Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON (From the Press)

L<ee Alson has been qute sick Since Sunday with heart trouble. Mrs Ella Parks of Logansport is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bert Kyle. H R Hartman, who was somewhat better of his illness, is not so well this week. Tom Porter returned Saturday from Martinsville where he has been the past week for his health. Mrs. Blanche P. Landon, of Kanhas City, J Mo., came Saturday and Will spend a few days with Mrs. Florence Landon. Miss Elsie Bickel, principal of the Woodland, 111., school, was home over Sunday visiting her mother, Mrs. D. A. Bickel. •Maurice Peck has returned from the Indianapolis hospital and feels very encouraged over his condition, we are glad to state. Mire John Wilson returned Friday from Florida Where she has spent the winter. She is feeling considerably improved. Mrs. Dessie Dayley of .Goodland came Sunday to see her mother, Mrs. .John Ritenour, who has been very ill the 'past week. Mr and Mrs. J. R- VanNatta, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coen and Miss

Bessie Coen of Rensselaer were Sunday guests of Mrs. Harriet Yeoman and family. Mrs. Wallace Zimmerm&n, who was brought home from the county hospital Sunday, is a little better at this writing, but is still confined to her home. Mrs. Will Blake has been quite s\k from an attack of heart trouble. Her sister, Mrs. Renfrew, of Indianapolis has been helping care for her the past weeek. Mrs. Anderson Nuesbaum was taken to Lafayette Wednesday last for operation at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mrs. Neusbaum has been in poor health for a long time, and it is hoped the operation will restore her to her usual health. “Peach” Balcom returned home Tuesday, having been finally dischraged from the service. “Peach” says he got tired and quit them cold, with instructions to get another man In his place, but he thinks this war business a great game all the same. The remains of Mrs. E. E. Rockwood, who lived ifor many years south of town four miles on the south Goodland road, were taken to iGoodland this Thursday evening where they were immediately buried. She died at her home in Frankfort.

Mesdames Howard, Ott, Greenwood and Johnston attended a meeting of the Woman’s Clubs at Goodland Tuesday evening. Mrs. Edward Franklinwhite of Indianapolis chairman of the Legislative Conference off Women, was the speaker of the evening. The ladies report a splendid meeting with about 150 present. Ed Sutherland is displaying a most gorgeous cigar case which his son, Marion, has sent him from abroad. It is of the very finest of leather and beautifully decorated and rich throughout. It cost sll in Paris Ed thinks a quarter’s worth of twofers won’t go very well with such a swell case and has hard work finding quality stock “good enough’’ for the gift. It is a fine one, all right. It has been reported to us that one of-our popular grade teachers, Miss Frances Shand, was married some six weeks ago th Mr. Charles Watson. Mr. Watson recently re-? turned from overseas, and at the time of the mariage, was in bt. Joseph, Mo., where the wedding occurred. He is now working with his wife’s brother-in-law, Roy Atkinson. Mrs. Watson will continue her school until the close of the term. Mrs. C. S. Foster of this city received a telegram' (from her son | Flrank, who has been an officer in < one ojf the base Hospitals over in

France for the past two years, that he would soon be once more on American soil, the best in the world. The telegram came Sunday morning and today, Thursday, she received word that he was in Camp Merritt, N J., and from there would go to Camp Shelby, Miss., where he will receive his discharge papers. Frank then expects to cotme north immeui- - ately, accompanied by his bride, who is at present in New Orleans. The home of Miss Dorothy Spencer last Friday evening was the scene of one of the gayest of festal times that has been held in town for a long time. The occasion was a shower to Miss Helen O’Riley, who is to become a bride i»n a short time. There were many young friends present and a more than usually Joyous evening was spent. The home was prettily decorated in yellow and white and a dainty three-course supper was served. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received by the honored guest. Those present from out olf town were Miss wilda Littlefield and Mrs. Trevor Eger of Rensselaer.

