Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

remington (From the Press)

Miss Maude Cline of Leßoy, 111., is a guest at W. E. Johnston’s this week. Mr and Mrs. Ed Bond of Oxford visited the Gumms and attended the park Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Lee Alson went to Pontiac, 111., Monday to visit relatives for a week. Russell Lock went to Lafayette Tuesday to spend a week with his •unt, Mrs. ‘Nora Force. Wm. Wright of Flora came Saturday night and spent Sunday at the home of W. T. Elmore. Phil Ochs of Indianapolis is spending the week here with 'his parents and attending park. Robert Williams went to Jackson, Mich., Monday where he has a position in an automobile factory. Miss Grace Thompson of Valparaiso was the guest of her sister, Mrs. James Green, over Sunday. Miss Leone Harper, who had been teaching in Dakota, is spending the vacation at home, having returned last week. Misses Lola and Nellie Blake, who had been visiting their mother in Virginia, returned home last Wednesday. Miss Laura Warnock left Thursday for Council Bluffs, la., to spend & few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Fred Bishop.

Miss Mary Elizabeth Kannal of Rensselaer is the gmest of her cousin, Mrs. H. J. Bartoo, at the park this week. Mrs. L. M. Raymond of Monticello, 111., was the guest of her mother, Mrs. V. M. Beal, Sunday night and Monday. Mrs. Ella Eastes went to Decatur, Mich., Friday last for a visit of two or three weeks with her son Lawrence and wife. Charles Bowman and Chauncey McCulley have this week sold their recently acquired farm near Round Grove at a good, substantial profit. Jones Bros, report the sale of the Reeves property on Indiana and South streets to James H. Royalty and Ed V. Baldwin. Consideration $750. John Hollingsworth and sister, Miss Ada Hollnigsworth, went yto Winona lake Tuesday morning to attend the assembly in session there.

Mrs. Fred Penwright and two daughters of El Reno, Okla., are visiting Mrs. Penwright’s mother, Mrs. Rebecca Timmons, and sister, Miss Onpha Timmons, Mrs Francis Penright and daughter Miss Gladys, of Calumet, Okla., are visiting with the former’s brothers, Noah, Alvin and Marlon Dunn, of near town, and cousin, 6am Mitehell, and wife in town. Ray Thompson and Bert Hopkins of Rensselaer, the former temporary- receiver for the Remington Garage, were here Monday invoicing th stock and equipment of the garage, looking to the settling of the creditors’ accounts. Mrs. D. H. Roades and son Willard went to Goodland Tuesday evening and spent the night with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Bruce Wilson, and on Wednesday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, attended the fair at Watseka. Mrs. Mary Capes, who had been, visiting the Baxter and Seeks fam-

ilies for several weeks, went to MonticellP Wednesday to spend a few daytf. She will also visit in Wisconsin before returning to her home in Grand Forks, N. D. Fred Parker returned the latter part of the week from Hartford City, where he expected to begin work for the Standard Oil Co. He received orders while there that he was not to take up the work there, as an extra man was not needed at that point. Mrs. Ruth Kapetan and Mrs. Chas Reeve of New Orleans, who had been visiting the Bonners here, left Tuesday morning for Silver City, la., to visit relatives there. Mrs. Kapetan, after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Maria Reeve, n that place, will join her husband at Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Reeve are newlyweds and the former was here the last of the week and over Sunday. Thomas Garvin, who had been living in Logansport for the past several years, moved his family Tuesday to his farm seven miles south of Remington, where they will make their home for the present. Mrs. Garvin and the children had been spending their summers on the farm for a number of years. Miss Helen, who graduated from high school this spring, will enter Depauw university this fall and the other children will attend the Gilboa schpols. The Remington Garage has been closed, and its proprietor, Charles Guttrlch, is looking for another location in other parts of the country, just where is not stated. A petition for receiver to be appointed to wind up the affairs of the garage has been filed. There are- rumors that these affairs are not in the best condition, and quite an array of creditors are looking for settlement. Just what disposition will be made of the effects is not stated, but they will doubtless be sold and proceeds applied on the indebtedness.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) L. E. Ponsler. was in Chicago Wednesday. Miss Kathryn Parker of Remington is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Jay L. Miller. Charley Harris has received an honorable discharge from the U. S. navy, and arrived home for good Saturday. Geo Corbin and family, accompanied by Miss Romona Hufty, spent Sunday at John Corbin’s in Kentland. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ponsler and son Walter are spending a week with Mr. Ponsler’s parents at Columbia City. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prior of Rensselaer and C. D. Nowels and daughter of Parsons, Kan., visited here Friday.

Fred Wolfe has returned ’from Walkerton*, where he had been working in the telephone business during his vacation. Miss Reed, the city librarian of Brook, accompanied by three Misses Lyons, called on Miss Blanche Merry Wednesday evening. Miss Lera Standish, who had been* attending school at Valparaiso, returned home Saturday and intends to teach school this winter. ""TTeorge Staton and wife and W R Woolley and wife of Brook took dinner at Dick Ashby’s Tuesday. Mt. Staton is a late return from across sea service. Mr. and Mrs. Milt Witham stopped here a short while Wednesday as they were enroute home to Demotte after a visit to Mrs. Witham’s folks in Parke county. William Donaldson, wife and daughter spent the week-end with friends at Wabash The trip was made in their Ford, and they arrived home Monday evening. We have heard that the Ben B. Miller place was sold this week for S3OO per acre. We do not vouch the truthfulness of the report but i ■

f would not be surprised if such ' proves to be true. Also think that this particular farm is worth this price if any of them are. Sheldon fiinton and wife of Putman, Okla., are here visiting friends and relatives. Sheldon is a brother to Reece Clinton, who died at Brook [ Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Chis. Craig, daughter Florence and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Patterson Sunday for their old home at Decatur. The men will return here and finish the cleaning up of the mill yard preparatory to removal to a point in Michigan. ' The women, however, expect to remain at Decatur this winter. Mrs. W. R. Lee returned Friday • from Bluffton where she had been on a two weeks’ visit to her relaI tlves. Her mother, Mrs. D. J. Baxter accompanied her home, and together they have taken up quarters at the Park hotel. Fountain park, for the splendid two weeks’ ■program afforded by the great Chautauqua. Mrs. Fletcher Smith of Gray Ridge, ’ Mo., spent Monday night and Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. C. T Battleday. She was called back to Indiana by the death of her mother, who was severely scalded several weeks ago. She went from here to Raub to stay a couple of days before continuing her journey home. She reports everyone feeling fine and they like the climate and country well.

Ezra Miller sold his 80-acre farm this week to Manno Miller. We understand the consideration was around S6O an acre and believe it was the best land bargain in Colfax. Of course this farm lies better than. six miles out, but we know of no land left now that can be -bought for less than SIOO this side of this particular farm, and most of our land reaches up to between S2OO and S3OO per acre. And we truly believe our land worth all that is asked for it. The death of Lee Dirst, the 1 fl-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Dirst, occurred Monday .morning at about 8 o’clock at the hospital in Rensselaer where he had undergone an operation for appendicitis Saturday, August 9. At nret he seemed to rally and make as much progress as could be expected, but later he suffered a relapse. Again he rallied and seemed to be building, when a second relapse came Sunday, due to blood-poison-ing and the little fellow passed away the following morning at 8 o’clock. Both his parents were with him when the end came. The funeral is being held today (Wednesday) at the home and interment is to be made at Morocco.