Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON the Press)

C. H. Pickett of Twin Falls, Idaho, is visiting friends in Remington. Ed Walton was .called to Shelbyville Saturday' by the serious illness of his mother. Miss Grace Clowery went to Indianapolis Monday for a several days’ visit with friends. / Maurice Eck of hear Chicago came to attend the funeral of his little nephew, Eugene Mathews. Mr. and Mrs. John McCullough of Fowler were Sunday visitors at the home of her brother, Ed Lucas, and family. \ Miss Catherine Carmody of Clifton, Illinois, came Saturday last to spend a week or ten days with her relatives here. ‘ Miss “Tutes’’ Wagner and friend of Chicago and Jacob Wagner of Rensselaer spent Sunday \ with Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Milner. <■ Mr. and Mrs. Max Broadie have this week removed from Lafayette to Fowler, where Mr. Broadie will be employed in a garage. Mrs. John Scott and son Raymond went to Pontiac, Illinois, Saturday to spend a few days with her father, A. J. Brooks, and wife. Dewey Roades came home Friday to spend the w r eek-end with home folks. He has a good job blacksmithing at Cullom, llinois. Mrs. Charles Bowman and daughter, Irma, were week-end guests of a cousin in Chalmers, and another cousin, Mrs. Eli Whitesell of Cincinnati, Ohio, who is visiting there.

Walter Gillam sold his interest in the draying outfit today to Lee Rush, who takes possession immediately. He will put a man on the dray until his time as city marshal expires. Mr. and Mrs.' S. *G, Hand returned Thursday from their two months* sojourn in the South with their daughters, Mrs. Pierre Branning, at Miami, and Mrs. Alvierre Milligan at Daytona, Florida. ; Ezra Whitehead of Wheatfield spent Wednesday and Thursday with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitehead, who has been sick for the past week, but is now able to sit up a few minutes at a time. March 14 was a gala day at Peter Lambert’s home. Fifty years ago they were married but the number of gitests today that enjoyed the magnificent and bountiful dinner greatly exceeded that of the wedding day so long ago. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Townsend left Wednesday for Madison, Wisconsin, where they will visit his brother Lowell and wife, and afterwards they will go South for the benefit of Mr. Townsend’s health. During their absence their daughters will live with his mother, Mrs. Elnora Townsend.

Eugene Mathews, the little 9- ; year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mathews of near Wolcott, died on Tuesday of typhoid fever. The little, lad was the oldest child, and had been hoarding with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Eck, and attending parochial school here. The funeral was held this Thursday morning at the Sacred Heart church and interment made in the Catholic cemetery at this place. Frances Victoria Wheatley was born near Morris, Illinois, March 26, 1849, and passed away at her home here March 9, aged 67 years, 11 months and 11 days. She was descended from a long line of English Quakers, some of her ancestors coming to America over two hundred years ago and purchasing lands from William Penn, in the vicinity of Philadelphia. She was the daughter of Elijah Preston Wheatley and Edith Newport Sharpless Wheatley, and arriving at young womanhood was married January 10, 1866, to Moses Kimball Gray, and with him came to a farm 4% miles southeast of Remington in 1872. To this union was born four children, all now living in this vicinity: Charles E. Gray, Mrs. Effie E. Stitz, Mrs. Jessie F. Vorhis and Millie B. Gray. Her husband died in 1877. The funeral services were held from the Christian church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, conducted by her* pastor, Rev. W. B. Warriner, and she was laid to rest beside her husband in the beautiful Remington cemetery.

v MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Charles Bowers and Julius Hutt of Rensselaer visited William Cox Bunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Bradbury of Schneider visited Sunday at the Fred Yarger home. George Dunn, living west of town, has been seriously ill with pneumonia the past week. Frank Hart of Demotte came Wednesday to be, at the bedside of his sister, Mts. Ida Minkhall. Miss Glendel Comer of Huntington came Wednesday to be at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Ida Minehall. . Joseph Shields and nephew of Crown Point visited with the former’s brother, John Shi elds, who is seriously Hl. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fess are the parents of a fine baby girl since Hut Thursday. The baby has been named Ulah Mae. Manford McMahon of Lebanon, who was a resident of this community eighteen yeans ago, is here visiting friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagoner of Attica had a baby girt born to

