Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

GIFFORD John Hill was a Wheatfield goer Tuesday. Oran Russell Is very poorly at this writing. T. M. Callahan of Rensselaer was a caller in our burg Monday. Harry Gifford and sons, Gerald and Curtis, were here Monday. Miss Beulah Walker spent Thursday with Mrs. -Leota Obenchaln. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman spent Monday with Mrs. W. T. Hankins. Nile and Frankie Britt spent Saturday evening with O'pal Hankins. Mary Antrim of Monon is visiting her grandfather, Robert R. Steel. John Walker autoed to Rensselaer with James Moore and little daughter. Miss Beulah Walker spent Saturday evening with Miss Elsie Haniford. Miss Opal Hankins visited Sunday with Madeline Willbanks of Newland. Ernest Shultz, teacher of the advanced mem, was on the sick list Monday. Teddy Keen and Edward Kerns went to South Bend to look for employment. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lambert moved Friday InU) the George KirKble property. Mrs. George Snow is very poorly at this writing. She bias been ailing for some time. Mrs. Elmer Kenns and daughters spent the first part of the week

with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cavinder. Orval Fisiher and family of near Wheatfield spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Willie Smith and Eva Salrin spent Saturday evening with Miss Elsie (Haniford and father. The party given for Arthur Walker was quite a surprise for him, as he had given little thought of his twenty-first birthday anniversary. All present report a fine evening. Harry Reed’s sale Monday was well attended and everything sold well. Harry will move down by Newland on one of the Jasper Co. Farms company’s farms, where John Willbanks farmed the past year.

FAIR OAKS. Ike Kight made a trip to Chicago Sunday. There is not much wood being shipped from here these days. One of the Jake Spitzer twins is very sick with bronchial pneumonia. Grandma Noland of near Parr was a visitor of Aunt Hannah Culp’s last week. Rev. Todd filled his regular appointment at the M. E. church Sunday evening. Bert Botts moved Monday into to Elza Kimble property, vacate® by Joe Winslow. Cecil Meyers, who lived on the Tolen ranch, moved last week into the Karr property here in town. Frank Goff returned the latter part of the week after a couple at weeks visit with his son, Philip, at Cisna Park. Clarence Geary unloaded a carload of cement building blocks Monday to be used in the erection of the new garage. Howard Rayner, who graduated in the high school last month, is now holding a position in a restaurant in Rensselaer. ’ John Thorn, who has been laid up for a couiple of (months with a broken hand, received in the steel

mills at Hammond, went back to work Monday. Frank Husted left 'here Monday for his old home in Pennsylvania, In answer to a telegram stating that his mother had died. Bert Wann® bought the old house which, stood near the Mallatt store building and moved it Monday and wIH use it for a wood house. The Fair Oaks basketball team went to Mt. Aye last Friday evening to contest their ability, the game resuiting in a victory for Oaks by a score of 20 to 12. We are still having that good old winter weather. We got a pretty high wind Monday and Monday night, which drifted the snow in places quite a bit but not enough to make the roads impassable. Delos Thompson and Hugh Kirk of Rensselaer ran into Arthur Larson’s Ford Monday with their big Hudson on the stone road north of George Hapdlev’s and bursted a tire and bent a fender for Larson and put their own car out of business. William Stahl, who moved here last spring from Georgetown, 111., and occupied one of the Spang properties, unloved back to the former place last week, and a Mr. Downing of the same place came the first of the week and moved in where Mr. Stahl moved out.

RECORD OF THE PAST No Stronger Evidence Can Be Had in Rensselaer. Look well to their record. What they have done many times in years gone by is the best guarantee of future results. Anyone with a had hack; any reader suffering from urinary troubles, from kidney ills, should find comforting words in the following statement. Mirs. Aaron Hickman, W. Vine St., Rensselaer, says: “I had such severe backaches, headaches and pains across my loins, I couldn't sleep well. I felt, tired and wornout when morning came. My kidneys were weak and 1 had no strength or atmbitlon to do anything. I finally got Doan’s Kidney Pills from B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store, and they strengthened my kidneys, relieved me of the backaches and made me feel fine.” (Statement given May 31, 1907.) Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills —the same that Mrs. Hickman had. FosterMilburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. —Advt.

