Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

PARR Tom Murphy sold a hog this week for $83.00. Dave Yeoman has returned from his southern trip. Jack Murphy is a salesman since leaving the store business. Mrs. S. A. Brusnahan is still improving from her recent sick spell. J. F. Pettet and family of Walker visited S. A. Brusnahan Sunday. The hum of oats seeders are heard again from all points of the compass. Mrs. Walter English was here from Lafayette a few days visiting home folks. The I. O. O. F. lodge is building a very fine hall, in fact, it will be the best in Parr. E. E. Harshbarger is still on the sick list, and while at play Wednesday his son Lewis broke his finger. J. E. Alter was in Parr Wednesday. He has been copying the ground hog and the Ford, and has not been in Parr for six weeks or more. The Squire Dingee Pickle Co. foreman is here taking contracts for next year. He is paying 50c for large pickles and sl-00 for small ones. The price is higher than ever before here. LEE Mrs. Mary Jacks was shopping in Indianapolis Thursday. Miss Mabie Hoult is helping Mrs. Anna Rishling with her housework. Miss Bostick of Monon visited our school teacher, Miss Vernice Gray, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. True Wood worth of Rensselaer visited her brother, O. A. Jacks, Tuesday. Mrs. Hoult spent a few days this Week at Brookston with her brother, who is very low. Mrs. J. F. Eldridge, Mrs. G. A. Jacks, Mrs. F. L. Overton and Mrs. J. H. Culp visited the school Tuesday afternoon. Frank Overton and family spent Sunday at Rensselaer with his brother Bert, who has been in very poor health but is improving now. George Holeman and wife of Monticello went to the Mayo Brothers’ hospital at Rochester, Minn., last Saturday for the benefit of the former’s health, but the doctors there pronounced his trouble cancer, for which no relief could be given.

PINE GROVE Creola Torbett spent Sunday with Neva Garriott of near Aix. Sunday school at independence at 2:30 p. m. All are invited. Mrs. Roy Torbet and Lottie Nichols were Newland callers Monday. Mrs. John Dale and Creola Torbet were shopping in Rensseflaer Thursday. Bluford Torbet and Everett McCleary delivered hogs at Rensselaer Wednesday. Pauline Torbett spent Saturday and Sundav with Miss Grace Knapp of near Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. Newt Price and daughter Grayce spent Sunday with their son Ed. and family. Mrs. Jud Zook and children spent Wednesday with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Will Hayes, and family. Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of Kniman Is visiting her sons, Eddie and Simon, and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah McCleary and son Everett. The young ladles of the Brushwood church will give a pageant at that place Sunday evening, March 24. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Commodore Snow and daughter Esther spent Saturday 'and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hurley and family of near Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. Andv Ropp and Mr. and Mrs. Odle and children attended the funeral of Mrs. Ropp*s sister-in-law, Mrs. James Donnelly, at Rensselaer Sunday. POSSUM RUN Some fine weather we are having now. Mrs. George Davisson is visiting friends in Rensselaer. Lester Davis is spending a few days with his grandparents. T. J. Parker called on Clyde Davisson Sunday afternoon. James Davis of Laura commenced work for Mr. Monday. Everett Parker took dinner with Jimmie and Hlarry Britt Sunday.

Mrs. Jasper spent Tuesday with Mrs. Brouhard and daughter Alice. Charley Parker and James Davis were Gifford goers Sunday morning. Miss Goldie Hurley spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Brouhard and daughter spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.’. Jasper Cover. T. J. Parker and sons and Lyde Ward attended the Myers sale •at Wheatfield Tuesday. Mrs. Simon Cooper and children spent Tuesday AVith Mrs. William Hurley and children. Mr. Hahn has the contract for hauling the school children for the remainder of the term. Mrs. Grant Davisson was taken to the hospital Tuesday and was operated on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn and daughter Ada called on Mrs. Lyde Ward Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jud Zook and children and her father spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cover. Mrs. Jud Zook and children and Mrs. Guy Zook and children spent Thursday with Mrs. Jasper Cover. Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters and Mrs. Merrill called on Mrs. James Davis Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Lyde Ward and children and Mrs. Merrill took dinner with Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters Tuesday. ~fair oaks Health is still good with us this week. C. A. Gundy and son Ray visited home folkfe over Sunday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Leslie Warne’s Wednesday eve. Mrs. A. M. Bringle returned home Monday evening from' several days’ visit with her son and family at Remington. Cal Burroughs is papering and otherwise fixing up Enos Moffitt’s property and —will—occupy same—in the near future. Clyde Gunyon of Parr is loading his dredge at Pembroke preparatory to shipping it to Wisconsin where he has a contract of ditching. The weather has been remarkably good the past few days and some farmers began sowing oats the first of the week, and if the weather holds favorable there will be a lot sown this week. District Superintendent McKenzie was here and preached a splendid sermon Sunday at 3 P- m., and afterwards there was a business meeting with the official board, with the result that Rev. C. E. Downey was made pastor at this point. Ex-Editor Schanlaub of the Morocco Courier has wintered through in pretty fair shape, although he had quite a hard skirmish with the

grip, but he is feeling like a yearling colt now and will double up his ambitions and do his mite to help defeat the kaiser, the greatest enemy of mankind the world has ever known, and put down tyranny. Jake Spitzer and family returned last week from Gary, where he had been working the past year. They will occupy the Abe Bringle property recently vacated by Charles Jacks, who imoved back to Rensselaer and opened up the F. M. Haskell barber shop. John Warne came up Tuesday with his motor truck and moved him down to Rensselaer. The awful war with Kaiser Bill is on and we must help to defeat him. So let everybody that possibly can buy a Liberty bond and those that can’t do that buy a War Savings stamp and those that can’t do that buy a Thrift stamp. The Thrift stamp is 25c and the War Savings stamp $4.14. It takes money to buy the necessary requirements, so rally to the standard, “My Country ’Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty.” What beautiful words those are and with our mite and the help of our Father we will be able to continue to sing that beautiful song, “Land where our fathers died.” Just think of it, where they fought, suffered and died for our liberty and freedom.