Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A» Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

item of Interet j| from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis „

/ KNIMAX —■ —i • . I Harry Brown was a Chicago goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Burget were Chicago goers last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Burgett entertained company Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen went to Goodland and KentlancF Monday to visti their daughter. Mrs. Many Meyers of Rensselaer came Saturday to visit with Mrs. A. M. Moore and Mrs. G. R. Moore. Rally day was well attended and everybody enjoyed themselves fine. All went home wishing for more Rally Days. Lou Moore and children of Milford, 111., came Saturday to visit his brother, A. K. Moore, and family, coming in their auto. Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Edw-ards came from Watseka, 111., Saturday to visit A. K. Moore and family and Ross Moore and family. Lou Moore and brother, A. K. Moore, .and cousin, Ross Moore, and Jesse and Wlillie Edwards, took a pleasure trip in the former’s auto to North Judson Sunday. Mrs. A. K. Moore entertained for dinner Tuesday Master Freddie and Arthur Barkey, Elain Sommers, Ross and John Moore, Katie Sommers and Matie Barkey, in honor of her little son, Kenneth’s, 7th birthday anniversary.

| HOOSIER CAMP. We are having a little rain at this writing. Charles Woosley is working for Oscar Gordon of near 1 Tefft. S, T. Seely’s pressing gang laid off last week and cut corn. Mr. and Mrs. Braddock visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon and Mr. and Mrs. Brittenbach Tuesday afternoon. There was quite a crowd at Tefft Saturday that boarded the train for North Judson Jubilee, and they all reported a good time. Tresemers’ has purchased a new lhay press which is larger than their old one, and they pulled it in on the marsh a week ago last 'Monday, and it is doing good work.

| LEE. | Truste Middlestadt was heije on business Tuesday. L. M. Jacks and family made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. Our teacher, Miss Fern Morris, spent Monday nigbt at Carl Westphal’s. Alvin Clark and wife and L. M. Jacks and family took dinner Sunday with G. A. Jacks’. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Anderson called on Arhur Stewart and family Sunday afternoon. John Southard and wife and Walter Jordan and family ate Sunday dinner at Walter Gilmore’s. Harold Lamar and wife of near Parr came Saturday and visited until Monday morning with realtives. Robert Drake and wife took Ray Holeman and family to Monon Sunday afternoon for a ride in their automobile. Clark & Son, the hardware and coal men of our town, have built a coal house on the back part of their store building.

Asa Holeman has rented the Chas Carlson farm, just east of here—the former Dodd farm. Mr. Carlson is going to Sweden,-his native country. Mrs. Mary Brown and children and Mrs. Cynthia Smith and children of Hammond, have been here visiting their parents, Mr. and Mts. Donaldson. Ward and Brook Lewis of Remington are here this w’eek spending their vacation there being no school in Jasper county this week on account of Teachers’ Institute. Clayton Mellender and friend, Miss Baum of east of Francesville’ visited Saturday night at J. h’ Culp’s, and Miss Cleo Mellender and friend, Mr. Hoover, came Sunday. The stone crusher north of here, in the edge of Jasper, i* at work now crushing stone and building a road connecting the stone road through Lee with the Rensselaer stone road.

j FAIR OAKS. j Lawrence Halleck visited at Hammond over Sunday. Mrs. Al Moore of Lafayette came up Monday on business. : Health is generally pretty good in these parts nowadays. » Abe Bringle and family were in Chicago on business Wednesday. Abe Bringle and family autoed to Wheatfield Sunday to visit relatives during the day. Herbert Bozell went over to Snyder the first of the week to work at carpentre work on an elevator. Charles Halleck’s black horse committed suicide Sunday night by falling into an open well, so Lawrence says. The M. E. Aid Society will hold a social in the Ben Zellers pool room (the White property) Saturday evening. Miss Flo McCay, who has been attending high school at Lafayette, came up Sunday to take up same work here next week. Ed Griggs, who left here something like three years ago and who now lives in Steger, Hl., was in town Sunday and Monday. Mr. Sawin got a new bean huller Monday, and Tuesday began using it. He has about 15 acres in navy soup beans, and the crop is pretty fair. The first political speaking in these parts was delivered at the school house Wednesday evening by a Lake county independent candidate ;or congress. Mrs. Cottingham went over to Momence last week to visit her son William. She is keeping house for Willie this week while his wife is visiting her mother here. Charles Penwright of Mt. Ayr came up Saturday and was a guest at James Clifton’s until Monday. He and Jim are figuring on a job of carpenter work here in town. Mr. Van Cleve, who lived the past season on Joe Kosta’s farm, moved into the Eggleston tenant property south ©if town Mondlay. It is reported he has purchased same. O 1 Brouhard, who has been working for Mr. Hillis the past summer, moved back to town the latter* part of the week and is now working for Charles Barker on the C. & E. I. Cora and Dal Dewitt, who are putting in the sewer ditch which is to drain the lower part of town, have gotten as far as the C. & E. I. track and will probably finish up the job next week.

Geo. A. Williams, who lives in John White’s property, is ithe possessor but not the owner of a fine Southdown ram which strayed into his yard last Sunday. If the owner will come and pay charges he can take the sheep.

