Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Charles Parker went to Frankfort Saturday for a visit with Mrs. George P. Moss. Max Price of Charleston, West Virginia, spent Friday night with ihis brother-in-law, M. B. Peck. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnston went to Hutchinson, Kansas, on Tuesday to be gone until after Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Godfrey of Lockport, Illinois, are visiting the Ellis JcLes and George Besse families. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Julian went to Onward this Thursday morning to see that new grandchild, born to Charles Roush and wife. Mrs. John Alkire of Brookston and Mrs. Robert Taylor of Chalmers were guests at the John Taylor home from Wednesday until Sunday. Miss Ivadene Swan returned to her home at LaGro, Indiana, this Thursday, after a five weeks’ visit with various girl friends in this vicinity. Miss Daisy Ott returned from her school at Bloomington Tuesday evening until she recovers from an infection in her face with which she is suffering. Rev. Crowder and family were over from Monticello Sunday afternoon. The Rev. is now the proud possessor of a fine new Dodge touring car. Miss Leone Harper returned with them for the night. M. A. Gray and family, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fournier; B. F. Spencer, accompanied by Miss Dorothy and Misses Dott Porter, Helen O’Riley and Myrtle Sharkey, autoed to Valparaiso Sunday and spent the day with Misses Fleta Gray, Iva Brooks and Marie Fournier, who are attending school there this winter.

Forty-three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Maires, now of VanWert, Ohio, were residents of this vicinity. Wednesday evening they came back to see the old town once more after being away for forty-three years, and spent the night with Mrs. Timmons. They note the great change in the place in that time and could hardly believe that it was Remington. At the time they left here there were less than a dozen houses in town and all was prairie for many miles in every direction. Mr. Maires has been towerman at VanWert for many years and is now away on full pay. Wednesday morning while they were shredding corn at the home of George Woods, four miles west of town, fire was discovered in the mow of the barn. The shredder was taken away before damage was done to it, but the barn and contents were entirely destroyed, as was also a good double crib and granary that stood near by, and a Straw stack also. The crib contained upwards of 800 bushels of corn and the granary something like 500 bushels of oats. Just how the fire started is not clearly known, but it was discovered by one of the men on the wagons coming in from the field and a hole was burned clear through the roof at that time. It is supposed, however, that some fodder became lodged about one of the swiftly turning wheels and created a hot-box which ignited the shredded fodder and carried the spark into the mow. The buildings and contents are a total loss but are partly, at least, covered by insurance. The farm belongs to a man who lives in Illinois.

GOODLAND. (From the (Herald.) Herman Ploutz has filed suit for divorce from his wife, claiming desertion. John Neary returned Sunday morning from his farm near Rochester, Indiana. Mort Kilgore will move into his new home on east Jasper street the first of next week. Miss Agnes Grimimell left Monday for Los Angeles, California, 1 where she will spend the winter. Mrs. Carrie McLachan of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, ig the guest of her friend, Mrs. James Bell, and (husband. Albert Verrill attended the district meeting of the Knights of

Pythias at Indiana Harbor Tuesday. He reported having a grand time. Editor A. J. Ritt of the Fowler Tribune was over Monday and Tuesday visiting his aged mother, Mrs. Anna Kitt, and shaking hands with his many Goodland friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bogan and son Bruce and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and the latter’s sister, Miss Mabel Blumer, all of Lafayette, were callers at the home of C. M. Bogan Sunday. Mrs. A. D. Babcock, who underwent an operation at the St. Vincent hospital in Indianapolis, returned home Monday evening. She was accompanied by her son, Attorney James E. Babcock. Mrs. Babcock is getting along fine. Guy Maxwell in writing to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Charles Griffin, states that oil gushers have been struck on the farm adjoining his near Dexter, Kansas. This makes three wells located in his territory. Land is being leased at from $lO to SSO p?r acre. IHe has not leased his farm as yet.

