Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

. —r : —— —— Mrs. Groves is quite sick this week. Mrs. Charles Elmore spent Saturday and Sunday with her son John at Fort Wayne, We are pleased to note that Mr. A. A. Fell is again able to be about after a long and serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller of Monticella were Sunday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morin. Mrs. McClain of Morocco came Friday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Carpenter. Mrs. E. C. Forbes was taken to Lafayette Monday for treatment and perhaps an operation for gall atones. , Mrs. W. C. Smalley went to -MMford Illinois, Wednesday to spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. Nickel. Mrs. John Kelley was taken to Bt. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette Sunday for an operation Wednesday. Mrs. C. Roy Johnston and little * daughter Gene of Decatur, Illinois, are visiting at the home of C. B. Johnston.

j C. Lewis has been very sick the past week with stomach trouble. Walter Gillam is taking care of his business for him. Mrs. John Stone, who has been •pending the past two weeks with her son Ed and family at Marion, Indiana, returned home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Baxter of Gary are spending some weeks with his father, trying to recuperate after his auto accident several weeks ago. Miss Helen Foster has so far recovered from her accident of a couple of months ago as to be able to get around the house a little with the assistance of crutches. Dr. E. Besser accompanied little Walter Peters to Chicago Friday to consult a specialist in regard to the condition of the arm that was broken some two or three weeks ago. There have been no new of scarlet fever or diphtheria in Wolcott this week, and unless there are some the schools will re-open next Monday, after being closed for two wofiks * Miss Helen Uhl of Chicago Hindis, a former college classmate of Mrs. Frank Goss, is spending this week with her. They will visit ** friends at Rensselaer and Lafayette while she is, here. Mrs. Leona Tribby, who has been in the hospital at Lafayette for two weeks '* where she underwent an operation for appendicitis, was brought home Wednesday night. She is getting along nicely. Mrs Sophia Cummings went to Valparaiso Saturday in response to a message telling her of the illness of her sister, Miss Grace Thompson, who is spending the winter with her brother, M. M. Thompson. Perry Blake of Wolcott was buried Wednesday after an illness of several weeks. (Hte will be remembered by our Remington people having lived near here for a number of years. He was a brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Payne. Mrs. Mary Burling returned on Wednesday morning to her home in Wisconsin after spending the greater part of the winter here with her mother, Mrs. Coleman, and daughter, Mrs. Ed. Capes. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by Mrs. Alice Burling, who will visit a brother there, and also visit relatives at Momence, Illniois, before her return.

GOODLAND (From tlie Herald) Samuel Bowman of Remington visited here this week with his niece, Mrs. W. E. Rich, and family. Ray Dowell of Fowler expects to accept a position with a firm in Chicago Heights in the near future. Razing operations have started on the south side of the W. A. Harrington property on Lmou street. j a. Wickersham writes from New Orleans that since the Kaiser has become unruly they are planning on returning to Goodland for safety. - Mrs. Perry Rujiyon and Miss Gillian iElberts came up from Indianapolis for a short visit with toer parents. Miss Carrie Gteen came oyer from Remington Tuesday evening and spent the night with her aunt, Mrs. John Carpenter ,and family. Mrs W W. Dye and two daughters of Hamlet, Indiana, visited here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Constable, Saturday between trains. Bupt. H. A. Henderson and family and mother are contemplating returning to Goodland, and Mil occupy the latter’s property on East Prairie avenue, now occupied by A. C. Louette. Frank Davis, who for several months was foreman on the north C. ft E. I. section, has returned to his farm near Mecca, Indiana, he will farm this summer and raise “spuds.”

