Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1915 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

Ed Bond and family of Oxford, were Remington visitors Sunday. W. T. Elmore was up to his farm near Huntington the first of the week. A carload of oil is now on the track for the purpose of oiling the streets again. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lambert of Kentland, were Sunday guests at the Griffith House. . Mrs. Charles Michael of Indianapolis, is visiting her sister, Mrs, Robt. Hackley, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burger of Goodland, attended, the funeral of Mrs. C. Hardy Friday. Mr. and Mrs, Nelson Bbicourt of Beach Grove, are guests •of her mother, Mrs. Perry Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bellows and little daughter were week-end guests at the home of his sister, Mrs. Chas. Murphy, and family at Berwyn, 111. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Thompson and daughter, Mrs. Roy Stoner and family of Valparaiso, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C T. Denham. Miss Grace Thompson accompanied them home. Chester Besse has resigned his position in C. H. Peck & Co.’s store to accept a similar one in Albert Jones’ store in Wolcott. He has secured a house and will move there next week, Success, Chet, Leonard Poster and sister, ChrisSie, went to' Chicago Thursday, where the former will take a position with a lithographing company; the latter accompanying Mrs. Pearl Currens home from a hospital the following day, Mrs, Current Stood the trip very well, but is very weak. Mr. and Mrs, John Knapp of Rensselaer, stopped over night at the editor’s home Monday. They loaded their cars of household goods, stock and implements Tuesday, and Wednesday left in two automobiles (of Panama, N. Y., where they will reside on their old home farm. Mr. Erastus Peacock, who has been spending the winter here, went with them to New York, and after a short visit with his numerous relatives there, will continue his journey south to Florida, where his son will graduate from a law school next month.

BROOK. [From The Reporter.j Miss Verna Lyons is reported to be on her way home from California. Fred Sawyer was up from Monticello, on Saturday visiting relatives. County Supt. Sehanlaub and wife were Brook visitors on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Win. Ulyatt returned the last of the week from a week’s visit with relatives in Indianapolis. Miss Cora Brown and Miss Madeline Ramp spent the week-end with the latter’s relatives in Kentland. Sherman White was in Rensselaer on Tuesday looking after the oiling contract which he had last year. Arthur Mayhew and family of near Rensselaer, visited Sunday with Ernest Mayhew and family, north of town. Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Stevens and son, Davier, spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Mary Bowers, of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stonehill and family motored to Lafayette Saturday and spent Sunday with old-time friends in that city. Mrs. Everett Warren and daughter motored over from Rensselaer on Sunday and spent the day with her brother, James Shaeffer, and wife. Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence, Mrs. Fred Lyons and Mrs. L. E. Lyons started on Monday for a six weeks’ visit at the world’s fair in San Francisco.

Mrs. Lucille Higgins and little son of Mitchell, S. D., came on Tuesday for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vonder- ■ smith.. ■ ■ , Dr. Waterman and wife of Brattleboro, Vermont, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warr. They stopped o ntheir return from the exposition at San Francisco.' Mrs. Sherman Hess, Mrs. James Bull and Mrs. John Stonehill left on ' Tuesday for Warsaw where they will attend a missionary convention held at that place this week. Pet. •Clark and family were down from Morocco on Sunday visiting Mrs. Clark’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cline. , Uncle Wesley is still in a very serious condition. Mr, and Mrs. Earl Clinton are the possessors of a new baby girl which arrived on Sunday, April 2.6. Of their four children three have arrived on Sunday and the other on Monday. George Ade is planning an addition to the west wing of his Hazelden home. It is designed foi* the especial comfort and pleasure of the members of the housekeeping department. The big dredge is just east of the railroad bridge near Foresman and it will be ten days before it reaches * the bridge as they have a heavy cut

to work through here. You can get a good view of it at work by going to Eoresman and from there to the railroad bridge. Quite a few visited it last Sunday. ~ The farmhouse occupied by Fletcher Dirst and located northeast'- ot Morocco, burned on Thursday morning. The household goods were entirely destroyed. Nothing is known here at the present time as to the cause of the fire. Neely Wilson, who carries the insurance, was called to the place in the afternoon. Mr. Elmer Lowe and Miss Mayme Richards stole a march on their friends on Wednesday evening and quietly motored to Kentland, where they had made arrangements with Clerk McCurry to be ready with a license, after which they went to the Methodist parsonage and were married by the Rev. Hovis at 8 o’clock, returning to Brook where they immediately took possession Of their newly furnished home on the west side, where they are now at home to ’their many friends.

