Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

PLAIN VIEW Roy Culp went to Monon Tuesday. Roy Culp went to Monon Tues* day. Come to Sunday school. • Be a "blue” or a "red.” Lloyd McCarty’s smiling face was seen in Monon last week. Edith Clark, who has been quite sick, is able to be about again. Mr. Snyder and wife entertained co'mpany from Lafayette Sunday. Sophia Clark and Okal Spencer were Monon callers Saturday night. The Sommers boys were guests of Irma and Olive Clark Sunday eve- - ning. William Chapman and wife took dinner with Mr. Chapman’s mother Sunday. . Claude Spencer and Charles Wood took their best girls to Monon Sat- . urday night. Charles Johnson* has bought a four-wheel joy Charlie thinks "61d slow. Ivan Blankenship, Walter Chapman, Miss Sweany Iva Blankenship and Russel Wood attended the commencement exercises at Barkley Saturday evening and were the guests of Mrs. Lon Wood. Not long ago we heard a small boy make this remark to his mother: “Mamma, I wish Adam and Eve had never sinned.” His mother had him pulling weeds in the garden and had told him that the weeds ‘were part of *the curse because of Adam and Eve’s dis-, obeying God. Sunday school was well attended last Sunday. Why not all come and come early. ‘ The lesson was good—being - little love. God is love; true Christian love is the kind that never fails, returns good: for evil, loves the one that mistreats, you and is kind to those that have' been unkind. The bible tells us that love never falls, and now, \ “ •

abideth Faith, Hope and Charity I (love), but the greatest of these is Charity. LEE Dean and family took Suni day dinner at O. A. Jacks’. J. H. Culp re-floored a porch i Tuesday for Joseph Stewart. ' Asa Holeman and family ate Sunday dinner at J. W. Mellender’s. Clarence Cochran and family of McCoysburg spent Sunday at Frank Eldridge’s. (Brook Snedeker’s family was entertained for Sunday dinner at Mr. Richardson’s in Rensselaer. Robert Overton of Kansas is here this week visiting his nephew, Frank Overton, and family. A large crowd was here Saturday night to the ice cream social. The proceeds will go to-help ret-shingle the parsonage. Frank Overton has sold his farm of 40 acres, a mile south of town, to a man in Illinois, who will make a poultry farm of it. Clyde Clark and family of Morocco spent Sunday at VMlter Gilmore’s, all of the Gilmory families being present for a fafnily reunion. Eb Peregrine and daughter Mary and little son Visited last week at S. W. Noland’s.« They are moving back to Dakota, where they formerly lived. Mr. Potter of Pontiac, 111., was visiting at during the past week, and gave a very interesting talk Sunday evening at Epworth League. A large number from here attended the funeral Sunday of W. E. Jacks at his late home near Rensselaer. Burial was made in the Osborne cemetery. Asa Holeman has bought a farm in Dekalb county, near Butler, Ind., and on Wednesday morning Ray Holeman took his family and went to the same neighborhood to look

about land and visit his brother-in-law, Elsie Webb, and family, making the trip in his auto.

POSSUM RUN We are now getting some fine I rains. William Nuss called on T. J. Parker Tuesday afternoon. I Services at Gifford Sunday eveI nlng were largely attended. I Eber Hahn helped James CampI bell put up his windmill Friday. A large crowd attended the bapI tizing Sunday west of George Davisson’s place. Everett and Orpha Parker took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. James I Davis Sunday. Ernest Nuss spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William

Nuss, of Laura. Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn, son Eber and daughter Ada were Rensselaer goers Saturday. ( • Mrs. James Davis and children called on Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Estel Marlon and little daughter spent Sunday with Frances Marlon and wile. Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters and little grandson called on Mrs. David Hahn and daughter Ada Friday afternoon. Jess Walker, T. J. Parker and daughter Myrtle and little grandson and Jasper Cover called on E. A. Merrill and wife Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cover had company Friday from Medaryville. Mrs. Jud Zook and children and Walter Stump were also present.

PINE GROVE Harvest time is almost here. Frank Payne was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Miss Aleece Stanley spent Sunday with Elizabeth Hurley. Ivan and Lavon Dale spent Monday with Delos and Walter Stanley. Will Schultz and family spent Sunday with Otto Ritter and family. Alice Galbraith and Martha Stanley called on Creola Torbet Saturday morning. We have been having some very nice showers which are making the crops look fine, John Dale and family wqre Sunday guests of Frank Rowen and family in Rensselaer. Mrs. Newt Price and daughter Grayce spent Saturday night with her son Ed and family. Several from this neighborhood attended the commencement at Barkley Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ropp and daughter Frances took dinner with Frank Payne and family Sunday. Little Kathryn Dale spent Saturday night and Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper and Dan Conn of near Remington took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cooper. George Cover and family of Virgie, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stowers and Georgie Fay of Parr spent Sunday with Charles Brouhard and family. * • Mrs. Andy Ropp and Mrs. Will Schultz, son Rudolph and daughter Freedia, called on MYs. James Torbet and daughter Creola Mondal afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ropp autoed down from Chicago Saturday and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ropp. They were accompanied by the former’s father, wTio had gone to Chicago on business a few days before.

