Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1918 — NMGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NMGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Ed. Blume went to Gilman Tuesday on business. Lorene Goss went to Remington Tuesday to visit her aunt Mrs. Dale Bowman. Miss Edna Buck of Remington spent Monday night here the guest of Mrs. Jennie Burch. M’rs. Elizabeth Daggy went to Remington Monday evening to visit her niece, Mrs. Lee Carl. William Stockton is very ill at the home of his son, Robert Stockton, near Meadow Lake. Mrs. Louisa Houston went to Remington Monday to visit her granddaughter, Mrs. Alice Thomas. Miss Jeannette Dobbins went to Indianapolis Sunday morning to visit her sister, returning home Monday evening. Mrs. William Wolf and. children of * Rankin went to Altmont, 111., Friday morning to visit her (parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Jordan of Rossville, who have been visiting Mrs. Jordan’s sister, Mrs. Thomas Jackson, returned home Friday (morning. Mrs. J. 'H. Burns of Goodland tame Monday evening to visit her soar Lloyd, south of Wolcott, and her daughter, Mrs. Frank Warner/ of this place. Mrs C E Miller of Waterloo, lowa, is spending a few days here with her husband, who is a traveling salesman for the Winger-Blume Manufacturing Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Lamber Haan and children, Herman and Isabelle, of Provost, Canada, were the guests froim Monday until Wednesday of Mrs. Richard Burke. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Spangle were called to Milford, 111., Saturday by the death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Spangle, returning home Sunday’ evening. Wayne Kerr is loading his household goods today, and will move his family to South Dakota. William Burch will occupy his residence and will move in soon. Miss Ellen Hughes, who has been teaching the Ponto school northwest of Wolcott, finished her school year Monday and returned to her home in Monticello Monday evening. Mrs. William Kinney went to Indianapolis Wednesday morning to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs F E McCully, who is in a hospital in that city for treatment. W. H. Gerberich went to Mansfield, Ohio, Saturday to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Leah Lantz, who resided near that city. Mr. Gerberich returned home Thursday evening. ' ...

George H. Ferguson received a , telegram last Friday saying his, father, T. T. Ferguson, died that morning at *his home in Latham, Kansas. Mr. Ferguson’s father was eighty-seven years of age. Miss Ada Spencer came home Thursday evening from Bloomington, where she is attending Indiana university, and will spend her Easter vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Spencer. Mrs. George Shaull wept to Rensselaer Monday evening and spent the night with her daughter, Mrs. Charles May. Tuesday she went ■from there to Elkhart to visit her brother, Charles Shew, and family, for a few days. Mrs. M. J. Mulligan and daughter, Miss Rosetta, of Bradley, 111., who have been visiting Mrs. Richard Burke, returned home Monday, evening. Miss Rosetta had been at the Plummer sanitarium at Logansport for several weeks taking treatment for rheumatism. Walker Unroe, who was called

here by the illness and death of his; father, John E. Unroe, returned to Follansbee, West Virginia. Sunday evening. He was accompanied on his return trip by O. E. Harper Roy Daggy, who expect to take positions in the same (manufacturing plant where Walker is employed. Mrs. C. C. Bassett and daughter Kathryn and son Gene, who have been spending the past three months with Capt. Bassett at Camp Shelby. Miss., returned to their home in Goodland last Friday. Sunday they came over and visited Mrs. Bassett’s sister, Mrs. William Fisher, and family, north of Wolcott, returning to Goodland Monday evening. Prof. L. E. Wheeler, who for a number of years was superintendent of the Wolcott schools, but who since his retirement from school work three years ago has been engaged in the moving picture business in Illinois, and later at Vincennes and West Lafayette, has sold his moving picture theater at West Lafayette and on Saturday of this week will move with his family to "Spokane, Washington.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mrs. Pat Liston of Goodland visited her sister, Mrs. Ray Ward, on Friday. Albert Stout of Paoli, Indiana, visited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and , Mrs. Simon Harnod, the last of the week. Miss Jessie Lilly returned from Wray, Uolorado, the last of the week. Her uncle, M. J- Thornton, met her in Chicago. Mrs. Nan Waterman of Chicago visited this week with her sister, Mrs. Vondersmith. Mrs. Graves o. Kentland also visited her during , the week. Dyke Chapin went to Chicago on Tuesday to consult a specialist in regard to a bad case of intestinal trouble that has kept him off lie fanm all spring and part of the winter. I Mrs. Annie Reed has left the; Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. , where she recently underwent a surgical operation, and is now at the home of her sisters in that city, where she is rapidly recovering. Simon Leopold was home on Mon- ‘ day to visit the folks. Simon has been placed in class one, after bar-; ing been rejected once. When call-’ ed he will likely be given a place in. the quartermaster’s department. Mr and Mrs. Edward Zook re-’ turned from Colorado the last of. the week and moved from the farm | to their own home in Brook. They i spent a delightful winter at Pueblo. < without any cold weather to bother. Mrs. Minnie—Stone left the last pf the week to join her husband. ' w 7 ho is stationed at Chattanooga. I with duties at Ft. Oglethorps. Gi Lieut. Stone has been promoted to adjutant of the general staff and received his appointment last week-