them March 1. Mrs. Wagoner was formerly Miss Gale Low of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Antrim of Hebron visited last week with their daughter, Mrs. George R. Howe and family. Mrs. Howe returned with her parents to Hebron for a short visit. ,' ' ' ■ The girls’ basket-bill team of the local high school defeated the girls’ team of the Lacrosse high school in a game at the old garage last Friday night, ithe score standing 9to 3. ’ • | r A. S. Willever of Stiger, Illinois, was here Monday and was accom- ' panied home by Mrs. Willever, who has been waiting for him >to prepare their new home. Mr. Will-; ever has purchased a transfer business jn Steger. Bernice Antcliffc, Zelma Campbell, Mabel Vanßuskirk, Mabel Shortz, Floida Poisel, Elizabeth Budd and Vera Manning, composing the evervictorious girls’ basket-ball team of tfie local high school, went to. Francesville last Thursday and posed before the camera. A severe sleet storm descended 'on this vicinity Monday flight, 1 causing/ much damage to the telephone and light wires. The Medaryville Telephone Co. suffered much damage from broken poles and lines, and the light company; was unable to furnish service for almost thirty-six hours.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Ross Turner was over from Remington on Wednesday. Howard Myers was a business Visitor in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Turner was visiting friends in Remington Thursday. Ira Forry and Ilarvey Williams of Remington were in town a short time on Wednesday. Miss Josephine McMullen of Forest, Illinois, is visiting lher sister, Mrs. (Howard Myers. Mrs. H. M. Clark will attend the district convention of the Rebekah lodge at Lafayette Friday. * Rees Hill went to Indianapolis on Monday where he will ehter the Mt. Jackson sanitarium for treatment. County Superintendent Schanlaub was ill town Saturday attending the Iroquois township teachers’ institute. Mrs. Herman Plautz and daugh-1 ter Mrs. Halderman, of Goodland were visitors at the James home Tuesday. Miss Della Sell came home this week from a visit *of several weeks with Ferd Sell and wife at Bourbon, Indiana. Miss Bessie Michaels came down from Chicago on Friday and remained over until Monday evening visiting home folks. Mrs. B. A. Blaesy and Mrs. Henry Wolff went to Chicago on Wednesday. The former expects to stay for a couple of months. The ministers wives,' Mrs. Dillman and Mrs. Wilson, returned on Monday from Indianapolis, leaving their husbands in fine shape. Mrs. Bessie Price and baby of Stone Bluff came Saturday for a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snyder. Mrs. Frank Davis went to Pence on Saturday to spend a few weeks until her daughter, Mrs. William Pence, returns from the,, hospital. |

Little Jack Leath has been down the 'past week with a bad attack of pneumonia. His father, Oscar Leach, of Valparaiso has been at his bedside the past week. Mrs. Carrie Beecher of Goodland spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beecher, and on Sunday the parties drove to Rensselaer and spent the day with relatives. The Misses Nina and Mildred Shilts spent Sunday in Chicago. Miss Nina returned to Brook in the evening and Miss Mildred to Valparaiso to resume her studies. Mrs. Virgil Whaley has been in the Lafayette hospital the past two weeks where she underwent a serious operation. At last, reports she wak getting better very slowly. Ernest James and wife went to Kingman on Friday and remained until Monday. He has purchased a restaurant at that place and will move there in a couple of weeks and take possession.

PINE GROVE , (Too late for last week) Rudolph Ritter buzzed wood Wednesday. Andjfcuwßopp was a Rensselaer goer TTPursday. Rudolph Ritter was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson are better at this writing. Chloae Torbet spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Thomas Tanner buzzed wood for John Dale and Ed Cooper Thursday. Mrs. George Daniels moved to her new home in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ocie Nicholson spent Sunday with his parents near Kniman. Miss Grayce Price spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Grant Davisson. Creola Torbet attended the party at Mrs. David Stoner’s Saturday afternoon. f Mr. 'and Mrs. Rudolph Ritter and son Freddie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson. Andy Ropp returned home Friday from a business trip to Chicago and Flint, Michigan. Walter Daniels and family spent Thursday night with Mrs. Daniel’s grandmother, Mrs. Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Price and* daughter Grayce spent Thursday evening with their son Ed and family. - -X - \ Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and Mrs. Sarah McCleary and son Everett spent Sunday with Bluford Torbet and family, it being the latter’s birhtday anniversary.

