Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1918 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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GOODLAND L /(From the Herald) Thursday afternoon one of the best rains that was ever known came down in torrents, and was not accompanied by any wind. It was worth a good deal to our- crops. Many places where it was planfeed to celebrai- have deeded that It wo* id be more patrot:: to let the men spend the time in tie fields than attempt to attract them away from work. First Class Private Carl Campbell, who is drillmaster at Fort Thoimas, near Cincinnati, Ohio, came home last Thursday night for a seine day furlough. He says army life is great for the boys. John Cassidy, one of our prosperous young farmers residing on the Cassidy farm southwest of Goodland, and Miss Marie Hassel* )f Kentland were man led Saturday afternoon in Chicago. The groom is farming the home farm sou'.hwest of Goodland and after a short honeymoon the newlywed? will be at home on the farm. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Stack were invited to spend the day at the home of the latter's sister, Mrs. William Bowers, of Raub, where about fifty relatives had assembled to remind them it was their Silver Wedding day. A delicious dinner was served and the day passed in pleasant conversation and music. Many beautiful 1 resents vjr’ received Gs silver, cut glass, china and a set of aluminum.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Howard Myers left for Toledo on Thursday to bring home an Overland car. Will Anderson of Wichita, Kansas, was h;ere on Tuesday as the} guest of Bennett Lowe. Mrs. S. C. S]>oor left on Wed-j nesday for Detroit, where she will visit some time with relatives. A letter from Vernon Curran says i he is now located at Elliott, Illinois, with the Sternberg dredge. Ormond Pruett went to Chicago I on Saturday to spend the week-end i with his wife, who is in the hospital. Miss Banks of Ft. Wayne was a visitor at the George Merchant home this week as the guest of, Lt. Dorsey Merchant. < Mrs. John Hayes and daughter Ruth left this Week for Ohio where they will spent! sometime with their I daughter and sister, Mrs. H. H. Magee and family. j John T. McCutcheon, the famous; cartoonist, and wife, Charles Atkinson and wife. Ort Wells, and Frank) Teeples of Chicago were guests at Hazelden over Sunday. A telegram came to the family ou Wednesday morning from Jesse Whiting, saying that he would be in Chicago or Milwaukee on Wednesday noon, en route for France. This latter was given in his final address which was given in the A. E. F. FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) 1 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Taylor, last Thursday, twins. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Severns and Mrs. J. E. Tillett were Monticello visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Albert Swing and children haVe returned from Fairbury. 111., where they had been the guests of relatives. Mrs. C. B. Reprogle of Michigan City has gone home after a visit for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John Coey. Mr. and Mrs. Orta Clouse of Rensselaer were the guests of her mother, Mrs. John R. Hayworth, last Sunday., S. W. Kahler, William Kahler end wife, and Misses Caroline Gudeman "and Clara Kahler motored to Cissna Park, 111., Saturday to visit relatives. They returned Monday evening. Mrs. Fred Eggert and Mrs. Thomas Saltwell went to Chillicothe, Ohio, last Thursday to spend a few days with the latter’s husband. Private Thomas Saltwell, who soon expects

to make the trip overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lyman of Monon, Mr. and Mrs. John Groves and daughter, and William Burton of Champaign, HL, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gardner, south of town, last Friday.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Young, Friday, June 21, a daughter. Misses Bernice Antcliff and Della Luken spent last Saturday in Lafayette. . , Misses Erma Selmer, Cora Wacknitz and Sadie Petry were home from Valparaiso Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Prevo and daughter of' Chicago are visiting* relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lane of Gillam township are the proud parents of a baby girl since June 24. Hamilton Record broke his arm last Tuesday when cranking bis Ford car on the way to Lacross. Mrs. Albert Owen and son left Saturday morning for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Merrill of McCoysburg. An old resident of Medaryville remarked the other day that there ■were fewer idle men in town at this time than at any time for twentyfive years. Miss Nina Aery of Winamac left Sunday evening for Washington, D. C., to join her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. George Marsh, and to take up government work. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Arrowsmith and sister, Cora Arrowsmith, autoed here from Arrowsmith, 111., last Saturday and visited at the Bass Arrowsmith home over Sunday. Mrs. Carolina Dahn, wife of Hugo Dahn, of Jefferson township, was born March 25, 1862, and died Tuesday, June 25, 1918. Besides her husband Mrs. Dahn leaves two children, a boy and girl, to mourn Abe loss of their mother. The funeral was held at the Dahn home Thursday afternoon, after which •he (body was taken to Chicago for burial. Last Saturday afternoon while Mrs. Sarah Tim,-m was "cleaning a garment in .a pan of gasoliVie, her son. Dale Sanders, threw a match which ignited the gas. Practically all of the clothing was burner! from her body, about two-thirds of the entire body surface being burned. Sii- was taken to Rensselaer last .- nday and placed in the Jasper county hospital, where she is under care of Dr. Kresler. Her condition is considered very serious.