Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baer, of west of town, last Satcrday. Ed and Frank Peck went to central New York Saturday prospecting for a farm. * Miss Callie Bonner has been having a serious time with sciatic rheumatism the past week. Mrs. Elton Baxter and little son "went to Chicago Saturday for a two weeks' visit with relatives. George Bartee. whose sickness from a horse kick was mentioned last week, is recovering as well as can be hoped for. Dr. and Mrs. Follett and little daughter, Rosamond, of Ambia, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Zimmerman over Sunday. Misses Mary Hitchcock and Mary Hansenberg of East Aurora, N. Y., came Saturday for a visit with their numerous relatives here. Camele Lane, a young man living east of town, fell 24 feet from a haymow Monday, while mowing hay, and broke one arm just above the wrist. a Florence Landon entertained a party of some thirty of her young friends last Friday afternoon. A most delightful time was enjoyed by the young people. Gus Merritt and wife, who have been spending part of his vacation in Ohio, returned home Tuesday evening. Gus reports crops looking fine and that he put in one day in the field himself. Mrs. V. M. Beal was called to Sheldon Friday by the death of her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Dixon, who died at her son's home at Sheldon Wednesday. Burial in Watseka ~ cemetery, where her home has been for a number of years. Ernistine Krinning Hascall was born in Prussia, Germany, Nov. 10, 1842, and departed this life July 24, at the home of her son, George, at the age of 71 years, 8 months and 14 days. She was the third child of a family of nine children born to Adolphus and Ann Krinning. She came to America with her parents in 1854. She became a member of the Lutheran church of Lafayette in 1855. She was married to G. W. Hascall and came to Remington in 1862. She leaves to mourn her departure two sons, George, with whom she made her home, and Charles, both of Remington, two grandchildren, Marjorie and Robert. Three sisters, Mrs. Amilia Nagle of Monticello, Ind., Mrs. Pauline O’Brien of Sheldon, HL, and Mrs. Emma Rainier of Brook'stbn, and one brother, Aiigust Krinning of Reynolds.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.] Spencer Hamilton has been quite sick during the past week at his home east of town. Mrs. David Stocksieger is very lew at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Woods north of town. Mary Belle Scott of Indianapolis, is here the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Cooke, and family. Father Henneberger visited with friends at Tipton, Ind., Monday and renewed old acquaintances. Blanche and Blanchard Deithrich of Remington, were here Sunday the guests of their sister, Mary. Louise Rich left Saturday for a few weeks’ visit with her’ friend, Helen Spinney, at Madison, Wis. Mrs. Guy Little and daughter, Mrs. Frank Antcliff, visited with Miss Laura Warnock in Remington Thursday. Mrs. Bert Patton of Bloomington, Hl., is here the guest of her mother, Mrs. W. W. Gilman, and other relatives. Miss Eugenia Carson of Omaha, Neb., came this week for a visit here with her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Michels, and family. Mrs. Hugh Spaulding and two children went to Locheil Saturday afternoon for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fox. Miss Vera Spinney of Madison, Wis., who is visiting relatives here, went to Morocco Tuesday morning for a short visit with young lady friends.

Mrs. Grace Lee and two daughters, who have been visiting here With her mother, Mrs. John Shelland, returned to her home in Chicago Heights, 111., Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Harrington, of ■Crothersville, Ind., wjho came to be present at the funeral of the former's mother, Mrs. W. A. Harrington, Monday, remained this week for a visit with home folks. Mrs. John Hamilton left Thursday morning for Columbia City Ind., for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Williams, and husband. Her little granddaughter, Katheryne Williams, who has been visiting here for several weeks, returned home with her. Mrs. May Butler returned to her ■home in Avilla, hid., Wednesday morning after attending the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Harrington, held here Monday morning. She was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Maude Harrington, who will make her an extended visit. A case of small pox has been reported at the Frank Siminon home, east of town. Every child in Goodland should be vaccinated to prevent as much as possible the spread of the disease. The first symptoms of small pox is an aching all over (a tired, feeling) accompanied by an occasion-

