Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1918 — NMGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NMGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

, WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Born, to Prof, and Mrs. H. C. Hilholland, Wednesday, April 3, a ■on. Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy went to Rensselaer Thursday for a few days’ Visit with her brother, Chas. Scripter, and family. Mrs. C. L. A. Miller went to Louisville, Ky., Friday and visited her son Cecil at Camp Taylor, returning home Monday. Mrs. G. A. Reed and daughter Leta of Watseka, 111,, .were the guests the first of the week of Mrs. Reed’s sister, Mrs. Perry Spencer. Mrs. Freda Hull and son Howard, Who make their home with Mrs. Noble Nordyke, went to Chicago Monday for a two weeks’ visit with friends. Mrs. Nellie Ishmiel and children. Who have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter Benge, west of town, returned to their home in Onargo, 111., Monday. Miss Frances iHinchman, who is attending college at Jacksonville, 111., came home Friday and spent , Raster with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hinchman, returning to her studies Monday. William Becker, a former resident of Wolcott, and a brother-in-law of Postmaster Andy Smith of this place, died suddenly at his home in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday noon. The telegram announcing his death contained no further particulars. Mrs. Walker Unroe, who with her husband was called here by the, illness and death of her husband’s father, John E. Unroe, and who for the past week has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Millard, left Thursday morning for her home in Follansbee, West Virginia. George Schlademan, one of the best known and most highly respected men in this section of the county, ’ died at his home in Seafield Wednesday evening of paralysis. Mr. Schlademan was stricken about 3 o’clock Tuesday morning and no hope was held out for his recovery from the first. Mrs. Heaton of Las Vegas,. Nev., who has been visiting relatives in Indianapolis, and also in Kentucky, stopped off here Monday evening and spent the night with Mr. and y-rn Fred Grimes. Mrs. Heaton is the nearest neighbor of Mr. and ~ Grimes’ daughter, Mrs. WilHot Beckley of Las Vegas. Homer Rogers broke his right arm between the wrist and the elt»ow last Saturday. Mr. Rogers was

at work at the William Kane farm, eight, miles northwest of Remington, when the accident happened. He was engaged in laising a pump on which some work was to be done. The pipe tongs were slightly too large for the pipe, and Mr. Rogers was gripping "the pipe tightly, resting his arm across his knee to give him more advantage, when the pump slipped and fell, the jar breaking his arm as above stated.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Denham were visiting relatives in Remington on Sunday. William Ulyatt and family visited Sunday with Jay Wood and wife near Roselawn. Otis Shepard and Dr. Humston of Goodland were in Brook for a short time on Saturday. . Mrs. Fred Longwell was at Pullman, Illinois, on Saturday attending the funeral of an aunt. The quarantine that has kept all public places closed for three weeks is called off Saturday noon. Mrs. Larrison left on Wednesday for Ft. Travis, Texas, to join the Doctor, who is working with the base hospital at that camp. George Ade returned on Tuesday evening from Florida, visited the farm for a short time, and then left for Indianapolis to attend a meeting of the State Council of Defense. I Mrs. Howard Myers, Mrs. W. A. Gridley, Mrs. John Lawrence and | Miss Ruth Lawrence went to Chi- ' cago on Thursday to hear the famous Harry Lauder, who is devoting his time to War work.

MEDARYVILLE , (From the Journal) Fred Comer went to Wabash last Saturday to attend a Comer reunion held there Sunday. Ray Phillips of Luximini, Ga., has been visiting friends and relatives here the past week. Miss Sattie Johnson of Lafayette was here the first of the week to see her father, J. W. Johnson, who has been ill. Mrs. Meta Malsbary and daughter Maxine of Lafayette visited the former’s Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Horner, this week. Mrs. Lillian St. Peter of Hammond, who spent Easter here with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Deweese, reto- her home Monday. Miss Sarah Pullins and her friend, Miss Herschel Collins, spent Easter here with Miss Pullins’ people, returning to Rensselaer the first of the week. Mrs. Mary Querry, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Jones of Lacross, returned here last Friday for the summer. Mrs. H. E. Paris went to Greencastle last week to see h er brother, Frank Southerlin, who is home from

Camp Shelby on a furlough, and to visit other relatives. The Medaryville chapter of the order of Eastern Star, at their regular meeting on last Monday evening, voted to give $5.00 to the Red Cross and invest $50.00 in War Saving Stamps. I Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Leavitt and sons of Brook motored here Saturday to visit with the John Antcliff family. They returned Sunday, I accompanied by Miss Bernice Antcliff, for a week’s visit in Brook. Lieut. Ralph M. Dunn, former editor of th© Journal, is home from Camp Taylor on a five days leave. Ralph’s many friends are glad to see him and it seems like old times for his smiling face to be seen here. | Main street was the scene of a runaway last Tuesday afternoon. Jake Poisel’s team broke loose from the hitchrack at the Zulich blacksmith shop and came west up Main street. When near the entrance of the State bank they crashed into Fred Shriner’s Ford. One of the horses was badly cut on the 'front leg and the Ford was badly damaged. f GOODLAND A (From the Herald) Mrs. John Lacy of South Bend is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Tice. Miss Jennie Gasplro of Chicago spent the week-end here with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler. Kenneth Groom moved his goods from the Kipe building, where they

have been stored for several months, to Gary Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Wampshire returned Monday from a two weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. D. Jay, eight miles west of Rensselaer. N. Y., March 8. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Gravel motored over from Giliman, 111., Sunday and visited with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Gravel. Mrs. C. C. Bassett accompanied Mrs. L. A. Dickinson and Miss Juanita Fisher to Chicago Thursday, where they will undergo operations. Lieut. Commander James Leslie Oswald, son of Mrs. J. W. -Oswald of this city, and Miss Nina. Ward Gilfroy were married at Brooklyn, Mrs. Martha Clark received word of the death of her brother, Frank Daniels, at Rockfield, Ind., and left Tuesday morning for that place.