Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GIFFORD Corp. Jesse Grimm has returned home. W. E. Parker and family spent the Fourth at Wheatfield. Vern Keen is working at Orville Fisher’s, near Wheatfield. T. Hanlford and daughter Elsie spent the Fourth in Watseka, 111. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Reed spent the Fourth with Joe Grooms and family. Granville Wilbanks of Kokomo spent Friday and Saturday with his parents. Tom Tanner’s brother from Indianapolis visited him a few days last week. William Hershman was a business visitor in our town one day this week. Charles Walker and family spent Sunday at Dunn’s Bridge on the Kankakee. The lawn party at Ernest Kosse’s was well attended. Everybody had • a fine time. Mrs. Clara Peregrine has been spending the past few days with her sister at Tefft. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen attended the basket dinner at Ike Kapp’s, near Wheatfield, the Fourth. Greely Comer and family attended a birthday dinner in honor of George Heil at Tefft Sunday. W. T. Hankins and family and Miss Beulah Walker autoed to Lowell the Fourth, where they spent the day. The dance given at Mr. Garriott’s the evening of the Fourth was well attended, everybody reporting a fine time.

David Spriggs Is slowly recover* Ing from his auto accident. For further information call on Everett McCleary. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hanlford and little sons spent a few days in Ohio visiting relatives, Returning home yesterday. Mrs. Ellen Hancock returned yesterday from Chicago, where she had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. Booth. Word was received from Ted Keen, who is in Linton, N. D., this week that he is feeling fine and having a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Britt and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hakins spent Sunday with James Britt, Sr., and family. FAIR OAKS Abe Bringle, wife and daughter

Amy spent the Fourth with their son at Remington. Miss Esther Karr has gone to Michigan to take a summer term at a normal school. Charles Penwright of Mt. Ayr came Saturday and visited at James Clifton’s over Sunday. John Kight and family returned to Indianapolis Monday after a week's visit with relatives here. The majority of the farmers have laid their corn by, and the rye and wheat cutting is pretty well finished. George Stover of east of town has sold his old Cadillac car and purchased a new Chevrolet a few days ago. Grandma Noland, after spending a week here with Aunt Hannah Culp, returned home Saturday evening. F. L. Yeoman and family of Hanna and Orval Bringle and wife of Remington took Sunday dinner with Abe Bringle’s. , A number of our people spent the Fourth on the banks and in the .waters .of the Kankakee and reported a fine time. Charles Gundy came down and spent his vacation with home folks, returning to his work on the Indiana Harbor Monday. - John McGlynn and wife of near Rensselaer and Stub Gundy took Sunday dinner with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gundy. Bert Warne and family and Sam Potts attended the 4th of July celebration at Watseka and visited a couple of days with Mrs. Warne’s folks at Hoopeston, returning home Tuesday.

LEE Ray >Holeman*s spent Sunday at his brother Orval’s in Monon. The Home Missionary ladies met at Mrs. Stewart’s Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. S. L. Johnson and baby of Monon spent Tuesday at Mrs. Rebecca Jacks’. Most everybody from here attended the Fourth at Monticello or Francesville. O. A. Jacks and wife visited his brother William and family in Monticello last Sunday. Mrs. Vern Jacks’ nephew of La-

fayette is here this week visiting the former and family. Mrs. Grace Osborne’s husband of Chicago spent the Fourth here with his wife and baby, who are visiting her mother. S. M. Jacks and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis spent the Fourth at the latter’s brother-in-iaw, Mr. Driscoll’s, near Lafayette. Len Lefler and family of Lafayette were entertained for dinner Tuesday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. Elmer Gilmore’s entertained for Sunday dinner William Culp and wife and sons, Charles and Vern, Roy Culp and wife and J. H. Culp and wife. John Jordan’s little girl Ruth bad her tonsils and adenoids removed at the Rensselaer Hospital last Saturday and was able to come home Sunday evening. Mrs. Bertha Manning and two children of Plymouth have been here during the past week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook, and other relatives. Charles Jones’ little girl Nettle was taken suddenly ill last week and was taken to the hospital at Lafayette on Friday evening and operated on Saturday morning for appendicitis. She went through the operation nicely.

VIRGIE Miss Patience Florence spent the Fourth with home folks. L. E. Harrington and family spent Sunday at Cedar Lake. James Crownover has moved' into the James Hill property. Lonnie Wiseman spent the Fourth with his best girl at Rockfield. Mr. and Mrs. William Potts have moved back to their home here. Mr. and Mrs. John Maher were Rensselaer goers Saturday evening. Mrs. James Williams and Mrs. Earl Williams visited at Fair Oaks Tuesday. Warren Zellers and son Dean and T. J. Mallatt were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Maher and L. E. Harrington were Demotte goers Monday. Miss Esther Wiseman left this Tuesday morning for Indianapolis to attend school for a term of six weeks. Quite a storm visited Virgie Saturday afternoon. The wind blew L. E. Harrington’s chicken house over and quite a number of fruit and oak trees also.

WALKER TOWNSHIP Rollo Poole has been on the sick list this week. A. P. Huntington took dinner at Saylor’s Sunday. Donald Bridgeman visited in Monticello this week. Mrs. C. B. Scott was a caller at Williams’ Sunday. Orvis Salrin of Chicago visited home folks off the Fourth. William Alexander of Goodland visited Miss Hazel Meyers Sunday. Miss Eva Salrin returned from a Visit in Kankakee, 111., last Tuesday. Dorothy Salrin was taken very sick Sunday morning, but is better now. Miss Myrtle Jennings has been staying at the home of M. Medary’s this week. Mrs. F. M. Lilly is spending a few days visiting friends and relatives at Momence.

F. M. Llljy and family and A. P. Huntington motored to Momence and spent the Fourth. Joe Salrln and family and Ernest Tomilson and family took dinner at Henry Meyers’ Sunday. Frank Davis and family of Collison, 111., are spending the week with F. M. Garrett and family. William Tomilson has been plant* ing buckwheat “pancakes” this week. He only put in 40 acres. Robert and Marvin Jennings left for Streator, 111., for a visit with their grandfather, J. F. Jennings. Mrs. Daniel Bartsch’s mother and two nieces of Chicago have been enjoying country life this week and visiting her.

• C. B. Scott and family, Miss Catherine Wenrick and Mrs. Fanny Deming of Wheatfield took dinner at August Woolbrant’s the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Thurston and daughter Marie of Patton, 111., and George Capes and family of Idaville, 111., spent the week-end with Clarence Bridegman’s. Mr. and Mrs. Sackals and daughter Evelyn and Mr. Lucas of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. D. Bartsch Saturday and Sunday. Miss Evelyn remained for a few weeks’ visit. Mrs. Karch and nieces of Wheatfield attended the Liberty club at Mrs. Lee Jennings’ last -Wednesday. A good meeting was held and delicious refreshments were served. The next meeting will be 'held at Mrs. Roscoe Poole’s, July 30.

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