Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS TNAT MAY OP MAY NOT INTLELST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU

WHEATFIELD Miss Nancy Coleman is nome for a visit. Curtis Steele is sojourning in Lacrosse. Ed Sealey is stacking hay for Andrew Misch. Alex Jensen and family were Valparaiso shoppers Friday. Wheatfield town and township schools will open next Monday. William Grube and Andrew Misch are haying on the McCoy ranch. Frank McColly and family are preparing to move back to town. Curtis Steele called on his lady love over north Sunday afternoon. Preslie and Jesse Clark of Kersey were over to see brother Ira Tuesday. Frank Heliums, who is working north of town, was home over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mize. Stewart & Biggs are ereqting a house on the Dewey ranch, west of town. Jonas VanDuzen threshed for William Mutcher and Paul Frost last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hamilton of Chicago are visting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Samuel Payne, who had been on the sick list, has recovered at this writing. Jtonie Laßue, our new drayman, will move to Wheatfield immediately after his sale. Mr. and Mrs. George Marr and Miss Carrie were over from Demotte Saturday evening. Mr. Misch and son Louis were out to see Andrew Misch, Jr., on the James farm Monday. Orph Lyon and daughter Lola of Kouts called on Mrs. Sadie Lyon and family Wednesday. Mrs. Kate Tinkham is visiting with her son and family in Constant, Illinois, at this writing. , Neal Clager went to Chicago to get more cars. Who said threfe was a lack of prosperity around Wheatfield? Joe Stump, who had been in the West for the past year, is here for a visit. Joe looks well and prosperous. We understand that a few of our young men are getting to be great pickle pickers. A good trade, boys. Keep it up. Arunah Bacon of Leßoy, who resided on a farm north of town for a number oj> years, was calling on old friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Payne of Allerton, Illinois, and Mrs. William Knester of North Judson called on their brother Samuel north of town Wednesday. Most of the corn in these parts is ready for the frost. Although the hot, dry weather will give us a crop a little under what we are used to, yet we are blessed with a much better crop than a great many places. We received an invitation from the state chairman to be present at the notification meeting at Tomlinson hall, Indianapolis, on September 14, when Thomas R. Marshall will be officially informed of his nomination for vice-president to succeed him-* self. If you have asked your Deloved for her hand and she' coyly said, “This is so sudden”; or, if you have called on your intended father-in-law and he has kicked you in the slats until your whole system came

near falling a-part—tell us, as we want the news. We— understand that one of the politicians of Kankakee tp. is thinking of sojourning in the land of Florida this winter. A few of the Democrats who have taken up their abode there have told our friend a lot of golden things, among which ivas the joy of putting on a Panama hat and sitting on a log along the ocean and flirting with the mermaids. Will he go is the issue.

MILROY

Elmer Clark was in Wolcott Tuesday afternoon. The Aid society met Friday with Mrs. Elsie Clark. Charles Beaver’s family was in Rensselaer Saturday evening. Martha Clark and George Foulks were Rensselaer goers Monday. The Lee Aid society did sewing last Wednesday for Mrs. S. D. Griffith. Pearl and Edith Clark spent Saturday night with their aunt, Martha Clark. Clifford Ogle came home Saturday to spend a few days with his parents and friends. William Harwell was sick \ last week with malarial fever. Dr. Besser attended him. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie called on Mrs. William Chapman last Friday. Mrs. Elmer Clark spent Tuesday afternoon with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Harwell. Juanita Fisher returned hoihe from the state normal at Terre Haute Saturday. Clifford and family returned to their home near Lapel Saturday forenoon.

Charles Beaver’s and John Mitchell’s attended the surprise Wednesday on Mrs. W. S. McDonald at McCoysburg. _ " Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver, Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks and Roland Johns went to Monticello Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Frank May and daughter Ruth autoed to Michigan last Tuesday to visit with Mr. Klein’s. The Aid society cleaned Queen City, Lone Star and Center school houses, and Jean Marchand cleaned the Banner school house. fccnool begins next Monday. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie, Mrs. Rosa Hipshire and Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Clark took dinner Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred May and called on Mr. and Mrs. Clell Clark in the afternoon. Frank Scipio, Joseph Clark, Charles McCashen and families, Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks spent Sunday afternoon with George Foulks and family.

GIFFORD

Some rain we had! Charles Nichols left Monday for Indiana Harbor. Lee Meyerg and father were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Miss Lillian McClannahan spent Sunday evening with Lillie Cavinder. Charles Snow went to see the new

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boy of Mr, and Mrs. Reece Cavinder Tuesday. Mrs. W. Xuss and sister, Mrs. Williams, of Ludlow, Illinois, is visiting relatives here. s . Miss Sylvia Lambert went back to her work for Mrs. Charles Pettet at Kersey Tuesday. Migs Ethel Uyett of Francesville visiteq, her sister, Mrs. Chester Caster, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hickman were here from Wapella,-Illinois, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Snyder.

