Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1917 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Harry Waymire of Rensselaer spent Monday and Tuesday with Wolcott relatives. Mrs. J. B. Burch went to Reynolds Wednesday to spend the day with her brother, S. U. Dobbins. Mrs. Ed. Miller went to Lafayette Tuesday evening to visit her brother, Chas. Stevens, and family. Mrs. Fred McDuffie went to Pontiac, Illinois, Wednesday to visit her uncle, William Wooding, who ig seriously ill. Mrs. Arthur Jordan went to St. Anne, Illinois, Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of her cousin, Lawrence St. Pierre. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith went to Paris, Illinois, Wednesday for a visit at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crede. Mrs. L. S. Holderman of Morris, Illinois, came Monday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ferguson, and other relatives here. Mrs. Carrie Clark and Mrs. Chas. Weterick and little son, Charles Robert, went to Logansport Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Delzell. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Straisinger of Indianapolis, December 12, a daughter. Mrs. Straisinger was formerly Miss Essie Spencer of this place. John M. Spencer, whose illness was mentioned in these columns last week, is reported resting comfortably. His son, John C. Spencer of Walla Walla, Washington, arrived last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Barnes and Mr. Barnes’ mother, Mrs. George Brown of Poplar, Montana, who have been visiting Joseph Emond and (family, went to Kankakee, Illinois, Wednesday to visit Mrs. Barnes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Laßoche. Mrs. Barnes is a sister of Mrs. Emond.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Miss Laura Ponton of Remington Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. C. Louette. Thomas Watson, son of W. S. Watson, has enlisted in the aviation corps and is en route east. School will be dismissed this Friday for the Christmas vacation, to convene again Monday morning, December 31. William Mustard, stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor, at Louisville, Kentucky, will be home December 29 for a few days’ visit with home folks. J. C. Statzell, who has been operator here for a number of years, left Monday for Brazil, where he will be chief train dispatcher o*f this division. Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Pearl Layman of Remington and Albert Glasgo of Goodland, at the Methodist church at

Remington Sunday afternoon. Ben Shelland will move onto the farm to be vacated by Elmer Monesmith. Last summer Ben purchased a farm in Wisconsin but now has 1 decided to remain in Indiana for a while. Mrs. Newt. Wickwire and two lit- ' tie sprns, Russell and Charles, came Wednesday from their home at Merlin, Canada, for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. P. Davidson. Albert Hotler has purchased a | farm in Wisconsin and will move ! there next spring. Joseph Hotler expects to move to Goodland in the ; spring, having purchased the A. J. | Bull is property. Mrs. (Harriett McNabb will go to Louisville Saturday to spend Christmas with her husband, Lieut. McNabb, at Camp Taylor. The last of the week they will return and hf will spend New Year’s here. James C. Rice went to Chicago Friday night and enlisted with the United States navy and will report for duty soon. James has had several years’ naval experience, and will fit in his new work like a hand in a pocket. The train schedule on the Lacross division has been changed again. Beginning last Monday a mixed train leaves Lacross and will attempt to make the same schedule on the return trip, this mixed train leaving Goodland at 1:30 p. m. This train will make good connections with the Monon train at Fair Oaks* for Chicago. Another train will leave Goodland in the morning for Lacross and return in the afternoon.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Born Saturday, a baby girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Palmer. Charles Knapp of South Bend Is here visiting at the Woolley home. Miss Martha Harris went to Newtown, Indiana, on Monday to spend the balance of the winter with her father. Mel Shepard left this week for Mt. Olive, Illinois, where he will spend the holidays with his son, Cecil, and family. George Thornton, wife and son of Hutchinson, Kansas, were visiting his brother, M. J. Thornton, and family on Wednesday. M. J. Thornton went to Chicago Monday with a big shipment of poultry. He had 3% tons sent by express on the morning train. John Ade at the Crystal Springs Stock farm, has had about twenty lambs arrive this week. This is something unusual, as February and March is the lambing season. This week fifty-two books and (four large boxes of magazines were sent from our library to Camp Taylor at Louisville, where they will reach Indiana men. These books and magazines, donated by citizens 6f Brook and Iroquois township,

have been collected by the library and sent under direction of the State Public Library commission. We received a copy of the Big Horn County Rustler this Week and see that our old friend, Dr. M. G. Traugh, is one of the county commissioners of Big Horn county. He has charge of the road construction in his district and as he has had practical exeprience in stone road construction while here, he will give them good roads in Wyoming. On Thursday evening Miss Opal Turner of Rensselaer and Mr. Glen Brown of Foresman were married at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Snyder. The bride is well and favorably known at her home in Rensselaer, and the groom is the employ of the Brook Grain company at Foresman. He is an industrious and steady young man of excellent habits and will carry the best wishes of his many friends in his new venture.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Charles Robinson spent a couple of days last week with the Thomas Knotts family of Gary. Amos Fess and William Whited made a business trip Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parker of Wabash came last Sunday for a two week's visit with their son, Charles Parker, and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parker went to Laporte yesterday for a week’s visit with Mr. Parker’s daughter, Mrs. William Zellers. P. M. Querry, who has been dangerously ill this past week with Bright’s disease, is reported a little improved this (Thursday) morning. Roy Comer of Kalamazoo, Michigan, came Wednesday night to spend his Christmas vacation here and to visit with his uncle, Preston Querry., Miss Mamie Craw returned last week from Chrisman, Illinois. She was accompanied by Edgar Crow and Phonie Hill, who will visit their parents. Charles Franks of Warren, Minnesota, is here (for the winter visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Franks is one of Minnesota’s largest farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fleming and two children of Seattle, Washington, are here visiting Mr. Fleming's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Fleming, over the holidays. Mrs. Mary Querry, who has been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Jones of Lacross, came yesterday on account of the severe illness of her son, P. M. Querry. George Hansell, Jr., the baby son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hanseli, died this (Thursday) morning of spasmodic croup. The little fellow had been ailing a few days from a cold, but ha dnot been seriously ill until last night. Mrs. C. E. Robinson and James Stevens attended the funeral of Ben Knotts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knotts, at Gary Sunday. The young man is a nephew of Mrs. Robinson and had been seriously ill for several weeks.

FRANCES VILLE (From the Tribune) Lieut. C. E. Sites of Camp Taylor is here on a short furlough. Corporal Orval Nickerson of Camp Taylor arrived last night for a few days’ visit with relatives here. Charles Kaupka has returned Yrorn Benton Harbor, where he was in a sanitorium for several days taking treatment for blood poisoning. He is very much improved. W. M. Guntle, aged seventy-nine, who has been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. John Reeder, died Monday morning. The cause of his death was heart trouble and dropsy incident to his advanced age. He was a former resident of Darlington, this state, where the funeral was held today and burial was made. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koebcke of Helix, Oregon, and his father, Louis Koebcke, arrived from the West Saturday evening. They have disposed of their Oregon interests and will live here permanently. It is Fred’s intention to build on his 135-acre farm north of town. Recently they had been making .a tour of the Pacific coast, stopping over at SanFraneisco, Los Angeles, across to Yuma, Tuscon and New Orleans on the Southern Pacific and to Chicago on the Illinois Central.