Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMINGTON (From the Press)

Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Rainier visited Sunday with the former’s parents at Brookston. Warner Elmore went to Huntington and Andrews, Indiana- this Thursday morning to look after his taxes and other business interests. Mr. and Mr. Blanchard Elmore drove down from Monticello Saturday to attend the family reunion at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Elmore. The editor is once more at home, having returned Saturday last. He is still very weak, but is getting along nicely. He is not yet able to be up all of the time, but sits up a little each day. Samuel Bowman, who has been spending the past several months visiting his old home and relatives in Pennsylvania, and friends in New York and Virginia, returned home Tuesday morning. Douglas Merritt of Lexington, Kentucky, is the guest of his brother, Turner Merritt, since Thursday. At one time he lived on the Lamborn farm northwest of town, and also at Goodland. This is his first visit here in twenty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elmore and family drove through from Findley, Ohio, Thursday, having made the trip of 250 miles in eleven hours, to spend a day or two with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Elmore. They returned home Sunday. One of the most laughable Hallowe’en pranks was put up by some Rensselaer girls visiting at one of our Remington homes. The girls rubbed an itch pawder on their gloves and coming up town met and shook hands with some of their boy friends and —the result may be better imagined than described. Emil - Walton, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Walton, has a well-developed case of scarlet fever. The lad has been attending school in the country where, his father is janitor, and undoubtedly contracted the disease out there. There is no probability of the disease spreading from this case as it was early recognized and the family quarantined. L. B. Elmore of Remington lodge No, 58. K. of P., has been appoint■ed district deputy for the fourth disiTtCt, which includes Jasper. Benton and Newton counties. Tuesday evening of last week the K. of P. lodge at Goodland entertained the county, and Mr. Elmore was present and made a fine speech. He is well versed in Pythianism and will make a good deputy. Lloyd, the little twelve-year-old son of Mrs. Cora Gardner of southeast of town, was taken ill Saturday nisht and died Tuesday evening. As the child died of scarlet fever, the funeral was necessarily private, and there was only a short service in the cemetery where interment took place. We understand that there are other children. Mys. Gardner has the deepest sympathy of this entire community in her bereavement. The short service was conducted by Rev. A. C. Tharp of the Christian church, and burial made in the Remington cemetery. Johanna Saur was born in Germany July 24. 1854, and died at her home in Remington October 27, 1917, aged 63 years, three months and three days. She was united in marriage to Carl Stoll April 8. 1875. To this union was born ten children, nine of whom are still living. They came from Germany in April, 1882, and made their home in Remington. Although her death came unexpectedly, she had been in poor health for several years. The funeral was 'held from Sacred Heart church Tuesday. Ocober 30, at 9 a. m. The solemn requiem, high mass was sung by Rev. Conrad Stoll assisted by Rev. Father Berg of Hammond. As deacon, Rev. Father Henaberger of Goodland: as subdeacon. Rev. Father Baker; as -master of ceremonies. Rev. Father Jenison of Elkhart. The sermon was preached 'by Rev. Father Horstman of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The loving wife and mother is survived bv her husband, Carl Stoll; her children, Mrs. Louise Hinchman of Wolcott, Mrs. Joseph Kellner of Remington. Robert Stoll of Terre Haute, Mrs. Frank Wiemer of Momence; Illinois: Charles Stoll of Terre Haute. Mrs. Clifford Morton of Danville. Illinois; Rev. Conrad Stoll of Elkhart, Sister M. Clarina of Olpe, Kansas: Mrs. Agnes Bowman, at home, and a number of grandchildren, relatives and friends.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. William Blake of Remington was a Wolcott visitor between trains Monday morning. Mrs. Robert Nordyke went to Reynolds Thursday to spend the day with her father, S. U. Dobbins. » Mrs. James fitzger''ld and daughter Bessie went to Paris, Illinois, Wednesday for a few days’ visit with friends. Mrs. George Banes spent Tuesday with her sisters. Mrs. William Banes and Mrs. William Rawlings, at Remington. Mrs. J. B. Burch went to Reynolds Monday evening to spend a few days with her brother, S. U. Dobbins, and wife. Mrs. C. J. Smith of Kankakee was the over-Sunday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson. north of town. Charles Doctor of Oxford visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs George Doctor, and looked after business matters here Thursday. < Misses Alberta Dinkle, Naomi

