Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1916 — Page 4

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise.) . Charles Huffy spent Thursday in Remington. W. Eugene Perrigo of Morocco was in town Saturday on business. Mrs. Shuster of Boswell is visiting her sister, Mrs. George F. Baker. Mrs. A. Horner of Kingman, Kans., and Mrs. J. F. Irwin of Rensselaer ■Stanton Spencer went to Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the threeday state trap shoot. Jay Henderson of Gary was an ■over Sunday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George O. Henderson. Walter Seifert, who has been spending the past 10 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert, returned to Danville, 111., Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Delzell and Mrs. William Clark went by auto Tuesday to Hartford City to visit Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dunn. Harry Dart, who has just finished the junior year at Purdue university, returned home Saturday tor a few days’ visit. He left for Chicago Tuesday where he has a position with the. Western Electric company during part of his vacation. Thomas A. Crockett of Rensselaer was here Saturday lor a few hours. Mr. Crockett was at one time a frequent visitor here, but it has been several years since he was here last, and he notices many changes in Wolcott for the better. Mr. Crockett is one of the few old soldiers still left. He was a member of Co. A., I. V. I.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. Roy Sherrick is the guest of friends at French Lick Springs. Samuel Kahler went to Cisna Park, 111., on business Wednesday. Alpha Geyer is spending a few days with relaives at Cisna Park, 111. V Judson Fitzpatrick went to Terre Haute Tuesday where he -will spend several days on business. David A. Porter of the Tribune was the guest of friends in Michigan City Saturday and Sunday. Miss Gretchen Lawson of Spencer; Ind., is the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gurd Surber. Miss Anna Leonard of Gillam, who was quite sick for two weeks with throat trouble, is well again. Miss Theresa Fitzpatrick of Whiting wurs the guest of her parents from Saturday until Sunday evening. Mrs. Frank Stinson of Indianapolis has been, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reish, for several day-. Stanley Merica returned ho-me Sunday morning after finishing the freshman year in the agricultural class of Purdue university. Ab Whitaker returned Tuesday evening from Brazil, Ind., after taking several treatments in the Rawley hospital for a stomach ailment that has been bothering him for some time. He is reported to be getting along very nicely. A pick-up nine went from here to Chalmers Sunday where they were capsized 21 to 0. Chalmers has a very strong team this year against which an amateur aggregation has very little business when it conies to making any kind of a showing. Joseph Gant and daughter Florence returned Monday evening from Quincy where they spent a few days with .Mrs. Gant, who has been in a sanitarium there having a breast cancer removed. She is reported to be doing nicely as the dangerous part of the operation is over and her many friends hope that the relief will be permanent.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. W. E. Rich visited in Remington Wednesday. Miss Vilma Rich is home from Rockford, 111., college. Lillian Perkins and Frances Kennedy are home from DePauw. Mary Dietrich went to Remington where she will spend several weeks. A. P. (Hawn went to Canton, Ohio, Tuesday to visit. He will return via Columbus, Ohio.' A. P. Stephens is making extensive improvements at his home southeast of town. Mrs. Laura Jones of Oklahoma is here the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. P. Hawn, and family. John Kelley, a former resident of this community, has been quite ill at his home north of Remington. Miss Katherine Bassett visited over Sunday with her friend, Miss Margary Hascell, at Remington. Miss Ethel Runyan, student at the state normal, will come home for her summer vacation after the 16th. Mrs. George Toyne left Tuesday morning for Andrews, Ind., for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schofield. Miss Olive Gerrich is home from Jacksonville, 111., college. Bernard is expected home from Hanover college next week. Mrs. Perry Runion returned to her home in Indianapolis after a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Force. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. Fleming, southeast of Goodland, Friday morning, June 2. Mother and son are doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Perkins will leave July 1 for Valentine, Mont., to visit with their daughter, Mrs. Clifford Clark, and family. Mrs. Barney Clark returned to Indianapolis the first of the week to be with her husband who has been in , Indianapolis several weeks following an operation. .

