Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A» Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

Mff Iteait of Interes JU frem Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| WOLCOTT. (From the Enterprise.) Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Earner, August 20, a son, Marvin Wallace. H. K. White, who is sertoustiy ill with pneumonia, was resting easier at this writing. Mrs. J. K. Davis came Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney. Miss Smith of London. England, came Friday to visit her cousin, Mrs. Fred McDuffy. Miss Minnie Waymire of Rensselaer came Saturday to attend the funeral of her uncle, Noble Nordyke. Mrs. Robert Burgett of Battle Creek, Mich., came Tuesday evening to visit her friend, Mrs. M. B. Beard. . Henry St. Pierre of Danville, 111., carh^-.>Wednesday evening to visit bis parents, Mr. and Mr-. H. St. Pierre. Mrs. Brooks and children of Chicago Heights, came Wednesday eventing to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry St. Pierre. Mrs. Geo. Crosby and children left Wednesday for Harrison county for a Visit with her parents, also with Mr. Crosby’s relatives. Carl Boone left Thursday for a visit with friends at Anderson and Indianapolis. Sunday he will attend the Boone family reunion to be held near Noblesville. Mrs. Will Beckley of Las Vegas, Nevada, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grimes, went to Fairbury, 111, Wednesday evening to visit ‘friends. ■Mr. and Mirs. Morgan Sterett, who have been spending the past two months with Mrs. Sterett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen May, went to Lafayette Saturday, where Mr.. Sterrett will practice law. Lewis A. Geiger, a former resident of Wolcott, died at his home in Ottawo, Kan., Thursday, A igust 15. The remains were brought to Paxton, 111., for burial, his sons, B. F. Geiger and E. W. Giger accompanying th a remains. After the burial hie sons came to Wolcott to look after some farm matters. Mrs. Dowell and daughter from Goodland and Mrs. Martha Searcy and Mrs. Mock of Reynolds. Mrs. Baily of Monon. James Blankenship and wife of near Lee, Mrs. Bertha Sayers of Terre Haute, Mrs. Ella Engle of Cincinati, 0., and Frank Nbrdyke of Maynard, lowa, were in attendance at Noble Nordyke’s funeral last Saturday.

| NEW CENTER. —I— Miss Pearl Chapman was a Lee visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. West Stinson were Mcncn goers Friday. Mabel and Irma Clark called on Anna Caster Sundav. Curtis Allen of Chicago is visiting J. F. Grouns and family. W. I. Bivans called on Dan and Lon Chapman Sunday morning. Mirs. Mary Sutton and nephew are feeling somewhat better at this writing. Ena Smith, John Sanders and Frank Page were Rensselaer goers Monday. Miss Ethyl Stinsoh Is (visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stinson. Mrs. Rachel Sommers and Mrs. Albert Stinson called on Mrs. John Sanders Friday Mr. and Mrs. Willard Johnson and family spent Saturday and Sunday with Ed Johnson’s. Rally Johns and family of 1 McICoysburg spent Sunday with, her Bister, Mire. John Matohell. Miss Edna Woods, -who has been visiting her aunt. Mirs. Anna Chapman, returned home Sunday. Miiss Catherine Yoder and Henry Rd tea, of Kalamazoo, Mdch., visited Mirs. West Stinson last week. Mir. and Mrs. Roy Beaver and babs visited the former's sister, Mirs. O. Hamilton, and family art. Lee. Mrs. L. S. Carter and Mrs. Edwin Skinner and James DeMoss are visiting with A. E. AbereolFs. Mirs. Thomas Johnson and family spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Anna Chapman, and family. Mrs. Anna Chapman and family

spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Johnson, and family. ■Miss Belle Southard. who has bee staying with her sister, Mrs. Walter Gilmore, returned home Sunday. .'.i' ’ Ena Smith and lamily and Frank Page and wife of Frankfort are visiting Mrs. John Sanders and Mrs. Mark Reed. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Abersoll and lamily and William DeMoss and family spent Saturday at -Maple Grove, returning home Sunday morning.,