BROOK (From the Reporter.) Miss Ruth Haynes of the Wadena schools was home over Sunday. John J. Sell and wife spent Sunday with the latter’s parents in Wolcott. Mrs. George Knapp left Friday for New Carlisle, Indiana, where her grandchild is seriously ill. O. M. Lyons finished husking his corn on the home place and the 200 acres averaged over 50 bushels per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rich went to Remington on Monday and spent the night with Mr. Rich’s mother, Mrs. William Rich. J. O. Sunderland and family and John* Foresman and wife were in Roselawn on Sunday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boyle. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rich and Mrs. Bessie Rich of Goodland, Frank Rich of Kentland and Lowell Rich of Remington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rich. Charles Conn of Kalamazoo, Michigan, came on Friday to be with his mother, who was so seriously burned. Charles is still holding down a good job on the daily of that city. On Tuesday the town board instructed the marshal to notify all merchants that no wheels or punch boards would be allowed to run in the town of Brook, and he carried out their orders. Curtis Light will be married next Wednesday to a young lady at Cedar Rapids, lowa, where he has been working the past year. It is expected that he will bring his new bride home for a visit during the holiday season. Paul Weishaar, treaSurer-elect, has rented the White Harbison place in Kentland and will move there the first of* December. While his many friends expect to see him return to Brook after he is through serving the people, they almost wish now they hadn’t done it. His son, Arthur, will move on the home farm and secure someone to run the place he now occupies. Frank Beagley, J. A. “lessen, Young Deardurff and Wince Beagley visited the Frank I. Mann farm the last of the week. They report the corn as fine and the yield estimated as between 70 and 75 bushels per acre. At 90 cents per bushel and the estimate of 7 0 bushels per acre, the corn will exceed our crop by 35 bushels per acre and bring $31.50 per acre in excess of ours. This will pay for a lot of rock phosphate and lime. Don’t you think so?

MEDARYVILLE. (From the Journal.) Mrs. Carrie Short of Milford, Illinois, visited over Sunday with her brother, Lee G. Baughman, and family. Mrs. Abe Young of Gillam is packing her goods this week preparatory to moving to Gary the last of the week. Charles Kain, who suffered a broken wrist last week while cranking his Ford car, is now able to drive his car again.

Mrs. George W. Hoglen returned to her home in Chicago Sunday after a ten days’ visit at the home of Albert Reep.^ Charles H. Guild and son Howard, G. D. Prevo and Julius Brown made a business trip to Rensselaer and Morocco last Saturday. Sherman MoCay is now foreman for Charles Kain on the stone road he is building at Gifford, while Otto Pulaski is taking a vacation. James W. Stevens went to Logansport Sunday and met hie father, William S. Stevens, who was returning from a five weeks’ visit at Troy, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Robinson spent the latter part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens and family and other relatives of lower Gillam. Mrs. W. H. H. Tilton has been quite ill the past week and Mr. Tilton found it necessary to send for his daughter in Chicago to assist in caring for Mrs. Tilton. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Toyne and children and George Stump and Jerry Shea went to Goodland Sunday and spent the day with Mr. Toyne’s relatives. They made the trip in Mr. Shea’s auto. Mr. Arthur Rowe, one of Medaryville’s most prominent and popular young men, united in marriage Tuesday to a Miss O’Connor, living near Pulaski. Miss O’Connor is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim O’Connor. The marriage took place at the Catholic church at Winamac at 7 a. m., and the newlyweds departed for Chicago on the 2 p. m. train, from thence to parts unknown. . Last Monday morning about 10:30 o’clock Orvis Salrin, living northwest of Medaryville, drove into town in a Chevrolet car and stopped on the south side of Main street just west of the Rowe hardware store. As he stepped out of the car he removed his mackinaw and threw it into the rear of the car and walked to Horner’s store to make some purchases. Upon returning to the car about twenty minutes later he discovered that his mackinaw was missing and its disappearance yet remains a mystery.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise.) Mrs. Jennie Graham returned Monday from a ten days’ visit in Chicago. Mrs. Lavinia Irions spent Friday and Saturday with friends at Sheldon, Illinois. Miss Eva Sullivan went to Remington Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. John Roberts. Miss Grace Sharkey of Remington was the guest Monday and Tuesday of Mrs. Isaac Leopold. Mrs. John Hinchman went ito Huntington Thursday to visit her brother, Jesse Primmer. Frank Garvin of Rensselaer was the guest over night Tuesday of his sister, Mrs. Frank Seifert. Mrs. Elmer Martin and Mrs. Bert Cowgill spent Wednesday with Mrs. George Stoudt at Remington. Mrs. Ben Leopold and daughter of Brook came Tuesday evening for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. I. Leopold. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sullivan of Remington were the guests Sunday of his parents* Mr. and Mrs. William Sullivan. Claude Spencer and little son returned Monday from Kokomo where they had been for treatment for the boy’s eyes. F. P. Troxel of Mulberry was the guest from Saturday morning until Sunday evening of his eon, Lawrence, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Spangle of Milford, Illinois, were the guests from, Friday until Monday of Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Spangle. . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marceau of St. Anne, Illinois, were the guests from Sunday until Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. F. de Muynck. Misses Aldine and Lizzie Rocke of Bluffton came Monday to visit their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Blume and family, and other friends. Miss Amelia Meyer of Bluffton, Indiana, who had been visiting Mrs. William Troxel here and friends in Illinois, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Nordyke and family of Seafiefd and Mrs. L. M. Ritchey of Rensselaer were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman. Mr. and Mrs. George O. Henderson entertained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Spangle of this place and Mr and Mrs. Harley Spangle of Milford, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Portteus of Detroit, Michigan, came Wednesday to visit Mrs. Portteus’ grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Portteus, and bis uncle, William Schofield, and family. Marion Bolden and wife and son, Homer Bolden and wife of Frankfort, Jacob Day and -wife and daughter of' Monon were the guests of Robert Templeton and family Monday. i Miss Ruth Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes, went to Monon Tuesday for a few days’ visit with her mother before returning home. Mrs. Alpha Kerlin moved her household goods to Rensselaer Wednesday and will make a home for (Harry, who is located there. William Hemphill will move his family into her property here. Fire started abou/t 2 o’clock Wednesday morning in the frame hotel building south of the Pennsylvania tracks in Remington. The damage, however, was slight. James W. Shaw, a traveling salesman for the Universal Portland Cement Co. dis-

