Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1915 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON. [From The Press.] REMINGTON R. R. TIME TAELE •*o. SIS East bound 7:3Ba.ra J'-<». SS», West bound 9:01 a.m, K>J. 340 East bound 5:09 p.m. ‘'O. 3T3 * TYirst bo-ur.4 ii_ 3:33 p.m . "! ‘ /’ ‘ ' ’ ’ ■ ' ■ Mr. aba Mr?. .M. A. Gray and family were Lafayette callers Friday. . !’• ter Parks, of , Y:*I; araiso, ?■rent Sunday and .Monday with Remington relatives. > Mis? Marts-a Johnson left Tuesday evening for a visit of two or three weeks at Hutchison, Kansas. Miss Dallas Miller and friend, spent Sunday at Seafield with her sister. Mrs. Grose, and family. R. E. Rich was over from Wolcott Sunday morning in his new ' Hope car, taking his parents back home with him. C. H. Feck attended the Pig shoot at Indianapolis Tuesday, where lie made a record of being the second; high man. , Mrs. Carl Duvall of Ron - ?e!..er, took the train here for Logansport, Wednesday mo:nin_, tor a visit to; her parents. Miss- Ethel Green returned home from Lafayette Saturday evening,; where she his been attending Pur- ; due this winter. Mrs. Anna Brewster returned to Watseka, 111., Friday morning after j several days’ visit with Mrs. Pete Mann and family*. Miss Gretehen Chappell of Chicago, came Saturday evening for a few weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Chappell. Mrs. Wm. Beal of Wdlcott,' entertained the Dorcas Club at the home of her parents, Air. and Mrs. Wm. Sharkey. Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Farabee w*as hostess Wednesday to about 25 ladies and a dozen children at a most delightful picnic dinner at her home east of town. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sutherland moved back to Remington Thursday, from Milford, 111., and now occupy the Tyler house, vacated recently by Hubert Cornwell.

The cross on the Catholic church, which was taken down a couple of weeks ago to be repaired after the 'damage done by the storm, was replaced Tuesday. Mr. Kyle of Laurens, lowa, has been the guest of his son, Bert Kyle, and family, the past two weeks. Martha Kyle will accompany him home tor several weeks’ visit. P Miss Mollie Shearer expects to leave Sunday for Indianapolis to take a six weeks’ librarian’s course at Irvington. Miss Lena Phelps will take charge of the library here during her absence. ——. Airs. Homer Hardy returned to her home at Huntington, Ind., Saturday evening, after a couple of weeks’ visit here. She was accompanied by her niece, Avanelle Geier, who will spend the summer there. ’V Mrs. D. V. Garrison has given up housekeeping, at the old home wmieh she has occupied for nearly half a hundred years, and will make her future home with her daughter, Airs. Wm. Townsend. The old home is being repaired and put in order for Tenting.

On the 15th, at the Catholic church, will be solemnized the wedding of Aliss Ora Ponton, the daughter of Air, and Airs. Timothy Ponton of this place, and Air. Arthur Luett of Goodland. The groom is , a printer on the Goodland Herald, and they will make their home at that place.

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Elmore arrived home from Des Moines, lona, Wednesday. Mr. Elmore will remain a week, and his wife two weeks. Blanch looks as fat and “sassy" as ever and Mrs. Elmore has gained three pounds since leaving here, so the climatic conditions must agree with them pretty good. The G. A. R. comrades met with Joseph Sigman and wife to celebrate the 4Sth anniversary of their wedding day on Sunday, June 6. Their children and grandchildren together with the comrades to the number of 81, were present. The table groaned with the good things to eat. to which all did ample justice. Jerome Biddle presented them in the name of the children and Post, with a beautiful chair. Cards were also received I ihi> week for the marriage of Miss Rachel Smalley, youngest daughter of Air. and Mrs. W. C. Smalley, of this place, to Mr. Max Broadie of Lafayette, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Broadie, now of New York, which happy event will take place at the bride’s home in Remington, at 1:30 P. m., on Sunday, June 20. They will reside in Lafayette where the groom is employed. i Invitations were printed this week for the Wedding cf Miss Blanche Parks, daughter of Mrs. Ella Parks, of this place, to Mr. Paul E. Hy2nan, teacher of the Bth grade in our public schools, which will take place at the bride’s home on Thursday evening, June 24, at eight o’clock. Mr. Hyman’s home is in Galveston, Ind., but he has taught two very successful terms of school in this place, and U highly esteemed. Cards are out announcing the Wedding of Mr. John Ochs, son of

