Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1915 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

Fr^Yoni ' The Ad verier . 1 Sthy Thursday "for a visit witi fits' pars trits fitTleirryville. ■ th :. - tffimdaF4>rXM? ttve£,'tile j. XV. s «eVdlfe“iarmily. I Tt SSwEMK bver'sundhv and ?eVerfit davS FMb ' -freek. : lof ■ Mich. |^ e i 'fewfr*™*®# ,I®BR MSIIHM: -.’ a lhfeweek, JtMifig fiftlr their'prpftt F -ertV uiiterests* here, ;' ju S° w P r Q MM AXQtfrfeipfiJlast ?’APdayanti r the formers iid* ‘ rr lCT, T. E.PetiT, and fotnily.i rr Tn 4tf^?’tWfehis a ht O»$so D ne heldbn September 4 at'/WTnamnfi.' ..JXd£i fc: Reports' - thei'fofc “ 'Mr?brill o t 11 11. f tv liK k^jo?et.;Alar^ : msfiine. «Wxßs ~ 'fieirijt'fffteif find 1 ’ pfiirt-ie‘d jfb-.dn lon *H>WW tv W 9 wH t task'.£o t-ehhove ft,'hilt t,he' dahiaae TreeFfilW <ftwn. . - Friday. Tv; Mlssl. Goldie ..Thrasher, ot >ole=-. n burr MW c? f >l4 are the guests of relp- ' Hackett of ChiragoJ ha. ~W ffoWH* <He m (] va da i .^H- , W 1 w, *“ Mrs. Ellen Hackett an¥! dan "hter I a Mr-„~Mary Parker and daughter, ti B’aa-w 8 - iwtfy rjyajker, ani a «&’ w<.4X? nn ->: whe^t^ seyera’ H. her daughter, Mrs. ft? this year have an o imasu9M?eftweMf>ufs h<we era«£,< JfcU nafk^ v 1 all WGh^ ? and they wprt ■fflLMh h an(aW d Oo anrici-i rated Wfll }l %n4 rs mjicr .-esW^OMl:Hwg®* ifc*> antea^s^nf.o^ t 'M et fe%?Wl a 3 ' am? dWhter. i Glend^fe s - MavP- rftflpHiM daughter, r t t£«?Wl?ra, MtAMM vMrsj n pharles ,]K£uggr, and and sSFV W^6u£®W^ e &sP»»W« Sid :enW4Vi^F e WnK WQ 'YiU r au. exfrleF^ I®B 1 ® 8 an d other relatives and Mrs Bertha Moren of Kokomo, Mre MnhejPeFJfck-vM y ofr. jfakp W a u<P I «frs Ja W KtHWYrrf7f WgaftsporV s Star Ma&ffrH Rice from Saturday üßti} orr ' f rs 4 George French Lor- ’ fueled W a sf the jfe aW Sfe WP¥. Wbd J tartea u 4Rftd3¥*fo^ r Ae %•• £i;; ijep iflipWiteAiSffMaSaSprFmcgWamP?l- -^ aa at AM aW ■on s p*dlFgfthda* <owi»fi e teat Qf f° lU * of i*>e tfMfe a«r rft wsst-ffle e r wof^Ws¥ a btPnfim, jrom rrancesv’iUe. From now on Frank

