Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS Health is pretty good with the sick improving in our town. G? H. Hillis shipped a nice bunch of fat cattle to market Tuesday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Mrs. McKay’s Wednesday evening. Our school teachers all attended the box social at Virgie Saturday evening. Dr. Fyfe and family of Wheatfield were visitors at the Cottingham house Sunday. We are still having ideal winter weather, and corn husking is moving right along. We were favored with a very nice shower Wednesday evening, which was very thankfully received. Rev. Hensly delivered a couple of splendid sermons from the M. E. pulpit Sunday morning and evening. Enos Moffitt went to Rensselaer Tuesday and had a few of his grinders extracted. Dr. Myer performing the act. Uncle Jasper Makeever’s good wife, who lives on route 1, presented ■ t'heir mail carrier, A. M. Bringle, with a fine, big, fat goose for Thanksgiving. Fanda Clifton moved this week from Mattie Dickenson’s property into Sam Potts’ house, vacated by Sam Kettering, who moved into the Thompson property west of town. Mrs. Charles IHolly of Paxton. Illinois, came up last Friday and visited her sisters, Mrs. Barker Crawford and Mrs. Calvin Burroughs, until the middle of the week. John Kessic of Minnesota, but formerly of this place, was in town Saturday renewing old acquaintances. Since he left here, something over seven years ago, he lias developed into a pretty smart young man. It is reported the interlocking company will enlarge the territory for their employes by dropping out a few points. 01 Brouhard, who han charge at this point, will go somewhere else after December 1. This point is dropped out, we suppose on account of the “hard times.” The gravel roads in this part of the township are getting pretty hadly worn out. We haven’t hqd any work done worth speaking of for a couple of years, and there is no gravel to patch them up. We got a few brush and willows cut

but no grading and it is needed badly. Barker Crawford, who lives on the Hufficker ranch, took very seriously sick Tuesday morning from what is called ptomaine poison. It was thought he could not live. Dr. Rice of Roselawn was called and gave him the necessary treatment, and at last reports he was somewhat better. Mr. Teach, the stone road man, had a pretty bad break down a few days ago while at work. One of his engines gave out, so now he has to do his hauling with one engine, but is getting along fine. He works a day and a night shift, employing about eighteen or twenty men. and has the coarse rock on the first mile.

GIFFORD Clyde Davisson was in Gifford selling beef Monday. Mrs. Ella Rishling called on Mrs. Stella Snow Tuesday. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Mrs. John Hill called on Mrs. Laura Antrim Sunday evening. Ada Swisher spent Friday night with Martha and Elvyn Louge. Dice Zook and George Lambert were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Sylvia, Hazel and Ola Lambert took Sunday dinner with Lida Akers. Mrs. Mary Norris and children called on Mrs. Guy Zook Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Bernice Ballard spent Sun-

day with her mother, Mrs. Charles Walker. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jud Zook is on the sick list this week. Beulah Walker and Gladys Elliott called on Beatrice Caster Sunday afternoon. Lillian and Orabelle McClannahan called on Sylvia and Hazel Lambert Sunday evening.

MILROY G. L. Parks spent Monday at Newcastle. Miss Irma Clark was in Rensselaer Tuesday. Gertrude 'Faylor spent Sunday with Martha Clark. Mrs. I. J. Clark is visiting her relatives near Mentone. Superintendent Lamson visited the schools here last Friday. 'Mrs. O. and Mrs. I. Hamilton were in Rensselaer Tuesday. William Parks and granddaughter called on G. L. Parks’ Sunday. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Ettie spent Bunday with Frank May’s. Clifford Ogle has been home for a few days visiting home friends. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McAleer attended the social Saturday night at Black Oak. Mrs. Bert Beaver of North Dakota was visiting friends and relatives here the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wallace and children and Miss Frances Irwin ate dinner with G. L. Parks’ Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Wolcott and Mrs. Bassett and children of Goodland spent Sunday with W. B. Fisher’s. Sunday school next Sunday will be held in the afternoon before preaching, so remember to be present at 2 p. m. I. J. Clark, Charleq McCashen. Earl Foulks and families, Loren and Miss Iva English spent Sunday with George Foulks and family. Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Irwin and daughter and Mr. Padgett of Rensselaer ate supper Sunday evening with G. L. Parks and family. Our teachers attended institute at McCoysburg Saturday. December institute will be held at Center school

house in Milroy township December 16. The social at Queen City Saturday night was a success as regards the program, but not so financially, there only being a few boxes and pies sold and about $lO was realized. Miss Irene received the coffee' pot for being the best cook, and Everett Clark the handkerchiefs for the best corn husker.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Miss Addie Harris was home from Rensselaer over Sunday. , W. A. Shindler and family motored to Monon Sunday afternoon. W. A. Lutz and Alfred Hoover of Rensselaer were business visitors here Monday. R. J. Yeoman, wife and daughter Esther motored to Morgantown Tuesday for a visit with relatives. Henry Ploutz of near Fowler was calling at his farm,, tenanted by J, B. Mullet, north of town Wednesday. Mrs. Roy Snow and two sons of Chicago visited Saturday and Sunday in the home of her Uncle Charles here. Miss Catherine Teach, who Is cooking for her father’s stone road force, went to her home at Crown Point for an over Sunday visit. Zen Merrill of Virgie came Friday, meeting A. R. Hopkins of Rens-, selaer here and motored over into Illinois to inspect a farm which Mr, Hopkins owns there. Peter Wagler and family of Coatney, Kansas, have been visiting his mother, Mrs. Ben B. Miller, and left Monday for Marshall county to visit relatives and friends before returning home. O. H. Osborne and family, emigrating from Cass county, Michigan, to southwest Missouri, stopped a while in toXvn Monday. Their covered wagons made it look like the days of old. Miss Flora Parke was called to Monon Saturday where her father, who is visiting a sister there, had been taken suddenly quite bad sick. He had improved a great deal when