Dr. Wood and wife and daughter Helen. Robert Cunningham and daughters Vera and Mary, went to Chicago on Monday. Helen and Mary were operated on Tuesday for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. All got along nicely. Dyke Chapin, who went with them, had not received a thorough examination up to the time we went to press, and so his trouble has not been located. MEDARYVILLE . (From the Journal) Lee Baughman and family spent Sunday in Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Less Tillet and baby were guests at the T. L. Smith home Sunday. Emmett Hersh man was home from the Lafayette Business college over Sunday. Misses Mae and Zelma Campbell and Herman Howelsen and Charles Hardesty motored to Gary last Sunday. Miss Ruby Leiby of Tefft was here this week from Monday until Wednesday visiting with her anut, Mrs. J. D. Clark.

I Mr. and Mrs. Noah Townsend and children of Veedersburg were here over last Sunday as guests of the Eli Waymire family. Joe Daughetee, who has been here all winter visiting with relatives and friends, left for his home in Alexander, North Dakota, last Thursday. I' \ Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kriss and baby son of North Judson and Mr. and Mrs. John Barker of Lebanon were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Barker Sunday. i Mrs. Sarah Timm of Kokomo returned to her home Sunday after a few days’ visit with her son. I Arley Sanders, and family, and other relatives here. i August Kain. John Dietrich and sons. Grover and Walter, are building a bouse on August Kain’s farm east of town where Mr. and Mrs. Kain intend to Itve this summer. | Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rusher of Bippus. Ind., were guests of the J. J. Jones family Sunday. Mrs. Rusher was formerly Miss Bertha Kivett, teacher in the Medaryville high school, who was forced to give up teaching recently because of an attack of scarlet fever. The yz-.-.r-y people were married Saturday evening. March 9, before the death of Miss Kivett s father SunI day morning, and it was at his re- ' quest that they were married. Mr. Rasher is a teacher in the high school at Bippus.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. James Rice, who is a patient in the Rensselaer hospital, is doing nicely. Mr. Rice called there several nights this week and reports favorably, stating that she will return home next week. TUnma- Butler returned to his home near Columbia City after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler. Tom is going to raise a crop hig enough to tatte a wallop at the kaiser this snmuner. George Welch has presented the proprietor of the Goodland museum witfean old tin canteen, which he carried with him through the Civil war. This will be given a place of honor in the museum's collection by A. D. Babcock. U. W. Miller, formerly of this place, who enlisted in the marine service in December and is stationed at Qnantico, Va., is home on a six-day furlough, celebrating the arrival on March 23 of an eightpound daughter. He arrived home Tuesday night. Mr. agd Mrs. Frank Kassabaum returned the latter part of* last -week from Lyford. Texas, where he has farmed the past four years. His venture there was a success I financially, but Indiana was too m’uch of a magnet for them ,and this week thev moved onto ■ a farm near Brookston. The Kassabaum’s resided near Earl Park before going to Texas. • . FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Miiss Hazel Hancock of Monti- ■ cello spent Sunday with her moth- ; er. Mrs.. Anna Hancock. Robert Engle and family are moving to Lafayette this week where he hsia a position in a barber shop. I Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Owens and children went to Hartford City Fri- ‘ day. where tiey were called on account of the death Of her father. • Jack Reeder, who is located at ’Camp Funston. Kansas, is home on a five-day leave of absence. Jack ■is a baker, having just completed , his training for that department. ! Among the fifty-two who passed the (final ev*"Mnarrow Jack came through with the highest average and will 1 receive first sergeant s pay.