°Sa^ P carrier, will use a ma~chine delivery, an expert shot when jp killing wolves. Charles °1 Hanging Grove, is also -gpme when it comes to dogs. He despatched one .cfy-gIIU way one day last week billing the neighbors' 'turKegs* He is looking for others. Mrs. Yeppa Hansen left rrtfowlYy.for Gibson City, where they raftbpJ&cr the funeral of his brother, f Jfff&T^ngen. His dea h occurred in hospital, the result and complications. His age p\%s H:s wife died several bs^^sl l^ 6 * leaving four children, r wa s an exemplary citf,#n ( aM fits .many friends rezret to hl^Qh^T Sis’ death. Elgrhprt. Cv y * r ir<S £r n% ox was injured bS 1 ' near the Herman . east of town. He was in a klondike and with hai^rnff^r- wife and baby. About east of town the horse at the lightning. fej?ungbn e the side of the road and Laiser into the deep ditch, an ugly cut on the ‘d^f r of.the head while the other jneihoers of the family escaped in-Jfarv-a ■;■ y a former resident of .died at his home in ChiThe cause of his *O£ l a.'th’ “ wag probably complicated ts was about 80 years iOi s &|g“jfi^ ! body wa« cremated and V to be brought here in eV cemetery east of town. X^ip 3ied seTei >i years ago son. Bruce, died two rc* They were kotk huried Jeaves a daughter, Mrs. ra of Mrs - Grant EvernOfpnired Tuesday night at 8 X’tfo/'-k’'. At v the family residence pf Francesville. She had i- e Tnr^ C health for more ‘yi. r Xe years from complicated a eventually developed »unll *r^^ si X kad been up and ; when her condition beworse, therefore her denot unexpected. Her maid._e4X ai MX^’ & Hattie Lee Hoover. She hter of Mr - and ? ' irs - Musk. former residents of this ■community. , r " WOLCOTT. xnq g Th® »>ter»rtse.] McOwan of Los Sunday to visit Jones - who has been son, Carl, at FrancesjVHle,' tbpirned home Sunday, iay v went to Chicago SatSunday with his wife Kna dtliighter, who are visiting there. Phillips and children Mich.. Thursdav, iflftfMMjb- Phill ’P s sister, Mrs. SSW? QOP ' pibell went to Dwight, and i * iss Dorothy tfsH/W'' dar! - . . gStfkmger and sisters, r and Eleanora Sickiny^fi&do i nd ’ autoed over Saturday and yisited their brother, Henry. Thomas Jackson, e^oc spending several t^| e in the west and exposition, repirned.'honie this week. , 5 S - Joseph Stewart went . ; Le Monday for a few They were accompanied father and mother ! i%l'ft&WiSton. D. C.. who have been visfting herb for a time. Mr „ <£jouj Brook Reporter.) was a R ensse laer .visitor Thursday. Mis«es Lucy ' , nt and Marie Harris Thursday in Rensselaer. was a Chicago visitor jm. Wednesday and Thursday. / w is confined to his .Ibed with a ’ severe attack of rheumaL. .Fred and Amos Agate of i a few hours in town Lon ?fohdav. ; lUss Dorris >■■• I i-’ rfe'f M Dr Sayers of Goodiand, is the Misses Jane and p Andrew Shindler is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Keeshey, of Rensselaer. nfe Xj&ntington of Remingtbn, to be at the bedside F. P. Huntington. ■ giHif- s°4rtson of Joliet, 111., is ■,gi&.<guest.-o£.her daughter and husand Airs. T. J. Martin. \Standish returned on X^bF < l?Jtei a " ft er spending the week her sifter, Mrs. Do.wns, of RensAftlaer AJjby returned to his work Monday, after spending vacation with relatives tMite? of c °t Coluaibia City, was E - P ons l er > the latter < s ter r af¥*ni^4f' s< of North Manart< of Mrs. Stone’s §]^F’d?^ergF , * l>and - r - and rs Edward Huntington came home on ■. ' .

