Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

FAIR OAKS Rev. Downey moved out onto the Lou Todd farm Monday. Mr. Roberts of Peru was a guest at Abe Bringle’s Sunday. Miss Amy Bringle came up from Lafayette Saturday and visited with home folks until Sunday evening. The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Pritchett last week end left a bouncing baby girl. Mrs. Jame? Clifton, who has been having a pretty hard struggle with the flu, is now beginning to improve nicely. Fred McKay, after visiting home folks for about a week, left Monday for lowa, where he has a job as signalman.

Mrs. J. ' Davisson and daughter and Guy Potter and wife, all of Hammond, came down last week and visited relatives' here. Mrs. J. W. Kilgore and a couple of ladies from Minnesota arrivec here last 'week. They came to consult Dr. Stuart of Monon regarding their physical condition. Lou Moffitt returned Monday morning from Alabama where he has been living since he got his discharge from the service. He expects to be around here for a week or 10 days. His wife did not come with him. John Kight and family drove up from Indianapolis Friday and visited his parents until Sunday morning. Grandpa and Grandma Kight accompanied them as far as Monon Sunday morning and visited there until Monday morning. Mrs. C. A. Gundy, who had been to see her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Cottingham, who is in a hospital at Valparaiso, came home Sunday evening, bringing her daughter home with her. Mrs. Cottingham is suffering from an internal goiter. Mrs. Clint Thornton and two children were visiting here with Mrs. Bringle Tuesday. Clint has been in

the Y. M. C. A. work the pant couple of years In Canada. They are now moving to Cnlcago where he will be an assistant editor with a Baptist publishing concern. The last of March is again upon us. While we had a very heavywind, accompanied with a veryheavy downpour of rain and hail Sunday, the last two or three days were very calm and warmer, and the wheat and rye and pastiwes are taking on a lively green again and the farmers are buckling Into tne farm work. Rev. Downey was called to North Star last Sunday to preach me funeral of James Clemens, an old bachelor resident of the neighborhood, who lived by himself on a little seven or eight-acre farm which he owned. He became very much under the weather last fall and was removed to the county farm, where he passed away last Friday at the age of about 75 years.

VIRGIE Born, Meh. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers, a son. Ancil Potts and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. • Lonzo Wiseman returned to his work near Moody Sunday. W. W. Zellers and T. J. Mallatt were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Firman Pettet visited the James Wiseman famiily Sunday. Charles Wood has been buzzing wood in this vicinity for the last week. Dr. Norby and wife returned from Hammond and Chicago Monday evening. Miss Esther Wiseman is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Thew*, at Remington. lioretta Lockard and Alice Kiersma started to the Fair Oaks school Monday. They will finish the last month of school there. Mrs. L. E. Harrington and two small daughters started Sunday morning from Chicago for Seattle, Wash., where she will visit her mother for two or three weeks. Quite a number of people were out to church last Sunday. A Sunday school was organized with Mrs. William Sayers as superintendent. Everyone come out Sunday at 2.30 p. m. and help make this Sunday school a success.

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Jess Wynkoop visited his farm Tuesday. Mrs. Pulaski visited Mrs. F. M. Lilly Wednesday. Bill Hartley sawed wood for Lee Jennings Saturday. Clarence Bridgeman was a Rensselaer caller Saturday. Bernice and Opal Spriggs of Gifford visited at John Long’s Sunday. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman was a Wheatfield and Gifford caller Saturday. Mrs F. M. Lilly spent a few days last week visiting friends in Momence. inabelle Williams visited her brother Danny and wife of Wheatfield Saturday. Daniel Bartsch returned Wednesday from a few days visit with his wife and baby in Chicago. Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson and son Will and Fleet Rude visited Ernest Tomlinson’s at Kniman Sunday. The storm Sunday tore the large chicken house on the Wynkoop place all to pieces, even carrying It some distance. Mrs. A. P. Huntington visited the dentist at North Judson Saturday and was on the sick list the first of the week from the effects of the visit Mrs. John Pettet has been staying with Mrs. Michaels of Kniman the past week. Mrs. Michaels s small daughter has been very sick with acute Bright’s disease. « Mr. Williams, who lives on the Gustatason place, took hie oldest

boy to the doctor Saturday for attention for a severe cut which the boy received while chopping wood from the axe slipping and cutting his leg open quite a bit?

