Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

Sam Snoddv of Delphi was a Remington visitor Thursday. A young ehiid of Charles Reeves iquite sick -vita stomach trouble. C. H. Peck and Dr. Robinson attended a shoot at Logansport, Wed nesday. Charles Gray's and Burdette Porter : s folks drove to Terre Haute Sunday. Air. and Airs. Cy Rice of Delphi were Remington", for a few hours Saturday. Aliss Ruth dowry wen to Peoria, 111., on Wednesday to visit her sister for a few weeks. Airs. F. D. Welch of Crawfordsville spent Sunday with her brother, Fern Lough, and wife. Air. and Airs. Charles Dean of Rensselaer were. Sunday guests of John Taylor and family. Airs. AlcCuHey is still in a. very serious condition and no hopes are entertained of her recovery. Airs. L. H. Barnes of Kewanna, came .Monday for a visit with Airs. Fern Rough and other friends. George Aloon of Amboy, Illinois, is visiting with his uncle, John J. Porter, and cousins hereabouts.

Airs. Alice Alajors Harris of Dakota and three children were visitors at the Rich home last Thursday. A son was born on the 20th at Portland, Oregon, to Air. and Airs. Clinton Roades. And Dehmer is again a grandpa. AI. A. Gray and family drove to Chicago Friday to spend a few days with the family of George Gray, a former resident of Remington. Airs. Alvierre Alilligan and son, Burton, of Datona, Florida, came Wednesday for an extended visit with her parents, Air. and Airs, 8 G. Hand. Charles Brand and family drove to Covington Sunday to spend the day with Air. and Airs. Kerr. From Oxford they were accompanied by Airs. John Kenyon. Airs. P. J. Pothuisje and two daughters, .Misses Lois and Lueile, Who have been visiting in Good land for some time, are the guests of Airs. F. L. Peck, this week. Airs. Wm. Pender of Alagdalena, N. Alex., who. is spending the summer with her father, Robert Irwin anti family, north of town, returned .Monday from a short visit in Chicago. Dr. Miner drove over from Kokomo Sunday to take home his wife arid daughter, who have been spending a couple of weeks with her parents, Air. and Airs. C. B. Johnston. Airs. Eliza Bartoo, who has been visiting her son, Luce, and other relatives here the past two weeks, went Tuesday morning to Decatui, Mich.,' to spend a few weeks with her daughter, Aliss Gertrude Bartoo. Miss Grace Ott, Airs. P. J. Pothuisje of Denver and Airs. Carrie Bender of Alagdalena, New Alexico, went to Goodland Wednesday to attend a partial reunion of their old class of 1898, with Mrs. James Bell, who is also a member.

Mrs. George Warden returned Saturday from a ten days stay at the bedside of her daughter, Mary, who is in the hospital at Chicago. Miss Mary is doing as well as can be expected, considering the severity oi her disease. Miss Ruth is with'her now. Miss Gretchen Chappell went to Wabash Wednesday for a few weeks' visit and to attend some pre-nuptial events in honor of Miss Bessie Stitz whose wedding is scheduled to come off some time next month. Remington people will rejoice with the young lady in her happiness. Rev. E. F. Lilley and family started Wednesday morning on a vacation trip to Ohio. They will visit Uper Sandusky, Mansfield, Akron, Ravenna, Salina and Alliance on the trip. Expecting to return home about August 16, they go by the Ford route and hope to return the same way. The Taylor reunion was held at the home of Frank Smith, of near Brookston. About a score of the relatives were in attendance, those trom Remington being John Taylor and daughter, Miss Stella, his sons, Russell and Earl, Mrs. Earl Taylor and son, Ralph. Those present enjoyed a rousing good time, organized an annual reunion club, and separated, to meet next year at Columbia Park, Lafayette.

BROOK (Frorjfthe Reporter) Roscoe Turner has returned to his •home in Remington. Miss Madeline Ramp of Rensselaer is visiting at the Lawrence home. Chester Sunderland and wife were presented with a baby girl on Monday morning. 0. B. Stonehill and family visited with Airs. Stonehill’s mother in Remington on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob D. Rich spent Sunday afternoon with the former’s parents in Remington. Air. and Mrs. Otto Mayhew motored to Logansport on Sunday and spent the day with the former’s brother. Dr. C. A. Wood and family motored to Rensselaer on Sunday aftdrnoon and visited the doctor’s brother and family. Lloyd Hershman and family motored to Remington on Sunday where they made arrangements for a cottage at Fountain Park for the assembly. \ Allen Harms and Joseph Ade drove to Lafayette' on Tuesday and met George Ade, who had been in Indi-