LEE Frank Overtons were at J. W. Mellender’s for Sunday dinner. The (Home Missionary ladies met Tueedlay afternoon with Mrs. Corda Overton. O. E. Nolands spent Tueslay with their son, Lonnie, and wife of east of Monon. Arm Lewis’s health is not very good, he being confined to the house all sf the time now. Joseph Stewart was quite poorly last week, but is very nnluch improved at this writing. J. H. Culp and family were ente tained at dinner Sunday at the home of Brook Snedeker. Orval Holeman: and family of Monon, spent Sunday here with his mother, who is still improving slowly. G. A. Jacks and wife spent Sunday afternoon with their daugmter, Mrs. Thorston Otterberg, and fajtn,ily north of Rensselaer, Joeeph Clark and sister, Mrs. Maggie Foulks, were called to Chicago Wednesday to see their brother, Clyde, who is In the hospital there and whose condition was less favorable. I

. PINE GROVE Will Hayes is taking the enumeration in the east precinct. Mrs. Jack Cooper called on Mrs. James Torbet Thursday. Miss Alma Sthultz is spending the week with her aunt, Minnie Ritter. Mr. and Mrs. J’ack Cooper attended, the funeral of the latter’s niece at Kouts Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ritter and children spent Sunday with his father, Ed Ritter, and family. Ed Ritter and little grandson, Edward Schultz, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ritter and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Dale and family, Gladys Garriott and Elizabeth Hurley spent Sunday with James Torbet and family. Ed Ritter and son, Rudolph, went to Hobart last Friday with W. J. Wright's ambulance and brought the fonmter’s daughter, Mrs. Max Schultz, Jhere for treatment. She was taken to the hospital Sunday and is mot very much better at this writing. ,

FOUR CORNERS Mrs. A. Fairchild of Tefft is quite sick at this writing. Winter continues with us and zero weather is still in evidence. A number of Tefft people attended church at Wheatfield Sunday evening. Some people’s hearts are like a hog’s gizzard—minimum in size and hard to locate. * Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Glazebrook of Tefft are sick with the oldfashioned grip. Mr, Glazebrook is quite poorly. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis, who live ’’on the Powers land, near

Dunn’s siding, have a very sick dhild. The farmers are busy now bussing wood for the coming season. George Gore of Tefft and Ed Sands are the two behind the saw, which has for its power gas and wind, mostly wind. Minor Bros, have employed an expert in the repair department of their garage at Wheatfield. They expect to put in an agency for some up-to-date automobile for the spring trade. Alfred Rasmussen is having a set of sale bills printed this week at The Democrat office. Alfred will try his hand selling merchandise at Tefft. He will occupy the store formerly owned by Schrader Ai Schrader, a fine location, and we predict for him and wish him success. George Jopes of Tefft is making the rounds in this locality, asking all the young women and old imaids “how old art thou?” And then some of them say, “Can’st thou keep a secret?” George, with a 2x4 grin, says: "Sure, Mike.” “Oh, but wilt thou?” —and then comes the shock. ' Mr. and Mrs. William Hoile of near North Manchester are stopping over a few days with W. D. and William of Walker township. They are on their way to the hospital at Rensselaer where Mrs. Hoile will undergo an operation for cancer. We trust it may be successful. They formerly resided at Kniman. Charles Alberding, who lost his house a few weeks ago by fire, has nothing but praise and heart of thankfulness for the assistance his neighbors and friends gave him •physically, sympathetically ana financially on that cold winter day. Not a bad locality for one in which to cast his lot —always ready to extend a helping hand. Farmers are beginning as never before to see the need 1 of stacking their straw. They can be seen digging for feed in the piles of straw that were left in the rush of the threshing season, just as blown from the machine. There are dollars In stacking your straw and much satisfaction in looking after your chores these cold mornings. Why do you get your sale bills printed if it is not to notify the

public thiat you are to have a sale, and want the people to know the date and articles to be sold? Then wdiy do you not have these sale bills printed by and advertised in the paper that reaches the greatest nuinber of people? The prices are at least as low and the advantage to you in dollars and cents mudb greater. See F. W. Fisher for prices on sale bills and stationery of all kinds, including statements, envelopes, light forms, etc. All work guaranteed.

POSSUM RUN Orpha Parker spent Sunday with Ada Hahn. Eber Hahn was a Renes'elaer goer Saturday. T. J. Parker was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Windel'l Cunningham called on tihe Sayers boys Sunday. William Nuss called on T. J. Parker Thursday morning. * James Campbell helped T. J Parker haul hay this week.

Jame* Campbell 'helped E. A. Merrill butcher on Thursday. Mrs. T. J. Parker and son Everett were Monon goers Wednesday. Mrs. Omar Daniels.and baby are visiting her parents near Rochester. Frank Payne and famidly spent Sunday with James Davis and family. Otha Spriggs and family spent Sunday with his mother ne&r Lewiston. Mrs. James Campbell called on Mrs. Isaac Marlatt Sunday afternoon. Mrs. James Campbell spent Wednesday with Mrs. T. J. Parker anddaughters. Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn and daughter Ada returned home Saturday after visiting relatives at Burnettsville. . .