Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Charles Clark and family of Leesburg visited relatives and friends here from Friday till Tuesday. Mrs. John Murfit’s aunt, Mrs. Mills of Chicago, has been visiting in the Murflt home the past week. George Fenters and wife of Morocco spent a couple of days here this week visiting his sister, Mrs. George Lambert. Arthur Peterson, who has spent some time here visiting in the Coovert home left for his home in Bainbridge, Minn., Wednesday. Ben B. Miller is now the possessor of a real automobile. It is an Olds Eight and one of the finest cars in this section. It was delivered to him Thursday. Frank Yoder arrived here from Hibbard, Oregon, Friday to pay his sister, Mrs. Adam Miller a visit. This is the first visit Mrs. Miller has had from any of her relatives since coming east. Miss Ada Lambert returned Friday evening from Bloomington, where she has been attending school this swmmer. Saturday she went to Demotte and contracted for a school for the coming winter. Oscar Schanlaub went up into lower Michigan Saturday on a land tour. He has not found anything In the way of a farm to please hto yet and says he finds it easier to sell than to buy now-a-days. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elijah and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Henry left Saturday for Buchanan, Mich., on a pleasure tour. They will visit friend's made while working on the stone road there two years ago.

Arthur Anderson returned Friday from a trip to Galesburg, Ill.» where he visited an uncle last week. He also visited in Chicago and Gary. Mrs. Anderson stayed with his sister, Mrs. Reuben Noland, nfear Surrey while he was away.

GOODLAND (Fom the Herald) Charles Brackma left this Friday for Racine, Wis., where he expects to work this fall. Mrs. W. H. Dowell has been very low all week and for a while it was thought that the end was near. C. W. Romine and family autoed to South Bend Monday and from there they left for a trip through Michigan. J. L. Jay and Rufus Jay left here last Friday evening for Memphis, Tenn., where they will visit their mother, Mirs. Lucy Jay> Magdaline and Clare Brook of Indianapolis came home the latter part of this week for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brook. Henry Butler returned heme * Monday evening from Churubusco and Columbia City where he spent several days looking after his interests near there. Mrs. J. S. Toyne returned to her home at Monon last Friday evening after visiting here with her daughter, Belle, who is quite sick at the Clem Fulleton home. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Colston left here Monday for Los Angeles, Calif., where they will visit for a month with the latter’s parents, Mp and Mrs. David Anderson and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Weishaar, Mr. and Mrs. Louds Yochem, Burndetta Weishaar and Bernard Gerrich are enjoying a motor trip in Michigan. They expect to return home in a few days. Walter and Minnie Parker, Miss B. Jacobs and the Misses Frances and Emma Werskey of Grayford, Ind., came last Thursday evening via Ford and visited until Tuesday morning with the John Mustard fainily. The Eli a and Rose Brook went to Indianapolis Sunday for a visit with their, brother Fred and family and on Monday went to Chicago for a short visit. Ella .returned to her duties as teacher at Valparaiso and Miss Rose returned home Tuesday. rFrank Hobe of Chicago is spending the week here visiting with hi® uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weishaar. He arrived in Goodland last Friday evening having been mustered <puL He made six trips across and. his lait trlh was to South America. He had ...many thrilling experiences and enjoyed them very much. Wednesday In company with Mr. Weishaar he visited relatives in Brook. BROOK (From the Reporter) George tj. Denham of Cincinnati/ Ohio, is the guest of his brother, Charles and wife. Ad Cleaver is visiting at Danville this week and attending the Illinois, and Indiana fair. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Perkins of Rochester were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staton on Thursday. Mrs. Bruce Beagley was called to Chicago on Monday by the sudden Illness of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Elwood Harry. Postmaster McMillen and Henry Gushwa went to North Dakota on last Saturday to help with the threshing on their farms. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Thornton and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whiting visited with Charles Potts and family at Morocco on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Conn of Garden City, Kan., several days as the guests of their cousins, Lem and Harlem Conn, and left for thelix home on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kline and two sons went to Chicago on Monday. The former to meet Mrs. James Bull and assist her, and Earl to start for Colorado where he expects to locate. Mrs. Hough and son Marseille returned from Niagara Falls the fast of the week. They had an enjoyable time and while tn, <?lDyeland visited with the lad’s father, Louis Hough., for several days. John Lawrence and wife, Harry Wa<rr and wife. Rhinehart Bossung and “‘wife, Willis Gridley and wife

