Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.] Elmer Martin visited In Kentland over Tuesday night. Mrs. S. O. Dyer and daughter, Ldssa wer.e Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. Mrs. W. C. Kinney left Saturday for a few days’ visit with relatives at Bluffton. •Miss Ella Blake, of West Lafayette, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert Stockton. ■Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones left Sunday for Kingman, Kan., where they will spend a few days with relatives. Mrs. Robert Karp returned to Boswell Thursday after spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Dyer. ( Morris Hughes, of Monon, was the guesh of his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes, and other relatives, the past week. John Zook, of Young America, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Zook, from Saturday morning until Sunday. Mrs. Fred Lux returned from Fairbury, 111., Saturday night after a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Keck. Miss Bessie Hufty, who has been spending a few days with friends and relatives in Chicago, returned home Wednesday evening. Truman Holdridge accompanied Guy Moore to Logansport Tuesday, Where Mr. Moore entered Plummer’s Sanitarium to take trntment for rheumatism. Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Stockton and little daughter, and Miss Ella Blake, of West Lafayette, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Watson, Sunday^ Miss Marguerite Irwin and nephew', Russell Warren, of Rensselaer, were guests of Misg Irwin’s brother, E. W. Irwin, and wife, from Friday until Sunday.

COLFAX TP. NEWTON CO. Sam Butts was in Mt. Ayr Tuesday. :■ ' Cold and stormy Saturday and Sunday. Dave McWherter took dinner with Sam Butts’ Monday. Frank Elijah made a short call on Samuel Butts Saturday. Several from here attended the Prohoska sale last week. Carl Wooton took supper with Sam Butts’ Sunday evening. Dave McWherter stayed with Philander Hickman Friday night. Mrs. Earl Kennedy • and children were in Mt. Ayr Monday afternoon. Fred Call and William Gundy stayed Saturday night with Harry Young. Ed Stahl, of Cleveland, 0., formerly of this place, is out visiting a few days. Ben Derre, of Morocco, left James Sammons’ Thursday for his farm near Thayer. Erma McComb is staying with her sister, May Kennedy, and is going to the Wildrick school. Kinder Kennedy and Dorothy Butts ate dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Young, Thursday. Some good people, when they hear something shocking, are sometimes disappointed that it is not worse. Tunis Wildrick moved Monday to the Yeoman place, south of Mt. Ayr, which used to be the widow Reed place. Mrs. McComb and daughter, Erma, and Mrs. Harry Young spent Monday

with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Miay Kennedy. Will Thomas moved on the Harris ranch Friday, and Earl Kennedy moved in the house they vacated on the 'Hillis & Toleh ranch. Mrs. Frank Elijah made a short call on her cousin, Mrs. Schuyler Williams, Friday. Also Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wooton spent the evening with them. Mrs. Florela- Sturdavant has been visiting relatives here the past month. She will return home this week to Paradise, Kan. She will stop a few days in Peoria, 111., to visit her niece, Mrs. Maude Percy.

BARKLEY CENTER. Fine weather we are having now. Chris Morganegg moved Monday. John Linback is cutting wood this week. Harry Arnold went to Remington Monday. Herbert Eib was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Mrs. A. Eib was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Mrs. K. Zillhart called on Mrs. Eib Monday. Ben Price is working for Frank Schroer now. Louis Zillhart called on Ed Peterson Sunday. John R. Lewis was a Pleasant Grove caller Monday. Sylvester Adams helped Clay Dewees Monday. Miss Brown spent Mbnday night with Mrs. G. B. Lewis. Jack Peterson called on Glenn Baker Sunday evening. Xewt Jenkins and Cleve Price hauled fodder Monday. Tom Walters, of Pleasant Grove, passed through this vicinity Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Vore, of Laura, have moved into the James Lewis’ house. Ed Peterson and John N. Baker delivered cattle to A. O. Moore Saturday. 1 Those who attended the entertainment at Xewland Saturday night report a fine time. Floyd Gratner came up from Brook to take part in the Newland entertainment and spend Sunday with home folks.

