Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

FAIR OAKS. Health still continues good in these 4>arts. Charles Penright of Mt. Ayr, was a visitor in our town Tuesday and Wednesday. The weather has been very changeable this week. Wednesday was rainy most all day. Charles Manderville was at home with his aged mother during Thanksgiving week. <i. H. Hillis shipped three carloads of fat cattle from here to Indianapolis Saturday evening. Sheriff Hoover, with Miss Pansa Bozell and Mrs. John Thorn, took Fawn Casey to Longcllff, Wednesday. Ed Prowelly, who has been clerking in F. R. Erwin’s store for the past month, went to Chicago a few days ago. Rev. Postill occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church Sunday. Owing to the drizzling weather, there weren’t many out. Uncle Charles Harrington and daughter, Gladys, of Virgie, attended church here Sunday and visited at the Allen hotel. Mrs. V. G. Boyle went over to Winamac Saturday to see her mother, who came home with her to stay tihe winter through. Allen Kight and wife; who have been at Hammond the past couple of years, arrived here and will stay with his parents for an indefinite tiarie. Guy Potter, Bryant Pritchett and Jack Umphress, Jr., who had been out about Lisbon, N. Dak., during the harvest, returned to Fair Oaks last week. Lawrence Halleck put in a couple of days with a team filling in around the Christian church where the sand bad blown away, and also leveled

up the yard. Aunt Hannah Gtalp, Mrs. Warne and Herba Bozell and Mabel «.Warren went to Kniman Tuesday evening to attend a revival, which Is being held there. < Rev. Jones and his partner, who came here from Danville, to hold meetings Thanksgiving day, closed the meetings Sunday evening and returned home Monday. Lloyd Clifton, who has been working for F. R. Erwin on the latter’s farm the past two years, moved the first of the week onto the Al Moore farm, south of town. Henry Nickum moved from the Dickerson property Thursday onto Erwin’s place. William Vanclel is building an addition onto Joe Kosta’s house; Joe is making quite extensive improvements on his large farm. Last year he built a large barn and this year he put up a large silo, and is now having several carloads of tile put in. The Kentland calamity howler says the foot and mouth disease in this country is to be laid to the democratic administration. He says from the fact raw hides were put on the free list and consequently shipped to the U. S., that the disease came from them. The facts are they were put on the free list in William H. Taft’s administration, but suppose if we still had a republican administration, the disease would not have broken out. How sad.

PINE GROVE. Harvey Snow spent Saturday night with Elmer Shroyer. Several from this vicinity attended the box social at Gifford Saturday night. Elmer Shroyer and Margaret Swengel called one Mr. and Mrs. John Bale Sunday evening. Miss May Gifford of Chicago, spent Thanksgiving with her nephew, Harry Gifford, and family. Mrs. James Torbet and daughter, Chloae, attended Ladies’ Aid at Mrs. Amos Davisson’s Wednesday. Mrs. Charles Shroyer apd Miss Margaret Swengel helped Mrs. Ad Shook cook for shredders Thursday. Those that spent Sunday with Elmer Shroyer and Margaret Swengel were Misses Nile Britt, Mae Shook and Chloae and Creola Torbet. ■ Mr. and Mrs. John Torbet left last week, Wednesday, for Kirklin to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibbs, of that place. Mrs. Fred McColly and baby and Mrs. Simon Cooper and two children of Kniman, spent from Friday until Tuesday with the former’s mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, and family. The “Young Crusaders” Sunday school class of Brushwood, will give a box social at the Brushwood school house, Saturday night, Dec. sth. Ladies bring boxes and boys your pocketbooks well filled.