Those spending Sunday with John Dale arid family were: Misses Helen and Lea Flora, Grayce Price, Chloae and Creola Torbet, Walter Ellwanger and . Charles Torbet. They were favored with some very fine pieces of music by, Mr. Ellwanger. ... »

GOODLAND . (From the Herald) A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Saturday morning. Mrs. Hugh Spaylding of Lochiel visited here Tuesday with relatives, and friends. Carrie, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kless Dexter, is a pneumonia patient. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schuette went to Logansport Thursday where the latter consulted Dr. Thomas 1 concerning her eyes. ■ j Mr. and Mrs, Forest Harrington have purchased the Creek property on • west 'Union street and have moved into same. Mrs. M. L. Harriston, who underwent an operation, at St. Vincent’s < hospital at Indianapolis last Mon-1 day is getting along very nicely. Mrs. John Leavitt and little daughter of Lacrosse visited here this week with Mrs. Leavitt’s par-I ents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Poutre. I Dr. and Mrs. R. Robinson of I Remington were over Sunday, the i guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. | John Shetland, and other relatives, j

H. J. Welch, wife and daughter of Wabash and William H. Welch of Alba, Michigan, were called home to be at the bedside of their mother. Charles Spinney is a patient at a hospital in Chicago Heights, Illinois, where he was operated on for j appendicitis a few days ago. Hte is doing nicely. Mrs. J. T. Hameton left Thursday morning for a few weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Parsons, and husband at 4337 Broadway, Indianapolis. Fred James was here from Champaign, Illinois, over Sunday, the guest of his father, Madison James, and his sister, Mrs. C. O. Miller, and husband. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Al&nzo Noland Thursday, Marches. Grandfather Peter Plumer presented the youngster with a. dozen large, yellow oranges. I Daniel 'Mead has removed from Rosemount, Minnesota, to Churubusco, Indiana. Mrs. Mead, who visited here over Sunday, left for the latter place Monday morning. The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hafey, who is a patient at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, is reported very much better and will be brought home next week.

The condition of Richard Kennedy remains' about the same. He was not so well Thursday, but his many little friends are hoping that their little playmate will soon be well again. Raymond Cooke, who has a position at Gibson, Indiana, in the Railroad Y. M. C. A., went to Chicago last Saturday afternoon and underwent a transfusion of blood for Richard Kennedy. Mrs. A. C. Louette returned Wednesday morning from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.. M. Ponton, at Remington. She was accompanied home, by her sister, Mrs. N. T, McCullough,’ of Logansport, who visited.here a few days,

Mrs. Charles Griffin, who had been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Guy Maxwell, and family at Dexter, Kansas, left there this week for Tomar, Missouri, for a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. Knight, and family. She reports all wheat stands looking fine; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Downing attended the funeral of the latter’s brother-in-law, Al G- Pugh, Saturday at Rochester. Mr. Pugh was about 80 years old and veteran of the civil war. At one time fie was editor of >he Rochester Sentinel. Mr. Downing returned home Monday, but Mrs. Downing remained for a linger visit. Fred Poulsen, son of Mrs. John Poulsen, of Gary passed away Monday afternoon about 5 o’clock at the home of his unfe, Oscar Weidebaker, in this city, following an attack of pneumonia of only a few days’ duration. Frect was stricken the latter part of last week and was cared for at the Palms hotel until Monday about 2 o’clock, when he was taken to the home of his uncle. His mother came down from Gary Sunday and did all a mother could do. for her son, but the grip, of the dreaded pneumonia had too strong a hold and the end came shortly after 5 o’clock Monday Fred was raised in Goodland and with the exception of a few years spent in other towns, had spent most of his life here. He was united in marriage May 10, 1904, to Miss Lucy Lang and to this union two children were born. Grace and John. He leaves to mourn his loss a mother and two brothers, Edward of Gary and William of Muncie and a son and daughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. W. C. Aye of the Methodist church. Interment wah made in the Goodland cemetery.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. E. S. Easterday and daughter Elizabeth went to Richmond this week. Mrs. Homer Rogers visited in Remington Thursday with Mrs. J. Thompson. Charles Dye and daughter Lu-

cile of Lafayette were callers in Wolcott Saturday. Miss Margaret Hoffman went to Rensselaer Friday for a two weeks* visit with friends. Homer; Baker of Chicago spent Sunday with his pareflts, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker. Abigail, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rayels, who has scarlet fever, is some better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Lpu Leopold and daughter Esther left Tuesday evening for a visit with relatives ’in Chicago. Mrs. Mary A. Cowgill of Remington was the guest from Wednesday until Monday of her son, Bert Cowgill. Mrs. Chester Besse went to Rensselaer Thursday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor. 1

