Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1917 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

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REMINGTON (From the Press)

.Howard Zink of Knightstown is the guest of Donald Hicks this week. Peter Geib is driving a fine new Paige Six purchased of the Auto Sales company. Mrs. Charles T. Denham of Brook spent,. Sunday with her sisters, Mesdames Harner and Commons. The Missionary Ladies of the Christian church held an altriay Session at Fountain Park Tuesday. Mrs. John May, who fell out of a cherry tree last week, has recovered sufficiently to be taken to her home. Mrs. SlaUde Lambert and little son Verle of Chicago are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Griffith thihs week. Mrs. Ellen Westfall and two little grandsons of Kansas City have been visiting her relatives here this week. Miss Edna Zink of Knightstown. Indiana, came Tuesday evening to spend a few days with Miss Doris Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Smalley returned last week from a visit to their son Tom and wife at Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Lois Rich of Indianapolis spent several days this week with her father,’ I). J. Blood, and other relatives. Daniel D. Lilley of Lincoln, Illinois, came Tuesday evening for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lilley. Mrs. .A. A. Fell went to Indianapolis Tuesday to continue the treatment she has been taking up. to this time. The venerable John Miller got a fall last Wednesday and broke his left hip, since which time he has suffered most severely. Miss Avanelle went to Huntington Saturday to spend the balance of the vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Homer Hardy.

Misses Helen and Esther Geier went to Watseka Wednesday morning for a few days’ visit with Miss Gladys Cobb and other friends. Frank Timmons was taken to the hospital at Lafayette Wednesday evening for. a slight operation. “Culley? took him over in his Red Cross ambulance. Charles Bonner, Sr., is still lying in the same condition that he has been for the past two months, during .'which time he has taken no food and very little drink. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Merritt and daughter Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Fern Lough and children and Miss Percy Clause went to Bruce Lake, not far from Kewanna, Sunday for a week’s camping and fishing. Mrs. Luce Bartoo and son Merle of Covington came Sunday for a short visit with home folks. They, returned home Wednesday niorn-' ing, aconipanied by Miss Edith Little, who will make them a short visit. Pat Lally and daughter, Mrs. Boyce Lally Jordan, former residents of Remington, drove over from Rensselaer, where they have been visiting, to spend this Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman. The venerable' Peter Mann is in a very bad way from Bright's disease and a poisoning of same sort. Mrs. Pearl Currans was home most of the week helping care for him, but has returned to her work at Rensselaer again. Jones Brothers report the sale of F. A. Hicks' residence property on Division street to Robert Bahler Consideration $3,700. Also the Leona V. Tribby property on North New York street, to Charles Dluzak, Jr. Consideration SI,BOO. Mr. and Mrs. William Sigman entertained at Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sigman and daughter Mattie, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schafer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Byroad of Monticello, and ■Harry Sigman of Chalmers.

WOLCOTT

(From the Enterprise) Miss Clara Goss went to Goodland Tuesday for a few days’ visit. Miss Margaret , Hofman went to Rossville Thursday to 5 visit her sister, Mrs. N. L. Jordan. Miss Belle Deßolt of El Paso came Sunday evening and will spend the week with Miss Ada Spencer. Mrs. John O'Connor of Rensselaer was the guest from Saturday until Monday evening of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Besse. Misses Bernice and Mary Mohr went to El Paso, Illinois, Tuesday for an extended visit with their grandmothers, and other relatives. Miss Mabel Miller returned home Monday from a week’s visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fauber and family, of near Delphi. ■ Mrs. ,C. F. Carmany and daughter Gwendoline went to Gilman, Illinois, Monday to visit her mother and sister, Mrs. T. R. Morgan, and daughter. Everett Waymire, who is working for his brother in the restaurant at Rensselaer, spent from Friday until Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waymire. here. Miss Jeanette Easterday of Bloomington, Indiana, a trained nurse in the Home hospital of. that city, is spending a two week’s vacation at I the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence’

