Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Rev. J. G. Rhlnd spent several days in Chicago this ■week'. Miss Jessie Elijah/ went to Goodland Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Guthrie. Mrs. Mary Gain and daughter, Miss Grace, spent Monday - with Goodland friends. • Mrs. D. A. Bickel and daughter, Miss Agnes, visited friends in Monticello Friday last. Verne Heath olf Barbourville, N. Y., came Tuesday and will spend the hulking season here. E. Peacock went to Pierceton and Lacross Wednesday for a few days’ visit with relatives. JakneS Thomas and family went to Fulton county Saturday to visit his sister until Mrs. Velma Sharp and daughter Virginia of Crothersville came Tuesday evening to visit Mrs. Charles Tobias. , , • Mirs. Simon Shannon and daughters went to Peoria, 111., Friday to attend the funeral of an aunt, Mrs. Jacob Ruch. Mrs. Irene OCerr of Crawfordsville spent Friday - night and Saturday with her couslm, Miss Eunice Brand, and other relatives here.

Mrs. George Hemphill and friend, Mrs. Gillette, of Marion, Ind., whb is visiting her, spent Monday with Mrs. Fred Burger at Goodland. Mrs. William Barnett went Saturday night to visit friends and relatives at Kankakee and Chebanse, 111. Mrs- Ves Villinski went to Kankakee Saturday morning to spend Sunday with her son Bernard, who is attending a business college in that city. Misses Maud and Eva Mattox of Watseka, 111., came Friday evening to spend the week-end with their sister, Mrs. Ernest Mattox, and brother, Lewis Matthew. Mr. and Mrs. James 'Hoagland and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Julian drove to Crawfordsville Sunday where "they spent the day with John Servles and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Ross of Fairbury, 111., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weir Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.' Jerotaue Biddle were also guests that afternoon. • Mrs. Fred Bishop and daughter Laura Ruth of Council Bluffs, la., who are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Wartfock, spent Friday in Goodland, the guests pf Mrs. Ben Constable. Mr, and Mrs. George Lancaster of Kankakee, 111., spent Saturday and Sunday with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. John Howell. They also visited their cousins at Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Watson, returning home Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Merritt, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gillam, drove to North Vernon, a diMahce of about 160 imiles, Saturday to spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reeve. They returned home Monda/ afternoon. < James Grennard and family moved into their property in the southwest . part of town Tuesday and are now full-fledged cltixens of Remington. Arthur Hartman vacated the property and moved into his newly acquired house on nortn Ohio street. Mrs. Schembs and son Robert, accompanied by Mrs. Ellen O’Connor, Mrs. Jason Bickel and children, ChaHes, Virginia %nd Jason, drove to Wabasih Saturday morning and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John O'Connor, returning home Sunday evening. Mrs. L. E. Greenwood and Mrs. W. E. Johnston went Monday evening to Kokotmo as delegates of the Fortnightly club to attend the convention of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, in session there this week. After the convention Mrs. Greenwood' will go to Martinsville springs for a week or 10 days. Word 'from Burge, Neb., comes to the effect that a fine 8-pound daughter was born to Mr- and Mrs. Lewis Alter on Oct. 16. This is the first daughter, though they have two sons In ttft family, and Lewis feels all stuck up over it. Lewis, it will be remembered, was manager of the Lyric theater three years ago. The auction sale of the city hall, fire station, jail and fortner school building, to say nothing of carpenter, shop and* other uses to which the building was formerly put, toon place on the lot Saturday afternoon and it was knocked off to Chris Roush, who can now move the same onto one of his vacant lots and propound justice, enforce sentence and do Innumerable things that a self-respecting town hall should be responsible for. Chris paid the sum of $202.50 for the building and has to remove the same within 30 days. Dr. Besser wanted the building and would have given more for it, but was not present at the sale. We do not know to w'hat use he would have wished to put it, but there is a wild rumor to the effect that he Intended to line It up along side of its roate. th® Besser sanitarium, and a real hospital right here in our imidst. Work of wrecking the building Is already under way.

