Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1915 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

L. L. Alson and Henry Brook made a trip to Streator, 111., Wednesday. Mrs. Walter Rich of Goodland, was a Remington visitor Monday and Tuesday. Miss Alice Jones has been very ill the past week with appendicitis, but is better now. Hubert Cornwell and family moved Wednesday in with his father-in-law,’' John Crabb. L. L. Alson has moved in from the farm and now occupies the former Broadie property. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brooks of Pontiac, 111., came Tuesday evening for a few days’ visit. Bert Cowgill moved into town this Thursday and now occupies the former Geo. Chappell place. James H. Glass and son, Walter, of Milford, 111., drove over Monday to the latter’s farm, north of town.

Mrs. Cary Mitchell and daughter, Add Heusler and Bert Dluzak drove over to Lafayette Sunday to see Cary. : Miss Lina Luckey returned Friday from a month’s visit with her sister, . Mrs. M. B. Graham, at Windfall, Ind. 1 F. L Lough has disposed of his fine residence property to J. L. Williams, who has leased it to Mr. Lough for a year. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gleason of Clifton, 111., spent the week end with her sisters, Mrs. Geo. Hargreaves and Mrs. B. F. Spencer. Miss Wilda Green returned Sunday evening from a three days’ visit with her sister, Ethel, who iS attending school at Purdue. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Woodin and family moved into the Tyler house, recently vacated - by Hubert Cornwell the first of the ’week. Mrs. Charles Stitz and Mrs. Wesley Metherell of Wabash, Irid., came Tuesday evening for a week’s visit with relatives south of town. Luther Brown of Bloomington, Ind., was in town Monday and Tuesday. He reports Mrs. Brown not well at all and Hubert almost a man. Thomas Par}<s returned to Mentone, after several days’ visit witM his daughter, Mrs. Howard Brooks, and Mrs. Ella Parks and family. John Clark returned to his home at Fairmont, Ind., Monday after an. extended visit to his mother here, who has been very poorly of late. Mr. Alberts of Lincoln, 111., was here this week closing up a deal for the Ducharme farm, west of town, .now occupied by Dennis Marcotte. -Mrs.. J. Emery and grandson, Emery Kenyon, left Tuesday for the coast where they will spend the summer, and attend the two Panama fairs.

Mrs. Sam Norwood, Mrs. Turley and Mrs. James Hawkifis spent Monday night and Tuesday with the formers' sister, Mrs. Tom Garvin, and family at Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hand returned Friday evening from a two months’ sojourn in Florida with their daughters, Mrs. Alviere Milligan at Daytona, and Mrs. Pierre Branning at Miami. James Gilbert bought the Auto Sales Co. garage Wednesday. Harry and Lowell are now in possession. J. Luce Bartoo, the retiring partner, has not decided what he will now take up. Frank Howard went to Brook Monday with his auto hearse and conducted the funeral of the venerable Mr. Lyons, who is said to have been the first white child born in Newton county.

Mrs. Funk and son of Chicago Heights, were the guests of her brother. Dr. E. Besser, Friday night. The latter will remain here with the doctor for several weeks in hopes of improving his health. Miss Fae King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred King, formerly residents of Remington, and well known to many of our younger people, was married on Feb. 24th to Glen W. Hunsley at Surrey, N. Dak. Frank Bertrand was arrested Monday at Danville, 111., and brought back, charged with looting the McKnight jewelry store at Fowler last week. Most of the stolen jewelry was found in his possession. Will Ott has disposed of his breeding stable, the former Brooks property, this week to Geo. W. Knochel, who has taken immediate possession.. The consideration was $3,000. Mr. Ott is now out of business and does not know just what he will do in the future. Mr. Atwood returned hopie Monday evenihg from Chicago, where Jie has been the past few weeks wit». his wife who is still in the hospital for an operation for the removal of several tumors. She withstood the operation in good shape, he states, after they had treated her and she was in condition, and is getting on nicely now. She will be home rn about three weeks, if she continues to do as well as she is doing now.

