Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS Health is still reasonably in our town this week. , Erwin’s dredge is -*anavipg up stream very nicely nowadays. Cottage prayer meeting was held at ,Grandma Noland’s Wednesday evening. Mr. Weaver of Westville made his sister, Mrs. Dean, a short visit the of the week. There were several from here to attend the Levi Millet sale down near Surrey Wednesday. Michael Shein and wife came, up from Monon Saturday to make a short visit with her parents. Isaac Kight got a very bad fall last week, which will put him out of business a couple of weeks. Mrs. O 1 Brouhard and children of Shelby visited here with relatives a couple of days the latter part of the week. Charles Vondersmith, who had been over at his home at Brook the past two weeks, returned to his farm Thursday. Yes, we got one of the worst blizzards of the winter Sunday, with the lowering of mercury, making it extremely disagreeable to be out. After a week’s visit with her sop’s family at Momence and her sister, Mrs. Burns, at Brookston, Mrs. - Cottingham returned home the firfet of the week. Uncle Josiah Thompson passed his seventy-sixth milestone in life Tuesday. Bearing his army wound he is feeling fine and bids fair to see many more birthday anniversaries. It is reported that Frank Brouhard has bought Aunt Sarah Smith’s property in the west part of town. She and her son Hiram expect to move 'to Chicago Heights in the near future. We noticed some of the farmers beginning to use a, little headwork already by taking a long pole and hitching a team to each end and •breaking their corn stalks. They break nicely while frozen. Mrs. W. D. Geary expected to go to Buehanan Wednesday to be present at the operation which her son Ray was to undergo to remove his eye, which was put out last week. They thought it advisable to remove it for the benefit of the other eye.

MILROY

Laura Clark visited her aunt, Mary McCashen, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks visjited Homer Ogle and family. Mrs. George Foulks spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Frank May. Miss Lillian Fisher attended the teachers’ association at Monticello last Saturday. Mrs. Mary McCashen, who has been sick, is now able to sit up a while each day. Irma and Martha Clark spent Saturday night and Sunday with their aunt, Mary McCashen. Mrs. George Wood is in very poor health at present from an attack of leakage of the lungs. Dr. Clayton was called to see the children of Charles McCashen last week, but they are better now. Mrs. Earl Foulks visitedher a/unt, Mrs. Anna White, who . is in the Home hospital in Lafayette last Wednesday. The new church is now about completed with the exception of painting,- which will “be done when warm weather corhes. The dedication will be held also in the spring. Mrs. G. L. Parks was called to the bedside of her mother one evening last week as she had suffered an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs, but is at present seemingly some better. z

FOUR CORNERS

■County Superintendent Lamson visited the Tefft school Monday. The measles are being held in check. Some few are quite sick > with them. Allen Fendig has taken out license to drive a taxi for the Clager firm. Frank Smith was on the sick list the first of the week, we were informed, with the grip. The severe weather is against the sales now being held. The prices are good when the crowds get on the ground. Sam Seegrist, of whose serious illness mention was made in The Democrat last week, is much better and will soon be out again.

Alfred Duggleby and his Ford were called into service Monday night in behalf of the newlyweds. Ddggleby is some on the eats. Several candidates are now in waiting for adoption on next meeting night of the M. W. A. The r>ni|i has a- dance on the list for February 22 at the M. W. A. hall. Brown, the baker, furnished tire eats for the M, W. A. Monday night and all who were forunate enough, to be present are praising Baker Brown and his ability as a cook. The Republicans are in the saddle in this state and it goes “dry.’’ Quite a number have been trying to drink it dry but failed, so they changed front. We wonder if Billie Bryan didn’t frighten them to it? Trustee Davis was a county seat goer Monday. He was accompanied by his son Elmer and his fiancee, Miss Rilla Meyers, who were united in marriage- -at Rensselaer and have decided to break even win or lose, in life’s game. May the future prove in reality as bright as it now seems is the wish of their many friends. The banquet given the members and candidates Monday night at the M. W. of A. hall proved that the Wheatfield camp is alive and active. Seven candidates were given the work; fifty-six members of the order enjoyed the oyster supper at 7 n. m. and thereafter the work, w’hich lasted until 1:30 a. m. A supper of hamburger, pie, apples and coffee was served. All had free access to cigars during the meeting and returned to their several homes rejoicing that they were Woodmen.

