Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1914 — News Notes of Nearby Towns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

News Notes of Nearby Towns

AS FURNISHED BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

□I from surroundSg Towns, Tersely Told, Chronicling the Happenings In the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis.

C. E. Zink was a Delphi caller Monday. Louise Hartman was home from Richmond for the holidays. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Don McGlynn, Jan. Ist, a daughter. Born, th Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sullivan, Dec. 27th, a daughter. Miss Mary Klaus and Grace Clowery are* home from Momence. Miss Dorothy- Spencer spent the "weekend with friends in Rensselaer. Wilder Ellis went to Fairbury, 111., Saturday for a two' weeks’ visit ■with- his parents. Mrs. A. B. Coleman and daughter, Anna. ' were Christmas guests of relatives at Kouts. Prof.- Morphy, of Urbana, 111., visited Lowell, Townsend a few days last week and this. Fred Milner and family came Wednesday from Brook, for a week’s visit with relatives, O. P. Tabor of Wabash, was shaking hands with Remington friends Monday and Tuesday. Tom (’. Smalley, of the U. S. S. Louisiana, is home visiting his parents for a short time. J. R. Babcock, of Parr, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Wood last week. Mrs, Aljie Rexstrew of Walton, Ind., came Saturday for-a visit 1 with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hoover. Donald Hicks got his collar bone' broken Thursday evening while playing leapfrog at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Max Harner, of Goodland, spent Thursday here with his parents, C. W. Harner and wife. Phillip Froehlich, left Wednesday for his future home at Gridley, 111., where he will go into the furniture business.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter English of Macintosh, Minn., came Saturday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bishop returned home to Council Bluffs, lowa, Sunday morning after a week’s visit here with relatives.Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Spinard of St. Anne, 111., returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with Mr; and Mrs. Charles Spinard. Mrs. Walter Baxter and children of Monticello, came this morning for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banes and.other relatives. Mrs. H. J. Bartoo received a large crate of oranges and grape fruit -Thursday as a Christmas present from her father, E.. Peacock, who has a fruit ranch in Florida. Walter Rich and wife of'Goodland made a birthday dinner last Sunday in honor of his mother and came over and took his parents over and brought them home Monday. Dr. Meiner, wife and daughter, of Kokomo spent Xmas here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnston. Dr. Meiner returned •home Friday, his wife remaining for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor 'moved Wednesday in to the Stoud.t house on north Ohio street, and Mr. and' Mrs. Frank Melrose moved 'in the house Mr. Taylor vacated, -which was recently purchased by Mr. Melrose.

Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, of Council Bluffs, Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Bassett and Supt. George N. Porter and wife, of Goodland, and Mr. find Mrs. Frank Howard were guests at a six o’clock dinner given at the home of Mrs. Warnock Saturday evening. The Christian church is to begin a series of revival meetings Jan. 13. Rev. R. O. Wickham will have charge and do the preaching. It is expected that outside talent will assist in the meeting, but at this date definite arrangements can not be announced. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Thompson and Mrs. Tine Bullock, of Valparaiso, came Friday for a few days’ visit with relatives here. Mrs. Sophia Commons who has been visiting them returned home with them, and after a few days visit with her son, Lloyd, and family here, will return to Valparaiso again. Mrs. Margaret Best died at Kankakee, 111.,1 on the 25th at the age of 78 years, from a general breakdown of old age. She had been living with her sister, Mrs. Vanderwater, at Kankakee. Mrs. Di T. Cresse, now deceased, was also a sister. The funeral was held on Saturday at Kentland, and burial made at the same place. S. O. Lucas, of Mich., and Joe Lucas, of Sturgis, Mich., are visiting relatives here. They were called to Fowler Sunday to aitend the funeral of their father, Jacob Lucas, who died at the home of his son, Louis, at Piper City, 111:, last Thursday. Mr. Lucas was in his

