Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

WALKER CENTER Ruby Pettet was on the sick list Monday. Joihn Pettet was a Rensselaer caller Wednesday. A. P. HuuJtlngton sawed wood for John Pettet Thursday. F, M. Lilly was a business caller in Momence, 111., Monday. John Pettet and family spent Sunday at Henry Meyers’s. Mrs. F. M. Garrett called on Mrs. Lee Jennings Wednesday. Firman Pettet and wife were visiting John Pettet and family from Thursday until Sunday. Julius Schultz’s moved to the Wagner place near Kniiman Wednesday. Firman Pettet and wife and Paul Hertfliman and wife took dinner

with Ernest Tomlinson at Kniman Sunday. ( Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman and son Donald, F. M. Lilly and family and A. P. Huntington and wife took dinner with Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson and son Will Sunday. The Liberty club met at the home of Mrs. Frank Htershman Wednesday and a fine time was had by all. Two new members joined the club. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Paul Hershman Meh. 3. An open meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. John Pettet Meh. 17, St. Patrick’s evening, and everyone attending who does not wear some article of green will be fined. A miscellaneous shower was given Miss Hazel Meyers at the home of Mrs. F. M. Lilly Saturday, Feb. 21. A short musical program was given by Mrs. Ernest Tomlinson, Mrs. Paul Hershman, Miss Bertha Hershman, Mrs. A. P. HunW ington and Lester Lilly. Then a large basket, containing the many beautiful and useful presents, was placed before Miss Meyers, wthv opened' the packages and read the dames of the donors. There were .many cooking utensils of aluminum and other ware besides dishes ano glassware. About 20 of Miss Mey-

ers’s frieAds were ,present, and after the opening of the gifts a nice lunch was served. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman and Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson were hostesses with Mrs. Lilly. All departed wishing the bride-to-be many happy years of married life. VIRGIE Jack Wells spent Sunday with home folks. ' L. E. Harrington went to Fair Oaks Sunday. Elvin Potts was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sturgeon called on the Ellis Spurgeon family Sunday. While playing at school Tuesday noon Ruby Wells fell and Injured her knee. Miss Alta Sutton of Lowell visited the James Wiseman family over Sunday. - Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers called on Miss Beulah Spurgeon Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Potts have been visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Potts, for th« last few days. Beulah Spurgeon, Murray Spurgeon, Elvin Potts and Patience Florence called on Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers Friday evening. Mrs. John Maher called on Mrs. L. E. Harringtomt Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. A. Harrington called on Mrs. John Zellers Saturday. Sunday being a fine day and there being an ice pond near the school house, a crowd of boys met and displayed their skill in skating, performing most unheard of stunts on ice and bicycles. MILROY Albert Wood shredded fodder Saturday. Fred Marchand was in Monon Saturday. Chas. Marchand called on Loyal Snyder Sunday. Mrs. Fred Saltwell was in Monbn last Friday. Teachers attended institute at Queen City Saturday. Mr. Haskins has moved to the farm vacated by Mr. MaCurdy, who moved to Monon. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Crawford spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks.

Mrs. Ed May, Mrs. John- May and Mrs. Howard Stuart quilted for Mrs. Wm. Fisher Friday. Mrs. Wm. Chapman and son and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wood Saturday night and Sunday. Fern and John English visited their sister, Mrs. Earl Foulks, and family Saturday night and Sunday. Thos. Johnson and family, Wm. Chapman and James Wood ate-Sunn day dinner with Mrs. Anna Chapman. Mr. Brown's have moved to the Chas. farm, which he purchased last fall. Mr. McCashen moved to Kokomo. Howard Stuart and Albert Hughes of Black Oak and George Foulks bought a sawmill and moved it to Earl Foulks’s farm and will begin sawing this week. George Beaver and daughters and Manson Beaver visited Mrs. Elsie Gallaher, near Burnettsville, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Gallaher is a sister of George and Manson and is very critically 111 at this writing. WALKER TOWNSHIP Moving is the order of the day in this locality. The Bunger Bros, are nauiing baled hay to Tefft this week. Tom Hullihan is having his Ford overhauled at the Jasperson garage. Fred Hines is recovering nicely from a severe case of flu and pneumonia. Several from this vicinity attended the dance at Wheatfield Monday evening. Mrs. Bible is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hinesly, for a few days. Misses Frances Hibbs and Margaret Gunn 1 called on the latter’s auat, Mrs. Robt. Gunn, Monday afternoon. Mrs. A. Rasmussen and sons and dairghter, Mrs. C. C. Henderson, and baby of Hebron, spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. K. Jasperson and family. The Tefft teachers and a number of other young folks spent Sunday evening with the Jasperson family. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed a good, social time. A number of young people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gunn Saturday evening ana enjoyed a very pleasant time. Dancing and music were the main features of entertainment.

