Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FRANCES VILLE (From the Tribune) Kenneth Shirtz of Detroit is spending a few days at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kruger went to Clarkefield Friday where they will reside on a farm. Mrs. William D. Byers went to Lafayette Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Hudgens. George Westphal has traded his farm east of Francesville for a groeery store at Kokomo. He was (home over Sunday. Mrs. James N. Hayworth of Crawfordsville has been here this week the guest of her mother, Mary Bledsoe, and sister* Mrs. F. E. Nolan. Lieut. Claude Record has received his discharge from the army and is expected to return to his home north of town some time this week. Dr. E. H. Byrd was called to Ladoga yesterday to attend the funeral of Dr. J. G. Highway, a vet- ' erinarian, whose death resulted from heart failure. BROOK the Reporter) 'Henry and Philip Paulus of JasjjJJgr county were Brook visitors Friday. Mrs. Allen May visited her sister, Mts. Mabel Tincher, at Morocco Wednesday. Mrs. H. D. Clark of Fowler came I Thursday for a visit with her son, IH. M. Clark, and wife, ft Mrs. Vondersmith has returned

from Minneapolis where she was visiting her daughter Audry and family. Mrs. Joseph Kennedy of Morocco was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Victor Borklund, the last of the week. One of the golden wedding anniversaries to be celebrated next month is that of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Griggs of Goodland. Sergeant Roy Sell came home Tuesday from Camp Taylor on a six-day vacation. He does not know when he will be discharged. Marion J. Pierson of Columbus, Georgia, was here Wednesday and Thursday visiting his ffat’her-in-law, C. E. Sunderland, and family. Miss Olive Cooper has been in a very, serious condition during the past week. A pus cavity in the lung was drained, but her temperature runs from 100 to 105 each day. .Herbe Sampson returned to Chicago Saturday and we understand that he has been given his old job with the express company. tJncle Sam knows how to do justice to his boys. Mr. and Mrs. Thorp Beagley returned home last Tuesday. They had been visiting for several weeks with their son Bruce at Louisville, Kentucky, and their daughter, Mrs. Albert Ohman, in Chicago. Monday was Uncle Tom Moore’s birthday. He has enjoyed 86 of them and his friends wish him the pleasure of many more. He is not in thef. best-of with the coming of spring we hope to see him out and around again. Harry Warr tested his seed corn

last week and reports it in prime condition. He filled the ‘‘rag baby” and found after the usual test that the sprout was over an inch long and the roots two inches long. Out of 200 kernels only two were found to be dead. A. J. Chapin returned Monday from his visit to Converse to attend the golden wedding of his sister, Mrs. I. N. Bullis, and husband. There were 53 guests present. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bullis of Goodland also attended, Mr. Bullis being one of the sons of the celebrating couple. John Forry of Laurens, lowa, spent Tuesday with his sister, Mrs. O. B. i Stonehill. IHe brought five carloads of cattle and hogs to Chicago and was on his way to Remington to visit his mother. Incidently he mentioned the fact that lowa could skin Florida a mile on a mild winter. On Saturday afternoon occurred the marriage of Miss Nora Howell of Brook to John Cory of Morocco. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Howell, in Brook. The bride is well known here and the groom has just returned from overseas, where he was in the service of his country. The Foresman people gave a banquet last Friday evening to a bunch of their returned soldiers. The spread was in the school house, and we have on authority that never has there been such a table spread in Foresman, a place noted for its good eats, than that which greeted the boys and their friends Friday night and it is needless to say they did justice to it. The ninth annual spelling match frill be held in Morocco Saturday, March 22. The contestants are rrom the common schools and 1 from the grades in town. This event has become one of the fixed institutions of the county school work. The contestants from the Brook schools this year are: Frank Kessick and Ruth Boner, with Helen Wood and Kenneth Heistand as alternates. On Tuesday night occurred the der tV of Mrs. Louisa Rudisil at her nome in West Hook. She suffered ah attack of iifluenza a shirt time ago and this respited in a case of pprotinitis and caused her death. Shp was a woman over 75 years of age and with her hus-

