Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1915 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

J. I*. Shelmon .has proved into his own property in town. M. Konkle went to Hamilton. Ont., this Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John McCollough were over from Fowler Sunday. Frank Rich of Kentland, visited his parents here Sunday night. J. I).. Rich and wife of Brook, were Remington visitors Tuesday night. Mr. and .Mrs. G.I. Thomas and L. Dowell spent Sunday with Logansport friends. Another daughter was born last week .to Mr. and Mrs. E. Grubb of southeast of town. Joe .Lattimore of Racine, Wis. came Sunday for a short visit among relatives and friends. y 1).. H. Rhoades moved Wednesday from the Mrs. Bicker property into the former Stokes house. Graham Thompson loaded his ear this week, and on Tuesday left for his new home near Wabash. Mrs. Ted ford of Idaville, is spending some ■ time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank I’eek. Dr. 11. Landon has been appointed : health officer in place of Dr. A. P. Rainier, who resigned last week. .T. P. Lucas, who had both his legs •broken last week, is reported to he getting along as well as could he expected. Mrs. Will Banes and Mrs. Will Rawlings spent Wednesday in Wolcott, the guests of their sister, Mrs. Geo. Banes. Blanchard Elmore left Monday for Peg Moines, lotva, where he will belgin his work with the H. &C. Shock Absorbor Co. Mrs. V. E. Balcom went to Milford, 111., Wednesday for a few days’ visit with the Ed Sutherland family and Miss Bertha Kirk. C. H. Peck, C. W. Merritt, Dr. Robinson and Harry Gilbert went to Oxford this Thursday morning to attend a shoot being held there. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Saylor of Bridgeport, 111., have been spending a few days with their relatives here, the Rawlings apd Banes families, *The inahy friends of Chester Besse will he pleased to learn that he passed through the operation, and is doing nicely at last reports received here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman entertained a number of young married couples last Tuesday evening, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Elmore, before his departure for lowa. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lambert entertained Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Elmore. Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Rainier, Mr. and Mrs. John McCollough and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman to dinner Sunday. Miss Claire Broadie entertained the Dorcas Club Wednesday afternoon before her departure to her new home in Mew York state. A number of the older members from other towns were present, and a general reunion was had. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hallihan opened their house Sunday for a family gathering at which some 30 or 3r, sat down to dinner, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Muncie Stokes and family, before they left for their new home at Spirit Lake, lowa, on Monday. A reception was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. (’has. Dluzak, of north of town, last. Tuesday evening, to their newly married son, Charles,

end his bride, nee Miss Alice Carver, who arrived that day from Wabash, where the wedding was; consumated. There were about 73 persons present and a fine time is reported. The bridal pair returned to Wabash, Saturday, where they will make their future home. .. . -. ' There is no question abiout the disease diphtheria in the Worden family. Last week there was considerable question in this regard; but Monday Dr. Besser received a communication from the state board of health, to the effect that there were diphtheria germs in the matter submitted for analysis. There has, however, been no newly developed cases broken out, and there will be none. This is good news to all, as the epidemic of the disease would be about the worst thing that could happen to the community. m,. Wm. G. Beal and Mrs. May me Parks slipped away Saturday evening to YVatsekn, 111., and were quietly married Sunday, Feh. 14th, at high' noon, at, the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. \V. J, pick. The' Rev. (Reiser o' the Presbyterian church officiating. Tho couple went, to St. Anne, 't he same afternoon, for a short visit with Mr. and .Mrs. L. Me. Raymond, and from there to Chicago Monday; returning-7 to Remington. Wedne;-:,day.evening, and on to their home at \Volcotf, which is in readiness for:them. The groom has been hook keeper ar the Rich Bros, eleya-. tor at Wolcott, since June Ist. Both have lired. in Rehiington for a number of years, and the best wishes of their many fricmls go with them. -Two weddings in one family on the same day is* surely going some. This came, about in the Jacob Wagner family on Monday, and two sons passed into tho matrimonial state, and not at a double wedding either. John Wagner was married to Miss Margaret Janssen of Lafayette, at the Catholic church in Rensselaer, at 8 a, m., on Monday, Feb. 15th. They will reside on Dr. Besser’s farm northeast of town. Fred Wagner and Miss Letta Lanham of near Rensselaer, were united in marriage in Remington by Father Schmidt, at 7 p. in., the same day. They will reside on the groom father’s farm 6 miles northeast of Remington. The hoys are both good, steady young m£n and the Press wishes them all happiness and prosperity.

