Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

PINE GROVE Andy Ropp was a Lafayette goer Saturday. Andy Ropp threshed for James Leatherman Tuesday. Mrs. Ida Vore spent Sunday •with Mrs. Zack Stanley. Roseel, Ivan and. Lavon Dale went to Crawfordsville Saturday for a two weeks’ visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Galbratih spent Sunday with the latter’s niece, Mrs. George Hoeferlin, of Brook. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet went to Indianapolis Saturday for an indefinite visit with relatives there and near Thorntown and Greencastle. Albert Snow and wife are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Commodore Snow. Albert was discharged from the army just recently. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth, Mrs. Vernie Torbet and children and Creola and ■Charles Torbet spent Sunday with John Dale and family.

PLAIN VIEW He who loves not his country loves nothing. Dessie Johnson is working for Martha Culp. Lud Clark and wife were Lafayette visitors Saturday. Russell Wood spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Miss Sophia Clark visited Mrs. Chapman Sunday afternoon. Charles Marchand and wife entertained the threshers Monday. < .Walter Chapman and lady friend attended church at Palestine Sunday evening. Virgil Johnson was driving a horseless carriage with a fair one by his side Thursday evening. Harold Garvin, Ruesell Wood and Iva Blankenship attended church at Palestine Sunday evening.

This locality was visited by a nice showejr Thursday of last week which was very much needed and greatly appreciated. Charles fieaver, Harold Garvin, Thomas McAleer, < Ivan Blankenship, Russell* Wood, Mr. and Mrs. McAleer and < Olfcl Spender .were “hub” visitors Saturday evening.

GANT CORNER "* Peter Wolfe has a new phone. • We got a nice- shower Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duggins . wireRensselaer goers Saturday. Miss Emma Cooper called olf home folks Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and’ Mrs. Scott Cooper were Rensselaer goers Saturday afternoon. "Mrs. Amiel Schultz called on her mother, Mrs. Schultz, Thursday evening. Mrs. Marion Brown and children called on her r sister, Mrs. Harry Hibbs, Monday. Dick Foncannon was helping Ed Spurgeon put in the foundation for a new silo Saturday. Quite a few around here attended the farmers’ meeting at Virgie Saturday evening. Those that spent Sunday with Harry Hibbs and family were Greeley Comer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hooper and Mr. and Mrs. John Guss.

VIRGIE Charles Florence is helping C. A. Harrington this week. Mrs. Al McCurtain visited Mrs. Philip Kern 3 Tuesday evening. Miss Elsie Zellers is visiting relatives in Hammond this week. Mrs. Ancil Potts and daughter Hazel called on Mrs. John Zellers Monday afternoon. Misses Adah and Bertha Florence of Rensselaer visited heme folks over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers. T. J. Mallatt and Ancil Potts were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Goldie Kessinger. Miss Hazel Hurley left Sunday for Michigan City where she will visit relatives for an indefinite time. We have had a nice rain or two in the last week and the faces of

most of the farmers have decreased in length. C. A. Harrington has been on the sick list this week as a result of becoming over-heated while pitching bundles at Ellis Spurgeon’s last Monday. WALKER TOWNSHIP A heavy rain fell Monday which stopped threshing for a day or two. ‘John Green .of Chicago came Monday and spent the week visiting the Fenzel brothers. He was a resident of Kankakee township gtybut five years ago. and Mrs. C. Sorenson and rfdh William of Oak Park, 111., drove through tn their Stevens-Duryea and visited over Sunday with the Jasperson family of near Tefft. John Schrieber and family of Lacross and George Ketch mark and family of Boone Grove wpre Sunday dinner guests at the hqme of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Warren. Quite a number of other friepds and relatives were present also. Corp. Frank Fenzel of Chicago, who Recently returned from France, where he served in the ordnance department, came last week for a short visit with home folks. Ho is in the best of health and speaks very highly of the effect of military training. He has a sunny disposition and makes friends wherever he goes. He enlisted in the U S army, about two year s'-ago and had most of his training- at Camp Grant. He returned to Chicago Monday where he will be employed as an auto mechanic.

WALKER CENTER Pickle time is here and everyone is busy. Mrs. Laura Long visited Olive Saylor Saturday. Mrs. Ernest Tomilson was on the sick list Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Pawl Hershman visited John Pettit’s Sunday. Charles Tomilson’s of Wheatfield called in Walker Center Sunday. Mr. an d Mrs. Ernest Tom 11 son's were calling in Knlman Sunday. Mrs. Ernest Tomilson called on Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman Wednesday. Mrs. Ernest Tomilson called on Mrs. Lee Jennings Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman has been quite sick with an attack of asthma. F. M. Lilly and family called on Clarence Bridgeman’s Sunday afternoon. Clarence Hurley threshed for James Smith Saturday and Miller’s Monday. The Liberty club will meet with Mrs. Roscoe Poole' Wednesday, August 13. Mrs. Mary Tomilson and son Will went to Greencastle Wednesday for a visit. Lester Lilly has been quite sick tils week with a poisoned leg. He is able to sit up now. Julius Shultz, wife and son Ed visited over Sunday with their son Gus and family at Kouts. Mrs. Catherine Meyers and two children of Wheatfield spent Sunday with Henry Meyers and family. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Saylor and daughter Olive visited in Medaryville at Mr. Saylor’s sister’s last Sunday. Mrs. Anna Karch of Wheatfield left Walker Center Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Harry Neier, at McCoysburg. Young People’s Union has been discontinued for about six weeks during the busy season. Sunday

school is at the regular hour, 10 o’clock, at the Walker Center school house.