Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1912 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

s*l Ite t>« of Interest jj from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| KNIMAN -IHarry Brown was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Garfield Burgett shipped cattle and hogs Monday. The shredder will soon be in our neighborhood again. Miss Katie Sommers was a Hammond goer last Wednesday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Lamphier last Wednesday. Miss Thelma Sommers of Hammond spent Thanksgiving with home folks. Misses Elsie and Maggie Peer entertained a few of their girl friends Thursday night.

| MILROY. —| W. I. Bivans was a Monon caller Tuesday. Henry Goble of Monon spent the week with George Foulks.’ Frank May and family spent Saturday night with George Foulks.’ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lear spent Sunday with John Mitchell and family. J. A. Tune of Forest, Hl., came Saturday on a short business trip to his farm.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. MicCashen took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank May.

George Foulks has been suffering from blood poisoning in his knee. Dr. Clayton is attending him. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Divans' and family visited their daughter, Mrs. George Bullington and family, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Spencer and daughter Ethel are in Chicago visiting relatives and attending the fat stock show. J. R. Clark, Mrs. Clark and sons Gerald and Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. T. Spencer and daughter Ethel, spent Monday with George Foulks. Martha and Zelith Clark returned Sunday evening from a visit with Henry Caster and family at Steger, 111., they also spent Saturday at the fat stock show in Chicago, , Those who speht Sunday with |G. L. Parks and family were: Charles Brand and family, Miss Elizabeth Bonner of Remington and Miss Lizr zie Parks of. Sandwich, 111. Henfy Goble delivered , George Foulks’ grey team of horses to, Mr. Leek’s hitch barn in Rensselaer Tuesday, Sam Sparling having purchased them to take to Alabama Lural Anderson and Ruth May spent Friday night 1 with George Foulks’. Miss Lural also spent Sat-

urday and Sunday with her uncle at Lee, and Ruth remaining until Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Foulks. Gifford Mars and Earl Foulks left Saturday morning for Valparaiso,, returning home Sunday evening, and making the trip on the former’s motorcycle. They spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. George Stalker, with whom Earl boarded last spring.

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Roy Beaver shredded fodder on Thursday. * Miss Belle Southard visited Center school Friday. J. F. Grouns was a McCoysburg goer Saturday. Ed. Gaffield spent Sunday with his jrister, Mrs. Will VanNatta. Mr. and Mrs. Will VanNatta spent Sunday with Ike Hamilton and family. Nick Digman and family spent Thursday Rachel Sommers and family. Miss Irma Clark, who has been visiting her uncle, returned home Sunday. Elmer Clark and family visited his brother, Branson, and family Sunday. Misses May and Lena Herr called on Miss Gladious Grouns Sunday afternoon. Charles Stinson and family and Miss Abbie Quade visited Albert Stinson and family Sunday. Mrs. Vesta Hamilton and family is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Gallagher and family, this week. Mr. and Mrs] Roy Beaver and baby spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion. Mrs. Charles Beaver and baby are visiting with her parents, Mr. and David Benson at Knox, this week. John Gallagher and family, Charlie Gallagher and wife and Mrs. Floe Beaver spent Thursday with Wiley Latta and family. To Mothers in This Tow r n. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get immediate belief from Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended Jor complaining children. A pleasant remedy for worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample free. Address, A. S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y.

/ FAIR OAKS. j —| —— 1 — Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle’s Wednesday evening. Mrs. J. R. Kight of Thayer came down Tuesday evening to visit a few days. ■ 1 Fine weather still continues and everybody is busy and feeling fine in these parts. There were services held in the school house Sunday at 2 p. m., by a matinial dawn minister... Miss Mattie McCay, who has been at Kirkland for the past year, returned home a few days ago. Rev. Downey filled his regular appointment at the M. E. church here Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. Buck Clifton and Dottie Thompson were united in the holy bonds of wedlock at Rensselaer Tuesday. Ben Zellers decided that his old ,corn shredder was too small, so he purchased a new one last w’eek. A. W. Tolen has his house row under roof and they" are