SOUTH AMERICA. Orland Beaver spent Sunday afternoon with Earl Caster. Mr. and Mrs. William Havens spent Sunday with Dave Harris. Ernest Beaver spent Sunday afterday afternoon with Clifford Ogle. Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell. Miss Blossom Grouns ate Sunday dinner with her sister, Mrs. John Havens. Mrs. Rachql Sommers spent Tuesday afternoon with her son, Charlie, of Surrey, Mrs. Everett Parks and daughter, Velma, called on Mrs. Geo. Caster Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fisher and family ate Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ike Darrow. Miss Goldie Beaver and Miss Leona Ogle called on Miss Blossom Grouns Sunday afternoon. Lewis Hyman spent from Wednesday evening until Sunday night with his parents in Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Beaver and family ate Thanksgiving dinner with the latter’s sister. Mrs. Wm McDonald. Some of the neighbors spent the evening at Klein’s Tuesday evening playing cards. Mr. Klein is to soon leave the neighborhood. Don’t forget the box social Saturday night, Dec. sth. A fine program and plenty of boxes. Also the older people bring extra nickels for pies. The B. Y. P. U. was not largely attended Sunday evening because of the weather. Miss Blossom Grouns was leader. Misses Anna Caster, Goldie Beaver, Leona Ogle, Blossom Grouns sang as a quartet. True Culp is appointed leader for Sunday night. The young people of South America journeyed in a big wagon to Me Coysburg to attend the oyster Supper. Those going were Misses Marie and Juanita Fisher, Anna Caster, Goldie Beaver, Leona Ogle7“Blossom Grouns; Clarence and Claude Blankenship, Orland Beaver, Earl Caster, True and Charlie Culp and James Woods. All report a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vanatta went Wednesday evening and spent Thanksgiving with her brother, Edward Gaffield, who is in a sanitarium at Lafayette. They report that the sanitarium is a credit to Lafayette. There had been forty-two operations there since January, and never lost a case. That is quite a record but the place is kept in fine condition. Mrs. V. reported her brother to be doing splendidly. He expectea to leave there in about ten days.

BAUM’S BRIDGE. W. R. Custard, who has been visiting friends at Warren, Ind., returned last Thursday. IMarion Albin of Centralia, Mo., visited at the Vandercar home a few days last week. The Misses Lola Lyons, Nan Morehouse and Grace Mockler attended the box social at the River school house Saturday evening. The box social held at the River school house Saturday evening was a grand success from every standpoint. A large crowd listened to a well prepared literary program and singing, and highly commended this phaze of the evening entertainment. W. R. Custard; the auctioneer, again demonstrated his ability in this realm, selling boxes at an average of $2, and as high as $5. $36 was added to the literary fund.

POSSUM RUN. Miss Carrie Hahn spent Thanksgiving with home folks. Leota Openchain called on Essie Comer Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Greeley Comer were Rensselaer callerg Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Polleck spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Polleck. Ilomer Smith is spending a few days with Theodore Smith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith helped Vick Johnson butcher Saturday. Ross Polleck is spending a fewdays with his brother, William, and wife. Several from this vicinity attended the box social at Gifford Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William Polleck spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. James Myers. Mrs. George Heil and two lady friends spent Wednesday with Mrs, Greeley Comer. Dr. Gwin was called out Tuesday evening to see William Polleck, who was taken quite sick. Joe Watson, the graphophone agent, spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Openchain and children took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and family Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Myers, Mr. and Mrs. James Pierson spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. William Polleck.

LEE John Ringin sold his black horse Tuesday to a horse buyer from Medaryville. O. A. Jacks and wife and J. H. Culp and wife were in Monticello Monday in the former’s auto. Mrs. Alvin Clark and her mother, who lives with them, were sick last week but both are better now. Hoy Rishling and family of north of Rensselaer, spent Thanksgiving here with his mother, Mrs. Ann Rishling. Estel Osborne and family of north of Rensselaer, spent Thanksgiving here with her parents, C. A. Leflei and family. Miss Flossie Holeman and little brother, Dale, of Monticello, came Thanksgiving and visited relatives till Sunday. Last Tuesday evening Morris Jacks' parents and sister, Dollie, planned an oyster supper for him. About twenty-five young people gathered at their home to remind Morris of his twenty-first birthday. All enjoyed a very pleasant evening.