Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1914 — COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS [ARTICLE]

COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS

Ezra Bowman went to Monticello Wednesday to visit his sons. Wm. Beal attended the funeral of Samuel Daggy, at Wolcott, Tuesday. Mrs. D. A. Bickel and son, David, spent Sunday with relatives at Logansport. Fred Hicks has purchased the old Phelps corner lot and Will likely use it some day. '’i.-ij. Maggie Meehan, of Champaign, 111., came Saturday to visit home folks several days. Mrs. V. M. Beal accompanied her son, Charles, home to Crawfordsville Sunday for a weeks visit. Mrs. I. D. Luckey went to Lafayette Tuesday for a wek’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. Will Puckett. Mrs. George Ilascall and brother, Joe iHawn, went to Logansport Tuesday for a couple of days visit. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Brown, the interurban man, has taken up their residence with Mr. and Mrs Wm Ott. Mrs. L. M. Barnes, of Kewanna, came Thursday to attend the Junior reception, which was held that night. Mrs. Elsie Landon and son, Robert, of Chicago, came Thursday and spent a few days with the doctor’s family. M. A. Gray went to Washington, Ind , Monday as a delegate to the state convention of Modern Woodmen. Mrs. Alice Johnesen and Mrs. Mary Kanzlik, of Chicago, are here to spend the week with their father John Tharp. Mrs. M. K. Gray and C. E. Gray and daughters, Hazel and Nina, spent Sunday in the country with Will Stitz and wife. AA m. Broadie and daughter, Claire, attended the funeral of hii

brother-in-law, Wm. Randolph, at Lafayette Wednesday. Mrs. Will Mullen, of Milwaukee, Wis., came Tuesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Hawn, and sister, Mrs. Geo. Hascall. Lester Rich, of Rensselaer, who has been on the sick list the past few days, spent Tuesday and Wednesday here with his grandparents. Charles G. Beal and daughter, liuihi, autoed oyer from Crawfordsville Friday evening and spent the week-end with his mother and sisters. William Rich, Jr., of Duluth, who spent a few days with his father at Goodland, was the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rich, here Sunday. L. B. Elmore has been hired to direct the Idaville band, and goes up once a week to practice with the boys. Idaville always has a pretty good band and nearly always secure a director from out of town. Mrs. David Smalley, pf Sheldon, spent Wednesday with her son, W. C. S'tnalley. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Dora Warbritton, of Zion City, 111. Father and mother Smalley have just returned from St. Petersburg, Fla., where they spent the winter. Miss Callie Bonner has been suffering from the results of a fall she received last week. In throwing out some wash water she tripped and fell across the edge of the tub and it made a very painful wound. She has been laid up most of the time since and suffers severely. The remains of Samuel Daggy, of Wolcott, were brought to Remington for burial Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Daggy has for many years been a resident of Wolcott and was well known here. He was a brother-in-law of C. W. Scripter near here. He died from heart failure Saturday afternoon, quite suddenly, though he had been poorly for some time. The board of directors of Fountain Park Assembly held a meeting Tuesday afternoon. Arrangements for this year's Chautauqua are going bn and everything points to a most successful session. The program is now about complete and will soon be ready for the printer. This it is said will be one of the best ever put on in this assembly, it is also the most expensive one ever engaged here. Will Beal has resigned his position with the C. H. Peck Store Company and has taken another with the Rich elevator at Goodland, where h e will act in capacity of book-keeper. Will is well fitted lor the position and will give the best satisfaction. He has long been one of the mainstays of th'e Peck store where he has worked continuously for nine years. We are pleased to know of his getting a position more to his liking and wish him air success. Mrs. Adam Fisher, whose serious illness has heretofore been mentioned in these columns, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Nutt, near Lochiel, Wednesday evening at 10 o’clock. She had long been afflicted with an internal disorder, the nature of which precluded any chance of recovery.

Her age was 74 years. Adam Fisher, who preceded her about two years ago, and his wife were among the oldest residents in this vicinity, having resided in and about town ■for nearly 50 years. The funeral will be held at the residence where she died Friday at .2 p. m., and burial made at Gilboa cemetery.

MT. AYR.

[From the Brook Reporter.) Mrs. Teach, of Crown Point, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Edwin Harris. Born, May 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert. Wilson, formerly of near here, a daughter. v W. A. Shindler, Edwin Harris and A. .). Hufty went to the Kankakee river to lishi Saturday evening. .1. S. Brenner went to Chicago Monday where his daughter, Mrs. Ray Adams, underwent an operation. - Ira Sayler went Thursday to lo»k lor a location in Valparaiso where he expects to move in the near future. Mrs. w. A. Shindler spent Saturday and Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney, of near Rensselaer. 1 Wade Makeever and his sister, lane, spent the week end with our former minister, Rev. B. F. Clifton, and his sister, of Kniman. W. A. Lyons returned from Ligonier Thursday of last week where he closed a bargain for the Meyer hotel. He expects to move from this place in .lum-. A party was given Mrs. C. H. Stucker Sunday, in honor of the forty-sixth anniversary of her birthday, to which about sixty-five guests assembly], laden with baskets of good things to eat. A long table was spread under the trees and a delicious dinner served, after which out-of-door games were played and the afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

FRANCESVILLE.

