Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON ’ (From the Press)

Tomi Wahl, who had been visiting his folks here, went to Indian, apolis Wednesday. Charles Parker and family autoed to Rossville Sunday and spent the day with friends. Miss Grace Clowry, who had been working In New York city, returned home Monday evening. Dan Dilley, now of Toledo, 0., came Saturday and spent until Tuesday with old friends. A. G. Lucas of Gary is flslting his relatives lhere while the steel strike lasts, where he works. Mrs. J. E. Molyneaux of Woodland, 111., is visiting this week at the home of Mrs. D. A. Bickel, Mise Alberta and Josephine Geier 'went to Reynolds Monday, to spend the week with their uncle and family. Mrs. A. P. Rainier went to Winona lake this Thursday morning to visit friends and attend the assembly. ‘ Misses Edith and Lola Stokes went to Dayton, Ind., Sunday to spend the week with Miss Maude Walters.

Mrs. Howard Jones started Wednesday for New York. She was accompanied by Mr?. Bert Thompson of Knox. Jones Bros, report the sale of Dr. Wetherell’s 80-acre fanm, northeast of Remington, to Burdett Porter and Everett Shearer. Mrs. Ellen O’Connor went to Wabash Wednesday morning to visit her son, John O’Connor, and family for a few days. J. W. Phelps reports the sale of the W. H. Hicks 80-acre farflf in White county to Walter Benge of Wolcott. Consideration $9,400. Mrs. Clara Balcom and daughter Jane went to Gary Wednesday, where Peach is employed and where they will make their home for the present. Misses Marian and Kathryn Patton and girl friend from Monticello are spending the week with Misses Lois and 7 Lucile Lucas and Grandma Lucas. Misses Metha Dickinson and Jennie Jensen returned to Chicago Sunday after a two weeks’ vis?t with the former’s relatives, A. H. Dickinson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Claud May went to Chicago last week, where Mrs. May entered the Presbyterian hospital for examination and possible treatment. She has not been well for some time. Mrs. Ernest Rawlings came from Fon du Lac, Wis., this , week to close up her affairs and ’sell some of her household goods. ‘ She was accompanied by one of her sisters from that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wingard and little eon Donald went to North Vernon Wednesday for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends. They will retuni the last of the week. Mrs. Harriet Yeoman has gone to Lisbon, N. D. She was accompanied by her son Steve of Indianapolis, and they will be gone a week or 10 days, visiting their son and' brother, George Yeoman, of that place. Rev. A. C. Tharp left Monday morning on a three weeks’ vacation in Kentucky, where Mrs. Tharp now i». The sports around town hope he will practice shooting while among people who khow bow. Miss Emma Loken, principal of

the Lake City, schools, South Dakota, who had been visiting Miss Stella ' Hollenback for the past imonth, went to Great Lakes Sunday to visit her brother, who is stationed there. She will also visit friends at other points before returning home. The handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Lough was the scene of a merry gathering Sunday, the imea being old classmates of Mr. Lough at Wabash college. They were: L. B. Howell and family of Urbana, Ill.; E. B. Asfh and family and George Durfinger and family of Logansport.

The banns have been published at the Cathode chut ch for the. marriage of Tnm Worden, son of Mr. and Mrs George Worden, to Miss Irene Campbell, of Chicago. The marriage, we understand, will take place Sunday, August JO, in Chicago. Tom will run a farm in this violnlty next season, we are told. Mrs. E. Eastee announces the marriage of her daughter, Eva Ethel, to Silas M. Taylor, Tuesday, August 12. The ceremony was pronounced at Wolcott by Rev. Rogers of the M. E. church. The groom is an electrician and resides at Terre Haute, where they will be at home after Sept. 1. Fred Parker was called to South Bend the latter part of the week and there got orders to take over the Standard Oil business at Hartford City in Blackford county, which is directly north-of Muncie. He went Monday to sec about getting a house for his wife and Bill, and will probably go to work next week. Miss Irene‘Howard has been entertaining quite a house party these days, a big bunch of her girl friends being present. Those enjoying her hospitality were Marjory and Dorothy Howell, Helen Seybold, Carrie Glavin, all of South Pc-nd; Beulah add Cleo Young of Kokomo; Gertrude Weil of Evansville; Omega Rose and Riah Handy of Anderson; Vivian Williams of Bedford. Dr. Emma Stanley, who has been a practicing physician for the past ?0 years at Alexis, 111., came Friday last for a visit with Mrs. Warner Elmore. Dr. Stanley is the youngest sister of Mrs. Elmore’s father, and they have not seen each other for at least a score or more of years. From here she will go this Friday to Anderson to visit her nephew, Charles Bartlett, and family, after which tfhe will visit at Kansas City and other points on her way to Los Angeles, where she. expects to locate, having disposed of her practice at Alexis. x