GOODLANT) (From the Herald) ■Charles Wilson has purchased a farm In Michigan and ■will move there In the spring. Mrs. May Harrington will make her home with Mrs. Henry Butler on west Union street. , Mrs. E. E. Marsh went to Chicago Tuesday where shfe is taking treallment in a hospital, Mrs. Wlm. Watson has returned home from a month’s visit with her daughter at Stutgart, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Allen of Washington, Ind., spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Constable. Mate Casey will go to a Savanah, Mo., sanitarium soon to take treatment for cancer that has started on his nose. Helen, Jane, Jessie and Harry Gasparo of Austin, 111., attended the funeral of their uncle, Henry Butler, held last Friday. Mr, and Mrs. Burriel Nealy of Salem, Ind., arrived Sunday morn-. Ing for a visit here with the latter’s uncles, W. A. and E. L. Medlock. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker of Washington, la., came last Friday for a visit here with their daughter, Mrs. E. E. Marsh, and husband. . Leonard Weaver of Bedford, ■ Ind., a student at Purdue, and Miss Opal Hafey of Remington were Saturday and Sunday guests of James and Mary Medlock. 9 D. P. Rice of Tuba City, Calif., is visiting here with his nephew, J. C. Rice, and wife, Sunday, Nov. 2, the Rice families will hold a reunion at Franklin Park, just west of Chicago. (Harry Butler of Avilla, Ind., returned home last Saturday after attending the funeral of his grandfather, Henry Butler. Harry has purchased a fine farm near Avilla and has bright prospects. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warner, Mrs. Helen Purcupile and Frances Hopkins of Rensselaer and Mrs. Wm. Thompson of Sullivan, Ind., came Wednesday for a visit here with John L- Cooke and faimily. C. H. Adamson went to Chicago Tuesday night and returned Wednesday afternoon- with Mrs. Adam-

son, who has been a patient at the Wesley hospital since her operation of Sept. 29. She is getting along just fine. Mr- and Mrs. Abe Stombaugh arrived home Wednesday afternoon after speeding several weeks at the Wesley hospital, where Mr. Stombaugh underwent an operation for gallstones on Sept. 29. He Is ifrruproving most every day. Pete Buch, Jr., who had spent the past several years at the Julia Work school near Plymouth, arrived home Sunday morning and will help his father in the market. He seems /mighty glad to return home among his -former friends. Mrs. *B. P. Davidson returned last Friday from a month’s trip in the west, where she visited relatives in different parts of Nebraska and lowa, and with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Schermerhorn, of Minneapolis, Minn. John Baxter, living on the W. J. Stewart farm southeast of town, lost four cattle Monday night when a straw stack, under Which they had eaten their way, caved In on them and smothered them to death. The dead cattle were taken to the refinery and tankage made of them.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. Mary Pogue of Greenfield is visiting relatives here. Miss Grace Thompson of Winamac was the guest of friends here Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Markin of Rolfe, la., is here for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Peyton Davisson. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wise of Hammond are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. S- Van Orman. Mr. and Mrs. George Eldridge of Florida are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hill, south of town. Will Whitaker and M. P. Hill went to Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the state meeting of the Masonic fraternity. The new boiler for the school building has arrived and is now being installed to take the place of the old one which had been conr demned. Rev. T. J. Reeder was called to Crawfordsville the first of the week on account of the death of his son. The young man had not been In good health for time and lately had developed tuberculosis. Mrs. Harry uoyle fractured her right arm at her home in the west part of town last Friday. While walking across the lawn she tripped on a band of twine and fen with such force as to cause the Injury. J, W- Porter of Illinois, who owns two farms in Beaver township, was here with some land prospectors Tuesday and yesterday. He recently sold the Fred Herman farm south of town to an Illinois man/ for $250 per acre. Owen Kitchen, a well known resident of Buffalo, passed away at his home there yesterday noon. Mr. Kitchen had been ill for a number of months. The deacesd was about 68 years old. His wife died only a few months ago, and surviving him are two daughters. Edward Mayhugh has moved onto the fanm east of town which be purchased from August Geo/pip some time ago. Mr. Mayhugh has bad the buildings painted and is making some necessaay repairs to the residence. His sons, Harold and Glenn, will occupy the south farm. * .

