Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

;..J. GIFFORD James Elliott is loading oats at Gifford this week. John Hill’s children are getting over the measles. Frank Antrim returned to his work at South Bend Tuesday. Quite a few attended the sale" of the Stockwell brothers Monday. The boys who went to the river to work are all back home again. Charles and "Victor Walker loaded hay the first of the week here. The* little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stockwell is very ill at this writing. Mrs. Helen Haniford spent the first of the week with her parents at Newland. > Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Ilia Kimble at Hebron Tuesday. ■Mr. and Mrs. Al Blake of Fair Oaks spent Saturday and Sunday in Gifford visiting. Carl Stockwell returned “home Saturday from South Bend, where he had been working. t Frank Castor was arrested Monday on a charge of beating his wife seriously Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Stembel and son and Mrs. Jones were callers at the Dewey home Sunday. Albert Akers brought his •brother John and family home Sunday from Tefft, where they had been spending the winter.

POSSUM RUN Everett Parker was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. - George Davisson was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Alvina Ritter spent Monday afternoon with home folks. Mr. "and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday with relatives near Gifford. Albert Hurley and family spent Sunday > with Willis Hurley and family. , G. H. Comer and family spent Sunday with Honnis Baker and family. The littlp son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley is on the sick list this week. Jasper Cover and family spent Sunday with Charles Brouhard and family. Alfred McCoy, w'ho has been on the sick list,, is able to be up and around again. Walter Conn spent Saturday night and Sunday with William Hurley and family. Mr, and Mrs. Ores Cunningham and daughter Mary spent Sunday with T. J. Parker and family. v Orpha and Myrtle Parker called on Mrs. George Davissoi and Alvina Ritter Thursday Iternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Estel moved Tuesday to Hammond where he is working in a canning fr-Mory.. Clarence Martin and Letha Reesq spent Sunday afternoon and evening with Everett, Orpha and Myrtle Parker. • Clyde Davisson, who took sick at his parents’ home, was taken home Friday by Dr. Hemphill and is able to be about now.

WHEATFIELD Homer Turner of Dunn’s Bridge was in town Saturday. Measles to the right of us, measles to the left of us. Miss Dooley visited at the Dewey home last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Davis and daughter of Demotte were in our town Saturday. William Fitzgerald and son of Tefft were callers at the William Grube home last Saturday. The Misch boys brought their phonograph over and gave us some fine music last Wednesday , evening. Mrs. John East and daughter Elsie went to Lowell Monday to see the former’s daughter, Mrs. Petrie, who is very sick. Say, Gus, did you think you could go and get married and keep it secret? Daisies won’t tell in winter but those little birds. See? 4 , At this writing Miss Viola Pewey is getting along nicely. The nurse who was taking care of her returned to Chicago last Friday evening. *, Charles Hewett is visiting

frienjds and relatives in the southern 1 part of the state at this writing. During his absence Louis Misch is acting as mayor of Zadoc. Louis, Mike and John Misch have organized a company to be known as the Misch Agricultural company, and they have rented the Weiss farm and a field on the Dewey ranch. The Maynard Austin public sale Saturday was well attended and everything listed sold ( well. Mr. Austin is going to locate in Champ Clark’s state, where he is to engage in farming. Neal Clager, our up-to-date contractor and builder, has the contract for two sets of buildings on the Strauss land north of town. You know' Mr, Strauss purchased the powder company’s land. If reports are true, or even half true, those little half-drtssed cherubs must be shooting arrows by the score. When a young fellow comes out in favor of the tame life and begins to save his money, he is hit. So our good friend, Four Corners, is going to quit the farming business. With $1.90 wheat, 50c oats and $1 corn and 13c hogs, what in thunder do you jnean, Frank? You don’t have to go to Kbondyke to dig gold-mine here; you can pick up nuggets on the surface. ,

If you w z ant to put an iron pump in the anti-freeze class in winter time, do the following presto pass: Raise the handle as high as you can, then kick it below the belt, saying in clarion tones, “Swallow, you black cuss, swallow,” and you will go singing as the days go by. Next! The son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, who was killed a few days ago in a railroad wreck, was buried at Monon Friday. This is the first death in the family, and to have it come in such a tragic manner makes it the more sad. We wish to extend to the bereaved family our sympathy.

