Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1915 — Page 6

AHPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MEDARYVILLE. fFrom The Advertiser.] G. D. Pr§vo made a business trip to Frankfort, ind.. last Monday. Miss Rhena Aery returned last Friday from a delightful trip to San Francisco. Miss Eurah Nicoles is home from Indianapolis, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Nicoles. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kay and children of Danville, 111., are here this week the guests of their relatives, the Howe family.

Mr.'. J. J. Frederick .or' Valparaiso, is the guest of. hei relatives, the K. B. Clark and Salem Long families, since last Friday. Miss Helen Guild of Ft. Wayne, is the guest of the J. R. Guild family and other relatives here since Tuesday evening, —...- —'_l_ Wm. Ramey left the first of the week for North Liberty, Ind., to he the guest oi llei' .'Laughter. Mrs. Daisy Finch, and family, - _ Mr. and Mrs, A. E. Malsbary and children of Lafayette, are the guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Horner, this week, Richard Manning Of Los Angeles, Cal., arrived here last Friday for an extended visit with his brothers, Johri and Hugo, and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and baby and Miss Bess Smith motored to Danville, 111., last Saturday to be the guests of their sister, Mrs. Leo Littell, who returned with them for a several days’ visit here, John p. Ryan returned Thursday morning from a several days’ stay at Chicago. where he disposed of two carloads of cattle. The average weight of the animals was 1.41,5' pounds, for which he received 10c per pound. As: we- vo to press this (Friday i morning the -news of the sudden death of Mrs. J. D. Gettinger at three o'clock this morning, is conveyed to us. a good woman has gone to her reward. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, followed by burial in the "Medaryville eemeterv.

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GIFFORD. Peek Bowman was seen on our Tuesday. ; Mrs. Maude Logue was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday, Zana Michael took Sunday dinner with Emily Ballard. Greely Comer of Possum Run, was a caller here Monday. We still get the usual every day showers, large or small. John Akers, Sr., and H. E. Pheffley were Medaryville goers Tuesday. b Mr. a nd Mrs. Theo. Smith called On Mrs. Minnie Hilton Sunday afternoon. Emily Ballard went Wednesday to Kivkljn. Ind., for a visit with relatives, tm «Ht» i IfcM < SLK Mifes Ida Snow of Laura, spentj Sunday night with her brother, Charlie and wife. Taylor Hankins and family spent Sunday afternoon out on their farm, north of Gifford. * Mr. Shell of Chicago, spent a few days this week at his farm, occupied by Grover Norris. A. E. Zook brought his thrashing outfit home last week and pulled in at S. Logue’s, ready for work. George Lambert and Mrs. Bessie Snyder were called to Winamac by the serious illness of their aged mother. Most of the farmers have their oats cut which they could get easily. Some of the fields were so wet that it was impossible to get the grain with binders.

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WOLCOTT IFrotn The Enterprise.] J. E. Kercher left Tuesday evening on a business trip to Wisconsin. Roy Parsons of Logansport, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Minnie Parsons. Mrs. Arthur Hawn and daughter spent a few days at Remington, returning home Tuesday. Mrs. D. K. Abrams of Chicago, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Locke, and her aunt, Mrs. Noble Xordyke. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. George Spangle, at Rensselaer. Mrs. A. R. Jones and children went to Big Rapids. Mich., this week to visit her brother, W. C. Churchill and wife. Mrs. Albert. Dunn entertained the Ladies’ Aid of the Remington Sacred Heart church Thursday, at her home in this place. - '

Mrs. Frank Seifert and Mrs. Fred Johnson spent Monday with Mrs. Seifert’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Garvin, of near Rensselaer. Miss Olive Seifert, who has been spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Joe Ford, at Rankin, 111., returned home Friday evening. Paul Spangle of Rensselaer, and George Foltz of Monticello, were guests Thursday and Friday of Paul’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn. B. R. Xordvke and wife of Mountain View, Cal., and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Engle of .Milford, Ohio, were truests the first of lie week of Mrs. Noble Nurdyke.. Mr. and Sirs. F. E. Hart and son, Morris, who have been visiting with friends, here and at Remington, Oxford and other places for a week, left Friday in their auto for their home in Anderson.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dresller and daughter of Hartford City, and Mrs. A. McColly and son of Huntington, were the guests Wednesday of Mr and Airs. M. Snick. Airs. Dresller Is a sister of Mr. Snick.