and Mrs. Wm. Cunningham‘spent several days this keek camping at Turkey Itun and Shades of Death. Miss yary Thayer returned on Saturday' from a visit of several weeks with friends in Canada and Dakota. Her mother, who was with her teraained at Manhatton to attend tfij camp meeting at that place. J. D. Rich has purchased 190 acres just south of Winamac on the banks of the Tippecanoe, in fact he now owns an island in the river. He has had land with water on the bottom, top and one side before, but nothing that was ever surrounded. Hugh Light left on last Thursday for Michigan where he will inspect the Lyons, Rich & Light timber land in the northern 'peninsula, from there he will go to Minnesota to spend the hay fever season and will then visit with his son Oral in Dakota for a few days. Miss Louise Unger had a party of young friends out from Chicago to spend the week-end with her. The your.g women were the Misses Laura Eckroth, Florence Bellinger, Charlotte Krause, Amanda Trogg, and Fdr.a \an Horn. They enjoyed the country to the limit while here. On last Thursday week. Miss Virginia Pendergrass was married to Mr. Warren W. Stautz of Chicago. Mrs. Stautz is the youngest daughter of John Pendergrass of near Brook, and is a charming, capable young woman who has a wide circle of friends in Newton county who send their best wishes to herself and husband. We understand the groom is established in business in Chicago, where the young couple will make their future home. On Sunday morning occurred the death of Mrs. Henry Sandmyer who lived with her daughter, Mrs. Deardurff, on the home farm. She had suffered from cancer for sometime and about ten weeks ago broke one hip while being turned in bed. She suffered intensely, and death to her was a welcome relief. The funeral was held at the home on last Wednesday at 2:00 p. m., and the burial was beside her husband in the Goodland cemetery. She leaves two children, Mrs. Bill and Mrs. Deardurff and two grand children to mourn her loss. The death of James Bull occurred on last Monday at Petosky, Mich., where he and his wife had gone to see If the change would not benefit his health. It was the result of a stroke of paralysis which occurred at 2 p. m. The remains were brought to Brook, and the funeral service was held at the U. B. chureh on Thursday afternoon. He was about 54 years of age and lived for many years on a farm west of Brook, moving to his present residence about two years ago. He was a man of jovial, pleasant disposition with a host of friends who join in sympathy with the bereaved wife, who is the only surviving mpmber of the family.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Katherine Luers of Rensselaer has been a guest of the Ryan family the past week. Mrs. Jennie Basey came from Tipton Wednesday for a visit at the Henry Masterson home. The Gust Steinke family have returned to Medaryville from Gary, where they have been since school closed last spring. Miss Ona Layman, formerly of Francesville, but now living at Lima, Ohio, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ohas. Parker and family Wednesday. John Dimon and wife who have been here for three weeks visiting Mr. Dimon’s parents*went to Kansas City Saturday, where they will make their home. Dr. Linton took Albert Kerns of Walker township to Chicago this week where an operation was performed on Kerns for appendicitis at the Norweigan-American hospital Wednesday. Clay Wallace, Theodore Phillips and Zephry Henry have just returned from Wisconsin where the ft'st two nameu have purchased .■•. ls and will m.v.e •>»<!•. this fall. This means again that this community Is losing some substantial citizens hut good wishes for success attend them. Benjamin Oglesby, Sr., died at his home in Knox Monday morning following a stroke of paralysis some two or three weeks ago. Mr. Oglesby was born in Ireland in 1832 atid died at the age of 86 years. The funeral was held Wednesday Afternoon in Khox and the body broright to this place to the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. L. Querry, and where a* short service was held Thursday before the burial at the Osborn cemetery in Jasper county. The sad news came to relatives and friends here Monday that Mrs. Wat Prevo had died suddenly at her home at Caldwell, Idaho. No word has coone as to the cause of • her death but relatives here think that it was from stomach trouble, which has caused her a great deal of suffering. The body will arrive here Friday and the funeral will be held at Independence. church hr Gillam, Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon, or Immediately following the home coming. Mrs. Howard Coppess died at her home south of Independence church in Gillam township last Saturday evening, her death being caused by a paralytic stroke. Mrs. Coppess had been in poor health this sum*mer but recently was Improved, and even on the day of her death had done a great deal of her house work. Mrs. < opness was before her marriage Miss Minnie Bowers and was almost 39 ;ears of age when death came. She leaves a family of two little boys—a daughter preceding her in death several ago—also her husband, who have the sympathy of the entire community In their bereavement. The funeral was hold Monday afternoon at the German church, conducted by Rev. Hico Hicken. and burial was made In the J>utheran leme’tory west of town. Fire destroyed ibout 350 tojis of lay for the J. R. Guild firm last Monday morning at Stouitsburg, Ind. ihe hay had been cut and. baled

