Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS F. R. Erwin and family were Brook visitors Sunday. Charles Warren finished moving Tuesday onto the Gaff ranch. John Guss of near Virgie was a caller in our town Tuesday morning. Charles Halleck has begun his spring delivery of fruit and shrubbery stock. Mrs. Isaac Kight went to Monon Wednesday evening to visit her daughter a few days. C. B. Spang of Georgetown, Illinois, was here Wednesday looking after his farm interests. Mary Abel, who is attending high school at Battle Ground, came up and visited home folks Sunday. The Christian Sunday school will give a general supper and ice cream social Saturday night in the Gundy hall. Farmers are getting along very nicely putting in oats. Wheat and rye generally are coming out very good. William Bowsher moved out onto Dora Brown’s place, the old Lakin homestead. He says he is going to raise truck. William Burch moved up from Rensselaer last week. He occupies Mrs. Warren’s property in the south part of town. W. S. McConnell unloaded a brand-new tractor Tuesday. It is called the Galoway Boy. He expects to use it to plow with this spring. We were visited by a very nice shower Saturday night. It was very cheerfully received as pastures, meadows, wheat and rye were needing it. (Health still continues very good in these parts, except that the writer has been afflicted with a very painful attack of rheumatism which has almost laid him up for repairs. District Superintendent McKenzie was here Sunday evening and preached to the congregation in the M. E. church. He administered the sacrament and conducted the business of the regular quarterly conference. Rev. Hensley was absent to the disappointment of the superintendent and others. People seem to still be moving. On Monday F. O. Garriott moved onto a farm out in the old Beaver lake bed. Frank sold out a couple of months ago and moved to town to live a retired life, but after about a month he decided he couldn’t stand the pressure, so when a good opportunity presented itself he made good use of it.

GIFFORD Miss Vesta Brown was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Miss Lida Akers took dinner with her Aunt Cora Sunday. Al Caldwell took a load of junk to Wheatfield Saturday. Mrs. Bessie Snyder is not improving any at this report. Tom Hanford called on Thomas Lambert Sunday afternoon. Sunday was “All Fools’ day” and quite a few suckers were caught. George Lambert helped Everett McClara plow in ditches Saturday. Guy Zook and James Steele ar-

rived in our burg Saturday with a load of fish. ( There was no Sunday school or church services Sunday on account of the rainy weather. Maggie Hilton of Laura is confined to her home with the measles, as is also her little daughter Violet. George Dunn has been staying with his son-in-law, John Walker, the past week as he has been sick. Sylvia, Hazel, Leola and Rose Lambert spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Hancock. Robert Grim and children and Mrs. Willard Hyman spent Sunday with the former’s son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker. Grandmother Louge and son Sheridan received word from Frankfort Saturday that Mrs. Louge’s brother dead. They left Saturday to attehd- Jthe Juneral. A bunch of our boys went to Rensselaer Saturday visiting. Their feet got sore and after returning on the noon train the brakeman and conductor had to help them off the train. A letter, was put in the Gifford postofflce one day last week without any address, and the owner may recover same by applying to the postmaster. (The Democrat will print your name and address on 100 envelopes for 65c. —Ed.)

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) C. L. Morrell of Rensselaer was a visitor here Thursday. Manro Sell and granddaughter, Ima Frauenhoff, were in town Saturday. Jay Nowels and. Jerry Garland of Rensselaer were callers here Friday. Mrs. Maude Elijah visited Thursday with Mrs. Charles Bengston of Foresman. Dick Ashby, George Corbin, Mr. Shankland and Lloyd Hopkins were Monon visitors Sunday. Miss Nell Makeever visited her sister, Mrs. Otis Phillips, in Roselawn Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner of Morocco Sundayed with Mrs. Bruner’s mother, Mrs. George Johnson. Attorney Frank Davis of Brook was in town Saturday on business connected with the new school house. Mr. Coen of Chicago was here Saturday. Mr. Coen is the architect who planned the hospital at Rensselaer. Mrs. John Cline of Decatur spent the last of the week here the guest of her brother, Orsen Peek, and her sister, Mrs. Lee Dirst. Mrs. J. M. Hufty attended the Woman’s Baptist Missionary meeting at Goodland Thursday. Two good addresses were made and a good meeting reported. Saturday at Kentland took place the marriage of Miss Louvisa Clarkson, the popular intermediate teacher of our schools, to Lawrence Rainford of near Lake Village. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Croxton of Kankakee, Illinois, came Saturday to visit relatives here. Mr. Croxton returned home Monday, but his wife remained for a longer stay. Jerome Helmuth of Hutchinson, Kansas, paid his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth, a several days’ visit here the past week. This is the first time Mr. Helmuth has been back to this country for fourteen years. _He will be remembered by the old settlers as having served time as a clerk in Sigler’s store here.

WHEATFIELD Our wheat crop is looking quite promising. Dr. Noland of Kouts was in this vicinity last Sunday. James Goin visited at the -Hewett home last Sunday. Miss Buelah Dewey is confined to her home with the measles. Dooley and Petit unloaded a car of fertiliser at Zadoc the first of the week. If at first you haven’t the nerve to charge the present prices for grain, try, try again. Thomas Hewett and daughter

Netta were callers at the Vandercar home Friday evening. Quite a few of our farmers are through with their oats sowing, while others are on the verge of completion. ~ Our- farmers here should organize a farmers’ club. Although we have a Strong one at the Kennedy school house which is well officered, yet one here would not interfere with that. Each could work in its sphere. As the rest of the county is organiizng the farmers here do not want to he outdone. A Wheatfield Democrat has staked his reputation as a weather prophet upon the proposition that we are going to have a dry spring. As he is very sure that he is connected with the truth we y e almost forced to beHeye that there must be a leak An the weather bureau at Washington. Some one ought- to investigate. O, those leaks.

WALKER CENTER I. w. Knapp and family spent Sunday with Mark Knapp. John sf. Pettet and family spent Sunday with H. C. Meyers. 4 Mrs. 0. Tomlinson called on Mrs. Karch Friday afternoon. J. A- Smith and Charley Karch were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. James Mize and Rosa Smith spent Sunday at the Ferrel home. Clarence Hurley spent the weekend with Wesley (Henkle of near Aix. Sunday school at Walker Center every Sunday at 10 o’clock. Everybody come. Arthur Meyers spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother, Guy, near Kniman. Several of the young folks gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tomlinson Saturday evening. All report a good time.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Charles Q. Spitler et ux to Frank Wynkoop, February 9, ne ne, 35-31-7, 40 acres, Union, $4,000. Samuel McGinnis et ux to John Running, March 30, part lot 16, block 2, Demotte, A. L. McDonald’s addition, $250. Edith E. Harwick to Guy D. Harwick, March 22, ,sw se, 8-31-7, Keener, sl. Grant-Warner Lumber Co. to Rensselaer Lumber Co., March 14, lots 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11V block 24, Rensselaer, Weston’s addition, $3,500.. Rensselaer Lumber Co. to Jesse C. Gwin, April 3, part lot 6, all lots 7,18, 9, 10, 11, block 24, Rensselaer, Weston’s addition SI3OO. Firman Thompson, guardian of May F. Thompson, to Rensselaer Lumber Co., February 18, part outlet 12, Parr, $165. Sarah E. Lane et baron to West Peoria Land & Stock Co., January 22, 1910, n% nw, 21-28-6, 80 acres, Jordan. S6OO. q c d. William A. Will et ux to George M. Belcher et ux, April 4, part lot 5,6, block 4, Dunnville, $45.