Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FOUR CORNERS F. Guy Barnard of Lochiel is up looking after his grain interests here. San Pierre’s ball team goes to Kouts Sunday for a game with the team of that place. Quite a number from Wheatfield attended the reception for Company M at Rensselaer Wednesday evening. The oats harvest is now over and the farmers are expecting the largest yield ever harvested in this township. Wheat thrashing commenced Monday on the Horner farm, south of Tefft. The yield is fair but the grade poor. The ball game Sunday at Francesville with the San Pierre team resulted in favor of the former by a 3 to 2 score. Dr. M. B. Fyfe of Wheatfield reported for service at Indianapolis Thursday. A reception was given for him Wednesday' evening. Mrs. L. C. Asher, whose house was destroyed by lightning a few weeks ago, is getting material on the ground for a new house. Ward Hamilton, the electric light man, has purchased a new engine for his light plant. Ward -is determined to give the public justice. George Belcher of Tefft attended the Schatzley sale at Wheatfield Wednesday. Mose Leopold of Rensselaer is attorney for the estate. Trustee DaVis made a hurry-up call on township business at Rensselaer Monday and was back to look after his thrashing outfit by noon. I Davis and Wills of Kankakee township are running three thrashing outfits this yea.’. They surely know how to accommodate the farmers and look after the cash. Mrs. Fendig and mother, Mrs. E. W. Allen, who started Wednesday for Washington, D. C., to visit their son and grandson, Allen Fendig, who is in training at the above place, arrived at their destination Saturday night, tired but happy. They spent Sunday with Allen, who appeared the picture of health, having gained eleven pounds since going into training. They made the triji in their Maxwell -with Eugene Allen of Lafayette, a cousin of Allen’ Fendig, at the wheel.

FAIR OAKS

Health still continues good in our burg. We have been having plenty of rain so far this week. Joe Winslow began using his “Lizzie” Tuesday to deliver mail. The threshing machines in these parts started out on their missions this week. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. McKay visited his mother at Kirklin a few days the past week. There were several from here attended the soldiers’ celebration at Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Guy Potter and wife moved into one of Abe Bringle’s properties on Front street the first of the week, Mrs. F. L. Yeoman and children went to Rensselaer Saturday evening to visit her brother, Will Bringle. The old-fashioned army potato bugs have made their appearance in different localities and are doing considerable damage to late potatoes. Some fellows from near Rensselaer have taken a job of plowing a large tract of Lawler’s pasture land with a tractor. He will have it sown to wheat this fall. “Aunt” Hanna Culp w-ent to Lee Saturday evening to attend the funeral of her brother David, who passed away that morning. She is the only one left of the family. A. M. Bringle and wife went to Cedar Late Sunday to the Moody Sunday school. They also attended the Friends’ world convention, ■which was being held there this year again. Mrs. William Faylor, Mrs. Buzz

Howell and son of Lacross and Mrs. J. T. Kight and daughter of Indianapolis autoed in the former’s “Lizzie” over to Streator, Illinois, last week to visit relatives. They returned Monday. James Zea, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Zea of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, surprised the people of our town Monday when he dropped into town. He was but a small boy when they moved from here something like twelve years ago. He has surely grown to be a fine looking young man with a splendid stature. He was glad to see his old acquaintances and they were just as glad to see him. He reported his parents and others of the family well and happy. After a short visit here he went to Monon to see his uncle. James Gwin, and then he will start for home by the way of Chicago. Good-bye, James, come again.

GIFFORD

Mr. Williams was in our burg Tuesday evening. Born, August 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nuss, a daughter. Mrs. Bessie Snyder is still in a very poor condition at this -writing. Walter Conn and Ida Davis called on Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zook Sunday evening. Miss Sylvia Grim and Ethel Nuss called on Hazel and Sylvia Lambert Sunday afternoon. Otha Caldwell spent the first of the week with his brother here. iHe has been drafted and passed the examination. Mr. and Mrs. John Akers of Tefft spent Sunday with their son John here. Their son Albert returned home with them. He had been working in the onion fields. Th© pickle company is putting in a gasoline engine and a new -well on Lon Daniels .property, occupied by George Lambert, in order to get water, as they could not get it elsewhere. Charles Britt and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Myers and two daughters autoed to Rensselaer Sunday to spend the day with their son and brother Richard, who is in Company M there. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hankitis and son James and John Stockwell and family autoed to Kentland Sunday, taking dinner with James Haniford and family and returning home through Goodland, spending the afternoon with George Haniford.

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- ROSELAWN

Miss Mabel Nelson was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. Mary Born of Cook is visiting girl friends here this week. Tom Gundy of Gary is visiting home folks here this week. Mrs. Hiland Weaver and _ baby are visiting here at the Weaver home. > Mrs. Roger Smith and daughter Dorothy were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. Dr. C- M. Rice went to Chicago Wednesday to take examination for service as surgeon and physician in the ranks of Uncle Sam. S. W. Benjamin and sisters, Cynthia and Anna, of Martinton,

Illinois, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. Phillips. Mrs, Hoover and Miss Mildred Leeson of Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada, are here visiting at the home of their sister, Mrs. W. S. Wilder, and family. Master Stewart French, who had been living with his aunt uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crooks, left for New York city Wednesday where he will make his home with his two sisters. Three liyes were crushed out in a horrible accident at the railroad crossing two miles south of Conrad Wednesday w’hen a northbound passenger train on the New Central struck the automobije in which they were riding. A Mr. Hoaks and wife, living south of Enos, and Mr. St. Pierre, living at Enos, were killed, while Mrs. St. Pierre and two boys saved themselves by jumping from the machine. Coroner I. N. Best was called •> to Morocco where the remains were taken. Mrs. St. Pierre testified that the underbrush and weeds obstructed a new of the track, making it impossible to see a train approaching, and that no whistle or alarm was sounded for the crossing. , Coroner Best told us that Mr. Hoake’s body was literally cut to pieces.

MT. AYR

(From the Tribune) Mrs. L. E. Ponsler spent most of the week visiting friends in Chicago. G. W. Lynch went to Chicago presumably to do fall buying for his store. The Amish young folks had a pleasant gathering at Eli Yoder’s Sunday evening. The stone for the new school house has arrived and will be played in the course of the next ten days. Sam Kaufman of Lagrange county was here to attend the fu neral of “Uncle” Joe Miller Thursday. Tom Clarkson and wife of southeast of Rensselaer visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baker Sunday. Miss Claire Leavitt and Mrs. Earl Lemon of Chicago came Saturday for a few days’ visit with their friend, Miss Nellie Makeever. Oscar Schanlaub tried out the new Ford by taking the family on a visit to Mrs. Schanlaub’s sister at Headley. They went Saturday, returning Sunday evening. Mrs. Loma Miller, while passing through the park a few days ago, caught her foot on a root from one of the trees, falling in such a way as to jiainfully tear the ligaments in one limb. Theodore Whicker and family of

near Sheridan are visiting in the home of his brother, Lewis Whicker, northwest of town. Mr. Whicker says the prospects for a crop this fall is fine all along his journey, but at no place have they anything on this section in promise.