Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

RIVERSIBE. (Too late for Saturday's issue.) .. Win. Mutchler is busy buzzing ■wood for his neighbors. * William Bush visited friends near Stoutsburg last Tuesday evening. Let us all try and put Riverside on the map with big letters. Be a booster. Mr. Bushm il of Kansas m visiting with the Mutchler fanjilies and Edward Berry at this writing. Messrs Payne and Salisbury purchased 28 bushels of seed corn of P. O. Kennedy last Saturday. John and Oliver Clark went to the mill at Kouts last Tuesday and came back with a load of flour. Our farmers are all busy with their preparatory work so as to be in line when time for sowing oats arrives. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Schatzley of Wheatfield Center visited with Mr. and Mrs. Henry McColly last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Tinkham and son and Mrs. Tinkham of Wheatfield visited with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Payne last Sunday. Allie Morehouse, Paul Grube, Archie Hendricks and Floyd Clark took the graduate examination at Wheatfield last Saturday.

MEDARYVILE. (From (he Journal.) R. L. P. Massey is visiting in Hammond for a few weeks. Oscar Pulaski suffered a mashed foot, while logging last week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Russell of Barklev tp., a boy, Thursday, March 16. ; < v A skating rink in locating in this town this week, just back of Ocker's hall. ’ . Gov. Smith and company shipped two cars of hogs from Rensselaer Tuesday. Janies Johnson' is visiting his daughters at Lafayette a few days this week. James Richardson of Wheatfield was in our office Saturday and subscribed for. the paper. Sam Alt, who has secured a homestead in Montana, is moving this week to his new home near Miles City, Mont. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Prevo were called to Chicago on account of the sickness of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. M. G. Prevo. Theodore Bruner, who has been confined to his bed the past two weeks with a severeattack of malaria or grip,..is not. much improved. Mrs. Emma Bard was called home by the sickness of her mother at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hershell Young, of this place. Mother Thorson is 87 years of age and is suffering with grip. At her age the consequences may well be feared. ..

GOODLAND. (From the Herald.) Harry Little went to Indianapolls Thursday morning. Miss Huth Rowland is reported quite ill at her home oil north James street. Mrs. B. S. Rice came over from Remington Tuesday morning to visit her son James and wife. Mrs. Anne Ferguson went to Findlay,' Ohio, last Saturday tor a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Grillith daughter, Miss Caddie. The little son of Isaac Staller was operated on last Monday at St. Vincent’s host ital .in Indianapolis for some ear infection. Mr. and Mrs. .1. T. Hameton went to Indianapolis Sunday morning to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Parsong, and husband. .Marion Gilman, student at the National Kindergarten college in Chicago,: came home Thursday afternoon. for a few days’ visit. Mr. Bracksman left Friday for Manhaften. Mont.. to visit with Peter Cobus and family. He expects to locate on a homestead near that Place. Mr. and. Mrs. Peter Brook, who have been doing the southern states, are visiting relatives in Momence and will return home Saturday afternoon.

Mr. ami Mis. A. P, Hawn went to Star City, Ind., last Saturday to visit the former's parents ami to look after their farming interests near there. Supt. and Mrs. George N. Porter attended the funeral of Mr. Porter, the former’s uncle at Momence, Ill.', Wednesday. Deceased was a resident of Morocco, whose wife passed away a few weeks ago.-> Invitations have been issued for the coming wedding of Mr. Alonzo E. Noland to Miss Minn’le M. Pluimer at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pluimer. to take place Tuesday, March 28, at 2:30 p. m. » ■ Six cases, of smallpox are reported in Gqpdland. Mr. Lewellyn, the south-side shoe repair man, and four children of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berger. The school children, who have not been xaccinated, are having it done now. Mrs. Win. Thompson, who has been staying with her sons. Will and

George, at Villa Grove, 111., returned to Goodland Thursday r afternoon. She was accompanied home by her son George, who returned to Villa Grove Friday. , While returning from Remington Monday morning Fred Kitt, accompanied by “Budd” Turner, in the former's auto, hit the ditch and smashed three wheels. Fred received a bruised right limb and Turner received several bad bruises and cuts on the lace and head. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ulin went to Chicago Sunday morning to be at the bedside of their little son, who underwent an operation at the St. Luke hospital. . The little fellow, who is about four years old, has never been able to walk, following a. siege of brain fever. The operation was performed at noon Monday and the little fellow came home with his parents and it is thought that he will walk after a few months treatment;

