Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1914 — Page 6

News Notes of Nearby Towns

AB FURNISHED BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

GIFFORD. Quite a snow storm came Sunday. John Walker moved on a farm west of Gifford Thursday. Mr. Cavinder and daughter, Ethel, called on Mr. Brown and family Tuesday. Quite a crowd of young Telks attended prayer meeting Wednesday night. Lottie Pickner came from Hammond Thursday to visit home folksfor a few days. A. C. Campbell dismissed school Friday afternoon on account of his wife being sick. Miss Amy Brown went Saturday to stay with her •' sister at McCoyshurg for a few days. Mrs. Cavinder and two children called on Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Campbell Saturday afternoon. Literary was well attended Thurs--1 day night. There will be another on January 29. All are welcome. Mrs. Charles Walker, Mrs. Pearl Davis and Mrs. Dicy Zook, all calied on Mrs. Alfred Cald" ell Monday afternoon Mrs. Lona Cavinder and daughter, Ethel, and son, Lloyd, spent Sunday with Mrs. Alfred Caldwell and family and Mrs. Caldwell had a birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. Cavinder, Mr. Caldwell and John Stockwell. Ari had an enjoyable time.

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BAUM’S BRIDGE. Arthur Craig is running the gasoline engine for Austin White. Messrs. William Muffley and .tames Gilbreath were callers at Valparaiso last Friday. Truman Hamner of Valparaiso, is visiting at the Morehouse home at this writing. The Christian church people held a class meeting at the Brey school house last Sunday.

of the Rowles & Parker Stock at Rensselaer This Entire Stock which Has Only Been Slightly Smoke and Water Damaged Has I been sold to D. A. Kloethe at a ridiculious low price and he will dispose of it at I ~ SLAUGHTER PRICES- — —— —-1 Remember this is the largest and best stock of merchandise in this part of Indiana. You should anticipate your I wants and lay in a year’s supply ahead. I Sale starts Friday Morning at 8:301 NO SOONER, NO LATER, and will continue from day to day until every article is disposed of. I D. A. KLOETHE Rowles & Parker’s Old Stand D I Rensselaer, Indiana I

Item* of Interest JI from surrounding Tswns, Tersely Told, Chronicling the Happenings In the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis.

What we need is a good old sample of cold weather, to create a harvest of ice. Homemade ice may be O. K., but for us the old fashioned ice. Austin White has finally received the last consignment of his new gasoline hay pressing outfit and is at this writing pressing hay for A. J. Bush. Mr. and Mrs. James Angus have rented their farm to a party south of Wheatfield, and will move on to the Reeves ranch in Porter county. .We wish them success. Cupid is still throwing darts inthis vicinity. Locate your cowbells and rusty flintlocks, for you will nt?-d them before June' We ar£ not a prophet or the son of one’, but we flatter ourself that w’e can read the signs when they : are printed in capital letters. The Wheatfield Center school has challenged the Brey school to meet them in a spelling contest in the near future. The object of this meeting is to decide which is the stronger in the realm of spelling and also to locate the champion of the township. As both schools have strong spellers, the contest will be of the spirited kind. A friendly meet of this sort will surely bring out a fine crowd. The date will be given out as soon as decided upon. William Mutchler, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blocher and family of Minot, No. Dak., visited at the Vandercar home last Saturday. This is Mr. Blocher’s first visit here, since he moved to Dakota with his parents about 13 years ago. Mr. Blocher is a minister of the Dunkard church, being the pasdor of a large congregaton at Minot. Besides his ministerial work he runs a large steam plowing outfit, that plow’s 18 fuirows to a “through” and which is capable of plowing 4 0 acres per day. He states that the entire Jasper county colony are doing well. We wish to say “hello to all. Don’t all write at once.

Do you begin to cough at night, just when you hope to sleep? Do you have a tickling throat that keeps you awake? Just take Foley’s Honey ami Tar Compound. It will check the cough and Stop the tickling sensation at once. Does not upset the stomach, is best for children and grown persons.-—A. F. LONG

FAIR OAKS. Ray Wood buzzed ■ stove wood for Mr. Abel a few days ago. Mrs. L. Eggleston has been »n the sick list the past week. Lawrence Halleck made a busi-l ness trip to Demotto Thursday.

