Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGIS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGIS

i POSSUM RUN John Price was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. * < Mrs. T. J. Parker was a Monon goer Monday. Mrs. Jasper Cover was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Frank Payne called on William Markin Wednesday 'morning. Alice and Hazel Brouhard spent Friday with Mrs. Jasper Cover and children. Ores Gunningham is helping Everett Parker ditch on the Thompson ranch this week. Mrs. Jasper Cover and son called on Mrs.„T. J. Parker and daughters Wednesday afternoon. The Odd Fellows of the Gifford lodge gave a supper Saturday evening; the 144 persons present enjoyed a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters, Henry Parker ahd family of Tefft, Mr. and M'fx Hamilton Reccord, Ores Cunningham and family and Mrs. Taylor Wood and children of Parr spent Sunday with John Parker and wife of near Medaryville. liEE Mrs. Carr others of Monon was here this week calling on friends. Mrs. Cora Eldridge and little girls spent Tuesday with Mrs. William Walls. The Home Missionary society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Ola Randle. Harry Rishling and family visited Mr. Rickey and family east of Monon last Sunday. Morris Jacks and family and Ray McDonald and wife autoed to Monticello Sunday afternoon to call on relatives. A large number of our people attended the centennial celebration at Monticello last week, which was a grand success. Clarence Maple and family of Logansport came Tuesday to make a visjr with his sister, Mrs. O. E. Noland, and family, for a few days. / Mr. Barnhill and wife and son Fred and William Rishling and wife of Crawfordsville came in the former s car last Sunday afternoon to visit “Uncle’’ 'David Culp and wife. MILROY Irina Clark went to Rensselaer Thursday. Orabelle Swartz is working for J. A. May’s. Mrs. Elsie Clark threshed buckwheat Wednesday. Mrs. John Mitchell spent Monday with Mrs. Charles Beaver. Mrs. Albert Dolfin has been in Lafayette helping care for a new grandchild. The Aid society met at Mrs. George Foulks’ Wednesday, twelve being present. ’ p Mrs. J. R. Clark and Mrs. Joe Clark spent Wednesday with Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. John, Frank and Fred May met with the Ladies’ Aid society Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mjrs. I. J. Clark visited Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCashen from Saturday until Tuesday. The Ladies’ Aid will hold an arm and waist social Saturday night October 21. at W. B. Fisher’s. Everyone invited. The registration was held at' George Foulks’ Monday so as not to interfere with the school.!- All registered but about two. The trustees of the church have received a check for the insurance on the church building and work will begih soon on a new structure, as far as finances will permit. FOUR CORNERS. Our rural carrier is taking his vacation and Deputy Chester Nelson is on the job. The of Wheatfield is now being improved by the addition of a new furnace. The rain here Sunday night and Monday was very fight and not what the farmers needed. Peregrine, the merchant of Tefft, will soon have his new residence ready for occupancy. Lee Fisher, now a druggist ’of Ridgeville, is nicely located and is doing a good business. Enos Hibbs, who has the grade filling at Baum’s Bridge, will soon have his contract completed. About forty names were added to the registration in Kankakee town■ship. About ten remained away. James Jones of Tefft, who has been very sick with a cancer for several years, is gradually failing. Dr. Downie, V. S., of North Judson came down Monday to visit several sick horses. His services are much in demand. Wesley Hammerton, who lost his house by lightning a few months ago, will soon have his new home ready for occupancy. Frank Ferguson of Wheatfield says when he takes his friends out to lunch he draws the line on ducklet roast or ducklet pie. A number of Wheatfield Democrats accompanied by luke-warm Republicans went to Kouts and Valparaiso Tuesday to hear Adair. L. C. Asher is haulihg the pupils from the southwest part of the township. An up-to-date school wagon has been furnished him. The greater part of the wheat sown is not showing up as it should. A great amount of the seed failed to come up, stand. The schools of Kankakee township are in session. A part occupv the M. E. church an<f the balance!

over the Schrader store. It is ever thus. We notice a few boys around Wheatfield about 12 or 13 of age. with a cigaret in their mouth. What is the use of laws if not enforced? F. W. Fisher and wife returned Monday from a visit at Ridgeville, Richmond, Marion and Wabash. Mr. Fisher found the political conditions favorable to Democratic success. A brother-in-law at Wabash, ■who has worked for the Big Four railroad for twenty-four years and who has for the past six years held the office of financial secretary of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers, informed us that he did not know of a single member who would vote for Hughes. They believe Wilson is their friend and will support him to a man. He also said that it was the understanding’ that should Hughes win there would be a strike called in the near future. A labor and industrial parade at Richmond carried banners on which was inscribed, “We never did it before but will vote for Wilson this time.” Men who we have known for . thirty years and who would in the past hardly recognize a Democrat, are in the Wilson column. We found conditions encouraging all along the line.

E. Peacock went to Chicago Monday for a few days. Dr. P. J. Pothuisje of Denver, Colorado, is in town this week. Mrs. Eliza Bartoo is visiting her son. Luce Bartoo, at Covington this week. Mrs. Jasper Guy and daughter are visiting at Cullom, Illinois, this week. D. T. Creese is very low and small hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Spencer were over at Clifton, Illinois, Sunday, visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wingart went to Tippecanoe Wednesday morning to visit his sister. Mrs. Wineland hnd Frieda and Albert spent last week at Lowell, returning Sunday evening. Mrs. D. H. Roades returned Monday from a week’s visit with her daughter at Cullom, Illinois. Mrs. John Hollenback is now at Wabash where she went from the Lafayette hospital after her operation. Mr. and Mrs. George Gibb of Fairbury. Illinois, are visiting with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Williams, this week. Mrs. Harry Kemple and children and Miss Mary Moyer, all of Gibson City, Illinois, are the guests of their sister, Mrs. S. T. Hackley. H. L. Baxter has been quite sick the past week with neuralgia and other troubles, but at the present writing is somewhat bettor. Mrs. Sidney ■R; Blanchard, who had been caring for Mrs. John Zimmerman, left this Thursday for Lake Forest and Waukegan, Illinois. Jones Brothers report the sale of E, C. Forbes’ property on north Indiana street to A. P. Hawn ot Goodland. Consideration SI.OOO. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gibb and Mrs. Laurence Farber of Forrest, Illinois, were week-end guests of their parents,’ Mr. and Mrs. Linus Williams. ■ " .