Miss Belle Wood of Rensselaer and Miss Marjorie Clark of West Lafayette are expected Saturday and will’be over-Sunday guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. -D. A. Rodgers. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sennett and son Clarence and wife of Hoopeston Illinois, were the over-Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller. south of town. Mrs, Harry Sennett is a sister of Mrs. Miller. Miss Ersal Smith of Mt. Pleasant. Michigan, who is visiting her mother and other relatives at Monon, came Monday for a few day’s visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, Quincy Hughes. Mr. arid Mrs; Bert Cowgill an 1 daughter Bertha returned Tuesday evening from a week s vacation with friends at Tipton, Sheridan and Indianapolis. They aLta—visited Ft. Benjamin Harrison while gone. : ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mattox of Plymouth came Saturday morning to visit their sons. Ernest and Herman Mattox, and families. Saturday evening their daughter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. C. W, Sentman. andT little daughter Eunice of Covington came and they all spent Sunday with Ernest Mattox and family at the farm.

GOODLAND

Bom. to Mr. and Mrs. Logan Champley Monday, July 16, a sixpound boy. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Keen and baby left Sunday for Bangor, Michigan. where they will visit with Mrs. Keen’s sister. The Misses Irene and Carolyn Shaver of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. returned home Friday after a week's visit with Clermont Rider and family. Word was received here this week from Mr. and Mrs. V ill Rufina of Geddes, South Dakota, that thev are the proud parents of a baby girl, born last Sunday. Mrs. Velma Lineberry, who had been visiting with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Link Reed- of north of town. ‘ returned to her home in Indianapolis Tliurstiay morninsr. Ben P. Davidson left the .first of ">he.. week for a ten-day trip through the North. He expects to stop at ‘Merlin, Canada, and visit . w ith his daughter. Mrs. Newton Wickwire, and family. Miss Louise Saint of Danville, Illinois, who had been visiting with her brother. Clement Saint, and wife, left for Chicago Saturday for an extended visit with relatives, after which she will return to Goodland.

A linen shower was ’ given for Miss Lucile Alexander at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brook Jon Newton street Wednesday evening. There were about twenty present and Miss Alexander recieved many beautiful pieces of linen of all kinds. V. B. Korner has resigned? his position as agent at'the P. C. C. A St L- depot at this place to take effect August 1. Mr. Korner has accepted the position of assistant cashier at ths First National . bank and will take up his, new duties at that time. Mrs. Clyde Sprinkle of Villa Grove, Illinois, and Miss Georgian Gibeault of Momence, who visited here with their sister, Mrs. Schuyler Michaels, and family, left for Momence Saturday. They were accompanied by little Myrtle Michaels, who will visit for two weeks with her grandparents. Mrs. Thomas Ramsey passed awav at her home on Newton street July 17, T9l«, at 8:30 Pm.. aged 75 years. She was an old resident of Goodland. coming to this place with her husband and settling on a farm south of town when Goodland was a hamlet. They "moved to town from the farm some seven or eight years ago and made their home here since. Charles J. Fox was borne in Watterford. Connecticut, in 18 36 and died at his home in Goodland July 17. 1,917. He was married to Ann E. Briggs October 9. 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Fox came West about 1862 arid settled in Illinois, where they resided for seven years. Mr. Fox retired from active work on the farm about twenty-eight years ago and moved to Goodland. Their only child, George 8.. died in 1915.

BROOK

(From the Reporter) Mrs. Archie McMullen of Forest, Illinois, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Howard Myers, this week. Ernest Mayhew went to Chicago Monday and was operated on for appendicitis. He stood the operation very well. John Karr and family of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with his brother Will and sister. Mrs. Roy Bowers, and other relatives. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eastburn and Mr. and Mrs. George Merchant left Monday for an automobile trip to Chicago and Warsaw, Indiana. They expect to be gone about a week. . Mrs. Bertha Blaesy was injured by a fall from a ladder while picking cherries in Chicago and was brought home by her son Al this week. The ligaments of the back are injured and it may take her some time to recover. Truman Clinton and wife of South Bend spent the week-end with relatives in Brook. On Sunday they attended a family party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clinton at which fifty members of the family and friends were present. This was given in honor Of William Clinton, Who will leave shortly with the state militia for one of the training camps in the South. Alex Bower of Ashland, Wisconsin. was here this week visiting his old friends. He was called home on account of the illness of his brother William,’ who iS suffering from a general breakdown in health and is in a serious condition. Alex reports small grain in Wisconsin as looking fine. A good oats prospect.,

AH grains .backward in growth, Oats harvest will not come until some time in August.

