Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

At Fumithed by Our Regular Correspondent*

JIT lie n* •* ntste Jl from Surrounding own* Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis -

| FRA N CES YILLE. -I —- 1(Frora the Tribune.; Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hudgens, last Thursday, a son. Mrs. Ella Wilson of Cedar Lake is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. D. Markley. Mrs. J. E, Mason returned to her home at Alexandria Saturday after a very pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Lester A. Leach. Charles Swisher was at Gary last Saturday. He Is thinking some of locating there as ho has two or three good positions in. sight. • Mrs. Clara Eldridge of Rensselaer and Mrs. Laura Leech of South Dakota, were the guests of Mr. and Stephen Eldridge this week. Mrs. Sarah Hamilton and Mrs. S. E. Jones of Wolcott and Mrs. Will Brown of Piper City, 111., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Jones. Blaine Hart has relinquished his position at the Blue Front drug store and will probably locate at Richmond. His family are now visiting with relatives at Carlisle. Christopher Miller, an aged resident of Francesville, died this morning of a complication of diseases. The funeral will he held Saturday morning at the Salem Evangelical church. Drl F. L. S-harrer is able to be down town, though not entirely recovered from the automobile acedent. S. K. Jones is doing well, considering that his leg is broken at the thigh. On account of this injury he failed to vote,

| MEDARYVILLE. | —| 1— (From the Advertiser.) r. Charles W, Holl has moved into the Mrs. Julia Williams house this week. J. D. Getti'nger left Tuesday evening on a visit to Winamac and Kokomo. Dan Smoyer is about to move his family and household goods to Francesville. Mrs. F. H. Dunn, who has been quite ill for the past two weeks, is recovering. t Fred Knehel is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Amos Fess and family this week. Mrs. Deeburg was called to Indianapolis this week by the sudden death of her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton are again moving to Wheatfield, being unable to find a suitable dwelling house here. Miss Lydia Gunderson, who is a nurse at one of the Lafayette hospitals, vdsited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gunderson, last week. Mrs. Rachel Faris has been suf-

sering with a severe attack of pneumonia at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Aigie Kaufman, in Gillam, but is better now.

Arthur Wright was called to Dunreith, Ind., last Friday on account of the serious illness of his mother He returned here Tuesday, leaving her somewhat improved. Gus Everet, whose demise was expected almost any moment last we>ek, is still among the living at this writing, but may have crossed to the beyond before you get this paper.

L - , G - Vint of Beaver tp., has filed a suit of $2,500 damages against Harry Bramble, also of that township, for the alienation of the affections of his wife. A few weeks ago defendant eloped with the plaintiff's wife, aicd the present whereabouts of the couple are unknown.

I 'IT. AYR. | -1 (From the Pilot.) John Baker spent Sunday at Rensselaer. Adam Guise has moved into the M. E. parsonage. Warren Elijah has eighty acres of oats yet to thresh. Milo Miller and G. E. Penw’rigbt were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Crocket of Rensselaer were guests of his sister, Mrs. E. G. Perrigo, Sunday. Ira Sayler finished painting Perrigo’s corn cribs and sheds and returned home Saturday. Mrs. Gundy, Miss Glenn. Cobb. Miss Qrpha Larsin, of Fair Oaks, attended the dianee at the Odd, Fellows’ hall. Lyon's new building is nearing completion and was formally dedicated Wednesday by a dinner being served therein. Miss Cora Seward returned to her home at Royal Center after spending several week? here with her sister, Mrs. Harry Elijah. Monday in attempting to couple a wagon to the stone road engine/ 1 George Arnold was caught between them and severely crushed. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Beagley, Thursday of last week, a bouncing boy. All doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Georgtv Lynch Ws in Lafayette during the week to see an eye specialist. He is having serious trouble and ,it ie doubtful if he does not go blind. Monday as Olli Bengston. was riding on a stone wagon near Captain Brown’s place, the team took fright and started to run, and in so doing he was throton or fell to t'he bottom of the wagon breaking his leg in tow places, his collar bone, three ribs, and tore loose the ligaments of his back. It will be several weeks, if ever, before he will be able to be out again. Another change in busines circles of Mt. Ayr. Thomas Inkly, living northeast of Morocco, has bought the meat market, building and tools, and also the ice house of Mr. Hiram Ashly, and will take possession on the Ist of January. Mr. Ashly is undecided as to what he will do or where he, will. go. The Pilot labors under the delusion that he will spend a part of .his time in hunting game on the Kankakee.

