Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in o»r village. “Uncle” Dave Winslow went to see Dr. Stewart at Monon Monday. Through some hook or crook our last week’s report failed to reach the press. Rev. Warrlner of Shelby occupied the pulpit in the Christian church Sunday evening. Mrs. Al Moore came up from Lafayette and expects to remain here on her little farm indefinitely. Our schools closed Friday with a big dinner. The teachers deserve the best of praise for their success. Cal BourroughS done a tiptop job of hanging paper on three rooms for Abe Bringle the first of the week. Mrs. Potter, our primary teacher, and Mrs. Harry Young took the teachers’ examination at Rensselaer Saturday. Misses Flo and Mattie McKay are now visiting their sister, Mrs. Joe Clouse, in lowa. They expect to be absent a couple of weeks. Miss Fawn Casey, who had been working at Mt. Ayr for some time, came up the first of the week and is now employed at the Allen hotel. Paul Barker, who succeeded Enos Moffitt as mail carried to and from the depot, has made arrangements with Ex-postmaster Thompson to take over the work wifile Paul works on the section. Mrs. Ed Kesler, who came from Long Beach, California, about three weeks ago for a couple of months’ visit with her mother and friends, got word last week to come home, owing to business she was needed. She started for home on Thursday. We were favored with a very nice shower Monday, but it turned off cool, which is contrary to the farmers’ wishes. The most of them in these parts will get through plowing this week. It keeps them guessing whether or not to plant corn right. away. Jacob Howald, an old Swedish man living in Newton county and who was attacked by a couple of Lincoln township “booze-bisters'’ While under the influence of liquor, is now lying at the point of death caused by the kicks and knocks received from them. He was taken to Chicago the first of the week to consult a specialist concerning his condition but was not given any encouragement. This certainly is a case that our prosecutor should not overlook.

GIFFORD Jesse Grim has finished planting Mr. Nichols’ onion seeds. Mrs. Minnie Smith spent the week with Mose Hancock and family. Ted Keene spent over Sunday •with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keene. Miss Bessie Lowim'an of McCoysburg spent a few days with Opal Hankins. Sylvia Lambert spent Friday night with her cousin, Miss Ida Davis, of Laura. Samuel Davis of Rensselaer spent Monday night in our burg, visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Nora Fritz of Fair Oaks spent Sunday in our burg, visiting relatives and friends. Beulah Walker and Gladys Elliott attended the show at Rensselaer Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were called to Rensselaer on account of the illness of their son. u Mrs. Lemma Hankins and children spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Earl Parker, of Kersey. Charles Guild of Medaryville, so ■we understand, has ordered a carload of potatoes to be sold at $1.60 a bushel to the farmers to plant. Mrs. Bessie Snyder was quite surprised by a May basket party Tuesday night, which a bunch <of girls planned for her. She is not improving much at this writing. Miss May Smith, who has been ■working at Hebron, spent from Saturday until Tuesday with her par-

ents at Laura, and visited here with relatives friends between trains Tuesday. Mrs. Maggie Smith and daughter Daisy of Rensselaer attended the funeral of Francis, the little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith, who died suddenly Saturday of measles and. pneumonia.

WHEATFIELD Louis Misch attended exercises at St. Joseph college Sunday. W. D. Meyers and son took an auto trip to Kniman and over into Union township last Sunday. C. M. Dewey and family and Miss Netta Hewett were callers at the Grover Stembel home last Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. McDapiel of Rensselaer are staying at the home of their son Lawrence, who has the measles. Miss Pearl Babcock, one of our popular school teachers, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at Rensselaer. Let the harmonizing go on until all are in the fold. How nice it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Rooster, take notice. Some whoop’er up for the rooster, others sing the praises of the turkey gobbler, but Lon Pinter says he can whip any son-of-a-gun who says anything against the long-billed bird called the stork. Yes,., sir, the stork is the finest bird on earth. A few weeks ago the county agricultural agent issued a pamphlet in which he suggested the idea of having three corn shows in the county, Wheatfield being one of the places. We would like to suggest to the farmers’ clubs of northern Jasper the idea of having a harvest jubilee, of which the . corn show could be the main feature. As Wheatfield is about the center of northern Jasper it would surely be largely attended. It is not too early to decide on having a jubilee. Let us not only have one this year but make it an annual affair. What do you say? We hear a hundred seconds to the motion.

