Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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WHEATFIELD Roy Heil was at .Kouts last Tuesday. r “Billy” Weese is Working in Michigan. Ted Biggs, who has been on the sick list, is better at this writing. Mrs. Fred Lyon of South Dakota is visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. William Kellerman is visiting her daughter, Mrs. William Weese. Mrs. Kate Tinkham spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Payne, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Langdon and Minnie Tinkham were Hobart visitors Monday. Messrs. Dewey, Huber, Clark, Hellen and Lou Grube called on Sam Payne last Sunday.

Relatives from Illinois visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Mutchler from Thursday until Sunday. Mrs, Kate Tinkham, who had been visiting with her son and family at Losant, Illinois, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. James Clark and sons, Preslie and Jesse, of Kersey were over in their new Maxwell Tuesday evening to see their son Ira and family. The schools in this section began last Monday with an able set of teachers in control. Zona Custard again teaches the river school, which makes his fourth term at this place. E. W. Gosch is plowing for wheat, using his tractor as the" motive power. He has it equipped with an automatic rudder, and it matters not whether he rides or walks, it runs right along turning over uniform furrows. Our mermaid article of last week seems to have a wide application, as not less than six have asked us not to tell who we w-ere alluding to. We expect another one to make some rash remark of confession and thus swell the number to seven, W’hich is a perfect number.* But, really, we can’t see any serious harm in flirting with those fabled beauties of the deep.

VIRGIE Miss Zelah Wiseman is staying in Rensselaer now. Miss Bertha Reed spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Bertha Florence spent Sunday with home folks. L. E. Harrington was in Rensselaer on business Monday. “Buck” McCurtain and family visited in Rensselaer Sunday. Mrs. John Reed was quite sick last week, but is better now. Miss Ruby Turner of Rensselaer is visiting her cousin, Miss Bertha Gassaway. Charles and Patience Florence attended Sunday school at Gant Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ernest Clemens of Surrey visited her mother, Mrs. Jack Reeder, Tuesday. It is reported that three mem-

bers of the Kiersma family are down with typhoid fever. Miss Blanche Cooper of Chicago has been here visiting her father. She returned home Sunday. Misses Minnie Homfeld and Elsie Zellers called on Misses Ethel and Flossie Wiseman Saturday evening. Earl Wiseman, who has been working on the dredge near Fair Oaks, is home at present, the dredge having broken down. There will be an ice cream social and home-made candy booth at. the Virgie school house tonight (Saturday). Everybody welcome. Charles Gassaway and family, who have been residing in Hammond where he has work in the car factory, are visiting relatives here. Miss Elsie Zellers, who had been working for Mrs. W. W. Zellers this summer, returned to her home in Fair Oaks where she will attend

school this winter. A new school house is being erected here now, and it is going to be a fine one. There will be two rooms, heated and lighted in the modern methods as approved by the best educators who make child life their study. The advanced grades are taught this year by Miss Minnie Homfeld and the primary grades by Miss Esthei* Wiseman. At present school is being held in the old school room, but it is thought the new building will be completed in about four weeks.

FAIR OAKS Health is generally quite good in our town. . J. J. Lawler begun filling his silos this week. Mr. Cottingham is not making any gains so far in health. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle's Wednesday evening. Herby Bozell took another wagonload of his fine, juicy watermelons to Rensselaer Thursday. Cal Burroughs moved Thursday from the Wilsean property into one of Abe Bringle’s tenant houses near the Christian church., Lee Kimble, who is living with Sol Norman and who underwent a surgical operation some time ago, is not improving very satisfactorily. Rev. Postill came up Sunday and delivered a splendid sermon from the tenth chapter of Luke. His text was: “Say ‘I can,’ and ye shall hear the words ‘ye shall.’ ’’ Grandma Hall passed away Wednesday morning and was laid to rest Thursday in the Prater cemetery. She died of old age. W. J. Wright of Rensselaer came up and took charge of the remains.

