Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

M. A. Gray and Warner Elmore drove through to Wabash this week in their autos. < George Chappell went to Chicago Monday and will visit points in "Wisconsin before returning. I Mr. and Mrs. George Bartee spent the first three days of last week in Chicago visiting relatives. I Frank and “Elmer Bartoo started on Tuesday for Big Rapids, Mich., where they will spend a couple of weeks. ; Miss Jane Herron of Battleground came Saturday to visit Mrs. Mary Sigman and other friends south of town. | Miss Elsie Bickel went to Wood-, land, 111., Sunday evening where ] she will teach school this coming season. Clyde Hackley returned home Tuesday after spending several days, with relatives at Cutler and La-' fayette. Mr. and slrs. Bernard Hargreaves of Chicago were week-end guests at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Bert Spencer. , Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Whitehead • and children drove through from' Wheatfield Sunday to attend church and visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buckles and son Ambrose of Pontiac, 111., spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. A. D. , Bickel and family. Mail Carrier Bringle camq out' with a new Saxon runabout automobile (Saturday morning to use on his mail route. [ Tom Garvin and family returned to Logansport Saturday via the auto i route after their summer’s outing on the farm here. | Mrs. Henry Mischer, (who has been a great sufferer from rheu-' matism for the past year or more , is very low at this writing. J. G. Morris and family are mov- ! ing into the Mrs. Ella Parks home and Henry Brooks' is moving into the Morris residence property. Mr. E. Peacock, who has been at Tampa, Florida, the past year, I came Sunday for an indefinite stay | with his daughter, the editor’s wife.' Mr. and Mrs.* David Shearer of i Chicago came Friday evening to! spend Labor day with relatives here, returning home Monday even-1 ing. Mr. and Xfrs. August Bernhardt went to Casey, lowa, at which place ! and other points in lowa and Illi- . nois they will visit for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Groves and, little daughter of Monticello were week end guests of her parents, Mr. ! and Mrs. George Bartee, and sister, . Mrs. Peter Meritt. ' Miss Helen O’Rilev went to Greentown, Ind., to spend the week with the family of her uncle. Miss, •Florence Johnston is substituting' in the postoffice during her absence. Rev. Ashley has rented the Barnes property, recently vacated by A". Schankerman, and lias moved into the same, pending the erection of a parsonage which the Christian Church people are considering. A. L. Carpenter, the new proprietor of the telephone plant here, has leased the Mrs. McQuown property “and moved his family into the same. He is now in possession of, the telephone business. Mrs. H. J. Kannal and daughters. Gertrude and Gwendolyn of Rensselaer, and Mrs. W. W. Watson, daughter Marjory and son William, of Meridian, Miss., were visitors at the home of the editor Wednesday. W. E. Johnston and family arrived home Friday evening from their long trip into Minnesota and adjoining states. They drove something like 3,000 mile? and consumed a mere matter of 122 gallons of gasoline. Work on the new M. E. church has been goingion regularly of late and the cement, walls of the basement are all in. Large piles of lumber bespeak the work of construction which wiß follow with as little delay as possible. Mrs. Florenpe Lee went to her home at Reelsville the first of the week and will return Saturday With her sister, Mrs. A. A. Fell, who went to Indianapolis Friday to take another X-Ray treatment, ■which seems to be proving benbficial. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hackley had as week-end guests Mr. and Mrs. Gable of Mulberry, Mrs. Charles Michael and son Keith of Logansport, Miss Inez Briney of Rossville and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wortman and daughters Effie and Gladys. R. C. Smalley and family of St. Petersburg, Fla., . who have been touring Indiana and Wisconsin in their car, visiting relatives and seeing the sights, spent Saturday night on his return journey with his brother, W. C. Snjalley and family.' Our Terre Haute bunch o| teachers past and to be, Misses Frieda Wineland, Dot Porter, Marguerite Cummons, Hazel B. Gray, Ethel Johnston, Martha Parker and Edna Christiansen y arrived home Friday evening, having spent a most profitable summer. Miss Fleta Hartley was the guest

of Mrs. Fred Hicks and Miss Ethel Breen two or three days last week. Miss Hartley was formerly of West Lebanon, Ind., but is now from Urbana, 111., and is well known to a number of our people, having been a frequent visitor Of her aunt, Mrs. Morehead.

