Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1914 — Page 4
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
REMINGTON. [From The Press.] REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE. No. 318 j East bound ] 7:38 a. m. No. 331 West bound 9:01 a. m. No. 340 East bound S:O9 a. m No. 319 West bound i>:33 p. m.
Lee Rush made a business trip to Argos, lnd., Monday. Sam lliff made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. William Halliaan was a Logansport visitor Saturday. Miss Bertha Primmer spent Sunday with her mother at Chalmers. Miss Helen Farabee went Friday to Wabash for a few days’ visit With her sister. Mesdames Col Griffith' and Ellen Westfall spent last Friday with friends in Wolcott. Mrs. Harvey Cota, of Ambia, came Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Connor. Mrs. Frank Hart, of Wolcott, was the guest of her parents, J. G. Morris and wife, here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Fern Ford have moved into the Emery property just vacated by .John McCollough. Miss Wilda Green closed her school north of Rensselaer Saturday and returned home for the summer. Mrs. w. E. Johnston returned Saturday from a short visit with her sister. Mrs. Miner, at Kokomo. Mrs; Ellen Westfall went the first of the week to Stone Bluff, lnd., to spend the summer with her daughter.
William Hawkins, of Ladoga, lnd., came Friday evening to visit his son Everett, and family, southwest of town. Miss Lina Luckey returned Saturday from a month’s visit with her sister, Mrs. M. B. Graham, and family a t Windfall, lnd. Mrs. Earl Sullivan was called Thursday morning to the bedside of her father, Mr. Kel log, who is in a very serious condition at his home near Seafield. Mrs. R. H. Robinson entertained the Sew and Sew Club Friday afternoon at her home on Indiana street. Dainty refreshments were served, follow mg an afternoon spent in many kinds of needlework. Miss Stella Hollenbeck, who is teaching school in Dakota, has just resumed her school duties; after an enforced vacation on account of a small pox epidemic or scare which closed the schools for several weeks.! In our article on the resignation the teachers of the school last week we omitted to mention that the said resignations were to take effect at the closing of the school year, and not before. We mention this at the request of the hoard. Charles Kelley, a brother of Frank Kelley of this place, was found un-
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conscious in his room in Chicago, by his landlady one morning last week. He was removed to the hospitaj where he died on Friday. Ptomaine poisoning is ascribed as the cause of his death. Dr. E. Besscr's mother. Mrs. J. P. Besser, and • ~ Mr foseph Clarahad, and two child.vii, of H trper. lowa, and his Sister, Mrs. Harry Fuink, and little son, ,of Chicago j Heights, were his guests here last Saturday and Sunday, leaving Mon--1 day for a short visit at Chicago i Heights before returning to lowa. | The town board at their regular | meeting last Friday night transcated but little business. The matter of i the 'axing of the Lyric was laid over to the next meeting. They added SIOO to the marshal’s salary, which was a very needed move. Only one bid on the oiling of the streets was received, which was in the neighborhood of SBOO. The board has not enough money in sight to meet this amount, but it can be arranged from some other fund very likely. Kellie Rommel Pickering passed away at her home in Remington, : Tuesday, April 7, at a. m.. aged | ■'4 years, p months and 2C days. | For over a year her health before 1 her death site ‘ took to her bed. Her death was caused by goitre poisoning. [She suffered intensely during the short illness, but her death came peacefully, and truly it can he said she went io sleep.” The services were held in the Methodist church at Oxford. Thursday, April ft. Rev. • McC loud officiating. interment in i the West cemetery.
WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.] i MiU Matthew spent Thursday in I Remington. ' Roland Pemberton was a l.afay- ! ette visitor Thursday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boudreau, Monday, April 6, a son. Born, to Mr. a T, d Mrs. Walter Bachwarzenbach. Monday, April G a daughter, Mrs. Fred Braugh and little son were guests of her parents at Seafield j Sunday. Dave Leathernian. of Rensselaer, "us shaking hands with Wolcott friends Wednesday evening. Mis. James Gajbreath went to Loj gansport Thursday to see her daughter, Mrs, .Joseph Stuart, who is ill in St. Joseph's hospital. Mrs. Frank Miles went to Rensselaer Thursday for a few days visit. From .there, sbe will go to Chicago to s; end a f- v. days. - Mrs; Robert Stockton and daughter. Mary Lois, Went to West laifayette Wednesday for a few days' visit with Mrs; Stockton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blake. : , MulJ Kellogg, who li.es north of town, suffered a hemorrhage of the
stomach Tuesday evening and for a while he was dangerously ill. Dr .jSluvter was called to attend him and i he is reported better today. Miss Ethel Dibell: who has been jat home for a few days from the Western College, at Oxford. Ohio; where she is attending school, attended the wedding of her cousin, Miss Lulu Dye, at Monticello. Wednesday Miss Ethel left Thursday j for Oxford to resume her studies
BROOK. - *- fFrom 'rim Reporter ] Born, on April 3rd, to .John O. Deardurff and Avife, a son. Mrs. Hatfield, of Delphi, is the sines! of her son. Curtis, this week. R. C Rowers, went to Valparaiso W ednesday for a short visit with his daughter. -Mrs. It. M Forrv. of Remington. ts spending the week with her I daughter. Mrs. 0. B. StOnehiH. Mrs. Howard Van Dorn, of Harvey. 111., has been the guest of Mrs. Ed Wilson and other relatives this week. Ls D. Forrv and family, of Remington, came up Sunday and spent the day . with Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stonehill. Mrs. K-lla Conn underwent an operation on last Monday at Chicago and from reports she is making rapid improvement: • Ihe Iroquois river is over the bottom land, but the cold snap has checked the rise and no flood is anticipated this spring. Friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Protzman gathered at their home on Saturday night and gave them a pleasant surprise. Mrs. Porter, who has been the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Harry •’Tuner, lor several days returned to her home in .Momenee on Tuesday. Fred Sell was compelled to olsse his school in the Galbreath neighborhood, on account of two-thirds of his pupils being absent front an epidemic of measles. ’ Rees Hill had a tetter from liis son, Homer, in Canada saying that the snow was off the ground and if thereAvas none on next Monday thev would begin sowing wheat. The Rev. Alice Noide came Wednesday to preach the funeral sermon of Mrs. Gates Bupp, and in the evening left for Sheldon to visit her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Eastburn. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath, which has been very low for the past week, is reported some better and unless some complications arise it is on the road to recovery. Miss Lois Bell, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred Merchant, returned to her home in Galveston,
Wednesday, and was accompanied by Miss Chloe Merchant, who will make a few days’ visit there. i Hiram Ashby has been employed by J. A. Sell, and will move his family from Mt. Ayr as soon as school is out. John says: “By gum, if three men cannot make enough harness, he will hire some more.” All the neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. James Shindler gathered there on last Tuesday evening to give pleasant surprise, which they succeeded in doing and they brought all the necessary things to make the evening an enjoyable one for everybody and all then proceeded to have a good time, which they know how to do 1n that neighborhood. Miss Ethel Reed was successfully operated on Monday at the Wesley • osnltal in Chicago for a chronic case'.6 i appendieitus. Miss Ethel has been suffering from this trouble for nearly a year and the case was hard to determine and has caused her family and friends much worry, but the surgeon promises a rapid recovery from her operation. Through an error we were informed that the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath was sick with the scarlet fever. This {troves to be untrue and we find on investigation that the little fellow has a mild form of meningitis, which is not at all contageous and the family have not been quarantined on account of the disease at all.
