Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GIFFORD Ed Peregrine called on his parents Sunday. Walter Conn was in our burg Tuesday evening. Harry Reed, has quit railroading and gone to ditching. Mrs. Bessie Snyder is quite poorly at this writing. " James E. Britt and son were here on business Tuesday. John Akers and George Lambert are plowing for John Eger. Church services were held here Sunday night by Rev. Bert Warren. Earl Parker and John Cooper of Kersey spent Sunday in our burg. Charles Stevenson and mother and uncle were in our town Monday. Opal Hankins is spending a few days with Bessie Lowman at M(JCoysburg. J. S. Michaels of Dayton, Ohio, was here Wednesday looking after his onion farm. Miss Rachel Blake and friend of Rensselaer took Sunday supper with Mrs. Blanch Akers. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen had quite a houseful of company from Remington Sunday. James Hankins returned home Monday from a visit with his aunt, Mrs. Parker, at Kersey. Frank Antrim and family have moved to Beach Ridge, where he will work for Guy Beebe. Jess Nuss has quit railroading and is going to run a tractor engine for Callahan & Gifford. Miss Ida Davis of Laura is spending a few days here with her cousins, Hazel and Sylvia Lambert. William Bartel of Chicago has returned to Gifford to live on their onion farm. We wish them success. Melvin, Hazel and Ola Lambert spent Saturday and Sunday with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith, of Laura. J. W. McMarr of Chicago spent Saturday evening with W. T. Hankins and family, and Sunday with Bob Grim and family. He was out looking over his onion farm. Mr. Johnson and gon of Gary called on T. A. Caldwell and family Sunday. He was out looking after an onion farm. It seems as if everybody is much interested in onions this year.

WHEATFIELD C. M. Dewey and sons called at the Roy Blue home Sunday. Trustee Salrin of Walker was around Saturday taking the enumeration. Thomas Hewett and family and Viola Dewey visited with James Goin Sunday. “ ' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Misch visited with their son Henry and family Sunday. L. P. Shirer and son and D. H. Yeoman of Rensselaer were joyriding in these parts Sunday. Grover Stembel has recovered his motorcycle that was stolen over a year ago. It was found near Rensselaer. All the farmers here are plow--

ing for corn. Oats are up nicely and look good. Seems to be an extraordinary good stand this year. William Meyers, Jr., autoed to South Bend Sunday to visit with Miss Fern Goin, who is a student at the South Bend Business college. Wonder what course “Bill** is thinking about taking there? Louis, Michael and John Misch and ' your correspondent took an auto ride via Burrows' camp, Kouts and Baum’s Bridge last Sunday afternoon. Crops on the average looked good, but we have the best wheat of any we saw. The farmers met at the home of Mr. Goin Saturday evening and after an interesting talk by the county agent and short remarks by a few* of those present, organized a club, with the. following officers: President, C. M. Dewey; vice-p.resi-detit,' Louis Grube; secretary, Louis Misch; treasurer, Bert Vandercar. The next meeting will be held at the Wheatfield school house Friday evening. May 18, at which time an interesting program will be rendered. Not oily the farmers, but the ladies of the farm and those ladies who have farm are invited to come out and help nmke it a success. The county agent swill be present.

MILROY Born, April 18, to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta, twin boys, One died. John Southard is improving some from his long seige of rheumatism. Miss Belle Southard was home from Remington over Saturday and Sunday. Martha Clark spent Saturday with her aunt, Mrs. Mary MeCashen, and cousin Ettie. The Queen City and Center schools closed Friday with good programs and fine dinners. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks spent Sundav afternoon with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse English. Mr. Moore and family attended Sunday school Sunday morning. Miss Utica Crowder accompanied them. Mrs. Charles Harwell and baby and Mrs. Jewett and baby came Friday to hear the Center program. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Clark spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary McCashen and Ettie, who are in very poor health. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. Claude Spencer • Wednesday afternoon. Refreshments were served and a good time was enjoyed by all. Claude Spencer and family spent Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Spencer, north of Wolcott. It had been planned to have a family reunion. Frank Vincent and family visited, over Sunday with Mrs. Vincent’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Southard. Walter Gilmore and family also spent the day with them. Mr. and Mrs. Blair of Piper City, Illinois, and daughter, Mrs. Clifford Yants, and children, Richard and Odessa, of Louisville, Nebraska, spent Sifhday and Monday at G. L. Parks.’ Mrs. Perfect Spencer returned to her home Sunday after an extended visit with her- parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Scripter, in Wolcott. Her sister Goldie came home with her for a visit. Mrs. Lulp. Mitchell and Mrs. Lena Hemphill of Wolcott spent the last of the -week with the Fisher family and attended the school program Friday afternoon and also the big dinner.

