Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1915 — Page 4

All Over The County

REMINGTON. [From The Pre**.] REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE Mo. 318 | East bound 7:38 a.m Mo. 331 West bound 9:01 a.m Mo. 340 | East bound 5:09 p.m. Mo. 319 | West bound 5:33 p.m

Misses Gertrude Besse and Ona Beard were Logansport visitors Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Washburn and Frank Peck made a trip to Wabash Wednesday, Mrs. C. B. Johnston returned home Thursday evening, after a several weeks’ visit at Kokomo, Mrs. Elmer Holland went to Burnettsville Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of an aunt. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Walker spent Wednesday in Goodland with their daughter, Mrs. James Bell. Louis Cheadle has moved from the farm south of town, to Brookston, where is doing some electric work. Bert Rich and family of Wolcott, and W. E. Rich and family of Goodland, spent Sunday here with their parents. Mrs. Ed O’Connor and children of Logansport, spent Sunday here the guests of her mother, Mrs. D. A. Bickel. ■’ 'James Lucas sold his draying outfit and business Monday to William Trgang, took possession Tuesday morning Mrs. Chet Besse went to Rensselaer this Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor, a few days. • Mrs. R. P. Didlake of St. Cloud, Minn., came Tuesday evening for a month’s stay with her mother, Mrs. J. Lamborn. Mrs. Wm? Beal and daughter spent. Wednesday in Remington and attended the Dorcas Club, at AUe home of Mrs. A. P. Rainier. Ed Sutherland and Grant Tarman shipped another car of horses Monday, which go to the war zone. They ship a load nearly every week. Mrs. Ross Groves and little daughter of MbptiCello, came Wednesday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bartee, and her sister, Mrs. Pete Merritt. Mrs. Ernest Swift entertained the Bachelor Maids last Friday evening to an old-fashioned taffy pull, games were played after which dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. Sam Fournier sustained an injury to his left hand Wednesday evening, causing him quite a little pain and the loss of the end of his third finger, having been caught in a cogwheel. At a meeting at the Christian church Sunday morning the congregation by a standing vote, voted to uphold the board in its action of extending a call to Rev. Konkle for another year. Jim Lucas has been able the past week to be wheeled down town, and around, since his accident which broke both legs. He feels mighty good to be able to get about even in this manner. Mrs. James Lilves returned home Saturday from Parr, where she has been for several weeks helping care for the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs,. Ernest Comer, who has been dangerously ill with lung and stomach trouble.

Lewis F. Alter, who has been managing the Lyric picture show for the past year, has sold same this ■week to C. L. Bishop of Piper City, 111., who is already in possession of the same. Mr. Alter will remove his family to their ranch in Nebraska, from whence they came. A quiet home wedding took place Sunday afternoon, at two o’clock, ■When Miss Wilda Greene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Greene, and Mr. Chauncey Dexter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dexter, of near Rensselaer, were united in marriage. Only immediate families of the contracting parties were present, on account of sickness in the bride’s family. Rev. E. H. Bull of the Presbyterian church, performed the ceremony. The parlor was prettily decorated for the occasion. Dainty refreshments were served after the ceremony. The happy young couple departed later in the afternoon for their new home north of Rensselaer, where the groom is farming, taking with them the best wishes of hosts of friends.

MT. AYR. (From the Brook Reporter.) Miss Mary Johnson was a Rensselaer visitor on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed May of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris. Jockey Lyons and Jap Wright shipped a carload of stock to the city on Tuesday. Miss Jane Makeever spent Saturday in Foresman with her sister, Mrs. Charles Bengston. George Lynch came home from Indianapolis on Saturday to spend a few days with his family. Raymond Stucker went to Rensselaer on Tuesday evening to receive ■■ his final degree in the K. of P. lodge. Seymour Hickman went to Vinr’ennes on Tuesday to visit his sister, Mrs. D. S. Guthrie, who is quite Frank Horsewood and family of near Benseelaer, spent Saturday and .'BwHay with his aunt, Mrs. George . Jtfr. and Mrs. Chas. Bengston of JRjWWeBMt®, spent Sunday with the .parents, Mr. and Mrs. FranJftrt / R. Sigler and Mrs.) Merry 'Apfhria, Hl , on Sunday\to at-

