Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Ben Geesa and family are visit»g in South Bend. wo N °^ h Anderson went to Nappanee Tuesday to visit his sister. John Webber of Rensselaer was a business visitor here Monday. Ponsler and wife were in Cbieago Friday buying Christmas stock.

Mrs. Alfred Coovert was quite seriously sick several days last week. She is now much improved. Ben and Henry Yoder went to Medland, Michigan, to visit their mother, who has been quite poorly for some time.

George Brown and Wade Makeever were in attendance at the fat stock exposition in Chicago Wednesday and Thursday. George Lynch in Chicago several days last week He was accompanied by John Snow, svho Went along sightseeing.

Harold Doty of Joplin, Montana, came Thursday and will visit his Grandmother Seward and other relatives here until after the holidays. Charles Armold is arranging to hold a stock sale at his farm onehalf mile south of town and has selected Thursday, January 18 as his date.

“Uncle” Joe Miller received a telegram Friday that his brother-in-law, Joe Brandenberger, was dead at his home at Goshen. The funeral was held Sunday. Mrs. Fletcher Smith’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Barker, who have lived at Remington but who are now moving to the West, spent from Saturday until Monday with the Smith family.

ROSELAWN Otis Phillips was a Rensselaer visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Joseph Hopper was a Lowell visitor Saturday. Mr. Jones was down from China-

go the first of the week looking after his farm interests here. Fred Nelson was a business visitor in Shelby Thursday. Mrs. J. T. Bess and daughter attended the bazaar at the M. E. church in Shelby Thursday night. Dorothy Rodgers and Mary Jane Phillips were attending their musical studies at Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fay have moved to Lafayette, Mr. Fay having secured employment in a garage there.

Harlow informs us that he expects to rept a farm near Remington where he will farm the coming year. Burgess Rice entertained a bevy of girl friends Sunday evening, the occasion being his thirteenth birthday anniversary. Mr. Edwards, living on the Jones farm adjoining the east part of town, is thinking of holding a public sale in the near future. The boys and girls enjoyed the first snow by coasting down the hill at the Jones farm on the coaster sled made for them by Mr. Nelson two years ago. Tn a letter from Cletus Gundy of Chicago, he informs us that he has accepted a position as conductor on an electric line from Chicago to Kankakee. IHe likes the work fine, he says. There is some talk of the Thayer oil and gas company taking out a franchise to furnish gas for lighting and heating purposes for the towns of Thayer and Shelby. They claim to have an abundance of gas. The M. E. Sunday school and church people are. preparing their Xmas entertainment, which will be held Saturday evening, December 23, to which all are cordially invited. There will be a Xmas tree for the little folks. Come early and enjoy the Xmas spirit with us. It is free to all.

Curtis C. Baker, the popular and efficient Monon agent, left- here Friday for Cloverdale, Indiana, to which place he has been promoted at a better salary. While we very much regret to have Mr. Baker leave here we are also glad to know of his promotion to a better position, and wish him success in his new location.

GIFFORD Some winter we are having now. Sunday school every Sunday at 2:30 o’clock. Jess Grim left Wednesday for an extensive visit in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hanford called on their parents Sunday. Simon Cooper and Walter Conn were Gifford callers Friday. The teachers here visited the Rensselaer schools Monday. Mrs. Bessie Snyder is not improving much at this writing. Miss Klysta Graham called on Sylva Lambert Saturday afternoon. Tom Lafnbert and Reese Cavinder were Medaryville goers Tuesday. Mose Hancock, who was working at Wadena, came home Friday to stay. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Zook is some better at this writing. Mrs. Guy Zook and children called on Mrs. Laura Antrim and family Sunday. Vern Keen, who had been working at Kersey, came Saturday for a few days’ visit with home folks. Miss Ivy Stump of near Wheatfield came Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Lilly Zook, for a few days. Tom Lambert, Cora Ackers and children and Sylva, Hazel and'’ Ola Lambert called on Mr. and Mts. Nate Keen Saturday evening. The evening was spent in music and games.

VIRGIE Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth Wiseman returned home Tuesday for a visit with home folks. Mrs. John Reed has been very low, but is somewhat improved at this writing. A. L. McCurtain and Bert Manniway shot a wolf one day this week over near Fair Oaks. Mr. and Mrs. William Wilcox and sons, Earl and Ralph, spent Sunday with James Wiseman and family. Charles Florence is sporting a new buggy these days, which we expect will be seen over around Gant quite often. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McCurtain of Wisconsin have been visiting his brother and family, A. L. McCurtain, for a few days. A fine selection of Indiana pictures will be “YiOwn on the s<*rebh by County Superintendent Ernest Lamson Monday evening, December 18. Everybody welcome. The passenger train due here at 4 o’clock did not arrive in our burg until 11 o'clock Tuesday night. Quite a few of our Virgie people had a I'jng wait in Fair Oaks. Thp; re w ni be a meeting at the school house Sunday at 2 p. m. to t&’ik over the important question of Virgie getting a church. Everyone interested should be present at this meeting.