A. E. Hartley was over from Fowler town Monday evening. He is quite proud over the arrival of a nine-pound grandson at the home of his son Charles. Miss Hazel Perkins is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Williams, and family at Park Ridge, 111. Miss Lillian expects to go to Park Ridge the latter part of the month. Miss Alma Garrigus returned home Saturday night from East Lynn, 111., where she taught school this year and where she will return next September, having been re-employed. Verne Railbask, who for the past 15 years has been head operator at the C. & E. I. depot, has accepted an agent's position at Rossville, 111. His many friends will be glad to learn of his promotion. Mrs. John Pothuisje, Mrs. Garret Mead and Mrs. John Simon of Kentland returned Monday from Plainfield, 111., where: they were at the bedside of their aunt, Mrs./Judith Baron, who is quite lbw. Miss Helen Constable went last Saturday morning to Franklin where she entered Franklin college. Her mother, Mrs. H. ('. Constable, accompanied her to Logansport. Miss Helen is ’preparing herself to teach. Harry Hawn is at Star City, Ind., superintending the planting of the corn on the Hawn farm.. His principal trouble this week has been trying to locate a dry spot to plant. He sent home this week for Ms bathing suit. Henry ‘ Hank'’ Sherrow, father of John Sherrow of this city, passed away at LaGrange, 111., last Thursday night. Funeral services were held at that place Sunday. Mr. Sherrow was well known to many of our older citizens as he resided here with his family for a number of years.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Virgil Denniston and Dr. Johnson of Rensselaer spent Sunday evening in town. George Weishaar left Tuesday to spend a few days on his farm north of Wabash. Wm. Dunlap of Rensselaer was in town Thursday looking after business affairs. Miss Verna Adair returned on Saturday from a visit with relatives in Indianapolis. Frank Davis and daughter Alice were in Monticello on Sunday visiting relatives. Miss Ethel Reed returned on Friday from a visit with friends at Greencastle and Indianapolis. Ben Leopold drove to Lafayette on Sunday with a party and called on Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Gragg. Howard -Myers and wife and Mr. McMullen and daughter Josephine drove to Lafayette Sunday to see the sights. Leonard Crudden came up from Lafayette Saturday and spent until the first of the week with his brother George. August Hanson and family of Watseka accompanied by a party of friends called on his brother Paul and wife Sunday. Mrs. O. B. Stonehill left Thursday to spend a few days with Mrs. Win. Ralph of Kankakee and Mrs. Israel Light of Lake Village. Mr. and Mrs. -W. D. Mayhew and granddaughter Ethel Heft on Wednesday for a visit with relatives in the central part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. George Merchant went to Lafayette on Saturday to see Dorsey graduate, and will remain to the wedding of Ross and Miss Witze.

Elwood Harry of Chicago was down on Saturday and Sunday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry, and his sister, Mrs. Bruce Beagley, of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cline were called to North Dakota on Saturday by the death of the latter’s brother. He dropped dead from heart trouble While at his work. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hood and family left .Friday and Mr. and Mrs. Quince Hood left Saturday via auto route for a few days’ visit with relatives at Kewanna.

The workmen, who are putting the road bridge across the Iroquois south of town,- have; been delayed in their work nearly a week on account of the high water. Mr. and Mrs. McMullen and daughter, Miss Josephine, of Forest, 111., came on Thursday and visited with Mr. and .Mrs. Howard Myers until the first of the week.