WOLCOTT [.From The Enterprise.] Mary, Harold and Hugh Garvin of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Frank Seifert. Mrs. Robert Karp returned to Boswell Thursday after spending several days with her mother, Mrs. S. O. Dyer. Mrs. Nancy Potter of Lbs Angeles, Cali,, came Saturday evening to spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Gerberich. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ford attended the funeral of his uncle, Clay Ford, at Lafayette Sunday. Burial was made at Montmorenci. Mrs. E. W. Irwin and Mrs. Truman Holdridge went to Indianapolis Tuesday morning as delegates to the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Stars. Edgar Herron of Ft. Wayne, a former Wolcott boy, and John Clingan of Idaville, were jn town Thursday shaking hahds with old acquaintances, Mrs. James Blake, Mrs. C. W. Bidwell and Miss Katherine Bidwell leave today for Indianapolis, where they will be over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sigman and family spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schaffer of Rensselaer, and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sigman of Remington. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn and daughter, Mrs. J. H. Delzell, and Mrs. A. 11. Dunn autoed to Logansport Thursday, where they met Miss Berta McDonald, who has been visiting at Hartford City, and brought her home.

J. McCartdn of Rensselaer, driving a Ford car, met with an accident in front of Frank Miles’ residence, west of town, Wednesday, about ten o’clock. Mr. McCarton can give no account of how the accident happened, only that his machine left tin road and turned clean over, with him under the machine. A man in a machine from Hammond came along and released him, and Dr. Rainier of Remington, also happened along at this time and dressed Mr. McCarton’s bruises and-cuts. While lie was cut and bruised, his injuries were not serious. The machine was stove up and bent considerably and was brought to the Foster & Stortz garage for repairs, and Mr. McCarton taken to Rensselaer. Albert Miller’s Overland burned Thursday morning while standing in front of the residence of, George Overy, and it is not known Tiow the tire started. Mr. filler had gone out toward his farm to meet his tenant, who was coming with a bunch of cattie, which together, they were to drive to pasture. Leaving the auto in front of Mr. Overy’s residence, they had gone on with the cattle. Mrs. Overy thought she smelled burning rubber and sent Mr. Overy out to the car to see if anything was wrong. Upon raising the hood of the car, George found it was burning briskly. By this time Mr. Miller was seen coming down the road on his return from the pasture. Mr. Overy beckoned him to hasten, but with nothing available to fight the fire, the machine was soon a total loss.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald.] Charles Spinney of Madison, Wls., was in Goodland this week. J. W. Bond went to Burnettsville, Wednesday to buy tile for his farm. Harry Butler of Churubusco, Ind., visited home folks here this week. i W. A. Harrington left Monday for his farm near Crothersville, Ind., to help superintend the spring planting. Conway is reported much better and states he will return home as soon as the doctor stamps him O. K. Miss Caribe Green was over from Remington Saturday and Sunday, the guest of her mother at the Carpenter home. C. L. Constable, southwest of town, has a good stand of alfalfa and thinks Lt can be raised with much success in this community. Mrs. B. A. Constable Jest Tuesday morning for Marion, Ind., for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Johnson and other relatives. Mrs. Grove/ Ross returned to her home in Tipton Wednesday morning, after a short visit here with her

