Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1919 — Page 4

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HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GOODLAND (From the Herald) The recent rains are a wonderful help to the growing crops. Henry Deno has sold bis property to Schuyler Michaels this week for 12,300. Miss Lillian Wilson went to Chicago early Wednesday morning via Rensselaer to undergo an operation. Miss Belle Rockwood of Fran*, fort. Is visiting here with her sister, Mrs. Fanny Fox and family, south of town. , Thomas Butler of Columbia City came Thursday night for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler. Fay Burgess purchased the Mrs. Robt. Wilson property on Wayland avenue Thursday, morning. Consideration $3,000.. Mrs. Joseph Laing has left for New York State to visit relatives but expects to return to Goodland this fall to adjust her affairs. Glenn Boothby telegraphed his mother here that he had arrived from overseas and was temporally located at Camp Merritt, N. J. Thomas Mitten of Philadelphia, Pa., will come the latter part of next week to visit his mother, who has recently come to Goodland to make her home. Mrs. Art Gagnon received a telegram Thursday that her brother, Wm. Ackerman, who has spent several months overseas, arrived in Camp Mills Wednesday. David Hoover returned to his home at Spring Grove, Pa., after a abort visit here with his sister-in-law, Mrs. George Hoover and family. Mrs. Hoover accompanied him home for a visit. H. T. Griggs was in Chicago the first of the week calling on his brother, Wilse Griggs of Brook, who is a patient in a hospital there. He also called on Roy Shepard who is a patient at the Presbyterian hospital. Dan Mead and Wes Butler of

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Churbusco, Ind., autoed to land Thursday afternoon. They have not had the rains they needed. The former accompanied his son Ray to Crawfordsville to look at a farm. WOU'OTT (From the Enterprise) Miss Eleanor Nelson went to. Elwood Wednesday to. visit ‘Tlends.j Mrs. Thomas Jackson went to, Rossville Tuesday to visit her mother. Mrs Oliver Gardner and son J Leonard went to Logansport Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Gilbert White. Mrs Fred Frank of Cissna Park who has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Phillip Schott, returned home Thursday. Mrs. Leah Siebenthal was called to Peoria, Illinois, Wednesday ny the death of her nephew, who was killed in an auto accident. Mr and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. M. A Scott and Mrs. Tedford of Goodland were guests Bunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Fields. Geo. F. Baker, accompanied by Mr and Mrs. Walter Baker and daughter, Martha, drove to Mudlavia Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. Geo. Baker, who is receiving treatment at the ,sanitarium there. . Birth announcements were received here Wednesday announcing the birth of a nine and one-halt pound daughter, Ellen Maxine, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parsons at their home in Logansport, Tuesday, June 17. William May, who Is a member of the U. S. navy and stationed on the battleship Missouri, came home Saturday on a five days' furlough and visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed May, northwest of Wolcott. Harry Kerlin received nls discharge from the U. S. navy at Pittsburg, Pa., last Friday and arrived in Wolcott Saturday evening. Harry has seen a year and one-half service in the navy, being stationed the greater portion of the time at League Island Navy Yard In Philadelphia W. H. Sullivan, who was with the 88th division and seen service at Alsace and the Meta fronts, arrived home Thursday evening, having received his discharge at Camp Sherman, Ohio, Thursday at 1:30 a. m. William sailed for overseas in August 1918 and arrived back in the States May 29, 1919. Charles Kleist was called to Chicago Sunday by the death of his sister, Mrs. Seward Phillips, whicßoccurred at St. Bernard hospital in that city Sunday morning. Mrs. Phillips was In the hospital and had underwent an operation and was getting along nicely, when she suffered a stroke of paralysis and died very suddenly. MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Miss Ruby Standish went to Rens-

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selaer Monday, where she has employment. Ed May and family, of near Remington were Sunday guests in the Harris home. Mrs. 'Harry Downs tfhd children of Rensselaer are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Standish. Mrs. Eva Croxton and babe are over from Kankakee, Illinois, visiting her mother, Mrs. Loma Miller. Riley Ashby, wife and babe drove down from Gary Saturday for a Sunday visit with relatives and friends. Measles seem to be quite prevalent in the neighborhood at present, there being some ten or twelve cases just ndw. * Mrs. Mary Wooden and son Lester of Kalamazoo, Mich., visited her sister, Mrs. F. A. Standish Saturday and Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. D. C. Ade and daughter Ruth of Rossville, Illvisited over Sunday with Irvin Ade and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ponsler and Mrs. Jennie Ashby attended the Odd Fellows’ memorial services at Morocco Sunday. Dr. Garrett Brown, an old time resident here, now located at Watseka, Illinois, accompanied oy Mr. Smiley of that place, were nere on business Monday. Miss Ada Lambert, who finished high school this year at Rensselaer, left this week for Bloomington, where she will attend the university preparatory to teaching this winter. Jakey Hostetler, who has been in the overseas service and wno was reported as having been burled at sea on the return trip, arrived home safe and sound Friday. It takes more than an ordinary war to kill an engineer like Jakey. Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Miller returned Saturday from Michigan,

