Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

BROOK. (From the Reporter,). Mr. and Mrs, Dick Clark and children spent Sunday with relatives in Fowler. A sister of Mrs. A 1 Blaepy front Colorado has been visiting her the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Reams of Otterhein speru Saturday in town visiting relatives. Mrs. Eliza Davis left Monday for a week's visit with relatives in the vicinity of Lebanon. Mr. and Mrs. Denham and Miss •Grace Thompson spent Sunday with ■relatives in Remington. . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Van Dorn of Harvey, 111.-, were here the first of the week visiting relatives. Freeman Davis came up from Lafayette Sunday and spent the day with his father and sisters. Mrs, Frank Hawkins and Mrs. John Smith left for Indianapolis on Monday to attend the state Rebekah ■meeting, Mrs. Ray Hershman returned front Detroit on Thursday. She brought her sister. Mrs. Daly, with her for a short visit.

Mrs. Marshall Jones spent the first of the week in Indianapolis in attendance at the state meeting of the Rebekah lodge. ■ Born, Monday, to Mr. and Mrs. Delrner Brunton, of north of town, a baby girl. Mother and daughter are getting along fine, iMrs. Ben Price and baby of Stone Bluff came Saturday and is spending the week with her parents, Mr. arid 31rs. How T ard Snyder. Mrs. Bennett Lyons and Mrs. Win. Esson returned Monday from Louisville, where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs'; Bruce Beagley. Mrs. Willis Hybarger and two children left the latter part of the week for lowa, where she will make an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. Link Ewan left for her home at Eoann. Ind., Monday. She hu3 been spending the week with in r sister near Morocco, who has been very ill. About the first of June the two Sunday trains will again start on the *C. I. &S. They will be at Ade about the same time as during the previous years. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fraunhoff spent the later part of last week on the Kankakee fishing. They report “Wid” Burton no better and gradually failing.

, Attorney Davis returned from Indianapolis op Wednesday. While there -he’ affected a s>-itlemen: with the commission men for the John S'• m<ier land. cattle, and got payinent in full including . court costs. Mr. and Mrs. Sternberg of Chicago •came down on Saturday and spent a couple of date here. Mr, Sternberg is’ interested in the dredge and came down to assist “in going , throtigh the railroad bridge south or town. Ben Leopold, wife and daughter, will leave on Sunday for Indianapolis where Ben will attend the meeting Of the Masonic grand lodge. He says this is going to be a silver wedding celebration also, as the date is the 2 4th of May and closd enough. On Monday the railroad company hauled the express and passenger baggage front south of the river and transferred the passengers via automobile route from the same place to Brook to get around the river bridge, which is torn out on account of the dredge.

Dr. Wood and wife motored to Indianapolis on Tuesday to attend the state dental meeting. It is evident the doctor wanted to try out the climbing qualities of that new car besides, as he has never been quite satisfied since lie tried the west wall of the garage and failed. Uncle Ben Warr celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary on Thursday. Over 50 of his old-time friends were invited to the Warr home and spent the day and were nerved a sumptuous dinner. Cnc-le Ben is out of the pioneers of Brook and has a ho-st of friends who join with the Reporter in wishing him many returns for this happy event, for Uncle Ben in one of the friends we have had these many years and hope to enjoy his companionship for many more to come.

GOODL.WD. » (From the Herald.) Charles X. Humston, H. T. Griggs and Harry Wild attended the big gun shoot at Logansport Tuesday. Miss Laura Ponton of Remington and sister, Mrs. Miltdn McCollum, of Logansport came Tuesday evening for a visit here with their sister, Mr.). A. C. Imuett, and husband. 'Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Myers autoed down from Michigan City and spent a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Gilmdn. Mrs. Gilman returned home with them Tuesday morning for a few days’ visit. Henry Sandmeyer bought the Mrs. John Condon property on west Union street last Friday and will move into same this fall after considerable improvements are made. Consideration, $1,4 50, Mr. Sandmeyer did not buy the rear lot. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson drove over from Villa Grove, 111., last Saturday for a short.visit here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall. Jay recently was operated on in one of the Chicago hospitals for cancer on the lower lip and believes he is relieved of it. Edgar Glasgow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glasgow, of north ot town, and .Miss HaLel Elliott of Illinois were united in marriage Tuesday evening at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. Truman officiating. For the present they will make their home with the groom’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. •W. W. Washburn returned Monday evening from Paragon, Ind., Mrs. Washburn has been, j there since the death of her father, j Mr, Washburn went down Sunday ! accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Grai ham, husband and two children of I Rensselaer; who came hack on the } train. j On March 28th Ed Antcliff was ■ driving home from Remington and C. C. Smith was driving to Remington. The former claimed that Smith did not give his share of the road

and crowded him into the ditch and side-swiped him causing damage to loth machines. Wednesday Mr. Antcliff sued Smith for damages and the trial was held before Judge Burke and a jury in the city hall. A verdict , was found for the plaintiff, but without damages. The judge ordered that each was to repair his own machine and : apt detendant pay court cost. •

Sixteen girls and boys will graduate from the. Goodland high School this spring, the eom.mencement exercises to take place at the opera house the evening of June 2. As usual there are more girls than boys to graduate this spring, there being il ot the former and five of the latter. They are: Helen Constable. Amber Cummings. Ethel Best, Lenora Stombangh, Dorothy ( lymer, Ethel Wilson, Bertha Mustard, Maud Hiidsori, Sylvia Keen, Frances Field. Esther gage, Emory Blake. Lawrence'Reed, Ollen Harms. William C.orter and Raymond Miller. . ■■ Mrs. Meddie Bureau and two small children were injured at 5 o'clock Monday evening near the Toni Oneal farm north of Fowler when an automobile driven by Glenn O'Conner and John Copas of Earl Park crashed into, the buggy .occupied by Mrs: Dudreau. Cecil. BudreaU. four yearold, was most seriously injured, one leg being broken and the bones in One foot being fractured. Mrs. Budreau was also badly bruised. The other child escaped serious injury. Mrs. Budreau was returning to her home near Wadena when the automobile, which was following, crashed into the buggy and. demolished it.

