Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FOUR CORNERS The Tefft school observed Hallowe’en Wednesday with recitations and a debate. Joe Smith and> mother, Mrs. Grover Smith, visited over Sunday at the Shirer home. We were informed that the wedding bells will be ringing for a Wheatfield party in a few days. Tune up your cow-bells. Will Davis received a letter from Warren Fisher this week, who is stationed at Hattiesburg. Mississippi, which stated they were all doing fine. A number of farmers have their buckwheat yet in the field and it looks now that unless the weather clears up at once they will lose the entire crop. The loyal bunch at Wheatfield did some good work in the sale Of Liberty bonds. Simon Fendig totaled the highest of any one solicitor, getting almost one-third of the total sales. The heavy trucks used by the new telephone company in hauling those heavy poles are putting our roads in a condition that it is next to impossible to travel over them. Is there no way to protect these roads or no one that is paid to look after them? It seems strange that there is net sufficient space on the south of Dunn’s bridge to turn a road grade when the stone road is being slushed. Does Smith or the Porter county officials pay the bills for time put in on their side of the river? The tax-payers would like to know? Harold DeArmond has moved into the residence vacated by our rural route carrier, who has resigned and taken a job in a factory at South Bend, and moved to that city. Sam Cullen, his deputy, has also resigned and will work for W. S. DeArmond in the blacksmith shop. Harold will sub on the rural route until the examination is held and then try for the job. R. E. Davis received a letter Wednesday from Charles Miller, who is at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Charles is in the best of health and spirits. Mr. Davis also received a letter from Harry Lane, who is in a training camp in Pennsylvania., stating that his company was billed for across the great pond ■in a few days. May good luck follow the boys to the end. There were some loyal people in Kankakee township who purchased bonds that were obliged to sacrifice in order to do so; there were others who for no other reason only that they are “slackers” and who sympathize with the kaiserdid not purchase. I don’t mean to say that all who failed to purchase bonds are in this class,, for we, thiank the Lord, have very few in our township who are unloyal—but

we have some whom we know are, and are able to purchase bonds and give to the Red Cross, but refuse. We believe they should be compelled to purchase one bond at least and made a wear a Liberty loan button at all times under penalty. Wheatfield has the same conditions to meet. Let’s go to it, make them, come across or pull their freight for Berlin. SOUTH AMERICA » Clyde Fisher came home Sunday and returned Monday. Mrs. Marion Dunn spent Thursday with Lilly Mitchell. Mrs. George Foulks spent Sunday with Mrs. Earl Foulks. Lud ' Clark and Charles Wood went to Monon Saturday. Miss Ora Cfark spent Saturday and Sunday with Edith Clark. Dave Benson of called on Lilly Mitchell Sunday morning. Mrs. William Chapman and Miss Effie Wesner were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Charles Marchand and family spent Sunday with Jean Marchand and family. Ernest Clark came over from Chalmers to spend Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Elzie Clark and daughter Edith and son Howard were Monon goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mitchell of Remington spent Wednesday with Mrs. Lilly Mitchell. Mrs. William Chapman spent Wednesday with Mrs. Anna Chapman and daughter Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell called on her brother, John Summers, and family Sunday. Mrs. Fred Saltwell and Mrs. Lud Clark and daughter Sophia were Rensselaer goers Saturday. We certainly will have an early winter if it keeps on snowing every day, and it will pat the farmers back considerably with husking corn. Sunday school is increasing a little every Sunday. Still there is more room. Come out next Sunday. There will be no preaching as our minister is going te be in Parr tomorrow, where an all-day service and basket dinner will be held. GIFFORD John Akers is on the sick list at this writing. Miss Beulah Walker visited with Leota Obenchain Sunday. William Dunn and Lee Wesner were Hammond goers Saturday. Quite a little excitement happened in our burg Saturday—a genuine scrap. Orval and Roy Ballard of Medaryville were visitors in our burg Sunday. Peter Swisher and family took

