Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON (From the Press) Mrs. Martin Meehan of Indianapolis is visiting relatives in and around Remington. Mrs. John Bowman of Monticello spent Friday with the Ezra Bowman and M. B. Peck families. Miss Berea Bar too, who has been sick with bronchial trouble for several weeks, is -slowly improving. Miss Ida Beal spent Sunday and Monday in Watseka, Illinois, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. J. Dick. 'Mrs. W. R. Geier went to Attica Wednesday morning to spend a week with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Parker. 'Miss Blanche Current returned to Indianapolis Wednesday after a severals weeks’ visit with the Manns here. ’ . Miss Edna BridenbaUgh of Logansport came Friday last for a fortnight’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Thomas. Linus Williams has been on the sick list the past week with an attack of stomach trouble and other ailments. The Ladies’ Aid of he Christian church gave S2O for the Red Cross this week, and the Blake school als> gave $5.00. Mrs. Bruce Wilson, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Roades, the past week, returned to her home near Fowler Wednesday morning. Miss Fleta Gray entertained a number of her young lady friends at her home in the northeast part o ftown on Saturdaj r evening. A jolly good time was reported. Miss Irene Howard entertained a number of her young lady friends' Friday evening at her, home in honor of her college friend, Miss Carrie Galvin, who is visiting her. Word from Frank Foster is to the effect that he is now on his way to France. Frank joined the hospital corps some time ago and has been expecting to receive orders, to move for some time. His wife is still at Chattanooga. Miss Millie Gray entertained eight lively young people at six o’clock dinner last Friday' evening, Miss Daisy Vorhis of Wlocott, Misses Pauline Bartoo, Fleta and Theo Teter, Hazel and Nina Gray, and Messrs. Carrol and Harold Vorhis of Wolcott. Maurice Eck returned this Thursday morning to Rockford, Illinois, where he has been in training at Camp Grant. .He is looking good and says Uncle Sam treats them fine, and one thing that makes life a comfort is the K. olf C. building, where they have all kinds of pleasure and advantages of home as nearly as possible. Miss Callie Bonner was hostess Wednesday evening to the “Ladies’ Class” of the M. E. Sunday school. This was a farewell social for Mrs. Daisy Rush, who, with her family, expects soon to make her home in another town. The evening was spent very pleasantly in having a miscellaneous impromptu program with “stunts” and games. The social committee served most delicious refreshments, and at a later hour than usual the guests departed, all agreeing that such social evenings should come often. It

