Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

r-• BINE GROVE We are having some winter weather again. Charles Shroyer was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Creola Torbet called on Grace Price Saturday afternoon. Several of the people of this neighborhood are on the sick list at this writing. James . Shook spent Saturday, and Saturday night with Gerald ana Leighton Gifford. Charles Torbet and Ross Shook helped John Dale haul tile from Gifford Wednesday. Mrs. Etta Werner of Frankton is visiting her niece, Mrs. Will Hayes, and family. -—7Andy Ropp And Vern Odle attended the auto show at Chicago the first of the weelt. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cooper have moved onto his mother’s place near the Independence school house. Mrs. John Dale and daughter Kathryn and Creola Torbet were shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr? and Mrs. Dalton Ropp and son Lawrence are visiting his aunt, Mrs. Andy Ropp and daughter Bessie. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hayes attended the funeral Monday of the latter’s aunt, Mrs. James Lefler, at Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Daniels and son and Lon Daniels and children spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. George Daniels, and son Ira. About seventy neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ad Shook gathered at their home Sunday and gave them a surprise which will tie long remembered. They all had well-filled baskets and a bounteous dinner was served at the noon hour, after which the afternoon was spent in social chat and music. All departed at a late hour, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Shook success in their new home, near Valparaiso, to which place they are going to move soon.

POSSUM RUN Albert Hurley had quite a band concert Saturday evening. Walter Conn is working for Theodore Smith this week. Golda Hurley spent Tuesday with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Mrs. George iHeil spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Comer. Several attended the Clyde Davisson sale and property sold well. Vera Conley spent Monday night and Tuesday with Essie Comer. Good crowds have been attending : the literaries at Independence. Kenneth Davisson spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Price were Gifford callers Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill spent Monday evening with William Hurley and family. Will Remley is down sick with the measles at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson. School began at the Mt. Pleasant school house Monday with a school marm from Michigan City. Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughter Orpha called on Mrs. Conley .and children Wednesday afternoon. • Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson, son Kenneth and Roscoe Reeder took dinner with George Davisson and wife Sunday. G. H. Comer and family, Vera Conley, Jess Walker and E. A. Merrill spent Monday evening with William Gordan and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson will leave this morning for their new home in Rensselaer. We wish them success and happiness. Place your want ads in The Democrat if yo u want to get results.

LEE February is starting in with a blizzard. / J. H. Chip and family Sunday at Elmer Gilmore’s. News is scarce. Most everybody is sick with grip and colds. Mr. Brooker accidentally got the end of his finger torn off the other day in unloading a gasoline engine. Several from here- attended the burial of Mrs. James Lefler last Monday affernoonj at the Osborne cemetery. Uncle David Culp has been very sick but is slightly better at this writing. His sister, iHannahr Culp, and Mrs. Becky Noland of Fair Qaks came Tuesday evening to see him. ■

PARR The series of meetings came to a close last Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gunyon spent last Sunday with Estil Price. Estil Price is rapidly improving from an abcess on his tongue. Contracts are being let for pickle growing for the coming season. Miss Lottie Nichols is able, to be out after a slight attack of appendicitis. Mrs. Charles Rowen is improving and is able to sit up some at this writing. Manley Jensen of Chicago is spending this week at Dennis Healey’s. Miss Roxie Gunyon spent Saturday and Sunday with Elza Gunyon and family. Jess Sheffer has bought out John Price’s blacksmith shop and took possession Monday. Mrs. Mattie McClanahan went to Hammond last Saturday to spend a few days with her husband, John McClanahan. Charles Phares and “Chuck” Lowman had some bout last week at Rensselaer, Phares coming out as best man, it is reported.