Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS News is very scarce with us this week. Mrs. A. I. Abel made a business trip to Rensselaer Saturday. Charles Halleck is gathering and shipping his crop of pears this week. Health continues good in our town. Those who have been ill are slowly recovering. The Marbauer dredge cut through the C. & E. I. railroad Sunday on the Washburn land. Ike Kight went to Roselawn Sunday and acconipanied hie wife home after a several days’ visit with relatives. There was a large crowd that attended the Erwin and McConnell sale Wednesday. Property sold at a very good price. On account of Aunt Hannah Culp’s crippled condition the Christian prayer meeting was held at her house Thursday evening. Alexander Walbaux, who lived down in the Halstead neighborhood, moved last week up near Fair Oaks, .on the Al Moore place. Ernest Allen was installed as clerk in F. R. Erwin's store Monday morning in Luther’s stead, who quit on account of school. Mr. and Mrs. John Thorn moved Wednesday to Demotte where she expects to engage in the restaurant business and he will continue to work in the shops at Gary. Cottage prayer meeting was held

Wednesday evening at Aunt Hannah Culp’s with a good attendance. Glen . Norman of Mt. Ayr was among those in attendance. Come again, Glen. T. G. Brown of Newton county brought in a load of new corn for Carrier Bringle Tuesday which was almost dry enough to crib. The dry, warm weather has been putting the corn in good shape for early cribbing. William Bowser, who lives on N. Littlefield’s place, loaded his family into the wagon Sunday and went over in Lawler’s deadening to hunt bees. He found and cut a couple of trees and got forty or fifty pounds of honey. According to the reports in the Indianapolis News of the M. E. conference we will not have a pastor at this place this year. (The Democrat has been advised that the Fair Oaks church will be supplied by a student from Northwestern university.—Ed.)

MT. AYK (From the Tribune) Seymour Hickman was in Goodland Friday. Kinder Kennedy was in Rensselaer Saturday. Ernest Huntington was in Rensselaer Monday. Joe Yoder went to Rensselaer Monday on business. Carl Kupke of Franeesville was a business visitor here Saturday. Mrs. Afannie Rice visited In Momence from Saturday until Monday. H. H. Smith, the butcher, was a business visitor at Rensselaer Thursday. Ira and Florence Huntington spent Saturday and Sunday in Kentland. Mont Bryan of Goodland Sundaved with his brother-in-law, G. W. Lynch. D. L. Halstead went to Urbana, Illinois, Friday on a. few days’ business trip. Ed Beckwith moved Friday to his. father’s, about four miles north of Morocco. Mrs. Eva Croxton of Kankakee, Illinois, i« here for a few days’ visit with home folks. Mrs. Lizzie Ham of Vernon, Texas, is visiting with her sister-in-law/ Mrs. C. J. Hopkins. Will Johnson went to his farm in the edge of Illinois Saturday. He went to sell his oats crop. Mrs. Len Harmon of Lowell visited several days here last week.

Len was at one time our dray man here. C. H. Stucker and wife motorerf to Valparaiso Thursday and attended the centennial jubilee there. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dirst returned Friday from a few days’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. Spangler, at Chase. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney of near Rensselaer were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins. Jap Wright and James Lyons are in attendance at court at Rensselaer as witnesses in the Stockton-Ma-keever trial. S. L. Miller and wife, who have been visiting relatives and friends here, returned to their home in Lagrange Tuesday. Uncfe Joe Miller and wife returned Thursday from a two weeks* visit with relatives and friends in and around Lagrange. Wade Makeever returned Thursday from a several weeks’ stay at Petoskey, Michigan. Wade comes home decidedly heavier than when he left. Mrs. Mary Taylor, who had been staying /near Medaryville, is here keeping house for John Baker, while Miss Mulcahay is on a visit to Wisconsin. Mrs. Anna Best and G. M. Hypi-s of Rensselaer motored into our town Monday on a return trip from having taken some friends to Sheldon, Illinois. Miss Mary Mulcahay left Friday for Glenwood, Wisconsin, to visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Baker. Miss Mulcahay expects to be gone three or four weeks. -

Ed Hinton and family of Adelphia, Ohio, on a return motor trip from points in lowa, visited his cousin, Mrs. William Delong, Saturday and Sunday. Elmer Stakley went to Danville, Illinois, Wednesday on an onion selling expedition. He reports good success, having disposed of all his surplus stock, some 350 bushels, there. Mrs. J. F. Adams, who had been visiting in the home of her brother. J. R. Sigler, returned to her home in Chicago Friday. Mrs. Adam's mother, Mrs. George Sigler, returned with her for a three or four weeks’ visit.

