Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. Dick hat packed her house-, hold goods and soon will go to Gary to keep house for her son, Mose Barney. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mitten of Danville, 111., are here, the guests of the /ormer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mitten. Raymond and Lawson Cooke and Roy Rich are at the place of embarkation in France and soon will sail for the United States. John Noff has loaded his household goods in a car and shipped lhem to Alabama where he is managing his ■mother’s targe ranch. Mort Kilgore moved this week into the rooms over Humston’s drug store. Mrs. Mitten expects to move into her new home about May 1. Attorney and Mrs. 11. R. Hopkins, the former's mother, Mrs. I. E. Hopkins, and Miss Mary Goetx au- ( toed to Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mrs. Adae Wilson and three children will soon move to Kokomo to make their home. The SV 11 eon lands have been rented to John Cochrane, Jr., and Clarence Leming. “Aunty” Rounds passed away at the horfle of her brother, E. R. Rounds, on Wednesday night. The remains will be taken to the southern part of the state for burial. Misses Anna and Mary Mclntyre and Walter Slattery of Ambia, Marie Cochrane of Chicago and Jos. Alexander of Owen, Wis., attended the funeral of Clare Alexander Monday. Mr. and Mts. E. H. Dietrich and little daughter visited here over Sunday wilh the former’s uncle, Thomas Ramsay, and wife. They returned to their home in Lafayette the first of the week. % An infant son, Louis Robert, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frohreich Monday, March 10. The little fellow did not stay with them

tong, but passed away Sunday morning. Marek 16. The fond parents, beside other relatives and friends, are left to mourn his death. The services were held ar the home Monday afternoon by Rev. Linenmeter and interment was made in the Goodland cemetery. BROOK (From the Reporter) On Sunday, March 1«, a girl baby arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Agate. The stork presented Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beagley of Louisville with I another baby boy Saturday. I Mr, and Mrs. G. L. Thornton were over from Rensselaer Wednesday visitfhg their son Melvin and I family. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Strain had ' a baby boy come to their home .Saturday, but unfortunately life was ' extinct when it arrived. The stork busy Thursday night and left a baby girl with . Clarence Palmer and wife and a baby boy with Lee Brown and wife. John Bill wan in town Thursday. He Informed us that his wife is suffering from the sleeping sickness, due to an attack of influenza. Experts have diagnosed the case and can offer no treatment for it. Frank Rich spent Saturday night and Sunday with his brother, J. D., and wife. * Frank is -now a fullfledged farmer, operating the farm owned by himself and J. D. near Monticello. He exhibits a few blisters to prove his claim.

MEDARk » ILLE (From the Journal) Mrs. Ross Phillips came from Halls, Tenn., last week to visit with Mr. Phillipa’ people. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams and children left Saturday for Chicago and Varna, 111., for a visit. Marion Baney and family have moved here from Columbia City and are now nicely located in the west end of town. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Whitaker, who had been spending the winter here with Mrs. Maude Kessinger, left Thursday evening for Niles, Mich. Mrs. Sim Low and Mrs. Charles Odom spent several days in Francesville last week helping nurse the little daughter of Lloyd Low and

wife, who was quite ill, but getting along nicely now. Chase Hollett of Kokomo visited his sister, Mrs. J. R. Linton, Monday, leaving here Monday evening for Valparaiso to visit another sister, Mrs. William Bchlemann. Mr. HoMett has Just received his discharge from service, having been mustered out at Camp Sherman on March 12. Oscar H. Williams, the state high school inspector, of Indianapolis met with the school board Wednesday morning to disentangle the school situation in regard to the building program and the re-issuing of the comm inion. An agreement was finally reached whereby toe board pledged themselves to build early in 1920. Plahs are to be studied at once and the type of building best adapted to the needs of this community will be selected. Mr. Williams will recommend the commission to extend over the intervening period.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Rev. D. A. Rodgers spent Tuesday with friends at Rensselaer. Ben Baxter of Remington was a Wolcott visitor between trains Wednesday. , Mrs. Charles Carl spent Wednesday with her son Lee and family at Remington. .Mrs. Joseph Petrie and daughter Dorothy went to Logansport Thursday to visit friends. Mrs. J. Smith of Kankakee came Tuesday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dunn and son Marvin of Hartford City came Wednesday evening to visit Mr. Dunn s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn. William H. Goss, Sr., of Buffalo, Ind., who was here to attend the funeral of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. S. R. Goss, returned home Wednesday. Art Andrews of Lake Village and Miss Wilma Verrill of Goodland and Wilder Ellis and wife spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rayl. Mrs. W. H- Hemphill and daughter Wilma went to Monon Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr. apd Mts. J. M. Baxter, and her sister, Mrs. D. H. Friend. Mrs. Margaret Haberkorn of Chattsworth, 111., who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Vogel, west of Wolcott, returned home Tuesday evening.

Alfred Bowen, who had been visiting his daughter. Mrs. O. D. Barnhart, at Decatur, 111., came Wednesday evening to visit his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Parsons. As we go to press today the three little sons of Mr. and Mrs; Ed Churchill are all very ill. Walter and Dean, the younger children, both have pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hall and children of Kokomo, who were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hall’s uncle, Hamilton Parker, returned home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moury of Fairbury, 111., who were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Moury’s brother, Hamilton Parker, returned home Tuesday morning. Mrs. Martin O'Brien and daughter Mildred, who were here to attend the funeral of her father, ■Henry Mullen, returned to her home in Dubuque, lowa, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Zimmerman and son Jacob of Monticello were guests from Sunday evening until Monday’ evening of Mrs. Louds Jones, southwest of Wolcott. Harry Dyer, who for some time had been located at Camp Ouster, Mich., received his honorable discharge from the service last Wednesday, arriving home Thursday. Miss Lena Locke and Miss Sarah Kibbler of Cissna Park, Hl., who had been to Frapcesvllle to attend the funeral of a friend, stopped oft here Monday and spent the night with Miss Locke’s sister, Mrs. Eli Blume.

Ralph Hamilton, who was in the 53d artillery and arrived from overseas Feb. 3, receiving his honorable discharge at Columbus, was here this week th attend the funeral of his uncle, Hamilton Parker, and visit his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton. • Hamilton Parker, son of Moses and Sarah Parker, was born in Pike county, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1835, and departed this life March 15, 1919, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton, his age being 83 years, 4 months and 1 day. He leaves to mourn their loss two children, two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were conducted from the home of his sister, Mrs. Hamilton, east of Wolcott March 17, Rev. D. A. Rodgers officiating. Interment in the cemetery near by.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Miss Ada Shumaker and Miss Bethel Maxwell spent Sunday in Monon. Mrs. George Morrow of Logansport, who had been spending, the winter with her daughter, Mts. Robert Koster, returned home Saturday. Misses Hazel Whitaker and Angeline Case of San Pierre were the over Sunday guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitaker. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Posse were called to Hoboken, N. J., Saturday by a telegram stating that their son, Samuel Posse, who had recently returned from overseas, was dangerously sick. Another telegram received here Monday from the pan ents to their son Curtis brought the good news that Sam was then out of danger.

CARD ? OF THANKS

We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy in the loss of our darling baby, Maurice Everett Kelly.— WALTER E KELLY and FAMILY.