Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORESPONDENTS HTAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP by OUR CORESPONDENTS HTAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU

WHEATFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark entertained relatives from Kersey Sunday. Earl Mickles was out north of town Monday looking after some calves he has out on pasture. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mutchler and son William and James Whitehead of near Rensselaer, were Monon visitors Sunday. The sound of the reaper has been replaced by that of the thrashing machine, which is doing lively worn these dry, hot days. Mrs. Jenkins and sons and Miss Ruby Austin and friend spent Sunday at the home of William Mutchler and family, norjh of town.

Thrashing is the order of the day. Mrs. Bessie Snider is not improving much at this writing. .Miss Lillie Cavinder is going tc

work for Mrs. Sheridan Logue soon Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zook of Gifford are the proud parents of a 10-pound hoy. Miss Olive Brock of Rensselaer is out visiting her sister, Mrs. Sheridan Logue. Miss Fairy Elliott visited from Friday until Sunday with friends in Rensselaer. Myrtle Kerns is visiting her brother at Mt. Ayr, Elmer Kerns, wife and baby. Gladys Elliott, Beulah Walker and Bertie Caster went to Barkley to Sunday school Sunday. There will be church services at Walker Center Saturday evening, August 5. Everybody welcome. Willie Openchain, from up the river, is visiting his aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. William Openchain, and family. Those that took birthday dinnei with Gladys Elliott Sunday were: Beulah Walker, Bertie Caster and Lillie Cayinder. All enjoyed a good time. Hazel Hurley, Lottie Pickner and Lilli© Cavinder and her mother, Mrs. Ernest Nuss, were all at Jake Myers Tuesday. All enjoyed a good time picking berries.

MT. AYR. (From The Tribune.) Win. Hough, near Foresman, visited Hiram Ashby and family Sunday L. E. Ponsler was a business visitor in Kankakee and Chicago last week. Bert Dillman and wife of Wheat field, visited in the family of C. C. Shue Sundaj\ Earl Bruner and family are visiting his father, J. F. Bruner, at Hebron this week. Ernest Prouty and wife, of neat Rensselaer, visited friends and relatives here Sunday. J. B. Fagan and family of Bedford, visited Dr. Merry and family Thursday and Friday. Harold Greenlee of Plymouth is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity for a few days. Edwin Harris and family, David Book and family were Rensselaei visitors Wednesday evening. Since disposing of the Tribune Harold Jinkerson has taken up employment in the general store of W R. Lee. Mrs. Joseph Jinkerson and daughter, Miss Hazel, left Sunday for a month’s visit with friends and relatives in Nebraska and Kansas. King Chamberlin and family went by auto to North Manchester Saturday to visit Mrs. Chamberlin’ S 513* ter, returning home Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zahner 01 Plymouth, are visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity this week Mrs.- Zahner was formerly Miss Bertha Greenlee of this place. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bickford and daughter of Colorado Springs, Mr and Mrs. W. O. Lutz of Adrain Minn., and W. A. Lutz of Rensselaer visited in the home of W. R. Lee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Confer of Raub, Mr. and Mrs. Heistand of Kentland, Mrs James Whitaker of Kentland and friends from Ohio, were guests at the home of Chas. Armold, south ol town, Sunday. A musical was held at the Halstead homestead last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stuckei of this place were in attendance. Music and refreshments were features of the day. About eighty attended.

Mrs. Frank Shoop left Thursday for Springfield, Mass, to join her husband. Their household furniture followed Friday. It is not known at this writing who will move in the house formerly occupied by Mr Shoop. Howard Lee, the little son of W R. Lee, was taken to Wesley hospital in Chicago last Tuesday, where he underwent an operation for hernia Wednesday morning. The operation was gotten through with very nicely and his father returned home Wednesday. Jack Flyat and family motored tc North Manchester Saturday to visit Mrs. Ulyat’s sister. The Ulyat Chamberlin and Fleming families were of the party as far as Lake Manitoba, nea£ Rochester, where they took dinner at noon Sunday on the banks of that beautiful lake. Chas. Fleming and family motored to Columbia City Saturday to visit Mr. Fleming’s sister, Mrs. Harris Martin. Sunday Mr. Fleming motored on to Leesburg and spent the day with our old friend, Walter Blankenbaker and family. They report Mr. Blankenbaker as in very prosperous condition with a fine home and splendid crop prospects.