Per Miller and John Holder were over from St Joseph's college on Tuesday and brought Harold and La Verne Sta’ori home to spend a two weeks' vacation. The boys are " ell satisfied with their school work. Bert says the loss of the gymnasium is a heavy one, as the musical instruments of the boys as well as all of their athletic togs were burned in the fire as well as the paraphana13a of the gymnasium;
FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Mrs. Alex Merica and Mrs. T. M. Wise went to Lafayette Tuesday. < ieorge Knockle and Eli Zehr, of Remington, visited friends here Friday and Saturday. f red Hamilton, of Rensselaer, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Merica over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Eli Weyneth, of Remington, visited relatives and friends in this community! over Sunday. , Mrs. May me Messersmith and Miss Celia Kentnick. John Ashler and Miss Mary McCormick attended church, at Rensselaer Sunday. 1 Drew Wirrick, of Chicago, has become cashier of the Star City bank, succeeding \v. L Bott. who recently pnrehased an interest in the Rensselaer telephone plant. Mrs. George Washburn, who lives at Star City, has been very “low during the past week from tuberculosis and her death has been expected hourly. she is the wife of Dr. Washburn of that place. r C- Williams, of Hoopeston. 111., •-. here on business connected with his farms north of town He reports that Mrs. Williams has been sick tor several weeks from stomach trouble, but is gradually improving. Bert Leslie, a Morion freight bra ken i an. "ho pasesd through I- raneesviHe on a nort h bound ex tra Wednesday of last Week, was fatally crushed in the yards at Michigan < ity, and died in hospital there that afternoon. Miss Onie Lehman, who has been! one of the accommodating clerks' in Werner's Cash store for a long time, lett Saturday for Lima, Ohio,' u : <-re she has taken a position in a department store. Her mother. Mrs, I-ois Lehman, is moving there this! week. |
MT. AYR. < From the Brook Reporter.] Mrs. Arthur Ashby was a Goodland visitor Monday. Gay Makeever visited Paulin./v----ler Saturday and Sunday Workmen arrived Monday to begin work on a silo for David Halstead. • sank Greenly spent Saturday and Sunday wit h relatives near Rensselaer. .-v 1 <r .Mrs; Fred Stnndish took Sunday dinner with her daughter, Airs. Kinder Kennedy. Mrs. Winnie Dunlap and children ' isired friends at this place last week during Vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Tom A!itchell took Sunday dinner with the latter's parents, Mr. and Airs. John Murfitf. Mrs, C. E. Downey and children returned Thursday from a week's visit with friends at Wheatfield. Mr. and Airs. J. R. Ashby Aver.r to Alonon Wednesday of last week ,for a short visit with the lat.tcr's sister. Mr. and Airs. Otto Bengston and Air. and Mrs. uavid Book spent Sunday with Charles Bengston and wife at Foresman. Mrs. W. W. Miller returned from Lincoln. Neb,, i"riday of last week. S :e says her neice has not improved much and is still confined to her bed.' 1 ;■> ' Raymond Stucker Avent to Lafayette Sunday where he expects to enter school at once. Mrs. Stucker will remain in Alt. Ayr a few weeks before going.
GOODLAND. [From |,The. Herald."] Alary Dietrich visited with home folks in Remington Thursday. Miss Laura Warnock visited with home folks in Remington Sunday. .Mr and Mrs. Chas. Humston and little son, John, were visitors in Aluncie Sunday. Wallace J. Barney, of Gary, visited here this week with his brother, Moses, and family. Eighteen are supposed to graduate from the Goodland schools next month. Names will he printed next week. A. G. Jakway went last Saturday
1 to Chicago for a few days’ visit with his daughter, Mrs. Marion Hall, and family, Mrs: John Cooke was called to Danville. 111., by the death of an aunt, whose funeral was held this Friday. Merritt Johnson, Charles Hancock, Wilson Lemaster and Samuel Mead went to Logansport this Friday morning. Maud Harrington went last Saturday to Avilla, lnd., for a few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Harry Butler. and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thompson went to Chalmers Saturday evening for a short visit with the latter’s brother, Newton and family. Mrs, Laura Reed, a teacher in the north end of the county, was the over Sunday guest at the home of Mrs, John Mustard.
E A Perkins and H. T. Griggs le t Tuesday morning for the grand state of Mississippi, where they will look around for a few days. Lawrence Lyons, of Brook, has been appointed a member of the advisory committee of the republican state organization by state cha ■'••- man Hays. ’
The Lacrosse local, which le t here at seven in the morning and returned about six o’clock in the evening has been suspended, the last run being made last Friday. As soon as the weather settles Ben P. Davidson informs us that he is going to Michigan to see his friend E<l Hall. George Jenkins will please arrange to entertain Ben a few days. Mrs. Mary Warnock and Mrs. frank Howard, of Remington, were in Goodland Tuesdav visiting their daughter and sister, Miss Laura Warnock; at the home of Mrs Frank A nl cliff.
The carnival last Saturday evening was a great success financially, considering that only one week was spen- in preparing it. Over eightv dollars were taken in with about ten dollars expense. Uord from B. A. Constable states that .Mrs. Constable, who is a patient at the Henrotin hospital in Chicago., is making marked improvements and they expect to return home next week. Mrs. A. E. Hartley and children. < harles' and Florence, were here tliis week packing their household goods and moved them to Fowler D is reported that Ray Dowell will move into the house soon. „ I'. r - / G. Kinneman was taken suddenly ill last Saturday night and ear yMinday morning, in company "itii Hr. frank Kennedv, he was taken to Chicago for an examination Tuesday morning Mrs. Kinneman received a telegram and she left on the 10:1 tj for Chios pro.
