Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MILROY

Carl Beaver visited his uncle, Thomas Lear, Tuesday. R. Foulks and family spent Tuesday with Earl Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dolfin spent "Wednesday in Rensselaer. Sunday school and preaching Sunday afternoon. All are invited. Mrs. Roy Culp visited her sister, Mrs. Mary May* and family, Wednesday. T. C. Clark and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. " Mr. and Mrs. William Ghapman called on his mother, Mrs. Anna Chapman, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. of Illinois came to attend the funeral of her little granddaughter, also a brother and sisters came to attend the funeral and visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marchahd. Mrs. Charles McCashen and daughter Velma and little son Lloyd returned Monday evening' from a visit with her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. Alvin Clark, at Kankakee, 111. Little Marie Marchand, whose being in the Renssealer hospital was mentioned before, died Friday evening in Chicago, and the remains were brought home and buried Sunday afternoon, the services being conducted by Rev. Clem. The family have the sympathy of all.

FAIR OAKS

Health still continues quite good with us. Russell Wake of Roanoke was a guest at Abe Bringle’s Sunday. McKay and Roy Gundy of ' cS&f ?,sre home over Sunday. Jap Warbritten is now ploughboy for Mrs. William Warne on the Eggleston farm. Cuta Trump and Orval Abel, who went to North Dakota some time ago, have returned home. , Harold Littlefield, who is rural carrier on route 3 out of Rensselaer, visited relatives here Tuesday evening. We were favored with another heavy rain Sunday night .accompanied by considerable electricity. Some farmers were obliged to stop their corn planting for at least Monday. Some claim that the ground, especially second sod, is simply full of wire and cut worms. Uncle John Casey came up from the national military home at Marlon Saturday on a ten-day furlough. He is looking fine and feeling good. His ambition won’t let him be still, bo he is canvassing for a few notions and makes a specialty of Bod! tone, which is selling very readily. One of the fast trains that passes through here at about 5:30 in the morning throws off both pouches of mail for Foresman and Mt. Ayr, and Tuesday morning one of the bags fell too close to the train and was drawn under and cut to carpet rags, scattering the mail for about sixty rods up and down the track. ,

A gang of six or eight men came down from Chicago Monday and are building a large horse barn west of town right in the middle of what was at one time Little Mud lake, on the J. J. Lawler land. It is reported to be 300x140 feet, and is to keep government horses in. This section of land is the best grazing land in the county. The arrived the latter part of the week and are spreading the “mud” on the walls of the new eclhool house. Owing to the inability to get help they are not getting along as rapidly as they wopld like.

Mr. Baker, the contractor, is on hand this week and unloaded the finishing lumber, so that when the plastering is done he will be prepared to go ahead and rush the building to completion. Rev. Downey will preach a Memorial sermon at 3 p. m. Sunday, the 26th, in the M. E. church, and will deliver a Memorial address at the same church at 2 o’clock on the 30th, after which all will march to the cemetery and take part in decorating the graves with flowers. Uncle Josiah Thompson will be on hand to perform his part, which he has done for several years,, and that is to furnish and decorate with the Stars and Stripes the resting place of each old soldier. All are invited out to these exercises.

GIFFORD

Miss Martha Lange spent Saturday night with Opal, Hankins. Mr. and Mrs. Jud Zook and children called on the former’s brother, Guy Zook, Sunday. 1 The little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker is in a serious condition at this writing.- , Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Farry of Medaryville visited the latter’s brother,. Charles Scott, Sunday. Mrs. Mary Obenchain called on Grandma Steel Monday afternoon, whose condition remains about the same.

Onion weeding has begun. Every:» bodv has a promise of a good crop so far. Sunshine is needed to dr* the muck. • Albert Kerns as called to the colors Tuesday and left for Camp Taylor, where he wiU. be in training. We wish' Allie good*luck. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nuss and daughter Hazel are visiting with relatives ,heTe at this waiting. Mrs. Nuss’ condition remains about the same. Mrs. Eva Caster, who has visiting with her mother at Francesville, returned Saturday, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Heiyett, for a few days’ visit. Walter Conn, another one of our popular young men, left for Camp Taylor, Kentucky, the first of the week, where he will be in training. We wish him good luck while doing his bit for Uncle Sam. Tom Lambert is talking of Closing another land deal in the near fuiture. As all the “paddies” get back pay on the railroad, he is going to visit relatives in Illinois where ihe is making the deal.. Word was received here by relatives of Reuben Snyder, who went to North Dakota some two months ago for his health, that he was still in poor health and was now in Clinton, Illinois, visiting relatives, and that he expected to return home soon. Theodore Smith and family moved to our town Monday. His son, Harvey of Watseka, 111., called on him Saturday evening to say goodbye leaving for Camp Taylor first of the week. His brother. Ben Smith of Rensselaer, accompanied him here.

