Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOTINEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOTINEREST YOU

FAIR OAKS Health is still quite good in our section. The section men on the Monon are still out. Everybody is busy and news is scarce this week. Mrs. Claud Keller of Momence is here this week visiting • relatives. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Jake Trump's Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Allen of Chicago are visiting relatives here in Fair Oaks this week. Born, Monday, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Warne, a boy. All concerned are doing fine. F, R. Erwin and family autoed over to Brook Sunday to visit relatives a few hours. The dredge which is cutting east of town, cut through the C. & E. I. right-of-way Sunday. Sam Karr moved his threshing rig over near Conrad Sunday where he will clean up a few jobs. - Mr. Cook, superintendent of the pickle company, was here looking after business the first of the week. Harry Watson of the Watson Plumbing company of Rensselaer was talking well business here Tuesday. Miss Amy Bringle left Thursday morning for Valparaiso and Hanna where she will visit for a couple weeks. /

Mrs. Mike Shein of Monon is staying with her mother, Mrs. Right, while she is ill. Mrs. Right is slowly gaining now. A couple of families from Chicago came about a week ago and are enjoying country life and country hospitality these days.

Felix Parker and son Paul of ITersher, 111., visited friends at Roselawn and Pembroke this week. They formerly resided near Pembroke. Sam Walstra, who lives on the

Otis ranch, was overcome by the heat about 10 days ago and is taking treatment from a Monon doctor now.

Lee Kimble of near Parr, who underwent a surgical operation by Drs. Kresler and English last week, is making very satisfactory gains. He is at Sol Norman’s and under the care of a trained nurse.

Rev. Postill and wife came up Sunday and filled his regular appointment in the M. E. church. He gave a splendid sermon, taken from the 13th chapter of Zachariah, taking his subject from the 6th verse: ‘and one shall say unto Him, what are these wounds in Thine hands? Then He shall answer, those with which 1 was wounded in the house of my friends.”

LEE Hubert Maxwell is. doing repair work on the Parker school house. Several from here attended the camp meeting at Battle Ground Wednesday. W. L. Stiers has been painting and oiling the interior of the Lee school house.

B. A. Lewis and family of Remington called on relatives here Sunday afternoon. Twenty ladies met at Mrs. Bessie Jordan's Tuesday afternoon for the home missionary lesson. Mrs. C. A.. Holeman returned Saturday from staying a. few days witu her son Orval and family near Lafa yet'e.

Simon Snowberger and family of near Monticello were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Maxwell at this place.

On Friday evening, August 18, there wil be an ice cream social

fhere. The Monon band will furnish the music. Everybody Come and ■ hear the music and enjoy a good, I sociable tifue. ~ '

I Alvin Clark has sold his residence | property to Frank Overton. Mr. j Clark and wife will soon move to Kankakee, 111., where their two sons (have lived for almost a year Mr. Overton will move his family into their new; home. ■''■■■■ ■ i Last Sunday afternoon those from here that attend Edward Culp’s funeral at Remington were S. M. Jacks and wife, G. A. Jacks and wife, C. A. Lefler and wife, Joseph Clark and wife, Gifford Mars and wife, Estel Osborne and wife and J. H. Culp and family, all being relatives of the deceased.

FOUR CORNERS The game for Sunday is Burrows vs. Lowell at Burrows’ camp, and a hot time is promised.

Mrs, Walter Powell and baby boy are visiting her people near Valparaiso these sultry days. Clarence Nelson, manager cf the ball team, is contemplating taking his new girl to the game Sunday. Sen Gore of Tefft has purchased the hay on the Allen ranch and is now busy pressing and getting it to market. E. Huber of north Walker, who purchased a Ford a few days ago, is pasturing along the ditches to save gas, he says. It eats grass O. K. Harry Gulbranson and family are visiting relatives in Wisconsin. They expect to stay five or six weeks. W. Hamilton is looking after his stock. Work on the new school building at Tefft is progressing slowly and the i restarts for school commencing on time has gone glimmering. The first story of the new home for the Peregrine family is up, and when completed will be one of the best buildings in this part of the county.

Should the Democratic central committee do as well in filling the county ticket for the office of clerk as they did for one of the other offices we suggest they endorse the republican candidate and keep the blood pure.

