Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Miss Millie White went to Sheldon Monday to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Sam St. Pierre were Logansport visitors Wednesday. John Zehr went to Elgin, 111., Wednesday for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. Paul Biddle visited her mother, Mrs. Mary Boudreau, at Remington Thursday. Mrs. Jane Jones visited her daughter, Mrs. Alice Burling, 'at Remington Thursday. Emil Bahler of Fairbury, 111., who had been visiting relatives here, returned home Monday. Miss Esther Abersol went to J»rancesville Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Joseph Pelsey, Jr. Alex Hare of Noblesville came Wednesday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Rhoda Riley. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Corn went to Kentland Wednesday evening to visit tiheir nephew, John Vogland. Bert and Will Harger of Noblesville were here Thursday to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Rlhoda Riley. Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna went to Chenoa, 111., Monday to visit friends. From there they will go Bo Fairbury and other points. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Jones of

Kingman visited Mr. Jones’s another, Mrs. Jane Jones, from Friday of last week until Thursday of this week. Mrs. Sarah Green went to Lafayette Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Alvin Howe, and assist in caring for Mr. Howe, who is very ill with pneumonia. Thomas Robertson of Algoaxa, la., visited Wolcott friends Wednesday and Thursday. He went to Rensselaer Thursday evening iand from there goes to Chicago, where he will meet Mrs. Robertson, who has been visiting relatives in the northern part of the state, and together they will return home. Lowell Moore of near Remington and Miss Anna Nelson of this place were quietly married at Monticello Thursday. After the ceretmony they returned to the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nelsom, north of Wolcott, where a wedding supper was served to a number of invited guests. We understand the young people will reside on a farm west of Remington. Mrs. Rhoda Riley died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ed Jackson, Tuesday morning, Jan. 20, at 2 o’clock, aged .nearly 82 years. For many years Mrs. Riley was engaged In the millinery business at Remington and was well known here. About Oct. 1 she came to the home of her niece, Mrs. Ed Jackson, to make her home. On Dec. 23* she sustained a fall, fracturing her hip and also the lower limb, and at the time, owing to her advanced years, her recovery was considered doiuhtful. Her funeral was held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock from the house and burial made in the Remington cemetery. Dan Kelley Jackson died at his home in this place Tuesday eventing, Jan. 20, at 8:30 o’clock, aged 82 years, 2 imonths and 24 days. Mr. Jackson had been in feeble health for the past two years and for some time past had been confined to the house, gradually failing until death oame. Mr. Jackson was probably the oldest resident of Wolcott in point of continuous residence, having came here in 1876 and resided here continuously all of that time. He leaves beside a wife, three sons and one daughter, Ed, Bert and George Jackson and Mts. Sarah Davis; one son, H'arry, dying in 1876 when but a young boy.

MOROCCO (Prom the Courier) Miss Mae Sallee visited friends in Chicago over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Smart went to Warsaw Thursday to visit a couple of weeks with relatives. James Conklin and family went to Chicago Wednesday to spend a couple of weeks with relatives. Emma Atkins of English came Monday to spend a few weeks here with her sister, Mrs. Grace Gobhel. Mrs. Ada Perrin returned to Chicago Monday after spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hanger. Valderine Middlesworth left Saturday for Detroit, Mich., where he h/as accepted a position as a tobaceo salesman. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Wells returned Saturday evening from a business trip to Texas, the land of sunshine and flowers. A son was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Will Norris. Another son of Mr. <and Mrs. Norris is quite sick with ipneuimonia. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. (Hlammiel were called to Mulberry Tuesday on account of the serious illness of the former’s mother. Maynard Wright, who was reported quite sick with pneumonia last week, has shown steady improvement and is now well on the way to recovery. Mrs. Henrietta Redwood of Windham, Mont., came last Friday on account of the serious illness of her father, George R. Webber. Mts. Redwood will remain for some time

visiting relatives and friends in this county.

W. G. Gray returned to Winamac Tuesday after visiting here with his brother, John Gray. The latter accompanied his brother to spend a few days at his home. Mrs. George White and son Howard returned to their home at Hereoher. IM., Tuesday after a week’s visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Bell, Roy Roadmack of Spokane, Wash., who was in Chicago on business, oame down Tuesday afternoon for a short visit with home folks. He left that evening for St. Louis. Mrs. Daniel Meade of Ctaerubuseo and Mr. and Mrs. Freel Slyter of Moorhead. Mina*, visited here over Sunday with the former’s daughter, Mrs. H. H. Harris, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Geisdorf and three children left for their home at Bain, Minn., Wednesday after visiting Bince Christmas at the home of Mrs. Geisdorf’s sister, Mrs. Luther Brunton. Mrs. Eva Hensel and two children left Saturday for their home at iDetroit, Mich., after spending several weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Smart, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Mary Denton and three children of Lake Village have been under quarantine for a week past with smallpox, but all are on the way to recovery and it is thought the quarantine will he lifted Saturday or Monday. It is thought the disease was brought there by a daughter-in-law from Lafayette. When the disease first appeared Trustee Graefnltz called a Morocco physician and asked for a thorough examination, thereby saving the community from a possible epidemic.

