Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Mr. and Mrs. Marion O’Connor of Lafayette spent Sunday with' relatives here. John O’Connor went to Wabash this Thursday morning to look after matters at bis new farm. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Lacost of Shawnee, Oklahoma, came ThursdayAc visit his brother, Joseph Lacost, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Geib were called to Emington, Illinois, the latter part of last week by the death of his sister. Mrs. Ed. Walton and children •went to Fairmount, Indiana, Wednesday w'here she will visit her sister for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wahl are spending several weeks with their daughters, Mrs. Cecil McCain and Mrs. Chris Vielieber, at Indianapolis. Miss Nina Wasburn of Depauw and Dan Lilley of Bloomington spent the week-end till Tuesday at home, when they returned to their achool duties. j George Besse's family moved to their— recently purchased property, the Rich residence, the first of the •week, and Fred Pampel’s family moved into the Besse house. Mrs Littlefield, the aged mother of C. W. Littlefield, slipped on the (front porch of their home in the north part of town Tuesday, and in falling broke the bones of her right wrist. Miss Irene Howard came home Sunday evening from Bloomington, accompanied, by her friend. Miss Carrie Glavin of South Bend, who will spend the week as a guest at the Howard home. The sale of the effects and stock of the late Sanford Casey was held at the late home of the deceased on Wednesday. The weather was fine, if cold, and a good crowd was present. Everything sold well, and the total amount realized was $4,269.75. Aunt .Betty Coffelt is reported very low this Thursday morning with little hopes of living throughout the day. She is seventy-nine years of age and her sickness Is from a complication of diseases. She is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom Dawson. W. C. Smalley has just received •word that his brother, Dr. Smalley, who has been in Germany the past few years, 'was now either on his way home or would be very shortly. Just how he will manage to get out of the country may make a very readable article when that gentleman arrives home. A number of our high school students went to Rensselaer Saturday to take the teachers 1 ’ examination. Some of them went in Mr. Lucas’ "bob-sled, and had a hard time getting there and back on account of the condition of the roads. They were Martha Parker, Ethel and Nellie Johnston, Mildred McGlynn, Hazel Lucas and Oscar Beasey.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Menno Diener is here from Arthur, Illinois, for a visit with relatives. Lewis Shriver shipped a car of cattle Wednesday he had been feeding this wint£\ Mrs. Jane Jinkerson is reported sick with asthma and something bordering on pneumonia. Mrs. Joe Wildrick has been seriously sick with pneumonia but is Showing signs of improvement. Emanuel Harshbarger of Parr Spent several days the past week visiting friends and relatives here. Menasses Miller, wife and daughter of Lagrange, are here on a ten days’ visit with the family of John

Frye. Mrs, Miller and Mrs. Frye ire sisters.. * Mr. and. Mrs. Howard Rimer or Michigan City here to attend the funeral of Howard’s aonL Mrs. Jane Wonley. \ Mrs. Joseph B, has : been considerably ailing \of late. Mrs. Miller is getting w«dl =P in years and since the death of her band, I'ncle. Joe Miller. last: swatmer, she is showing more rapid decline. Miss Lyd'iaA home is in the' eastern part of the state, but who had been working in the Amish sCtUememt at Arthur. Illinois, came Thursday r ort » visit, of a few days with relatives and friends before ■ gu.ng on to her home. . i' the Mount Ayr.l Jackson Township, Red Cross Chapter, 1 has jast completed ready for .(shipment the following articles!.. .’( 16 ..shreaters,.... 4 pairs of socks, 4 mufflers, 3 pairs of wristlets,. '2B' pillow 'case* .14, towels, 4 pairs operating leggings, 2 knit wash cloths.

LEE Vern Smith is vert sick wit', pneumonia. . Orval Holeman and Gail ■'al are both under -the doctors care this week with licht at" «cks of pneumonia. Edith Overton took sick Monday with pneumonia. She has. been very low, her', temperature vanning very high. Dr. Clayton took' the case and Dr. Hemphill wa< called Tuesday night. Both doctors were with her most all of Mfedncsday night. Her temperature has dropped some and she is some better at this writing (Thursday morpingV Miss Pauline Holmes of Mpnpn is nursing the patient Obituary Ralph Hohman Overton. sOn of Fran k and Cordelia Overton.. was born January 2. 1946,.- and died January 27. 1918, after an Illness of only a -few days of pneumonia, bis age being twelve years and twentyseven days. He was a bright, intelligent hoy. loved by his teachers; and classmates and all who knew him. He had a talent for singing: and Speaking, and which he made goo i use of so much in church work, and will be greatly missed by all. He united with the M. E... church at this place last winter. He Igav-- ’. mourn their, loss his heart-b-rok-~n parents, two sisters, one brother and a host of other relatives and 'friendTwo brothers-and one: sistjer preceded him. to the \ grave. funeral services were held at the church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. McNary of Monon preaching the sermon. In terment was made in the Osborn cemetery. Because -Of the heavy snow the funeral s-orteg- was composed entirely of sleds.

POSSt M KIX We are still having had weather. Nota Wilbanks spent Sunday with Essie Comer. Lenna Hurley spent Wednesday night with Lucylle Miller. I Sam Cavinder was in tMs . Vicinity Wednesday peddling fish. Mrs. G. H. Comer called ! on MrJohn Wilbanks Sunday afternoon. Charley Parker is hauling the school children this week for I.yde Ward. I 1 Mr. and Mrs. Eloer Milled) ar* keeping house for Mr. and Mrs.

George Davisson while they are in Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Brouhard spent Sunday with Mr. and- Mrs., E. A. .Merrill. Jasper Cover, Jesse Walker- and Frank Wilbanks called on T. J. Parker Tuesday afternoon. Golda, Lenna and Roy Hurley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .Elmer.' .Miller*. and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson left Monday for a few weeks’ visit with their son, Clyde Davisson, and .family' '.in Georgia. Mrs. Lyde Ward and children and Mrs. E. A. Merrill called on Mrs. T. J, Parker and daughter Wednesday afternoon., . John Wilbanks anfl daughter Nota were Rensselaer goers Saturday and did not get back until Sunday on account of the drifted., roads.

MILROY Mrs. Horwell and George Caster went to Wolcott Monday. Mrs William Horwell spent Monday with Mrs. George Caster. Misses Juanita and Lillian Fisher spent Sunday with Mrs. George Foulks. The family of Claude Spencer are nearly ail sick with colds and pneumonia. Mrs. Frank May spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. Frank May and Mrs. Roy Culp spent last Friday with Joseph Clark and family. Mrs. Thomas Lear spent Thursday of last week with her sister, Mrs. Lillie Mitchell. Some of our schools dismissed Tuesday to attend the war conference at Rensselaer.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horwell and son spent Friday evening with Elmer Clark and family. George Wood is critically ill with paralysis and nneumonia. Mrs, Wood is- also in poor health. Mrs. G, L. Parks spent Monday and Monday night with her brother. Sam Ravenscroft, near Remington. Earl Foulks and family, Mrs. Frank May and Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks Spent Friday evening with the Fisher family. Misses Helen Porter and Lillian and Juanita Fisher and Frank Garvin and George Foulks went td Rensselaer Saturday, and on the way home stopped and ate supper with Mrs. Garvin. V-