Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MILROY Miss Trma Clark is spending this week in Monon. Carl Beaver spent Saturday and Sunday with- his mother. Miss Lillian Fisher visited Band Box' school last Tuesday. Miss Vernie Spencer visited tfie Black Oak school Wednesday. Everett Clark, who has been in training camp, is home on a furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sanders were in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. The Aid will meet Wednesday afternoon, October 9,, with Mrs. Lud Clark. Mrs. Lud Clark and mother, Mrs. Fred Saltwell went to Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. 'Lillie Mitchell and Mrs. Marion Dunn i were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Carrie Anderson of Battle Creek, Michigan, visited relatives and friends here this week. Clyde Clark and family of Newton county visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks Tuesday night. Mrs. W. B. Fisher and daughter, Miss Lillian, were shopping in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mrs. Earl Foulks and sons visited her mother, Mrs. Jesse English, Wednesday, and together they visited Mrs. Anna east of Wolcott in the afternoon.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Jack Taylor has moved his family to Kentland, where he has a position in Chet Loughridge’s barber shop. *1 Robert Boyles has moved his family to town in the George Hoover property recently purchased of the Hooter estate. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spaulding went to Loehiel Wednesday morning, where they visited with their son, Hugh Spaulding and family. Mrs. Marion James returned home Monday from Tuscwmba, Alabama. ’Her daughter, Mrs. Will Thomas, came home with her for a visit. S. H. Dickinson left' this Friday for Camp Custer, where he expects

Ito visit a few days with Rev. E. A. Kelford, who is doing Y. M. C. A. work there. Mrs. Wm. Bringham of Bloomington, Illinois/' visited here this week with Goodland relatives. Her son, Russell, is right on the front line in France. J. C. Robinson is here from lowa for a short visit with his son, Ed and family, and Mrs. Garrett Mead and Mrs. John Pot'huisje and families. Mr. and Mrs. John Barr of Ottawa, Illinois, autoed over and visited this week with the latter’s cousin, Mrs. D. R. Colston and family. They were accpmpanied by Charles Dovey, also of Ottawa, who visited his sister, Mrs. J. T. Hameton. Mrs. Mary Dietrich Harms, has received word that her brother has arrived safely in France. She in company with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Force, are expecting to go to some eastern port in a few weeks to remain until the war is over. Miss Susan Thurston, a trained nurse in Chicago, came home Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Richard Thurston, and little son, for a short visit. Mrs. Thurston will remain for an extended visit but Miss Thurston returned to Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Charles Cornelius and little son, Howard, of Baird, lowa,- came Monday for a few days visit with her aunt, Mrs. I. E. Hopkins, and other relatives. Mr. Cornelius is, stationed at the Great Lakes Training station and she is living at present at Waukegan, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Colborn, who visited here last week and this, left Wednesday morning for Detroit, Michigan. After a few days there they will leave for Monrovia, California, to spend the winter. Their son, Kenneth, left ' this week for Monrovia and expects to re-enter school at Berkley, California. He is 20 years old and will go When Uncle Sam calls him.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) J. B. Clevinger went to Hammond Wednesday to take a position with the Monon railroad. Miss Belle Deßolt of El Paso,

Illinois, who has been visiting Miss Ada Spencer since Sunday, returned home « Wednesday. Mrs. L. S. Holderman of Morris, Illinois, came Monday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ferguson. Miss Grayce Corbin of Washburn, Illinois, came Monday evening to visit Mrs. Quincy Hughes and other Wolcott friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Swerns of Almont, Illinois, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. William Wolf, northeast of Wolcott, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Graham and family of Chatsworth, Illinois, who have been visiting Mrs.. Graham’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O’Donnel, north of Wolcott, returned home Monday. Glen Plummer, who is in training at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, came home Friday on a ten days furlough, and is spending his time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. isoble Plummer, southeast of Wolcott. Mrs. Charles Henning went to Winchester Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Bright for a few days. Mr. Henning / accompanied her as far as returning home that evening.

J. P. Smith, who has been spending some weeks here and working on a threshing, run, left Wednesday for his home. in Detroit, Kansas, on account of asthma, which was bothering him in this Climate. Mrs. Jacob Herring and daughter, Mrs. Albert Suitter and children of Metamora, Illinois, who were called here on account of the illness of Mrs. Herring’s mother, Mrs. Felicity Kimple, returned home Tuesday. E. G. McCollum went to Chicago Tuesday evening to attend a conference of the secretaries of the Co-Operative Elevator companies, which was held in that city Wednesday. ' Twelve states were represented at this conference. Mrs. John M. Spencer and her granddaughter, Mrs. Fred E. Johnson, Who for several weeks past have been visiting Mrs. Spencer’s son, John M. Spencer, and family at Walla Walla, Washington, and other relatives in the West, returned Jhome this Thursday morning. Jay B. Long, who enlisted in the air service of the U. S. army and for several months has been at Talliferro Field, Ft. Worth, Texas, under instruction, has been reassigned and is proceeding to Berkley, (Calif.) School of Military Aeronautics, University of California for imstructions in ground school. In a recent letter to his parents Jay remembered the Enterprise with a fine postcard picture of himself in his uniform.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Georgia Linton, who is teaching the fifth grade in Rensselaer, was home over Sunday. Mrs. Oren Bell and children of near Rensselaer, were the guests of relatives here over Sunday, Sgt. David Timm was home on a six days furlough this week. He, is in training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Mrs. Millard Prevo and daughter, Hilda, of Chicago, visited friends and relatives here from Monday to Wednesday. Owing to failing health and thinking a change and rest will benefit him Frank H. Nicoles has resigned his position as cashier of the Medaryville State bank to take effect October 1. He expects to spend the coming winter in Florida. Rev. Hargrave has offered his services to the U. S. government as an army chaplain and is awaiting his call. During his two years stay in Medaryville much has happened to bind the hearts of the entire community to him in sympathy, and much as his friends regret his departure they can appreciate his desire to do. his part of the war work. No one said “Goodbye.” It was, “Good-night,” and “We’ll see you again.’’

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. True Robinson, Sunday, a sdn. C. C. Williams of Hoopeston, Illinois, is here on business. Mrs. E. R. Burget and son are spending a few days in Chicago. Mrs. Winefred Pullins of Rensselaer has been the guest of Mrs. Harry Garling. Miss Delia Nelson was the guest of Miss Maude Simons in Monticello yesterday. Miss Goldie Thrasher of Delphi was the guest of Misses Dois and Doris Petra over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Nelson, Miss Delia Nelson and Mrs. U. C. Mallon motored to Indianapolis last Friday. Miss Gladys Pearson went to El Paso, Illinois, Sunday, where shfi will make an extended visit with relatives. Miss Emma Swing, who is a nurse in Emergency hospital at Benton Harbor, Michigan, is here on a two weeks vacation. She is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Anna Banwart Road Superintendent Kahler came here Tuesday to give some attention to the roads on this side of the county. All macadam roads over this way are in very bad shape and must be repaired before winter set in otherwise they may be impassable. Mrs. Earl Rhodes and daughter have returned to Stuttgart, Arkansas after a twfi months’ visit with her mother, Mrs. L. W. Hubbell, and brother, Dr. Raymond J. Ives. They were accompanied to Lafayette by Mrs. Hubbell and Mrs. Raymond J. Ives. William Peterson, son of Charles Peterson of Medaryville, gave up his life on the western battle front in France, according to a message received from the war department Monday. He was the only son. His mother died some years ago and his father is partially paralyzed. He was a fine young man and had many friends on this side of the county.