Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1916 — GOSSIP CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Edwin Harris was in Chicago on business Monday. M. J. Hayward went to Indianapolis Monday for a few days' stay. Clarence Fate of Rensselaer was a business visitor in Mt. Ayr Friday. W. A. Shindler and Hiram Ashby and families motored to the Kankakee Sunday. O. K. Rainier and wife of Rensselaer were callers in our town Thursday evening. Mrs. Barbara Miller of Lagrange came Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. John Frye. . N. E. Stutzman and wife of Hydro, Okla., visited relatives and friends here the past week. Charles Penwright went to Chicago Saturday for a several days’ visit with his daughter. Charles Garman and family of near Otterbein came Friday for a visit with Will Brown’s. Born, Sunday night, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Inkley, a baby boy. This is their third child and all boys. Mrs. Claud Seward accompanied her father. W. A. Lyons, to his home at Ligonier for a two weeks’ visit. Miss Rose Keeney, sister of Mrs. W. A. Shindler, returned Thursday from a visit with Miss Buda Bowen at Attica. Mrs. D. J. Baxter, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Lee, returned to her home in Bluffton Thursday. Miss Jessie Elijah, who is staying in Rensselaer, came Saturday for an over Sunday visit with her sister, Mrs. Sam Guthrie. Mr. and Mrs. John Childers, Henry Childers and Mrs. C. Mahana, all of Monticello, visited with Edwin Harris and family Thursday. Charles Harris was among home folks Friday and Saturday. Charley is working in the Mitchell Motor company’s plant at Racine, Wis. Mrs. John Martindale and daughter Nina of Rensselaer and Margeretta Bass of Indianapolis visited in the home of Dr. Merry Thursday. Wade Makeever went to Petosky, Mich., Thursday for a month or six weeks' stay. Wade is affected with hay fever and visits Petosky every autumn.

A. F. Long and wife, George Long and wife of Rensselaer and Mrs. Russel Strawbridge of Niagara Falls spent Sundav with the family of W. W. Miller. j The Misses Elsie Benson and Jane Makeever, who have been doing normal work during the summer months at Valparaiso, returned home Saturday. | W. R. Lee, wife and sons, Cecil i and Howard, took a pleasant auto: trip to near LaHogue, 111., Sunday to visit relatives. The trip was made with A. P. Huntington. Edwin Huntington and Miss Agnes Howe, Orville Simpson and Miss Lucy Harris motored to Fowler Sunday, returning by the way of Fountain park for the evening session there. Mr. and Mrs. L. Gebhart of Kankakee. HL, and Mr. and Mrs. Hosier of Buckinghorse. 111., were Sunday, visitors in the home of C. J. Hop- ’ kins. Mrs. Gebhart is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins. Jasper Wright, Ed Long, Jack Brown and Seymour Hickman made up an auto load that attended the Crown Point fair Thursday. They met several old friends and report

the entertainment and racing especially good. Miss Dorothy Sigler returned from Mackinaw, 111., where she has been visiting relatives for the past two weeks. Miss Alice Sperry, a cousin, returned with her and will visit for some time in the Sigler and Merry families. '

FOUR CORNERS A few of the farmers are plowing for wheat. The Wheatfield Chautauqua is on the bills for this week. This week will see the end of the threshing season in north Jasper. George Luse of Chicago is out taking a vacation and looking after his farming interests here. J. W. Hammerton was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. He expects to commence rebuilding soon. Charles Meyers made a business trip to Lochiel Monday. Mrs. Meyers made a trip east the same day. George Miller, who is employed as engineer on the Neier & Karch threshing engine, was overcome by the excessive heat Saturday. The North Judson Telephone company was stringing more wire and getting ready to take on more subscribers in Kankakee and Walker tps. this week. Mrs. W. D. Meyers of south of Wheatfield suffered another stroke of paralysis the last of the week and her life hangs in the balance, with chances against her recovery. No, Four Corners is still among the living and has been quite busy trying to find who they are and where they live that recommended to the Democrats the name of Bowie for recorder.

Walter Powell, who lives on the W. J. Henry farm in east Walker, sold all his hogs to Valparaiso parties this week at unheard-of prices, and under a Democratic administration, too. The Democratic county ticket goes before the people with only one blotch upon its face, but this one blotch will cost the deserving ones the loss of a number of votes and perhaps their defeat. Ward Hamilton, the electric light man. expects to expend $1,200 to $1,600 in the improvement of his light plant and will give his patrons a day and night current. Ward has the push. Are you helping to boost him?

The county employes who worked on the repairing of the stone road south of Walker Center should be sued for damage, for of all the stone roads in Jasper county this road is the limit. The one who bossed that work should take his wife’s children out over that particular road and show them what a h—l of a road dad built. Clarence Gulbransen of near Demotte has purchased a new Ford and Ted Biggs has purchased one from his father, who is awaiting the arrival of the next shipment of new cars. Ted has developed and now is in the field as a building contractor. He has been quite busy this spring and has contracts booked for several houses. He is making some of the older contractors step some. Young blood with plenty of push, his motto; «

Libby and White of Tefft met with a serious accident a few days ago while around the tent of D. Brown, near the bank of the Kankakee, north of Wheatfield, which resulted in the loss of an eye for Charles White and a promiscuous sprinkling of shot to other parts of the face and arms of both White and Libby.

