Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

ROSELAWN Cleotus Gundy played ball with the Fair Oaks team the Fourth. Born, Thursday morning, July 6, to Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Rice, a fine boy. T. M. Gephart, the cattle king of Thayer, was a Roselawn visitor Thursday. John Mulder of Wisconsin visited his father, sister and brother here the past few days. Myron Born was down from Cook and went with the Rice boys to Hebron to spend the Fourth. Miss Hershal Collins came up from Rensselaer last week for a week’s visit with her cousin, Mary Jane Phillips. Fair Oaks, as usual, drew most of the Roselawnites on the Fourth, while some went to Morocco, Hebron and a few to Cedar Lake. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Coleman, Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. In the evening Rev. Coleman will exchange pulpits with the Shelby pastor. We have had some fine weather the past few days and the farmers are again plowing corn. Two or three more week of fair and warm weather will bring our corn to the front wonderfully. Mrs. Elmo Guilford was taken to the Wesley hospital, Chicago, last Saturday by Dr. C. M. Rice for an operation for gallstones. We have not learned at this time whether she tad been operated upon or not. M. Duffey, the well known Democratic politician of Benton county and a large land owner in the vicinity of Conrad and Lake Village, was a Roselawn visitor Thursday, having blacksmith work done, trading generally and occasionally speaking a good word for his party. Thayer, without their best pitcher and a substitute third baseman, beat Morocco in a game that had the earmarks of a rattling good ball game for three or four sessions, but ended in Morocco’s pitcher, followed by the whole team, “blowing up” in the last three innings, resulting in a victory for Thayer. Score: 15 to 8.

McCOYSBURG

Mrs. O. R. Putts called on Mrs. Paul Stevens Wednesday. Mrs. Laura McDonald was a McCoysburg visitor Thursday. Miss Ruth Robinson is visiting Mrs. J. R. Phillips at this writing. Mrs. Charles Beaver and son called on Mrs. Will McDonald Monday afternoon. Allen Campbell came Wednesday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferguson and family. Mrs. O. E. Hitchings and Miss Mae Toomas visited Mrs. Will McDonald Wednesday afternoon. Mrs, Janies Jeffries and neice Miss Bebbie, went to Longcliff Wednesday to visit her mother. Ladies’ Aid will meet with Mrs. William Willetts next Wednesday, July 12. All ladies invited. The celebration the Fourth was very well attended at Francesville and all enjoyed a good time, Miss Bertha Campbell came Tuesday from Reynolds to visit Mrs. Charles Ferguson and family. Mr. Hobson and former Sheriff O’Connor will speak at the McCoysburg school house Saturday, July S. on preparedness. All are invited. Mrs. Gus Stevens, son Frank, Miss

Ruth Robinson, Miss Alice Stevenson and Kenneth Stevens autoed to band concert at Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Roy I loc k and wKe of this rhace were called to Fowler Tuesday by the death of a nephew of Mrs. Heck’s, who was killed by a fall from a Lafayette bridge where the boy was playing. It is thought he came in contact with an electric wire and fell to the street. His head was badly crushed and he lived but a few hours.

LEE Two men from Monon commenced plastering Frank Eldridge’s new house Wednesday. The most of our people attended the 4th of July celebrations at Monticello and Francesville. Asa Holeman and family and mother, went from church last Sunday to Mr. Cadwalter’s for dinner. Elmer Hoover and wife of near Reynolds spent Sunday here with her parents, J. W. Mellender and wife. Mrs. Cora Steirs is boarding the men that are putting up the dry land dredge on the Horton ranch near here. Clyde Clark and sister Martha of near Morocco came Sunday to see their brother John, who is still very sick with rheumatism. We are sure having nice weather so far this week. If it will just continue now until the men can get their harvesting and haying done. Lester Warren was helping unload the dredge off the car here Saturday and let a heavy piece fall on his foot and smashed it quite badly. Wordon Donaldson and family, Shirley Noland and wife and Asa Donaldson and family of Monon spent the Fourth south of town with Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson. William Jacks and family of Monticello took their car and brought Mrs. Becky Phillips of the same place and Mr. and Mrs. Heart of Indianapolis here to visit Mrs. Ann Rishling for the day Sunday. Miss Lural Anderson took their machine Sunday afternoon and took Frank Eldridge and family to see Willard Tanner and family, whose wife is a neice of Mr. Eldridge. They live In the neighborhood of the Parker school house, where Miss Anderson boarded last winter when she t. ught that school.

IMPROVIDENCE.

(By Walt Mason.) The country’s being painted red by cheerful, careless lads, who never look.a day ahead, but blow in all their scads. Today they have abounding health, and sickness seems afar; today they're earning goodly wealth, so why not buy a car? The sage rebukes them with a sigh, and says, “Be safe and sane, and while the weather's fair and dry, prepare, my sons, for rain.” ] n vain his noble words are said, they list with scornful look, and beg that he will soak his head, in some convenient brook. And then they make the village hum t with their resounding mirth; but sickness comes, reverses come, to every man on earth. And when the luck is breaking .rank, how bitterly they say, “We have no kopecks in the bank, and here’s the rainy day!” If you’ve a package in the bank, you do not fear the worst, when Fortune gives your nose a yank, and sets you back a verst.