was regretted by all the members that on account of sickness Mrs. Rush was unable to be present. At the home of the officiating minister, Rev. A. C. Tharp, occurred the wedding of Miss Wave Teter and Mr, Victor E. Michaels.’ The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Teter, of northeast of town, and is a very prepossessing young lady. The groom is a young farmer of this neighborhood and an estimable young man. The ceremony was witnessed by only a >, ew relatives, including the bride's twin sisters, Misses Vieta and Theo Teter. The young couple, who are well known and respected hereabouts, will make their home on a farm near Rensselaer, where their friends will wish them all kinds of happiness. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maibouer went to Lafayette Saturday for a visit with the (former’s sister. John Hansell sold one hog last week at $16.10 per hundredweight which brought him $101.43. L. L. Lefler of Lafayette was here the latter part of the week loading 1 a car load of wood from his farm, i Mrs. E. W. Horner went to Lafayette last Friday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Meta Malsbary, arid family. Verl Hansell, third son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hansell, is ill with scarlet fever and' the Hansell home is in quarantine. Mrs. S. A. Frederick of Danville, Illinois, who has been here for some time Visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Madaus, returned to her home last Friday. i Sergeant Genald Vanßuskirk came home this morning from the camp at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on a ten days’ leave to visit with Mrs. Van Buskirk, relatives and friends. Jack , is looking fine. , j Several of our citizens witnessed an unusual occurrence Wednesday morning about 9 a. m. when a full rainbow appeared in the northwest. This was all the more unusual since the temperature was at zero Tuesday morning. (Mrs. Sadie Domke, Mrs. Claude Horner and E. W. Horner went to Flora today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Vera Cripe, daughter of ■ Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Horner of Flora. Mrs. Cripe died in the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis of spinal meningitis. I The funeral of William Perwitz, brother of Ed Perwitz of this place, took place last Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Perwitz was born in Medaryville but moved away when he was about five years of age. One brother and four sisters survive him, all of whom were at the funeral.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) J. E. Ross and family of McCoysburg have moved to Mesa, Arizona. Miss Ethel Seward of Monon was th© guest of friends here over Sunday. I Miss Delia Nelson of Monticello I iis here for an extended visit with her parents. I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harbrecht and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Volkman I were called to Hammond Saturday j to attend the funeral of a relative. Thomas Wise has sold his west side property to Fred J. Kobcke, i who recently returned here from Helix, Oregon. The consideration wax $2,600, possession to be given March 1. Mrs. Robert Engle, who returned from the hospital at Lafayette, went back again Sunday on account of an abscess which formed where an incision was made when she underwent an operation about a month ago. D. J. Bute from Kempton, Illinois, is here on business. He says . there are thousands of bushels of I corn in the fields to be husked. I Many farmers are using the salt I process to save the soft corn in Hlinois and it is proving a success. Gurd Surber and L. A. Stalnaker attended the Hardware Dealers’ asssociation convention at Indianapolis | last week. Mr. Stalnaker went on Ito Louisville, where he spent a couple of days with his brother, I who is located at Camp Taylor. I Lieut. Claude Record of Fort | Dodge, Kansas, was called here last week on account of the serious illness of his brother Roy, who suf- | sered from an acute attack of indigestion. Claude is well situated at Fort Dodge, to which place he expects to return about Saturday.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Tobias Woods went to Seymour, Illinois, Tuesday to visit his uncle, ' James Caster. Stewart Unroe of Macon, Illinois, . visited his brother, J. E. Unroe, and (family Monday. i Miss Edith Clinebell of Peoria, Illinois, is visiting her father, Koscie ! Clinebell, at the Wolcott (House. I J. H. Moore of Remington spent the day Wednesday with John Hanna and family south of town. i Mr. and Mrs. Perfect Spencer and children went to Kentland Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. James Simmons for a few days. | John Burke of Monroeville, Indiana, and son, Edmond Burke, of Ft. Wayne, are spending a few days i with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Richard Burke. I Mrs. William Kearns of near Flora, a sister of J. E. Unroe, and i Harry Unroe of Flora, a brother ofj Mr. Unroe, spent Tuesday at the j Unroe home, returning home Tuesday morning. Mrs. Emma Kendall, who has been spending several months with relatives at Hazelton, Kansas, returned home Wednesday evening, spending the night here with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes. Thursday morning she went to Monticello and will keep house for her son, Fred Braugh, while Mrs. Braugh is in the hospital. GOODLAND (From the Herald) A. J. Bullis has rented the Geo. Ormlston farm north of town and

will take possession March 4. Mrs, A; J: Kitt came Saturday for a short stay • with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Shepard, and other children. Mrs. Sophia Huber left Tuesday morning for Otto; Wyoming, for a visit with 'her sister, Mrs. Roy Shepard, and family. Miss Merle Hall of. Kokomo came for a short visit with her aunt, Mrs. Nortqn. and to attend the funeral <of Lillian Young. Catherine Burgess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burgess, is apatient at St. Vincent’s hospital at j Indianapolis, having’ undergone an j operation for appendicitis on Tues- i day morning. The home of Clarence Leming j was the scent of havoc last Thursday night about 7 o’clock when the water heater of their hot air furnace exploded with terrific force, breaking articles all over the large house and setting fire to a bin of cobs in the basement. The force of the explosion blew the floor wax from the cracks in the floors. The Lemings had been away from home for several days and the theory was advanced that the water pipes upstairs had frozen, and when the Lemings returned they rebuilt the furnace fire, which caused the water heater on the furnace to explode with the above results.

BROOK “ (From the Reporter) Fred Battledlay and wife received a present of a baby girl on last Monday morning. Mrs. Charles Denham and son George have been numbered among the sick this week. Mrs. Rinehardt Bossung spent Wednesday evening in Goodland as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adamson and family. Mrs, Victor Borklund returned from Morocco on Wednesday after several days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy. Dave Marion of Morocco broke his long record this year and had the stork bring him only one baby, but as Dave has had six delivered in the last three years, his record is about complete.