L. W. Hunt and phrty, who failed to get in when expected from Wichita, Kansas, at the time the body of Archie Williams was brought home, arrived after considerable delay. They missed their train at Kansas City and became separated from rhe corpse, and spent a good deal of extra time in trying to locate it. Rev. Warriner has moved his family into the parsonage again. The building was turned about and moved to the north side of the lot, a new porch added and the whole structure, nearly, reconstructed. It is now very modern, and presents a handsome appearance, and is a credit to the congregation iUrepresents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lucas and two children left Tuesday for ,a trip to the far west, They will visit relatives at Shoshone, Idaho, Big Timber, Mont., and Vancouver, B. C. They will also take in the sights at Seattle and other points in the west and see just how big God’s great outdoors is. They will be absent about six weeks. About fifty members of the Chris* tian church surprised Rev. Ashlej’ and family Monday evening at S’oo o’clock. The purpose of the visit was to replenish the larder and pantry of the parson who has just set up housekeeping in the old Barnes property. A fine social visit was enjoyed for an hour. The visit was much appreciated by the recipients. The schools of Carpenter township will open Monday, September 11th. Following is a list of the teachers: Marguerite Cummonb, No. 1; Dott Porter, No. 2; 42thel Johnston, No. 3; Hazel B. Gray, No. 4; Grace Warnock, No. 5; Jessie Williamson, No. 6; Florence Johnston, No. 8; Martha Parker, No. 9; Lena Williamson, No. 11. Burdett Porter, Trustee. James Shannon was born in Boncroway, Ireland, Feb. 2, 1843, and died at the home of his son near Remington, August 30, 1916, of hardening of the arteries. Mr. Shannon was one of the early settlers of Livingston, Co.. 111., having settled at Forrest in 1865. He removed to Remington in 1892. On Sept. 18th, 1882, he was married to Miss Mary Yoder of Forrest, 111.,, who died Dec. 11th, 1906. To this union were born two sons, Simon and Isaac. He is also survived by two grandchildren and two sisters, Catherine Ferris of Forrest, 111., and Matilda Allen of Kingston, New Jersey. After a brief service at the home the remains were taken on Thursday evening to the residence of his sister, Mrs. Catherine Ferris, at Forrest, 111. The funeral services ■were held in the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. M. C. Eigus, a lifelong friend of the deceased. Interment was made in the Forrest.cemetery.

On Saturday, September 2nd, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Treanor celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. The house was beautifully decorated with sunflowers and golden glow, fit emblems for half a century of married life. That day so long ago, when the bride, then only a young girl not yet sixteen rode axyay from her father’s house was almost an exact counterpart of this golden ' Wedding day. A 12 o’clock dinner was served to which the half hundred guests did ample .justice. There were numerous pres- | ents among which we note three gold eagles, two gold clocks, and two Paris of gold candlesticks. The out of town guests were Mrs. Mary Brophy, Mrs. Treanor and daughter. Miss Nellie, Mrs. Clara Farenbaugh i and Mr. John Brennan of Logans- | port; Mr. John Treanor and family of Monon; Mr. Hugh Treanor and family of Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. I Wray of Gbodland and Mrs. Beck- ; man of Rensselaer. 1 John Crabb was born in Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, July i =>t, 182.9, and died in Petoskey, Mich., Sept. Ist, 1916, aged 77 years and 2 . months. He was the youngest son of James and Cecelia Monroe Crabb. ,At the age of eighteen he came to ! this country and settled in Tazewell I Co., 111. A few years later he re- ! moved to Livingston Co., Illinois’, 'where he resided until 1905, at which time he moved to Remington. Ind., which was his home until the I time of his death. On the 25th of -December, 1866, he was united in i marriage to Hannah E. Capes, with | whom* Jie shared the joys and sorrows of life until she was called home July 12th, 1909. Mr. Crabb leaves to mourn their loss seven children, fifteen grandchildren, one brother and two sisters, besides a large number of other relatives and friends. The children are Charles A. of Pontiac, Ill.; Walter J. of Chenoa, 111., Mrs. L. C. Phillips of Hicksville, Ohio, Mrs. G. F. Pampel of Hastings, Neb., Mrs. S. H. Cornwell of Rensselaer, Ind, Mrs. H. C. Beeks and Mrs. H. V. Hensler, both of Remington, Ind. His brother, Mr Archie Crabb, resides at Chenoa, 111.. ; and his sisters, Mrs. John Raitt and Mrs. - Jane Lawson aj David. Neb. He was brought up in the Presbyterian. faith but soon after his marriage he united with the Methodist church of which he was a faithful and loyal member until he was called to his final reward. He was a kind and loving husband and father.

a good citizen and a devoted Christian. His bright loving disposition made him a host of friends wherever he went. V A.

GOODLAND. (From The Herald.) Mrs. W. L. Rich of Remington is visiting her son Jacob and wife at Brook. Mies Louise Rich will enter the Forest Park Seminary at St. ; Louis, Mo., this fall. \ Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bertsch e of near Remington * are visiting with relatives near Gridley'; HL Attorney H. R. iiopkins was a legal caller in Rensselaer Thursday. He was accompanied by Tony Jessup.\ Senator Reidelbach and family of Winamac were Sunday guests of their cousin, Mrs. John Stack and family, Mrs. John Lacy of Kentland came over Tuesday evening for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Tice. Mrs. Burdette Roush returned to her home in Remington after a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilman. Miss Carrie Green, teacher in the Remington schools, was over several evenings this week the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Carpenter. Harvey Keen and son Floyd returned Sunday night from Hartford, Mich,, where they had been visiting with the former's sister, Mrs. Wm. Streight and family. Al Wild went to Indianapolis Wednesday evening to attend the fair and visit his son Harry, who has charge of the Sharpless Cream Separtor Co. exhibit there. Dorey McClure, who tenants the Will Lods farm south of Remington, left on Thursday morning for Bird Isle, Minn., to look for a rarm to move onto next spring. Supt. F. L. Wildrick of the Remington schools was here Thursday evening and stated that the schools had started off fine and he expected a great showing this year.

