Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

MOROCCO < (From the Courier) Charles Fleming of near Mt. Ayr •was in Chicago yesterday on business. Holly McClain 0 was down from Jackson, Mich., over Sunday visiting home folks. Ruby Hough went to Chicago Monday to spend some time with relatives there. Jim Rogers went to Crown Point Tuesday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Atkinson. Mrs. Margaret Cheevers went to Attica Saturday to spend a couple of weeks with friends.

Mrs. C. E. Triplett and daughter Alice went to Logansport Friday for a short visit with relatives. Dorothy and Doris Ellis of Kankakee came Saturady to spend a few days with relatives and friends. Miss Flossie Elijah came irom Valparaiso Monday to spend a few days with relatives and friends. Thomas Burton, who has been at the Rensselaer hospital for several weeks, is reported to be improving. H. H. Bachelder of Danville visited here over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bachelder. Frank Best of Franklin came Wednesday on account of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Mary Best. Harve Major and daughter left Wednesday for Winona, Okla., where they will make their future home. Mrs. C. W. Brown of Laurens, la., came the first of the week for an extended visit with Mrs. George Flowers. J A. Kalfise and wife of Monticello came the last, of the week to visit his brother, P. V. Kalfise, and other relatives.

Mrs. Fred Hall and little daughter of Elksville, 111., came Tuesday to spend a few months' with relatives and friends here. Miss Cecil Miller and friend, Curtis Boroughs, returned to South Bend Wednesday after spending the Easter vacation here with home folks. Mrs. Mary Camblln has been on the sick -list for several days past and her sister, Miss Eunice Park, of Brook is spending the week here with her. L. E. Camblin is circulating a remonstrance against the bond issue to erect a new school house. Up to' yesterday noon about 40 signatures had been secured. Mrs. L. P. Builta of Pine Village, who had been in Chicago for an operation on her eyes, spent Friday here with friends, returning home the next afternoon. Mrs. Guy Baldwin, who has been at the Rensselaer hospital for a month past, does not show much Improvement. She is gaining some, however, yet very slowly. Mrs. Alma Williams of Springfield, 111., who had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Broadrick, went to Lincoln, 111., Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ham left Thursday for their home at French Lick. They had been here for several months helping care| for Mrs. I Ham’s father, the late M. B. Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Robertson and children of Chicago visited here over Sunday with relatives and friends. MA and Mrs. Robertson are thinking some of moving to California in the near future.

Miss LeNada Kay and friend, Miss Tv a McJury, who had spent a week here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kay, left Monday for Olivet, Mich., to resume their school duties. Mrs. I. M. Kennedy returned to Momence Wednesday after spending the winter here with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Kessler. She was accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Kessler. A. D/Swain has been quite sick for more than a week past. He was in Kankakee one day last week ror special treatment, but does not show much improvement. He suffers a great deal from nose bleeding, and the trouble is* difficult to check. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Manning of Bellevue, Tex., left Wednesday for their home after spending three? weeks here with their daughter, Mrs. Luther Kessler. Mr. and Mrs. Kessler accompaneid .them to Chicago, where they will spend a fe> days. W. D. Martin received word Mon-

day from E. T. Jones of Oscuro, N. M., stating that his wife passed away Meh. 29 after a short illness. Mr. Jones resided here until about 12 years ago and has many friends in Newton county who will /regret to learn of his grief. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Perrigo moved in from the farm the latter part ot last week and occupy the Vayette tenant house recently vacated by B. L. Hanger. Mr. Perrigo expects to erect a modern dwelling here some time, but whether or not he will do so this year has not been decided. Morocco is glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Perrigo as residents. There is some scarlet fever in the community at present, the homes of Miss Frieda Kennedy and Mrs. W. P. Archibald being under quarantine. At the former place Mr. Kay, one of our school teachers, has the disease, and at the latter place one of Mrs. Archibald’s children is afflicted. The public schools dismissed Tuesday and the building thoroughly fumigated.