Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

remington (From the Press)

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goss were Lafayete visitors Tuesday. A fine eight pound daughter was born Sunday afternoon, to Mr. and Mrs. Orval Thomas. George Leucterhand has just purchased the Mrs. Rawlings property on north Ohio street. Mrs. Charles Dluzak and Misses Lola and Nellie Blake were Logansport visitors Tuesday. Misses Clara and Minnie Koelliker are visiting friends in Chattsworth and Fairbury, Illinois, for a week or more. John O’Connor and family of Wabash spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Ellen O'Connor, and sister, Mrs. Jason Bickel, and family. Charles Brand and family came down from their ranch north of Morocco Sunday evening and remained a part of Monday at home. Mrs. T. L. O’Connor of Terre Haute and her daughter, Mrs. Edgar Johnston of Fowler, visited relatives here from Friday until Monday. Mrs. Pierre Branning and little son, Sterry, of Miami, Florida, came Monday for a month's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hand. , Miss Blanche Currens of Indianapolis came the first of last week for a three weeks visit with her grahdparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mann. James Meehan of Boston, Mass., came Tuesday evening for a visit with his mother, sisters and brother here. This is Jim’s first visit home in eleven years. Mrs. David Flnnesy and Miss Mollie Hogan of Goodland spent Sunday here with their sister, Mrs. John O’Connor, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bickel. Mrs.x E. C. Forbes, whose illness has be£n mentioned before, is still in much the same condition as last week. She is extremely weak and getting weaker each day. J. W. Phelps reports the sale of 351 acres of the John Watson old homestead to Fred Goldstein and Dr. C. H.. Condlt of Gilman, Illinois.

Consideration" 1185 per acre. Mrs. Walter L. Gumm went to Joliet, Illinois, Monday, where she was joined by bar sister-in-law. Miss Edith Gpmm for a trip through Glacier National Park, Montana. They will be away about two weeks. Mrs. Mose Sigo, accompanied by two sisters of the parochial school here, went to Lafayette Friday, the former to visit with her daughter, Sister Irmalanta, who has been teaching in the Catholic school at Chicago Heights the gast winter. Mrs J. L. Roblee, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Rawlings, returned to her I home at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Rayvlings and two daughters, who will probably make their home at that plate. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rich came from> Indianapolis Saturday for a short visit with relatives in Remington and nearby towns. On their return home Monday they were accompanied by Mrs. Walter Gillam to spend a few days in that city with them. W. B. Warriner, the pastor, and a delegation from the Methodist church left Tuesday for a week at the Centenary exposition at Columbus, Ohio. This is perhaps the greatest missionary exhibit and convention ever planned, and is attracting thousands in attendance and natioh-wide comment. Mr. and Mrs. George Worden had a family reunion Sunday and ate their “Christmas goose,’’ which they were unable to do at Christmas time, owing to their son, Tom, being overseas. Besides Mrs. Worden's family her niece, Mrs. Dunn of Wolcott, afid her family were present to partake of the bountiful spread which Mrs. Worden knows so well how to prepare. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bringle have just returned from a week’s visit with the latter’s people at Edinburg, which journey they made via auto. Mrs. Bringle’s mother, Mrs. I. W. Bozell of that place, returned with them and will spend some time with relatives- here and in this vicinity. Mr. Bringle states that he went by Lafayette and Frankfort and that the best roads he struck on the journey were right in this vicinity. Crops south of Indianapolis, except for the wheat, are considerably behind what they are here. An auto party consisting of Fred Hicks, H. B. Jones, Will Utt W. E. Johnston and their respective families drove to Winona Lake Sunday to spend the day. The day, however, proved to be a short one owing to Ignition trouble with one of the cars, making it late when they arrived. They left Misses Esther Jonas, Doris Hicks and Frances Johnston at Winona to attend a Missionary conference held

there this week. The return trip was made without incident to two of the cars, but Mr. Johnston broke a steering knuckle on his Franklin, which delayed him two or three hours.