ROSELAWN “Fish” Gilmore of Fair Oaks was a Roselawn visitor Wednesday. Miss Nellie Makeever of North Star visited at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips last week. C. T. Otis is down from the city superintending the farm work on his lands in Newton and Jasper counties. Misses Bertha and Merna Bess are the latest converts to the Ford rank and are now the possessors of a brand-new Lizzie. S. W. Benjamin and sister Anna of Martinton, Illinois, brought Mr. and Mrs. Phillips home from Martinton Saturday. Otis Phillips and wife attended the funeral of Mr. Phillips’ sister, Mrs' S. W. Benjamin, of Martinton, Illinois, Friday, April 27. Mr. Terry, the Monon agent, has thrown up the job here and will take up the duties of telegraph operator for the same road. Mrs. E. T. Boyle, who was operated upon for appendicitis recently, is improving very fast and is able to sit up most of the time now. Mary Jane Phillips accompanied Lher aunt, Nellie Makeever, to Rensjselaer Sunday evening, where she will attend the public school the balance of the term. Cordell Weaver and Otis Phillips were Kankakee, Illinois, visitors Monday. While in the city Cordell contracted for a Hudson Super-six auto to be delivered some time in the future. While in Kankakee, Illinois,

Monday the writer met Carl Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Parker, who formerly lived on the S. M. Laßue farm south of town. Carl is engaged in the newspaper business at Herscher, Illinois, twelve miles west of Kankakee. He reported all of his folks enjoying good health, and he is doing well in business at Herscher.

MILROY Banner school closed Friday. Dorn. April 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Mason Barlow, a son. _ Mr. and Mrs. George Folks were in Rensselaer Tuesday. . ■ Marie and Juanita Fisher went to Monticello Saturday. Wayne Lindburg returned to his home near Attica Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp called on George Foulks’ Sunday afternoon. Grass is coming slowly and people are filling up the pastures with stock. ' Miss Freida Lear spent the week visiting her cousin, Sophia Clark, also her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell. Mrs. W. B. Fisher was called to Lapel, Indiana, Monday owing to sickness in the family of her brother, Clifford Woodward. Mr. and Mrs. True Culp and baby Evelyn. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp, Vern Culp and other relatives ate Sunday dinner with W. E. Culp’s.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Merle Marlow was transacting business in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. A. Eib and son Rollin attended Baptist church here Sunday. Miss Ruth Little of Brook visited her brother, W. J. Little, Sunday. Miss Flora Parke and Mrs. W. A. Shindler were in Rensselaer Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Horton from Roselawn visited with William Little and family Wednesday. Mrs. Earl Bruner and babe of Morocco visited her mother, Mrs. Johnson, Thursday and Friday. Mrs. John Murfit returned Saturday from a ten days’ visit with her mother and. other relatives in Chicago. Miss Faun Casey went to Fair Oaks Monday where she will be employed for some time at the Allen Hotel. Mrs. Nellie Ponsler, son Walter and brother, Dick Harris, spent the week-end with her uncle, Erhardt Wuerthner, near Surrey. J. M. Hufty, our miller and feed man, says he is having considerable difficulty in securing certain kinds of chicken feeds this spring. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller autoed over to Mrs. Miller’s home near Remington Sunday. Of course, they took baby Miller, which, by the way, was baby’s first out of door experience. George Hopkins, our trustee, was in Kentland Wednesday on business connected with his office. Mrs. Hopkins accompanied him as far as Brook, where she visited her sister until Mr. Hopkins returned. Miss Nell Makeever was called to the home of her sister, Mrs. Otis Phillips, at Roselawn last week to care for things there while the Phillips family went to St. Anne, Illinois, on account of the serious illness of Mr. Phillips’ brother. Miss Syvilla Baldwin, who has been employed as operator by the Jasper County Telephone company, spent last Thursday night the guest of the Harris family. She was enroute to her home in Morocco. Miss Baldwin had the misfortune to have her face poisoned while she was out with Mrs. Beard on a greens picking expedition.