Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

- remington (From the Press) Born, Saturday, March 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Guss Merritt, a daughter. Miss Ethel Hollingsworth ot Syracuse came Monday f° r a v •with home folks. Miss Margaret Johnston went to. Kokomo Tuesday to' visit her sister, Mrs. Dr. Miner. * Henry Brooks is able to be on the street again after a week’s tussel with pneumonia. Miss Olga Baier went to Pontiac, Illinois, Saturday to spend a few weeks with relaitves. Mr. and Mrs. Cy Rice of ,Delphi spent Sunday with relatives here, returning home MondayMiss Bessie Tobias was taken to Lafayette Sunday th undergo an operation ■ for appendicitis. R. W. Vaughn of Washburn, Illinois, is a guest at the home ot W. E. this week. C. B. Johnston was called to Cincinnati Monday by the death of his nephew, John Hanners. | Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sutherland and sons went to their new home at Danville, Illinois, Wednesday. Williams went to Indianapolis Tuesday where he has work. He expects to travel East again soon. Miss Daisy Vorhis came up from Indiana university to spend Saturday with her grandmother, Mrs. M. K. Gray. Claude Townsend is confined to his -bed with heart trouble and wilrprobably have to seek a change of climate. Mr. and Mrs. George Vorhis <nd sons of Wolcott came Sunday to be at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. M. K. Gray.

Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Roadifer went to Goodland Wednesday . to attend the funeral of an old neighbor, Mrs. Waterman. Mrs. M. K. Gray, whose illness was mentioned last week, is still lying in a very critical condition and little hopes are entertained of her recovery; - Misses Fleta Gray and Marie; Fournier, who have been enjoying; the week’s vacation between terms with home folks, returned Tuesday to their school work at Valparaiso; Mrs. Leona Tribby, who has been in the hospital at Lafayette the past two weeks for an operation, is reported to be making very satisfactory progress toward recovery. Remington is to lose the Superba factory. Messrs. Elmore and Burns have completed the deal whereby they are to remove their shock absorber factory to Monticello just as soon as a suitable building can be erected and equipped for their purpose. Two fellows and a Ford went into a ditch near Casey’s place east of town Tuesday night, and the machine was pretty badly damaged. The men were not seriously injured, and it is said to have been another case of booze and gasoline. We are told they were from Goodland. Mrs. Reuben Zimmerman, the aged mother of Nightwatch Will Zimmerman and Hall Zimmerman of near town, died at the latter’s home Tuesday evening. • She has long been an invalid and death at this time was not entirely unexpected by her relatives. Her husband died something like a year ago. The funeral was held at the residence at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon.

, PINE GROVE ' Andy ’ Ropp is spending the week in Chicago. Harvey 9 Snow of Rensselaer spent, Saturday night with Elmer Shroyer.! Bal Ropp and Vern Odle buzzed wood for James Britt Wednesday and Thursday. Several of the young 'folks of this vicinity attended the play at Aix Saturday night. * Mrs. Roy Torbet and children spent Saturday night and Sunday With James Torbet and family. William Dale of near Crawfords-, rille came Saturday to stay with his son®John and family this summer. Mrs. Theodore Snow and son Asa of * Rensselaer spent Monday night with her sister, Mrs. Charles Shroyer, and family. Ed Ropp and wife of Chicago spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents, Andrew Ropp and family. They came via auto. Mrs. James Britt, Mrs. Harry Gifford, Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth and Mrs. James Torbet spent Thursday with Mrs. George Daniels and family. Walter Daniels and family, who

had been living atßoyal Center, ' are here visiting friends and relatives before starting for their fn- ' ture home near Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. They expect to leave some time next week.

LEE Morris Jacks has bought X- new Ford roadster. Leroy Noland is here now, calling on relatives and friends. Mrs. George Hoult visited with relatives in Monticello the first of sJiis week. Mrs. Estel Osborne called on her sister, Mrs. Gifford Marrs, Tuesday afternoon. ; I Some of our girls have secured work in the garment factory at Rensselaer. ~- Clayton Cadwalder and wife and baby of Monon spent Sunday with his parents. O. A. Jacks and wife and daughter Dollie visited relatives in Rensselaer Sunday. Miss Agnes Stiers went Monday to Valparaiso to attend a teachers* course- in school for the next three months. Misses Cassie- and Flossie Holeman of Monticello and Elmer Hill of ILogansport were Sunday guests of J. Hl Culp’s. . x Len Lefler and wife and his father of Medaryville were here Sunday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A- Jacks. David Conaway, who had been visiting here during the past month, started for his home at Virginia, Minnesota, Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore's children were all home with them last Sunday, except the daughter. Mrs. Clyde Clark, of near Morocco. S. M. Jacks and family visited his brother William of near RensI selaer last Friday night and until 1 Sunday morning. Mis brother and wife came home with them and visited relatives until Monday morning. . "

