Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Okas. Gladfelter moved his household goods to Steger, 111., where he has a position in the Steger Piano Co. The Otto Dowling family is quarantined with smallpox. They live at the rear on the second floor of the post office building. James Stoddard and Mrs. S. H. Jamiison of tfhis place were married at Kentland Tuesday afternoon. They will make their home on a farm in Michigan. Tuesday morning Edward Antcliff and son Clifford purchased the N. V. McClellan grocery store and will obtain possession April 1. The new firm will be known as Antcliff & Son. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crowden went to Chicago last Friday where the latter entered the Presbyterian hospital- for treatment. O. H. Mohney took care of Mr. Crowden's mail route during his absence. Martin Klause, Who had been a patient at the St. Joseph hospital in Logansport since the last week in January when -he had his left leg amputated, returned to Good' land Sunday evening. He is getting alone fine and as soon as the wound is well he will use an artL ficial limb. Claude Wheeler, who bad conducted a restaurant in the old Burgess building tor the past two years, is packing up his fixtures and moving to Remington where he will be the official ice mam He shipped his large soda fountain to Clarence, 111., where same will be used. Henry Schwier will move into t'he roomis vacated by Mr. Wheeler and will continue his general bakery and restaurant and hotel business. Marshal O. H. Mohney has resigned as street commissioner, caretaker of the waterworks plant and marshal ofthe towp of Goodland, to take effect April 1. Mr. Mohney resigned in order that he might spend his time caring for the small farm just south, of town —he also expects to resume his veterinary practice in the spring. There are several good candidates for the place amd the town board will appoint one of them as Mr. Mohney’s successor.

WOLCOTT (From the Bnitenprise) Miss Carrie Miller went to Remington Tuesday to .visit Mrs.—Eunice Mrs. Ross Good of Burnettsville Thursday with Mrs. Delmar Galbreth. Mrs. A. B. Wooden went to Koko» mo Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. C. F. Waltz. Mrs. Everett Gardner of Monticello is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Dye. Mrs. Wilder Ellis and little son went to Kentland Thursday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. John Sullivan. IMrs. Guy Houston and son Eugene went to Monticello Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Jewett. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ringger of Gridley, 111., came Tuesday evening and spent the mdght with Philip Schott and family. Mrs. Lewis <H)enry of Kentlana caun>e Tuesday evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. William Bruner, south of Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs. John Comer and little daughter, who had been visiting friends at Scottsburg, returned home Tuesday evening. Mrs. P. DuCharme of Kankakee,

Hl., who had been visiting her son. Nelson DuCharme, northwest of Wolcott, returned home Thursday. Mr. and 'Mrs. Lee Nelson, who had been visiting Mrs. Nelson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cottrell, north of Wolcott, went to their home near Lafayette Tuesday evening. J. H. Anderson last week moved from Reynolds to Wolcott, locating in the property recently purchased by him and formerly knowtnl as the Wilson property. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Naugle went to Scottsburg Thursday to visit Mr Naugle’s mother, Mrs. Mary J. Naugle, for a few days before their departure for Michigan. Mrs. Ed Miller returned Saturday from Fayette, lowa, where she had been the past eight weeks caring for Mr, Miller’s aunt, Mrs. C. L. Pooler, who is in very poor health. Mrs.* Henry Spangle of Logansport, who had been spending a week with her mother, Mrs. Margaret James, and sister, Mrs. Del Sharkey, west of Wolcott, returned home Thursday. Tuesday was Mrs. Margaret James’s 76th birthday anniversary, and her friends remembered her on this occasion with a poet card shower. Mrs. James received 57 cards on that day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon of Detroit, Minn., who had been visiting friends here, went to Monticello Tuesday to visit Ed and James Naugle. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon expect to locate in Dhis section soon.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) W. (HL H. Tilton passed his 79th milestone last Thursday, Meh. 4. Both he and Mirs. Tilton are enjoying pretty good health for peo>ple of their ages, Mrs. Tilton being 77, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Domke haw disposed of their residence property to William Holl and wife. The ladies will spend the Gummier in their cottage at Bass Lake and seek a warmer climate than Indiana next winter. At a county directors’ meeting last Saturday night at Winamac It was unanimously decided 1 to accept County Agent Mathew’s offer to remain in this county as the agricultural agenit. This is a most gratifying, bit of news for Pulaski county farmers. Dr. Hackley went to Chicago early Tuesday morning, taking Miss Mary Hertzberg to the Lakeside hospital for an operation for appendicitis. Oue of the Shedroiw boys was also taken to the same place for some rupture trouble. Mrs. Hackley accompanied them. B. F. LeFevre has 'been going about with a bandaged head since the first day of March, due to a fall from the hay mow, landing on a manger on the first floor of the barn. The force of fall was such that he was unconscious for about 10 hours. Promipt medical attention put him on his feet

