Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Aa Furnished by Out Regular Correspondent*

£IT Item* of Interes □1 froai Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

—i 1— | JORDAN TOWNSHIP. Ben Ray called on Merle Waymire Sunday. ' Mrs. John Shide was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Theodore Roy made his usual trip to Goodland Sunday. Threshing is almost through with in this neck of the w r oods. Albert TOben spent Saturday night and Sunday with Ben Bice. George Wenrick spent Sunday with Charles Kessinger and family. M. E. Bice, who had his arm broken, is improving very slowly. Mrs. Edith Slaughter called on the Lanham girls Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Roy spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Mat Nessiue. Vern and Mary Bice attended the reception at the Christian church at Remington in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Ashley, who are soon to move to Nez Perce, Idaho. Those who spent Sunday with and Mrs. Bice were D. V. Blake and family; George E. Sanson and family of near Otterbein; Hazel Blake,; Albert Toben and Leonard Bice. Quite a number of young people gathered at the home of John Stine Thursday evening to remind him of hie birthday anniversay. The evening was spent in dancing and all report a good time.

] NEW CENTER. | School began Monday in our vicinity. George Coffman was in our vicinity Sunday. J. F. Grouns and E. C. Clark were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Hamilton were McCoysburg goers Saturday. Miss Ruble Coffman visited with Miss Ozark Bundle last week. Miss Tillie Ramp of Rensselaer is visiting at John Sommers, Sr. Mrs. Lud Clark visited her mother, Mrs. Fred Saltwell, Sunday. Charles Beaver and family visited John Mitchell and family Sunday. Edmond Myers is visiting Mrs. Anna Chapman and faaniy this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown spent Sunday with Ed McKinley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Digman and baby were Rensselaer goers Saturday. J. F. Grouns and wife called on Albert Stinson and family Friday night. •Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson visited with his brother* S. L. Johnson, Sunday. Mrs. George Caster and daughter Anna called on Mrs. Emma Digman Sunday. . ' ■» ■Mrs. John Mitchell and children returned home Saturday from a visit in Knox. Curtis Allen, who has been visiting J. F. Grouns, returned to his home in Chicago Sunday. Services will be held at the Milroy Baptist church Sept. 15 by the Rev. McCorkle, at 2:30 p. m. Mr. \ and Mrs. West Stinson and baby, Vern and Jesse Stinson are visiting in Michigan this week. Mrs. Rose Michaels and daughter Beulah of Marion, are visiting her father, George Havens, and family. Mrs. Daisy Walker at Lafayette visited here with her parent*, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stinson, last week.

James Brown and wife and Ed McKinley and famHy called on A. S. Abersoll and family Sunday after noon. Mrs. Ed McKinley and Mrs. Fred Saltwell and Mrs. Branosn Clark assisted. Mrs. Lud Clark in cooking for tie, threshers.

GOODLAND , (From the Herald.) an d B. E. Rich autoed over to Kankakee Tuesday to see the fair. Misses Jennie and Jessie Gaspario of Austin, 111., are visiting their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Banes are the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Ralph McConnell and family this week at' Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rudesill moved to Morroco Monday where Mr. Rudesill will be superintendent of the schools. Mrs. Hazel McClarey of Chicago returned home Wednesday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Fred Crowden. Roy Rich w’as down from Chicago over Sunday. He will enter the Northwestern college and resume his law studies this fall. Mrs. C. O. Miller returned to Goodland Wednesday afternoon after a four wtbeks trip through North Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming. H. T. Griggs has moved into his commodious home just completed and Samuel Mead has moved into his new town home, vacated by Mr. Griggs.