One more week of good threshing weather will end this part of the farm work for this year. Some claim the high price of wheat is caused by a shortage, then face about and blame the Wilson administration for a poor yield! Ernest Asher holds the banner for high testing wheat in this locality, 62 pounds. E. R. Davis, trustee, the largest yield, 31 bushels; F. W. Fisher, on oats, 55 bushels per acre. The general average of wheat was 15* bushels, oats 30 bushels, per acre.

Wesley Hammerton, who lost his house by lightning some time ago, has received his insurance in full on buildings and will soon begin rebuilding. Up to this time the insurance company has not come across with the amount taken out on household goods, they not being insured in the same company as the buildings. Last Sunday, we are told, a car, a new Overland, with a card inscribed. “license applied for,” stopped at the gas station of W. S. DeArmond at Tefft and proceeded to take possession. Mr. DeArmond, seeing the car there, went down to investigate and seeing that some one was filling the tank supposed one of his sons was there. But on arriving at the tank he found the parties had broken the lock and had filled their tank with gas and were getting ready to proceed. They were held up for a time and denied they had broken the lock and offered to pay for the gas, which privilege was denied them. They had a case of beer in the car and on phoning Burrows’ camp it was learned they were from nekr Rensselaer and were employed on a dredge near there. Mr. DeArmond told them that the prosecutor would settle with them and they w’ere permitted to continue on their way.

* MT. AYR. (From the Tribune) •Mrs. Jessie Marion of Milford came Tuesday for a visit with Jasper Wrght and wfe. Miss Myrtle Rerns of Wheatfleld came Monday to visit her brother Elmer for several days. Mrs. Maurice Bush of SilverwooJ came Friday to visit in the family of her son, Alfred Stakley. ' Mrs. D. J. Baxter of Bluftton came Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Lee. Mrs. Jay Miller was visiting her

parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parker, near Remington the past week. Miss Leota Elijah of Morocco came last week for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Sam Guthrie. Master Howard Sigman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sigman, went to Virgie to visit relatives Thursday. Charles Clark and wife of Leesburg are visiting Jasper Wright and family • and other relatives and friends. Misses Ruby and Vera Standish visited their sister, Mrs. Joe Shindler, near Surrey a couple of days last week. „ R. C. Stucker and family of Gilead, Ind., are here visiting Mis. Stucker’s sister, Mrs. Ed Long, and other relatives.

Wffi. Shafer of southwest of town, who was taken to the Watseka, 111., hospital and operated on for cancer, is reported doing very nicely. Mrs. Carrie Beecher of Goodland, who came Friday to visit in the home of Benjamin Geesa, sr., returned home Monday morning. Miss Rose Eeeney of Rensselaer and Miss Buda Bowen of Attica. Ind., were guests at the W. A. Shindler home Wednesday of last week. Harry Elijah and family and Ed Long and family took a very enjoyable auto excursion last week to Benton Harbor and St. Joe, Mich. Homer Stanley of north of town was visiting his brother John in Boswell last week. Homer says he found things mighty dry there, too* John F. Davis of Hamlet, Ind., was prospecting in our vipinity Thursday and Friday with a view to purchasing a farm here, but no deal was closed. Grandma Seward and daughter. Mrs. Winnie Doty, and grandson, Gilbert Brown, went to Leesburg Tuesday to visit Fred Seward for a couple of weeks. Harry Hufty left last week on a prospecting trip in Colorado. Harry has 80 acres of land neat> Pueblo and hopes to homestead a tract somewhere near it. Mont Brian of Goodland called on his brother-in-law, Geo. W. Lynch, and family Sunday morning and together motored to the Eankakee, where they all spent the day. An auto picnic party from Rensselaer, consisting of Mrs. Joe Moore, Miss L. Hayworth, Miss Grace Norris, Miss Helen Leatherman, Miss Lulu Hayworth, Miss Leila Paulas and Marguerite Norris, stopped a short while in our {own Thursday. William Haywood, who makes his home with his son, M. J. Haywood, north of town, left for Battle Ground and Lafayette, He expects to be gone until October 1. On September 2 he expects to attend the Isaac Fisher family reunion to be held in Oakland park, Lafayette.