Mrs. William Hamilton of Rem-: ington was the guest of her sister, Mrs. William McCurry, over Wednesday night. Mrs. McCurry accompanied her home Thursday morning for a visit. - The town -board met in special session Tuesday night and appointed L. S. Alter of northeast of town, as engineer on the permanent street improvement, and he will start his surveying immediately. Frank Lo.uo'tte, who lias had a •serious siege of pneumonia at the Kennedy home in Fowler, passed the crisis Sunday add Monday and if nothing sets in will be on his feet again in a few days. Mrs. Lida Pugh of Rochester, Indiana, is here the guest of her mother, Mrs. Anna Kitt. She is th’e eldest sister of A. J. Kitt of the Fowler Tribune, and he came over Saturday evening and visitqd until Monday. Charley Spinney of Madison, Wisconsin, is getting along as well as could be expected at the St. James hospital in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Last week he underwent an operation for ulcers of-the stomach —the operation being a serious one requiring three hours.

MEDARYVTLLE (From the Journal) F. V. Nicols of Chicago visited with relatives here the past week. Hamilton Record has been critically ill the past two weeks with heart trouble. Henry Luken, who has been critically ill for several weeks, is slowly improving. Mrs. Frank Vaughn and two children left Friday for their new home at Chalmers. r ' A stranger came here last week and visited the oil fields, taking a sample of the oil away with him. Fred Anderson of near Lafayette spent Sunday evening at the bedside of his sister, Mrs. Ida Minshall.

Misg Georgia Linton, who is now teaching school near Rensselaer, visited at home the last of the week. Alfred Hardesty of Valparaiso visited last week with, his mother, Mrs. Cynthia Hardesty, and other relatives. A very large number of tives and friends attended the funeral Of Julius Hines here Tuesday afternoon. Many were present from San Pierre, North Judson, Knox and 'Wheatfield. Mrs. William Sleman of Valparaiso and Mrs. Maude DePoy of Frankfort came Tuesday to be at the bedside of their sister, Miss Florence Hollett, who was in a very critical condition. Mrs. Frederick Dunker., living east of Medaryville, passed away at the home of her son, August Dunker, Tuesday. Mrs. Dunker, who was well advanced in years, is the mother of Lewis Dunker, living west of town, and August Dunker, before mentioned. Enoch Byers of Francesville, a brother of Frank Byers of this place, died 'at his home in Francesville Monday following a long illness. The funeral was held at Francesville Wednesday morning and burial was made at the In<Jependence cemetery west of Medaryville. 4 * • As we go to press we are informed of the death of Miss Florence Hollett, who passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Linton, this morning. Miss Hollett 'has been a sufferer from tuberculosis for the past year, and spent part of the winter in Arizona in search of relief.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Charles Vondersmith came down from Fair Oaks on Thursday. . Jack Wells came home from Attica Saturday and spent Sunday with his family. BrUce Ulrey was in Andrews the last of the week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morton Ulrey. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gridley, Mrs. Ida Hess and Mrs. Ida Lawrence went to Chicago Thursday morning. Dr. Osborn’s friends will be glad to know tjtjiat he to sit up and was down stairs for the first time this week. Mrs. Roy Clinton spept Sunday in Chicago Heights with Roy, who has been sick with pneumonia. She brought Roy home with her. G. L. Thornton of Fensselaer was over on Wednesday. He is making arrangements to give the Mas6ns a permanent home this summer. Miss Josephine McMullen, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard Myers, for some time, left for her home in Forest, Illinois, on last Saturday. iMiss Merle Graves of Morocco has been engaged to teach the Julian school in place of Miss Olive Coffin, who was obliged to resign on account of ill health. Mr. and Mrs. Web Sell left on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr. John Perry at Warsaw. Mr. Perry’s wife was known to Brook people as Mrs. Ida Evans. Lowell Rich was here this week visiting his uncle, J. D. Utah, end. will leave on Friday for Aliette, North Dakota, where he will work on his uncle’s farm this summer;

