Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON (From the Press)

John O’Connor and family of r\Va.bash spent Decoration day in jtown. Fred tHlcks has just purchased a Hew Elgin Six of the Auto Sales tompany. Mrs. C. S. Foster returned Thursiilay evening from a three weeks’ Visit in Chicago. Miss Gladys Cobb of Watseka ■Was an over night guest at the Geier home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Julian and friend of Logansport were Remington visiters Sunday and Monday. Robert Bahler and Gus Knockel and family motored to Francesville Sunday and spent the day. Rev. J. B. MoNary and family j Of Monon visited their daughter,! Mrs. Marion Parks, Sunday. Mrs. Bruce Bowmah Avas called to Lafayette Monday by the illness Of her mother, Mrs. Davis. Charles Welch is driving a new | Oakland Sensible Six this week, purchased of the Auto Sales Co. \ Miss Gladys McGlynn, who has] Joeen teaching this winter in South , Dakota, same home last week. Mrs. H. J. Kannal and daughters lind Mrs. John Gwin of Rensselaer] iWere Remington visitors Monday. I \ Tom Garvin moved his family

from Logansport last Wednesday to their summer home south of town. Vern Nowels, Ralph O'Riley and John Eger were over from the county seat on business Wednesday. Mrs. Marion O’Connor of Lafayette is spending the week with relatives and friends in Remington. Mrs. Belle Green went to Huntington Monday to spend a few (lays With her daughter, Mrs. Will Morris. Mrs. Paul Hyman and baby of Mishawaka came Wednesday to visit her mother, Mrs. Ella Parks, and ’TVmily;

A s B. Coleman -went to Chicago Monday evening to attend the funeral on Tuesday of a distant relative. Mir. and Mrs. C. W. Merritt motored to Chicago Tuesday on a Ibuying trip, returning Thursday morning. Mrs. T. B. Markin spent several days with old friends here and at ■Wolcott, returning to Mishawaka on Tuesday. Mrs. Will Zea of Lawton, Oklahoma, came Thursday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Col. Griffiith. Mrs. Frank Hart of Anderson came the latter part of the weeh. for a visit with her father, Uncle Guthrie Morris. Mrs. Bertha Meiner of Kokomo came Thursday to spend several days at the home of her father, C. B. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Lee. A 1 son returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Streator, Paxton and other points in Illinois.

Miss Vivian Shearer of Lafayette came Tuesday to visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shearer, and family. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Griffin came Over from Monticello Thursday and

•, . I spent the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin. Word was received from “Mick" Meehan stating that he has been accepted for serviee and at last reports was on his way to Houston, Texas. Ed. Bend has sold his farm in Virginia and with his family will return to Oxford, Indiana, where he will again engage in the lumber business. Frank Howard and family motored to Bloomington Sunday to visit Harry. They- returned Monday evening, leaving Irene for a longer visit there. V. E. Balcom has vacated his residence, which he recently Sold, and' now occupies the rooms upstair's in the Chappell building, just vacated by Charles Bowman. | Misses Marjorie Hascall, Josephine Kenyon and Opal Hofey attended a house party at the Brand ranch, northeast of Morocco, from Sunday till Wednesday of this week.

Word here is to the effect that “Cotton” Maxwell, who is now in the navy, has made a round trip to France and is now in Nfew York. iHe will try to get a furlough and coime home. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fowler and son Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Thomas, ,J. O. Thomas, wife, mother and sister and Mrs. Fred Parker, Misses Martha and Helen Parker motored to Rantoul, Illinois, Sunday. They reported a delightful day. Frank Jordan has just taken on a new Ford Sedan. Looks mighty fine, too, but there is a fly in his ointment. H e says his folks won’t let him even look at the thing unless he is all “dolled” up, and we all know r how a blacksmith likes to doll up. Will Hallihan drove to Indianapolis Sunday, accompanied by Mi. and Mrs. Abe Wahl, returning Tuesday with Mrs. Hallihan and Vera. While there Will saw' the aviator that was making a flight over the ball park fall about 500 feet. He was killed. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hicks had as guests last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Grant and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. I. N, Warren and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. Coen and two daughters of Rensselaer, and Mrs. Yeoman and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Myers. 11. W. Gilbert and wife drove a new Oakland Sensible Six from Indianapolis Saturday, and also received one from the factory at Pontiac, Mich., for the Shafer Co. at Rensselaer. SHe reports cars very hard to obtain, owing to government work, scarcity of material and men. Also, prices will soon take another jump. Friends of Edward Lock, son of James W. Lock, will, be interested to learn that “Ed.” has arrived safely in France. He is an officer in the Engineer Corps of the service, having worked, on the Northwestern ever since he left Remington. He was in training at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. His son, Edward, Jr., is in the navy.