tend the funeral of their brother-in-law, Mr. Sperry. Mrs. George Corbin left Thursday evening for Oklahoma City, Okla., to be at the bedside of her aged father, who is quite ill. The young people enjoyed a dance in the Odd Fellows’ hall 'on Saturday night. Healy Bros, of Rensselaer, furnished . the music for the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hopkins and children of Dyer, 111,, came on Saturday to spend the week-and with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J, Hopkins. Bernard returned to his home on Monday, but Mrs. Hopkins and the children remained for a more extended visit. On Friday evening as Otto Bengston and Charles Snow came in from' their work on the section they noticed a strange man lying on the ground along the track near the car house. They went to assist him and found him in a rather unconscious state. They took him to the hotel and Dr. Merry was called and it was found that he had had an attack of heart trouble. He gave his name as Mr. Barrett and that he Was a lecturer and preacher. On Sunday evening Rev. Downey allowed him to fill the pulpit at the church and he gave an excellent talk on "Humanity.” His theme and words were well chosen and he proved himself to be a highly educated man. On Monday he left on the afternoon train.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald. ] Mrs. L. B. Elmore was over from Remington Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hartley left Monday for their new home in Minnesota.' Mrs, Haskell of Remington, visited in Gpodland last Friday the guest of the A. I’. Hawn family. Thomas Ramsay was Called to Hammond the first of the week to be at the beside of a sister, who is quite ill. - Mr.-and Mrs. W. C. Logan are spending the week-end with the latter’s brother, H. R. Hopkins, and wife in Chicago. Mrs. Jerry McGraw went to Chicago last Saturday to visit her son, Johnny, who is a patient at the St. Luke’s hospital, Mrs. E. E. Marsh returned Tuesday afternoon from a few weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker, at Washington, lowa. ( Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lodes had for their guest last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. McClure and children of Remington, and Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Ross of this place.

Mrs. Fred Noel and daughter, l'*Mna, left Tuesday morning for their new home near Pound, Wis. They will visit with relatives at Kankakee, 111., enroute. Jay Makeever of Mt. Ayr, was a caller in Goodland Tuesday. He was here in the interests of the Sunday School Council to he held at Morocco Tuesday evening, March 30. Mrs. A. P. Stephens is visiting with her uncle, Edward Kuntz, at Ocean Park, Cali. She expects to attend the San Diego fair, as well as the Panama exposition at San Francisco. Miss Lillian Perkins was taken to the St. Vincent’s hospital in Indianapolis Sunday evening where she was operated on Monday for appendicitis. Late reports state that she is getting along fine. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bertsche returned Wednesday from Meadows, 111., where on Tuesday they attended the funeral of ,the former’s father, John Bertsche, aged 82, who passed away last Sunday morning. Mrs. Fred Berger and daughters are week-end visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hemphill, of Remington. The girls are taking music lessons in Remington and spend several days each week in that place. Word from Win? Streight, residing on a farm near Hartford, Mien., states that Alrick Gray of this city, is there. He also stated that the weather was fine and that everything pointed to a prosperous season.

Word from Lemont Dunkel and Seaver Davidson, who left last week for Milroy, Minn., to be near Walter Yochem, states that they like the country there very much. It is quite level and Lemont expects to run down several jackrabbits this summer. Miss Rose Brook and Miss Katie Hogan entertained Wednesday evening at the home of the former, with a St. Patrick’s party. There were about fifteen present and the evening was spent in games suitable to the occasion. At a late hour refreshments were served.

BROOK. [From The Reporter.) W. D. Mayhew visited a few days this week with his son in Logansport. . Miss Madeline Ramp was a guest at the home of Frank Weishaar on Sunday. Jonathan Mathers of "Joliet visited a few days this week with his son Charles and family. Mrs. A.\' Kitt of Goodlarid was over Saturday visiting Mrs. John Haynes and Mrs. S. C. Spoor. John Ramp and his sister and mother were visiting Miss Ramp on Friday attended the school entertainment in the evening. Mrs. Alex Black returned to her home in Kewanna on Monday after a two weeks visit with her father W. D. Mayhew and other relatives here. James Hoach was down from Chicago Heights this week and spent

several days visiting relatives. He was in Goodland for sometime visiting the family of Wm. Toyne. The temporary railroad running from Foresman into Jasper county is under construction. Sixteen men are loca-ted in that town now and are working on the track. This is a narrow gauge and will convey stone to the new roads to be built this summer in Jordan township. Contractor Teach employs Austrians in this work.-. They have their own portable home and follow their work with this. They are a quiet industrious lot of men, tending strictly to their own affairs, and are highly recommended by Mr. Teach. Improving on the work of nature may seem presumptions but the work of straightening out the crooks in the Iroquois will surely be some improvement to that old stream. The big dredge is about a quarter of a mile below' the Sapp bridge ana is making a cut of twenty feet in depth and three hundred yards in length that will cut off a mile and a half of the old channel The small dredge is located at the mouth of Mosquito creek on the J. B. Foresman farm, but cannot work at present oWifig to the scarcity of water as that is being held back by the big dredge. Fifteen feet is being taken from the twenty foot cut, necessitating a second trip over this part of the course. It will be sometime in the summer before the dredge reaches Brook.