MEDARYVILLE. TFrom The Advertiser.], ■ Fber Long, brother of Miss Vanchm Long, has left for the state of lowa. .Mrs. F. M. Reed and daughter. M ,; A. c. Prevo. were Lafavette visitors the first of the week. . Miss Kura Nicoles is here from 0 *!K*ago on a visit with her nareii'ts Mr and Mrs. Frank If. Nicoles. Mrs. Cynthia Faris is suffering from a return of the same neck trouble she suffered with last summer. Miss Ava Guild, having spent her Miort vacation with her parents here returned to her school at Napa nee last Saturday. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Clay “.radl irv, of Schneider. Ind.. were the guests of the latter s parents. Mr. and Mrs. f red larger, part of last and this week. The friends of Mrs. Ed. A. White have moved her ,to the Frank H. D;nn home, where she can receive better and closer attention. At this time she is slightly improved. Squire ( Calvin Coppess, who has been very sick for a number of weeks past, is better at present and it is hoped that with the advent of '•etter weather his recovery may be speedy and complete.
McCOYSBURG. \\T started out -Monday with a nice sunny day. Mrs. James Jeffries was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Scott Robinson, of Chicago, is visiting his sister and mother, .Mrs.. J. It. Phillips. Air. and Mrs. Widner, of Alonon, Spent Sunday with Charles Ferguson and family. Ethel Parker and .Morris Jacks spent Sunday evening with Air. and Mrs. Wilson Bussell. Everybody will have to get to work and clean up their yards or they will have comapny. Sadie Herr, who been assisting her sister, Mrs. Lena Marlin, in moving, returned home Sunday evening. Lloyd Allbright and Miss Blanch Timmons, of Monon, spent Sundav with liis brother, Dalton, and family. • ; Ethel Ferguson spent Saturday night with May Robinson, of Alonon, returning home Sunday morning. We all hope everybody haVl all the eggs they wanted to’ eat, and that they will be able to eat more next Easter. Mrs. Joseph Ste.vart and Airs. Jacobs, Airs. J. Ray, Airs. W. R. Willits, Mrs. C. E. Messinger of this place and .Mrs. All Aliller, of Alonon, called on Airs. Charles Stultz Sundav afternoon.
MILROY , (Too late for Saturday issue.) Alabel Clark is working in Rensselaer. Irene Marehand spent Sunday with home friends. Bessie Stewart sphnt Sunday night with Mrs. G. L. Parks. T. A. Spencer made a trip Sunday p. m., to Monticello via auto. Mrs. Wlm. Fisher was called last Tuesday to be with her father, who
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has been in poor health for some 1 time. | Ruth May spent Saturday night! with her uncle, Geo. Foulks, and family. i Miss Eva Johns spent Saturday; night and Sunday with the family! of Joshua Ross. Bert Warren spent Friday night | witli Branson Clark, who is very* low at this writing. Banner and Lone Star schools closed this week. Banner on Thursday and Lone Star on Saturday. Llmer Gilmore and family called on John Southard’s Sunday p. m„ to see their new nephew of Walter Gilmore’s. John Mitchell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Chan. Beaver and children ate dinner Sunday with George Foulks’. -Mrs. Mary May and daughter, Ruth, and Martha Clark spent Friday night with Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie. John Johnson, John Sommers. Jr., James Boone and Leon Parks were delegates to the progressive convention at Rensselaer Sat ,,r day. * > Mrs. Mary McCashen, Miss Ettie, Mrs. Frank May and Martha Clark spent Saturday night and Sunday with .John and Laura Clark. Mr. Ogle spent Sunday in Lafay-j ette with his wife, who is in the hospital at that place and seems to 1 be getting along as well as could be I expected. i
G. L. Parks returned Monday from a visit in Chicago and Sandwich, 111. He was not feeling well while away and came home sick with the grip and rheumatism. Mrs, Charles Beaver, Mrs. John Mitchell, Mrs. Geo. Foulks and Mrs. Robert Johns met with the Ladies’ Aid at Wm. McDonald's at McCoysburg on Thursday afternoon of last week. The funeral services of James Wood were conducted Tuesday at I:3b p. m., at the church by Rev. Sutton. Interment in the cemetery here. He had suffered patiently for a number of weeks until death came as a relief. He leaves a wife, four daughters and father, besides numerous relatives and friends to mourn his departure.