covered the fire and gave the alarm. Ten guests of the house found it rather chilly dressing on the outside of the building. The landlord was prompt in using his garden hose and soon had the fire under control. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Templeton attended the big surprise party given Mrs. Jacob Day at her home west of Monon Sunday, the occasion being the fifty-fourth anniversary of Mrs. Day’s birth. There were about sev-enty-five present and enjoyed the occasion. p

FRANCES VILLI] (From the Tribune.) Miss Mabel Anderson went to Frankfort Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Culp and daughter, Miss Docia, of Lacrosse were visitors here Tuesday. William Schleman of Valparaiso attended the funeral services of John C. Jones here yesterday. Jerry A. Clark of Hygiene, Colorado, came Monday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Clark for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Garrigues were called to Remington Wednesday on account of the death of her father, Charles Bartholomew. He died with neuralgia of the heart. Mrs. Charles Reish was called to Kokomo Friday on account of the serious illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Earl Reish. She will also visit her parents, who live at Frankfort. « Mrs. V. J. Randal of Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Ah Whitaker and Mrs. Wilbur stigleman of this place attended the national convention of

the W. C. T. IT., which closed Tuesday in Indianapolis. Mrs. Lydia Jones of Redkey and Mrs. Ettie Hanaway of Montlcello have been the guests of Mis. Nancy Reish in the south part of town during the absence of Mrs. Charles Reish, who is in Kokomo. Mrs, Jones attended the funeral of John Jones at Knox yesterday. John Weuthrich of west of town was called to Eureka, Illinois, Saturday on account of the serious illness and death of his aged father, J. U. Weuthrich, who died of pneumonia. He was only sick a few days, but his well advanced years could not stand the shock. He was 77 years old. Those from here who attended the funeral Tuesday were: Mr. and Mrs. John Weuthrich and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J'elsey, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gudeman, Ernest Anliker and daughter, Mrs. Simon Aeshliman of Medaryville. Unfortunate and yet lucky was the verdict of the automobile accident which occurred a mile east of Moody last Sunday morning. Francis Wentz was driving a Ford car, owned by his father, A. D. Wentz. He had with him in the front seat George Elston and in the rear were Mrs. Elston and three-year-old son and her aged mother. They were going east and wfere approaching the corner by W. C. Rose’s farm, six miles west of Francesville. Evidently Francis did not see the corner in time, although he was driving slowly. The dirt had been worked considerably and he hit the corner unevenly, over-balanced the car and turned completely over, pinning Mr. Elston beneath it. If it hadn’t been for the fact that Francis was uninjured and was able to assist in lifting the car off of Mr. Elston, he probably would have been fatally hurt. Mr. Elston was removed to his home art Moody and Drs. Sharrer and Sharrer of this place were called and found that his collar bone was broken in two places. The other occupants escaped without injury: The car was damaged to some extent, the left back wheel was torn off and the wind shield shattered. They may consider themselves certainly fortunate that the accident was not more serious.