After • long epell of 111 health, death claimed another Remington woman, Mlaa Imogene Landon, on North Ohio street at 8 a. m., Monday, April 2 lit She was the daughter of Orrin and Delilah Landon born Nov. 2. 1884, in New Albany, Ohio. She waa the only daughter In a family of four children. Two of her brothers. Dr. H. Landon and Eugene A. Landon died several years ago. Her only living brother Is Geo. W. landon of Kokomo, Indiana. Miss Landon was never married, living with her parents until then death, after wnlch time site made her home with Dr. and wife in Ren.lugioi , Those present from out of town at the services were her brotner, George W. Landon of Kokorno; her sister-in-law, Mrs Blanche P. Landon of Kansas City, Mo.; her nephew. Dr. Orie Landon of Peoria, and Miss Olive P4erce, a friend of the family, also from Peoria. Brief services were held at the residence at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon by Rev. A C. Tharp and the remain® taken to Kokomo, Ind., Wednesday morning, where the funeral will be held and' burial made at the side of her parents.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Chas. Humston wan a caller In Indianapolis this week. Chas. Babcock was home from Ft. Sheridan tor the Junior reception. Miss Florence Watson of Dyer was here to spend Easter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 5. Watson. Miss Kathryn Bassett, one of the seniors In the Goodland high school, has been ill this week with tqpsilitis. Mrs. W. C. Logan has purchased the Dunham property on west Prairie Avenue and will get possession May 10th. L. M. Lemaster has sold his farm just northwest of Goodland and expects to move to town. Consideration >250 >per acre. Mrs. Jack'' Leavitt and little daughter of Clinton, Ind., is visiting here this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Poutre. Myron A. Johnson, who attended the funeral of his brother, John F. Johnson, returned to his home at Hicksville, Ohio, last Saturday. Mr and Von Johnson and children of Kokomo, Ind., were Easter guests of Mrs. Johnson s mother, Mrs. Leona Pratt. They returned Monday.

Anthony Zimmer, Sr., left Monday for French Lick, Ind., for a week’s vacation and recreation. He was accompanied by his son Matthew' of Chicago. N. V. McClellan, Harvey Keen, C H. Adamson and H. C. Constable attended the evening session <Af the K. of P. district convention held at Monticello Monday. Mrs. C. C. Bassett and Mrs. Chas. N. Humston attended Grand Lodge at Indianapolis Wednesday as delegates from Goodland Chapter Order Eastern Star No. 405. John W. Mustard received word that his son Will had landed at Camp Jackson, S. C., last Friday and Wednesday he started for Camp Taylor where he will be mustered out.

Wm. F Gilman and two children returned Saturday afternoon from Downers Grove, 111., Where they visited with the children s grandmother,' Mrs. Sarah Rowland. j Mrs E Gray of LaCrosse, who has been visiting her daughter, Miss Audrey Gray in Indianapolis, returned to her home Saturday spending the day between trains with her daughter, Mrs. Clifford Cottrell. Wayne C. Gilman and Lawsow J. Cooke, who served overseas with Base Hospital No. 13, arrived home this week. They were mustered out at Camp Grant, 111. Wayne came Wednesday and Lawson came Thursday. The Victory Loan quota for Goodland and community was snapped un in a hurry Monday and by three o’clock that afternoon our Quota had been reached. Grant township was the first in the county to go over arriving at its objective about 3 00 P. m. Mtonday and at nine o’clock when! the day’s work was closed >IOB,OOO had been subscribed.

While driving to town last Friday about 11:30 a. m., Mrs. Carl Davidson and daughter, Irene, met with an accident. They were near the Wm. Keen home just north or town when a casing on their Ford “blew out” and turned the car into the ditch upsetting and smashing the top of the car. Mrs. Davidson and daughter received bruises and cuts, 'but none of them were serious. Theives broke into the Goodland school building Sunday night and took several fountain pens and other articles used hni the work at the school. Several weeks ago the ice cream was stolen at a party held at the Bassett home and Sunday night some boys broke into the school building to steal—and probably would have made a good haul had not Abe stombaugh, who cares for the school building stopped in while going home from church and scared them away. Dr. Horace Ellis, well known and popular lecturer, has been secured to deliver the commencement address at the opera house in Goodland the night of Friday, May 9th. Sixteen young people will ate on that night as follows: Kathryn Bassett, Greeta Christy, Rosalie Foy, Ruth Gagnon, Adele Gwinn, Mata Hauser, Pearle Jay, \FToyd Keen Eleanor Mead, Lucille Messersmith., Emma Pluimer, Mary Pluimer, Percy Remsbuirg, George Shelland, Carson Stombaugh and Helen Welch. >-