Ida Bracksman bought the old Butler hotel building Thursday from Dennis Galavan, of Columbia City, who traded with Butler for same Wednesday. The repairing on the Catholic church was finished this week. It was damaged some weeks ago when Goodland was visited by the young cyclone, on August 13. Charles Peck , purchased the large Hiram Burgess safe that was left in McClellan’s grocery, and Tuesday it was taken to Remington and placed in the former’s big department store. Last Friday evening, John Weise of this place and Peter Geib, of Remington, returned home after eleven weeks visit in Germany, where they visited the scenes of their boyhood. i George Smith left Tuesday night for Shelby, 0., where he will spend the next ten days visiting relatives. He will return home with Mrs. Smith, who has been there for several weeks.

Henrty ; Butler traded Ihds hotel building Tuesday to Dennis Galavin on a 200 acre farm, three miles east of Columbia City. The land was listed at S9O per acre and the building was traded in at $6,500. Mr. and Mrs. John Moran and Mrs. Mary Webster of Kentland, returned home Monday after a three weeks visit at Providence, R. 1., and other eastern points of interest. John says the east is a great country and he was very mu6h pleased with the trip.

Mrs. George Mclntosh, the venerable mother of George Mclntosh, of northwest of Goodland, passed away Monday morning at the home of her grand-daughter, Mrs. Mabel Yost, in Fowler, at the age of eighty-four years, four months and twenty days, Lawrence H. Wilson died at Ashville, North Carolina, Aug. 22, 1912, where he and his family went for his health last December. He was buried at his home, Charleston, West Virginia, the Masonic order

having charge of the funeral services. a Fred Frohreioh, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Frohreioh, was married to Miss Hilda Herre, of Mt. Ayr Wednesday evening at the German Lutheran parsonage, Rev. Paul officiating. The newly /(tnarried couple went to their home on the Sam Meade farm where a reception was held in the evening, about forty of their friends, relatives and neighbors, being present. The bride is one of Mt. Ayr’s popoular young ladies and will -be welcomed to cuir midst. The groom has spent his early days on his father's farm near Goodland and will make a good provider for the new home.

I WOLCOTT. (From the Enterprise.) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Provo, Sunday, September I,' a son. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Earhart, Thursday, September 5, a son. Start Spencer went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the state fair. . Miss Mary Hartley and Miss Lulu Mull of Salem, came Monday to visit Mrs. Jess Hamilton. Miss Stella Kellog and Miss Lillie Headley went to Remington Thursday to visit .Mrs. Earl Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pugh and daughter. who have been spending a week with relatives in Chicago, came home Sunday. Russel Wooden left Wednesday morning for Barkley township, Jasper county, where he will take up his duties as school teacher Monday. Clifford Morrow of Rensselaer, who has been visiting with Ernest Miles for the past few days, went to Morocco Tuesday for a short visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs’. Robert Fox and daughter, were the guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Dobbins. Mr. and Mrs. Fox have just Returned from the Klondike where they have spent the last fifteen years. Mrs. Locke of North Liberty, a sister of Mrs. Noble Nordyke and Mrs, Abrams of Chicago, a niece, came Tuesday to visit Mrs. Nordyke. Mrs. Abrams returned to Chicago Wednesday evening, Mrs. Locke remaining for an indefinite stay.

REMINGTON. Trustee May was in Rensselaer Saturday. W. H. Cheadle recently had a good horse killed by lightning. A daughter was born to Claude Maxwell and wife last Wednesday. Miss Mollie Hogan has returned from an extended trip in the soutlf* west. • J. H. Biddle's new residence on South Ohio street is ready for the plasterers. Miss Stella Lock gone to Chicago where she has secured an office position. A. E. Malsbray and family and Frank Kelly and family have moved to Lafayette. Threshing is over with in this vicinity, thanks to the fair weather of the last two weeks. Miss Ethel Green has gone to East Chicago Ind., where she will teach again this-year. Mrs. C. W. Merritt visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Canine, in Oxford last week. Lots of the corn in this section is practically out of the way of frost now, and a fine crop is assured. Mrs. F. L. Peck visited her father, Bruce Tedford, in Idaville last week. Mr. Tedford is in quite, poor health. Among those from Remington and vicinity attending the state fair last week were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Courtright.

