Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1919 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRISPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMINGTON (From the Press)

Mrs. Ruth Hazelby of Rushville Is at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Elias Julien, this week. Mrs. Eleanor Ford is still very low and no hopes are held of her recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Eger oif Re/s----selaefr were Sunday visitors at the Bartoo home. Harvey Nelson of the Indianapolis tamp was home over Sunday on a 48-hour furlough. Mrs. E. C. Forbes is now confined to her bed with a bad case Of rheumatic fever. Mr. and Mrs. Fell of Goodland were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Harry Gilbert, on Wednesday. Miss Nina Washburn, who is attending Depauw university, came home for the week-end, returning to Greencastle Sunday. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goss is sick with bronchitis and croup this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Washburn and family attended the 26th wedding anniversary of the Clayton Washburns at Fowler Saturday. Adrian Foster was a Rensselaer caller on Sunday and brought back his mother, who had been .visiting in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Will Patrick came over Saturday to visit at the Chas. Patrick home and talk with their uncle, who was a guest there. J. W. Phelps reports the sale of the Andrew Hicks 210-acre farrm northeast of Remington to James Higgins of Wolcott. Consideration 134,000.

A few friends were entertained at the home of C. H. Peck Monday afternoon in honor of Grandma Allman’s eighty-fifth birthday. Ben Bullis, who had been in training at the Great Lakes Naval Training station since March last, returned home Monday evening. Clause Lambert and son Burrell of Chicago spent Sunday with Mrs. P. S. Griffith and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson ckf near Battle Ground, who have been visiting in Rensselaer a few days, were guests at the editor’s home Saturday and Sunday. Jones Bros, report the sale of the Thomas and Anna Hayes farm South of town to John Frey of Fairbury, Illinois. Consideration $215 per acre. George Knockel has returned home, hdving been mustered out. He was overseas, and had considerable experience, although he says he never was on the actual firing line. Raymond Dart of north of Wolcott was in town Wednesday to get his hand sewed up. Raymond had been butchering and, incidentally, butchered his .hand, requiring several stitches, f J. f. Forry -Qf Laurens, lowa, is spending a days with' his mother and brother here. He came to Chicago with a load of cattle and came down here for a short visit. He reports all well with him •rd hi*. \ J C. Batea, who has been living northwest of town on route No.. 3, thi« week to a farm

he recently purchased nine miles northeast of Rensselaer. The Bates family will be missed In this neighborhood but all will wish them success and happiness in their new location. We are informed that Miss Margaret McGraw of this place and Cliff Dyer of Wolcott were married Monday of this week. No Information as to where the ceremony took place is obtainable at this writing. Mrs. Claude Townsend entertained at a dinner party Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Elnora Townsend’s fifty-eighth birthday. Covers were laid for ten and a very enjoyable evening was passed by the favored guests. The Charles Patrick family were pleasantly surprised on Thursday when Mr. Patrick’s brother, Elmer Patrick, of Carson City, lowa, walked in on them. This was the first time in twenty-five years the brothers had seen each other. Mr. Patrick was on his way home from Florida where he had been visiting. He resumed his journey Monday morning. Elza Alson and family are moving into the old Barnett property on north Illinois street. Mel Julien and family are moving into the G. I. Thomas house in the near future and Mr. Thomas- will move into the old Remington house. Mr. Thomas does not think they will keep boarders but run it as a rooming house only. Mr. and Mrs. Col Griffith have moved intp their recently purchased property in th? southeast part of town. John McCullough has quit the newspaper business and gone to farming. For several years past he has held a responsible position on the Benton Review and has resigned the same and moved onto the home place, occupying the tenant house near his father’s. He will run the home place this year. John is wise in making the change, for while he was getting a good salary where he was, 'he will earn more and save more in a year on the farm than can be produced in ten on salary or in actual operation of a print shop.

VIRGIE Elvin Potts went to Indianapolis last week. Bertha Reed visited with home folks over Sunday. Earl Williams purchased a new Overland last week. , Mr. and Mrs. James Hill went to Delmotte Tuesday, “ W. W. Zellers went to Demotte Wednesday evening. Bob Connor is visiting the John Reed iiamily this week. Esther Wiseman attended the institute at Parr Saturday. Several from here attended the meeting at Parr Saturday. Lewis Harrington and daughter Evelyn went to Kniman Sunday. Charles Wiseman is suffering from an attack of the “flu” this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thews went to visit the latter’s parents at Laporte. Miss Zelah Wiseman and Fred Thews were married at the Wiseman home Tuesday. Quite a number of people from here attended the lecture at Fair Oaks Thursday evening.

A crowd of young people gathered Tuesday evening and “belled” Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thews. Eliza Fay came over from Fair Oaks to help take care of Winnie 'Williams until he recovers. Mrs. C, A. Harrington and Mrs. John Zellers took, dinner with Mts. Lewis Harrington Thursday, f Miss Indus Wiseman came home fronjt Chicago to attend the wedding of her sister, Zelah Wiseman. Winnie Williams has had a se-

vere case of pneumonia thia week, b'ut lie la * -IRtte better at this writing. We" were farvored by a snowstorm Thursday. This gave us a surprise, compared to the kind of weather we have been having. Miss Ada Florence returned home from Indianapolis Monday evening for a tew days’ visit with home folks, before she takes up her new position at Sullivan.