WOLCOTT x (From the Enterprise) Miss Esther Leopold of Chicago visited Miss Dorothea Wolfe this week. J. F. Sheen of Peoria, 111., came Tuesday to look after his farm itrutprests here. Dorrance Dibell of Gary spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dibell, here. Miss Nora Payne of Waveland came Tuesday evening to visit her aunt, Mrs. Brman Grubb, west of Wolcott. Clarence Jackson of Logansport came Tuesday evening and is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Erman Grubb, west of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Troxel of Mulberry visited their son, Lawrence Troxel, and family from Friday until Monday. ..Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy and her niece, Miss Marie Scripter, of Abiline, Kans., who is visiting her, spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Car Lat Remington. Miss Ethel Warner, who had been spending the summer with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Warner, returned to her home in Michigan City Wednesday. Miss Alta Breese .of Lincoln, Neb., acme Wednesday to visit her cousin, Mrs. James Pemberton. This is the first time the ladies 'have met in a number of years. - Miss Ethel Galbreath, who is attending commercial school at Valparaiso, came home, Monday to spend her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Busier. Miss Maude Scripter of Aberdeen, Kans., who had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy, and other relatives, went to Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday to visit friends. Thomas Covert, father of Mrs. Archie Cutshall, and his son, Harry Covert, wife and daughter of Columbus, who had been visiting Mr. and lllrs. Archie Cutshall, returned home Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harve Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert and Mrs. Minnie Parsons drove to Kentland Bunday Ln Mr. Watson’s auto and spent the day with "Mrs. Aaron Brown and son Ed. The work of installing the heating plant and ventilating system at the Wolcott school building is progressing nicely, and barring apy unforeseen difficulties the schools will open Monday, Sept. 8. Miss Katherine Bidwell went to Chicago Thursday evening to spend a couple of days. Saturday she will be accompanied home by her nephew, Leslie Bidwell, who will | spend his vacation with his parents here. Miss Louise Overy, who had been with the A. E. F. overseas as a nurse, has received her discharge from the service and arrived home last Saturday. Miss Louise saw more than eight months' service overseas. ■ David Neukomm visited, his daughter, Miss Eether Neukomm, at Elgin, 111., from Friday until Monday. Miss Esther is in the hospital at Elgin where she recently underwent an operation and is getting along nicely. Miss Ella Comer ahd her friend, Miss Agnes Kehltr, left Tuesday morning for an excursion to Niagara Falls, going by train •to Logansport, where they go by trolley to Toledo, 0., then by boat by the way of Cleveland to Buffalo. Mrs. J. W. Swearingen of Columbus, 0., formerly Miss Letitia Pitts of Wolcott, is convalescing at the Lake View hospital, Chicago, from a very serious operation which was performed by Dr. Gilbert H. Wynekoop, also a former resident of this community. Mr. and Mrs. William Pitts of Lafayette and also Mffl. Cleo Pitts Gautier of Columbus, 0., accompanied Mrs. Swearingen to Chicago and remained at her bedside until she was on the rapid road to recpvery.

V' MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) John Reed and Edith Moreland ■ came up from Indianapolis on tne excursion last Sunday and spent the day with relatives. | Mis# Florence Ryan, who is home, for a month’s vacation. from her, work at Washington, D. C., spent t last week-end with Miss Bertha. Miller. Mrs. W. W. Reeve and daughter, Clara ate here from Rensselaer for| a visit with Mesdames Hunt and 1 Domke.ai.d members of the Horner ! family. ' Aaron W. Johnson has purchased from Henry Madaus the 70 1 acres lying just north of town in Cass township, paying 1100 an acre for the tract. Clay WallaOe and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Richardson, Mr. 1 and Mrs. Alonzo Norris, Misses Lmma Mitchell and Mildred Spriggsspent Sunday at Culver. | Thomas Kessinger left last week, for Yellow Grass, Sask., Canada,, where he has a farm. He will .stay up there during the early fall months until threshing is com1 pleted. 1 Samuel Alt, wife and son Russel, Mrs. Emma Wenger and Mrs. Mary Harri motored over from Cissna Park and spent Saturday and Sun- | day wjth John Alt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harri. I Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts, father and mother of Mrs. Ray Roland; Ruth and Elmer Mathis, ■ little niece and nephew of Mrs. i Roland, of Columbus and Mrs. Lillie Laurie of Nashville, sister of I Mrs. Roland, came Tuesday of this week to visit at the Roland home in Gillam township. Miss Esther Friday and Herman Howeisen drove to Andrews last Saturdav evening and visited over Sunday with the Rev. Brenlon family. Work has just begun on Rev. I Brenion’s new church, which is to be erected on the site of the old one which was destroyed by lightning several weeks ago. I Miss Nell Baker of Boone Grove and Hugh Long, son of Fred Long of this place, were married at Hebron Thursday, August 7. They are now here visiting Mr. Long's par- ' ents before going to Akron, 0., where their future home will be, and where the best wishes of their many friends will follow them. Mrs. Mary Switzer and daughter Esther and Zma and Louis Bauer and Miss Helen Hiedeman came last Thursday in the former’s car to spend over Sunday with Simon Aeschlimann and John Alt and families. They will also visit with relatives in Illinois before returning to their home in Btighton, 111. Misses Thelma MiH er and Marjorie Brail spent last week with the Lee Baughman family at Kokomo. Mrs. Florence Regan and Helen Baughman came- to Medaryville when the girls returned Tuesday, remaining until Wednesday when they and the Hackleys drove to Winamac for a short visit with Dave Low and family.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. Hattie Clark and grandson Jack were Wolcott visitors over Sunday. Mrs. Beelie Whitaker has gone to Petoskey,' Mich., for a few Mrs. Silas Kopka was called to Brazil last Friday on account or the sickness of her aunt. Ninety acres on the S. P. King farm, south, of town, averaged 40 bushels of oats to the acre, which is some crop you will admit. Mr. and Mrs. James Shirtz and son Kenneth visited with Mr. and Mrs Albert Shirtz from Sunday until Thursday. They live in Detroit. Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Stine of Gary and Mr. and Mrs. John Clifford of LaGrande, Ore., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stine, south of town, last Monday and Tuesday. George Anderson, north of town, was painfully burned by a gasoline fire last Sunday when his gasoline engine back-fired and exploded. Prompt assistance saved the dwelling find summer house from destruction. Fire from an unknown cause started in the pats field on the place tenanted by Henman Koebcke, south of town, last Tuesday afternoon. The threshing crew extin-

gulehed the flames before many shocks were destroyed. The Gillam threshing “ring” completed its work this week, and at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Yeppa Hansen an Ice cream social was given for the wives of the members: Heretofore this social erfent had been given for the members only. , Robert Carnes, Jr,, lost a part of the index finger of his left hand at the Christian church last Bunday morning.* Hts was lowering one of the large windoyrs when it dropped on his hand. The finger whs crushed in such a manner that it had to be amputated. Dan Smoyer and C. 8. Witt had a Jittle trouble last week over the repair of an automobile which resulted in their “squaring affairs” in Justice Engle’s court Friday, ano Tuesday Smoyer was fined on two counts, assault agd provoking an assault, for $11.2& each. Witt paid >18.23 for assault and battery. Ti)e children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Freeman gathered at their home last Sunday with well-filled baskets, where a dinner was served in honor of Mrs. Freeman’s 65th birthday anniversary. Those present were Harry Rishling and family, Omer Smith and family and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Sprague. A. C. McKinley, marshal and street commissioner of this place, was badly injured in an accident whioh occurred near the. George Congram farm, south of Francesville, yesterday afternoon. He was driving a team of mules to Monon when one of the tugs unhooked. While adjusting It one of the mules kicked, striking him on the side of the head, then they ran away. He was caught by the wagon and dragged several feet. The gash in his head required several stitches to close and he is otherwise badly bruised. A very pleasant surprise was given for Mrs. Willianf Culp 10 Gillam Jgst "Sunday in honor of her 60th birthday anniversary, where the usual dinner was served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Robinson of Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tillett, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Btshlr, Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. John Stansbury,. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buckley, Will Webb and family, Ralph Lewis and family, Mrs. Will Lodds and daughter of Chalmers, Mr. and Mrs. True Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Violet Stanley of Wanatah; Miss Zora Tillett, Miss Alta Robinson, Roy Robinson, Milo Kupke and Will Buckley. •

