Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in these parts. The militia boys of this section are getting ready to leave here Sunday. Bert and Leslie Warne autoed to the Kankakee Thursday to try their luck at fishing. Rev. Hensley was here Sunday and delivered, as usual, a couple of splendid sermons. Les Warne, who had been working near Blackford, resigned and returned to Fair Oaks Wednesday. Mr. Allen, the hotel man, sold his old “Lizzie” last week and bought a new one to take care of his livery business. “Aunt” Hannah Culp went to Lee the first of the week to see her only brother, who was expected to drop off at any time. Lou Palmeteer, who moved here from Indiana Harbor a month ago, moved back last Sunday by auto .truck. Country life is too slow for him. We have been having some very severe hot weather the past week or two and are beginning to need rain. We were favored with a light shower Wednesday; evening but need much more. The oats harvest is moving along very nicely and will nearly all be in the shock by Saturday night. Hands are very scarce and farmers are very much in need of help to shock oats and make hay. Haymaking will be very much of a drag on account of the scarcity of help.

Mrs. F. L. Yeoman of Hanna came down Wednesday to visit her niece, Mrs. Otto Cedarwall, a day or two, then will visit her brother, Abe Bringle, a few days and then go to Rensselaer and visit her brother, William Bringle, and other relatives in Jordan township and Jesse Bringle’s in Newton county. G. H. Hillis and little son were mixed up in a runaway Tuesday and the boy was quite padly bruised, while Mr. Hillis was somewhat stove-up about the neck and shoulders. The mule he was drjv-, ing to a single buggy got scaredMT a motorcycle and become unmanageable. It ran away, broke the buggy which ended with the abdve results. A doctor of Morocco was called to give them the necessary treatment. While the boy was unconscious for some time, the doctor thought he would pull through, however.

GIFFORD

Jesse Grim has begun taking in pickles at the factory. Lon Daniels took dinner Sunday ■with George Lambert and family. Charles Britt was a Chicago goer Sunday. How’s the city, Charley,? Mrs. Bose Spangan spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Lemma Hankins. Earl Parker and family of Kersey spent Sunday wtih Tim Haniford. Ida Davis, who had been working at Kouts, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Heil and daughter Vern took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hankins and son James Sunday. Teddy Keen, who is working at Remington, and Vernie of Kersey spent Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Miss Rachel Peregrine, while picking flowers Monday, was bitten by a rattlesnake. She is getting along fine at this writing. Tine Perkins and family and Mr. and Mrs. Grover May and baby autoed over from Winamac Thursday and spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Snyder.

WALKER CENTER

Dan Williams and wife visited Sunday with their son Owen of near Gifford. Alice Meyers and Eva Salrin of McCoysburg visited over Sunday with home folks. 1 Charles Scott was called to Scotts-,

burg last week on account of the death of his father. Church at Walker Center Sunday evening, August 12, by Rev. Flegigner. —Everybody come. Mrs. Smith and son of Danville are visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson. Mrs. Francis and daughter of Chicago are visiting this week at the home of Mrs. Anna Karsh. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hinkle and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Davisson and family of near Aix spent Sunday at the Hurley home. Mrs. Frank Davis and children and Miss Hazel McAdams of Collisson, Illinois, are visiting this week at the Garrett home. An ice cream social is to be held at the home of F. M. Garrett, onehalf mile south of Walker CenterSaturday evening, August 5, for the benefit of the church at Walker Center. Everybody cordially invited.

NORTH UNION

A number have went to the river after fish. The Red Cross club met at Mrs. Ed. Ogle’s Friday afternoon. Mr. Davisson arid Walter Rodenbush of Aix called on Will Faylor Monday. Paul Schultz and family spent Saturday evening with Amiel Stibbe and family. .. The farmers are busy now in the oats, wheat and hay, which are crowding them, as they all come in a bunch. Mrs. John Kight and daughter of Indianapolis are spending the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Will Faylor. Mrs. Will Faylor and Mrs. John Kight and daughter Virginia spent Friday with their sister, Mrs. James Howell, in Lacross. Mrs. James Howell and son Charles of Lacross, and Mrs. JohnKight and daughter of Indianapolis will start with their sister, Mrs. Will Faylor, Tuesday for their bld home in Illinois to visit relatives uad friends.

SIOO REWARD, SIOO

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WHEATFIELD

The hot weather is surely pushing the corn. A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McDaniel Sunday. The farmers here intend to sow a larger acreage of wheat this fail than was ever put out in these parts. The large demand and the high price is surely a good incentive. While F. W. Fisher was going to town the other day with his auto filled with eggs a Tefft auto ram into him, putting his car into the ditch and breaking the eggs. No one was hurt, and the car sustained only minor damage. This —week will almost end thesmall grain harvest in these parts. This is the first time in years that the rye, wheat and oats were cut in the order named without any delay, for as quick as one crop was harvested another was ready.

FRANCESVILLE

(From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Peters of Galveston, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McConnell and daughter Nannabell of Bennett's Switch, were the guests Sunday of Mr- and Mrs. James Ricks. Mr. and Mrs. William Jacksori and daughter Hazel, \ Miss Zelma Hallenbeek and Mrs. John Lindman of Fort Wayne were guests of Rev. Brandenburg and family last Monday night. Mrs, John Molitor was painfully injured yesterday evening in the west part of town while leaving her father's car. She alighted in such a way that her ankle twisted, causing a fracture of one of the bones. James Heyworth returned Sunday morning from New York where he spent a week on business. While there hevisited Coney Island, Palasade park over at Hoboken and other interesting sights to be seen about the big metropolis. Mr. and Mrs. William Whitaker entertained at Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. Alf Whitaker of Niles, Michigan: Mrs. Walter Kessinger and children of Medaryville, and Dr. O. E. Wolley of Flora. Dr. Wolley has been connected with the Indiana university the past year and will be there again next year. Mr. and Mrs. George Whitaker of Bakersfield, California, are expected here some time today to make an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ab Whitaker. They started to make the trip in a car but crossing the mountains became so tiresome that they gave it up and decided that the overland limiteds could make faster time, so their car is in storage somewhere near Salt Lake City until they return. The marriage of Otho Crawfis of Ottawa, Ohio, and Miss Flossie McKinney took place at Detroit Thursday. July 12. They are now located at Columbus,' Ohio, where he is stationed with the United States army. Miss McKinney is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McKinney, former residents of this place, but who have been living near Leipsic. Ohio, during the past two years. The groom is a prosperous young farmer living near Columbus.

MT. AYR

«From the Tribune) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schanlaub July 25, a nine-pound boy. . Mrs. Earl Bruner and babe of Morocco spent the past week with her mother. Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Jennie Ashby - returned Wednesday from a week’s visit with her son and family in Chicago. ' • Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Convert and Mr. and Mrs. James“’Young of Valparaiso visited relatives and friends here last week. A party is being given this (Tuesday night) at the home of Harry Brunton, north of town, in honor of William Brunton, who goes Sunday with Company M.