Clark and Mrs. Fred Saltwell were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. Rachel Sommers and Mrs. J. F. Grouns were Wolcott goers Friday. Miss Belle Southard is visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter Gilmore, this week. Virgil Sanders spent Saturday night and Sunday with his uncle, Mart Reed. Mrs. A. E. Abersol has been on' the sick list, but is some better at this writing. Misses Feme, Velda and Pearl Abersol spent Sunday with Gladious and Blossom Grouns. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hamilton of Lee spent Sunday with the latter's brother, George Beaver. »

Mr. and Mrs. Lud Clark and little daughter Sophia spent Sunday at John Sommers’, Sr. Chas. Clark and Pearl Abersoi called on her uncle, William Demoss one day this week. The telephones are all in now and the Milroy citizens feel as if they are living in civilization. , Vern Culp returned home Saturday from Wheeler, where he has been employed for several xt’eeks.

Milroy Sunday school was well attended Sunday. There will' he preaching next Sunday after Sunday school. Branson Clark has a very sick colt and had the veterinary from Wolcott and Monon also, with do promising results. Misses Pearl and Velda Abersol were Rensselaer goers Saturday. The former is taking piano lessons of Miss Belle L'aßue of that place. Messrs. Manse. George and Ray Beaver and Oliver Hamilton called on John Sanders Sunday afternoon, where a ball game was in progress. Frank Miles, mother and sister Mary, spent Thursday with John Southard and in the afternoon Mr. Miles took them for a joy ride in his auto. Mr. McKinley and family, John Mitchell and family and Chas. Clark spent a very pleasant evening Sunday eating ice-cream with A. E. Abersol and family.

EGYPT. -I 1 Horace Pilotte was in Rensselaer Thursday morning. , j Mrs. L. M. Ritchey entertained the Ladies’ Aid on Wednesday afterneon. . : Misses Hannah and Kate Welsh c a lied on M rs. John Mitchell Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tanner went i to Rensselaer Thursday evening to attend the band concert. Several from this vicinity attended the ice-cream social at the James school house Friday evening' All reported a pleasant time. Most of the Egypt young peopl-e-limbed in a wagon and drove over, to Jesse Beecher’s Wednesday even-] ing and enjoyed a fine time, dancing.! Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brien spent the day with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Thurston, last Sunday and the following Tuesday Mrs. Thurston returned their visit. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beecher have started housekeeping since June 26, and Mrs. Beecher’s sisters, Misses Wilma and Ruth Pruett, have been helping them dead house and get straightened up. Lost—A gentleman’s white strawhat, early Thursday morning somewhere between Beecher's and Egypt, thought to have been in vicinity of Wm. Washburn’s farm at time of loss. Finder please feturn to owner $5 reward.

J GOODLAND , ; ] — (From the Herald.) Mrs. J. N. Johnson and son Ralph of Chicago are visiting here with Goodland’ friends. Mrs. Mary A. Lovett left Tuesday morning for Huntginton. Ind., where she will visit her son, Justin. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carr and little son of Noblesville, Ind., Visited here with the former's sister Miss Mary Carr. Trueman Hardy left Saturday for Baltimore to attend the democratic national convention as 'an onlooker. Rev. S. A. Griffith arrived Monday evening and will begin his ties as pastor of the Presbyterian church July 1. V Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Moshier of Waupaca, Wis., visited here last week and this with Mr. and Mrs. Z. F. Little and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Jordan autoed up from Indianapolis Tuesday and visited with the latter’s brother, John L. Cooke and family. Mrs. Samuel Lemaster left Tuesday morning for Dunseith, X. D., where Mr. Lemaster has a fine farm near the Canadian line. Frank Jackson, who has been employed in the city bakeries the past year, left Tuesday morning for Francesville where he has a position in a bakery there.

Miss Maud Colburn is making her home at Tucson, Ariz. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Colburn will join her this fall and make that ci,ty their winter home. Margaret Wood of Chicago, who is visiting here with her grandmother, Mrs. Marion James, went Tuesday evening to Remington for a few days stay with her uncle, James Hamilton and family. Miss Tootsie Morin returned from Earl Park Tuesday after spending a week there taking care of little Reta Morin, while Mr. and Mrs. Hackley were taking a vacation trip to Detroit. Mich., Buffalo, Niagara and Canada. ‘ Robert Gimmell and Clyde Harrington were fined $12.45 and

$10.45, respectively, for drunkenness last Saturday night, in Justice Baer's court, Monday afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney Fred Longwell was over from Brook prose- ; cut leg the cases. j Fay Woods, who was here from North Vernon. Ind., last week ; transferring Phil Poutre’s acetyline lighting plant, returned home last j Friday afternoon. He was accomi panied home by Mr. Poutre, who . investigated a proposition of buyj ing land in Jennings county. Next Tuesday Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Burns will leave for the former’s home in Lewiston, Idaho. They will go direct to San Francisco, thence north to their destination. They expect to visit about I a month before returning to South Bend, where Rev. Burns has been ; called. ' ■:,

