Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1912 — GOODLAND [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND

(From the Herald.) James Suits was over from Idaville Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Tillie Wickwire. Mrs. I. E. Hopkins came up from Gibbon City. IM., Sunday afternoon and spent, this week looking after her interest- here.

Geo. Linfoot and daughter, Mrs. Marjie, Haneman, of Chicago, attended the funeral of Mrs. Tillie Wickwire Tuesday.

Leander Lem man and wife, of Lebanon, visited here this week with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lemman.

E. G Luff, of Oklahoma, who has been r.pencdng several weeks visiiing with his daughters in Rensselaer, visited with Goodland mends this week.

Emory Constantine returned to Goodland Wednesday after a six weeks visit with home folks at St. Eustac'he, Canada. He reports having a-fine Viist.

Loutrseior Albert Gray is trying •o complete the Miller road, norifaeast of Goodland this week. Teams are hauling crushed rock from Goodland and Percy. •

John Cochrane, of Chicago, visited here, this week with Wm. Alexander and family. Mr. Alexander is reported much better after a several weeks’ siege of sickness.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stillman., Mrs. C. L. Constable and Mrs. W. T. Cory attended the Montioello Baptist Association Wednesday as dele-

gates from t'he Goodland Baptist Church. Miss Leona Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nice, residing northwest of Goodland, will be married next Thursday, Sept. 26, to Mr. Delver M. Wood, a young farmer residing near Winamac. The wedding will be solemnized at high noon” . * John, the little four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Montgomery, was taken suddenly sick last Saturday night with spinal meningitis. Mr. Montgomery, who contemplated leaving for Montana to look at land preparatory to buying, has postponed his trip indefinitely. Julia Matilda, daughter of Oliver and Julia Hayer, was born in LaSalle county, 111., January 13, 1857, and died at her home in Goodland, Ind., September 14, 1912, aged 5b yeaijt eight months and one day. She was the eighth of ten children and grew to womanhood in LaSalle county, ill., January 1, 1880, she was married to Chester Wickwire, who died in 1900, while sheriff of Newton county.