[From The Tribune.] Peter Buck is reported to be seriously ill at his home in the northwest. part of town. Miss Ruchon, of Chicago Heights, HL, is here the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Dunkel, and family. Mrs. Warren Wilson and two children went to Chicago Wednesday a. m., for a short visit with relatives. John Hall moved his family to the city of Kokomo this' Week. They will be located at 1522 Portland avenue. Mrs, James Andrews, who has been visiting in Goodland for several weeks, went to Chicago Wednesday morning. Wm. Rich, of Duluth, Minn., is here visiting his father. Treasurer F. (’. Rich, at Kentland, and witfl his unde, Walt, and family in Goodland. Mary Garrigus, who taught an unusually successful school near Wellington, 111., returned to Goodland Wednesday evening, her school having closed Friday. Mrs. A. .1. Kitt went to Elwood, Hid., WMlnesday morning and if her parents" Col. and Mrs. S. C. Spoor, are able to travel they will return with her to Goodland for a visit. Saturday evening Ra> Dowell purchased the Standford resv u 'trant and took imimediate pos-session. Charles Crowden assisted him until he could Place a steady man at the fountain.

BROOK. [From The Reporter.)

Mrs. Jack Haynes went to Moodland Friday to visit Mrs. - Kitt. Thelma and Zelma Jones, of Good-land,-are visiting Mrs. Percy Little this week. J. I Dan Brady has gone to Wolcott to take charge of the tile kiln burning at that place. -Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Newell and Mrs. Marshall Jones went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days stay. Mrs. Thomas Meredith and sons returned this week from an extended visit with relatives in Harvev Hl. Frank Foresman and family are here from Oklahoma and will visit relatives in Newton county for some tinje. •Miss Williams and Miss Moras,' of Chicago, came Friday. They will make' their home this summer at George Ade’s. Mrs. Camblin, of Morocco, was in Brook this week, the guest of her sisters, Mrs. John Esson and Miss Eunice Park. ...S7 L >ons, George Weishaar, '' ill Pence and John Foresman, Jr. were in Chicago this week buying cattle to feed this sumimer. Alex Fred and Zeke Barker went> to Ashland, Wis., Wednesday to do some tiling for Alec Bowers. Mrs. Barker accompanied them to attend to the culinary department. Rees Hill returned from Canada Wednesday. He say.-, the spring has been vary backward there and the rams and snows have been too numerous to allow spring sowing The crops on his place will be finished this week if no more moisture falls. Dr. Johnson accompanied by Art Irwin drove to Indianapolis on last Sunday. Arthiur returned on Monnay and the doctor remained until the meeting of the State Board of Health, which takes place this week He will ,be accompanied home by

Airs: Johnson who has been visiting relatives there for some time. John Hershman finished the school enumeration last week and reports 292 children of school age in tire town of Brook. Of this number 15 2 are boys and 140 girls. This shows a gain of 9 over the enumeration of last year, and with the exception of one. year when the list was inflated by some families who only stayed a short time, this is the greatest number we have ever had. The roller skating had become such a nuisance that the town board passed an ordinance on last T day night prohibiting skating co the main street from the rai’.md to East Highway street at all times. Another section prohibits skating on any of the other streets after eight o’clock in the evening. This will abate the nuisance especially in the down town districts where the crowds usually congregate.

WOLCOTT.

[From The Enterprise.] Dr. w. A. Spencer was a Chicago visitor Friday and Saturday. Mrs. James Blake spent Thursday in Monon the guest of her sister. Mrs. Mary E. Winters went to Vai paraiso Wednesday to visit relatives. • ■ Miss Lola Casto, of Reynolds, .was the guest of Miss Golda Scripter, Saturday. Robert Clark and .laughter, Imogene, visited Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bretzinger at Goodland Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hodshire, of Monticello, were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stockton. Mrs. John ’Kramer and daughter, Hester, of Frankfort, are visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin, this week. 'lr. arid Mrs. J. M BJesecker and son, Morris, spent Sunday at Mort cco, the guests of Mr. ’ Biesecker’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scripter and familj and Mrs. M. Ritchey, of near Rensselaer, attended the funeral of S. AV. Daggj- Tuesday. F. P. Troxel, a former resident of this place, visited his son, Lawrence, and wife, the first of the week. Mr.' Troxel is now running the Troxel House at Mulberry. Bros. and Mrs. J. C. Downey, of ' halmers, who were here to attend th<* baseball tournament Saturday, were over-Sunday guests of Mr. and Airs. M. B. Beard. " Tli£. ( ounty Sunday School Convention will be held in the Methodist church, Wednesday and Thursday, May 20 and 21. Arrangements are being made to make this an enjoyable and profitable meeting Mil find R. Myers, Chicago, and Mks Lemon, of Indianapolis, will be present and 'address the meetings. Mr House, a prominent singer, will sing at -tiese meetings. lite ~!< irocrat ie | < wnship convents n was f(id at ihp iowr ball Satin ixv afternoon. The fc Mowing ticket was’nominated and delegates chose-;. Fcr tt ■istce. .o bi, Hinchman: !m- assessor, John ■ .-.roe; for jostic. s pf the peace,, r-eo. Henderson. Richard l urke R.,1 . rl Jewett; for constables, William Davis, I heron Holdridge and Amos Hodge; tor road superivsors. Nick Wagner Dan Ball and Clell Clark; for advisory board. Wilbert Smith, Sam James and Joseph Clary. A

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.]