VIRGIE Mrs. John Reed doesn't seem to improve very fast. FrankMiddlecamp had the wood sawyers Friday. Mrs. I. F. Meader was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. Miss Bertha Florence - came home Friday for a few days’ visit. ’Mrs. Warren Zellers called on Mrs. John Zellers Tuesday afternoon. . Miss Gladys' ’Harrington attended the social at Fair Oaks Saturday night. Charles Wiseman of near Francesville spent the week-end with home folks. Earl and Lonzo Wiseman attended the sale 1 % miles east of Aix Wednesday. • Charles Wiseman and family of Montana are now visiting relatives near Roselawn. John Zellers and family of Fair Oaks have moved onto the Nigh farm, near Virgie. Mrs. Thomas Florence and daughter Bertha spent Tuesday with Mrs. Jack Reeder. Dean Zellers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Zellers, has been on the sick list for about a week.

George Cover and family visited Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Luther Frame, of Demotte. Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman and the former’s brother, Charles Wise m J*. and 'family spent Friday with George Cover and family. Mrs. Marchen French, formerly Miss Lois Meader, of Illinois has been spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. F, Meader. The young people of Virgie will give their play, “A Kentucky ( Belle,” a three-act comedy Friday night, February 23, at Virgie and Saturday night, February 24, at Demotte. Admission 20 cents. Proceeds to go toward getting a church at Virgie.

MT. AYR \ - (From the Tribune) Capt. Brown went to Chicago Tuesday on business. Lloyd Hopkins was a Rensselaer caller Tuesday evening. W. A. Lutz of Rensselaer was a caller in our town Thursday. Wade Makeever attended the funeral of an iipcle in Chicago Thursday. • - ' Miss Ethel Murfitt returned Fri-

day from a six weeks’- visit with relatives in Chicago. John Anderson went ’to North Manchester Tuesday to visit his landlord, Jake Schanlaub. Supt. W. O. Schanlaub of Kentland was in town Saturday, attending the teachers’ institute, • Abner Miller, who is staying with his brother Rudy in Windfall, dime home Friday, returning there Monday. , Sylvanus Miller, who has been visiting his parents at Burr Oaks, Michigan, for the past six weeks, returned here Saturday. Levi Miller and family, who until their sale a short time ago, I have resided near Parr, have been at Mrs. Miller’s father’s, Ben B; Miller's. They expect to start for their new home in Montana in a few days. -» I Charles Bengsten of Foresmcn J was here Friday evening to see his mother, who remains very poorly. He was accompanied by his uncle, jGus Bengsten. who makes his home at Foresman during the winter months. | Ed Metzger, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs;. Anna Baker, for several weeks,’left Friday for I the scenes of his childhood at JolI let, Illinois, where he will visit relatives and friends a few days before returning to his home in ; Canada. Mr. Metzger has made ! many warm trends in his short stay, who w4re sorry that he felt he must leave so soon. We are glad to announce at this time the arrival back to the good old Hoosier state of Levi Stutzman "and his estimable family. It will be remembered that Levi went to Ohio something over a year ago. residing near Sugar Creek. It seems that crop shortage bv drouth was experienced there the same as in these parts and Mr. Stutzman and his good family were very much affected by it.

» MILROY John Mitchell is again in very poor health.

