Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

FAIR OAKS f Health is generally quite good in our burg these days. Charles Halleck has a large sup* ply of nursery stock on nowadays. Joe Clouse and family arrived here from lowa last week-end and will remain indefinitely. Fred vMcKay, who is stationed in lowa as signal lineman, visited home folks over Sunday. Bert Umfrees, who had been out in Missouri the past couple of years, got back to Fair Oaks Tuesday. Mrs. Guy Po’tter and Mrs. Bryant Pricibett of Hammond came down Tuesday for a few days’ visit with home folks. (Mrs. James Clifton went up to Demotte the first of the week to visit a new grandson which landed a few days ago. John Kight drove his big Oakland through from Indianapolis Saturday and made a short visit with his parents, returning Sunday. A. Patti, who has been conducting the old Cottingham poolroom the past couple months, closed up and moved to Detroit, Mich., Monday. Lieut. Edgar Miles, who had been in a hospital in New York since he arrived from overseas, got a 30-day furlough and arrived home the latter part of the week. The Colfax consolidated school building is now wired for electricity; and when completed will be not only a fine buit an up-to-date structure, which will be an honor to Colfax township. Enos Moffitt is fast becoming a progressive farmer. He invested in a new Fordson tractor the first of the week and expects to put out a large corn crop on J. J. Lawler’s ranch about four miles west of

here, which is all sod, and no doubt the tractor will do the “biz.” He has 80 acres of rye which looks quite promising at present. The ]>eople of Fair Oaks, who were acquainted with Mrs. Russell Harmon, were very sorry to hear of the sad news of her death. We extend oi:r heartfelt sympathies to her family and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rardin. The little two-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Warne was stricken with congestion of the lungs and passed away Sunday, and after a short service at the house was laid away Monday evening in Fair Oaks cemetery. We have been having some very nice, warm, growing weather the past week and some farmers have begun to sow oats, but the prospects at present (Tuesday night) are very good for a rain. A good, warm shower would not hurt very much, but help the wheat, rye and pastures along. Joe Koeta of south of here is having quite a bit of sickness in his family nowadays. He got a letter from his daughter -In Salina, Ohio, last week-end stating she was very seriously ill and they expected to bring her home soon. Then, on Saturday night, his eldest son, Charley, took down with a severe attack of pneumonia and at this writing is very sick.

FOUR CORNERS The N. Y. C. R. R. is putting on heavy rails through this section of Jasper. Looks as though they had confidence in the future. O. M. Turner, the gravel road man in these parts, made a trip to Rensselaer Wednesday on business. He has been unable to get material for repair work and says

if some is not forthcoming he quits the Job. Wm. Jeffers Is driving a silo agent during school hours. Well, what next? Will expect to see him with a lightning rod man or one selling gold bricks in the near future. The small child of Wm. Floars, who run a needle into ita foot about 10 days ago and which disappeared, continues to suffer from the Injury. An attempt to locate the needle again Sunday failed. The farmers are busy now in their fields. Some few have commenced seeding oats. Some of the fields of wheat do not look very promising This is true of the grain which was sown late last fall. The funeral of Mrs. J. N. White, one who had lived among us for years and for some time past bad made her home with 'her daugh-. ter, Mrs. M. A. Jones, of Tefft, was hold Tuesday and burled at San Pierre at the same hour as was the burial of Thomas J. Jones. The services were held at her late residence, conducted by the Rev. Cody, assisted by Undertaker Dolezal of San Pierre. our views on the peace conference and why Wilson s 14 conditions of peace won’t work, and why some pin-head senator thinks it necessary to have the peace conditions so written that no revision or changes are necessary, but to judge the future by the action of Jefferson, the greatest of all statesmen, who said form the union first, then amend and amend until you get the desired results, if either nation expects to get at the adoption of a set of resolutions all they desire the union will never be accomplished. Accept the best offered and then revise and amend to perfection or as near as possible to perfection. Thomas J. Jones, who suffered a stroke of paralysis March 13, passed away at his home east of Tefft Sunday at 1:10 *p. m. During the 10 days life lasted he never gained consciousness. His life from early childhood was passed in Kankakee township; he patterned after no one in particular, but had a style of his own. He possessed a manner of friendship which drew to him the love and friendship of all classes. From the youngest to the oldest, the high, the low, the rich and poor, were all his friends, and his life had been passed among us doing good for others. There never has been a man in this township who could take his place and never one who will be so ■universally missed as he. The funeral was held at th? late residence of the deceased, a short service conducted by Rev. Sands, after which the body was laid at rest in the cemetery at San Pierre. Undertaker Keen of Wheatfield had charge. The obituary follows: Thomas J. Jones was born in Owen county, ind., March 19. 1 854; died at his home in Kankakee township, Jasper county, Ind., March 23, 1919, aged 65 years and 4 days. He moved with his parents to Kankakee township in early childhood. He was a brother-in-law to Lee E. Glazebrook, who married his only full sister.’ A stepmother, a sister and one step-sister, a nephew, Paul Glazebrook, and a number of distant relatives, with many neighbors and friends mourn his departure.

