Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1917 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMINGTON (Remington Press). ..

Miss Nettie Price of Rensselaer was a guest" of Miss Orpha Timmons Wednesday. Harold Bartee went to Monticello Monday to join his company there. Harold is now Corporal Bartee. Mrs. Whitehead is very seriously sick this. week. Several of her children from out of town are at her bedside. Mrs. Ed Sutherland and sons went to Detroit, Michigan Friday to spend a month with her brother,, Peter Parks and family. Miss Gertrude Bespe returned Saturday evening from Indianapolis. She has been there several weeks attending the Teachers’ college. Dr. Gerald D. Strong, wife and baby who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley in Rensselaer were -guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Spencer Tuesday. Charles Gray and family took an extended trip through Ohio last week. They returned Saturday, accompanied by Miss'-Hazel Johnston of Columbus, who will spend a few days with them in Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Cy Rice and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hamilton of Delphi spent Sunday in Remington the guests of their mother, Mrs. Meehan. Mrs. Hamilton remained for a time with friends here and at Goodland. Mr. and Mrs. John Leader and daughter Miss Odra and Mrs. Kennedy of Chicago, accompanied, by Mr. Jasper Barnett of St. Joe, Missouri, were guests on Monday evening of William Barnett anil family. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis. Mrs. Olmstead and Miss Burroughs of Dayton, Ohio were Remington callers Wednesday. Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Olmstead were formerly residents of Remington and were at that time Misses Mary and Anna Draper? Frank Timmons who has been in the Lafayette hospital for several weeks following an operation, is recovering nicely now. His operation was more serious than it was first expected to be and he has had a tough time of it, but is now thought to be out of danger. Mrs. Guv Padgitt of Bucklin. Kansas, who has been visiting friends for the past two weeks went to Rensselaer Wednesday and from there will go to Chicago, ■vnere she will visit her stepbrother, Will Middlesworth and thenee home with a stop-over at Dekalb, Illinois. The many friends of Mrs. Horace Hoover of Lafayette will regret to learn that she had to go to a hospital again. She was operated upon Thursday last for appendicitis and other troubles. At last reports she was doing nicely. During her stay in the hospital her little son Lowell will visit his aunt, Mrs. Howard Brooks of south of town. Dr. Charles B. Younger and wife and their three children of Chicago, with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Broaddus of Lacon. Illinois motored to Remington Sunday to spend the day with W. E. Johnston. _ The doctor and W. E. were “kids ’ together, starting to school the same day in the fall of 1880, and they enjoyed the day as only old chums can.

BROOK (Brook Reporter) George Denham and Will Park spent Saturday in Remington. Miss Kathryne Everett of Terre Haute is the guest of Mr. and .Mrs. Arthur Lyons. Otto Chasteen and' family and John Simonin and family spent Sunday with relatives in Valparaiso. Mrs. Ray Hershman and the children left on Tuesday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Daly of Detroit. Mrs. M. J. Thornton- and little son went to Decatur, Illinois on Wednesday for a visit with the former's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bell and daughter 'Wilma of Fort Wayne are guests at the Sickafoose home this week. Mr. Bell is a brother of Mrs. Sickafoose. Frank Rich of Goodland and his son Roy of Indianapolis were guests at. the home of J. D. Rich on Sunday He reports the threshing of one field of oats that averaged 60 bushels per acre. Frank Weishaar jr. and wife are here visiting the narents of both parties. Frank will leave shortly for Gillett, 'Wyoming, to prove up on his claims while his wife will remain for a visit with relatives and friends. The barlev on the George Davis farm was threshed this week and the average vield was 44 bashe’s per acre. The present price is about $1.50 'per bushel, making a return of $66 per acre. Not bad for these hard times. William Wooley and George Staton went to Chicago on Wednesday where the latter” will undergo an operation for appendicitis. He has been troubled for some years with his appendix and is going to have it removed. The Sheldon Journal of July 25. 1894, taken from the box that was deposited in the corner stone of the Presbvterian church gave the, following prices of produce: Corn, 39c- oats, 26c; hogs, $4.25; tfens,

sc; butter, 15c; eggs, 10c; potatoes, 50c bushel. A comparison with the present prices will be interesting. WOLCOTT (Wolcott Enterprise) Henry Waymire went to Rensselaer Wednesday to visit his children. Miss Edna Buck of Remington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr.>. P. V. Dobbins. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Keller at their 'home north of Wolcott Sunday August 5, twins, a son and daughter. Mrs. George Shaull went to Rensselater Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Charles V. May, who has been confined to her home with rheumatism for several weeks. Bert Spangler, who resides northeast of Wolcott, has been ill the past few days theratened with typhoid fever. Thursday morning accompaied by his physician he was taken to the hospital at Lafayette for treatment. Mrs. Ella O’Neil of Columbus, Miss., who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Weitrick and her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn, and other relatives'TTrrr; went to Greencastle Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Davis. Guy Moore, who has been employed by a dredging company at Babcock, Wisconsin, the past season, returned home Wednesday morning. The company in whose employ Mr. Moore has been run out of steel cable and being unable to secure more cable at this time were compelled to cease operations for the rest of the season. Chas. ' Herbst of Hammond, brother of Mrs. A. H. Dunn, came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dunn. Sunday they enjoyed a picnic dinner -at Remington, relatives from Rensselaer and Remington joining the party. Monday morning Mr. Herbst accompanied by his daughters, Ethel arid Grace, who have been spending the past two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, returned home.

