Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GIFFORD T. W. Hankins was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Harris Swisher and mother moved to our burg Thursday. Charles and Nile Britt; visited in our burg Sunday evening. Walter Stump and Roscoe Zook took Sunday supper with Guy Zook. Mrs. Clara Walker spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Robert Grim. Lon Strupp and family of Kersey spent Sunday with Ed Timmons and family. Jesse Grim ordered five gallons of ice cream Saturday and it sold quite briskly. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith of Moody were visiting friends here Sunday. There will be services Sunday at 2 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. by Rev. Bert Warren. Mrs. Ray Parker and children of Kersey spent over Sunday visiting relatives here. Mrs. May Smith of Laura spent Monday and Tuesday in our town, visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Myres of Hammond came home Saturday for a short visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Myres. Mrs. Maude Perkins and children of Winamac were called here Monday by the« illness of her sister, Mrs. Bessie Snyder, who is in quite a critical condition.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) George Schanlaub, who is very seriously ill with pneumonia and heart trouble, is about the same. Mrs. M. D. Wafeh returned to her home in Chicago after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. John Murfitt. Mrs. Annie Baker left Monday for a visit to her girlhood home at Joliet, Illinois. She willu return on Thursday or Friday. Mrs. Addie Duvall returned Sunday to her home in Mackinaw, Illinois, J. R. Sigler and family taking her as far as Kentland. Mrs. Sam Guthrie of Hopkins Park, Illinois, came over Friday and returned Monday. She visited with her brother, Harry Elijah. Mrs. Daniel Stutzman and daughter Minnie returned Wednesday from a two weeks’ visit with relatives and friends at Goshen. Those taking Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shriver were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long and son Kenneth, Harry Romine and wife, Mrs. Barton and daughter Orphia. Randolph Wright was at Homer, Illinois, a few days the past week to see his brother, Nish Wright, who has been sick for the past eight weeks with some sort of pleural trouble. Mrs. Clara Putman and children of Brook visited Thursday and Friday with Joe Jenkerson and family. They went out to John- Meharry's Friday evening where they will visit for a few days.'* 2 ’ George Lynch and little son Clair <ent to Goodland Monday. Clair ’has contracted some sort of poisoning of the hand and arm and George took him down to the doctor. While there they visited with Mrs. Lynch’s brother, Mont Brien, who had his limb broken some time ago. C. H. Stacker and family went to Monon Sunday to see Mr. Stocker’s cousin, Frank Coovert, who has been suffering quite severely from rheumatism and who is trying to find relief in Monon. They found him slightly improved and generally of somewhat better Mrs. Stucker’s brother, went with them.

MILROY Charles Beaver was in Wolcott Monday evening. Walter Gilmore was in Wolcott Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Creighton Clark called on Mrs. G. Foulks Monday afternoon. Miss Leona Ogle has been visiting friends here the past two weeks. Alfred Moore and family took dinner Sunday with George Foulks’. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McAleer spent Sunday evening with G. L. Parks. Mr. and Mrs.. Howard Stewart called on G. L. Parks Sunday afternoon. Epworth League will be led Sunday evening by Jessie Dolfin. All invited. Mrs. Lena Hemphill of Wolcott assisted Mrs. Fisher with sewing Saturday. W. B. Fisher and sons, Clyde and Clarence, spent Sunday afternoon in Monticello. George Hemphill of Remington took Sunday dinneywith G. L. Parks and family. W. B. Fisher and sons, Clyde and Clarence, spent Monday evening in Rensselaer. Mr. arid Mrs. John Southard were called to Logansport Saturday. Their niece, Mrs. Gertie Kuntz, died suddenly Friday night. Mrs. Roy C*ulp, Mrs. Joseph Clark, Mrs. C. E. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Clark spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Mary McCashen and Ettie, who are not gaining any at present. , There are several sick in this vicinity: “Uncle’’ David Culp has not been so well lately; Mrs. Anna Chapman, John Mitchell, Mrs. O. Hamilton, Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Ettie are all in very poor health.

