Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

Miss Kathryp Hogan of Goodland was a week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor. Misses Dowling and Washburn of Kentland were New Year’s guests of Miss. Caroline Dowling. Mrs.- H. W. Milner has been very sick for the past week and is now considered in a serious condition. Miss Gertrude Bartoo of Decaitur, Michigan, is spending a fewdays with Mr. and Mrs. John Bartoo south of (town. Mrs .Chauncey Dexter of near RensselaerZame Monday /for a few 4ays’ viSft with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Green. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lorenz of Elkhart have been the guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Johnson, the past week.Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell were at Indianapolis last week fbr Mrs. Fell’s X-ray treatment, which still seems to be benefiting her. Will Turner and frrencl, Miss Marcia O’Toole of Chattsworth, Illinois, spent New Year’s with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman. Misses Emily Gifford and Bernice Wilson, who have been visiting Misses Lottie and Dott Porter for a few days, returned to school work Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Treanor and son of Monon and Hugh Treanor .and family of Seafield spent New Year’s with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. IHlugh Treanor. Mrs. Claude Lambert and little son. of Kentland came Friday last for a week’s visit with her husband’s mother, Mrs. Perry Griffith, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. Dan giddle went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the annual meeting of the State Farmers’ Mutual association. Rev. Hawkins preached his last sermon at the Christian church Sunday evening. As yet no minister has been located who wants the job of herding the sheep of that fold. E. T. Burton and Floyd Davis loaded their car Tuesday and they and their wives will soon leave for their new home on Mr. Corah's farm near Huntington, followed by the best wishes of (their many friends here. ~. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell entertained at dinner Wednesday Mr. and Mrs x Charles Bonner and daughter . Elizabeth, Mrs. Mary South Dakota, Mrs. Maria Reeves of Silver City, lowa, and Miss Callie Bonner. There was a reunion of the R. H. S. class of ’l4 at the- home of Miss Lottie Porter last Friday evening. The hours were spent enjoyably and enlivened by music and songs. The guests of honor were Misses Bernice Wilson and Emily Gifford of Terre Haute. Dainty refreshments were served and the topped off by the game of "Truth” and a cozy firelight scene. Word has been received of the death of Mrs, Pearl Stratton at Troy £>hio. The deceased was the onlv daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Green, who lived here a numb- r of years ago. Mrs. Stratton d ed Saturday night as the result <! a Caesarian operation. She leave - five children, the baby boy, for \.om she gave her life, three other r boys, the eldest fourteen years, and one girl, besides her husband and father. Remington people are very sad to know of her death.

MOROCCO (From the Courier) George W. Miller came home last week from a five weeks’ visit with his son, C. E. Miller,, at Marshalltown, lowa A. L. Clark went to Baroda Michigan, Monday to see ithe new grand-daughter and visit his son Ed and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brandt o Lake Village are happy over the arrival of a baby girl at their home Saturday, December 30. Ed Fleming and son Clyde went to Hebron Monday morning to assume control of their telephone plant which was recently acquired. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickson of Windsor, Canada, returned to their home Wednesday evening after an eight days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. E..Roadruck. *.■' Mrs. D. K. Spitler returned to

