Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

Mrs. Jennie Williams of Flagler, Colo., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lulu Ha scall. Miss Effie Wallace of Monticello is the guest of the John Ott family this week. George Taber and wife of Bluffton were Sunday evening visitors in Remington. Mrs. John Forry and children returned to their home in Laurens, lowa, this week. Miss Johanna O’Riley -of Brook was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ves Vilinsxi, this week. Born, Tuesday, August 22, at Burlington, Kansas, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dodge, a son. Mr. and Mrs. James Hooley of Logansport spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marion O’Connor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns returned this week from an auto trip through sections of Michigan. Mrs. Ira Grant went to St. Anne, 111., Tuesday to spend a day or two with her sister, Mrs. L. M. Raymond. Chauncey McCulley has sold his residence in the north part of town to Fern Ford, who will occupy the same. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rainier of Brookston came Saturday for a few days’ visit with their son, Dr. A. P. Rainier, and wife. Mr. Leech and Miss Leech of Joliet, 111., and Miss Hudson of Goodland were guests at the Foster home on Friday and Sunday. Mrs. Wilcox is still very sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Kyle, and grave fears are entertained as to her recovery. - Dr. Elmer Bull of Wabash came Saturday for a few days visit with his mother, Mrs. T. B. Markin, returning home this Thursday. Herbert Powers and Dewey McGlynn returned home Friday from Angola, where they have been attending school this summer. James Wingard of north of town suffered a stroke of apoplexy about a week ago and is very low with small hopes of his recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner of near Burnettsville spent Saturday and Sunday with her father, Jasper Guy, and Mrs. Vern Hensler. Mr. and Mrs. George Hemphill and daughter, Mrs. May Houser, of Indianapolis came Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Harvey Stoudt. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shelmon went to LapOrte this Thursday, at which place and others in that vicinity they will visit for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Peck and daughter Maxine returned Friday from her trip to West Virginia, where they had been visiting for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whitehead and son Glen went to Sharpsville, Indiana, Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Morton Bennett, for a few days. Miss Lucile Babb returned to her home in Memphis, Tenn., after a several weeks’ visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Belle. Green, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Crow and daughter Helen returned to their home at Union Mills after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pample. Grandma Stone received a ticket to Marion, Ind., from her son Ed, and accompanied by her little granddaughter, Pauline Heath, has gone for a visit of a week or more. Mrs. Marton Bennett and Mrs. Arthur Whitehead left Monday for Bismarck, No. Dak., to visit their brother, Ed Howell. They were accompanied by their aunt, Miss Emma Brown, of Peru. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Pruett of Gary were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Tony Vilinski, a few days the first of the week. Dick has been on the police force for seven years, and he certainly looks equal to it. Charles Harris who, with his family is touring the West in his Ford, writes that they reached Searcy, Arkansas, their journey’s end, a distance of 850 miles, with no trouble whatever and had only two blowouts. Mrs. H. C. Beeks was called to Petosky, Mich., Saturday by the serious illness of her father, Mr. John Crabb, who is still in a critical condition from leakage of the heart. Mr. Beeks accompanied his wife to Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rich and daughter Louise were in Remington Tuesday. They were accompanied home by Mrs. W. L. Rich, who will make an extended, visit in Goodland and Brook, and from there Will go to Crawfordsville to visit her relatives. Mrs. Josephine Emery and grandchildren, Josephine and James Kenyon, left this Thursday for Zephyr Hills, Florida, where Mrs. Emery spent last winter. They will drive through in the same Ford that has already made two successful trips over the road. Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Carr, Mrs. Carl Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weiss and Mrs. E. H. Blake of Wabash were Fountain park visitbrs Friday, making the round trip in pne day with their Fords. Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Weiss remained for a few days’ visit with relatives. Vern, 'i.3 years old, son of Harvey L. Williams, the auctioneer, broke his right wrist square off last Thursday, in an effort to crank their car. The lad had run the machine out to wash it, and on starting to crank

up again the beast back-fired on him. On examination it was found that one of the timer wires was broken, and this is said to have been the cause of the back-fire. The remains of Archie Williams, who died at the hospital in Wichita, Kansas, were brought back here for burial Wednesday evening. L. W. Hunt and Miss Lilly Williams, who went to Wichita last week and were there when he died, were supposed to return with the but strangely, in some manner they have failed to conpect, and up to the time of going to press, they have not been located nor heard from. Funeral arrangements are therefore not made at the present time. Miss Laura Camden, a cousin of the Julian family of this place, died at her home in Veedersburg, Ind., Wednesday, of tuberculosis, brought on by overstudy. She was a very gifted young woman, and the only child of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Camden. The funeral services will be held at Gilboa this Friday afternoon at or near 2 o’clock and conducted by Rev. McCarter of Veedersburg, who several years ago was pastor of the Shiloh IJ. B. church. Interment will be made at Gilboa cemetery.

