Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

ROSELAWN J. R. Mulder, Sr., was a Lowell business visitor Saturday. William Overmayer was a Hammond visitor business, of course. , J. J. Mulder and sister Maggie, accompanied by Vera and Zella Bess, autoed to Rensselaer Sunday. Mr. Denton and family, who formerly lived near Lake Village, have moved to Roselawn and are occupying the Manters property on the southwest side. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips spent Sunday. with Mrs. Phillips’ folks near North Star and brought Mrs. Phillips’ mother, Mrs. Jasper Makeever, home with them for a visit. Roy Hixon is assisting T. M. Gephart this week in delivering cattle to parties in the vicinity of Manteno, Illinois. Roy is getting to be some cowboy and says he likes the life. Robert Gilbreath and family left for their new home in the southeastern part of the state, near the Ohio state line, where Mr. Gilbreath bought an eighty-acre farm, trading his Roselawn home in on the deal.-

John Flinn and nephew, Dan Dailey, of Earl Park were Roselawn visitors Saturday. Mr. Flinn was looking after improvements on his farm west of town, which he pur chased about a year ago Our school, under the supervision of Mr. Blue and Miss Weaver, is progressing nicely and the pupils so far are well pleased with their teachers, have settled down to their work and everything points to a successful year’s work.

A man by the name of Hentz, living on the Hufficker farm, southeast of town, was arrested last week, charged with stealing some harness parts from the Lawler ranch, and was bound over to court to await trial. He was taken to Rensselaer and placed in jail, but has since been released on bail, J. M. Padgett and Rube Camhlin of Morocco, accompanied by the Morocco marshal, Amos Batch’lear, were in Roselawn Thursday in quest of the safe-blowers who opened four safes in Morocco Wednesday night and made their getaway in a Ford auto which they purloined from Mr. Brewer, a garage owner there. Mike Duffey, the standpatter of the Democratic party in Benton county and a large land owner of Newton county, was >’n Roselawn Monday. Mr. Duffey says he had a fine prospect for a large crop of corn before the heavy frost came, but now he says it is all killed. But you never can tell about Mr. Duffev, even in Democratic times he pleads adversity.

J. J. Mulder started to Thayer Friday in his E-M-F car and had just turned the corner one mile west of town when his front axle broke, letting the wheel down. Luckily he was driving very slow and no injuries resulted from the accident to himself or passengers with him, other than a bad scare It pays to drive carefully, and especially to go slow around turns in the road.

Samuel Martindale of Hegewisch, Illinois, formerly a resident of Newton county and Roselawn, and one time, sheriff of Newton county, was a visitor at the home of W T Kight last week. Mr. Martindale has lived at Hegewisch twenty years and this is his first visit to his old home here. He was greatly surprised to see the improvements and changes that have taken place in the northern part of our county.

sary. The meeting closed with a splendid address* by Mr. Burnie on “Child Study.” The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, George H. Hammerton; first vice president, W. L. Bott; second vice president, Mrs. A. A. Fell; third vice president, James N. Leatherman; secretary-treasurer, Ethel C. Perkins; elementary, Mrs. L. E. Barber; secondary, C. G. Spitler; adult, L. H. Hamilton; home, Mary Leatherman; teachers’ training, J. I. Coe; temperance, C. W. Postill; missionary, Mrs. A. A. Fell. A resolutions committee composed Of George H. Hammerton, Albert Van Duzen and W. L. Bott reported as follows:

"We, your committee on resolutions, beg to submit the following: “Resolved, that we commend the action of the state board for giving the opportunity and favoring the adoption of the study of the Bible in the high schools of this state, and we as a county association recommend the adoption in all high schools of Jasper county. "Resolved, that we as an organization of county Sunday school workers, wish to thank our most worthy president, Brother Leatherman, and his co-workers, for his untiring labors in behalf of the Sunday school work of Jasper county. Also to Miss Lemen and Brother Burnie for their presence and help during this convention and recommend their help to others. “Resolved, that the thanks of this association be extended to the board of Trinity M E. church for the use of the church during the ; convention. Also to the ladies of the several churches for the excel i lent dinner; to Mrs. Gwin for her help as organist, and all others who .helped to contribute to the success of the association.

“Whereas, the county during the past year has lost two of its most faithful and earnest laborers, Brother B. D. Comer and Brother J. 11. Perkins; be it resolved, that this convention extend its heartfelt sympathy and condolence to each of their families and friends.”