Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Mallon went to Macatawa, Mich., Tuesday. John Molitor and son and Otis Culp of near Conroy, 0., were over Sunday visitors with relatives here. Miss Mabel Werner left Monday for Jacksonville, 111., where she ■will attend the Illinois Women’s college. f ’ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shlrtz and Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Byrd attended the Cass county fair at Logansport Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Parker and daughter Blanche left yesterday for Jackson, Tenn., where they will spend several weeks with Mrs. Parker’s daughter. E. L. Detamore has purchased the Ira J. Howe farm of 320 acres, south of Francesville. He is now arranging for the complete drainage of the land. W. R. Jones has been up at Knox for several days trying to extinguish the muck fire that was destroying the land on the estate of the late John C. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Severns, daughter, Miss Ida, and Mrs. Foster Morgan motored to Rensselaer Sunday where they attended a Christian Science meeting. Miss Delia Nelson went to Valparaiso Tuesday evening where she has accepted a position with the Lincoln Highway Garage company, as their private secretary. Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Leach entertained at a chickenpie dinner last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bullis and son and Delbert Chapin of Brook, Virgil Graffls and family of

Star City and Robert West of this place. Miss Genevieve Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Webb, residing in Gillam, underwent an operation for acute appendicitis late Tuesday night. Dr. E. L. Sharrer of Benton Harbor and Dr. J. C. Sharrer of this place were the operating surgeons. Miss Mary Allee and William F. Koebcke were married Saturday at the M. E. parsonage by Jlev. J. J. Rankin. The bride is a daughter of James Allee and wife of the Francesville vicinity and the groom is a son of Chrip Koebcke and wife of Beaver township. The death of Charles C. Williams of Hoopeston, 111., occurred at Lacross last Friday afternoon rather suddenly and unexpectedly. The cause of his death was acute nephritis from which he had been sick but a few hours. Mr. Williams motored here Tuesday enroute to Lacross, where he had extensive real estate interests. On Thursday night he had a chill, and a physician was called who stated that his condition was not dangerous, but he suddenly became worse ( later unconscious and died before any of the members of his family could 'reach him. His son Leland of Indianapolis reached Lacross about an hour after his father died, and Mrs. Williams, who was on a motor tour trip in the northwest with a party of friends, could not be located until Saturday morning when she arrived at Seattle. Mr. Williams had accumulated considerable wealth in investments, which he held at Hoopeston, Ambia, Francesville, Chicago and Lacross, and was rated as a millionaire. The funeral will be held this afternoon at Hoopeston. Those from here who will attend are Mr. and Mrs. B. C. McClellan and son, Mr. and Mm Charles C. Topp and Mr. and Mrs. August Nachtingall.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mike Gorman and family of Morocco visited Sunday with M. J. Thornton and family. V Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton of Rensselaer visited Monday evening with Charles Whiting and wife. Arthur Irwin is in Chicago this week attending the International Lyceum . arid Chautauqua convention. , .. Earl Corbett and wife are visiting relatives, in the east, and when last heard from were at Little Falls N. Y. Otto Burgman and a friend drove down from Logansport Sunday and spent the day with his brother Al-1 bert and family. I The Farmers’ Elevator company/ of Grant towrishlp had no difficulty in securing the Goodland grain elevator. Both sides agreed on a fairl price and the trade was made last

Saturday. The consideration for this house and the Percy elevator was |50,000. J. D. Rich, Wm. Ulyat, Otto Herath, Floyd Waling and Paul Hanson’ were at Star City and Winamac Tuesday looking at real estate in that vicinity. Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Collier had as guests Sunday S. C. and E. W. Shilling, the former of Culver and the latter of Knox, both brothers of Mrs. Collier. James Shindler returned from Rosalia, Wash., Wednesday. He had been at Rosalia for about a year, taking care of and Improving his farm near there. Mrs. H. M. Clark will go to San Francisco, Calif., this week to visit a son who lives there. She will go to Los Angeles and other points before returning home. J. D. Rich sold the farm of 19v acres which he purchased about 30 days ago, near Winamac, last Saturday. The purchase price was $135 per acre and the selling 'price $lB5 per acre. John Herman of Riverside, Calif., was here Monday and Tuesday as a guest of the Lawrence, and Gridley families. Mr. Herman was a schoolmate of Mr. Lawrence and his sister, Mrs. Gridley, at their old home in Ohio, but is now a prosperous orange raiser at Riverside. John W. Odle, half brother of Mrs Manny Bupp, of Muncie and his son Clifford and wife are visiting at the Bupp home this week. Mr Odle lived here 45 years agw and this is his first visit here since leaving: They, in company with Mrs. Bupp, visited relatives in Thayer Tuesday.

