Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

LEE Miss Ethel Large is on the sick list. Mrs. S. M. Jacks has not been Well during the past week. Miss Chloe Overton visited the Monon high school Thursday. Mrs. W. L. Stiers has a couple of tile ditchers boarding with them now. Hubert Maxwell and wife were at her people’s, Robert Jordan’s. Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Overton has not been so well during the past week wutb rheumatism. Mrs. Sam Noland and daughter Cora called on Mrs. G. A. Jacks Tuesday afternoon. Len Lefler of Lafayette spent Monday night here, with his wife’s parents, "Mr; and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. Miss Delena Lefler .came home from< her work at Rensselaer last week, sick with the measles. William Wa'rker and William Zable’s families are sick with the measles also. J. H. Culp and boys spent Sunday in Monticello. Mrs. Culp returned home with them after helping care for her brother, George Holeman’s, wife, who was very sick with appendicitis, but is better now. On Wednesday night, Jacks Bros.’ general store and Culp & Son’s hardware store were burglarized. Entrance was made through the window of the former and rear door of the latter. The loss was estimated at about $l5O. Jacks Bros.’ loss was a great deal more than Culp & Son’s. They got a bloodhound from Parr, but the dog failed to take up the trail, owing to the rain, probably.

POSSUM RUN

Everett Parker called on Ernest Reese Sunday afternoon. Sam Cavinder ’called on T. J. Parker Monday morning. Oscar Russell called on T. J. Parker Sunday afternoon. The Mt. Pleasant school closed Tuesday with a fine program. George Davisson and T. J. Parker were Rensselaer goers Saturday. A fine rain fell Thursday morning which made the grass look fine. Nota and Mattie Wilbanks were Laura goers Wednesday afternoon. Mrs; Ike Marlatt and two children and Miss Golda Hurley spent

Saturday night with John Marlatt and family'. - ■ > Walter Conn spent Saturday night with William Hurley and family. Golda Hurley spent Sunday afternoon with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Mrs. William Hurley and children spent Sunday with Simon Cooper and family. Miss Helen Flora spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. andMrs. Grant Davisson. Charles Britt is the owner of a new Ford. Watch out, girls, and don’t all smile at once. Othel Caldwell, who lived on the T. J. Parker farm, moved to Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Charles, Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday evening with William Hurley and family.

McCOYSBURG Elvyn Bussell was home over Sunday. \ Born. April 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald, a girl. We surely had a fine April shower Thursday morning. Rev. Hensley was ia guest of R. L. Bussell for supper Sunday. Miss Opal Eldridge is helping Mrs. Bert Eldridge, who is sick. The measles are a thing of the* ‘ past here, so far as we can learn. Donald Garstine took supper with Charles Ferguson and family Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Meadows of Monon was a guest of R. V. Johns’ Sunday. . . While cleaning out an oats seeder Monday S. E. Cook got his hand hurt quite badly. Frank Cochran and family and Myrtle Westphal were guests of Clarence Cochran Wednesday. Mrs. Paul/Stevens, Mrs. Clarence Cohhran anfl Mrs. Robert Johns called on Mrs. Charles Ferguson Tuesday. Ethel Bussell went to Hammond Tuesday to join her husband, who ih there. They are going to do light housekeeping for awhile. Frank Qochran and family were guests of friends at Francesville Sunday. Their daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Westphal, came home with them to spend a few days.

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Mr=£rLois Rich of Goodland spent Friday with her father, D. Blood. Mrs. Torr of Indianapolis came Tuesdav for a visit with Mrs. A. A. Fell. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Groves of Monticello spent Sunday with relatives here. Mrs. John Ochs went to Bloomington Saturday for a few days’ visit with home folks. Mrs. Ed O’Connor and children of. Logansport were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bickel. Mrs. John Jordan is reported to be very low again with chances much against her recovery. Mr. and MrsJ Elsworth Shearer and daughter Vivian of Lafayette were guests of his parents over Sunday. - „ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Geier and children of Reynolds spent Sunday with the former’s brother, Will Geier, and family., Mrs. Ella Parks of Lafayette was a guest of her mother, Mrs. Lois Wilcox, and sister, Mrs. Bert Kyle, Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Griffin and Fred Griffin, Jr., drove down from Monticello Sunday afternoon to visit relatives in town. Mrs. T. B. Markin, who had been here several weeks at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Cy Alvis, returned to her home at Mishawauka, Indiana, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Alvis went to Misha waukee, Michigan, Wednesday where they will make their future home, followed by the best wishes of their Remington friends. Lee Alson removed to his farm

north of town Monday, and his son Elza, who had been living on the farm;, moved into town and occupies the house vacated by his father. The condition of “Uncle” John Wilson, who/has been sick so long, daily continues to grow more serious! He is gradually losing ground each day and the end can not be very far distant. , Frank Timmons started men at work* Friday afternoon tearing out the west wall of the new Pine township building, which is not yet roofed. The wall was found defective and Frank has been hired to do over the other fellow’s job. Mr. and Mrs. .Ezra Whitehead and sons, Fred and Ralph, drove over from Wheatfield Sunday to spend the day with mother, who is still quite sick with a nervous disease. Mr. Whitehead and the boys returned home the same evening, but Mrs. Whitehead remained several days..

Prof. Powers, who has been teaching at Freetown, Indiana, closed his school there last week and returned to Remington Saturday to see his family. He left again Sunday evening to fill out a seven weeks’ vacancy in the Noblesville schools, which occurred on account of the illness of one of the teachers. < Mrs. Dudley Dinfile of Winnipeg, Canada, came Friday to attend the golden wedding of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Walker. The sons, Rev Harry Walker of Grand Rapids ’ and Jesse Walker of Davenport, lowa, came Friday and Saturday.' On Sunday the whole family enjoyed a day’s visit with Mrs. 'James Bell at- Goodland. Arthur Hartman is carrying his left wing in a sling this week, the net result of a fall he got last Wednesday. He was working on the new Atkinson house, south of town when the scaffold gave way, letting hrth take a gentle drop to the ground some twenty-three feet below, and he did not have time to get the gliders to work and plane down easy, either. He lit on the rather soft earth, however, and got no Worse, injury than a badly dislocated shoulder. It is remarkable that he did not get some broken bones in a fall of that distance. The deal for the Remington Garage, which was mentioned as a possibility last week, was consumated, and the new proprietors are now in Charge. Will Bahler purchased the interest of Orrie Hensler in the Motor Service Shop and himself and Charles Guttrich will operate the big garage under the name of Remington Garage. They have purchased the stock and equipment of Mr. Latimore, who has retired from the business. The building was purchased from Tom Milligan, 'who in turn has leased it to the firm of Guttrich & Bahler. Since opening the Motor Service Shop Mr. Guttrich has built up a business of such magnitude that the small room he occupied was no longer suitable, and the change will give him ample room for the business already established and as much more as he may be able to influence.