Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A» Furnished by Our Regular Correspondent!

Ite m «f Interest j] frcm Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| FRANCESVILLE. (From the Tribune.) Miss Ethel Seward and Paul Minicus were at Reynolds Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Meripa of Rensselaer are visiting ‘here with his parents. Jacob C. Malchow has purchased a “Flanders” five passenger automobile with which he and his family are now enjoying a great deal of pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Harbrecht and children were here from Hammond this week, making his brother south of town a farewell visit before leaving for Budapest, Hungary, where they will make their future home. They will sail from New York on the Saxonia on September IV.

■ GOODLAND (From the Herald.) Misses Beulah and Effie Dunham ' are visiting relatives in Chicago. W. E. Rich and wife were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley pt Rensselaer Sunday. Miss Mabel Burling of Remington, visited with Nettie Belanger between trains Saturday. J. W. Baer left Thursday for Hunter’s Springs, near Attica, to take treatment for rheumatism. Miss Anna Ploutz returned from Remington Tuesday where she had been visiting with relatives. Samuel Wing, of Idaville, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wing, over Wednesday night. Mrs. John Hudson went to Brook Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mirs. Arthur Clinton. , Mrs. John Shelland went to Chicago Heights, 111., Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Grace Lees. Miss Melissa Beavers, of Colorada City, Colo., is here the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Emory Morin, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster Hornbeck of Elgin 111., are the guests of the latter’s parents, Mr." and Mrs. Chas. Burgess. , i Will Hardy came Wednesday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Emma Hardy, and family. He is now lo-

cated at Fernley. Nevada. A. C. Tedford returned home Saturday from a visit with his brother and faintly at Vincennes. Mrs. Tedford will remain for a longer visMiss Carrie Green, of Oxford, visited in Goodland Saturday until evening, when she went to Remington to begin her school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Nearv returned Monday evening from Wyoming 111., where they attended the funeral of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Catherine Gassney. Mrs. J. A. Patton, who has been spending several weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cassidy, left for her home in Beeville, Tex., Tuesday. Word from James E. Babcock at C. P. Diaz, Mexico, states that he is in the land of sunshine and flowers and is having a fine time. This week he left for Loredes and will return to Indiana next week. John Stack and family returneu Sunday from an enjoyable weeks outing in their Empire automobile to the eastern, part of the state They .visited with their brother Tom: Mr. Yaste and Mr. Dehmer, former residents of the vicinity of Goodland, but now located at Ft. Wayne, and found them all prospering. They went to Huntington Decatur and other places of interest and were greatly impressed bv the fine country thereabouts.

1 I WOLCOTT. (From th* Enterprise.) ' Born, to Mr,, and Mrs. Win Hoshaw, Tuesday, September 10th a daughter. ( Mrs. G. Walker of Chicago Heights, 111., is visiting with Mr and Mrs. Quincy Hughes. Miss Edna Shoemaker went to Lee Tuesday evening for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Earl Westfall. Miss Pearle Hartley went <+o Monticello Tuesday evening io nurse Mrs. J. C. Downey, who is ill with typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holmes of Mt. Vernon, 111., came last week to visit with their nephew, A. B. Wooden and family. Mrs. Bennett and sons of LaGrange, who have been visiting with Mrs. H. A. Livingston, returned to their home Monday, Mrs. Lester Morrow and little son of Linden came Wednesday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sexton. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lockenour of Salem, who have been the guests of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Farney, for the past ten days, returned Thursday. The Wolcott schools opened Mon-'

day with an enrollment of 181 in the grades and 87 in the high school making a total enrollment of 268 for the opening of the school. Mrs. J. C. Downey is ill with typhoid fever at the home of Mr. Downey’s mother in Monticello ard Mrs. Holliday of Monticello is substituting for her in the school. Mrs. Theron Hold ridge and little son George, left Thursday for Mt. Morris, Pa., to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Fox. Mr. Holdridge accompanied her ae far as Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Boicourt returned home Saturday from a weeks visit with Mr. Boicourt’s sister and his nephew, Wm. West and wife at Chili. Mr. and Mrs. West brought Mr. and Mrs. Boicourt home in their automobile.

| MEDARtVILLE. i ■_ (From the Advertiser.) Mrs. Jerry Alfred is reported to be seriously ill at her home in Gillam township. A. fine bey was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nicoles on Friday afternoon, September 6 th. Albert Antrim of Chicago was the guest of Dr. T. F. Massey and family Sunday and Monday. Dr. Linton reports the birth of a 11 pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs. i Emil Dahlke, on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shea made the trip to Indianapolis in their auto? last week, visiting friends there and taking in the state fair. George Robinson of Stockton. Kan., brother of Michael and Thom-i as H. Robinson, is visiting relatives I here and attending the Gillam Home Coming. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baughman vis-' ited at the bedside of the former s) mother Sunday and Monday. They report no material change in the condition of the old lady. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Pence and two children of Brook, Ind., passeo through here the first of the week in their auto for a visit to their farm near Wabash. Mrs Pences sister. Miss Margie Long, accompanied them from here. All returned last Saturday. Those from this place that attended the A. R. Hardesty funeral at Winamac last Sunday were Mrs. Joseph Hardesty, Mrs. Cynthia Harkesty, Elmer Hardesty and wife. Clarence Hardesty and wife, Joseph Richardson and wife and daughter Cora, Otto Chasteen and wife ana Joe Thornton and wife. ■

—I | NEW CENTER. | Mr. and Mrs. George Beaver were Rensselaer goers Saturday. John Mitchell lost a horse Saturday morning. A. E. Abersoll made a business trip to Monticello Saturday. Lud Clarke and family visited his brother Branson, Sunday. Mrs. John Mitchell called on Mrs. Ed. JMcKinley Saturday. Jim and Orvan Brown took dinner with . E. bersoll Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will VanNatta spent Sunday with Joh-n Southard and wife. ; Mr. land Mrs. Chains Gallaher called on Roy Beaver and fan ily Sunday. Mrs. Beaver spent Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Ea Johnson. Mrs. Ed McKinley went to Wa-

bash Friday evening returning home Saturday. Earl Foulks and Martha Clark spent Sunday aftemopn at A. F Abersoll’s. Mrs. Wiley Latta visited het parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joh~ Gallaher and family Sunday. Quite a number of young folks cf our vicinity attended church at Palest! ne Sunday evening. Mr. Wysorg. who lives near Bullington. visited his sister. Mrs. John Southard, last week. Mrs. Jacob Beaver and Mrs. Will VanNatta assisted Mrs. Wiley Latta in cooking for threshers.

Scene from “The Wizard of Wiseland”, Ellis Theatre, Sept. 19.