Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

GIFFORD Earl Smith called on Lloyd Cavinder Sunday. Claude Williams called at Gifford Sunday morning. Laura Elliott spent Tuesday night with Elvyn Louge. John Ray Akers of Tefft visited in Gifford Saturday. Golda Akers spent Sunday night with Leota Obenchain. 'Golda Akers took supper with Hazel Lambert Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Obenchain were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. • Anna Hall called on Mrs. Bessie Snyder Sunday afternoon. Albert Akers and Ted Keen attended the dance near Tefft Friday night. "Mrs. Charles Walker called on Mabel Davis and family Friday afternoon. Theodore Smith has been doing some carpenter work for Guy Zook this week. v Mrs. Earl Parker and children of Kefsey is visiting relatives and friends here. Grandma Moore, who had been holding revival meetings here, returned to her home in Watseka, Illinois. The stone road haulers went on strike Saturday for higher wages but the contractors wouldn’t raise their pay, so they are all at work again. v Those calling at the Gifford school Friday were Mrs. James Elliott, Mrs. Homer Timmons, Fairy and Laura Elliott, Laura George. Elvyn Louge and Margaret Gifford.

MOTHERS Stop in and see the new fall suits Jor the boy, wonderful values in two pants suits, $5 to $lO. Stockings 2 for 25c; percale shirt waists 50c; underwear 50c; all solid leather shoes $2 to $3. Watch free with suits over $5. —HILLIARD & HAMILL.

VIRGIL Mrs. John Reed is worse again. Miss Opal Shriner is on the sick list. Migs Bertha Reed visited friends in Fair Oaks over Sunday. Charles Florence is shocking corn down near Remington. Charles Reed is working on^ _ IBB' stone road up near Roselawn Misses Zelah Wiseman and Bertha Florence visited home folks over Sunday. Misses Gladys Harrington and Ada Florence were Rensselaer goers Monday. Parm Wiseman and family of near Roselawn visited James Wiseman and family Sunday. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10:3d. Everyone come out and help to make it interesting. Mrs. James Hill and Bertha Gassaway visited the latter’s sister, Mrs. Estel Marion, of near Laura Wednesday. Thomas 'Florence, wife and daughter Dora- and sons, Charles and Arthur, autoed to Remington Sunday and spent the day

WHEATFIELD We haye peace, we have ♦prosperity. Let well, enough alone. Imogene Lear was the. guest of Zelma Clark Monday evening. Mrs. Kate Tinkham spent Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Payne. | Monroe Williams was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Payne Tuesday. James Clark and family of Kersey spent Sunday with his son Ira and family. Mrs. Fred Lyon of South Dakota is visiting with relatives and friends here at this writing. Monroe Williams of Oklahoma spent a few days the first of the week with Bert Vandercar and family. The Democratic party goes before the electorate of Jasper county with a fine county ticket. Every man on it is qualified to fill the office to which he aspires.

WORK CLOTHES Buckskin (Fustian) work coats, blanket lined $2.75 to $4. Fur collared $4. Fur lined $6. Odd trouser? $2. Vests $1.50. —HILLIARD & HAMILL.

