Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tribby of Terre Haute, were Remington visitors over Sunday. Earl Taylor of Reynolds, was shaking hands with Remington Sriends Wednesday. Mt. and Mrs. Charles Fell spent Thursday night in Monticello, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bowsum. Mrs. L. M. Raymond of St. Anne, 81., came Wednesday evening to spend Thanksgiving with her mother Mrs. V. M. Beal. Miss Laura Peck went to Montioello Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. 11. H. Bowman. She returned Tuesday evening accompanied by Mrs. Borman and son. Frankdowry, who has been working at Aurora, 111., for some time, teas been visiting relatives here, and Monday went to Logansport, where he will work this winter. Frank Howard made a trip to lowa last week returning Sunday. "While at Lorenz he saw a gasoline explosion at an oil house, which burned a man so severely that he probably died. ■Harry Spangle and Miss Goldie Morgan of Milford, HL, were united in marriage at Milford, 111., Wednesday, Nov. 11. They are now On a wedding trip to Denver, Colo. The groom is well known in Remington, having lived here some years ago. Word has been received here of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs Harry Murchison, of near Buffalo, N. Y . on the 17th Inst. Mrs. .Murchison was formerly Miss Florence Sharp of Chicago, and well known here where she frequently visited; and' where her sitser, Ethel, taught English in the high school.

MEDARYVILLE. (From The Advertiser.]. A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11 el ms, Nov. 1 9 th. Frank Hain of Rensselaer, was • here on business last Wednesday. Mrs. Cynthia Faris is quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs.S. E Low

Joseph Long and wife of Walnut lowa, are here visiting with their old Gillam friends. Charles E. Robinson is making but slow progress toward recovery and is still confined to his home: Mrs. Rachel Faris has received this week from her son, E. E. Faris, of Wenatchee, Wash., a box of apples grown in ihat country. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rathfon and daughter, Alta May, left Wednesday for Chicago, where they will be the guests of their relatives until Monday. : ' 7 : Mr. and Mrs. Ainos Fess.and Mrs. Amanda Fess spent Thanksgiving at Francesville, the guests of Mrs. Amos Fess’ sister. Mrs. Oscar Dunn, and family. August Kriplsch left Tuesday evening for Michigan City, wjiere he will be the guest of his daughter, Mrs. William Ernst, and husband, until Monday. The J. C. Ferrier lamily are moving this week to Cainpellsburg, Ind., about two hundred miles south of here. Mr. Ferrier has purchased a large farm near that town. The strong Reynolds high school basketball team came up Saturday evening to try conclusions with out own high school team. They return <‘<l home Sunday morning with drooping feathers, having been defeated by a score of 51 to 24

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Boyd Porter was over from Rensselaer Sunday evening. Miss Pearl Geyer was the guest Mrs. Leo Worland in Rensselaer rom Friday until Monday; Dr. J. C. Sharper, who is spending Thanksgiving in Oklahoma, exPeets to return about December Ist, Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter, Alice, went to paw Paw. Mich.. Tuesday, to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Patty. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pi tt of HyI'iene, C0’.0., Lave been <he guests of I •■Cliveand fric:.<L. M-rc and at Miami for several days. it is their ■ iii back tb ; Ind . ■ • Hej t j oino five x * <r o Sam T. King of Chenoa, 111,, who has been here for several weeks looking a :< r the improvement and drainage of his 232 acre farmsouth- >■-■'. st of Prancesyille. left for home Tuesday. Mr. King : very much

Infatuated with Indiana, especially Salem township, Pulaski county, and some of these days he is going to pull a surprise on his Illinois friends by moving to the really best state of them all. A private wedding was celebrated at the M. E. church in this place last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, reports the. Monon News, when Mr. Worley Myers and Misp Melva Long were joined as life ners by the Rev. w. B. Morgan. The groom is interested with XXL N. Mosely in operating a large stock farm, northwest of Francesville, and is a worthy and well to do young man. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Long and for several years has been employed as a teacher in the Monon tp. schools.

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.] Miss Mae Goodacre, who is teaching near Ade, spent Thanksgiving at home: , H. Westfall of Buttsville, N. D., was here Wednesday shaking hands with old friends. . Cecil Hughes of Monon, was here Tuesday, the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes. Miss Viola Goodacre of Kentland, spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Goodacre. David Davisson of Devil’s Lake, S. Dak., came Monday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davisson. Born, to Mr. and Mrs, John Wylie at their home in Dallas, Tex., Thursday, Nov. 19, a daughter. Mrs. Wylie was formerly Miss Ruth Geiger. Jesse, Walter, Percy and Mrs. A. W. steidinger motored to Wolcott from Forest, 111., Sunday, spending the day with Mr. and Mrs. Will Blume, returning home Monday and accompanied by Mrs. Will Blume. Carl Jones of Francesville, was here Tuesday Carl has purchased a bakery shop at Lacrosse, Ind., and will move there soon. He was accompanied home by his mother, Mrs. S. E. Jones, who will make her home with him. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hart 'went to Remington Saturday and spent Sunday w ith Mrs. Hart’s mother. Monday they lea in their automobile for Anderson, Ind , where they are to make their home, their household goods haying been shipped to that rity the latter part of last week. The first real work of putting in the water system' for Wolcott, was bfg n last Monday morning, when workmen began cleaning Up the lot south of the depot and putting in the foundation tor the pressure ■ n!;, Willi a few d, ys of gobd weath.er.the con:mittee in charge of this work willlfiake a beading for : a'start on the new■ s.vstehi. Mr. and Mrs: Geo. F. Baker went to Lafayette Saturday, where they met their sons, George, from Dayton. Oi; and Horner, of Chicago, who Were there to attend the Purdue;n'liana ■ootball game, George came