89th yeaj* and had lived a greater part of his life in Benton county. The remains of Charles Harvey, who died at Highland Park, 111., on Tuesday, were brought here this Thursday morning and buried at the Remington cemetery beside those of his father. Short services only -were held a- t l -; grave. The deceased was a cousin of J. w. Phelps and Henry GilkerSon and was an early resident of Remington, having lived here some 35 years ago. He was about 65 years of age. Miss Millie Gray was the victim of what fame mighty near being a very serious accident Monday evening. She had taken a lamp to the summer kitchen to look for some article and in some manner upset the lamp against her person saturating her clothing with oil which took fire. With rare presence of mind she grabbed an old rug which happened to be near at hand, and with great effort smothered the flames before the fire got- through her clothing, and she escaped with nothing more serious than inhaling some of the fumed and the loss of the, clothing she had on which was ruined. Uncle Ira S. Kingsberv, for many years one of the best known and most highly esteemed residents of Monticello, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Thomas Day, at Olivet, Mich.. Monday morning. The remains were brought to Monticello for interment, arriving there shortly after midnight Wednesday morning They Were taken to the home of his step-son, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts, on East Ohio street. The funeral' was held at ten o’clock Wednesday morning, services being conducted at the house by Rev. Barkemeyer of the Presbyterian church. Interment was made in the Monticello cemetery. Mr. Kingsbery was one of Remington’s early.business men and conducted a general store here in the early 70’s. He will be remembered by all our older residents.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.] Mrs, F. D. Gilman went to Englewood, 111., Wednesday. Attorney Frank Davis was. over from Brook Wednesday. Miss L. Houk is visiting her sister. Mrs. Skiff, in Chicago. Our linotype arrived Monday and will be assembled at once. * Edward Marsh is able to be out again after several days illness. Miss Mabie Eckman, of Hoopeston, 111., is here for a visit with relatives. > August Frohreich and wife spent New Year's day with August Walden in Logansport. Mrs. \\ . W. Washburn and niece, Frances Kennedy, visited with relatives in Chicago this week. Mrs. W. W. Dye, of Hamlet, Ind., was here Wednesday to attend the funeral of her nephew, Arthur Constable.

Mr. and Mrs. John Runyon of Kouts, left here Tuesday ,morning for a few day’s visit with the former's sister. (Rielle Louette, who has a position with a Kankakee, 111., real estate firm, spent New Sear's with home folks. Mrs. Dan Mead came from Savage, Minn., for a visit here with her son, Ray, and family, and a daughter. at Morocco. Mrs. Arza Stephens and daughter, Bessie, of Franklin Grove, 111., are the guests of the former's brother-in-law', A. P. Stephens, and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Parsons retained to their home in Indianapolis Monday after a short visit here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hameton. Harry Gravel, student, at the Indiana Dental College at Indianapolis, came Monday morning for a short visits with home folks. Tuesday he went to Gilman to visit with his brother, Arthur, and Wife. Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Rider left Sunday lor their new home in IndianapoliA at 953 High street. Mr. Rider will represent the Frost-John-son Lumber Co., of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rider and little baby, who have been visiting here lor several weeks with the former's father. Will A. Rider, left I uesday morning for Lingle, Wyo. Harold, oldest son of Dr. and Mrs. I. ( Jones, is quite sick at his home on West I nion street. Harold is a hue lad and we trust that he will soon make a rapid road to recovery. Our County Treasurer, F. C. Rich was over Sunday the guest of his brothers, W. E. and B. E„ and fam- ’ ! es .- x was up from Indianapolis Christmas and visited his father at Kentland.

Mrs. Ellen Green and daughter, ( arrie, returned to Remington Monday morning after spending the week here with the Carpenter family. Miss (arrie teaches the 4th grade in the Remington schools. Arthur Constable, the a-year-old s°U of Mr. an< i Mrs. B. C. Constable, pasesd away Tuesday morning, after a lingering illness. He leaves to mourn his death his parents, two sisters, grandparents and a host of relatives. He was a very bright little fellow and loved by all. A gloom was cast over this community last Saturday evening when the sad news was given out that Matie Grace, daughter of Edgar F. and Mary E. Forney, had passed away of typhoid fever after a six weeks’ illness, aged twenty-one years, two months and thirteen days. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Peck left this week for Crawfordsville, Ind., for a few days’ visit with their son, Dumont, and family, after which they will go to Ashville, N. C., to spend

the winter. Mrs. Peck ,who has been quite well since her return to Goodland, thought it best to return to Ashville before she was taken down sick again. /- ——-> - Christmas day was saddened in our neighobring city, Morocco, when the news was given out that Chas. Gorman, their popular garage man, had taken his life by drinking carbolic acid. He was a young man twenty-three years old and was enjoying the best of health, but a letter left to his parents stated that he had made a failure in life and did not care to live longer. Mpnt Bigger, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Findley Bigger, of Sheldon, was accidently shot, just north, of that place, last Friday after■nn'm. The unfortunate lad was out with another boy and was walking on the road north of Sheldon, when his companion sturnbled and fell, and a shotgun which he carried discharged and the Bigger lad was fatally wounded and died in a short time. The young boy was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Bigger of this place, and was well known in this community, because of his frequent visits here.

