Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WHEATFIELD Mr. Geffert is painting the houses on the Dewey ranth. Mayor Spitler of Rensselaer was in these parts Monday. Miss Olive Wagner spent Tuesday afternoon with the Vandercar girls. Mrs. May Wikrington visited at the Vandercar home Saturday and Sunday. William Grube, Jr., and his son Paul were callers at the John Misch home last Friday. Mrs. Malcom Clark went to Rensselaer Monday to see her brother depart for a military training camp. Charles Hewett and William Dooley went over to Chicago Heights Monday to see about purchasing a tractor. While playing baseball a few days ago George Bancroft was struck in the eye with the ball and very seriously hurt. Herman Langdon’s new home in the north part of town is nearing completion and will be, when finished. one of the finest homes in town. No, Eberneier, we do not want to please every one. If we were sure that all we wrote was universally applauded we would not push a pencil again. Oats here are surely good. On an average they are the best we have raised for years, averaging about forty bushels, with some fields making over sixty bushels. Thomas Hewett returned from his Hlinois trip last Friday. He reported that they are having lots of wet weather and. like here, are behind with their work, with thrashing on in full blast. Mr. and Mrs. C- M. Dewey departed for Des Moines. lowa, Monday evening* to attend the state fair and to visit friends there. This is their first visit to lowa since they left there four years ago. What this old world needs is a ba'ptism of Christian charity, and real *sym<pathy. "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is still a vital command which, if applied, would destroy the monster of selfishness. Frank Johnson is painting the barns and corn cribs on the Mallie Clark farm at this writing. Although Mallie hasn’t whiskers, yet he can do the farming act like an old hand at the business and believes in keeping things up in first class shape. Earl Michaels and family autoed to Laporte Sunday and visited with Mrs. Michaels" sister. While there they went through the great Rumely factory. Between here and there they saw a number of fields of oats that went down so badly they did not attempt to cut them.

GIFFORD Mrs. Ella Mur! called on Miss Sylvia Lambert Sunday afternoon. Miss Sylvia Lambert went to Demotte Sunday to work for Dice Zook. Mrs. Mary Norris and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Thomas Lambert. There will be church services at Gilboa Sunday evening, September 2. Everybody come. Miss Orabelle McClannahan of Hammond spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott was on the sick list the first of the week. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Myers of Fair Oaks was buried at Moody Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ballard of Medaryville. John Akers of Tefft spent Sunday here; his son Albert returning home with him Sunday evening. Mrs. Al Blake and daughter, Ethel Dewitt, of Oaks spent Monday with the former's daughter, Mrs. Cora Akers, here.

Mrs. Bert Warren and two sons and Mr. ard Mrs. Ernest Nuss and daughter Hazel took dinner with Jess Nuss and family Sunday. Mrs. May Smith of Laura spent between trains with her sister, Mrs. Bessie Snyder, who is not improving much at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Britt and Mr. and Mrs. George Heil and daughter Verna took Sunday supper with Taylor Hankins and family. Miss Grace Knapp of Tefft spent Sunday with Miss Ruby Keen. ’Hie latter’s brothers, who are werkinat Kersey, also spent Sunday at home. Dick Myers, who is in Company M at Rensselaer, spent Sunday with home folks here. William Steel also made a short call on his parents here Saturday night

Mrs. David Smith and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley! and baby and Mrs. Ethel Hill and children called on Mr. and Mrs. i -Reuben Snyder Sunday. Rensselaer goers from here Saturday were Oscar Russell, Miss Leota Obenchain- Miss Ruby Keen, Mrs. Lemma Hankins and son and Tim Haniford and daughter. A social gathering assembled at the home pf George Lambert and gave him a surprise dance, it be-

ing his forty-eighth birthday anniversary. They all departed at a late hour after spending an enjoyable evening. MT. AYR (From the Tribune) John Standish and Clair Vestal were over from Camp Kurrie Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Himes are the proud parents of a new baby bQ,y, born Sunday, Rilev Nowels and wife of Rensselaer,’ faithful Baptists, were here for the convention. Mr. and Mrs. Eib and family of north of Rensselaer were in attendance at the association. '* Miss Mary E. Wheeler of Sheridan was a guest in the Shaw home from Friday until Monday. Everett Croxton of Kankakee, Illinois, joined his wife and baby here Saturday for a few days’ visit. 0 Rev. A. G, Cragun and family returned Thursday from a two weeks’ vacation trip to their old home at Greensburg. Warren Wilson and family of Jonesboro, who had been visiting in the home of Lloyd Hopkins, returned to their home Monday. Mrs. Eva Croxton is here for an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. Loma Miller, and other relatives. She expects to remain until after the Ashby reunion. Mrs. Rose Wildrick of Kouts, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Earl Bruner, in Morocco, came Wednesday to pay her mother, Mrs. George Johnson, a visit before returning home. Mrs. Charlotte Anthony of Sherwood. Ohio, and Mrs. C. H. Robinson of Star City were guests in the Ashby home during the Association of the Primitive Baptists here.

