Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Guy Little of Purdue university spent Sunday with his father and brother here. Mrs Vess Villinskl and son Bernard attended the funeral of .Mrs. Watt at Goodland Friday. Wilbur Sutherland returned Tuesday from Florida, where he spent the past several months. Mrs. O. A. Chllsom of Indianapolis came Monday evening ‘to spend a week with her aunt, Mrs. A. A. Fell. C. A Bonner, wife and daughter, who had been spending the winter in Sandwich, 111., returned home Friday night. C. W. May has moved into town and now lives wiU> his mother, Mrs. Jacob May, in the northeast part of the. city. Mrs. Irene Kerr of Crawfordsville came Thursday last and is spending the week with her grandmother, Mrs. Fanny Parks, and other relatives. Maurice Peck went to the hospital at Indianapolis this week where he underwent another operation. He passed through all right, according to reports. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood nave returned from the Mayo Bros, hospital at Rochester, Minn., where the former went for an operation and treatment. He is considerably improved in condition. Miss Helen O’Dell, who went to Greencastle a week or so ago, returned to Remington Monday evening. \ She will return to Greencastle soon and remain to care for her father and sister, who are both quite sick. Mrs. R. H. Robinson, who has been suffering from tubercular trouble for a long time, was taken to the Rockville sanitarium Monday, where it is hoped she may receive treatment that will make her confplete recovery possible. Chester Besse moved his household effects to Brook Wednesday where he has employment In the Rich elevator. < The house he vacates vyill be occupied by—well, perhaps it would be better not to mention their names for a week or two. A man driving from Morocco to Kentland the other day counted 78 beer bottles along his side of the road, and he was traveling in an automobile -and possibly not able to see one-tenth of the number that was strewn along the road. This is the route to Beaverville. W. R. Geier, who recently got his shoulder knocked out of joint by a nasty fall onto the stone wall passage of the water plant, does not get well as fast as he thinks he should. He thinks there may still be a splintered or broken bone in that particular part of bis anatomy. Added to tnis is a stomach disorder which makes him altogether miserable. Lewis J. Williams returned Tuesday evening from Camp Upton, Long island, where he received his honorable discharge from the army service April 5. He was in active service in the Argonne battle and was gassed in October but is now greatly improved and like all the boys glad to be back in the good old U. S- A. He is now wearing a belt which belonged to a German, whom he disposed of by the "bullet route," and has many interesting experiences to relate. V. E. Balcom returned home on a nine-day furlough from Camp Taylor, Ky., where he has been a short time since his return from

France. He was with the medical unit "over there” and though he did not gbt onto the firing line, did get near enough to get a pretty good dose of secondary gas, and has had quite a bit of trouble with his vocal organs ever since; in fact, his voice isn't strong yet. He does not seenr very wild over the other country and was mighty glad to get back where real, sure enough Americans live.

GIFFORD James Cavinder is on the sick list at this writing. Miss Daisy Cooper is working for Mrs. H. E. Reed. Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Peer were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Elsie Haniford spent Saturday and Sunday with her father, T. M. Haniford Earl Parker has moved from T. M. Haniford’s place to the Thomas Tanner property. Miss Cunningham of Laura spent Saturday and Sunday with Earl Parker and family. Harry Walker is able to be out again, and says he doesn’t care to have the muimips again. James Snyder and family of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Harry E. Reed and family. Mrs. W. T. Hankins and Mrs. Charles Walker and son Arthur autoed to Rensselaer Friday. Jacob Myers’ daughters of Laura spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Cavinder. Mr. and Mrs. John McClanahan of Hammond spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Mrs. Ed Timmons and children spent from Saturday until Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Stroop, at Kersey. The dance given at William Obenchain’s Saturday night was well attended. He will enlarge his hall for dancing. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hankins, daughter and son autoed to Rensselaer and over to Fair Oaks Sunday where they spent the evening with Mr. and Mts. Artie Campbell.