MEDARYVILLE. [From The Advertiser.] Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, of Rensselaer, were here Saturday and Sunday. Bert Low accompanied Tom Cox to Livonia, Mo., to engage in dredge work. L. B. Ranger of Chicago, is home for a visit with his family for the holidays. .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caster of near ■Gifford, are the pround parents of a 9U pound, boy. Miss Ava Guild, of Nappanee, 111., is spending her school vacation with her parents here. Arthur Rowe, of South Bend, visited relatives and friends here part of last and this week. Miss Ocie Clark has been engaged as bookkeeper and secretary by Construction Commissioner E. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopp, who recently brought the Edward Bible farm are the pround parents of a fine baby boy, born Dec. 28th. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sebring and children, of Gary, Ind., spent Christmas with the former’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. John Sebring, here. Mrs. Etta Robinson, of Caldwell, Ida., and the Misses Emma Brown and Bertha Miller were dinner guests at the T. L. Smith home last Sunday. Miss Zylphia Redinbo is spending her holiday vacation with her parents here. Miss Zylphia is engaged as stenographer by a real estate firm in Indianapolis. Dr. H. G. Jones reports the following births: To Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Rayburn of Gillam, Dec. 18, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Timm, Cass tp., Dec. 29, a girl. 1 Mr. and Mrs. August Kain have returned from Evansville, Ind., where the former has been engaged on dredge work and will occupy their property here for the winter. Frank Faris, of Caldwell, Idaho, is here on a visit with his mother, Mrs. J. T. Faris, and his sisters, Mesdames Geo. Logan and Algie Kauffman, and other relatives and friends. The Mt. Ayr high school basket ball team came over Friday ot lasi week and played the “Orphans" of this place: score. Orphans 37. Mt Ayr 3|,. Ina return game Saturday evening Mt. Ayr was victorious. Score. Mi. Ayr 25, Orphans 22. Mrs. J. F. Casidy. of North Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell, ot Maryville', Mo., are here the guests of the former's daughters, Mrs. Blank and Mrs. Oliver and Mrs' Herbert Faris. Mrs. Cassidy had been visiting her sister. Mrs. Russel and, busband, in Missouri and on her re-! turn northward the latter accompanied her here.

After having served four years in the United States navy and having just completed a several months trip in French and Italian waters in his good ship “Wyoming,’’ during which he saw many strange and novel sights, Erwin Brown returned to his home here with an honorable discharge in his pocket. What Erwin’s intentions for the future are we have not learned. J. H. Van Buskirk, ex-mgrshal. now of Gillam township, has for some months been ailing and steadily declining until his condition had reached such a stage that something had to be done and done quick. So recently his son, J. J. Vanßuskirk. took him to a specialist in Lafayette, who diagnosed his case as dropsv and relieving him of some of the accumulated water, Mr. Vanßuskirk is feeling better. He will have to undergo a course of treatment which will doubtless make necessarv a pumber'of trips to Lafayette.

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise,] Miss Daisy Coffman of Monon was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Lydia Coffman Friday. Albert and Eleanor Nelson went to Roselawn Monday for a few' days’ visit with relatives. Mr. and Mirs. F. E. Hart and sons, Harold and Morris, spent Christmas with relatives in Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pugh of Antwerp, Ohio, who have been visiting relatives here, returned home Saturday. Mrs. P. G. Phillips and children went tb Geneva, Ind., Wednesday morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Clare Wynekoop. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Arnold of Goodland, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mattox from Saturday until Wednesday. SJr.and Mrs. B. B. McDonald of Brook, returned home Wednesday after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mattox. Harold Hart of Indianapolis, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hart, from Wednesday until Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hawn and little daughter of Logansport were the guests from Tuesday of last week un-

