Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. I. Leopold went to Chicago Tuesday morning to .spend a few days. Mr and" Mrs. Ernest Latta were guests of Mr. and Mrs. \\ illiam Latta Sunday. Mrs. Homer Foster of Camden was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Foster last week. Miss Huth Walker of Kentland was the guest of her friend, Miss Hilda Mabbitt, this week.Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes spent Sunday in Monon with their son. Sam Hughes, and wife. Mrs. Robert Nordyke is spending a few days in Reynolds at the home of her father, Simon Dobbins. Miss Hose Viellieber went to Lacross Friday for a visit with her sister. , Mrs. Clara Schott. Mrs. Earl Easterday and children of Goodland were mid-week guests of Mrs. E S Easterday. - Mrs. Jatnes Blake, was a midweek visitor in Monon with her sister. Mrs. N Sanders, and family. Miss Opal Capes of Remington spent from Friday until Monday with her friend, Miss Bessie Stuart. Miss May Morgan of Gilman, Illinois, visited j, from Thursday until Monday at the home of C. F. Carmany. Dr. and Mrs. Smith went to Paris. Illinois, Saturday for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Crede, and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Tivmer and I habv of Michigan City visited a few] days this week with Mr. and Mrs. . Walter Lynch. Mrs. Jane Jones, who had been visiting her daughter. Miss Minnie, 1 at<^lndianapolis, returned home’ Thursday evening.

Mrs. A- J. Hoffman left for Hilliard. Ohio, Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of a sister-in-law,. Mrs. Clara Hoffman. Mrs. Mary Boudreau of Remington came over Saturday and visited until Monday at the home of her son, Oliver Boudreau. Mrs. John Dunn and sister, Mrs. Carrie Clark, spent Thursday in Logansport with the former's daughter, Mrs. J. H. Delzell, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Davisson, Mrs. Carrie Clark and Miss Ruby Ward were guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ward, at Delphi Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers went to Medaryville Monday for a Visit with the former’s sister. Miss Sarah Rodgers, and his, brother, James R. Rodgers. Miss Alma Cady of San Francisco, California, -fame Tuesday evening to see her brother, E. J. Cady, who has been quite poorly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Covington. I Vi-; May Goodacre, who had' been teaching school in Lake Vil-1 lage the past school year, returned! home Friday, and on Saturday, went to Kentland to take teachers’ j examination. Mrs. Ernest Mattox, who went to ; see her mother. Mrs. Mathew, at Watseka. Illinois, on account of > sickness, returned home Sunday ( evening, leaving her mother, somewhat improved. Jay Dawson, who recently signed' application for enrollment in fflie Officers' Reserve corps, re-] reived word Wednesday to report at Fort Wayne, and left Wednesday evening for that city, Robert Bond, who for the past two years has. been located in Wolcott, engaged In the practice of chiropractic, has decided to locate in a larger town and this week shipped his household goods to. Paducah. Kentucky, where he will engage in the. practice of his profession. Dan Cupid has made his appearance in our town again and claimed another one of our young ladies. His visit this time was at the home

of Mrs. E. S. Easterday and his victimwas her daughter Elizabeth. The young man who carried off the prize was John Quinn of\ Delphi, who for the past few months has held a position as mechanic in Fort Wayne. . ■’ ■ ' | John Shell, a pioneer resident of White county, died at the home of his 'daughter. Mrs. Arthur Halstead, in Monticello Saturday evening, April 28, after an illness of several months, at the age of 73 years. He leaves six children, Mrs. E, E. McCauley, Mrs. Arthur Halstead and Ivan and Dale Shell of Monticello. Mrs. W. C. Kinney of Wolcott arid Mrs. John Fox of Gary.. His wife preceded him in death’ about five years ago.