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs Susan Jones went to Francesville Monday to visit her son Carl and family. Mrs. Frank Garvin and little

daughter Jane went to Terre Haute Wednesday to visit her parents for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Sell of Morocco came Wednesday to visit Mr. Sell’s mother Mrs. Emma Sall and other relatives. Mrs. Agnes Dluxak and grandson Eugene Francis Noviski spent Thursday with her son Frank Noviskd and family at Reynolds. Phillip Strieb and Sam Kilgus went to Fairbury Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr. Streib’s mother Mrs. Elisabeth Streib. Mirs. Frank Stafford of Bluffton, who was here to attend the funeral of her grandfather J oho Kinney, returned home Thursday morning. Mrs. Anna Hancock of north of Wolcott, returned Wednesday evening from a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malchow, at Francesville.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Engauseo of Clarion, lowa, who have been visiting bls uncle Chris Shumaker and family, went to Shelby, 111., Saturday to visit his parents. Mrs. David Burgeron and son Frankiin of Kankakee came last week to visit her daughters, Mrs. Geo. Bissonnette, Mrs. Amos Mathew and Mrs. Arthur Mathew. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Tow and children and Fred Tow of Kokomo, v'Hited the gentlemen’s parents, Mrand Mrs. J. C. Tow. north of Wolcott until Tuesday evening. Mrs. A. R. Jones and Miss Katherine Bidwell, delegates from the Wolcott Lodge O. E. S., went to Indianapolis .Monday to attend the Grand Lodge which is in session there this week. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Unroe and son Vernon of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, who have been visiting relatives here, went to Monticello Monday to visit relatives and from there they will return home. Shirley Gonce, son of Oscar Gonce, a former resident otf Wolcott, is visiting Wolcott friends. Shirley is a member of the regular army, Co. E., 1-Oth Inf., and is stationed at camp Custer, Mich., and is on a 30-day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ford and little daughter of Rankin, 111., came Friday evening to visit Mrs. Ford s parents, Mr and Mrs. M. Seifert. Mrs. Ford has just returned from the hospital and will spend some time with her parents here. Irvin Pemberton of Lincoln, 111., and Roland Pemberton of Clinton, 111., both of whom are In the automobile trade at the respective towns drove through by auto Saturday and visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Pemberton, until Tuesday morning.

John Kinney, one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of Wolcott, died very suddenly Friday morning about nine o clock while sitting in his chair. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from his late 'home, Rev. Shaw, .pastor of the Christian church officiating.

Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers, Mrs. Robert Irions, Mrs. Claude Scott, Mrs. Fred Grimes, Mrs. Frank Miles, Mrs. D. J. Pettit, Mrs. John Dutnn, Mrs. J. B. Owen and Mrs. Mary C. Day went to Goodland Thursday to attend a district meeting of the M, E. Missionary society. The party all carried well filled baskets and with the surrounding societies attending enjoyed the basket dinner.

The remains of Miss Lina Dibel who died at the home of Marion Rader in Walla J Walla, Wash., Thursday, April 17, arrived in Wolcott on the morning train Wednesday, and were taken to the home of her brother, E. J. Dibell, from which place the funeral was held Wednesday aifternoo.ni at two o’clock, Rev Smith, pastor of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Rodgers, pastor of the M. E. church, conducting the services. Burial was made on the family lot in the Meadow Lake cemetery.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) To Albert Madaus and wife, a baby girl Tuesday, April 22. A son w c.s born to Chas. Hardesty ana wife last Thursday, April 17. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Long and Delia Casey went to Haimmond Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Long’s brother, Marion Zuvers, which was held Wednesday.. John Antcliff returned from Billings, Montana, Tuesday at which place he and Mrs. Antcliff went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Antcliff s brother. Mrs. Antcliff will remain in the west indefinitely. Carl Kaldau came Saturday to spend Easter with the Chas. Parker family. Mrs. Kaldau has been •here for two weeks visiting her parents and friends. They returned to their home at Wabash Monday.

