Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1917 — GOSSIP by OUR CORESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMINGTON (From the Press)

Miss Ruth Harper of Kentland ■ "was a guest of Mrs. Frank Goss this week. Esau Hart accompanied his son, Frank, to his home in Anderson. Indiana, Wednesday for an extended visit. Frank Shide is the latest purchaser of one of those fine nek Chalmers touring car of the- A. A. Fell Motor Co. Sam Fournier .started Wednesday to drive through to visit Jesse Thompson in New York state. Sam ‘-went all by his lonesome. T Misses Callie Bonner and Alice Walker, Mrs. Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Guss Merritt and daughter, Kathryn, were Ggodland callers Sunday. *' 'Emmet Boatman "and wife are off On a ten-day vacation, which they will spend between Logansport, Houts, iHhmmond, and other places where they have relatives. Mrs. Luce Bartoo and little son, Merle, spent Sunday night with friends in Kentland, and returned to her home in Covington Monday. She was accompanied by. her sister, Miss Anna Lewis, who will make her a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. James Blake and Emil Alberding motored to Morgantown, Indiana, Saturday, to attend the wedding of their nephew, Clarence Alberding. They returned Sunday, bringing the bride and groom with them for a short stay. Samuel Bowman, accompanied by his brother, Hiram Bowman of Wessington, South Dakota, who came Monday evening, left Tuesday morning for an extended visit with his .sisters in Pennsylvania. On the way they will spend a couple of days with their niece, Mrs. Maude Helvie, at Troy, Ohio. Lightning took a whack at the Odd Fellows’ building during the storm Monday, and splintered the flag pole on the front of it most of-the way down. For some reason before reaching the roof the lightning concluded it had no business demolishing the building, so veered off. and evaporated. The building was not damaged at all. The venerable Peter Lambert, who was brought home from Michigan last' week, where he had suffered a stroke of paralysis while on a visit to his daughter, was taken much worse on Sunday and passed

away at 3 o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr. Lambert came to Item-] ijigton about five years ago from Gilboa township, where he had lived for over forty years and had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. | He was well known throughout Benton county and always took an active interest in the affairs of his township and community. The funeral services were held at the Christian church Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sigman were married June 6, 1867, and as June 6, 1917, approached it warned them that they had been married just fifty years, so they concluded to celebrate the happy event by having their children, their grandchildren and their great grandchildren spend the afternoon with them. ” Mr. Sigman was a soldier in the Civil war so they invited his old comrades in arms and their wives, the widows of deceased comrades and the Women's Relief Corps and other friends, and a most enjoyable time is reported. Those from cut of town present on this occasion were Richard Sigman and family and Adin Nordyke and lamily of - Chalmers, and Milroy Sigman and family of Wolcott. A bountiful repast was served, after which the bride and groom were presented with some gold coins by their children and friends. Then all departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Sigman many more years of happy wedded life.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Charles Lyons and Walter Hess left on Tuesday, after registering, for Chicago where they will join the navy. Fred Lyons went to Indianapolis on business Wednesday. On Saturday he leaves for Washington in company with Will Simons of Chicago. While gone they will visit the big grain exchanges of the’ large Eastern cities. John R. Hershmari went to Kentland on I Wednesday morning to make the registration returns. He says the rain on Tuesday night Had been much heavier west and south of town and the water was standing oyer many of the fields. Dr. Collier, Thorpe Beagley and Bruce Beagley went to Chicago on Tuesday. Mr. Beagley, Sr., will remain for several days for an expert examination as to his physical

I ~' . ■ I , condition/ He has been, Mdt'Jnx some time and the cause secant hard to determine. LaVerne Wilson and Clarence Lowe left on Wednesday moraira for Chicago, where they will try for Uncle Sam's service. The former will enter the aviation corps if possible, and failing in that will n the navy. The latter will _try the navy and for a position, as n-e chanic. Mr. McCoy of South Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, was ’ih- cth-s" of his sister. Mrs. W. E. Harry, arc family for several day? this week.-’ ..It. isi his .trip to this - ullUul of the United States and h- was very much impressed with -the farm country and the fine stuck county.

