Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS Luther Myres moved to Wheatfield last week. A’ happy New Year to the many readers of The Democrat. Howard Rayner and Douglas Mc- / Connell are sick with the mumps. There are no new cases of influenza in our town at this writing. Milt McKay came home a few days ago from Purdue until after the holidays. Fred Thomas, who had charge of the - elevator here for W. C. Babcock of Rensselaer, has resigned and gone home, Guy Potter succeeded him. Bark Crawford and family have been down with influenza the past week but are some better now. Carol and Etta Burroughs went out and took care of them and done the chores. Job Barker, youngest son of Mr. Mid Mrs. Gallega'r Barker of Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, is visiting relatives in the vicinity of Beaver Lake. The family moved to North Dakota a\y>ut twelve years ago. Jobfhas a pother in France and he wks all right about the time the armistice, was signed.

LEE Mrs. S. M. Jacks still continues in very poor health. Mrs. Joseph Stewart has been bothered quite a little during the past week with rheumatism. Miss Cecil Jordan, who had the Influenza where she was teaching, at Parr, was able to come home It for Christmas. We . finally did have snow for Christmas, the first of the season except a. very light fall vffiich only lasted a few hours. Miss Lural Anderson, who has been teaching at Fair Oaks, had the influenza and was not able to come home till Christmas evening. C. A Lefler’s children and their families were all home on .Christmas day, and also Joseph Clark and family -and Misses Thelma and Etha Noland. AH enjoyed a Christmas tree and a big dinner. The Christmas guests of tl. A. Jacks and wife were their daughters Mrs. L. L. Lefler and family of Lafayette and Mrs. Thorston Otterburg and family of Barkley township, and Mr. Jacks’ brother William and family of near Rensselaer. Miss Mabeth Callon whose home is in Johnson county, south of Indianapolis, but who is teaching the , fifth grade in the Laporte schools this winter, came Monday to spend her Christmas vacation with her aunt, Mrs. C. A. Holeman, and other relatives. > * GIFFORD D. D. Zook was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Asa Eliott’s of Moody called on relatives in Gifford Xmas day. Frank Antrim of McCoysburg is spendin the holidays with Robert Steele. Grover Norris and family were visiting relatives at Rensselaer Inst week Mrs. Frances Toombs of Marion, Ohio, is spending the holidays with relatives here. Snow covered the ground Xmas

day and quite a drop in the temperature, also. Many “flu” patients here now; some are getting along nicely while others are very bad at this writing. There is about 140 flu patients in and around Gifford. The baby of Ray Collins was taken by ambulance to the hospital Saturday suffering from’ influenza. The rest of their family is reported better. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kerns 'of Wheatfield spent Christmas with the latter’s' mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Cavinder, who has been having the “flu.” Dr. C. E. Linton was called to John Hill’s Saturday about 2 o’clock on account of the "flu.” There were so many in need of his services that he could not get away until eight o’clock Saturday evening, and then could not make all the calls that came to him.

VIRGIE W. W. Zellers was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. L. R. Zellers returned to Hammond Wednesday. Mis-g Flossie Wiseman went to Rensselaer Tuesday. Fred Theus spent Christmas with the James Wiseman family. Miss Zelah Wiseman spent Christmas with home folks. Miss Mabel Barnes spent Christmas with the Wiseman family. . Iva Petty of Fair Oaks spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. John Guss. Ray Potts and Miss Alice Pollack were married in Rensselaer Saturday. , Mrs. Lewis Harrington called on the C. A. Harrington family Wednesday afternoon. Mi:, and Mrs. W. W. Zellers took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mallatt Christmas day. George Talbot and family are sick with the “flu.’’ They are staying at Jernes Williams’. Carl Zellers came from Hammond Saturday to visit his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zellers. James Wiseman has received a letter from his son Earl, stating he was in Luxembourg and was in the army of occupation. Mrs. M. E. Replogle and William Johnson, who had been visiting the John Zellers family, returned home Frida-- evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Zellers and Miss Indus Wiseman came from Hammond Thursday to spend Christmas with relatives here.

MT. AYR. (From the Tribune.) Mr. and Mrs. W., R. Lee are spending the holidays at her parents and other relatives in Bluffton. Mrs. J. W. Meharry and daughter Elsie visited Clarence Meharry •at Longcliff a few days the past week. Atty. Geoyge I Hershman and wife of Crown Point took dinner with Mrs. Hershman’s father, Jasper Wright, Sunday. School will be dismissed but two days for the Christmas vacation. One bf these will be made up by

teaching Saturday of this week. Dan Guthrie’s wife came up from Logansport Friday evening, bringing their two little children to him. She returned to Logansport Saturday. Miss 'Delma Convert did not return to her work at Valparaiso last week as Intended, but instead took a turn at that fashionable disease, the flu. She is alright again now and will return to her studies in a few days. Nelle Makeever returned Friday evening from a two weeks’ stay in the Jay Stocktoh home where they have been sick with the flu. Miss Nelle got them all through in good shape and feels that she is some nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Courtright of Brook were here Sunday. They came Saturday night on account of the serious condition of Mrs. Courtright’s sister, Mrs. Witcher, who had an operation for cancer Saturday evening. Little Merle Snow remains in quite a serious condition. Merle attended deaf and mute school in Indianapolis last year and came home sick in the spring. Her trouble seems to be a complication that the doctors are unable to reach.

MILROY Juanita Fisher spent Christmas with home folks. Elmer Clark and daughter Ora were in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and Mrs. Marion Dunn went to Rensselaer Monday. The flu patients are all improving at this time as far as we are informed. Mrs. Anna Chapman has been in poor health but is some better at this writing. Mrs. Charles McCashen and children spent Monday afternoon with Mirs. Fred Saltwell. J. R. Clark of Cochranton, Pa., came to spend a few days’ visit with neighbors and relatives. The Fisher family entertained a number of relatives from Lapel, Goodland and Wolcott over Christmas. Word has been received from Clyde Fisher as to his location. He had been in Russia but is now in London. The rains have caused the roads and bridges to be in a bad condition. The bridge west of Queen City is entirely gone. Mrs. Anderson, who had the measles and asthma, died last week and the body was shipped Monday morning to Illinois for interment. Mrs. Anderson was a kind neighbor and a loving and devoted mother and companion, and will be sadly missed by her family and friends.