Mr. and Airs. Jacob Ochs of this lace; to -Al:-- Alerle Howard, which will take place a* the home of tike bride in Bloomington, Ind., on the i *.ih inst. We understand a wedding trip to the Falls is a part of the program, after which they will setfle down to housekeeping in the former Airs. Clark property, which ! has been newly fixed up and farnish•cd for their occupancy,. ... MEDARYVILLE. TFrom The Advertiser.! 1 Mrs. Joseph Hernigle left Thurs 1 day far a visit at Indianapolis. Baughman went to Perkins, Mo./ for a several day?' business trip. ' Airs. James R. Linton was *he guest of relatives at Francesville I Tue-day. Mrs. Ethel Williams is the guest of fier parents at Buffalo. Ind., since Wednesday, • f ■' Robert Abell of Fair Oaks, was i circulating among his friends here last Thursday. Mrs. < lay Bradbury of Schneider, was the guest of her mother here the first of the week. Mrs'. Harper Malcolm and children are visiting relative? at Lo- -• import since Thursday. Airs. Ban Johnson or Chicago ca m e las: A! on day t o visit her brother, Robert Layman, and wife, Carl Remrn, of this place, has bought the concrete tile factory at j Parr and will soon commence operating it. I Ben Gross and daughter of La- j porte, were the guests of the form- j er’s uncle, Fred Yarger and wife, j Monday and Tuesday. Aliss Gladys Querry of Hurlburt. j Ind., came the last of last week to visit her grandmother, Airs. H. G. Farnsley, for a short time. Airs. Wm. F. Prall and children, i who been the guests of relatives at Henryville, Ind,, for several j weeks past, returned home, Tuesday j evening. Air. and Airs. E. W. Vickery and j little daughter left last Wednesday! for the southern part of the state. J Air. Yickrey to take up the study of j agriculture and other subjects at Purdue and Airs. Vickrey and Mildred to visit friends near Indianapolis. ... _ , |

In regard to Stanley Low’s sad death at Perkins, AIo., Wednesday. June 2d, short mention of which we made last week, we have since learned the following particulars: ; While repairing the boom on the dredge boat, the latter was tied up wRh a cable, holding the sagment up against the boom in order to j fasten the two together. In assisting j to hold the heavy sagment up with j a crowbar, the cable broke, letting . the boom fall on the short end oi! the crowbar, wrenching the other I end from the hands of Stanley and j causing the end to fly up with terrific force, the bar striking Stanley behind the left ear and throwing him clear off the boat and into fifteen feet of water. The body came up once, apparently lifeless. The fore-i man. Air. Sweet, dove after him and] after about six minutes of hard work ] brought him to the surface. All es-j forts to revive hint were, in vain: it] is thought that his neck was broken! by the heavy blow. The body Was! prepared for shipment to this town, where it arrived on Thursday evening and was taken over by undertaker A C. Prevo. Air. Sweet accompanied the body as far as Lafayette, and he has but good words to say of Stanley as a workman. Stanley was born and raised in this town and entered the employ of the Foye Dredge Co., a few years ago. It was his young friends here who furnished] the most beautiful floral“pillow” in the rich floral display. His untimely demise brings forcibly to one’s mind the bible quotation: ”ln the midst of life there is death.” Other relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: Air., and Airs. F. D. Baughman and family. Royal Center: Air. and Airs. Henry Green. Alonon; Air. and Airs. John Russell rind son. Alonon; Airs. Carrie Grant and .Mattie Snyder. Rensselaer; Reuben Eddie, Reynolds; Airs. Hazel Johnson. Champaign. 111.; Curry Green, Dewey, Ill.; and Air. and Mrs. Frank Gardner, Air. and Airs. Frank Alarkley, Air. and Mrs. George Hering and Air. and Airs. Lloyd Low of Francesville. -