I WOLCOTT. ~l j—(From the Enterprise.) Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Leopold went to Chicago Tuesday evening to visit

friends. Willis Conley, who has been visiting his brother, R. B. Conley, at JPentwatre, Mich., returned ’home Tuesday. H. C. Spangle was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Cyris Wallisk at Cerro Gordo, 11., from Sunday until Morcday evening. Harley Spangle has accepted a position! as night clerk for the C. & E. I. railroad at Milford, 111., and commenced his duties November 1. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker left Tuesday morning for a month’s visit with their son, Walter E. Baker, and wile, at Neah Bay, Washington.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Larsemw returned to their home at Milford, 111., Thursday, they were accompanied home by Mrs. Larsen’s mother, Mrs. Mary E. Winters. Mrs. Miller of Remington, came Wednesday eyiening to visit her daughter, Mrs. Henry Grose, and assist in caring for Mr. Grose, who is ill with typhoid fever. James N. Rader of Minneapolis, Minn., who has been visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rader, went to Lyons, Ind., this Friday morning to visit his brother, Claude, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Lucas of Delphi were guests of Mr. Lucas' uncle, W. F. Cruthers, and w ife, last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas have just returned from a visit with friends in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. William A. Winters and Mrs. Mary A. Lang were quietly married Wednesday evening at 6:30 o’clock, at the home of the groom, Esquire A. U. Lux performing the ceremony in tlie presence of a few relatives and near friends. The house was tastefully decorated with chrysanthemums. Immediately following the wedding ceremony a bountiful wedding supper was served Miss Laura Lorentz, daughter of E. C. Lorentz of this place, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Hunter, in Indianapolis, Monday evening November 4th at 7:30 p m , of tuberculosis of the lungs. The remains were taken to the home of her brother in Peoria, 111., where the funeral was held. Mr. Lorentz and family accompanied by his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dellinger, went to Peoria Tuesday to be present at the funeral and burial.

FOUR CORNERS. G. Barnard was looking after his land interests in northern Jasper this week. Carl Stockwell, in company with Orville Fisher visited his mother west of Gifford Sunday. W. A. Jones, the agent at Tefft, will have when completed the most handsome residence in Northern Jasper. Enos Hibbs will complete the Fresner contract of the Greves lateral on the R. E. Davis ditch this week. Miss Grace Pool, who is teaching the primary room at Tefft, visited with her friend, Miss Ilouk, over Sunday. Dave Wesner has sold his hay to a party who lives at Walkerton, and is now pressing it and hauling same to Wheatfield. Clarence Gulbransen, we are informed, will take unto himself a wife and next spring will take possession of the old homestead in East Walker. Elwood Gulbransen would he pleased if the person who took his saddle would inform him when he will return it. Elwood would then

know whether he could wait that length of time or whether to order another. , . Charles Peregrine is calling your attention to the market conditions when the g. o. p. went down before the shower of democratic votes and the knife and horns of the bull moosers. His prattle reminds one of a little child. Wheatfield is taking on a building boom. Four new houses are in the course of construction and more are to follow. They, at least, seem not to have lost confidence in the future prosperity of the country, even under a democratic administration. No, and neither have we. A great amount of chaffy corn farmers are finding since they begin to husk than they had at first supposed, caused, no doubt, by the wet weather In the first part of the season and then being followed by two or three weeks of hot, dry weath er.