bu-t he says he doesn’t want any more “eomlersets” soon. Both he and Mrs. LeFevre were paneengers to Lacross last Friday. Emmet Hersh man and Charles Low came down from Gary Saturday for an over Sunday visit with relatives. Saturday night a crowd of young folks went out to the A D. Hershman home in Gillam and ‘Showered’’ Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Hershman. They received many useful and beautiful presents. On Sunday a sumptuous dinner was served to 35 guests at the Hershinan home for Mr, and Mrs. Emmet Hershman, the occasion also being A. D.’s birtihday. Miss Laverne Hardesty of North Judson and George Masek of Chicago were united in marriage at Knox at Ml o’clock Wednesday, Meh. 3. ;They returned to North Judson where a wedding dinner awaited them at the groom’s aunt, Mrs. S Kugler. The groom returned to Chicago Thursday evening and the bride came to Medaryville to visit her sister, Mrs. Ora Sanders, and family. The happy couple will be at home after Meh. 15, at 5600 S. Spaulding avenue, Chicago. The funeral of Mrs. Lewis Miller was held last Sunday afternoon at the home of Mt. and Mrs. Fred Maibauer, the services being conducted by Revs. Beisel and Sebring. Burial was made in the Medaryville cemetery. Mrs. Miller was before her marriage, France® Lizenby, daughter of Minnie and Thodrick Lizenby, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maibauer and had many friends here who mourn her untimely death. She left a little daughter, Anna Louise, about a year old. The little babe will <be cared for by Mrs. Fred Maibauer. Out of town people who cami for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs Howard Beach, Edna Horn and’ Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maibauer of Lafayette. The funeral of .Henry L. White, who died last Friday night at hie home here, was held in the Methodist dhurch Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by the pastor. F. J Beisel, amd assisted by Rev. John Sebring. Interment was made in the old Medaryville cemetery. Henry L. White was born in West Prussia, Germany, May 18, 1839. and died at Medaryville M<*. o, 1920, at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 15 days. ‘He was married to Ernestine Long April 27, 1869, to which union were bom nine children, five of whom have preceded him in death; four, two sons, Lewis L. White and Edward A. White; two daughters, Augusta Dunn of Medaryville and Bertha A. Nicoles 'of Spokane, Wash. He was again united In marriage to Mrs Mary Coover in 1912 and who died just one month ago. Immediately following his morning service last Sunday, Rev. E. Brenion, pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical church at Andrews, performed the marriage cerenntony of his daughter, Emma Euthemia, to Herman F. Howeisen of this place. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served to members of the bridal party at the Brenion home. The bride, for a long time, was a resident of this community, her father being pastor of the St John's church in Cass. After the Brenions moved to Andrews about a year ago. Miss Brenion returned to Medaryville and was bookkeeper and , stenographer for the Reep Grain company until her approaching marriage to Mr. Howeisen was announced. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Howeisen end has lived here all his life. We is a progressive young farmer; his success in this business being extraordinary for one of his age. Mr. and Mrs. Howeisen came to Medaryville Tuesday and the enthusiastic congratulations they received proclaimed their popularity. After ■Meh. 15 they will be at home on a farm north of Winamac.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) *Miss Gladys Hudgens of Lafayette was the guest of relatives here over Sunday. Mrs. F. L. Sharrer of Benton (Harbor was the guest of Dr. and Mrs J. C. Sharrer over Sunday. James Clark of Waukegan, 111., is here, the guest of his daughter, Mrs. John Hellman, south of town. Raymond C. Deter of the Francesville high school was the guest of friends at North .Manchester over Sunday. W. F. Brucker, as receiver for the Farmers’ Elevator company of this place, has made his final report and it has been approved by the court. Mrs. Grace Frohm Danford of this place has been granted a divorce from Oliver Danford and the restoration of her maiden name. Dick Lizemby and Frank Hernigle and families are this week removing from their farms near Medaryville to near Gleta 1 , N. Y., which they purchased some months ago. Mrs. Witt of Newtown, mother of C. S. Witt, proprietor of the West Side store, died last Monday at her home there, and the Witt family left here at oinice to attena the funeral, which was held yesterday. (Mr. and Mrs. John Hudgens were called to Kokomo last Saturday on account of the death of his brother. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wilson ofHamimlond visited with Mrs. Clara Wilson amid Mrs. Mary Comstock this week. A. C. McKinley of Terre Haute was here on business this week, having sold his west side residence property to Otto Nussaer. M'r. McKinley returned to Terre Haute Wednesday, where he is employed as custodian of the First Methodist church. 4 6 Yeppa Hansen of Gillam was painfully hurt a few days ago when he fell against a steel tank while handling some stock. A large gash was out in his head and he was otherwise bruised when he fell. He has since been under the doctor’s care and doing nicely.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) George Corbin and family spent Sunday with John Nichole near Schneider. Noland DeLong moved Monday to the farm he rented of Mr. Reams near Plymouth. W. T. Kight and J. B. Iliff ot Roselawn took dinner with Jap Wright Wednesday. Mrs. Alfred Coovert attended the funeral of a niece, Mrs. Leta Bassett, at Morocco Saturday. Miss Orpha Barton is home from Indianapolis where she had been engaged in the millinery business. Dr. Martin was in Indianapolis Thursday. He accompanied Wm. Burrell to the sanitorium at that place. W. R. Lee has movea into the lesidence adjoining the drug store, which he recently purchased, and has rented his other residence ’to Harvey Goff. Miss Ethel Murffitt spent the week-end with relatives tail Chicago. She with her mother returned home Monday. Mrs. Murffitt has spent several weeks in the city. Samuel Helms and family were here a few days this week to visit his brother John before leaving for their future home at Warren, Minn. Mr. Heims has 'been living at Denham. . The Farmers’ organization whicn has been considering the elevator situation here is now subscribing stock for it and preparing to buy the Harris elevator or to build a new one in time to handle the oats crop this fall. Mrs. Joe Jinkerson is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arthur An> derson, for a few days. Mrs. Jinkerson reports that her daughter Hazel has been in the hospital in Chicago for several days, the result of an operation. Milo Miller returned last week to his work at the county fanml at Crown Point after being here at the home of his son, J. M. Miller, a week or ®o, due to sickness. Milo is firing the furnace at the county farm in Lake county and will probably be employed at that job for another month yet. Mrs. Mattie Kaufman of Arthur, 111. stopped off here to viait her sister, Mrs. Davy Melmuth, from Saturday Uli Monday. Mrs. Kaufman was enroute to Centerville, Mich, to see her brother whose wife died recently, leaving several small children. Mrs. Kaufman’s mission was to see what could be done for the children. A. J. Yoder returned Thursday night from Burr Oak, Mich., where, with his brother Vane, he was called to attend the funeral of a brother, Mose, who died from influenza and pneumonia. While there he contracted the “flu” and was not able to return here until the past week. Vane was tlbe only one in three families who did not get the disease and had the work of the three families to look after. Eli Yoder, who will be remembered here, was one of the three families afflicted, but all members of his family are on the mend and well out of danger when Alvin returned home. William Burrell, whose mind has been affected since his siege of the flu and pneumonia last fall, was taken to a sanitoriuin* in Indianapolis last Thursday in hopes that a treatment will benefit him. Mr. Burrell improved after he was able to be about following his sickness and it was thought he was going to be allright, but he has been growing worse of late, and Ibas not been responsible for any of his acts for some time. The burden of the moving of the family last week to their farm west of Rensselaer was all on his wife as well as the care of the husband. It is a very deplorable condition and it is to be hoped that the treatment at the sanitorium will soon bring relief. The wedding of Miss Marion Elijah and Mr. Daniel Lintner was solemnized at Kentland Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock, Meh. 3. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Harper of the Kentland M. E. church at the manse. The young couple were accompanied by the groom’s sister, Mrs. Wilcox, and her husband. Both the young folks are well and favorably known here, the bride' being a daughter of Mr. aind Mrs. Frank Elijah of west of town, the groom being the son, by a former marriage, of Mrs. Ransom Elijah. They will make their home with grandpa and grandma Elijah on the old Elijah homestead and assist in the care of the bld gentleman, who is helplessly afflicted with paralysis. Mr. Lintner is fitting out to farm this season.

