Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

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WHEATFIELD Jonas VanDuzen thrashed at the Marble ranch Monday. / Clark Bros, are running three binders in the large acreage of oats. Biggs & Stewart, the new carpenter firm, are remodeling a house for Mrs.Dancke. Edward Mutchler is still on the sick list. He has been unable to do farm work all season.. Mrs. Vandercar called at the Ira Clark home last Sunday to see their baby, which has been sick. Mrs. E. Mutchler visited with her daughter and family, west of Rensselaer, a few days last week. Herman Stewart, who purchased an auto a few days ago, is now hitting the roads like an old hand at the business, William Grube has purchased a * new tractor. “Bill'’ is one of our up-to-date farmers who believes in doing things in the best' way possible. Indications point to a large crop of corn in these parts this fall. You bet we have the soil and we also have the farmers that know how to do the act. Miss Emma Short, who has been staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark, north of town, for the past few weeks, returned to Kersey Saturday evening.

Dr. Salisbury of Crown Point visited his farms in these parts Sunday. He was well pleased with the crops on his farms. They were much better than he expected, owing to the, backward spring. Messrs. E. C. Gosch, Wm. Grube and Chiles: Woodward are demonstrating that tractors can pull binders in a very successful manner. ' Ndf matter how hot it may be it does not affect these steeds or halt them in their speed. Surely the tractor is destined to do the work that is so hard on the horses. The extreme heat of the past few days is of course a decided gain over the cold, dismal, cutworm weather of spring, yet *it is hard on the horses that are compelled to pull the binders and other heavy implements of agriculture. Quite a few horses have been more or less overheat, and William Mutchler, north of town, lost one of his best horses a few days ago from the intense heat, Yet, notwithstanding this disadvantages, the corn up here is doing fine.

GIFFORD

Some warm weather' we are having. Mrs. Sheridan Logus is on the sick list. Jess Grim is the owner of a new piano. Miss Ida Snow called on illie Cavinder Tuesday afternoon.

Miss Beatrice Caster came home from Leßoy Sunday irom a two weeks’ visit. Mrs. William Openchain spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. Ernest Nuss and family. ■ % Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd. Cavin ler spent Sunday with his cousin at Kersey, Mr. and Mrs, Earl Snick, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Orven Barker of McCoysburg spent from Friday unto Monday morning with relatives in this neighborhood. Misses Beulah Walker, Gladys Elliott. Lillian McCahan and Lillie Cavinder attended Sunday school at Barkley Sunday and then took dinner at Lillie Cavinder’s, after which they spent the afternoon driving around looking at the country.