Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lew Greiger, Wednesday, a boy. Peter May and family went to Rensselaer Wednesday to visit Mr. May’s sister. Mary and Frank Bush of west of town went to Bluffton Tuesday to visit an uncle, Mrs. Bush’s brother. Estol Call came home from Niles, Mich., last Saturday to spend a short time before entering Depauw university this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Alf Whitaker came down from Niles, Mich., Tuesday to spend some time with their daughter, Mrs. Maude Kessinger. Rev. Frank Hargrave, former pastor of the M. E. church here, has been here for the past few days. He left Tuesday for Indianapolis to attend the state fair. • Mrs. H. E. Paris went to Greencastle Friday for a visit. Claude Sufherline, who had been here from Greencastle helping with the’farm work for Mrs. Paris, accompanied her. Will Cottrell of Parsons, Kan.; Chas Cottrell of McDowell, HL; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cottrell of Saunemin, 111., and Mrs. Chas. Perrine of Wing, HL, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Hackley over Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Dr. L. L. Stone and family and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Tyler drove down, from Gary Sunday and visited over Labor day with the doctor’s parents at Francesville, who are going next week to Oregon to spend a year with a daughter there, and with friends here in Medaryville. • Oscar Pulaski was taken by Dr. Linton to a Chicago hospital this week where an operation was performed on Mr. Pulaski for kidney stone. The latest word from the patient is that he is doing as well as could be expected. In the last two weeks Pulaski has lost 45 pounds in weight. A deal was completed today which makes Ora Cravers the owner, of the Antcliff hotel. They will’ have a general clean-up farm sale and take possession of their new place Sept. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Antcliff are undecided as to their future, but will stay in Medaryville for the winter —and longer, we hope. Devon Wentz, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wentz, and brother of Mrs. Vida Wentz Bowman, died Wednesday morning at the home of his parents near Francesville. The young man was but 16 years old and the cause of his death was from a complication of diseases. The remains will be taken to North Judson Friday by Undertaker Prevo where burial will be made. Frank Rowes have purchased the residence property of J. R. Linton and will move into the new home about Oct. 1. The Linton family will move into the Querry property on Main street for the winter and next spring will erect a modern bungalow on the lot just west of the Catholic church, where the two-story house, now occupied by the Fred Weishaar family, stands. Miss Emma Young, who is employed in the congressional library at Washington, D. C;, and is now home on a vacation, has received an extension of 15 days so that she may be here during the sale, after which Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Young will go to Duluth, Minn., to visit relatives and then to Rochester, Minn,, where Min. Young will enter the Mayo hospital for an operation. Miss Emma will accompany them as far as Chicago for a visit with relatives. Grover Deitrich and Hilda Swisher were married at Winamac last Tuesday by Rev. J. J. Rankin, and immediately drove to Indianapolis to spend a few days at the state fair. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Swisher, who were present at the wedding, and has lived here in town for the past three years. Upon their ireturn to Medaryville they will take up their residence in the groom’s furnished home. The Journal joins well wishes with their many I friends. Dr. and Mrs. Hackley and daughter Pauline had a narrow escape last Sunday as they were on their way to Morocco. They were west of Rensselaer hitting ’er up pretty good. In approaching a corner the doctor slowed down and sounded the horn and just before he made the turn around the corner came a Ford. The big Oakland took Lizzie one on a rear wheel, reducing the number of her tires to three, then went on into the ditch, knocking Pauline, who’was in the front seat, against the windshield, the result of which is that she is minus one.| tooth. Fortunately no one was seriously injured and the doctor's carl wasn’t tmuch damaged. II William H. Cox, who was born 11 la Warren county, Ind., Feb. 26, ||

1849, passed from this life on Sept. 1, at the age of more than 70 years. Mr. Cox came to Pulaski county when a lad of three years and had resided here continuously since. When he grew to manhood he engaged in the carpenter trade, later learning the harness maker’s trade, at which he worked, conducting a shop in Medaryville for about seven years. Two years ago his health had failed him until it was necessary for him to dispose of his business. The funeral was held Wednesday of this week at the M. E. church, the Masonic order having charge of the burial services. Interment at,the Sutton cemetery, northeast of town.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Miss Olive Gerrich left here last Thursday for Williamson, W. V., where she will teach. Harold McClellan is a typhoid fever patient at his home in the northwest part of town. Miss Ruth Ireland has returned to her home in Delphi after a short visit here with Mrs. Bertha Braaksma. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Vanderwall and little baby left Wednesday for a week’s visit with relatives at Rodney, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. John Medlock left Thursday mojning for Salem, Ind., where they will visit home folks for a few days. Miss Doris Klnneman has accepted a position as teacher of French and English in the Nauvoo, 111., high school. R. O. Smith went to Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday evening where he has secured a position, and his family will- soon join him there. Arthur Mitten of Chicago has purchased the Mitten home on east Jasper street and will move to Goodland to make bis future home. Mrs. Earl Greenwait and two children of Chicago are visiting relatives in Goodland. Mrs. Greenwait was formerly Miss Tillie Weishaar.

