Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1915 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS. V. G. Boyle was in Hammond this week \on business. Frankie Goff came home from Longcliff Saturday, feeling fine. Health is' generally quite good in pur town. Those on the sick list are recovering. . Arvel Bringle has so far recovered from his recent operation as to be able to sit up. Mrs. James Burns and granddaughter from Rosebud, were visitors with Mrs. Ike Kight last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shein of Monon, came up Sunday and visited the latter's parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Ike Kight. ■Charles Penwright of Mt. Ayr, has been doing some repair work on Mrs. Mattie Dickinson's property this week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter and babe, who have been away on a visit the past month, returned the latter part of the w-eek. Mrs. John Kimble, of Copemish, Mich., and Mrs.dS. B. Thornton came up from Rensselaer .and visited at Abe Bringle’s Sunday.'. ' Quite a number of people have dug their potatoes in these parts on account of the wet weather, for they were rotting in the ground. Grandma Hall, who has been living with her son, Limon, moved the first of the week down south of town in the property Will Warne bought of Mr. Egleston. J. J. Lawler is now having corn shipped from his Pleasant Ridge farm down here to feed his cattle. They just recently fed up 13,000 bushels which was shipped here last fall. The Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. church went down near Foresman last Thursday and met with Mrs. Jesse Garriott on the Sternberg dredge. They report a splendid time and enjoyed a nice boat ride. Miss Roeska Gunion, who has been doing house work for Mrs/ Erwin, was taken very suddenly ill with an attack of appendicitis Wednesday, and was very serious for several hours. She was removed to her home in the evening by auto.

The silo corn on section 32 has been about all drowned out, and 150 acres of fine wheat, oats and rye is standing in about a foot of water and will be a total loss. However, the water has gone down considerably in most places the last few days. The Moody Institute of Chicago, will hold a two weeks’ conference at Cedar Lake this summer, beginning July 25. There will also be a picnic Sunday. This will be a great treat to the church-going people and will no doubt be attended by a very large number. . -. The Christian church people have just finished putting in cement steps and a walk to the church, which is quite an improvement. Joe Winslow, 01 Brouhard and George Blunk were the main pushers at the job; they are new hands- at the work, but did a good jpb, Bolser, who lives on the Al Moore place, south of town, was brought in Friday suffering with an attack of appendicitis, and was very Various for several days. Dr. Rice of Roselawn, was called and said Charles A would Have to be operated on, but! he has been very carefully treated Kvith home remedies and is at this writting feeling considerably better. The recent large supply of water on \he ground has brought forth one of the largest crops of mosquitos je have had since the marshes were / drained. The large old “gal nippers,” as they are called, are in abundance, and resemble halfgrow 1 sandhill cranes, but have a differ‘mt voice. One seeing them flying ai. a distance are liable to mistake them for a fleet of German airships. [ \

( PINE GROVE. Mrs. Lester Morrison is some better at ihis writing. Mrs. [Roy Torbet and children were shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday. Njles\ and Janies Britt, Jr., at- . tended church at Gifford Sunday evening. A Mrs. Jphn Hayes and children called on M rs. Will Hayes Monday afternoon. Estel George and Clarence Brouharcl are Aielping Robert Smith in the harvest \eld. Mrs. jbhn McCurtain and family of Parr, • re visiting J. W. Baker anil family th s week. Thoma.. Cooper spent Saturday night and. Sunday with his brother, Simon, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cooper and family spent Sunday with his brother, Simon, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hayes and family spent Sunday with Mr. and- Mrs. John Hayes and family. There will be an ice cream social at the Brushwood church Saturday night, July 24. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and family took dinner with their daughter, Mrs. John Dale, and family, Sunday. j Mrs. James Torbet and daughter, Chloae, attended Ladies’ Aid at the Brushwood church Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Honess Baker and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with James Price and family of Surrey.

Mrs. Bruce of Frankton, and daughter, Mrs. John Culp, of Rensselaer, took dinner with Mrs. Will Hayes and family Wednesday. Mrs. Cratie Cragun and daughter, Celina, returned to their home in Indianapolis Saturday, after a three months’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and other relatives. The former came for the purpose of improving her health. She was feeling quite a good deal better ■when she returned.

LEE W. L. Stjers is repainting his dwelling house. Mrs. Lettie Sparling of Demotte, was here during the past week visiting friends. ■ Charley Jacks and family of Wolcott; came Sunday and visited his mother, Mrs. Becky Jacks, until Monday evening. Miss Cassie Holeman returned to her home at .Monticello last Sunday evening, after spending her week’s vacation here. There will be quarterly meeting here this Saturday evening, July 24. Dr. Wood will be here and preach. Everybody welcome. Hoy Rishling autoed to Remington last Sunday with his family and his mother to visit his sister, Mrs. Nellie Lewis, and family. The thrashing machine is to begin thrashing wheat in our neighborhood on Friday of this week. They aim to begin at J. H." Culp’s. There was a large crowd here at the ice cream social, and 20 gallons of cream was sold,’and about twentyfive cakes. All had a good time. 11. C. Anderson and family and Mrs. Becky Jacks attended the funeral on Thursday of last week of Mrs. Kate Everingham, nee Hoover, at the Monon Chapel. Morris Jacks and wife and Roy "Bussell and family motored to near Kankakee, 111., last Saturday and visited the ladies’ uncle, Felix Parker. and family, returning Sunday evening. Frgiik OVerton and family spent Sunday with his brother near Parr. Last Sunday Ephriani Gilmore’s I children and grandchildren all met at their home and spent the day. They all had their pictures taken in several different groups. Mrs. John Maxwell entertained a number of elderly ladies Wednesday in honor of her mother, Mrs. Lutz of Rensselaer, who is visiting her. Mrs. Myers, of near Monon, was I here Sunday visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. R. Clark and family.

