Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1915 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WHEATFIELD. Bert Vandercar spent Sunday with his family. J. C. McColly is building a barn for Mr. Davis of Kniman. Miss Carrie Mourer of Demotte, spent Sunday' afternoon with Miss Vergil Payne. George Marr and family and Dr. Hewett and family of Demotte, attended the ball game here Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McColly and the former’s sister, Miss Fern, went to Michigan City on the excursion Sunday. Mrs. Ida Huffman of Indianapolis, who has been visiting the last fortnight with her mother, Mrs. Clark, and other realtives and friends, returned home Wednesday. Harve Stanley and family., and guest and Jesse Stanley and family of Hebron, autoed over to WheatfieTd Sunday in the former’s new car and spent the day with their cousin, Mrs. Bert Vandercar, and family. Thpre was considerable excitement in this city the latter part of last week as burglars broke into the i Fendig drug store Thursday night and took away whatever they saw and fancied. Several watches was the chief theft, and the thieves mysteriously evaporated, as no signs could be traced by the bloodhounds, got in from lllinbis, except a short distance about the town. If Mothers Only Knew. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for children relieve feverishness, headaches, bad stomach, teething disorders, move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. They break up colds in 24 hours. Used by mothers for 26 years. All druggists, 25c. Sample, free. Address, A. S. Olmsted, Leßoy, X. Y.-—Advt. SOUTH, SIDE. Henry Bullis Vas a Rensselaer goer Sunday evening. John Gushwa called oh Charles Patrick’s Sunday evening. Ciperian Charois called on W. F. Michaels Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bristow called on James Bullis’ Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reed autoeo to Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. Victor Michaels is going south considerably. What is the attraction? Fred Gutrich and sister, Kate, called on Ethel Fleming Sunday evening. : Mr. and Mrs. Gladden and daughter Visited W. P. Michaels and family Sunday. J. A. Keister has purchased a “tin Lizzie’’ of the agent, W. I. Hoover, and is anxiously awaiting its arrival. Miss Pearl Dunn is spending this week at Rensselaer with Miss Anna Bullis and uncles, Ben and Louis Welsh. Mr. and Mrs. William Morris and daughter, . Helen, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dunn and children attended children’s day at Germany Sunday and autoed to Rensselaer .in the evening for church. Shake Into Your Shoes Allen’s Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder for painful, smarting, tender, nervous feet. It takes the sting off corns and bunions. Over 100,000 packages are being used by the Gerans and Allied troops at ti e i-..- -t. Sold everywhere, 25c. Sample free. Address, Allen S. Olmstcad, Leßoy, X. Y.—Advt. FAIR OAKS. Mrs. Ike Right was a Lake Village visitor Wednesday. Itev. Blinline was a caller in our town a few days this week. Milt Gundy and Otto Cedarwall were in Chicago the first of the week. Dr. Fyfe and family of Wheatfield visited relatives here in Fair Oaks Sunday. Will Warne purchased the Eggleston tenant property south of town last week. Quite a number from here attended the commencement at Parr Wednesday evening. There afte quite a good many in these parts that are planting soun beans this spring. V S. C. Brokus’ cemeht work here in Fair Oaks is at a standstill, owing

to the fact his helpers are celebrating. Mrs. Shein of Monon, came up the latter part of the week to visit home folks and pick strawberries. The 4th of July celebration seems as of the past as we have heard but little of any, perhaps because it/ comes on Sunday. Mrs. C. A. Gundy and son, Charles, accompanied Mrs. William Cottingham home to Monience the latter part of the week. Clint Thornton and wife and little son and Grandpa Sheffer and son, Jess, of Morocco, were visitors at t'.’.e writer’s Saturday. Lawler’s men hauled out two new binders to the ranch here Tuesday to harvest their wheat and rye crop, which is quite extensive. Dr. ltice of Roselawn, was called Wednesday morning to see Mat Lacosse’s little girl, who was seriously sick with some kind of fever. Barney Dewitt, our supervisor, just unloaded and had a carload of gravel hauled out on the roads. This certainly looks good to us.

Mrs. Youdersmith of Brook, came up the first of the week to visit her husband, who is thatching and farming his oak land farm over in Newton county. S. Brokus went to Hammond Wednesday and secured a couple of hands to carry on -his cement work here, and will now stay on the job until finished. There were some fellows in town Wednesday and Thursday canvassing for a magazine company, located in lowa, but what success they had we did not learn. 1 We are having fine weather nowadays. Corn is considerably behind for this time, but is beginning to look quite well. The nights are too cool for corn but "just the article” for small grain. Moses Karr met with a very serious accident the first of the week, of which the results are uncertain. While he and aTbrother was engaged in cutting logs for their sawmill, near Zadoc, the tree they were cutting kicked back and knocked him down and fell across his stomach, severely crushing him and breaking several ribs. He was taken to Lafayette for care and treatment. "Stub” Gundy and Julia Bozell thought they would put one over their friends last week by slipping off up to Crown Point and getting married, but it seems that it leaked out before they were hardly out of town. “Stub” has so far recovered from his recent sick spell that he was able to go back to his job in Gary the first of the week. They will not begin housekeeping until after the 4th.

FOUR CORNERS.

A number of the sports from Tefft ’went to Kouts Monday night to take in the show. Mr. Stuppy of Porter county, with his family, visited at his farm near Wheatfield Sunday. John Collins and wife of Knox, visited over Sunday with his brother, D. A. Collins, of near Tefft. Mrs. F. W. Fisher returned home Monday after a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Noland, at Lee, The Parr ball team failed to make good Sunday at Dunn’s bridge. Past experience convinced them that the pace was too fast in the north part of the county for them. Too cold for corn, which is making poor growth and is looking quite sick on account of the lack of heat. Most of the fields are in good condition. The small grain is exceptionally good. Curtis Steel, working for W. H. Marble, was thrown and his right leg broken Saturday. He was riding a horse which threw him and then kicked him on the leg, with the above results. Two large dancing halls are being built at the river, one on each side of the bridge, so put on those golden slippers and come to Dunn’s bridge the lid. -Been-on the north and lemonade on the south side. Debs, the e,x-city marshal, came near losing his home Wednesday. He was absent from home when the fire was discovered, but the prompt action of the fire brigade saved the building, although a part of the furniture was consumed. How the fire originated is not known, but some supposed from the old cob pipe. The Streator Browns have come and gone, and one more scalp has been placed to the credit of the Wheatfield team. The visiting team topk their departure in good spirit —it was so decisive they could do nothing else. They were a good bunch but started on the wrong foot, and were defeated by the score of 10 to 2. Xext Sunday the Kankakee Colts will visit Wheatfield and will try the team to the utmost. They are Ad, or at least have that reputation. They may hpld to this reputation if they defeat the Regulars, but will be obliged to travel at a merry pace to do so. The home boys are on their mettle. They have started off right and are hitting the ball hard. The management is of the best this season and you may come when you will and one and all will meet you with a smile —no grouch this season is the motto.