William Broadig loaded his cars Friday and Saturday departed for his new’ home at Ashville, N. Y. Mrs. Broadie and daughter left on Friday, Miss Claire stopping for a day or two at Monticello w’ith Mr. and Mrs. IJarold Bowman, and Mrs. Broadie going on to Lafayette, where she will visit a few days. They will start for New’ York in time to arrive there about this Thursday, and by that, time Mr. Broadie and Harold, who went through with the cars,

will have arrived and perhaps unloaded. Remington people are very sorry to see these good people leave us. Word has been received announcing the marriage of John Sheetz, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sheetz, well known around Remington, to Miss Mary Murphy of Chicago. Mr. Sheetz has b,een farming in Gilboa township the past year, and is a fine young man. He is a graduate of the west side high school, Lafayette, and while a member of that institution won a name as an athlete. He was a member of the state championship football team of 1908 and was selected as a guard on the abstate high school team. The newly wedded couple will reside on the Sheetz farm.

BROOK. [From The Reporter.) Wm; Ulyat sold his corn sheller to Thomas Davis of Kniman. Frank Snow of Foresman, moved with his family to the George Antcliff farm near Rensselaer the first of the week. Postmaster Snyder says thfit February deposits in the postal savings bank were the heaviest since the department was opened. Word was received this week that Henry Putt, formerly of this place but now of Monon, was very low and the chances of his recovery doubtful. The Misses Grace and Flora Lyons were called home from Indianapolis Sunday evening by the death of their father. They remained home until the last of the week. Florence Cloutier, who on account of illness was obliged to give up the Schuette school a short time ago, was operated on at the Henrotrn hospital in Chicago on Wednesday for appendicitis.

Clifford Barker, who moved this week on the J. D. Rich farm near Monon, took ten or twelve cows with him and will engage in dairying on somewhat of an extensive scale this summer. We received word from J. C. Shindler to hold his paper until his arrival as himself and wife would be home about the Bth. They have been spending the winter in Rosalia, Wash., near which place Mr. Shindlar has a.farm. On Monday the machine driven by A." D. Babcock oT Goodland, frightened the team of Harry Wortley while near Mt. Ayr and the horses ran away. The tongue broke and Mrs. Wortley was thrown out and slightly injured, Mr. Wortley escaped unhurt, as also did Mrs. Rice and her little son. Perry Pence left with his car from Ade on last Friday for his new home in Harlan, lowa. Mrs. Pence and,children left earlier in the week. They are among the many old resident families who have left Brook within the past year and we are sorry to see them go but wish them success in their new home.

The contract for the building of the Brunton road was let on last Monday to the. Lehigh Stone Company. The price was $7,828. While this was the lowest bid considerable dissatisfaction developed over the rock to be used which comes from the Kankakee quaries. Some of those present statqd that rock used in this county from the Kankakee quarries was unsatisfactory and not durable. This matter should have been looked into before the contract was let.

On Sunday morning at 8 o'clock occurred the death of Aarop Lyons at the family residence rn Brook. He had been gradually falling during the winter and his death was not unexpected. His severe illness of a year ago had so impaired his general health that he never fully recovered his strength and his death came as a slow ebb of vitality due to infirmity of years, and his last days were passed without a struggle to mar the ending of a peaceful life. A more than passing interest attaches to' the life of Mr. Lyons as he was the first white child born in w hat is now the confines of Newton county and had passed his 83 years cf active life in this Community. Hrs parents, John and Anna (Jones) Lyons came to Newton county In 1831 and built their cabin where the orchard now stands cn the Jerome Franklin farm. On February sth of 1832. Mr. Lyons w r as born. Indians were numerous then and shortly after his birth the father was obliged to take his wife and baby and flee to the southward settlements at Sugar Grove on Pine Creek until the uprising was supressed. Amid such surroundings in a wild new country Mr. Lyons grew up and developed a strong character of morality, honesty and Christianity that goverened all his future life, and had its effect on the upbuilding of like characteristics in this community. In 1855 he started the first store ever conducted in Brook, it w’as located on the lot where the airdome now stands He conducted this until 1864 and then moved on the farm now’ occupied by Samuel Conn. From there he moved to the home place which was the O’Rielly farm. The house which wa s south of the old O’Rielly homestead and east of the railroad consisted of a log cabin of three rooms and in this was held the first religious services in the days when Mr Lyons was a boy and here he re-

