Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

ROSELAWN C. T. Otjs came down from Chicago Sunday. - : George Nelson was among those on the sick list the last of the- week. Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher of Shelby were Roselawn visitors Sunday. J. W. Crooks was a Rensselaer visitor with his family Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. V. D. McCord united with the M. E. church at the Sunday evening services. Miss Elsie Nelson has-been suffering from a severe case of tonsilitis, but is better at this writing. Charles Mullaney,- William Barhour and Dorothy Rodgers were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Mrs. Susie Dinama and son Duke of Chicago came down Friday for a visit with Mrs. Dinama’s parents here. Dr. McPhail, V. S., of Morocco was here Saturday treating. onK of Fred Nelson’s mules, which was injured last week. Messrs, Wilson and Wilcox of Ottawa, Illinois, were Roselawn visitors over Sunday, looking after their farm interests here. D. K. Frye and family autoed to Valparaiso, Hebron and Crown Point Sunday. They report the roads fine for this time of year. B. H. Darroch of Morocco brought over some cows and horses to pasture on his farm northwest of town, and while'here leased his farm to Fred Nelson for this year. About 3 o’clock Sunday morning the barn back of the Kepperling hotel in Thayer was struck by lightning and burned down. Mr. Kepper-, ling lost a good cow, a buggy nad some feed and harness in the barn. It was reported here last Friday that Walter Fuller of Shelby had committed suicide by hanging himself. We were unable to learn any particulars further than the above. Mrs. Otis Phillips went to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Makeever, Saturday to see her father, who is in quite poor health. -

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(From the Enterprise) Mrs. Artie Jones went to Remington Tuesday evening to visit Mrs. Alice Burling. Rev, and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers went to Rensselaer Thursday for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. Lewis Henry of Kentland came Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. William Bruner, southwest of town. Mrs. William Blake and daughter of Remington were the guests Tuesday of her father and sisters, Chas. Hufty and daughters. Mrs. R. M. Daily of Williamsport was the guest from Sunday until Tuesday morning of Mrs. J. E. « Shields, south of town. Mrs, Sam May of Remington was the guest from Wednesday until Thursday evening of her parents, Mr. and .Mrs, Cal Sharkey. ' Mrs. E. S. Kiser and daughter Hazel left Monday for„Wingate. Mr. Kiser has rented a farm near that place and preceded them there. Eugene Schladenhaufen of Cisna Park, and Andrew Steidinger of Fairbury, were the guests over night Thursday of John Kercher, Sr. Paul St. Pierre of St. Anne, lIIL nois, stopped off here Tuesday on his way home from a trip to Louisville and visited his brothers, Ed, Arthur and Sam. Mrs. -Lillie Renfrew of Indianapolis, who has been visiting her daughter, Miss Esther, at San Pierre, stopped off here Monday .and visited her father and sister, Chas, Hufty and daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cowgill spent the night Tuesday with Mr. Cowgill’s mother, Mrs. Mary Cowgill, at Remington, and attended a meeting and reception of the Rebekah lodge of that place. Mrs. Robert Hanson and children of Ft. Wayne, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sell, went to Monticello Monday to visit friends there. Mrs. Sell accompanied- them to that city and spent the day. Mrs. Earl Markin, who has been spending a few. days with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Arvil Alvin, at Remington, came over Monday evening and spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carl. She left Tuesday for Camden to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Henderson and Mrs. W. H. Fleming went over to Goodland to attend a birthday party given in honor of Mr. s.' Hendersdn’s father, Robert Henderson, the occasion being the seventyfourth anniversary of his birth. Mr. and Mrs. William Rea, who have resided for some time at Marysville, Ohio, came Wednesday. Their 'household goodsJiave been shipped to Wolcott, and they will make their » home here. Mrs. Rea is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jeyte of this place. ‘

The residence of George Schlademan at Seafield was burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. The origin of the fire is unknown but was supposed to have come from a defective flue. The family was awakened by the smoke and found the attic of the home ■burning. A small quantity of household effects were saved. Mr. Sehlademan’s loss will be about |2,<M)O, partially covered by insurance.