on the marsh by Mell Guild, member of the firm, and his force of help; hauled four miles to Stoutsburg and was piled along the track ready for shipping. It was of the best quality that has been cut this season and represents a loss of $4,000 to the owners, $2,000 of wbcih is covered by insurance. It was plainly evident that the hay had been set afire by some thug, for the wind was from the wrong direction to have brought fire from a passing train; also the fire started in the imMdle rick, which is more evidence of the "human towch.” A representative of the Guild firm at Stoutsburg woke from sleep about two o’clock Monday morning, and seeing the fire roused all the heln at hand, but they were enable to do anything toward saving It.

WALKER TOWNSHIP Mirs. C. Bridgeman was a Kniman goer Friday. F. M. Lilly and family were Momence goers Monday. A. P Huntington and Eva Lilly spent Thursday at Kankakee. Bertha Stalbaum spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. William Meyers. Clarence and Orville Grebie spent the week-end with J. E. Meyers ’and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn spent the week-end with her brother, Clarence Bridgeman. Mr and Mrs. Paul Hershman spent Sunday afternoon with the J. F. Pettit family. J F. Pettit and wife returned from their trip Sunday. Both reported a good time. Pauline Hurley spent the week with her grandmother, Mrs. W. N. Henkle, north of Rensselaer. Mrs. Clayton Weaver and sons returned to Earl Park Monday after spending the week with her mother. _ A. P. Huntington and Eva Lilly, while out driving Sunday, their car skidded and went into the ditch, but with help they succeeded in getting .it out. No one was seriously injured.