SOUTH AMERICA. • Too late for Saturday issue.) Ernest Harris was u McCoysburg goer Saturday. Frank Sommers is entertaining a r ; eof the mump*. Ernest Harris spent Sunday eve ning with John Havens. Church was well attended Sunday, as it was such a fine day. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clark were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Charles Beaver and family spent Sunday with George Faulks'. Mable Clark is working at the Makeever House in Rensselaer. Lone Star and Center schools will close today, Saturday, \pril 11. fteorge Havens spent Friday afternoon with his son. John Havens. Mis. Elmer Johnson spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Anna Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. William Vapatta spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis at Lee. Jennie Harwell and sister, Mrs. Manson Beaver, were McCoysburg goers Saturday. Mrs. William Fisher arJ three children are spending this week with relatives in Indianapolis. Mrs. Gladious Havens and Mrs. J. Fj Grouns spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Rachel So.mmersi. Elmer Clark and brother, Ludd. spent Sunday with their brother, Branson, who is very poorly at this writing. Mrs. William Garvin returned home lrom the hospital Sunday morning, where she has been for the past lew weeks. We are having some very rainy days this week, but April showeris bring May flowers. I v. onder if it will bring May oats? James Woods, son of John Woods, died Sunday morning, April 5, after
a lingering sickness He leaves to mourn his loss a wife and five daughters. He was buried Tuesday at 1 o’clock at the Benson cemetery.
• ROSELAWN. Fred Gillam has taken a job on the Otis ranch. C. T. Otis came down from the city Monday eve. Fred Nelson was a business visitor at Lpwell Monday. Wm. Overmeyer has rented the Josiah Hopper farm. Archie Bell had the misfortune to lose one of his horses this week. Cordell Weaver is around again after being laid up with the grin a week. H. H. Nelson, Fred Nelson and O. Phillips autoed to Crown Point Sunday, returning via Lowell. Ihe examinations of the pupils of the Bth grade Roselawn school will be held Saturday, April 18th. Charley Ahlgrim has moved from the Illff property to his mother's home in the east part of town. Everybody that has a garden is having plowing done. This week looks as though Spring was here at last. Dorsey Eight went up in the air Saturday. His mother left him home when she went to Hegewisch, but Dorsey is alright again. i homas Huston has sold his property here to Mrs. C. R. Ball. Mr. Huston has bought some lots in Rensselaer and will make that city his future home. Miss Nellie Makeever, of North Star, who has been spending the winter in Kansas City, spent Friday night with her sister, Mrs. Otis Phillips, and attended the church social.
Reuben Gundy and wife came near having a fatal accident Sunday afternoon tvhile returning from Schneider. where they had been visiting relatives. Mr. Gundy, who is usually a careful pilot, lost control of his auto, which plunged from the bridge into the ditch. .Mrs. Gundy probably saved herself from serious injury or .death by jumping from the machine. Reuben went with the car into the ditch, but by the assistance of Mrs. Gundy, c-aihe up out of the water with no injuries other than a complete drenching. The car was damaged some, but they were able to run it home Monday.
Real Estate Transfers.
Thomas Eldridge et ux to Bert C Eldridge et ux, Dec. 22, se ne, 3G-3f*-r.. 10 acres. Hanging Grove, $2.000. > Mina Daimeke to William G Tinkham. April >. It S, bl 2. Wheatfield. Bentley’s sub div of Its 11 and 11 Bentley’s add, $650. Warren Robinson et ux to James Henry Piatt et al. April 9, It 13, bl k, Rensselaer. Leopold’s add, $75. Henry Ward Marble to Michael V Kannally, April 9, pt e 14 nw, 3032-;>, 21.25 acres, Kankakee, sl. q. c. d. Clarence Jt Rawles et ux to Gottlob Xeubauer et ux. March 9 se ne. 10-31-7. Keener, $ ~ Louisa J Koulks to George W rbulks. April 7. s pt e % sw, 20-28-5, 20 acres. Milroy, S6OO. William H Barkley et ux to Frank G Kressler, Jan. 5. It 2, bl 40, n pt, ft It 3, bl 40, Riensselaer, Weston’s add. $3,500. Benjamin Harris et ux to Francis M Cooper, March 30, It 6, hi 7, Rensselaer. Weston’s 2nd add, $l5O.
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