her home at South' Bend Monday after a several days’ visit in Morocco with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Kessler.. Miss Frances Ott left Morocci Monday for a several days’ trip during which time she will visit at Ann. Arbor and Detroit, Michigan and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mrs. Lawson Clark and little sor living east of town several miles, came home last week. from a six weeks’ visit with her father at Mountain View, Missouri. R; C. Stucker, a fornjer Newton county citizen who of late years has been living near" Gilead, noti fied Us this wepk that he was moving to Bath, New York. Mrs. G. T. Spangler and daughter lone returned to their home at Indiana Harbor Monday morning after a few days’ visit with Mrs. Joe Zoborosky, living’ east of Morocco. Thursday morning Alonzo Skinner,- Percey Perkins, Roy Jessen, Ernest Russell and Vernon Hagen went to Detroit, Michigan, where they expect to find work in some of the numerous auto factories of that city. The Misses.. Merry of Mt. Ayr were the guests of Mrs. LeNada Kay on last Saturday. Both of the ladies are high school teachers. Miss Blanche is principal in (the Kentland school -and Miss Jessie is teaching in a (town in Wisconsin. A son of Charles Russell is confined to his home with an attack of scarlitena and the home quarantined. Mrs. E. R. McClatchey and children of south of town have also been confined to their home with an attack of scarlet fever, but ate now much better.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. Mary Boudreau was a Remington visitor Wednesday. Miss Grace Corbin of Washburn, Illinois, came Saturday to care for Mts. J. W. Dye. Miss Dell Foltz of Reynolds spent Tuesday here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kleist. Harry Dibell, who had been in Montana the past three months, returned to Wolcott Monday. Miss Vivian Dobbins of Indianapolis came Tuesday for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends. Mrs; Alpha Kerlin and daughter Mildred of Rensselaer visited relatives here a few days this week. Miss Myrtle Dluzak, Who is teaching school in South Dakota, spent the holidays here with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Ritchey and Lewis Neukam were the guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman. Mrs. Frank Nelson and son Harry of Chalmers were the guests this ' week of her mother, Mrs. Emma Sell. Hamilton Parker, who makes his home with his sister, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton, suffered a . light stroke of paralysis Monday. Mrs. Harry Sennett of 'Hoopeston, Illinois, was the guest from Saturday until Wednesday of her sis-ter, Mrs. Albert Miller. Mrs. Joe Ford and sons of Rankin, Illinois, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Alden Blake of Detroit are visiting Mr. Blake’s parents, Mr. arid Mrs. James Blake, for a couple of weeks. Miss Cecilia Tully of Lafayette, ■who had been spending a week with her sister, Mrs. Harry Daf; row, returned home Tuesday evening. Mrs., William Allen, who had been- seriously ill the past week, is reported somewhat improved: . A nurse from Remington is earing for her.

, Misses Lizzie and Sophia Isch and Miss Lydia Kisser of Bluffton came Tuesday evening to visit Mrs. John Abersol and family and other friends. « Mrs. S. K. Jones of Francesville, who had been here the past week caring for her mother, Mrs.’Sarah IHJamilton, returned home Tuesday evening. , '. Mr, and Airs. M. B. Beard -went to Indianapolis Tuesday. the Way there they stopped at Frankfort to visit Rev. and Mrs. T. R. Spray and other friends. Mrs. Elzie Johnson and daughter Mary and son Russel accompanied her sister, Mrs. Joe Ford, to Rankin, Illinois, Monday and will spend a week there. George Harper and grand-daugh-ter, Miss Jessie Harper, of Forrest, Illinois, were guests of his son,

O. E.' Harper, and wife from Sunday until Tuesday evening. Mrs. . Arkanna N. Ritchey returned home after visiting -her father, Frederick Neukam. at Connersville and relatives at Brookville. Indiana, and Oxford,. Ohio. Miss Fleta Delzell, has been visiting her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. .fohn Dunn, and Other relatives- here the past two weeks, returned to her home in Logansport •Friday. -.Aliks, Mary Afiles. who had been visiting the home of her, brother. Frank Miles; arid her sister, Mrs. Grant Pollock, the- past few days, returned to Chicago Tuesday. _ . . . John M. Biesecker was called to Morocco, Wednesday by rhe illness of .his mother, who is ill . with pneumonia. Vpon arriving there Mr. Biesecker found his mother slightly improved. Mr. and Mrs. James -P. Alien of I<alamazqo, Michigan. , have been spending a week here, the. guests of Mrs. Allen's parents, Mr. arid Mrs. James P. Foltz. Nir. Allen returned home Thursday. Mrs. Allen remaining for a more extended visit.

