Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1915 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

'1 Ira Grant and wife spent Sunday with Charley Beal, at Crawfordsville. O. P. Taber of Wabash, was a visitor in Remington a few days this week. Miss Grace Corah of Chicago, is the guest of Airs. Gus Merritt this week. A. Atwood is putting in a furnace at his residence, the former Clyde Reeve property. Mrs. V. E. Balcom visited her sister, Mrs. Matt Worden, at Rensselaer, Wednesday, Irmagene Bowman spent Wednesday in Wolcott the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Besse. Misses Edith Little and Hattie Bartoo went to Wabash Saturday for a few days’ visit. ' . Chapman Elrod of Pekin, Ind., visited part of last week with his daughter, Mrs. James H. Lucas. Mr. and Airs. Elmer Butcher went to Mulberry, Ind., Monday where they will reside until spring. James H. Lucas made a trip to the southern part of the state this week,; to be gone a few days, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rich returned this week from a ten days’ yfisit at Frankfort and Crawfordsville; G. I. Thomas and wife and Lon Dowell spent the first part of the week with friends at Logansport. In the auto races at Lafayette on the Fourth, Clark Bartee is said to have won first place with a “tin Lizzie.” ' J . Mr. and Mrs. Ross Meyers spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and -Mrs, Chauncey Dexter at Rensselaer. .■ Mrs, ; Maude Helvie returned home Wednesday evening, after a week’s visit with her brothers in Monticello. Charles Parker and twin sons, and nephew, Fred Parker,—went to Frankfort Saturday for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Ross Groves and baby of Monticello, came Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Partee. Mrs. C. H. Peck spent Wednesday and Thursday in -Monticello, the! guest of her daughter. Mrs. 11. H. Bowman. ■ *•••..• • » « -•••■ j Madge and Dorothy Puckett of Lafayette, are the guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Luckey, this w-eek. H. Pickering and family and Miss Esther Geier autoed to Atkinson Friday, for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends. - ' ’ Mrs, H. Vogle of Swazee, Ind., who has been here the past week looking after some personal matters, returned to her home Monday.

Mrs. Sophie Cot 6 and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cote of St. Anne, 111., were week-end visitors .at the home of their son, and brother, Harvey Cote. Mrs. Maggie Allman and son, Leslie, and his bride, of Waterloo, la., were the guests of C. H, Peck and' family a few days the first of the week. ••• - :— > ■« • Chris Roush's family made atrip in the new Ford, to Onward, Sunday to spend several days with their son, Charles, and family. They also visited at Peru. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks and children, and Mrs. Yeoman and daughter, Dell, autoed to Indianapolis and spent the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Yeowir. —— Misses Dell Yeoman and Gertrude Besse left Wednesday for Chicago, where they will attend the International C. E. convention, held in’ that city from July 7th to 12th. Mias Mabel Rawlings is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation from her duties in Peck’s store and spending a part of the time at Monticello, the guest of her aunt, .Mrs. Sam Thompson. Miss Helen Geier spent the first part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Max Broadie at Lafayette, having returned with Mr. and Mrs. Bartee and Alts. Broadie who were here Sunday. Miss Margaret Johnston returned Sunday evening from a month's visit with her sister in Hutchison, Kans., and was accompanied home hy her niece, Miss Snyder who will spend several weeks here,

Mr. and Mrs. H. J, Welch and Mrs. Lilves of Wabash, who have been visiting old friends here and at Wolcott, this week, returned home Wednesday. Bert is a prosperous jeweler at Wabash and reports his business as being real good. Airs. Alary Breen, who a number of years ago resided here and was well known by many of our residents, died at Troy, Ohio, on Saturday- of last week, and was buried on Monday. Her age was about 55 years. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Cliff Patton, of Troy. Sanford Casey met with quite a severe accident Monday, with the result of four ribs broken on his left side, and other injuries more or less serious. He was mowing weeds in the road near his home when a large auto came whizing by and met Jake Hensier just at a joint where Mr. Casey happened to be. The auto turned close to his mules and they became frightened and ran away, throwing .Mr, Casey off the machine. He was lucky in getting off without more serious and possibly fatal injury. During the storm which occurred here Wednesday morning, lightning struck Mrs. Garrison’s house, in the north part of town. It tore the electric meter from the back porch, ruined a screen door, tore off some shingles and weather boarding and quite severely shocked the occupants/ the family of Mr. Emerson, the new blacksmith at Jordan’s. A peculiar feature of the crash was that the heavy jolt broke all the tungsten lights in a neighboring house. The shock was felt all over the neighborhood. ■ / , •

FAIR OAKS. Health, with but a few is quite good in these parts. Mrs. James Clifton went to visit her daughter, .Mrs. Dekoker, up about Demotte' last week.. , The ladies of the AL E. Aid spent the afternoon Thursday with Mrs. Marion Brown, on the Lawler ranch. Amy BringTe returned home Alonday after a week’s visit with relatives at Hanna, Ind., and friends at Valparaiso. Walter McConnell began his haying job on the Washburn place the first of the week, but rainy weather called-a halt. Lou Moffitt, Bobby Wood, Will Wendal and Mattie AlcCay, and a number of others, celebrated the Fourth at Goodland Saturday. Charles Penwright of Mt. Ayr, was up a few days the past week and called on and renewed his acquaintance at “Uncle’’ John Casey’s. The huckleberry crop has been pretty good this season, considering the scareety of the bushes, as they have been killed off quite rapidly by fire and pasturing. Jess Garriott and wife, who are working oh the Sternberg dredge down near George Ade’s place, was at home the Fourth. He reported the work progressing fine. Charles Manderville of Kentland, came uP and spent a few days about the Fourth with his aged mother and Can, who is; slowly recovering from his attack of neuralgia. Frank McCay picked up and shipped his household goods to Michigan Thursday, where he has a job so. Mr. Teach, on the stone road. He and family will follow up the first of the I week.

