Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Abe Bringle is delivering mail from his new Ford nowadays. Ray Hart and wife transacted business in Rensselaer Tuesday. Sam Karr and mother were business ca'lers in Rensselaer Monday, James CMfton has just completed an addition to Milt Gumdy’s residence. J. J, Lawler put two brand-new Deering binders into his large rye field Saturday. T. J. Moffitt and ,W. W. Zellers of Virgie were visitors in out burg Tuesday evening. Bert Warne purchased a team of John Lakin the first of the week to haul cord wood. Mrs. Allie Potts of Rensselaer came up Tuesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. J. M. Olifton. Barney Dewitt has about two acres of the finest watermelons in this section of the country. We were visited by a heavy downpour of rain Saturday night and Sunday, which was much needed. The pickle company has shipped another carload of pickles from here to their finishing plant in Chicago. Several Fair Oaks people have been making some very good hauls in the hunckleberry harvest the past week. Fred Call went to Chicago Heights the first of the week to investigate the prospects of a teaming job, it is said. Harvest is progressing very slowly in the wheat and rye- Oats will follow up quite shortly the wheat and rye cutting. .«/ . I ncle John Cisey and sister, Mrs. Ma’-hr Dickinson, of Mii'm. are visit-ng at Cal Burroughs’ and Berk Crawford's this week. C. G. Spitler and W. ”L. Wood, assisted by F. R. Erwin, took an invenitoiy Monday and Tuesday of the Kjght & Eggleston stock. Paul Barker, who had been working in the shops at Gary, returned last week and went back to work on the section with his father. James Clifton and son recently tore down a large cattle barn on the Hufficker ranch, preparatory to moving it to another location. Oscar Atwood moved from Roselawn to Fair Oaks the first of the week. He expects to work for W. S. McConnell in the hay harvest

A transfer truck from Rensselaer came up Tuesday evening and hauled Mrs. Cottingham’s household goods to Brookston, Where she will make her home with her mother. Joe Kosta is a late victim of the Ford fever and was relieved the first of the week by purchasing one. Joe got very tired of buying repairs for his old Buick, which was quite frequent. The contractors finished the Carpenter work on the new school building and returned to their home at Logansport Saturday. The painters have their part to complete now, which is well on the way. The plumbers, who live in Rensselaer, are behind on their work, and will have to get a hustle oji them if they get through in time for the dedication and cqmmepcement, which is to take August 3.

WOLCOTT

(From the Enterprise) John Sell of Logansport visited his mother, Mrs. Emma Sell, Wednesday. Hugh Barnhart went to Laketon, Indiana, Tuesday to assist some friends during harvest. 1 Mrs. Katherine Casey of Remington spent the day Wednesday with Mrs. Thomas Mull. Miss Mary Humphreys went to Logansport Wednesday to attend the wedding of Miss Alta Fonts. Mrs. Sarah Abbey of Montmorenci Has purchased the Henry Waymire property, opposite the school building. Mrs. E. Retherford of Goodland visited her daughter, Mrs. Earl Easterday, Friday and Saturday of last week. Misses Lenore and Frances Winters went to Morocco Saturday evening for a few days’ visit with friends. Dr. R. F. Holley received his call Sunday morning to be ready to report for war service within ten days. Miss Myrtle Middleton returned Monday from a few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Patsy Graham, at Poneto, Indiana. Mrs. Eugene Spangler of Chandler, Okla., and grandson, Paul Detyley of Hammond, are 'visiting Mr.\ and Mrs. M. Snick. Mrs. Frank Goodspeed of Erie, Pa., a former resident of this tion, came last Friday for a visit

with Wolcott friends. Charles Krohn and daughter, Miss Ella Krohn, went to Papineau, 111., Saturday to visit his daughter, Mrs. William Kittenkeller. Mrs. Simon Miller of Aurora, Ore., came Monday for a visit with M. J. Klopfenstein and family.. Mrs. Miller and Mr®. Klopfenstein are sisters. Mrs. Robert McKee went to Logansport Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Fonts, and attend the wedding of her sister, Miss Alta Fouts. Mr. and Mrs. Vurlee Pample of Gilboa and Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wolf of this place autped to Rockford, Mudlavia and Attica Sunday and spent the day. Mts. J. M.‘ Roelke and children of Teegarden, Ind., were guests from Sunday until Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. William Brunner, southwest of Wolcott. Miss' Hilda Gallaher of Lake Cicott, who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. Jacob* Beaver and Miss Effie Gallaher, north of Wolcott, returned home Tuesday, N. F. Gibson, who resides on the Dr. Barnes farm north of Wolcott, went to Burnettsville Saturday - to attend the funeral of his brother-in--law, Edward Bingaman. Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Frye and daughter, and Mrs. Gore and daughter Elizabeth of Lowell, were guests Sunday of Mrs. Gore’s sister, Mrs. Emma Sell, and son, of this place. Mir. and Mrs. Ed. Blume and sons, Harold and Robert, an<j baby daughter, autoed to Valparaiso Sunday atfd visited their daughter, Esther, who is attending school there. f

Bert Taylor of Little Rock, Ark., who has been visiting his cousins, Truman and Theron Holdridge, and Mrs. Clifford Boulden, the past week, returned home Tuesday evening. Miss' Susie Zehr and Mrs. John Farney of Elgin, 111., are visiting Miss Zehr’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zehr. Miss Zehr is head waitress in the Elgin National House at Elgin, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garvin of near Rensselaer were the guests last Friday of Mr. Garvin’s sister, Mrs. Frank Seifert, and his uncle, Frank G. Garvin. Frank is in this month’s call to the colors. Mrs. William Hintz and daughter Gertrude of Evry, lowa, who have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Timm, south of Wolcott, went to Goodland Monday evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. Louis Tillon. Doirrance Dibell, who holds a position with (Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware dealers in Chicago, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. ,L Dibell, returning to Chicago Monday. Electric light companies in Germany require their lamp" trimmers Vo save scraps of old carbons, which -afe cemented together for further use.