dinner with Charles Scott and family Sunday. Harry Ballard of Newland spent Tuesday with his wife -near Indianapolis, returning Wednesday. A party was held at Earl Smith’s 'home Saturday evening. There was a joyful time and a nice crowd. Lemuel Stockwell, who had been working at the cement tile factory in Rensselaer, is at home now. William Steel, William Obenchain, Reece Cavinder, Al Caldwell and Guy Zook were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Lon Daniels spenL Friday night with George Lambert ahd also went to Rensselaer Saturday to attend the pony sale. McCOYSBURG Mrs. Levi Herr was in Rensselaer Saturday. Mrs. Levi Herr called on Mrs. Paul Stevens Wednesday, Mrs. Warren Poole called on Mrs. R. V. Johns Thursday. S. E. Cook and wife were guests of friends in Lafayette last week. It surely looks as if we were going to have winter in earnest, at this writing. Al Campbell spent Saturday night with hie sister, Mrs. Charles Ferguson, and family. Mrs. Opal Eldridge is staying with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Eldridge, who is very sick. Charles Ferguson and family were guests of Mrs. S. C. Swisher over Sunday at Reynolds. Mrs. Robert Johns and son and Miss Ruth Cochran were over Sunday guests of J. Ross near Lee. Madge Robinson of Rensselaer spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandmother at Mrs. J. R. Phillips’. Our new minister made his first trip here last Sunday. There will be preaching here every two weeks. Let everybody be present. Mrs. J. R. Phillips and daughter, Dora Stevens and son Kenneth were guests of the former’s daughter, Mrs. Ray McDonald, at Monticello from Friday until Sunday. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children For Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and are a pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by Mothers for 30 years. They never fail. At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Mother Gray Co., Leßoy, N. Y.—Advt.

FAIR OAKS Health still continues reasonably good in our town. Charles Wood buzzed wood at Abe Bringle’s Wednesday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle’s Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hiland Weaver is here this week visitng her sister, Mrs. John , Dean. I Mrs. John Spitzer and two baby 1 boys, after a few days’ visit with I “Grandma” Allen, returned the latter part of the week to her home at Gary : Mrs. C. A. Gundy, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. William Cottingham, at Momence the past couple weeks, returned home the ; first of the week. We have certainly been having Bill kaiser’s weather the past week. Espcially Monday night and Tuesday were just about as bad as they could be. The dirt roads are in very bad condition. The work on the school house was at a standstill owing to the weather a few days the past week. They received a car of lumber and a couple carloads of building tile the latter part of the week. Lady friends of “Aunt.” Hanna Culp sprung a surprise on her Tuesday evening, giving her a miscellaneous shower. She was the recipient of a goodly amount of provisions of the kind that holds body and soul together. Herbert Bozell and wife moved Tuesday to the Warne property south of town. John Dewitt moved from there Saturday to the Mrs. Stowers property, vacated by John Stowers, who in turn moved into the Moffitt property. Paul Karr, one of M. D. Karr’s boys, received notice the first of the week from the postoffice department that he had been appointed postmaster at this place. Paul is a good, quiet boy and free of any bad habits and will no doubt give a good, clean administration. The office will be moved into the old barber shop on Front street, the Eggleston property.

MT. AYR ? (From the Tribune) Ed Harris was a business visitor in Indianapolis Friday. Mrs. Ray Sorters of Roselawn visited in the family of William Lock Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Little and babes spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bohannan, west of Julian. “Uncle” John Hlufty remains confined indoors. And while not seriously ill shows little indication of improvement. Mrs. Barbara Miller and Mrs. Emanuel Miller of Lagrange came Thursday and visited Dan'lstutzman until Tuesday. A. P. Huntington is down from north Jasper delivering some wood which he has for market on his home farm east of town. Thomas Watkins and family motored to Williamsport Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Mr. Watkins has a son attending school at that, place. James W. Mullady, who had worked for Dave Halstead for the past two years, severed his connection at that place and moved to Rensselaer Thursday. Miss Fawn Casey has secured the position as pianist and has full charge of the music department at the Boston store, the largest whole-

sale and retail store in Marion. We have just learned that our friend, A. B. Tolin, was in the hospital last week at Indianapolis for the X-ray examination for a trouble that indicates kidney or gallstones. Thomas J. Stephens of Corydon, who is visiting relatives at Foresman, called on bis friend, Frank Deweese, Friday. Mr. Deweese and Mr. Stevens were schoolmates at Corydon. Mrs. F. P. Huntington visited a couple of days with her daughter, Mrs. Emmet Rice, at Wadena this week. Mrs. Rice and babe returned with her mother fdr a few days’ stay with home folks. A great deal of stone has been received here this fall and placed ,on the roads both in repair and in new construction. Several connections have been made in strips of road at different points. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ashby and Mrs. Eva Croxton of Kankakee, Illinois, were visitors here Sunday. Ralph arrived at his majority Sunday and Came over to receive his part of the inheritance left him by his father. W. J. Little, our genial barber, has stated his intention of preparing and taking the examination for the postmastership here. "Billy” will make a good one and we are glad that he has made up his mind to accept it. Mrs. Hattie Barton arrived at her forty-fifth milestone in life Sunday, and the relatives did not fail to remember same, by taking that good lady by surprise. They came with w\ell-filled baskets and the surprise was complete. C. L. Nichols of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is visiting his sister, Mrs. George Corbin, at present. Mr. Nichols made the trip .from the

Western state in an auto, covering the entire 900 miles without a puncture. At a brother’s at Momence, Illinois, his mother joined him and came on here for a visit with the Corbin family.