GIFFORD

Charles Britt called on George Lambert Monday. Quite a few from here attended the sale at Ad. Shook’s. Miss Hazel Lambert called on Miss Ida Davis Tuesday. Thomas Parker took dinner with George Lambert Monday. Joe Woolever spent Saturday and Sunday in Gifford, visiting. John Hill’s little daughter Mildred is sick with the measles. Everett Parker hauled George Lambert a load of wood Tuesday. Mrs. May Smith took dinner with Sylvia and Hazel Lambert Wednesday. Lloyd Cooper is spending the week with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Hlarry Reed. William Steel took a bunch of boys to the river to work cutting right of way Wednesday. |; Arthur Snow, who went Monday to South Bend, returned home for a visit with his home folks. Born, Wednesday, . to Mr. and Mrs. John Stockwell, a sono Friday, to Mr. and Mrs. , Mose Hancock, a daughter. Charles Snow met with quite an accident Tuesday. While driving spikes on the railroad one of them flew up and hit him, and they had to take him ’home. A couple of young men followed a couple of girls home from church Sunday night, and one of the girls called her father, who was aways ahead. The latter answered them and the two boys haven’t been 'heard of since. Sunday morning, when it was blustering so, Will Obenchain felt so bad when he came out and saw so many women chopping wood that he went back, into the house and told ’his wife she could not build any more fires for him this winter. A couple of our young men started to the sale Thursday. Instead of stopping at the sale they went farther north and run onto some “river water,’’ then came pack to the sale. They then came to town and Will Obenchain took pity on them and thawed them out. When they began to thaw they fell asleep. Poor boys!

WHEATFIELD y

John Karch is noX. William Fitzgerald of TelTTwas in Wheatfield last Saturday. Miss Beulah Dewey viisted-at the Geffert home Saturday evening. John Behler of "’San Pierre was on our streets Saturday afternoon. Guy Meyers purchased a cow of Freeman Saturday. Guy is quite a trader.

Messrs. Dewey, Dooley and Henricks called on Trustee Salria last The family of Assessor Delehanty is having a siege of the •measles now. Mrs. Pinter visited friends and relatives in Crown Point a few days last week. Oscar Turner, who clerks In the Pinter store., is having a try-out with the grip at this writing. Mr. Weiss, who owned a farm south of Wheatfield, has traded the same sos Chicago property, where he intends to move shortly. We -wish him success. The new high school at Tefft is completed and is now in possession by the school. It is a firife educational plant with unlimited possibilities. Success and congratulations. I This is how that groundhog theory works: If he sees his shadow he vamooses for six weeks’;... if lie doesn't see his shadow he sleeps for six weeks. Simple, isn't it? Built on the Delphian Oracle plan, } you know. , . In their items of a few days ago a few of the surrounding correspondents said that the backbone of Winter had been jerked out and all of his ribs broken, but judging by the weather he has just dealt us the old fellow doesn’t seem to m’oq them. Will someone tell Mr. Winter that he is a dead one. In reply to a repeated query why we were of the opinion that the next four years was the opportune time for our Republican friends. to run their autos into the ditch—we cite the political saying: To the victors belong the spoils. Doesn’t it spoil the car, clothes, vocabulary, etc.? Now, will you keep still? Monday evening was one of the epoch-making evenings of the M. W. A. here. Seven of the large number in line for membership were formally introduced to Mr. Goat, who, in the latest style, done all he could to make it interesting for the new found brethren, impressing upon them in various parts of the anatomy grand lessons of great worth which will be guideboards in their future life. After the goat versus the boys exercise a banquet was served, in which all did brilliant work, followed by a touching solp by the goat: “Still There’s More to Chew On.”