William (Tiristley, the telephone man from Monon, and Win. Bringle were in Brook bn Saturday. They left for Lafayette about noon, expecting to make some drive, They came from Rensselaer in 42 minutes and stopped in .Mt. Ayr for lunch. Mrs. Lewellen Convert and two daughters of Woodward, Texas, arrived Sunday and will make an Gx_ tended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Corbin, and other relatives* in this section. Her father and Link Light drove to Momence Sunday morning to meet them.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foresman arrived in Kentland from Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday. Frank came to Brook on Sunday to see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Foresman. Lie will spend a two weeks’ vacation in Indiana and his wife and son will remain during the summer with her mother in Kentland. Howard Myers and party arrived near Lafayette on Sunday in time to see part of the moving picture of the battle of Tippecanoe. One general toppled off his horse as they arrived. Howard took a good trip around through the corn belt coming and going. Stopped in Monticello ’to see his brother. They have had pone of the heavy rains south of that place we have had here and consequently the corn is looking fine everywhere. Oats generally look good.

Commencement Exercises in Barkley Township Saturday Evening. 5, Annual commencement of Barkley tpwnship eighth grade graduates to

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be held at Barkley M. E. church June 17, at 8 o’clock: PROGRAM Music. Invocation. Music. Class Address - Rev. W. G. Shafer Music. Presentation of Certificates - - - County Supt. Ernest Lamson Music, Benediction. GRADUATES HAZEL BROUFTARD HARRY BRITT CLIFFORD DUNN WILLIE DAUGHERTY CURTIS GIFFORD NEVA LAKIN ALICE POLLOCK PEARL PETERSON LAWRENCE L. PRICE BLANCHE PETERSON MYRTLE STOCKWELL CHARLES TURRET BERLIN M. WILLIAMS MARGARET WALTER JOHN WALTER DAVID A, YEOMAN TEACHERS OKA G. PANCOAST grace Waymire VESTA R. BROWN HART.AN 11. MILLER ANNA DOWNING LEA FLORA HORTENSE WINKS MRS. C. J. DEXTER W. R. HYMAN HELEN FLORA EARL GROSS A. C. CAMPBELL MARIE BARKLEY GRANT DAVISSON. Township Trustee. ERNEST LAMSON, County Superintendent.

NOTICE LETTING SCHOOL HOUSE CONTRACT. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that he will on the sth day of July, 1916, at the hour of one o’clock P. M.. at his residence near Tefft, Indiana, receive sealed bids for the erection and construction of a high school building in said township, to be located at Tefft, Indiana. Plans and specifications are now on file at my residence and open to the inspection of bidders. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of $500.00, payable to the undersigned, to guaranty that said bidder if awarded the contract will enter into a written contract for the erection and construction of said building according to the plans and specifications, and give bond for the faithful performance of said contract within 10 days from said above date, and upon failure to enter into said contract and execute said bond, within said 16 days, then said check of $500.00 shall become the absolute property of the undersigned in behalf of said township. Said trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids by 1 and with the consent

of the advisory board of said township. R. E. DAVIS, Trustee of Kankakee School Township. j-14-21-28 NOTICE OF SALE SCHOOL HOUSE BONDS. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, trustee of Kankakee school township, that at tlie hour of one o’clock P. M., July 5, 1916, at the office of said trustee, (at his residence), he will offer for sale the bonds of said school township in the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars, in thirty equal series of Four Hundred Dollars each, extending through a period of fifteen years, said bonds to be dated July 1, 1916, the first of said bonds maturing July 1. 1917, and one bond each six months thereafter, said bonds to bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, said interest falling due semi-an-nually on July Ist and January Ist of each year, being the maturing dates of said bonds. Said bonds to be sold for not less than par. Said bonds are to provide funds with Which to construct a high school building in £ said -township, and the sale of said bonds has been authorized by proper action and order of the advisory board of Said township. R. E. DAVIS, Trustee Kankakee School Township, Jasper County, Indiana. Tefft, Indiana. j-14-21-28 NOTICE OF LETTING OF CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL BUILDING. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Trustee of Marion School Township, Jasper County. Indiana, will receive bids up until 10 o’clock a. m„ on Saturday, July 1, 1916, at the office ot Harvey W. Wood, jr.. Trustee, in the new Odd Fellows’ building. Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, for the building of a consolidated school situate on the following described real estate: Part of th£ southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-two (32) township twenty-nine (29) north, range six (6) west, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 770 feet west of the southeast, corner Of said section, township and range, running thence north 264 feet, thence west 330 feet, thence south 264 feet to center line of highway, thence east 330 feet to the point of beginning and enclosing two acres., Sa.- building to be completed according to the plans and specifications therefor prepared by A. Wasson Coen, architect, Chicago, Illinois. The said plans and specifications are on file at the office of the above named trustee. Bids will be received for a general building contract completed according to said plans and specifications, and in strict accordance with the specifications now on file, with a twin furnace heating system. Each and every bid must be sealed and accompanied with a certified check in the sum of five (5) per cent of the bid, payable to the Trustee of the Marion School Township, and to be held by him as liquidated damages in case the successful bidder fails to enter Into contract. Each contractor will be required to furnish a bond for the amount of his contract, conditioned for the faithful performance and execution of the same and the payment of all debts for mwork and