Frieda May visited. institute Sajurdgy afternoon. /** Cecil Jordap visited Martha Clark over Sunday. Ladies’ Aid met Wednesday with Mrs. Charles McCashen. Mrs. Eva McCashen visited Mrs. 11. 1 Ogle Friday' afternoon. Perfect Spencer was a’ business caller in Wolcott Thursday. Leona Ogle spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. George Caster u ere both sick with the grip last week. Homer Ogle's moved to the farm they had rented near Idaville this week. - i Mrs. Perry Caster of Chicago Heights visited relatives here this week. I Mrs. .Homer Ogle and daughters spent Friday with- u Mrs. W. B. Fisher. ‘ ‘ ! Hanging Grove and Milroy township institute was held at Center Saturday. \ Edith Johnson left Saturday 'for Indianapolis and will visit and there. Mr? and Mrs. Homer. Ogle and two children spent Sunday with George Foulks’. Mrs. Marion Crowder and daughter called on Mr. Moore’s Sunday afternoon. Leonard and Irene McAleer attended a party at Mr. Grugle’s Saturday evening. Fred Doerfert left Thursday morning for a short visit with friends at Cloverdale. Joseph Rees of Piqua, Ohio, returned home Wednesday after a visit with relatives here. Miss Ozark Bunnell of Delphi came Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends here. Miss Esther Knox of Lafayette visited the Fisher family from Friday until Sunday evening. Miss Utica Crowder, who. is attending high school at Rensselaer, spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks attended the funeral of Roy Williams at Monon last Friday. The Ladies’ Aid cleaned the church Wednesday. It is now completed, but will be painted and dedicated in the spring. Mr, and Mrs. G. L. Parks spent Saturday with her mother, who was in her usual health, but was called away Sunday morning. Mrs. Sarah Ravenscroft, the aged mother of Mrs. G. L. Parkij. quietly slept on into the sleep that knows no waking in this world at 5 a. nl. Sunday •morning, aged about 95 years. The funeral was

held Tuesday at 2 p. m; and interment made in the Remington cemetery. FAIR OAKS Health still continues remarkably good in our town Grandpa Abel spent a few days with friends in Lafayette the pat week. Cottage prayer meeting* was held at Aunt Hannah Culp's Wednesday evening. We* were Aisfted Monday by quite a thunder shower, the first this season. ' Frank Garriott moved from the Thompson farm, east of town, into Sam Potts’ property Wednesday. Mrs; Bozell Of Edinburg came Monday evening to visit her son Herbert and friend* a week or so. Joe Kosta shipped a carload of hogs to market .Monday evening, as also did A. B. Tolin with a carload of pattle. ■ Mrs. Will Warne, who has been confined to her home the past chuple of w eeks) by ill health, is a trifle improved /at this writing. Charles Warne of Parr moved \Vednesday to Fair Oaks. He occupies the Dickerson property, repurchased by A. M. Bringle. Lee Raridan, who has lived at what is known as the Swint crossing the past year, moved this week back to Parr He expects to team on the gravel road this season. A. M. Bringle was a business visitor at the hub Friday, and through the courtesy of L. H. Hamilton was shown through . the new hospital, which is surely grand. Mr. Teach has men at work taking up his track on the Wildrick stone road, preparatory to moving the equipment to Roselawn, where he has another contract. He will finish the former with teams.

John Zellers, the sawmill man. who has occupied the T. J. Fry property the past six or seven years, , moved last Friday to Virgie. His two daughters, who are taking high school work, will remain here until school closes, Mrs. A. M, Bringle got a telegram from South Sioux City, Nebraska, Sunday announcing the death of her brother, Elmer Moffitt, at his home Saturday night. He had been in failing health for a couple of years. He was afflicted with something like cancer of the stomach and hardening of the arteries, -with other complications. We noticed in looking over that newsy little paper, the Mt, Ayr Tribune, that* the ’public building inspector had visited that towiy and condemned the school building. We fee] he ought to come

bur way and give our school house a sizing up anti also our neighboring town, w - here they have no school building atall, but rent rooms for the purpose, very much to the dielike of a great many patrons on account of the locality.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. John Pelsey returned home from Remington Saturday. Aaron Kauffman of Decatur, Illinois, was in Francesville Tuesday and Wednesday on business. Jesse P. Hubbell of Toledo, Ohio, was in Francesville visiting his father and other relatives and friends the first of the week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fox, Sunday, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kopka last week, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Montel, Friday night, a 10 pound boy. Fred R. Bell, the Ford agent, will move his family to State Line City, Indiana, within the next week, where he has accepted the cashiership with the City bank of that town. Jay Chenoweth of Harlem, Montana, arrived in Francesville Saturday for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. iF, L. fjharrer and friends. He has been/in Oklahoma for quite a while.

