Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

LEE Clyde Clark and family of near Morocco were here Sunday. Harold Lamar’s family of Lafayette were here Sunday for Child'Ten’s day. Ray Holeman’s family picked cherTies Tuesday' at his brother's, Asa Holeman. I There was a large crowd here Sunday for the Children’s Day exercises, which were enjoyed by all. Thomas Clark and family and another family from Kankakee, Illi- ( nois, were here Saturday and Sunday. ; William Rishling and wife of near Crawfordsville spent Saturday night at S. 'M. Jacks and visited ethers on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Maple and daughter Nora of Logansport were here during the past week visiting their daughter, Mrs. O. E. Noland, and (family. Robert Drake and family of near Lafayette spent Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Rollin Stewart, and attended, the Children’s day exercises. William Zable, William Wacher and Arthur Miller and their families spent last Sunday in Illinois at the golden wedding celebration Of Mrs. Zable’s parents. Mrs. Len Lefler (of Lafayette Came Tuesday to see her mother, Mrs. G. A. Jacks, and took her horne wit h her that she might try hot baths for her rheumatism. Zelath Clark was here Saturday calling on friends and relatives, on his wav home from attending school at Terre. Haute. He left Sunday for the home of his parents in Pennsylvania.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) ' Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Miller, I Sunday morning, June 9, a boy. | Jasper Wright visited Rev. Down-1 ey at Fair Oaks a day or so this I ■week. Mr. and Mrs. Emaunel Unger of' Brook visited Mr. and Mrs. Lee Birst Sunday. Miss Jennie Chamberlain went to Bloomington Wednesday where she will attend school. Mrs. George Sigler spent the latter part of the week visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer. Mrs. Belle Robinson of Joliet, Illinois, came Monday for a week’s visit with hr sister, Mrs. J. T. Martin. Miss Lenora Bishop is here from ‘Momence, 111., visiting her., cousins, the Misses Ruby, Lera and Vera Standish. Rev. Ade and family were at Greenhill Wednesday and Thursday, of this week, coming home - by the ■ way of Wadena. Mrs. Allie Porter spent several days here this week visiting her sister, Mrs. Sigler. She. returned to her home in Rensselaer Thursday. Mrs. J. W. Meharry went to Logansport to see her son Clarence, who , is at Longcliff. Mrs. Meharry says the doctors report Clarence not so ] Well. Mrs. Florence Coatney returned home Sunday from a several weeks’ etay at the North Shore Health Resort, only slightly improved in health. Scott Brenner visited his sister, Mrs. Ira - Sayler, and brother, Bert, In Valparaiso Sunday. Mrs. Sayler is suffering from cancer. She is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner and baby motorfld dffwm from Baroda, Michigan, Saturday, returning Sunday. Earl reports everything going, well with them. The Misses Lucy and Marie Harris and Susie Wood, who are attending •school at the state normal at Terre Haute, were home a few days this week on a between-term vacation, j Miss Melinda Miller returned ■ home Saturday evening after a few j weeks employment in the Jeff Smith' home. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were*

both somewhat incapacitated a short while ago by an auto accident. Both are about recovered. Our good friend, Dr. Merry, has been experiencing some trouble of late with a cancer on his upper lip. The Doctor has been treating it and while he now has it killed, the medicine he used was necessarily strong enough to cause him some loss of sleep. A Mr. Rafferty from down in the vicinity of Indianapolis has rented the Dr. Martin house and will move into same as soon as his goods arrive, presumably this week. We understand Mrs Rafferty will follow teaming. Pending the arrival of their gopds they are staying with their son, three miles west of town. REMINGTON (From the Press) Miss Florence Landon is visiting friends at Brook this week. Born, Saturday, June 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Bowman, a son. Miss Margaret Roades went to Marion Thursday to attend an Endeavor convention. Mrs. Harvey Kannal of Rensselaer was the guest of the editor’s family Tuesday. ’ . John Bickel went to Chenoa, 111., Tuesday to attend the funeral of his uncle, John Barum. Mrs. A. J. Kitt of Fowler was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Warner Elmore, over night Friday, Mrs. H. R. Milner returned from a w’eek spent at Rensselaer with her mother, who has been sick. Miss Laura Warnock returned Sunday from Richmond, where she has been teaching in the city school.

