Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MTLROY. Mt. Burk’s are all sick with the "flu” at this writing. Juanita Fisher spent Saturday Bight with her parents. Albert Wood and Elmer Johnson went to Lee Wednesday W. B. Fisher and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. Chas. Wood, our new trustee, and E&rl Faulks went to Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Frank May spent Saturday and Sunday with Creighton Clark and family near Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goble spent the first of the week with Mr. and and Mrs. Earl Foulks. The new advisory boai - met Tuesday afternoon and Charles. Wood took his office as trustee. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and sons, Clifford and Charles, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tiros. Lean FAIR OAKS. Enos Moffitt lost one of his heavy draft horses Monday. We still have a few cases of influenza in our village. We have had very good winter weather for the past week. Rev. Downey went to Wheatfield Tuesday to preach a funeral. Mrs. Ike Kight is taking her turn with the influenza this week. Grandma Manderville has made some improvement the past few days. Forest Tolin shipped a car load of fat porkers to market Tuesday evening. .. There is not much doing in these parts nowadays except cutting and carring wood. Mr. Allen is selling his household goods and preparing to leave here this week. Alva Brouhard moved Monday from the Geairy property into the Carpenter property on Front street, The Fair Oaks basket ball team went to Goodland last Friday night for a game and were pretty badly walloped.

Can Manderville writes back apd says Ihe arrived all O. K. at Long Beach, Colifprnia, <*nd that he is now staying with Ed Kesler and his mother. Mr. Miles of west of town got a couple of letters from his son Carmi, who was reported as missing in action in November. He is all right and says the French can hardly do enough for the Yanks. He says they are marching those days through flowers thrown in their path. GIFFORD. Harry Reed is loading a car of ■corn this week. Ed. Wilson and wife visited the latter’s relatives here Monday and Tuesday. Ed, Timmons and George Lambert are loading a car of pickles at Laura this week. John Hill’s mother came this wek to keep house for him and to look after his children. ‘ Harry Walker is home this week on an eleven day furlough from Jamp McClellan, Alabama. He cer- j tainly looks fine and is enjoying jood health. - I There is a certain house in our | >urg that has got to be quite a >laoe for poker sharks to hang out if a Saturday night and Sundays, it

it said. They seem to be doing quite a business. Guy Zook has received a letter from his brother, C. C. Zook, in France, stating that he was expecting to come back to the States in a short time; that he was iin a hospital there. Guy also received another letter that he had arrived in New York City and was in the Messiah Home hospital and was expecting to be transferred to a hospital nearer home. He also stated that Joe Woolever came on the same vessel, LaFrance. **' OBITUARY. Ethel Minnie ssnyder was horn Nov. 30, 1891, and was united in marriage to John Hill Dec. 7, 190 7. To this union was born four children, Orval, age 10, Mildred, age 6, Florence, age 5, and Helen, age 17 months. She also leaves besides her husband and children, a father and mother, six brothers and three sisters. One brother older than her preceded her to the better land. She departed this life Dec. 27, 1918, at 5:30 p. m., aged 27 years and 27 days. She was a kind and loving wife and mother and a good neighbor to all who knew her.

LEE. Morris Jacks and family are able to be out again. - Miss Ohloe Overton spent Sunday with Miss Etha Noland. Mrs. C. A. 'Htoleman is getting along nicely from her attack of influenza. Rev. Dean was here Sunday but there was a very small number out to church on account of sickness. Oi-val Holeman and family are all able to be up at this writing from their recent attack of the “flu.’’ Charley Whittakqr’s daughter and children of Hammond were here during the past week visiting her parents. Mrs. L. L. Lefier of Lafayette came Wednesday morning to help care for her father, g. A. Jacks, who is improving nicely from* his recent sick spell.

POSSUM RUN. Mrs. Jasper Cover was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Ada Hahn called on Mrs. Jasper Cover Sunday afternoon. Several from this vicinity attended the Heil sale Tuesday. Alfred McCoy called on T. J. Parker Tuesday afternoon. T. J. Parker and Clyde Davisson were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Ada Hahn .called tin Orpha and Myrtle Parker Monday afternoon. Mrs. Hahn and daughter Ad®, took dinner with Mrs. Jasper Cover Tuesday. Mrs. George Davisson called on Mrs. T. J. Parker Tuesday afternoon. ,<i —— Mr. and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday witu Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn. E. A- MerrilJ. and Jess Walker helped George Davisson butcher Friday. James Campbell and son Jim called on David Hahn Monday morning. Mr. "and Mrs. Liincoln Braddock called on Mr. and Mrs. John Price Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell and Mr. Campbell’s mother and daughter spent Sunday with T. Jf. Parkjr and fatally. , '

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Albert Long was a Wheatfield goer Monday. C. M. Dewey is In Michigan this week In the prospect of a land deal. Louis Mlsch had the misfortune to lose a One driving horse last week. Men In these parts are busying themselves these days getting up buzz wood. Frank Lessing, who contemplated leaving this country after his sale, has decided to remain here another season. The Pass family have just gone through a sleze of the “flu,” and are all better at this writing. We are glad to say that the report of the death of Mr. Pass was a mistake. Happy is the young man in these days of soaring prices, who can thrust his hand intcj his pocket and bring forth a new laid egg with which to pay a wager. We would tell you the name of thic young financier, but Mike would object. Friends were deeply grieved at the news of the untimely death of Mrs. Fred Pickner, nee Minnie Clark, and child of Wheatfield, who passed away Saturday. She was a very kind and lovable yo'ung lady who will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. - Thomas Hewett and son Charles, who has been ill the past fortnight, are getting along nicelv at this writing. The former is able to be up, but the latter, whose condition was much more serious, is still confined to the house but is getting along fine, considering the ordeal ihe passed through. In the passing Of Theodore Roosevelt the nation has lost a great and gifted man. Even those unable to agree with his political views were compelled to 'unite to say, he was a great American. His whole being vibrated with Americanism. Hie gave his four sons to his country and sought earnestly to enter the world war himself. What greater thing can any man do >han give his life for others? This be cheerfully offered to do.