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

REMINGTON (From the Press)

A. B. Coleman and family motored to Valparaiso and vicinity Sunday. Teddie Vlllinski is spending a couple of weeks with his aunt in Chicago. Miss Frieda Burns of near Rensselaer is visiting her cousin, Albert Wineland, this week. Miss Thelma Harper went to Indianapolis Monday to spend a couple of weeks with friends. Maurice Carlisle, who has just been discharged from overseas duty, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Glosser and daughter Opal went to Sheldon, 111., Saturday to spend Sunday. Keith O’Riley was over from Hoopeston, 111., where he is now located, for Friday and Saturday. .Mrs. John Latimore, who is now nt Rochester, Minn., hospital, has had her operation and is getting along nicely. Mrs. Lou Merritt and two daughters, Misses Gladys and Christine, of Danville, Ky., are guests at the home of Turner Merritt. Miss Ethel Harris returned Wednesday evening from a several weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Lex Fisher, at Elkhart, Kan. Mrs. John Ott spent' the Fourth in Logansport with her daughter, Mrs. Merle Wall, who returned with her Monday for a week’s visit. Miss Lola Skinner returned Tuesday evening from a w’Bek spent at the Methodist Centennial at Columbus, O. She reports a mighty good time. Mrs. Lawrence Farber and little son Stanley of Forrest, 111., came Tuesday evening Tor a few days’ visit with her mother, Mrs. Ida Williams. Henry Tribby of Los Angeles, Calif., a resident of our town several years ago, was shaking hands with old friends and acquaintances Wednesday. , Mr. and Mrs. James Gibb of Fairbury, 111., have been spending the past week or more with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Williams, and family. James Hamilton has purchased a 75-foot lot just north of Frank Jordan’s residence and will erect a modern bungalow thereon for his o,wn use. Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson of Huntington were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frajhk Peck Saturday night on a return ' trip from visiting friends in Illinois, v Jones Bros, report the sale of the vacant lot and a half of the Mrs. Williams property on north Ohio street to Mrs. James Hamilton. Consideration S7OO. Bert Courtright has sold his 80acre farm northeast of town to F. Thurner of Piper City, 111., for S3OO an acre. This is the top price for land in this vicinity.

Peach Balcom, now of Gary, l spent the Fourth at home. He t now has a regular .Job up there and he removed his goods and family there Wednesday. Mrs. James Scott and Mrs. Gertrude Thompson of Shellsburg, la., and. Mrs. Henry Schover of Goodland are visiting this week at the home of Jacob Klaus. Maurice Peck has the foundation and basement in for his new residence near the old Terpenning property in the west part of town. He will put up a fin© modern home. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Allman, whw had been visiting the C. H. Peck

family, went to Walton Saturday to visit Mrs. Allman’s parents before returning to their home in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beeks and little niece, Marguerite Crabb, motored to Hicksville, 0., last week, at which place they visited relatives for a week, returning home Monday evening. • I Mrs. Elnora Townsend returned Friday night from Huntington where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Homer Hardy. While there Dr. Maurice L. Krebbs performed an operation on one of her eyes. Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Louks of Terre Haute and Mrs. Walter Louks of Arthur, N. D., celebrated Independence day at the home of the doctor's nephew and wife, Mr. and MPs. R. H. Biddle, of southwest of Remington. Mrs. James Hawkins, who was taken to Lafayette last week, underwent a serious operation Wednesday. Reports are that she passed through the operation nicely and the chances are good for a' speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray J daughter Nina and Mrs. Geier drove down to Indianapolis the Fourth to spend the day with Misses Hazel B. Gray, Avanelle and Esther Geier. They report a fine trip and the girls enjoying their work. A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pampel in the south part of town Sunday in honor of Mrs. Pampel’s brother, Dr. T. C. Louks, and wife, who returned to their home at Terre Haute that same day after a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Frank Hart and son Harold motored over from Anderson last week for a couple of days’ visit with her father, Guthrie Morris, and sisters, Mrs. Hollingsworth and Miss Pearl Morris. Mrs. Hart’s niece, Miss Evaline Hollingsworth, returned with them for a visit. Rev. John G. Rhind spent the early part of the week at Paw Paw, 111., at the home of Rev. J. R. McMahon, pastor of the Presbyterian church, there. Mrs. McMahon is the daughter of Dr. George L. Robinson of Chicago, who favored Remington with his presence a short time ago. Mrs. Ada Dobbins, who had been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Charles Cox, at Kansas City, Mo., came last week for a visit with her brother, H. R. Hartman, and family. On her way here she spent a month with her son, Everett Dobbins, and family at Pekin, 111. From here she will go to Bear Lake, Mich., to visit her sister, Mrs. Manley Smith. Mack McClure of Hammond came Wednesday to visit his sister, Miss Lorena McClure, at the editor’s home. The young man, though but 17 years old, has just returned from overseas service and has been discharged. He was overseas about two years and saw considerable 'service at the front, where he was gassed and received a broken leg, being in the hospital for five months. Miss Callie Bonner, who had been spending the winter at Redlands, Calif., and returning home lby way of Denver, Colo., and Silver City, la., making visits at these places, arrived home Tuesday evening. She was accompanied home by her niece, Mrs. Ruth Captain, who will visit here awhile. Mrs. Captain is well known to many of our people, having frequently visited here when she was Miss Reeve.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Peter Wolf of Indianapolis visited his brothers, John and Ed, Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Roy Hardestf and little daughter of Macy is visiting her sister, Mrs. Barker, at Julian. Mr. and Mrs. James Nichols of Lacross visited in the Corbin home Monday. Mr. Nichols is a cousin of Mrs. Corbin. Alex Elijah, Charles Summers, Oscar Holley, William Shaw and

Mri, Ella Carter were all Kentland visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Royster and daughter Betty and Ernest Prouty and family of Rensselaer visited F. M. Coovert and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kinder Kennedy of Chicago visited relatives beiy over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are operating a rooming bouse in Chicago. * Miss Fairy Deardurff, who is attending summer normal at Valparaiso college, was home for the celebration, returning to her school work Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Hoyt of Chicago came Saturday evening and spent Sunday with the family of George Corbin, returning to their home Sunday evening. The gentlemen are cousins. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Roberts and son Jack returned to tneir home In Chicago after a several days’ visit with P. F. Roberts. Their daughter Elsie remained here for the summer vacation. Chester Lyons, whose home is at White Pigeon, Mich., is here visiting his sister, Mrs. Claude Seward. < heater is a son of W’. A. Lyons, who was the former owner of the general store now operated by W. R. Lee. Carl and Seaver Davidson and Robert Welch of Goodland were callers here Sunday morning. They were enroute to Enos to look after some cattle which they have in pasture on what was once a - part of the X J. Lawler land. Mrs. Sarah Geesa received a telegram Monday morning informing her officially of the death of her son. George D. Geesa. * George was a private in the infantry of the overseas army and was killed July 19 of last year. His relatives have been making every effort to locate him in the year bast but to no avail, until the telegram came Monday. The message was signed by Adjutant Harris, and in all probability is only too true.