GOODLAND "(From the Herald) Mrs. Chas. Bartoo of Pound, Wis., is visiting at Chas. Welch’s, Merritt Johnson’s and E. E. Marsh’s. Mrs L. A. Lemman of Frankfort visited here this week with her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Gwinn, and family. Miss Norma Merrill of Indian-

• , a polls came thia week for a visit with her frienOs, the Miaaea Louise and Helen Constable. George Bales, who bad been fan West Virginia attending the t fujaeral of an uncle, returned to Good land the first of the week. Sadie, Nellie, Joe and Henry (Heater of Winamac visited here with Mr. and Mrs. J. R-. Hasen and Mrs. T. C. Carlock over Sunday. P. J. Booth and daughter, Miss Ella, and Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Mouser and son from Washington, la., were guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Marsh, enroute to New York. The Constable, Dickinson and Henderson Threshing Co. finished its run Monday, August 11. The wheat averaged from 15 to 25 bushels per acre. The oats run from 84 to 45 bushels. Ed and i Nellie Gray left last Wednesday via auto for a trip through parts of Indiana. They are visiting friends at Lakes Manitou, Maxinkuckee and Bass. Albert is located at Argos, not far from Lrfke Manitou. •Harvey Keen hgs purchased the Rich property on • east Jasper street and expects to move into same during the first of next month. Geo. N. Porter, who has occupied the property for several years, will store sols goods for the present. Elmer Dowell and family of Detroit, Mioh., visited here this week. He was called here by the illness of his mother, Mrs. w. H. Dowell, who is. some better at this time. Two daughters, Mrs. Ella Flits and Mrs. W. H.'Todd, of were also here.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mrs. Stombaugh of Goodland spent Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Heistand, Jr. .Miss Alice Phelps of Lockport, 111., was the guest of her cousin, Charles Mathers, the first of the woclc Mrs. Miller of Washington, 111., was here the first of the week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner went to Remington Saturday for a visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. Chas. Bowman. Mrs. Roop and children of Hegewiscfa, 111., came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr.* and Mrs. Joseph Whiting. Mrs. Spoor and niece, Ruth rfaynet, returned the last of the week from l a visit of several weeks with relatives in South Dakota. (Howard Griggs arrived home from a visit in Michigan Monday. He says peaches are selling at Benton . Harbor at from |1.25 to $2 per "bushel. Mrs. Horner of Martinsburg, W. V., who had been the guest of her brother-in-law, Chas. Liskey, and family for two weeks, returned to her home ‘Friday. Mrs. Arthur Lyons and the children arrived home from their visit

in California Monday. They were delayed several days on account of the illness of one of the children. Mrs. Lloyd Commons and two children of Rockford, 111., and Miss Ethel Green and Mrs. George Cummons of Remington were visiting at the Charles Denham home thia WEOIC. T. L. Davis and wife and daughter, Mrs. Ruby Dickinson, and her husband went to Chicago. Thursday. Mr. Dickinson will leave there for a visit with his mother in Texas. .On Monday Hamilton Stewart of Crown Rolnt ?nd Miss Ida Davis of Rensselaer were married at Lafayette. They came to Brook for a short visit with Mr. Stewart’s aunt, Mrs. John Irwin. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Clark went to Remington Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Albert Dickinson, who died at that place Tuesday morning. Mrs. Dickinson was an aunt of Mr. Clark’s. w Dr. Wood and family motored to Rensselaer Suhday afternoon and brought home samples of the paternal garden. Doc says the home garden is' not up to standard, but still his father.hasn’t forgotten any of the tricks of the trade. The - Davis & Myers garage was sold this week to James Montgomery and Albert Burgman. The latter is from Chicago, where he is now engaged in the accessories business. He has always been connected with thef automobile game and umderstands it thoroughly, and will have active charge of the business.