Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1915 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

ROSELAWN. Mr. Hixon, the blacksmith, moved into the parsonage Monday. ' Burgess Rice went to Cook last Saturday to see his best girl. ~ V. D. McCord is working for Wm. Boyle, the lumber man, this week. Dr. C. M. Rice qualified and took possesison of tjje trustee’s office 2. Mary Jane Phillips, Clara and Helen Hopper were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. A bobsled load of Roselawnites slipped over to Shelby Sunday evening and attended church services. Mrs. S. W. Benjamin of St. Anne, 111., visited with her mother, brother and sister, at the home of Otis Phillips. ' J. D. Law of Morocco, Hume Sammons anji R. R. Cummings of Kentland, were business visitors here Monday. William Overmayer was in Rensselaer Saturday. “Bill” must have a steady down there, judging from the numerous trips he makes. H. H. Nelson was elected superintendent of the M. T. Sunday school for another year, and Owen Brooks was elected assistant superintendent. Sunday, Jan. 3, was the 12th birthday of Clara Hopper, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopper, and the occasion of a merry gathering of her young girl friends who spent the afternoon with her. Those present were Jean Brown, Fay McCartney, Stella Fuller, Martha Barkley, Alice Fisher, Mary Phillips, Hilda Jensen, Ruth Johnson, Virgie Hansen, Bessie Bell, Beulah Hatton, Ordell and Jane Hebbard.

MILROY. Mrs. John Mitchell visited Mrs. Charles Beaver 'Tuesday. Henry Goble of Monon, spent Tuesday night With. Ge<v Foulks’. - / Creighton Clark and family spent Monday evening with G. Foulks. " Isaac Hamilton’s assisted their son, Oliver, in butchering Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Spencer spent Sunday with his parents north of Wolcott. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the Lowman Bros? sale Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton and daughter, Mildred, ate dinner Sunday with G. Foulks’., Pearl Ross spent Tuesday night with Martha Clark and attended the surprise given Anna Castor. , Last Tuesday being Anna Caster’s birthday, a number of her friends met at her home and surprised her. A pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. - Homer Hill is working for his uncle, Sam Griffith, who was so unforate as to fall on the ice and seriously injure his knee. Dr. “Reagan is in attendance. Mr. &nd Mrs. Frank Scipo entertained 13 of their friends and relatives for, dinner Friday, and E. Marchand, Geo. Foulks and families ate supper and spent the evening with them. Last Tuesday evening being Homer Hill’s birthday, Mrs. Ross planned a surprise in his honor. Several came over from McCoysburg, besides others from this vicinity. All enjoyed the evening and returned to their homes, wishing him many more returns of the day.

FAIR OAKS. Health still continues quite good in our little town. Gundy and Cottingham got their supply of ice in last week. Joe Winslow got his new mail wagon Tuesday. It is a beauty. Rev. Johnson and Rev. Moyer begun a series of meetings in the school house Monday night. The weather made a decided change the past few days. It rained all day Wednesday and a part of Wednesday evening. Aunt Hannah Gulp, who had been laid up for some time with a lame back, has recovered and is able to attend church and go about her work. W. D. Bringle and wife came up from Rensselaer and contributed a helping hand to the disposal of a nice, big, fat, roasted goose at his brother, Abe’s. The muck on the Barnard farm, five miles west of here, caught fire a couple of months ago and is still burning under the heavy snow, which has been on the ground the past two weeks or more. ’ «Toe Kbsta met with quite a loss Monday night when a straw stack fell over on several, of his cattle.

