Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

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WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kleist visited friends *at Reynolds Sunday. Bert Lear left Tuesday evening lor Ludington, Mich., ior a few days’ visit.■ _ v 'Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Ritchey of near Rensselaer we.re guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George Scripter. Mrs. Cecil Hughes of Logunsport came Wednesday fora visit with 'hV sister, Mrs. M. M. Bunnel, and other friends. Spencer 'Wynekoop left Wednesday morning for a two months' visit with his brother Eben and wife at Pocahontas, lowa. Miss Myrtle Middleton returned home Tuesday evening from a JO days’ visit with her sister, Mrs, Patsy Granani, at Poneto, Iml. Miss Effie Foltz of Fresno, Calif, and Mrs. C. H. Allen of Battle Creek, Mich., are visiting thetr parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Foltz. Miss Della Ellis of Chicago Heights, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes, went to Kentland Tuesday to visit friends. Mrs. Stewart Hughes, accompanied by her son Clell, left Saturday morning tor Mt. Pleasant, Mich., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Carl Boone, and other friends. Mrs. E. R. Pugh left Wednesday for Alzada, Mont., to visit her sister, Mrs. John Foster, from there she goes to Wyoming to visit her brother, Walter Collins, whom she has not seen in 15 years. Mr. and Mrs. Homer James and daughter who have been at Eldorado Springs, Mo., the past three months, boAi for their health and pleasure, arrived home Sunday. They report a very pleasant trip. The Gilboa band is coining to Wolcott next Thursday evening and will join in the concert with the Wolcott band. The Gilboa band, as well as the Wolcott band, is under the leadership of Prof. Charles H. Wolf, and we are looking for an exceptionally fine concert next Thursday evening with the combined strength of thou 3 two organizations. All roads lead to the swimming pool these and from early in the morning until late at night, in fact many times until past midnight, some are constantly going and coming, to and from the pool, qnd are certainly enjoying it. During the past week people from Monticeilo, Rensselaer, Remington and other nearby towns, came: to Wolcott to enjoy its pleasures.

MEDAH Y VILLE I From the Journal) 'Miss Lillian Cox of Winamae is visiting at the home of John Coburn this week. Miss Frances Guild, who is in school at Valparaiso, was home from Friday evening to Sunday evening. C. 11. Guild and son Howard, J I). Provo. J. J. Vanßuskirk and William Poisel made an auto trip to Lafayette Wednesday. Jack Turner and family, Mrs. T. M. Lizenbv and Cncle Billy Stevens took dinner at the home of Frank Lizenby in Gillam tp. last Sunday. May Dim on Mansfield was born in Gillam tp., Jasper county, Ind., Juiy 14, 1893, and departed this life July 19, 1916, age 23 years and five days. She was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dim on who yet reside in Gillam tp. She was united in marriage to Monte Mansfield in 1909 and was living in Medaryville at the time of her death. She leaves to mourn her untimely death a husband, three children, h j n father and mother and one brothe . The funeral was conducted Sunda morning from the Gillam church, of which she was a member, and the interment was made at Independence. Frederick Dunker was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerien, August 15, 1 837. At the time of ,his death which occurred July 20, he had attained the ripe age of years, 11 months and five days. He was united in marriage in November, 1870, to Miss Sophia Luckmann; to which iraion were born seven children, four of whom are now living. Those of the children that survive are Mrs. Anna Greiger, Lewis and August Dunker living in the vicinity of Mcdaryville and Mrs. Ida Sook of Lafayette. Frederick Dunker and wife came to this country in 1884 and settled in Pulaski county near Francesville, where they resided until in 1886, when they located near Medarvville. The funeral of Mr. Dunker was conducted from the Dunker home, east of Medaryville, Sunday afternoon by Rev. Brenion, and the burial was made in Cass tp.-

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Glen Slenker and Miss Mary Anhier of Monticello are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Maxwell. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Merica and family motored to Plymouth Sunday where they were the guests of Mrs Merlca’s brother. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Whitaker of Clay City, who were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ab Whitaker and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Whitaker, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cor'ts of Chicago spent Sunday with Mrs. Carl Kruger and other relatives in the community. She was formerly Miss Mai;y Shultz. MG and Mrs. J. F. Bush and daughter Fern of St. Louis, Mo., were the guests Friday and Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beesley and children. Mr. Bush is a cousin of Mr. Beesley. - -George Pugh of Beaver tp., who was badly injured Tuesday of last week when a hay fork fell from the roof of the barn, struck him on the

head and rendered him unconscious for several hours, is getting along nicely. He had a mighty close call and was. fortunate that the accident did not cause fatal results. Wilbur Stigleman, former station agent here, has given up his position

at M.onticello and will probably return here. Roy Sherrick of this place will probably be given the Monticello position. The work at the latter place was more than Mr. Stigleman’s health would stand, hence his desire for a change.