Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR PAKS Charles Gundy came home Monday to vote at the primary Tuesday. William Myers of south of town moved out on the Hillis ranch last week. We were favored with a very nice and much needed shower Monday evening. Mrs. Cottingham returned to Fair Oaks Monday and will remain here indefinitely., Enos Moffitt and John Stowers have a job making wire fence for J. J. Lawler these days. A. D. Washburn sent about thirty head Of cattle up Tuesday to put on his pasture near here. Mrs. Ike Kight went to Indian-1 apolls Saturday for a couple of weeks’ visit with her son John. Rev. Downey delivered another splendid sermon to a good sized audience at the Methodist church Sunday evening. , The Moore dredge, which is deepening the Iroquois from the Alter farm to the head of the ditch, crossed the Monon railroad near Parti a few days ago. Health is still good with us and most everybody is busy. The farmers are getting along fine plowing for corn, some have finished and some are planting. The ground is in fine shape. There were several from here ( went to the Kankakee river Saturday and caught about 400 pounds of fish. Some of the fish were quite large, weighing as much as fourteen pounds each. Rev. Downey went to Mt.. Ayr Tuesday to conduct the funeral .services of Mrs. Jasper Wright, who had been in poor health for some time. She was seized with an attack of something like heart trouble and expired very suddenly Sunday eve-, Ding. It is reported that there was a knock-down and drag-out at Pat Miller’s last Sunday when his neighbor, Carl Wooten, called on him. The first round was with Pat’s father, Milo, who was soon put out of commission, and the next was with Pat, who soon put the finish on Carl. The dispute was over a line fence.