Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

» FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bullinger and daughter. Miss Ada, were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brundage at Peru. J. R. Ives, formerly of this place, died at his home in Delphi Sunday. May 4. The funeral was held on Thursday so that Wade, who is in the West, could reach there in time for the final obsequies. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Overman •f Salem, Indiana, have been spending the week here with relatives. Be says that southern Indiana has excellent prospects for crops this season, but corn planting has been delayed on account of excessive tains, which caused an overflow of the bottom. lands.

REMINGTON । From the Press)

Born, Tuesday, May 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bellows, a daughter. Mis 5 Nettie Price of Rensselaer was the guest of Miss Callie Bonner over Sunday. _ t-" Ed. O’Connor of Logansport visited his mother, Mrs. Ellen O’ConBom. to Mr. and Mrs. Will Puckett at Crawfordsville, Saturday, May 11, twin boys. Mrs. C. S- Foster went to Chicago Sunday to visit her son Leonard for a few days. John Chamberlain of Chicago is visiting: his sister, Mrs. Florence Landon, this ■week. Will Turner returned to his home at Chattsworth. 111., Tuesday after a short visit with relatives. Ross Turner,, who came home Sunday evening for a short visit, returned to his ship Thursday morning. Mrs. D M. Forrey went to Brook Monday for a week or ten days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Stonehill, and family. Mrs. Charles Elmore and daughter Lola left Sunday evening for a month's visit with relatives in Oklahoma and Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough of Christianburg, Ohio, catne Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evra Bowman, and other friends.

Mr. and Mrs. George Gibb of > F irbury, 111./returned home Mon-1 csv after a ten days’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Wil- • liams, and family. Miss Anna Derschell went to Chicago this Thursday morning for a visit with friends, and from there will visit relatives and friends near Grand Rapids, Mich. Another old landmark has' gone; The old amphitheatre of the long since dead fair ground was completely demolished by the severe storm which visited this section last Friday. . The Memorial serenon will be delivered by Rev. A. C. Tharp in the Methodist church at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, May 26. It will be a union service and the music will be Tendered by a community choir. Mrs. William Geier and her daughter. Mrs. Fred Parker, went to Attica Monday to pack and ship the latter’s household goods here, where they will be stored until her husband returns from his service to Uncle Sam. Everett Shearer surprised his folks by stepping in on them for a thirty days’ furlough. ‘Buddy’’ was one of the first of the Remington boys to enlist in the navy, but of late has been in the hospital quite a little with rheumatism. Mrs. G. C. Powers and daughters, Doris and Mary, of Whea tfiel d came Friday last for a short visit