Duncan, Daisy Ott and Agnes Ross went to Remington Wednesday evening to attend a Hallowe’en imasMrs. L. Stoner of Valparaiso, who has been visitig her uncle, C. W. Bidwell, and family, and her aunt. Miss Katherine Bidwell, returned home Wednesday morning. Mrs. Fred Matthew and brother. Francis Eck went to Rockford, Illinois, Saturday to visit their brother, Morris Eck, who is at present located at Camp Grant. Miss Gail Spencer of Kokomo spent Sunday and Monday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Spencer, north of town, returning to Kokomo Monday evening. Harry Kerlin, Who since his eib listunent. 'has been stationed at Grant Park, - Chicago, was in town Sunday. Harry was on a three days furlough and spent a portion of the time with Wolcott friends. The work of loading the J. Lewis Winter car of stock and household goods was completed Wednesday, and they lefL, Wolcott that afternoon for (Hobson, Montana. Edward Jacques of near Monticello accompanied the car. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gruber and daughter of Madison, Kansas, who have been visiting Nathan Farney and wife the past week, went to Forest, Illinois, Tuesday to visit relatives, and [rom there will go to Fairbury, Illinois-, fbr a visit before returning home. Mrs. J. Lewis Winter and Mrs. Emilv Winter have gone to the Country for a few days’ visit wi/h friends before leaving for Hobson, Montana. Mr. Winter and Jerry went to Montana the first of October, and the family will join them there soon after the household goods arrive. GOODLAND (From the Herald) Clifford Carlock of Paris Crossing, Indiana, came Sunday evening for a visit here with his T. C. Carlock, and family. Mrs. C. R. McNabb will visit over the week-end with her husband,

Lieut. McNabb, who is stationed at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frohreich went to Rockford, Illinois, last Sunday and spent the day with the latter’s brother, Private Wallace Galbraith, of the Machine Gun company, 341st Inf., at Camp Grant. Dr. John G, Kinneman, who has occupied rooms in the Humston building for the past eighteen years, moved this week into the rooms in the Little building vacated this week by J. W. Bond, who will soon locate in Indianapolis. The benefit supper and bazaar given by the good ladies of the community at the skating pavilion I Monday night, turned in $155.50 to the treasury of the Red Cross, : which will put this worthy organl- ■ zation on its feet again. | The Newton County Home Guard i company was organized at Kent- ; land Tuesday night by Fred Berger, | county director, of this city. One ; hundred and twenty-one men eni rolled and it promises to be a great ; success as the members are all very 1 enthusiastic over the organization ' and much of the credit is due Mr. I Berger for his untiring services in perfecting the organization. The officers elcted were: James Mullii gan, captain; John Lyons, Jr., Ist . lieutenant, and H. F. Little, 2nd lieutenant. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Strombridge and little son Gerald of Lpcksford, California, Arrived' Tuesday for a short visit with the former’s aunt, Mrs. B, P. Davidson, and family. : Mr. Strombridge has recently sold his mercantile business at Locks- ’ ford and is now enjoying a visit ' with relatives. Strombridge was born and raised on the farm now known as . Hazel den, owned by George Ade. He left thig. country for the west twenty-eight years ago and the visit back home is real interesting to him. He expects to visit relatives in lowa before returning home. ' Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

