Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GOODLAND (From the* Herald) Mrs. W. W. Oilman Is ill this week, the result of a light stroke of apoplexy. Al Gravel and two children autoed to Danville. • 111., Sunday and spent the day. Mrs. E. E. Marsh went to Akron, 0., Monday to visit a few days with her brother and family. Leslie Tice arrived home from Indianapolis Monday where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. W. C. Sheckels of San Gabriel, Calif., is here, the guest of her mother, Mrs. Galbraith, and other relativeo. Word was received last Friday that Richard Thurston had landed in New York after serving in the army in France for 11 months. H. D. Casterline and family went to Logansport Saturday via auto to spend Sunday with Mrs. Casterlines sister, Mrs. R. J. Ball, and family. Mrs. Mary Wampsher returned Monday morning from Rensselaer where she visited a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Alva Jay, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Cleremont Rider went to Chicago Thursday where their daughter Eunice underwent an operation for tonsllltis in a hospital there. Mrs. Ida James and little son returned to her home Saturday at Kingman, Ind., after visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Haldeman, and family. Herman Ploutz has sold his fine farm of -120 acres, located four miles southeast of Goodland, to a party at East Lynn, 111. Consideration $252 per acre. Mrs. Alex Gaston and children, who had been visiting here, left Wednesday for LaSalle county, 111., for a visit with her sister before returning to her home in Keota, la.

Dr. J. Howland returned to her home in Union Springs, N. Y., last week after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Laing. Mrs. Laing expects to leave for that place soon. Rev. and Mrs. .George E. Duel of Thorntown called on Mrs. William Vefrall Monday for a short time. They were enroute to Evanston, 111., to attend a Bible conference held there this week. Mr. and Mrs. Mugh Murray, accompanied by Dr. Roe Robinson of Remington, autoed to Rockville last Saturday, returning Sunday. They visited with the latter’s wife, who is a patient at the sanitorium east of Rockville. Enroute home Sunday they visited Turkey Run, the state reserve park, and thought It a great iplace. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Mack and two little daughters of Decatur, 111., visited with the former’s sister, Mrs. George C. Smith, and family of this place. They have also visited with friends and relatives in Monticello, Delphi, Rensselaer, Parr and Virgie. Mr. Mack returned home Monday taking with him bls mother, Mrs. M. C. Shaw. Mr. Mack made the trip in his Paige eight.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. E. G. Bolcourt went to Frankfort Friday for a few days’ visit with her children there. * Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sickenger are spending a few days with Mr. Sickenger’s parents at Goodland.

Mrs. Raymond Dart went to Remington Monday to take part in a matinee musicale at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carl and son Charles of Remington spent Sunday here, the* guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carl. Miss Evelyn Jackson of Logansport is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Jackson, and other relatives. Mrs. Reuben Bradley of Fairbury, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dart, returned home Monday evening. Miss Inez Jackson of Reynolds came Friday evening for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller, south of Wolcott. Miss Carrie Miller went to Fayette, la., Wednesday to visit her aunts. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her mother. • Wilbur Hoshaw visited his sister, Mrs. Frank Burns, at Mt. Ayr and took part in the Decoration day program at the North Star cemetery.

Floyd Lux went to Stockwell Monday, where he will take a position with the Stockwell Supply Co., of which his brother Verdent is manager. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, who had been visiting friends and attending Decoration day exercises at Manteno, 111., returned home Monday evening. Mrs. Herbert Mesmer and daughter Evelyn, who had been visiting Mrs. Mesmer’s mother in Pennsylvania the past three weeks, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Senters of Enos were guests Tuesday and Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Slater. Mr. and Mrs. Senters are an uncle and aunt of Mrs. Slater. Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers autoed to Michigan City Tuesday and will spend a few days with Mrs. Rodgers’ brother. Rev. Wood, who is chaplain at the state penitentiary.

Mrs. William Wooding of Pontiac, HL, who had been visiting her nephew and niece, Walter Benge and Mrs. Fred McDuffie, and families, returned home Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Irwsn went to Indianapolis Monday, where Mr. Irwin wfll receive treatment for eye trouble, which has bothered him for some time, and lately has become serious. E. R. Keener came Wednesday evening to visit his mother, Mrs. Keener, and his aunt, Mrs. C. E. Ross, for a few days. Mr. Keener received his discharge from the service at Camp Grant, 111., this week and stopped off here for a short visit before returning to his position at Columbus, O. The petition of Princeton township to issue bonds in the sum of $30,000 for the purpose of remodeling the schfol building in Wolcott, was uip before the state board of tax commissioners Monday and was granted. The work or selling the bonds, letting the contract and completing the work of remodeling the building will now be pushed forward as rapidly as possible. Z. T. Johnson suffered a stroke of paralysis at bis home three and a half miles east and two miles north of Wolcott Wednesday evening and died Thursday evening about 8:30. Mr. Johnson was very ill last winter with an attack of influenza and pneumonia, and recently contracted the mumps, but was recovering from this. Wednes-

day night he arose from his bod and started down stairs when he was stricken with paralysis and fell down the stairs.

