Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 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

four corners Threshing buckwheat is now in Order, which is yielding about 15 bushels per acre. fcnos Hibbs is putting a foundation under a barn on the'Powers tahch this week. This week will finish the seeding of . wheat, but the farmers will Continue to sow rye for the pext tnOnth Mrs. A. S. Barlow, who was Operated on some time ago at a Logansport hospital, is improving ■lowly. Quite a number forgot that last Sunday was a gasless Sunday, evidenced by the number of cars tuat were in use. Homer Fisher, Chas. Jensen and ■‘Soxl’ Myers send cards home that they are safely across and all enjoying the best of health. Chas. Myers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Davis returned Monday from a short visit in Tipton County with his wife’s people. T. J. Jones of Tefft is painting the buildings on the old Williams place, now owned by William Fitzgerald, which adds greatly to there appearance. It is reported that a message was received from Camp Taylor that Geo. Fritz of East Walker Was dangerously sick with Spanish grip. His brother hastened to his bedside.

Corp. Roy Noland, who entered the U. S. service in Alaska, has been sent to Fort Dodge, Des Moines, lowa. Word to this effect Was received by his sister, Mrs. F. W. Fisher, Wednesday. Geo. Myers, of East Walker, is taking charge of the railroad Office at Wheatfield While the regular agent (Dillman) has been called home on account of the dangerous condition of his mother. The display of potatoes in the window of our druggist, Simon Fendig, and which were raised by one of our war mothers-, Mrs. Chas. Boes, of near Tefft, is as fine as one ever sees inside or Outside of any fair ground. The dedication of the Service Flag Sunday at Tefft was largely attended and a good program was rendered. The flag contained 30 blue and one gold star. The gold represented Leo Myers, who died in camp with pneumonia some months ago. Kankakee township is lagging In the Fourth Liberty loan drive. The subscriptions taken, with few exceptions, are for bonds of small denomination and t aese from the poorer and middle class —the ones who could easily carry our town over are holding back.

GIFFORD ' John Hili' purchased a Ford of Jesse 'Mess Saturday. I William Obenchain was a Rensfielaer goer Saturday. Joe Moore spent from Saturday until Tuesday in Chicago. I Lemuel Stockwell is improving nicely from his recent illness. | Vern Keen and Tom Lambert svere Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Rube Snyder moved his household goods from Laura Saturday. School closed Monday for a week on account of Spanish influenza and mumps. Church services Sunday evening by Rev Bert Warren of Fair Oaks, at 7:30 }>. m. | Guy Zook and family and Dice Zook called on Geo. Lambert and daughter Sunday evening. George Lambert, Ralph Tim-' ttons and Will Steel left Monday for Chicago to work in a munition factory for Uncle Sam_ | Mrs. EV a Caster returned home Tuesday from Francesville, where we has been visiting. Her mother acompanied her home for a shorty Visit. > We understand that Jim Cavin- ■ der of Laura is going to open a store lin our burg and has rented the store room in the I. O. O. F. building. Word was received here from Mrs. Sylvia Wilson, by her sister, I Miss Hazel Lambert, that she has returned home from Camp. Sher-1 man Ohio, where she visited two weeks with her husband, but is : Confined to her home near Monon now with Spanish influenza and | her husband is ill with it at Camp Sherman.

PINE GROVE Roy Torbet was a Monon goer Monday. IHorace Daniels’ are moving into their new home this week. Andy Ropp hulled clover for Jaimes Torbet Tuesday afternoon. Ethel Hilton and Grayce Price are on the sick list at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley

and son were (Rensselaer goers 1 Saturday. Independence school was closed Tuesday evening on account of the influenza. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet called on Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson Sunday afternoon. Several from this vicinity attended the war exhibit at Rensselaer Monday morning. Mrs. James Torbet and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter, Ruth, spent Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. John Dale and children spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Clifford Wells, of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ritter and Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson Sunday afternoon.

VIRGIE John Zellers was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. W. W. Zellers was,a Rensselaer, goer -Wednesday. - 1 Mrs. Wm. Potts called on Mrs. John Zellers Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Potts went to Attica to visit their daughter. | Miss Elsie and Vern Zellers spent' the nay in Fair Oaks Wednesday, j Mrs> Ben Zellers and two chil-1 dren went to Hammond Wednesday. The people of this vicinity are busy threshing buckwheat nowadays. Miss Florence McKay returned home Tuesday, her ‘school being closed. Virgie school closed Monday on account of the epidemic of Spanish inflluenza. Mr. and Mrs. Sax Geesa are papering the Reed property in Virgie this week. Ben ''Zellers came down from Hammond Saturday evening and visited home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrington and son visited Charles Harrington and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.-'i Charles Harrington and Mrs. John Maher went to Demotte Tuesday afternoon. Miss Indus- Wiseman returned home Wednesday from near Rensselaer, where she was taking care of a patient. The Farmers’ meeting was quite well attended Saturday evening. A patriotic speech was made by Rev. Fleming of Rensselaer. A birthday dinner was given for T. J. Mallatt Tuesday, it being his seventy-third anniversary. I Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Zellers, Mrs. James Wiseman and W. A. McCurtain.