Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1918 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS The weather has sure been fine the past week. James McKay is making very satisfactory gains now. The influenza is still with us but no new cases at this writing. Dr. Stewart of Monon was called Monday evening to see Jennings Winslow. Some of the farmers have begun cribbing corn this week. There is a good yield and fin© quality, too. The election passed off very quietly. There was somewhere about 20 votes short of the regristration in this precinct. Jennings Winslow is very low and it is thought he cannot sun vive long. Later —He passed away at 6:25 p. m. Tuesday. Aunt Hannah Culp was able to make a call on Mrs. Bringle Tuesday evening after being confined to her home for the past ten days with influenza. Miss Lola Mallatt, who is teaching school at Thayer, is now boarding with her uncle, James Clifton, at this place and makes the round trip dally. Mr. Miles of west of town got a letter from each of his soldier boys in France the past week stating that the one that was wounded in July had again been wounded. This time in one of his feet,

but not serious. He is now in the hospital. Rev. Downey, who has been clerking in the store for F. R. Erwin the past six months, has severed his connections with the store and will take np other employment. The heavy rains of last week made the fields so soft they eould not, run the corn binder on the Lawler ranch near here, so they have not been able to do anything at filling silos. The latter part of last week Dr. Rice of Roselawn was coming in answer to a call when his car upset and brused the doctor up considerable and damaging the car quite badly. He has been very faithful to his many patients in this place. FRANCES VIEW! (From the Tribune» Mrs. Fred Eggert. Mrs. John Saltwell, Sr., and Mrs. Thomas Saltwell motored to Rensselaer Tuesday. Misfe Cora Shumaker of Monticello is here nursing her sister,, Mrs. Raymond J. Ives, who is sick with the flu. Mrs. F. L. Sharrer and children of Benton Harbor, Michigan, came yesterday for a week's end visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sharrer. I Frank Bechdolt and Asa Thomp-

son are moving to Lafayette where they will probably take employment in the Monon shops or some of the munition plants. Mr. and Mrs. William Rockwell of near Rensselaer were here Saturday. He has been at Camp. Custer for some time, but is home on a twenty days furlough. Mrs. Lawrence Sheets of southwest of town, who was recently injured in an automobile accident north of Rensselaer, has left the hospital there and returned to her home.

George Bond, formerly of Pleasant Grove, has disposed of his land interests near Lake Wilson, Minnesota, and will locate at Crookston, in that state, where he has purchased another tract. Mrs. George Bond, who is president of the Lowville Thrift club, mentioned by the Lake Wilson Pilot as one of the most popular patriotic clubs in southwestern Minnesota, has given up the place owing to their change of plans. (Hog cholera has developed on the farm of George Burdreau, north of town, where nearly seventy head are affected more or less by the disease. On the Peter joirrum farm west of town the hogs are showing symptoms of the disease. The assistant state veterinarian was here Friday and placed the Budreau farm under quarantine. Other hog raisers are using the vaccine treatment to prevent the spread of the cholera and other bacteria. • Miss lone Knott,s age 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Knotts, died at the home of her parents in Gary last Friday morning from influenza and complications. This is the second death in the Knotts family within a week, Elwood, their son having died last Monday. Lois, age 7, was removed to the hospital shortly after Melroy, a son had been taken there, both dangerously sick from the scourge. Mrs. Edna Armstrong, the oldest daughter, who lives at Youngston, Ohio, is also reported to be critically ill. Mr. and Mrs. Knotts were residents of Francesville for several years. While here he was the publisher of this paper.

MEDARYVILLE (From tho Journal) Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shea are entertaining a new son since the 29th. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Horner have a brand new baby girl at their home since last Tuesday, the 29th. Misses Feme and Martha Baughman of Roypl Center are visiting relatives here this week. Harwood Call, son of Mrs. Maude -Kessinger, returned last Monday from Poplar, Montana, where he has. been for the past year. Samuel R. Comer was born May 27, 1850, near Trenton, Grundy county, Missouri, and died October 20, 1918, at his home in Walnut, loowa. Mr. Comer had not been feeling well for some time ana quietly passed away Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. When nine years of age he moved with his Barents to Jasper county, Indiana, where he resided* until September 18, 1869. On September 12, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda E. Coppess and moved immediately thereafter to Cedar county, Iowa; where they resided until 1879, when they moved to Walnut, where they have since resided. To this union were born two children, Harry A. of Chicago, Illinois, and Hattie Alice, who died February 14, 1898. Robert Bennett, son of John and Lizzie Bennett was' born March 26, 1896, at Woodland, Illinois, and died at Camp McClellan, Anniston, Alabama, on October 22, 1918. His age being 22 years, 6 months and 21 days. When Robert a small boy his parents moved to Indiana, where he lived the most of his life. Robert always had a great ambition to become a soldier ever since the war broke out. He often talked of what a great time he would have when he could go. Then upon the 23d day of July at Valparaiso he took his place in ranks with the rest of the soldier boys to take up the long march across the sea. He was taken from Valparaiso to Camp Taylor and then later transferred to Camp McClellan, Apniston, Alabama, where he departed this life and went home. He often expressed in his letters the happiness of his soldier life though his life as a soldier..was not long, but yet it was very pleasing and interesting to him. He leaves to mourn his loss a,father and mother, four brothers, ‘ three sisters, a sweetheart, and other relatives, and a host of friends.

POSSUM RUN Eber Hahn is husking corn for T. J. Parker this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Marl.-tt are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell

spent Sunday afternoon with David Hahn and family. Mrs. James Davis and children called on her mother, Mrs. T. J. Parker, Monday afternoon, Mr. and. Mrs. Bert Neese and family spent Saturday afternoon with E. A. Merrill and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cover and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charley Brouhard and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill and Miss Carrie Hahn were Rensselaer goers Friday.