brother, W. J. Cramer, and family. Mrs. George Belfield returned last Saturday evening from Hoopeston, 111., where she spent several days at the bedside of her father, A. Murphy, who is quite feeble at this time. Dr. Robert Conway stopped off here Saturday enroute from'Chicago to Indianapolis. He had been at the bedside of his brother, Frank, who is a patient at the Presbyterian hospital. Wilson Remaster returned home Monday after a week’s stay at the St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Indianapolis. He is much improved and now will ••get” revenge planting corn for the bumper crop next fall. Lynn Baker of Oscela, lowa, returned home the first of the week alter a few days’ stay here with his sister, Mrs. E. E. Marsh, and husband. .Mr. Baker is one of the ■promising young lawyers of lowa. Word from Dr. C. C. Bassett, who is enjoying himself the best he knows how in California states that “sunny California” doesn’t tell him anything as it has rained most of the time he has been there. Cheer up, doc. Just think of us, back home. Mrs. Hartley Rowe and little daughter, Margaret, of Balboa Heights, C. Z., Panama, came Monday night for a three months visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Oswald; Mrs. Oswald went to Logansport Monday to meet them. We understand that Hartley said that lie was not coming up this summer, but we look for him about June 1. Harry Gravel, son of A. F. Gravel of this city, and Miss Elizabeth Wright of Earl Park, will be married at the home of the bride in Earl Park next Wednesday, May 5. Rev. S. A. Griffith of this city will officiate. Harry has sold his dental office at Earl Park to C. C. Reddish of Waveland, a student at the Indiana Dental College, who will take possession July Ist.

Miss Ruth Lemasters of this place, and Miss Gertrude Weishaar Of Brook, will leave about June 9 for the Panama exposition at San Francisco and the California state fair at San Diego. They will visit other places of interest and on their return will stop off at Gillett, Wyo., to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Yochem, Clarence Lemasters and Frank' Weishaar, Jr., who are comfortably located on fine farms near Gillett. Our people were made sad Tuesday morning when the news was received here that Mrs. S. R : Johnson had passed away the night before at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Creek, at Villa Grove, 111., after a lingering illness of several months duration, of tumors, aged Q 8 years, 5 months and 20 days. The remains were brought to Goodland Wednesday afternoon and taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall on Prairie avenue, from which place the funeral of her husband, S. R, Johnson, was held November 29, 1914. .

Frederick Theodore Mathex- was born in Schlanora, Ereis Freideberg. Germany, August G, 1835, died April 22, ] 915, aged 79 years, 7 months and 22 days. lie was married to Wilhemia Apple, who preceded him April 2 8,1903, to this union was born two children, one daughter, Anna, who died in infancy, and one son, Charles, who survives him. He and his wife and son came to America in 1 868 and located in Goodland where he has lived continuously until about five years ago, when he went to Kentland and made his home with his son and wife, until his death. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Goodland Lutheran church at 2 o’clock. the funeral cortege starting fro»n the Mathey home in Kentland via auto about 1:15. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. Paul. Interment was made in the Goodland cemetery.

MEDARYVILLE. fFrom The Advertlser.l Dr. Linton reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Frone Eggert of Cass tp., April 27. John Mannan of Wheatfield, came over Monday for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. M. M. Ocker. Hon. James R. Guild and son, Bernard, contemplate making a two weeks’ trip to Canada, starting next Tuesday. Mrs. Sam E., and Mrs. Clarence Nicoles and little son of Monticello, are the guests of friends here since Wednesday evening. Alex ’Pullins, young son of Preston Pullins, was thrown from a horse and badly fractured his left elbow on Friday of last week. Rudolph Kuss returned from the Chicago hospital several days ago, much improved, and will probably soon be in condition to be at his post in the meat market again. Mrs. J. J. Vanßuskirk, Mrs. M. M. Ocker and A. J. Rathfon are attending the O. E. S. grand . lodge meetings held at Indianapolis Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Wm. Doty, a farmer living near Wheatfield, while cutting fence posts, had the misfortune to almost com”Wely sever the large toe of the left foot. Dr. Linton dressed the injury.

Edward and Miss Leafy Denser received the .sad news last Tuesday’ morning of' the death of their nephew, Lewis Denger, at Pana, 111. The funeral took place at Valparaiso on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Clyde Faris was taken by her father, Henry Madaus, to St. Elizabeth hospital at Lafayette, on'Friday last. She passed through a success- • ful operation on Saturday morning and is recovering nicely. Her mother has been with her since Sunday. Clarence Hansell of* the Medaryville high school has won the ap s pojntment to the military academy I course to be given from May 10 to l 24 at Lake Maxinkuckee, His appointment came as a result of efficiency in the present year’s school wdrk. John Diggs of Winamac, is the alternate appointee. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson autoed over

from Wheatfield last Sunday evening. They were accompanied by the latter’s mother, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, of Wheatfield, and sister; Mrs. Nettie Evans of Gary. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson returned home the same evening while Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Evans remained as the guests of her son and brother, Perry Hamilton, and wife for several days.