LEE

J. H. Culp and son Glen did business in Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon. Miss- Kate Wood of Zion City visft-

ed at H. C. Anderson’s Monday night, j Mrs. May Jacks called on Mrs. J. H. Culp Friday afternoon of last week. O. A. Jacks and Charlie Lefler are doing carpenter owrk for William Wacker. Several from here went to Monon Sunday afternoon to watch the Liberty Guards drill. , O. A. Jacks and wife visited their daughter Dollie and husband at Gary last Sunday. Roy Heltzel and Frank Overton' shipped a load of hogs and cattle to Chicago Tuesday evening. Korah Eeldridge and wife of Me Coysburg visited Sunday at his brother Frank’s Of this place. Mrs. Vernon Jacks and son Jack of Rensselaer spent a few days last week with G. A. Jacks and wife. The Monon band will be here Saturday evening to furnish music for the ice cream social on the School house lawn. Proceeds for the benefit of the, Red Cross. Mrs. Sam Ball of near Monon and her three daughters, one from Laporte by the name of How backer, arid Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Sarah of Monon, called on the former’s sister, Mrs, J. W. Mellender, north of Lee Monday afternoon. •

GANT CORNER

Scott Cooper called on Alex Long Monday. Mell Woods is helping Hairy Hibbs this week. Miss Mamie Binge Tuesday night with Miss Maude Hill. Miss Maude Hill called on Mrs. Mell Woods Sunday evening, Mrs. May Stella and little son left for Michigan City last week. Mrs* Frank Binge helped Mrs. Lockard with her work last week. Mrs. Edward Spurgeon is helping Mrs. Grace Hibbs clean house this week. 1 Mrs. Anna Wilcox of Rosebud called on Mr. and Mrs. Alex Long last week. Mr. and Mrs: “Deacon" Smith of Moody spent Sunday with Mrs. Smith’s parents. Misses Maude Hill and Mamie Binge called on Mrs. Mell Woods Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Foncannon and daughter called on Mr. and Mrs. Alex Long Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Spurgeon and family and Roy Johnson were Rensselaer goers Monday. j Mrs. Amos Davisson of Parr spent a few days last week with her mother, Mrs. Alex Long. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Brown and family and Etosma Cooper spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Brown’s parents. Mrs. Arthur Wortley and baby apd Misses Maude and Ethel Hill called on Mrs. Peter Wolfe Sunday j evening.’ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wortley and family and Mr. Wortley’s mother called on Mr. and Mrs. James M, Hill and family Sunday afternoon.

FOUR CORNERS

Annie Hunsicker, who has been on tjhe sick list, is reported better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Collins, son John and John Finn were in Knox on business Monday. Prospects for a bumper crop of both wheat and oats are the indications now for this section. , Sam Seegrist of Kankakee township, who has been in the hospital for treatment, is now at home and improving slowly. Kankakee township's allotment of Liberty bonds was $4,800. The township siibscribed $13,700, the highest percentage in the state. William Fitzgerald and family made a business trip to North Judson Monday forenoon and attended the funeral of David Miller at San Pierre in the afternoon. O. M. Turner made a trip to Momence the last of the week, called there by the sickness of his daughter’s family. He found them much improved by glad to see good old “dad.” The new merchant, Mr. Anderson of Tefft, made the township a present of a new flag to decorate our flag pole, as the old one is no more. He is making the right move to win in patriotic Kankakee township. Davis & Welk were in Indianapolis a few days last week getting the material and repairs to fit their threshing rigs up in good shape for the coming threshing season, Mr. and Mrs. Morris McCullough, wihoNsold their property in Tefft to Mr. Morrow, the Tefft grain buyer, hit the pike for Richmond, Ind.,

for a short visit, then where, God only knows. May good luck go with them. Thomas Jones has - been doing some interior painting Mor f\ W. Fisher and for Mr. Fitzgerald. The latter receiver a letter from his son, who recently joined the forces, stating that he Was just across from Washington, D. C. Frank Tru-lley and brother of near Rensselaer were calling on old neighbors and friends Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Frank goes to training camp with the next bunch from Jasper county, and seems willing and able to give the kaiser the knockout blow. R. A. Mannan, who fell short in the primary against Mr. Ferguson, his opponent, insists that the party does not appreciate the effort he is making to increase the Republican vote in the county, referring, of coarse, so his bouncing twin boys. Don’t worry. Bob, Marble and his Republican machine will care for you. A road now to vieg and over there a ditch. We will see that John Biggs continues with you after-the election. David Miller of east Walker, who had been sick for four weeks with kidney trouble, died Saturday morning and was buried from the M. E. eburch at San Pierre Monday afternoon. The funeral was largely attended, as Mr. Miller was one of

the early settlers of Walker and was highly respected. The wife and family have the sympathy of the entire community. David Miller was born October 2, 1846, in Mahoning county, Ohio, and died May 18, 1918, being seiv-enty-one years, seven months and sixteen days of age. David Miller, with his father, mother, sisters and brother moved to Harrison county, Indiana, and in March, 1867, came to Jasper county, settling in Walker township, where <he lived until the time of his death. On December 10, 1 872, he was married to >lartha J. Biggs, and to their union four children' were Emmons, William E., John and Nellie, all of whom are living, but the wife died July 6, 1 882, leaving the care of the four small children to their father until December 10, 1883, when he married Rebecca Boyd, and to this union four children were also horn, Charles E., Benjamin F., Nancy N. (deceased), and D. Paul. David Miller and his family have long been identified with, the Methodist Episcopal church at Tefft, being one of the trustees in the building of the first and secondchurch buildings. He served as Sunday school superintendent for thirteen, years and also served as steward. He has been of rugged constitution, his last illness lasting for four weeks, when, in i_he early morning hours of May it he passed to realms 'beyond. He was always of a cheerful nature and will be greatly missed in the social and church circles, but we await the

ilnul resurrection when we expect To be reunited.

LIVE STOCK TOUR

The farmers of Jackson township, .Newton county, will make a topr of the cou-nty, under the direction of County Agent Davis, visiting the various herds. They start on. Saturday at 10 a. m. from Mt. Ayr, dine In Chamberlain’s grove and end up at North Star.