Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1915 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GOOUJIrAND. [From The Herald.] Alvin J. Kitt of the Fowler Tribune, was home from Fowler Sunday. Mrs. F. G. Hancock and three children are visiting relatives at Wheatfield. Mrs. Hattie Champley is caring for a broken arm the result of a fall at the skating rink. Orville Cole of North Manchester, was in Goodland Thursday looking • after hfs interests here. Wayne C. Gilman, who is a student at Bloomington, 111., is home for the summer vacation. Miss Odelle Louette of Kankakee, 111., visited here this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Louette. Chauncey Fortin of Chicago, is spending a few weeks here with his relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monty, south of town. Mrs. John Ferguson and daughter, Anna, will leave this Friday for Urbana, Ind., to spend two weeks with Robert Smith and wife. Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Danner, of tiiis city, passed away Sunday at the hospital in Indianapolis, Funeral was held there Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas §taek and two children, who have been visiting here with her father-in-law, Robert Stack, returned. to her home near Ft. Wayne, Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Pruett of Momence, 111., with their two daughters, and Miss Stella Fortin, of Chicago, were Sunday guests at the Joseph Monty home. They' came- via auto. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thompson and dapghter, Miss Great, of Keiitland, will leave next week on art extensive auto trip through the southern part of this state and northern Kentucky. . - - . Next Thursday, June 24, the members of the Goodland lodge, No. 445\ and their families will hold their annual St. John’s day picnic at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monty, south of town. Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Davidson and daughter, Mrs. George Gilman and Mrs. Ray W. Dowell will soon leave for San Francisco, Cali., to take iu the Panama exposition. They will visit with friends and relatives en- « route. Mrs. 1. E. Hopkins left Sunday afternoon for Homer, Minn., for an extended Visit with relatives at that place and*at other points in Minne-

sota. She was accompanied to Chicago by her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Logan, who returned home Monday night. E. F. Todd sold his residence property on Newton street to Frank Antcliff Monday and the latter will mo\e into same before the first of July. Consideration $2,000. Mrs. Todd and children will visit among friends, and relatives before leaving for her new home in the south. Supt. H. A. Henderson of the Greencastle, Ind., schools, wife and little girl and mother, arrived in Goodland Wednesday. They have been traveling over the country in the former’s fine Overland touring car. They visited at South Bend, Culver and Monticello. The latter remained in Goodland for a few visit. r Lieutenant Leslie Oswald, U. S. N., who was ordered home from Mediterrartean waters where he was serving on the S. S. Tennessee, has been ordered to report at Washington July 5. He is assigned to a berth in the Advocate General’s office and will probably be stationed at the national capitol for the next two years. This is an assignment that is very desirable and the lieutenant is to be congratulated.

WOLCGTT. IFroin The Enterprise.] Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Wheeler went to Rensselaer Thursday morning to visit relatives for a few days.. Mrs. Joe Ford and children oi l'Rankin, 111., came Wednesday evefining for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs. M. Seifert. Miss Mabel Dibell, who has been teaching at Western College, Oxford, Ohio, is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.,Dibell. Mrs. Robert irions left Wednesday morning for Springfield, Washington and other points in Ohio, where sht v. ill visit for a month or six week*s. Miss Anna Jeyte, who has been teaching at Chillicothe, Ohio, came home Saturday to spend her summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jeyte. Mr. and Mrs. L. |f!j. Holderman of Kankakee, 111., came over the first of the week in their auto, and are spending the week with Mrs Holderman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Terguson. Miss Ethel Dibell, who is attending Western College at Oxford O returned home Saturday. She’was accompanied home by Miss Dorothv Baker and Miss Lucile Van Eman

