Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

FAIR OAKS Health still continues good in o»r town. Frank Goff sold his Ford Monday to Jake Hochstetler. Frank McKay was at home from Gary with his family Sunday. We were favored) with several nice drying days the past week. Charles Wood put in Tuesday buzzing wood for different ones in town. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Mrs. John Dean’s Wednesday evening. Pat Miller’s goods were freighted ta Chicago, where they expect to Jive indefinitely. Grandma Noland moved this week down to Rensselaer to live with Grandma Davisson. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bringle were Indianapolis goers Saturday night. They returned Sunday evening. A. D. Washburn and Charles Manderville came up from Kentland Saturday and made a short call. Dr. Fyfe’s family is visiting at W. S. McConnell’s this week. The doctor is now stationed at Chilicothe, Ohio. James Clifton is preparing to raise and underpin G. I. Thomas’ tenant house, which is occupied by Charles Halleck. Mrs. Warne and Herbert Bozelle hulled their crop of beans Monday. They used the old Sawin huller, ■driven by Charley Wood’s gas engine. The work at the school house has been progressing slowly for •everal days on account of waiting for a shipment of a certain quality of brick. Mr- Teach begun with a small force on the Wildrick stone road again last week. He is hauling stone with two or three teams and a gasoline truck. There is not /much doing nowadays, only getting up wood by a few who are preparing to go away to husk corn. It will be some time before corn in this section will be dry enough to crib. Mrs. Ben Reeves, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. Reuben Noland, has been very seriously ill the past couple of weeks with an ailment, something like cancer of the liver, but at last reports was some better.

The usual disgraceful pranks were pulled off (Hallowe'en eve, in which they turned over the outhouses at the school house, making another added expense to the taxpayers of erecting and repairing. Some one of the teachers was favorable to the act, but should discourage instead of encourage such. Can Manderville took his departure for Oklahoma Monday where he has friends, the Richardsons, who formerly lived at Roselawn. He will work at his trade as watch tinkerer. He expects to be gone until spring. Grandma went Tuesday out into the country to stay with her daughter, Mrs. Dan Odle. Charles Wood, Claud Burch, Guy Potter and Cutey Trump were out joy-riding Tuesday night# and on their return home, when within a mile of town, they were clipping along at a pretty high rate of speed, when all at once they took a header for the sand bank at the side of the road. The next act was when the machine turned over a couple of times and threw them all out except Charley, who stuck to it and was pinned underneath. They were all pretty badly bruised up, ibmt Charley had both shoulders broken. They certainly were very fortunate in that some of them were not killed. The usual saying is it turned over in a ditch, but fhfo time it was on a sand hill.

PINE GROVE

Andy Ropp autoed to Chicago Saturday. Rimer Shroyer is working in the onions at Newland. Mr. and Mrs. Venn Odle were shopping in Rensselaer Saturday.

When you want a real good lead pencil—something better than you can get elsewhere —try the pencils for sale in the fancy stationery department at, The Democrat office.

Sunday school at Independence at 2 o’clock. Everybody invited. James Torbet and family spent Sunday with Bud Lewis and family. Ernest, Neva and Gladys Garrioit topped onions for Jud Zook Monday. Gladys Baker of near Kouts was visiting in this neighborhood Sunday. Several from this vicinity attended the sale at Omar Kenton’s Saturday. Mrs. Dalton Ropp, who is in the hospital at Rensselaer, is improving nicely. E. P. Honan finished hulling beans Monday on his farm in Barkley township. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet and daughter Pauline topped onions for Jack Gifford Monday. , Charley and Creola Torbet and Newell Hayes visited the Independence school Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Sarah McCleary and son Everett. There will be a box social at the Independence school house Saturday night, November 17. Ladies please bring boxes. Elias Arnold and daughter Bethel and son David Elias and Elizabeth and Victor Yeoman took dinner with Bud Lewis and family Sunday. Mrs. David - Stoner and sister, Bethel Arnold, returned home Saturday from Flora where they attended the Dunkards’ yearly meeting- - C - Mr. and Mrs. James Bradley of Ladoga visited the former’s cousin, Mrs. James Torbet, and family Saturday afternoon. They came via auto. .Newell Hayes and Charley Torbet attended the literary at Center Friday night. The next one will be held Friday night, November 16. Everybody welcome. Victor Yeoman and sons, David and Roy, Newell Hayes and Mrs. James Torbet and daughter Creola attended the funeral of John Rush at Remington Monday afternoon. Subscribe for The Democrat.

