Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTERESTS YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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USB G. A. Jacks and wife spent the afternoon of the Fourth at Wheatfield. Morris Jacks and family visited Ray McDonald and wife near Monticello Sunday. S. M. Jacks and family spent the Fourth at the Soldiers’ home near Lafayette. Harry Rishling helped Culp & Son unload a carload of binders and mowers and hay rakes Thursday. • * Charles Lefler and family and Edna Marrs picked cherries Monday at Will Willets’, near McCoysburg. George Davis and wife and Misses Mabeth and Nellie Callon visited Tuesday night at J. L. Osborne’s. George Davis and wife of St. Elmo, Illinois, came Tuesday to visit Mrs. C. A. _ Holeman, and other relatives-'-nntil Saturday. ’ Misses Mabeth and Nellie Callon of Trafalgar, Indiana, came Saturday evening to visit their cousins. J. H. Culp and family, and other relatives until Thursday.

Harry Rishling and family spent Sunday with Steve Freeman and family in Barkley township. Their daughter Irma stayed for a longer visit with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman. A large crowd of relatives and friends gathered at the home of J. W. Mellender north of Lee for a Fourth of July picnic. About 10 o’clock the crowd began to gather with well filled baskets, the contents of which were spread on a long table under the hickory trees in the yard. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. George Davis of St. Elma, Illinois; the Misses Mabeth and Nellie Callon of Trafalgar, Indiana; George Holeman and three children. Monticello; Hoy Rishling and family, Rensselaer; Miss Georgia Heltzel, Monon, and those from here were: J. L. Osborne and wife, Mrs. C- A. Holeman, J. W. Mellender and family. Ray Roleman and family, Asa Holeman and family, H. C. Anderson and family, Orval Holeman and family, J- H. Culp and family. Elmer Gilmore and family, Roy Heltzel and family. Frank Overton and family and Miss Cora Noland, making a total of sixty-four persons. The day was spent in music and games, the men and boys enjoying a game of baseball. All were served with ice cream and cake before returning to their several homes. McCOYSBURG Robert Cook is very sick at this writing. Harvey Johns spent the Fourth at Lafayette. Everybody seems to be busy with their cherries. A number from here spent the Fourth at Monticello. We are having some of the “good old summer time” now. Owen Barker 'took his wife to Monon Monday to see Dr. Stuart. Miss Opal Eldridge is spending a few days with friends at Brookston. Mrs. Robert Johns is the guest of friends at Lafayette for a few days. The Ladies’ Aid will meet with Mrs. Warren Poole Wednesday, July 11. Wilson Bussell and wife are at home until after the threshing season is over. Paul Stevens and family were guests of Morris Jacks and family at Lee Sunday. Miss Katie Widner of Delphi is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Leonard "Widner, and family. Ben Kesler and wife of near Monon were guests of their uncle, Charles Ferguson, the Fourth. Mrs. Ethel Jacks and son of Lee were guests of her sister, Mrs. R. L. Bussell, and family Friday. Robert Meadows and Mrs. Arthur Meadows of Monon were guests of R. V. Johns and family Thursday. Sunday is preaching day. Let everybody be present to hear the good message that is always given.. Gertrude Campbell of Wolcott and Albert Campbell of Monon were guests of their aunt, Mrs. Charles Ferguson, and family Sunday. Win Sheral and family of Frankfort were guests of Owen Barker and family Monday night, and both families spent Tuesday with friends at Fair Oaks.

POSSUM RUN John Davis is spending this week with his grandparents. Mrs. George Davisson called on Mrs. T. J. Parker Mrs. John Price called on Mrs. T. J. Parker Saturday afternoon. William Hurley and family spent the Fourth with Simon Cooper and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley and son took dinner vrith Nan Burgeit Sunday. Earl Parker and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Ores Cunningham and family. James Davis and family spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with Everett, Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Mr. Hurley and. son and daughter Goldie called on Orpha and Myrtle Parker Tuesday afternoon. T. J. Parker and James Davis and families called on Ores Cunningham and family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and MYs. George Davisson and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fay spent Saturday evening with T. J. Parker and family. „

Mrs and Mrs. T. J. Parker were called to New Brunswick Monday by the "death of Mrs. Parker’s brother, George Cook, of that place. VIRGIE Miss Bertha' “Florence visited, with home folks over Sunday. Tipton Wiseman is here from Montana visiting relatives. o 1 , Mr. and* Mrs. W. W. Zellers were Fair Oaks goers Monday evening. Mrs. John Reed and son Charles were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs., William Terpstra spent the Fourth with home folks. Miss Esther Mellon of Chicago is spending a few days with friends here. •Harry Frame of Demotte Is plowing corn for Gedrge Cover this week. ✓ Mr. and Mrs. John Wiseman, son Albert and daughter Zella spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. MallatU The North Union Farmers' club meets here this Saturday night. A fine program will be rendered and ice cream served by the Ladies’ Aid. Everybody come. Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman. Mr. and Mrs. George Cover and Mr. and Mrs. William Wilcox autoed to Lowell Sunday and spent the day there with their sister, Mrs. T. Sutton, and family.

