Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1920 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MOROCCO (From the Courier) A son was born Tuesday, Dec. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Beat. Miss Vera Deardurff spent the "week-end at Brook with Mrs. Earl Applegate. Dr. Triplett and J- M. Chlzum made a business trip to Indianapolis Monday. May Lynge of Rensselaer spent Saturday anu Sunday at Lake Village with friends. Miss Bethel Archibald went to Hessville Sabui'day to visit her aunt, Mrs. Ira Lambert. Lyman Roadruck has moved to Sdhnelder where he has been working for some time. Mrs. Lou McClain went to Remington Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Carpenter. Miss Capitola Hansen of Momence spent the first of the week here visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Irvin. Mrs. D. K. Spitler of South Bend is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Kessler. Mrs. John Antcliff and daughter Bernice of Medaryville were guests at the home of Truman Vincent Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wright went to Niles, Mich., Tuesday where Mrs. Wright is receiving treatment for her eyes. Miss Rilda Hastings returned to South Bend after spending the Christmas holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hltchings. Willla Spradling and family left Wednesday of last week for an extended visit at Ft. Worth, Dallas and Wichita Falls, Tex., and Waurika, Okla. x Mrs- Oliver Doctor and son Lawrence went to Chicago Monday to see Mr. Doctor, who is Improving nicely and hopes to be able to return home the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Manchester returned to South Bend Monday after spending several days here with Mrs. Manchester’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Graves. Miss Cecil Miller returned to South Bend Saturday after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller. Miss Cecil recently gradu-

ated from the South Bend business college and now holds, a good position in that city. George Brown was over from Mt. Ayr on business Monday. Mr. Brown, whose Ford auto was stolen from the street in Rensselaer several weeks ago, has heard nothing from it as yet. "However, he had the machine Insured and his loss will therefore be but little. M. E. Graves was at Rensselaer Tuesday attending a meeting of the directors of the Columbia furniture factory, which is fast developing into a very good business At this meeting George W. Royster, a former resident of Morocco, was engaged as superintendent, and entered upon his new duties yesterday. Clyde Clark, who has lived on the A. J. Law farm for nine years, is preparing to move back to Jasper county, his old home, and where he owns a tract of land. Mr. Clark has not been the best of health for somp time and first of all he intends to take a rest and endeavor to regain his health. Mr. Clark and family have made a great many friends here who regret to see them leave, but the best wishes of all will go with them. Mr. Clark intended to have a public sale before leaving the farm, but has abandoned the Idea as he has sold much of his property already at private sale. BROOK (From the Reporter) Robert Stoudt and Lillian Gumm of Remington were Brook visitors Sunday. Miss Bard of Donovan spent Friday and Saturday with Miss Gertrude Weishaar. A letter from Thos- Ulyat of Storm Lake, la., gives his new address at Mapleton, Minn. Rev. Borket and family went to Ft. Wayne this week to attend the dedication of a new church. Edward and Philip Hanson of Watseka visited with their uncle, Paul, and wife Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C T. Denham and son George spent Christmas day with Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Harner in Remington.

Mrs. Mattle Strole went to Wellington, 111., Tuesday of last week to spend several months with her sister, Mrs. E G. Echard. Frank Wlldrlck was here during the holidays, visiting his mother and sister. He is superintendent of schools at Monroe City, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Hershman of Tipton were here during the holidays, visiting relatives. Mr. Hershman is not as well as usual. Uncle Ike Sell and daughter. Miss Bertha, and grandsons, Paul and Emerson, were in Kentland Sunday visiting with John J. Sell and wife. Doctor and Mrs. Larrison entertained her brother, Mr. iH'ettmansperger, of Wabash and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sunderland last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Sharpe and children of Logansport are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Quince Hood. They will make an extensive visit and then go to St. Louts to make theit future home. Mr and Mrs. Otto Frauenhoif left Tuesday for Hot Springs, Ark., to spend a few months. The daughter will stay with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Manro Sell. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harry returned to their home in Tulsa, Okla., last Friday. They were in Brook to attend the funeral of the former’s brother, Norman Harry, and remained until after Christmas. Attorney Davis was wearing a smile during Christmas time as his daughters and the grandchildren were home with him. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weishaar were here from Peru and Mrs. Harry Block from New England. Miss Louise had been here for some tjim.e.