There was a quiet wedding at ■ the Sacred Heart parsonage Wednesday evening. May 29. Rev. Fath'er Baker officiating. The contractI ing parties were Miss Ruth Anna | Worden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Worden, and Mr. Arthur Arnott Cowgill. son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cowgill, formerly of Remington hut now of Wolcott. The wedding was solemnized in the presence of only immediate relatives of the contracting couple. Addison, one of the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker, who had the misfortune to step on a piece of glass some ten days ago. making a cut that required several stitches to close, made an effort to walk on it too soon, causing the artery which had been cut to open. ' lo was taken to tin 1 . t Rensselaer Saturday, where he is now getting along nicely.

The first real fire alarm to be .turned in since the new motor chemical engine was purchased was sounded Friday afternoon, when the barn on the former. John Powell residence property in the north part of town took fire and was a total loss. Only one or two walls are left standing and they are so badly burned as to be worthless. There

was S2OO Insurance 6n the building in the Home Insurance Co.- of New York. Jasper Guy, agent. The ham was probably worth about $350. P"he fire was due to a small bon fire iffear the barn, and sparks undoubtedly blew into the barn or onto the roof. The fire company did very effective work in putting out the fiames.

BROOK (From Reporter) Born, to Nelson Conn and wife, on Monday, Jane 3, a girl. Bruce Corbin and wife of Attica were here on Thursday visiting relatives. _/ Mrs. Fay Gast of Akron, Indiana, was a guest of Miss Etta PDess this week. r Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton of Rensselaer were visiting their son, M. J. Thornton, on Friday. J. D. Rich and Fred Lyons were in Rensselaer on Friday looking after their Hightland Park farm. The Misses Lela and Lena Lyons

and the Misses Letha and Gertrude Weishaar spent this week in Indianapolis. I Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Peters of Chicago came on Wednesday for a visit ! with their daughter, Mrs. Louis Brac-ksman. Mrs. C. R. Osborn and daughter Genevieve of Whiting came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs: Walter Murfitt. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warr motored to Lafayette on Friday and brought. Merlin home. He will leaye for Ft. Sheridan on Monday. Shorty Staton. Wilbur Brady and Philip Hunter went to Chatsworth the last of the week to work on a dredge for Sternberg brothers. Mrs. T. E. Collier went to Chicago on Monday to spend a few days with her daughter. Miss Orpha, who is with the Wesley hospital. Mrs. Ben Leopold - went to Indianapolis the last- of the week to visit relatives, and will make a trip to Camp Taylor while away to see her son Glenn. Mrs. YanDerWeele and two sons of Argus, Indiana, who are guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Clarence Wood, will leave for their home next Friday. Marshal Johnson returned from his Minnesota farm on Monday. He says the. wheat oiitlook in the Northwest is fine, and. other crops are looking good. : ■' Mrs. George Stair was operated on at a Chicago hospital last week and her many friends will be glad to know that she is recovering rapidly from the ordeal. George Weishaar drove to his farm near Peru on Sunday. He was accompanied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Weishaar. Jr., and son. The latter have been visiting here for several days. George Ekstrom went to Indianapolis last week and signed up with the naval reserve. He will get his training in the summers and a chance to finish his collegework fin- • less- Uncle Sam needs him sooner, I William Brunton, who has been for eight months at Camp Shelby,

is home on a short furlough. He with others has been drilling for all these months but so far the government has not seen fit .to start them for France. Morton Ulrey came over from Huntington oh Decoration day. They have had plenty of rain at their place and some corn to plant over. Wheat and oats look fine. Mrs. Sawyer, mother of Mrs. Ulrey, is spending the summer with them. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Miller motored to Lebanon on Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hoover. Alva had a three days’ furlough before going to Camp Sherman, Chilicothe, Ohio. (He was out on a seven-day hike in which they built a big bridge in a hurry and went on short rations for sleep. Don Lawrence returned from Ann Arbor on Wednesday. ' He has signed up with Uncle Sam for the army and will take his training with Merlin Warr at Ft. Sheridan this summer, and go to college again next winter, and train again next summer. Unless Uncle Sam needs them pretty bad they will thus be enabled to finish their schooling.