-1- 1I MT. AYR. | (From the Pilot.) Mrs. Dunlap of Rensselaer came Saturday to visit Mt. Ayr relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walt B'lankenbaker autoed to Rensselaer Monday morning. Ransom White catne down from San Pierre to spend Sunday with his wife. Lona Baker was at Danville to see his sister, Mrs. Tower, who was in a hospital last week. Mr.' and Mrs. Elmer Miller of Kankakee, came Saturday for a virdt with the Ashby’s and Millers’. William Shindler accompanied his wife and mother-in-law to Chicago Tuesday, on their western trip. Mrs. Janies Davis took her departure Saturday via Fair Oaks, for an extended visit with home folks, near New Albany. Grandma Sigler and little Dorothy Tuesday for Alflentown, 111., where the former visits for a few days and then goes to her home in Chicago. Dorothy will visit two or three weeks, and on her return will come overland, accompanied by her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs Sperry. The farmers living on and near the south township line are trying to persuade the trustee of Iroquois and Jackson townships to buy stone to build the half mile road from the Baker corner east, they agreeing to haul the stone. Good scheme, push it along. Mrs. W. A. Shindler took her departure Tuesday, for Montana, to recuperate her health, if possible. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs. Keeney. They will visit the former’s sisters and are Expecting to remain there until the chilly winds of November, providing the climate is beneficial. It is reported that the railroad company purpose putting on a mixed train, handle nothing but through freighting, mail, express, and passenger traffic, going south in the morning in season to connect with their Chicago train at Goodland in the morning and hold the north bound until the train arrives from Chicago. This will be better than the present service—l F—they make time.

! GOODLAND ' -| : . (From the Herald.) James McKinney, of Remington, was a business caller in Goodland Wednesday. Mrs. Jasper'Makeever of Mt. Ayr was the guest of Mrs. B. Kenton last week. i Mrs. John Shearer and little baby were over from Remington Wednesday. Mrs. Van Huff and little son, Raymond are here from Ch’cago as guests of Goodland friends. Mrs. M. J. Perkins and Misses Frances and Margaret Fields went to Chicago Tuesday for a ten days’ visit. Robert Henderson and son-in-law, Frank Magill, returned this week from a trip through the east, visiting noted points in Pennsylvania and New York. The Herald is authorized to announce that f. C. Rich will be a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention. Mrs. Georg d Smith left Tuesday for Shelby, Ohio, where she will visit with relatives for the next four or five weeks. Mr. Smith will follow later ad return with her. J. 1. Cohen has bought the Frank Fournier property on West Union street and will move in as soon as he can get possession. Harvey Keene will probably move into the house vacated by Mr. Cohen.

Mrs. A. C. Hartel, and son, of Chicago, Mrs. Al Blasey and the Mtissee Lulu and Edina Blaegy of Brook came over Tuesday and visited with Mrs. Blasey’s mother, Mrs. Eizabeoh Rouse, returning home Wednesday. Mrs. Paul Anderson and little daughter came out from Logansport Wednesday for a short visit with her paren s, Mr. an 1 Mrs. I htlip Roy, north of Remington. She expects to visit in Goodiand before returning home. Mr. ard Mrs. Ralph McConnell and children of Oxford, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson and children of Knox, , Ind., came last week for a Vii-it with Mrs. Connell’s and and Mrs. Thompson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Banes. Miss Carr Gray and niece, Miss Fanny Schultz, moved into the Hiram Burgess property recently vacated by the Pierces. W. H. Armitage, the new operator at the B. E. Rich board of trade will move his family into the house vacated by Miss Carr, the first of next mouth. A meeting of the Newton County Poultry Association was held in Morocco last week and it was decided to hold the next poultry ehdw in Goodland in December, whe» one of the best exhibitions ever held in the county will be pulled off. At the meeting E. J. Foy of this place was elected county chairman and A. J. Bullis was retained as secretary. Warren Wilson purchased Ben Davidson’s farm just south of Goodland in Bnton county. The farm contains a fractional quarter section. Conc-ideration price S2OO per acre, cash subject to an $8,000.00 mortgage. This is the highest price ever paid for land in this locality up to date. Mr. Wilson owns the entire block south’ for one mile, making as fair a body of land as there is to be found anywhere. The Misses Clara and Magdalene Brook, Misses Marie, Genevieve, Lucile, Cecelia and Clara Alexander, Mis- Hogan and Nellie Gray, of this place and Clara Plunket and Margerite O’Neil, of Kentland, went to the Brook Cottage on the banks of the Tippecanoe Sunday where they will spend sofne time “roughing it.” Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brook and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyles autoed over and spent Monday with the campers and returned home that evening.

