Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. W. S. DeArmond of Tefft visited at the editor’s home Sunday. Miss Tessie Timmons of Wolcott visited high school Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Tom Samuels and child of Fowler came Monday to visit relatives here. ' . Miss Ruth Tribby was the guest of .Mrs. Daisy Peffley at E.ensselaer Wednesday. The little daughters of Lloyd Ford and Ed Walton are very sick with pneumonia. Carey Mitchel moved Tuesday into his newly acquired property, across from the water tower. Miss Katheryn Bessie spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Besse Wolcott. Mrs. Edgar Tribby and son, Oscar Taber spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Schwerdman, at Logansport. Mrs. C. T. Denham and son George of Brook came Thursday to visit relatives and attend the M. E. tea. Misses Maud Hudson and Ethel Best of Goodland spent Saturday with Misses Christine and Helen Foster. A son of Charles Griffith of north of town was very severely injured by a horse kicking him Monday. Mr. Curtis of Toronto, Canada, came several days ago for an extended visit with his son, the doctor, and wife. Elmer Holland went to Indianapolis Monday, where he expects .to engage in the hotel or rooming house business. Jones Brothers report the sale of the Hubert Cornwell office building to E. Steele of Kentland. Consideration $1,325. Miss Dorothy Spencer went to Bloomington Tuesday where ,• she will enter the university at the beginning of this semester. Miss Pauline Bartoo went to Kentland on Friday evening last to witness ,the basket-ball game and visit Miss Esther Rice over Sunday. Misses Gretchen Chappell and Mildred Cowery went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days’ visit. Later Miss Clowery will go to Kansas City where she has work. Lex Fisher moved Tuesday into the Remington hotel, where he will pose as landlord and smile upon the 4 elusive traveling man who wends his way in that direction. Mrs. Charles Elmore went to Ft. Wayne Friday evening to spend a cou.ple of days with her son John. She found the little lad contented, well and doing well in his school work. Remington’s girl basket-ball team certainly holds the championship now. They have never been defeated. Goodland; numbers among the conquered, Friday night the score being 7 to 4 in favor of Remington. A very enjoyable social was. held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks Thursday evening by the C. E. society of 'the Presbyterian church. Quite a number of young people were present and testify to its success. Recent births: January 26, to Mr. and Mrs. L- G, Franscoviak, a girl; January 29, to Mr. and Mrs. John Nessius’' a girl; to Mr, and Mrs. Clarence. Wilder, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. -Charles „Lucterhand, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs. Meddie Mathews, twins, boy and girl. Remington is to have another physician locate here. Dr. C. C. Hickman. of Yeoman has decided that this is a good place to locate and has leased the Balcom property on South Ohio street,-just vacated by Lex Fisher and will move here at once. His family consists of a wife and one son, the latter Mrs. Howard Brooks, who was taken very suddenly with an acute attack of appendicitis on Thursday last, was removed to the hospital at Lafayette Sunday and the day following was operated upon. She ■was doing as well as can be expected at last reports. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Horace Hoover, who came from Lafayette Saturday for that purpose. Gharles Fell of Denver, Colorado, came Sunday morning and spent the day with his parents. He returned to Chicago the same nighL accompanied by his father, to attend the auto show now on in that city. He represents the Nesbit Motor company of Denver, for which he has been working about a year and a half and is now the general manager for Colorado and Wyoming:; He reports Mrs. Fell in good ihealth and that Mrs. Hotaling, has been down with pneumonia for’ some time, to be improving \ right along now. Mrs. Jason Bickel entertained the Ladies’ Aid society of Sacred ' Heart church Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Marion O’Connor before she. leaves for her new home at Delphi next week. ' The ladies