Sunday from Michigan to be at the bedside of his father, F, P. Huntington. who is suffering from a severe attack of typhoid fever. Miss Ona Shindler of Brook, came on Friday arternoon for a short visit with her brother and wife, W. A. Shindler. She was accompanied home on Saturday by her little niece, Susie. . '■ ’ ■ The young people had a dance on Saturday night, but owing to the inclement weather only a few were present. Miss Fawn Casey of Fair Oaks, and Charles Penwright of this place, furnished the music. The members of the I. O. O. F. Ige entertained their families and friends at a banquet on Tuesday evening. They have just cleared the debt on their building and are feeling pretty good now and are endeavoring to increase their membership Ed Harris and Jim Miller went to Racine, Wis., on Friday to get Mr. Harris' new tMitchell Six” touring car which he purchased recently. They drove home on Sunday via Cricago and had an accident in the suburbs of Chicago which might have proven serious fop them. Jay was driving the machine and they were traveling south and as they were crossing an east and west street a big touring car on that street hit the rear end of their car as they were crossing. Two spokes were .broken in the left hind wheel and the fender was bent and Mr. Harris thinks the axle might be bent a little, but considers himself lucky that the damage wasn't more.

GOODLAND. [From The Herald ] Miss Grace Gilman is the guest of relatives in Bloomington, 111. Wayne Gilman visited last week and this in Bloomington, 111., with relatives. Miss Leona Brucker visited this vseek with her sister, Mrs. John Shearer, and family, at Remington. Mrs. Washburn has returned to her home in Chicago, after a visit here with her son, W. W., and famHy. ■ Dale Reed, the junior member of the W. R. Secial cigar factory in Lafayette, was a Sunday caller in Goodland. -■.. The eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bond is visiting with relatives and friends at Big Rapids, Mich. Josephine Rochon of Chicago Heights, came Monday to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. C. F. Dunkel. . Miss Laura Ponton returned to her home in Remington Thursday evening, after a visit here with her sister. The Misses Hazel and Lillian Perkins are visiting with their sistei Mrs. Fred Williams and family at Park Ridge, 111. H. A. Huff returned to his home in Pocahontas, lowa, last Saturday, after spending a week with his sister, Mrs. C. E. Dunkel. Mrs. J. J, Ohl is returned to her home in Laporte Thursday morning, after a short visit here with Mrs. S. E. Burns and husband. Norman Sherrow, who has been spending several weeks here with his uncle. Jack Sherrow, returned to his home in Terre Haute Wednesday, :

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Janies Sheldon on Tuesday, July 13, a daughter. This makes four sturdy youngsters for James—three sons and a daughter. Charles Spinney of Madison, Wis., was a business caller in Goodland the latter part of last week. He is the hustling representaitev for the H. & D.’s at Madison. Mrs. T. D. K|nney of Rochester, Ind., came Monday evening to be present at the wedding of her sister, Miss Lulu McGraw, to Mr. John McDermott on Wednesday morning. Miss Lorena Dunkel left Tuesday afternoon for Chicago Heights, 111., for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Rochon, and family, and her grandmother, Mrs. August Huff. Miss Olive Sage, who has a good position with the John Hancock State Life Insurance Co., at Indianapolis, left for Elnora, Ind., last Saturday, after a week’s visit here with her father, John Sage, Sr. Supt, S; S. Huffman of the Brazil division of the C. & E. 1., assurred the writer that the new Chicago train was a sure thing. They are waiting to perfect the new’ time table after which it will be given a tryout.

Miss Belle Rockwood and little niece, Miss Fanelia Rockwood, of Frankfort, came Monday for a week's visit with the former's sister, Mrs. George Fox, and family. Mrs. Rockwood is enjoying the best of health so her daughter reports. Mrs. E. F. Todd and three children, who have been visiting relatives at Monticello, ' returned to Goodland Tuesday; This Friday they leave for their new home in Jacksonville. Fla., where Mr. Todd has a fine position with' the Wilson Dry Goods Co.

Peter Cosgrove of Ottawa, Ill.; visited here over Sunday the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Neary and Mr. and Mrs. John Cassidy. Mr. Cosgrove was at one time a business man in Goodland, being engaged in the grocery business where the John L. Cooke drug store is now located, we-lhink he shows good judgment, y

Xliss Susan Thurston, who is taking a trained nurse course at the Henrotin hospital at Chicago, came home Wednesday on her first vacation. That evening the young ladies who graduated with her from the Goodland high school in 1914, met at her home and a most enjoyable evening was spent.