Walter Welker went Wednesday to look at a farm north of Rensselaer with the expectation of renting same if conditions were satisfactory, but the owner, like so many of the land owners of today, was too exacting, binding the tenant down so he is almost coinpelled to steal to make 9. decent living. Some few hot-headed democrats, or pretended democrats, who spotted S. D. Clark in the late election for an imaginary personal wrong, should go out to the woodshed and shake hands with themselves, for no sane or fairminded person would want anyone to know that they had stooped to so little and contemptible and act just to "get even.”

| KNIMAN j -I : - On account of bad weather, meetings closed Friday night, with eight new members. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Peer spent Sunday with friends at Stoutsburg.' Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Moore called on Mr. and Mrs. McMurray Sunday afternoon. Charles Keath of Watseka, 111., came Tuesday for a visit with Ross Moore and family. Jesse Summers and family attended the birthday supper at Mrs. Tyler’s near Demotte. There will be a box social at the Kniman school house on Saturday night, November 23. All invited. Ross Moore and family returned home Tuesday evening from Illinois, where they attendede their uncle’s funeral. There will be a meeting at Kniman Saturday night, November 16, and as there are members of other de nominations who attend church here, Rev. Mcßrayer would like to have all put their names in here so as to organize an M. E. class and have a regular minister here for another year.

• . | FAIR OAKS. I H iNews is very scarce in these parts this week. Steps are being taken to incorporate Fair Oaks. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle's Wednesday evening. Health is generally pretty good in these parts and everybody is busy. John Stowers improvement is not very brisk, but he is a little- better at this writing. The National Pickle Co., is barrelling its pickles here this week, preparatory to shipping them away. Mrs. Cottingham returned home after a couple of weeks visit with her mother, who has been very sick. Mrs. Ida Clifton, who has been visiting with relatives for the past week near Gilford, returned home Sunday. Charles Halleck has a bunch of men busy nowadays planting nursery stock in the vicinity of Chicago and Hammond. A good sized crowd of the Fair Oaks population went to the • hub Tuesday to tell the grand jury a few things they knew. Miss Grace Bonham of Chicago, after a few days visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Eggleston, of south of returned home Wednesday.

PINE GROVE. | —| 1 — James Torbet was a Rensselaer caller Monday. Harry and Clint Beck butchered a hog Monday. Curtis Gifford spent Sunday with Chareliy Torbet. Mrs. Charles Shroyer called on Airs. Aoam Plesher Wednesday. Mrs. Charles Shrbyer called on Mrs. Clint Beck Friday afternoon. Julius Schultz and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Clenunens on Wednesday. Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and daughter Bertha were Rensselaer goer on Tuesday. Mrs. James Torbet spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Beck, and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Florence and family of near Rosebud spent Sundajy with Will Hays, and 'family.- : „ Mrs. John Zimmerman of Kansas is visiting her cousin, Arthur Zimmerman, and family, of north of Rensselaer. Bertha Cooper and sister-in-law, Mrs. Simon Cooper, and little son, called on Mrs. Charles Shroyer Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. jJohn Woulden and daughter Hazel returned Tuesday to spend the, winter here with the former’s mother, Mrs. Sarah McCleary.,

took dinner with James Torbet and family Sunday were: Roy Torbet and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beck and family. Mrs. Sarah McCleary, Mrs. Lina Switzer and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shroyer took .dinner with Arthur Zimmerman and family Wednesday.

UNION.

’ H. Schultz and daughter were in Parr Wednesday. Miss Ellen Reed took dinner with Miss Mary Reeder Sunday. Will Weston and Daniel Lakin were Rensselaer goers Monday. Reinhold and Leo Schultz are husking corn for Julius Schultz. Mrs. Paul Schultz spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Fred Krueger. Emma Fechner, Martha and Otto Schreeg called on Miss Lena Schultz Sunday. Pete and Joe Theis went to Michigan Monday morning on a prospecting trip. The young people around Virgie spent Sunday afternoon at Thomas Florence’s. Charles Wiseman is very low at, this writing. The fever has gone to his brain. Miss Anatone Schultz and sister returned to Shelby Sunday where they are working. Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Petty moved last week over near Weise’s from the Hopkins farm. Everybody around Virgie goes to the station everyday to see the train go through, a glorious sight. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Schultz spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wolfe at Demotte. Chauncey Dexter and Duke Miller returned to the region of the busy huskers Sunday evening, or rather Monday morning. Reinhold Teska and Paul Schultz went to Wheatfield Tuesday to hunt a carpenter, the one Teska had having gone to his home in Milwaukee.

election the musicians of the nt*Tghborhood have had nothing to do. Too bad, boys, but put your hand to something eiEe for the present and hope for better da>s. We will have another election in four } ears and then we will want our sheepskin band and our star players to root for us.