band, Abraham' Rudisil, lived for many years on their farm north of Kentland. About (four years ago they concluded to move to Brook, where their daughter, Mrs. Fred Spangler, lived, and built themselves a home, but Mr. Rudisil died before the home was finished, and arter his death Mrs. Rudisil moved here and had lived here ever since. On Monday eleven cars of cattle and hogs were shipped® from Brook and one from Foresman by local men. The net results from the one day were about $40,000. O. M. and J. B. sent 4 loads of the cattle from their farms and these netted $1 4,200. These were purchased on Thanksgiving day, and being western cattle, did not go on full feed for about ten days. They were purchased for $11.50 and sold for $16.50, making a gain of $5 in price alone, besides the weight gain On Tuesday six more loads of hogs and cattle were shipped by the Lyons combination, bringing over $20,000 more, and three more loads, including the Foresman & Son cattle, went during the week. The total receipts brought into Brook territory during the week will amount to $70,000. In one load was a cow that sold for $173.75. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mrs. John Sebring is recovering from an attack of the flu. * Mrs. Edward White. returned Wednesday from a freek’s visit with Mrs. Augusta Dunn at Michigan City. Word has been received that Lieut. E'rvin B. Brown has just, arrived in New York on the S. S. Rotterdam. Mrs. Leo Littell, who had been here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith, returned to her home in Danville, 111., Wednesday. Gustaf Pingle, am old-time resident of this county but now of Gary, was in town last week looking after his business interests herej Mrs. J. R. Guild is visiting her daughter* Mrs. Warriner, at Kensington and has taken sick there. Recent word from her is that she is improving. M. F. .Antrim and wife, t father

and mother of Mrs. Richard Howe, spent Wednesday here. Mrs. Howe accompanied them on their return trip to Valparaiso, visiting there until Sunday.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Eward Antcliff is off duty this week owing to Illness. A daughter was born to Rev. and Mrs. Paul C. Johnston Saturday morning. Doris Kinneman, student at Butler college, visited with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Kinneman, over Sunday. The A. J. Dunn family of Kentland moved on the Tice property west of town and will help Willnrd Capes farm this season. The Wm. Burke family is selling off their household goods this Friday nnd next week they expect to move to Lafayette where the girls are in Commercial college. Mrs. G.' Brackman of Lafayette and son, Sergt. Lee R. Brackman, of Camp Pike, Arkansas, are here visiting Mr. aud Mrs. Ivless Dexter and relatives. Henry Getting of Hartford, Mich., visited last week and this with friends and relatives in Goodlnnd, Kentland and Momence. Mr. Getting is looking fine and Is prospering. Tho Pythian Sisters gave a miscellaneous shower at the home o's Mrs. Wm. Patrick Wednesday night in honor of Mrs. Nelle Clark McCurry. The shower followed a six o’clock dinner. Mr. and Mrs; Ed Thompson and children have returned to their home in Goodland. Mrs. Thompson looked after the John Cocnrane home while Mrs. Cochrane cared for her daughter at the Rensselaer hospital. Mrs. Ellas Julian, an aged resident of Remington, attempted to commit suicide last Sunday wnen she cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor. She also made many wounds in her abdomen. It Is not known whether she will survive or not. Mrs. Julian Is a forffier resident of Gllboa township. She has been In extremely poor health for the past few years and It is thought that this prayed on her mind until she became somewhat demented.

WOLCOTT (From the Elterprlse) Mrs. John Dunn and Mrs. A. H. Dunn spent the day Thursday with friends at Goodland. Mrs. May Kenrlch and son Dale went to Reynolds Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Collins. Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Crink of Milford, 111., were the guests over night Monday, of Mr. and Mrs. John Hinchman. • Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parsons of spent Wednesday with Mr. Parsons’ mother, Mrs. Minnie Parsons. Russel Spencer and Led ward Dixon, who are attending dental college at Chicago, spent Sunday with their parents here. .Leonard Jackson olf northeast of Wolcott went to prper City, 111., on business Thursday. Mr. Jackson has Just moved here this season from Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. West of Minneapolis, who have been visiting Mrs.' West’s sister, Mrs. O. B. Mabbitt, and family, are leaving fqr their future home In Moose Jaw, Canada. Mrs. Lewis Miller had the misfortune to break her right arm last Friday. Mrs. Miller had been to Wolcott and stopped at her parents’ home to take her father and mother home with her. When she attempted to crank her Ford for the trip home the machine kicked, breaking both bones of the right arm above the wrist, one of the bones protruding through the flesh.