Everett Snick accompanied Mr. and Mrs. F, E. Hart and son, .Morris, to Anderson la-r Friday, and will visit there for a few days, going from there to Indianapolis, to visit his sister, Mrs. Elmore, before his return bgxne t " -

MILROY. Leona Ogle ate dinner Sunday with Goldie Beaver. Marie Moore is visiting her aunt t .Mrs. Harvey Lownuin. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Groans called bn Albert Dolfin's Sunday atterhoon. Mrs. Thomas Johnson was on the sick ii-t the first of the week, but is better now. The Ladies' Aid will sew for Mrs. Charles ...AlcCashen on Wednesday next all day. Carl and Clifford Beaver are visiting their Mneie and aunt. Mr. and > rs. Thomas Lear. ' Mr find .Mr- \V. E. Gulp and grandfather Stevens spent Sunday with James Culp's at Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver and family and Rev. Samsel took dinner Sunday with John Mitchell's. Mary May, Mabel and Maggie Eon lk:- spent Tuesday with Mrs. .Mary MeCashen and Miss Ettie. ■ G. L. Parks was called to Sandwich, 111., Tuesday to attend the funeral of bis aunt, whom *he had visited recently in her last illness. Rev. Samsel will preach again August v but if w«* can't collect some money on his salary, this will be his last trip, as we are $25 back now. So let’s get busy and see what can be done.

Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Clark of Lee, Spent Saturday night at Charles Mc Casheri’s, also attended the social here and on Sunday morning with Charles MoCashen and family autoed to A. J, McCashen's for dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks entertained the following persons at dinner Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin and daughter, Genevieve, Misses Frances and Margarite Irwin of Rensselaer, and .Mr. and Mrs. Ed Irwin of Wolcott.

The ice cream social Saturday night was well attended and a good time enjoyed by all present. W. 3. McDonald and Roland Johns of McCoy sburg, treated 36 of the Sunday school children to ice cream. About sl2 cleared.

Charles Harwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harwell, and Mabel Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E, Clark, were married in Rensselaer Monday afternoon by Rev. Parrett, at his residence. They are both estimable young people and, have the best wishes of the community. Last Sunday evening True Culp, Bon of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Culp, and Goldie Beaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver, surprised everybody by going to Kentucky and were married, returning Tuesday morning. They are both popular young people and all join in wishing them a long and happy married life. Tuesday evening a large crowd consisting of men, women and children gave them an old-fashioned “belling,” and then all proceeded to Wm. Harwell's to serenade the other newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harwell.

KNIMAN. It is a little wet for thrashing this week. The corn crop promises to be mighty slim this year. Preaching services every Sunday evening at the school house. Dave Peer spent Friday night with Mrs. John Barkey of Roselawn. Mrs. Emma Moore returned home Saturday evening from attending her aunt's funeral near Pine Village. If the weather man would kindly give us a rest on this rain proposition it wOUld be greatly appreciated. A. K. Moore spent Sunday with his father at Danville, 111., where he is in the hospital, and found hint very low.

OAK GROVE. Olive Wylie spent Sunday with Viola Kerns, John Gustafson was a Wheatfield goer Saturday. • Mrs. Lawrence McDaniel was a Kersey goer Friday. Mrs. John Lilly and daughter, Fannie, were Wheatfield visitors Monday. Air. and Mrs. Ernest Tomlinson spent Saturday evening with home folks. t Mr. and V. M. Peer and children called on his mother at Kniman Tuesday. Mrs. Jake Myers spent Tuesday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. John Cavinder. Miss Elsie Peer of Kniman, is spending a few days with her brother, Dave' Peer, and family. John Collins and John Gustin of Monticello, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of J. H. Shell. Margaret Pettet returned home Sunday evening after a few days’ visit with Francis Davis at Demotte.

FAIR OAKS. Health continues quite good in our neck of the woods. F. R. Erwin was a business caller in Chicago the latter part of the week. - .Mrs. Felnja of Rensselaer, has been visiting relatives here in Fairj Oaks this week \ J. J. Ln vler -hipped eight or nine carloads or rat cattle from here to market his week. Mrs. J. r. Kight of Indianapolis.j Came up Wednesday to visit home ; folks for a week or so. Miss Mildred Bozell, who has been j with relatives at Edinburg :bp several •' months, returned home Tuesday. Car! Carpenter had a new piano 1 placed in his parlor last week by Mr ! Lange, the music dealer from Rensse-1 laer. Mrs. Cortingham, who has been! with her mother at Brookston the! past couple of weeks, returned the first of the week. We have certainly had plenty of moisture this week, as we got a heavy rain again Wednesday night shd Thursday morning. Edgar Stewart and sister, Mrs. John Mahoney, and two children of nCar Alt. Ayr, was in our town on business the first of the week. The mine hay harvest in these parts parts will be very poor this season on account of so much rain, as it is dead ripe arid no prospects to get into it very soon.