GOODMMi (Fora the -Herald) j Mark Crandall is building a barn on his farm near Wadena. Joseph Laing is slowly recovering from his stroke of paralysis that he suffered last month. Ms Roy Rodman has returned to her home in Williamsport after a visit here with Mrs. Maude Gilman and other friends. Miss Mary Garrigus, who .taught a successfni school at Lynn, Illinois, the past year, returned home for the summer last Saturday. The first of the week Mr. and Mrs. Wilse Lemaster left for Gillett, Wyoming, for a visit with their ■son Clarence, who they say is soon to go into the service. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall and daughter. Miss Mamie, autoed to Momence Sunday and spent the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sharkey at that place. The farmers are unanimous in the statement that the prospect for a bumper oats crop were never better at this time. The weather conditions are most favorable. Will Stewart and family of Dana, Indiana, came last Friday. Mrs. Stewart and baby will make their home with Mrs. W. Cloutier while Will is helping Uncle Sam. A cablegram was received Tuesday that Base Hospital No. 13 had arrived safely in France. Lawson J. Cooke and Wayne C. Gilman of this city are members of this unit.

Vernon Cloutier of Winamae was here a few days visiting with his home folks and to say good-bye to his brother-in-law. Will Stewart, who left for the U. S. service Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tice and son Merle and Mrs. Lewis Tice motored Union. Mills Sunday. The latter remained for a longer

visit with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Sanderson. Mrs. C. L. Tedford returned home last Saturday from Wellington, Illinois, where she visited with her sister, Mrs. Joe Pruitt, and on Friday night attended the Alumni of the Wellington high school. C. W. Romine and family autoed to South Bend Sunday to visit with his mother, Mts. Laura Romine, and to visit with a brother, Otis, who is in the service and who expects to soon go “over there.” Miss Luella Cloutier returned to Clinton Sunday evening after a few days’ visit here with her mother, Mrs. W. Cloutier, and family. She has a fine position in a hank, and had to be there Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gerrich, accompanied by Kentland friends, autoed to Jacksonville, Illinois, to attend commencement exercises. The former’s daughter, Miss Olive, was a member of the graduating class.

Road Supt. Lewis Spaulding has made extensive improvements on the two bridges just east of Goodland, namely, the Spinney and Gimmell bridges. New posts and railings have been installed and make a fine appearance as well as safe' ty device. Carroll C. Kent of Kentland and Miss Winnie Stewart of Laramie, Wyoming, were married Monday, May 27, at Denver, Colorado. The ceremony was read at 2 o’clock at the parsonage by the Rev. Cyrus A. Wright, and at 3:30 Mr. and Mrs. Kent left for California. They expect to return to Kentland about July 1 and establish their home at Kent Hall.

WOLCOTT (From the l Enterprise) Mrs. William Petrie and children of Logansport visited Joseph Petrie and family Tuesday. Miss Gertrude Sluyter went to Chalmers Monday for a few' days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. I. N. Darrow spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. A. Hicks, at Remington. Mrs. Margaret Rees of Goodland came Monday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. Mary C. Day. Mrs. John Zehr and daughter, Mrs. Andy Troxel, spent Wednesday with friends at Remington. Mrs. E. G. McCullom went to Remington Tuesday evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Frye; Air. and -Mrs. George Shaull wept to Logansport Thursday to attend the state encampment of the G. A. R. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garvin, Monday, June 3, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kercher, Tuesday, June 4, a son# Mrs. Clark Mertz and son Robert of Burnettsville were the guests from Saturday until Tuesday of August Busier and family. Mrs. Robert Cottrell and daughters, Gladys and Irene, of Montirello came Tuesday to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lee Nelson. William and Charles Winger returned Monday from a few days’ visit with their brother-in-law, Gottlieb Yackley, and family at Bremen, Indiana, Misses Olive and Emma Huston of Fairmount, who have been visiting friends at Remington, came Tuesday evening to visit Mrs. Clarence Huston, north of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs, Mark Templeton and their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle, of Morocco spent Sunday here the guests of Mrs. Templeton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Winters.