Miss Lina Luckey returned last week from a visit with her sister, Mrs. M. B. Graham and family, at Windfall. Mrs. Howard Brooks returned last week from a visit with her brother Burley v Parks, at Mentone and at Winona Lake. Rev. Harry W T alker of Harper Springs, Mich., and Miss Alice Walker of Wdnipeg, Canada, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Walker. Rev. Ashley has resigned as pastor of the Christian church and left with his famliy this week for Nez Perce, Idaho, where he has accepted the pastorate of a church. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson are taking in the G. A. R. national encampment at Los Angeles, and are visiting friends and relatives in Kansas and other points. They expect to be gone about two months. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin were guests of their son Fred, and family, at Monticello Friday, while enroute for a two weeks visit in old home scenes around East Aurora N. Y. ’ The North ,Side Club gave a surprise shower for Miss Katherine Hartman at her home last Tuesday evening, and Miss Wilda Green gave a shower at her parents’ home on Thursday evening in honor of Miss Frankie Yeoman.

Marion Bice of northwest of Remington is nursing a broken arm, the result of getting it caught in some way in the self-feeder of a thresher, while threshing at Lawrence Kellner’s some days ago. Both bones of the left forearm were broken off squarely.

I MT. AYR. J -| * (From The Morroco Booster.) Several are taking in the fair at Kankakee this week. J. R. Sigler was a Rensselaer business visitor Saturday. Jasper Wright says that he will have an automobile in the near future. Lula Hickman will take a business course at South Bend college this year. George Rimer has the college bee in his bonnet and will take a business course at South Bend. Mrs. J. Schanlaub of North' Manchester, visited her people here during the week—the Stuckers. L. Dirst, J. M. Witham, C. H. Stucker, George Schanlaub and Jap Wright were Kentland visitors last Monday. Mrs. Frank Coovert, of Talala, Okla, who visited her sister, Mrs. C. H. Stucker, and brother, Claude Baldwin, will leave for her home Tuesday.

I FRANCES VILLE. i -i— !- (Fr*m th* Tribune.) R. T. Alkire of Kniman was in town Tuesday. Leo Worland of Rensselaer was the guest of friends here Sunday. Mrs. John O’Mara and children of Chicago are guests of her mother, Mr?.. Patrick Hackett. Mrs. O. Calvert returned to Huntington Tuesday after an extended visit with relatives here. Elmer Reish and Miss Fern Grafton were the guests of relatives in Chicago the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. EJ. A. Fisher and son left Monday for a visit with relatives and friends in Cincinnati. Mrs. Samuel Hunter and son Robert, left Monday for southern' Indiana, where they will visit relatives at Dillsboro.

A. E. Malsbray has moved from Remington to Lafayette, where he will be better located to take care of his interests in this locality. Mrs. Horney and granddaughters Esther and Neoma McMillan of Logansport, were the guests of the former’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Klecker, this week. George Bond, who lives on one of the Edward Randle farms at Pleasant Grove, threshed 90 acres of oats last week that averaged 63 bushels to the acre/ Eighteen of the 90 acres averaged 71 bushels per acre. Mrs. Mary Markin of Rolfe, lowa, who is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Davisson, expects to leave for her home next w’eek. The marriage of Ray Cook and Miss Kathryn Frohm took place in Lafayette, Saturday. The bride is

the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frohm. Henry Russell of Winamac, moved this week to Kentland w’here he recently purchased an insurance business. He passed through here enroute for there Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elza Coffel entertained the following guests at dinner Sunday: Misses Pearl Geyer, Ocie Coffel and Anne Fitzpatrick, and Messrs Frank Jackson, John Molitor, and Leo Worland of Rensselaer. 1

Mrs. Mary Parker and daughters moved to town this week from their old home in Gillam. They are occupying the dwelling Mrs. Parker’s father, John Tillett, recently bought of Alf Whitaker. Mr. Tillett, who enjoys good health at 84 years of age, will stay at the home of Mrs. Pad Robinson, his daughter, until after the election. The grand old man doesn’t propose to lose his vote and is playing the political game safely.

