Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MOROCCO (Prom the Courier) A' son was born 'last Friday to Dr. and Mrs. iHL F. Leedom. Mother and babe are doing nicely. M*rs. John Newcome and daughter Margaret and Miss Virginia Smith of Rensselaer were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Atkinson. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Miller has been quite sick since Sunday with pneumonia. Yesterday she showed some improvement. Wm. Parker went to Chicago Saturday after a short visit here with his mother, Mrs. Hugh Parker. Mr. Parker expects to enter a law school in Chicago. Mr- and Mrs. R. L. Ewan came down from Roann Tuesday to visit friends and relatives a few days and to superintend the erection of a monument on ttheir lot in the cemetery. Word has been received here that Miss Leota Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Woods of Morocco, was married at Kokomo Nov. 1 to Perry Boyd. The young couple will make their home in Kokomo. The bride has many friends here who extend congratulations and best wishes. At the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners held last week, Harry S. Irvin was appointed a justice of the peace in and for Beaver township. Other justices of the ipeace appointed at the same time were: George F. Brown for Lake township and J. T. Bess for Lincoln township. Joseph H. Wells, for many years a well known resident of Lake township, died last week at a hospital at Rockford, 111-, to which place he had gone about six weeks before to reside with his daugttfer-in-law. The remains were brought to Lake Village and burial made there Saturday. His death followed that of his wife just nine weeks. Mrs. George W. Brainard, accompanied by her husband, Mrs. Hattie Towell and Dr. Triplett, was taken to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago Monday for treatment for gallstones. It is possible that she will undergo an operation today. Mrs. Brainard has been suffering from gallstones for same time and her condition Is now such that an operation is necessary for any relief at all.

MKDARYVTLIjH (From the Jourhal) Mr*. Grant Eldrlage spent several days this week with the George Marches at Indiana (Harbor. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dalke visited relatives at Wanatah the first of 4’ie week. Wednesday they wen£ to Lafayette to make their future home. Mrs. Alice Firebaugh was called to Mississippi by the illness of her father. Georgia Linton is helping ont at the postofflce during her absence. e Mrs. Carl Toyne and J. W. Toyne went to Chicago to visit with Mrs. LaFevre, who Is in the hospital, Tuesday. Mr. LaFevre spent Sunday there. Mrs. T. L. Smith has sold her residence property to George Logan and will give possession about Feb. 1. Mrs. Smith is planning to s^end

the winter with iMr. and Mrs. Littell at Danville, 111. Claude Record got a vicious kick from a more vicious horse one day last week which made the services of Dr. Hackley necessary to take four stitches in Record’s chin. A man styling himself a Mason was in town Monday and touched a few of the “brothers.” However, same of them didn’t fall when the stranger could produce no receipts. Frank Reede came home from Rochester, Minn-, last week where he had been for an examination at the Mayo hospital. He is now taking treatment from Dr. Hackley under Mayo’s direction. Charlie Smith has gone to' the Mayo hospital at Rochester for treatment. One examination has been made but nothing definite learned as to what his trouble is. iMrs. Smith and Ruth are with him. Mr. and Mrs. George Winters and dhughter Sophia and son Ernest motored to Earl Park Saturday and spent Sunday with Mrs- Winters’s sisters, Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Morlock. Mrs. Winters found her sister, Mrs. Sullivan, very sick with bronchial pneumonia. Later report says she is better. Dave Barnhill was mighty mad last Monday morning when he went out to his car and found some sneak thief had taken a new Firestone casing and tube from one front wheel of his Ford. Tha thieves passed up a punctured casing which hung on the car, throwing it aside after examining it. Dave has a “hunch” and also blood in his eye and there may be something doing one of these days. Little Jack Guild, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Guild, the victim of an accident last Saturday night when a Ford car, driven by Orville Robinson, struck him, breaking his leg just above the ankle. The little lad was'playing with some other boys near the ipostofllce when the car came along at a very reasonable speed, But Jack ran, directly in front of "he car and it was impossible to stop. Robinson is entirely exonerated from blame. The Simon Aeschllm&nn home was saddened last week by the message that Samuel Aeschllmann, a son living near Rankin, 111., had been seriously injured Monday, (Nov. S, when he was unloading corn with a horse-power elevator. He had the load off and was reaching for the* lever to let the front of the wagon down when the leg of his overalls became entangled. It was twisted so tightly that he fell to the ground, the team stopping once and starting up again. The little daughter, agea 10, ped the horses and unhitched them, but could not help her father. When help finally came it was found that his foot was torn off and the flesh scraped from the bone as far up as the knee. A doctor was called and dressed* the wounds and said the patient would be alright, but by Wednesday the leg had swollen to three times the normal size. A nurse was called frami Chicago and Mrs. Aeschllmann was rushed to the hospital at Peoria on Friday, but blood-boison had set in by that time and the patient was too weak* to undergo an operation. Death came Satur-