Cottage prayer metting was held at Al Brouhard’s Wednesday eve. Otto Cedarwall brought over a bunch of poultry Monday and shipped to Chicago. The grain elevator at this place is again out of repair, so there isn’t much corn coming in. Mrs. W. T. Kight of Roselawn, and a lady from Lacross visited Mrs. Ike Kight the latter part of the week. We are having all kinds of weather nowadays. We certainly have had an open winter so far, and stock has faired fine. Carry Williams and wife of near Virgie, were over on the Tolen ranch the first of the w r eek looking after a farm to rent. Tom Mallatt recently purchased of Tom Johnson what is known as Hr Hochbaum property in the northwest part of town. There was no Sunday school last Sunday on account of the scarlet fever hcare, but to close the show was never thought of. Buzz Howell and family, who have been visiting at Dave Winslow's for a couple of weeks, returned to their home at Lacross Monday. Barney DeWitt is having a very serious time with his afflicted limb, He has had several pieces of bone removed from it recently. Cal Boroughs made a business trip down to Moore’s Hill, in the southern part of the state last week, returning home Sunday evening. Miss McFarlan and Miss Finley, who have; been boarding at Will Warren’s until this home was quarantined, are now boarding at Charley Halleck’s. The show which performed at the Gundy hall last week, closed Saturday night, and it is said by some that was in attendance that it was a pretty thin affair, and the last night was pretty rough. Frank Ghrriott and wife and Ford Cox and wife went to Momence Saturday to visit over Sunday with William Cottingham’s, and from there went to Chicago to take in the sights and do some shopping.

Clarence Geary, who has been employed in a shop at Hammond since last summer, came home a few days ago and is limping his father at the coal chutes. He will probabiv be at home until the first of March. The writer, while driving along the road day last w’eek, saw a large garter snake on the dead grass bathing himself in the sun. No, no, we had not 'been drinking anything either, even though this is mid-win-ter, too. Mrs. Will Warren, who has been v<wy sick with quincy for over h week, was in a very serious condition Sunday night when the abscess in her throat bursted. Since then she seems to be getting along fine. There are no new cases of scarlet fever as yet, and those that were afflicted are getting along nicely. Frank Goff, who is manager of the elevator, met with what might have been a more ■ serious accident one day last week when he was gettingi

the com loose in the bin so that it would run out in the car. The stick he used broke and fell, and a sharp point struck In the bridge of his nose and lacerated it quite badly. Uncle Tom Mallatt is planning to build a new house near his store in the near future. He will build a four-room one, two below and two above. It will be about 14x26 and 1 4 feet high. The lower front room will be large enough for a small business room. A building of that sort will no doubt rent readily at a good figure.

SNEFFELS, COL.—A. J.. Walsh was badly done up with rheumatism and sent for Foley Kidney Pills which was the only thing that would cure him. Geo. Potter of Pontiac Mo., was down on his back with kidney and bladder trouble and Foley Kidney Pills made him well and able to work. It is a splendid medicine and always helps. Just trv it A F. LONG. ‘

FOUR CORNERS. Miss Ethel Hibb<4 continues on the sick list, her improvement seems rather slow. George Hoosline and wife arc ' iting relatives and old neighbors in and near Valparaiso. Mr. Moyer of southeast of Wheatfield. is under the care of Dr. Fyfe as also is J. A. Hixson. J. A. Hixson finished shelling corn Saturday. Charles Hoile of Kniman did the work; about 5 000 bushels. J- Hixon shipped to Chicago Wednesday two cars of fat sheep. He has on feed at this time something over 50 0. The surprise Saturday night at the Jasperson home in east Walker proved a success, and all enjoyed a pleasant evening. Elw’ood Davis and Will Well of Tefft Camp, enjoyed werk Monday night which placed two more names on the list of members of Wheatfield’s M. W. A. Clarence Stalbauni has purchased the bunch of bronchos owned by Alfred Duggleby, and is now busy trading them to some one else' No, thank you, we are not in need of any.

