Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

GOODLAND ■ (From the Herald) Miss Julia McCollistey, a trained nurse of Chicago, came Wednesday to care for Mrs. J. A. Wickersham. T.' C, Kennedy of Adrian, Michigan, attended the funeral of his nephew, Richard Kennedy, Friday. Mrs. Mary Lovette went to Huntihgton Thursday mornning for a visit with her son. Justine and fam-, ny. . ?/. , 'Mrs. A. J. Spinney cairn l over from Kentland Thursday morning to spend .the,day with relatives and friends. Mrs. B. W. Harmon and little son left Wednesday morning for a visit with home folks at Young America. Bert Berlanger went to Chicago last Saturday. and purchased a grocery on the west side. He will move there in a short time. Mrs. R. Lyle Constable left Monday morning for a few days’ visit with her' parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Allen, at Washington, Indiana. Mrs. E. Norton went to Kokomo last Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. John Hall, and family. Mrs. Hall has not,been well for several weeks. - Frances Kenned}', a student at Depauw •university at Greencastle, was home for the funeral of her cousin, Richard Kennedy, held last Friday. Henry Butler returned home Monday night from a visit with his two sons, Tom and Wes, and families and grandson, Harry Butler, wife and mother. Mrs. Fred Berger, daughter Genevieve, and son John visited with relatives in Remington Saturday. This was the young man’s first trip to Remington. „ Jacob French, after haying everything done possible in medical science to save his eye, was forced to have it taken out last week at the St. Bernard hospital in Chicago. Miss Leona ...Dunkel, student at Lains business » college in Indianapolis, came home for the paster vacation. Monday she went to Chicago Heights for’ a visit with relatives. - Dr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Washburn left Monday morning in the latter's Hupmobile touring car for a two or three weeks’ trip through southern Indiana and Ohio. Mrs- John Jay received a badly lacerated left hand Monday afternoon. She was driving a team pulling a hay fork when the singletree broke and hit her left hand, causing a painful wound, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mitten of Danville. Illinois, were the guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mitten, Sunday. Clarence has a good position with the C. & E. I. at Danville and is making good. W. E. Rich left Monday for Indianapolis to open up his office in the Indianapolis board of trade. Frank Rich, who has made his home in Remington since leaving Kentland, came to Goodland last. Saturday and is now a full-fledged citizen of our city. Sopie drunken galoot, claiming' his residence at Crown Point, in attempting to turn around in aboutten feet of space Monday night got three wheels of his car upon the sidewalk in front of the Herald office. A lamp was smashed and the •oil container lost a good deal ot oil—from the general appearance of the sidewalk Tuesday. We are soon to lose one of our most prominent citizens. Ed Perkins is preparing to move his family to Electra, Texas, where his oil lands are located. He will ilve in town and his son, Frank Perkins, who for several years has been connected with Kennion & Bubble of Chicago, will move onto the farm and operate the oil wells. Frank is proficient in this work and expects large returns. Miss Lillian Perkins is studying at Depauw unl-

—: versity to be a Red Cross nurse, and will be ready when Uncle Sam calls. ’ . Mrs. M. L. Humston, who has been a patient at the St. Vincent hospital in Indianapolis for four weeks, returned home Sunday afternoon. ’ She was accompanied home by Charles Humston, who on March 30 accompanied his sister, Miss Ber-> nice Humston, to Indianapolis where on Saturday she was operated on for gall stones and ■ who is doing nidely and expects to be able to return home the latter part of the month.— Mrs. G. G, Humston of '.Hnneapolis, Minnesota, is at Miss Humston’s bedside at the-St. Vincent hospital helping care f,or her.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. John Zehf spent Monday and Tuesday in Ciskha Park, Illinois, with relatives-. Miss Wilda Gibson of Monticello visited Monday and Tuesday with Mrs. George Wert. MrS. E. M. Parks of Lafayette was the guest of Mrs. Win. Beal and family Thursday. Mrs. Nancy Potter went to El Paso, Illinois, Monday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Walk. Mrs. George Banes spent Friday in Remington with tier sisters Mrs. Wm. Rawlings and Mrs. Wm. Banes, Mr. and Mrs. Nowviskie and children of Reynolds visited from Monday until Friday with Mrs. Dluzak. Mrs. Chris Huette and baby of Elgin, Illinois, came Tuesday for a visit with her father, David Neukomm. Mrs. Lillie Renfrew’ of Indianapolis came Saturday to spend a few days with her sister,- Miss Della Hufty. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Budreau of Idaville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. August Emond Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Virginia Brunner of Kentland came Wednesday for a week’s visit at the home of her son, Wm. Brunner.

