Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1918 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

MT. AYR. (From the Tribune.) Mrs. Farm Zoborosky is sick Vith pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Barker of Julian visited J. S. Brenner Sunday. George Hopkins has assumed Charge as manager of the Mt. Ayr Lumber Co. Basil Watkins came home Saturday from Indianapolis and £s down with the flu. Mrs. Jud Poster of Rensselaer is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jennie Sigler at present. Mrs. Joe Wildrick, whose husband died a few weeks ago, moved this week in with her mother, Mrs. Ella garter. Prof. J. B. Fagan and family who have resided at Bedford for a number of years, have just moved to some point in South Carolina. Amos Yoder expects to move his family to the house vacated by Charles Phares, on the Lyons land, this week, where he is husking corn. Mrs. Alfred Coovert went to Morocco Friday, where she will assist in -the care of her sister, Mrs. Lowe, who is a sufferer from tuberculosis. We are told there is a lady aspirant to the postoffice job who Will take the examination in a few weeks, when Mt. Ayr will perhaps Lave a lady postmistress. Jesse Miller has bought the 36 acres of land adjoining his brother Davy on the south. The purchase' was made of Ed Sehanlaub and the coneidettalon was $65 per acre. The tract was unimproved. Report reached here Tuesday moniing of the death of Mrs. R. W. Goodspeed in Chicago. Mrs. Goodspeed was wife of Mrs. Jennie Ashby’s son, and besides her husband she leaves two small children. She had been here several times and was a very likable lady.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Miss Pauline ■Cooke is visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. H. Jordan, in Indianapolis. Dr. Frank Kennedy is spending a few days hunting in the north' ern woods of Wisconsin. Mrs. C. L. Constable and Mrs. E. A. Kelford attended the Baptist State convention at Indianapolis this week. Miss Charais of Kentland and Mrs. John Mayette of Watseka were Sunday guests at the home of the Alexander sisters. Mrs. O. W. Linnemeier went to Ft. Wayne Wednesday morning for a visit with her mother, who may return home with her. Mrs. Warren Wilson and son, Warren, and daughter, Virginia, tmotored to Kokomo Saturday and Visited with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. James Und daughter Caroline of Kingman, Indiana, are visiting here with J. L. Haldeman and family. Mrs. McQuown returned to her home in Remington Monday after visiting here with Mrs. Ed AntCliff and family and Guy Littles. During the victory celebration at Lafayette Monday a niece of Mrs. HaYvey Keen was injured in an automobile collision in that city. Mr. nd Mrs. A. G. Antrim and Children of Royal Center, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Burns of near Monticello were Sunday guests of Mrs. Matilda Hall. Harold Jones and Conrad Sheliand have entered the Red Cross training camp at 61st and Cottage Grove avenue. They are in the Ambulance Driving department. Mrs. Stephen Tice, Mrs. Joseph Mall, Merle ’. Tice and Miss Mabel Mawer autoed to Momence, Illinois, Wednesday to spend the day ' "with Mrs. Chas. Sharkey and family. Mrs. Louie Yochem arrived from Camp McArthur, at Waco, Texas, last Friday night. Her husband lias been stationed at Camp McArthur and expects to be moved Boon. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lang, Mrs. IP.erry Allen and Herman Lang "Went to Francesville Saturday to the funeral of John Onken, •who was killed in an auto accident. ’ WOLCOTT S t (From the Enterprise) Miss Esther Zehr went to RemvJnfetSn Monday evening to spend ©ouple of weeks. Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy went to Remington Thursday to visit her fciece, Mrs. Lee Carl. > Warren Unroe of Mount Veriion, Ohio, came Thursday morn- ■ Ing to look after business interMr. and Mrs. George Hart of St. Louis came Thursday and are visiting their nephew Charles Warren ■ Mrs Emma Johnston of Logansport who has been visiting her Bister Mrs. D. K. Jackson, ret ed home Monday evening. ? Mrs. Joseph Blake of West La-

fayette is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Stockton at Meadow Lake. George McCann and family of Terrell, lowa, autoed through and spent p week with his unite, Roy L. Harris and wife, south of town. Mrs. Lizzie McCann of Spirit Lake, lowa, has been spending the past week With her brother, R. L. Harris and wife, south of town. Preston Cottrell and little daughter of Monticello, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Cottrell, north of Wolcott from Sunday until Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Spa.ig'e of Logansport spent Sunday with Mrs. Spangle’s n other, Mrs. Janins, who is making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sharkey, west of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Mohr of Wabash spent the night, Tuesday, with Mr. Mohris sister, Mrs. Chas Carl. They are on their return from a western trip through lowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.