GIFFORD

(Too late , for Saturday’s isstiei George Lambert was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. Bessie Snyder is not improving at this writing. James Campbell of- Newland was a Chicago goer Saturday. Grandma Steel spent Friday evening with Mrs. Guy Zook. Orval Smith of Moody spent Saturday night with 'William Steel. Miss Opal Hankins called on Martha and Evlyn Louse Sunday. Mrs. Mary Obenchain called on Sylvia and Hazel Lambert Tuesday. Charles Scott and family called on John Stockwell and family Sunday afternoon. Teddy Keen of Rensselaer came home Saturday and is spending a week with his folks. Leota and Astia Obenchain spent Tuesday afternoon with their sister, Mrs. Reece Cavinder. Mrs. Julia Schuder of Chicago came Saturday is spending a few days with Arthur Akers arid family. Mrs. Manda Jenkison returned to her home at Mt. Ayr Sunday after a few days’" visit with her parents here. Mr. arid ' Mrs. Reece Cavinder spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Obenchain. Chester Caster, who has been working at Hebron, came home Sunday morning and spent the day with his wife and daughter, returning to his work in the evening.

ROSELAWN

A. Halleck of Rensselaer was a Roselawn visitor Sunday. J. H.'Lee and family entertained Sunday guests from Chicago. Mary Jane Phillips was a Sunday visitor of Miss Dorothy Rodgers'. John Hufford of Rossville was a Roselawn visitor Sunday morning. ’'Fred Call, wife and young son of Fair Oaks were Roselawn visitors Sunday. > Miss , Elizabeth Brand was the guest of Miss Jearinette Crooks Sunday. Mrs. Phillips was bn the, sick list Saturday, but is able to be about at this writing. Mr. Tappen of Chicago was a Sunday visitor at the Lyons farm, east of town Sunday. So far as we are able to learn, none of our boys have been drawn from Lincoln; township for service as yet. Mr. Levin of Chicago was visiting his parents and brother Alec at the Levin farm, west of town, Sunday. • . William Korth’s have company from Chicago, who came Sunday evening for a few' days’ outing on 'the farm. — - . ,

H. H. Nelson and family, mother and brother George autoed to Wolcott Sunday to spend the day with relatives. Dr. McPhail, V. S., of Morocco was a Roselawn business visitor Sunday and was accompanied by Charles Kennedy, also of Morocco. Neil Brown, living north of Shelby, was in Roselawn Sunday ordering a gasoline engine to attach to his grain binder to hasten the cutting of his large fields of small grain. Mrs. Call had the misfortune to have an arm quite badly bruised Saturday when a window, which she was washing at the Mulder home, fell and caught her arm between the sash and the window sill. -Clarence Boyle, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boyle, living one mile west of town, passed away Saturday evening after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. Postill of Rensselaer. The remains were laid to rest in the Roselawn cemetery. The few days of warm, dry weather we have had the past week is putting the corn crop in this vicinity to the front, while the oats crop promises to be the best in several years. Rye and wheat'are also going to be a good yield, while potatoes, cabbage and beans are looking fine, with a greater acreage than has been planted for years. - .

OBITUARY

Elizabeth Josephine Gasaway was born in Jasper county, Indiana, January 13, 1915; died at Hammond. Indiana, July 19, 1917. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gasaway .of Hammond. She died with pneumonia and-, was buried- at Wheatfield July 21, the services being held in the Catholic church at that place by Rev. Horthman. The body was brought to Wheatfield by auto. She was the grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jungels. Her parents lived in Jasper county until about a year ago. She was sick -only about a week, and was a dear, sweet child only Iti years old.—-A FRIEND.