Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

Mrs. A. P. Rainier is spending a lew days at Delphi this week. C. H. Peck and Dr. Robinson attended a shoot at Logansport Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Shine of Paxton, 111., spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Debo. ■ The Misses Josephine Kenyon and Lillian (iunm: . were, Lafayette visit- . ors last Thursday. Mrs. Kate Griffin of Gobdlahd spent this Thursday with Mr. and Mrs, George Griffin. Horn. May 'A, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Norwood, a son; May 9, to Mr and Mrs. .Albert; Sutter, a son. Mrs. (’. R. Johnston went to Delphi and Newcastle this Thursday morning for a few days' visit. (Mrs. Lillian Zimmerman returned Wednesday from a week's visit with relatives and friends at Am hi a. Mrs. Sargent of Kent land came Thursday for a visit of several days with her nephew, Dan Cresse, and family. Mrs. J, W. Sines of Flora came the last of the week to spend “Mothers’ day';- with her son, Walter Gillam. Lawrence Kellner’s little son fell from a 12-foot crib last Thursday morning, cracking a bone in each of bis arms.

Mrs. Leonard Schaffer of near town entertained her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Signian, and her sister to Sunday dinner. Mrs. Maurice Peck went to Mon tied lo this Thursday to see her brother John, who is reported very bad with typhoid fever. Ezra Bowman went to Monticello Monday to see his son John, who was reported sick. He found him down with typhoid fever. A trained nurse is in attendance. James Lilves spent Saturday night and Sunday with his daughter in i'nion tp. While there he called on B. D. Comer, who had been seriously sick with blood poisoning caused by a scratch from a barb'ed wire, Mrs. Waiter (’. Woodward and little- daughter Bernice of Indianapolis came Friday/for a two #eeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hartman, before going to Oregon to spend the summer with her husband’s people. Philip Zoecher, clerk of the supreme court of Indiana, will deliver the commencement address on next Monday evening at the Presbyterian church. He is said to be a very able speaker and his remarks will be well worth your attention. Mrs. Guthrie Morris went to Fowler Friday last for a week’s visit, before going on to Paxton, 111., whole Dr. Charles Shine is now located, for a fortnight’s treatment. She also expects to spend a week with a sister in Attica before returning home.

Miss Florence .Idhnston returned Sunday from a week’s visit with friends in Clinton and other places. While away she had the “time of her life” taking in the side shows and other attractions of the Ringiing •circus at Terre Haute. She came home by way of Bloomington, spending a day or so with Miss Daisy Ott at that place. Saturday night and Sunday's storm was about the worst we have had in a long time, in fact, since the minature cyclone that we had almost a year ago to the day. The deluge oi rain that fell was so excessive that everything and basements all over town were reported to be from several inches to several feet deep in water. The basement of the new library building had about eight inches of water over the floor. The chairs and doors were at once removed to dry places hut the floor will suffer and hump itself in various places, no doubt. This only emphasizes the fact that the building should have been set higher up so that so much of the basement would

not be below the ground level. There will probably always be a dampness attendant as a result, and the water to contend with whenever there is a flood. The town hall, Catholic church, Mrs, M. E Jordan’s residence and several other buildings were completely surrounded by water, and no school was held in the Catholic school on Monday. These .floods should impress the town board with the dire necessity of mote sewer system in the, town. Some of the money used in smearing greasy oil all over the streets could be put to good use in constructing sewers that would really benefit people.

The library is closed to the public for the present and cleaning, mending, repairing and disinfecting the olu books and accessing the new ones will keep the librarian busy until the books ore removed to the new library. And the new library, by the way, is one of which every resident of Carpenter township may be, proud of. It .is the institutions which give a town prestige "in the f■ yi■ s H travelers and visitors. It is expected that twice the interest and :■.ii-r.L-nce will be shown in the new building than in the old. It Is a building which should be used with admiration and respect. There is to be no loud talking, but whispering ip allowed w hen necessary. Greater care must be taken of the books, and fines will be imposed for bringing back books in a soiled condition. The interior of the library is beautiful and it is built with the most modern conveniences. There are umbrella and magazine racks, reading benches, a librarian's room, a reference room and an auditorium in the basement. The dedication program will take place on the evening of May :‘,oth. and in connection with this there will be a “book shower," to which everyone is invited to contribute some good book, such as you would like to have in your own home, There will be an open air concert after which all will go to the library where there will be music, several addresses and other interesting features. Every one is urged to be present.