BROOK, ( From the Reporter.) Mrs. Florence Childers of Monticello was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Neely Wilson, this week. James Hill of Jeffersonville, Ind., accompanied his uncle Rqes home and made a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. George Yoakum of Fowler spent the first of the week as guests of Mr. and Mrs, John A. Sell. Miss Lillie Adair left on Thursday for Valparaiso and Indianapolis, where she will visit relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beecher spent Sunday in Rensselaer with Mrs. F. J. Stocksick, Mrs. Beecher's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirk of near Fowler were, here this week visiting Mrs; Kirk’s brothers, AV, S, and R. E. t'iinningham. Mrs. D. AL Forry returned to her home in Remington Sunday after an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. O. B. Stonehill. Raymond, the young sou of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Adair, who was operated on about two weeks ago for appendicitis; is now a victim of diphtheria. Floyd Waling is the possessor of another hoy who arrived on last Friday. This makes a pair for him and he is figuring on having plenty of help in the future. . ■ Curtis L,ight left for Cedar Rapids. lowa, on Saturday morning to again take up his work. He has spent the winter with !iis parents, Mr. aml Mrs. Link Light. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman White and -Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hess and Mr. and Mrs. E. White were in Kentland on Tuesday attending the funeral of Gus Swanson.; whose recent illness was noted in the Reporter. A bunch of the high school boys visited the gypsy camp just before the storm and were caught on their return on the grade south of town. They threw themselves Hat in the ditch beside the road and clung to the weeds and brush until the blow was over. On .pretty good authority we can predict a new train on the C. & E. I. about the first Sunday in April. According to schedule it will leave Goodland about 5:30 in the morning and make the run to Chicago. It will leave Chicago about 6:30 in the evening on the return :rip. Besides this the old morning schedule will bo resumed on having a passenger conic iroui the south, arriving here about. 10; 30. Mr.-’. Howard Myers left on Monday for her parents’ home in Forest, 111 , where she will attend the golden wedding anniversary .of , the couple. Howard will leave the last of the week to be present. The celebration wMI; take place on Saturday, ami all the children will be present with the exception of a son in lowa. The many friends bf Mr. and Mrs. McMillion, Avhp. have visited often in Brook, send congratulations. On Tuesday Mrs. Wesley ('line reached her 7!‘th mile stone ami her childroii and grandchildren gathered do honor the event. While one of the neighbors entertained her from home the children came ami prepared a bountiful dinner which was ready ami waiting [When Grandma Cline arrived. Alf the children except Mrs, Elijah were present. Those from out of town were Mt', and Mrs. Ilarve Rust and family ami Mr. and Mrs, lat (’larke and family of Morocco. Nearly members of the family sat hiown to dinner and enjoyed with i Mother Cline the pleasures of the day.

FRANCESVILLE. < From the Tribune, t Brenneman & Osbon of this, place have been given the contract to build the residence of Alex Merica in Rensselaer. John Sniallfeit moved last week from Ins former place west of Francesville to die farm he purchased north west of Medaryville. Mi. and Mrs. Larkin Koster returned to Valparaiso Saturday, alter several weeks’ visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Koster. Miss Rillis Osbon of Indianapolis, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Osbon in the west part of town, returned to Indianapolis last night, where she is employed with the City Telephone company. Mrs. Norvall Osburn, son Jud, Yepira Hansen, and the publisher of the paper, motored over to -Mr. Hansen’s farm near Grass Creek in Fulton county, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Osburn remained for a couple of days with Mr: and Mrs. Ammen Osburn. who occupies the place, and the others returned home the same evening via Kewanna. Samuel Johnson of Gillam was in town on crutches Saturday afternoon. . He says that his foot was injured when his team crowded him as he was driving through a gate-way on the Algie Kauffman place and one of the wheels of the wagon -crushed it. , However, his friends sav that it is possible that the foot' was hurt while Sam was making his “getaway ’’ from a persistent leapyear admirer, and thejte/6 u are. Fira destroyed the Myers’ elevator

here Saturday night, causing a loss conservatively estimated at $1(1,000 with insurance to cover for $ M),500, carried in the National I’nion, Aetna, Ha i t lord, Williamsburg City, Milwaukee Mechanics, Security and Queen insurance eompaiiies. All the corn had be>»r shipped out, but in the elevator were four or live carloads of oafs, wheat and rye, which is now smouldering with rhe other ruins. The building was owned by William ('. .Myers, the grain and machinery h. A. ami Roy J. Myers. Their loss is several thousand dollars over the amount of indemnity carried. Charles Weaver, southwest of town, returned from Ellsworth, Minn., Saturday, where he was called when his brother, Michael Weaver, was killed in a railroad wreck that happened .at Mountain Lake, Minn., at 2:30 Saturday morning, March 4. .The accident occurred when a regular freight ran into an extra immigrant train that was standing on the main' track nt Mountain Lake. Four men were , killed instantly and three injured when the engine plowed through the caboose in which they all were sleeping. It is claimed that the engineer of the train, responsible for the awful fatally, was intoxicated and as a result failed to bring it to a stop in time, regardless Qf the fact that the red lights could be seen on the immigrant train some three mlleA distant. Michael Weaver, whose age

was 39 years, was a former resident of this Community until seven year's ago when he located in Minnesota. He leaves, to mourn, his wife and daughter, hi? l aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weaver of this county, and seven brothers.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise.) Born, io Mr. and Mrs. .Julius Evans, Monday, March 20, a daughter. Frank Barto and family of Remington spent Sunday with William Leming and wife. ’ Mr. and Mrs. .John Dunn visited their daughter, Mrs. George Spangle, at Rensselaer Sunday. -Miss Lydia Neukomm of Peoria, 111., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Neukomm, front Friday until Tuesday. Mrs. L. S. Holderman of Kankakee came Saturday for. a. week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ferguson, Mrs. E. J. Dibell and Mrs. George F. Baker entertained about 50. ladies at a St. Patrick’s party Friday afternoon and evening. Mrs. George Yentes and two sons of Tremont, 111., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.. Neukomm, from Friday Until Tuesday. J. E. Unroe and daughter and son Waker, who .have been visiting his daughter, Mrs. June DaVld, of Pe-

’ oria, 111., returned home Monday evening. ‘ Misses Mildred and Vera Montgomery, Effie Fairchilds, Ruth Crumbo and .Minnie Rogers of Monon were “he guests of Miss Bessie Rogers Sunday. j Mrs, Nancy Du berry and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gardner of Monticello were guests at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grimes, who have been spending the winter with their daughters, Mrs. William Beckley and Mrs. Jacob Beckley, at Las Vegas, Nev., arrived home Monday evening. James Pearcey of Tottenham. Ontario, Canada, a brother, and David Pearcey of Toronto. Canada, a brother, and Miss Susie Pearcey of Toronto, Canada, a niece ofAlexander Pearcey, were here to attend the funeral of Alexander Pearcey and accompany the remains to Tottenham for burigl.