Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1915 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

BROOK. [From Th* Reporter.) ( —Miss Madeline Ramp spent the week-end at her home in Rensselaer. 7 Fred Phillips, the genial auction eer of Rensselaer, was in town on Wednesday. Mrs. T. L. Davis and Mrs. Ben Leopold were Chicago visitors on Wednesday. * ‘ Mrs. George Battleday visited Friday and Saturday With her daughter and husband in Attica, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waling visited from Sunday until Tuesday with relatives near Rensselaer. Mrs. Clara La Fountain left the first of the week for Princeton, ill., where she will make her home. Miss Ethel Best of Goodland, was the guest of her cousin, Miss Madeline Ramp on Thursday and Friday. Jacob D. Rich and Rev. MacDonald have been spending the week in Scott county, where they have a fruit farm. R. G. Hough and family movfeer i-0 Morocco this week, where they will have charge of a hotel they recently purchased. Mrs. Henry Stansell returned to her home in Delphi on Tuesday after a few days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. Hatfield. While in the south Jacob D. Rich and Rev. MacDonald traded their Scott county farm for one of 106 acres near New Albany. Mr. Ploutz returned to his home in Goodland the first of the week after a few days’ visit with his daughter, Mrs. E. Janies. * Mrs. Nealy Wilson and littre daughter returned on Monday from a week’s visit with, relatives An Rensselaer and Remington. The Misses Grace and Cecil Lyons returned from Medaryville the last of the week, where they had been attending the wedding of a cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Thorp Beagley returned on Saturday from Chicago, where they have been spending the past week with their daughter, Mrs Albert Ohman and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Mauck of Kentland visited Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. Norval Corbett. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett accompanied them home on Saturday evening returning on Monday. On Wednesday J. W. Pruett and wife started for their new home In Phillips, Wis. They have a halfsection of land there which they Will improve. We are sorry to see them leave Brook but wish them success in their new home. Five auto loads of the degree team of the Itebekah lodge went to Kentland on Tuesday night to confer the Ivork on several candidates of the lodge at that place. They report. an excellent time and werro.vally entertained. Among those who will visit the Panama Exposition from Brook fills, summer are Mr, and Mrs. John Law rence and Mrs. Fred and Mrs. L. E. Lyons, They will start about the first of May and besides seeing the exp os it to n th ey will take in the general places of interest on the trip, jifhey will spend about six weeks in California. ; y. Dr. Johnson and wife will leave for their new home at Frankfort about the twentieth of this month. They have been in Brook about two years and have made many friends While here. The doctor was quite successful in his profession and leaves only because he desires to take up the work of liis father’s office in Frankfort. We wish them success in their new home. medaryville. TFrom The Advertiser.! Mrs. Jake Lizenby returned Thursday from a several days’ visit in Chicago. Twins, a boy and girl, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Linbach In Jefferson tp., April 10. L. B. Ranger and little daughter spent several days of this week in Chicago and Crown Point. J. W. Burl on and Mrs, Norma Brophey and daughter of West Point, were guests at the L. G. Baughman borne Sunday and Monday. T,he Jlonou has "taken off" the ‘‘Blue Bird” since last Sunday and passengers are hereafter allowed to ride on the freight trains, Theo. Bremer, wife and son, Harold, spent several days last week at the home of the former’s brother, Fred Bremen, of Chicago. WOLCOTT LFrom The Enterprise.] Eighteen from Wolcott attended the dance at Remington Wednesday evening. A good time was reported. Mrs. Dan Taylor went to Remington Wednesday to attend the closing day of Miss Anna Downing’s school, near there.

Mr. and Mrs. George Capes of Idaville, and Miss Greta Dunn of Remington, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. James Pemberton. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Croft went to Chicago Thursday morning to visit Mrs. Croft’s mother, Mrs. Ceofi Lanie, who is in a hospital at that place. Mrs. Croft will spend' several days there. Mrs. Fred Johnson went to Logansport Tuesday evening, where she will enter the Plummer Sanitarium for treatment for sciatic rheumatism. Mrs. Frank Seifert accompanied her to Logansport, returning home Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. iK. Delzell and daughter, Fleta, Mrs. John Dunn and Miss Berta McDonald autoed to Logansport Thursday. Miss Berta goes from there to Hartford City, to visit her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dunn, and to Butler, Ind., to

