Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WOLCOTT. (From the Enterprise.) Mrs. D. J. Pettit went to Remington Monday., to spend the day ■with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carl and son Earl spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carl at Remington. Mr. and Mrs. John Kercher, Sr. and daughter, Miss Tillie, went to Cissna Park, Illinois, Monday to visit relatives. Herb Rogers, who has been ill with bronchial pneumonia, was able to come down town for the first time Monday. Born, to Capt. and Mrs. R. E. Duff, at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama, Thursday. December 5, a daughter, Mary Cossette. Mrs. Agnes Dluzak and grandsons went to Reynolds Tuesday evening for a short visit with her son, Frank Nowviski and family. Marcus Baxter, Ray Darrow and John Anker have received their honorable discharge from the service and returned home within the past few days. Judge Chas. W. Hanley of Rensselaer and Drainage Commissioner Wm Fisher and Joseph Minch of Chalmers were in Wolcott Thursday to find the best plan to drain the town. * Mrs. Charles E. Carl went to Logansport Monday to meet her son Earl, who was returning from Camp Zachary Taylor, where he received his honorable discharge from the army. Mrs Lewis Wynekoop went to West Baden last week and accompanied her son, Shafter, home. Shafter has been on the fighting front in France for some time, and landed at Hampton, Virginia, December 4. From there he was sent to the hospital at West Baden. He is home on a 10-day furlough. brook. -(From the Reporter) . ' Archie McMullen of Forest, Illinois, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Howard Myers. r Joseph Greene of Chicago spent part of last week with his brother Dan of Foresman. *■ John Weiss returned from Chicago Monday after spending a week with his sister and family. J. D. Rich was in Monticello the last of the week where he purchas-

ed another farm of 190 acres. Mrs. Ormond Pruett was at Camp Taylor the first of the week to visit John W. Kline. She returned with Mrs. Kline on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Thornton! and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whiting spent Sunday in Rensselaer with the former’s parents. Rev. A. M. Snyder left Monday for Crawfordsville where he will spend the coming weeks and the holidays, with relatives and friends. On account of the influenza at Kentland and Goodland the county meeting of the Knights of Pythias has been postponed indefinitely. Win. Kline went to Camp Taylor on Sunday and renvained with his wife and John until Wednesday. John was so much better that Mrs. Kline returned with her husband, C. E. Sundrland find daughtr, Mrs. Pearson, motored to Rensselaer, where the latter will visit with her father-in-law, near that place for a week or so. Fred Yost of Pierpont, South Dakota, was here this week visiting his father-in-law, Hugh Light, and other relatives. He had been in the East and stopped on his way home for a few days. Miss Grace Thompson, who has been with -her sister, Mrs. Charles Denham, ever since the latter’s injury to her arm last fall, left for Valparaiso on Saturday to visit her brother, M. M. Thompson. Wm. Mayhew has been very ill for the past ten days. His daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. Otto Mayhew, who came to help care for him was taken ill with the influenza at the home, and in a few days her husband was stricken w !> h ttf? same trouble. It was imposs’ble to secure a trained nurse, and Miss Ruth Lawrence has taken up the work and cared for them. The Christian church has reelected Rev. Dillman for another year at a greatly advanced salary. He will give all of his time to the local church. During the past year he had given a great deal of his time to the Indiana Christian Missionary society, and while he was engaged in this his services were sought by another congregation and their offer aroused the local congregation to the need of keeping their pastor and they concluded

to utilize his entire time for the coming year but he will still be the key man for the Indiana Christian Missionary society. This week we haze been having the last run of army trucks and with Friday’s run thera will have been four straight days of one company per day through Brook. Each company has 73 men or more and about 35 trucks. The trucks are of all kinds and makes, but most of them are ammunition trucks. It is stated that they are being taken to Baltimore for warehouse storage. The men had expected to use the Community building for camping, but when It was found that the Corn Show was on, the churches were offered and the kitchen, dining room, and parlors of the M. E. church were found to be large enough to house an entire company. The boys think this the" finest 'place they have struck since their army life began.