FOUR CORNERS Real winter these days; 14 degrees below zero Friday a. m.; Sunday bright and warmer. O. M. Turner of near Tefft is on the sick list. Not so energetic, OH; take it easy like your neighbors. Ed Lakin is doing a good business since he purchased the merchandise of Treichel at Tefft. Go to it, Ed, there is a fine opportunity before you. Charles Myers, who had the misfortune to get caught in a corn shredder, is improving and his hand is nearly healed. Sfijiool took up its work where it left off before the Xmas vacation, and new energy and a determination to win is again uppermost in tie minds of teachers and pupils. Cyrus Asher, who has been attending an am to school at St. Louis, is home, having completed his course, and as soon as he recovers from an attack of the mumps will be ready for business. The following list gives the names and the amounts of those who gave to make good in part at least the loss of Mrs. Minerva Swisher in the recent bank robbery, for which accept thanks:

Paul Glazebrook and family came for a short visit with his parents, Mr- and Mrs. Lee Glazebrook, of Tefft. Paul has returned to his work, but the wife and two children remained for a longer visit. The I. O. O- F. installation of officers took place Tuesday night at Wheatfield —O. M. Turner, N. G.; Albert Hoehn, V. G.; Bert Vandercar, secretary; John T. Biggs, treasurer; Henry Hunsicker, trusteo Albert Hoehn had his hand caught in the gearing while putting a belt on a gasoline engine and got his fingers badly bruised. The hand is doing fine and he will probably be O. K again in a week or two. The past two weeks have been rather tough on the late sown wheat. The plant being tender and not well rooted makes its life rather uncertain. First the fly, then the continued freezing and blowing does not speak well for the future crop. iHerry Lane, who is in the U. S. service at Camp Pike, Ark., imade a raid on the fair sex of Kankakee township and with the matrimonial seal in his pocket took a hike back to Camp Pike. He expects to get his discharge from the army in March. Good luck, old scout. Mr. and Mrs. George Belcher, formerly of Tefft, but who recently sold their belongings and moved to California, arrived at Pal/mer, Calif., Friday, Dec. 26. They report a pleasant trip but have not located permanently at the above named place, but will select one later. Grandpa Myers of Just east of Wheatfield is two ttanes grandpa since Xmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Gulbranson received their package Xmas a. m. Mr. and Mrs. George Myers’s package was delayed in the rush and arrive one day late- All the same, George, we wish you botih a merry Xmas. Both boys, and we hope Democrats. • The two-story house on the Alberding farm southeast of Tefft, occupied by Chas. Alberding, caught fire Friday while the family was eating dinner and burned, with nearly all Its contents. The second story was ready to fall before the family knew the building was on Are. The neignbors gave what aid was possible and the family now occupies the old house out of which they moved a few months ago. Ward Hamilton, the ex-electrio light iman of Wheatfield, has secured a position with an oil company and will have his headquarters at Valparaiso. Sorrey to lose you, Ward for there ore few business men of Wheatfield who have worked harder and under more adverse conditions to build up the town than you have, but trust your going may be to your advantage and at the same time put a little pep in the dormant population of Wheatfield—and they are many. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Myers (Florida), Geo. J. Hoehn —>50; Bank of Wheatfield, Masonic lodge, K. of P. lodge, I. O. O. F. lodge—>2s; Simon Fendig, Frank W. Fisher — >2O; Geo. Luse, H- W. Marble, Herman Langdon, Minor Bros., W. E. Boyle, E. Whitehead, Estate of Geo. O. Stembel, Otto Hoehn, Albert 'Htoehn, Wm. Swartz, Wto. Fitz, gerald, Mr. and Mrs H. Minor, 'Jensen Bros., W. D. Meyers—>lo; D. H. Wesner, H. E. Remley, Grace and Warren Fisher, Orville Fisher. Earl Darner, Mr. and Mrs. Burl Asher (Montana), Engbt. Jensen, R E. Davis, W. J. White, Albert Keen, A. Fairchild, C. M. Dewey, Geo. Grube, L. L. McDaniels, HM Clark, Wm. Grube, B. F. Knapp, Neal Clager, J V. Myers, Alfred Duggleby, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sterrett >5; D. M. Clark, Ernest Gosch, Thos. F. Maloney, Grover Stembel —>3; John U. Pettit, M. J. Hohner —>2.50; J- L. Jones, Everet Huber, Abt. Vandoozer, Minnie Tinkham, Louis Grube, G. W. Ferguson, E. A. Fisher, Roy Blue, J. L. Smith, Henry Fillmore, Mike Misch, Dorothy Boyle—>2; F. ATurner ©nos Hibbs, Andrew Grube, Geo. Keeling, C. B. Dillinan, Noah Stonebraker, I. E. Biggs, Dr. Bucher, Corry Finney, A. Barlow, Louis Misch, Wm. Knapp, M- Myers, R. A. Mannan, Alex Jensen, Joe Hilliard, Lon Neese, (Nick Hamilton —>l; W. B. McNeil —25c.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) George Lambert and family spent a few days this week with relatives near Enos. Mrs. Lillian Stucker is spending the week with her brother, Frank Brown, at Parr. Miss Lucy Harris is spending the week in Detroit, Mich., the guest of her friend, Mrs. Harvey Wood. Born, Wednesday morning, to’ Mr. and Mrs. David J. Miller, a fine baby girl. This is tehir first child. Professor Tranbarger and wife are spending the holidays with Mr. Tranbarger’s parents near Frankfort. Geo. Corbin and family attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Will Corbin, at Brook Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hoon went to Talbot Saturday where they visited relatives over Sunday, returning home Monday. Mrs. W. W. Miller and granddaughter, Edith Hufty, spent Sunday with the family of Harry Hufty in Rensselaer. Miss Delma Coovert was home from Valparaiso to spend the holidays with her Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Coovert. Jasper Wright; on hjs return from Crown Point, stopped off at Roselawn Monday and bought a car of hogs. These he received land loaded out Monday evening. Grandma Seward was taken to the hospital at the Soldiers’ home at Lafayette Sunday morning where it is hoped a treatment will greatly aid her condition. (Her daughter, Mrs. Doty, will remain with her at least for the present . Jasper Wright ate Christmas dinner with his daughter, Mrs. George Hershman, at Crown Point. He spent several days with them and other friends there, among them