We certainly had a very heavy rainfall Wednesday night. This called a temporary halt on the wheat and rye harvest. Considerable of it was knocked down, so it will be impossible to pick it up with the machines. ’ James McColly of Wheatfield, came down Wednesday.and bought a couple of horses which Fish Gilmore was holding by attachment, for expenses' of a showman who had been stranded some tme ago at Shelby. Jim says he is going to run a . buss line from Wheatfield to a resort on the Kankakee river. Dr. Rainier of Remington, Dr. Loy of Rensselaer, and Dr. Dean Louis,, a specialist, and his assistant from the •Presbyterian hospital at Chicago, was called to Abe Bringle's Wednes day night on the midnight train and operated on ArVel Bringle for puss gathered about the appendix. Dr. Louis did the surgical work and he drew off something near a pint and a half of puss, Arvel is doing as well as could be expected at this writing.

LEE Most everyone- from here celebrated the Fourth of July in Monon. “Grandma'’ Williamson was calling on old friends here during the past week. Mrs. T. R. Clark’s sister and family of near Peru, was here Sunday to visit her. ■ "Grandmother” VanArsdel t of Monon, was here this week visiting Mrs. S. W. Noland. Mrs. Myers, of near Monon, spent

Sunday here with her daughter, Mrs. T. R. Clark, and family. Mr. Warren and wife spent Saturday and Sunday of the Fourth with his brother in Lafayette. George Culp of near Monon, who has been in poor health for a long time, is very low at this writing. Mrs, Overton and daughter, Hattie, of Rensselaer, spent the Fourth here with her son, Frank, and tamily. .Mr. Sprague and wife of-Oklaho-ma. visited the latter’s brother and family, J. L. Osborne, the first oi the week. v,. Mrs. O, E. Noland and daughters, Misses Thelma and Etha, spent Sun day with her parents, Air. and Airs. Maple, of north of Monon.

PINE GROVE. Wheat cutting is the order of the day—when it don’t rain. Miss Golda Luers spent Tuesday night with Gladys Baker. Several from this vicinity attended the celebration at Parr Saturday. Bert Layman and family visited from Saturday until Monday with relatives. Leßoy Torbet and family spent Friday night with his father-in-law, Charles Schroyer. Fred McC'olly, wife and son, spent Saturday with her brother, Simon Cooper, and family. Clint Beck, wife and family, spent Friday night and Saturday with J. AL Torbet and family. Miss Celina Cragun spent the latter part of the week with her uncle, John Dale, and family. Miss Cnloae Torbet is visiting her brother, John and wife, and other relatives at Thorntown. Mrs. J. M. Torbet and son, Charley, spent Sunday afternoon with William Hayes and family. w - - Rev. Chambers and family of Indianapolis, are spending a few days .vith friends of this vicinity. Ed Ropp and wife and her sister, Anna, spent the Fourth with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp. Miss Anna Hopkins of Wabash, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Budd Lewis, and family, and several of her friends. John Hayes and family, William Florence and family, Bert Layman and family, of Terre Haute, called on William Hayes and family Sunday evening. The Schroyer and Norman reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Schroyer. Those from a distance were James Hyatt and wife, their son, Duffy, wife and son, Ellis, of Nebraska. M r.■ and Airs. Charles Schroyer, Mr. James Hyatt and wife, Duffy Hyatt, wife and son, Elis, of Nebraska, Clint Beck and family of Francesville, John Dale and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbet, Bluford Torbet, wife and daughter, Ruth, spent Saturday with Leßoy Torbet. and family. Ice cream was served in the evening;

McCOYSBURG. Nearly everyone in this vicinity celebrated in Monon Saturday. A few went to Parr. All report a good time. * . Miss Alice Stephenson and friend, Mr. Simms, attended the show and fireworks at Rensselaer Monday night. ' . . The Ladies’ Aid will have an ice cream social this Saturday night at the school house. Everyone come. Ladies, bring cake. The Ladies’ Aid met Wednesday afternoon with Airs. Ditchings. All report a fine time, The next meeting will Im at Mrs. Ferguson’s, August .1 Ith . r | s- *.. R. S. AlcDonald and family spent the Fourth with his people at Alonticello, going Saturday morning, returning Alonday morning on the milk train. Charles Ferguson and family spent the Fourth in Alonon, and from Alonon Sunday they went on No. 5 to Reynolds to visit his mother, returning Alonday morning on the milk train.

POSSUM RUN. Estle Marion was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Miss Golda Lauer spent Thursday with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Mrs. Thomas Parker called on Mrs. John Price Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Heil. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker spent Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs,’ G. H. Comer. Mr. and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alired Caldwell and family. Charley Parker spent from Friday until Sunday evening with Air. and Airs. S. L. Johnson of Monon. Mr. and Airs. Willard Abbott and family spent the Fourth with Mr., and Airs. Sam Openchain and family. Air. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family spent Thursday evening with Air. and Airs. Thomas Parker and family.