Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) August Kain, Mrs. Kain and the boys and Mr. and Mrs. John Deitrioh left by automobile Tuesday for Leßoy, 111., to spend this week with relatives of / the Deitrlchs. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Miller and baby came up from Lafayette and spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Malbauer this week. Mrs. Earl Faris and little daughter Lois went to Valparaiso Tuesday to visit with relatives before going to their new home in Texas, where Mr. Faris now is contracting in the oil boom district of the Lone Star state. Mrs. t. L. Smith entertained at an evening dinner Tuesday Mr. ana Mrs. Mead Prevo, who are here from Idaho. Today Prevos, Mrs. Smith and the Littells went to iMcCoysburg and spent the day with Mr and Mrs. Leslie Tillett. John P. Ryan family and Miss Bertha • Miller started Monday morning for Battle Creek, Mich., driving through in their big Franklin. Miss Frances Ryan., one of the ■party, will remain at Battle Creek where she will take a course of instruction in physical culture training. * Many people from this vicinity attended the state fair at Indianapolis last week. The livestock offering was the largest and best ever shown. A half-brother to the Shorthorn bull owned by William Hershman took state championship prize. Breeders in authority say that had Mr. Hershnaan shown his bull there he would easily have taken second. Simon Aeschllmann and family received word last week that Joseph had arrived at Camip Merritt on

the U. S. S. Mobile. Later he wrote that he woußl parade in New York on Wednesday with General Pershing and the 'First division. He had been overseas for 15 /months and saw what life was like in the trenches. He was in the Argonne and Sessions and other battles. He was gassed, but not seriously, although his buddy was killed. Joseph is very glad to get home and his folks are mighty glad to have him back safe and sound, as he has been in the army for two years. Corporal Fred D. Hubbell, whose letters from France and Germany have been published in the Journal, is visiting at Monon and Francesville. Mrs. Winifred Hubbell’ Danielson. and son Teddy, Mr. and Mrs. Wade HUbbell and daughter Margaret of Poplar, Mont., are also visiting in this vicinity. Last Friday they drove to Medaryville and gave friends a call. Wade Hubbell says this year is the third year of drouth in Montana and the;, climax of them all. At a recent meeting of bankers in that state they voted unanimously to foreclose on no drouthstricken landholder. Mrs. Danielson and the Hubbell boys have gone to Toledo for a visit with their motbef. Benjamin Oglesby was born in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 12, 1832, and departed this life Aug. 25, 1919, aged 86 years, 8 months and 13 days. He was united in marriage to Elvira V S* Brown Sept. 22, 1864, and to this union was born nine children and 22 grandchildren, Chas. H., Mary E. and Joseph R. preceded him in death. The widow and six children are left to mourn his loss: Margaret L. Querry of Medaryville; Benjamin G. Oglesby, Gary; Flora May Tilton, Lafayette; Geo. W. Oglesby, Caldwell, Idaho: Maud J. Quick, Knox, and Sarrie E. Jaekson, Knox. The deceased was a member of the Christian church, also a civil war veteran, enlisting with the 17th regiment of the Indiana Volunteers, under Chas. H. McCarty, being honorably discharged Aug. 18, 1864. For truth and veracity he was beyond reproach, being a true and loving husband and leading a pure Christian life with noble heart, who bore his cross faithfully to the end.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Garrigues Sunday, a girl. Miss Anna Bushore of Valparaiso was the guest of Miss Delia Nelson Sunday. Mrs. Harry G. Jones and daughter are visiting with her parents at St. Paul, Ind. Miss Lucy .Ames has left for a two weeks’ vacation with friends in Cabery, Chatsworth and Chicago.. W. T. Posey of Middleton, Idaho, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Ricks, west of Francesville. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wilson of Hammond and Rowe Degner and

family of Winamac were the guests Sunday of Mrs. H. D. Wilson and Mrs. Mary Comstock. •Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Koebcke have gone to Helix, Ore., for a< several weeks’ visit with his father and other relatives there. James McMlnnimum of Chicago, who has been the custodian of the Sigel-Cooper building for many years, is here visiting with Harry Hubbard and other relatives. Mrs. Grace Boren of near Lansing, Mich.; Mrs. Harley Severns of Chickasaw, Ala., and Charles Rice of Gary have been the guests |of relatives here for several days. George H. Hellman, who recently sold his of 800 acres near Wheatfield, upon which he cleared about- $50,000, has/just purchased a tract of 1,600 acres in Michigan, which he will hold for a similar speculation. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Scott, Mr. and Mrs. I ■Harry Garllng, Mr. and J. E. Kiger and daughter and Charles Llnback i and family motored to Miami Sunday where they visited with Levi Pratt and family. I Miss Anne Leonard, who » had been in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico for several weeks with • a Chautauqua company, is spending a couple of weeks with her parents in Gillam before resuming her, studies at the Chicago Musical college. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stine left last, week for Lagrande, Ore., wherethey will spend a year with relatives. Jack Koster Is occupying the Stine iplace during their absence, and Mrs. O. D. Engle will ( move into the Koster residence-

about Nov. 1. The marriage of Samuel Possee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Possee of this place and Miss Elma Susan Abshire took place Sunday morning at the home of the bride’s parents In Winchester. Immediately after \he event they left for Francesville where Mr. Possee begun his duties as one of the Instructors In our public schools. The announcement of their approaching marriage was made several weeks ago, soon after Mr. Possee had returned from overseas service. The funeral of Mrs. Carl Meyne was held at the Catholic church In Pulaski last Thursday morning, Rev. Loumiller officiating. The cause of Mrs. Meyne’s death was dropsy from which she had been an invalid during the past six months. Her age was 67 years, and she leaves her husband and son Harry The deceased was for many years a resident of Beaver township She was a woman of many noble qualities and her death 1* mourned by many relatives, neighbors and friends. The marriage of Harold Mayhugh and Miss Ethel Pike, popular young people of this community, took place at the home of the bride s parents, south of Francesville, last Thursday evening, the ceremony being announced In the presence of the Immediate relatives of the families. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pike and he the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mayhugh The bride for several years was a teacher in the Francesville high school and the groom recently returned from military service on the Mexican Border. Mr. and Mrs. Mayhugh are now visiting with relatives in Illinois, and upon their return will live on a farm east of town.