A. B. Rich and family of Chicago visited a few days with C. H. Stucker. Mr. Rich is head mechanic in one of the big Cline department stQi’-es of the city, being located afFourteenth and Halsted streets. Charles Shriver went to Edmunds. North Dakota, last Tuesday returning Sunday. Charles has a 320-acre farm near Edmunds and as his tenant was billed to thrash at this time, he made the trip to be present for the thrashing. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Little and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner at Morocco. Mr. and Mrs. Bruner leave in a few days for Baroda, Michigan, where the Bruners have purchased a telephone system. MILROY Charles Beaver was in Wolcott Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. McGraw spent Wednesday in Remington. W. B. Fisher’s visited relativesat Monticello Sunday afternoon. Charles Beaver’s attended band concert at Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mrs. Lillie and sons visited Mr. and Mrs, Thonias Lear Tuesday. Thomas McAleer and family went to Lafayette Tuesday to meet his brother.

Marie Fisher is attending White county teachers’ institute this week at Monticello. Mrs. Earl Foulks and Mrs. George Foulks spent Tuesday with Mrs. Frank May. Clifford Fisher and familv visited his sister. Mrs. W. B. Fisher, and family this week. Frank Garvin was taken to the hospital Wednesday for an operation for appendicitis. Jaunita Fisher and Earl Foulks attended teachers’ institute at Rensselaer this week. J. R. Clark and Charles McCashen and families ate Sunday dinner with A. J. McCashen’s. Herald Garvin w’S accidentally shot in the leg. -The bullet had not been located at this writing ! W. P. Gafiield while in Demotte this week met his sister and niece, ’Whom he had not seen for twelve years. 1 Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and sons Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mitchell in Rem- .. ington. . ■

Mrs. Blair of Piper City. Illinois, returned to her home after a two weeks’ visit with Mrs - . G. L. Parks and family. r . W. B. Fisher’s attended the Old Settlers’ meeting Saturday at Monticello. Mr. Fisher plays in the <Jlonticello band. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dolfin who had been away [ Visiting for some time, returned i home last Friday. Miss Effie Wesner, who will, teach Lone Star school, came to i William Chapman’s Friday evening ito board during the school term. • Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks and • Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks spent Sunday with Clyde Clark and family. who have been caring for a new son since Tuesday.

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in our town. News is very scarce this week in these parts. Mrs. Snow of Hammond is here visiting relatives this week. i Charles Manderville came up from Kentland Sunday and visited his mother. A. D. Washburn of Kentland came up and looked over his farm near here Sunday. William Warne, who is working near Morocco, came over Wednesday to attend the Cox funeral. Mrs. Bringle and daughter Amy were in Chicago on business a couple of days the first of the week. Our schools will open Monday, but not in the new school house, but hope to move into it before the school season is out. Charles Holly of Paxton, Illinois, with his family Forded over Monday to visit the Burroughs and Crawfords on the Huficker ranch. The Morban brothers are at work removing their dredge hull from the ditch which they completed last spring, preparatory to moving it away. Rev. Hensley delivered a splendid sermon from the M. E. pulpit Sunday at 11 a. m., but was unable to preach in the evening owing to a quarterly conference at Lee. We were favored with an all night rain Monday night. Although it put thrashing on the waiting list for a day or two, the farmers will gladly accept the lay off as the rain was very badly needed in some Idealities. There was a largt crowd of relatives and friends gathered at the cemetery Wednesday to pay their last tribute of respect to the remains of James Cox, who was born and raised in this community, but of late years had resided in Momence, Illinois, and Laurel, Indiana. John Carder and other relatives from Laurel attended the funeral? 1

GENTRY BROS. SHOWS COMING Will Exhibit at the Ball Park H&e Next Tuesday. That smiling April skies have inaugurated the thirtieth season of the Gentry Brothers famous shows is a matter of local pride, for these exhibitions, which will delight us all on Tuesday, September 4, are the ever increasingly successful products of enterprising and public spirited men of o'lr own community. For over a quarter of a century the name of Gentry has been heralded far and wide as the sterling mark of clean, progressive and diverting tented amusement. During those years Indiana people, and especially those of this community, have watched the Gentrys build a small but meritorious attraction into what is conceded by the most conservative to be “The Greatest Show on Earth for Children.” Hoosier folk have taken an honest pride in the Gentry shows and in the Gentry circus ideals, and well they might, for these shows and these ideals have been good, worthy and wholesome. Each year has witnessed some advance in some department of the Gentry organization and this season will witness more improvement and elaboration in these celebrated shows than has any previous oneGentry Brothers have gone about to surprise the home folk this season and it can be stated that the exhibitions will prove a revelation even to those persons most familiar with them. Thirty years of alert and discriminating showmanship have climaxed in the assembly of an arenic program that must stand as a classic in point of divertisement, novelty and cumulative entertainment, a program that sparkles with the freshness of the unexpected, the beautiful and the unique.