BROOK. [From Th® .Reporter. 1 ■ ■ ■ Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William Kiifner. Friday, a girl. * , Ira Forry and family of Remington, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stonehill. Mrs. D. M. Forry of Remington, is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. O. B. Stonehill. Jay Merchant from Lacrosse, Wisconsin, came on Friday to spend his vacation with bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brunton leave next week to visit the Panama exposition at San Francisco. George Davis and family motpred to Kniman Sunday and spent the day with the former’s parents. Howard Myers went to South Bend Monday and is bringing home a new 1916 Overland touFing car. Mr. and Mrs. Park Burford and son of Lafayette, were the guests

over Sunday oF Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Lyons. - Air. and Mrs. 3. P. Barnes ana daughter, Mrs. E. Richie, and little son of Fowler: were guests Sunday o: Fred Lor- well and family. Harley Heard u,rrr. Glen Reed, Leslie Weishaar and Leonard Crudden •ar e Lome to: Purdue Saturday o spend the summer vacation. Airs, Agnes Wildrick and. son left on Monday or a visit with her rotber ..r.-i f in South Bend. She *vi!l also visit with relatives in Rock'or ! be'ore returning. Air-? Gertrude ’Veishaar, Opal Light tl - ! ? es Goodland le e:i Monday for the west. .Misses V eishaar and Lem asters wil, visit a* the exposition and Aliss Liah* will spend the summer with relati ta -‘..ington. Pa n 1 Aiac-Do-nald returned from George! own iri southern Indiana, on Tuesday evening. He says it rained | fifteen oh;, or sixteen days while he vas there. The corn is about knee high and the weeds about the same and not a cultivator has been run in ■the fields yet. Isaac Sell, of this place, and Will Sterner and Al Trestle of Chalmers, arid Criah Fnger of Kentland, leave together next Monday for the Pans ’ hia exposition at San Francisco. They will also spend a couple of weeks visiting relatives in different sections of the wrest. Dr, Collier and daughter, Aliss Orpha, started for California Tuesday. They intend stopping in Kansas ' ity to visit friends and at Xoesha Springs to visit relatives on the outward trip. , They will .spend some time at the exposition and points of interest in California. On their return they will; visit a brother of the doctor's in Spokane, Wash. '"•Jaec.b D. Rich returned :from h:s North Dakota trip on Aionday. He -.•ys crop condition? everywhere are about the same as here, although the Corn in the Red river valley looks better arid somewhat larger than around here. Nelson Clements and family are enjoying their new* home in the northwest and have prospects of a fine crop. There has no* been as much rain in there as here but enough to start everything to growing nicely.

