Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

Born, Thursday, March 9, —to Mr. and Mrs, George Geib, a son. Mrs, C, V. May of Rensselaer was a Remington visitor on Tuesday. Jason Biekel is remodeling the. interior or his residence this week. Miss Olga Baler went to Cisna Park, Illinois, Saturday morning for a week or ten days visit. S. P. Hackley went to Chicago this Thursday for a few days' visit with his son, Bert Hackley. Mrs. Lyman Zea and son Ernest of Rensselaer are visiting Mrs, Fannie Parks and other relatives. Mrs. Clara Phelps of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with John Phelps and family and also other friends. Mike Burns and family moved to the country Thursday to work for his brother-in-law, Morton Donihue. Mr. and Mrs. Wm, G. Beal and little daughter Marecline Were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ella Parks and family. W. C. Smalley and wife spent from Sunday until Tuesday with their daughter, Mrs. Max Broadie, at Lafayette. Mrs. S. A. Howard of • Bloomingr ' '• ton, Ind., oanie Saturday to spf-iid a week or ten days with her daughter, Mrs. John Ochs. Richard Thurston and sister, Mrs. Anna Brien, went to Chicago Friday to visit Mlsg Susan Thurston at the Henrotin hospital. Hubert Cornwell left Monday morning for points Oklahoma, where he will seek a business location, we understand. ' Perry Hill, who. now has a grocery store at El wood, made a hurried trip to Remington Monday, returning home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stitz of Wabash came the first of the week to attend the funeral of \V. 5... Rowe and to visit relatives near lo re and Goodland.

Mrs. Emma Forman of Keffipyfer, Wis., who has boon visiting iiv various jioints in the state, came Satur-* day for a visit among imr many friends here. Mrs. John Barioo is again at the hospital in Laiayetto taking treatment. She has been there a couple of weeks and will probably remain a couple more. The venerable Mrs. Raveuscrol't, who has' been in a very serious condition for the past few days, still continues very low. Her children

have all been with her for some time.

Miss Lena Phelps was unable to fill her place as pianist at the Presbyterian church Sunday on account of an attack of the grip from which she lias been suffering for sevenol days. .

Merle Gardner left Thursday for a western trip, and if pleased will try to secure work and locate somewhere in the west. On his way out he will make a visit in Wisconsin a short time.

Mrs. Lulu Spencer and daughter, Miss Ida, of Pringle, S. I)., visited with her niece, Mrs. \V. E. Johnston, and family over Sunday. They drove to Lafayette Sunday afternoon to call on old friends there.

<T. Denham loaded his household goods Tuesday and had !hem taken to Brook, where he will store them until he. can find a place to live. In the meantime the family will occupy Miss Emma Mischer’s residence in the south part of town.

Russel Timmons arrived home Wednesday from a winter's stay in Louisiana. He brought a you 11 g man with him and they are both nearly frozen up with our 12 above zero March weather, lie reports that corn planting is all done down there.

Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Morris will lie glad to learn that he has been fortunate in securing a position in Wabash, as he lias boon | anxious for some time to get out of Chicago: He moved to that city last Saturday and they. will make their home with his mother, Mrs. Taber, until a suitable residence can be secured.

I What catne near being.- a disastrous I lire occurred at the Fountain I’arkj ' grounds Sunday. An old mattress, ’ . i j which had either been left on the j porch of the hotel or had been jilac- j ed there by some one else, taken | I from a cottage or gathered from a , ] trash pile perhaps. became ignited and had it not been almost immediately discovered would have resti 1 ted ! in a total destruction of the hof< 1. building. As it was the Haines had burned through and ignited some of tin' Combustible stuff on the ineid»>. Bruce Peck and other young men were on the grounds and were notified by some girls who bad made i ice d seovi i y t hat there was a lire at the hotel. At first they thong!,; it. aas a .iok<\ but pit investigation they tonnd there really was a lire. They called for help and by <|tii d; work tramped out tlie Hanies, and a few - buckets of water made all safe. All argee, however, that had (lie tire remained undiscovered another ! ten mimiacs nothing within the power 1 at hand could have saved the btiild-

ing from total destruction. As it was no great damage was done, but the loss of the building would have been a severe blow to the association. How the fire originated of course no- one at present knows. But the suspicion is that some boys who are in the habit of going off for a quiet smoke had carelessly left a burning match where it ignited the old mattress.

McCOYSBURG. Mrs. R. V. Johns called on Mrs. T. B. Stevenson Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Marrs called 011 Royal Bussell and family Tuesday. Mrs, Jess Brown and baby called or. Mrs. C. Ferguson Wednesday afternoon.

Misses Alice Steven Son and Eva Johns called on Mrs. Leslie Lownian and baby Monday afternoon. Mrs. Henry Heck and daughter Edna Ruth spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stevens.

Mrs. Robert Johns and baby Lyon and Pearl Ross and little brother were McCoysburg goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles, Ferguson and sons, Arthur and Ray) spent Saturday evening and Sunday with his mother at Reynolds. Mrs. Charles Beaver and daughter Dolly and Mrs. T. B. Stevenson called on Mrs. Wm. McDonald and daughter Opal Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Win. McDonald and daughter Opal and Mrs. Charles Ferguson called 011 Mrs. T. B. Stevenson and daughter Alice Thursday afternoon. Mrs. John R. Phillips and Mrs. Dora Stevens were Rensselaer goers Saturday, Mrs. Dora Stevens staying till Monday with her sister, Anna Woods, and children.

HEARING RY WAY OF THE TEETH Interesting Experiment Shows What a Good Sounding Bov the Human Skull Is. An interesting experiment that proves what a good sounding box the human skull is can be performed by any one w ho has a disk phonograph. Stop up both of your ears with cotton as tightly as possible, so that no sound will bo heard from the outside. Now place an ordinary darning needle between your teeth by biting on it. hard, taking care that the lips or tongue do not touch the needle. The latter is important, because if either lip or longue touch the needle the sound will be decreased considerably. For the best results the needle itself should project not more thap one or one-and-a-half inch from the mouth. For that reason the darning needle should be broken off about one-and-one-half inch from its sharp point. It goes without saying that the sharp point should project out of the mouth, while the broken-off end should be held inside the mouth. Now start an ordinary disk phonograph and carefully press down upon the record with the needle’s point held at the same angle as the reproducer's needle is held ordinarily. With a little practice one will liecome proficient in moving the head at the same ratio of speed as the ordinary reproducer arm is moved from the outside of the record toward t li»■ inside. As soon as the needle loaches the record with sti(Hcienl pressure the inside of the head w ill be . tilled immediately with music, exceedingly loud and clear. A curious result of the experiment Is that a person standing near .by can hear the music, the lieaci acting as a reproducer in this -ease. - Elect Heal Experimenter.

On many of (he best salmon rivers in Canada, power works have been or are being constructed, the dams of which bar the salmon's way up to the spawning grounds. To obviate this difficulty, New Brunswick lias tried the experiment of erecting close to one of these dams an automatically worked lift, which raises the confiding salmon to the higher level. The salmon have jumped at the idea.