al chill. If any of the above syn.ptojtus attack you please hustle yourself to the doctor. Mrs. Albert Smith and daughter, Miss Melvia, came down from Chicago for a short visit with her brother, W. Fell, and family. The former returned home Tuesday morning, but the daughter remained for a longer visit after which she will go to Rensselaer to visit her uncle, A. A. Fell. Mr. Thorne, the man who is to drill the ten-inch tubular well for the town of Goodland, has not put in his appearance as yet. It is supposed that the big job he took at Hebron, Ind., has not been completed, however, we have the assurance from the National Company of South Bend, that Mr. Thorne will be here as soon as possible. Mrs. .John Cassidy of near Kentland, and little grandson, who is visiting here from Louisville, Ky., spent Sunday at the John Neary home. Mrs. Cassidy reports that her son, James, who is staying at San Angelo, Texas, remains about the same. He expects to remove to another location soon, as the altitude is too high for him there. Mrs. B. \V. Pratt and Mrs. Wm. Ferguson left qn Thursday of last week on an extended trip through the east. They went to Chautauqua, N. Y., after xvhich .they expect to make the trip up the St. Lawrence river to the Thoushpd Islands. They will visit at. Boston s , Mass., before returning. They will return via the Great Lakes. Patty Martha (tarter, daughter of William and Jane Carter, was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, July 25, 1838, and died July 25, 1914, being seventy-six years of age. She was one of a family of four children. One brother, now deseased, and two sisters who are still living, Mrs. Mahala Harrington of Cuyahoga Falls, and Miss Helen Carter of Goodland. March 27, 18 60 she was united in marriage w'ith Mr. Wallace A. Harrington, who survives her. Mrs. Harrington was the mother of eight children. Of this number two are deceased. Ella J. died at the age of three, and Floyd N. at the age of twenty-four. The six who mourn her loss are Mrs. Harry Butler of Avilla, Ind., Arthur C., and Forrest E. ( of Goodland, Ford T., of Crothersville, Ind., Clyde W., and Miss Maude of Goodland.

MT. AYR. (From the Brook Reporter.) Trustee Stucker, J. R. Sigler, Claude Baldwin and Gilbert Stucker were business visitors at the county seat on Thursday. Mrs. George Tilton of Wheatfield, spent a few days with Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Downey. Master Marion Downey returned to Wheatfield with her for a short visit. The young folks enjoyed.a dance in the Odd Fellows' Hall on Saturday night. Healy Bros, of Rensselaer, furnished the music and a good crowd was present but the dance broke early and a number went to Rensselaer and witnessed the Babcock & Hopkins elevator fire. The farmers began threshing in full force on Monday and the familiar whistle of the engine may be heard in all directions. The wheat is yielding from 25 to 30 bushels per acre but the oats are a little below the standard and not as good as was expected yielding from 20 to 25 nishels. Mr. and Mrs. John Merchant of Morocco, spent Sunday With the former's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. O. Shellenberger. Mrs. Shellenberger has been very sick for the past month and is improving very slowly. Drs. Recher of Morocco, and Kinneman of Goodland, held a consultation on Monday and hope to do her seme good soon. The home of Oscar Stucker and family was the scene of a pleasant surprise on Sunday. About fifty of their relatives and friends gathered together with well filled baskets, and went out to the Stucker home for a picnic dinner, in honor of Oscar’s thirty-first birthday. The afternoon was spent" in social conversation, and the younger set enjoyed games of various kinds, and after wishing Mr. and Mrs. Stucker many more such surprises, the crowd returned to their homes feeling that they had had a day well spent.

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Virgil Coffel spent a part of last week in Renssselaer. Miss Gwin of Rensselaer, has beep the guest of Mrs. Dean Merica. Miss Vida Wentz left yesterday lor a tew days’ trip in Michigan. Miss Disa Longwell was the guest of friends at Monon Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. L£o Worland of Rensselaer, is visiting with her parents, Mr and Mrs. James Coffell. Miss Pauline E. Enyarl of St. Paul. Minn., is the guest of her aunt ana uncle, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Dunn. Mr. and Mrs, Garfield Burget and children from near Rensselaer, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. T, Alkire Saturday and Sunday. Miss Nellie Osburn has returned from \alparaiso, where she was the guest of Miss Pearl Burson. E. C. Morgan left Tuesdav for his home at Stockbridge, Mich., where he will spend a week’s vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hooker and children spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Coffel in Monon. Edward Wright and son came from Grand Rapids, yesterday to visit a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wright. Misses Esther Munz and Tillie Miller of Fairbury, Hl., who have been

the guests of Mr.-and Mrs. Lewis Gutwein returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Myers are entertaining a ten-pound boy at their home since Monday morning. It’s the first visit of the stork to them and Clyde is conducting himself with the usual dignity of a gentleman who had suddenly been initiated into the father’s club for the first time.