Fred Baier had the misfortune to be kicked by "Henry Ford’’ Sunday; breaking several bones in his left hand. John W. Stokes and Henry Miller of the Marion Soldiers’ home came Monday for a few days' visit -with Remington folks. Mrs. Hal Sheetz of Indianapolis came Tuesday evening to visit her brothers, Hert and Harry Spencer, and their families. Mrs. John D. Snyder and son Walter of Hutchinson, Kansas, went to Decatur, 111., Monday to visit her brother, Dr. C. Roy Johnston. Mrs. Budreau and daughter Lyda went to Watseka, 111., Tuesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. Matthews, and family, for a few days. Mrs. Clark Bartee of Lafayette spent Wednesday, with Mrs. Dan Biddle. She was accompanied home by Miss Bess Hitchcock for a short visit. / Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stitz and three children of. Lafayette, and ' Mrs. .Mary Risner of Chicago, were Sunday guests at the home of Will Stitz. James Hawkins fell off a step ladder Wednesday while calcimining at the school house, breaking and dislocating both bones in his left wrist.

A good bit of road repairing has been going on in this township and our highways are in much better condition than usual at this time of the year. H. W. Gilbert and John Taylor went to Indianapolis Tuesday and drove back an Oakland Six. John traded his old Oakland to the Auto Sales Co. and is now driving the Sensible Sit.

A slight change of running time went into effect on this division of the Apology Sunday. The westbound train now comes at 9'23 instead of 9:01 as formerly, twentytwo minutes later Miss Lina Luckey returned Thursday evening from Crawfordsville, where she had been the past month visiting her sister, Mrs. Will Puckett, and helping care for her twin nephews, Keith and Kenneth. Two Remington lads and two from Wolcott were exceeding the speed limit in town Sunday night and got pulled for the offense. Two I of them were assessed a fine and costs amounting .to $13.50 each. I The venerable Mrs. Weidenbaker. mother of Mrs. John Poulson, of Goodland, well known in Remington, died in Brazil on Saturday. The remains were brought back to Goodland where they were buried on Wednesday. Daniel D. Lilley, who has been working in Toledo, C'h>o, the past two or three weeks, returned to 'Remington Saturday to spend a few (days. Daniel has enlisted in the coast artillery and will soon go to Indianapolis to enter Uncle Sam’s service.

Charley Guttrich made a trip to Lafayette Monday to operate on an automobile which the owner was not i willing to let the. cheap mechanics lof that city experiment with. Chari ley is a good surgeon, all right. | when it comes to anything in the gas engine line. Mr. and Mrs. John Donahue received word from Logansport Monday forenoon that their son's wife, Mrs. Con Donahue, of that place was seriously ill and they went at once, but too late as she died at 2-30. Tee funeral was held at Logansport Wednesday morning, j Mrs. John Irwin and Mrs. James B. Irwin and daughter of White, South Dakota, came Friday last for a short visit with relatives and friends. On Wednesday Mrs. John Irwin, who has been in the West nearly a third of a century, went to Indianapolis to visit her old home and friends. When Rev. Tharp begins to feel “punk,” his custom is to cut out the eats for a week. A week ago he just finished a seven-day fast and during that time lost fifteen pounds—looked as thin as Job’s turkey. During the past week, on an entire milk diet, he has regained six of those pounds lost. The Remington Liberty Guards have received their new uniforms and make a mighty fine appearance. About the first public appearance in the new duds was on Saturday, when they rendered valuable assistance at the Red Cross sale. The uniforms so closely resemble tSie real thing worn by the U. S. sol-

diers that many people who are not well acquainted with the members want to know how it comes that so many of the beys get home on a furlough at the same time. A letter from young Jake Hens- ! ler, who is now in the service, states that be is now at Nitro City, ’ West Virginia, and is getting on • mighty fine. He must be as he states that he has a girl only from ' six to nine hours a day. Looks like 4be might be able to ‘‘squeeze’’ in a little more time than that in a good cause. Warner Elmore and Dick Rawi lings were Rensselaer visitors Mon- , day—and thereby hangs a tale of i woe. On arriving in the city they met up with Gum Pefley on the I street, with whom they chatted a spell. When they returned to the I car they found that someone had ’let the air out of their tires, and i frankly accuse said Gum of the I job. They also came home on three . sylinders, and think Gum 'responI sible for that. Warner will have to hire a Liberty Guard with a wooden gun to go along and protect his property when he leaves town, it seems.