ROSELAWN Etta Lee started second year high school at Lowell Monday. Mary and John Born of Cook were Roselawn visitors Sunday and Monday. Warren Palmer was a northbound passenger Friday. Destination not given. Mr. and Mrs. Levin had friends from Chicago at their farm home last week. Mrs. Phelix Parker of Herscher, 111., visited friends in Roselawn and vicinity last week. The Crooks family left for Rensselaer Saturday where they take up their school work. Dr. C. M. Rice and family and Mr. Rice’s sisters of Chicago autoed to Hebron Monday. Misses Werna and Bertha Bess attended the teachers* institute at Kentland last week. Misses Dorothy" Rogers and Mary Jane Phillips were consulting their music teacher in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Daisy Sherlock returned to her home in Chicago Friday after an extended visit with relatives here. We had a nice shower Friday morning which was much needed in our community, greatly helping the fall pastures and the pickle crop. Editor Bowie of the Review was in Roselawn last Friday, and incidentally gave Col, Gepbart some instructions in running his new flivver. Dorsey Kight will attend the Rensselaer high school this year, as also will Fred Christensen. Both boys will board with Mrs. Crooks and family. Our school opened Monday with Mr. Blue of Rensselaer at the head. The youngsters are all glad to get back to their books again after the long summer vacation. Dr. Rice and sons are about the busiest bunch in town these days, gathering and marketing the pickles raised by the boys. The pickle crop is a money-maker when properly tended. We received a card last Tuesday from Cletus Gundy, mailed at Minneapolis, Minn. He wrote they were enjoying their trip very much and would leave on the 25th for South Dakota on their way to Lavina, Mont. “Dad” Best was fishing again two days last week and reports good catches of bullheads and pickerel. If Fred Nelson expects to hold the belt as the champion fisherman he had better get busy, as “Dad” is gaining fast. Threshing is fast nearing an end in this community, and while the yield has not been up to the average the quality is good. And thresning has been unhampered by rains or bad weather. Most of the farmers are happy. Corn promises to be of good yield and quality. When in Nit. Ayr last week we had the pleasure of meeting W. R. Lee, merchant and editor of the village paper, the Tribune. Mr. Lee seems to be a very public spirited business man and we trust he will be successful in building up a good business for his paper which will be a credit to the community. The chief topic of our cifizenery the last 10 days has been the threatened railroad strike. And one thing about their arguments which sounds gpod is that they were all for peace and hoping that the" labor unions and the railroad magnates get together and not disturb or demoralize the business of our country.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Miss Mary Dedrick of Remington is visiting the Brady family. Mrs. Charles F. Smith of Chicago is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Parks. Mrs. B. B. McDonald was in Remington on Wednesday visiting her sister, Mrs. Emory Armold. Word was received by the family this week from Charles Conn announcing the arrival of a new baby boy. Miss Goldie Scripture of Wolcott came Tuesday to spend a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. Bert Bell.

Bernard and Gaylord Gragg of Lafayette came on Wednesday for a few days’ visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Lyons. Dr. Charles Franklin and family attended the reunion of the Franklins and Dawsons last Sunday at Greenhill, Ind. About 300 were present. Ho’ward Myers started for Forest, 111., on Wednesday evening. 'He will join his father-in-law there and drive a party of tourists to Webb and Woodstock, lowa. Art Clinton and wife of Kewana