FRANCESVILLE i (From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Payne and children of Hammond were here over Sunday, guests of Rev. and Mrs J. 8. Van Orman. Miases Florence Gant. Lora McMurray, Evelyn Myers, Nina Myers. Lucinda and Gladys Koster, are now students at Valparaiso university. Mr, and Mrs. Walter Swarts of Canton, 0., who had been guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ford, east of town, returned home Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis and daughter and Miss iHwlen Geddlns, instructor of division telephoning in Indianapolis, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Davis Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Beulah Phillips of Pennsylvania and Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Mallon of this place motored to Culver yesterday, where the former has a son in the military academy who graduates this year. Mrs. Nancy Reish has been quite sick at her home in the south part of town. Her daughters, Mrs. Gllf Jones of Redkey and Mrs. Thad Hanaway of Monticello, were called here Tuesday on account of her sickness.

Mrs. Hannah Loring of Valparaiso, widow of the late Dr. David Loring, former noted surgeon of Valparaiso, was here Tuesday and Wednesday visiting friends and acquaintances of many years ago. Dr. Loring was a practicing physician here from 1874 to 1882. After the death of their son they located at Valparaiso where he established a hospital of surgery and established quite a reputation as a surgeon. Ernest X. Merriman, a Beaver township boy who went across early in the war. is home again after being in battle line and in the hospital for some time, d’>e to a battle wound. Young Merriman was shot in the face, the bullet piercing his cheek and tongue and lodging in his neck, where It was recovered under an operation in an army hospital. Luckily, his speech does not seem to be affected by the wound. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sharrer were at the hospital in Lafayette Tuesday, where they visited Dr. George R. Clayton of Monon, who was seriously injured a few days ago when a freight train struck his Oakland car on a street crossing. Dr. Clayton at the time suffered a slight fracture of the femor bone, but he undertook to get around too soon and this resulted in a complete fiacture. This mean« ♦'’at be will be unable to resume his practice for several months.

WALKER CENTER Hazel Meyers spent the week-end in Rensselaer. Mrs. Ella Cooper has been on the sick list this week. Eva Salrin returned home from Medaryville Thursday. Mrs. Daniel Bartsch returned from Chicago Monday. Louis iHurley called on A. P. Huntington Wednesday. Mrs. Cooper and son Harvey were Kniman visitors Sunday. Henry Meyers was a business caller in Kniman Tuesday. Amelia Shultz has been on the sick list, but is now feeling better. Mrs. Margaret Hersh man spent the day with John Pettit’s Wednesday. Ed Shultz was caught in a cultivator Tuesday but was not seriously hurt. Mrs. West Williams, who has been laid up with a fractured knee, is improving. Children’s day exercises were held Sunday and were much enjoyed. The program was excellent. Misses Alice and Hazel Meyers were callers at the home of Dll Mize’s,* north of Wheatfield, last Tuesday. The Young People’s class was entertained at Rollo Poole’s at Wheatfield Saturday night. A splendid time was enjoyed. Clarence Bridgeman and family, A. P. Huntington and Louis and Elizabeth Hurley were entertained at F. M. Lilly’s Sunday. The Liberty club met with Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman Wednesday and six new iaembers were added. The club will ineet with Mrs. Tomilson June 18 for its next meeting.

DEMOTTE Crops are looking well but a little rain is needed. Trustee Bowie of Wheatfield township was in Demotte Monday, still gathering up news for "his son’s" ipaper. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Greve, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mannan and the twin boys went to Harvey, 111., Saturday to visit with Louis Paulsen and family, returning Sunday evening. The trick played on Mr. Musch, taking his buggy from the shed of the Dutch churchyard by some unruly boys, is not well taken by him. and the guilty parties are known. .Unless they return same action will T>e brought in the name of the state. But if the buggy and harness is returned in as good condition as it was when taken, nothing will be done.

MEDARYVILLE ('From the Journal) Miss Emma Avery of Monticello visited her father, J. iH'. Avery, this week. Miss Leta Hershman will leave Saturday for Bloomington, where she will enter the state university. Mrs. O. A. Leavitt returned to her home at Basin, Wyo., Tuesday after a visit here with the Antcliff family. Srgt. Gerald Vanßusklrk landed

in New York..last week and will soon be at home to his many friends and relatives in Medaryville. Mr. and Mrs. Schoonover received word of the safe arrival of their son Fred, who had been in France since the first of last September.

Mr. and Mrs. German, cousins of the late T. L. Smith, went to Valparaiso Wednesday for a visit before going to their home in Vermillion county, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt and son and Mr. and Mrs. Davis and children of Anderson, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Ryden of Paxton, 111., father and mother of Joe Ryden, were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ryden. The Independence Threshing Co. is the name of the new threshing ring formed out in Gillam ny 10 farmers. They have purchased a Red River Valley outfit for $3,000. They are now erecting a 40-foot steel shed at L. H. Selmer’s in which to house the rig.