, MT. AYR. (From the Tribune.) Clifford Grimm and Tam 1 Davis returned to their homes in Gifford after a season of husking in this vicinity. Miss Nellie Makeever went to Jay Stockton’s Monday to assist in caring for the family, who are all sick. Mrs. Joe Jinkerson, daughter Hazel, and granddaughter Martha, visited her daughter, Mrs. Eldridge, near Lee Sunday. . Fleteher Smith and family motored to Valparaiso Saturday, returning Sunday. Mr. Smith has a sister taking a course in telegraphy at the college there. ” Harry Brunton and Floyd Sampson, riding in the former’s Saxon auto, met with an accident about four miles north of Goodland Monday morning when the machine skidded and went into the ditch and Mr. Brunton was severely wounded, receiving several bad cuts on the head which required several stitches to elose. The boys were going to the Ploutz sale southeast of Goodland and when near the Ed Miller farm the heavy rain blinded the driver and caused the road to be slippery and the machine ' went into the ditch with the above result to the occupants. The auto was badly smashed. While filling gasoline into his car Saturday evening at Poasler’s filling station, Tom Doxzen experienced a narrow escape from what might have proved a serious accident, when an explosion oc? curred due to a hot exhaust. The car was soon apparently aflame, and but for the quick application of plenty of water and wet blankets Mr. Doxzen’s fine Overland car would have quickly been reduced to ashes. Indeed it is phenominal when one stops to consider it, that the car was saved at all for gasoline like powder acts quickly, and bystanders declare that fire was in the hose that led to the tank, when it was jerked off and thrown into thftr-4»tre?T. _

MEDARYVILLE (From th* Journal) Center schoool closed Tuesday, the teacher taken Bick while at, school. Miss Lizzie Alexander of Kalman visited with her brother’s family, Sexton Alexander. Chas. Odom has been very sick since last Friday with complication of troubles. He is reported some better. Harry Myers of Francesville died Wednesday morning of this week from pneumonia brought on by influenza. He was twenty-six years old. Over 11,200 worth of skunk hides were bought by J. D. Oettinger on Monday of this week. Last week two men brought in $2,000 worth. Russell Culp had the misfortune of accidentally discharging his gun while hunting Saturday, shooting himself through the foot. As a result it is thought he will lose his great toe. Mrs. Matilda Dresser and daughter, Ophelia, of Lake Marie, 111., and Mrs. Chas. Robinson and daughter, Mildred, of Chicago, were guests at the Henry Busch home the latter part of last week and the first of this week. The flu has broken out seemingly with greater violence than before in Gillam community. The homes of James Stevens, Frank Tillett, William Webb, John Guild, Tom Logan, and Ora Craver have from one to three members sick. We are glad to say none are reported serious at this writing. Mrs. Sexton Alexander of Gillam Tteturned Saturday from Laporte where she had been called to help care for her daughter and family, Mrs. August Rosensteter, who were victims of the flu.. Mrs. Alexander had quite an experience, after caring for them for a few days she fell a victim herself and was very sick for three weeks.

Monday morning Trustee Querry closed the town schools for an indefinite period on account of the influenza epidemic which is raging in Medaryville and the surrounding country. Supt. and Mrs. Sarver of M. H. S. faculty are both sick. The country schools are still in session, however, the teachers have instructions, from Trustee Querry to send any child home who shows symptoms of Illness, also no children to come to school from a home where there is any member sick. A few of the most serious cases in Medaryville are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Willlamss at the Vanßuskirk home, Virgil Holl, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Holl, and a child of Mr. and Mrs. Ferrill Hill.

FRANCESVILLE. (From the Tribune) Misses Lois and Doris Petra, and Miss Ada Hullinger were Rensselaer visitors Sunday. Fred McGee, who has been in the service at Camp Dodge, lowa, has returned here, having been mustered out. Thomas Possee has purchased the Stephen Thrasher residence in the east part of town and is moving in this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jo'hn Hansell left the first of the week for an' extended visit with relatives and friends in Kentucky and Illinois. Born, to Mrs. Bert Anderson, on November 29, a son. The father died at Camp Taylor last April froru 1 pneumonia. Petitions are being circulated in the towns along this division asking for a restoration of the former passenger service given when trains No. 1-2 were in operation. The chances are favorable that the train ■will go back on before spring. Several people from here are sick with the flu, the epidemic having became contagious again. Some of the victims seems to have been exposed to the disease while attending the stock show. The Julius Honneger family south of town is reported as having ten members sick with the disease, although none of them are seriously sick.

REMINGTON. (From the Press.) Miss Esther Geier came home Sunday from San Pierre, where she is teaching, to wait for the health situation there to improve. Mrs. C. F. Foster and daughter, Helen, have returned from Chicago, where they went to spend Thanksgiving and visit with Leonard and Crissie. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith of Michigan City were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Wood. Will Beal drove over from Goodland Sunday and took his mother to Watseka, where she will spend the next two months with her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Dick. The editor and wife visited with Charles Robinson and wife, near Lafayette Sunday. We found them well and enjoying, life with plgAtLThey had good crops this season and Charley has a likely bunch of hogs, now almost ripe. -The influenza condition in this and Benton county does not improve much in the past week. There are numerous new cases reported all the time in Remington, and although the schools and churches are still jermitted to run, there are many "people who think it unwise that they are. The disease here does not seem to be as serious as the epidemic that visited our neighboring counties, but it is bad enough, surely. Hugh Treanor, one of our oldest and most respected citizens, passed away at his home In Remington, Monday afternoon, December 9, after a very brief illness. He had not been well for some time and Friday last was taken with his third attack of apoplexy,

