Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

ROSELAWN. Lucy Clingan is visiting in Shelby for a few days. R. M. Dunn was a Danville, 111., visitor Monday oh business. T. M. Gephart, of Thayer, was 1 trading in Roselawn Monday. | Wm; Overmayer was a business visitor in Rensselaer’Saturday. John Hesslipg, of the east side, was trading in Roselawn, Saturday. I. N. Best reports a fine mess of .fresh fish. Further I. N. saveth not. < Tom Gundy, of Gary, was home Sunday visiting his father and mother and numerous friends and relatives. A good attendance at church Sunday night, and a fine sermon by Rev. Postill. Subject: “Brotherhood.” Wm. Overmayer, delegate to the republican congressional convention, boarded the train for Valparaiso Tuesday morning. .Mrs. J. W. Crooks came up from Rensselaer Sunday morning to spend the day with- John, returning tp Rensselaer in the evening. Mr.. Evans, of Illinois, is here loading baled hay for the Chicago •market from his farm west of town. Korth Bros, are doing trfe hauling. Dr. Rice drove his team of horses to Crown Point Thursday and sold them at the horse sale. Charles Algrim accompanied him on the trip. Edward Hamilton, owner of the dredge ditching machine working southwest of town, was in Roselawn Saturday getting repairs and eats for his machines and men. The last few days of fine weather has wrought great changes in these parts. Oats are coming fine, the pastures put on their coats of beautiful green and the farmers are all busy with spring work. Fishing is the pastime now, and several O f the boys have been to the river the last few, days. All report good catches, of course. Billie Upward, our veteran fisherman, said he would have’ got a tubfull of catfish Sunday but he run out of worms. Top bad, Billie. Hope you have better luck next time. A bad wind storm struck the Kankakee valley district about 2 o’clock Saturday morning, doing ( Ohsiderable damage along thp line from Kankakee, 111.; to Shelby. I Ind. Near Lake Village it razed! two barn buildings. As far as. we can learn nobody was injured at any of the points mentioned.

gouuland. ! [From The Herald.] ■Mrs. John Ploutz and little son 1 were callers in Remington Monday, I harles Wellington Was here from Lafayette over Sunday the guest of his mother, Mrs. Jane Wellington, i Geo. Fox, C. A. Doland and Wm.l Hall were given the Royal Arch degree in the Chapter Monday evening, ' • • ; . ■'■ - Mr.-. M. P. Avery and little son, of Gary, visited here this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E A Fec£. Elmer Zink, who recently disposed of his moving picture show at Remington was in Goodland Wednesday; Mr. and Mrs. .Mort Kilgore are in Indianapolis this week. The former is a delegate to the republican state convention. i Attorney A. D. Babcock returned Wednesday, afternoon .from a trip to Oregon, 111,, where lie was called on legal business. Millard Lewis, of Anderson, was the guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Retterath, over Saturday evening. Amos Hagenbach, who has been spending the winter at Daytona 1 Beach, Florida, has returned to his' home near Wadena. Word from Mrs. A. J. Kitt, who' is at the home of her father, Col. S. C. Spoor, in Elwood, states that her father is not so well. Mrs. J. W. Oswald went last Friday morning to Winamac, to visit a few days with her daughter, Mrs.' Steve Bringham, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mead were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cull Goddard at Lafayette. Mrs. Goddard was formerly Miss Lolo Johnston. I Col. and Mrs. S. C. Spoor are quite ill at their home in Elwood, I Ind. Their daughter, Mrs. A. j’ Kitt, left for that place the latter part of last week to help care for them.

Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Wagner and son, Paul, of Pontiac, 111., were over Sunday guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. Fred Michael, and husband. Mrs. George Gilman and Mrs. Roy Rodman visited in Fowler over Wednesday evening and attended the big tabernacle meetings in progress there. Basil Gilmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Gilmore, of Brazil, Ind., is the new barber at John Leavitt’s barber shop. He is a good barber apd asks that you step right in and get acquainted. Joseph Houk informed us the first of the week that he was “grand dad’’ now. April 20th a fine baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Houk in Chicago. Will is conductor on the Chicago surface lines. Mrs. Houk was . formerly Miss Ella Jameson, who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hancock. F. D. Gilman returned from Indianapolis Tueslay morning, where on la.st Saturday be attended the progressive State convention? He placed the name of John Bower, of

Benton county, before the convention for treasurer of state and he was nominated. It was LaGrange county that announced to give one vote for John Bower and one for each of his -fourteen children. Last Friday Matthew Moran found a rare relic on his farm north of town." It is is known as a Mound Builder’s Ceremonial Stone, used in religious worship by the Mound Builders. The stone was very old, that fact being demonstrated by the decayed condition of the stone. In shape it resembles a flat four-cornered star. Mr. Moran found the stone on the farm known as the Brucker farm near the cemetery. It has been added to the already large collection of Mr. A. D. Babcock’s curios.

