Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Mrs. C. L. Eggleston is visiting relatives in Chicago this week. Can Manderville was in Lowell a couple of days this week on business. W. S. McConnell begun tame hay making on the Washburn farm Monday. Mrs. John Thorn was in Rensselaer Wednesday having some dental work done. F. R. Erwin has his dredge moved and set up and it is now throwing dirt again. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Grandma Noland’s Wednesday evening. Several ladies of this place went to Virgie last week to attend the canning demonstration. Albert Rouns and wife of near Brook made a short call on Granda ma Manderville Wednesday evening. Mrs. William Cottingham and children of Momence, Illinois, visited relatives here a few days last week. Elwood Davis and family of Demotte came down Sunday afternoon and made a short visit at Abe Bringle’s. The new Standard Oil man at Roselawn was here Monday morning with a brand-new tank mounted on a Ford truck. The pickle crop is advancing very fast and will begin to be brought to the market the last of this or the first of next week. Health is still good with us, and the weather is just about as warm as ever, both night and day, and corn is now growing by jumps. Tom Johnson’s soldier boy George came home a few days ago on a ten day’s furlough? He is now stationed at Syracuse, New York. Aunt Hanna Culp went with Bert Warne last Sunday to Lee to see her only brother David who poorly. ' They are the only ones left of a large family, Lillie Ethel Yeoman of Hanna came Thursday to visit her uncle, A. M Bringle, a Week or so. She will also visit her uncle, William Bringle, at Rensselaer. John Lakin of Parr, who runs a huxster route over toward Morocco, was off his run Wednesday on account of his “Lizzie” getting tired and laying down on him, but with all his coaxing and praying it would not budge. Lou Moffitt, who is taking training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, came up Saturday on a couple of days’ leave of absence to make a short call on his “best” and relatives. He returned Sunday evening. Firman Thompson is surely taking the lead in these parts as a progressive farmer. He has a caterpillar tractor on his farm (the same we mentioned last week) with which he draws two binders to cut his grain. They cut something over twenty acres in less than eight hours. He has a very large acreage of small grain this year and rt is very good.

GIFFORD

Vein. Keen spent Sunday with home folks here. Albert Akers went to Rensselaer Tuesday to work by the month. Mr. and Mrs. John Hill are the parents of a new dishwasher, born July 22. William Obenchain and John Stockwell were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Church services will be held here Sunday evening by Rev. Bert Warren. Everybody invited. Grandma Steel went to Range Line to spend Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. liaura Antrim'. Ira Daniels, George Lambert and daughters and William Steel autoed to the river Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lemma Hankins and two children spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Kersey. Miss Opal Hanki-ns went to Kentland Wednesday to spend a week with her uncle, James Haniford. She will also spend a week with George Haniford at Goodland.

WHEATFIELD

C M. Dewey has purchased a new Ford. Louis and Michael Misch attended K. of C. lodge at Rensselaer Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Saylor of near Kniman visited friends in Wheatfield Sunday. Louis Misch and our junior blacksmith were at North Judson Saturday evening. We had one of the hardest rains of the season last Monday abou: 1 o’clock. With the rain was a heavy wind and Quite a bit of hail. Mrs. Andrew Misch and son Louis and the former’s sister from Michigan and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Misch of Kersey went to Valparaiso Sunday to see William Shirer, who is very sick. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shirer of Rerisselaer visited friends here and his brother at Valparaiso Sunday. Mr. Shirer is now a full-fledged grandpa and if he steps high and long you will know the reason thereof. ' Yes, a democrat has a perfect right to run his car clear through