MILROY Clyde Fisher spent Sund.ay. evening in Wolcott \ Elmer Clark’s visited Mhrt Sommer’s last Sunday. | G. L. Parks was in Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. I

Cecil Jordan took dinner Saturday with Martha Clark. N. Dignan is assisting Perry Spencer in building the church. Edith Johnson spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Gaffield. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. W. B. Fisher on Wednesday of this week. Claude Spencer and family visited his parents north of Wolcott Sunday. Mrs. Charles Beaver was with her daughter, Mrs. True Culp, the first of the week. Walter Chapman and Gail Wood spent Tuesday night with Earl Foulks and family. Elmer Clark’s spent Monday with their daughter, Mrs. Charles Harwell, and family. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks entertained guests Saturday night and Sunday from Chicago. Sophia Clark has been suffering from an attack of appendictis. Dr. Clayton was called Sunday. Rev. Divingston of Wolcott preached here Sunday afternoon and will be with us again in two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks, Miss Gertrude Faylor and Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks called on W. B. Fisher’s Sunday evening. Burdette Porter and family of Remington, Gertrude Faylor and Earl Foulks and family took dinner Sunday with George Foulks’. Hanging Grove and Milroy institute met at Center school house Saturday, Mr. Pool bringing three of his teachers in his automobile.

FAIR OAKS 01 Brouhard moved Wednesday to Shelby. Health 1b still reasonably good in these parts. We are now enjoying genuine winter weather. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle’s Wednesday evening. The pickle company carred and shipped-away a load of pickles this week. Jake Trumps moved Tuesday into the Wilsean property, recently vacated by MrS. Gilmore. Mr. Cottingham has been feeling worse the last few days. Dr. Fyfe was called again Wednesday. Arvel Bringle and wife of Remington came over and spent Satur-

day night and Sunday with home folks. » Mrs. O. W. Cedarwall of near the Moffitt switch came over Wednesday and spent the day with Mrs, W. D. McConnell. Amy Bringle came home from Valparaiso unlverslity to spend vacation with home folks. She returned to Valparaiso Wednesday. W. C. McConnell unloaded a carload of tile the first of the week which he will put in on his farm near the Moffitt switch. He eapects to try truck farming next year. We have been informed that the people of Parr are circulating a petition to secure a new rural route from that place. WC hope they will be successful in their undertaking. John Wood and A. J. Cook, who had been living In an abandoned school house out on the Lawler ranch since last spring, moved the first of the week down south of Rensselaer.

Jarions IHarlow and wife, ’ who lived the past two years on the Ransom Elijah farm down near Mt. Ayr, moved the first of the week to Constantine, Michigan, where they have purchased a farm. F. R. Erwin received a message from Kentland Wednesday stating that his aged father had passed away a few minutes before. A cancerous tumor, which had been bothering him for several years, was the cause.

Mr. Teach, the stone road man, has the coarse stone on two miles of the Wlldrlck road. He is putting the finishing on the first mile. He went up to Michigan to see about shipping one of his rollers down to roll this road. Cal Burroughs moved his blacksmith tools down to Surrey the first of the week where he opened up a shop. He will not move down there but will board. Cal is a splendid workman. No one heed hesitate to patronize him as he will without a doubt give good satisfaction.

Ben Zellers, while on hiA way home Saturday evening ffbm Rensselaer in his Ford, had a pretty close shave from an ’auto accident. A bolt dropped out of his steering geer, causing the machine to take a header for the ditch where it turned over. Fortunately he escaped seriohS injury, but the machine was considerably disabled. Colonel Charles Thacker, who has a world-wide reputation as a traveler, was seen the first of the week going south, driving a couple of small mules about the size of jack rabbits and leading one behind an old trap of a buggy. He said he had completed a trip from San Francisco to New York in the interest of the great Washington highway. He said he is on his way

Smith to help select the Jackson highway route. He travels in this way because, he says, he can always get a larger crowd in towns where he often makes speeches, when if he traveled In an auto h® would not be noticed so quickly.

David F. Brown of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a few years ago decided he would build a house from natural stones and started to collect the material. He gathered the stones from every state in the union and from nearly every country on the globe, a great many with a historic interest. There Is a stone from the house of Patrick Henry, another from the spot where Lee surrendered, and another from the birthplace of Stonewall Jackson.