The cause of shooting is not fully ' known, as pach side tells it differently. But this we do know: That D. Brown left his son in possession of the camp while he went to Wheatfield on business. While he was gone White and Libby came to the camp and Brown's son, who is about 10 years of age, fired a load or two of shot in their direction with the above results. Both of the wounded ■ men are doing as well as could be' expected, and the only wonder is ; that one or both were not killed.

GIFFORD Somewhat cooler than it has been. George Kimble spent Sunday with his wife and children. Jess Grimm, who has been sick, is better at this writing. Miss Beulah Walker took Sunday dinner with Bertice Caster. Some time they had at the dance at Newland Saturday night. Miss Lillian McClannahan took supper Monday evening with Lillie Cavinder. Mrs. Charles Walker and daughter Buelah called on Mrs. Lona Cavinder Sunday evening. Mrs. Ernest Nuss and baby and her mother called on John Cavinder and son Calvin Wednesday. Russel Reece had an accident Monday evening. • He got kicked by a horse and was quite badly hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nuss and baby are visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Price at Fair Oaks at this writing.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nuss and baby visited his sister at McCoysburg Saturday and Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Owen "Barker. Miss Clara Grimm, who has been away for some time, returned home Monday evening. Everybody was very glad to see her again.

WHEATFIELD Our local pickle men are reaping the golden harvest. Co. Supt. Lamson was at Wheatfield last Saturday evening. A young man from Francesville is working on the Hellman ranch. Quite a few of our local autoists went to Cedar Lake last Sunday. S. D. Clark went to Knox last Tuesday to get some dental work done.

Quite a few of our farmers have sold their oats. Price received was 40c per bushel. Edward Mutchler is still very sick. He does not seem to improve much and then only for a short time. Clark Bros, autoed to Rochester Sunday and visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Custard, who formerly lived here.

Samuel Payne has purchased a new Ford of the 1917 make. Samuel said he will use this until he can pull down a flying machine. When threshing is over our farmers are going to begin preparing for one of the largest acreages of wheat ever sown in these parts. The price, the yield, are surely strong incentives.

We used to ridicule the idea of the term, a friendly fight. But having seen one of these fistic novelties on parade we are now a firm believer in this creation of the twentieth century. Yes sir, a friendly fight can be pulled off. In ft decision handed down by a judge at Timbuctoo, in which a young lady sued her fellow for shaving his head, the judge held that no man had any legal right to mutilate himself unless he submits it to a vote of his township, and then three-fourths of the electorate must so declare. i

Since 'my last writing the following have threshed oats: E. W. Gosch, 1,500 bushels; William Grube, Jr., 2,400 bushels, an average of 44 bushels; Clark Bros., 3,200 bushels, average 34 bushels; S. D. Clark, 1,200 bushels, average 4 2 bushels; John Meyers, 1,200 bushels, average 2 2 bushels. Everett Finney’s wheat averaged 32 bpshels.

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in our town. John Dewitt and wife are now residents of Fair Oaks. Sam Potts' ?tnd wife attended a meeting at Gifford Sunday. The pickle plant has taken in up to this writing about 2,000 bushels of pickles. Bryant Prichett of Michigan went to Kentucky last week to visit his parents a George Handley and Ransom Elijah of Newton county attended church here Sunday. It is reported that the wedding bells will ting in our town some time in the near future,.. Listen! Mrs, Ike Kight went to Monon the latter part of the week to stay with her daughter, where she will be near a physician. Ray Haste had his household goods shipped to Michigan Wednesday, where he has a job in a ma-

chine shop. His family will follow later. The Watson riumning Co. of Rensselaer finished drilling a well for Abe Bringle Wednesday at a depth of 108 feet. Mrs. James Clifton left Saturday to visit her sisters, Mrs. W. B. Yeoman, at Surrey, and Mrs. Allie Potts, at Rensselaer a few days. After a couple of weeks’ visit with friends at Valparaiso and relatives at Hanna, Amy Bringle returned home Wednesday evening. We are still, at this writing (Monday evening), having awfully hot and dry weather. We are in need of rain very much for the corn.

Threshing is fast becoming a thing of the past.. It is surmised that one of Colfax tp., Newton county, fair damsels will soon be claimed by a former Nubbin Ridger of Jasper county. Let the good work go on! Dora Cottingham, who was so near death’s door last week, has so far recovered as to be able to go down town. His son William of Momence came over last week to help nurse him -through.

Rev. Postill filled his regular appointment here in the M. E. church Sunday. He took his text from the tenth chapter of John, twelfth verse. The fourth quarterly conference will

be held here in three weeks. According to reports in that vicinity of a certain camp is getting to be a very noted resort. People in that vicinity say that the toughs from all over the county can be heard at all times of th§ night going home and some of them using loud and foul language, which surely is a disgrace to civilization. He is quoted as saying hjt> disposes of five or six barrels of bottled goods per week, besides a liberal quantity of stronger goods.