Mrs. May Skiff Minaker and two children of Chicago, accompanied her aunt, Mrs. L. Houk, from Chicago for a visit here with friends and relatives. Harold ("Dick”) Fox and sister Edith autoed to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the fair and to see President Wilson, who happened in Indianapolis that night L. W. Gerrich and son Bernard and Frank Weishaar and Louis Yochem are touring Michigan and Wisconsin. They will visit with the former Goodland people in those states. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dickinson and daughter Violet of New Lenox, 111., came last Saturday and spent Sunday and Monday with the former’s uncle, S. H. Dickinson, and family. Dr. J. G. KLnneman and son John went to Indianapolis Monday where

the Latter underwent an operation for appendicitis at St. Vincent’s hospital. He is doing flue and will be out in a few days. Miss Jessie King of LaGrange, 111., visited here Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs. Lillian Dickinson and other friends. Wednesday they enjoyed a motor trip to Mudlavla springs, near Attica. David Henderson was over from near Fowler Monday. He reports crop conditions to be much better over there than Ln this locality owing to the fact that more rain fell there during the summer. W. W. Washburn of this city has contracted to purchase the Wolcott telephone exchange and it is expected that the deal will be closed this week. The price set by the public service commission is $30,000. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hoover and son returned last Friday from a visit among relatives at Spring Grove, Pa., and other points, and •Mrs. George Hoover, who had been visiting there all summer, returned with them.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Perkins of Rochester, Ind., visited here this week with their daughter, Mrs. H. A. Wild, and family. They, visited last week with their son Frank and family at Park Ridge, HL, and report him as doing fine. The William Alexander and Paul Butler parties arrived in Goodland Sunday evening, having completed a 1,100-mile trip over a very fine country. They returned by The Dells and Madison, Wis. The trip was made without mishap and was enjoyed very much. Glenn' Rodman returned to Goodland Wednesday to pack his household goods to ship to Lafayette, where he has accepted a position with the Hogan Drug Co. in that city. Glenn has made many friends here while pharmacist at Cooke’s drug store, as he is a good man to meet the public. Commissioner Chas. A. Welch of Jasper county informed the writer that a petition is under way to improve the east and west road that crosses the Remington-Rensselaer road just north of Fountain park to the Newton-Jasper line. This will leave a half-mile for Newton to improve, which would make another fine east and west road. John Moran moved his family to Monticello, having purchased a residence in the west part of that city, located near the school building. Monticello is only a few miles away and John’s many Goodland friends will always find the latch key out when they happen in Monticello. Mrs. Moran’s mother, Mrs. Duffey, will make her home with them Ln Monticello. The Farmers’ Co-Operative company of Goodland has been organized with a capital of SIOO,OOO and a membership of 200 farmers in this community. Following are the officers and directors: Garrett Mead, president; Wm. T. Cory, vice-

president; Chas. A. Welch, secretary; Chas. M. McKee, treasurer; John W. Johnson, Ed Forney and John Putt. W. T. Cory informed the writer that the Hardy lot, just across the track south of the Goodland Grain Co., has been purchased and a 50,000-bushel capacity allcement elevator will be erected, to be operated by electric power. Two acres of ground have been bought at Percy for the same purpose, where a smaller cement elevator will be erected. The building committee of the Farmers’ Co-Opera-tive company visited several elevators in this section of the state Wednesday in order to get an idea on what to build.

The people of this community were caused to grieve Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when the sad news was given out that Grandma Jane Mitten had passed away at her late home on east Jasper street after a few days’ illness, aged nearly 90 years. Grandma Mitten was one of the early pioneers of Goodland, coming to this country with her husband and children in 1875 from England, and after a few months in town moved onto what is known as the Mclntosh farm, west of town, where she toiled and administered to the needs of her family. She is survived by her five sons, Thomas E. and Philip of Philadelphia, Pa.; Arthur G. of Chicago; Wm. E. and Geonge of Goodland, and four daughters, Mrs. Wm. Waters of Denver, Colo.; Jesse Battenberg of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. C. L. Constable and Mrs. R. O. Smith of Goodland. Also a sister, Mrs. Wm. Verrail, of this city. The Goodland and Grant township school will open next Monday with • everything in readiness for an active school year. The new superintendent, E. W. Dunkin, has moved to town and is located in. the Hotler property on James street and with other Goodland teachers has been attending county institute at Kentland. The teachers for this year will be: E. W. Dunkin, superintendent; O. O. Bough, principal; struck it fair in the center. The front end of the Lyons car was smashed up, both wheels of the Chevrolet doubled under it and the axle and wheel spindles badly bent, and the hood and radiator torn to pieces. The Ford had the fender torn off, one wheel smashed, and the windshield bent in on the driver and glass smashed to pieces. The two cars locked together and this prevented them from going overMrs. Miller had a bad gash cut Ln her head, and her son had a long cut on one leg. Mrs. Miller also had some ligaments torn loose in one shoulder and arm. Miller, who was under the wrecked windshield, failed to get a scratch, which seems almost a miracle, as the ones hurt were in the back seat.

On July 25, 1909, Louis Blerlot, of France, flew from Lanugette to Dover, across the English channel. ■He was the first to make the trip.