FAIR OAKS Health is still quite good in our town. W. O. Gourley finished carring his crop of turnips Tuesday. John Guss and wife of near Virgie visited Mrs. William Petty Sunday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Ol Brouhard’s Wednesday evening. I i Rev. Warriner of Shelby held services in the Christian church Tuesday evening. Mrs. Bradford, mother of Mrs. William Petty, is making the latter a visit this week. The pickle company shipped out a couple carloads of pickles from here the past week. Mrs. A. M. Bringle went to Remington Saturday and visited her son Arvel and wife until Monday. Bert Warne and family and Herbert Bozell autoed to Hoopeston, niinois, Saturday to visit relatives, returning Monday. After a couple -weeks’ delay on .account of a breakdown. F. R. Erwin's dredge begun work again the latter part of the week. Mrs. Cottingham went to Wheatfield Saturday to see her husband and stayed over Sunday. His condition remains about the same. Mrs. Isaac Kight went to Indianapolis' Saturday to visit her son John and family indefinitely. „It is reported that John’s wife is quite poorly. The young folks of our town Tuesday evening gave a Halloween party at the school house in which most of them were masked. They had a very lively time and the evening passed off remarkably quick. Mrs. A 1 Moore of Lafayette came up last Friday on business and to visit relatives. She visited at Otto Cedarwall’s at the Moffitt switch and Mrs. Elwood Davis at Demotte, also her aunt. Mrs. Byers, at Wheatfield until Monday. Rev. Hensler delivered a couple of splendid sermons Sunday, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. He will not be back for three weeks. His appointments will be at the same hour. Immediately after the midday sermon Sunday he went by auto to Battle Ground where he tied the nuptial knot for a young couple and returned in good time for the evening services. We are certainly having fine fall weather nowadays. Everybody busy in these good old Democratic “hard times.” Mr. Wilson will surely be snowed under because he did not cause us to raise an abundance of grain and potatoes and beans so our living would not be so expensive. The calamity howlers are making use of all such political dope. Inconsistency, eh?

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) J.,H. Clemens of Wheatfield was a business visitor here Saturday. Mrs. Sam Frye returned Saturday from her visit in Marshall * county. Mrs. Ben Reeves of Fair Oaks visited her son Arthur here last week. Ed Harris was a business visitor in Joliet, Illinois, Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. Martin reports that the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Frye has lung fever. Mrs. Alfred Stakley, who has been visiting at Lafayette, returned ’home Friday. Sam went to Vincennes Saturday to visit several days with his brother Dave. Miss Rilla Baldwiq of Morocco visited Marie and Lucy Harris Thursday and Friday. * John Miller, who had worked in North Dakota the past summer, returned here last week. George Coovert of Argus is here visiting his brother Alfred and sister, Mrs. Isaac Stueker. Miss Mary Mulcahay returned Saturday from a three weeks’ visit at Greenwood, Wisconsin. Ed May and family of near Remington spent Sunday with his brother-in-law, Ed _Harris. Lloyd Cavender, who is husking com for Charles (r Armold, visited home folks at Gifford Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Mills of Chicago visited her niece, Mrs. John Murfit, and family Monday and Tuesday. J. B. Ashby went to Kankakee and Chicago Tuesday on business. Mrs. Loma Miller accompanied him. There was a big representation from here attended the Democratic speaking at Goodland Friday night. Spencer Greenlee and wife of Plymouth visited in the families of Dan Dirst aqd Martin Barker Sunday.

~ Rev. Dickerson and .family of Shiloh, in Benton county, took dinner with J. M. Hufty and wife Friday. •• Ben Yoder is erecting a house on his land near North Star preparatory to moving thereon in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dirst are visiting their son Arthur at Brook, who is confined to his home with rheumatism. Charles Harris came home from Racine, Wisconsin, Friday and - will remain until after election, next Tuesday. Jacob Davis, who had been visiting his children around here for several weeks, returned to his home near Corydon Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis of Kniman came Saturday for an over Sunday visit with Mrs. Davis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zobrosky. J. B. Ashby and daughter, Mrs. Loma Miller, attended a very pleasant birthday party Friday at Star City, given in honor of Mr. Ashbv’s old-time friend, C. H>. Robinson’s eightieth birthday. It was under Mr. Robinson that Mr. Ashby learned the blacksmith business. Miss Blanche Merry, who ed here after attending the state teachers’ association at Indianapolis, brings the report that J. B. Fagan, who will be remembered here bv many, is quite ill at his home at Bedford with uremic poison. Mr. Fagan fs tfie superintendent of the Bedford -schools and is well known in school circles. There was a reunion of brother and sisters Sunday at the home of John Meharry, northeast of town. Mrs. William Ocheltree of Veedersburg, John’s oldest sister, came Saturday evening; then Mrs. George Schultz, another sister, and two sons and daughter of Medaryvllle came Sunday by auto and spent a very enjoyable day with the Meharry family.