were visiting at the home of Mrs. Clinton’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. 1 John Hudson, this week anil to Brook on Tuesday and visited relatives here. It seems that Grant Whaley is the champion oats raiser, as he had one field that made an average of 65 bushels per acre. It is a field of 10 acres and last year raised tae best corn in this section. Charles Dean, who is on the Wm. Pence farm near Urbana, Ind., is here visiting and says the crops in that vicinity are good. They had no wheat, but the oats were fair and the prospects for corn are excellent. The dredge machine broke down last week and part of the machinery had to be sent to Lafayette for repairs. Howard .Myers went to Rensselaer Wednesday to get them and the old boat was busy again on Friday. Mrs. Davidson of Wolcott, sister of Mrs. O. M. Lyons, and her two children were guests at the Lyons home the first of the week. Mrs. Sterner from Pennsylvania, an aunt of Mrs. Lyons, was also a guest on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Myers had as guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Archie McMullen, parents of Mrs. Myers, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudd, Mrs. Bullard and Joseph Dorsey, the ladies being sisters of Mrs. Myers. All of them live at Forest, 111. Judge Bookwalter of Cincinnati came Tuesday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Lyons. On Wednesday he accompanied Mr. Lyons and L ; E. Lyons to Indianapolis, where Mr. Lyons will attend the regimental reunion of the 51st Indiana. John Greely Davis was in to see the Reporter force on Wednesday. He and his wife had spent the day at Hazelden and with their son Harry, w T ho is visiting there. John G. is being solicited by his many friends to make the race for clerk either where he is on the Bull Moose ticket or as an independent. There is not another man in the county that knows the clerk’s duties as well as Mr. Davis and f he continues in the campaign will give a good account of himself, for this is a campaign of efficiency and preparedness.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Troxel Friday, August 25, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Sharkey of Illinois came Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert. Rev. H. H. Goodacre, who is stationed in Ohio, is spending the week here with his family. Miss Edna Wheeler of Lawrenceville, 111., came Thursday for a visit with Wolcott friends. Miss Bertha Armold of Remington is the guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mattox, this week. Mrs. June David of Peoria, 111., came Wednesday for a few days’ visit with her father, J. E. Unroe. Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Waltz and baby of south of town went to Franklin Thursday for a visit with her parents. Mrs. A. Ellis and little adopted son of Chicago Heights was guest over night of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes Sunday. Ruby and Fern Dobbins of Delphi are vsiiting at the home of the former’s mother, Mrs. E. S. Easterday, and other relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Stortz and children, who have been on a 10 days’ auto trip through Indiana and Illinois, returned home Monday evening. Mrs. E. R. Pugh, who has been spending a month with her brother in Farrell, Wyo., and her sister in Alzada, Mont., returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Beard, Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Biesecker and son Morris are spending a week at Lake Maxinkuckee.

Mrs. Emo/y Armold, daughter Mary and son Kenneth and Mrs. B. B. McDonald of Brook spent Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mattox. Miss Mary Miles, w-ho has been attending the university at Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Grant Pollock, and her brother, Frank Miles, and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stafford of Bluffton and Miss Luethel Davis of Greencastle, who have been visiting Mrs. W. C. Kinney, returned home this Friday morning. Mrs. Carl Mullen and children, Taylor and Luella, of Denver, Colo., .came Tuesday for a two months' visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Dye and other friends here. A quiet wedding took place at the home of Rev, and Mrs. Goodacre early Friday morning, September 1. William Parker Hinckley of Haven, S. D„ taking back with him his bride, Miss Grace Goodacre. Rev. Goodacre performed the ceremony. Chicken thieves visited the hennery of Mert Ponto, south of town, one night this week. They came in an automobile but did not secure any fowls, as Mr. Ponto’s hired man discovered their presence and fired a shot at them with a shot gun. He, however, failed to damage them any, owing to the distance he was from them. The thieves have been operating in that neighborhood for some time, and it will pay the farmers to be on the watch for them.

FRANCES VILLE (From the Tribune) Andy Minnicus and sons, Kenneth and George, of Reynolds were here Tuesday. Mrs. Elihu Morlan and son Lewis of Knox have been the guests at the home of W. A. Geer since Sunday. Mrs. A. C- Ross returned to Zionsville Tuesday, having been the guest of her parents, M'r. and Mrs. I. N. Davis. Miss Florence Noel of Star City, former teacher here, left this morning for Blackfoot, Idaho, where she will begin teaching next Monday. Ab Whittaker now makes Qcca-