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.] Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Orr Snick, Friday, Feb. 12, a-daughter. Mrs. M. C. Lyons was the guest over Sunday of her eon, Charles Rogers, at Monon. Mrs. G. W. Daggy and niece, Miss Cecile Daggy, spent Thursday in Remington, visiting relatives. Miss Lucy Jackson of Manteno, 111., came Monday evening for a visit with her brother, Thomas Jackson. John Sell and family of Logansport, were called here Monday by the serious illness of Air. Sell’s father.,', Airs. Carl Ling of Crown Point, visited her parents, Mr. and Airs. John Warner, from Alonday evening until Tuesday morning. ATiss Lissa Dyer and Fern Kingsbury went to Indianapolis Thursday to visit the former father, who is in a hospital at that place. Air. and Airs. Orville Ellis and children of Chicago, and Mrs. Frank Nelson of Chalmers, were called here Sunday by the critical illness’ of the ladies’ father, Isaac Sell. Last Friday night the Otterheiu team came over to play basket hall with the local team. The game was nothing to what was expected. Otterbein was expected to give, the boys 1 a hard fight. Instead of that we had

a walkaway. The score stood 58 to 18 in favor of Wolcott. Wm. Sullivan, returned to his home in Cogswell, N. D., on Alonday morning, after visiting here several weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sullivan, Sr., who have been ill. Isaac Sell died at his home in this Place Alonday, Feb. 15, at 4 o’clock P. m. .Mr. Se}l was taken seriously ill only about four weeks ago and failed rapidly until the end came. He was one of our best known and most respected citizens. Mr. Sell has 1 een a resident of Wolcott for nearly eighteen years, and during all that time, with the exception of one year, hap- been engaged in the hotel business, His kindly disposition made him many friends, who will miss hint in the daily walks of life.

BROOK. fFrom The Reporter.) A. J. Chapin has been appointed custodian of the new library butiding. •>’ . .Miss Madeline Ramp was the guest of relatives in Kentland over Sunday, ’ ’• S. Cop,n of Forest, 111., was the guest of his son, J. A., and family this week. Raleigh Gaines of Crete, 111., visited- over Sunday with his brother, Perry Gaines. Bruce . Corbin returned Saturday from a week’s visit with relatives in Attica and Armstrong. •Miss Carrie Waling spent last week with her sister, Airs. Arthur Alayhew, near Rensselaer. E. DuVa.ll of Rensselaer, was seen going through town on Sunday, evidently headed for ‘'Germany.” Airs, Fred Lougliridge went to Kentland on Monday, being Called; there by the illness of her son. Mrs;; Go in an of Rensselaer, came last week for an extended visit with her daughter, Airs. Neely Wilson. Miss Tillie Ramp returned to her home in Rensselaer on Friday after a. week’s, visit with relatives and friend's here. ....

Mr. Cornwell of Remington, was a business visitor in town Alonday, and may decide to locate and move his family to Brook. Everett Hess has leased the Jacob Cline property in west Brook and will move there shortly. Mr. Cline will move his family to Alorocco. Roy Powers and wife and Alarion Pierson and xvife were dinner guests on Sunday of Air. and Mrs. John Sunderland and wife of Foresmah. Oscar Leach, who was in business at one time in Brook, has charge of the tailoring department of one of the largest department stores in Valparaiso. Fncle Aaron Lyons has been seriously sick for the past week. He is suffering from a general weakness owing to old age and the severe sick spell he had last year, and from which tie never fully recovered. Jacob D. Rich went to Indianapolis on Monday to attend a meeting of the stockholders of the Sterling Fire Insurance Co. He represents a large holding of the stockholders in this vicinity and Goodland. On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Lyons and Airs. Wm. Esson left for Hot, Springs. Ark., where they will spend several weeks. Air. Lyons will take the baths in hopes of benefitting his health which has been on the down grade for some time. On last Friday Airs. Fred Lyons and son, Freddie, Airs. O. AI. Lyons and Airs. John Lyons left for Chicago. from where they intend going to New Orleans for the A]ardi Gras, and will visit many other pefitfts ot interest during a stay Of several weeks.

MT. AYR. (From the Brook Reporter.) Frank. Johnson was a Rensselaer visitor on Monday. Clare Vestal left. Friday to visit relatives in Bluffton. Ind. Willard Rice of Fair Oaks, was a Mt. Ayr visitor between trains on Monday.