Jay has, a claim in Montana, which he took some six years ago and now has topst of the land in cultLl •vation and With modern improve-I ments. • ‘ Joseph Gant returned home from Missouri. Monday evening. He will remain here for a couple ' of weeks and then return to engage, in the dredging business agaiti, but in a different location. » BROOK (From the Reporter) W. II Kenyon of Remington was a business visitor in I’lrook Thursday. J Frank Davis was in Indianapolis looking " after some legal business : this week. Harrison White and wife of Attica spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman White. Miles Whorrall was called to Roberts, Illinois, on Wednesday on account of the serious illness of his father. Mrs. C. E. Sunderland returned on Wednesday a visit with her son and daughter at Crawfordsville. Philip Miller of Foresman, who came home from Chicago Heights on account of sickness, has a case of scarlet fever. Mrs. Wolf of. Indianapolis, who has been visiting her nieces, the Misses Alice and Louise Davis, for some time, returned to her home on Tuesday. Philip Bonebrake an(p- Luther Myers were in Veedersburg on Wednesday attending the funeral of James Bonebrake, a cousin of the former, and of Luther’s mother. Arthur Irwin was in Indianapolis the last of the week where he was looking after his summer booking with the Chautauqua. He may not start on his contract until the first of March. The cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Leona Foresman and Mr. Lee Clark. The wedding will taHe place on Saturday, February 24, at the home of the bride’s parents near Foresman. Mrs. Paul (Hanson, who has been suffering for several (da(ys with an infection of the right ear, was taken to Chicago on Thursday morning (to be treated by a specialist. She (was accompanied on the trip by ' her husband and mother, Mrs. Fred Foresman.

A. J. Chapin and son Dyke have pur eha sod a farm near—Jeff er so n - I ville, Illinois. The land has spleni did improvements and produced a gm-d crop last year in spite of the (adverse season. The soil is a clay (loam and somewhat rolling. All Deb says the country’lacks is good i roads, as the towns have splendid (buildings and good public buildings. Superintendent W. O. Schanlaub has designated Friday,” February 23, (1917, as “M’other’s Day,” to be ob(serve’d .in ail of the rural schools 'of the county. The teachers have (been instructed to follow the regular (school program until the last reicess, when a special literary program appropriate to the occasion will be Tendered. It is hoped that as much interest will be created in this dav as was done in 1915, when •‘Go-to-School” day was observed. Mothers ,pre asked to co-operate with the schools’ plans and to spend ; as much of the day "as possible in ( observing the regular as well as 1 the special work. The superintendent says that the finest feeling and the highest aspirations of youth should be awakened on such an occasion, and it should point the way to that type of manhood embodying i the sterling qualities fondly cherished ih the ideals of eVery mother for her children. Fathers will also be made welcome.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) >D. S. Nees of Frankfort was here on business Wednesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mattox, Tuesday, February 13, a daughter. Mrs. Bert Cowgill went to Remington Wednesday to visit Mrs. Mary 'Cowgill. Mrs. Ethel Smith and sons left Tuesday for Danville, Illinois, where they will make their home. Charles Iliff of Rensselaer, who has - been visiting Charles Dluzak and family, returned home Monday. Mrs Lydia Burkhart of Frankfort was the ’ guest from Friday until Wednesday of her mother, Mrs. E. iG. Boicourt. i Harry Remington and Perry Spencer are decorating the interior of the new Milroy Baptist church in Jasper county.