GOODRAND (From the Herald) Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen left Tuesday for a visit with friends and relatives at Rensselaer and Winamac. Raymond Cooke spent part of the holidays with home folks. Raymond has a good position with the Railroad Y. M. C. A. at Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Huber of Thorntown returned home Tuesday after a short visit here with the latter’s father, Joseph Crowden. and sisters, Mrs. Mort Kilgore and Mrs. Charles N. Humston, and families. County Assessor IT. IT. Downing is doing a good deal of running around these days. Last week, in company with Mrs. Downing, he called on Chicago friends and relatives arid , this week he is attending a convention in Indianapolis. Word was received here Thursday morning of the death of Ephriam Sayer& at his late home in Cadillac, Michigan, on Wednesday. Mr. Sayers was one of the early pioneers of this community and was highly respected by all. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Wadena church and interment will be made at Gilboa.. John Francis Stombaugh was born October 6, 1870, in Darlington, Indiana, and died at his home in this city Monday, January 1. 1917, aged 46 years; 2 months and 5 days. He came to Goodland in 1887 and lived and resided here until the day of his death. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. C. J. Bunnell, former pastor of the church, but now located at Elwood. Interment was made in Goodland cemetery.

Our people were caused to grieve Tuesday morning when the sad word was given out that Waldo Van Zandt, clerk at the Commercial Hotel, had passed away that morning at 1:06 o’clock after a short siege of pneumonia, aged 59 years- and 8 days. Las" week Van was stricken with a bad cold and during the latter pan of the week pneumonia set in and owing to his weakened condition he could not battle with the dread disease and soon passed away. Ida Messersmijth, daughter of Ephriam and Lydia Colton Messersmith, was born September 4, 1870. near Connersville, Indiana, died at her home at Tempe, Arizona, January 2, 1917, of pneumonia. Her early girlhood until about twelve years old was passed on the farm where she was born. In 1882 her parents removed to Benton county, and later to Goodland, where she was a pupil of the school of that place for about three years. Completing her education in the Indiana State Normal school at Terre Haute, she taught for several years near Donovan, Wellington and St. Mary, Illinois. Later she taught in several places in Newton county, and for a time was employed as a teacher in the Morocco school. On December. 22, 1 892. she ‘was united in marriage with Frederick A. Van Riter, who was employed as railway agent at Bear mouth. Montana. Mr. Van Riter served as railroad agent at different points in Montana, Colorado, Arizona. New Mexico and Mexico after their marriage. Atone time they were located fifty miles from any other American people in Mexico. She leaves to mourn for her besides the husband, one Eleanore. age 17. and a son* J. B. Van Riter, age. 22: three brothers, James S. Messersmith of Okarche. Oklahoma. Curtis of Kankakee, Illinois, and Edwin of Goodland, Indiana; ,ono sister. Mrs. p. M. Harlan of Momence. Illinois. Funeral and burial was held at her late home at Tempe, Arizona, January 5.

FRANCESVILLE. , (From the Tribune.) Alex Merica of Rensselaer was in Francesville Tuesday and Wednesday, ;■ , Louis Morland and Ward Wilftelm of Knox were visiting friends here Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George McKinley and family of Monon were in Francesville Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Harry W. Mathews of Detroit, Michigan, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brandenburg. \ " Miss Hollene Whitaker spent her vacation with Miss Hyla Healea at the-.; home of Mi?. and Mrs. AM Whitaker at Niles, Michigan. J. J. Molitor of Payne is here this week visiting his son, Mr. and Mrs. John Molitor, and Mr. "and Mrs. Otis Culp, west of Francesville. Misses Marie ’and Bethel Maxwell returned home from Monticello Sunday where they had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Slenker. Fred Sissons, the brakeman who