f GOODLAND (From the Herald) Barn, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Capes Wednesday afternoon, a son. Mrs. William Burke and daughter Loretta were guests of friends in ■ Remington Monday, Miss Fanny Shults visited with Mrs. W. G. Richards at Watseka, | Illinois, Wednesday. Mrs. T. P. Gray, who spent the winter in Florida, has returned to |her home in Iriterlakin, New York. • Mrs. Marion James, who spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs. ! Will Thomas, and husband in Cali- • ’forma, has -returned home. Sparks set fire to the roof of the IT-d Berger grouse Wednesday 'morning about 11 o’clock* It was ‘ extinguished before any damage was : done. - i Guy Maxwell writes from Dexter, Kansas, that he has finished plantting? his corn and is making, arrangements to <Sut his first alfalfa crop of I the season. ■ . e j The town’s calaboose is inadequate and has been condemned by the state fire marshal. This accounts for the wobbling demonstrai lion on our streets the first of the ; week. • .

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Henderson and the former’s mother, Mrs. Charlotte Henderson, moved here from Lafayette the first of the week and are at home in the Henderson property on Prairie avenue. The old Columbia bottling works building that has been condemned by the state fire marshal is in worse condition than when condemned. The building will collapse during some severe wind storm. Miss Elizabeth Stryker of Washington, D. C„ visited last week and part of this with her sister, Mrs. Charles E. Burgess. Miss Stryker says the war movement in the middle states is very tame compared with the eastern states. .Three more boys left Goodiand the first of the week for Fort Wayne where they enlisted for service. They were Carl Campbell, age 23; William N. Chamberlain, age 27. and Albert D. Beasey, age 17. The latter was given the consent of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Constable returned from Chicago last Monday where they had been the last month. They stopped at Hamlet on their way home and completed a deal whereby W. W- Dye and B. A. Constable are sole owners of Belshaw lumber yard.

A few weeks ago we mentioned the fact that our townsman, E. A. Perkins, was going to move his family to Electra. Texas, near his oil lands. Since that time Mr. Perkins has been informed that no house was available so he has given up the idea and will remain in Goodland. Lawson J. Cooke went to Chicago last Saturday where he enrolled as a member of the Red Cross base hospital No. 13. This is an organization made up at the Presbyterian hospital at Chicago. Lawson has enrolled as a pharmacist and is subject to call at any time he is needed. Miss Bernice Bassett, who was operated on for appendicitis the first of last month at the Henrotin hospital in Chicago, came to Goodland Sunday for a week’s visit here in the home of her brother, Dr. C. C. Bassett, and faimily. She expects to ga to Chesterton next week and finish teaching her school. The fire company was called out to the John Stack property on west Mill street about S o'clock Monday

morning. Sparks from the chimney had set fire to the roof. The boys experienced a good deal of difficulty in reaching the scene of the fire owing to many autos and wagons that obstructed the way, which caused them to make many unnecessary turns arid thus losing a good deal of time. The fire fighting conveyances should have the right of way at all times. | In the passing away of Barney Clark Goodland loses one of its most loyal supporters. For many years and up until the time of his recent illness he was one of the main spokes in our wheel 1 of progress. He was recognized as the leading real estate . dealer in this community—-his advice was often sought on the large real estate deals —his keen knowledge of land caused him. to be in demand. In fact, there has been Only a few farm deals in this connm unity in which he has not been consulted. Deceased Was born at Winamac A pril' 29, Iss 3, and passed away Thursday morning at 12:10. Hb was 6 1 years old last Sunday. By vocation Mr. Clark was a farmer ■and spent many years on the old homestead just east of Wadena. He had lived forty-two years in this vicinity, of which twenty-seven had been spent in Goodland. He Was a man who always greeted you with a-handshake or a wave of the hand, and his friends, are numbered by his acquaintances.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Born, to. Mr. and Mrs. Art Weishaar on Thursday, a girl. Will Dunlap and family of Rensselaer were visiting relatives in Brook Sunday. Others who sold corn at $1.50 this week are Sam Lyons, Charles Kihdig, W. A. Gridley and Walter Sell. Jacob D. Rich went to Sidney, Illinois Monday, Crawfordsville on Tuesday and Thursday was in Chicago on business. On Tuesday evening Ted Sell, Howard King and Emmett Potts went to Indianapolis and enlisted in the coast artillery. George Ade came home Tuesday. Hazelden is now open for the summerseason, and golf will now receive the official impulse. Armand Hill was here on Thursday visiting his father, Rees Hill, and his old Brook friends. He is now located at Madison, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunderland and daughter, Miss Carolyn, motored to Carwfordsville Sunday morning and visited until. Tuesday with their son, Dr. Harry Sunderland, and daughter, Mrs. Ina Pierson. The Misses Lorene and Eunice Moss of Chicago were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stonehill. On Saturday they drove to Lafayette and spent the day with Forrey Stonebill, a studeht at Purdue.