BAUM’S BRIDGE. Austin White hauled hay to Hebron last week. , Zona Custard spent Sunday with Bert Vandercar. Pete Smith is working for James Gilbreath at this writing. C. E. Bush has moved from the Monger place to a farm near Demotte. Truman Hanmer, of Valparaiso,

who has been visiting with the Morehouse family, returned home Saturday..; C. D. Shook and Mr. Cheevers, of Demotte, were here looking after the former’s business interests Friday evening. Elder Bagley, of Chicago, will represent the I. B. S. A., at the school house Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at 2:30. R. H. Morehouse is having crushed stone hauled out from Wheatfield and is applying it to his land for the benefit of the soil. Misses Mary and Allie Morehouse and Truman Hanmer called on the latter’s cousin, Mrs. Bert Vandercar, and family Thursday evening. Charles Gilbreath was the victim of a serious accident Saturday. While loading hay he stepped one foot through the rack and became overbalanced and fell with a bale of hay on top of him. When Pete Smith, who was with him, took the bale off, he found one leg was broken. He was taken home at once and Dr. Fyre telephoned for, who came immediately. He is resting a little easier at this writing.

MILROY. John Ward was in Rensselaer Monday. Irma Clark called on Mrs. George Foulks Tuesday. Thomas A. Spencer was a Monticello visitor Tuesday. Charles Marchand motored to Monon Monday afternoon. Preaching next Sunday p. m., at 3 o’clock. Everybody invited. Willard Johnson’s spent Sunday with his brother, Ed Johnson, and family. Joseph Clark and family and Zelith Clark spent Sunday with George Foulks’. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Ravenscroft. James Wood and Charles Marchand called on Willard Johnson’s Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gilmore and family spent Saturday with Win. Culp and family. iMrs. Anna Chapman and family moved back to their own farm, and John Ward is drilling a well for them.

Misses Irene, Louise, Fred and Charles Marchand and James Wood spent Monday evening with George Foulks’.

Mr. Ross and family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johns, of McCoysburg, moved to the Kime farm Tuesday, which was vacated by Mr. Gallaher. While eating dinner Sunday Geo. Beaver’s discovered their house was burning, and with great efforts some of their household goods were oarried out, while amohg other things their clothing was burned.

FAIR OAKS. C. B. Spang, of Illinois, was here Thusday on business. Mr. Boyle finished moving into Enos Moffitt’s house Tuesday. I ncle Wesly Noland, of Lee, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Loy, of Rensselaer, was called Wednesday evening to see Mrs. A. M. Bringle, who took sick Tuesday. It is the general report that there

will be somewhere near 200 acres of watermelons planted in this section of the county this year. Miss Hazel Schanlaub, of west of Mit. Ayr, was a visitor at John Zellars’ a few days this week, and while here attended the show at the Gundy hall.

Mrs. A. A. Fell, of Rensselaer, occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church Wednesday evening in Rev. Postill’s place, as he was called away to preach a funeral near Crawfordsville. If the old saying is true, we will surely have good weather the last of this month, as the first day of the month w r as indeed fierce, and since then we have had all kinds of weather. It is reported that Mat Karr’s little girl is down with typhoid pneumonia. Dr. Hemphill was up from Rensselaer and put them under quarantine, in case it should develope into scarlet fever. Mrs. Ike Kight went to Lake Village Wednesday to attend the funeral of Miss Cora Kight, daughter of V illiam Kight of North Dakota, who died a few days ago at her home and the body was shipped back there for buial. Frank Deweese, who had been down in Harrison county visiting his aged mother who had been quite poorly for some time, passed through here Wednesday for Julian, where he expects to work for Jacob Brtngle this season. The meetings that are being held at the M. E. church by Rev. Postill, have been splendid so far; . the crowds are pretty fair, but not as good as they should be, owing to the fact there is a show being held at the Gundy hall and a certain per cent go there. Frank Garriott and wife, of the old Lakin home farm, had a birthday turkey roast Wednesday, it being the birthday anniversary of each. It was also the birthday of Marvin Brown, their neighbor, so he and his family and several from town were out to enjoy the feast. Will Warne’s had a very close call from a burnout a few nights ago. They had left a lamp burning, when along about 3 o’clock the lamp exploded and threw oil and glass all over the room, and the oil took fire at once. There was quite a hit of damage done to carpets and other dry goods and to some of the furniture, but they awoke in time to put the fire out.

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