Neighbor John Finn is and has on the sick list for some time. The trouble is of a pneumonia form and has been hard to control. His many friends hope for a speedy recovery. If we are rightly informed, there is trouble in the hear future for one or more residents of Tefft. A triji to Rensselaer and a call before the grand jury will, no doubt, start the .ball rolling. Mrs. Simon Fendig is bn the sick list at this writing. Sim Avas unable Monday night to attend the M. W. A.- Camp,much to the satisfaction of the two carididates that were introduced to .Woodcraft. A move is on foot jo establish a high school at Tefft. A petition is being circulated to get the number of 1 scholars necessary for the establish-

ment of such a school, so we were informed a few days ago. ■ Mr. and Mrs. John Jessup, now of Chicago and who were married at Valparaiso the first of last week, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Biggs at this writing. They have the best wishes of their many friends. Snow, a little sunshine, more dark and dreary weather, is the order of the day, but by whose orders it is sent we are unable £o say. But we know of but one person in this section of God’s country whose looks and grouchy appearance is in accord with the weather. If some of these calamity howlers would read the tenth annual prospectus of corn and live stock issued by Wood Brothers, commission merchants, Union 3 Yards Chicago, and compare the price on stock and corn for the last three years, they would change about and declare the administration had nothing to do with prices.

For Frost Bites and Chapped Skin. For frost bitten ears, fingers and toes; chapped hands and lips, chilblains, cold sores, red and rough skins; there is nothing to equal Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Stojjs the pain at once and heals quickly. In every home there should be a box handy all the time. Best remedy for all skin diseases, itching eczema, tetter, piles, etc. 25c. Recommended by A. F. Long

McCOYSBURG. Wash Lowman is sick at this writing. ( It seems as though we might get some snow the way it is trying to do something. Mrs. Chiarles- Stultz is very sick at this writing. Dr. F. H. Hemphill is attending her. Mrs. Charles Ferguson and daughter, Ethel, are on the sick list. Ethel has been poorly for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barker of Battle Ground came Saturday to visit with his brother, Owen, of this place. Mrs. Mel Griffith and daughter, Alary, ot Rensselaer, came out to see her brothers, Wash and Harve Lowman. Mrs. Charles Ferguson and daughter went over to Reynolds Saturday noon i eturning home the same evening. Mrs. Lowman of Parr came Tuesday to see Wash Lowman, who is poorly. Mr. Lowman came Wednesday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barker have moved into their new home at Crown oint. Grant Lutz of Monon w’ill occupy the house they vacated Mrs. Al Miller, who has been ■ spending a week w’ith her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Messsenger and family’ returned to her home at Monon Sat- ' urday. i Dora, Paul, Mayine, Harvey Es- i ther, Charlie, Alice, Pearl Sadie I George and Grace all went’out sled; riding Sunday evening over to Lee AU had a fine time. Hughi Davisson of Rensselaer, the

operator at the Monon depot at McCoysburg, has taken sick with a severe cold, and Dr. Hemphill was called out and took Mm home. Al Campbell and Mrs. S. C. Swisher and grandchildren spent Sunday with her son, Charles Ferguson and family, returning home Sunday evening. Mr. Campbell took his little daughter home with him to take her to her aunt’s.

MILROY. Sunday school next Sunday at ten o’clock a. m. Dick and Peter Wood visited relatives here the first of the week. Joseph Rees of Piqua, Ohio visited with George Foulks and family this week. Mr. and Mrs>> Leslie Preston of Michigan spent this week with relatives here. Mrs. J. R. Clark and children spent Tuesday with Mrs. Mary McCasher and Miss Ettie. The little daughter of John Sommers, Jr., has a severe case of diphtheria, at this writing. A number of relatives met with Uncle Fred Saltwell Wednesday to enjoy eating dinner with him on his birthday anniversary. About 25 friends and relatives met with Thomas Johnson and family, Sunday, it being Mt. Johnson’s birthday anniversary. The day was enjoyed by all present. Mr. Barrett cancelled the date Tuesday again for the meeting to be held at the Center school house *hac evening, and a number were disappointed, as they were on the date last month. The meeting is announced now for Thursday night, January 29.

The “Mischief Quartette” and It’s Work. Each year the month of January numbers its list of victims from influenza, la grippe, bronchitis and pneumonia. The prompt use of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound will check the onset of a cold and stop a cough, preventing the development to more serious conditions. Keep it on hand.—A. F. LONG.

KNIMAN. John Myers is on the sick list. Mrs. Jennie McMurray called on Mrs. Michaels, Sunday evening. Preaching again Saturday night, January 24th. Everybody invited to come. A. K. Moore left Tuesday for Illinois to visit with his aged father and other relatives. Paul Dye spent from Friday evening till Monday morning with his parents in Valparaiso. There was a large crowd at John Barkey's sale last Thursday, everything selling good with the exception of horses. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen returned home Tuesday evening from a few days' visit with their daughter, Mrs. Carlock at Goodland.