In order to dr-r ' r. of the self feeder with she-11— i-ra find tankage for the ft tier -Harrv Warr in hi- hepoundspe.r head when feeding, and .sold them w:,er th-S .weighed . :.ds i t’ er had ■weighed’' the tahkase pc eg rx and when the cost o: the was deducted, he 'had , netted . :<-n bushel for hi? corn, b-sid-- haring a little corn and tankas- '- t aid a fCw pounds to spare on t r.e try al weight of the hosss. The gain was one and a hr •.•sere 1 per day. and the selLng price 1 ,-e ■ per pound.--. This self-f-ediag;' : pria*rj osition'should interest every ftr er who is in the hog feeding.-gntoKd Mr. and Mrs. W. D. of Gates. Oklahoma, came .-t Frday for a visit with the former's parents. Mr. . and.. Mrs, . Joni-. Foresman, and other relatyr-s.. Mr Foresman says that the' wheat,..Mi their section did not bare peaewghJ moisture to give it growth *o li? during the winter, and the. crop was plowed up. They have planted a full crop of kaffir corn in its place and everything i- grewhen nicely./ A strip 150 mlies : Ib-| central Oklahoma received :'-i ’ of rain and will produce a crop of wheat. He says from me, Mississippi river eastward the whr-’e country looks like a gar-ten bed, and the prospect for a good cror is excellent.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal! / . The children of John and wife are sick with the measles. Miss Zelraa Campbell is visiting a; Knox this week with her sister. Mrs. Frank Vanek. . Mrs. Frank Campbell of Hammond is visiting with her sister. Mrs. Amanda Fess. Rev. W. B. Warrrner of Remington’ visited at the home of J. RGuild Wednesday and Thursday. ‘ < John McElroy, living west of Medaryville, suffered the loss of a horse, killed by lightefirg. Tuesday night. Miss" Benomi Kendrick of Cttieago came Sunday for a visit at the home of Lee. G. Baughman and.. family. Mrs. Lee G. Ba'Sghrnan gave a miscellaneous shower Tuesday afternoon in honor of her sis*er. Mrs Norma Brophey. ' Hart of Demotte is in the Mayo Brothers’ hospital at Rochester, Minnesota, where he wfL dergo an operation. Herman Steinke and family and Miss „Oma Short? motored to Sonrh Bend Saturday, where they risitei relatives until Sunday evening. Charles Kain and family moved to Wanatah Tuesday, where they will reside while Mr. Kain is- engaged in completing a 'gravel road contract. Dr. and Mrs. L. L, Sto®e. Mrs. Eva Hunt' add Mrs. Sadie Domke motored to Bass Lake Sunday. Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Domke are the week there. Miss Georgia Lifaton, who is attending school at Valparaiso, is home for a few days because of the serious illness of her little brother, Charles.

Mr. and Mrs. George Kumming? of Lafayette are the parents es a fine baby boy. born May IX, Mrs. j Hummings was formerly Miss Emma Kain of this place. E. A. White, Miss Zena Thews. Mrs. Bertha Kruger. Mrs. RndoHsh Kuss and William Kuss attended the funeral of little Miss MfeWeinkoff at San Pierre Tuesday. The child was seven years old and died from a brain malady. A petition praying for the construction of a gravel road w-est from the White Post school house to the county line, is being eiremlaied by some interested parties yd is now almost complete. Tie /bad is much needed in that locality and will form the connettinr link in that it will be a good gravel road direct from the county line to the county seat. Medaryville arose to the e-mer-gency week -when she generously responded to the call as the Y. M. C. A- in raising her apportionment of the work «T the association with our boys at j the frbnt. The .county, allotment i was $490 and we are advised that Pulaski county has met the I mand in full. The camnaigr » I nation-wide and it is jwaposed '■ to raise the total sum of ss,Of •«.' for this worthy cause. Daniel B. Resh was- bom Jannpary

