Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

George Geib is one of the latest purchasers of a Paige six. John Stokes and Henry Miller are home on a nine days' furlough. Mrs. Dessie Daley was here on Wednesday, looking after a farm. Lowell Rich went to Chicago Monday for a short visit with relatives. J. N. Leatherman of Rensselaer was a Remington visitor on Monday. Rev. Harry Walker of Harbor Springs, Mich., came Tuesday for a visit to his parents. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rhoades, of nine miles south of town, a son on June 10. Mr. and Mrs. Ira J, Grant spent Sunday in Watseka, 111., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dick. Mrs. Mary Nelson of Lafayette came Monday for a fortnight’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Miller. Rev. E. F. Lilley will go to Reynolds next Sunday to deliver a memorial address for the«united lodges of that place. David Bickel, Russell Taylor, Howard and Miss Daisy Ott are home from their respective colleges for the summer vacation. Rev. E. F. Lilley was called to Albion, Ind., to conduct a funeral on last Sunday. Rev. Markin, sr., filled the pulpit here. This Thursday was H. W. Milner’s 60th birthday anniversary and a big surprise family dinner was given him by his children and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Camblin and daughter Maydell and Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy of Morocco were Sunday visitors at the editor’s home. Mrs. Fanny Sehring, who has been spending the past three weeks with her mother, Mrs. Harper, and other relatives, returned Monday to Harvey, 111. The city dads have had the streets oiled this week. The job this year is some better than it was last year, in-as-much as there is a less quantity of the foul stuff. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Denham and Miss Grace Thompson of Brook, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. M, M. Thompson of Valparaiso, were Sunday callers in Remington. Mrs. Harvey Hartman went to Richmond Monday to visit her daughter and attend Earlham college commencement. Mrs. Woodward will return home with her for a visit. P. C. Peck of Kentland, W. E. Rich and family of Goodland, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanson, Mrs. Lillie Foresman and J. D. Rich and wife of Brook visited friends in town Sunday. Mrs. Maude Helvie of Ohio came last week on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. Ezra Bowman, and is spending some time at home. Mrs. Bowman is considerably better this week. Mrs. Guss Merritt went to Grawfordsville Saturday to visit her aunt, Mrs. Joe Meyers, and attend the commencement, exercises of Wabash college a.t which time her cousin, Joe, jr., graduates. George Jackson of near Mon on spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Mary Jordan, returning home Monday, accompanied by his sister, Miss Blanche, who will spend several days at his home. M. C. Twineham, who has been

spending the past year at Bloomington university, has returned to Remington where he will be among the faculty, of the coming year. His wife will be here next week after he located a house in which to reside. J. A. Taylor and family and Miss Maude Cline of Leßoy, 111., came Sunday evening in their new Jeffrey Six for a few days' visit with W, E. Johnston and family. The two families drove to Chicago Monday to "take in the sights of the Windy City. Miss Allie Taylor of Gibson City, 111., accompanied by Mrs. Jones and Miss Guibeau, teachers in the Gibson schools, with Eugene Taylor as chauffer, visited with the Johnstones a few hours Sunday on their return trip from Ohio and Kentucky points in Miss Taylor’s Buick. Marion Parks has resigned his position with Townsend & Son, drug company, and we understand is preparing to go away to school this fall. Homer Lambert will take the vacant place in Townsend’s drug store and Harry Howard will fill Mr. Lambert’s place in the furniture store. One of the most severe rain storm* of the season visited this section of the country on Wednesday. The precipitation was frightful, and north of town everything was flooded. It is stated that the dredge ditch on the Rensselaer road was over its banks and was quite deep in the roadway. Much damage will be done to growing crops around here. We understand that a movement is on foot to buy the Geier blacksmith corner and vacate it for the benefit of the library. The move is a good one but it also should include the Jordan shop next door as well. The library building should not find a resting place among such uncongenial surroundings. The concert given by the orchestra on the street Tuesday evening drew an enormous crowd as usual, almost every available inch of space being utilized for the autoes. The music was pleasing in the extreme and well rendered. Remington’s concerts are getting a wide reputation, and folks come from all the surrounding towns. George W. Johnson, editor of the Longmont Daily Call of Longmont, Colo., was a Remington visitor this week. He stopped off here on his way from the Chicago convention, where he had the honor of being tally clerk. Mr. Johnson was a former Remington boy, and at one time worked for his brother Charles, who at that time was pencil pusher of the Remington Journal, the first paper ever published in this place. That was way back in the early ’7o’s, and he had a good time renewing old acquaintances and in visiting old boyhood scenes. He is now a prosperous newspaper man, (one of the few ), and we were very much pleased with his call at this office.

ROSE LAWN Chas. Gundy autoed to Alonon Saturday, he says. H. H. Nelson was a Chicago business visitor Tuesday. Dorsey Kight boarded the milk train Friday north bound. C. T. Otis and W. T. Kight shipped stock to the Chicago markets Wednesday. Mrs. Roger Smith and daughter Dorothy were Renselaer visitors Wednesday. .J. H. Lee and family visited with Frank Johnson and family near Donovan, 111. D. K. Fry and family autoed to Rensselaer Sunday and visited with friends and relatives. Frank Cox visited with his brother, Floyd C’ox, and family on the William Boyle farm this week. Editor Bow ie now makes his regular weekly trips here via the Ford route, having bought a new “flivver’’ last week. Clarence Hixon and Dude Fuller came down from Gary Saturday aft-

