Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1916 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

ROSELAWN Mrs. John Horton visited relatives in Rensselaer last Thursday. Clarence Hixon, who had been working in East Chicago, came home Monday. Little Johnnie Barkey, who had been seriously ill for some time, is much better at this writing. Miss Mabel Nelson took up her school work Monday after a two weeks’ absence on account of sickness. Good crowds and fair prices prevailed at the public sales of Messrs. Foss and Smith last Wednesday and Thursday. Humphrey Barbour came all the way from Montana to vote for Wilson, and naturally he is feeling pretty good. “Dad” Best, like Wilson, was counted out on the first returns but showed up strong at the finish, winning by 143 majority the office of county coroner.

The election passed off very quietly here and all who were eligible and able to get to the polls were out to express their choice for state and national officers. Mrs. Phillips visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Makeever, at North Star near Mt. Ayr from Friday until Sunday afternoon. Her father, who is in poor health, is improving slowly. This Tuesday morning looks like real winter weather, and as usual finds many who neglected to look after the pump, or put more dirt on the potato pit and the coalbin not filled, but it was ever so, and as the German says, “We must take der bitter mit der sweet.” Reuben Gundy and wife and son, C. G. Gundy, and wife returned from . Montana Tuesday morning, November 7, in time to vote. Reuben says he is not greatly enthused over Montana and was glad to get back to old Indiana. He has not decided yet just what he will do, or where he will locate. Cletos told us he had two good jobs in sight in Chicago and Would accept one of them and make Chicago his home. It looked as if the south part of town would be wiped out for awhile last Wednesday when some one unknown started a fire in the brush south of town. A heavy wind from the south drove the fire as far as G. H. Jonas’ home, which was saved by valiant work by the men of the 'town who quickly rushed to the scene of action. Several other homes were in serious danger of being burned. People should refrain from the starting of fires which endanger the loss of property and possibly the lives of the people of our community.