Dr. J. A. Smith went to Remington Wednesday to attend a meeting of the Pension Board, of which he is a member. This is the first meeting Dr. Smith has been able to attend in a long time, owing to poor health. Mrs. A. Ellis and daughters, Ethel, Margaret and Della, and their friends, Misses Mary Quigley and Catherine Mulchbrn of Chicago Heights, came down in the Ellis automobile and spent the day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Hughes.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mrs. Laura Fisher of Chicago visited relatives here this week. Miss Ada May Guild of Auburn is visiting friends and relatives here this week. Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Warriner and children of Remington spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. .James R. Guild. William Peterson went last Monday morning tb Indianapolis to report for examination, having enlisted in the navy. Mrs. Sarah Domke was called to Rensselaer last Monday because of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. W. W. Reeve.

Mrs. Frank Nicoles left today for Denver, Colorado, where she will spend the remainder of the summer with her daughter,' Adah. Bass Arrowsmith and family and Mrs. Maude Kessinger and children spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heltzel near MeCoysburg. Rev. F. F. Hargrave- went to Greeneastle Monday for a visit with his mother and to attend the commencement exercises at llDepauw' university. On Sunday Mrs. Merle D. Gwin of Rensselaer and Mrs. Harold Barnes and little daughter Natalie of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, motored up with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier, to see Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beep. Mrs. Orlando Archer received word today that her son, William Archer, who has been working for some time in South Dakota, had joined the shipbuilding division of Uncle Sam's army and was on his way to Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is to have ten .months’ training. Arthur Prevo left last Monday for St. Louis, Missouri, to find out the particulars concerning, the death of John Hough, who died there suddenly a few weeks ago and

whose family have been annable to find 'out the exact circumstances oinder which he met his death. Jess Coburn and Otis Short showed their patriotism this week by presenting themselves at the U. S. recruiting station in Indianapolis for enlistment in Uncle Sam’s navy. Both boys were found physically unfit, Coburh on account of a weak heart and Short on account of his eyes. Word has been received here by Mrs. Maude Kessinger that her son, Cleo Call, was married last Monday to a Poplar, Montana, girl. Cleo is located at Poplar, Montana, where ihe has a homestead. iHle has been employing his time off his homestead in -plowing with a tractor aijd hauling.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kellog, Monday, a girl. John -Colbo, Sr, who was stricken with paralysis some time ago, is slowly improving. Mrs. Bessie Hamilton' and baby of Kokomo are -visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. Orie Haymond. Miss Kate Swing of Peoria, Illinois, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swing, in Hanging Grove township. George Colbo of Baker, Montana, who was called here on account of the serious illness of his father, John Colbo, returned 'home Sunday. Mirs. Cynthia Garrigues has returned from St. Petersburg,, Florida, where she spent the winter. En route she spent several days in Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs'. Adrah Vess of Chattanoogo, Tennessee, is spending the week here with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nolan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bledsoe and Mrs. Mary Bledsoe. Mrs. John Hayworth, daughter, Miss Bertha, and son, James, and Neal Williams of Medaryville motored to Rensselaer Sunday, where they spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Orla Clouse. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gardner, Mrs. Carrie Short and Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Haring and son motored to Milford, Illinois, Sunday. En route they visited the W. L. Gu.mm peony gardens at Remington.

A Rensselaer automobile driven by a man' by the name of Kirk, was caught in the storm about two miles north of town yesterday afternoon. The top was blown off and the driver had to take refuge beneath the car, ’'hut the storm was so furious that he was completely drenched before it subsided.

MILROY Clarence Fisher came home over Sunday for a visit. Charles Beaver and family spent Sunday with True Culp. The community meeting Saturday evening was well attended. Mrs. Roy Culp spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. G. Foulks. Joe Clark and family took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp. James Wood and lady friend spent Sunday with his mother and family. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and children spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Lear, and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Banes apd Clyde' Clark and family ate. Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Culp and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp called on Mr. and Mrs. True Culp Sunday afternoon.. Baptismal services were conducted by Rev. Hill Sunday after the preaching service, Velma McCashen being baptized.

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