Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

JACKSON TP., NEWTON *COUNTY Spring has arrived, arrove or arriven. Take your choice. It is possible for two pints to make a peck —of trouble if you are caugni with the goods. A sister of Williams, from Indianapolis, is visiting here with the Williams family this week. About all of the spring birds are here now, together with all the other spring signs, except the Israelite peddler. Does the result of Senator Newberry’s trial qualify him for a race for president on the socialist ticket or does it not? After a severe tussel with the flu, William Schanlaub is up and about again, but coughing like a fliwver ou a 20 per cent grade. There is talk of the farmers in the vicinity of Grove buying a threshing outfit for this season, but it may be just talk. Among the Republican candidates fox, president, Wood appears to be the real Peruvian gooseberry at the timfe of going to press. Jay Makeever drove over to Goodland again last Sunday. This makes 493 Sundays in succession that Jay has driven over to Goodland, not counting an occasional week day. Also, may we not venture the thought that there is no place like home to the citizen who has a gallon or three buried in the The man who drinks wood alcohol, like the bull that tried to butt the railroad engine off of the track, shows lots of grit, but mighty poor judgment. There will be some oats planted this week, but the real work of putting in this crop wiK not begin generally before the first of next week, even If the weather continues favorable. f We claim to be the leading optimist of northwestern Indiana, but we have learned by sad experience not to rejoice in an unseemly manner over a prospective peach crop at this season of the year.

Martin Barker will superintend the building of ■ the stone road • between Jack Brown’s corner and the township line north. Work on the road, we are told, will begin as soon as the weather will permit. And, then, too, the comjnon, early garden variety of thief is a scholar and a Christian and a gentleman compared to the unfortunate critter who robs schoolhouses during the silent watches of the night. There is a movement on foot to establish a farmers’ grain elevator at Mt. Ayr in time to handle this year’s oats crops. If satisfactory arrangements can be made Edwin Harris, the present grain dealer at that place, may sell his elevator io the new company. And now comes a New York doctor who asserts that a person’s inability to look another person in the eye is no proof of a guilty conscience, but may be due to nervousness. In other words, you may be as guilty as old Adam, when caught with apple peelings in his whiskers and still get away with it, so far as this look-’em-in-the-eye business goes. Who transported a vast army across the briney deep and smashed Dutch Bill and his murderous crew? Who did all this and brought the aforesaid vast army home again without the accidental loss of a single life? Who gave us seven of the most prosperous years in the history of this country? Who, do you ask? Go on, you know. It was the Republican party. Yip, yip, etc. As another bad result of a Democratic administration, the country is so prosperous that the various county offices over here in Newton are going begging for candidates. Of course several Republican candidates have 'announced their names, but show us a Republican who wouldn’t accept an office' under almost any condition and we’ll show you a man who could be induced to purchase a gold brick. Figuratively speaking, we have rolled the bones and shuffled the pasteboards in every political campaign since the days of Grover Cleveland. We z have “guessed” on election returns with Republicans, Democrats, Prohis, Populists, cowpunchers, miners, lumber-jacks, wops, bohunks, dagos, creoles, Indians and Canucks, but never before have we seen the beginning of a campaign where one cannot even guess as to the outcome. The straw vote is deceitful above all things. The Republicans take a straw vote of the steenth congressional district and, behold, their

majority is such that they fall upon each other’s necks and weep for pure joy; they embrace each other and shout gleefully. Then the Democrats take a whack at the same district and, 10, their majority exceedeth that of the opposition by 9,782. Place not thy trust In the straw vote; she’ll double-cross you ten times out of nine. “Uncle” Mac Carpenter, formerly of this township, but of late years a resident of Morocco, died last Saturday night in the Rensselaer hospital, where he was taken for treatment. Uncle Mac, who was well along in years—probably about 80 —was one of our well known and highly esteemed citizens. Besides a wife, he leaves four children, Mrs. Dr. C. E. Triplett and Mrs. Lonnie Ham of Morocco, Arthur Carpenter of Remington and Curt Carpenter of Wabash county. We have this on good authority. A couple of chicken thieves, while plying their trade the other night, became separated inf tne darkness. It had been previously agreed, it would seem, that in an event of this kind the signal should be the dulcet notes of the tomcat. One or the party attempted to mimic the song of tom, but he noticed that the effort was decidedly rotten, so did the house-dog, and when the fuss ended, Growler had to his credit the seat of a perfectly good pair of pants, besides the knowledge of having performed a meritorious act. After five months of cold weather, the farmer sniffs the spring ozone with a heart too full for utterance. Whatever may be said of farm life in summer, during the dreary winter season it is far from exciting. Wading through snow and slush day after day, feeding and watering the stock, chopping wood and making weekly trips to town for groceries may be regarded by some as a veritable whirlpool of gayety, but It gets to be old —“a story that is told” —when Indulged in for half of the year. Hence this festive feeling on the part of the farmer when the icy fingers of winter relax their grasp and he is able once more to bare his bosom to the balmy breezes of spring and whoop-’em-up Liza Jane generally. How sweet to him is the song of the seeder, the "gee haw” of the hired hand and the bawling of the recently freshened Jersey heifer. The spring calves dancing the jazz out in the orchard present to him a picture of ineffable loveliness, while the voice of his neighbor, over back of the ridge, cussing the furrow mule, is balm to his winter-weary soul.