Air,'and Airs. W. A. Shindler went to Chicago Saturday to attend the cement show. Nolan DcLong 7 returned home Friday after an extended visit with relatives in Ohio. IMVimmor Hopkins visited his parents over Sunday, returning to Rensselaer on Monday. The Misses Jessie and Leota"Elijah of Alorocco, spent Saturday and Sunday here with relatives and friends. The young people enjoyed a dance in the Odd Fellows’ Hall on Saturday night. The Healy Bros, of Rensselaer, furnished the music. Aliss Mollie Johnson visited home folks over Saturday and Sunday, returning to her school work in Rensselaer on Monday morning. The infant child of Air. and Mrs. Jacob Teach died on Thursday morning, having lived only about tWentyfonr hours. Interment was mane in North Star cemetery. A number of the friends of Miss Dorothy Sigler enjoyed a valentine party at her home on Alonday evening. The evening was spent in flaying games, etc. All report a good time. Joe Witcher, formerly employed by Geo. Corbin and Ernest Schanlaub have bought the old opera house and are remodeling it and will start a blacksmith shop in the near future. Mr. and Airs. Harvey Goff of near Kentland, are spending a few days with thp latter's parents, Mr. and Airs. W. W. Miller. Air. and Mrs. Goff will soon become residents of Alt. Ayr again and will occupy the Francis Brown property as soon as it is vacated.

“THE JUNGLES.” (Too late for last week.) Henry Deboy was a Monon goer Friday. True Culp was in Monon Friday morning. Lewis Hymen spent Friday evening at George Foulks’. John Johnson and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. _Ogle» were Rensselaer goers .Saturday. Mrs. Willard Johnson spent Friday with; Mrs: George Wood. Leona Ogle visited Center school Friday afternoon. Some’ school. Clyde and Marie Fisher attended an affair at Wolcott Friday evening. Jim Wood and True Culp made a short call at Center school .Friday afternoon. 1 Mrs. Henry Deboy and children spent Friday with Mrs. U. M. Ogle and children. . ■: Goldie Beaver has been on the sick list this week, hut is some better at present. . V ■ : : A number from this neighborhood attended the sale oyer near. Palestine Wednesday. Mr, Cronus is the owner of a fine hew horse. He says it's guaranteed to be twenty years old. Ernest Harris, yvho has been visiting his father near Remington, returned home Friday evening. Susie Luellah from Brook, came to visit her grandparents, Mr. and M rs. John Sommers, * Friday evening.

Leona and Clifford Ogle entertained the young; people at their home Friday night. The evening was spent in games and taffy pulling. At a late hour all departed, reporting a Swell time. Misses Anna Caster and Cora Dijgnan have left us and gone to Rensselaer to work. We hear that they like it tine and hope they do, but, oh, how we wish we had them back in South America. Mr. and Mrs, William Fisher were called tp Xoblesvilie Thursday evening to see Mr. Fisher’s sister, Who is very sick at present. The girls, Lillian-and Juanita, are staying out of school to keep house for their mother. We’re certainly having some fine weather these .days. One feels as though they must clean yard, and we notice Mr. Ogle is doing some early plowing. Some of his neighbors shake their heads and say, “wrong thing,’’ hut the first class farmers say, “Go to it, old hoy, you're where we'd like to be.” Misses Marie, Juanita and Lillian Fisher entertained the young people last Monday night at a valentine party. Music was . furnished by the Blankenship boys and Marie Fisher and Gunas Mitchell. Games were played and a two-course luncheon

was served: Those who attended -were Misses Martha Clark, Blossom Grouns, Leona Ogle, Gunas and Vivian Mitchell and Mrs. Mabel Foulks. Messrs. Fred Marchand, Clifford Ogle, Jim Wood, Earl Foulks, Claude and Clarence Blankenship and True and Charlie Culp. At a late hour all departed for home., All reported a fine time.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.] Thomas Huston of Rensselaer, was a Goodland caller over Saturday night. John Sage and Robert Ormiston were business callers in Lafayette Tuesday. m/s. Clyde Parsons of Indianapolis, visited here this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hameton. Lewis Wampsher moved from near Fowler to Goodland this week. He will occupy the Thomas property on south Benton street. Miss Jessie Wellington, who was taken to the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette last Saturday, was found upon examination to be suffering with a large stone in the kidney. An effort is being made to re-or-ganize the Eastern Star Lodge that lost their charter when the Masonic lodge building burned Saturday, Oct. 28, 1908. We understand the promoters are receiving much encour agement.

X. V. McClellan has purchased the Ed Hoover property in the northwest part of town and will move in as soon as' Mr. Hoover vacates. The latter will move to his farm near Morley, Mich., where he will make his future home. The directors of the First National Bank of Goodland, have purchased the Herrry Butler building and will make, that their future home. The room below will be remodeled over for a banking room and- new furniture and fixtures will be installed. Their lease for the present room expires in July and they expect to be ready to move into their new home by that time. : Roy M. Shepard is packing his household goods and expects to ship his car'the first of next month to Basin, Wvo. His family is now locat.ved at Sheridan, Wyo., but will move to Basin later, H. J. Brook, assistant cashier at the First National, has accepted: the position, as cashier at the State Trust & Savings Bank, made vacant by Mr. Shepard's leaving, Mr Shepard is our city clerk and this important, office will have to look around for another good man.