Mrs. William Beal Spent Tuesday night and Wednesday in Remington with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Sharkey. i Mrs.. George Spangle and son Paul of near Rensselaer were the guests Su-nday of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn. I Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pugh and their guest, Mrs. George Tabor, autoed to Lafayette Thursday and spent ; the day with friends. I Mrs. George Tabor of Bluffton came Wednesday and visited until Friday at the home of her brother, iEd and family. Mrs. William Sullivan spent from Sunday until Thursday evening in Remington with her son, Earl Sullivan, and family. Mrs. Lizzie Petty of St. Louis, Illinois, came Tuesday evening for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Owen Harper, and husband. IMr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman spent Saturday and Sunday in Rensselaer with their daughter, Mrs. John Carmen, and husband. •Miss Grace Spencer, who teaches school at Danforth, Illinois, came home Tuesday evening, her school being closed on account of scarlet fever. , Miss Lydia Boudreau, who had been visiting at the home of her brother, Oliver Boudreau, the past week, returned to her home In Remington Tuesday evening. Miss Mary J. McKoane of Detroit, Michigan, came Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Perry Blake, and assist her with the’ caring of Mr. Blake, who still continues to be quite poorly.

Mrs. George Overy and ’ sons, Vollie and Med, left Tuesday morning for Peoria, where they met Mr. Overy and together the family go to Pocahontas, lowa, to spend the summer with another son of Mr. and Mrs. Overy. Miss Lora Hinton of New Richmond and George Easterday of Wolcott were quietly married Sat-

urday evening, Mardh 3, at 4 o’clock at the hoipeof Mrs. Martha Thomas on West College street at Crawfordsville, by Rev. J. Sillers, in the presence of a- few relatives. The groom had his house already furnished in the south end of town in New Richmond and will go to housekeeping at once. The bride is the daughter of Mt. and Mrs. C. J. Hinton of New Richmond and the groom is the son of Mrs. Martha Easterday of Wolcott, well and favorably known here.

FRANCESVILLE From the Tribune) Edward Rose of Newcastle was in Francesville over Sunday. Mrs. Walter Myers is visiting Her parents at Fairmont this week. Stanley Merica, who is attending Purdue university, was in Francesville Sunday. Mrs. William Bryant is in Mon. ticello this week - visiting her daughter, Mrs. Rolland Baily. Levi White of near Monticello has been the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Daseke, this week. Mrs. L. E. Burson went to Kokomo Saturday where she is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lola Brown. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baer, east of Francesville, is reported a very sick child, having bronchial pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Foster of Ladoga were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Foster from Saturday until Tuesday. Miss Bertie Nelson of St. Paul, Minnesota, came Tuesday for a month’s stay with Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Rice in the south part of town.

Herman Busch and his aged mother, Mrs. Caroline Busch, went to Michigan City Tuesday where attended the funeral of Miss Goldie Wendt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wendt of Monon, i Deceased was 15 years old and died of tuberculosis. The condition of Arthur Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Foster, since they returned from the . hospital in New York city > seems to be improving. Of course it will take time before permanent recovery can be expected, but the child has shown remarkable strength considering in all what he has endured. A birthday surprise dinner was given at the ihome of Mrs. Peyton Davisson, the event being her 80 th birthday anniversary. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jentz and children, Mr. and Mrs. iHu O. Engle, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Moncel, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wheeler, Mrs. Phillips of Streator, Illinois,. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Moncel; Dale and Ray Engle. A severe and damaging sleet storm visited this section of -the state Monday morning and brought

a great-deal of damage to the telephone lines and electric light wires. Francesville was without power or light Monday evening and Tuesday on account of the high tension wires •of the Public Service company being down.- The telephone lines and poles on the west road toward Monon are down. The sleet, according to the Indianapolis papers, was general all over the state. ' y • William H. Collins, aged 87 years, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marion, northwest of Francesville last Saturday from old age. The old gentlemen was the father of Mrs. Marion and made his home with them for some time. William H. Collins was the son ot Patrick and Nancy Collins and was born in Greene county, Ohio, January 26, 1830. He was united in marriage to Louise Adair in 1850, and to this union seven children were born; five ’’having preceded the father in death, and two daughters survive him, Mrs. Nancy Marion of near Francesville and Mrs. Etta Parkinson of near Rensselaer. Eight grandchildren also survive.