VIRGIE Mrs. Firman Pettet visited home folks Tuesday. Charles Wiseman visited over Sunday with home folks. J. M. Witham purchased a Ford of W. W. Zellers Tuesday. Elvin Potts Is visiting his brother Ray and family at Kniman. A. A. Lockard and son Bernard were Rensselaer goers Saturday. • Mrs. James Wiseman and Mrs. X. Geesa visited Mrs. W. W. Zellers Sunday. Mrs. M. E. Replogle of North Judson is visiting with her sister, Mrs. John Zellers. Miss Bertha Florence, who is employed in Chicago, visited home folks Tuesday. Miss Anna Erwin of Fair Oaks visited over Saturday and Sunday with John Zellers and family. Warren Zellers and son Dean, Mr. Lenon, Loretta Lockard and Alice Wiersma were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. C. M. Norby was called to Hammond Saturday on account of the illness of Dorothy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Zellers.

EAST WALKER Wm. Reinhertz and son Harry are very ill at this writing. Clarence Bridgeman called on Joseph Salrin Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rush called on James Hindsley and family Sunday. The dance given at Robert Timmons’s Saturday night was well attended. Mrs. Joseph Salrin called on the Clarence, Humphrey family Sunday afternoon: Dolly Warren, Mrs. Fritz and son Felix were shopping in North Judson Saturday. Louis Zick and Chris Deerberg and family called on Joseph Salrin and family Sunday evening. A very pleasant surprise was given at the home of Wm. Stalbaum Sunday in honor of their son Vin-* cent, it being his 14th birthday an- ’ niversary. Pupils from East Walker who took the eighth grade diploma examination Saturday were: Wallace Alexander, Harold Steinkamp, Nettle Salrin, Vincent Stalbaum and Louise Deerberg. Mrs. Wm. Warren received a telegram Friday from Mr. and Mrs. Bodin of Park City, Mont., telling of the sad death of their twin baby boy Lee, about 18 months old. Mrs. Bodin is a niece of Mrs. Warren.

GIFFORD Mrs. Caster is some better at this writing. \ Charles Walker buzzed wood Monday forenoon. Floyd James of Gas City returned home Saturday. Mrs. Thomas Tanner is reported hotter at this writing. Freeman Gifford was a business caller here Monday. James Cavender sold his store to J. A. Spry of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Grimm moved to Dover, 0., Saturday. Charles Karts and Fairy Elliott spent Sunday near Wheatfield. ’Miss Elsie Handford spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. H. E. Reed. Charles Walker and daughter

Beulah autoed to Rensselaer Monday. Vern Keen, who had been working at Gas City, returned home Saturday. Homer Myers and W. T. Hankins were Rensselaer goers Monday evening. James and Opal Hankins spent Sunday with David and Mary Callender. Miss Gladys Elliott spent Sunday with Misses Gladys and Esther Hershman. The telephone will be changed from Cavinder’s store to W. T. Hankins's store. Mr< Jake Myers and daughter spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. James Cavlnder. Quite a number of young folks attended the show at Wheatfielu Sunday evening. Mrs. William Benwinger and daughter Alberta spent Monday with Mrs. Robert Grimm. V. M. Peer, Mr. Zaufall and Orville Fishei - and families spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Dallas Grimm, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Grimm, who is working at Dover, 0., is expected home April 10. The large dredge has started in full force, after being idle for four months, and expects to make a big showing this summer.

FAIR OAKS Joe Winslow is preparing his hot bed for early seed planting. T. W. Kight of Roselawn came down and visited his brother Ike Sunday. A. D. Washburn of Kentland was looking after his interests here the first of the week. Roy Marshall moved back from Roselawn Monday and occupies one of the Abe Bringle properties. Rev. Todd filled his appointment here Sunday. He was entertained at dinner by Uncle John Barner. Sam Karr returned the latter part of the week from Kentucky where he had been working on a dredge. Frank Hooper and family of near Virgie drove over to Fair Oaks Tuesday evening in their new Dodge. Floyd Cox and family of west of Roselawn came down and vls'lted his aunt, Mrs. C. A. Gundy, Sunday. Wm. Geary lost a mighty good cow last week. Her death was rather peculiar, as she was founa lying on her back dead. She had been eating good all along and had ihown no signs of Illness. Will Bowsher, who has been laid up with the flu for about 10 days, is now making very satisfactory gains. Mrs. James Clifton does not make much gain. Mrs. Charles Gundy, after suffering a few days with a heavy cold, is up and about again. We had several nice, sunshiny

days the past week and some farmers are thinking very seriously o< sowing oats if the good weather continues the balance of the week. Bark Crawford, on the Hufficker ranch, began stirring his oats ground Tuesday. This week winds up the grade*, in the schools at this place, but the high school will continue about a month longer. The prospect for a very largo class in the high school here next winter is most promising. The schools so far certainly have been a success this year. The pat-, rons would like mighty well to have the same corps of teachers back here next winter.

MILROY Mrs. Ed Johnson was a Monon caller Tuesday. Rosabelle Daugherty spent Tuesday evening with Louise Marchand. Mrs. Howard Stewart called on Mrs. Mabel Foulks Monday afternoon. Mrs. Wm. Fisher called on Mrs. Elsie Clark and Mrs. M. Wood Monday afternoop. Clell Clark and his four little cbildreq returned Monday to their home In Pennsylvania. Juanita and Lillian Fisher spent Sunday in Goodland with their uncle. Dr. Bassett, and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks and Miss Rosabelle Daugherty called on Mrs. Wm. Fisher Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Culp and baby Keith and Mrs. Joe Clark spent Monday and Tuesday with Mrs. Frank May and family. W. B. Fisher has bought a business block in Lapel, Ind., and he and son Clarence are there working while Clyde Is managing the farm at home. Mrs. Elsie Clark and daughter Edith came home last week from Colorado. They left Mrs. Fred May In poor health and Mr. May was still In the hospital.