MEDARYVILLE. TFrom The Advertiser.] ! Dr. Stone reports the birth of a ! ten-pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich ! Wocknitz, Feb. 1 Ith. i Charles Hardesty has returned j from a visit with relatlT&s at Rensselaer and Hammond. .Julius Thews of Tracy, Ind., has been’ the guest of his daughter, Mrs Gus Steinke, several days this week. Miss . Viva Baughman of Royal Center, has been the guest of her friend, Miss Agnes Brown, the past week. • Robert Dayman continues in a very precarious condition ; he is very weak and it seems he cannot last much j longer. y i ' I Thomas ' Bennett 1 and wife have [ mflved frorp their home in Illinois onto the j. 11. Faulkner farm west of town. , Dr. Chas. E. Linton has been at : Flora. Ind., several days this we’ek, j on account of the illness of his fathl er at- that- place; Miss Bess Smith left last Friday for. a several months’ visit: with her sister, Mrs. Leo Littell, and other relatives at Danville, ill. Mr. - and Mrs, Cl,ate Bradbury of, Schneider, were' the guests of Mr. and Mrs'. Frederick Yarger .several days of last and this I 'week. Miss, Lena of Wanatah. was the guest of her cousin, Miss Lena Grieger of this place, several days of last and this week. Mrs. Millard Prev-o has returned' from Chicago having been notified of the serious illness of her baby at the

home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Pre.vo Clarence Ballard while carrying a revolver in his pocket last Wednesday, shot himself above the knee in one leg, the bullet’s course being downward, producing an ugly flesh wound. The Medaryville high school wili play the Chalmers high school at Medaryville Feb. 27. Chalmers has a strong team and a good game is expected. The two teams are playing at Chalmers this evening. The State vs. iHienry C. Kruger, for wife desertion, came up for trial. in the circuit court last Monday. Defendant was found guilty and placed under a SSOO bond to pay his wifealimony placed at $lB per month. Sam E. Nicoles, for many years station agent at this place, is about to remove his family to Monticello, to which point he has been transfer- r red as station agent. His son, Clarence, and family will likewise move to Monticello, the former having been appointed assistant to his father. The affairs at this station will be looked after by Mr. Douglas, lately of San Pierre. Charles Wacknitz was born in Schneidelmehle, Province Posen, Germany, in the year of 1854, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1915, aged about 61 years, of kidney disease. The funeral occurred’last Tuesday forenoon from the German Evangical Association church in Cass township, Rev. F. Reutepohle of San Pierre, officiating, interment in the cemetery of the Association following immediately after. A large concourse of friends attended.

ROSELAWN. John Hessling was a Roseiawn visitor Monday. Sheriff Hess of Kentland, was v. visitor here Saturday. Allie Blood of Thayer, was a business visitor here Monday. The Castelane farm of ' 800 acres was sold last week to a Chicago party. Cordell Weaver and Wm. Clinger, were in Rensselaer Saturday on of--ficial business. C. C. Bal ter and wife visited at; Monticelio*with Mbs. Baker’s folks Saturday and Sunday. Mary Jane Phillips was unable to be in school Friday and Monday account'of a severe cold. Miss Laura Nelson of Brooksf.dn-. spent Saturday and Sunday witli Elsie and Mabel Nelson. Lewis and Ladd Crooks visited with their father from Saturday morning until Sunday evening. Pete Nelson of Brooks ton, spent Sunday between trains at the home of his mother, Grandma Nelson. ,T. J. Mulder was on the sick list a few days last week, but is able to be in the store again at this writing. Mr. Dolph, who lives on E. T. Boyle's farni, east of town, .held a public sale the 1 7th, and will move back to Rochester in the near future. -•

Considerable sickness around this week. Fred Fuller’s youngest daughter has been seriohsly ill with pneumonia?, but is considerably better at this time and thought to be out of danger. i-.-w,. The personal property of Mrs. Ida Peterson was sold at public auction last Saturday by Constable Frank. Hatton to satisfy a judgment in favor of E. M. Manters and for justice and,, constable’s costa. The sale brought nearly enough, to satisfy all claims, we are informed. Fred Burch, • more familiarlv known as “Secty” to Dr. Rice. i> mysteriously missing. It is claimed that he signed the doctor’s name to a check for $7.25 with which to make his getaway, and cashed the check at Muller’s store. There has been no effort, so far to apprehend him.