PINE GROVE (Too late for Saturday's issue) Creola Torbet sewed for Mrs. Andy Ropp Wednesday. Miss Grayce Price sewed for Mrs. Grant Davisson Wednesday. Misses Mildred and Mary Macy called on Creola Torbet Saturday afternoon. , Alice Galbraith and Martha and Delos Stanley spent Sunday with the Hayes children. Miss Dora Daniels visited in Hammond a few days this week. James Torbet and family spent Sunday with John Dale and family. Thomas Cooper spent Monday with his brother Jack and family. School opened Monday at Independence with Miss Edna Reed as teacher.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. George Panes of Remington called on Wolcott friends between' trains Monday morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy spent the day Wednesday with her niece, Mrs. Lee Carl, at Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Eben H. Wolcott and their niece, Miss Janet Huffer, of Indianapolis spent Sunday here. Mrs. John Kercher, Sr., who had been visiting friends at Cissna Park, 111., returned home Wednesday. Mrs. L. 'A. Goodrich went to Michigan City Saturday to visit her son, Walter Goodrich, and family for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Phillips of Pontiac, 111., stopped off here to visit Mrs. E. S. Easterday while on their way td Cincinnati, O. Mrs. Frank Blackburn and daughter Zella went to Kouts Thursday to visit Mrs. Blackburn’s sisters, Mrs. 'Hiatt Jackson and Mrs. John Wray. ( Mrs. William Herman and children of St. Lawrence, S. D., came Friday, and will spend the winter here. Mrs. Herman has rented the Ed Hemphill house. Mrs. Susan Jones, Mrs. Jennie I Burch and Mrs. Robert Nordyke ( went to Frankfort Sunday to visit Mrs. Mortimer Pottlitzer, returning home Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evans of Watseka, 111., were the guests of their nephew, James Evans, and family, south of Wolcott, Monday and Tuesday of this week. Millard Winkler of Huntington, yvho had been spending a few days with hjs sister, Mrs. Lewis Nevltt, returned home 'Monday. Mr. Winkler has only recently returned from overseas duty. Workmen this week commenced the work of tearing down the old mill 'building‘on the east side of Range street, owned by Joe Carr. A new brick building will be erected in its place. Dr. S. M. Barnes of Los Angeles, Calif.,, came Tuesday evening and spent two or three days here with his agent, W. H. Gerberlch, looking after the doctor’s farm interests in. >thls -

dren, who were called to Cissna Park, 111., by the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. Schott, returned home Sunday evening. Mr. Kercher returned home Saturday. Gary Woods, who had been in the army service, arrived home Wednesday. Gary was among the first to go and served in the marines, He received his discharge at Charleston and arrived home Wednesday evening, taking his parents by surprise. Mrs Samuel Winger of Milford, Ind., who was called to Fairbury, 111., by the death of her mother, Mrs. Joseph Farney, stopped off here Monday evening and visited John Zehr and. family and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Farney until Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hughes, accompanied by their granddaughter, Miss Hazel Dawson, went to Anderson Thursday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Carl Boone. They will also visit relatives and friends in Henry and Rush counties before their return home. Mrs. R. Schriever of northeast of W’olcott, who had been visiting Mrs. William Hoppe at Chatsworth, 111., returned home Wednesday evening. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Hoppe who, after a short visit here, will go to Grass XJreek to visit her daughter. A quiet home wedding was solemnized Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13, at 1 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jackson on north Range street when their youngest daughter, Miss Orpha, became the bride of Dorrance Dye Dibell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dibell. Mrs. Anna Hollenshade of near Chile, a sister of E. G. Boicourt and well known to many residents of Wolcott, died at V er home Monday night at 11 o’clock of heart failure. Mr. Boicourt is now the last of the family living, four brothers having preceded this sister in death. Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Watkin, Mr. and Mrs. George Mason and Mrs. Clarence Arnold of Delta, 0., autoed through to Wolcott, taking two days for the trip and arrived here Saturday, visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fowler until Tuesday. Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Mason are sisters, and Mrs. Arnold a niece of Mrs. Fowler. Mt. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Kohler and little daughter Kathline of near Mt. Pleasant, Mich., autoed through in Mr. Smith’s auto and visited Mr. and Mrs. Q. L. Hughes until Wednesday morning. The party took two days for the trip coming, stopping over night at Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Martin Galloway and son Jesse of Omaha, Neb., and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers and little daughter of Syracuse, Neb., who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge, left Tuesday morning on their 'homeward journey. Jesse Galloway will go on to California, where he will make his home in the future. W. H. Hyden of Los Angeles, Calif., visited his sister, Mrs. S. P. 'Haskell, from Sunday until Tuesday. This is the first time Mrs. Haskell and her brother have met in 30 years. Mr. Hyden is the head of the information department in a large department store in Los Angeles, and has been in Los Angeles for more than 20 years. The barn and crib on the A. A. Hughes farm, better known as the Anthony Taylor farm, three miles north and two miles west of Wolcott, burned to the ground Thursday morning, Sept. 11, between 2:30 and 3 o’clock. Mr. Hughes lost in this fire his automobile, five sets of harness, buggy, some hay and grain and nearly all his small farm tools. He estimates his loss at more than $1,500, with only a small insurance.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Jourrial) Mrs. Mary Farnsley left Saturday for New Albany, Ind., to make her home with her sister,, Mrs. Sarah Rody. , . Last Sunday Medaryville trimmed the Wheatfield ball team by the score of 7 to 6. Local fans say the game was one of the best seen this season. Mrs. Joe Ryden went to Chicago last week. on the advice of her physician, Dr. Linton, to get medical attention by a specialist on kidney diseases. Misses Rose and Clara Dunn of Wheatfield came oyer Monday and visited until Tuesday with Mrs. Fess. Tuesday they left for Lafayette for a visit with friends. Born, to Lewis Garllng and wife, Sept 11, a son; to Frank Hilton and wife’, Sept. 5, a son; to Alfred Zullch and wife, Sept. 15, a son; to Gust Selmer and wife, Sept. 15, a girl. This child lived but a few days, death taking it Wednesday. W T. Posey, who had been here from Caldwell, Idaho, since the death of his mother, Mrs. Preve, left Tuesday for a short visit at Galveston before starting for his western home. Mead Prevo and wife are leaving this week for Rochester, Minn., where Mr. Prevo will undergo an examination and possibly an operation. H Fleishpfresser, father of Mrs. Henry Diener, came down from Chicago last Saturday to help finish the remodeling of the Diener home. Mr. Fleischpresser was here last fali about this time and picked about S3OO worth of mushrooms in this vicinity. This year he is gathering a few, but the prolonged dry weather curtails the supply. Claude Horner received a telegram this morning from Mrs. Horner at Dayton, 0., that her mother, Mrs. Rowlands, was dead. Mrs. Horner went to the bedside of her mother some three weeks ago, and while the family have had no hopes for her recovery the news of her death makes many sad hearts here as Mrs. Rowlands had spent a great deal- of time here in the past few years and had made many friends. ( Sale bills printed at The Democrat office while you wait.

WALKER CENTER A. P. Huntington called at Will Stalbaum’s Thursday. Orval and Estel Meyers spent Sunday at Joe Salrln's. Fairy Salrin started to high school at Tefft this week. Miss Eva Lilly is teaching in the Wheatfield high school this year. Mrs. J. J. Tomilson and son Will called on Ernest Tomllson’s Sunday. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman spent the day with Mrs. Daisy Tomilson Friday. Mrs. Daniel Bartsch returned home Tuesday from a visit with her parents in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lilly were business callers at Ji Wynkoop’s, north of Wheatfield, .Tuesday. .Clarence Bridgeman, Ern®st and Will Tomilson attended the Salisbury sale north of Wheatfield Friday. Noah Wenrick was called to Kouts Wednesday by the poor health of his daughter, Mrs. Gus Shults. Elizabeth Hurley, Lena Meyers, Ruby Pettet and Lewis Hurley are attending high school at Wheatfield this year. Ernest Tomilson has rented a farm near Kniman and expects to move his family there the first of the week. Mrs. J. J. Tomilson received the news this week that her son-in-law, Major Elmer J. Smith, of Georgetown, 111., had been very , highly honored by the United States government. He has been commissioned surgeon of the puiblic health service, the appointment being for five years. The position is next in rank to surgeon-general of the United States. Major Smith was in overseas service for more than a year and was in charge of one of the largest camp hospitals in France. 'He has been stationed at Carlisle, Pa., since returning home. He was a practicing physician at Georgetown and before that at Danville, 111., for over 25 years.

