Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

‘ HONEYSUCKLE SETTLEMENT • Yes, we are awake up here. We are needing rain quite badly at present. Vera ■' Miehajs started planting corn Wednesday. Robert Stevens is assisting Vern Michals with his farm work. school closed a week ago with a *ve dinner and program. Miss Ellen Reed is assisting Mrs, Arthur Putt with papering this week. ‘ Arthur Putt was seen leading home a fine Span of mules last, Thursday. • Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zrnrmerman and Mrs, Lillie Med worth were. Saturday and Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Putt. Richard Gazaway butchered a fine porker Monday evening. Arthur Putt also. butchered, but it was a mutton. Arthur has a tooth for mutton. The friends’and neighbors of Mrs. John Reed are glad to see her out once more and hope she will improve very fast now as the weather is warming up nicely.

LAURA Zack Kerns was a Kniman visitor Tuesday. « Corn planting is the order of the day in. these parts. Sam Cavender's children are quite Eick with the measles. Albert has become patriotic and hoisted the red, white and blue. Essie Comer of south of here is working at Newland, weeding onions. Wendel Cunningham is still improving from the relapse after the diphtheria. Miss Eliza Hurley of near Aix has been visiting her brothel, Albetg Hurley, this week. Elmer Kerns is now working about two miles south of here on the Thompson ranch. ( Frank Cavendish of Newland was here Wednesday and purchased a cow of Albert Hurley. The weather man has got over his grouch and smiled on us for the past few days. Farmers and gardeners, let us get busy and keep him in a good humor.

PINE GROVE Mrs. Charles Shroyer was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. Mr. and . Mrs. Will Hays were shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. James Britt and daughter Nile and Roy Torbet are in Monon today. Ocie Nicholson and family spent Sundav with Frank Payne and family. Miss Grace Price spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newt Price. Mr. and Mrs. ■ Henry Ropp were guests of their son Dalton and wife Sunday. Nate Richards and family of near Moody spent Sunday -with Elda Stowers and family. . Roy Torbet and family and John Dale and family spent Sunday with James Torbet and family. Miss Chloae Torbet returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with her brother John and family of near Kirklin. , . Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp and Vern Odle and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly of northeast of Rensselaer Sunday.

LEE Mrs. May Jacks did shopping in Chicago Tuesday. C. A. Lefler and wife have both been on the sick list during the past •week. Clayton Mellender, who is working near Brook, spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Wordon Donaldson and two children of Monon visited S. W. Noland’s Sunday. ‘ x “ Mrs. Frank Overton and baby spent Thursday in Rensselaer with her mother-in-law. Earl Stiers, who is working at Gary, spent Sunday here with his brother, W. L. Stiers. Mrs. Fred Stiers, who had spent the winter with her daughter at Kankakee, Illinois, has returned home. Frank Overton and family, Mrs. C. A. Holeman and J. H. Culp and family took Sunday dinner at J. W. Mellender's. • Everybody is sure improving the good weather in putting in their corn and the ground is in excellent shape for planting. G. A. Jacks and wife went to Lafayette Sunday evening to consult a specialist about a growth on Mr. Jacks’ thumb, which proved to be a tumor. The doctor removed it and

they returned to their home Wednesday evening.

VIRGIE George Cover and family autoed to Brook Sunday and spent the day. The work on the Virgie church is progressing rapidly at this writing. Misses Zelah and Elizabeth Wisemap spent over Sunday with home folks. .- The Fortnightly club met, with Mrs. George Cover Friday afternoon. Thomas Florence and family spent Sunday with Robert Smith and family. Misses Patience and Dora Florence attended the last day of school at Center Friday. James Wiseman and Lewis Harrington were business callers in Wheatfield Friday. There will be preaching here after Sundav school Sunday mornipg by the Rev. Flintinger. The program committee of the North Union Farmers’ club met with Mrs. W. W. Zellers Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Zellers and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mallatt took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Zellers. The weather has warmed up and everything has the genuine appearance of real summer. You can see all the farmers smile, and their wives do not take a back seat in the smiling list, either. The pickle factory tanks have been shipped to Virgie. This enterprise will make Virgie quite a business point, as there has been 12-> acres contracted for in this neighborhood.