FRANCESVILLE. [From Th* Tribune.] Mrs. Leo Worland and daughter, who were the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Coffel, returned home Monday. Miss Crara Cambelle of Portland, Indiana, who has been the guest or Miss Zora Tillett in Gillam, returned home Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Quince Richardson of Lacrosse were here several days last wmek the guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Norval Osburn in Gillam, John Tyler of Forest, 111,., and Sam Lober of Cissna Park and Miss Tillie Kercher of Wolcott, who have been the guests ,of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tyler, returned home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Clouse, Mrs. Tom Moore and son Orlie of Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Goble of Frankfort and Mrs. H. C, Jentz of this place attended the funeral of John L. Sullivan which was held in Nauvoo, Saturday morning. Rev. Urban C. Brewer, dead. The many trend*. in this community of this reverend and estimable citizen, will learn with regret of his death, which occurred at his home near Hall, Indiana, Friday morning. The cause of his death was complicated troubles incident to his advanced age of 79 years.

William and Benton Hazen, Owen Finnegan and Charley Garling left Tuesday for Pangman, Canada. This is the home of the Hazen boys where each have a half section of land they homesteaded some years ago. Owen Finnegan has a claim several miles out and Charley Garling will probably go on a claim somewhere jn that locality. Mrs. Henrietta Dowell, formerly of Francesville, died at her home in Kokomo, one day last week. She was the widow of the late George W. Dowell, who died very suddenly a year ago. They were residents of Kokomo for twenty years and lived a recluse life in one of the most beautiful homes in the city. Mrs. Dowell was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hazen, pioneers in this community many years ago. She left an estate valued at $30,000, diamonds and other personal property of considerable value. There are ten heirs, among whom are Mrs. Eva Craft of Monon, Mrs. Berthd Sendra of Indianapolis, and the children of the late David Hazen of Pangman, Sask., Canada, who was a brother of the deceased.

MEDARYVILLE. [From The Advertiser.) Frank Judy of West Lebanon, was the guest' of his friend, Ralph Dunn, several days this week. Mrs. Thomas Kessinger is at St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette, taking treatment for nervous trouble. Harold Pullins was operated on Saturday at a Lafayette hospital for hernia. He is getting along nicely. Mary, the youngest daughter_ of Joe Avery, died Tuesday at the Longcliff asylum, where she has been for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Baughman last week took their baby son to the Michael Reese hospital in Chicago lor treatment. They gave them some hope there. Mrs. Baughman returned home Tuesday. Frank Pulaski has left for Glendale, Arizona, to join his family, who have been there for some time on account of Mrs. Pulaski’s health which has not been of the best for some time. It is the intention of the family to settle there. Rev. C. E. Weiss visited his wife at South Bend last week where the latfer is taking treatment at a tuberculosis hospital, and he brings back with him the encouraging news that the open air treatment is or benefit to her, she having gained three pounds during her comparatively short stay there.

Theodore Kain is home from Plymouth, spending a several weeks’ vacation. We understand that his brother, August Kain, and family, will accompany him oh his return to Plyrhouth, near which place they will work on a contract for a big dredge job which will keep them busy for a year at least to come. Margaret A. Gibbs, daughter of Freeman and Phoebe Gibbs, was born July 14, 1843, in Carroll county, Ind., died at her home in Medaryville, Match 15, 1915, aged 71 years and 8 months. On November 15, 1863, she was married to Wm. F. Comer. He departed this life April 14, 1910. To this union were born eight children, three preceding her in death. Those left to mourn their loss are Geo. M. Comer, Owanka, ,S. Dak.; Mrs. Simon Spriggs, Mrs. Fred Simm, Mrs. Wright Wood, Miss Nellie Comer; also sixteen

