Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

flteat •( Interest from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in tbe Territory Adjacent to tho Jasper County Metropolis

| KNIMAN ; ——— Wfieat sowing is over and corn cutting is the order of the day. There will be preaching at Kniman Saturday night by Rev. Mcßrier. Everyone invited. Our Sunday school is progressing nicely. Everyone invited to attend at 10 o’clock. A lady from Purdue University gave a very interesting talk on cooking and other home problems last Friday. Next Sunday, October 6, our Sunday school w r ill have a rally day. Everybody invited to come and bring well filled baskets. Mrs. Elizabeth Moore of Woodland, HI., who has been visiting her son, Ross Moore, left Monday to visit her daughter at Kankakee, 111. The Purdue Experiment station will give an orchard experiment at Kniman in Mr. Smith’s orchard on October 10. Every farmer should attend.

FAIR OAKS.

Cottage praiyer meeting was held at Bert Warren’s Wednesday evening. 1 Mr. Lowman and Barney Dewitt shipped two carload of watermelons last Friday. Wesley Noland of Lee came up Monday and visited relatives during the day. Mrs. Anna Gilmore’s condition is serious and she is gradually and slowly growing worse. Uncle Dave Winslow has been laid up for nearly a w r eek with a severe attack of biliousness. The young people organized a Christian Endeavor Society at the Christian church Sunday evening. Joe Clouse and family, who have been visiting relatives the past week near Kirklan, returned home Monday. William Gilmore of Decatur, 111., arrived here Monday to visit relatives in this county for an indefinite time. Claude Keller and wife left here Monday morning for Jackson, Mich.,

where he has a job as fireman on a locomotive. Mrs. Floyd Baxter was taken to Chicago Sunday evening to a hospital. It is said she will have to submit to an operation. Charles Halleck, who has been away the past two or three weeks canvasiog for his nursery stock returned home Sunday. The frost is on the pumpkin, but corn isn’t in the shock yet, but is being put into it pretty last now and considerable is going into the silos. Mrs. Maggie Keller, who has been visiting with home folks the past two weeks, left Monday morning to I take up her position as cook on one lof the Sternberg dredges in Illinois. | It is reported that Mr. Abel, the Monon agent, has bought of Mrs. Warren a property in the south part of town which she purchased from Bruce Moffitt. They are to take possession about the 23d of this month. Superintendent Lamson was up the first ot the week and made arrangements for the beginning of the first year high school which will begin on Monday after the Teachers' association meeting to be held next week. The young people of town and friends of Claude Keller, gathered at the home of his mother Saturday night and gave him and his bride a shower party. They all had a fine time and the youthful couple were made the recipients of many nice and useful presents.

i REMINGTON.

Well the horse show is over, and it is hoped the fights are, too. Hartley Coover and family ofi Illinois visited relatives here last week. W v G. Lods of southeast of town is preparing to move to North Dakota. Mrs. George Stoudt and daughter, Miss Ruth, were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. John Shide has moved to Logansport where he has a position as a Panhandle flagman. ,Dick Pruett, a former resident of Remington, now on the Gary police forcle, was a recent visitor here. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown l 01 Chenoa, 111., were guests of his uncle, D. A. Bicknel; and family, last week, making te trip by auto. H. W. Milner and W. C. Smallay are making some improvements to their residence properties. The latter will install a heating system. C. H. Peck moved last week into the Maisbray property, which he lately purchased. Fred Burger will move into the property recently vacated by Mr. Peck. Fred Berger, Wm. Broadie and W.- C. Smalley were among those from here who attended the Bull •Moosevelt gathering of the inner circle at Rensselaer Thursday.

George P. Geib, son of Peter Geib !of south o's town, and Miss Winnie 1 McFarland of Otterbein, a well known and popular young couple, will be united in marriage, today. We extend hearty congratulations. The remains of Clarence Parks, who died of typhoid fever at Lafayette last Friday after a brief illness, were brought here for burial Monday. Deceased was a son of Mrs. Emma Parks and was born near Remington. His age was 23 years. A wife, formerly Miss Sharkey, of Remington, and an infant child survive him. His 'father, George Parks, died several years ago. Clarence has been living in Lafayette for the past year or more and has been connected with a garage there. He had not been feeling well for some time, and he and his wife visited relatives but a short time ago. He got better and they returned to Lafayette, but he was taken worse after they got home and, although everything possible was done to save him, it was of no avail. He was a fine young man and his death is deeply deplored.

LEE.

J. H. Culp made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. ’W. L. Stiers and family took dinner Sunday at J. H. Culp’s. Elmer Gilmore has baled his hay and has about three Car loads shipped no\y. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart went from church Sunday to Fred Stiers' for dinner. Mrs. J. H. Culp and Mrs. Elmer Gilmore went to Monon Thursday to visit with Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore. Roy Noland went last week to Alaska, where his brother John has been for several years. Roy has been there once before. George Holeman of Monticello and Orval Holeman and family of Rensselaer visited their mother here, who has been sick, but is now a little better.

Tom Walter and family of Barkley tp., came via auto Sunday morning and called on Fred and W. L. Stiers and families and went on to Harry Rishling’s, east of Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Rosebraugh of Missouri, are out on a tour with their auto and stopped here over Sunday, calling on old friends. They were former residents here but moved away about seven years ago.

Mrs. T. A. Town, 107 6th St., Watertown, S. D., writes: " “My four children are subject to hard cold'ii and I always use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with splendid results. Some time ago I had a severe attack of la grippe and the doctor prescribed Foley’s Honey and Tar compound and it. soon overcame the lagrippe. I can always depend on Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and am sure of good results.” A. F. Long.

IROQUOIS VALLEY.

Fred Schreiner is on the sick list. Mrs. John Moore is visiting in Kansas. , Anybody seen the new neckties? Ask Walter. Walter Brown was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Zillhart were visitors at Gifford Sunday; Louie Zillhart spent Sunday with Alpha and Willie McElfresh. Bessie McElfresh spent Sunday afternoon with Bessie Gordon. Alton Grant spent Tuesday with his son, Charles, and family. Grace Price spent the latter part of the week with Maggie Hurley.

Miss Rose Thompson is assisting Mrs. S. Lowery in sewing this week. John Comer spent Sunday afternoon with W. A. Green and family Carl Ropp and Mr. Anderson were Rensselaer goers Thursday evening. Newt Jenkins of McCoysburg is spending tjje week here with relatives. Evesdropping in seems to be the latest. How about it Harry? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grant spent Friday and Saturday at the Remington horse show. Bessie Pullins spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saidla. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Price and family spent Sunday with his father, Newt Price, and family. Frank Brown and Alpha McElfresh spent the week with Lester Schreiner, picking apples. The masked dance held at Alex Hurley’s Friday night was well attended and all report a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. John Marlatt and family spent Sunday with 'Mr. and Mrs. Will Mackey of near Rensselaer. ' Frank Brown spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown of west of Rensselaer.