home with his parents and Homer came Sunday morning and spent the day, both hoys returning to their work Sunday evening. \ Tlie funeral erf John Watson wavs held Monday at 1 1 o’clock from the Meadow Lake church, and was large* ly attended, by old friends and neighbors. The funeral party left Wolcott shortly after 10 o’clock in automobiles, the remains being conveyed to Meadow Lake in a motor funeral car. Six sons of the deceased acted as pall bearers. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in Meadow; Lake cemetery.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.| Mrs. Kate Stephens of Hammond, is here the guest of her niece, John Sage, and family. Mr and Mrs. Fred Bergbr and children spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Remington. Mrs. Lolo Robinson was over from Remington Tuesday the guest of her mother, Mrs. John. Shelland. John Ulin and family spent Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs. Rosie Alberding, and family at Decatur, Ind. • . Miss Carr Gray and Miss Fanny Shults left Tuesday for Bath, N. Y„ where they will spend the winter with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Downing left Wednesday moraing for Danville, HL, to eatjurkey with Mr. and Mrs Frank Wiles. Mrs. Will Houk and little babv of Chicago, is here the guest of home folks. Will has a position as street car motorman. Mr. and Mrs. Don Deitrich of Lafayette, were Saturday guests of the latter's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsay. Raymond Cooke left last Saturday for Indianapolis, where he will work in the office of a grain company for his uncle, Li H. Jordan. Mrs.. E. A. Perkins returned home last Friday after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Williams, and family at Park Ridge, 111. • lr. and Mrs. Budd James came down from Brook and spent Monday evening with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Plouiz. ( harles Dunkel and daughtei, Loroiie, went to Chicago Heights’ 11l . Thursday to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Rochop. . E, Rfch ; and lamily of this I’Ja e and Treasurer F. (’. Rich of Kent land, spent Turkey Dav at the *'■ " their parents in Remington. , ' ’■’ a’ De: k. who has been emi’l ! a ■ chauffeur for a capitalist •at. Blue Island; Hl.. . for the past two ; ■ heme last Saturday:, ' ~-j fi’. and Mrsl Bert Welch and W ■■ a ” of Wabash; Ind., ate <f < Lj-gj-. ing dinner- here with Mr. ; aim Mrs. R. El. Marsh and visited ’’■ i -i. home folks. TT A * ---j. . »X-

■ •*• , F a ul> of the Goodland | Li taeran church, was called to Khi- ’ isu, Tuesday afternoon to conduct ■ ti unerul services of Mrs. Paul <K»nn, of Wheatfield, W. H. Townsend, who has. been i visiting for ihe past several weeksj relatives in Rensselaer, Ft. Avayne, Ind., and West Manchester, Ohio, returned home Monday evening. XX es Butler of Avilla, Ind., came last Saturday evening for a short visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler. XX’es likes his new location in the northeastern part of the state. John Shepard returned to his farm near Pound, Wis„ Tuesday after spending a few weeks here visiting with his three brothers, Otis, George and Roy M. He thinks that Pound is the best place on earth and has not been a bit backward in tellina his friends. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bowdy and Miss Pearl Rubrake of South XVhitley, Ind., autoed to Goodland last Saturday and visited this week with Goodland relatives and friends. Mr. Bowdy left Goodland about twelve years ago and is now engaged in the garage business in South XX r hitley. James E. Babcock of Indianapolis, has taken upon himself another responsibility aside from that of his legal practice, that he as a young and enterprising attorney enjoys, Sunday afternoon he delivered in the interests of the state Anti-Sa-loon League, a lecture at Newcastle and that night at Richmond. XX’illiam XX’ilson, of * Brazil, died last Friday at 6:30 p. m„ after a six-day illness of pneumonia, at the home of SHas Sheldon on Union street. Young XX’ilson was a mehrber of the Brazil local crew on the Goodland Sunday layover. He arrived in Goodland Saturday evening and complained Sunday of not feeling well and Monday the doctor diagnosed his case as pneumonia. A trained nurse was sent for immediately and when he passed away two nurses were doing all within their power to save him.

McCOYSBURG. Mrs. Chas Stultz was a Rensselaer goer Monday. We are having some damp, rainy weather at this writing. Mrs. Grant Lutes and baby are spending a few days in Monon. Alice Hoffman spent • Saturday night with Sadie and Grace Herr. Mrs. Zelpha Brown and son are spending a few days at Frankfort. The supper Saturday evening was well attended and all enjoyed a good time. Duglass Corvin and his brother of Ohio arrived in our burg Mondav morning.' •—~:-v—---Aunt Mary Ann Robinson, who has been visiting her son, Sam, returned Friday evening. Mrs. Charlie Beaver of Milroy, called on her sister, Mrs. Wm. McDonald, Monday afternoon. Sadie and Gracie Herr and Alice Hoffman epent Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Chas. Marlin. Mrs. Frank Hellengreen of Gilbly, North Dakota, spent Thanksgiving