with friends. From here they went Tuesday to Mexico, Ind., where the family will spend some time with Mrs. Powers’ mother, Mrs. Schlott Mr. and Mrs. William G. Beal and little daughter, Marceline Parks, of Wolcott, and Miss Ida Beal autoed to Watseka, 111., Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dick. They were accmpanied home by Mrs. V. M. Beal, who i as been spending the past two months with the Dick’s. i Mrs. S. H. Sharlach, who has . been seriously ill for a long time, is now lying in a very critical condition, with small hopes of recovery, but is reported to be a little more comfortable this morning. 'South Ohio - street has been roped , off for several days to prevent traffic I passing the residence. I Mr. and Mrs. Bud Moore, accompanied by Mrs. Pete Mann, spent Sunday in Watseka, 111., the former the guests of his parents and the latter the guest of Mrs. Anna Brewster. Mrs. Brewster is improving slowly from her recent accident. (Her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Maxwell of Markle, Ind., has been helping to care for her the past two weeks. Father 'Horstman, who was a pastor of the Sacred Heart church of this place, died of-Bright’s disease at his home in Fort Wayne .Sunday, morning. The funeral was .held there this Thursday morning, and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. !■ ather Horstman left here eight years ago, going to St. Andrew’s parish, Fort Wayne, where he built a new church and where he has been ever since. During his five years of service here he became well known and was universally liked. He was a comparatively young man, being only about forty-five years of age.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. James Brown of Gaston, Ind., spent Monday with her brother’, W. H. Gerberich, and wife. John Fleming of Kouts came Thursday and is visiting John Maj and family, northwest of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Henry of Kentland spent Monday here the guests of their daughter,'Mrs. Wm. Brunner. Lieut. R. E. Duff, who was called here by the death of his father, returned to Camp Gordon,-Atirata, Georgia, Sunday. Mrs. Herman Foster went to Gilman, 111., Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Bonner Spangle, and her son, Homer Foster. Lieut. H. S. Baker of Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., was an over Sunday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker. Mrs. James Smith of Seafield spent Tuesday here with her aunt, Mrs. Esther Wood, who is lying very low at the home of her son, E. A. Wood, on south Range street. Mrs. C. W. Bidwell went to Akron, Ohio, Tuesday to visit her nephew, Chas. IHemmer, and from there she, will go to Lima and Fostoria to visit her brothers, William and Isaac Healey.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siefers and children went to Lafayette Monday I to visit Mr. Siefers’ sister, Mrs. Edward Mahlka, and Mrs. Siefers’ sisters, Mrs. Jess Hamilton anl Mrs. Clifford Griggs. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sentman and daughter Eunice autoed from Cov--ington and were over Sunday guests of Mrs. Sentman’s brothers, Ernest and Perman Mattox, and families. Ernest accompanied them home and spent a few days there. John Kinney reached his seventyeighth milstone in his journey through life this Friday .morning. He was down town early and was looking hale and hearty. Although he says he begins to feel his association ’-with—Father- Time, his friends hope he may live to see many more mileposts go by. Lieut, and Mrs. J. L. Dawson, who are stationed at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., came Sunday eveing and visited Mr. Dawson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawson, until Wednesday noon,, when they went to Terre Haute to visit Mrs. Dawson's parents. Lieut. Dawson s furlough was for but five days. I E. G. McCullom received word ; Saturday morning from his son Lowell, who has been stationed in I the army camp at Hattiesburg, that ; they had been notified to move ' within forty-eight hours, and also said that beside himself Merle Gillespie, Ben Troxel and Everett Leir, I three other Wolcott boys, would be included in this order. George Overy returned Wednesday from Pocahontas, lowa, where he went a week ago to assist h,s son Martin in disposing of his cattle and farming utensils. Martin is in this call to the colors and Monday went to Des Moines and the same day was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Orville and Vollie, w'hb have been Martin in lowa, left Pocahontas Monday in an automobile, and drove through to Wolcott, arriving here Thursday.

GOODL.AND (From the Herald) John Conway of Chicago came holme last week for a visit with home folks. • Mrs. James Little of Muncie ■came last Thursday evening for a short visit with home folks. Mrs. A. J. Kitt of Fowler visited this 'week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Shepard, and family, northwest of Goodland. Mrs. David Finnesy went to Wabash, Ind., Tuesday morning for a few days’ stay with her sister, Mrs. John O’Connor. Word from L. J. Cooke states that he is located with Base Hospital No. 13 at Camp Merritt, N. J., for the present. Mrs. J, A. Armfield and youngest daughter, Miss Lillian, went to Gillead, Ind,, for a visit with, her sister, Mrs. Ashburry Elliott.

Mrs. Eva Hinchman returned to her studies at (Holy Angles academy in .Logansport Monday after a short visit with her mother. Mrs. Ben P. Davidson left this week for Merlin, Canada, for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Newton Wickwire, and family. W. A. Harrington is a patient at an Indianapolis hospital and is doing as well as could be expected His son, A. C. Harrington, is with him. W. W. Dye and family autoed down from Hamlet and visited here this week with the former’s imiother, Mrs. Leona Pratt, and other relatives. Elnore Mustard is attending a teachers’ school in Indianapolis. She is the youngest of the four hundred and they call her “tne baby.’’ Miss Frances Graeber of Corwith, lowa, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. R- Hazen, and cousin, Mrs. Carlock, returned to her home Wednesday. Lemont Dunkle, who has a position with the Gar? steel mills, came 'home Friday night to recuperate, having been on the sick list the fore part of the week. Mrs. Joseph Rohrier was taken to the tuberculosis hospital near Rockifjeld, Indiana, this week and the five of six children are being eared for by fioodland people. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weidenbaker visited with relatives in Chicago and Kankakee, 111., over Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Lupin returned home with them Monday for a short visit. Bernard Gerrick, who has spent the winter at Hammond, where he has been doing office work, returned home the latter part of last week and will help his father put in crops this summer. Mr. and Mrs. John Runyan of Kouts visited here the first of the week with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Louette, and to see their new niece at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Louette.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Colborn an 1 son Kenneth arrived in Goodland from California Monday and visited with Goodland friends, after which they left for Charlotte, Mich. They will spend the summer at Waloon Lake, where Ike expects to Hooverize by eating fish. A card received from Fern Harms, dated April 20, states that he has arrived safely in France. Had a* Pleasant voyage over and missed that seasickness that a good many of the usually meet en route over. The post card was censored by G'liy Williams, the fatuous trench cartoonist. A very regrettable thing occurred last Friday night and may be the undoing of the hell-hole at Beaverville, 111., that has caused a good deal of trouble lately. As the result of the episode one of the voting fellows became intoxicated and lost his way and attempted to gain entrance where he did not belong, and was arrested and one pint of whiskey was found on his person, which was confiscated. Saturday morning he was taken to Kentland where he pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $9.50. He also gave evidence that will convict the party who sold him the booze without as much as even inquiring if he was of age. Owing to the lad's extreme age we refrain from publishing his name, as he has promised to not lose control of himself again. Prosecutor Hess has started proceedings against the saloonkeeper at Beaverville and will <make him set up and take notice.