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where thsy had been to attend conference of the Mlnonite church. While away they visited friends at White Cloud and Mldlarids. Ben reports* a fine time with lots of fish to eat. FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs Yeppa iHansen Uent to Fairbury, ' 111., last Thursday to visit relatives. ; Frank Fitzpatrick is home from Camp Taylor, having been mustered out of the service. | Mr and Mrs. Jud Osburn of near Kewanna, were the guests of relatives in Gillam Sunday. Rev. Robert Knight of Lafayette was the over Sunday guest of Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Van Orman. Misses Florence Gant, L«ra Me-1 Murray, Evelyn Myers and Nina Myers have returned to Valparaiso university. Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Clouse of, Rensselaer were over Sunday vlsl-. tors at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Hayworth in Francesville. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins and Mrs. Lizzie Ensly of Shelby-, vllle and Mrs. Minnie Ensly of In-, dianapolis, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Leach. G. T. Morrow, manager of the Co-operative Elevator company of this place, has moved his family here and they are occupying the Schubert property in the west side of town. Mrs. Will Webb and Mrs. Harry Saltwell went to Lafayette -Tuesday to see their brother, Ira Robinson, who Is recovering in a hospital there from an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Jennie Gibson and daughter, Miss Stella of Chanute, Kansas, has been spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Wise. They left yesterday for a trip through Illinois. John Colbo, Jr., has gone to Waldville, Sask., Canada, where he will put in a couple of weeks with his son Leslie, who has been there for a number of years. Leslie has a homestead near Waldville. Mrs. Margaret Hill and daughter motored to Vicksburg, Michigan Tuesday, where they are making a week-end visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Patty. The Pattys are leaving Vicksburg to spend the summer in New York. Lightning struck the residence occupied by the Will Whitaker family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Whitaker was in the kitchen when the bolt struck and received such a shock that she was unconscious for some time. She was thrown against the stove with such force that she has not yet recovered from her injuries. The lightning flash followed the clothes line into the dwelling. County Commissioner Chapman and County Superintendent of Roads William Kahler were here Saturday evening in conference with George Congram, local care-taker of roads, and others. The proposition of rebuilding the roads of this township was discussed and some consideration may be' given to furnishing this township with a large three toft truck to carry out much of the work. During the electrical storm Sunday afternoon, lightning killed a horse for N. E. Pearson, south of town, valued at $l5O. Lightning also killed a registered Shorthorn cow for Charles Erb, residing in Hanging Grove valued at S4OO. The dwelling on the farm south of town tenanted by Wesley Scott was struck and quite a little damage was done. The residence of Miss Hannah Byers was struck during the same storm with slight damage.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) The Camp Fire girls will go to Bass Lake Saturday for a weeu’s outing. Miss Eurah Somers left Tuesday for Denver, Colorado, to visit her sister, Miss Adah Nicoles. Mrs. Julius Wacknitz and daughter Edna returned Saturday from a month’s trip in Oklahoma. Mrs. B. A. Cannon of Chicago came last Friday to spend the summer with Mrs. T. L. Smith, her sister. Mrs. Frank Byers and granddaughter went to Lafayette Monday to make a couple week’s visit with Mrs. Grace Moore. Alley Netzel and Roy Ballard, overseas veterans, have recently! been granted their discharges and ( arrived home the first of the week.. Harold Wallace of Chicago, who has just returned from service “over there,”—is here visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ’ H. Tilton. Mrs. Grimes and children of Dan-' ville, Illinois, have been here visit-; ing Mrs. Grimes’ father, E. V. Maskel, who has been quite poorly, returned to her home Monday. The Guild girls—Alice, Frances, and Gladys, are home for the sum-J mer vacation from DePauw univer-, sity. Miss Alice was graduated from the university this year and will begin teaching school this fall. I Herman Kruger and Lizzie Kotteka of San Pierre were married. at St. John’s church in Cass township Tuesday afternoon, Rev, C. E. Weiss officiating. Immediately, after the ceremony the newly wedded couple went to the bride’s home where a sumptuoue supper ( was prepared for the guests. They will go to housekeeping at Shelby, Indiana, where the groom is em-> ployed as a telegraph operator.