POSSUM RUN. Ike Marlatt loaded his hogs at Parr Monday. William Polleck is cutting oats for James Myers this-week. Essie and Wayne Comer took dinner with Orpha and Myrtle Parker Saturday. Grandma Braddock is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. John Price? Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer and son called on Mr. and Mrs. Meek Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spurgeon and son called on Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Heil and daughter. Fern, called on Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer and family Monday. Mr. and .Mrs, S. L. Johnson and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker nad family. Those that ate ice cream with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker Sunday weer Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. 11. Comer and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim and family.

Kimberlin-Baker. ~ ’ A ve<y quiet but pretty wedding was that which w-as solemnized Sunday noon, at the home of Rev. G. W. Titus, in Rensselaer, when Miss Pearl daughter of the late John N. Baker of Barkley tp., was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. John H. Kimberlin of Rossville, 111. Only a few witnessed the ceremony, they being mostly all relatives of the bride. The young couple left on he afternoon train for Rossville, w.iere the groom has a cozy little bungalow ready ;or their occupancy.

The bride has a host of friends in Jasper county, where she has spent her entire life, having been born and grown to womanhood here, who will join in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous married life. xx

How Crops Look in Missouri. Rensselaer, July 21, 115. To the Editor: Knowing of the conditions of the weather and the crops in and around Jasper, Newton and Lake counties, 1 went to see how things looked in southeast Missouri, as I have advertised that part of the country for the last three years. It is not necessary to mention how the crops look in Jasper and Newton counties. The same conditions exists clear down through Illinois until I got within about 50 miles of Cairo, except from Gilman south to Champaign, where there is good crops, When I crossed the Mississippi river I was surely more than pleasantly surprised to see that the wheat was all thrashed and piled up in sacks with 2bushels to the sack, piled up like we pile baled hay, and left there until hauled to the cars, Thousands of acres of wheat thrashed and cow peas, some a foot these peas will be thrashed and will pay from $25,00 to $35,00 per acre. Peas worth $2.00 per bushel. Pea hay worth $12.00 per ton. When the peas are out of the way they will put the same land back again into wheat or keep it for corn or oats next spring as suits them best. When the wheat is put in the sack and left in the fields it is then the property of the grain buyer and that very moment it is covered by insurance from fire and rains, 700,000 bushels of wheat were sold in the last three weeks, and brought the farmers sl.lß and $1.20 per bushel. They claim they will have 1,200,000 bushels to export this year and, Mr. Editor, it surely did my heart good to see the thousands of acres of as fine corn aS I ever looked at, like the samples I brought back by express to prdve that such corn does actually grow and seeing the real stalks with the real ears hanging on them is positively proof and the best evidence that I can give to any man. They have the climate, they have the soil, they have the rains; they are a month earlier and a month later than we have. The 3d crop of alfalfa is nowready to cut. They have from 4 to 6 cuttings from 1% to 2 tons to the cutting. When the corn is ready to cultivate the last time they sow cow peas, and cultivate them in. Later the peas are fit to eat and they turn the hogs in, give them plenty of fresh water. The hogs eat the peas. They W’on’t touch the corn. The pea is much sweeter. They husk the corn with the hogs still in the field. This pea crop will produce as much hog flesh as the corn crop would. Corn goes from 4 5 to 90 bushels. Taxes $1.17 on the SIOO. The land is generally level with a fall of a little over a foot to the mile from the Ozarks to the Mississippi river. No hills, no stones, no rock, fine pure water. You can see for miles if you get so you can see over the cornfields. I have samples of the soil, the best and the poorest from the surface to a depth of 16 feet, where I got it out of a dredge ditch. I measured the depth myself. That country is now like this country was thirty years ago except in drainage. They have lots of large dredge ditches and land can be bought that will produce these crops from $35.0 0 to $ 120.00 per acre, according to location and character of improvements, and let me say that the improvements made there since I was there three years ago is more than I would believe myself had I not seen this same country three years ago. In the next five years there will not be any of this land that can be bought for less than $60.00 per acre and improved according. They are well supplied with railroads and cheap freight rates. They ship everything south. Plenty of schools. The land is easy to work. The natural home of alfalfa. And what surprised me the most was to see with all’their fine crops the roads were so dusty. I will make this proposition to anyone who will go there and see if I have not told the truth. I will pay his entire expenses. The railroad fare one way from Rensselaer is $7.96. " ' ' '

Samples of grain may be seen in the window at Warners hardware store, JOHN O’CONNOR, Advertisement L. B. 475