Mrs. Katie Minger and Miss Ida Liebig of Bluffton 'spent a few days here this week with Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Scott. Mrs. Eldo Spangle- and baby of Milford. Illinois are spending a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spangle. Mrs. Susan E. Jones, who has been Maying at the home of her son, Carl Jones, in Francesville, returned’ home! this week. Mrs. Petty returned to her home in St. Louis, Mo. after a week's visit with her. daughter Mrs. Owen -Harper and husband. Mrs. Alpa Kerlin and daughter Mildred of Rensselaer, spent the latter part of the week with her mother, Mrs. James,, and other relatives. Mrs. Homer Spangle and daughter Adell of Gilman, Illinois, came Wednesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Foster: ■ . ) . Mrs. A. B. Schaanover of Medaryville, who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conder, returned to her home Thursday. .Mrs. Mary Cowgill of Remington and Miss. Clara Webber of Indianapolis were week-end guests at the home of the former's son, Bert Cowgill and family. Mrs. William Branson of Cuba. Illinois, who spent Sunday with her son, Frank Campbell, and family, returned to her- home Monday accompanied by her little granddaughter. Lena Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miles and child who have spent the past few’ weeks here with his brother, Frank Miles and family and other relatives, left Monday for their home in Denver, Colorado. The postoffice, which for a number of years has been located in the Hotel Ferguson building, was moved Monday afternoon to their new room in the Masonic building on Range Street, which has recently been remodeled to meet their needs. Mrs. F. E. Johnson, who has been, in Lafayette the past three weeks at the home of Charles Dye during the illness of Mrs. Dye, returned home Saturday. Although Mrs. Dye is still unable to leave the hospital, her many friends here will be glad

Ito know she is getting along nicely and expects to be able to be at home lin another week. Ada Spencer, Julia Winter, Leslie Bidwell and Russell Spencer, of Bloomington, Harry Dart annd Irvin Pemberton Of Purdue, and Ethel Dibell of Oxford, Ohio, who attend college at the above mentioned places, spent the Easter holidays with home folks. I Mrs. Lena Troxel, widow of the late Rudolph Troxel, died very suddenly ?at her heme in Wolcott Wednesday evening at 10 o’clock. Mrs. Troxel had been ill for a number of months with dropsy, and a complication of .other ’ diseases and the end was not unexpected.Richard Burke, who suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday morning, April 2, and wiiose illness was mentioned in these columns last week, died at his home iiT* this place Saturday w»W at lu !•» <> lc<>< L Mi Burke was a qui(’t. ufia<sum Ing e 11izen. and had lived in- th is. locality many years. He leaves a host of friends and acquaintances. Among those from out of town v. lu> attended the funeral of ’Richard Burke were Mr. and Mrs. M. .1. Mulligan' Of Bradley, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boon of Chicago, Illinois; Mrs. Edward Schrader. Mr. and Mrs. J. Suit, John Buit and son. Harvey Buit and Mrs. John Anthrop of Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. John Graftama and Mr. “ and Mrs. Frank Noviskie of Reynolds; Mr. and and Mrs. William Burke of Goodland: Mrs. J. L. Warne of Seafield, and Will Burke of Alma, Michigan.

BROOK . (From the Reporter) W. H. Kenyon of Remington was .in Brook on business on Saturday. Mrs. Mae Leech went to Lafayette on Saturday for a visit with relatives. Truman Vinson left on Tuesday for Fair Oaks where he will put in a crop on the J. D. Rich farm. Chas. Bringle and family moved the last of the week into the property vocated by Ernest James. Don Lawrence was home for the spring vacation from Ann Arbor and brought his room-mate with him. I Mrs. Ina Pierson, who spent the i Easter holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunderland, returned to her home in Crawfordsville on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins returned to their home in Mitchell, South Dakota, on Friday after a week’s visit with’ the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vpndersmith. Alvin Thayer, one of our young farmers, who let the dollar price go for corn “because he was not ready” to sell, sold 2.000 bushels on the local niarket on Wednesday for $1.28 per bushel. Every day someone is breaking records on hogs but it remained for Mr. Thayer to establish a record price for corn in I this section of the country. Will IH. Ade established a record for ! yellow com on the same day by ! disposing of 3.000 bushels at $1.25 per bushel. While he was doing -this James Lyons sold two cars of ■ hogs on the Chicago market for i$ 1 6.50,; besides breaking the local I records, he topped the Chicago ; market for the day. Our young I farmers are reaping a rich harvest in these days of high prices.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) , ■ Mrs. Grant Eldridge was in Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday, Miss’ Ava Guild of Napanee was here from Friday until Sunday. John Monitor of Francesville spent Sunday at Charles Parker s. Mi’s. Ed Smith and two sons Of Monon spent Friday and Saturday at T. L. Smith’s, Miss Clara Thews of Chicago spent Sunday and Monday with her