Mr. Fay Burgess and family, accompanied by Miss Fann/ Hoover, returned last Sunday from Morley, Mich., where they spent the week visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ponton and two daughters, Laura of Remington and Mrs. A. C. Louette of this city,, autoed to Kankakee. 111., Tuesday to attend the fair and visit relatives. Ed. Hoover of Morley, Mich., came to Goodland Tuesday evening for a short visit here with his son Floyd, and daughter, Fanny. Ed. thinks his new home is the only place. Frank G. Porter, the new pastor of the Church of God, has moved into the O. C. Johnson property. He takes charge of the three congregations at Remington, Praise Chapel and this place. Mrs. George Sigler of Chicago, an aunt of Mrs. Ed. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sigler and daughter Dorothea of Mt. Ayr, and Mrs. Sparrow and son of Peoria visited in Goodland the first of the week.

Mr. Jack Taylor left Sunday for Cherokee, lowa, to be at the bedside of his wife who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis in a hospital there. Mrs. Taylor will return to Goodland as soon as she is recovered sufficiently to travel Miss Agnes Davis went to Brook Thursday to enter upon her duties as musical director in the schools there. Miss Opal Light chme from Brook Wednesday afternoon to enter upon her duties as domestic science instructor in the Goodland school. During the electrical storm Tuesday night lightning «ruck a large pine tree in the front yard of the L. A. Field home east of Goodland. There must be some kind of magnet on this farm as this is the third time lightning has struck there in the past few years. Enroute to Kankakee, 111., Tuesday T. M,. Ponton and family of Remington had the misfortune to run into a ditch and break the front right axle on their large Overland. The axle was Welded together again at Ray Ward's shop with his new welding machine, and the trip was resumed about 5 o'clock. Near Lake Village they ran into the jieavy storm and were soaked. \

The Wortley reunion was held at the home of George Wortley, Jr., at 17(ij Meadlawn Ave.. Logansport, Sept. Ist. Those from a distance were Henry Wortley and children and Sidney Johnson and son of Mt. Ayr; Wm. and Albert Wortley and families of Rensselaer; Wm. and Harvey Keen and families, Mrs. R, E. Nafziger and children and Mrs. George Wortley and Frank Fenwick of near Goodland. -They motored through in their automobiles and all reported a fine time.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beecher spent Wednesday with relatives in Rensselaer. Miss . Anna Stocksick of Rensselaer visited her sister, Mrs. Ed Beecher, this week.Walter Kemper of St. Louis was here on Saturday visiting his uncle, R. W, Kemper, and family. .Mrs. Blanche (Mist and son David of \yarsaw came on Saturday to attend the Hess family reunion. Airs. William Rich of Remington came on Thursday to visit with her son, Jacob D., and wife. Freeman Davis came the last of the week and remained for several days. He is doing a fine business and likes the city of Lafayette. ( Miss Pearl Putt of near Monon and Miss Golda Reece of Wadena were ’guest? of Miss Coralie Franklin the latter part of the week. Mrs. Longwell and the children returned from Fowler on Saturday where they had heon spending the week, while Fred was in Kentland at the institute. Mrs. George Weishaar left the last of the week for Battle Creek, Michigan, where she will try a course of treatment at the sanitarium for her health.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanson attended a family picnic at Momence Sunday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Corbett, who visited Mrs. Corbett’s mother at Exline during the day. Mrs. Daily and daughter and Miss Harriet Kerr left the last of the week for Detroit. Mrs. Daily will go to Washington from Detroit and spend the winter With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Saylor. William Pence and family returned home on Sunday from a trip through the eastern part of the state. While gone they were in Indianapolis part of the time and visited their farm near Wabash. Miss Goetz of Rensselaer arrived on Saturday to take up her work in the primary department of the public school. This will not be new to her as she had the same work for several years and all, patrons and children, are glad to welcome her back. Charles Martin and family came back to Brook on Saturday. A year's absence has not changed them much with the exception of belmer, who has grown about six inches in height. This was the result of his trying to look over the tops of the clay hills.

J. W. Hogg of Cutler has been engaged as principal of the high sdhool for" the coming year. He is an experienced instructor, a graduate of Valparaiso university and has had eleven years’ experience in the work. As sobn as he can find a house he will move his ’family here. H. Williams, the Remington auctioneer, was in town »n Tuesday. He reports many farmers preparing for sales this winter, having booked fourteen fifteen already. Many renters are obliged- to move this year and have no place to go. The estate of John Putt \is to have a big sale, and there is to be another on" the Warren Wilson farm. William Haynes and wife of Brian, Missouri, were here the past week visiting with Mrs. Haynes’ parents. Billy likes the country and is getting used to the-‘‘gee,” “haw” necessary to stump plowing. He says their early corn is good and will make 50 or 6Q bushels per acre, but the late corn ig worthless, as it was too dry for it.