Miss Carrie Ross, who is attending business college at Valparaiso, came home Saturday for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ross, south of Wolcott. Miss Carrie returned to Valparaiso Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keck of Fairbury, Illinois, came Wednesday and are packing up the household goods of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Lux, preparatory to shipping them to Fairbury, Where Mrs. Lux and children will reside with her parents. John Kercher, Sr., and David Neukomm went to Eureka, Illinois, Tuesday to attend the funeral of a relative of Mr. Kercher, which was held In that place Wednesday? The next day they went to Morton, Illinois, to attend the funeral of another relatival Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Keefer of Fairbury, Illinois, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Andrew Farney, south of Wolcott, and. Mrs. Keefer's sisters, Mrs. Chris Helderle and Mrs. P. R. Stortz, and other relatives here, returned home Wednesday evening.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Howard Myers went to Chicago on Friday to see if he could catch up with the peace celebration. Miss Eunice Park, who teaches in the Gary schools, came home Saturday with an attack of the influenza. Schuyler Cline came along with a simile on his face Tuesday morning. He said it was caused by the fact that he was done husking. Mrs. Ina Pierson, who has been in the south for a year, came home on Wednesday evening. Her father went to Rensselaer to meet her. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton ot Rensselaer, and daughter-in-law and children of lowa, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Thornton Tuesday. Carl Doty, Victor Ekstrom, Ivan Weishaar and Ray Pence wdre home over Sunday from the training camp at Purdue visiting with relatives. Ernest James nd family went to Goodland Saturday after a week’s visit with relatives Xnd friends in Brook. He has sold his restaurant and will try some other line of business when he recovers frorii the effects of influenza and rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bower announced to friends in Brook the marriage of their daughter, Irene, to Frank Churchill Florine on November 7, at the family home in Wisconsin. The young couple announce that they will be at home to their friends on November 15, at Cuba City, Wisconsin.-

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribunej Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Alkire, Monday, a son. Mrs. Emily Daseke went to Indianapolis Saturday, where she will spend the winter with her daughters. Mrs. Yeppa Hansen has returned from Saybrook, Illinois, where she had been called by the sickness of her mother. Mr. and" Mrs. James Hackett came down from Chicago, Tuesday to spend a few days with his mother and sisters. He has charge of one of the big railroad yards in the city and is enjoying a two weeks vacation. Death came to John L. Burton of Winamac Sunday night at 11 o’clock after a brief illness of less than half an hour. Soon after he had retired he became sick from an attack of acute indigestion and before the family physician arrived he had passed away. Mr. Burton was about 70 years of age. He had long been in the real estate business and was a leader in policies under the old regime. He was well known on this side of the county where he had many friends. A very sad and unexpected death was that of Mrs. John Kruger, which occurred in the west part of town at two o’clock yesterday morning. She took sick of the influenza Friday evening and the disease was of such virulent nature that the end came after an illness of five days. Very few people knew that she was sick, therefore the word that she had passed away came as a shock to the community, in which she was so favorably known. Her husband, who is employed on the section, is just recovering from an atack of the disease. Mrs. Kruger was formerly Miss Mabel Clark, daughter of the late Ransom Clark. The funeral will be held Saturday. John Onken, whose serious injury was mentioned in last week’s Tribune, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper (Houston in Gillam Friday morning at four o’clock. He was internally, injured on Sun-

day, November 3, eeven miles northwest of Francesville, rwhen the automobile he was driving skidded, plunged through a fence and turned over. He was crushed about the stomach and kidneys. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Onken, west of Francesville. He had been employed by Jasper Houston and as the accident occurred in that vicinity, and the injuries were of such a serous nature, he ‘was taken there to receive first aid. John was 18 years of age, very popular and amfoitous, and had many friends whose grief is intermingled with that of the parents and his seven brothers and four sisters. His brother Herman is in France and his brother Carl, who is at Camp Taylor, could not come home for the funeral as his company was subject to immediate call. The funeral was held at the Salem Evangelical church, Sunday afternoon, Rev. Weiss officiating.

MEDARYVILLE. (from the Journal) Mrs. Ava Little came home after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. William Warriner at Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Elis Redinbo came home from near Rensselaer, where they halve been employed on a dredge. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Galbreath, Cass township, November 9, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Steinkamp, Walker township, Jasper county, November 10, a son. Anna Topp Weltzin, wife of Paul Wpltzln, died last Friday at her home southeast of Medaryville of pneumonia, brought on by Spanish influenza. Mrs. Weltzin is survived by her husband and little son Gerald in immediate family, by her mother, Mrs. Bettie Topp of Francesville, and her brothers and sisters. Dr. C. E. Linton was called to Gary last Thursday to assist Dr. JJeqch of Chicago in the operation of Mrs. B. E. Caster, a former resident of Jasper county, who has been ip a very serious condition for many weeks. Mrs. Caster was well known here and her many friends will he pleased to learn that the operation was successful and that she is now on the high road to recovery. Herman C. Malchow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Malchow, better known as “Carpenter Jake, died in France on October 10, as a result of blood poison brought on by a gunshot wound, according to a message received by his family from the war department on last Thursday, November 7. Herman entered the service September 15, 1917, going to Camp Taylor. (Hte was later transferred to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he was stationed until the spring of 1918, when he was moved to a camp in New Jersey. He left soon for overseas.

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