sister, Mrs. Gus Steinke. Mrs. Mancie Miller of Monticello visited Monday and Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Dave Archer. Mrs. Monroe Williams and Miss Loverne Coburn of South Bend were visiting relatives here this week. Miss Nellie Chamberlain of Sheridan came Sunday to visit a few days at the home of her brother., Mrs. John Krabbe of Michigan City was a guest at the Henry Busch home from Wednesday until Monday. James R. Linton and Charles Parker and daughter motored to Michigan City Tuesday on business. A. J. Fess of Logansport spent several days with his family this Week, returning to his duties Monday. “

Mrs. Dal Prevo returned home Tuesday morning after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Millard Prevo of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. John Gunnup of Detroit, Michigan, came Wednesday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ranger. Mrs. Peters and son Carl of Hobart came Friday to visit a few days with her daughter, Mrs, Ross Hardesty. Mrs. N. A. Cannon of Danville, Illinois, came Tuesday to make an extended visit with her cousin, Mrs. T. L. Smith. Misses Rose and Sattie Johnson of Lafayette came Saturday to visit a few days with their sister, Mrs. Eli Waymire. Mrs. Frank Campbell returned to her home in Hammond after a two weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Amanda Fess. . Miss Alice Timm left Saturday for Grand Michigan, where she will spend the summer and visit her aunt, Mrs. Florence Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Baughman went to Chicago Sunday. Mrs. Baughman returned Tuesday evening and Lee will remain all week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter' Ruth went to Danville, Illinois, Saturday to visit with the former’s sister, Mrss Leo Lettell. Richard McElroy, Bernard, Donald Merrill, Alice and Vera Guild, who ’are attending school at Greencastle, were home from Wednesday ' until Monday evening.

WHEATFIELD Louis Misch was at Kouts Saturday. Mrs. Claude Saylor is on the sick list at this writing. Miss. Netta Hewett is confined to her home with the measles. Professor Sterrett and wife were callers at the Dewey home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bush and son visited at the Vandercar home Sunday. The farmers here are busy plowing for corn. A big acreage will be planted in northern Jasper this spring. C. M. Dewey, Charles Hewett and Joseph Hicka.ni attended a large stock sale at Star City last Friday. Dewey and Hewett bought eight head of cattle. So far the Wheatfield Democrat’s prophecy that we are going to have a dry spring is true. Let' us make .Ifini take the job of weather man. What do you say, editor? Whaf we need is a good dose of warm weather and song birds. As the editor said in the Saturday issue—the weather man must deal a better hand or he is liable to get ’-a dose of bricks applied in true style. All of the farmers around here arfe requested to meet at the home of Mr, Gbin, who lives, across the road from Andrew.Misch, next Saturday. evening at 8 o’clock to organize a farmers’ club. The county agricultural agent will be present and explain the object of the club. Come out and help in this move. If you have questions that you would like to ask the county agent, this would be a good time to ask. them, where the replies would be mutually beneficial. Make it a rousing meeting in the interest of agriculture. Show the county that northern Jasper is in line with the spirit of agricultural preparedness.. Be sure and tell the agent that you want a corn show at Wheatfield this fall. v

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Miss Laura Brinker,, school teacher in this township, spent over Sunday in Rensselaer. . Mrs. Fred Dukes went to Kokomo Friday where she joined her husband, who has employment there. Mrs. Beulah Phillips returned to her home at Newcastle, Pennsylvania, Thursday, completing a very pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. IT. C. Mallon. Miss Jennie Colbo returned to her studies at Depauw university at Greencastle Monday after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Colbo, west of town. Mrs. Mike Smith went to Fairbury, Illinois, Tuesday to visit relatives, and will also see her daughter, Mrs.; Louis Litka, former residents of this community. Jay Chenoweth went to Rural, Illinois, Monday where he will visit for a week or ten days. From there he will return to his home in Montana. Jay is a brother of Mrs. F. L. Sharrer and has been quite a familiar and popular figure about town for the past month. County Clerk and Mrs. J. F. Ale left Tuesday of last week for a visit at the homes of Sirs. Ale’s father and sister at Choataw, Oklahoma, and with friends at Sciatook. The clerk’s office will be in charge of the deputy. Miss Feme Ale, during their absence.