FOUR CORNERS A. Duggleby pf Tefft is unloading two cars of fertilizer this week. John Fennel is marketing his crop of hay. Nice to have something to sell these days of high prices. John Allen, car distributor at Kankakee, was up between trains Saturday. John is surely holding dow'n his job. Elwood Gulbransen was at Wheatfield Tuesday where he had to call pn the car doctor. Elwood has his troubles as others do. ■_ Mr. Demarah of near Wheatfield has moved his family onto a farm near Columbus, Ohio. He, like the cat, will come back to Jaspe£\ again. The long-looked for rain that the

farmers have been wishing for to start the grass has arrived and the oats will be greatly benefited also. Ted Biggs, who is in the hospital at Chicago where he underwent an operation some ten days ago, is on the up grade now, and we trust will be home soon. Lee Noland and Sarah Burr, a child they raised, went to -Indianapolis Thursday where she will undergo an operation for tonsil and adenoid ailment. Allen Fendig of Wheatfield received notice to report at Rensselaer Saturday for final examination. Allen is one of the boys that we dislike to see go to the front. Mr. Hammerton has moved his family to Parr, where his wife, wq are informed, is again under the doctor’s care. His sale was a success as to prices, although the w*as small. The taxpayers are hotvling about, their taxes. An increase in the levy and a 40 per eent raise in valuations would make an Indian take the count. But, come to think of it, the g. o. p. has Jasper county by the ears. “Don’t rock the boat.” George Luse, who recently moved from Chicago to Wheatfield to be near his farm i.n Kankakee township, is setting out an orchard and making his farm put on a, new appearance. George is one of the live wires—he will never grow fast to a stump for want of action. He should subscribe for The Democrat. The following reduced the high cost of Hiving Saturday and Sunday by pushing their feet under F. W. Fisher’s table: Lee E. Noland of Lee, Charles Whitaker and family of Hammond, Effie Fisher of Laporte, Orville Fisher and family, Warren Fisher of Wheatfield and David Wesner and family of Walker. John T. Biggs, Jack Smith and two hangers-on drove to Chicago Sunday to see Ted Biggs, who is in the hospital there. hJo, they did not have any trouble. The sun cracked the windshield and the walk of a couple of miles to Hobart fixed the tires, and all from there went well. Just a little slower, John. Simon Fendig and Bro. John of the Review have clasped hands once more. Bro. John extended the olive branch and Sim plucked a leaf. Bro. John says, “Take more,” and Simon took a firm hold of the branch and Bro. John drew closer. Soon their han’ds touched, soon the hand clasp and the kiss of brotherly forgiveness and “All is well in our beloved camp.” H. Remley next. Then, last but not least, comes Fisher, so we were told.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) . Miss Lucy Costelli of Kankakee, Illinois, is visiting in the home of her sister, Mrs. B. G. Wooley. Superintendent W. O. Schanlaub was in attendance at the last day of school exercises here Thursday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Little Thursday morning, a fine baby girl. This is their second babe and both girls. > John Guildenzoph is reported to be quite seriously ill with something that seems to be baffling the physicians. Frank Makeever’s young folks accompanied by Professor Shankland and Miss Bethel Murphy motored to Valparaiso Sunday. Mrs. C. J. Hopkins was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Gebhart, at Kankakee, Illinois, from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Alfred Coovert, who is sick with a complication of troubles, chief of which is pneumonia, is somewhat slightly improved at this writing. Lake -County Sheriff Whittaker and wife and Mr. Ducomb of mond and Mr. Niceum of Gary visited Jasper Wright and wife Thursday. David 0 Slayback of Kokomo was a visitor here over Sunday. Mr. Slayback is a preached in the Amish church and came to deliver the sermon Sunday. Scott Brenner, who had been in Alabama during the winter, returned home Tuesday evening, and it looks good to see Scott’s old mug around again. Mr. and- Mrs. Tom Ham, who had been visiting C. J. Hopkins and wife, started on their return trip to their home in Canada Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ham will stop jn lowa and the Dakotas before returning to their Canadian home. Mrs. Hattie Kessler, who had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Hansom Elijah, and other relatives here and about Fair Oaks, started on her return trip home to "Long Beach, California, Monday. Mrs. Kessler expects to stop in Dakota on her way home. , Mrs. W. D. Baker 'came over Friday morning from her home near Remington, returning in the evening. Mrs. .Baker says Lome is not fully recovered from an attack of measels, swith which he was laid up for two weeks. Lome is out and working but still feels weak. Cecil Lee if? suffering from inflammatory rheumatism. The dreaded' disease struck him Saturday in one foot and ankle, and by Monday it had gotten in both feet and ankles. He is at the home of F. J. Rowen in Rensselaer where he has been staying while attending school there. Examinations for graduation

from the common branches were held Saturday, April 21, at the following places: Goodland, Kentland., Morocco, Brook, Mt. Ayr, Lake Village and Roselawn. Only students who had secured “eligibility certificates” were permitted to take this examination.

A letter from Princess Catherine Radziwell says that Sweden is practically cut off from the civilized world... For a month residents in Sweden were unable to Shnd any letters anywhere except to Russia and Holland, and during that time they had received only one post which came through Norway. She goes on to say: “My husband’s •youngest sister, passing through Munich, was arrested by the German military authorities in mistake for myself, and was nearly shot as the suspected author of my book, “Because It Was NVritten.” It would be inadvisable to tell you how she was saved, but she succeeded in escaping from the clutches of the Huns and is now in Switzerland. It seems that the Germans are greatly incensed by my description of the battle of Tannenberg.’’

Irish potatoes and most other vegetables and fruits tend to make the body tissues and . fluids alkaline; so correcting the tendency; of meat, eggs, fish and similar foods to create acid conditions. Since the body performs its work best when it is neutral or slightly alkaline, this function of fruits and vegetables Is important, especially to ’ the hearty meat eater. ,z