| IROQUOIS VALLEY. Lucy Morganegg was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Mrs. J. W, Marlatt spent Sunday with Luella Green. Bessie McElfresh spent Sunday at home with her parents. Ethel Marlatt spent Sunday afternoon with Bessie McElfresh. Lillie Green and Gladys Price spent Sunday with Jennie McElfresh. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morganegg were Rensselaer goers Saturday. John Lewis and Walter Brown were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Pauline Zillhart spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. Zillhart. Mrs. Charles Grant and father, H. M. Shipman were Rensselaer goers Saturday. J. W. Marlatt spent Wednesday afternoon at the Marlatt & Chamberlain farm. Charles Grant and J. W. Marlatt sold some fat hogs this week to Emmet Eldridge. Fred Schreiner finishes building a fine new barn on the Frank Fotlz farm this week. Rosabell Daugherty spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Daugherty. K. Zillhart has improved the looks of his farm by giving the buildings a new coat of paint. Mrs. Fred Schreiner and children spent Sunday with her father, W. A. Green, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schroer arid son spent Sunday with the latter’s father, Mr. Barkley and family.

| LEE. j 5 Miss Ethel Jacks spent Sunday here with her parents. Born, to Frank Overton and wife, Nov. 6, a daughter. Our supervisor, L. M. Jacks, is finishing up his road work. Miss Edna Brock is doing housework for Mrs. Frank Overton. Miss Ida Smith of Illinois visited here Tuesday with her cousin, Mrs. Alvin Clark, and family. John Osborne and Harley Clark went to Monon Sunday evening. I wonder what’s the attraction? Miss Pearl Vandervoort of Monon Chapel spent a few days here last week with her sister, Mrs. Asa Holeman. Sunday guests at Charles McCashen’s were: Uncle David Culp and wife; Alvin Clark and family and J. H. Culp and family. Mrs. C. A. Holeman went to Indianapolis Monday morning to be at the bedside of her adopted brother, W. R. Shumake, who is very ill. Mrs. Anna Warper and son Paul of Rensselaer came Friday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. S. W. Noland, and family. They went to her farm Saturday, where they are building a new barn. They returned home Monday.

| MT. PLEASANT. Carl Stockwell calle don home people Sunday. John Stockwell was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Mrs. Eva Greenlee is on the sick list this week. Hattie McCurtain called on Myrtle Parker Monday. . James Britt called on Alf McCoy Sunday morning. Charley Parker was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Len McCurtain plastered for Greely Comer last week.

Burl Blackborn helped' John Price husk corn Tuesday. Greely Comer was a Parr geor on Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Meyers were in Rensselaer ’ Saturday. ike Mallatt bought some hogs of John McCurtain Monday. Charley Parker helped Greely Comer husk corn Thursday. Mrs. Brown called on Mrs. Greely Coiner Wednesday morning. \V m. Lewis and Jesse Walker were Rensselaer callers Wednesday. Mrs. Greely Comer called on Mrs. Wm. Lewis Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zimmerman were Rensselaer goers Monday. Grandma Braddock called on Mrs. T. F. Parker Saturday afternhon. - Rudolph and Otto Ritter called on Jesse Walker Sunday morning. Jesse Walker and William Lewis helped Wm. Ham move his barn Tuesday. Leon McCurtain of Parr spent Thursday night with his brother A 1 at Laura. Mrs. Earl Parker spent Saturday night with her father, T. M. Haniford of Gifford. Dick Foncannon and wife of near Virgie spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Greely Comer. Charley and Nile Britt and Ida Hurley attended the pie social at Rosebud Saturday evening. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zimmerman spent Sunday with Charley 1 Walker and family of near Gifford. Mrs. Lester Brown and children returned Friday fronn a week’s visit with her sister-in-law, at McCoysburg.

Lester Brown, who has been at work in North Dakota for the past three months, returned home on Thursday. Doc Herrick and wife of Rensselaer and Ben Merril and wife or near Demotte spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr 3. E. P. Merril. zlhose that called on Mr. and Mrs. Creely Comer Sunday evening were: Orpha and Myrtle Parker, Hattie and Nancy McCurtain. Those that spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and family