S. L. Johnson was in Rensselaer Thursday. John Johnson spent Sunday with the Duvall boys. Miss Ida Eldridge called on Mrs. Chester Robey Saturday.' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Margin of Lee spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey. Mias Eva Creel came Saturday to stay with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and two sons and Miss Eva Creel called on Charles Jones and family Thursday. Mrs. Myrtle Newheart and children of Illinoig spent Friday and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey. Hello, Possum Run! We are still alive, happy and healthy. Come over to the Hollow and we will show you a good time. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family and Miss Eva Creel attended the Jacks family reunion aUsMonticello Sunday.

With a few exceptions health is quite good in our town. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Mrs. William Petty’s Wednesday evening. Aunt Hannah Culp' has the material on the ground to put a new roof on her house. Herbert Bozell took another big wagon load of fine watermelons to Rensselaer Tuesday. The pickle business is still booming here. They are full at Demotte and several have been hauling here. Miss Mary Abel went to Battle Ground a few days ago where she will enter the high school the coming year. Miss Leota Moore of Lafayette came up Sunday to make a short visit with her cousin, Miss Amy Bringle. Miss Flo McKay returned home Saturday from Terre Haute where she had been taking a twelve-weeks’ normal course. T. j. Mallatt and wife were over from Virgie Tuesday and closed the deal wherein he sold his blacksmith property to Mrs. Will Warne. Mrs. C. A. Gundy and daughter, Mrs.- Hiland Weaver, went Saturday to North Manchester to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. Hally, for a week. Mrs. John Thorn came down from Hammond the latter part of the week and after a few days’ visit—here with relatives, returned home "Tuesday evening.

Mr. Cottingham, whose sickness we have mentioned before, has been having a pretty tough time this week. Dr. Fyfe of Wheatfield was down to see him Wednesday. Mrs. Oliver Brouhard and children and Charles Barker, wife and daughter, after attending the fair at Crawfordsville a few days last week, returned home Saturday. Ray Haste came down from Michigan Saturday evening and took back with him his family. He good job in a factory up there and prospects are good for promotion as he ges up in the work. Emory Smith, who works for C. B. Spang, moved into the house vacated by Ray Haste. Mr. Spang is contemplating the erection of a large up-to-date house soon on the place where his house burned last fall. Arvel Bringle and wife of Remington came up Saturday evening in his new Saxon roadster and on Sunday they and his parents and sister Amy went to Cedar Lake and attended services at the Moody institute. The ladies of the M. E. Aid society heia a social with refreshments Saturday evening. The proceeds went for the benefit of the church. They have now cleared the indebtedness on ther piano, which they contracted last winter.

FOUR CORNERS

One of Trustee Salrin’s children of east Walker is quite sick. Clarence Nelson and family spent Sunday with Dave Wesner and family. W. B. McNeil has gold his old car to one of the Stephensen boys of Kersey. The winter term of the Tefft school will perhaps be *4augnt next summer, if at all. F. G. Barnard of Lochiel was looking after his farm in Kankakee tp. this week. Charles Stalbaum of Tefft was the successful bidder on the Stalbaum stone road. Several of the farmer- are getting ready to fill their silos in the near future. George Miller is putting in two carloads of tile for F. W. Fisher on his home farm. Wesley Hammerton has commenced to rebuild his home, lately destroyed by lightning. Mrs. Simon Fendig, who has been dangerously sick for some time, is improving, we are informed. Trustee R. E. Davis and Will Wills of Tefft, with their families, are attending the state fair this week. ' The long-looked for and much needed rain has come at last and hag put the land in fine working condition. There .sure was a home-coming at Wheatfleld Saturday night. It might be a good idea for Prosecuor Sands to move to Wheatfleld. The Bank of Wheatfleld is having some repair work done on the interior of the building, which will add greatly to its appearance. Enos Hibbs bid in the grade filling near Baum’s Bridge Tuesday for $2,100, we are told. If this is true, Enos will soon wear diamonds. Oscar Ahlemeyer is breaking a colt for Jerome Nelson. Mr. Ahlemeyer is a graduate of the Berry training school and offers a reward for any horse he fails to subdue. W. J. Henry, who owns a farm in east Walker, is repairing and getting shaped for his new renter. Mr. Powell, who has lived on the place for he past two years, will move back to Valparaiso soon. Charles White, who was shot in

the eye a few weeks ago, was taken to Chicago and had the eye removed. There were three shot embedded in the eyeball. He is doing as well as such coridiions will permit. A number of Kankakee tp. people were down to Rensselaer Tuesday to bid on the Stalbaum stone road. Bids that were made went to show that there was a diversity of opinion as to what it was worth to build a stone road in north Jasper. Harry Gulbransen and family, who have been visiting in Wisconsin for the past month, returned home the last of the week, not very well impressed with the Northwest. He intends to improve his farm nere and be contented to remain. You should hear the vender’s cry of hot roasted peanuts and fresh popcorn on Remley’s corner, opposite the Fendig drug store, Wheatfleld. This corner is provided with an up-to-date popper and peanut roaster which proved quite an attraction on last Saturday night. State of Ohio. City of Toledo, Lucas County, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said Arm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure.—-Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscrib-

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