Harvey Williams has been appointed by Governor Ralston as delegate to the Farmers’ National congress, which is to be held at Indianapolis October 17-20. Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Luckey returned Friday from a ten days’ visit with their daughters, Mrs. M. B. Graham, at Windfall and Mrs. W. R, Puckett, at Peru. W. E. Rich has returned from his Eastern trip. He left Mrs. Rich visiting relatives’near Buffalo, New York, where Mrs. Rich lived when she was a small girl. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goss. who had been making their wedding trip to Niagara Falls in their auto, returned Monday evening and are now at home on the farm. William Irwin and family and John Howell and wife made an auto trip to Tipton county, and visited Morton Bennett and other friends from Saturday to Monday. John Pothuisje and Isaac Stoller of Goodland and Harvey Williams were Chicago visitors Thursday of last week, where they purchased two cars of heavy feeding cattle. Mrs. Emma Goss started this Thursday evening for Burlington. Kansas, to visit, her son. Albert Dodge, and family. She expects to be away two or three weeks. The venerable Charles Bonner was up town in his wheel chair Saturday. “Daddy” Bonner is pretty poorly these days and it is an event when he is able to be wheeled out. Mr. and Mrs. Warner Elmore went to Anderson Friday to visit Mrs. Elmore’s brother, Charles Bartlett, returning Monday. On the way they stopped at Elwood to visit a niece. Fred Hicks and family came to grief in Wisconsin. On some of those high and rocky hills he stripped the rear pionion of his Marion, and repairs not being found in the neighborhood had to leave the car and come home by train. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of Indianapolis came Saturday and are visiting the latter’s relatives here. Mrs. Thompson, formerly Miss Gertrude Klaus, is just out of the hospital for an operation for appendicitis and will stay here to tecbver. J. H. Lucas and family returned Friday from their extreine Western trip. They got as far to the northwest as Vancouver, British Columbia, and spent some time in Idaho and Montana. Jim reports that a fellow has to be pretty close-

mouthed in Vancouver if he wants to stay out of jail and enjoy the privileges of liberty. No war talk goes there, and returned wounded soldiers are on every hand, some with legs, some with arms and some even with heads missing, so he says. However, they had a mighty nice trip and enjoyed every minute of it. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Donohue and Mrs. S. F. Douglas of south of town autoed to Lafayette Sunday to attend the funeral of James Smith, who formerly resided near this place. The serves were held Monday moaning. Miss Callie Bonner and •her new Overland had a frightful experience the other day. Not having driven very long she had not learned that the Overland could not run on its reputation like a flivver, but must need have gas. She was serenely sailing along at the terrific rate of fourteen and a half miles an hour, when her engine began to call for gas, gave a few minor coughs, and then with, one dying gasp and a loud pop, died. The last explosion was enough to unnerve the most steady driver and .Callie was just sure that the muffler had blown off. A passerby brought her into town, and after ascertaining that gasoline was' all the car needed, it was refilled and sailed home with perfect rythm. Fire broke out in the bakery department of Bowman’s restaurant about 9 o’clock Wednesday morning. It did not get much headway before discovery and was put out by a few buckets of water. However, the fire company sqaked the ceiling and roof up well with water as a precautionary measure. The fire originated in an overheated proof box. The work of repairing the burned out Lyric room seems to be dragging along in getting started. Manager Spencer is anxiously awaiting the needed repairs, necessary to reopen the show, and as this is the best season of the year for his business is losing money every day. He will open the show immediately .upon completition of the necessary repairs.

PINE GROVE Creola Torbet called on Dora Daniels Tuesday afternoon. William Schultz is Jhe owner of a new Chevrolet auto’. . Mr. and Mrs. John W. Baker visited at Fair Oaks Sunday. Charles Torbet tot/k dinner with Newell and Lowell Hayes Sunday. Mrs. Roy Torbet and children spent Thursday with .lames Torbet and family. Omar Daniels looked rather lonesome Sunday evening. Wonder what the reason was? Mrs. Belle Dickey and daughter May and Creola Torbet spent Sunday with Bluford Torbet and family. Henry Voss drove a new Buick car through frdm Chicago for Andrew Ropp, who is agent for same. Mrs. Charles Pullin of Rensselaer spent Saturday night with her daughter, Mrs. Ad Shook, and family. Bud Lewis and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet autoed to Wheatfield Sunday in the former’s machine. Those that spent. Sunday at Galbraith’s were; Misses Lea and Helen Flora, Mae Shook, Lora George, Vesta Brown, Hattie McCurtain* Barbara and Rachel Hoyes, Leota and Gertrude Baker, Margaret Gifford and Mary Shook’’, and George Gratner, Gerald Leighton. Curtis Gifford, Nowell and Lowell Hoyes, David and Raj- Yeoman, Frank Britt,' Floyd Shook and Charles Torbet. They wtre entertained with games and music by Mr. Elwinger.