Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

FAIR OAKS. Buck Clifton is laid up with a very heavy cold and fever. Rev. Postill filled his regular appointment here Sunday evening. - ottage prayer meeting was held at Bert Warren’s Wednesday evening. Walter McConnell and family were visitors at Rensselaer over Sunday. Mrs. Earl Leech visited her mother, Mrs. Winslow, here the first of the week. Charles Pen wright, of* Mt. Ayr, was in town the first of the week, looking around. Will Blair left here for Kentucky last week, where he has a job awaiting him on a dredge. Uncle John Baker, of Mt. Ayr, passed h trough here for Monon to see the doctor Monday. John Thorn and wife, of Hammond, came down and visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. John Casey and sister, Mrs. Mattie Dickinson, went to Chicago Saturday to attend church. There was a gang of men on the Lawler ranch Monday engaged in making cement water tanks for the cattle. ■

iMiss Wilma Peyton held the examination here Saturday, and nineteen eighth-grade scholars of Union tp., took the examination. Miss Mabel Downey and Lilly Brouhard visited the former’s parents, Rev. Dokney and wife, at Mt. Ayr, from Saturday until Monday. John Zellers will finish up his work on the Yeader place in about ten days and then will move down' onto Randolph Wright’s place again. We had a genuine Kansas sandstorm last Friday. The sand and muck was so dense people '.to leave the fields on account of its fierceness. crank Berenda’s parents are both very poorly. His father’s limbs are very badly swollen an. the* mother has pneumonia. Neither can last long, as they are quite old. William Lyons, of Mt. Ayr, who had been to Monon since Saturday, arrived here Sunday evening and attended Sunday eve services. He visited his aged father at Mt. Ayr, and found him quite feeble. We got another slight taste of winter weather Sunday night, and Monday there was quite a skift of snow on the ground and the wind in the north was very damp and raw. The snow disappeared by noon. Sam Crawford, who left here a couple of years ago for Montana for the benefit of his health, ia at a sanitarium and is very poorly. His friends are making up a purse to send him, to help him out financially. Grandma Manderville, the aged mother of Charles Manderville, got tangled up some way a few, days ago and got a fall in which one of

her hands was badly bruised and probably a bone fractured, as the member is swollen quite a bit and pains her Dr. Hansson, of Rensselaer, was called out to Marion Brown’s on the Lawler ranch Monday to treat a sick mare, but he could do nothing for her and she lingered until ednesuay and died. The colt also died, this js a pretty haru jolt for Marion, for the mare was an exceptionally good one, valued at S3OO. It is said tnat a man, who was plowing on the jpang farm, one windy day last week, set out fire to burn trash off the field and the wind blew the fire across the railroad, and caught in some leaves on Al' Moore's place and burned up a chicken house. The section foreman’s wife, who lived there, had all she could do to keep the house from burning.

GIFFORD. Alfred Caldwell was a Rensselaer caller Saturday. Charlie Snow is the owner of a new buggy nowadays. Charles Walker and wife were -<ensselaer callers Saturday. A. C. Campbell and wife are theproud parents of a new dishwasher. Mrs. Mabel Davis’ sister came Sunday to spend the summer with her. Nella Timmons went to Monon Tuesday to visit friends for a few weeks. Estel Manyon and'John Stockwell took dinner with Lloyd Cavinder Sunday. George Kimble came home Saturday to visit wife and children over Sunday. r George Haniford and family, of Goodland, visited home folks over Sunday. William A. Nuss and family moved out on a farm north of Gifford Thursday. Ernest Nuss and Charley Snow took Sunday dinner with Art Snow and family.

Lona Cavinder aad two daughters called on A. C. Campbell and wife Monday evening. A crowd of young folks of this vicinity attended League at Walker Center Sunday night. William A. Nuss and family called on Mrs. Lona Cavinder and family Sunday afternoon. ’ Mrs. Stella Campbell and two children, of Laura, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Jesse Nuss and family. Quite a crowd of friends and relatives gathered at Charles Walker’s Friday with well-filled baskets. It being in honor of his 53rd birthday. All had an enjoyable time, parting that evening and wishing trim many more such happy occasions. t' t 4. tert

FOUR CORNERS. D. W. Wesner lost a valuable cow and calf a few days ago. Vonsiek, of East Walker, lost a valuable mare and colt this week. Simon Fendig returned from Rensselaer Wednesday and reported that his mother’s condition remained critical. Chas. Duggleby ruptured a bloodvessel in his nose while playing ball at Tefft the last of the week. He must have been rooting for the home team. A number of horses are sick in this section of Jasper county, and the veterinary of North Judson has all the calls, and more, than he can answer. The high wind of last week greatly Gamaged the oats crop and caused a number of forest fires in east Walker. A number of farmers came near losing their buildings. Veterinary Downie made a business call here Wednesday. He x has a large practice in this section. Would suggest that he leave North Judson and locate in Wheatfield or Tefft. es, Wheatfield is to have a ball team this year. Nearly 20 have signed up, and our friend Bowie is manager and R. A. Manan, secretary and treasurer. How this old world do move. Charles Jensen, now of Goodland, but who has great interests in Wheatfield, was up this week visiting pa, ma, and his best girl. Take her back with you; it will save you time and money, Charles. When the fire was raging in east Walker a few days ago and help was called from Wheatfield, the fire fighters expected to see the fire engine rushed to the relief of the needy, but the fire chief was attending the Bull Moose convention at, Indianapolis and the boys did not uare take out the machine.

TEFFT. School will close at Tefft in a few more weeks. Miss Jessie White spent Saturday arid Sunday with Mr. Jones’. Everybody is busy with their spring plowing around Tefft. Mr. and Mrs. Jones' were pleasantly surprised Tuesday, April 21, by a ten-pound baby boy. Miss Mae Albin spent a few days at home this week and then returned to her work Tuesday morning. The final examination for the eighth grade of Kankakee township was held at Tefft last Saturday by Miss Poole.

LEE. Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore did shopping in Rensselaer Saturday of last week. Lona Jacks is here this week helping Mrs. S. W. Noland clean house. , t O. A. Jacks and Wm. Wall were building fence this Week for Roy Holeman. ’ Elmer Gilmore and family went from church Sunday to Frank Overton’s for dinner. Mrs. Wm. Wall was sick the past week with tonsilitis. Miss EEva Wood is doing her housework. Mrs. Estel Osborne and son visited the last of the week here with

her parents, C: A. Lefler and wife. Miss Lural Anderson, who has •been teaching school north of Rensselaer, will finish her school term this week. Glenn and Gall Culp spent Saturday and Sunday in Monticello, visiting their uncle, George Holeman, and family. There are some men here this week commencing to drill in the rock for a Chicago firm, the sample will be sent and tested to see if it is what they want. There was a man here Tuesday inspecting boilers for engines,! one at the dredge and one where the rock men are working. Mr. and Mrs. Wall took their little girl to Monon Thursday to consult a doctor. She has not rightly recovered from the mumps.