his garage if he pleases. If he fails to push the end out he is liable to a fine. Only Republicans can run their cars the ditch on the public highways. Supervisor Kearns is preparing to put in a new bridge over the ditch east of Zadoc. Although passable for all of the smaller vehicles, it is not strong enough to hold up the threshing outfits that will be circulating in their orbit in a few days. Louis and John Misch and Charles Hewett attended the < Kniman club meeting last Thursday evening and reported a big crowd present and a dandy program. A play was given by members of one of the Marion township clubs that was up-to-date and speaks well for the social side of the farmers’ clubs. Kniman has outgrown the school house and in order to accommodate the large attendance, holds its meetings in the school yard. This is the history of a number of the clubs, namely, a healthy growth. Like the Wheatfield club, they have a ladies’ quartet that can surely sing and which is rapidly developing into one of the best units of singers in the county. Here’s to the ladies’ quartets of the farmers’ clubs, may they always be in the front rank. Dr. Fyfe, who will be given a commission .as first lieutenant in the medical branch of the army, will soon be called to the military training camp. Other of our boys will sooner or later take their places in the great military system of the republic to battle for the principles of democracy. With all those going from this place goes the best wishes of those at home, but we reach out over the boundary line of township, county and state and say: “The army and navy forever. three cheers for the Red, White and Blue.’’ When they fight under the Red, White and Blue they are under a banner that never was carried on an errand of aggression but always in defense of justice and liberty. It has never been lowered to a foe nor trailed in the dust by an enemy. Lt represents a living principle. The Wheatfield Farmers’ club held another excellent meeting at the school house Fridays evening. Beside local talent, a few from other clubs gave short talks that were greatly appreciated. We invite them to help again. The address by Mrs. Murray of the Gillam club on the conservation of food was well received. Walter Peer of the Kniman club gave us a short address on farm management, and we want him to help agam. P. R. Blue, who is an authority on the early history of the Kankakee valley and who wrote a series of articies for a few of the papers of the county a few years ago on the above subject, gave us. a synoptigal iddress on the development of northern Jasper that was greatly appreciated. The ladies’ quartet sang a few songs that were surely fine and we wish to congratulate them on their success.

MILROY

Charles Wood is working south of Remington. Mrs. George Wood was in Lee Wednesday forenoon. “Uncle” David Culp is failing in strength at this writing. The Saltwell and Lowman ditch cleaning contracts were sold Wednesday. Perfect Spencer and family spent Monday with George Foulks and family. Mrs, George Wood spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. Thomas Lear spent the first of the week with her sister, Mrs. Lillie Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Perfect Spencer took dinner Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Roy Walls and Mr. arid Mrs. John Tow came Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. C. E. Clark. Mrs. Mary McCashen returned home with her sori, As**J, McCashen, and wife, who Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCashen Sunday. J. R. Clark and son Lynn and Misses Pearl and Dora Clark and. Earl Foulks and family took dinner Wednesday with George Foulks’.

OBITUARY

John Andrew son of Alexander and Sarah Ann Mitchell, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, October 23. 1 853, While in early manhood he moved with his parents to White county where, in 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Phylindia Evelina Holland, who departed this life November 26, 1906. In 1907 he was hfniteri in marriage to Mrs. Lillie Beaver, one son, John Charles, being born to this union. Last January he became ill with heart trouble, dropsy and other ccrinipli cations, bearing his great suffering with remarkable patience, growing gradually worse until July 20, 1917, when he passed through the door of Death to the world of eternal day, aged 63 years, 8 months and 27 days. He united with the U. ,B. church, but upon the disorganization of that church in Remington he united with the M. E. church and remained faithful through life. He was a kind ' and loving husband and

father. He also loved tlje church ans its work, . ever seeking a brighter and oetter experience of the Christian religion, ever ready to help those in distress and sorrow. He was yery anxious for the completion of the new church building here in “'Milroy, active in hauling material and assisting in the completion of same, although he was never able on account of his sickness to see inside the building or attend any of its services he always said, “Thy will, not mine, be done, Oh Lord.” He leaves to mourn their loss his wife, son Charles, two step sons, Carl and Clifford Beaver, whom he loved as his . own; one sister, Mrs. -SylVia Dunlap, of Indianapolis; three brothers, Isom ot Oklahoma, Jonathan of Montgomery county and Samuel of Remington, and a large circle of neighbors and friends.