ceiyed his first schooling. Afterward he moved to his present farm north of town, and in company with others started the Grange store in 1876 in Brook. Bad crops with inability to make collections involved this concern and Mr. Lyons and Andrew Hess shouldered the re-1 sponsibilities and paid off the debts. The character of both of these men stands out clearly in this transaction when failures were of common occurrence and easy settlements the rule. His span of life was long. He began life when things were new and crude—he was borne to his last resting place in a funeral ear and placed in a modern sepulcher. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife and six children. Of these L. C. Arthur, Miss Ella and Mrs. Anna Reed live in Brook, and the Misses Grace and Flora in Indianapolis.

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.) Jacob Diemer returned home from Peoria, 111., Monday night, where he

was called by the death of a brother-in-law. Mrs..D. R. Ivey of Royal Center, is visiting "her parents, Mr. and James Blake. ' Mr, and Mrs. Walter Swartzenber,ger are visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Ritchey near Remington. Mrs. Albert Dunn and daughter, Katherine, went to Joliet Wednesday for a visit with her sister. Mrs. Leslie Hall of Kokomo, returned home Wednesday morning after a few days' visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton. Harold McKee and sister, Ruth, came out from Logansport last week for a few days’ visit w’ith their grandmother, Mrs. Luke Rogers. Miss Edythe Warne of Seafield, and Miss Minnie Buss of Reynolds, were the guests Wednesday of the former’s sister, Airs. Fred Braugh. Mike Rimball, who recently pubchased ja small farm near North Vernon ■on Monday of this week shipped two carloads of stock and household goods and with his wife left; for North Vernon. Miss Margaret Irwin of Rensselaer, came over Friday evening to be present at . a party given by class No. 8, of the M. E. Sunday school at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. V>'. Irwin, returning to Rensselaer Saturday evening.

Chief Engineer Shellhart and ; Financial Agent A. A. Templin of j the Lafayette & Northwestern Eiec- ■ trie Railway, were in town Wedne.day looking over the survey at the north end of town. The suryey is now Completed from Kankakee to the heart of Lafayette, and arrangements made for a loop in Lafayette. Mr. and .Mrs. John Burke accompanied by Mr. Burke’s mother, .Mrs. Wm. Riggs, left Monday for their new home near Alma, Mich. Both Mr. Riggs and Mr. Burke have re i cently purchased farms near Alma. Mr. Riggs left Chalmers last week ■with the car and it is expected he will have things partially : settled when they arrive. MEDARYVILLE. FFrom The Advertiser ] A. <l. Reep was a business visitor to his boyhood home at Paxton, Fir, this week. Mrs. Clyde Faris, who has been ailing for several weeks, is gradually improving. Mrs. Laura R. Fischer of Chicago, visited relatives here from Friday of last to Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Perry. Hamilton arrived here from Chicago last .Monday for a visit of indefinite length. Ernest Winter left last .Monday for Akrop, Ind., on business and on his return home stopped off at Mon-

terey, Ind,, for a short visit with his uncle, Henry Winter, and family. Rev. and Mrs. John Sebring of Rensselaer, are the guests of their daughter, Mrs, Robert Layman, since Wednesday evening. Albert Irlolt and family moved last week among ..the Gillam neighbors, on the R. F. Zehr farm, lately vacated by Fred Schank. Frank H. Dunn, who up to Thursday of last week was making splendid progress toward recovery, suffered a> back-set on that day and has since been in a very precarious condition, virtually hovering on the brink of the grave for the past several days. At the present time he 1; very low and weak. J Frank Hernigle returned last Monday from Lafayette, much improved in health. While his hand is by no means well yet and will necessitate semi-weekly trips to the hospital for a while at least, his general heal tn is such that that he enjoys life once more. His wife, who is also taking treatment at the Lafayette hospital, he reports as making good progress toward recovery. T.of The Democrat supply you with typewriter ribbons and carbon papers. We have ribbons for all makes of standard typewriters, and handle grade of carbon papers.

