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

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

PINE GROVE Creola Torbet called on Grayce Price Tuesday- afternoon. Bluford Torbet helped Everett McCleary butcher hogs Tuesday. Resell, Ivan and Lavon Dale spent Sunday with Orval Bicourt. Ad Shook and family spent Sunday with Charles Shroyer and family.. j Mr. Elwanger spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Dale. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson are improving slowly after a severe case of measles. Mae and Floyd Shook, Chloae Torbet and Clifford Wells spent Sunday with Creola and Charles Torbet. Mr. and Mrs. John Pullins of North Dakota visited Mr. an] Mrs. Andy Ropp Tuesday night and Wednesday. Greeley Comer and family, Bluford Torbet and family and Mrs. Sarah McCleary and son Everett spent Sunday with John W. Baker and family. LEE v Edith Overton spent Sunday with Velda Heltzel. Mrs. Joseph Stewart visited last Saturday with Mrs. H. C. Anderson. ’S. L. Johnson and family of near Monon visited Sunday at Mrs. Becky Jacks’. Mrs. Hault and Mrs.#' Hole-man called on Mrs. J. H. Culp Tuesday afternoon. Ezra Eldridge is working for Charles Swing, helping him prepare for his big farm sale.' Lonnie Noland, went last w r eek to Colorado where he has two uncles. /He is thinking of taking/up a claim later. ' \

Ray and family and J. , H. Culp and wife went from church’ Sunday to Mrs. C. A. Holeman’s for dinner. G. A. Jacks and wife spent Sat- 1 urday and Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Len Lefler, and husband at Medaryville. Glen and Gail Culp and their cousin, David Conaway, visited Misses Cassie and Flossie Holeman at Monticello last Sunday. ’ Jack Large and his new bride came home Tuesday evening. They will go to housekeeping soon on one of his father’s farms near here. Leroy Noland, who has been with his son Dave for the past four weeks, returned this week to see Uncle David Culp, who is still confined to his bed.

McOOYSBURG _ Jacob Ray was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. Owen Barker is some better at this writing. Mrs. Leonard Widner is improving at this writing. Mrs. Charles Ferguson is numbered among the sick at this writing. Rev. Hensley spent Saturday . nght and took dinner Sunday at R. L. Bussell’s. Robert Johns and family were guests of Josie Ross a few days last week. The Ladies’ Aid will meet with Mrs. R. L. Bussell Wednesday,

March 7. Let all the ladies be present. Mrs. Jessie Brown was in Rensselaer Saturday to get some dental work done. I Rev. Hensley was the guest of Charles Ferguson and family for supper Sunday. Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson is the guest of her son Dan at Rensselaer • for a few days. f Mrs. R. L. Bussell and Mrs. Paul iStevens were guests of Mrs. Ethel Jacks at Lee Tuesday. i Mrs. R. V. Johns and Mrs. S. E. Cook attended the burial of Roy i Williams at Monon last Friday. I Mr. ted Mrs. Will Nees of Laura were guests of tneir daughter, Mrs. Owen Barker, and family Saturday. John Wood of Rensselaer was the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips, over Sunday. Harvey Phillips, who had been in Washington for the past few months, returned home Tuesday evening. : .

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Nessius February 19, a son. J. D. Rich and wife of Brook were Sunday visitors of Mrs. W. L. Rich. Mrs. James Peck spent Thursday in Goodlahd with her sister, Mrs. Will Hamilton. J. W. Phelps reports the sale of the H. L. Pape 120, north of town, to Isaac Shannon. Miss A. F. Chesterton of Watseka was here Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Barnett. Mrs. Ed Sutherland -made a business trip to Danville, Illinois, Thursday, accompanied by her son Wilbur. Mrs. Jennie Dowden and son William of Shelbyville came Sunday to visit the former’s daughter, Mrs. Ed. Walton. Miss Berea Bartoo entertained a number of girl friends at a taffypull Saturday evening in honor of Miss Avis Crowder. Jones Bros, report the sale of Joe Wealing’s 80-acre farm, northeast of Remington, to C. E. Capes of Remington, consideration S6O per Mrs. Alice Heibeck was called to Sunman Tuesday to attend the funeral of her father-in-law, Fred Heibeck. She will be absent about a week. Miss Anna Derschell, who had been spending the past two and a half years in Wyoming and California, returned to Remington Tue*. day evening. Supt. Wildrick went to Indianapolis this Thursday to be present on Friday at a meeting of the National Industrial association. Hte will also visit Muncie before returning.

j Mrs. Crowder and son and daughter of Monticello, came Friday and ispent the week-end with friends while their goods are enroute to South Bend, their next home. j Mrs. Leona Tribby has been suf--1 sering for the past few days" with an .acute attack of appendicitis. Her aunt, Mrs. Josephine Schwerdman, of Logansport came Tuesday to ■spend a short time with her. I Mrs. Mary Flint, who had been at the bedside of her lather, Mr. Bonner, for several weeks, left this i Thursday for her home in Pierpont, South Dakota, and her place is iilleci by her sister, Mrs, Maria Reeves, who arrived from Silver 'City, lowa, Wednesday. | W. C: Smalley went to Milford Friday night to spend Sunday with his wife. Mrs. Smalley has been there the past three weeks caring for her mother, Mrs. Nickels, who is in a very serious condition from valvular trouble of the heart. Mrs. Nickels is well known here, where she frequently visited and has many ,friends who will regret to learn Of her illness.

I The work of tearng out the old, partitions in the Exchange block corner, recently purchased by Mr. Howard, preparatory to remodeling the place, has been going on for ! some time now. The stage and arrangements have all been removed land the partitions downstairs wrecked, all save that along the Lyric [side, which will be in a short time, 1 Men have been at work deepening the basement, which was never of a i sufficient depth to be entirely useful land it is being lowered about two feet. I 0 Nine of the most intimate- friends of Miss Grace Ott, each loaded down with good things to eat, wended their way* to the residence of Mr. . and Mrs. Johh Ott. They awaited Miss Grace’s arrival in the kitchen, to which, room she was dutifully

: escorted by her father. To say she j w r as surprised is putting it rather 'mildly, indeed.. It was some moments before she could realize what had really taken place, but after due explanations removed her wraps and proceeded to entertain a. part of the crowd while the rest began to spread ■the ‘‘eats.” After a very sumptuous feast the evening was spent in fortune telling and chatting. Popcorn and apples were indulged in. After an exceedingly pleasant evening the guests departed, planning to have more such happy occasions. ,