WHEATFIELD

Miss Bessie Hewett is on the sick list. This warm weather is surely good for the wheat and rye. The Liberty bond sale in these parts was a grand success. Autoists from Gary were callers at the Hewett home Sunday evening. Hog buyers from Demotte were in these parts Monday picking up a shipment. Charles Hewett and sister Bessie and James Moore were Rensselaer goers Monday. George Ferguson and family were callers at the Hewett home Sunday afternoon. • Mr. and Mrs. James 1 ore of Tipton county are visiting friends and relatives here. Road Supervisor Kearn was <n these parts Monday warning out men for road work. Mallie Clark has purchased a fine bunch of Hereford cattle, which are attracting a lot of local attention. If you want any wood grading done, see Charles Hewett and the pen pusher. Can do the work in O. K. style.' Frank Andrews and M ; ke Misch went to Louisville last Friday to visit Lo»uis Misch and friends at Camp Taylor. Wheatfield needs a good, up-to-date detective agency to throw the light of investigation upon a few dark questions, be they yellow or black. Telephone men are putting up poles in these parts on the line being erected between New York and San Francisco. When completed it will be the longest telephone line in the U. S. It is being erected on the township line between Walker and Wheatfield. The national government is surely giving the farmer ample protection by establishing prices for grain and hogs, thus, to a large degree, taking these out of the realm of speculation. With assured prices the farmer will reap a golden harvest in the future and Uncle Sam has a right to expect them to come

up with the goods. They used to talk about pouring oil upon the troubled waters, but now butter, good yellow butter, plays an important part in the dissolving of the spirit of malice. Butter, thou art an angel of peace, and in the eternal ages to come you will be enshrined in verse, and upon the cornerstone of every heart thou will be written in letters of gold. “Butter, thou art the dove of peace.’’ We received a letter from Louis Misch a few days ago, in which he described the dedication of the flag pole at Camp Taylor a few days ago, which took place in the presence of 30,000 soldiers, with the governprs of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky in attendance. It was surely an imposing ceremony, one that would never be forgotten. Lou said that he felt fine and would be glad to hear from his friends. Judging by the many views and photos that he has sent us, Camp Taylor is surely a fine place.

McCOYSBURG

Jake Ray and family were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Miss Thelma Johns spent Sunday 7 with Ruth Cochran. Charles Lowman and family were over Sunday guests of friends at Parr. Miss Opal Eldridge took Sunday dinner with Mrs. Charles Ferguson, and family. Robert Johns and family were guests of Jocie Ross and family of near Lee Sunday. Mrs. Charles Ferguson and son Arthur were in Rensselaer Saturday on business. Mrs. Stiller of near Francesville is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John Osburn, and family for a few days. The Ladies’ Aid will give an oyster supper at this place Saturday evening, November 18. Everybody welcome. Van Wood and family of Rensselaer were Sunday guests of Mrs. Wood’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips, and other friends.

R. L. Bussell and family and Wilson Bussell and family spent Monday evening with Charles Bussell, in honor of their brother Elvin, who is on 'his way to Texas. Bo will he greatly missed and we all regret seeing him go.

SOUTH AMERICA

Clyde Fisher was home again Sunday. \ • Mrs. Dolfln visited with Mrs. Lilly Mitchell Tuesday. Elmer Clark and children were Monon goers Saturday. Miss Jessie Dolfln called cn Dollie Blankenship Monday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks last week, a son. Mrs. Lilly Mitchell and sons were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fisher were Rensselaer, goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lear spent Tuesday with Mrs. Lilly Mitchell. Albert Dolfln and daughter Jessie were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Fred Saltwell called on John Summers and family Sunday morning,. Mrs. Lilly Mitchell and sons visited Friday with Mrs. Thomas Lear. Mrs. Lud Clark spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Fred Saltwell. < Mrs, Charles Ramp called on her sister, Mrs. Fred Saltwell, Tuesday afternoon. Juanita Fisher attended the state teachers’ association meeting at Indianapolis last week. John Ramp and Fred Mecklenburg of Rensselaer were out to the former’s farm Tuesday. The Ladies’ Aid helped Mrs. Fred Saltwell cook for shredders Monday. Shredding is going on now at full blast in our neighborhood.

MT. AYR

(From the Tribune) Mrs. J. W. Merry is on the sick list this week. Arthur H. Hopkins of Rensselaer was a caller here Monday. Bruce Hardy of Dane, Wisconsiß, was home for a few days last week. Dr. Martin and wife spent a

couple of days with relatives at JoMet last week. James Shuey of Williamsport is visiting 'his sister, Mrs. Oscar Schanlaub, and family. Charles Battleday, the little man from Rensselaer, was a business caller here Monday. W. D. Baker and wife of near Remington were calling on old friends here Sunday. Ed Wolfe, the clerk at Lynch’s store, is visiting relatives and seeing the sights in Indianapolis this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Rimer of South Bend are visiting Mr. Rimer’s sister, Mrs. Harry Wortley. Mr. Wortley remains very low. Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Lee and son Howard enjoyed a pleasant afternoon Sunday, the guests of Frank and Dill Norman, north of Rensselaer. . Mrs. Ben Reeves, who has been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Noland, this summer, has been quite sick this week with liver trouble. An event which we entirely overlooked in our issue of last week was the arrival of a fine girl babe at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleming. Valentine Borntfager and family of (Hutchinson, Kansas, are here for a month’s visit with Mrs. Borntrager’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Miller, and other relatives and friends. - Jake Schock of Milton visited here from Thursday until Monday. Mr. Schock was back here on a visit last summer, which was the first he had been here since he left ten years ago. Joe Miller, whose home is in Elkhart county, returned there Friday after spending two weeks with his uncle, Davy Miller, just north of town. Joe expects to be back to husk corn in abut two weeks. Mrs. Ben Coovert and two little childfen, who had been visiting •here for the past two weeks, left Friday for Marion to stay a day or so with relatives before returning to her home at Erie, Pennsylvania.