MEDARYVILLE. f fFrom The Advertiser.] Mrs. Norina Brophey and little son left Friday of last week for Montmorenci, 1)1. A. S. ’Willever moved to his recently acquired farm jn Gillam townsnip this week. Albert Dunn, wife am. son. Dee, of Wheatfield, were over in their new automobile last Tuesday. Mrs. J. D. Clark left Friday for Michigan where she will visit with her niece for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moose and Mr. and Mrs. L'lrich Wocknitz spent Sunday at the Henry Selmer home. Mrs. Mary J. Lowe left last Tuesday for Rensselaer where she expected to eat her birthday dinner with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Jud Hunt and two children, John and Sarah, of Rensselaer, were the guests of Mesdames Eva Hunt and Sadie Oomke one day last week. The second nine of Wheatfield defeated the Medaryville “Seconds” at Wheatfield last Sunday by a score of 14 to 2. We’d advise our boys to cnoose a different route when going to Wheatfield next time. While returning from Rensselaer one day last week the horse driven by Bryan Odom ran away and he and his companion, Miss Mary Pullins, both of Gillam, were thrown out of- the buggy. While Bryan sustained some scratches and bruises Miss Mary fared worse, suffering a painful injury to her colalr bone and other minor injuries. Dr. Hackley is attending the young lady and she is making satisfactory progress toward recovery.

BROOK. fFrom The Reporter.] A. S. Barnes and family of Fowler, were guests at the Longwell home on Thursday. 1 A. Leopold and wife oi Rensselaer, were guests of their son, Ben, and family on last Sunday. Miss Inez Lee and Mrs. Starr Stole, of Whiting, sisters of Mrs. Osborne, were her guests this week. Mary and Albert Collier returned the first of the week from a visit with their grandmother in Culver Ind. L. A. Sunderland has been employed to superintend the work on the Methodist church during its construction. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Forry of Floia, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forry of Rushville, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stonehill Saturday and Sunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Yuli on Friday morning, a baby girl. Mrs. Yuli was at the home of her parents, Mt. and Mrs. Conrod Kiifner. A. L. Blaesy and family motored to Lafayette on Sunday and attended a reunion of the Kendall famines which was held at the Battle Ground on that date. John Staton, at one time a, resident of Brook, was buried in Kentland on Tuesday. He had been in Mississippi tor several years but returned to Lafayette this spring on account of his health.

“THE JUNGLES.}’ • Too lute ,or Saturday issue.) "Bill'’ Chapman threshed his oats Friday. Homer Ogle was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. ( harley Harwell spent Sunday with Elmer Clark and family. Threshing will be about over the last of this week or the first of next. they will start opening the road between Rachael Summers’ and Milroy church Monday. Misses Anna Castor and Cora Dignant took dinner Sunday with Will Walls and family of Lee. We are all wishing for rain in this community, but I guess they are doing that everywhere. Jessie Dolfin returned home Friday after a few weeks’ visit with friends and relatives in Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Berry and little daughter, Mildred, of Garv fainily SUnday WRh Henry Uebo >' and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sumner and cmldren of Atlanta, lnu„ returned home Monday after a few days’ visit with Homer Ogle and family. Clifford Ogle and his sister, Leona took-supper Sunday with Will Walls and family of Lee. They also attended the Lee Epworth League and reported it as fine. Misses Goldie and Sylvia and Master Gerald Beaver met with an almost serious accident Sunday morning. They were on their way to Sunday school and were about a quarter ,ot a mile from home when they met an auto, which, as we have heard did not turn out of the road and as it got pretty close to the horse it shied into the side ditch and upset the buggy. Sylvia and Gerald jumper out but Goldie was pinned under the buggy; The harness broke letting the. horse loose. It ran and Goldie would probably have been killed if it had dragged the buggy. She escaped with only a bruised leg which caused lameness all week.

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.] Mrs. Rudolf Troxel went to Remington Thursday to spend the day. Miss Gladys Millard left Monday lor Lapeer, Mich., where she will -ak< b ® r borne with her aunt, Mrs. Oliver Ellis of Chicago Heights, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes from Sunday evening until Monday morning. Miss Ethel Bosch of Kentland, who

has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Al. Biesecker, for some time, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. James and daughter, Carrie, who have been visiting in Goodland for the past three weeks, returned home Monday evening. . . James Millard lost a big,roan gelding on July 11, that he valued at $250. This makes a bad loss for Mr. Millard, especially at this time in the season. Mrs. Quincy Hughes, who has been spending a week with Mrs. Carl Lang at Hebron and Mrs. Ellis and family at Chicago Heights, returned home Sunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs James Lilly, Friday, July 24, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthew, Saturday, July 25, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. William Farney, Monday. July 27, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lanie, Tuesday, July 28, a son. BAUM’S BRIDGE. Mrs. Walter Doty of near Gifford, visited her husband here last Sunday. No, a fellow isn't always drunk when he runs his auto over a railroad into the ditch.. Clifford custard departed for Warren, Ind., Friday evening for a short visit with friends and relatives there. May be Cliff has a girl there, too. The haying on the marshes here is in full blast and the good dry weather, although damaging to crops, is O. K. for the haying operations. Alfred Tilton and son have purchased the Spencer hay press of Walter Wiseman and are now out pressing for Frank Hart, near Round Grove.

