Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

WOLCOTT. [From Tie Enterprise.] Bern, tp Mr. sr.u'• Mr-’ An- •. : Biebenthol, Friday, Jan. £?, \ daughter. Mr. aid Mrs. E:. Y*. Irwin spent from Erie v .. i. J : :y v*-:. at Indian; ; Mrs. , ,r----area’. to i’ny/ rs ' :rd ■week's v Mr spend. n_ ..- - • re. i'L> - E. A. Jerte. •Harry L'ineJi;..; niy; i- '>:r.din- r school .:Yr a ..r; v li!.. was the • truest the . : Ha vets, of hi■uncle. E. J. Qlbell, and ’ family. Mr. and Mr- Ora E.rrh rt of Decatur., 111.. .-it 1 non; .’londay eveninc :r.ti. T •- i -eve.niitu o~ Mrs. Barn hart's sister. Mrs. M inane Parsons. Mrs., Jill ■ &s tiled to ■•• Indianapolis ■ Tuesday.. by - thedeath of. her brother. Captain, Compton, tries* .dears c tired Monday evening in that cityi The high water of the .past week backed apt and' filled the basement of the school hut]dine, coining up into the turn.. - . rt.aking, it impossible to hold . school Monday and Tuesday. \Vedfiesday ?ne water Sad. been pumped. -out of be basement and the-high school, nth. 7th and Stfc graces were able to resume work, hut owingn; the damp ness of the lower rooms it was thought best not to hold school tit the Ist. 2d. 2d and 4th grades, until the dampness bad been dried oat of them, and arerk in these rooms was nut began until Thursday morning. This is the first season the water has backed up in the school house, aud it is thought the main outlet kss been broken. A new S-inch tile is now being put in. Samuel O. Dyer, the youngest son of Mortimer and Lary Dyer, wais born in Wolcott, Jan. 7, 1857, and departed this life at the Central Indiana hospital Jan. 27, ISIS, aged 5S years and 20 days. When a boy he lived on a farm with hi? parents at Palestine. He was united in mar-1 riage with Miss Mattie Grooms at j Rensselaer March 11. 1885. This union was blessed with nine children, i Mr. Dyer, with his family, moved to I Wolcott IP years ago, where he was engaged in the real estate business Tin til his health failed him two years

ago. lie was a member of two loI cal orders. The .Maccabees and the ; !:.;ro.iii Ordt. r of lied men. In youth he united ' with the Christian hurtrh at Pa'lestinie. Mr. Dyer was Vu-vd • ffeciomuv husband and father. He was especially toad *•: his family and it v.a- his greatest pieas- ■ ipply, Mr .u anii even luxuries. ,He leaves to mourn d h,M; Y if v. i•• ailtl fight children. Mrs. Everett Burns, Mr*. M rr. K r. . Mr- I. M. Winters, Harry, ('riff, Patti,JJanihs and Juanut.L, dm dauelu-r preceded him to Til• isters. M-rs. M. a'TL>\. Spencer and Airs,; A. Hoppe together with a host of rfdatiye.; -r. l friends, GOODLAND. [From The Herald.l Charles Jensen of : Wheatfield -ante Monday ami entered upon his duti*-Y as pharmacist at Humston’s drug store.- ■■ C urles Spinney of Madison, Wis p was in Gpodiand and other towns in •his Community representing his bra last week and this. t, S. Dot brock returned to ills ho:.: - in Cambridge. 111., Monday after a two months’ visit here with his father, E. F. Uothrock, and children. Mr. Lewelien of Rensselaer has taken over the old Carney shoe repairing shop ort in ion street, having purchased same from John RobertWord from \V. T. Stewart, who with his wife is spending the winter in Monrovia. Cal., states that -drs. Stewart has been on the sick list. Stipt, ■••.George A’. Porter of the Goodland schools is laid up this week with tonsilitis and the grip thrown in for good measure. He expects to be out soon. Xoah England of East Scobey, Mont., came Wednesday for a ten days’ visit here with ‘ his brother John and family. He has proved up on his claim and now is a full hedged farmer. The new night watch punch clock has arrived and will be put into service at once. Those wanting punch stations will have to furnish them at so much per—then the night watch will punch them to while away the long night hours. Harry Canmitz, who is here visiting at the Balms, had for his guest this Week his brother Howard of Louisville, Ky. He visited several days with Otis Crandall, south of town. Mr. Camnitz played last year with- the Pittsburg Federal league team. This year he will piny ’•’• Mh an independent team. VVm. Poulsen returned to his home in Logansport last Thursday morning after a short visit here with iris mother, Mrs. John Poulsen. On the ’•Mb of last August, In in company V Ah. two young men started down O r Wabash river in a non.; > l oaf. The trip consumed six. weeks and sue boys- stopped off at the towns and cities along the way, where they is h, w hieh they caught daily. Tuej- would start early in the tnorna c aitd float down the river and afuiUt t o’clock they would begin so ‘°ok for a place to cast their lines !or iisiting. When they landed in lern- Haute they sold their house boat which they built at a cost of 565 for $37. Will said they .sold enough fresh fish to almost pay their expenses. FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune. | ...Miss F.ora Tillett of Monon was the guest of her parents here Tuesday. - Mr. and Mrs. Toth TomilSon and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolf were ; awengers to Indianapolis Tuesday: Air. and Mrs. Albert Walters of Moody were the guests front Saturday until Tuesday of his parents at Reynolds. ‘ larence t lever and Charles Stoker went to Whiting Monday morning, here they intended to got employment with the .Standard Oil r-om-pany.' • •' - Roy Reish has returned front Kokomo. where he had been called becatt se of the condition of his brother. Earl Reish, who underwent a mastoid operation. He if getting better. , dr*. Wilbur Stiglemaii returned ; rout Chrisman, 111., yesterday morning. where she had been called by rbe death of Iter ttticle. Dr. D. M. Cttntorer. which occurred on Friday and the funeral was held Monday, l harles I’, Swing of Hanging Grove, son of Mr. and Airs. Albert Swing, east of town, is reported to be recovering slowly since his ree*- nt serious illness. During the past three years Charles has been very unfortunate front accidents and sickness.