MILROY William Garvin, was in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Fisher was a Rensselaer visitor Tuesday. Mrs. C E. Clark, was sick the first of the week. W. B. Fisher is a Jury man at Rensselaer again this week. Jennie Harwell came home Tuesday evening to visit home folks. Roy Culp was sick the first of the week, but is better at this time. Amy Clark spent Saturday night with Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie. • ■ ' J. R. Clark and son Gerald spent Monday with his sister, Mrs. j George Foulks. Mrs. McAlear and Mrs. Frank May spent Tuesday afternoon with -Mrs. L. Parks. Earl Foulks and Wayne Landburg spent Sunday evening with W. B. Fisher’s. . ’ Frank Scipio moved last Tuesday and Charles Marchand’s moved to the Scipio farm. Irene and Louise Marchand are home from Monticello waiting to entertain | the measles. One of Lon Wood’s boys has been having scarlet fever and another child has eczema. % The Center teacher, Martha Clark, being sick Monday there was no school until Tuesday. Miss Iva English spent Saturday bight and Sunday ..with her sister, Mrs. Earl Foulks, and family. Sunday school was organised last Sunday, so remember our Sunday school at 10 a. m. each Sunday.

Mr and Mrs. George Foulks and Martha Clark visited over Sunday with Clyde Clark and family near Mbrocco. . Charles Beaver and family, Charles Culp and Clarence ? Blankenship spent Sunday evening with W. B. Fisher’s. Clyde Clark was visiting relative® here Saturday. He is improving in health since his operation for appendicitis. Mrs. William Barlow of Lafayette came Saturday for a short visit with her son, Mason Barlow, and daughter, Mrs. Moore. * J Xn interesting program will be given at the; new church by the teachers and pupils of dohe different schools, after which pies and other "cats” will be sold, the proceeds to be used to assist in paying sf pastor, Don’t forget to come. Ladies please, bring pies.- Saturday night, March 1 ' VIRGIE Miss Bertha Reed is home for several day?. , Charles Wiseman speht over Sun-, dav with home folks. L - i ! Several new neighbors moved into our burg last week. Mrs Anna Cover spent Wednesday with Mrs. James Wiseman. John Kiersmas are one of the late purchasers of a new Ford. H. J- Dexter lost a fine bull Tuesday. A straw stack fell on it. Miss Porter spent Wednesday evening with Miss Marion Meader. Miss Hazel Hurley spent the week with relatives near Oak Grove. 1 \ Mrs. Lewis Harrington called on Mrs. James Wiseman Tuesday afternoon. v Several young men failed to- appear in our burg Sunday night. Wonder why?. ' . There were several called to Rensselaer Wednesday on ■ the erton-Brown trinL ,

POSSUM RUN Myrtle Parker spent Sunday afternoon with Golda Hurley. John and Carl Stockwell called on John Price’s Sunday afternoon. Mrs. George Davisson and Orpha Parker spent Monday night in Monon. . . . ■ ... , . ■ Lena and Roy Hurley called or. Essie and Wayne Comer Saturday evening. Lena Hurley spent Sunday night with her aunt, Mrs. Simon Cooper, and family. Mrs. E. Miller and Oryil Boicourt spent Sunday with W ill Hurley and family. Clyde Davisson spent Sunday afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson. Mrs. Ores Cunningham and daughter Mary spent Tuesday with Mrs. Thomas Parker and daughter Myrtle. .■ Herbert Garriott and family, Thomas Parker, wife and daughter | Orpha spent Sunday with George Davisson’s.' ■

McCOYSBURG Moving seems to be the order Oi the day around here this week. George Stultz was the guest of Arthur Ferguson Saturday night. Owen Barker's baby doesn't seem to be much better at this writing. Owen Barker’s were guests of Charles Ferguson and family Monday. Mrs. Marv Lowe of Rensselaer was the guest of friends here Wednesday.'./': Morris Jacks and family of Lee called on Paul Stevens and family Sunday. Mrs. Jacob Ray was the guest of Mrs. Ethel Johns and fatally Sunday. Mrs. Roy Cochran is the .guest of Mr folks at Rensselaer a few days this week. Tonis and David Jefferies were ■guests of their brother James and family over Sunday. * Jacob Ray returned home from Elwood Monday and brought his little granddaughter with him. There was a large crowd at the aid Wednesday. They will meet next time with Mrs. Frank Cochran. . Ray McDonald’s moved down near Monticello this week. Their many friends regret to see such a fine family as this leave here.