Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) John Butts of Chrisman, 111., was a guest this week of John Alt’s and Samuel Aeschlimann’s.. Vick Faris, of Kansas City, Kan., spent part of last week here visiting at the C. E. Robinson hoi»e and renewing old acquaintances in this community. Mrs. Mary Farnsley left Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Querry, at IHJebron. Mrs. Farnsley* will also visit in Fort Wayne before returning here. Arthur Coburn dropped into town one day the first bf the weefi for a visit with his father and other relatives. He is employed at Emmettsburg, la., and will reburn there soon. Lewis Coburn has been here for several weeks visiting relatives and is going Saturday to South Bend to visit his daughter, Mrs. Monte Mull, before going back to his home at Eaton, O. August Kain spent last week in

four of the southern states rounding up some dredge business. He says he was in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana and that the weather was nice and warm down there. Mrs. Melvin Maxwell and two children came up from Brookston Monday to the home of her parents, B. F. Slenker and wife. ’ The Maxwells will make their home here this summer, Mt. Maxwell helping the Slenker force operate the big farm. They will live, in the house which was occupied by Harry Garllngs. Messrs. Slack and Wacknitz have sold their restaurant business to John Antcliff, the change taking place on Monday of this week. The people of this community will be glad to know that the Antcliffs have purchased the place, as it has been expected since they sold their hotel business that they would move away. William Steele and Sylvia Watson are in Winamac today securing the contract which will make them partners for life. Miss Watson is the daughter of John Watson and wife, east of town, and has many friends who will wish her a happy matrimonial career. “Bill’’ Is the son of Charles Steele and wife and is one of the promising young farmers of this community. The young couple will make their home on the farm where Blven Coburns live. FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Miss Laura Brinker was the over

