Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

WALKER CENTER Donald Bridgeman was a Wheatfield caller Monday. Claude Saylor and family were Kniman callers Sunday. Wesley Hurley is helping husk corn at Grube’s this week. Mrs. J. J. .Tomllson and son Will called at F. M. Lilly’s Monday. Jake Meyers is helping Clarence Bridgeman with ditching this week. Henry Meyers, Hazel and Alice Meyers were Wheatfield callers Friday. Rev. Amstutz took dinner with Clarence Bridgeman and family Sunday. John Pettit and son Firman and John Salrto called on A. P. Huntington Saturday. West Williams and son Dan were working on their house northeast of Wheatfield Saturday. A baby boy arrived at William Stalbaum s Tuesday, Oct. 28. Mother and babe are doing nicely. Miss Bertha Hershman spent Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Indianapolis at the teachers’ convention. Several friends from Indiana Harbor spent Monday at the home of Daniel Bartsch and enjoyed the hunting. Mr. Shepherd and son of Freeport, 111., are fixing up the buildings and generally improving their place, upon which Julius Schultz Ilves. , iMrs. J. J- Tomllson and son Will, A. P. Huntington and Miss Lilly and and Mrs. Paul Hershman took dinner with Ernest Tomllson at Kniman Sunday.

A party was held at the home of Lee Jennings Fxjday evening. Many amusing costumes were seen and a fine time was enjoyed by all. A good lunch was served, with pie to spare, by the Liberty club ladies.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. 'Stevens of Harrison county was here this week visiting his son Albert and family. M. L. Thornton went to Remington Tuesday to attend a meeting of the poultry dealers of this section. x Mt. and Mrs. George Mercnant and Mrs. Rhinehart Bossung were

in Goodland Wednesday visiting Mrs. Chas. Adamson. Howard Myers returned from California Monday evening. He is very much enthused over the country and had a very, enjoyable trip. Ray Hershman purchased the old Ben Staton place of two acres this week. The land lays south of the river and there Is an old brick house on it. The consideration was S7OO. Marcus Schaaf, state forester of Michigan, twas here Monday and Tuesday as the guest of his sister, Mrs. Bennett Lowe. He had been called to Indiana, to address the Indiana Forestery association at Indianapolis. John Lawrence received word Tuesday of the death of his brother Edward’s wife in Arkansas. It seems that they had just moved there some time ago to take charge of a mining proposition. Mrs. Gridley left VJedinesday to attend the funeral. Abram Agate of Chicago came Saturday and remained until Tuesday with his brother, Amos Agate. Mr. and Mrs. Agate will make their home with her daughter, Mrs. Stelnmitz, at Washburn, 111., owing to the continued * ill Health of Mrs. Agate.

FRANCESVILLE (Froto the Tribune) Samuel Fleck, Jr., has gone to Fowler for an extended stay. Rev. Dillman, formerly of Brook, was the guest of Rev. J. S- Van Orman Sunday. « Herman Nachtingal went to Kokomo where he has taken employment in an automobile factory. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hamilton and children of Shelby were guests of relatives here Saturday and Bunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ricks last Friday, a son; to Mr. and MTs. Russel Dunkleberger Tuesday, a son. Mrs. Mary Parker and daughter Blanche have returned from Tennessee, where they spent more than a month as the guests of relatives. Owen Finnegan, Who had been spending the summer in Canada, is here for a brief visit with relatives. He will stay in Indiamap*blis this winter. Some delay has resulted in the building of the oil well derrick north of town, because the builders were held on other contracts down east. Most of the men are now here and the work should progress rapidly. John Hudgens was injured at the Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor company elevator last Friday when he fell out of a door onto the railroad siding 12 feet below, receiving injuries to his hips and back. it was while he was giving some attention to some construction work that the accident happened. He has again resumed his duties at the . elevator. Howard Higgins of Greencastle has been here for a few days visiting with his uncle and friends. He has just been discharged from the naval service. He had been on the Buffalo, which did patrol duty near Gibraltar, Africa, and the Azores. He is now returning to his home at Greencastle, where he will resume his studies at Depauw university. James R. Brandenburg, the auctioneer, handled two large sales this week. The Madhus sale, near Medaryville Monday was well attended. Milk cows brought $152 each and - 14 2-year-olds sold at slls each. Implements and vehicles also brought high prices. The Holeman sale Thursday near Lee pulled'a large crowd and everything sold at good prices.