was painfully hurt at the Monon las- week, was able to return to his home at Michigan City | Monday. | Mr. and Mrs. Roll Woolard - and I two daugh’ers, who have beeri vUitling Mr, and- Mrs. Marion Ovl • returned to» home at Hartford Vriy. Indiana. Tuesday. / . ' . Misses Florence Hollet and Georgia Linton', returned. to- (Medaryville [Tuesday evening from Phoenix, Artwna.. wm re Miss* Hollgt went Some time ago for her health/ ! Mis- ■ H-IJ>- went to ,El | Paso, Illincis. iKunday where she iwiir --Irt'v - a". !• 'rf°nd- for two weeks. She was accompanied [to Reynolds by Miss Ada Shumaker. • • ■ - /A I Misses Hazel and Gertrude Devore re-urned to their home at :Georgetown. Indiana. Saturday after !a ver- plea-iant vi-it with Mr. and Mrs-. Charles V. Hairier, east of i Francesville. ~ ‘ \ ■ I Andy Minnicus' of Reynolds was i n Francesville Tuesday on bu-i ness. Andy and family have decided to move back near Francesville and will locate on the Robert Boyd farm about February 5. Mrs. Emily Daseke will return Saturday to New Augusta, Indiana, Zella Herdrich, who recently returned from an Indianapolis hospital. where an operation was performed for abdominal trouble. Mrs. Arthur Stewart of Hanging Grove was operated upon xat the hospital here Monday by Drs. Sharrer for gall bladder and abnormal adhesions, a trouble that has been bothering her for about five years. Mrs. Everett Burget and Miss Ellen Nygren of Chicago, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. HUbbard and Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Wise, went to Valparaiso Tuesday where they will visit before returning to Chicago. Tnexpected surely was the death of Fred T. Garling. aged 54, who died very suddenly at his home in the west part of town Sunday a little after the noon hour. The cause- of his death was heart failure. which had bothered him for some twelve years. He had been ailing the past two weeks but was not bedfast. In the death of this well-known individual Francesville loses one of its best citizens and a man who was very devout in his religion and attentive to his family. After a battle of four long weeks against a complication of different diseases. Wilbert Stigleman died at the Hope hospital here Friday evening at 8:15. Mr. Stigleman was never what you would term a strong man physically, having had attacks of appendicitis before the final and fatal one came. He first took sick on Friday. December 1, with an acute case of gangrene appendicitis, and the week following he was removed to the hospital here and operated on th,e-next Friday bv Drs. Sharrer & Sharrer. He seemed to rally after the operation until Tuesday. December 12, he took malaria fever, which he probablv contracted before he became sick'

. BROOK (From the RejMJrter) Mrs. Glen Colburn of Pasadena, California, is the guest of Mrs. James Montgomery. Mrs. Steve Barnes of Fowler was a guest of her daughter. Mrs. Longwell, on Thursday last. Miss Grace Reed left on Thursday for Greencastle where she will resume her studies at Depau w. Floyd Bohannon left Wednesday for Clinton where he will again take a position in the overall factory. Jacob D. Rich and, wife sent to Remington on Sunday and spent the day with Mr. Rich’s mother, Mrs. William Rich. Miss Flora Lyons, who spent the vacation with her mother, Mrs. Aaron Lyons, left on Tuesday for her home in Indianapolis. Lloyd Adkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Adkins, was Stricker with appendicitis on Wednesday and is still in a serious condition Mrs. Harvey Kendall and daughter, who spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs Kendall’s parents in Joiiet, returned home the first of the week, ' y-~. . . Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Stair left for their home in Indianapolis on Tuesday after spending a week with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs,. George Stair. Ernest James and family returned on Saturday from a week gpent with relatives in Boswell. ; Bernard aiMHfamily returned from the- same place on Thursday. Mrs McCay of Champaign, Illinois, and Mrs. Huff and daughter of near Rensselaer were guests of Mrs. W, D. Pence on Thursday and Friday of last week. Mrs. Howard Myers returned from Forrest. Illinois, on last Frida v after spending the holiday week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie McMullan. Mrs. A. E. Burkey of Chicago, who Was a guest at tfaie Edwin Zook home with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Zook, over the holidays, returned to het home on Saturday. Mrs. Don Burley has been confined to the house for several weeks on account of scarlet fever, was herself taken with the disease last week and is suffering accordingly. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Corbin and son visited fer several' days with the former’s uncle, William Sterner and family at Chalmers. Mr Sterner brought them home on Tuesday. '■ / Mr and Mrs. Frank Weishaar and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bowers left on Monday for Te *is, where they will spend fourteen days in visiting the various places of interest on the Rio Grande. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Nibs Hess is having a seige with the measles. As the lad has to travel around under escort most of

