Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Miss Mabel Burling began clerking ini Peck’s department store this week. John Tharp visltejf his children in Chicago from Saturday until Tuesday. Miss Grace dowry went to Lafayette Saturday to visit an old friend, Mrs. Sheets. Mrs. A. L. Carpenter was a weekend guest of her mother, Mrs. McClain, at Morocco. Miss Ethel 'Harris went to Wabash Saturday morning to spend a week with old friends. Mrs. Charles Michael and son of Logansport apent the week-end with (Robert Hackley and family. John Shearer’s little 7-year-old son Robert fell off their coal shed Friday evening and broke his right arm. Mrs. H. J. Bartoo and daughter, Mrs. Tsevor Eger, spent Thursday in Goodland, guests of Miss Laura Ponton. Miss Minnie Alter, who had been spending a few aays at her home, returned to Lafayette Wednesday evening. Mrs. S. M- Taylor of Farmersburg returned to her home Friday last after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Ella Eastes. Mrs. Bert May went to Danville “ Friday last to spend the week-end with a friend, Mrs. Nellie Schmeiser. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Baxter are the proud possessors of their first child, a fine big boy, Arthur Keith, born Friday afternoon. (Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shelmon went to Gridley and Bloomington, 111., to spend a week with their daughter and other relatives. Will Stitz reports the sale of his recently purehased property on north Ohio street to W. E. Johnston. Consideration, $9,000. Mrs. Chester Besse and small nephew Jack returned to her home at Brook- Wednesday after a few days’ visit with Mrs. Ellis JonesMrs. Mullen of Kentland, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Poshard, at Rensselaer, returned home Thursday evening last. Bernie Graham was here to attend the funeral of his little nephew, Baby Puckett, returning to his home at Windfall early In the week. Mirs. Ray Friday, sister of Mrs. F. L. Peck, and baby returned to their home at Idaville Thursday evening after a couple of days visit here. Mrs. Nichols Nustbauim, grandson Marvin and Ida Nustbaum went to Fairbury Saturday evening to attend the funeral of a relative, Mrs. Btortz. Lee Rosenberger’s youngest daughter died Wednesday morning. The funeral was held this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Mt. Gilboa. ! Mr- and Mrs. Cary Mitchell and daughters, Mary and Nellie, drove to Brook Sunday where they spent

the day with Mr. and Mrs. Luke McCarty. Mr. and Mrs. Marlon O’Connor of Lafayette came Thursday to spend the week-end with «his mother, Mrs. Ellen O’Connor, and Jason Bickel and family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parker moved this week Into the Mrs. Eastes cottage, the former George Chappell place. Mrs. Eastes Is running a rooming house at Bloomington, 111. Mr. and iMrs. Sam Schwab of Lamonte, Kan., who had been visiting about 10 days with Fred Baier and faimily, went Saturday to Illinois on their return home. B. G. Parks and little daughter Margarita, who had been visiting Mr. Parks’s sister, Mrs. Howard Brooks, for a few days, returned to their home at Rensselaer Saturday. Ira Cheek of Terre Haute came last Friday, called here by the sickness of his sister, Mrs. Charles Kerrick. He spent the week here, 1 returning home the last of this week. Miss Margaret Worden returned Monday from a visit with a friend, Miss Agnes Franks, at Monticello. While there she was greatly surprised by a birthday party given In her honor. Mrs. Barbara Lehe., who had been staying with her daughter, Mrs. Vale Nafziger, the past summer, went to Pontiac, 111., Tuesday ta spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Castor and two children and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ross and three children drove over from Andrews to Remington Sunday, spending the day with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sturgeon. Mrs. Paul Hyman and daughter Elizabeth returned to her home at Logansport Tuesday after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Ella Parks. Mr. Hyiman came Saturday to spend the week-end here. Mrs. Nellie Griffith and daughters, Nellie and Fay, of Pembina, N- D., have beeni spending a few days at the home of iMr. and Mrs. Albert Sturgeon while visiting old friends and neighbors in and around Remington. -r Mrs. Pearl Currens and daughter, Mrs. -Blanche Hicks, of Indianapolis were called here the last of the week by the severe illness of Mrs. Currens’s mother, Mrs. Peter Mann, who has' been In a critical condition for some time. Mrs. A. L. Carpenter had a pleasant family reunion Friday when her brother, J. A. McClain, of Bozeman, Mont.; mother, Mrs. H. H. McClain.; sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, of Morocco and nephew, George Miller, of Morocco came to spend the day with her.