Bert Miller, Link Light, Henry Corbin and Henry Myers were near Thaver Sunday visiting Abe Miller. The latter has never recovered from his recent operation and is very much discouraged f . over his condition. Fred Lyons made O. M. change the big figures on a load of hogs this week. His former ones were for $2,095, but the ones he received this week was for $2,905. It makes your Uncle Oliver squirm, but it s all in the family. Mr and Mrs. Saim Souders and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adamson .were up Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. B.' F. Warr. Mr. has been promoted to Michigan City by the Monon arid as soon as school is out the family will move there. John Moran sold the corn from the Duffy farm at $1.50 per bushel the first of the week. This establishes the record for the corn in this county, and the local market. Whether corn will go higher remains to be seen, but at $1.50 per bushel it looks too high to eat. On Sunday evening Mrs. Susan Sell died at the home of her son Web in Brook. - She was over 81 years of age and had been making her home with her daughtei, Mrs.. Ellen Wilderson of Kentland and her sons, Edward, Web and yTohn, of Brook ever since her Wmand’s death in 1900.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Nina Aery of Winamac visited Sunday with her sister, Mrs. G. E. Eldridge. Fred and William Arndt of Lafayette visited over Sunday with Julius Detiert and family. Mrs. Florence Ragon went to Francesville Monday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Norma Brophy. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kain are now living at Hastings, lowa, where Mr. Kain is. employed on a dredge. Mrs-. Leo' Littell of Danville, Illinois, came Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T, L. Smith, and other relatives. . Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hardesty ami Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Massey, motored to Hammond Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Massey. Tuesday evening Scott Lanam and his bride arrived here from St. Petersburg, Florida, where Mr. Lanam has been spending the winter and where perchance he found his wife. A large party of friends gathered at the. Lanant" home that evening and welcomed Scott and his wife with a shower of wedding presents.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) William R. Jones went to Redkey Monday where he is visiting his son Guilf and family. Miss Mabie Clark and Melvin and Arthur Clark went to Crawfordsville Saturday to visit relatives over Sunday. . '■W/ '■'■■■ - i . Mrs. RiChard Sanborn returned to her home at Lafayette Wednesday after visiting with her daughter, Mrs. John Hudgens,.and family. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Malchow near Monticello last week, a

boy. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Malchow of this place are the proud grandparents. Word was received here Tuesday evening from Harold Mayhugh, who joined the U. S. cavalry and stationed at Jefferson barracks, Missouri, that they were packing their provisions preparatory to move to Columbus, Texas. Howard Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Giiilf Jones of Redkey and grandson of William R. Jones of this place, suffered a very severe injury a week ago Sunday evening? While in the act of passing a horse and buggy in an automobile another machine following close behind the buggy blinded the occupants of Howard’s car and just as they drew even with the buggy the horse plunged into the rear of the machine. The rear door was torn off and the fenders of the car simashed. The" buggy shaft struck Howard in the jaw, rendering him unconscious, his teeth were knocked out and it required several stitches to close the laceration in the- cheek.