JACKSON TP., NEWTON COUNTY Forty years ago Pilot Grove in this township was a sort of gathering place for everybody. Being deprived practically of all our more modern amusements, the very naaural desire for recreation and human companionship, on the part of the settlers, found vent in Saturday afternoon foregatherings, where ball playing, wrestling, jumping and scrub horse racing were indulged in to the limit. The old quarter-mile race track, just northwest of the grove, along the stone road, is still marked by depressions along its course, where some luckless rider “kissed” the earth when his horse suddenly left the track or stumbled" over some inequality in the virgin sod. Those early day race tracks being straight as a general thing, each race called for four judges, two at the start and two at the finish. The responsibility of the last two judges was slight, however, on account of the uncertainty as to where the race would end. A horse that had worked day in and day out on the “nigh” side naturally was averse to running on the “off” side, and when compelled to do so would show his displeasure in various ways, and the same line of reasoning applied to the "off” horse. Hence, a race that gave much promise at the start, just as likely as not would suddenly terminate in both horses flying the track, and while one wouldi be pushing on the atmosphere towards South Jackson, the other would probably b& negotiating the ridges two miles to the northward. Some of Newton county’s citizens, who have since gained prominence in their respective callings, participated in these rude but healthful sports and enjoyed them, too. Dwight Babcock, now of Goodland, rarely missed one of these gatherings. The writer readily recalls the picture presented by “Bab” mounted on his three-year-old gelding—Bab still owns the horse, he’s nine now, nine coming next spring—Er, lets see now, where were we—Oh, yes, Dwight Babcock mounted on his three-year-old gelding, drifting down that quarter-mile stretch, hair laslhing the autuimnal breeze —Bab had hair then —neck and neck with Biill Darroch —it was “Bill” in those day-s----on his peagreen saddle horse, with the crowd cheering fit to kill. Yep, those were the days.

JAKE’S MAD RIDE FOR BEER A thousand times I reckon I’ve cfied over Paul Revere and his midnight ride—when the various “child wonders,” in voices small, have slipped me that package ’bout our brave Paul, or when some whiskered yap, at institoot about P. Revere would elocute. But listen, children, and something new you will hear, “The Eventful Ride of Jake for Beer.’ It was the year of the “drought,” nineteen-twenty, and, take it from me, Jake rode a plenty. The sun had set,, the moon smiled down when Jake stepped on the gas and eased old “Henry” out of Morocco town. At the outskirts he paused and strained his eyes for a signal light in the western skies. For a flaming alrrow would be shot from a certain hill if beer arrived in Beaverville. So Jake continued to lamp the aforesaid skies, to expectorate “cotton” and anathemize. But, 10, as he gazed on that fardistant height, a gleam, a glimmer, and then a long beam of light. Jake steps to the front, gives one mighty crank, then leaps to the seat and yells, “go to it, Hank!” At the word o’ command “Hank” lets hiimlself loose, and in the very first quarter is going it strong, scattering gravel and boailders to left and to right and throwing a backfire sixty rods long. It was nine of the clock when Jake hit the state line, and when three miles beyond it was still only nine. All o’ which bears out the contention we are trying to press home —that Jake and the old iHtenry were traveling some. But red-eyed misfortune, with long, loping stride, was pursuing of Jake on the noctiwnal ride. In ascending a rise, with the end of the journey in sight, old Hank gives a groan, a wheeze and a sneeze and stops dead out there in the night. With hammer and pliers and wrench, Jake works like a slave hut it’ftdft full hour ere Henry will 1 cough, and when Jake reaches town,

(exouse these tears) the beer has been all carried off. Jake now dwells in a large dreary house, which the vulgar allude to as “bugs” and of the many delusions that haunt that poor nut this one, of all others, h# hugs: He will peer from the window day after day, looking for a light on a hill, while he eternally mouths of a foul spark plug, of beer and of Beaverville.

FRANCES VILLE (From the Tribune) Miss Ada Hullinger went to Logansport Tueeday to visit her sister, Mrs. D. W. Brundage. on her way to school last Friday on her way to schoo last Friday and fractured both hones of the right arm. Augußt Shumacker of. Cincinnati returned home Sunday after a week’s vdslt with his cousin, Mrs. John H. Colbo, west of town. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Prewett. formerly of this place, have sold their property in Colorado City, Colo., and may locate In California. Will Rockwell, who has been living weßt of Rensselaer during the

paat two yaart, has moved onto one of the George Logan farms in Gil* lam township. Mr. and' Mrs. Albert Shirtz were married SB years ago last Thursday. To celebrate the occasion of the anniversary they gave a dinner for a number of friends. Clarence Geyer, who ha* lived at the Commercial hotel in Franceavtile for several years, has given up his apartments there and located In Indianapolis where he will have charge of the Inflation department of the MAnnon-Nordyke company. The drilling equipment used nere for the prospect oil well was loaded yesterday and shipped to another field. Later another oompany may be interested to put down another well here nearer to some of tho old wells, which showed small quantities of oil and which were drilled here over 10 years ago. Mrs. W. H. Hess, formerly of this place, was painfully Injured several days ago while In Detroit, when a street car coming around the corner sldeswlped them as they were crossing Grand River avenue. Her left hand and arm were bruised

to such an extent that She has had very little use of It since and to add to the trouble rheumatism, has affected the arm. Edward J. Landes, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Landes, of Lafayette, was married last Thursday evening in Danville, 111., to Miss Myrtle Hudgens, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hudgens of this place. The announcement of their marriage came as a surprise to their many friends In Lafayette and FTancesvllle. Miss Hudgens has visited relatives in the city upon several occasions and it was <}urfit£ one of those visits that she met Mr. Landes. They will live in Detroit, where he la employed with the Henry W. Watson Cigar stores.