Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A» Furnished by Our Regular Correspondent!

| K XI MAN —I John Barkley was a Nortih Judson goer Saturday. Mrs. John Brook was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Preaching Saturday night, Nov. 3t. Everybody invited. Jesse Summers and nephew autoed to North Judson Tuesday. The box social was well attended and a fine program was rendered. Vern Summers of Hammond is visiting with.his uncle, Jesse Summers. Mrs. Bessie is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor. M-iss Alice Worland of Rensselaer came Saturday to visit her cousin, Mrs. A. K. Moore a few days.

I MILItOY. | Born, Nov. 25, to Mr. and Mrs, Mason Barlow, a son. Mrs. W. J. Bivans called on Mrs. V. J. Boone Tuesday. Mr. Klein was in Illinois on business the first of the week. Vern Garvin is spending a f ew days with Mr. and Mrs. Mason Baiv low. Marion Spencer spent Saturday night and Sunday with Oscar Jacks in Lee. . Martha Clark spent Tuesday evening with her brother, John Clark, and family, Charles Slaughter and family visited with G. L. Parks and family Thursday evening. Mr. Fisher’s, Gifford Marrs and Lari Fouiks attended the band concert in Wolcott Tuesday evening. Charles Clark, who has btfen in Newton county husking corrl for his uncle, Clyde Clark, came home over Sunday. Mrs. G. L. Parks, Mrs. Howard Rtewart and Mrs. Frank May and children took dinner Tuesday with Mrs. W. P. Hatfield. V. J. Boone and family left Tuesday for a Visit near Noblesville with his father and other relatives, before he moves to Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Spencer and daughter Ethel and Miss Pearl Abersol took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Fouiks. Martha and Zelith Clark went to Newton county Thursday to visit Clyde Clark, and then to Chicago, returning home Sunday evening. Twinges of rheumatism, backache, stiff joints and snooting pains nil show your kidneys are not working right. Urinary irregularities, loss of sleep, nervousness, weak back and sore kidneys tell the need of a good reliable kidney medicine. Foley Kidney Pills are tonic, strengthening and restorative They build up the kidneys and regulate their action. They will give you quick relief and contain no habit forming drugs.--A F. Long.

| UNION. | Arthur Millspaugh's dressed geese Tuesday. Nicholes and Schultz shipped hogs from Parr Thanksgiving. A. R. Schultz and son Amzi» were Rensselaer goers Saturday Miss Lena Schultz called on Emma Fechner Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Edward Ogel’s mother is visiting with her for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Todd of Wabash ■pent Thanksgiving with their son Lewis. Miss Fairy Norman spent a few days this week at Chicago Heights with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hall sp'-mt Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schultz and other relatives. Edward Ogle hauled hogs away for Mr. Dexter Tuesday, the latter being on the petit juny at Rensselaer. Mrs. X. F. Meader’s sister and husband of Indianapolis were the Thanksgiving guests of the Meader family.

JIT hens of Interes l Jl from Surrounding Towns Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reeder were called to the home of their son Waitman of-near Good land, whose wife is sick. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sch wank< of Lowell spent -Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aug■ist C. Schultz of near Pai r.

| PINE GROVE. —| 1— James Torbet was in Rensselaer Friday. Harry Gifford shipped turkeys Monday. Thomas Forgey was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. Charles Schroyer was a Rensselaer caller Saturday. Bessie Odle called on Mrs. Julius Schultz Tuesday morning. George Daniels is serving on .the jury at Rensselaer this week. Roy Torbet husked corn for John Linhack a few days last week. Mrs Amdy Ropp and daughter Bessie were Rensselaer callers Friday. Harry Beck returned home Saturday from a business trip 1.0 Lebanon. Mrs. Will Hayes and children called on Mrs. Roy Torbet Friday afternoon Mrs. Nellie Beck and children visited Saturday night with Clint Beck and family. Mrs. Jim Acres nnd daughter Florence called on Mrs. Harry Gifford Tuesday morning. Clint Beck and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beck and family took dinner with James Torbet and family Sunday. Mrs. Roy Torbet and (Hugh;or Pauline spent Monday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Charles Shroyer and family. ~ » lee. r f ■ - - E. Gilmore of Monon came here to his farm Tuesday. Ezra Eldridge spent Thanksgiving with his grandparents in Monon. Trustee Middlestadt brought a new stove here for oUr school last Saturday. Mtib. C. A. Holeman, who has been visiting in Imdianapolis, returned home Saturday. Harold LaMar and wife visited here the first of the week with her mother, Mrs. Ida Lewis. Mrs. S. W. Noland, sister, anu family of Kankakee, 111., came here in their auto Saturday to make her a visit, and also with her sister,

