Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1917 — GOODLAND [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND

(From the Herald) Mr. and Mrs. Willard Capes are rejoicing over the arrival of a son. Barney Clark was out on our streets Tuesday meeting his many friends, who were glad to see him. Thursday, January 4, was J. M. Wilson’s seventy-fifth birthday and he was most agreeably surprised by the members of his family. Miss Sadie Heaton returned to her home in Winamac Monday after a short visit here with her aunt, Mrs. J; R. Hazen, and family. A. C. Ginter and Miss Mary Haywood of Peotone, Illinois, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spaulding Sunday and attended the funeral of John Curl held Monday afternoon. A session meeting was held at the German-Lutheran church Monday night and the church records were gone over and same were found to be in excellent condition. Rev. Henry Paul of Denham was present. Miss' Mildred Winship, who has been a tonsilitis patient at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. A. Doland, for the past two weeks, is much improved and expects to return to her studies soon at Forest Park college, St. Louis, Missouri. Tuesday evening the many friends of the Chris Gautsche family gathered at their home on west Inion street and gave them a farewell party. The Gautsehe’s have purchased a fine farm ‘ near Owens, Wisconsin, and are soon to move there. Mr. Gautsche left this week and the family will follow later.

< Miss Laura Johnston is-a patient at the Presbyterian hospijtal in Chicago, » havings an operation for appendicitis on Monday and is doing as well as could be expected. . Mrs. Fay Burgess, who accompanied her to Chicago Monday morning, returned home* Monday evening. Miss Mary Watt went to Chicago Wednesday to be at her bedside, John Alfred Curl, son of John and Sally Curl, was born in Oxford, Benton county, Indiana, September 3, 1870, and passed away at the Mercy hospital in Chicago January 6, * 1917,, aged 47 years, 4 months and 3 days. He made his homo for many years with Lewis Spaulding of nortb of town, after which he moved to Rensselaer and resided 'for many years. About twelve years ago he went to Peotone, Illinois, where he was ap . iron worker. He acquired the distinction "of , being the champion corn, busker of Illinois. He went out each year and husked corn for Senator A. C. Thompson near Piper City. About the middle of December he was stricken with uremic poisoning and was taken, to the Mercy hospital in Chicago where he passed on January j 6. The remains were brought to Goodland Sunday night,

and taken to the residence of the} deceased’s sister. Airs. A. W. Verrill, where on Monday afternoon Mineral services ..were conducted by Rev. W. C. Aye of the M; E. church. Interment was made in the Goodland cemetery.