George Griffith and family of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newbold and daughters of town, Mr. and Mrs- Leslie Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson of south of town and Mrs. Nellie Griffith and daughters of North Dakota, were Sunday quests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sturgeon. J. C. Goad, who lives south of Remington, met with an accident Friday morning when near the Wilson farm. The steering wheel of his car refused to work properly and he was run down the embankment -into ■'the ditch, where the car turned completely over. Mr. Goad sustained a serious cut on the forehead requiring nine, stitches to close. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beal of Crawfordsville, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dick and daughter of Watseka and Mr and Mrs. Will Beal and daughter" of Goodland were Sunday guests of Mrs/ V. M. Beal. In the afternoon Charles Beal, wife and mother left for an auto trip to various points in Indiana and Michigan/

expecting to be away a fortnight or moreMrs. C. H. Coover and five small children made the trip to El Paso, Tex., this week where she joined her husband, to make their future home. She left Sunday, accompanied hy Marlon Coover and John Zimmerman as far as Chicago, where they saw her aboard a through train for the south, no change being made enroute at all. She took a stateroom and made the journey safely, arriving Tuesday afternoon. Remington went solidly for Republicanism at the election Tuesday. The day passed off very quietly, there being little or no electioneering done. This was because there being but one tlckt in the field there was no possibility of a slip. Our Democratic friends did not think It worth while to nominate a town ticket so the official ballot contained only the Republican ticket- Hence a great victory was the result of the municipal election. Willis Duane, the little six months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Puckett, whose illness we mentioned last week, died Friday night at 9:30 o’clock. It was only sick a few days, being taken Sunday with pneumonia and this running into something very like infantile paralysis. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the home; interment imade in Remington cemetery. This is the second child ’Mr. and Mrs. Puckett have lost this year, having buried one of their twin sons in February. They have the sympathy of their large circle of friends in this time of loss.

Mrs. Charles Kerrick, a forifier resident of Remington, but lately of nine miles south of town, died at her home Saturday at 1:35 a. m. She leaves seven children, the youngest only a year old. Fannie Leona Cheek Kerrick was born in Kentland, Ind., Oct. 27, 1880, and died Nov. 1, 1919, aged 39 years and 4 days. She was married to Charles Kerrick May 29, 1900.» To this union seven children were born: Vivian A., Harry R., Marjorie C„ Forest M., Maxine E., Ross T- and Ned Eugene. She was sick some time before her death, but did not take a serious turft until Wednesday last, when pneumonia set in and she suffered a great deal until her death. She was a very hard working woman, kind and devoted to her Children and home and will 'be sadly missed by them in their young and tender years when they need a mother's care. She is survived by her husband and children, also one brother, Ira M., of Terre Haute, z and one sister, Ora D., of Remington, and a host of relatives and friends. Her father preceded her to the great beyond in February of the present year. The funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon and interment, made in Remington cemetery.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune? T. M. Spence and C. D. Haring Jiave gone to Ohio and Pennsylvania for a two week’s visit with rela- , tives. Mrs. Belle Whitaker has gone to Normal, 111-, for future residence, having disposed of her property interests here. The Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor company has a force of men here painting the elevator buildings the usual Big 4 color. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe of Los Vegas, N. M., and children, who had been guests of the Carnes families here, returned to the west yesterday morning. Dr. H. G. Jones, the dentist, is leaving here to locate in Indlanapolh. His offica is to be taken over

