Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Gladys Warne Bozell has a case of mumps. Mrs. Roy Brouhard returned Monday from a visit with her parents at Bloomfield. ■William Burch came up from Wolcott on business Tuesday. He Is employed on Erwin’s dredge. Frank Goff and assistant are barreling and carring a load of pickles for shipment these days. Zelda Mallatt Snow a/nd little son of North Dakota is visiting relatives and friends in these parts this week. Sam Karr went down to Rensselaer Monday to assist his father to bring his engine and sawmill over to the Lawler ranch. Milt McKay came homo from Purdue Saturday on account of

the serious illness of hi 9 brother Jim. He returned Tuesday eve. Tarn Florence and Jack Reeder of the east part of the township hauled hay from the Robert Smith farm for A. Bringle and Joe Winston Tuesday. Pete Wood got a card a few days ago stating that his son Ross had arrived safely overseas. Mr. Wood now has two sons over there helping to knock Kaiser Bill out of existence, Douglas McConnell has so far recovered from, the "flu” to be able to come to Fair Oaks Tuesday. He brought his pony in from pasture and pressed him into service after a couple or three months vacation. The "flu” is very plentiful in our midst nowadays. Something over thirty cases developed in our town the past week, some very serious and others rather mild. James McKay and Jennings Winslow have the more serious cases. LETS Culp & Sons received another car of coal this week. Elmer Gilmore is putting a new roof on his house this week. Joseph Clark has been quite poorly with kidney and heart trouble. Frank Overton and wife and Lloyd visited Sunday at J. W. Mellender’s. Gail Culp attended a military funeral at Medaryville Sunday afternoon. Misses Chloa and Edith Overton were Sunday guests of Miss Cora Noland. W. L. Stiers and wife of Valparaiso spent last Friday night here with his father. Walter Jordan’s family has all been down with the influenza but are improving at this writing. Paul Merrel of the Great Lakes naval camp, near Chicago, was a Sunday guest of Miss Etha Noland. Helen and Irma Rishling were

week-end visitors of their grandmother, Mrs. Freeman, in Barkley. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitaker of Hammond spent Tuesday night with Harry Rishling anu family. They are preparing to move to the Leroy Noland farm near here, which they have lately purchased, and will move in the near future.

ZADOC At this writing we are still under the " T ban. The Joui Misch family visited with relative and friends at Kouts Sunday. Charles and Nettie Hewett and Ola Dewey were in Rensselaer Saturday. William Dooley was away on business a few days the first of the week. A little Democrat, recently arrived, atthe William Grube home, north of Wheatfleld. The paramount issue of the day is husking pumpkins and coni. Carloads of pumpkins were raised hereabouts this year, and the corn is the best for several years. Dooley & Son recently purchased a fine large flock of sheep. Every farmer should raise sheep, as they require little care, are economically fed and return large profits. Wool was never more seriously needed than at present. Friends of Russel Hickem are glad to hear he is back in the States. At present he is in a military hospital, with a broken arm. He and Frank Ferguson crossed together, and were constantly in each other’s company in the airplane We sympathize with Frank in the absence of his friend. Although the world has accepted the 14 peace terms of President Wilson, Teddy requests that they be emphatically repudiated. T. R. continues using the same old method, censure, hut wisely gives no remedies. He seems to think, like many others, that patriotism consists of an agitation of the atmosphere by the tongue route.

POSSUM RUN Some rainy weather we have had. Several attended the sale at Gifford Tuesday. Miss Ettie Williams is working for Mrs. Ike Marlatt this week. Mrs. James Campbell spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Hahn and daughters. ■<- Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Price. Miss Carrie /Hahn is spending this week with home folks on account of her mother’s sickness. Mrs. T. J. Parker spent from Friday until Sunday with her daughter and children at Monon. Mrs. Edward Ritter died suddenly at her home in Barkley township Monday night from heart disease.

MIfiROY Mrs. Fred Saltwell went to Monon Tuesday. Mr. Speace and family were Wolcott goers Wednesday. True Culp and family spent Sunday night with’Chas. Beaver’s. W. B. Fisher and daughter, Lillian, were in Monticello Monday. Everett Clark is convalescing after a serious case of influenza. Mrs. W. B. Fisher and daughter, Lillian, went to Rensselaer Saturday. George and Earl Foulks called on the Fisher family Sunday evening. Mrs. A. M. Clark is spending a few days with Mrs. Fred May and family. Marie Fisher accompanied Miss Lavern Ceyer to her home for a short visit. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and sons, Clifford and Charles, were in Rensselaer Saturday. Ray Culp has been quite sick ard Dr. Clayton was called the first of the week. Carl and Clifford Beaver and Mr. Speace and son, John, have been husking corn for Earl Foulks. Floyd Tow, who has been sick at hi s father’s, John Tow’s, was able to return to his home at Newland Monday. Mrs. Jesse English and son, Keith, spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. E. Foulks ana family.