I presented Mrs. O’Connor with a beautiful set of spoons as a mark of the high esteem in which shq is held, and also as a token -of remembrance. The day being the eleventh anniversary .of Mrs. • Bickel'S wedding day she Was not forgotten and received a beautiful gift. A two-course luncheon was served, which all enjoyed, and the ladies departed sorry to lose Mrs. O’Connor but wishing her many friends in her new home. BROOK (From the Reporter) j Miss Isador Lyons was in Chicago this week visiting her brother Strange. | Mrs. Charles Denham went to Remington on Thursday and visited with friends until Saturday. I Attorney Moses Leopold of Rensselaer was in town transacting some legal business Wednesday. Miss Virginia Pendergrass from Chicago came down last week to visit . her father, John Pendergrass’ H. M. Clark left for , Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday and will look after some business affairs there for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schank were called to Otrisco, Clark county, on Sunday by the serious illness of Mr. Schank’s mother. [ Miss Virginia Pendergrass and her friend, Warren Stotts, from Chicago were callers on her aunt, Mrs. Sam Waling, on Sunday. The infant daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bowers died on Sunday and the remains were shipped to Mrs. Bower’s former home in Illinois for burial. L. E. Lyons went to Indianapolis on Monday to represent the people of Brook and vicinity in their fight in favor of the statewide prohibition bill.. Howard Myers left on Wednesday afternoon for Chicago where he will attend the banquet of the Overland agents. T. L. Davis, his partner, is already there. The four-months-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Wharton of Kentland died at a Chicago hospital of pneumonia last Tuesday and was buried at Kentland on Thursday. 'Orvie Lyons’ have a visitor at their home. He arrived on Tuesday morning, weighs nine pounds and showed his democracy by calling for a dairy lunch and quietly fell asleep while the family were discussing®' what they should call him. Miss Madeline Ramp and her sister, Miss Martha, were guests at the Lawrence home on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Miss Martha returned to her home in Rensselaer on Tuesday, but Miss Madeline remained to visit other friends during the balance of the week. Howard Myres and wife went to Rensselaer on Tuesday and iHbward had about all the trouble that was coming to a , fellow on the road home. Up near the Battleday place he got off the rock on the new road and in trying to get back nearly went into a deep ditch and carne within a fraction of upsetting. When he found that -he needed help he persuaded Mr. Battleday to get his team and pull him back on the road again. Of course, Howard, being a rather strong man, first tried to push the car back on the road, and if- you remember the depth of mud on that day and can imagine the way Howard pushed on the machine your imagination need not be overly great to have a fancy picture of his face, clothing and shoes when he ’‘sot back to town. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) George McLaughlin of Walkerton, formerly of this place, visited friends here over Sunday. / Mrs. Amanda Fess went to Ham--mond Thursday to visit with her sister. Mrs. Frank Campbell. Early Tuesday morning a baby boy made his appearance at the home of William Stumpke and wife. , d Misses Bonita Petry, Flossie Timm and Elizabeth Budd took the teachers’ examination at Rensselaer last Saturday. Mrs. Ida Cook of Lafayette came Wednesday to spend a few days at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Frederick Danker, who is quite ill. Mrs, Anna Mitchell, an elderly lady, living in the southwest part of Medaryville, suffered the misfortune of a fall last Thursday evening, resulting in the fracture of her left limb. Mrs. Mitchell was walking on the ice-covered pavement near the old garage w’hen she slipped and fell. Letters received from J. R. Linton and his men, who are- working at Halls, Tennessee, stqite 'that they are enjoying wartn weather, notwithstanding the fact that they found eight inches of snow covering the ground and the temperature quite low upon" arriving there two weeks ago. Joseph Mason, a former resident of this vicinity and a veteran of the civil war, passed away at the home of his son, George Mason, of Elwpod last Thursday; afternoon, January 25. The body was brought to the home of James Campbell in Medaryville Saturday noon and the funeral was held from the M. E. churph in Medaryville Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, interment being made at Independence ceme-