"S sional trips down town. He was sick most of the summer, but pulled through in good shape. In fact he is looking better lately than for several yearfe. . Miss Margaret May Marlow of Niagara Falls, New York, Miss Ethel Hermansen of Chicago and Mrs. Ammen Osborn of Kewanna are the guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 6. P. Hermansen, northwest of Francesville. Mr. and Mrs. Johnsonbough, -Master Sanford and Mrs. Arthur Halstead motored here from Monticello ''Sunday and spent the afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ebert Garrigues. Miss Delia Nelson returned with the party. Knox has had its last carnival, so the Starke County Democrat 9ays. The band there lost money on the proposition, w r hile the carnival manager is being held by the Gary police on charges of passing fraudulent checks and beating a board bill. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schleman, son Paul and daughter Edna, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Lambert, sons Earl and Boyce and daughter Gladys and Miss Tillie Malcho, all of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harbrecht, daughter Lola; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Malcho, daughter Arena; Miss Elsie and Lydia Volkman; John Himes and “Max” McKinzie of Francesville motored to Jones island and AVinamac Sunday.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Jacob Getz has two brothers from Treniont, 111., visiting him this week. A boy was born to Mr. and Mi'@. Mack Harris of Gillam tp. Sunday, August 27. Win, Gorman, who is making his home at Morocco, has been visiting here the past week. Mrs. Brooks Lanam and daughter Sylvia left Tuesday for a week’s visit with relatives at Crawfordsville. ' Mr. and Mrs. Calvin McCay, Mrs. Catherine McCay, Miss Adda Lanam and Sherman McCay motored to Monon Tuesday and visited at the home of John Long. Mrs. Herman Paris went Monday morning to Greencastle to be at the bedside of her father, who was seriously injured when a motor truck upon which he was riding collided with an* auto.

Walter Kessinger, who is critically ill, has been hovering between life and death since Saturday night. He has been in a stupor practically all the time. Little hope is held of his recovery but his many friends are yet hoping that he may b*e restored to health again. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Horner and Harper Malcom attended the funeral of Mrs. Mae Fauvier of Danville, 111., who was killed in an auto accident. Mrs. Fauvier was a niece of Mrs. Horner and Mr. Malcom. Mrs. Horner has not been feeling well since returning from the funeral last Thursday. Dr. C. E. Linton, wife and son Damon left Tuesday for a two weeks’ tour of the eastern 'states and the Dominion of Canada. They will visit Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec and will make a voyage down the St. Lawrence river to the sea, arriving home September 12 by way of Boston and New York city. Peter Stiller, a farmer residing on the old Guild farm in Gillam tp., passed away at his home Wednesday morning of chronic heart trouble and after a sickness that had lasted all summer. Mr. Stiller was a man well advanced in years and while his death was expected it came as a surprise to his relatives and friends. The funeral will be held from the hcfne Friday at 1 o’clock and burial will be made at Erancesville.

, GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsay autoed to Burnettsville Wednesday in the former’s new Oakland, which he has well broken in. Miss Lorena Dunkel entered the Lain’s Private Business college at Indianapolis Monday where she will take a business course. Mrs. May Butler came Wednesday from Alvia, Ind., for a short visit with Harry, Jr., remained at home to look after things. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hayden and three children, Violet, Burdette and Lone, of Lowell spent Wednesday afternoon With Mrs. C. F. Dunkel and family. • Word was received here the first of the week of the death of Milston Wertsbaugh of Dustin, Neb. He is an older brother of William Wertsbaugh of this place. Bertha Mustard, Leona Stombaugh,

Winona Welch, Ora Sage and Ollen Harms will return home this Friday evening frm Terre Haute where they attended State Normal. Richard Fox, Clarence Leming, L. A. Dickinson and Bert Constable autoed to Indianapolis Wednesday evening to attend the large tractor demonstration in progress there. Mrs. Leona Pratt returned home from Kokomo Wednesday evening after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Von Johnson and family. Her little grandchild accompanied her home for a visit. Harvey Keen is taking his vacation this week and his family are visiting William Streight and family at Hartford, Mich. Harry Hawn is assisting in the grocery department at Little’s during Harvey’s absence.

The ladies of the Catholic church served a chicken dinner in, the basement of the church Tuesday night and it certainly was a grand treat. Ninety dollars and 14 cents waa taken in, which is sample evidence of the appreciation shown by the hungry people of Goodland who are fond of chicken. John Lacey of Kentland and Miss Edna Tice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Tice of this city, were married Wednesday at Kentland. The bride is one of our estimable young women and enjoys a large number ot friends who w’ish her much joy and happiness. The groom is one of Kentland’s industrious young men and has a position with the C. I. & S. railroad. They will make their home in Kentland. Charles Hancock was born near New Albany, Ind., May 15, 1852, aind passed away August 23, 1916, aged 64 years, three months and eight days. He was the third child of a family of'four children, three boys and* one girl. His parents died when all were small, so the family was raised by strangers. He was between 14 and 15 years of age when he came to Newton county where he haS resided ever since. He was married December 31, 1874, to Sarah J. Galbraith of Bunker Hill, Ind. To this union were born five children, Walter Scott * deceased; Prank G; Hancock, momas F. Hancock and Mrs. Daisy Jensen of Goodland and Charles Raymond Hancock of Kentland. Subscribe for The Democrat.