Miss Clare Hubbell, who recently stopped off here while enroute to the home of her brother and sister at Poplar, Montana, has written to relatives in which she Stated that upon her arrival there (he thermometer registered 5G below zero. Later when the temperature come up to twenty the natives there thought it had moderated considerably.

Word has been received from Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Baker, who are spending the winter at Phoenix, Ari., that their son Arden had undergone a serious, operation of the throat and, was in a precarious condition. This was the information from them last Thursday, but nothing later had

been heard so their friends back in Indiana are hoping that the manly little chap pulls through all right and that the crisis i$ over. brook! [From The Reporter.] Mrs. Fred Long well was visiting her parents in l-'owler this week. Miss R n was in Rensselaer over Sunday, visiting the home folks. Alias Gertrude WY-ishaar spent .Saturday as-the guest of friends in Goodland. Superintendent ™ Longwel] was pransaming business in Kentland on Saturday, • • Mrs’ ’ Joseph IK-island, jr.. and t.lllicit n are visiting relatives in Goodlan 1 this week. Mrs. :lohn Hudson of near Goodland was vi-itiiig her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Clinton, over. Sunday. Mr.-. l-imma Ferris, why lived at one time in Brook but is now a resi-d-nt o. Oklahoma, is here visiting In r. mother, Mrs. Thomas Ulyatt. Alrw, Haiti* 1 \V, Sell passed her Veth hirthd y last Sunday, Jan. 3U. Site is now v. ith her daughter, Airs’ J. F. Wildason, of Kentland. We. i• * e ■Me may enjoy many more birthdays. A card i-ront; George Ade to the I’M otter says that lie is now in l!elb.air. .Flaw ; enjoyihg the climate which is,fine and will return to the arm about the first of April to heti his lalmr.t on the golf links.

“THE JUNGLES.” ' Too . late far Saturday issue.) Clifford Ogle was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mr. Hamilton has a new .Motion talking machine. i f; . J Donald Ogle spent Friday night with the Lytle hoys. Clyde Wood spent Thursday night with Walter Chapman. .Miss Frieda Wineland sjtent the night with Miss Leona Ogle Tuesday. .Miss Leona Ogle spent, the evening with Air. and Mrs. Lon Wood Thursday. Airs. H. M. Ogle and daughters spent the day with Mrs. Lon Wood Wednesday. Russell and Clyde Wood and cousin Bert called on the Ogle hoys Friday evening. Airs. Henry Dehoy and children spent Thursday with Airs. H. M Ogle and daughters. Airs. \ym. Chapman called ;oa her brother, Roy Scott, who is staying at Airs. Lon Wood’s, Friday. Miss Friedti Wineland went Friday night to stay over Sunday with her cousin who lives north of AleCovsburg.

MEDARYVILLE. [From The Advertiser.] Seth Fleming left Tuesday for a visit with relatives at Greensburg. Omar Hardesty left Tuesday for Indianapolis to enlist in the Ik S. navy. Wallaeei Paris of Custer, Okla came last week for an extemiei •visit with relatives here. F. .1. Reising of Cullorn, 111., is visiting as the home of his cousin, Ed. Rollman, near Aledtiryville. AI. AI. Ocker went to Mt. Clement, Alich., Wednesday to spend about three weeks in a sanatorium for bronchial treatment, ■ Benita Petry, Fossie Timm, Frances Guild, Grace Schoonover and Georgia Linton went to Rensselaer Saturday to take the teachers’ license examination. J. J. Vanßuskirk, who has been confined to his home with tin infected toe, is much better. He had attempted to remove a corn from his toe causing blood poison. Thomas Stoner of Seneca, S. D.. arrived here last Friday on the way home from a visit with relatives in Ohio. Mr. Stoner is a former resident of Medaryville, having lived here some seventeen years ago;