Sunday guest of friends in Rensselaer. • Mrs. Wilber Stigleman and Miss Gladys Hudgens of Lafayette spent Sunday here with relatives and friends. ? Henry Hayes, south of town, went to Illinois Tuesday. He Intends to move onto a farm about March 1 located near Menteno. Mrs. C. B. Replogle of Michigan City rfnd Mrs. Harve Buckles* and daughter, Edna, of Chalmers were the over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Coey. ~ Mrs. Bert Anderson" and Mrs. Charles H. Kruger weVe Frankfort visitors Thursday. Mrs. Anderson has purchased property and will soon leave Francesville. Mrs. Earl McGuire and family of Clark's Hill, who have been visiting at the home of Mrs. William Bryant for several days, returned home on Monday. Mrs. Bryant accompanied them. The marriage of Miss Ruth Jones and Gus Daseke occurred at the home of the bride’s parents in Francesville yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, the Rev. J. S. Van Orman, former pastor of the Christian church here, officiating. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. KJones and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Daseke. They will reside in Indianapolis, where he is employed as a field representative for a well-known insurance company.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Jake French is able to be out again after a several weeks’ siege of the grippe. West Butler has moved from near Churubusco, Ind., to a farm near Kendallville, Ind. / Frank Louette Is a pneumonia patient at the home of his parents on West Union street. The Goodland Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 141 will celebrate its anniversary Feb. 19th with an entertainment at the opera house. Mrs. J. M. Ewing of Sheldon, 111., and Sam Duks of St. Paul, Minn., were Monday guests of the former’s daughter, Mrs. Robert Ormiston, and family. i Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilman and daughter, Ruth, left last Saturday for California in an effort to benefit Mrs. Gilman’s health which has been poorly for some time. Mrs. I. E. Hopkins and son, H. R. Hopkins, and wife and daughter, Mrs. W. C. Logan, attended the funeral of the former’s nephew, Eldon Hopkins, at Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Harvey Dickson of Hamlet, Ind., were called to Goodland Monday by the death of the former’s grandmother, Mts. Miller, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dickson, west of Goodland. Mrs. Pernilla Jane Miller, aged 79, mother of Mrs. Bert Dickson, passed away Monday morning at the home of her daughter. Funeral services were held at the Dickson home Tuesday at 1 o’clock. The remains were taken to Attica on the C. & E. I. afternoon train for burial. Mrs. H. C. Adamson passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs. William McMillen, in Brook last Friday afternoon after a several weeks’ illness following an operation last October. Sue Rose Warr, daughter of Benjamin F. and Mary Ann /Hedges Warr, was born near Joliet, 111., Dec. 25, 1874, and died Jan. 23, 1919, aged 45 years and 29 days. Monday night about 8 o’clock Lloyd Elberts met with a painful accident when the toboggan upon which he and Philip and Gladys Hauser were riding behind The Bassett auto skidded. The machine and toboggan were going north and turned east at the M. E. churdh corner with Eugene Bassett at the wheel and Harry Mitten in the car with him. On making the turn the toboggan skidded sideways and collided with the stay post just east of the telephone post on the north side of the road. The Elberts lad re, ceived a broken left arm near the elbow and his left leg was broken just above the knee. The Hauser girl received four fractured ribs and was otherwise badly bruised and was unable to teach her school the remainder of the week. The Elberts boy was unconscious for several hours after the accident and will be several weeks mending up. The Hauser boy received a few hard bruises.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hofer went to LaCrosse Tuesday to visit with friends. Mrs. D, J. Pettit visited with her mother, Mrs. Lucy Pitts, at Remington Wednesday. Mrs. Samuel Patton of Dunkirk came Thursday evening to visit with Wolcott friends. Mrs. Elizabeth Daggy spent the day Wednesday with her niece, Mrs. Lee Carl, at Remington. Mrs. Sam Hanna went to Chenoa, 111., Wednesday to visit with her sister, Mrs. David Vermilyla. P. A. Klopfenstein of Gridley, 111., visited Chris Kupperschmidt and family the first of the week. Mrs Ernest Mattox and children of Remington spent the day Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.fcP. L. Mattox. Sam Sigman is $ pending a few days with his brother, Chester, and his sister, Mrs. Carman, near Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Darrow spent the day Thursday with Mrs. Darrow’s sister, Mrs. James Hamilton, at Remington. Mrs. Bert went to Secor, 111., Thursday to assist in caring for Mr. Gilbert’s sister, Mrs. Stranahan, who is quite ill. Bert Harger of Frankfort, who was here to attend the funeral of aunt, Mrs. Rhoda Riley, returned home Thursday. ’ Mrs. Chris IHelderle and Mrs. P. R. Stortz left Thursday for Burlington, Okla,, to visit their brother, Jacob Zehr, who is very ill. Mrs. L. M. Kean, who was called to Buffalo, N. Y., by the Illness and death of her mothter, Mrs. Ellen Curtiss, returned honne Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. William 1 Schoonover, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conder and Mr«. Jesse Kuns and daughter Mabel and sons Jesse and George went to Lafayette Wednesday to attend the wedding of their cousin, Miss Zolab Henderson, to Ira Haynes of Sway** zee. Ada Spencer resigned her place In the Savannah City high school to accept a call as head of the zoological department of the Eastern Illinois state normal school at Charleston, and expects to leave the last of this week in order to begin her work there February Ist. MOROCCO (From the Courier) George Miller was home from Rensselaer over Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs. W. V. Moore. J. C. Murphey was called to Chicago yesterday by the illnpsff of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Swanson. Mrs. Mary Camblln went to Brook Tuesday on recount of the Illness of her sister, Miss Eunice Park. Mrs. Stella Murphey came down from Chicago Heights Saturday and

visited with friends hero over Sunday. Mrs. Joseph Murphey and daughter, Theresa, went to Chicago Saturday and spent a few days with friends there. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snyder of Brook spent Saturday here with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Price. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Martin left Friday for a four of five weeks’ trip through the south. They intend to stop at Galveston, El Paso and points In 4<ew Mexico. Charles Babbitt and family left Wednesday for their new home at Greenville, Pa., which is about fourteen 'miles from the Ohio state line. They have the best wishes of their many friends here. A. B. .Jenkins went to Kentland Friday to attend the funeral of Darwin Hatch. O. W. Jenkins of Saginaw, Mich., was also in attendance at the funeral, he being a brother-in-law of the deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shipps of Oxford drove up the first of the week to visit with their daughter,

Mrs. Earl Cam bl In. They found the roads so bad coming that they returned home by train. Mrs. J. J. Wood returned to her home at Wabash Saturday after spending a week here with her pan ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stockton, and other relatives. A very ipretty wedding was solemnized last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Carlson when their daughter, Alice, became the bride of Vivian Kessler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kessler. J. D. Kessler has been seriously ill for more than a week and at times his condition was such that it was thought he could not recover. However, he nas been holding his own for the past few days and yesterday he was thought to be somewhat Improved. Mrs. C. E. Roadruck, who returned 'home recently frdm Chicago, where she had been for an operation and treatment, continues to improve steadily. ’H’er many friends will be glad to know that she is now able to be up and about the house and is gradually gaining flesh and strength.