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WOLCOTT I From The Enterprise.] Lawrence Troxell has been ill the past two weeks with typhoid fever. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Boudreau, Monday, March 15, a son, . ' _ , ' John Hathaway of Flora was in town Friday shaking, hands with old friends. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Andy Smith, Saturday, March 13, an I'l pound son. Mrs. Frank Nelson of Chalmers, was' the Sunday guest of her mother, Mrs. Isaac Sell. Miss Stella Jackson went to Bird, 111., Monday where she has accepted a millinery position. Miss Edna Wheeler went to Chicago Tuesday to resume her studies in piano and vocal music. Mrs. Albert Dunn returned home Friday after a visit of several days with relatives at Joliet, 111. Mrs. John Biesecker and son, Maurice, are spending the week in Kentland visiting her parents Ed Brown of Kentland, visited his mother, Mrs. Aaron Brown, and his sister, Mrs. Ed Spencer, Sunday. Mrs. Chester Corbin of Kentland, was the guest i of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Goodacre, this week. Mrs. George Worden of Remington, came Wednesday for a visit with her neice, Mrs. Albert Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn and Mrs. J. H. Delzell and daughter, Fleta, spent Sunday at Rensselaer, the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Spangle. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dunn and family and Mrs. Fitzgerald and daughter, Bessie, took supper with Mr. and Mrs. George. Worden at Remington Sunday, and attended the lecture held at the Sacred Heart church that evening. Theron Holdridge had his foot quite badly smashed one day last week. Dr. Sluyter was called and dressed the injured member, Mr. Holdridge is now able to be around with the aid of at cane.; They were pulling hedge witWa traction engine when Mr. Holdridge got his foot between the rear wheel of the engine and a large rock, when the engine was backing up.

DEMOTTE. , Lowell Morris was in town Saturday from Wheatfield. Albert Konpvsky shipped a car of hogs Monday to Chicago. Tom Hamstra has bought out the cream business of C. Hanaway. Teddy Biggs was down from Wheatfield Friday on business. C. O. Spencer was in town Satur-

day, Charles is also complaining some. Albert Kohovsky has bought the 18 acres of Charles Shook, south of town. Charles Shook has traded a part of his horses for a farm southeast of Medaryville. Attorney A. Halleck was seen on our streets Sunday, presuiningly on some law business. Samuel McGinnis was on the sick list a few days last week, but is up and around again at this writing. Albert J. Knipp is a very busy man. He has to attend his barber shop, and also attend the sick out northwest of town. Mrs. Daniel Fairchild of Monon, is here to visit with her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sparling. Mr. Sparling has been quite poorly. Mrs. Cooper has been quite sick for over a week now with heart trouble. Her son came home from Chicago and was with her about all week. Henry Knipp has rented a farm just west of Shelby. Otto Grosshon is going with Henry, so we have been told, to work for him this summer. Henry Filmore, from that little town called Wheatfield, was over Saturday. Henry says: “Bet all you can that Wheatfield will go dry in the next election.” John Bowie was seen in our town last week. John is pretty sure that our depot will be moved. If tha't be so, it will greatly improve our now splendid little town. Mrs. Henry Sparling was a Rensselaer goer Saturday on business regarding the sale of the 18 acres of land which she sold three years ago to Charles Kersey and Mr. Shook. Dr. Hewitt has bought a new Ford runabout. The doctor says he is not going to go more than 35 miles an hour, unless it be on a hurry-up case; he will then run it full speed. Trustee Fairchild has bought a good young team which he is breaking to work. Clifford knows a good horse when he sees one, but he is mighty particular in selecting a goodlooking woman for himseir. Frank M. Hart is preparing to begin his new building which will be a nice improvement to the town, as we have been informed that he is going to put up a good two-story building, the upper story to be a good , large hall.

r Albert Konovsky has bought the lumber shed of A. J. Granger and is going to start a lumber yard. Eight carloads of lumber has been bought and are expected to land in Demotte almost any day. Al is the right sort ol a man, and it is a wonder that some good-looking girl has not found it out by this time. Perhaps one will soon.

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Notice of Non-Residents. The State of Indiana, Jasper County. James Lane and Joseph Lane vs. Edward P. Lane Anna Sharker, et al. Anna Schacha In the Jasper Circuit Court April Term, 1915. Complaint No. 8217. * Now comes the Plaintiffs, by Abraham Halleck, their attorney, and file their complaint herein, together with an affidavit that he defendant, Anna Sharkey, is not a resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendant, that unless she be and appear on the thirteenth day of the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court, to be holden on the 2nd Monday of April, A. D., 1915, at the Court House in Rensselaer, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint,, the same will be heard and determined in her absence. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my. hand and affix the seal of [SEAL] said court, at Rensselaer this 2nd day of March, A. D., 1915. JUDSON H? PERKINS, m-10-17-24 Clerk. Notice of Sale of Ditch Contract The notice is hereby given that the undersigned will; on the 31st day -of March, 1915, at 2 p. m., sell at public auction the contract for the construction of the Alexander M. Stewart ditch, the same being ditch cause No. 128 in the Jasper Circuit Court. Said sale will be held in the office of the surveyor of Jasper County, Rensselaer, Ind. Each bidder will be required to deposit with the undersigned his certified check in the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Plans and specifications for said ditch are now on file in the office of the clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. DEVERE YEOMAN, Supt. of Construction. Chas. M. Sands, Attorney.