til Monday of Mrs. Hawn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Snick. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dunn and children spent Christmas at Remington, the guests of Mrs. Dunn’s uncle, George Worden and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stafford of Bluffton, Ind., were guests the past week at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kinney. Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Downey of C halmers, and Mrs. James Downey Sr., of Monticello, and her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Downey, of Chicago, were guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Beard. Miss Minnie Waymire of the Monett Home at Rensselaer, who has been spending a week's vacation at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heni-y Waymire, returned to her school duties last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Boicourt were called to Rensselaer Friday by the death of Mrs, Boicourt’s father, William P. Baker. Mr. Boicourt returned home Tuesday evening, Mrs. Boicourt remaining with her mother for a few days. Miss Ruth Geiger was married on New Year's- day, in Muscogee, Okla., to Mr. J. F. Wylie of Coleman, Texas. The bride is well known to many people of our town and community having spent her infancy and early childhood here, and all extend to her a wish for a happy married life.

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Palmer M ells,i of Morocco, was here on business one day last week. William Hurst of Paris, 111., is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Aken. Joseph Roberts of El Paso, 111., <s visiting at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Peter Huguet, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Eldridge were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eldridge, Sunday. Harry Doyle left Monday morning for Plainview, Texas, where he has real estate interests. ' Mrs. Julian of New Castle, Penn., who has been the guest of Mrs. U. (t Mallon, returned home, yesterday. Joseph Fox returned from Cedar Rapids. lowa. Tuesday, where he spent a few days visiting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kopka and daughter of Indianapolis, were the guests of relatives the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hurdle of Fairbury, 111., have been the guests of , friends in this community for several days. Leslie Tillet has returned from Wenatche, where he spent several months visiting with his brother, who has a ranch near that place. Crist Weitrich, Joseph and Otto Waldenspeil and Miss Dena Waldenspeil of Eureka. 111., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Weitrich last week. Charles Swing, living in Hanging' Grove, lost an eye in a peculiar manner, Monday. He was driving some horses into the barn using a buggy whip to keep them in line. One horse tried to break away and Charley gave the whip some sort of a movement which caused the tip end to strike him in the eye bursting it. He was unconscious for an hour before members of the family were aware of the accident. Dr. Clayton of Monon took him to the hospital at Lafayette where he was given treatment and the eye removed.

BROQK. [From The Reporter.] Uncle Aaron Lyons is very sick with pneumonia. Jay Merchant returned from LaCrosse, Wis., Tuesday to be with his father again. Mrs. Mohr of Milford, IJI., is visiting her brother, Chas, Ritace, and other nelatives. Elmer Pearson and wife left Tuesday for a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Wolcott, Goodland and Monon. Roy Zook and wife, of Morgan Park, Chicago, spent Christmas with Mr. Zook’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Zook. Mrs. A. Vincent who was a guest at the Borklund home over the holidays, returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ulyatt had as Christmas guests J. K. Smith and family of Rensselaer, and Mr and Mrs. J. Wood of Mt. Ayr. Mrs. Robert Petit and children returned Monday from a ten davs’ visit with her mother, Mrs. Moss and other relatives at Fremont. M in. Sandilands, who has been in southeastern Colorado for several years, is here visiting relatives

and friends. He lives near Lamar, Colorado. Mrs. Grace Pumphrey of Columbia City, Ind., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wm. Weston. Mr. E. C. Clay of Portsmouth, t Va., came with Mrs. Pumphrey and will remain for a few days. Fred Spangler was up town last Wednesday for the first time and Saturday took his place in the bank although he had to move on crutches. Fred has had a long seige with the rheumatism lasting about nine weeks, but he will soon be in trim again.

PARR. Deva Hurley attended church at Aix Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Griffith spent Sunday with Mrs. Schreeg. Miss Ocie Wood was on the sick list a few days, but is now well again. Several from here attended the show in Rensselaer Saturday night. Pete Hartley was the guest of Roy Hurley and family a few days last week. Frank McCurtain has returned to Chicago after a few days’ visit with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. E. Price of Surrey, spent Sunday with the latter’s sister, Miss Luvie Gunyon. Harvey Myers and Chas. Brasnahan went to Chicago Heights New Year’s eve to attend a dance. . Luvie Gunyon expects to enter the Wesley hospital, Chicago, in April, where she will take up the nurse’s training course. The guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas New Year’s eve were: Mrs. Schreeg and son, Otto, Marie King, Albert Longstreth, and Joe Thomas and family of Surrey. Mr? Luers, who recently purchased the W. L. Wood store, is rebuilding the hall above the store into living rooms, and will occupy same with his family about Feb. 1.