WOLCOTT lFrom The Enterprise.] Walter Schwarzenbach and familj will soon move to the state of Washington. E. W. Timmons of Indianapolis, was the guest Aionday of his brother, Charles Timmons, and family. Mrs. Richard Burke and daughter, Vera, visited William Burke and family at Goodland Thursday. . Mr. and Airs. Ernest Clark of Chicago, are spending a few* days with Air. and Mrs. T. Aiitchell and family. Opal and Chester Sigman of Rens selacr, spent .Sunday here the guests of their parents, Air. and Airs. Alilroy Sigman. Airs. Walter Schwarzenhaclt and children spent Wednesday at Remington, the guests of Air. and Air.?. Joseph Sigman. Airs. Fred Ray] is quite ill with appendicitis at her home southwest of town. Airs. Wesley Allen of El Paso, 111., is caring for her. Aliss :4da Spencer, who is attending the Western College for Women at Oxford. Ohio, arrived home Saturday evening for her summer vacation. Clell Hughes went to Indianapolis Aionday evening to attend the state shoot .which was held in that city Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Mr. and Air?. Lewis Aliller entertained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Airs. AY. C. Kinney, Air. and Airs. Roy Wilkinson, Air. and Airs. AL G. Beard and Air. and Airs. Frank Aliller of Lafayette. Aijsses Carrie Ross, Hope Kerr, Opal Smith, Junita Fisher, Alarjorie Jones, Letha Dye and Mary Downing left Wednesday morning to spend the week-end with Aliss Alat Smail of Ridgeville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Parks and Mrs. Skinner of Alanteno, 111., old time friends of Air. and Airs. Fred Grimes, took dinner with them Aionday. The party had autoed to Loganspdrt to visit Airs. Skinner's daughter, and were on their way home. Born, to Air. and Airs. Charles YanYoost, Thursday, June 10,. a son: to Mr. and Airs. Toni Kendall, Tuesday, June S, a daughter: to Air. and Airs. Stanton Spencer, Wednesday. June 9, a daughter: to Air. and Mrs. John Alarlow, Sunday, June u, and Sd-s pound son. Ernest Latta visited his wife at St, Elizabeth’s hospital in Lafayette Sunday. Air. Latta says his wife is slowly improving from the fearful burns she received some weeks ago when her clothing caught on fire while she was kindling the fire. She is now able to use her hands some . Luke Rogers, one of Wolcott s eldest citizens, died at his home in I Wolcott Thursday morning. June 10, at eleven o'clock, aged 85 years. The infirmities of old age being the cause of death-. Air. Rogers had been confined to his bed the past three weeks, and friends knew the end was near. He suffered no pain, but grew weaker day by day.

FRANCESVILLE. [From Th® Tribune. 1 Edward J. Randle of Rensselaer, was in town Tuesday. Miss Pearl Burson o ' ' came yesterday to visit with Miss Nellie Osburn. Josephine Hubbard came down from Chicago last night for an extended visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise and daughter motored here from Miami Saturday to spend a day or so with relatives. Mrs. Felix Weides and son, Wilbur, of Harvey, 111., are the guests

at the home of Mr. and Airs. John Fitzpatrick. Eugene Slatenhauffen of Cissna Park, was here Monday. He owns the larm tenanted by James Ricks, west of town. Someone entered John Foster's store by a rear window* entrance and took about $5 in change front the cash drawer last Sunday night. Airs. F. C- Duck wall and children of Scott. Ohio, who have been the guests of .Mrs.—Margaret .Hill and t-i srht* r. returned home today. Airs Elizabeth Ahlers and Air?. Char’e? ► aver went to Battleground Friday. From there they in.l ■visiting a: Sari Park ana Kentland. Alfred and Curtis Weber, who have been making an extended visit at the home o? Air. and Airs. Fred C, Wesiphaß returned to Pearl City, 111., Aionday. The Monterey frame school building was destroyed by fire late Aionday night. Recently a contract was let for a new brick structure to take the glace of the oFtf one. It is sufrroised that the building was fireu. The in-? is partially covered by insurance, Yeppe Hansen returned from Chicago yesterday morning, where he spent a couple of days with Jens Hansen, whip is a patient in the En glew ood hospital. Jens was recently operated upon for gall stones and it was also found that he has malignant cancer of the lower bowels. The funeral of Stanley Low, who wa? killed at Pekin, AIo.. Wednesday mornirig of last week, was held at the home of his mother, in Atedaryville. Sunday afternoon. Rev. Dunn officiating. Stanley was instantly killed w hile w orking on a dredge. He was manipulating the movemeir of the crane when a large crow bar fell striking him on the jaw* with such force that his neck was broken and he fell into twelve feet of water. Quick work brought him to the. surface in six minutes but life was extinct. The body was taken to an undert king establishment, preparedfor burial arid sent to Medaryville Friday evening. Stanley Low was 24 years of age and son of Airs. J. E. Low of Medaryville. He was a very popular young fellow and his funeral was one of the largest held there in recent years.

