Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

VIRGIE Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reeder were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. The new school house will be ready to move Into by October 20. The schools will be closed next week for the teachers’ county institute. “Buck” McCurtain and wife were Rensselaer goers Saturday afternoon. Silo filling will soon be over. Tuesday will wind it up and no one will be sorry. Several of the young people around here attended the dance at Demotte Saturday night. Miss Bertha Reed is staying at home, keeping house, while her mother and sister are away. The pickle factory here did a big business for the first year. They t took in over*s2,2oo worth of pickles. Miss Patience Florence spent several days this week with her cousin, Mrs. Ernest Clemens, of near Surrey. Misses Minnie Homfeld and Flossie Wiseman gave a dinner party Sunday to a number of their girl friends. Mrs. John Reed left Monday for the mineral springs for the benefit of her health. She writes back she is very much improved. T. J. Mallatt has installed a new Bowser gasoline tank in front of the Virgie grocery and from present indications it will pfove a profitable investment. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers, son Dean and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mallatt autoed to Wheatfield Sunday and spent the day with the latter’s brother, Walter Wiseman, and family. The friends and neighbors of Mr. Kiersma and family unite in sympathy for them over the sad and untimely loss of their 17-year-old daughter Cora, who died of typhoid fever after an illness of ten days. The older sister Margaret is now able to sit up a little, but the brother Robert is not yet out of danger. , The Misses Florence entertained six of their friends at an old-fash-ioned supper Tuesday evening. Everyone arrived in a costume of by-gone days, and after sitting down to a supper that might have been the pride of any of our good grandmothers, the guests spent the rest of the evening in playing old-fashioned games. Everyone reports a real, old-fashioned, good time,

FAIR OAKS The sick of our town are improving nicely now. Arthur Ropp expects to move into his new house in a few days. Mrs. M. I. Gundy made a business trip to Chicago the latter part of the week. Arthur Ropp and Sam Potts put in a new cement walk for “Aunt” Hannah Culp Monday. - G. H. Hillis shipped a couple of carloads of stock to Indianapolis the latter part of. the week. Mrs. William Cottingham and children went to Wheatfield to visit at Dr. Fyfe’s a week or two. N. A. McKay and wife took a ride in J. M. Alien’s jitney buss Sunday to yirgie and return. Mrs. Jacob Trump and daughter Bula went to Buchanon, Michigan, last week to visit relatives for a month. ' Will Wendel of Edinburg visited a friend at the Cottingham house over Sunday and then left Monday for his home.

Yes, we surely got a splendid allday rain Wednesday which will give the already sown grain a great boost and will aid those who want to plow and sow yet. C. A. Gundy, who works for the Indiana Harbor Railway company as carpenter, was at home over Sunday. His wife returned with him for a week’s stay. “Aunt” . Hannah Culp got another fall Saturday which laid her up for four or five days. She severely bruised., her knee, but is recovering nicely from the fall. Since our last report Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wood, who lived a little way out of town, have taken in a new boarder. It is reported to be a. Republican, but we rather think he is a Democrat. , ■ F. R. Erwin’s dredge passed over the bridge on the stone road four miles northwest of Fair Oaks last Sunday. They just removed the banisters from the bridge and then passed over it. Jule Netzel, who had been living in Lou Smith’s property, moved the family in with his father-in-law the first of the week, and he took his little son and left for Canada. We did not learn his intentions. Rev. Postill came »p Sunday and occupied the pulpit in the M. E. church. He read for his lesson from the seventeenth chapter of First Kings, his text being taken from the first verse. He gave a very interesting talk to which the whole congregation gave good attention. The farmers are enjoying an exceedingly good price for their produce, such as corn, oats, wheat, rye and other grains, and also all kinds of stock. These prices have prevailed for some two or three years. Wonder what became of all that Argentine wheat, corn,- oats and cattle which the Republican spellbinders harped about so much a few years ago? They have evidently forgotten all that and have returned to the tariff and Mexico, and what not else.

WHEATFIELD G. H. Hellman is delivering corn. Miss Irene Keen spent Friday evening with Virgil Payne. Mrs. called on Mrs. Vandercar Tuesday afternoon. Malcom Clark, who is doing jury duty, was home last Tuesday. Misg Mary Morehouse was a Chicago visitor a few days last week. The Marble ranch has finished filling their 500- and 200-ton silos. Mrs. Ira Clark and little daughter spent Tuesday with Mrs. Bert Vandercar. Mrg. Nora Mattox of Watseka is visiting with her father, Henry Miller. Mr. and Mrs. George Marr and Carrie of Demotte were in town Saturday. , Miss Allie Morehouse spent a few days last week with Miss Bessie Anderson. „ Mrs. Malcom Clark is visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tilton of North Carolina are visiting the former’s mother, Jifrs. S. Tilton. A family of the name of Holmes has moved into the house latelj’ vacated by Mrs. Lyons. Mrs. George Neis and Mrs. Harmon Clark spent Saturday with the