. BROOK (From the Reporter) 'John O’Connor of Rensselaer was in Brook on business Monday. Emery Kenyon of Remington visited this week with George Denham. Mrs* Victor Bbrklund was in Morocco Tuesday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy. Mrs. Fred Longwell and sons went to Fowler Wednesday to visit her parents while Fred was in Indianapolis. It is reported that William Little is preparing for he appointment as postmaster at Mt. Ayr, to succeed the late C. J. Hopkins. Mrs. Anna Reed is acting as librarian this week owing to the illness of her daughter, Ethel, who is suffering from an attack of rheumatism. Charles Cleaver, who spent the summer with his daughter, Mrs. George Weishaar, and son, Addison, left Thursday for a visit with ■ relatives in lowa. Mrs. Dora Armstrong of Riverside, California, was here this week visiting her uncle, William Corbin, and family. She is on her way back from a visit with relatives in the East. Sherman White went to Chicago Thursday to spend a few days with Mrs. White at ( the hospital. The latter was operated on last week at the Wtesley hospital, and is getting along as well as can be expected. S. C„ (Herman and daughter of Williams county, North Dakota, are here to spend the winter with Mr. Herman’s sister, Mrs. Hammon. He has just came from Camp Dodge, lowa, where he has been in the signal corps. Relatives here have received word that young Morris Lyons, son of John Lyons of Idaho, is now located at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois. While his home is in Idaho, he happened to be in Utah and enlisted in the ambulance corps, expecting to be sent to the Pacific coast for training, but instead they were placed on the cars and brought to Rockford. Sunday evening at auto owned by

John Botts and driven by his son-in-law, Mr. Hall, of Medaryville, plunged into the deep ditch near the Ed. Zook home just east of town. Hall claims that a big car crowded him into the ditch, but as 'he went into the ditch on the wrong side of the highway, it seems that either he made a turn afterward or kept to the stone on the wrong side of the road and turned over the edge. The big car was seen by Ed. Zook just after the crash and it was headed west, not having stopped for the accident. Claude Fix came from the Davis & Myers garage and straightened out the crank, which had hit an electric light pole, and after a few turns the car was found to move alright, and the family left for their home in Medaryville. Besides Hall, his wife and baby, there -was a young lady with them who through fright fainted, otherwise there were no casualties. MEDARYWILLE (From the Journal) Misses Lily Walter and Lena Greiger were in Rensselaer Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baughman spent Sunday and Monday at Chicago. Charles Teeter of Monticello was a guest of the W. H. Young family Monday and Tuesday. O. B. Brown of Valparaiso was a guest at the James R.'Linton home Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weishaar attended the funeral of Mrs. Weinkauf at San Pierre Sunday afternoon. Gertrude Smith left Wednesday morning for a several days’ visit with her aunt, Mrs. John Roth, of North Judson. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Vera Guild to Lloyd Young, which will occur in the near future. Mrs, Charles Tetzloff went to Benton (Harbor, Michigan, Tuesday w r ith Dr. Leslie Sharrer, where she will undergo another operation. Cart Remm and family, formerly) of Cass township, have moved to

town and are living in the property recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Reed. -Mrs. Remm is reported on the sick list. Lester Holt, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Holt, south of town, is ill with typhoid fever. His younger brother, John, is just recovering from a long illness caused by the same disease. The Hope hospital at Francesville will close for the present at the end of this week. Dr. Leslie Sharrer has gone to Bentpn Harbor, Michigan, where he will be operating surgeon in a forty room hospital. Effective on November 1 some changes were made on the rural routes out of Medaryville. Route 1 out of Medaryville will lose a number of its patrons who will be supplied by Route 5 out of Francesville, and will receive some additions from Route 3 out of Medaryville. Route 3 will receive a number of additions from North Judson. There will be no change in Route 2. FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. Charles Hubbard is visiting with Mrs. E. R. Burget in Chicago. E. L. Detaimore of this place recently disposed of his 600-acre farm near Roselawn to Lenial Potts of Chicago for a valuable flat property, the exchange of equities in each being $50,000. Within the past few months local citizens have been annoyed to such an extent by unsigned letters attacking the characters of their own families and those of others with whom they have been associating, that they have had the matter referred to the postoffice department for investigation.