morocco (From the Courier) Mrs. Frank Purdy visited with some old neighbors in Remington Monday. J. D. Law and daughter, Miss Pauline, were- at St. Mary s of the Woods Tuesday, where the latter entered school for the term. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson left Friday for Greensburg, Kan., to spend a couple of we’sks with George Williamson and family.* Mrs. Morris Reed of Goodland and Mrs. Daisy Hanson and two granddaughters of Topeka, Kan., spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown of Jackson township. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N. Murdock and daughter Betty of Chicago, Mrs. N. G. Woods and son Keith of Denver, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Graves and sons of Kentland spent Sunday with Mrs. D. M. Graves A very pretty wedding occurred at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bridgeman Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, at 8 o’clock when their daughter, Leta Madeline, was united in marriage to Ralph Edwin Bassett,' the son of Mr and Mrs. Ira Bassett. Rev.-Cedi R. Smith, for several years tpastor .flf the Morocco ,U. B. church, -which, also includes the Mt. Zion and Rivfer Chapel Circuits, has been assigned to Plymouth and with hie family will imove there at once. Rev. Wnu L. Eller has been assigned to the Morocco charge and will conduct his first service here Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. H 0. Harris of Rensselaer has purchased the 'Bergren & Benson fairm. near Enos. The farm consists of 27-7 acres, and the consideration was |I2Q an acre. This is an exceptionally good farm and well worth the money, but Messrs. Bergren & Benson, both of whom live in Chicago, could not give it the personal attention necessary for maximum profit, and thought best to sell out. Frank Peck and family left Monday for their home in California a 4 ter a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Peck, and many friends. They made the trip here by auto and are returning the same way. Previous to their departure his parents were hosts to a number of friends to bid them farewell, and among those present was Nora Carmichal Kline of Portland, Ore. Mrs. Sam Robbins of Colfax township raises chickens. She raises them for profit, and not to feed meandering wolves, and when one of the latter invaded her roosts Sunday evening she did not propose to let him get away. When it became apparent in the Robbins household that something was after their chickens Sunday evening, Mr. Robbins sought his trusty shotgun. But Mrs. Robbins did not wait for her spouse and, armed with a piece of 2x4, she proceeded to the hen house. There she met and gave battle to the intruder, and one well placed blow was all that was required. Later examination disclosed that the wolf was a fullgrown animal, and that his neck had been broken by the owner of the invaded roost.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. The schools in Barkley township opened on Monday, Sept. 15. All teachers previously contracted were in their respective rooms ready to begin work at 8 o’clock. Russell B. Wooden, who Is teaching the Union school In Marlon, township for Mr. Postill, has tendered his resignation to take effect Friday evening, Sept. 27. Mr. Wooden will enter government work at Washington, D. C., next week at a marked Increase in salary. Trustee Postill has no teacher, to take his jplace to date, but this position can' be filled since Mr. Postill pays his teachers a wage that will be inducive to those who are not yet located. Miss Betty Royster of Rensselaer went into Walker township to teach the Oak Grove school for Mr. Pettit last Monday, Sept. 22. The Walker township ’ institute was held at Walker Center school. All, teachers and Trustee Pettit were present. The teaching force In Walker township consists of Bertha Herohman, . Bertha Stalbaum, Bernice Myers, Alice Myers, • Betty Royster, Gertrude Misch, Amanda Steinke and Mayme DeArmond. The Zadoc school is not running this year. 1 The Demotte schools will open about Monday, Sept. 29. Trustee Fairchild has employed a lady principal from Deputy, Ind. I There never was such a scarcity of teachers as this year. The primary cause is that the teachers* wages have not Increased as rapidly as other wages In other lines of work. There are a number of country teachers receiving over SIOO per month, yet there are a greater number receiving ,'below S7O per month. Many of our already employed teachers are receiving very indnicive offers from school officials outside the county. South Dakota Is employing anyone who can teach at fabulous prices. The teachers’ agencies are busying themselves now encouraging already employed teachers to. resign to accept employment elsewhere at an advance of salary. Not a licensed applicant could be gotten at Valparaiso university last Saturday. The only hopes of getting teachers was to induce a teacher to resign by offering a high wage. Rensselaer, Wheatfield and Fair Oaks are In the markets for high school teachers. An armload of old papers for 5 c at* The Democrat office.