Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1918 — HPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Bernice Anticliff returned home after an extended visit with relatives in Billings, Mont., and Basing Wyoming. Otis Shorts came home Monday evening for a visit with home folks. (He is at the Great Lakes Training Station, where he enlisted about a month ago. All of the members of the Herbert Faris family are ill with the influenza. Mrs. Lyde Faris of Idaho, who is visiting there is also ill. Mr. Faris has been suffering also from a carbuncle on his arm. At the close of the day Saturday, Oct. 5, 1918, Ulrich Wacknltz entered into his eternal rest. Ulrich Wacknitz, son of Ferdinand and Augusta Wacknitz, was born near Medaryville, Ind., March 17, 1878, and died October 5, 1918, aged 49 years, 6 months and 18 days. On June 24, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Moose. To this union was born one daughter, Aldine.

LEE

Alvin Clark of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday here at S. M. Jacks’. J. W. Mellender and wife and sons, Charley and Ernest. ate Sunday dinner at Asa Holeman’s. .Mra. o. E. Noland has been Fsick more than a week with quite a severe attack of appendicitis but is better at this writing. Gail Culp took part in a military funeral at Monon Sunday at 2 p. m., and at Monticello at 4 p. m., and at Francesville Tuesday afternoon. News is very scarce on account of people staying at home so close on account of the influenza.

The patients around here are all getting better now. Mrs. Frank Eldridge and family entertained her aunt and two cousins and their families of Fowler Saturday. They came via auto, returning in the evening. S. M. Jacks is having a new room built on the side of his house on his farm, where Mr. and Mrs. Lewis live. Charley Lefler and O. A. Jacks are doing the work. Marion Fullmer, who lived with his sister, Mrs. Elmer Berk and family, on the D. L. Trout ranch just south of here, died last Saturday evening of pneumonia and was buried Tuesdav afternoon at the Monon cemetery. Wednesday Asa Holeman and family and his mother went to Auburn, Ind., to visit his sister, Mrs. Elzie Webb and family, for a few days. They drove through in his car. They will also visit relatives at Warsaw, Indiana, on their return trip.

POSSUM RUN

T. J. Parker was among the Rensselaer goers Saturday. Miss Orpha Parker did work for Mrs. Clyde Davisson Tuesday. O. M. Thomas spent Saturday might with T. J. Parker and family. Mrs- Miller and daughter returned to their home at Wolcott Saturday. John Wilbanks bought a fine drying of T. J. Parker Saturday. Eber and Ada Hahn have bgen sick with influenza, but are better now. Mr. and Mrs. John Price and Mr. and Mrs. James Davis and

family called on T. J. Parker Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill called on Mr. and Mrs. David Popel Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilbanks, took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Parker Saturday. Lewis Davisron, who has been sick with influenza, took a backset and was taken to the hospital x uesday evening. Mr. Campbell, father and brother Lloyd of Chicago, and his cousin, also of Chicago, took dindinner with T. J. Parker Sunday. James Davis took his little daughter Pearl to the doctor Monday. Estel Marion took their baby to the doctor also Monday. It had influenza and was just getting over it

ZADOC

This week finishes the silo filling. The early planting of wheat and rye are up and looking fine. Bad luck to the kaiser. Charles Hewett run tne silage cutter with his tractor for Mallie Clark Tuesday and Wednesday. The old husking pegs and hooks are once more being dug up and, already a few have started gathering corn. The school has been closed two weeks because of epidemic. We have not learned whether or not it will be resumed Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Sturgess of Gary, and guest. Miss Grace Arthur of Royal Center, spent Monday with the Hewett family. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McDaniel are preparing to go to Tennessee in a few days for a visit with the latter’s mother and . sister. . People here are dealing with the Liberty Loan as Jefferson did with the Louisiana purchase—- “ Stretching their power until it cracks.” I There has been quite a fire in the 'vicinity of Gifford for several days, as the muck ground has been burning, and plenty of the smoke blows this way. ' County Agent Learning is introducing in these parts, Rosen rye, which is a very successful ' crop in MichigaiL; Several of the farmers here are sowing a field this fall to try its adaptability to the soil and climate of this section of Indiana. If you hear a noise like the rushing of many waters, and see i the dust rising like a gigantic I whirlwind, fear not, it is but > Irvin Lewis with his new car. Al--1 though he has had it put a week, he sends it down the road with as i much ease as if it was the driving team. 1 Some time ago we saw in a magazine a story about a foreign mission lecturer. A certain largehearted man of 'the audience, after listening for some time to the flow of eloquence, decided to give at least $5,000 to so worthy a cause. As the speaker talked on and on the man became weary. The longer he talked the less he decided to give. Finally the hat was passed among the weary listeners and as it came his way the man of the $5,000 intention stole a dime. Instantly I saw where the dime of the Jackson

township brother went, that he contributed to the foreign mission, and suspicioned it went astray.

FAIR OAKS

Will - Myers moved from Parr this week onto the Al Moore place south of town. N. A. McKay is reshingling .he G. I Thomas house occupied by Charles Halleck. It is reported that W. S. Meonnell is in the hospital at Rensselaer with Spanish flu. We are still having ideal weather. The south winds and the sunshine is fast putting corn in cribbing condition. Marion Cooper of near Virgie is recovering from an attack of pneumonia and in connection he is also afflicted with asthma. Frank Husted* returned Monday from the bedside of his mother in New York where he has been for the past month. She is in quite poor health. Owing to the condition of her mother, Mrs. Herbert Bozell returned from Camp Taylor Saturday, where she had been with her husband for the past two months. Trustee Hammer* m got a carload of coal set in here the first of the week for the schools. He sold some of it off the car to c the citizens after the bin was filled in the school house. Three families here in town, Jake Trump, N. A. McKay and Frank McKay, all have had pretty hard fights with the grip the past [week but all are better at this writing. Leslie Warne had a . hard siege of it also, but is about again. Mrs. C. A. Gundy received a message from her son, Clint, at Monon, the latter part of the week to come ae he had a bad attack of Spanish influenza. She went immediately and in a day or two she took down with the same disease.