marmage ’o Miss Jane Finney, to wWh uSai born four chilgi—/ : yc ■■ fdamcwr William Resh -g K: ns Xk. William Gaddis of Jahn Resh of Gary, r- ■ child deceased. The . de- . ajfeo survived by his wife, rferse Srwcheis,. George. Eli and J-p-ix. rfrrpe sisters, Rebekah, i----' T jmi Tiliah. He was Lpro&r instantly in the tornsi Miy •■‘'7. while in his ■ - - r- ■ r Kouts. The vas r: ’’"om the IndependChurch May *!>, Rev. Charles 'W' • ■ ■ «>fljrfaring. and interlh the Independ-

WOLCOTT Frum the Enterprise) Escher Hanna went to Fair-> : n~v_ rt-ws Monday to attend the fgxeffiS of i friend. Wee; Grace Spencer, who has n- past, school year at Dans: -"i- /ILmscs, returned home Fri- / ’.: Griffin of Goodland vts the guest Sunday and Monday *l'-. Jfcrs.. Nordyke and Mrs.. Maif-u. Mi-xire.. JCn. C. W Schwartz of LogansT:eg.t from Saturday till Tuesdav as the home of her brother, 3 L. ■ 2-u': rd. Mr imf Mrs. A. H. ®unn and 'iStr-n on-f Mrs. John Dunn moicr—f _ ® Rensselaer Sunday and Ejenu rile daw wi'h relatives. Mrs- T R Morgan and son of - ■ ■ - visited from Suncay xxtfE Tuesday at the home of .'-r fchtEgkrer. Mrs. Carmany, and ir TT . ~ , X Mrs.. Alpha Kertin and daughter M3dre£ .©f Rensselaer are spending week with her mother, Mrs. ' Ja®ess,. : 'außii.-fcereirisEtw, .-Mrs. Henry S;ai3ig-e ams husband. * •W-v. Frank Seifert and little son Zw-igi: and Mrs. F. E. Johnson viu-tef with the former’s parents, .' Mr. and Mrs. William Garvin, near EeisseZaer. Munday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rinkenberger '•f Gri’tiey.. Illinois, returned to Tbesr h>ome Tuesday, having spent a few days here with their son, . ChrA C- Rinkenberger and family.

GOOMASD ■ Frntn the Herald) Mre W £. Mitten visited over Snn-fefcv with her son Clarence and wife at Danvtne, Illinois. Mr-, J. G. Kinneman returned feme after a few days’ fes^. xs/Newcastle and Anderson. George Porter has rented ' ike. : Marik property on east Jasper cwt ’ expects to move into ■ same stwtn .Jesse fe Ernest Capes have Jaaeeid their ears and shipped same ’t* Ow®, Wisconsin, where they fente •*’•>;■•ms. Mrs. William Lods, a patient at tfe fe. EEzabeth hospital in Lafayafe- as <4ocng nicely and expects uo refem feme soon. Sujt- F I— Wildrick and family M F—-TTTjgtun will spend the summer nprasfaa. at Muncie. Mr. Wildfeei vfe recurriTto Remington this fe--x -veek. C- L. Tedford of. the fcu. Kuril jfc Tedford purchased yfe- off W. E. Rich and ■tv the firm name is C. L- Tedford • A Cempany. I F EL Thompson, moved to KankLkee. EEnrets. . the first of this week. A_‘ C- Louette rented the residence on east Mill sureer tad Has moved in. . M. ,\.je. Better of Logansport was toe ewer Monday night. He to from. Logansport that ■nrr-r-Tg- .tailing on the railroad hoys se£Efns Liberty bonds. B. F. is cajpofeto the best of health. Wifei EEart,' formerly of this piece Sett maw a resident of IndianTisEed this week with Mr. OTai Mrs Eari Thompson southeast sawn. Willard is employed at the Amsfetaa .Hominy company. Mrs.. Lawrence McAlpin and litOe came down from Chiogths: Friday to visit with her in* Mrs. Jahn. Cooke, and famay. Mr, McAlpin will come down laser ami retm* heme with her.