OBITUARY Susie Viola Lesh was born on June 3, 1872, in Johnson county, Mo. She was the second child of a family of four and the only daughter of Jacob M. and Katherine Lesh. When a small child her parents moved to .West Alexandria, 0., where they lived until Susfe was 17. From Ohio they cam© to Jdsper county, Ind., where she spent the remainder of her life. She was married to Elias Arnold on Feb. 13,. 1 890. To this union were born six children: Harry, . Sylvannus, Mrs. Katherine Waymire,’ Mrs. Marie Stoner, Bethel and little David Elias. Her mother, having preceded her to a better world on Jan. 27, it/GO, and her father March 24, 1916, she leaves to mourn their loss an affectionate husband, three sons and I three daughters and two little j grandchildren; also three brothers, ! John V. Lesh of-Rensselaer, G. s! Lesh of Blanchard, Mich., and I). E. Lesh of Menomonle, Wis.; a foster sister, Mrs. Relva Morgenegg of Batavia, 111., and numerous relatives .and friends. ' Mrs. Arnold’s health began to fall about a year and a half ago, but | she was able to attend to her duties until the past eight, weeks, during which time she has suffered much. | Sim w r as taken to Wesley hospital 1 where she remained for four weeks, ! but -her longing for her home and I dear ones was so great that she was brought home a few days before her death. She passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 6, 1916, aged 44 years, two months and three days. Mrs. Arnold was reared in the faith of the German Baptist church by devoted parents and she was a member of the same church. Xo I mere words can express the beauty i°f character of this earnest f’hrisjtian woman. She was a loving, de- | voted wife and mother, who found her greatest happiness in unselfish j service for her family. She was a careful, efficient housekeeper, presiding over a home that, is ideal in (love and harmony. To her friends she., was generous to a fault, and the needy always found in her a benefactor. She never for a moment bore malice toward anyone and a quotation that, often fell from her lips, “Return good for evil,” was the principal V that governed her life, with stranger and friends alike. XX Mary (Oroet) Oravenstuk was jborn in Holland March 25, 1848; died July 29, 1916, aged C 8 years, four months and four days. In 1870 she was united in marriage to Peter Staple. To this union were born four children, Cornelius, Maggie, . Simon and Mary. Simon died 15

years ago. In 1880 her husband died, leavinp her with four small children to provi<k< for. In ISSS she came to America and settled in Chicago. In 1885 she was united in marriage to Gerrett Oravenstuk. To this union were born two children, Richard and a little gill who died in infancy. In 1891 they moved to Demotte, where she lived until he* death. She joined the Dutch Reform church when a girl, of which she was a faithful member until God called her. About a year and a half ago she was taken ill with dropsy. She bore her trials and sufferings patiently. Her heart and mind was directed heavenward and she died leaving only pleasant memories of the past. She leaves to mourn their loss her husband and children, Maggie and Mary, who reside in Wisconsin: Cornelius Sraple of Domotte, and Richard Oravenstuk. who lives southeast of Lowell; also 13 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Dutch Reform church Of near Domotte Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1916. Interment in the Dutch Reform cemetery. xx Lydia L. (McCoy) Brooke was born near Rensselaer, Ind., in 1884, and departed this life July 39, 1916. She was always a kind and loving child and to know her was to love her. All that a loving husband and parents could do for her. during her last sickness was done, but her Lord had called her and she was ready to go. At an early age she united with thf* M. E. church near Rensselaer, and had lived a true Christian life. In December, 1912. she was united in marriage to James Brooke. To this union two children were born. Maxine Virginia and Bjrri! Amos, who with her husband, aged parents and many other relatives remain to mourn her death. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Lowell at 2.30 p. m. Thursday, and were attended by a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. Xa; hah Worley preached the funeral sermon. The church choir furnished the music. Interment was made in the Lowell cemetery. Undertaker Weaver had charge of the burial service. The following acted as pall bearers: Edmond Worley, Edson Worley, Clayton Belshaw, Lewis Shurte, Mate Davis and Kenneth Landis. To the sorrowing family we extend sincere sympathy.