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Aaroji Kaufman of Decatur, 111., was here on business Monday. Miss Bess Getting returned to 1 Goodland after a week’s visit with Miss Pearl Geyer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doyle have returned from Battleground, where they spent several weeks with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ahlers of Earl Park, are at the home of his mother, west of town, for a week’s visit. R. B. Winters of Warsaw, was here last week to- visit old friends and with his daughter, Mrs. C. W. Faris, in Gillam. Sam Shumacher of Eureka, 111., was here on business Monday. He owns the farm tenanted by Will Kahler south of town. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Eldridge of Medaryville, drove down Sunday for dinner at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eldridge. William and Bent Hazen of Pangman, Sask., Canada, were here last week. They went from here to Kokomo to see their aunt, Mrs. G. W. Dowell.

’ _ Henry Paschen is this weekmoving to his new farm in Gass county, which he purchased last winter front John Kruger. His postoffice address ■will be Twelve Mile. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hendrickson and Arthur Hendickson of Manteno, Hl., have returned home after a very pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hayes, south of town. Mr. and Mrs. August Tigler have a fine tweivj pound boy at their home since Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. Baker of Fowler, came over Monday to see the young gentleman and visit briefly at home. Cecil Faris was down from Gillam the other day to have sale bills printed for his sale on March Bth. He is to move to Oregon soon where he will engage in the stock raising industry. He is a hustler therefore his success in the venture is practically assured right from the start. Mr. and Mrs. Will Tiede of near Medaryville, were Sunday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Burson. They are to move next ween to the John Studley farm in White 'Post township.-Robert Lowery, who is now there will occupy the former John Colbo farm in Beaver. Mrs. James’ Hill and daughter, Alice, left Monday for San Antonio, Texas, where they will spend several weeks in that beautiful climate. They traveled over the Louisville & Nashville and intended to make several stopovers enroute including the cities of Nashville and New Orleans. Ransom Clark ■ died in a hospital at Indianapolis sometime Monday night. He went there about two weeks ago to get relief from goitre but his condition was such that nothing could be done to prolong his life. The body was sent to his home in Rich Grove township Tuesday night. Ransom Clark was a well known resident of this county and for awhile lived near Francesville. He was a genial fellow and had many friends. The funeral was held this morning from the Pleasant Ridge church in Jefferson. Burial was made in the cemeterv east of town. A. E. Malsbary has purchased the home of Senator Will R. Wood* on Brown street in Lafayete, one of the most substantial residence properties of the city. Mr. Wood was recently elected to congress from the Tenth district and he will spend most of his time in Washington. Within recent years Mr. Malsbary has acquired over a thousand acres of land in 240 and 280 acre tracts in Pulaski, "White and Jasper counties. The land is worth from $l5O to S2OO per acre and they are among the best improved farms in northern Indiana. Mr. Malsbary expects to try the alfalfa crop this year as he believes that it will be more profitable than other crops.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.) Miss Emma Stack is the guest of Chicago friends. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Slattery on last Saturdav morning. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Weihermiller on Feb. 26, a nine and one-half pound boy. A nine and one-half pound daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Frohreich Feb. 25th. Mrs. Steve Bringham returned to her home north of Winamac, Monday morning after a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J W. Oswald. The pumping equipment for the station here was assembled at South Bend, Inff| this week and tested. It was found O. K., and will be installed here in a few days. Dr. C. C. Bassett accompanied Mrs. Jane Wellington to Lafayette Sunday to be at the bedside of her daughter, Miss Jessie, who is a pa41ent at the St. Elizabeth’s hospital. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Griggs, who have been basking in the Florida sunshine, started on their return trip Thursday. They will stop enroute, but expect to reach here about March 15. At a special meeting of the town