Mrs. Anna Warner and son’Paul, of Rensselaer, who came with them. On account of the blustery weather here Sunday there was no Sunday school, but league was held in the evening. The teacher, Miss Fern Morris, and the pupils gave a good Thanksgiving exercise at the school Wednesday afternoon. Charles Jacks and family of Rensselaer came Sunday and visited here till Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jacks. Mrs. J. H. Culp and son' Gail went to Montieello Thanksgiving day to visit a few days with her brother, George Ho'eman, and family.

I FAIR OAKS. ! —i — : |L Thanksgiving greetings to the many readers of The Democrat. The carpenters are rushing the work on the Gundy hall right along. Cortf, is being marketed here this week. There has been quite a bit come in. Grover Wood went over on the C. I. & S. railway Wednesday to take up a position as telegraph operator. : Charles Manderville came up from Kentland the first of the week to visit his mother and take a little hunt. There was quite a number of the young people friends of Arvel and Amy Bringle took dinner with them Sunday. Mrs Ed Fawley, 'who had been up at Nubbinridge for the past week visiting her mother, returned home Monday.

C., T. Otis received a carload of shingles here the first of the week with which to cover his large cow barn on section 37. Hebert Bozell and sister Mamie went to Edinburgh Wednesday to visit their old home. They will probably be gone all winter. The box supper which was pulled off at the school house last Saturday night was quite a success. The proceeds amounted io about S2B. \ Mrs. Dan Wood, who has been visiting with relatives and friends near Lisbon, No. Dak., for the past month, arrived home Tuesday. ’ Miss Grace Johnston of Hobart came down last Friday to visit her brother, Floyd Johnston, who is the teacher in the advanced room. Mrs. Cottingham was called to Brookston a few days ago to the bedside of; her mother, who is Very seriously ill with Bright’s disease. Ben Zellers took his shredding outfit- 11 P nea r Roselawn Wednesday to the Went with ranch where he mis a hundred acres of corn- to shred. Mat Leasse is hauling crushed stone out onto- the gravel road to

repair same where it was so badly damaged txy hauling stone out for the stone road.

Mrs. Merlin of near Sheridan came up this week to see her mother, Grandma Brouhard, who is quite aged and feeble and she wiH take her home with her in a few days to stay all winter.

Fish Gilmore, who with his wife has been staying with his sister, Mrs. Jenkins, at Rensselaer, came up Wednesday to look after his property. He reports his wife improving in health.

One of the Monon’s big engines ran in on the side track near the elevator earlty Wednesday morning spread the track and had to lay still until another one came along and pulled her back cn the track. Mrs. Peyton and daughter Miss Wilma of Rensselaer came up and attended the box social at the school house Saturday night, and were entertained at the home of the pencil pusher until Sunday evening. Mrs. Eggleston went to Chicago the latter part of the week to see her sister, who is going to the hospital to undergo a surgical operation. The last reports said that the doctor advised she would get along alright without the operation.