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in our 'town. Joe Kosta and family were callers in Fair,, Oaks Sunday evening. Mrs. James Clifton visited her son Martin and wife at Shelby Monday. 6 Mrs. Cottingham started the latter part of the week on her Western trip. Mrs. C. A. Gundy and son Charles came up and spent Sunday in Fair Oaks. , Cottage prayer meeting was held at “Aunt” Hannah Culp’s Wednesday evening. A. D. Washburn is having several carloads of tile put in on his farm east of town. Dr. Fyfe and family of Wheatfield came down and visited the McConnell’s Sunday. Leslie Warne and family of near Aix spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Grandma Noland moved last week into Mr. Smith’s property and is now “keeping batch.’’ Mrs. F. O. Garriott and Mrs. Sharps Hanley of Beaver Lake were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. , Mat Karr and sons finished up a job of sawing near the Catholic college at Rensselaer last week. Tom Johnson and “Fish” Gilmore hauled and filled A. M. Bringle’s and Walter McConnell’s hay mows this week. F. M. Goff, the foreman at the pickle plant, finished loading and shipped out a few carloads of pickles Wednesday. Babcock & Hopkins of Rensselaer have had several men here this week making some very necessary repairs on their grain elevator. The Day plastering crew came up from Rensselaer the first of the week and begun on the Spang house. This is a good sized house and. will take them a couple or three days to plaster it. The old gentleman a few miles west of town, who has been in such, a serious condition for several weeks, caused by the beating up he received from some Lincoln town-

ship drunken thugs, is still lingering between life and death. Some have begun planting watermelons arid others will plant in a few days. There will also be a good many acres planted to pickles in these parts. It is reported that the pickle company is offering $1.25 per bushel this season. Some price, eh? W. S. McConnell and Howard Washburn have considerably over 100 acres plowed for corn, done with their tractor, and they are still plowing. They begun planting this week. They draw a large disc and harrow at the same, time with the tractor. The wind still stays in the north, but there was a marked change in the temperature early in the week and it has been considerably warmer, but rain is needed for wheat and hay in some localities. But it has been remarkable weather for the farmers planting corn and it will mostly be finished this week in these parts. r _______

ROSELAWN Otis Phillips was a Rensselaer visitor Friday. Sam Levin of Chicago visited home folks Sunday. Mrs. E. T. Boyle has not been so well the last few days. Burgess Rice is spending the week with his aunt in Chicago. Misses Elsie and Mabel Nelson were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. Miss Stella Fuller of Gary visited girl friends here Monday and Tuesday. Tom Gundy has been visiting the “old folks at home” for several days. Mrs. 15. M. Rice visited in Chicago and Hammond Friday and Saturday. Otis Phillips and daughter, Mary Jane, were in Thayer on business Thursday. Claude Burton and wife visited Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Petro, at Momence. J. T. Bess and family and Claude Burton and wife attended the Otto Braun funeral at Lowell Wednesday. Mrs. W. M. Girard , and daughter Elizabeth came up from Lafayette Tuesday to spend several days with Mr. Girard, the Mdnon agent.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE C. A. Harrington et ux to Lewis E. Harrington, May 4, part sw sw, 24- 5 acres, Union, SBOO. Henry O. Harris to Frank A. Bicknell, May 10, part lots 2,3, block 46, Rensselaer, Weston’s Second addition, $3,000. Howard Cole et ux to C. D. Shobe, April 19, n%, n% nw, 13-31-6, 400 acres, Walker, sl. q c d. Dessie Daily et baron to R. Lowell Bowman, April 3, 1916, part lot 2, block 2, Remington, Bartoo’s addition, sl. q c d. Addie C. Terpening to Mabel E. Fell, January 27, 1911, part ne, 25- Carpenter, $3,000. Thomas M. Callahan et al to Charles F. Whitmore, April 23, part sw ne, part nw se, 17-30-5, 10 acres, Barkley, SI,OOO. Thomas M. Callahan et al to BW. Alpiner et al, April 23, part sw ne, part nw se, 17-30-5, 18.50 acres, Barkley, $1,850. Thorhas M. Callahan et al to Adam Lind, April 23, part sw ne, part nw se, 17-3 0-5, 27 acres, Barklev. $2,800. Ernest Harris to Alfred Eckman, Sr., et al, April 17, part lot 3, block 8, Remington, $550.

OBITUARY Walter Harold Parker, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel. Parker, was born near Mitchell, South Dakota, November 27, 1912, and denarted this life May 7, 1917? He had complications of bronchial pneumohia, peritonitis and appendicitis. He was taken to St. Joseph hospital where every care could be given him but he did not seem to improve, so on Monday morning he was operated on, but he died Monday evening as a result of peritonitis! He was a sweet, loving child and made friends with everyone. The funeral services were held at the home at 1:30 Thursday afternoon and at the church at 2 o’clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Leake. The floral offerings were beautiful. The pallbearers were four cousins, Miss Chloe Kenton, Misses Ferne- and Vera Parker and Mrs. Oscar Nelson. He leaves to mourn his loss a father, mother, brother and sister and hosts of relatives and friends. . ♦*