Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

1 WHEATFIELD Wheat and oats are looking ver* promising. : Part of our soldier boys are in Texas. Would appreciate a letter from them. Miss Fern Goin of South Bend visited her father and friends here last Sunday. Darrel Dewey visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blue Saturday evening and Sunday. A pickle storage plant is being built at Tefft. That is surely good news. Congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Stembel and son visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Dewey Tuesday evening. Louis Misch went to Rensselaer Tuesday evening to take his last degree in the Knights of Columbus lodge. Morris McCullough and Trustee Davis of Kankakee township were in town Monday evening. The former came to take a degree in the Masonic lodge. John East is building some fence on the Dewey ranch. We suppose that Mr. East has built more fence than any man in northern Jasper, and we can say that what he does build is built right He knows the business from top to bottom. The program committee of the Wheatfield Farmers’ club is getting up a fine program for the next meeting. We want to see a full house of interested people. The Wheatfield ladies’ quartet is preparing to render some fine selections. The election results last Tuesday show very plainly that the ladies intend to make good use of their ballots in the future. The old moss-worn talk that they would not vote if given the right was surely given the knock-out blow Tuesday. The local option election held Tuesday put Wheatfield in the dry column by over fifty majority. A majority of the votes cast by the men were in favor of the saloon; but the votes of the ladies were, with the exception of about twentysix, in favor of a dry town. " A large number from here have visited the scene of havoc caused by the cyclone Saturday evening. They report - that Kouts is badly wrecked, with almost all of the trees in the town either blown down or broken off. West of Kouts and all the way to Hebron, which was in the path of the cyclone, is one continual scene of devastation. Hebron was badly damaged in the northwest part of town.

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in our village. Amy Bringle returned ,to Valparaiso Wednesday to attend school. We were favored Wednesday night with a good rainfall, which was very thankfully received. Miss Lola Moore came up from Lafayette Monday to visit a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Bringle. Crops are doing splendidly now, although it has been quite cool. We had quite a heavy frost Monday night. A. D. Washburn of Kentland came up Saturday to see how his son Howard and Peck are getting along with the farming. Jacob Rouns and family of near Brook and Harry Odel and family of Lake Village visited Grandma Manderville and Can Sunday. Tom Johnson got a letter from his soldier boy George Saturday. He is still stationed at El Paso, Texas, with the Fifth artillery. Mrs. John Thorn moved ' her household goods back from Demotte the latter part of the week into her father’s house at the nursery. Grandma Cox of Momence, who was visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. Fred Iliff, of Parr, made her regular Memorial day visit her also. She is moving along up in the eighties and nearing the ninety mark.

We celebrated Memorial day here in the ■..usual way,- although the crowd was not as large as usual. It appears as though a good many have gotten out of the way of observing the day who used to do so. Hon. W L- Wood of Parr delivered a fine address, to which everybody gave him their entire attention. The mechanics, who were repairing the elevator, got the job completed Friday. It was quite a job as there were considerable on two sides rotted away and it required quite a bit of jacking up to . get it level. New lumbejr was put in, besides considerable concrete work in the foundation where the stone had crumbled out. It is now in good shape for the new crop. Jacob Hownld. the old gentleman in Newton county whose condition we have mentioned several times before, passed away Saturday. The funeral was conducted Monday at the residence by Rev. Downey, who once was the M- E. pastor of this charge. After the sermon a specialist from Chicago and Dr. Martin of Mt. Ayr held a post-mortem, but gave out no report. W. J. M right of Rensselaer had charge of the body, which was shipped to Chicago for interment.

MILROY Irma Clark visited home folks Sunday. The church is now painted, Mr. Remington having completed the work last week. A program is being arranged for the joint commencement exercises of the Hanging Grove and Milroy graduates. Betson McCashen came Sunday forenoon to attend his sister s funeral and visit relatives and friends for a short time. « Marie Fisher closed her school last Friday in Wolcott and left Sunday forenoon for Terre Haute to take work there. John Mitchell was not as well again the first of the week. Mrs. Samuel Mitchell of Remington spent the first of the week with the family. Mrs Fred Saltwell, while painting at the church last Friday, fell from where she was standing and struck her shoulder, fracturing the bone of her arm, a very painful injury. Ettie McCashen passed from her suffering into rest, last Thursday evening. The funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 p. m - by Rev. C. W. PostilL Interment was made in Crockett cemetery. She leaves her mother, three brothers and numerous relatives and friends who will sadly miss her. Last Monday noon the commnnitv was shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. E. C. Marchand, who had had the measles, but grew suddenly worse and died almost before her children could get to her bedside. Mrs. Marchand Was born in Ohio, and with her husband and family had resided in this vicinity for a number of years. She was called suddenly away from the earth May 28 at the age of 43 years. 11 months and 17 days, leaving to mourn their loss her husband, three daughters, two sons, one granddaughter and a large number of neighbors zhnd friends. A precious one from /us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled. And in our hearts a vacant place Which never can be filled.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Rev. Dqtvney mingled among old friends here Monday. Orson Peck spent the most of last week in Kentland on the jury. Edwin 'Harris and family spent Sunday with the Mays near Remington. Dorothy Sigler returned home from a -week’s in' Chicago Thursday. Mrs. Almira Stqcker, who has been poorly for some time, is not much better. \ Mrs. Sherman Gary, Miss Grace Washburn and E. Cox of Kentland called on Miss Merry Saturday. Lewis Shriver took Oscar Schanlaub and family to Headley, White county, Sunday where they visited with relatives. Will Herron, who resides just west of town, left Friday for a visit with relatives at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Annie'Putt and children of Monon and R. S. Bohannon of Brook attended the funeral of George Schanlaub Thursday. James A. Pritchett, for years a resident and extensive land Owner just north of town, died at his home at Kramer, Indiana, Sunday, May 27. No particulars have been learned as yet. The Miller family had a reunion Sunday at the old home, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller. The guests were W. W. Miller and wife, Harvey Goff and family and Harry Hufty and family. Dr. Merry accompanied Harry Wortley to Chicago last Saturday. The purpose of the visit was to consult Dr. Adler, a specialist, in regard to Mr, Wortley’s health. The latter has been ailing for some time. Harry Hufty and family, who moved ’to Pueblo, Colorado, the first of last September, returned Sunday and will again make their home in Mt. Ayr. “Nate” is looking fine and so is the rest of the family. They are mighty well pleased to be back again among old friends.