Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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GIFFORD. The "war’’ is all the talk nowadays. iFine weather we are having at this writing. Bessie Snyder isn’t improving very much at present. Miss Lillie Cavinder is working at Mrs. Cad Caldwell’s. John Walker and wife called on Ila Kimble’s Sunday. Mrs. Lema Hankins took a drive to Rensselaer Saturday night. Perl Davis and family took dinner with Chester Caster Sunday. Mrs. Andy Myers called on Mrs. Lona Cavinder Sunday afternoon. Miss Bertice Caster called on Miss Lillie Cavinder Sunday afternoon. Ernest Xuss, wife and baby visited William Xuss of Virgie Sunday. Alfred Caldwell and family took Sunday dinner with Gad Caldwell. Charley Snow and family spent Sunday w T ith Elias Spurgen and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Xuss spellt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Xuss at Virgie. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Snow took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Spurgeon. Ralph Ballard and Elma Cavinder

were married at St. Joseph, Mich., Monday, June 26. Miss Beulah Walker and Miss Elsrn •Haniford took dinner with Miss Lilian McCallahan Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Al Caldwell and Mr. Price and grandson took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Cad Caldwell Sunday. Miss Bertice Caster, who has been visiting friends and relatives at Francesville, returned home Thursday. Lloyd Cooper, who has been working at Shelby, is visiting friends and relatives in this neighborhood at this writing.

RIVERSIDE __ We had a heavy downpour of very unwelcome rain again Monday. Miss Allie Morehouse called on Mrs. E. Gosch Tuesday afternoon. X. O. Lyon and daughter Lola of Kouts motored through here Tuesday. ... Farmers in these parts are busy plowing corn and their wives and, daughters making cherry pies. James Clark and family and C. E. Bush and family of Kersey spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Knapp and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Mutchler. James Clark and son Ira and Bert Vandercar attended the Democratic committee meeting at Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Gule, who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Heil, and family the past few weeks, returned to her home in Chicago Thursday. Last Thursday being William Mutehler’s birthday anniversary, quite a number of friends dropped in to surprise him. Although Will was surprised the Mrs. was not, for she brought forth -more ice cream >nd cake than the guests could e- >' We would like to compel William to have a birthday anniversary at least once a week.

FAIR OAKS Health still continues reasonably good with us. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Trump's Wednesday evening. j. J. Lawler has quite a gang of men deadening timber on the old Kent ranch. ,l„, William Warne sold and delivered four nice fat hogs to Jap Wright at Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Walter McConnell and wife spent several days in Chicago the past week with relatives. Mrs. S. B. Thornton, who has been at Rensselaer visiting, came home to Fair Oaks Tuesday. Ruby Xolen. who is working up

about Hammond, came home and spent Sunday with his mother. We were visited by a very heavy downpour of rain Monday evening, which gave the farmers another setback. Miss Gladys Johnston of Hammond came down Wednesday to visit her cousin, Mary Abel, until after the 4th. » The Sign company of Rensselaer was here the first of the week putting up another bill board east of the Monon depot. Alfonda Clifton, who moved to Wheatfield a month ago to engage in tile ditching, has returned and is now deadening timber for J. J. Lawler. Preparations are being made in the park to entertain a large crowd the 4th. Our town has always been known to have large and enthusiastic crowds which always make a good time. F. M. Goff, the manager of the pickle plant here, with Mr. Hillis and others took down the wind mill which pumped the “water for the pickle plant Wednesday. Mr. Hillis bought it and took it out to his ranch. The pickle company will install a gasoline engine to pdmp the water with. Rev. Postill delivered a splendid sermon from the M. E. pulpit Sunday at 11 a. m. For his scripture lesson he read the first 17 verses of the 10th chapter of Mark, took his [text from a portion of the fourth i verse, “Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of heaven.” The people of Fair Oaks had quite a surprise sprung on them Wednesday evening when Alison Kenna of Riverside, Calif., stepped off the milk train. He left here over 15 years ago and went to the above named place and has not been back since. He is undecided whether or not he will remain here or go back. He will'probably make a trip.4,o Ohio in a few days.

FOUR CORNERS Albert, Stemble is confined to the house on account of sickness. H. W. Marble is contemplating the erection of a 400-ton silo this year. A few young wrnlves have been seen in Kankakee tp. within the last few I days. Frank Ham of Rensselaer was a business caller at ..Wbeatfield Wednesday. “ ID. H. Turner has made some needed repairs on his residence in the way of reroofing, etc. Earl Pierce, the stock' buyer of Kouts, was gathering up some cattle through this section Saturday. W. B. Henry and son came over from Valparaiso Tuesday to look after his farm in east Walker. F. G. Barnard of Lochiel is taking up and relaying some of his tile on his farm in Kankakee tp. Samuel DeArmond was painfully injured by being hit with a foul ball |in Sunday’s game at Burrows’ camp. A heavy rain again Monday, but , today Wednesday, while the ground is rather too wet, farmers are busy in their fields. G. Freeman shipped a car of hogs out of Wheatfield the last of the week. On account of high prices fat hogs are scarce. Thomas F. Maloney was a business caller at Wheatfield Monday , laying in a stock of paint to add luster to his home surroundings. I Joseph Hilliard's new house is 'nearing completion and will be one 'of the finest in the city. Joe does not seem stuck up, he always was an unpretentious cuss. Kankakee tp. can boast of as fine corn, wheat and hay as any town'ship in the county, due, we suppose, to the great number of open ditches which has made farming worth while. A. Minor, it is reported, is the owner of a new Studebaker Six. His first trip resulted in a collision with a wire fence but no one injured. A fortunate ending of what might have been a serious accident. Lee Fisher, who graduated in the pharmacy course at Purdue this June, has purchased a stock of drugs at Ridgeville, Ind., and has taken possession, moving his family from Lafayette to the above place this week.

The ball game at Burrows’ last Sunday resulted in victory for the Lowell team by a score of 5 to 2. Jerry Maloney was batted out of the box on account of an injured arm, after which “Sox’’ Meyers held the Lowell team in check until the end of the game. Wheatfield will celebrate the 4th and the business men are all on their mettle to make it a day long to be remembered. Burrows’ team will play a colored team —the All Stars of Chicago. Remember, all but one or two of the Burrows’ team are Jasper county boys, so come and help them on the 4th.

W. B. McNeil and Henry Fillmore were given an outing by our friend of the Review in the new Ford. Of course their course was across Dunn’s bridge, and while they were observing the scenery some one turned off the gas on the car.< When the time came to start for home—well, things looked warlike, and as the crank went round and round the cranker swore it could not be done and offered a dollar to any one who would start the car. This proved easy after the gas was turned on, then McNeil and Fillmore were refused transportation, it is said, and Bowie started for home. After running the car across the bridge and near the Fitzgerald home, he relented and started back after his passengers. In turning around he put the car in the ditch and was unable to get out. He then started afoot for help and met McNeil and Fillmore on their way home in another car. They apparently did not see John but passed by, but when they 'came to where the car was ditched they put things right and McNeil left Fillmore to accompany B6wie and continued on his way home. Moral —'Have someone to do your cranking and keep a firm grip on your temper.