Miss Maud Smith departed for Hammond Friday evening to attend the Photo Drama of Creation, being given there by the International Bible Students’ Association. Mr. Sutton, who lives at Round Grove, one mile west of here, in this county, surely has a fine field of corn of about 50 acres which is in the roasting ear stage now. That it is one of the best fields of corn in the county is a fact. Judging by the 1 editorial of a few weeks ago, The Democrat editor must have been greatly impressed by the beauties of the scenery at the Dunn’s Bridge Park. When we used to extol the grandeur of the locality as D. V. correspondent, the editor was slightly of the opinion that we was bearing on a little too hard on the grindstone of veracity, but now as he has had a optical deinonstration of the facts, he is surely as ardent in its praise as we was. You bet, it is a fine place, surrounded by fine people. The oil pull tractor recently purchased by Mr. Gibbs for use in his haying on the Morgan ranch here, is surely a practical demonstration of economy and efficiency This engine is pulling two ipowers at a speed of 41,2 miles per hour and is surely a boon in the marshes as the horseflies hasn’t much effect upon it, unblanketed as it is. It has been tried upon all kinds of ground, soft as well as rough, and has in every instance done the best of work. Some argued that it couldn't be used in the marshes without flying machine attachments, but the fact that it does work is a much stronger argument.

VIRGIE. Mrs. Mark Ott of Kniman, called on Mrs. John Osborn Thursday. Several from here attended the dance at Newland Saturday night. Several from here attended the baseball game at Fair Oaks Sunday. Miss Laura Strain of Parr, visited her cousins, the Misses Gasaway, last week. Mr. and .Mrs. John Reed called on Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jungles Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Remington. Irene Mellon of Chicago who has been visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Petty, returned home Wednesday. Remember the dan?e at Virgie Saturday night, August 8 th. Everyone come and try to win the prize to be given for the best dancer. Union Townsnip Call. Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Union township and all others who wish to affiliate with the democrats in the next election, to meet at Parr, on Saturday, August 15, 1914, at 2 p. m., for the nurpose of nominating the following ticket: Township Trustee Township asseso’-. fwo justices of th« Peace. Two Constables. Three Road Supe visors. Three Members of Advisory Board And transact otuer business as may properly come before the convention. J. W. SMITH, Chm. South precinct. I JOSEPH WINSLOW, Chm. North Precinct.

'ROUND ABOUT US. Clyde Reeve, who recently sold his place at Remington has purchased a 7 7-acre farm in New York state, and will move thereabout Sept. 1. Ten cars of stone for the S. C. Irwin stone road in Barkley tp., were expected to reach Gifford yesterday forenoon, via Goodland and Zadoc, and actual hauling of stone out on the road was to begin yesterday afternoon.

About 10 carloads of onion sets have been shipped from Newland this Reason, for a part of which, at least, $2.75 per cwt. was received. The dry weather has been quitq injurious to the onion industry in that section, and some lost practically all of their crop in the floods of last spring. An organization has been formed up at Newland among the onion growers called The Growers Association, with Charles Head, president; Elmer Nesbit, secretary; Joe Bergman, treasurer; Ed Oliver, F. H. Henley, Philip Bernard, H. Preston and J. W. Spate, directors. This association has nominated an independent township ticket, or part of a ticket, rather, with Frank H. Henley, a new coiner there Ihst spring from Davenport, lowa, for trustee, and Fred Bartels for road supervisor. This makes four township tickets for Barkley. ,

An old barn on the John Martindale farm in Newton tp., which is occupied by Arthur Watson, was destroyed by flre Saturday morning. Most of the contents were saved, only some o|d hay and a few tools being burned. There was SIOO insurance on the building. The origin of the fire is unknown. Word came in that the house was likely to be destroyed also, and O. K. Rainier took out J. J. Montgomery and two or three other men with some chemical fire extinguishers in his automobile to the scene, but they could do nothing except help • same adjacent buildings, the fire having practically burned out on their arrivel. The house was not seriously threatened, we under stand.