WALKER CENTER Alex Kern is working for Will Tomjlson’s. Baby Mary Tomilson has been sick this week. Joe Salrin had callers from Valparaiso Sunday. Miss Eva Lilly is visiting in Momence this week. ' * Miss Ruby Pettit is visiting ner sister, Mrs. Daisy Tomilson, this week. t Harvey. Cooper and Wm. Wenrick were Medaryville callers Wednesday.

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Will Alexander of Goodland spent Sunday at Walker Center visiting friends. A girl friend of Chicago Is spending a few weeks with Mrs. D. Bartish. Miss Blanche Rectanwall of Valparaiso is visiting R. Pool and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Stankey and daughter of Medaryville visited Mrs. Ellen Cooper Sunday. Mrs. Frank Hershman and Mrs. Paul Hershman were calling on Mrs. Ernest Tomllson Monday. Lee Jennings and family and Roscoe Poole and family spent Sunday visiting friends near Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hartman and daughter Carrie of Hepenia, Mich., spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. F. M. Lilly. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Paradis and Mrs. Jennette Keeler of Momence, 111., spent Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. F. M. Lilly. Misses Alice and Lena Meyers started on their vacation trip Wednesday morning. They expected to visit in Tennessee. Ask Floyd Garrett what the difference between an auto truck and an airplane Is? Which do you get out of the road for? Miss Elizabeth Hurley and Louis Hurley entertained the Young People’s Sunday school class Fnuay night. Everybody had a good time and ate all the strawberries possible. The Liberty club met with Mrs. J. J. Tomilson Wednesday. There were 18 present and a good program was given. An excellent lunch was served and everyone enjoyed themselves. A merry crowd gatnered at the F. M. Lilly home and had a picnic dinner, it being Lester’s Bth birthday anniversary. About 40 were present and all enjoyed the day with music and a social time.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES The Barkley township commencement was held at the Barkley church last Saturday evening. There was an immense crowd present to witness the graduation exercises whereby 27 young men and women received diplomas. Prof. Thomas F. Moran of Pursue university gave an address that could hardly be improved upon from the standpoint of purpose, delivery and language. He held his audience in perfect attention for 50 minutes. The patrons and friends of education gave*their expression of Interest by presenting a crowd twice too Jarge for the church accommo-

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dations. Rev. John Dean gave the invocation and benediction. He was a Vdry busy man throughout the evening. A local choir consisting of elderly men and women or Barkley gave an excellent musical tone to the exercises. The church was nicely decorated with home flowers very carefully and tastefully arranged. Back of these sat the largest graduating class that nad graduated this year from any one township. Each graduate wore a pink and white carnation on a fern backing. The 16 girls wore nice white graduating dresses and the 11 boys were sprinkled between them In such a manner as to make the front of the flowered stage an envious place for any one. Trustee Davisson was present and did much to make the exercises move without a flaw. Barkley township has an educational Interest that is not excelled in any other township in the county. The large audience of elderly folks mustered out on this occasion was a positive assurance that the .educational Interests stand uppermost in their minds and hearts. When this happens then children will be properly advised and cared for. Trustee Chas.’ W. Postlll, accompanied .by Attorney C. M. Sands, appeared before the state tax board at Indianapolis last Saturday and the tax board granted Trustee Postlll’s petition to bond Marion township for SIB,OOO to erect a north Marion consolidated school building north of Rensselaer. Trustee C. E. Fairchild, accompanied by Attorney John Graves, both of Keener township, appeared before the state tax board Saturday and had their case continued dntil September of this year. County Superintendent Sterrett appeared before the state tax board with a petition from John F. Pettet, trustee of Walker township. Mr. Pettet is asking to build a school house on the site of the Oak Grove building that burned three> years ago His petition to indebtedness of $2,500 for that purpose was granted. The county superintendents of Indiana held a large session in the hall of the house of representatives last Thursday and Friday. There were more county superintendents present than the records had shown for years back. The new school laws were threshed out by Mr. Burhis, who Is the attorney for the state superintendent. Most of the county superintendents are getting a full SI,OOO increase in salary. This makes them feel much better towards their work. County Superintendent Sterrett was present for the entire session.