MEDARYVILLE. TFrom Tha Advertlser.l Mr. Clark of Wheatfield is here visiting liis son, Frank Clark, and family. Mrs. W. D. Swisher is the guest of her sister at Buck Creek, sineb last Wednesday. Misses Nell and Florence Ryan are the guests of relatives at Lafayette since Thursday. Miss Bess Smith left last Wednesday to be the guest of her brother and wife at Monon. Miss Olive Dunn, who attended school at Terre Hautp last winter, is home for her vacation. Arbert Dunn and wife of Wheatfield visited here last week with the. former’s brothers, Frank and George Dunn. Miss Erma Selmer returned home last Friday after a week’s visit with her aunt Mrs. Lena Hasse of South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. John Meeks have adopted a six year old boy from the State Board of Charities Home in Indianapolis. Henry Farenbaugh, age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Farenbaugh of Indian oreek township, has been declared insane. John R. Conner of Winamae, a former auditor of this county, died on Friday of last week, after suffering for quite a number of years. A. C. Prevo and family and Guy Reed left last Wednesday for a several days’ visit with Mr. and ,Jlrs. John Sutton at Balbec, Ind. They made the trip by auto. Floyd Brown has returned from Virginia, in which state he had been working with his father, Julius Brown, on a dredge for the past several months. Whether or not he will return we have not learned. Mr. and Mrs. John Hardesty and daughter, Mrs. O. Grabbs of Danville, 111., were the guests of relatives here and at Rensselaer, Several days of last and this week. Mrs. A. P. Rockwell of Wheatfield, returned to her home last Monday after being several days with her son, Wm. F. Rockwell of Gillam oownship, who suffered a very seven attack of appendicitis last Week hut is now almost recovered. Dr. Hackley accompanied Miss Mamie Crow and Miss Octavia Getz to Chicago last Monday where both of them were operated on at the Lakeside hospital, the former for appendicitis. Both operations were successful and the young ladies are getting along as well as could be expected. Daniel Grimes, living west of town had an attack of nose bleen last Tuesday night which became so serious that Dr. Linton was called. He found the man very weak from loss of blood and after more tha*n three hours work was able to stop the flow of blood. Mr. Grimes is quite aged and has been an invalid for the past six years and hft condition is . yet very serious.

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.] Mr. and Mrs. John Clause and Mrs. Carl Beer of Remington, were the guests of friends here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leman of Eureka, 111,, came Saturday evening to visit a few days-with relatives and friends in this community. Mrs. Ray Daseko and three children and Mrs. John Shaw of Lincoln and Hastings, Nebraska, came yesterday evening to visit with Mrs. Nancy Bachtenkircher. Clifford Bouden, Casper' Clark, Stanley Merica, Ernest Shultz, Ray Rhinehart, and Misses Gladys Engle Cecil Jordan returnee irom Terre Halute, where they have been attending school, for a brief vacation. Mr. and Mrs. John Hardesty of Danville, 111., and Mrs. Vina Nagle of Chicago, spent a few hours here last Thursday renewing old friendships and acquaintances. They are making an extended automobile tour and visited Francesville for the first time in many years. Their trip here was full of interest to the entire party and especially to Mrs. Nagle, who had not been back for thirtyfour years. The farm residence of Carson Walley, seven miles southeast of Frances-

ville in Beaver township, was destroyed Tuesday morning at seven o'clock. Sparks from the chimney that settled in the- partition of a connecting addition is the apparent cause of the fire. Mr. Walley was just starting to town when he saw the house on fire, lie and his wife managed to save a few things, but not many.; The house was insured tor $5.00 and the household goods lor $l5O in J'udson Fitzpatrick's Aetna Insurance agency. The loss over ihe insurance is about SOOO. ■■ A ,

BROOK. [From The Reporter.) Arthur Irwin went to Indianapolis the first of the week for a week’s stay. Rov. A. ll Clark of Rensselaer, purchased a Chevrolet touring car ot W. A. Gfrdley last Saturday. Orpin ns; Ewan returned to his home in Kansas the last of the week •alter a short visit with his brother, Walter-arid wife. r Isaac Soil, ! ai Trostle, l r . Unger and \\':u. Sterner left r on Tuesday for an extended western trip and to visit the ■■.' ’ .. ' ■ Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beagley returned from C hicagoj Saturday nigh t and visited: until Mop day with relatives. They started for their new home in Louisville the first of the week. Miss Louise Davis was in Rensselaer on Saturday and Sunday and while there had her arm placed in a plaster cast for the purpose of relieving the point trouble she has been suffering from for some time.