WOLCOTT (Frocr the Enterprise) Miss Grace Reed of Harvey, Hl., came Wednesday evening to visit Mrs. Ray Plummer. George W. Scripter left Saturday for an extended visit with relatives and friends at Detroit,- Kan. Mrs. A B. Wooden and son Russell went to .Kokomo Thursday td visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Waltz. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Erneet Mattox at their # hotne near Remington, Sunday, August 24, a daughter. Joseph Farney of Fairbury, Illvisited John ehr and family over Sunday, going on to Milford Manday to visit his children. Chester Watson went to Chicago Wednesday and purchased a carload of sheep which were brought to his farm?, south of Wolcott. Mrs. D. L. Jeffs and children of Pekin Ind., came Wednesday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Howell, northeast of Wolcott. Mr. arid Mrs. George English and daughter Ruth of Carlock, 111., are here spending a few days with J. M English and other relatives. Mr. and Mts. Henry Ruppel of Peoria, 111., who had been visiting Mrs. Ruppel’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schott, returned home Wednesday. Theron Wooden, who is in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad at Lansing, 111., spend Sunday Aere with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wooden. ' Mr. and Mrs. George Crosby and daughter Ethel and Willialta Crosby went to Corydon Sunday for a week’s visit with relatives and friends. . ■ Miss Cecile Painter left Wednesday for Norway, Mich., where she will be the teacher in the kindergarten of the schools of that city. Norway is a city of 5,000 people. Millard Greenfield and children of Bryan, 0., stopped oft here Monday while on their way to Lexington, 111., amd visited his cousin, Samuel Middleton, and daughter. Miss Myrtle. . Mr. and Mrs. Altona Marks of Wiinona, 111., took dinner with Mrj akid Mrs. James Pemberton Wednesday. Mr. Marks is a cousin of Mr. Pemberton and the gentlemen had not met in 20 years. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Overman of A'miboy spent Tuesday might with Mr. and, Mrs. C. E. Carl and will spend a few days at Fowler l with Mrs. Overman’s brother, Harry Mohr, and other relatives, before their return home. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boicourt and somi of Deedsville were guests of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Boicourt, Sunday. While here Mr. Boicourt visited the Wolcott and West Point cemeteries, where he has relatives buried. Mrs. Lizzie Latta and two of her children, Walter and Laura, autoed from Kokomo to Wolcott Saturday for a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sigman and other relatives and friends near Wolcott and Seafleld. They returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wright and son of Walla Walla, Wash., arrived in Monticello Saturday and are visiting relatives in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Wright went from Wolcott to Washington. 10 years ago and this is their first visit here in that time. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beckley returned this week from' a trip to Niagara Falls, New York city and Rockville, Conn. They started by alito, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Beckley of Fairbury, 111., but returned on the train, Mr. and Mrs. John Beckley remaining for a more extended visit. Mrs. Noble Nordyke died at her home in Wolcott this Thursday morning at 11:30 o’clock. Nfrs. Nordyke had been in feeble health for a number of months and had failed very rapidly the past few weeks. Death was due to the infirmities of old age, Mrs. being in her 87th year. Mfrs. Isaac Parcels and children of Piper City, 111., came Tuesday evening and spent the night with her “parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Ed Miller. Wednesday she went over to Monticello to/visit her grand-

mother and 1 aunt, Mra. Ruth Stevenson and -Mias Anna Stevenson, of Erie, Pa., who are visiting there. George F. Baker, Jn, who since his discharge from the army service had been spending—a few weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker, has accepted a position in the bridge department of the bounty surveyor’s oce of Montgomery county, 0., at Dayton, and left Wednesday to assume his duties there.' During the electrical storm Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock the big barn on the Jacob Neusbauim farm, % mile north and 2H miles east of Wolcott, was struck by lightning and completely destroyed. Three years ago last July a barn on. this sai»o foundation was burned. We understand the barn was insured im the Christian Apostolic church insurance. Mrs. Agnes Dluzak went to Logansport Wednesday to - visit her daughter, Mrs. Lovell, and her daughter, Miss Helen Nowviskie, who is a trained nurse in St. Elizabeth hospital at Dayton, 0., amd is visiting Mrs. Lovell, and also Miss Myrtle Dluaak, who will on Saturday of this week return to White Lake, N. D., where she will teach the coming year. Robert M. Wilkinson, a former resident of Wolcott, but for the .pasif few years a resident of West Lafayette, died Thursday, August 21, at the hospital in Lafayette where he had gone for an operation. The funeral was held Saturday from Bradshaw’s undertaking parlors in Lafayette, and the reimlains taken to Sheldon, 111., for burial. >Geo. F. Baker, Sr.; W. H. Gerberich, H. H. Schuyler and George Dye of Wolcott and W. E. Fox and Joseph Blake of West Lafayette were pall-bearers.