Mr. S. H. Sehryver of Chicago came Thursday to visit relatives and friends here for several days. Mrs. Schryver’s maiden name was Barton. She is a sister to Mrs. F. M. Makeever, Mrs. Grant Clark and Mrs. Ella Carter. , Jacob Schanlaub of North Manchester, who came some two weeks ago, has been doing some substantial'’improving on his farm west of town by the erection of a kitchen addition to his house. John Anderson occupies Mr. Schanlaub's farm.

YTRGTE We are certainly having fine fall weather. Charles Wiseman sfcent Sunday with home folks. Miss Minnie Hornfeld spent Sunday at Wiseman's. The new school building is being plastered this week. It is rumored we are to hare a new merchant in Virgie. Airs. T. .T. Mallatt spent Wednesday with Mrs. James Wiseman. William Xuss and John Lewi? are ditching for Mr. Ogle this week.

Misses Patience and Ada Florence spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Gladys Harrington. Airs. Pearl Zellers and Aliss Flossie Wiseman set up Tuesday night with Airs. John Reed. Mrs. Ernest Clemens spent a couple of days this week with her mother, Airs. Jack Reeder. Alisses Esther Wiseman and Minnie Homfeld are attending the teachers’ county institute this week. Miss Bertha Gassaway attended a surprise supper on her uncle.

Thomas Hoyes, in Rensselaer Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers and Miss Flossie Wiseman autoed to Rensselaer Wednesday evening and attended the last band concert of the reason. Mrs. John Reed came home Monday evening from the mineral springs where she had been taking treatment. The treatments made her so weak she couldn't stand to take them any longer.

LEE Elmer<lilinore is loading his baled hay this week on freight cars. Elzie Webb's and Frank Overton’s spent Sunday at Ray Holeman’a. Roy Stiers was ‘doing some painting on Jacks Bros.’ store this week. Clayton Mellender drove to Montieello Tuesday and attended the horse sale day. The Ladles’ Aid met at the church Thursday afternoon for election of officers. ' Ira Robbins and family ofj Monon spent Sunday here with H. C. Ander- ! son and family. Ezra Wolf and family of Barkley visited here Sunday with Frank Eldridge and family. G. A. Jacks had quite a severe attack of cholera morbus last week, but is able to work at the store now. Roy Heltzel and J, W. Mellender’s have been hauling lots of tile this week to the Horton farms, where they live. Walter Jordan and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore visited Clyde Clark and family of near Morocco Sunday. Misses Cassie Holeman, Faye Yandemon and Agnes Douglas, all of Monticello, spent Sunday here with J. H. Culp and family. Mrs. C. A. Holeman and the Miases Chloe Ov.erton and Ethel Webb went to Monticello Wednesday to visit George Holeman and family and attend the White county centennial celebration held there this week, returning home the last of the week.

GIFFORD Mrs. Lloyd Cavinder spent Wednesday with her folks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim of Laura have moved to Gifford. will be revival meetings at Gifford, starting Saturday night, October 9. William Openchain and family and Al Caldwell autoed to Medaryville Sunday afternoon. William Openchain’s sister, Mrs. Nan Abbott, spent Saturday night and Sunday with him and family. Mrs. Charles Snow and Mrs. Guy Zook spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Ernest Nuns and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Dice Zook and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker and son Job and daughter Beulah autoed to Hebron Sunday. Misses Fairy and Gladys Elliott and Lillian McClannahan and Roscoe Zook and Charles Nichols spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Lillie Cavinder.

pixe groat: Xewell Hayes was a. Rensselaer goer Tuesday afternoon. Elmer Shroyer -spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. !t John W. Baker and daughter Gladys were Rensselaer goers Tuesday morning. The schools are closed this week while the teachers are attending institute at Rensselaer. Airs. Harry Gifford, who had been at St. Joe, Michigan, for the past few months, has returned home. William Dale, who has been visiting his son John, returned to his home near Crawfordsville Saturday. Mrs. Belle Dickey and daughter May of Indianapolis are visiting the former’s brother, James Torbet, and family. Air. and Mrs. Bud Lewis and Air. and Airs. William Gratner were guests of Air. and Mrs. Warren Galbraith Sunday. There will be preaching at the Brushwood _ church every Sunday morning and night. Rev. J. W. Rondebush, pastor. Everybody welcome/ /.

AA ord was received from Roy Torbet who is taking treatment at Rockville hospital that he is improving and has gained several pounds since he. has been there. Air. and Airs. Wert Torbet of Indianapolis were the guests of his father, James Torbet, and family from Thursday until Wednesday. They then went to Roberts, Illinois, where they will visit his sister, Alra. Ed Hornickel, and family for a few days. .