Superintendent Wildrick of the Remington school came over Saturday to the basket-ball game and Mrs. Wildrick accompanied hini. They remained over Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Woolley. Wesley Light returned from Indiana Harbor on Saturday night. He left this week for Buffalo, New York, where he enters the employ of the Curtis Aeroplane company. Wesley says eventually he will try the air transportation, but not now. Mrs. Fred Snyder was taken to Rensselaer last week and had her ankle examined under the X-ray. The tibia was found to have a broken tip where it joins the ankle bones, while the was fractured. Owing to the condition of the flesh around the injured part it was impossible to place the injured limb in a plaster cast, but this will be done shortly. v FRANCES VILLE (From the Tribune) Fred A Dukes went to Kokomo Friday on business. Mrs. A. R. Went?! returned home from the (Hope hospital Wednesday. Ab Whitaker was in Rensselaer Tuesday and Wednesday on business. : Mrs. Orla Clouse" of Rensselaer has been the guest of her mother, sister and brother. Mrs" H. G. Jones returned from St. Paul, Indiana, Bandar evening after a two weeks*' visit with her parents. - : v :— ~. Charles H. Page was ealled to

Fair Oaks Saturday evening on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Ben Richards. -* Judson Fitzpatrick of Terre Haute was in Rensselaer Thursday and Friday of last week, returning home Sunday. Mrs. Albert T. Patty and daughter returned home Saturday to Vicksburg, Michigan, after a few days’ visit with Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter Alice. C. J. Christiansen of near Kankakee, Illinois, has moved to this vicinity and will occupy the farm formerly tenanted by Will C. Tiede, who has moved to town. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Low and daughter were in Lafayette Sunday, the guests of Lloyd’s who was operated upon some time ago at the St. Elizabeth hospital. Winnie Valera, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lee, died at her home at Chase, Michigan, Thursday of last week. She was born on the A. E. Malsbary farm northwest of Francesville January 23, L9QS. Her age was 12 years, 1 month and 20 days. The cause of her death was epilepsy, with which she had been a sufferer for over two years. The general store at Thornhope, owned by S. H. Grant, has been frequently missing some of the stock for the last few weeks, but last Friday night Thomas Kistler and Dr. Mayfield of Royal Center slipped into the store after night and waited for the intruders to again do their work. Six anen entered and started hostilities when

about that time the two men from Royal Center covered them with guns and Sheriff Zellers took them to Wiuamac, where later these five were sentenced to the penitentiary: three Howard brothers, Qstie Smith ! and Clarence Button; Don Smith, aged 13, was released on account of his age. This makes seven from ; Van Barren township sent to the penitentiary in the last three months. WOLOOTT. (Wolcott Enterprise.) Mrs. Win. Blake of Remington spent Wednesday here with home folks. I Mrs. James Pemberton spent Wednesday in Remington with Miss Nelly Grey. j Rev. D. A. Rogers attended a ministers’ meeting at Burgettsville I Wednesday. Mrs. R. W. Bond left Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mts. Nevoy, in Pekin, Illinois. | Frank Hufty of Chicago, Illinois came Wednesday to see his father, Charles Hufty, who is very poorly, j Mrs. Gano and daughter Twilda jof Decatur, Illinois, are the guests 'of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jackson this , week. I Miss Mary Grove returned to her home in Elgin, Illinois, after a visit here at the home of Mrs. Lena Trpxel. 1 Miss Wilhelmina Miller of Chicago came Monday evening for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes.

Charles Ross went to lowa last week to visit relatives. If he likea the country he may spend the season there. Mias Grace Spencer returned to Danforth, Illinois, Wednesday evening. after a few days spent here with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Boudreau spent Saturday night and Sunday in Remington with his mother, Mrs. Mary Boudreau. Mm. ObaS. Martin and Miss Goldie Lowman went to Royal Center Thursday morning for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Ivey. Mts. Pamelia Billiard died at her home in Battle Ground Monday, March 19 at the age of 72 years. Mrs. Billiard was a resident in Wolcott until two" years ago. See our swell line of capo, in greens, browns, blue felts, dark and light plaids, every combination of colors to fit all sized heads. Be sure and see them at Duvall’s Quality Shop.—C. EARL DUVALL. THE ORANGE JUDD FARMER ■ >, . r ' ■ - For a limited time The Democrat can give the Orange Jndd Farmer (weekly) with The Democrat — either old or new subscribers- — one year for only $2.15 for both par pern Woman’s World (monthly) for same price. The Democrat, Orange Jndd Farmer and Woman’s World, all three rone year for $1.15.