While fishing near the Pulaski dam Tuesday evening Roe Degnor and two of his neighbors caught a 40-pound Buffalo fish in about three feet of water. They wounded the fish with clubs and were then able to remove it from the waterit Is the largest fish caught ini this past of the county for a long time. Mrs. Yeppa Hansen and son James spent Saturday and Bunday in Rensselaer with their son and brother Clarence, who is attending high school there. He is doing fine, making good grades and taking quite an active interest in church work, having been the leader of the Epworth League on Oct. 12.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Bora, to Mr. and Mrs. David Hanna Monday, Oct. 20, an 8-pound daughter. Mrs. Janie Jones went to Kingman Tuesday to visit her son, Albert P. Jones. Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy spent the day Thursday with her niece, Mrs. Lee Carl at Remington. Mrs. Sarah Green went to Lafayette Wednesday for a few days’ visit with her daughters. Mrs. Dorance Dibell of Gary

came Tuesday and is visiting her parents, Mr. and MrO. Ed Jackson. Mrs. S. O. Dyer and daughter Juanita went to Boswell Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Robert Kart>. Lewis Nevltt was called to Fowler Thursday by the death of his father, Whose death was caused from pneuimonla. Mr and Mrs. Charles Carl went to Indlanajpolls this Friday morning to spend the week-end with their son Earl and/ wife. Mr and Mrs. John Sluyter and Raymond and Arthur Sluyter of Buffalo were guests Sunday of Dr. S. D- Sluyter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parcels and children of Piper City, 111., were, the guests Sunday of Mrs. Parcels s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller. Miss Helen Welker of Danville, O lady friend of Rev. Robert Ross, is visiting this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. U«i. Mrs. Bert Cowgill spent the day Thursday at Remington visiting friends and attending the session of the aid society of that place. M. B. Beard was taken to St. Elizabeth hospital at Lafayette Thursday evening for treatment ana possibly an operation for kidney trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Q. L- Hughes and Mrs. J. G. Brough - went to Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Monday to visit Mrs. Hiughes’s brother, C. M. Smith, and family. Geo. F- Baker, Ji., son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. of place, and Miss Evelyn Thompson of Dayton, 0., were united in marriage at Daytoh Wednesday, Oct. 15. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell and baby of Brook and Mir. and Mrs. Bert Bell and children of near Kentland spent Sunday with the former’s niece and family, Mrs. Perfect Spencer.

Mr and Mrs. Nelson House of Royal Center were guests over night Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson. Mr. and Mrs House sang at the services at the Chris tian church Wednesday evening. Rev D A. Rodgers, who for the past three years has been of the M. E. church here, hut was this year appointed to thei Sta City church, this week moved his household goods by aiwto truck to Star City. Mrs Love and Mrs. Butts of Kankakee 111., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harve Watson. Mr and (Mrs. Watson and their guests will drive to I<* av ‘ Ue t 0 spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peter. Mr and Mrs. John Fisher of Martinton and Walter Kilgore and wife of Watseka were guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert. Mr. Fisher is a half, brother of Mr. Seifert and MrsFicher is a sister of Mrs. Seifert. Mr and Mrs. Joseph A. Boitet and son Leo, Mr. and Mrs Edward Lomont, son Edward and daughter Heneretta of Ft. Wayne came Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Burke and son Edward, returning home Sun-

day evening. The trip was made by auto; ' Mrs. Minnie Eldridge and daughter Allee, F. H. Hathaway, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Eldridge of Chicago were guests of Mrs. Jefinie Graham and son Delbert from Friday until Monday. On their return trip home they were accompanied by Mrs. Graham, who will spend a few days there. The Wolcott public schools were closed Monday for a short time owing to the lack of heating apparatus. The boilers for heating the building have arrived and It is thought that the work of installing them can be accomplished In about one week; so with no drawbacks It Is expected school will again open Monaay, Nov. 3.

VIRGIK , R G. Gasaway was on the sick list last week. John Reed and family were Rensselaer goers SaturdayL. E. Harrington was a Fair Oaks goer Sunday morning. Mrs. T. J. Mallatt called on Mrs. C. A, Harrington Saturday afternoon. Miss Ethel Hill spent Sunday wit|h her sister, Mrs. J. B. Crownover. Miss Jessie Zellers and brother Harold were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. J. B. Crownover and children spent Monday with Jaimes Hill and wife. W. W. Zellers and Earl Wiseman made a business trip to Chicago last week. Mrs. James Hill called on her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Crownover, Saturday afternoon. Mrs. John Maher and daughter Doris spent Sunday with L. E. .Harrington and family. James Williams and family spent Bunday - with their daughter, Mrs. George Tolbert, and family of near Morocco. Mrs. J. B. Crownover and children visited Saturday night and Sunday with her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. 9. Lowpian, of Hebron. Mrs. John Ma'her and daughter Doris and Mrs. L. E. Harrington and daughter Vera called on Mrs. J. B. Crownover Friday afternoon.