MILROY Mrs. Ed Joanson was in Lee Tuesday. James Wood returned home from camp last week. Carl Beaver spent Saturday with his uncle, Thomas Lear. A son was born March 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles. Sommers. Ryland Fisher spent Monday night with Charles Mitchell. Carl Shide dehorned a bunch of cattle for G. L. Parks Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Banes spent Sunday with Earl Foulks. Vernise Spencer has been boarding at her home in Monon this wees. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Culp spent Sunday afternoon with their son Roy. Mrs Peter Shide has been quite poorly the past week with rheumatism. G L. Parks returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives in Chicago. Charles McCashen visited his mother and brother, A. J.~ McCashen, Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Fred Saltwell visited their daughter, Mrs. Fay Lear, and family Sunday. Mrs Charles McCashen and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. Anna Chapman’s sister of Indiana Harbor visited the Chapman family last week. John May and Mr. and Mrs. Frank May took Sunday dinner with the Fisher family. Mrs. Frank Wolf of Wolcott spent jpart of last week with her daughter, Mrs. Leon Parks. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McAleer have returned from a visit In Peoria, 111., with the latter’s mother. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. Elsie Clark and sewed carpet rags last week, and all present enjoyed the day. Clyde Clark brought a bunch of cattle and horses to his pasture last week and returned to his home near Morocco Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Culp received word that their sons, Vern and Charles, had landed in New York and went from there to a camp in Maryland. Donald Ralph Latta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Latta, was called to leave this world of suffering last Sunday morning. He had pneumonia and suffered intensely for about two weeks. He was aged 1 years and 11 months. The funeral was held Monday at 2 P- m. and was conducted ,by Rev. McCorkle. Interment was made in Milroy cemetery. ' ' '■

LEE Oacar Jacks was alck thia week with tonallitle. Exra Kidridge begun work last Monday for Fred Morrison. Gifford Marra and family were Bunday guests of C. A. Letter and wife. Lonnie Noland and wife of east of Monon spent Sunday here with his parents. J. H. Culp has unloaded a car of tile thia week to be put on his farm, where Elmer Gilmore lives. Mrs. Dollie Morton and baby of Rensselaer was here this week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Jacks. School closed Wednesday with the usual big dinner furnished by the patrons, and the program rendered by the teacher, Miss Hess, and her pupils. Frank Overton has bought the farm a mile south of here where •Harry Rishling used to llvy, Harry moving to town Tuesday to thy property owned by his aunt, Anne Rishling. J. W. Mellender’s daughter, Mrs. Elmer Hooter, and family of near Monon and Mrs. C. A. Holeman and J. H. Culp and family of this place took Sunday dinner at the Mellender home.