by Dr. Somers of Medaryville, who practiced here during Dr. Jones’s absence when called into the military service. ’ Mrs. Mildred L Nairn and Clayton Goble were married here Saturday afternoon by Squire Freeman. She Is a daughter of Grant Wimer and wife of Francesville, and he is a locomotive fireman, a son of A. J. Goble and wife of Monon. George Congram, local suptwlntendent of roads, has been compelled to discontinue work for a time on the reconstruction of the Monon-Francesville road because the Monon stone crusher closed down on account of a car shortage and material for stone road building Is not available.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) - Dr. Martin made a trip to Joliet, 111., this week. Mrs. Gilbert Stucker has been on the sick list this week. A. L. Padgett of Rensselaer was a business caller here Friday. Mrs. Goldie Blankenbaker was a Rensselaer visitor Monday afternoon. Dave Booke and, family visited at Ernest Prouty’s near Rensselaer Sunday. S. M. Laßue of Renseeiier stopped here a while on business Monday. Amos Coovert is here from Marlon visiting his parents and other relatives. Miss Pearl Romine of Chicago spent the week-end with her cousin, Orpha Barton, Jpere. Rev. Downey and family of Fair Oaks was here the last of the week visiting at J. W- Meharry’s. Gilbert Stucker, Mrs. C. H. Stucker and Mrs. F. M. Coovert made a trip to Valparaiso Sunday. Dr. Martin reports the arrival of an 8-pound girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Frye Thursday, Oct. 30. Frank Ringeisen and family and Mr. and Mrs. Cochran of McCoysburg were jhere on business Monday. Ed May and family of near Remington spent Sunday with the family of his ibrother-in-law, Ed Harris. Frank Goff of Fair Oaks was here Thursday and took dinner with his nephew, Harvey Goff, the butcher. 'Miss Delma Coovert and friend, Arthur Peterson, who are attendtog school in Valparaiso, were here over Sunday. Mary Wolfe, sister to John and Ed Wolfe, is here from Jonesboro for a visit *of a couple of weeks or more with her brothers. Mrs. L. M- Tucker of Evanston, 111., is here to visit her daughter and new granddaughter, Mrs. B. H. Horton and babe, who arrived home from the hospital Tuesday. Mrs Robertson returned to her home at Pfcper City, 111., Monday after a week’s visit wtth the family of Oscar Schanlaub. Mrs. Robertson was the wife of the onetime editor of the old Pilot. Her husband has been dead a number of years.

WALKER CENTER Ernest Tomlinson called on A. P. Huntington Friday. Mr. Barrett visited his tenant, F. M. Garrett, Saturday. Orvis Salrin'of Chicago is visiting his parents, Joe Salrln’s. Mrs. J. J. Tomllson called oh Mrs. Daniel Bartsch Wednesday. Eva Salrin was home over Sunday from Moody, where she is staying. Clarence Hurley is having lumber sawed to build a shed for his threshing machine. 7 Noah Wenrick and F. M. Lilly have been fixing the roads for the mailman this week. F. M. Lilly and family and AP. Huntington visited Mr. Huntington’s mother at Mt. Ayr Sunday. Daniel Bartsch is building a barn on his place. A carpenter from Indiana Harbor is doing the work. A. P. Huntington has been hauling gravel, sand and cement for his house, which he intends building soon. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Gail Poole of Valparaiso and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Poole of Wheatfield took dinner with Lee Jennings and family Sunday. Bertha Hershman held a box social at the Hershman school last Saturday evening. It was well attended and a good sum was realized. The Liberty club met with Mrs. Clarence Hurley last Wednesday and a fine time was enjoyed by ailThe next meeting will be held at Mrs. F. M. Lilly’s Wednesday, Nov. 26. All day meeting.