Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1919 — FRANCESVILLE [ARTICLE]

FRANCESVILLE

(From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watson have moved into their bungalow home in Francesville, having left the farm Monday. Henry Zregenhorn of Joliet, Hl.,

visited a couple of days last week with William Guingrich and family, southwest of Francesville. George Lehman, who had been a member of the section force here for several years, has been given charge of the section for the Mo< non at Reynolds. Raymond C. Deeter- of Pleasant (Hill, 0., has taken the position In the Francesville high school, made vacant by the resignation of Miss Dorothy Allison, who has returned to her home in Chicago. John Priest has Just Invested some more money in Beaver township dirt. He has purchased the Cotner 40 acres adjoining his farm. He Intends to get it into shape for good production by having it thoroughly tiled. Miss Bessie Marie Nickerson and Mr. Delbert Antone Scheetz were married here Friday by Squire Graves. They are well known young people of Francesville. She Is a daughter of Thomas Nickerson, and he Is a farmer, a son of Lawrence Scheetz and wife. Lloyd Low has purchased of Dr. J. C- Sharrer the bungalow residence in the south part of town, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hubbard. The Hubbards will soon move into their own property, which they recently purchased, located on tl*e west side. The drillers for oil, who have been putting down a well on the Williams estate, north of town, have shut down on account of the scarcity of fuel. They have the well down to a depth of 600 feet. They will begin operations Just as soon as the coal supply is resumed. The Hoosier club of Indiana gave its annual banquet in the ‘‘gold room” of the Congress hotel In Chicago Saturday night, at which 700 Indlanians were present. Miss Anne Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Leonard of Gillam, was honored by being one of the 14 Hoosier girls chosen for the musical program. During the banquet the entertainers were introduced to General Leonard Wood, J. Ogden Armour, H. R. Kurrie, president of the Monon lines. Hod Eller of world’s series fame, John T. McCutcheon, cartoonist; George Barr McCutcheon, author, and many other celebrities.