board Saturday night, H. J. Brook was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Roy M. Shepard, as town clerk. Mr. Shepard recently resigned to leave for his new home at Otto, Wyoming. Last Friday Mrs. B. P. Davidson and daughter, Mrs. Newton Wicnwire, visited with Mrs. Mooney and daughter, Mrs. Russell Moore, ax Brook. The latter resides at Milford, 111., and was spending the week end at the home of her mother. Mrs. C. E. Burgess will leave next week for a six weeks’ visit with her sister, Miss Elizabeth Stryker, at Washington, D C. She will be accompanied to Pittsburg by Mrs. S. A. Griffith, who will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stoner at Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Wick Dorston, who own a 54-acre farm one-half mile northeast of Falk, Idaho, left for that place the first of the wees. They went to Sheldon Sunday night f or a visit with relatives before going west. Mrs. .Dorston’s mother, Mrs. Charles Ellis, will remain in Goodland.

J. E. Miller’s health does not improve. lie will be 85 years of age next August. He came to this country from Germany in 184 0, and passed through Chicago enroute to his Illinois home when that place was made up of only a few huts and cabins. He came to Goodland twenty years ago and moved onto the farm where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Spaulding attended the funeral of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Farris, that died at the home of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Fox, at Lochiel. The Farris reside at South Bend, but were visiting at Lochiel. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hoover of Remington. Interment was made in the Brook cemetery. ,

third annual public sale. The undersigned will sell at public auction at the .Marble ranch, 3-4 mile north and ly 2 miles west of W heatfield, Ind., sale to commence at 10:30 a. m., sharp, on Thursday, March IS, 1915, the following property:

50 Head Horses and Mules— l bay 7 year mare, wt 1500 ; 1 bay 8 year mare, wt 1350; 1 brown 8 year mare wt 1 350; 1 bay 9 years mare, wt 12.»0; the above mares are with foal. 1 pair iron gray geldings 4 years, wt 2500; 1 pair bay geldings 4 and 5 years, wt 2600; 1 black 4 year mare, wt 1300 ; 1 pair black geldings 4 years, wt 2750; 1 gray mare G years, wt 1350; 1 bay mare 8 years, wt 1200; 1 bay mare 7 years, wt 1100; 1 brown 9 year gelding, wt l;>00; 1 brown gelding, wt 140 0; 1 bay 10 year mare, wt 125 0; 1 team white ponies, wt 1800- 1 roan pony, aged, wt 800; 1 black 5 year gelding, wt 1250; 1 team black plug horse and mare, wt 2500- 1 gray gelding 9 years, wt 1500;’ 1 black gelding 13 years, wt 1400- 1 black team, aged, wt 2500; 1 brown driving mare, elgible to register, wt 1250; 1 brown 4 year pony; 1 dapple gray horse, wt 1150; 1 roan horse, wt 1060; 1 span mules 4 years, wt 2200; 1 span buckskin 4 year mules, wt 2300; 1 span 4 year mules, wt 2150; 1 span mouse colored mules 4 years, wt 2200; 1 span black mules 6 years, wt 2250- 1 brown 4 year mule, wt 1250; 1 bay 4 year mule, wt 100 0; 2 gray mules u and 4 years, wt 2000; 1 span gray and dunn mules 9 years, wt 2300; 1 brown 12 year mule, wt 90 0; 1 brown 14 year mule, wt 1000; 1 bav mule 12 years, wt 1300,_and several other horses and mules not here mentioned.

•14 Head Cattle—l 4 milch cows some of which are fresh and balance will be fresh soon; 6 heifers with calf; 6 yearling steers; 8 calves 51 Head Hogs— lo brood sows’, will farrow soon; 40 shoats, wt 100 lbs each; 1 Duroc Jersey boar. Six sets of new double work harness. One steel Spencer hay press. Farm tools. Free conveyance to and from trains on C. & E. I. and New York Central railways. Will load all stock r. O. B. cars at Wheatfield to buyers free of charge. Terms—A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over sio on approved security at 6 per cent if paid when due; if not so paid 8 per cent from date; 2 ,per cent off for cash on sums over $10; sums of $lO and under cash; no property to be removed until settled for. Hot lunch served. . H. W. MARBLE. Horace M. Clark, auctioneer.