MT. AYR

(From the Tribune) Ed Metzger left Saturday for a visit in and about Indianapolis. Ben B. Miller is visiting his son Rudy at Windfall, where he has a store. Clifford Wells was in Rensselaer over Sunday visiting home folks and others. G. W. Lynch attended the funeral of an uncle at Hoopeston, Illinois, Wednesday. Merritt Strain has been visiting relatives and friends near Frankfort the past week. Mrs. Arthur Anderson was in Rensselaer a few days last week.. She went to attend the funeral of her brother John’s babe, which was held Thursday. » Jerry Troyer of Oscoto, Michigan, visited several days the past week with his grandson, Albert Miller, who makes his home with Noah Miller, west of town. Rev. Shell of Boston came Saturday to visit in the-home of I Rev. Cragnin and to be present during the revival meetings, which will begin early -%t the M. E. church here. Victor Alexander’s household goods 'were moved Thursday from the Raymond Stucker house to Ode Shellenberger’s, west of town, where he will work the coming season. Victor was not present, the moving being done by his friend, Floyd Sampson. At their meeting Thursday evening the M. W. of A. elected three delegates to attend the county meeting at Kentland April 4. They were Lloyd Hopkins, E. C. Wolfe and L. E. Ponsler. Ode Shellenberger, W. J. Little and Jay Ma*keever were chosen as alternates. Jim Clemmens, sometimes known as Jim Young, who. lives alone on a twelve-acre tract of land about four miles northwest of town, was discovered in a critical condition by Charles Smith, who., remembering that he had not seen Clemmens around, went up to his house to see if he was all right Friday evening. He found the old fellow in a critical condition with a complication of ailments, with no fuel in the house. Monday was the fifteenth wedding anniversary of that most estimabler couple, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Fleming; and the event was not overlooked by their neighbors and friends. Before noon a good strong half hundred of them made their appearance at the Fleming home with well-filled baskets and proceeded to take possession. A splendid dinner was enjoyed and after the presenting of a great many nice crystal presents the afternoon A’as spent in games and neighboring conversatiori. A fine time was reported by all. Our local I. O. O. F. lodge was host Tuesday evening to several members of the Iroquois lodge No. 143 of Rensselaer. The brothers came over for the purpose of getting members for the camp branch of their lodge, as there is no camp connected with our home organization. There is getting to be- a

great deal of enthusiasm with our home boys in the lodge arid it is gaining in membership, there being a good many of the younger generation enlisting in the ranks, which fs necessary for the proper vim arid pep in a good organization.

VIRGIE

Thomas ‘Florence had wood saw yers Tuesday. , , Mr. Hahn’s moved over near Gifford last week; Mary Clenions spent last week with home folks. A. L. McCurtain was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. John Reed doesn’t seem to improve very much. Charles Reed is working on the stone road near Roselawn. Charles Reed’s cousin of Goodland visited him last week. George Cover atte®ded the Gifford and Shook sale Tuesday. There will be church services here Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Earl Wiseman is home at present on account of the dredge being out of coal,. We sure had a little taste of some kinds of Western weather Sunday. ■ Miss Minnie Homfeld went to her home near Valparaiso for over Sunday. The literary was postponed last week on account of the bad weather. Miss Zelah Wiseman left for Rensselaer Saturday for a several week’s stay. Everyone around Virgie Is on the mend, after having a tussle with the grip. Ben Zellers of Fair Oaks spent several days last week with his brother Warren. Pean Zellers gave a dinner to his little friends Sunday, it being his ninth birthday. The young people of Virgie are now getting ready for their play, which they intend tp give in a few weeks. Several of the young people attended the oyster supper and ice cream social at Fair Oaks Saturday night. Will Turpster made his usual trip to Virgie Sunday in spite of the weather. Shows Bill’s heart is in the right place.

Mr. l\layor of Fair Oaks didn’t get over into these parts Friday night on account of the extreme change in the weather. A certain young lady of Virgie has quite a number of messages to deliver. We- don’t know what the charges are for santej however.

LEE

Miss Frances McPherson of Monon was the guest of Miss Dollie Jacks during the week. Edith Overton has been sick with tonisilitis during the past week and had to miss school. Last Sunday was Oscar Jacks’ birthday anniversary and some of his boy friends spent the day with him. Mrs. Fred Stiers, who had been with her daughter in Kankakee, Illinois, all winter, came last week to visit her Last Saturday David Conaway of Virginia, Minnesota, came to see his grandfather, David Culp, who is very low. Mr. Culp was slightly better Wednesday, when he became worse again. Lester Warren and family are moving to a farm six miles west of here, and on Wednesday evening about twenty-five young people went to their home and completely surprised their young folks. Refreshments of oysters, peaches and cake were served at a late hour. All had a very enjoyable time. We wish the family success in their new home.