labor that may be used in said building and for all materials that may enter into the construction of said building tor any part or portion thereof, and subject to the approval of the township trustee and his advisory board. Each bid shall be filed on the latest bidders form as prescribed by the state Board of accounts, and be legally sworn to, and each bid and bidder must in all things comply with the requirements Of the law with reference to the letting of contracts of this character. All the right to reject any and all bids is reserved. The plans and specifieaions will not be out until June 20th. HARVEY W. WOOD, JR., Trustee Marion School Township, Jasper County, Indiana. Dated this Sth day of June, 1916. NOTICE OF BOND SALE Notice is hereby given that on the Ist day of July. 1916, at 10 o'clock a. m„ that the undersigned township trustee of Marion School Township, Jasper county, Indiana,; will offer for sale, at his office in the n-w Odd Fellows’ building of Rensselaer, Indiana, an issue dt nine thousand ($9,000) dollars of bonds of Marion School Township, Jasper County. Indiana. Said bonds will be twelve in number, dated the first day of July. 1916, each bond being for seven hundred fifty ($7.50) dollars, bearing interest at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually after date on the Ist day of January and the Ist day of July of each year, as evidenced by. and upon the surrender of the annexed coupons as they severally become due and maturing serially as follows: Bond No.- 1 will be due and payable six months after date: bond- No. 2 will be due and payable one year after date; bond No, 3 will be due and payable one year and six months after date; bond No. 4 ■will be due and payable two years after date; bond No. 5 will be due and payable two years and six months after date; bond No. 6 will be due arid payable three years after date; bond No. 7

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will be due and payable three years and six months after date; bond No. 8 will be due and payable four years after date; bond No. 9 will be due and payable four years and six months after date; bond No. 10 will be due and payable five years after date; bond No. 11 will be due and payable; five years and sjx months after date; and bond No. 12 will be due and payable six years after date. Said bonds have been issued in strict; compliance with the of the state of Indiana and pursuant to an Order of the advisory board of said township made and put on record on the 27th day Of May, 1916, authorizing said bonds to be issued for the purpose of aiding in constructing a school building in said township, of Jasper county, Indiana. Said bonds will be sold according to law to the highest and best bidder for not less than their par value. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. HARVEY W. WOOD. JR., Trustee Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana. j-14-21-28 NOTICE OF SURVEY Notice is hereby given to: WM. HENRY, JOSEPH MATINK Y, JOHN FENZEL, MR. SCHECTER, MRS. PAUL, NATE KEEN, FRANK FENZEL, JOHN BURGER. W. HAMMERTON, And all others interested, that I own the west half of the northeast quarter, section 4,\township 31 north, range 5 west, in' Jasper county, Indiana, and that I will proceed with the surveyor, or his deputy, of said county, to make a legal survey of said section four or so much thereof as may be necessary to establish the corners and lines of my land. Said survey to begin on July 6. 1916. JOHN FENZEL. Mvrt B. Price, Jasper County Surveyor. j-14-21-28