—I I FRANCESVILLE. (From (ho Tribune.) James Blake of Chicago Heights was in (several dhys last week. Miss Ruth Hayworth left Monday tor Crawfordsville where she is the guest of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Shirtz and daughter of Kankakee, are the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shirtz. Dr. Leslie Stine and wife of Chicago were guests of his parents, south of town, a part of last week. Misses Belle Laßue of Rensselaer and Erma Kimball of Jacksonville, are guests of Miss Winifred Hubbell. Mrs. Amy Rhodes returned to 4er home at Stuttgart, Arkansas, last Tuesday, after an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. J. R; Ives. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wilson and Mrs. Mary Comstock are visiting at Hammond. From there Mrs. Comstock goes to lowa to visit Mrs. Hattie Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Burgett and son of Chicago came Friday for a visti here of a few days. Everett returned to the city Monday evening. but his wif will remain here indefinitely. Grant Gunnerson, who Jives 1 miles south of town, threshed last ■week, and his oats avereged 60 bushels to the acre, which so far is tie record >n the ring Mr. Gur.nerson moved here last year from Hersher, , Illinois. His old neighbors over there informed him that he was making a great mistake in moving to Indiana, but he is satisfied and will continue to let them think their way.

I MEDARYVILLE. j (From the Advertiser.) Mrs. Cynthia Hardesty is visiting with her son, A. R. Hardesty, in Valparaiso. Mrs. Harriet Comer of Kewana, is the guest, at present, of her brother, Frank Dunn, and wife. The Misses Belle and Rosetta Dickinson werein Remington and Fountain Park’Wrom Saturday until Monday.

Mrs. Rebecca Reeve, of Washington, Kansas, sister of W. R. Jones, of Francesville, spent Sunday at Fountain Park. Mrs. Ff L. Hunt, of Lowell, Ind., arrived here Wednesday eventing for a vkit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Evert. The Misses Marie Heller and Louise Oppel, of Chicago, are guests of the former’s relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Holl, this. week. Mrs. Holl is the aunt of Miss Heller. Mrs. Miner and two grandchildren of Washington, D. C., visited her ssUr. Mrs Martha Danforth, unc other relatives here for' two weeks. She left Thursday of last week for a two weeks’ visit with relatives in Ohio before returning home. Miss Zola Riggs, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Riggs, of the south part of this township, died Wednesday morning of a complication of diseases, aged 18 yeans. The funeral was held yesterday from the Pleasant Ridge church. - , ■ A petition for drainage has been filed with the county commissioners by Charles G. Scholtz and others, asking that the Sternberg & Tetzloff ditch in Cass and Rich Grove townships be enlarged. This is one of the larg£ branches of the upper part of the Monon that was not included in the list of nine branches specified in the petition for the enlargement of the Monon. Lumber. We want to sell you that bill of lumber you are figuring on getting. No matter how much or how little it may be that you want; of course you want the best and most that your money can buy. Our stock is complete and our prices as low as you can get. Estimates cheerfully figured.— Rensselaer Lumber Co.