MT. AYR. ■ (From the Brook Reporter.) Chester Lyons of Ligonier, is here visiting his sister, Airs. Claude Seward. Aliss Nellie Parker of Foresman spent the week-end with young lady friends here. Cecil Lee came over from Rensselaeron Sunday and spent the day with neb“phrents. Air. and Airs. Ed Harris and chL uren attended the Land concert at Rensselaer Wednesday night. Aliss Fawn Casey and her father o Fair Oaks, were the. guests of Charles Penwright on Saturday. Dr. and Airs. Alartin motored to Gilman, 111., on Saturday and spent Sunday with relatives and friends. Air. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins attended the high school commencement exercises at Rensselaer Thurs day Bight. - Air. and Airs. George Hopkins. Air. and Airs. Lloyd Hopkins and Ed Wolfe motored to Kentland Tuesday to attend the county common school exercises. Quite -a number of our citizens attended the Sunday school picnic on the Iroquois river on Saturday. Ali report a good time and it probably will lead to a few more picnics during the summer.

GOOULAND. f From The Herald, "J Mrs. Josephine Weidebaker, aged SI. is quite poorly at her home in the southwest part of town. Mrs. Barney Clark visited last week and this with her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Campbell, and husband, in Indianapolis. “’Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dye of Lafayette. and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Weaver of Springfield, 111., were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bales. Lieut. Leslie" Oswald, of the U. S. Battleship Tennessee, arrived home last Friday evening for an extended visit with his parents, Mr. and Airs. J. W. Oswald. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hancock visited with rela rives in Wheatfield over Monday night. Tuesday morning they went to Chicago, returning home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hameton returned home Sunday from Indianapolis after spending a week visiting with their daughter. Mrs. Clyde Parsons, and husband. Contractor Fred Freidline, who i? erecting the Percy elevator, expects to complete same by the latter part of this month. He lias another one to put up at Enos, Ind. George Ormiston received a letter from Allegany county, \\ Y„ stating that they had had a severe freeze there Monday and the meadows would suffer as a result. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Danner was called to Indianapolis Wednesday morning by the serious illness of Robert Danner, who recently underwent an operation in a hospital there. Mrs. G. A. Hemphill and daughter, Minnie, and Mrs. George Hargraves and son, Harry, of Remington, were guests last Friday of the former's daughter, Mrs. Fred Berger, and family. Oscar Weidebaker and family of Brazil, autoed to Goodland Sunday and visited with his mother, Arrs. Josephine Weidebaker. They left Monday for Kankakee for a visit with relatives. Lawson and Pauline Cooke will leave July 5 for San Francisco to see the sights at the Panama exposition. They will enjoy a boat ride on the coast line from San Francisco to Portland, Ore.

f’ r - O. B. Humston and daughter, Mrs> X. Leach and daughter, little Miss Zelma, returned to their home in Franklinton, Ky., Wednesday morning after a visit here with the M. L. Humston and J, W. Baer families. Miss Ruth Remaster of this city, Miss Gertrude Weishaar of Brook’ Miss Katie Hogan of south of Remington, and Miss Ora Burton of Kentland, left this week for San Francisco, to take in the Panama exposition, • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dexter and the latter’s sister, Miss Agnes Cobus, autoed down from Roseland, (Chicago), last Saturday. Mrs. Dexter “stuck” type on the Herald twen-ty-one years ago while A. J. Kitt was editing the paper. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poulson of Tuekerton, X. J., arrived here last week on a motorcycle, covering the distance of over one thousand miles in about ten days, it is a three wheeler and the trip was enjoyed very much. They are now spending tje week with the former's mother, Mrs. John Poulson. Next week Mr. Poulson will go to Chicago to look tor a location. He is engaged in wireless telegraphy. Mrs. Poulson will visit with her mother, Mrs! M. Stone, at Remington.