Two were smothered and a third one was so near dead it was thought it would not live. " L: The funeral of the lady who was acidently shot last Saturday, was held here Tuesday at the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Vostill, and interment was made in Fair Oaks cemetery. * John Zellers, the sawmill man, went down to Pearidge the first of the week to set his sawmill and begin sawing. They moved down there before the big snow fell, but had been unable to get it set up on account of the snow. The Ct & E. I. bridge carpenters have been here a couple of weeks making repairs on the coal schute. They actually are putting a shed over it, so the coal hauler can shovel coal without working in the storms. William Geary, the regular employe as coal hauler, has held the job now for about ten or eleven years. Mrs. C. J. Gilmore, son and daughter, returned here from Freeport, 111., the latter part of the week. They went over there something over ayear ago and embarked in the merchandise business. They sold out some time ago. Mr. Gilmore went back to Panama to work at his old trade as boiler maker, and the family are living in C. A. Gundy’s house.

. McCOYSBURG. Mrs. Charles Stultz is quite sick* at this writing. Mrs. J. Roy spent Monday evening with Mrs. Charles Stultz. Chester Miller spent Sunday eve-; ning with Miss Alice Stevenson. Mrs. W. R. Willett called on Mrs. T. B. Stevenson Monday evening. Miss Alice Stevenson is spending a few days with Mrs. Charles Ferguson. ’Mrs. Wm. Willett and Mrs. J. Ray called on Mrs. Cha.rles Stultz Wednesday evening. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. J. R. Phillips Wednesday afternoon. All enjoyed a nice time. Mrs. Wm. McDonald and Mrs. Jim Jefferies called on Mrs. Charles Stultz Wednesday morning. ? Paul Stephens' and Wayne and Frank Stephens returned home Monday afternoon after their Xmas visit. Mrs. R. V. Johns and daughter, Eva, spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. Charles Stultz and daughter, Josie. Chester Miller and Misses Alice Stevenson, Josie Stultz and Alice Hoffman called on Sadie and Grace Herr Sunday evening. The marriage of Miss Esther Johnson and Leslie Lowman took place last Thursday afternoon, they re- < turning in the evening to Mr. and Mts. Wm. Johnson’s.

FOUR CORNERS. The ice houses in this section are filled to the roof with the best quality of ice ever harvested. ' L. C. Asher, and not his son Ernest, has moved on the old Fisher farm in Kankakee tp. * Great expectation is being made as to the great wolf drive Friday, and the number to be taken. • Simon Fendig of Wheatfield, has' been on the repair list but is noy/ able to rake in the lucre again. The backbone of the winter seems to be broken, and the frost is being replaced with slush at this writing. The majority of farmers have let go of their corn at 60c and 62c and the elevators are crowded to the limi.t. A. S. Keen is rushing his road bhllding; haj 25 teams at work Tuesday hauling stone —north end ' push. J. W. Taylor* of near Rensselaer, was a business caller in North Jasper Thursday, looking after del in-, quents, we suppose; Teachers and pupils in our schools have again taken their places, and now, with the advent of our new trustee, this part of North Jasper

should forge ahead with a full head of steam. The installing of the machinery on the big dredge at the river continues, and it will be several weeks yet before the boat will be put to work. Corn shredding has been in full swing for the past week, but the thaw has put that industry on the shelf, with a number of farmers out of feed. . Telephone poles and fence posts are covered with sale bills. It would seem that a number of farmers are going out of business, just when they should stay in. Hapley & Huff, who had their team killed on a railroad crossing two miles west of Tefft some time ago, settled with the company for SSO 0, we were informed. Henry Hunsicfcer returned Saturday from a business trip as well as to visit his father, who lives in the south part of the state and who has reached the advanced age of 85 years,- and who remains in reasonable good health. Henry is one of the old landmarks in Kankakee township, and has seen land grow from four to one hundred dolalrsjier acre. On New Year’s day George Sands, who was delivering his corn to the Tefft elevator, had a team badly injured by its getting caught in the grain dump while in the ■ act of unloading a load of grain. From some cause the lock did not work, and when the team slipped on the dump it gave way and they droped through, cutting them so badly that it was thought for a time they would bq. entirely worthless. V. S., Downie of •North Judson, was caled and at this time they are doing reasonably well and the chances of saving the team look good. Mr. Brookie, owner of the elevator, will make good to Sands, we are informed, as he should.