Mrs. W. G. Beal and daughter spent Wednesday at Remington, the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Sharkey, Mrs. Richard Burke and daughter Veronica spent the day Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.- Frank Nowviskie, at Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. 'Frank Seifert and Jittle son are spending the week with Mrs. Seifert’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Garvin of near Rensselaer. Mrs. Carl Boone of near' Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, came Thursday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes, and other relatives. 4 Mrs. W. A. Pea of Marysville, Ohio, who has been spending the past month here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs, E. A. Jeyte, returned -home Wednesday evening. [ Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman spent ‘ the night Tuesday with Mr. Sigman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sigman at Remington. Mr. Sigman’s. I mother is ill with pneumonia, Lester Morrow of Linden came up Saturday evening and Monday ac- ; companied Mrs. Morrow and sons, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sexton, home. 1 Miss Helen Lux, who eight weeks 'ago was severely burned with hot water from a defective pipe at the school house, and ’has since been confined to her home, is slowly improving. 1 Mrs. Isaac Sell went to Chalmers ; Wednesday evening and spent the night with her daughter, Mrs. > Frank Nelson, and Thursday went to Chicago to visit her daughter, Mrs. Orville Ellis. I Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hughes of Logansport were the guests Sunjday and Monday of Mr. Hughes’ ■parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes, and also of Mr. and Mrs. |M. M. Bunnell of north of town. i Mrs. Frank Mattox of Hibbard was the guest from Saturday until Tuesday of her sons, Ernest and Perman Mattox of this place. On her return home she was accompanied by her granddaughter, Aldine Mattox. Mrs. I. W. Lowman was called to Shoals, Indiana, Wednesday by the death of her niece, Miss Ruby Buzan. Mrs. Lowman will go to ; Odon before her return to visit her Lather, Dr. William Hedrick, who is very ill. i M* B. Lowman of Louisville, Kentucky, was the guest Sunday of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. I. W. Lowman. Mr. Lowman holds the (position of manager of the advertising department of the Stewart Dry Goods company.

I Mr. and Mrs. John Kercher, Sr., ! j E. Kercher, Miss Tillie Kercher 'and Miss Esther Neukomm left last Sunday morning for Elgin, Illinois, to attend the ftineral of Mrs. Fred 1 Gross of that place, a sister of David Neukomm of this place, which occurred Monday. Mrs. .. Gross died very suddenly last Friday morning at 2:15 o’clock from heart trouble. . The Enterprise made the annouiicement a few weeks ago that Andy Smith had been appointed postmaster at /Wolcott and would i take the office the next Monday morning. Our information in this instance was not absolutely correct and Mr. Smith did not tak n The office at that time. However, he. had received 'the appointment and on Tuesday of this week became the postmaster of Wolcott. j Mrs. Oliver Boudreau, who resides south of Wolcott, was taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette last Thursday, and on urday her left limb was amputated between the knee and the hip. Mrs. (Boudreau was suffering from I thrombus and the amputation was (necessarv to save her life. At this writing Mrs. Boudreau was reported slowly improving.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Frank Hart of Demotte was' transacting business here Monday. Virgil Farnsley of Ft. Wayne visited with friends and relatives from Friday until Sunday. I Roy Comer and Floyd Brown visited at home over Sunday. They are now working at Gary. Mrs Ollie Thortlas of Mooresville. Indiana, visited from Friday until Saturday with -her father, J. D. Gettinger. Mrs. George Paulsen of North Judson, accompanied by two nieces, visited with Richard Lizenby hnd wife over Sunday. Mr and Mfs. Leslie Tillett of Francesville spent Saturday and Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith. Mrs. J. A. Campbell and Mrs. W. B. Long visited in Knox from Friday until Tuesday at the home of MrA Campbell’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Vanek. Stanley arid Robert Stout,, sons of George F. Stout of Cass township, have been critically ill with pneiimonia, but are now reported to be recovering. The 'poultry house of J. D, Gettinger on Main street was entered Wednesday night of last week by supposed robbers. An entrance was gained through the rear door and evidence was fount} to indicate that the prowlers had rifled the safe, but nothing has as yet been missed by Mr. Gettinger, so it is not believed that the job vras very profitable.. Mir. Gettinger had shipped that evening about SSOO worth of furs, so it.may be believed that the thieves Were in quest es furs.' , ■