ernoon, Clarence to visit his folks. Both returned to their work Sunday afternoon. William Korth, Arthur Bochette and J. H. Lee were called to Peoria, 111., Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. Evans, who owned a farm west of town. Thayer will cross bats with Valparaiso Sunday. Thayer now has a very good ball team and should Valparaiso prove as good as reported there will be a game worth seeing. J. R. Mulder and son have begun work on their cement walk aiong the front of their store and residence property, and are also having their store building- painted. V. D. McCord is building the walk. The writer was over to Goodland Thursday via Fair Oaks, Mt. Ayr and Foresman and found the crop, conditions much worse than in this community. They have had much heavier rains south of us and it was a common sight to see large fields of corn covered with water. While we had quite a heavy rain here Wednesday it was nothing compared to the floods south and east of us. POSSUM RUN G. H. Comer vealed his calves Monday. Mrs. Everett Myers is on the sick list this week. Myrtle Parker called on Nile Britt Tuesday afternoon. Golda Snyder is working for Mrs. Marlatt at this writing. Ernest Reese spent Sunday with Charles and James Britt. Clarence Brouhard is working on the dry land dredge this week. The new creamery at Laura has taken in quite a bit of cream all ready. Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Caldwell and daughter spent Sunday with John Price and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Willard and children called on Bowman Switzer and family Wednesday evening. Mrs. T. J. Parker, Mrs. Earl Parker and children spent Monday with Mrs. Cunningham and daughter Mary. Mrs. Bennit and children and Orpha and Myrtle Parker called on Mrs. G. H. Comer and daughter Essie Monday afternoon. The people are enjoying themselves of a Sunday going over to see the dry land dredge work. There was a large crowd out again Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim and children, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with T. J. Parker and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and two sons, Harry and Frank, autoed to Attica Saturday morning and spent Sunday with relatives there. They returning Sunday evening. Airs. Earl Parker and children, Charles and Everett, Orpha and Myrtle Parker, Alice and Hazel Brouhard, Myrtle Stowers and Ernest Reese ate ice cream with the Britt young folks Sunday afternoon.

MILROY The Aid meets this week with Mrs. J. Ross. Ruth May visited her uncle, Geo. Foulks’ Monday. Clifford Ogle went home with Rev. Samsel Monday for an indefinite visit. Martha Clark went to her brother, Clyde Clark’s, near Morocco for a visit. Miss Iva English visited this week with her sister, Mrs. Earl Foulks, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goble of Monon visited relatives and friends over Sunday and were present at the commencement exercises. Misses Lena and Jessie Williamson visited Mrs. Earl Foulks and family Saturday night, Miss Jessie returning home Tuesday. W. S. McDonald, Roy Bussell, Ernest Beaver and families and Air. and Airs. True Culp ate supper Sunday with Charles Beaver's. Juanita and Marie Fisher left last week to visit friends and relatives near Lapel, Ind., and were then going to normal school at Terre Haute. Frank .May, Earl Foulks, George Foulks and families, Alisses Iva English, Lena and Jessie Williamson and Rev. Samsel ate dinner Sunday with W, B. Fisher's. A commencement program wa9 enjoyed by a large audience Saturday evening. The program consisted of recitations and songs and music by the orchestra, a solo by Alias Iva English and a short talk by Revs. Samsel and Fleming. County Supt. E. Lamson, presented the diplomas.

I’INE GROVE Miss Gladys Baker spent Sunday with Miss Bessie Price. Chloae and Charles Torbet spent Sunday with the Shook young folks. James Britt and daughter Nile were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Shook were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Baker. . Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbet took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Dale and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes and family attended the Sunday school convention at Rosebud Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and son Frank autoed to Attica Saturday and spent Sunday with relatives. Several ladies of this vicinity attended the Barkley M. E. Ladies’ Aid at Mrs. A. Eib’s Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp, Mr. and Mrs, Vern Odle and son Victor attended the surprise dinner on Mrs. Roy Donnelly Sunday. The/ guests of A. D. Shook's young folks 'Sunday evening were: Lora George, Dora Daniels, Gerald Gifford and Chloae and Charles Torbet. > Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shroyer, Mr. and Mrs. Van Snow of Chicago IReights and Mrs. Theodore Snow were Sunday ghests of Mr. and Mrs, Roy Torbet.

McCOYSBURG Ira Shafer was the guest of Frank Stevens' over Sunday. William Nuss and son Ernest spent Tuesday with . Owen Barker and family. Mrs. Charles Ferguson and son Roy were Reynolds visitors over Sunday. Mrs. Zelpha Brown and son Norman called on Mrs. T. B. Stevenson Monday afternoon. Mrs. James Jefferies called Tuesday evening on Mrs. Thomas Stevenson and daughter Alice. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Lutz and daughter .Mabel called on Mrs. Leslie Lowman and family Sunday afternoon. There will be an ice cream social on Saturday, June 17, by the McCoysburg Ladies’ Aid. All are welcome to come. Quite a few. from around here attended Milroy Children's day exercises. The program was very good and all enjoyed a nice time. Mrs. Henry Heck and daughter, Edna Ruth, Mrs. Minnie Lutz and baby, Mrs. Leslie Lowman and baby, Mrs. T. B. Stevenson and daughter Alice, Mrs. Ray Heck and Miss May me Stevens called on Mrs. Paul D. Stevens Sunday. LEE O. E. Noland has purchased a new Ford, C. A. Lefler was on the sick list last week. There will be Children’s day exercises at Lee Sunday. Miss Cora Tyler took Sunday dinner with Miss Lural Anderson. Miss Delena Lefler is doing housework for Mrs. J. H. Culp, who/" is sick. Several from here attended Children’s day exercises at the chapel Sunday. G. A. Jacks and wife spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Len Lefler, of Lafayette. Mrs. Vern Jacks is spending the latter part of this week with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. Misses Cassie and Flossie Holeman of Monticello came Thursday

evening to spend the week-end with relatives. Several from here attended the eonlumneeemnt at Milroy Saturday evening and the Children’s day exercises Sunday evening.