POSSUM RUN. Mr. ahd Mrs. John McCurtain were Parr goers Tuesday. Miss Hattie McCurtain spent Sunday with home folks. Owen AVallaqe called on Thomas Parker, Thursday morning. Miss Orpha Parker called on Mrs. Rex Ott Tuesday afternoon." Alfred McCoy and Ray* List were Gifford callers Tuesday'afternoon. ’ Charley Pojleck is spending a few days with .his brother, Will, and wife. Mrs, Gaylord Hilton spent Sunday with Misses Orpha and Myrtle Parker. A crowd of about fifty belled Mr. and Mrs. Charley Snow Tuesday evening. - Mr. and Mrs. William Braddock

spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Price. Mr. and Mrs. John Price took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Othel Caldwell Monday. Mrs. Rex Ott called on Misses Orpha and Myrtle .Parker Wednesday morning. Homer Smith is spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith and family. Mrs. Greeley Comer, Orpha and Myrtle Parker called on Mrs. Willard Abott Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith and family spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and faintly, Mr. and Mrs. El Merril, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McCoy and daughter spent New Year’s with Mr. and Mrs. John Price.

SOUTH AMERICA. Ernest Havens was a McCoysburg goer Tuesday evening. Miss Belle Southard spent the holiday vacation with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ogle spent Sunday with Emery Lee and family. Leona and Clifford Ogle spent Sunday with Charley Beaver and family. John Havens and family spent Sunday with his brother, Wm. Havens. Lewis Hyman’is spending this week with his parents in Logansport. „ \ A crowd from here attended the entertainment at Lee Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta and .family spent Sunday with Win. V. Vanatta. » V John Johnson and family spent Christmas with her father, John Sommers, Sr. Charley Sommers’" has' a fine big girl, born last Wednesday. It weighed 8% pounds. I suppose bld Santa was good to everybody this year. I hope so,'because he only comes once a year. This is dandy weather for sleighing, especialy in a mudboat. We have been having some, fine rides these days. Miss Nellie, Hite and Kenneth Bradley are spending a few days with the former’s cousin, Miss Cora Dignan. Mrs. Wm. Vanatta’s sister and daughter of Wyoming, are here'visiting this week, after visiting for a few weeks Mrs. Jessie Gibson and daughter, Rose,, also her fathef, Geo. Havens, are spending a few days with her brothers, John and Wm. Havens. A few of the young people spent a very pleasant evening at Samuel Griffith’s Christmas night. A very dainty little supper was served of oyster stew, cake, bananas, peaches and cream. The boys furnished sOme very good music which was enjoyed by all. Those present, were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Culp and family, Blossom Grouns, Claude and Clarence Blankenship and James Woods. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Blankenship gave a very enjoyable surprise for their two sons, Claude and Clar-

ence, Saturday night. Their birthday being but a few days apart. There were young folks present from east, west, south and north. Refreshments were served of ice cream, cake, apples, candy, etc. The boys were very much surprised when they skw the large crowd that had gathered there. There were eighteen girls and a whole host of boys present. The evening was spent playing games and also the violin and piano. Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely, departing at a late hour and" wishing the boys many more such delightful birthdays.

; \ LEE John Ringin’s baby is very sick at this writing. Our school began last Monday after the holiday vacation. -~ S. W. Noland had the corn shredders at his place during the past week. Mr. Ford shipped two carloads of stock to Chicago from here Tuesday evening. Miss Dollie Jacks and Miss Delena Lefler were school visitors Wednesday afternoon. Roy Culp and cousin, Glenn Culp, attended the horse sale in Monticello Tuesday. A. R. Clark has turned the hardware business over to his sons, Tommy and Harley. Lynn Myers of near Francesville, was here this week visiting his sister, Mrs. T. R. Clark, and family. Charley Carlson and Roy Stiers unloaded a car of coal Tuesday and W ednesday for the hardware firm. Mrs. Leroy Noland’s health ‘ continues about the same as for some time, she being confined to her bed now-.