There hasn’t been many so far seen the new passenger train that was to be put on the C. & E. I. the first of the month. They now have their tracks in apple pie order and have discharged all the hands on the section ■ > but the foreman and one man.

| BAUM’S BRIDGE. Sam Gray made a business trip to Wheatfield Monday. Mr. custard has been merketing corn to Kouts the past week. Jake Lambert of Valparaiso is helping James Gilbreath make hay this week. Mrs. Wiseman, who has been ailing for the past week, is somewhat better at this writing. William Bush is the possessor o>f a brand-new, first-class bicycle. Now William will travel some. Elder Moreheiser, of the Interna*

taonal Bible Association, lectured at the school house Sunday afternoon. Elmer Hunsicker passed through here Sunday enroute for Valparaiso where he is attending the university. Mts. Orn Tilton and sister, Miss Cummings, and the Misses Custard, called on Mrs. A. J. Bush Saturday afternoon. Walter Wiseman, Jr., and M!iss Belle of Kouts, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vandercar Sunday evening. The International Bible Students association has organized a class here, and two meetings have been held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vandercar, with good attendance both times. The first meeting was conducted by Walter Wiseman, Jr., who is employed at Hammond, but is spending a short vaction with this parents here, , having acquired a severe cold. Bert Vandercar was elected class leader. The object is to encourage Bible reading.

REMINGTON. James H. Gilbert was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Chipman of Lincoln, Neb., are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Parks of Mentone, Ind., visited relatives here last week. ’ Miss Bessie Guy went to Indianapolis last week for a visit with friends. M. A. Gray went to North Dakota last week with a party of land prospectors. The Auto Sales Co., has put in a new 13-inch lathe for their garage repair work. Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. George Johnson at Goodland last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ochs are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. William Kuhlman, in Bloomington, 111. Mr. and Mrs. George Stoudt were in Rensselaer Tuesday and Wednesday doing some papering on the latter’s tenant houses in that city. S. J. Hand cut his right ankle While splitting wood one morning last week and ft required several stittehes to close the wound. Miss Alice Walker returned to her s[oom “übo ‘SodiuiAy ui etuou after a few weeks visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mr*. H. H. Walker. J. W. Lock returned a few days ago from his trip to France, and brought back with him, four Percheron stallions and four mares of the same breed. Mrs. Sam Lucas of South Dakota, Who has been visiting here with her son and daughter for some time, went to Valparaiso last week for a short visit before returning home. The directors of Fountain Park Assembly re-elected W. I. McCollough, President; J. H. Biddle, V. P; 0. H. Peck, Sec., and J. A. Washbum, Treas., at a meeting held last week. They have a nice balance in the treacury from this year’s assembly after paying all the bills.

/ IROQUOIS VALLEY. {

Everybody is busy hauling gravel. Margaret Hurley was a Monon goer Thursday. Frank Schroer was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Gertrude Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Will Durant finished making molasses Tuesday. Charles Grant is hauling lumber for Frank Foltz. Barney Kolhoff was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday, Beck and Everett Green were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Garland Grant called on his brother, Charles, Wednesday. - (Margaret Daugherty is assisting Mrs. J. W. Marlatt with housework. Mrs. John Moore returned home Thursday from her trip to Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz called at their farms in this vicinity Monday. Will Johns from Boone county is here visiting with William Green and family. 'Mrs. Arthur Zimmerman and Mrs. Peterson called on Mrs. K. Zill hart Thursday. George McElfresh and son William spent the latter part of the week with Lester Schreiner. Everett Green of Michigan City is here visiting his father, W. A. Green and family. iMr. and Mrs. Charles Grant spent Sunday with his brother, Garland Grant, and family. Dolly Watson and Albert and Bessie Pullins spent Monday with ike Saidla and family. Fred Schreiner and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives in Rensselaer. Walter, Frank, Grover and Lillie Brown all spent Sunday with their parents west of Rensselaer. Pauline and Louie Zillhart spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. George, McElfresh and family. Mrs. John Newcome and baby went Sunday to Pontiac, 111., to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, James R. Baker. Mrs. Ollie Mackay and children and Mrs. Myrtle Cox and daughter called on Mrs. John Marlatt and family Sunday.

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The last registration was held here Monday and all but 8 registered. Miss Belle Southard visited her sister, Mrs. Walter Gilmore over Sunday. Our schools closed last Friday as the teachers are attending institute at Rensselaer this week. W. I. Bivans and family and Mr. Ingram and Canada and Joseph Bivans went to Monon Saturday evening. V. J. Boone has decided to move to the farm he recently purchased in Michigan, and will sell his farm and stock here at public sale the last part of this month. Messrs. Ingram, Canada and Joseph Bivans and little son came from Illinois via auto last Saturday to visit with W. I. Bivans and family. Mr. Canada is an uncle of Mrs. 8., whom she has not seen for 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks returned from a short visit in Piqua, Miami county, Ohio, Thursday of last week. Joseph Rees, and Miss Jennie Rees came from that place via auto and Mr. and Mrs. Foulks returned home with them. The trip, 198 miles, was made without any trouble or accident to mar its pleasure.

James Hamilton, who has been afflicted for so long, w*as released from suffering by death last Sunday at 9:30 p. m. He was 32 years of age. He married Miss Vesta Beaver, who with a little daughter, besides father, mother, brother and numerous relatives, friends and neighbors, are left to mourn his departure. The funeral was held at the Baptist church here, conducted by Rev. W. G. Winn of Rensselaer and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery here.