Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

/ MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mr. and "Mrs. Peter May and children went to Lafayette Monday to remain for the next two monthsSchuyler Clafk and Ora Coburn were over from Knox and spent Saturday and Sunday with John Coburn. James Nicholas and wife went to housekeeping last Monday on the old Jesse Nicholas farm, now owned by Mbse Nicholas. Mrs. Mallnoa Sprague left Wednesday for Dundee, 111., where she will spend the winter in the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Ruhl. Mrs. Frank Rowe and daughter Mary spent from Friday until Monday shopping in Chicago and visiting with Arthur Rowes at Hammoad. Miss Okla Ballard of this place and Harry G. Lund of Chicago were married at Michigan City Dec. 6. The young lady is well known here and has a host of friends who will wish her well. Mrs. William was taken to Lafayette 1 last Triday Where on Saturday She was operj ated on at St. Elizabeth’s hospital for abdominal trouble. She is reported to be getting along very nieelyWilliam Eggert and Augusta Domke were married last Wednesday at St. John’s parsonage in Cass by Rev. C. E. Weiss. They will live in the west end of town, where a home was recently purchased. A letter drom Mrs. Augusta Dunn, who with Vivian and Carl are now living at Wauseon, 0., states that they had a severe wind storm there last Saturday evening which killed quite a number of people and injured many others. Harper Malcolm lost a valuable mare last ■ week—due to marsh fever. Harper says he isn’t complaining though as In his 15 years of farming this is the first horse lie has ever lost and he has sold a team of colts almost every year. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hayner from Kempton, 111.,- returned to their home Monday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Frank White. Mr. and Mrs. Hayner will become residents of this community In the spring, having purchased the farm now occupied by DAiel White and wife.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. M. G- Wilson went to Rem>hgton Friday to visit her sister, John Nichols. John Hinchman went to Watseka Thursday evening to visit fc* sister, Mrs. George Winters. Mrs. George Mertz of Burnettsville cam 4 Monday evening to visit tier daughter, Mrs. August Busier. Mrs. Henry Downing went to Logansport Thursday for a few lays’ visit with her sister, Mrs. 3. A. Plummer. Charles Phebus of Lafayette came up Friday evening and is visiting Othlas Gross and family, taking advantage of the rabbit hunting. Mrs. Rachel Martin of Fowler, Who * had heen visiting her son, Perry Spencer, and other relatives here for several weeks, returned home Friday. Mrs. Emma Johnston, a sister, and Mrs- Anna Chandler, a niece •f Mrs. D. K. Jackson, who had heea visiting her for a ‘few days, returned to their home in- Logansport Monday. The house on the George G. Doctor farm, southeast of Wolcott in Westpoint towntrtiip, burned to the ground Tuesday morning between 6 and 1 o’clock. The Are Is supposed to have resulted from « deifective flue. The place was eecupied by Osmer Anderson and family, who were eating breakfast when the smell of smoke caused them to investigate, and on going to the second floor they found the rooms filled with smoke and a young son who was sleeping In ♦ one of the rooms just gettfhg out of bed. They gave the alarm and neighbors quickly responded, but the fire had gained so much headway that nothing could be done to eave the house and they gave their attention to saving the contents, the most of which were saved. Mr. Doctor carried SBOO Insurance on the house In Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Co.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. Fred Lebold and Miss Josephine Burke were Logansport callers Tuesday. Henry Downing* is the'proprietor of a prosperous delicatessen store on Halstead street In Chicago. Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Villa Grove, 111., visited here with her mother, Mrs. Richard Hall, this ‘weelr Miss Nora Barten of Manhattan, 111., returned to her home Monday after spending the week with her uncles and aunt, Henry Barten and * Mr and Mrs. F. H. Leppen. Chas. Wilson, accompanied by his brother John left Thursday via Ford for Grand Ledge, Mich., where Charles has a farm. His car of goods was loaded Thursday and tmill fj4low, firmly setting our fobt and saying that we wouldn’t —we have simply done it! That is, Ksigned up for a three-day chautauK qua with the International Chau- ■ tauqua of Bloomington, 111. I On Wednesday evening at 7 ■ o’clock the "home of Mr. ana Mrs. | Peter Bertsche, miles southeast I of Goodland, was the scene of a I pretty home wedding when their

daughter Louella Barbara became the wife of Mr. Edward Zehr of Flonnagan, 111. Mrs. Jacob Fox,, who was a patient at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette, and later at the home of her brother in the same city —was brought via ambulance to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hugh Spaulding, east of Lochlel. She* is gradually growing weaker. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Johnson of Pierpont, S. D., visited here this week with, the W- H. Gilman fam-

Hy. Wednesday they left for Decatur, 111., for a visit with relatives. after which they will go to San Benito, Tex., just 20 miles from the Mexican border, to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Constable returned Sudday noon from a visit to Minneapolis, where they took Thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed a visit with Mfs. A. C’s. two brothers and a sister, Mrs. J. B. Ludlow. Also visited Mrs. D. F. Scott at Sioux Falls, another sister. Re-

turning to Rushmore where they spent several days with friends and relatives. The fire company was called to the home of Frank Thurston on Iroquois street, across from the C. & E. I. depot, Saturday afternoon about 2 o’clock to put out a fire that started upstairs by a spark from a pipe running through the rooms.. A bed an. most of the clothing belonging to the two children were destroyed. The upstairs was damaged considerable anti will

have to be. ~ befpre the house can l?e occupied* again. The Thurston’s niOved into the Logan property on west Prairie avenue.