MOROCCO (From the Courier) Mable Ruggles and Edna Long of Brook visited here over Sunday at the home of the former’s brother, Guy Ruggles. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore werq at Milford, 111., Wednesday attending the funeral of their brother-in-law, A. L. Smith. Mrs. Harry Mathews returned to her home at Kewanna Saturday after a visit here with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Brandenburg. Elphie Bridgeman and children left Monday for their new home at Cadillac, Mich." Mrs. Bridgeman will not go until the middle of the month. Mrs. J. T. Martin of Mit. Ayr took the train here Wednesday for Chicago Heights to visit her imlother. She was accompanied here by Dr. Martin. Mrs. John Hagen and Louise Goddard spent Saturday in Chicago with Mrs. Harley Goddard, who is slowly recovering from a recent operation. w Mr. and Mrs. Dan Robinson of Hammond spent Friday here with his brother, Sam Robinson, and' family and her brother, P. Ik Wells, and wife. Rev. W. T. Gibbs of South Bend •has accepted a call to the Baptist church of Morocco and with Mrs. Gibbs was here last Sunday for the regular services. Rev. and Mrs. Gibbs made a favorable impression

on all with whom they came in contact, and Morocco in general bids them welcome. They expect to take up their residence here in the near future, and will be here for all services from now on. John Wright received a letter Monday from his son-in-law, Theodore Wilson, at Momence, stating that their 'house and all the contents were burned Wednesday of last week. Orphia Josephine, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Barker of Jackson township, passed away Monday. Death was caused by influenza, yet the little girl had been an invalid all her life and could not stana the ravages of the disease. Short services were held at the tome at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon and from the M. E. church in Morocco at 2:30, Rev. Brandenburg officiating. Burial was made in the North cemetery. Deceased was born near Mt. Ayr Sept. 15, 1906, and at the time of her death was 13 years, 5 month's and 23 days old, and besides her parents leaves one sister and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her death. Because of her affliction she was unusually dear to all, and the entire community extends deepest syjm|patfoy to the grieved ones.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. apd Mrs. Paul iHlanson went to Chicago Thursday to visit with Mrs. Henry Hanson, who has just arrived from Montana. Miss Verna Lyons returned from Detroit, Mich., Sunday evening. She had been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Bernard Gragg. Mirs. S. C. Spoor has not been quite so well this week. She suffers severely and a second nurse has been added to assist hi her care. Andy Mdrtin and wife of Dan.

ville, 111., were here during the week, visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Thos. Martin, and other relatives. Miss Grace Foresman came home from Depauw and remained over Sunday. She brought Miss Helen Welch with her as the latter was sick. Capt. Brown was down from Mt. Ayr the first of the week visiting relatives and calling on old friends. The captain is always a welcome visitor in Brook. Clifford Harry returned to his home in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday after spending several weeks here during his fatber’s illness and looking after his estate. Chas. Leitzow was sent to the hospital in Chicago the last of the week for an operation for gallstones. The pulblic kindly assisted Mrs. Leitzow in fiancing the trip. Rev. J. W. Borkert is attending St. Joseph conference council meeting at Warsaw this week. He is treasurer of the St. Joseph coniference and a member of the conference council of administration. The sailing of the truit steamer Ulua Meh. 13 from New York city for a cruise of the West Indies has been cancelled because the ship could not be delivered from the yards. Mr. Ade and Mr. Wells had planned to join the ship at Havana Meh. 19 and take the entire cruise, arriving in New York April 5. Because of the uncertainty as to bookings out of Havana they will not visit Cuba, but remain at the Belleview ‘hotel, Belleair Heights, Fla., until about MCh. 20, probably proceeding tome by way of Jacksonville. Probably they will be at Pinehurst, 9. C., during the first week of April. Beyohd that time they have no definite plans.