Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

EAST WALKER (Too late for Wednesday issue) Louis Zick ie on the sick list this week. G. Steincamp went to Illinois last week on business. John Salrin and Lloyd Hindsley attended the high school plays at Tefft Friday evening. The report that Wm. Reinhertz had the smallpox is not true. Louds Zick attended the funeral ts Philip Staller at Wheatfield Tuesday. Cecil and Goldie Mitchell ape.it Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. KMnger. Mrs. Wm. Warren and the Chris Deerberg family attended church at Tefft -Sunday. Nettie Salrin was absent from school the first part of the week on account of sickness. Mrs. Joseph Salrin and daughters, Dorothy and Lilly, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Salrin. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Deerburg entertained a few gentlemen friends Tuesday evening in honor of Louis Zick, it being his birthday anniversary. A fine supper was served which all enjoyed.

FAIR OAKS jP S. McKay moved his household goods to Hammond Monday. Mrs. Abe DeKoker of Demotte was Aown and visited her mother, Mrs. Clifton, Sunday. Rev. Downing Intends to move in about a week onto the Lon Todd farm, east of town. Quite a number from here attended the big stock sale on the Otis ranch Tuesday. Arvel Bringle and wife of Kemh,gton and Amy Bringle of Lafayette spent Sunday with home folks. Jess Garriott, Will Fritz and Chas. Hall left Saturday morning for West Bend, la., to work on a dredge. The Leighty boys hauled a carload of tile from here to the old Norman farm the first of the week. The people of our town are all quite well except Mrs. James Clifton, who remains about the same as last week. Rev. Todd filled his regular ap-: pointment here Sunday evening. He reports a bouncing baby girl at his home. Elmer Barber was down to Rensselaer last week and fell heir to a Saxon Six by paying the necessary plunks. The principal livelihood of some of our citizens seems to be to work a pair of jacks to the limit to feed the kitty. The last teachers’ institute Will be held here Saturday, the 20th. The schools will give a short literary program. Mrs. Allie Potts of Rensselaer, rho had spent the past week with

her sister, Mr£. Clifton, returned home Monday. - Roy Marshall, who moved to lawn in the winter, was here the first of the week looking for a house to rent. “Home, sweet home.” The first local spring shower of the season came Monday evening, accompanied with considerable wind and electricity. There was considerable water fell also. Enos Moffitt closed out his stock of harness and farm implements the first of the week and will devote his time this spring to running his Fordson tractor at plowing. There was never known a time when roughness for stock fodder was as scarce in these parts as it is this spring. It is reported that quite a few cattle have starved to death on a ranch not far from here. It is reported that three thieves entered the Colfax township school building last Thursday night while the big rain was on and stole the Vlctrola, the moving picture machine and other loose valuables. The loss is estimated at $350. They were traced up beyond Shelby the next morning and there all track was lost. Wonder what next?

NORTHERN JASPER Mrs. Lou Miller visited last week in Kanaakee. It takes a “has-been” a long time to find it out. Many a life’s so-called luxuries are base imitations. J. Jones has added a fine Jersey cow to his dairy herd. Miss Verna White has been suffering with an attack of the flu. Jasperson Bros, of Walker bought a Nichols & Sheppard tractor last week. Miss Goldie Hodge spent the week with her aunt, Mrs. George Heil, near Tefft. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Meyers entertained all their children and families Sunday. The Harry Stalbaum family, northeast of Tefft, have been quite sick with the flu. Wm. E. DeArmond of Lacross visited relatives and friends at Tefft last week. He and Don Peregrine returned to school at Valparaiso Monday.

PINE GROVE Vern Odle was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Thomas Cooper called on his brother Jack Friday. Commodore Snow helped Jack Cooper butcher Monday. Barbara and Rachel Hayes spent Sunday with Mary Reed. Richard and Clark Streitmatter attended the Otis sale Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shroyer took dinner with Charles Shroyer and family Sunday. Charles Shroyer and Charles Britt butchered hogs at Everett McCleary’s Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter Ruth spent Sunday with James Torbett and family. Will Schultz and family, Ed Ritter and Otto Ritter and family spent Sunday with Rudolph Ritter and family. Mrs. George Daniels moved her effects from Rensselaer last week out to her son John’s, and is going to make her home with them. Mr. Rich of Peoria, 111., was here the last- of the week looking after his farm interests. Manley Stowers is farming his place this year.

GIFFORD Henry Meyers of Wheatfield spent Monday in Gifford. Lon Daniels spent over Sunday with George Lambert. Mrs. H. E. Reed spent Friday with Miss Elsie Haniford. Miss Mary and David Cavindei spent Sunday with Miss Opal Hankins. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kerns of Kniman and Mr. and Mrs. Frank King

of Demotte spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen called on Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Peer Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brown spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer. E. M. Hibbs and daughter Frances of Tefft spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. David Spriggs. Mr. and Mrs. William Obenchain spent Sunday afternoon with Clarence Hurley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Grimm of Newland spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Miss Beulah Walker called on Misses Elsie Haniford and Opal Hankins Saturday afternoon. William and Edward Kerns, who were working at Gary, returned home the latter part of the week. Those spending Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hankins were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Britt and Mrs. William Markin and daughters, May and Geneva.

MILROY Mrs. Lloyd Crawford visited her mother Tuesday. Miss Rosabelle Daugherty visited

the Thos. Johnson family Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp and son visited Elmer- Gilmore and family Sunday. Mrs. Jesse English spent Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Foulks, and family. Mrs. Earl Foulks and children spent the first of the week visiting her parents and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chapman and daughter Beryl took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood. Wm. Demoss, Mrs. Lon Chapman and Charles Marchand and family spent Sunday with E. C. Marchand and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood, Miss Rosabelle Daugherty and Mrs. Geo. Foulks called on Roy Ciflp’s Sunday evening.

LEE Roy Culp and family spent Sunday at Elmer Gilmore’s. Mrs. Vernon Jacks is opening a millinery shop at this place. Roy Stiers has been hanging paper this week for Mrs. S. M. Jacks. Opal Gilmore is out of school this week on account of a sprained ankle. Mrs. Ida Lewis of Monon spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Stiers, and family. The condition of Clyde Clark’s health has not been so favorable for the past week. Orval Holeman and family of Monon visited his mother, Mrs. C. A. Holeman, here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Jacks called on their daughter, Mrs. Lowell Morton, and family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Merrill of Rensselaer spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Noland. Mrs. Rebecca Jacks is sick this week, having had an attack of inbut is bettdr at this writing. Mrs. Ethel Otterberg of north of Rensselaer spent a few days here last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. The Home Missionary society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Culp, the leader of the meeting being Mrs. Ella Noland. A very interesting meeting was held and it was also mite-box opening.