latter’s mother, Mrs. Davisson, at Demotte. - Mr. and Mrs. William Tinkham and son of Lostant, Illinois, are visiting relatives and friends here at this writing. Our farmers are putting their wheat in in the best shape we ever saw. This means a good yield of first quality wheat. Mr. and Mrs. James Clark of Kersey and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark spent Sunday with the latter’s aunt at North Judson. The Democratic speaking at the Primo theater last Thursday evening wag well attended. The speeches by Hon. Philip Zoercher, reporter of the supreme court of Indiana, and George Hershman, Democratic candidate for congress, were listened to I with good attention. Their able presentations of the issues of the day were well received.

PINE GROVE Joseph Graber is visiting relatives in Illinois. Chloae Torbet spent Sunday with home folks. Mae Shook spent Friday with Dora Daniels. Horace Daniels called on James Torbet Tuesday morning. Mae and Floyd Shook were shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Horace Daniels and daughter Dora were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. John Dale and family were guests of Bluford Torbet and family Sunday. Wesley Price and family were guests of John W. Baker and family Sunday. Several of the young folks of this vicinity attended the surprise party at Mary Comer’s Thursday night. Mrs. James Torbet and daughter Creola and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth attended the Sunday school convention at the Methodist church in Rensselaer Friday. James Torbet’s received word from their son John, who lives near Thorntown, that their house was burned to the ground. None of their household goods was saved. The origin of the fire was not known.

GIFFORD* William Openchain is the owner of an auto.? A nife rain fell Tuesday night and Wednesday. Miss Lillie Cavinder, who worked near Wheatfield, is home now. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Zook of Gifford are the proud parents of a new son. s Miss Olive Brock, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Logue, left Saturday for Frankfort and Lafayette to visit friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Othel Caldwell and baby, who have been living in Minnesota, came Jrack last week to take up their residence in Indiana once more.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Mt. Ayr’s home-coming and stock show was a success. 'A. D. Washburn and family of Kentland were here Saturday. Attorney W. H. Parkinson of Rensselaer was here Saturday. Mrs. Adam Borkholder of Nappanee visited her sister, Mrs. Eli Miller. Jay Makeever went to Marion Friday for a several days’ visit with friends there. J. B. Ashby is on the sick list ag a result of an attack of stomach and bowel trouble. A. S. Laßue of Rensselaer was bere for the stock show and entertainment Saturday. Charles Greenlee of Yeoman was shaking hands with old friends here Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Mose Slaybough of Nappanee visited in the home of her sister, Mrs. Noah Miller. Mrs. Lillie Barker of Monon, sister of Miss Flora Parke, was here both days of the home-coming. Mr. and Mrs. Nish Wright of Homer, Illinois, visited his brother Jap and family over home-cojning. Mrs. Mano Anderson’s mother, Mrs. C. M. Hostetler, of Nappanee has been visiting her the past week. We had the pleasure of a call from Mr. Steinbaugh, the editor of the Kentland Democrat, Saturday. Clarence Downey, son of our formed minister, visited in the Huntington home from Friday until Monday. Dr. Martin and wife took advantage of the excursion of the

C. & E. I. and visited Mrs. Martin’s sister in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Fraunhoff and Mr and Mrs. Monroe Sell of Brook visited C. H. Stucker and took in home-coming Saturday. Seymour Hickman went to Monticello Monday to appear as witness in a lawsuit between Mrs. Jane Linton and E. L. Hollingsworth. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Sherwood of Momence, the latter a sister of Milo and W. W. Miller, were among the home-comers Friday and Saturday. William Wilson of Chicago Heights called on his old-time friend, Ed Wolfe Monday. It had been ten years since they had seen each other. Miss Bessie Bell of Roselawn, who had been employed in the telephone office here until a short while ago, came down for the big doings, returning home Monday. A. J. Spinney of Kentland was in attendance both days of our homecoming, passing out cards and shaking hands with the boys. Mr. Spinney is the Democratic candidate for sheriff in our county. Sam Martindale of Hegewisch, Illinois, was a home-comer Friday and Saturday. Mr. Martindale has the unique record of having served two terms as sheriff of Newton county and then two terms as auditor immediately following his terms as sheriff. W. W. Miller received a telegram Monday at 2:30 that Edson, the baby soh of Harry Hufty and wife, who moved to Pueblo a short while ago, had fallen and broken a leg. The break was a bad one, it seems, and the telegram said the little fellow wpuld be., in the hospital for six weeks. Mrs. Hufty is a daughter of Mr. and Mrg. W. W. Miller.