day. He was 39 years old and leaves a wife and several children. Mr. and Mra Aeschllmann, Lewis, John, Persida, John Alt and wife and Octavia Getz attended the funeral, which was held last Tuesday near Cissna Park, 111., the old home. The entire community extends sympathy to this family. Thlß is tl)e third death in the family in one year, two sons dying from accidents and a son-in-law from pneumonia.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) George Watt has rented his farm Just northwest of town to Paul Butler. \ C. W. Rominfe was a business caller in Terre Haute Thursday and Friday. Mr- and Mrs. Mark Crandall and son Arnold will spend the winter in California. Isaac Keliar moved this week to Peoria, 111., where they will make their future home. Duanont Peck of Crawfordsvllle was a "business caller here Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Nutt of southwest of town are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy. Mother and son are doing fineMrs. M. G. Traugh is a patient at the Basin hospital at Basin, Wyo., following an operation, and is getting along just fine. N. V- McClellan is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. iE. McClellan, at Salem, Ind., this week. He will return home Sunday. Charles Wilson, who purchased an 80-acre farm near Charlotte, Mich., will move to Michigan as soon as he can arrange to do so. J. N- Baker, wife and son, Harry Baker and wife and Harold Jones autoed here from Lafayette to visit his daughter, Mrs. F. C. Jones, and family last Sunday. Mrs. Gilbert Swisher of Chicago came Tuesday for a visit here with Mrs. T. C. Carlock and family. Mrs. Swisher went to Reynolds Thursday for a visit with relatives before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. C. J‘. Hempstead and daughter Mae of Fowler and Mr. and Mrs, R. A- Viall of Chicago were Sunday guests of the S. H. Dickinson family. Monday Mr. and Mrs. Viall left via auto for Florida to spend the winter. Pugh Murray, chairman of the Presbyterian pastorial board, has received word that Rev. O. K. Malone of Bourton, Ind., has accepted the call to the Goodland Presbyterian church, and wi.l move here as soon as he can arrange to do so. The Presbyterian pulpit has been vacant since the first of July and there will te a great deal of work for the new pastor to line the church work into shape. Samuel H. Jamison was born in Wayne county, 0., Sept. 26, 1847, and passed away at his home in Goodland Nov. 6, 1919. Deceased was married to Mary E. Morgan of Wenona, 111., Oct. 1878, ,to which union was born one daughter, Mrs. Naomi M. Loughridge, of Goodland. Mr. Jamison had resided in Goodland for more than 30 years and led a consistent Christian life, uniting with the M. E. church many years ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Goodland Methodist church, conducted by Rev. V. B. Servies. Interment at the Goodland cemetery. Relatives attending from a distance were: Thomas Jamison and son Hurford of Warsaw, H. Jamison of Ft- Wayne, Mrs. Jessie Deßeck of Chicyro, Mr. and Mrs. James (Nelson or Monticello and Miss Nelson of Chalmers.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Rev. T. J. Reeder was called to St. Louis the first of the week on account of the sickness of his sister. Miss Fern Parrott and Miss Dorothy Allison of the Francesville high school were Chicago goers Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Orlie Clouse of Rensselaer spent several days of tyst week visiting with her mother, who has not been enjoying good health lately. Theodore Garrigue, north of town, has been a very sick man for several days, on account of an acute attack of gall bladder tremble. He was reported as some better yesterday. Gordon Witt is now making an overland trip to California in a truck. Two machines stopped here recently and one of the drivers was sick. Gordon took his place and is driving through to the coast. Ralph Flynn of Pittsburg was here last Friday in the interests of the oil well now being drilled on the .Williams estate, north of