VIRGIE W. A. McCurtain and R. G. Gasaway were Rensselaer goers Saturday. We have had quite a few showers in the past week and the fields are quite wet. • E. G. Sutton traded for a Buick car with Clifford Hanaway last week and is now under Instructions as to running the gol-darned thing. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Zellers and son, Flossie Wiseman, Mrs. Fred Thews and Mrs. Leo Zellers took supper with T. J. Mallatt’s Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Maher, Mrs. C. A. iHarrlngton and Mrs. L. E. Harrington and children visited with Allen Fuller and family near Shelby Sunday. A birthday dinner in hobor of MrS. T. J. Mallatt was given by her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Zellers, Sunday. Those present were the James Wiseman and John Zellers’ families. Leslie and Warren Zellers and Mrs. J <hn Zellers were -called' to Hammond Wednesday by the serious illness of their son and brother Ben. Warren and Leslie returned Thursday evening and Mrs. Zellers returned Friday morning.

FOUR CORNERS “What are you taking, boys?’’ will soon be only history—July will soon be here. Homer Fisher’s division was third in line for advance should Germany refuse to sign. Tom Daley, former cashier in the San Pierre z bank, is home and- will take up his old position July 1. Too much rain is now the cry. First too dry and then too wet. The American people are never satisfied.

Morris McCollugh, formerly of Tefft, has purchased a lunch room at Kouta and Is busy feeding the hungry. George Lawton of Chicago is and has been for the past 10 days making needed improvements on his farm near Tefft.* George Luse and wife are entertaining relatives from Ft. Wayne. They drove to Rensselaer Wednesday In George's new Ford. Our road superintendent is mak-' ing quite an improvement on our stone roads. He has two or three teams busy most of the time. |

David Collins of near Tefft Is not enjoying the health his friends would like to see him enjoy. May a change for the better come soon. Guy home Saturday. Hig friends are glad to see him home safe and sound, and Guy says: "Gee! But It is good to be home.” The fly is working in some of the fields of wheat, and quite a little smut in the oats. Harvest will commence next week if wedther Is favorable. < i The lecture given by the Christian Science people of Wheatfield Monday night was well received and a goodly number from a distance were present. Frances Hibbs, who Is attending school at Valparaiso, was homo' Saturday and attended the commencement at Barkley. She returned to Valpo Sunday night.

The result of the bajl game Sunday between Tefft and Medaryville stood at the first of the ninth inning 19 to 1 in favor of Tefft. When the Tefft player was injured the game was called. In the ball game Sunday at Wheatfield, George Theis of the Tefft team suffered a fracture just above the ankle. He was taken to North Judson for treatment, and is reported improving. E. A. Fisher, who purchased the Hendrlxson barber shop just north of the Wheatfield bank, was In Chicago Monday for supplies for his* shop. He Intends to give Wheatfield an up-to-date barber shop. *

The Tefft ball team 'ls expecting to play at Lowell the 4th. The Tefft team Is a bunch of huskies, the greater number of them were over chasing the ti*uns but came back full of push and are able to give any ball team a run for Its money. An automobile accident happened north of Dunn’s bridge Monday afternoon, but the particulars we could not learn. Two were injured, one quite seriously. They made a hasty getaway and It was reported they were on their way home from West Hammond and did not seem very communicative nor anxious to answer questions.

FAIIV OAKS Mrs. Miles and two daughters were dinner guests of Mrs. A. M. Bringle and daughter Amy Friday. Bert Warne went fishing Tuesday and made a pretty good* catch' ot carp and dogfish, but any kind is good nowadays. "Grandma ’ McGlinn of Rensselaer came up Wednesday morning to see her daughter, who has not been very well of late. Mrs. C. A. .Gundy has been somewhat under the weather for a few days with an abscess on her lungs, but at this writing is better. We still get an occasional shower “ in connection with the warm weather. The rye and

I wheat harvest will begin in a few days. I Edgar Miles, who a few weeks ago returned from overseas service, went to Helena, Ark., Saturday to take up his old job as clerk in the postoffice there. Little Gene Gundy is still going around with a pretty lame knee, the result of being thrown from an automobile which was moving quite rapidly, and owned and driven by F. R. Erwin. The boys had climbing on for a ride and this time the accident happened. Better keep off, boys. The writer returned Wednesday from his visit with relatives friends in Washington and Harri-

son counties, his birthplace, and while there visited the old county seat and old state-house at Corydon, which we have longed to do for a good many years. It was very interesting to us to see the interior of this historic building and look upon the portraits which bedeck the walls, portraits of gallant old statesmen of years gone by. There was also other matters of much interest. There are several good, prosperous industries in the old town, that of a large wagon factory and a large furniture factory, besides a number of others. We also visited the old- Constitutional Elm, under which the first Indians constitution was signed.