anapolis in attendance at the funeral of James AVhitcomb Riley. Louis Spaulding, road superintendent of Grant tp., was in Brook on Sunday. Louis is the best road superintendent in the county and should be at the head of the county road system. A party consisting of Mr. and Airs. Fred Lyons, Air. and Airs. William Woolley, Air. and Mrs. Fred Snyder Air. and Airs. Ray AVard and Air. and Airs. John Lyons spent Sunday at Aludlavia Springs. Alany farmers are talking of an average yield of 10 bushels of oats this year. If the drowned area could be counted out there are some :,u bushel fields. Its a pretty fair yield for this section after all. George Ado was in Indianapolis on Tuesday where he was one of the active pallbearers of Janies Whitcomb Riley. Air. Ade was an intimate friend of the poet who visited him many times at his Hazelden home. * Eugene Thayer says that the corn near Joliet is about a foot and a half shorter than ours and their oats a foot ind a half higher. 'Me notice in riding over the country that out coin willV. average up with any o: them and in many places it is much farther ahead. Ray Hershman hag been busy since Saturday hauling twine from Rensselaer as the farmers ordered it. He says that on Tuesday he experienced the first hot winds and that all day there was no cool air on the run, and that the corn has begun to curl up from the heat and dry weather.

McCdYSBURG Mrs. William McDonald called on Airs. John Herr Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Will AlcDonald spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. T. B. Stevenson. Airs. Zelpha Brown has been suffering with a very bad toothache at this writing. Ladies’ Aid meets at the home of Mrs. Charles Ferguson Wednesday, August 2. All ladies invited. Owen Barber and family spent from Friday evening until Aionday morning with home folks at Gifford. William AlcDonald left Wednesday morning for Lowell, where lie will help his brother in the harvest field. Mrs. Henry Heck and daughter Edna Ruth and Airs. Ray Heck called on Mr-. Charles Ferguson Tuesday evening. Aliss Opal Robinson of Rensselaer and her cousin, Edna Robinson, of Aiorocco are visiting with their aunt, Airs. J. R. Phillips, this week. Aliss Ruth Cochran. Aiiss Alice Stevenson, Airs. J. It. Phillips, AI fa Henry Heck, Airs. Leslie Low man and Airs, Ray Heck called on Miss Florence Bussell Tuesday afternoeja at the home of Mrs, Royal Bussell. Aliss Florence Bussell, who was operated on for appendicitis a few weeks ago at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Lafayette, was brought home Monday evening by her parents, Air. and Airs. Charles Bussell. We were all glad to see her back so soon.

PINE GROVE J. W. Baker and family attended band concert Wednesday night. Roy Torbet and family spent Sunday with John Dale and family. John Dale and family spent Saturday night with J. M. Torbet and family. Andy Ropp started his thrashing machine at James Britt’s Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth spent Monday and Tuesday with Airs. Sarah AlcCleary. Air. and Airs. Charles Shroyer, Air. and Airs. James Torbet and daughter Chloae were guests of Horace Daniels and family Sunday. Mr. and Airs. William Hayes and family spent Sunday with Air. and Airs. John Linback and family and attended the Gant children’s exercises.

LEE Frank Overton and family and Mrs. Holeman spent last Sunday with Asa Holeman and family. Frank Randall, wife and son of Waynetown came Sunday to visit W. L. Steirs’ until Tuesday evening. Miss Agnes Stiers and Miss Alargarete Noland are spending this week with Thomas Walters in Barkley tp. J. H. Culp and wife went to Alonticello Tuesday. Their niece,. Aliss Flossie Holeman, came home' with them for a visit. Air. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks in their auto Sunday took Airs. Becky Jacks and daughter Lona and visited relatives in Wolcott. Mrs. Ida Nowels and little daughter of Tuscola, 111., visited W. L. Steirs and family from Saturday until Sunday morning. The thrashing machine commenced Wednesday at Lester Warren’s.

Everybody is very busy with harvesting, haying and thrashing. “Aunt” Hannah Culp of Fair Oaks came Saturday evening to help care for her sister, "Aunt” Mary Ann Smiih, who is very low at this writing. Tuesday afternoon AVard Tyner of Alonon was buried in the Qsbornccemetery near beye. He was the afflicted son of Mr. and Airs. Jean Tyner. ■