town. The drills are now pounding away at a depth of more than 100 feet. Guy Drake has traded his 246acre farm, northeast of here, for a very good 320-acre farm: near Bainbridge, this state. The deal was made by Charles Bowen of Lafayette, who recently sold the William Schleman interests, southwest of Francesvllle, to Charles Murdock of Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shirtz have purchased the residence property in the north part of town, .owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Priest of Lafayette. They are to take possession at once. Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Jtoush of Nauvoo, who are to move to Francesvllle soon, will occupy the residence (being vacated by the Bhirtz family. The Francesvllle high school lost the county championsh.j to the Medaryville team last Fridafr afternoon at basketball. The score was 25 to 24. It was the most exciting contest played here this season. Francesvllle had, as many opportunities to make their points as their worthy opponents, but there has to be one loseV and there is always a winner. The marriage of Miss Elsie Huguest to Raymond Herr took place Tuesday morning at St. Josepn Catholic church in Reynolds, Rev. Schmidt officiating. They left on a trip to Ft. Wayne and over into Ohio, after which they will return to McCoysburg and reside on a farm. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Peter Huguest. For a long time she was a saleslady in Werner’s store and later in the Nolan grocery. Mr. Herr is an industrious farmer. The - remains of Mfs.. William Pratt, whose death occurred at

Argos, were brought here last Friday. The funeral was held at the Christian church, Rev. J. S. Van Orman officiating. Burial was made in the cemetery in Nauvoo beside her husband. Mrs. Pratt’s age was 78 years. All the children were here to attend the funeral. They are Dan and Ivan of Colorado, Dick Pratt of Hammond, Levi of Miami, tad.; Mrs. Jess Tomlinson of Argos, Mrs. Charles Johnson of Sibley and Charles of Warsaw. j

WOLCOTT (From the (Enterprise) IHf W. Downing left Tuesday on a business trip to Minnesota. Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Rodgers of Star City called on Wolcott friends Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Carl spent Thursday with her son, Lee Carl, and wife at Remington. Mrs. John Vogel went to Chatsworth, 111., Thursday to visit her another, Mrs. Margaret Haberkorn. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. VanVoorst and daughter Julia of near Chalmers visited Wolcott friends Wednesday. Mrs. Homer * Foster and little daughter went to Camden Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harrison. Rufus Jay has taken the agency for this territory for the Standard Oil company and a filling station will soon be established here. Miss Ooldie Scripter returned Sunday evening to Champaign, 111., after spending several days with her sister, Mrs. Perfect Spencer. Mrs. Koe Swart* and daughter Dena returned home Tuesday from a two weeks’ visit with relatives In Spring Lake and Muskegon, Mich. Mrs. D. M. DuLong of Fresno, Calif., who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Foltz, left for her home In the far west 'Monday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McCollum of Indianapolis, Nov. 10, an 11-pound son. The young man has been given his grandfather’s name, Edgar Grant McCollum. Miss Ella Foreman, who had been visiting her cousin,' Mrs. Sarah Kean, and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Kean here for several weeks, left Saturday for her home in Norwalk, 0., stopping to spend Sunday with relatives at Toledo. George Overy, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Overy of this place, arrived home last Friday. George saw 1.8 months’ service in the navy during the worlu war, and only received his discharge from the service Monday* Oct. 27, In Colorado. Miss Daisy Septa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sent* of Butnettsville, was united in marriage with Chester Ryan of Louisville, Ky., in that city Monday, Nov. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan will reside In

Parsons, Kan. Miss Sentz for a long time made her homo with Mr. and Mrs. George Timmons, south of Wolcott, and is well known to many here.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mrs. Madison Rush and daughter Hattie of Watseka are visiting at the L. E. Conn home. Paul Weishaar came down town Tuesday, the first time he has begin out since his operation. Mrs. M. J. Thornton was oallad to Dalton, 111., Monday by the sorb*' ous illness of her nephew. Elwood Harry, wife and baby were down from Chicago and spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K- Harry. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clark had m guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J, O. Sunderland, Mr. and Mrs. John Foresman, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Sunderland and daughter Carrie and Albert Sage and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beagley and the children arrived from Louisville the last of the week. Mrs. Beagley and the children will spend the winter at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harry, while Bruce is out on the road for a Terre Ha<ute concern.