Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1918 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU
FAIR OAKS The Fourth passed off unusually quiet in these parts. N. A. McKay and wife visited their son Frank and family at Gary over Sunday. Charles Hall and family of Paxton, Illinois, spent the Fourth here with relatives. Mr. Clark of Lee came the first of the week and visited a few days at Bert Warne’s. Mrs. Fyfe' and children of Wheatfield came Tuesday and visited her brother a few days. James Clifton and son have the contract to rebuild a large stock barn on the ranch for Mr. Hqjficker. Mr. Boyle, son and daughter of Muncie, drove over Tuesday and visited a few days at Matt Karr’s. - Jkmy Bringle left Saturday for a ff -ile of weeks’ visit with friends lE’.lndianapolis, Rushville and Roan-
G. I. Thomas of Remington, in company with another man, was here Friday looking after his property. IMatt Karr and son Sam left here the latter part of the w r eek in their Ford for Minnesota on a business trip. The weather has not been very good growing weather the past week, being too cool, but it has been fine to work. Uncle John Casey and sister, Martha, who visited Burroughs’ and Crawfords’ a few days last week, returned to Marion Saturday. Paul Wegging of near Aix, the junk dealer of wide acquaintance. Was here Tuesday cleaning up the old scraps left by other dealers. The painting and stenciling of the walls of the school rooms will be finished in a few days. The plumbers came up Tuesday and got busy again. Roy Brouhard has been having a pretty serious 'time with a badly lacerated jaw, the result of having some teeth pulled. He has been unable to work since then. Orval Bringle came utp from Remington the Fourth and took his wife and baby home with him. Th former had been unable to go home owing to sickness the past couple of weeks. _ „ ‘ .
Trustee .Hanrrnerton was here Monday evening and helped to make arrangements and map out a program for the dedication of the new school building and commencement, which takes place August 3. While visiting relatives here last week Uncle John Casey received a letter from his sister at Gas City stating that his daughter, Fawn, had just been married to a fine Italian singer by the name of Oriaho Potinio. a well-to-do restaurant keep, er in. Marion. She had been employed as head cook for him for nearly a year, but now she holds a more important position.
GIFFORD
Services Sunday evening at 7:30 by Bert Warne of Fair Oaks. Mrs. Minnie Hilton of Moody was in our town shopping Tuesday. Ira Daniels of Rensselaer was seen in our burg Monday evening. Miss Lena Hurley and Miss Ethel Allie spent Tuesday in our burg. Charles Hall and Miss Vesta Jones were married at Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Chester Caster and daughter Beatrice spent the last of the week in Gary. - Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith and eon Paul were Medaryville goers Tuesday. _
The railroad superintendent was out over this division of the Monon Tuesday. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott is on the sick list at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hall and children spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Fair Oaks. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nuss have moved here from Lacross and occupy the T. M. Calahan property. Charles, Scott and family spent from Wednesday until Thursday evening with his brother near Medaryville. j Mr. and Mrs. Orvile Fisher and children of Kersey and Teddy Keen spent Sunday with home folks here, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes and children and Mr. and Mrs. Jud Zook and children called on Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zook and children Sunday. “Food will win the war,” and everybody in our vicinity is using their garden products and corn meal to save the wheat and meat, to be sent to our soldier boys “over there.” The draft of the week of July 22 will take several of our farmer boys. It is reported that Harry Walker, Albert Hurley and Alva ■Hall are to be taken at that time,
<?nd also Edward Wilson of Monon.. Our oil man, Ross Ramey of Rensselaer, was slow this week and we had to do without coal oil for two days, which was hard on the oil stoves, and when he did come ten gallons was all we could get until Tuesday. William Clevinger, who has heen stationed at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, is home on a furlough and is visit!ng friends at Gifford. He has been in the'hospital for about four pionths and is not looking very good owing to his sickness. Mr .and Mrs Jake Myers renewed word from tbeir son Dick, who had been in training at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for about a year and was lately sent from there to Jersey City, that he had arrived safely in France. \\ < A joyful bunch, consisting of twenty-six Gifford people, went to Kankakee, Illinois, to spend the Fourth, Harry Gifford of Rensselaer taking them over in his truck, starting early Thursday morning and getting back Friday after an enjoyable day. This bunch is also planning to attend the state fair this fall.
LEE
C. A. Lefler and family spent Sunday at Ji. C. Anderson’s.
The Home Missionary ladies met with Mrs. Walter Jordan Tuesday afternoon. Mrs, Frank Eldridge’s sister and family of Chicago spent Saturday night with them. Mr. and Mrs. Braddock of Rens-selaer-were here this week visiting G. A. Jacks and wife. J. H. Gulp and family and Elmer Gilmore and family ate Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gulp. W. L. Stiers’ family went to Valparaiso Monday, where they rented a house and will move there soon. Miss Lural Anderson went as far as I.<- fayette Monday with Mrs. M'aTgg’? Hoover on her homow t’d journo r Glen Culp is checking up his interest in the hardware firm of Culp & Sons, preparatory to going to the training camp about the 22nd of this month. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Braddock of Rensselaer accompanied Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks to visit Thorston Otterberg and family of Barkley toWnshlp. On Friday of last week Mrs, H. C. Anderson, Miss Lural Anderson, Mrs. Rebecca Jacks and Mrs. Maggie Hoover autoed to Medaryville to visit Mrs. Alice Pogue and famjly.