Mrs. Mary Parker and daughter, Hazel, were in Lafayette Saturday. Florence Hollett was a visitor in Prankfort from Saturday until Monday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Garrigues, Wednesday of last week, a 10% pound boy. Misses Tracy and Anne Fitzpatrick were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Worland in Rensselaer Sunday. Mrs. Albert Benham and Mrs. H. Long, of Medaryville, were the guests ot Mr. and Airs. G. E Daseke, Sunday. •Jake Moore and Miss iDuffy, of Rensselaer, were the guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Merica over Sunday. Miss Mary McCormick has returned from Chalmers* where she attended the wedding of Miss Emma McCormick and John Kizer. •Tens Hansen arrived home from < alitorni'tf last Sunday evening, where he spent the winter. He made the trip from San Diego, Cal., to Lexington, Ky., in an automobile.

Mrs. H. E. Wilhite and daughter, of Alexandria, Ind., came Saturday evening to visit with her husband, H. E. Wilhite, who is holding evangelistic meetings in the tabernacle in the west part of town. Monday, when the county commissioners riiet, they appointed T, 6. Hedges to be county truant officer. Lie/ will succeed James Dunn, of ( ass township, who has rendered excellent service in the position. Mrs. Mary Burley, who has been the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Joseph Butcher, of White Post, and Mrs. J. O. Janes, southeast of FrancesviMe left Saturday for Albany to visit relatives before returning home. Her daughter will remain here for an indefinite visit.

. TEFFT.

Mae Reid and her little friend Patience Bentley, have come home to spend the summer with us. With many regrets, we bid Miss I Poole good-bye. She did sort of

hate to leave us though. , Wonder why? - What's the matter with the Sunday school? It seems to be falling behind times* Let’s all get there on time and surprise them. Our Miss Yeager left here Monday for her home in North Vernon. We were all very much in hopes she would stay here, but she has disappointed us. There will be preaching morning and evening on Sunday, May 24. Election of officers at Epworth League that night. Everybody come. You might get a “position, doncherno!” The last day of school was a decided success. There were many attendants, and lots of good ' eats.’’ Everybody came, even though they did have to wear old shoes—-some of them.

BAUM’S BRIDGE.

W in. Bush is the proud possessor of a tandem bike. Mr. Custard and sons autoed to A alparaiso last Friday. George Bancroft and Mr. Gibbs were business callers at Wheatfield Saturday. Miss Mary Morehouse visited with friends and relatives at Valparaiso a few days last week. Miss Maud Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman were callers at the Vandercar home last Sunday. Mr. Gibbs, of Elkhart, is getting settled on the Monger farm, where he will oversee the haying operations this summer. sTipton Wiseman and friend, lona Brigfi-f-j) who is working qouth of Kouts, visited with the former’s parents here last Sunday. A traveling evangelist of the International Bible Students’ Association will lecture at the Brey school house next Thursday and Friday evenings, May 14 and 15. Let all come out and hear this able man. No collections are taken at these services. , Arozona Custard departed for Warien, Ind., last Thursday morning, where he intends to spend a part of the summer. Mr. Custard just completed a very successful term of school here and his little respite from work now is surely a wellearned vacation.

ROSELAWN.

W in. Boyle was joy-riding down by the Kankakee Sunday. He sure-, ly enjoyed his Ford. Potter Palmer has left for his annual vacation, without leaving any word to friends or family. Dr. Rice's sister, Mrs. Henry, of Chicago, spent Saturday night and Sunday with the doctor and family. Shelby and Thayer ball teams crossed bats at Thayer Sunday. The Thayer team winning out bv a score of 9 to 8. Mr. Wilder will get moved to his farm this week. His new house and barn will be completed in two or three days. H. (’. Hebbard, one mile west of town, was kicked by one of Mr. Harlow’s horses last Wednesday, sustaining a fracture of the leg. I he hardest rain of the season for Roselawn, put a stop to farm work Monday morning,; and we had another hard rain again at night.. Win. Howard has another kind of fish story to tell this time. One fine night last week he'hie’d himself to the river and put out a trout line, with visions of 15 and 25 pound channel cats, a few extra fine salmon, to say nothing of a hundred pounds or so of bullheads and willow pike. But alas, his fond hopes were shattered, for some mean sneak, as William puts it, had beat him to the river the next morning and swiped every fish from the line. And \\ illiam says he knows that fellow’ got some fine fish for all the hooks were clean of bait. Every fisherman have- their woes. Cheer up William, and try again.