Milo Miller, who has a good job at the Lake county farm. Milo la firing the furnace at the Infirmary. He has the pleasantest quarters, gets good wages and sols work Is not hard.

MfcDARYVILLK (From the Journal) Jonas Coburn and wife are down from South Bend for a visit. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hall of Gillam Dec. 31. Miss Emma Snyder of Ann Arbor, Mich., came yesterday to be a guest at the Theodore Bremer home until Sunday. Miss Pauline Hackley left Wednesday for a visit at Bloomington, 111. Mrs. Hackley acconfpanled her as far as Lafayette. Santa Claus was thoughtful enough to bring a real, for sure 10%-pound baby girl in .thei small hours of Christmas morning to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wayne. Ralph Dunn and his sister, Miss Olive Dunn, have been visiting here during the past week. Miss Dunn returned to her school work at Upland yesterday. R. M. is still In town. The scarlet fever isn’t going to leave the home of Roy Williams yet. Dr. Linton went out there to take down their quarantine and foupd that the year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Williams was taking the disease. Rudolph Tetzloff and Miss Lydia Volkman of Francesville were married yesterday by Rev. Weiss at the St. John’s parsonage. The groom is the son of Mike Tetzloff and wife. They will live at Francesville. Trustee Timm of Cass township entertained at a hunting 'party last week the state high school inspector of Indianapolis, the state school supply man of Monticello and the county superintendent of Jasper county. Liven Coburn and Herman Kruger of San Pierre went to the Mayo hospital at Rochester, 'Minn., where the latter expects to take medical treatment. Mr. Kruger is a brother of Mrs. Coburn and his wife is now here at the Coburn home. Fred and Roy Comer were here for Christmas, Fred from Illinois and Roy from Michigan. On Sat- ' urday they went to Rockville to

visit their sister, Glen Comer, who Is in a hospital at that place from an operation which was performed on some of the bones in the face. Roy returned to Medaryville and took hie ride on the Masonic goat last Monday.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. Will H. Gilman has been 111 this weekMrs. Altha Ferguson of Huntington Is visiting here with her mother, Mrs. Martha Scott. Mrs. George Hoover is a pneumonia patient at the home of her son on Wayland avenue. Genevieve Berger, who is attending school at Manor Hall, Mass., la home fdr the holidays. Geo. O. Bales and Paul Holman are at Westville taking inventory of the former’s lumber yard, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thurston went to Watertown.' for a visit with friends and relatives for a few days. George Mitten is erecting the steel tower for the electric siren at the rear of the city hall this wpek Joseph and E. P. Lane purchased the J- C. Baker estate northeast of Mt. Ayr from the administrator, J. T. Hameton. Mrs. Hartley Rowe and little daughter Margaret of Detroit, Mich., spent Christmas here with her mother, Mrs. Margaret Oswald. Clarence B. iH’arms returned Thursday from Owens, Wis., where he spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harms. Frank Lahmeyer and two sons, Robert and Maurice, of Ft. Wayne returned home Wednesday morning after a short visit here with his brother-in-law, Rev. O. W. Linnemeler, and familyMagdalene and Clara Brook and brother Fred and children of Indianapolis and Ella Brook of Valparaiso were here the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brook for Christmas. Mrs. John Kelley and son Glenn returned to their home in Colorado Springs, Colo., the latter part of the week after spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beavers.