BROOK (From the Reporter) We are sorry to announce that Mrs. Sherman White passed away at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Harry KOmiper had two car loads of yearlings from the Lyons-Kem-per farm on Tuesday’s market and they brought $16.25. Glen Reed was home the last of the week to look after the repair of the barn on the home farm. The damage by the cyclone was heavy. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Liston of Goodland and Mr. and Mrs. John Runyon of Kouts were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward the first of the week. Word was received from Cal Statesman, who went to Camp Gordon, Georgia, that he in company with thirteen others had been released from the army for physical disabilities. John B. Foresman was in Chicago with a bunch of fifty-seven hogs last week, and disposed of them for the tidy sum of $57.70 per head. Not so bad for a young man of eighty-four years. The last word from Jasper Shear was not to write, as his address would probably be France. Earl Sell is probably on his way. Other boys soon will join them. Brook’s list of boys in France is growing Fred Lyons and Tood Conn were in Chicago the first of the week with three cars of cattle from the Esson farm in Jasper county. They say the buyers seem anxious, and that Armour’s man purchased the lot at $15.00 per hundred. O. M. Lyons sold some purchased of William Kline. Several of these were sold for $17.25. Ross Turner, who hails from the Battleship Michigan, was in Brook this week. He likes the life and enjoys the trips on- the old ocean. One of the boys who went with him to enlist, Everett Shear, happened home when he came on his furlough last winter, and again this week young Shear came, home a few days before him. Thomas Watson was home this week oh a five day furlough from Camp Taylor. A dinner was given in his honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cline on Tuesday evening. Those present were Mr. and ; Mrs. Harve Rust, Mr. and Mrs J. P. Clark, Mrs. Thomas Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer and Mr. and

Mrs. Everson Rust, Scfhuyler Cline and family and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Adair. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Mirian Daughetee went to Remington last Monday to work during the summer. Ray Farnsley moved his household goods to Gary this week, where he has employment in a tin plant. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cox autoed to Amboy last Saturday to visit a few days with Mrs. Cox’s sister, Mrs. Horn. Mr. and Mrs. John Antcliff motored to Brook Tuesday, returning in the evening accompanied by Mr. Antcliff’s mother, who will visit here. Misses Mabel Vanßuskirk and Gladys Guild were guests of relatives in Greencastle this week, where they witnessed the May Day celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Reed and son Janies autoed to Royal Center last Friday, Guy for an over-night visit and Mrs. Reed for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Fry. her parents. Announcement was made last Sunday of the marriage of Miss Agnes Malia, who has taught the primary room in the Medaryville school for several years, to Mr. Henry Gilsinger, to take place the On Tuesday, May 14, occurred the marriage of Miss Fern Poisel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Poisel, west of town, to Mrl William Clayton of South Bend. The marriage took place in Rensselaer. The young people will make their home for the present at the farm home of the bride’s parents. Carl Rorer and Harry M. Farrell, the two men who plead guilty before the trial of Mell Guild, in a Chicago court, have been sentenced to three months imprisonment. Harry Raymond, who stood trial, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Medaryville people will remember the judge of this court explained to Rorer and Farrell that they need not expect a light sentence on account of their plea, and the tunning of state’s evidence. The date for a hearing for a new trial for Mell Guild has been postponed.