The engagement of Mr. William Fleming, of this city, and Miss Nellie Martin, of Montmorenci, has been announced. Will taught school last year in Woodward, Okla., and this year has been offered several fine positions closer home. He expects to take up farming for a vocation —and

J. R. McCarty of Morocco, and son, Will, of Dallas, Tex., were callers in Goodland Monday. Will and his family are here enjoying their vacation. Mrs. McCarty and little daughter are visiting with her parents at Iroquois. Will is manager of the sales department of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works in the state of Texas.

BROOK. [From Tha Reporter.) Mr. and Mrs. John Connell spent Friday and Saturday with relatives in Goodland. Mrs. Hamilton returned on Saturday from a six weeks’ visit with relatives in Veedersburg. Miss Verna Witcher of Mt. Ayr, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Nelda Courtright, this w r eek. Mrs. Barnett Hawkins of land, came on Friday for a ten days visit with relatives here. Mrs. Claude Dußridge and children of Momence, came on Friday for a week’s visit with her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Conn. Mrs. T. E. Collier and Mary and Albert returned the last of the week from a two weeks’ visit with relatives in Knox and Culver. Mrs. Chas. McCarty returned t<. Chicago on Tuesday, after having spent the past two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Lyons. Mrs. Collier received word from the doctor saying that he had reached San Francisco on July 7 and would try and get home the last of the week. This seems doubtful though as he is going to visit a brother in Oregon on his return trip and has yet to do the main exposition. He is having a delightful time but is anxious to see Indiana once more. j

ROSELAWN. Editor Bowie was a Roselawn caller Monday.

J. W. Crooks was a business visitor at the state capital 'Tuesday. Cletas Gundy was a Cedar Lake visitor Sunday, via the Ford route. Misses Laura and Irene Nelson of Brookston, came Tuesday for a visit with the Nelson families.

Frank Hatton and family have moved out to the farm of Mr. Naylor’s, northeast of town, where Mr. Hatton is employed.

Reuben Gundy and wife boarded the fast train Saturday morning for Chicago, where they visited relatives until Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens of Chicago, came last week for a visit with Mrs. Archie Bell and children. Mrs. Stevens is a sister of Mrs. Bell. J. T. Bess, the oil man, is slightly indisposed on acepunt of a big fat boil. John says he would not mine it so much, but he don’t like to eat his meals standing up. Neil Browi? was over from Lake county Saturday and says the crops are not lost over there. While they have quite a little water he does not think their loss will be heavy if the rain lets up now for a few days. The harvesting of small grains, wheat, rye and oats is all here in a bunch this year. Wheat and rye is over ripe and oats are about ready to harvest, with the ground so soft

I that it is almost impossible to get in the fields. H. H. Nelson was in Cnicago Saturday buying gasoline engines and attachments to place on grain binders, which is necessitated by the soft and swampy condition of the fields in this community. Since the heavy rains of the past two weeks. _ . During a thunder storm Sunday morning lightning struck the house of Leslie Thompson, living about seven miles southwest of town, striking the table in the dining room and breaking the dishes thereon, and striking the hired man, rendering him unconscious for some time, but not seriously injuring him. We did not learn the man’s name. The damage to the house was not large

The cost of the immense Krupp guns is not known outside a certain circle, nor is there data available to show what it costs to fire them. However, one may form a conjecture from figures in the United States ordnance reports. If a three-inch battery costs $86,000 and fires a fifteen-pound projectile, at a cost of sls for each shot; a six-inch battery costs $169,000 and fires a 108-pound projectile, at a cost of S6O; a six-teen-inch gun throws a projectile weighing 2,400 pounds, at a cost of $12,000 —what, then, must be the cost of a twenty-five-inch cannon and the load of ammunition discharged from it! —Eagle Magazine.