On Wednesday Mrs. Flora Querry, Mrs. J. R. Guild, Mrs. Chas. Parker and Mrs. Austin Rathfon went to Monon to represent the local chapter of the W. F. M. S. in a conventinon which is being held there this week. Miss Osie Clark ana Viola Luk?.i went to Indianapolis Tuesday as delegates from Medaryville Chapter of the Eastern Star to the annual convention of the O. E. S. which is in session Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The J. E. Crow family have received a card from their son), Clarence, saying he had landed in New York on the 18th, proceeding at once to Camp Upton. Clarence is a member of the 20th Engineering Corps and went to France last September. J. D. Getinger was granted a divorce yesterday from Ruth Getinger. No charge except abandonment was made by Mr. Getinger, and the evidence- showed they never quarreled. S3OO was the total sum paid Mrs. Getinger in settlement o<t all property rights. This was all that Mr. Getinger was asked to pay. Emil Mathews of LaCrosse and

formerly a resident of this place died at his home In LaCrosse laet week and was buried at San Pierre last Thusday. Besides a wife, who is a niece of Henry Madaus, be leaves a little daughter of a boat three years of age. Mr. Mathews was related to several other families of this community. Last Tuesday morning Mr. Hansell awoke suffering Intense pain in his side. Dr. Hackley was called and diagnosed the case acute appendicitis and advised an immediate operation. The patient was taken to 1-uUayette on the forenoon train and was operated on at 8 o’clock that evening. The appendix, which was in a bad condition, was removed and the last report was that although weak, he was doing as well as could be expected. The sad news flashed over the wires Sunday afternoon that Scott Lanam had died at Knoxville, Tenn., where he and his wife had moved from Monon recently in hopes that the climate of that state would benefit his health. About a month ago he was taken sick with Influenza, which developed into a serious case of pnuemonia. His parents here were notified and at once went to Knoxville to be at his bedside; later his sister, Sylvlh, went there to do her part in helping him in his fight against death, but all efforts were in vain. The body was shipped to Winamac and brought overland to the Lanam home last Monday afternoon. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Mobely at the Christian church here on Wednesday afternoon and burial made at the Sutton ceu.< teryElizabeth Ellen Schultz, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Schultz, was born in Fountain county. Lad., December 17, 1835, and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs John Hall west of Medaryville. April 20, 1919, at the age of 83 years, 4 months and 3 days. She was united in marriage to Thomas Bell April 10, 1853, a _ D( l was separated .by death in 1870. Later she was married to James Swisher, who preceded her in death ini the year 1890, and to this union were born three children, Horace G., of Kersey; Mrs. John Hall of west of Medaryville, and John P. Swisher also of Medaryville. She united with the M. E. church early in life and kept that faith until death. She was a kind and loving mother. She leaves to mourn her loss three children, eight grajudchidren and a host of relatives and friends.

VIRGIE (Too late for Saturday’s issue) Leslie Wood worked in the pickle factory Sunday. Charles Wiseman visited home folks over Sunday. Dennis and Elvin Potts visited home folks over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Potts were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Zellers went to Fair Oaks Friday evening. D. E. Swift, the DeLaval salesman, was in Virgie Monday. Will Nuss is helping Warren Zellers in the garage this week. Hale Norman was in Virgie Wednesday to get his car repaired. Leslie Wood attended the program of the Fair Oaks school Friday. Mrs John Zellers called on Mrs. C. A.' Harrington Thursday afternoon. John A. Greve took the train at Virgie Tuesday morning for Rensselaer. Miss Indus Wiseman came down from Chicago Saturday evening to visit home folks. Walter Harrington and family called on the C. A. Harrington family Sunday afternoon. According to rumors now afloat around here the building of the elevator will start next week. Mr. and Mrs. James Clifton of Fair Oaks visited Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mallatt Monday night. Mrs. Lewis Harrington attended the program given by the pupils of the common school last Friday. Mrs. Joe Winslow, Mrs. Ella Gilmore and Mrs. Mattie Spitzer called on the C. A. . Harrington family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mirs. Charles Gasawqy and Estel Marion and wife were down 'from Hammond Sunday to visit relatives here.

blacksmithing. Blacksmith shop in former GrantWarner lumber building. Horseshoeing, plow work and repairing. Shop managed by A. J. Doan. M-12.