| MEDARYVILLE. | (From th* Advertiser.) Mrs. Eva Williams of Chicago Is /visiting her many relatives and friends here. About thirty-five of our people attended the state fair at Indianapolis “during the week. Frank M. Reed left Monday for Michigan to look after some property interests he has in that state. Mrs. Joseph Long and children ot Rensselaer, were the guests of their relatives, the W. H. Ramey family, sveral days last week. Miss Susie Rohman arrived here Tuesday from Winamac for a several days visit with her brothers, Edward and Theodore, and families. Mrs. Henry L. White left Tuesday evening for Wheatfield to see her daughter, Mts. Albert Dunn, who is reported to be in a very serious condition. w Mrs. John W. Selmer and Mis. John Richardsou and two daugiuers visited with their father, John Strantz, at Lafayette, several days last w°ek.

The Misses Alice, Florence, and Nellie Ryan entertained the D. B. Sewing club at a “slumber party’’ given at their home in Gillam on Thursda evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. McKendrie C. Faris of Custer, Wash., arrived here last Wednesday and will be the welcome guests of their many friends and Relatives during the Gillam Home Coming. Mrs. N. B. Evans, two sons anu daughter of Missouri, and Mrs. Geo. Ferguson and two daughters of Wheatfield, are visiting with the ladies’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, since last Tuesday. Perry Hamilton, their son, of Chicago, also visited here from Saturday to Tuesday. On Thursday foreaoon of last week Ralph Freshour, of Gillam township, was married to Miss Myrtle Poisel, of White Post Township, by the Rev. C, H Weston, at Winamac. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. James Poisel, west of town, and is a hfghly respected young lady. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Freihour, the former deceased, and the latter is now Mrs. J. S, Daughetee. Ralph is an industrious, upright young man, and since the return of his grand parents from Colorado a year ago, he has been assisting them in the management of their farm in Gillam tp. Such confidence do the grandparents repose in the young people that after the marriage they turned the whole “caboodle” (as George expresses it) over to the young couple and have moved to town, where they are now located in the Mrs. Mary Querry property on Main street. The young people have our best wishes for their future happiness and prosperity.

I PINE GROVE. ! -i (Too late for the Saturday issue.) Clifford Baker called on John Torbet Thursday afternoon. Neva, Ralph and Lloyd Beck spent Sunday with Bert Hale and family. Mrs. Jim Acres and daughter Forence called on Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and family. Harry Gifford spent over Sunday with his wife at Chicago, returning home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet and baby spent Sunday with Mrs. James Torbet, and family. Mrs. George Daniels and Mrs. James Acres called on Miss Lina Switzer and got plums. Mrs. Andy Ropp an<f daughter Bessie assited Mrs. Clemens to cook for threshers Wednesday; Everett McCleary and sister, Mrs. Jamie Woulden and son Johnnie were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Will Hayes of Delaware county was out to his farm Wednesday and called on Bluford and John Torbet.

1 Bertha Williams of near Aix is spending the latter part of the week here with her aunt, Mrs. C. Schroyer. , 'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker and family of north of Gifford broke bread with Arthur Zimmerman and family Sunday. 'Mrs. Sol Norman of west of Aix and sqn-in-law of Chicago took dinner with the former's nephew, Chas. Schroyer and family. Bertha Cooper returned home Tuesday from George Casey’s of near Aix, where she has been work-*' ing for the past few weeks. Mrs. Bert Hale and son Paul returned home Saturday after a few weeks visit with friends and relatives near Sheridan. Her cousin, Miss Rose Lemons, returned with her. Mrs. James Torbet, Mrs. Belle Dickey and Mrs. Bluford Torbet spent Thursday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Sarah McCleary, it being her 65th birthday anniversary.