Mses Winona Welch returned to herJstfudies at Winona Lake Mona short visit here With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Welch; Miss Esther Sage returned with her and will enter school there. 1 John Sage and family are contemplating an auto trip to his farm near Charleston, Missouri, via the Mammoth cave in Kentucky the latter part of this month or the first of next. They, expect to be gone several days and will stop at the good ’ fishing points along the trip. This will be a good test for their Maxwell car. Joseph Hall and daughters, Miss Mamie and Mi’s. James Little, of Muncie, xvho visited here last week and part of this, attended the wedding of the former’s niece, Miss Helen Sharkey, to Charles Neilson at the home of the bride’s, parents at MomenCe, Illinois. Miss Hall was one of the bridesmaids. The newlyweds will reside in Chicago Heights./ , ’ . | I Wednesday evening V. BF Kor•ner, agent at the Panhandle, received a large crate by express, containing three alligators, sent to him by his brother-indaiW, W. E. Peery,’ who is superintendent of a construction crew at Hopkins, I-’lor-ida. Mr. Hopkins caught these alligators while they were sunning themselves and, not knowing, what .else to do with them, he sent them to Bert. It is estimated by their sizes that they are 50, 10 and 5 _years old. The alligators were taken o the park lagoon for the night and Thursday a large crate was placed in the southwest corner of the park and they will be kept there this summer to amuse those who do not have the privilege of going to Florida to see the big alligators.

FRANCESVILLE (From the‘Tribune) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Kru-■ ger, Jr., at the 'Hope hospital, Saturday, a boy. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Wiese of Reynolds, Tuesday, a girl. Mrs. Wiese was formerly Miss Alice l Minnicus of this place. Mrs. Charles Kibler returned to her home at Cissna Park, Illinois, Friday after a visit with friends anti relatives in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. William Garling of ' Stillwater, Wisconsin, are visiting with his brother, John, and wife of this place and other relatives. Trossie Burns, son of Dell Burns, south of town, was married Sunday afternoon to Miss Nellie Roush of Monon by Justice E. G. Smith of Monticello. Miss Jennie Colbo, who has been attending Depauw university at Greencastle, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Colbo, west of town. During the electrical storm Monday afternoon Chris. Tiede, northeast of town, was unfortunate to lose a large black 6-year-old horse by lightning. He was standing in the pasture about thirty-five feet from the fence when the lightning struck. Joseph Swing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swing of near McCoysburg, was married yesterday to Miss’ Minnie Franks, sister of Fred and Ed. Franks, w§s.t of town, at Cissna Park, Illinois. After a short honeymoon they will settle down and live at Fairbury. . Mr. and Mrs. John Herdrich and children, Miss Louise and John, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lovett and daughter, Miss Eva, motored here from Zionsville Saturday and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles and George Daseke and Mrs. Emily Daseke until Monday. Mrs. Herdrich was formerly Miss Zella Daseke, daughter of Mrs. Emily Daseke.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Charles W. Bussell et ux by sheriff Jasper county to George H. Gifford, exe., June a? sy 2 sw, 17-29-5, ny 2 nw, 20-29-5, se se, 18-29-5, Hanging Grove, $11,310. Frank A. Bicknell to John N. Bicknell et ux, June 6, part lots 2,3, block 46, Weston’s addition, Rensselaer, $3,000. Charles G. Spitler et ux to Josiah Davisson, December 16, s% ne, 36-33-7, 40 acres, Keener, SBOO. Josiah Davisson et ux to Emmet L Hollingsworth, December 16, se ne, 36-33-7, 40 acres. Keener, sl. Northern Indiana Land Co. to Nick DeVries, March 1, part ne se, 29-32-7, Keener, $1,600. Sarah M. Friglestad to Alexander B. Figlestad, April 17, ne, 24-32-5, Kankakee.