GIFFORD Wilbert Keen is on the sick list with mumps. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Parker moved to Zadoc Monday. Albert Kerns of Kniman spent Tuesday with Zack Korns. Elsie Haniford spent Saturday with Mrs. H. E. Rood. Dr. Linton of Medaryville was called toy the Robert Steel home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Horner Myers took Sunday dinner with their father, Jacob Myers. Mrs. T Smith of Moody called on. Mrs. W. T Hankins and daughter Opal Sunday. ' Mt. and Mrs. Clifford Grimm of Newland spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Ches Caster and wife and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Parker were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Nuss of Laura moved Tuesday to their new home, purchased of Thoimias Tanner. Miss Opal Hankins is home from high school on account of sickness, but will be able to return Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Cavinder and son Lionel spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kerns of Wheatfield.. Miss Jennie Markin, who had been out of high school three weeks on. account of sickness, returned Mopday, Miss Loretta Pickner, and Mrs. Homer Myers and daughter Verona took dinner with John Cavinder on his 86th birthday anniversary. Miss Beulah Walker and Lionel Cavinder, Miss Leota Obenchain and Arthur Walker and many more from here attended the dance at the oilfields. James Britt is loadfng his car today for Niles, Mich. We are all sorry to see Mr. Britt and family leave, but wish them good success in their new home.

FOUR CORNERS The ground hog is still doing business at the old stand. ( Jack Smith and W. H. Meyers each have a new self-starting Fprd. Lee E. Glazebrook and wife have outlived the flu and are now in good health. F. W. Fisher . sold Marble and Clark a hog last week which tipped the scales air 640 pounds. Traub, the Ford agent, made a trip to Indianapolis for a new sedan, returning the first of the week. ' The roads are in fine condition fox* the shifting of tenants who are changing locations, although the weather is cold. Quite a few of the Wheatfield boys are going to Gary and Hammond to work. The long winter has reduced their bank accounts to such an extent that work they must. On account of the unsettled conditions a few prospective builders in this locality have given up the building .proposition for this year, believing that next winter will be an open season and that price conditions have reached their height. The I. O. O. F. lodge of Wheat, field is taking on a new lease on life. Tuesday night the Rensselaer team came wp and gave the initiatory degree to four candidates, after which 40 members of the order sat down to and enjoyed an oyster stew with trimmings, plus cigars. At 11:30 those from Rensselaer and Demotte started for home. Mrs. Minerva Swisher and Mra. Henry Wagner, with the assistance of Smith, McNeil and Wagner prepared the feed. Come again, thb latch string is out. The Anderson general store at Tefft was destroyed by fire Thurs-

day night with its entire contents. The Are was discovered about 11 p. m., buit had made such (headway and on account of gasoline In a large under-ground tank near the building, nothing was saved. The property and building was partially if not entirely covered by, insurance, but the exact amount is mot known. It took quite an effort to save other buildings nearby. The postofflce and the Fairchild buildings caught Are, but were saved only because of the stillness of the night and the heroic efforts of the neighbors. Mr. Anderson has not at this time decided whether he will rebuild or not.

NORTHERN JASPER Too much "uplift” is keeping many people down. Mrs. M. Anderson left Monday morning for a visit in Chicago. Albert Sommiers and family have moved onto the 8. A. Austin farm. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grube spent Sunday with the Heil family nqar Tefft. ' Miss Nona White of Chicago visited over Sunday with relatives in Tefft. Mrs. George Clark and El*ner Bush are both suffering from pneumonia. Elmer has been very low for several days. Dr. Bucher makes daily calls to Dunn’s Bridge to see Grandma Florers, who is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boyle returned Monday evening from a several days visit in Chicago. Mrs. Rasmussen and daughter, Mrs. Cecil Henderson, and baby were Wheatfield callers Friday. Wm. Davis has (moved to the Bellies place near Tefft, which he recently purchased, and Cljfford Meyers has moved onto the place vacated by Mr. Davis. Well, we have been called a critic, but do not feel that we are as deserving of the name as the party who called us that. Anyway we are not a (political critic. Thursday night of last week, about 11 o’clock, it was discovered that the Anderson store in Tefft was on Are. The; fire had gained such headway 'that It was impose sible to save anything in the store. For a time it was thought the houee wouild bprn, too, but by hard work and plenty of water

the place was saved. The loss is partly covered by Insurance.