WOLCOTT. ( From the Enterprise.) Miss Virginia Messenger is visiting at Chalmers this week. Miss Theresa Mellon of Remington visited friends here Thursday. Frank H. Agin of Ada, Ohio, is visiting his friend Gary Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer • Martin visited relatives at Kent land Wednesday. Mrs. Samuel Utley of Brookston is visiting her daughter, Miss Daisy Coffman. Lewis Winter, D. J. Pettit and M. M. Bunnell have each purchased a new Oakland Eight. Miss Ethel Markin of Remington was the guest Thursday of her brother, Earl Markin, and wife. Miss Ethel Bosch of Kentland came Tuesday for a few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Biesec-ker. Mrs. Frank Galloway and two children of Gary are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. llagins of Rensselaer are visiting at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Irwin.: Mrs. Minnie Parsons is attending the grand lodge of the Rebekah'.which is in session at Indianapolis this week. George O. Henderson went to Indianapolis Tuesday as a delegate to the grand lodge of the I. O. O. F. Xvhieh was held there Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Spencer went to Oxford, Ohio, Saturday for a visit with their daughter, .Miss Ada, who is a student in the Western college for women. Vance Coffman, who for the past two years has been railroading in Wisconsin, is home on a visit and has been spending the week with Wolcott friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wooden, Mrs. T. M. Kinrnore and Miss Myrtle Middleton autoed to Indianapolis Monday where they attended the meeting of the Rebekah’s Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker were absent from Saturday morning until Wednesday afternoon on an automobile trip to various points in Ohio and also southern Michigan. They were met at Logansport by their son, George F. Baker, jr., who made the trip with them.

MKDAHYVII.LK. < From the; Journal.) Mims, Blanche Horner, who has been in Ohio, returned home Wednesday. . . Mrs. Harry Jones of La cross was visiting at the home, of Mrs, J, J. Jones this week. Miss Rose Wacknitz of Naperville, 111., who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Wacknitz, of Cass returned Wednesday. Charles Parker, wife and daughter Opal motored to Wabash Saturday to visit Mrs. Kaldii who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Parker. Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Wacknitz motored from Huntington .Monday to visit his mother, Mrs. Charles Wacknitz, of Cass until Thursday. Frank Sherley of Misawaka, a son-in-law of Mrs. Mary Barnhill, motored here in his Chevrolet car last Sunday and spent the day. Secretary Keep of the MeSaryville Commercial club read a communication at Monday night's meeting from the Meneely Chautauqua system, announcing that the date for the Medaryville Chautauqua had been set for August, 24 to 2!) inclusive. Word was received here Friday of the death of John Henry Van Buskirk, which occurred at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Carrie Emma Hill, in Warsaw. Mr. Van Buskirk was the father of J. J. Van Buskirk r f this place and enjoyed a wide acquaintance through this section, being one of the old residents here. Early Friday morning at her home south of Medaryville occurred the death of Mrs. Jackson Stump. Emily Jane Davis, daughter of Josiah and Delilah Davis, was horn county, Indiana. April 14, iSaLUfed departed this life May 13, 19107 at the age of 62 years and 29 days. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, six grandchildren and a host of friends and relatives. The Medaryville Commercial club at its meeting Monday night voted unamious to petition the Monon railway that they provide an assistant for the agent here. Wm, Douglas, the agent, finds that there is too much work for one man to attend tc

properly. The business men of the town are of the belief that the •reight business here would fully justify the railroad company in placing another man here.

FRANCES VILLK. (From the Tribune;) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Lefler, Sunday evening, an eight-pound boy. Mrs. Andy Minnic-us of Reynolds was the guest of friends here Sunday- . /■/ ’ Mrs. Charles Davis of Grand Rapid- is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Rees. Miss Ida Koster was the guest of Mrs. H. C. Kopka in Lafayette Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Wilson Timmons, Mrs. Ebert Garrigaes, Mrs. Charles Davis and Miss Bertha Hayworth were passengers to Lafayette this morning. Ge’orge Haring motored over to Winamac Tuesday where he met his father; C, I). Haring, who has been spending several weeks in New York state. ■

Dan Plofner returned from Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday where lie has been spending the winter. He expects to leave for Seattle, Wash., next week, Mrs, Bell Geib of Rensselaer was here a part of this week the guest Of friends. She came from Springboro where she visited with Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Maxwell. Henry Kopka was up from Lafayette Saturday on business. Henry lias just finished a new eight-room, two-story, modernly equipped house on 1 nth street and expects to move in some time next week. Mrs. Charles Culp last week received a draft for SI,OOO as the beneficiary trom the Modern Woodmen fraternity of the insurance carried in that splendid order by her husband, the late Charles E. Culp, who died at Lacross some weeks ago. E. L. Detamore, who is now located on his big farm up in the vicinity of Koeelawn, is having exceptionally good success with his farm tractor. He has been turning over 10 to 12 acres per day, according to a letter received here by his business partner and close personal friend, “Bill” R. Jones. Mrs. Morris X. Rice of St. Paul, who lias been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Enimitt and M. H. Rice for several days, left for home Tuesday -.'.morning. Mr. Enimitt has disposed of his business here to Otto Weltzin and they will leave soon for Los Angeles. Mrs. Rice will accompany them to live there permanently.