the time and is generally at home, no one seems to know how he got them. Attorney Babcock was in town on Wednesday. Dwight says that he thinks he will be able 'to stand four years more of “watchful waiting’' without growing tired of it He also has a couple of boys whom he thinks can be profitably employed on this side of the border during this time. Sheriff Spinney was in town on Thursday summoning the petit jurors. The ones drawn for the January term are Amos Agate, Sam Hays, William , Huff, Sophary Brucker, Walter Cox, James Dorton, Ira H. Drake, Frank E. Garrard, Riley T. Harwood, Alexander Prue, Ben D. S'helland and Henry Tinchner. ■' John Sage of Gbodland was in town on Saturday. It was all a mistake about John moving away. He has land interests in other sections but home Interests are all in this Section. He- is looking after the Maxwell automobile interests in this section just now and will have something to tell you about them shortly. Morton Ulrey has purchased ICO acres of land in Wabash county and will move, there this spring. He has a fine farm with a set of buildings' somewhat similar to those on the George Sawyer place. It is not only highly improved but a good producer as the crop this year shows. fig is located about equal distance between Huntington Wabash and, several other large towns and is within five miles of. Andrews. / The Brook band has engaged Ellis Brooks of the famous Ell/s .Brooks band of Chicago to instruct them this winter- They, are in earnest about giving the public a series of entertainments this coming season that will be worth coming miles to hear. Our band has always kept jiip with the baud* of this sectiop .hut have felt for some time that they must get farther in advance Of the procession and consequently engaged the services of one of the best band masters in the country.

t MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mrs. Albert Reep is quite ill at her home, being under the care of a nurse. 4 George Paulsen and wife of North Judson visited with Richard Lizenby and wife Sunday. Gertrude and Janies Sissons of Michigan City visited Sunday and Monday with Bivin “ Coburn and wife, jRev. W. Dunn of Wingate was a visitor in Medaryville from Thursday evening until Friday noon. Mj-s. Lucy Phillips and brother Arthur of Hammond visited over Sunday with their father, Richard Noggle.. 1 George Oglesby of Palipo, Illinois; is here visiting with his sister, Mrs; William Querry, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Antrim of Hebron visited Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. George R. Howe, and family. Having visited friends and relatives here for two weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Faris left Tuesday mornipg for their new home at Hebron; Mrs. Calvin McCay and daughter, Mrs. H. E. Pass, of Hammond left Monday for Mrs. Pass’ home in Hammond, where Mrs. McCay will

visit for a few days, going from ■there to Indiana Harbor, where she will visit with her daughter, Mrs. Nellie ‘H. Palmer. Roes Phillips, who has been making a short visit here, will leave Friday for Corning, Arkansas, where he will be in charge of a dredge. Charles r Cottrell of- Pontiac, Illinois, arrived here Sunday tor a three days’ visit with his mother, Mrs‘. Cottrell, and sister, Mrs. Hackley. The body of Thomas Harvey McCullough, a pioneer resident of Gillam township, arrived here Sunday evening from Caldwell, Idaho, and was taken to the home of Michael Robinson. Mr. McCullough, who was well advanced In years, passed away at his home in Caldwell Tuesday night, December 26, dearth being caused by pneumonia. The funeral was conducted from the M. E. church in Medaiyvllle Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. F. F. Hargrave officiating; interment was made in the Independence cemetery. Thomas Harvey McCullough, the son of Samuel and Mary McCullough and the only son in a family of seven, was born in GHlam township, Jasper county, Indiana, December 7, 1 845, and departed this life December 26, 1916, at Caldwell,. Idaho. March 12, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Mollie Robinson, daughter of William and Mary Robinson, to which union were born two children, Samuel Orris McCullough and /Mrs. Cecelia Greenfield, both of whom now reside in Caldwell, Idaho. Mrs. Mollie McCullough, wife of the deceased, died February 29, 1908, at North Yakima, Washington, her body being brought here and buried in the Independence cemetery. In February. 1909, Mr. McCullough was marfied to Mrs. Morgan Craver, ; survives him. Mr. MqfMfiough was of frtHWfage, and a lifelofrg ' member of the Mebtodist church. He was one of the pioneer settlers of Gillam township and was a resident there 'almost his entire life. A| the age of 17 he enlisted in company G, 138th Indiana Volunteer infantry, in which service ho did 'mostly guard duty. In 1882, .he was elected trustee of Giljadr township, Irt which 7 capacity he served for a period of four years. He was always Vf?rv active in church work and served in all the various positions of the church. Mr. McCullough was an esteemed and highly respected citizen and was a blessing in the community in which he M-ved. The deceased is survived by a wife, two children, five grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.