Wf.> arc still having rain about every day, and the farmers are very 1 much discouraged. There is lots of j grain still uncut in these parts, while ! with the use of a gasoline engine ati tached to the binders, quite a number have gotten their grain cut. Parmer Wiseman of over in Newtek county, came over Wednesday to have a gas engine put on his binder. Our blacksmith has put on several arid it is said hat the Roselawn blacksmith has put on about two dozen, but tbe way it is raining at j this writing ( Thursday i they will not get to Use them,:;

FOUR CORNERS. Attorney Halleck was a business caller at Wheatfield Wednesday. Thrashing is again as a standstill on account of the rain. Rather c our aging for the farmer. !>. Brown of Wheatfield, is building a grainaryi fqr L. C. Asher, who Is algo: erecting fa tide .silo on It is farm in Kankakee tpi , i The, Regulars play the Kankakee Colts Sunday and expect to even up ; :e d Meat recently dealt out to them by this same team.

Wheatfield is to have a bakery in the near future. A building just south of the postoffice is being fitted up tor that purpose. Albert Lindsmit and family of Chicago, who years ago lived in east Walker, came Saturday for a few days visit with the Jasperson family arid other old 'friends. Mrs. Ezra Hershman of north west of Wheatfield, died Tuesday morning and was buried from the church at Derirotfe Thursday. She leaves a family of spall children. Will & Davis have purchased a new engine and now have one of the best thrashing rigs in the county. With their new engine the motto is; “No hill too steep or sand too deep.” The St. Louis Cribs defeated the Wheatfield Regulars Saturday by a score of 5 to 4. The game was closely contested and looked for a time, even to the last inning, favorable for the home team, .-k That homely bird, the stork, passed over our house a few nights ago and lit with its burden on the sanddunes of the Guluransen farm in east Walker. All doing nicely from last reports—-Harry, Florence and the girl baby. Quite k nuinber of rooters followed the Wheatfield ball team to North Judson Sunday and was delighted to see their team shut out Judson by a score of 3 to 0. Maloney tossed the ball, DeArmond, catcher—both Kankakee tp. players. Art Dean had a finger broken in the contest. It is the intention of the manager of the Burrows ball team to play visiting teams at the Camp each Sunday, and no difference when you come you can see a good game and have a fine time. A Valparaiso team plays the Camp team there this Sunday. In the game last Sunday vs. Lacross, the latter was defeated by 13 to 5.

A number of farmers are yet busy in their oat harvest. The rain has put them back with their work and some will be unable to save their crop. Thrashing has commenced and the yield and grade is good, except for dampness. Should this weather contitnue grain will commence growing in the fields and lower the grade and prices. The elevators here are paying $1 per bushel for No. 2 wheat. F. W. Austin of Florida, is visiting relatives and old neighbors in and near Wheatfield, liis old home. He was called to Momence by the death of a brother, but arrived too late for the funeral. He then came for a short visit with friends here. He reports everything O. K. in his home state, and says that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyers, formerly of Wheatfield, are doing well and enjoying life. Frank continues to use his patent fish machine.

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Notice for Bids. Notice is hereby given that the advisory board of Union township, Jasper county, State of Indiana, will receive sealed bids at piy office until August 13, 1915, at 10 o’clock a. m.» for the remodeling of the Parr school house in the said township, according to plans and specifications on file in my office. The said school house is io be completed by September 10, 1915. The right is hereby reserved to reject any and all bids. Dated July 22d, 1915. G. H. BAMMERTON, Trustee Union Township. Notice for Bids for Hauling Pupils. The undersigned trustee of Jordan township, Jasper county, Indiana, gives notice that he will receive sealed bids at the office of the county superintendent in the court house at Rensselaer, on Saturday, August 28, 1915, for hauling the pupils from Reed and Raymond school districts in said Jordan township to the Union school, in the same township, for the school year 1915-16. Wagon will be furnished by said Jordan township. Said trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee. Another new supply of Ideal Account files received in The Democrat’s stationery department, These are much cheaper and more convenient for keeping moderate-sized accounts than a cumbersome ledger. Let The Democrat supply you with typewriter ribbons and carbon papers. We have ribbons for all makes of standard typewriters, and handle the very grade of carbon papers.