| FOUR CORNERS. Henry* Karch, ex-school teacher, is running acorn shredder this winter. • Alfred Dugglesby has finished his ditching contract and is now husking 40 cent corn. It will take two more weeks of good weather to permit the farmers to complete their corn harvest. Mrs. Jacob Heil is dangerously ill at. ’tor home southeast of Wheat field with pneumonia. Dr. Fvfe is attending the case. F. G. Barnard and Frank Cover and families are visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. .1. A. Hixson, this week, and eating turkey. Hard coal is next to impossible to get. Some have not put up their baseburners and are thankful that president elect Wilson ’has Ordered a mild winter. Anna Jasperson. teacher at Norway, Walker tp., will have a box social for the benefit of her school December 7. Ladies with boxes and gents with cash please attend. Near three tons of poultry was shipped front Wheatfield Monday, and about a ton and a half from Tefft. The farmers were the principal shippers. it was all sent to commission firms in Chicago. F. W. Fisher says that at this time he is too busy to haul wood for the use of the school and the public in general. One in particular should put in more time on his own wood pile or the’ school wood will not last the season out. Dr. Downie of X’orth Judson auctioneered the boxes at the Tefft social, ate supper with the minister's wife, and made himself generally use’ul. The doctor is at all times looking for the good things in life. The social was a success, both in a social and financial way. The sum cleared was about S4O.

REMINGTON. | H ; 1(From The Press.) Miss Ruth Stoudt went to Logansport Friday for a few days visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George Geib are spending Thanksgiving with relatives at Montmorenci. Mrs. Elian Benedict and little son of Kentland, were the guests of her sister, Mrs. Coleman Merritt, Friday. Mrs. Ella Hitchcock returned Saturday from a three weeks visit with her- sister Green and other relatives. H. W. Milner and wife went to Indianapolis yesterday to spend several days. They will also visit their son at Wabash, while gone. Mrs. Belle Green left Mondav to spend the winter with her daughters Mrs. Tom Babb at Peoria, and Mrs' Wellington Morris at Cicero, 111. Peter Geib moved into town from the farm Tuesday and now occupies his newly purchased property opposite the Presbyterian church, just vacated by Mr. Lambert

E. S. Alter went to Ottawa, 11l Monday to testify in a' case against the Chicago Drainage Canal, brought by the state of Illinois for the overflowing of the country thereabouts. A change in running time of one of the Panhandle trains along these streaks of rust was made Sunday The apology going west now is supposed to arrive at 5:42 instead of 5:26 as previously. 1 Mrs. James Gilbert was pleasantlv surprised Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Wood by members of the Jolly Club, who came in and spent the day, bringing with them well filled baskets. All report an excellent time. Seward Payne, who is flagging on the Pennsplvania Ry„ out of Logan?-, port, spent a few days here last week with triends. Mr. Payne- informs us that Harry Knight, a former Remmgtc:- bey who has been conductor or. the railroad for a number of years, was compelled to move to Florida on

account of poor health, where he is now railroading. Miss Blanche Barger of Huntington, came Friday for a short visit with her brother, Fred, and family, be oe going to California, sometime in December to spend two or three months with Robert Parker and family and also Miss Maggie Fecfeer, a cousin of her father’s. Mrs. J. D. Snyder and sons Charles and Roy of Hutchinson, Kan., Dr. C. Roy Johnston and wife and daughter June of Decatur, 111., and Dr. J. A. Minor, wife and daughter Dorothy of Kokomo, Ind., are spending Thanksgiving with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnston, and their brother, C. B. Johnston, and family. It has been some eight years since all Were together. Dr. Elmer Bull, our popular young dentist is now a happy benedict; having been united in marriage last evening to Miss Eileen Chapman, of Indianapolis. Dr. Bull went to Indianapolis Monday, and on Wednesday himself and his bride to be, motored over to Westfield, where they were united in. marriage by the groom's step-brother,’ Rev. Luther Markin, at the parsonage in that place. The tile mill has closed down for the winter and Mr. Smith is considering the advisability of moving the machinery up into the north part of the county on the Gifford road, where a stock company will operate it. This £>-d mill has been associated with the history <> Remington for a great many years, and the present prosperity of the country as well as the high price of lands hereabouts owe much to the product of this mill. Its passing would be like that,,of 'one of its oldest inhabitants.