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Dunn and children, of Chalmers, visited here Sunday, Frank Kruger returned from a trip through Ohio and Illinois Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S'heeler, of Remington, was the guests of friends in this vicinity Sunday. Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter, Miss Alice, were Indianapolis visitors Thursday and Friday. Orville Pattison, of Clovis, New Mexico, was the guest of fas friend, Glenwood Tuttle, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Claire Alkire and baby, of Lacrosse, spent Sunday ■> ith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .. T. Alkire.

Ab Whitaker .was over pear Surrey last Thursday, where he has one of the best farms in Jasper county. Garfield Burget is the tenant and is doing fine. Will Hazen, of Pangman, Canada, is here visiting relatives. He 'has been at ..okomo assisting his aunt, Mrs. George- W. Dowell, who is settling. matters connected with her husband's estate. Frank Fitzpatrick and Frank Jackson have rented the Fred Kopka brick room adjoining Swing Bros, restaurant, and will open a bakery. They expect their oven ana other supplies here this week. St. Frances, Catholic church in Francesville was the scene of a pretty wedding Tuesday morning at i:3O, when Miss Mary Corts became the bride of Louis Huguet, Nuptial mass being celebrated by Rev. Father F. J. Koch in his usual impressive manner.

Another very pretty wedding was that of Mr. Robert J. Kopka and Miss Elizabeth M. Kaupke, which occurred at the beautiful country borne of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kaupke, southeast of Francesville, Monday evening at. 8 o’clock. The groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kopka. a farmer by occupation and a hustler. They will live on his father’s farm east of town.

BROOK. [From The Reporter ] Mrs. J. L. MacDonald was in Remington over Sunday. Mrs. Neely Wilson and little girl went to Rensselaer Tuesday. The Misses Elizabeth Hays and Madeline Ramp spent Saturday in Chicago. Mrs. M. Penny and Mrs. F. Penny left for their home in Buffalo, Mich., Thursday. Mrs. Vinson returned to Goodland Monday after a week's visit with her son, Truman Vinson. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Jones Horn Louisville came Saturday, they will now make Brook their home Rav Ward is finishing up a basement under his residence, which he is also otherwise much improving. Miss Carrie Waling went to Rensselaer Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew, a few weeks. Howard Myers went to Indianapolis Wednesday to bring home an Overland runabout for Gus Blaesy. John Lyons and L. E. Lyons and Claude Warr went to Indianapolis I uesday to attend the convention. Mrs. C. E. Hatfield returned from Delphi Monday, where she has been visiting triends at her old-time home.

The infant child of Charles Agate, who lives in Chicago, was brought io Brook for burial on last Wednesday. Wm. Cunningham and J. D. Rich were attending the progressive state convention in Indianapolis on last Saturday. Miss Flora Park, a sister, from Mt. Ayr, and Mrs. Ray Adams, a cousin from Alabama, were visiting Mrs. Clifford Barker last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Anna Reed went to Chicago Tuesday to accompany her daughterter, Ethel, home, who has been at the Wesley hospital. Ethel is feeling much better. George Harnod, who has been suffering from a chronic case of appendicitis for over a year, went to Chicago last Sunday, and underwent an operation for its removal. At last reports he was getting along nicely.

BAUM’S BRIDGE. Austin White buzzed wood for James Cooper Saturday. Arizona Custard took the teachers’ examination at Knox Saturday. Mrs. Stephens is visiting with her daughter, Mrs, Otes, at this writing. Mrs. R. H. Morehouse and daughvisited with relatives in Porter county Sunday. James Gilbreath, formerly of this

place but now a Malden merchant, was through here Saturday. Mrs. Emma Langfort and children spent Saturday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. R. H. Morehouse. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Custard and daughter, Fern, went to Valparaiso Saturday to have dental work tone. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bush and son, William, attended church and visited with relatives and friends at Kersey Sunday. The Christian church of Kouts baptized a few new members at the river bridge Sunday. A good-sized crowd was present. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Rogers and Mrs. Cruimpacker, of Valparaiso, and Mrs. Almina Miller, Dr. and Mrs. Dittmer and family, of Kouts, called oh the Vandercar family Sunday afternoon.