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mrs. J. W. Oswald and Mrs. Harr-' Butler were over from Goodland Monday. Chas. Adamson and sons were over from Goodland and spent Sunday with relatives. John Cochran and daughter, Mrs. Ed Strubbe, of Goodland were here this week visiting with Robert Cochran and family. Cora Deardurff returned from Chicago university Sunday by way of Rensselaer. She came home to spend the spring vacation with her parents. Elmer D. Adkins, son.Qf Cecil and Lillie Adkins, was born at Rankin. 111., Feb. 12, 1911, and died Meh. 18, 1920, aged 9 years, 1 month and 6 days. Elmer was a strong, healthy boy and was seldom sick. He contracted scarlet fever only a few days before his death. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Wilson and burial made in Brook cemetery Friday morning. Meh. 20. The family have the svmpathy of the entire community. .Cecil Adkins and family only recently moved to Brook from Foresman. The family have had constant sickness since moving and are yet in quarantine. Virginia, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brunner, died at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Porter, Saturday morning last of acute Indigestion. The babe and Its mother had gone to the home of the grandparents for a visit where the Htle one was taken sick. The father knew nothing of its illnese until notified of its death, owing to the suddenness of the attack. The parents have the deepest sympathy of their friends in this the loss of their only child. The remains were brought to Brook Monday afternoon and services held in the M. E. church, the Rev. Wilson officiating. The Interment was in the Brook cemetery. Many relatives an friends from Momence and Kentland were present at the funeral. - On Thursday evening fire started in the Christian parsonage and as there was no water pressure tpe building and part of its contents were destroyed. The fire broke out in a southeast room on the ground floor and worked its way to the roof before being discovered. The Rev. Chancellor, pastor, was at the church attending prayer meeting, and his wife was away on a visit. The fire alarm sounded and in plenty of time to save the building, but when wanted there was no pressure on the water tank, and all the crowd could do was to assist In getting the goods out from the lower floor. All the upstairs furniture and the clothing of the family were destroyed. The summer’s meat, which was stored in the attic, was also lost. The lack of power was due to two causes, the first being the negligence of the electric light company in mending a break in the power circuit and seeing that the current was on after mending the break. If this had been attended to properly the pressure would have been up to normal before the fire. Only SI,OOO insurance was carried on tne parsonage and the loss, during these times of high prices, Is great. The pastor and "family lost their clothi Ing, meat and much of their furniture. All of this loss Is due to th? lack of power at the plant. Drastic measures must be taken to remedy this state of affairs, as no one feels safe under the present conditions.

LEE Oscar Jacks is working for Clyde Clark* Jess Morris and family visited Sunday at Frank Eldridge’®. C. A. Lefler and family took Bunday dinner at G. A. Jacks’s. Chase Rishling commenced April

1 working for John Oeborn, Jr. Culp Bros. Installed an underground gasoline tank thia week. D. L. Trout has bought the Green Bros, farm, formerly owned by Ray Holeman. Joseph Stewart and wife went from church Sunday to H. C. Anderson’s for dinner. O. A. Jacks and C. A. Lefler are doing carpenter work for Glffora Marrs at McCoysburg. Our school closed Tuesday with the usual big dinner and program by the teacher and pupils. Wm. Ri&hllng and wife, who are moving to Lafayette, visited part of this week at S. M. Jacks’s. J. W. Mellender and family took Sunday dinner with Mrs. 15. A. Holeman and Mrs. Sue Brougner. Some from here attended the last day of school dinner and program at the Johnson school, Just south of here. r A family from Fair Oaks moved into the Mrs. Ida Lewis property this week. He and his boy are going to work for Walter Gilmore. Duplicate order books, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried in stock in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department.