The pickles still come in the big wagonload. They have now something over 10,000 bushels in, and if the weather continues favorable they will be coming in during the balance of the month. There will be quite a good many acres of wheat put out in this sectioft this year, although it is quite dry as yet. Peter Wood and Sam RoUbins are sowing forty and fifty acres each. They begun drilling a few days ago. Our schools opened Monday with Mr. Morris as high school teacher; Miss Baty as advanced: Miss Josie Dexter as Intermediate, and Mrs. Petty in the primary rooms. Miss Pauline Fay teaches the Moffitt school. A splendid corps, we believe.

ing coughs drain the energy and sap the vitality. For 4 7 years the happy combination of soothing antiseptic balsams in Dr. King’s New Discovery has healed coughs and relieved congestion. Young and old d>n testify to the effectiveness of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds. Buy a bottle today at your druggist, 50c.—Advt.

GIFFORD Luther Meyers and Miss Golda Akers called at Kniman Sunday. Miss Lillie Cavinder spent Thursday night with Lillian McClannahan. Ernest Zea of Rensselaer attended church at Gifford Saturday night and Sunday. ’ The members of the church at Gifford had a dinner at the school house Sunday. Mrs. Wesley Walker called on Mrs. Ernest Nuss and mother Sunday afternoon. Ray, Akers, who has been so poorly for the last few weeks, is improving at this writing. Misses Neva and Nora Price of Fair Oaks visited relatives and friends at Gifford Sunday. Harold Gifford and Olive Brock, Harry Walker and Clara Grimm were Wheatfield goers Saturday night.' ’’ T Some business town Gifford is getting to be! They are loading the 'dredge and hauling stone for the new road now. Mr. and Mrs. Dice Zook and son Roscoe and Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Davjs and two sons autoed to Illinois Thursday, returning home Sunday.

MT. AYR. (From the Tribune.) Miss Pauline Sayler of Valparaiso is visiting friends and relatives here. Born Thursday, Sept. 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Guthrie, an 11pound boy. Mr..* and Mrs. W. D. Bringle of Rensselaer visited Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harris Sunday. Frank Cox was over from Rensselaer and spent a few days with friends here this week. R. C. Yeoman and family and Robert, Yeoman and family motored to Kankakee Thursday Uncle James Blankenbaker went to Leesburg Tuesday for a month’s visit with his son Walter.- X—X—_ Mrs. Arthur Ashby returned last Thursday from Chicago where she has been visiting her son. Fred Wolfe returned Friday from an extended stay at Walkerton. He entered school here Monday.' Mrs. A. J. Hufty was at the Kan-

kakee fair Thursday. Mrs. Hufty went with Robt. Yeoman and family. B. L. Saylor, formerly of Rensselaer, now of Marion, Ohio, is visiting relatives and friends here at present. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Wright and Mrs. Merry went to Lochiel Tuesday to visit Rev. Downey, who was a former pastor here. C. B. Dillman and family qnd Earl Osborn and family of Zadoc were Mt. Ayr visitors a short while Sunday on a return motpr trip in south Newton. Harvey Spangler and wife of Chase, Emanuel Sell and wife, Charles Sell and wife of Brook, Dan Dirst and family of northwest of town, all Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dirst. Ernest Huntington returned from the West Friday. He did not find the prospects as bright as he had anticipated, hence did not stay as long as he had intended. Fletcher Smith and family and | Lester Agate and wife returned Saturday after a short visit in LaGrange and Kosciusko counties. They went by auto and in the trip covered about 500 miles. Herbert Miller, who went to the West ten months ago for the benefit of his health, returned home ■with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Miller, last week. Herbert looks i better and wc trust feels much improved.

Abner R’chardsdn, wife and daughter, Guy Richardson, wife and two soes, all of Earl Park, Art Marsha 1 ), wife and bi’.y Chauncey Huntington and family were parties to a birthday surprise on Mrs. F. P. Huntington Sunday. W. I). Baker, better known as Lome, who was married last week in Kankakee, 111., to Miss Violet Saylor, has hired to Joe Gailey in Jordan township, Jasper county, to work on his farm. Lome and his estimable wife will reside only a short distance west of the Egypt school and will get their mail off the Rensselaer route. Uncle Charley Baker, Lome’s father, will live with the young couple and the Baker residence here will be for rent. Lome, it is understood, has a very attractive job and we know will

make good at it for he is one of the best farm hands In this section.