tery. The funeral was conducted by Rev. John Sebring, assisted by Rev. F. F- Hargrave. The deceased was born March 4, 1840, having attained the age of 76 years, Iff months and 21 days at the time of his death. His early boyhood was spent on the farm of his father, George Mason, iff Gillam township, Jasper county. At the opening of the civil war he enlisted in Co. G of the Ninth Indiana regiment for the ninety-day service, at the end of which period he re-enlisted for the war. serving hrs country four years and three mionths. ■ .. FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Albert Gudeman and John Weutrieh were; in Chicago the first of the week, on business. .. • Mrs. Joseph Gant was called to Fisher, Illinois, Sunday on account of the serious illness of her father. Born, to Mr. and Mrs, Edward Finnegan, Monday, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pelsey, Friday, a girl. Mrs. Ida Stigleman, who had been in Chrisman, Illinois, for a while, returned to Francesville last evening. Sanford Scott returned home Thursday from Lafayette where he has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Chris Kdepkey. Mrs. Arthur Stewart will leave the hospital Friday or Saturday and Mrs. Ira Williamson will be able to return home Monday or Tuesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Milliman have returned to their home in New

* Holland, Illinois, after sepnding the last week with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George Ziebold. The death of Peyton Davisson leaves William R. ’Jones the oldest ; member of the Francesville Masonic order. He has been a member’ for I the past fifty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. ’Robert Koster re- ' turned' homo from Logansport i where -they were called on account of the illness and death of Mrs. <Koster’s father, George Morrow. i Mrs. S. K.'Jones went to Wolcott Tuesday. Her uncle. Hamilton Parker, has been sick from a stroke of para(y§is. The old gentleman 'is nearly S 5 years of age. Roy J. Meyers, left Tuesday for Eldorado, Kansas, where he will look after the oil interests of his brother, W. C. Myers, who h;ig’ a farm- located in the center of the oil and gas fields of Butler county. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Royal Brenneman received a telegram last Thursday J morning ..stating that her brother, I John Hannie. had died the night (before at Dixon, Illinois. Mr. and , Mrs. Brenneman attended the funeral,' which was held there Saturday. Bert Raines of Beaver township brought in three fox pelts for bounty on Monday, making four killed this winter in that township. Two were killed a couple of weeks ago and one last week, in the lowground. They were driven out of hiding and shot. More foxes have been killed during the past winter in Pulaski county than have been reported for years.—Winamac Republican. .

, WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Gratton Tyrrell, Monday, January 22, twin boys. * ■ Born, to Mr. . and Mrs. Meddie Math ew, Su n day, *J an uary 28, twins, a boy and girl. . Mr, and Mrs. John Beckley of Fairbury, Illinois, were here Thursday on business, . Mrs, Quincy Hughes went to Chicago Wednesday Jor few days’ visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnston Of Lafayette are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge. 4 Miss Ida. Beal of Remington spent Sunday with her brother; William Beal, and wife. Jesse Easterday and Miss Mildred Harper of Remington spent Saturday evening in WolCQtt. x and Mrs.- Gilbert Cummings and children went to Bedford Wed nesday evening ta visit with friends. Miss Gertrude Campbell, who had been spending the past six months at Aroma Park, Illinois, returned home Tuesday evening' Mr. and Mrs. Millard Sell of Morocco were the guests of Mr. Sell’s hi other, Mrs. Emma Sell, and other relatives from Saturday until Wednesday. lain is T. Jaden, father of Mrs. Charles Mezgar, is Very ill with pneumonia at the home of his dauglhter, one-half mile east of the Pine Grove church. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller returned from Chicago Wednesday evening after spending a few day?

attending the automobile show. They were accompanied / Jby Miss Inez Jackson. / -L Born. to Mr. and <’:Mrs. Will Beckley of Las Vegas, Nevada, Friday, January 26, a daughter. Mrs. Beckley was formerly Miss Leva .Grimes; daughter >of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grimes of this place. Mr. sdd Mrs. John Tlunn entertained at dinner Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Worden of Remington, Mr. > and Mrs. Sylvester Holcomb and son' of Joliet, Illinois, A. H. Dunn and family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wietriek. -