MT. AYR

(From the Tribune) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sigman July 15, an eleven-pound boy. Mrs. Elizabeth Miller of Kokomo is visiting with Dave Helmuth and family. Mrs. D. S. Guthrie of Vincennes is visiting here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Annie Haskell and Mrs. L. S. Haskell of Chicago are visiting at the home of J. R. Sigler. Miss Pauline Calvin of Brookston came Saturday and visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe. Ben Reeves moved back to Mt. Ayr Saturday from Fair Oaks. He has moved into the Hufty room north of Ashby’s hardware. Mrs-. Eva Croxton and baby of Kankakee came Sunday and spent several days visiting with relatives. Mr. Croxton joined his wife here Monday evening. Mrs. Addie Merry and daughter Blanche and Mr. and Mrs. Jap Wright spent Thursday, the gUests of Mr. Wright’s daughter, Mrs. Hershman, at Crown Point. Mrs. Fay and children of Parr are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs, Frank Signian, and getting acquainted with the new baby boy. ar, arrival in the Sigman heme Sunday. Mrs. F. Gilligan and Deborah Schyrver of Chicago are visiting with their sisters, Mrs. Mary Makeever,„Mrs. Ella Carter, Mrs. Addie Clark and other relatives and friends Mrs. Ben Geesa, who with her husband went to Coffee Creek, Montana, last March, returned here last Sunday. Ben stayed to prove up his homestead and intends to return some time next winter. Claude .Baldwin and family and Clare Vestal received a telephone message Saturday from Bluffton stating that Mrs. Bessie Stucker was seriously ill and to come at once. They left for Bluffton immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blankenbaker of Sidney, Illinois, were guests of his cousin, Edwin Harris, and family last Friday. Mr. Blankenbaker is a former resident of this place. He is now engaged in the grain business at Sidney. Frank Parkison, who for several months has been in the employ of Lewis Whicker, is laid up with a serious attack of rheumatism. The doctor in attendance says Frank has a peculiar type of' the disease, suffering more than is common with it.

FRANCESVILLE

(From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Roush are entertaining their niece. Miss Eva Roush, of Indianapolis this week. Mrs. Ray Simpson and children of Monon spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Brenneman. . Adam Pfledderer of west of town has thirty acres of wheat that is said to be the best in this section of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Loyde Washburn and son and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Reed and sons of Fowler spent Sunday with .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones: Mr., and Mrs. Harry Engle and daughter Lois of Blackhawk, South Dakota,, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Engle, and other relatives. The dredge in the Hill ditch south qf town passed through the railroad at noon yesterday. The> construction train was run out from Monon and it required less than four hours to take the bridge out and replace it. Clifford D. Hess, son of Rev. N. H. Hess of this place, is now located somewhere in France. He is a surgeon’s assistant with the Detroit Harper hospital unit No. 7. Before sailing he was in . training at Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is quite difficult for our soldier boys abroad to Communicate with relatives’ back home owing to the rigid censorship over the mails.

MEDARYVILLE

(From the Journal) Frank Linton • broke his right arm Saturday night while trying to crank a Ford.

Mrs. Alex Bell of Niles, Michigan, is here visiting with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Ballard. The Sternberg family held a reunion Sunday at the old Sternberg farm northeast of Medaryville. Mrs. Eva Hunt and Mrs. Sadie Domke went to Flora Tuesday for a few days’ visit with their brother, Frank Horner. Mrs. Mary Antcliff of Foresman returned home Sunday after a week's visit with her son, John Antcliff, and family. " Mr, and Mrs. Herman Litka and daughter and Mr. Phillips of New Richmond came Sunday for a visit with Henry® Luken and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Horner and Mr. and Mrs. Owen F. Horner spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Horner of Winamac. Lester and Robert Farnsley of Fort Wayne came Sunday for a fewdays’ visit'with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H G. Farnsley. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Prevo, Mrs. Emma McConahay and Miss Emma Brown motored to Rensselaer Tuesday and spent the day with Frank Osborne and family.