MILROY Those on the sick list are not improving. Mrs. Dolfin visited her parents at Demotte this week. Miss Ruth May spent Thursday with her aunt, Maggie Foulks. Leonard McAleer assisted Fred May with corn plowing Friday and Saturday. Some from this vicinity spent the Fourth at Morocco, others at MonticeJlo. Mrs. Roy Culp and Mrs. Joseph Clark spent Tuesday wtih Mrs. Frank May. „ . Miss Fay Long of Lafayette spent the first of the week with the Fisher family. Miss Genevieve Hughs is spending the week with her cousin, Mrs. Mable Foulks, and family. Mrs. G. L. Parks and Mrs. Thomas McAleer spent Thursday with the former’s brother, Sam Ravenscroft. Children’s program gave credit to themselves and those training them, as a good time was enjoyed by a large audience. PINE GROVE Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp spent the Fourth with their son Dalton and famliy. Several from this vicinity attended the ice cream social at Aix Friday night. Miss Mae Shook of near Valparaiso is visiting here with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shroyer called on Mrs. Burr, near Blackford, Sunday afternoon. Roy Torbet and family spent Friday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Mrs. James and Mrs. Bluford Torbet called on Mrs. Ocie Nicholson Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah McCleary and son Everett. Several from this neighborhood attended the FoUrth of July celebration at Wheatfield Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Cratie Cragun returned to their home in Indianapolis Sunday after a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. REMINGTON (From the Press)

Miss Orpha Timmons returned home from Seattle, Washington, Monday evening. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bellows of Rensselaer spent the Fourth with their son, Ed Bellows, and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tribby and daughter Lorene of Terre Haute came this Thursday to visit Mrs. Tribby and family. The little son of Bert May of near Rensselaer is spending the week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake May. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Murphy of Berwyn. Illinois, spent from Saturday until the Fourth with the latter's brother, Ed Bellows, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hargreaves of Chicago came Tuesday evening to spend a day or two with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Spencer. Mrs. Turner Merritt spent the Fourth with her brother, Isaac Leavel, and family in Hope, Indiana, autoing over and back with Charles Leavel of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. T. Ponton and Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McCullom of Logansport started Sunday in the former’s Overland for a trip East, and may go as far as Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Will Puckett and children of Peru came Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D., Luckey, for a week or ten days and incidentally to attend the dedication services. Misses Minnie and Myrtle Alter have just returned from a trip East, having visited New York, Albany and Buffalo, and just narrowly es-

caped having beeii on the scenic railway when it collapsed. Attorney H. H. Roadifer of Logan, lowa, left Monday morning after a week’s visit with his only sister, Mrs. Mary Warnock, and his two brothers, William O. and John Roadifer, and other relatives. ' i Mrs. Pierre Branning and little son Sterry of Miami, Florida, and nephew, Byron Milligan, of Daytona, Florida, came Friday for a two months’ visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hand. C. H. Coover of the Rockville Tuberculosis hospital has been spending five days’ leave of absence with his family here. Hartley is looking better than ever and feeling the same and stands a good show of complete cure.

Verne Hensler was over to Newcastle a few days last week and reports seeing some mighty fine crops in that neighborhood. In fact, he says they are far ahead of what we have here, and we think we have a good outlook here, too. Mr. and Mrs. George Shaull of Wolcott attended the dedication of the new M. E. church at this place Sunday. They were living here and were members when the old church was dedicated, and still showed their loyalty by contributing generously when the call for subscriptions was made. Our allusion last week to a young Remington couple who were about to commit matrimony, was directed toward Miss Florence Johnston and Lee Copeland, who were seen leaving town together. They did not go to Rensselaer but to Kentland, where they took the train to Chicago and thence to Benton Harbor, Michigan, where they were quietly united in wedlock. After visiting St. Joe they returned to Chicago to the home which was already furnished and waiting the coming of the bride. The groom is employed in the railroad transfer yards, and their home is near Englewood station, 6232 South Park avenue. Florence Johnston is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Johnston of this place/ and one of our very most esteemed young ladies. For a few years she had been a teacher in the township schools where she gaye the best satisfaction. The groom is a most worthy young man, who for a number of years had been employed hereabouts and for a long time at H. L. Williams’ farm. Their many friends will wish them all happiness on life’s journey together.