! MEDARYVILLE. | (From the Advertiser.) A fire little baby boy was born to Mr. arid Mrs. Jas. R. Linton last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C- : Malsbary of Remington were guests' of the latter's parents here this week. Mrs. Claude S. Horner left last Saturday on a month’s visit with her parents at Dayton, Ohio Mrs John Steele of Indianapolis, a iieic-e oi Mrs. Geo. D. Prevo, was the guest of the latter from Friday of last to Tuesday of thi- week. The Misses Velda and Sylvia Eldridge of Monticello were guests of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Eldridge. the fore part of this week. Mis. Rosenbaum of Lacross and Mrs. Kraus Of near Valparaiso, sisters of Mrs. Clarence Nicoles, were visiting the latter and Mrs. Sam E. Nicoles last Sunday. Mrs. Esther Layman entertained Mr: and Mrs. John Searing. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sebring and Mr, and Mrs. Alexander - Hamilton on last Monday , in honor of Mr. Hamilton’s birthday anniversary. Miss Nettie Reed returned Wednesday evening from a several days visit with Miss Bessie Baughman, near Rensselaer. She was accompanied. here by the latter arid after a night's stay with her friend. Miss Bessie, continued her journey io Valparaiso where she will attend school for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Faris boarded Tuesday morning's passenger train for Lafayette where the latter entered the Home hospital "for j treatment. Mrs. Faris does not i seem to suffer from any specific I disease, but from a general run--1 down of the system, which left | her extremely weak. They received most encouraging assurances of her ultimate recovery from the mariage- ! ment of that institution.

Ernest Hurley, a young married man, who lives pn a farm near | Gifford station, was bitten on the left foot by a large rattlesnake Wednesday afternoon, and for several hours was in a very serious condition. He was taken to’ Dr.i Linton's office where treatment was 1 given him to neutralize the poisoh. | and the patient is how reported to be doing well. He was plowing and was barefooted, and not seeing the snake, he stepped on it. OBITUARY. Mrs. Ed Fritz was born in Walker tp.. Jasper county, Jan. 6, 1871, died in White Post tp., Pulaski county, June 25, 1912, 2:30 o'clock, age 41 years, 5 months and 19 days, of lung trouble and enlargement of xhe heart, after an illness of about six weeks. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Salrin of Walker .tp.. the latter having preceded her in death. She was married to Edward Friti Xov. 11, 1889, to which union six children were born, two of whom preceded her in death, and four, 2 boys and 2 girls, surviving her. Deceased had been a true and loving wife and mother and obliging neighbor. She leaves to mourn her death a husband, two sons, two daughters, a father, four brothers and two sisters. The funeral was held Thursday forenoon at 9 o'clock from the Catholic church in this town. Rev. Koch officiating, and was attended by a large congregation of mourning friends and neighbor. Interment was had in the Catholic cemetery west of town. t The family has our heartfelt sympathy in this, their hour of bereavement. *

I FRANCESVILLE. j -] (From Am Tribune.) Miss Rose Malady is here from Otterbein this week, the guest of friends. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Morrison yesterday a daughter. Jacob Von Tobel of Fairbury, 111, was here last week, the .guest of his son Paul. Miss Jessie Ruckles of St. Louis,

Mo., has been the guest of Miss Winnie Hubbell for the past week. A. A. Lee and family of Salem, Ore., were) here last week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry White of Gillam. Miss Gladys Hudgens went to Lafayettte yesterday evening to remain for a several days visit with her sister, who is in the hospital. Mrs. D. V. Prewett and daughter of Colorado Springs are the guests of her mother, Mrs. James Hill. They expect to visit several places, in Illinois before returning west. . \ Mr. and - Mrs. Edward Finnegan have returned from their wedding trip and are arranging to go to housekeeping in Francesville within the next few days. They were married in Chicago two weeks ago. The bride was formerly Miss Lillian McCarthy of that city.

! REMINGTON. j C. T. Dye was up from Lafavene on business Wednesday. Miss Mildred McGlyrn visited! relatives in Renscselaer last week.! Remington will likely divide her! Four-h o: July crowd, between Rens-’ selaer and Wolcott. 1 The Remington Relief Corp- entertained the Rensselaer Corps with a picnic at Fountain Park last Wednesday. I Trustee May and family drove to' Rensselaer Monday where Mr. May attended the county board of education meeting. ,v Mrs. George Stoudt returned last’ Tuesday evening from an enjoyable' vi-it with Mrs. Frank Wolfe at' Michigan (Jity, A daughter was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harlacher of Monticello. Mr. Harlacher formerly resided in Remnigton. John Shide was operated on at St- Josephs hospital .in Logansportj last Tuesday night for a rupture' of the bowels. At last reports he was gritting along very well and was expected to recover. Rec.ent births: June 19, to Weyneth and wife, north of town, a son; June 23, to Jesse Thompson and wife of southwest of town, a son; June 25, to Geo. Hanna and wife of northeast of town, a town, a son. 1