now putting in the window’s and doing other inside work. Lawrence Halleck and Miss Nona McFarland returned Sunday evening from Chicago and Hammond where they spent Thanksgiving. The carpenters are getting along fine with the Gundy hall. They have the window and door frames in and the roof on and are now laying th e floor. Mrs. Ike Kight arrived home from her extended visit at Lafayette and other places Monday. She is batching this week while Ike is away. Turn about, eh? George R. Wiliams, who has been the assistant signal block maintainer here was assigned a similar position at Shelby, Lowell and Cedar Lake. Lon Moffit took his place at this station the first of the week. Fair Oaks will certainly be full of music in the near future. There were four more pianos unloaded in our town the past week. The ownners, so it is reported, are postmaster Thompson., James Clifton, Mr. Bozell and Milt Gundy. Some good music instructor would do well to investigate the music profession in this place in the near

-I— 1- | , PARR. | Husking corn is still the order'of the day. Miss Ida Hurley spent Sunday with home folks. James Zickman is husking corn for Joseph Kosta. Elmer Gunyon of Newland has moved to the Gunyon farm close to Parr. The school here gave their program for Thanksgiving Friday afternoon. • Mrs. John Lakin and daughters spent Thanksgiving week at her mother’s in Hammond. Mrs. E. Pritchett returned Tuesday from South Bend where she spent Thanksgiving with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Traver. . Those who ate turkey with Joseph Kosta and family Saturday were: James Babcock and son of Parr; Firman, Thompson of Rensselaer; William Pritchett of near P'arr; H. R. Kurrie and Mr. Wilder of Chicago, and Mr. English of Rensselaer. The Thanksgiving party given at Fred Iliff’s was a success. Those present were: Anna HeaLy of Rensselaer; Marie Gant; Vera Cavender; Lulu Rowen; Etta Hurley; Lucy Gunyon,; Julia and Rose Kosta, and Gladys Rude of Parr.

| LAURA. < —1 IWe are having some nice weather at this writing. Wm. Knapp called on Jesse Williamson Tuesday. Henry Meyer» was seen 1 passing through this vicinity Sunday. John Pettet and Jack Lily delivered two loads of fat hogs Tuesday. George Breitenbauh is hauling his morn to William Hershman’s this week. Mrs. O. P. Braddock and & Mrs. Breitenbauh were Wheatfield callers Tuesday. Sunday school at Oak Grove every Sunday at 10 a. m. Everybody is invited to attend. Albert Sommers and Billie Wenrick were in this vicinity on business Thursday. t O. P. Braddock and sons are nowpressing hay for William Winrick, south of Wheatfield. Mass Cora Graham of Wheatfield spent a few days last week with Miss Loretta Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gordon of near Tefft spent Sunday with her parents of near Laura. Henry Meyers is preparing to build a new hous on his farm west of Walker Center school house. The Misses Frances and Mamie Klinger of Gillam visited with Laura friends Sunday, and Monday. George Dunn and daughter passed through our vicinity on a business trip to Wheatfield Monday. Carl Stockwell who has been at Frank Fisher’s husking corn for the past month, returned home Sunday. Tom Woolever and Miss Celia Hershman spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. August Breitenbauh. Mr. Lynn’s little boy, who suffered with blood poisoning all summer, is not yet able to be up and around much yet.

Here Is Relief for Women. If you have pains in the back, blader, Urinary or kidney trouble, try Mother Gray’s Aromatis Leaf, a pleasant herb remedy for women’s ills and a great system regulator. At druggists or by mail 50c. Sample free, Address, Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, N. Y. I LEE. | : ; 1Asa Holeman is husking corn for Elzie Webb this week. Miss Ethel Jacks has been sick' during the past week, but is better now. L. M. Jacks has been laid up in the house for almost a week with lung fever. Harold LaMar and wife have moved in with her* mother, Mrs. Ida Lewis, here. Asa Holeman and wife and baby ate Thanksgiving dinner with his brother George, and family at Monticello. ; Mrs. Carrot hers aid her daughter, Mrs Iv? Kelly, of Monticello attended church here Sunday and called on old friends. . • ~~ William Large has the foundation laid for a new barn on the farm where Ray Holeman lives, the old barn having been destroyed by lightning. Lonnie Noland, who is jn the last year high school at Monon, had two bad spells with his heart in the school room Tuesday forenoon and they brought him home that evening. He is somewhat better at this writing.