FRANCESVILLE (Francesville Tribune) Ernest Leeson, and family of Leilpsic, Ohio, are the guests at the home of W. B. Leeson. Miss Ruth Haring of Chicago is spending her vacation with Nir. and Mrs. Samuel Haring. Mrs. Hamilton Bertha of Lafayette spent the week-end’ with Miss Effie Wentz, west of town. Will Lehman drove through from Hygiene, Colorado in his Hupmobile roadster arriving here Sunday. He made the trip in four days. Frank Webb of Nauvoo threshed 200 bushels of rye from eleven acres which he has sold at $1.85 per bushel. One acre, yielded 31 bushels making the gross income $69.10. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Patty and daughter of Vicksburg, Michigan, motored here Thursday evening for the week-end visit with Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter. They returned Monday morning. Miss Frances Spencer and Miss McKee of Indianapolis stopped off here a few hours Saturday evening while enroute home from Maeatawa. Michigan, where they had been the guests of Mrs.'U. C. Mallon. John Hudgens, manager of the Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor elevator at this place, says that the largest check which he ever wrote in payment for a load of corn was last Saturday when John Rusk, west of town, delivered a load that weighed 56 bushels and 10 pounds for which he received $122.39. The price paid was $2.18 per bushel. John Saltwell, junior, delivered a load the •■ante day which brought $1 06.07. Fred Doll died at the hospital here Sunday shortly after the noon hour. A few days before he had undergone an operation for acute appendicitis, his condition was much improved for a time but his advanced age of 79 years was too much to overcome and the end came rather suddenly. Mr. Doll was born in Germany in 1 838 and had been a resident of this county for more than 45 years, having lived in Behver since coming to this country. He was a very good citizen.

GOODLAND (Goodland Herald) A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramond Sage Thursday morning. Irene and Edward Lawler of Chicago are the guests of Jerry and James Cullnan. Mrs. Steve Hamblin of Momence, Illinois, visited this week with her brother, Lewis Spaulding and family. Goodland defeated Foresman Sunday at Spinney’s park by the score of 9 to 3. This resembles an echo of *95. Goodland was well represented at "Rensselaer Wednesday night, there being about two hundred of our people there. Mrs. W. E. Mitten invited in a number of her husband’s friends Tuesday evening in honor of his 60th birthday. A fine spread featured. A. J. Bullis and family and Elmer Monesmith and family autoed to Owens, Wisconsin, last Saturday for a visit with the many former Goodland people located near there. James L. Medlock left Saturday evening for i Fort Wayne to join Battery B. This company was sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison at Indianapolis Sunday for training. Charles Volks came down from Chicago Wednesday. He reported seeing two bad accidents. On his train the fireman, a Mr. Hewing, of Danville, Illinois, fell from the cab hear St. John and was killed. 1 The northbound passenger train hit an auto north of Conrad and killed three people. i

FOUR CORNERS s San Pierre lost the game played at Kouts Sunday by a score of 4 to. 3. The boys are playing in tough luck. .. A heavy rain north Of Wheatfield Monday put the thrashing over for the day—-just what the corn needed. The corn in this part of the county' is in meed of rain and warm weather to push it tc maturity. - We hear that the tenants on the Powers land will look for other fields to till the coming season on account of a raise in rent. Over by the Louis Miller farm the leaves on the trees are withered. On making inquiry as to the cause I was told *hai Bro. Bowie was hung up on the hill with :HFord a few hours one of those hot dayv last week. The wheat on the George Luse farm- in Kankakee township tested 6 01,2 pounds and at the price sold returned a cool payment On the land of $56 per acre. George and Jeffries are thinking of subscribing for all of the next issue of liberty bonds. Simon Fendig received a telegram Monday rfiorning stating that Mrs. E. W. Allen, who was on her way home from a visit to Washington, D. C„ with Mrs. Simon Fendig to see the latter's son Allen, had met with a serious accident and was in the hospital at Union City. Pennsylvania. No particulars given. The Jensen family celebrated Mrs. E. Jensen's sixtieth birthday at Dunn's bridge Sunday and at the same time and place gave a family reception to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darner, who have returned from Florida to make this their future home. The entire Jensen familv was present with the exception of Jens and family, who live in Illinois. Earl and wife drove through from Florida in their Ford and were three weeks on the roadenjoying a much deserved outingThey gave up their home in Florida on account of climatic conditions which did hot agree with Mrs. Darner's health.