Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

ROSELAWN Bert Hopper was a Rensselaer Visitor Thursday on business. Mb J. J. Mulder was a passenger on toe milk train northbound Thursday morning. D. K. Frye is having his store front painted. David Fisher of Shelby is doing the work.

Miss Gertrude Walstra is entertaining a young lady friend from Roseland, Illinois, this week.

Mary Jane Phillips and Dorothy Rogers were Rensselaer visitors Saturday, consulting their music instructor.

Mrs. Burton has newly painted her hotel building front an orajige color, making a striking contrast to the old-style color. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Benjamin of St. Anne, Illinois, autoed to Roselawn Sunday and spent the day with Otis Phillips and family. Lardner Crooks is assisting his father in the drug store and acting as “hello girl’’ at the 9witch hoard during his week’s vacation from school.

Elmo Guilford and sons were in Roselawn Saturday. Elmo informs us that he is going to hold a public sale and move to Kankakee, Illinois, the first of November.

We were up east of Roselawn in the Holland settlement Monday in search of cabbage and onions, and found them very scarce. The cabbage crop was very light this year. What we found -were of good quality but very small. Onions also are scarce in that locality.

I. N. Best attended the Republican rally at the McCray farm near Kentland Wednesday. Mr. Best said he was safe in saying that there were 80 0 autos there and a large crowd of people, notwithstanding the down pour of rain all the afternoon. (Mr. Best’s glasses must be of the magnifying kind, as the Republican said there -were but 14500 people present.—Ed.) Miss Birdie Hickson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Hickson, was wedded to Air. Clifford David, eldest son of C. AV. David, Wednesday, September 27, at Kentland. A reception was held at the home of the groom’s parents Wednesday evening. The young couple will go to housekeeping on a farm south of Roselawn where the groom has prepared to farm next year. We are sure the community joins in wishing this worthy young couple success and happiness through life’s journey.

“I nele” Ben Cooper, as everybody knowing him calls him, gave up this life’s battles and passed t 6 his eternal home Sunday evening at 7:20 o’clock. “Uncle’’ Ben was a brother of Mrs. I. N. Best of Roselawn and had made his home with the family for years, working in Air. Best’s livery stable, and was about his work up until a few days before his death, although he had been failing fast for the last few months. He was nearing hig eightieth birthday, which would have been in December. Funcral.services were held at the home vesterday at 10:. go a. m., and interement made in the Rensselaer cemetery.

AI EDA R Y VILLE (From the Journal) Henry Long and family of ATonon spent Sunday with Airs. AI. J. Low and sons and AA’illiam Poisel’s. AI. Johnson of Oak Park, Illinois, has been visiting with his old-time friends, the AV. H. Young family, this week. Alonte AIuH took his wife to the hospital at; Lafayette Tuesday where she underwent an operation and is reported to be doing nicely. Claude Horner and wire left here Sunday . morning in their machine for a trin to Mrs, Horner’s home at Dayton, Ohio, They will return'Friday.

'• Nicoles had a horse killed by lightning during the thunder storm AA’ednesday. The horse w-as standing in an open field when struck.

Herman Bremer no doubt holds the record for the best yield of alfalfa per acre of any farmer in this section. Mr. Bremer had two acres of ground planted in alfalfa, the production of which was as follows: Cut June 19, 8,625 pounds; July 27, 7,010 pounds; September 15, 3,520 pounds. The total yield as you - will note was nine ions and 1.155 pounds, or four tons and ],- 577% pounds per acre. Mrs. Theodore Bremer, accompanied by her brother, Sam Fleming, arrived here from their home in Detroit, Michigan, Sunday evening where they had attended the funeral of their brother who died recently in California. Mr. Fleming left here 'Monday afternoon for hi home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mr. Fleming went to California shortly following the death of his brother and brought the remains to the family home in Detroit