MT. AYR. (From the Brook Reporter.) Gilbert Stacker and MT. and Mrs. J. B, Ashby motored to Monon on Friday morning. Miss Leota Elijah of Morocco, spent the week-end with relatives and friends here. Neely Wilson and Bert Vent of Brook, were Mt. Ayr visitors on Tuesday afternoon. Ed and John Wolfe and Dave Deardurff were Rensselaer visitors on Monday after noon. W. R. Lee was a business visitor in Chicago on Tuesday laying in supplies for his store. George Lynch came home from Indianapolis on Saturday evening to spend a few days with his family. Miss—Hazel; Perkins of Goodland, came on Thursday to spend the week-end with Mr .and Mrs. J. R. Sigler. Ed Wolfe and son of Indianapolis, are here for an extended visit with the former’s brother, John Wolfe, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hopkins left for Jonesborough, Ind., on Tuesday morning for a two weeks’ visit with Mrs. Hopkins’ parents. Miss Murray and Miss Renwick went to their homes at Indianapolis and Monticello on Sunday evening to spend the summer vacation. Quite a number of citizens were down to the Iroquois river on Sunday afternoon to see the dredge which is at work just east of the railroad bridge. Cecil Lee came over from Rensselaer on Friday evening to attend the dance. Cecil did not like the work in the store and is now working on a farm near there. Mr. and Mrs. Augus Washburn and Supt. and Mrs. Schanlaub of Kentland, attended the school closing for the Jackson’ tp. schools on Friday and while here were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Stucker,

FRANCESVILLE. [From Tho Tribune] Mrs. A. C. Ross returned to Zionsville yesterday after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Davis. Mrs. George Schidler and Miss Maude Roberts of Ft. Wayne, have been guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roberts. Charles W. Bussell of Hanging Grove, is driving a new 5-passenger Buick. Twenty Hanging Grove farmers now have automobiles. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Wise and Mrs. Charles Hubbard are spending the week at Miami, Ind., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise and other relatives in that part of the state. The bull moosers are very much alive in some communities. Over at Paris, 111., agent Stigleman's old town, the entire progressive ticker was elected,at the recent town election. - Friday night, one of the brick masons employed on the Westphal garage, caught a catfish in the Monon ditch east of town that measured 22% inches in length. The next day twenty fellows from town went out, angled a few hours and returned with the usual fisherman’s luck, wet feet and a hungry gut. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Wise received a message at eight o’clock this morn ing stating that Orlando Prewett was killed in an automobile accident at San Diego, Cali,, some tinie last night. Further details Were not given in the message. The funeral is to be held at Longmont, Colo., at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. A. Clark, Monday. Mrs. Wise is not well enough to make the trip to Longmont to at tend the funbral.

McCOYSBURG. John Herr was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Charles Stultz was a Rensselaei goer Monday. Fred Beebe went over to Longcliff Thursday to see his mother. Mrs. ,T. B. Stevenson spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. John Mitchell spent Monday' afternoon with Mrs. R. V. Johns., Mrs. Charles Ferguson spent Saturday night and Sunday in Monoit" Mrs. Charles Ferguson called on Mrs. Henry Heck Monday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Ferguson and son, Authiir, spent Tuesday night in Monon. ■ ■ The Ladies’ Aid will meet with Mrs. R. C. McDonald Wednesday, May 5. Chester Miller and Alice Stevenson spent Sunday with his brother, Arthur Miller. Pearl Johnson of Roselawn, spent Friday night with his sister, Mrs. Leslie Lowman. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lowman came Sunday evening to visit his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Wash Lowman. Mrs. Carrie Wilkins and sister, Millie Ringeisen, came to visit their brother, Frank Ringeisen, Sunday evening. Mrs. Charles Beaver, Mrs. John Mitchell and Mrs. R. V. Johns balled on Mrs, Wm. McDonald Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hitchings and Mr. and Mrs. Putts autoed to Rensselaer Wednesday evening for the band concert. There were not many. out at League Sunday evening O n account of it being so rainy; Jphn Cook was leader; Cletus Ray leader next Sunday. '