Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1918 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMINGTON (From the Press) A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Atkinson on the 20th. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bond of Oxford were over Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bartoo. Mrs. J. T. Jones of Gilboa was Called to Johnstown, Pennsylvania,! Monday by illness in the family ot her son, Stftn Jones. Mrs. Lois Wilcox had the misfortune to dislocate her hip one day last week. At present writing she is getting along nicely. Christmas E. Alter, who is in ''the training camp, is jugt able to l be up, after a five weeks siege ’a the hospital from flu and pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rank of Chicago, accompanied by Miss Sadie L. Teuteberg, are Mrs. Rank’s brother. Sam Ravenscroft, thi g week. Miss Pearl Baxter returned Friday from a two months visit with Mrs. Mary Capes and daughters, and other relatives at Grand Forks, North Dakota. Lex Fisher went to Kansas last week where he has employment. His store was closed up for good Saturday night, and his family will leave on Monday next to join him in the grasshopper state. ‘ Homer Babb has traded the equity in his Delaware county, N. Y. farm to Elsworth Heath for his property in the west part- of town. Mr. Heath will remove to New York in about two months, we understand.

Doc . Milner has resigned his job at Merritt’s store and will associate himself with Dell Gray, who will open a grocery store in the Toom formerly occupied by Fisher’s store, and which is the property of Mr. Gray. A. A. Fell is rejoicing over the advent of a grandson which was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fell in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday. Mother and tjahe -are reported doing well, but the new “dad’’ is in quite a serious condition ov«n the event Miss Minnie D. Alter of Camp Donovan, Fort Sill, writes that she tas been transferred to the 85 th Armp Corps, with instructions to

be ready to cross the water any day. She hopes to be able to get a furlough and make a visit home before going overseas. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Elmore of Monticello spent Saturday night and Sunday with parents in Remington. Blanch reported that the conditions in Monticello and White county during the past few weeks were simply indescribable. He, himself, had a very severe attack of the flu and came mighty near “cashing” in. Mrs. Elmore also had it in a light form as did Dr and Mrs. Miller, also. Mrs. Eliza D. Bartoo, widow ot Ethan A. Bartoo, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Freed in Danville, Indiana, Tuesday, October 29, aged about 75 years. The remains, accompanied by he* son, Luce Bartoo of Buffalo, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Freed and Miss Gertrude Bartoo of Danville, were brought to this, her old home, and laid to rest beside the husband who preceded her several years ago. The funeral services were held at the residence of William Little and were conducted by Rev. A. C. Tharp of the Christian ch urch.

Ora ,C. Crow, who lived about six miles southwest of Remington, died on Wednesday last, October 23, of pneumonia, following an attack" of influenza. He had been laid up the most of the summer with a stomach disorder. His age was 33 years, 11 months and .14 days. The deceased moved here ind March from Handley, Indiana, occupying his father-in-law’s farm. He leaves a widow and one daughter, besides -an any friends to mourn his departure. The funeral was held at the family home on Friday, by Rev. W. B. Warriner, after which the remains were laid to rest in Gilboa cemetery. W. O. Roadifer received a letter this week from his son in Wyoming telling him of the death of two of his grandsons. One of them, Walter Darling, a young man of about twenty-five was killed in action in France. The other, a lad of about twenty, and a former Remington boy, Paul Geddes, died of pneumonia, following influenza. Paul made his home with his aunt, Sarah Burndt, about forty miles from Alliance, Nebraska. Paul had been working about seven miles from home, making hay, when he was taken sick. He rode home on horseback and grew rapidly worse and soon passed away.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman visited Mr. Sigman’s parents at Remington Sunday. Mrs, Mary Boudreau of Reminga ton was a Wolcott visitor between trains Thursday morning. Mrs. Ray Parsons, who has been with her husband at Camp Taylor for some time, came Saturday and is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. De Muynck. Ernest and Perman Mattox autoed to Plymouth Sunday and spent the night with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mattox, returning home Monday. Elmer Owens, who is working for Eck Duff, went to his home in Scottsburgh Tuesday for a short visit, his primary object being to fill out his questionnaire. - Mrs. Agnes Dluzak received word this week that her sons, Michael Dluzak of Logansport, and Martin Dluzak of jCrown Point, were both severely ill with influenza. Miss Icele (Hemphill, who is teaching north of Wolcott took advantage of the time her cshooi is closed on account of the influ-

enza ' and went .to Mishawaka, Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs. Minta Hemphill. , Mr.’ and Mrs, George Spangle and daughter, Anna, of near Rensselaer, spent Sunday with Mrs. Spangle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn. Miss Anna has recently enlisted for a trained nurse anti leaves November 1 for Cleveland, Ohio, to go into training. Little Wilma Shine, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. dnd Mrs. Arch Shine, died -at the home of her parents in Wolcott Sunday afternoon of influenza. Mr. Shine and family have only been residents ot Wolcott for about three weeks, having moved here from near Brookston. Mr. Shine the father, is himself ill with the disease. Dr. J. F. Royse of Indianapolis, who was sent here last week by the State Board of to assist in renuering medical attendance to this section during the epidemic of influenza, left for other points last Monday evening. While we still have plenty of influenza here, the situation is much improved and it is thought the disease has been checked here. George F. Moehring, the seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Moehring, died at the home

of his parents in Wolcott Monday, October 28. George was taken with influenza a week ago last Friday which rapidly developed into pneumonia, from Which he died. The case is particularly sad inasmuch as his father is a helpless paralytic/and much of the family respopsihilty fell Troon the young mar/ 'X. /David Davisson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davisson, died at his parents home in Wolcott this Friday morning at two o’clock. David had been in declining health for more than a year. A year ago, the latter part of October, accompanied by his wife and mother, he went to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and from their to Arizona in search of health, but the change of climate proved of no avail. A few months ago David and his wife returned to his parents home in Wolcott,' where everything a wife and loving parents could do was done sot him, but to no avail. George W. Banes was born in Remington, Indiana, June 1. 1875, and departed this life October 26, at 2 p. m., at his home in Wolcott, aged 4 3 years and 5 months. He was married to Maggie M. Hodshire March 31, 1900. To this union were born five children, two daughters and three sons, Eunice, aged 18; Harry, 15; Howard, 11; Dorrance, 10, and Minta Lorraine, 7 months, who together with three sisters and two. brothers, Emma Casey of Goodland, Minnie Kelley of Illinois, Beulah O’Brien of Kansas City, Missouri, Thomas Banes of Fowler, Indiana, and Will F. Banes of Remington, and a host ot friends, are left to mourn the loss of a loving father, brother and friend. Funeral services were held at the late home Monday, October 28, by Rev. D. A. Rogers, assisted by Rev. T. C. Smith. Interment at Remington.