visit friends before returning home. J. C. Dixon and Harry Kerlin or this place, and Dr. Besser and Chas. Brand of Remington, wefe in Lafayette Tuesday, conferring with Mr. Cuppy of the Lafayette exchange, with the view of improving the service here and at Remington. Eight gentlemen from Morocco, five of them the town board, and three of them water works Shard of that town, were here Tuesday inspecting our water plant. Morocco is considering the putting in of a similar system and the gentlemen were favorably impressed with the Wolcott plant. GOOULAND. [From The Herald.] Born, ro Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Weiger Friday, April 9, a ninepound girl. Mrs. Into Lewis will leave this Saturday for Edna Mills, fad., to make her home with a sister at that place. Frank Conway, who has been ill :or the past few days, was taken to the Presbyterian hospital Thursday "or an examination by Dr. Lewis. .Miss Frances Shand, teacher in the local schools, was called Roselawn Tuesday by the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. 11. Barber. ; Mrs. Fred Williams and little daughter returned to their home in Park Ridge, 111., this week after several weeks’ visit : here with her i a rents, _ Mr. and Mrs. E, A. Perkins. John W. Keen has presented A. D. Babcock with a set of bullet moulds that were found on his farm north of the grave yard. Mr. Babcock has added this curiosity to the Goodland museum. Mrs. W. W. Evans passed away at. fer home in Fowler Tuesday. The funeral was held Thursday. The Evans, Van Xatta & Gilman stone road builders suspended work until alter the funeral; Dr. C. C. Bassett and daughter, Kathryne, in company with Mrs. Helen Galbraith left last Saturday for California, where the former will take in the big fair and the latter will visit with her; daughter, Mrs. W. C. Shekels, and husband at San Gabriel. » Word was received Thursday morning, April Bth, that Hiram Burgess, a former resident of this place, had died that morning at his late come at 917 W. 36th street in LosAngeles, Cali., following a stroke of paralysis. He was 83 years of age. Funeral services were held Saturday. Tire local Pythian Sisters’ Lodge will entertain the lodges district at a convention Friday, May 28th. A fine program is being prepared and several state officers will be here and some beautiful degree work will be given by the several visiting teams from neighboring lodges. The opera house has been secured for the night of the 28th and it will be elaborately decorated for the occasion, and a large number are expected to be present. ROSELAWN. F. M. Gephart was doing trading in Roselawn Monday. Joseph Adams of Chicago, was a Roselawn visitor Monday. Mrs. Humphrey Barbour is slowly improving from her recent berious illness. Mrs. Ed Gilvin, who lias been ill so long, is still alive, 'but very low at this time. Mr. Smith and Mr. Daizey of Chicago, were visiting their families here Sunday. ' Mary Jane Phillips spent Monday night on the farm with Miss Ethel Studer, south of town. .J. W. Crooks was a Rensselaer visitor Sunday evening with his family, returning Monday morning. F. M. Makeever of near Mt. Ayr, was a visitor at the home of his niece, Airs. Otis Phillips, Saturday. Mr. Mulder has put. down a well in the yard between his house and store and installed a new kerosene engine for the purpose of spraying liis flowers, strawberries and lawn.

Wm. Overmayer is breaking some new ground 0 n Wm'. Boyle’s farm this week. “Bill” wants to bet all the money he makes on the job that the Cubs win the pennant this year, hut when you mention the White Sox and the ejty series to him. lie ar once declares all bets off. Wednesday, April 14, .Mrs. Lavvark, mother of Jack and Wm. Lewark of Roselawn, was 73 years old, and she was very much surprised upon being ' called over to the home of her son, William, to find a dozen or more of her’ Mends and neighbors assembled there to greet her and spend the evening and wish her many more birthdays. The farmers are all busy getting plowing done,- and we will soon hear the click of the corn planter. It has been a good spring so far to get ahead with farm work around here, but we are in need of more rain. There is very little moisture in the ground and the pastures and oats are not growing as they should at this time of year. The social help by the ladies of the M. E. church Saturday evening, was a success both socially and financially. The musical program was enjoyed by all present, but the treat of the evening was the reading by Miss Vera Bess, who read from the life of Jean Valjean. This was the first occasion peaple have had of hearing Miss Bess and the ladies of the church wish to express their gratitude to her for her splendia service so willingly rendered. Proceeds of the evening, $23.00. |