from which he was unable to rally. The funeral services, a Solemn Requiem Mass, were held at Sacred Heart church Wednesday morning, and interment made at the Catholic cemetery. Among those present from out of town were Mrs. Mary Brophy, Mrs. Kate Treanor, Mrs. John Farenbaugh and Ed O’Connor of Logansport; John Brennan of Kewanna; John O’Connor of Wabash; Mr. and Mrs. Marion O’Connor and Emmet O'Connor of Lafayette.

. GOODLAND. (From the Herald.) Wm. Alexander is planning a Christmas week. Mrs. John G. Kinneman is at Danville, helping care for her son, John, Jr., who is an influenza patient. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ji.kway left last Saturday for St. Augustine, Florida, where they will spend, the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Michaels and daughter. Myrtle, visited this week with relatives in Momence, Illinois. Mrs. Will Thomas came from Chicago Saturday evening to be with her mother, Mrs. Marion James, who is quite ill with influenza. Chas. Burgess went to Lafayette Tuesday morning to be at the bedside of his nephew, Arthur Burgess, who has been quite critical with influenza-pneumonia. DT. Frank Kennedy went to Lafayette Thursday morning to call on Arthur Burgess, who is a pneumonia patient at St. Elizabeth’s hospital and reports him to be better at this time. Edwin Messersmlth, stationed at Tacoma Park, Washington, D. C., who was called home by the death of his mother, will return to camp the latter part of this week, as he has to report Sunday night. Mrs. C. E. Burgess left the first of this week for Elgin, Illinois, to be at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Brewister Hornbeek, who is an Influenza patient as well as her husband at the Elgin hospital. Both are better at this time.

Mrs„ Della Roy of Rensselaer attended the funeral of her nephew, Charles Messman at Fowler last Thursday. She spent Friday with her sisters at the Alexander Sister’s home here and returned to her home that evening. Lawrence Reed, stationed at Fort Hamilton, N. Y., is home until the first of the year when he expects to return to Fort Hamilton to ba. mustered out. He bropght a prisoner to Chicago, who was taken from there to Camp Houston, Texas. Mrs. Lewis Tice -received a bad cut on her left temple when she slipped and fell down the stairway at her home about eleven O’clock Sunday night. Her body was badly bruised also by the fall. Several stitches were required to dress the wound. Chas. Medlock, who has been stationed at Syracuse, N. Y. recruiting station and later at Camp Dix, N. Y., at which place he was mustered out December 9, visited with Goodland relatives this week. He left Thursday evening for his home at Salem, Indiana, where he will spend the winter.

MILROY (Too late for last week) Irene McAleer has the flu at this writing. True Culp called on Chas. Beaver’s Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fisher went to Monon Tuesday. Mrs. Mitchell and children went to McCoysburg Saturday. Howard Stewarts’ spent Sunday with the McAleer family. We have more cases of influenza now than at any other time, The children of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver have been flu victims. Fjverett Clark was discharged and came home from camp Tuesday. Okal Spencer took the flu Monday. Dr. Clayton was in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. J. Speace and son were in Rensselaer Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs: Roy Culpz spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark. Mrs. Leon Parks and Russell Parks are suffering an attack of the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sanders are planning to move to Rensselaer this week. Mrs. Fred Saltwell, who has been in poor health for two weeks, is improving slowly. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and son Carl spent Wednesday with the farmer’s sister, Mrs. Thos. Lear. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Banes and Mrs. Jessie Krapff and baby spent Tuesday with Earl -Foulks’. Mrs. Frank May, Mrs. George Foulks and Mrs. Earl Foulks spent Thursday with Mrs. Fish< r. Mrs. Frank Mrs. W. B. Fisher and Mrs. Lud .Clark called on Mrs. Fred Saltwell Wednesday afternoon. Miss Iva English and brothers, Loran, Fern, John and Keith, spent Sonde- with their sister, Mrs. Mabel Faulks and family. Mr. and Mrs, Fay Lear, James Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Lud Clark assisted Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell with their butchering Friday. The live stock show recently held by the Argentine Rural society was a pronounced success. A price of $42,500 American currency, was paid for the -champion Shorthorn bull. An armload of old newspapers ft)/ ■a nickel at The Democrat office.