Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

KNIMAN. Rev. Morris called on Mr. Saylor and family Saturday night. Robert Michaels, wife and son, Jud, are visiting in Ohio. Miss Susie Alexander spent Sunday with Louise and Mary Lake. Ross Moore and family called on Ancel Hilton’s Sunday afternoon. H. B. Brown returned home Saturday evening from a few days’ visit in Lafayette. John E. Plaster, of Walker Center, spent Saturday evening with A. K. Moore and family. Gail Brown, of Gary, Who has been here visiting his father, returned hoirn Saturday. Walter Peer, of Valparaiso, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Peer. There will be preaching again Saturda- night, April 4. Everybody invited. It is also reported that protracted meeting will begin soon after the above date.

FAIR OAKS. Health still continues very good in our burg. Mrs. Jacob Harold, of west of town,

yas a guest at obn Dean’s Saturday evening. Cottage prayer meeting was -eld at Uncle Jake Dilavoe’s Wednesday evening. Mrs. Right and Miss Anna Spry took supper with Mrs. Bringle Tuesday evening. J. J. Lawler has something over 1,500 head of cattle on his ranch adjoining Fair Oaks. Rev. Postill delivered another one of his soul-stirring sermons Sunday j evening at the M. E. church. Our first thunder shower of the season came Thursday morning about 4 o'clock, but it was very light. It is reported that John Thorn and wife, of, Hammond, will occupy the Pembroke fruit farm this year. Mrs. C. A. Gundy and daughter, Ruth, and son, Charles, of Rensselaer,- were visitors here over Sunday. Bert Warren and Will Fritz have a job of taking off a lot of old wire fence and putting in new south of town. Misses Lorene and Madeline Warren, of Rensselaer, attended the dance at the Gundy Hall Saturday evening. • r One of Grant Hainon's boys, of Riverside. Cal., arrive - here last week to visit his aunt, Mrs. Cottinghanr, for awhile. Mrs. Fyfe and two children, of Wheatfield. were visitors at her brother’s, W. C. McConell’s, the latter part of the week, j William Lewis, of near Blackford, purchased of C. B. Steward the prop-

erty which Ed Lakin vacatea last week and took possession Saturday. Mrs. Xeen Littlefield, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. P. R. Erwin and two children went to Chicago last Wednesday to visit relatives. They remained until Monday. Miss Anna Spry, of Kankakee, 111., who had been visiting relatives at Lafayette, and Mrs. Kight, who also had been visiting at the same place, returned to Fair Oaks Monday. The writer received the report a few days ago that Clayton Moffitt, eldest son of Bruce Moffitt, who formerly lived near here, was in verypoor health and was taking treatment in a sanitarium at Fargo, N. Dakota. James Clifton will begin in a few days to erect a new barn on the Spang farm south of town. There are two to be put up, one a mile south of town and other at what is called the Swim crossing of the Morion, a couple of miles southeast of town. C. B. Spang, of Georgetown, l 111., was here a couple of days the first of the week looking after his business and adjusting the difference between him and Barney DeWitt, who will move from the Spang place this week into the Tom Johnson property in the west part of town. Joe Kosta, of west of Parr, and several from here attended the sale at George Cover’s Tuesday. Things brought very good prices. While the country is going to ruin. Ha! We notice corn and hogs are advancing in price with all this great shipment of Argentine corn and Canadian hogs. As long as such produce advances we can't see much chance for the cost of living to be lowered. The change in the Monon trains has inconvenienced a great many people all along the line, especially milk train, as the people of the smaller stations where the fast trains don’t stop, always had time in going to Chicago on the milk train to do some shopping and get back the same day. But as the time is cut short an hour, they will not be able to do anything. We do not get any morning papers before the 10:38, so the rural subscribers do not get their papers until, the next day.

GIFFORD. Charlie Walker was a Rensselaer goer Saturday*. Wesley Walker was a Wheatfield goer Wednesday. <4 Mrs. Alfred Caldwell is on the sick list at this writing. Guy Zook is putting up a new house in Gifford. Revival meetings will be started at Gifford this week. Harry Walker was a Medaryville goer Sunday afternoon. Earl Haniford took dinner with Harry Walker Sunday*. Sheriff Hoover made a business call at Gifford Monday. Lillie Cavinder spent Monday night with Elma Cavinder. John Walker and wife visited the latter's parents over Sunday. George Kimble went to Hebron Sunday to work for some time. John Stockwell took supper Tuesday* night with Lloyd Cavinder. William Xuss, wife and son, took Sunday dinner with Art Snaw* and wife. ' .William Xuss and brother, Ernest, spent Thursday night with relatives at Parr. Mrs. Stella Campbell came to Gifford Thursday to visit friends and relatives. Dan Snider, wife and grandchild--1 re b. took Sunday dinner with John 1 Hill and family. j William Xuss and family spent Saturday* evening with Lona Cavinder and family. Mrs. William Xuss and children [ visited home folks Thursday night j and Friday, at Laura.

LEE. Walter Jordan finished buzzing wood around here this week. Carl Westphal and family, of Smithton, spent Sunday here calling on friends. , Mrs. Jacobs, a sister of Joseph Stewart, is here now' to make them an extended visit. S. L, Johnson and family spent Sunday here with Mrs. Becky Jacks and daughter, Lona. W. L. Stiers went to Lafayette Friday to take the examination to prepare himself for buying cream. We are having spring the last few days. Ground is drying up nicely and farmers will soon be busy sowing oats. Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore is very sick with rheumatism. Dr. Clayton is in attendance, and Mrs. Becky Jacks is doing bouse work for her. . } Ray Holeman and family aad •

brother, Asa, Elmer Gilmore and family and J. H. Gulp and family' went from church Sunday with Mrs. O. A. Holeman for dinner. Last Saturday* was Monon township’s examination for graduation. There were three tried from this school—Etha Noland, Cbloe Overton and Hamilton Stiers, while Ezra Eldridge tried in the seventh year. Wordon Donaldson and family, of Tennessee, spent a few days here during the past week with relatives. They* started Tuesday morning to Montana, where he has a position in the government experiment station.

LAURA. People are beginning to think of sowing oats. Joel Spriggs is dangerously ill at this writing. • James Cavinder' sat up with Mr. Spriggs Tuesday night. James Cavinder and family spent Saturday evening with Mr. Hull’s. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilmington spent Saturday night with his folks. Lemuel and Frank Braddock attended the show at Kniman Saturday night. Ott Nickerson has traded his farm for Florida land, and will move to Chicago. % Mrs. O. P. Braddock and Mrs. Wm. Braddock called on Mrs. O. Gordan Sunday. Ed Smith and Grandma Braddock visited Mrs. Maggie Caldwell and family Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilmington called on Oscar Gordon and family Saturday afternoon. Ordie Ketchmark, of Lacrosse, visited his cousin, Aug. Breitenbaah, Thursday and Friday. Wm. and Frank Braddock and Oscar Gordon attended a sale nor;h of Wheatfield Tuesday. Edward Smith, of Michigan, is visiting his mother, Grandma Braddock, and other relatives.

Miss Maggie Pettet ana brother, Firman, called on Aug. Breitenbauh and family Monday evening. Frank Braddock and Lionel Cavinder and sister took dinner with Lack Kerns' young iblks Snudav. Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Breitenbauh and Mr. and Mrs. 6. P. Braddock visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hilton Sunday.

Miss Daisy Pettet'is working at McCoysburg for Ord Yeoman’s, helping take care of the children while Mrs. Yeoman is in a Chicago hospital.