Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

BROOK (From the Reporter) Miss Katherine Carmody of Remington came Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. O’Reilly. Miss Davis of Crawfordsville was here over Sunday as the guest of her brother, Clifford Davis. * Bradford Clark and family of Lafayette were visitors at the H. M. Clark home over Sunday. Floyd Spain and family and Bert Amsler and family of Rensselaer visited H. M. Clark over Sunday. Miss Eunice Park was down from Gary for the week-end- visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Park. Mr. and Mrs. John Runyon ch Kouts and Miss Odell Louette of Goodland were here this week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward. Masters Virgil Holsinger and Henry Borst of Attica were- visitors at the Clarence Cadwaller home over Sunday. Several carloads of guests came up from Attica and spent Sunday at the same place. Ernest James arrived from Kingman Wednesday. His goods will come this week and he will occupy the house vacated by Claude Fix, the latter having packed his goods for shipment to Clinton. L. A. Sunderland went to Indiana Hdfbor Saturday where he met his wife on her return from Michigan. They remained until Monday as the guests of George Conn and family. GOODLAND (From the Herald) W. J. Stewart is serving on the federal grand jury at Indianapolis this week. Henry Leins came home from Gary Saturday afternoon, having, quit work on account of the switchmen’s strike. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Banes returned from Los Angeles, Calif., Tuesday afternoon and report a fine time during their stay on the coast. Mrs. Lillian McCurry, who visited several days with her mother, Mrs. Spencer Hamilton, in Monticello, has returned to Wichita, Kas., for an extended visit with relatives. Dr. Tharpe of Earl Park, driving a Nash touring car, had a close call Sunday afternoon. When near the Walter Lowman farm, 1% miles east of Earl Park, the top caught fire suddenly and burned —scorching the body, too. No one was hurt. Mrs. E. A. Hartley and son Charles of Indianapolis visited hero the first of the week at the W. J. Stewart home. While here they packed and shipped some household goods they had stored in the property, recently sold to H. Murray. Miss Carrie James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. “Bud” James, formerly of Goodland, but now residents of Kingman, was married April 4 to Mr. Oral Pierson of Kingman. They will make their home in Kingman, where the groom expects to ente. business soon. The bride is a granddaughter of Herman Ploutz of thia city. -> Mr. Clarence Lee Rothrock of this city and Miss Susie B. Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John- Er. Campbell of Nashville, Ind., were married Thursday morning at the M. E. parsonage, the Rev. V. B. Servles officiating. The groom is the son of E. F. Rothrock of this city and only recently returned from 15 months’ service Overseas, where he served with Battery C, 18th field artillery, in the 3rd division. The young man is one of our promising young then. The bride is a cnarming young lady and quite popular iu hen home town. Jay Strobrldge of western Colorado came last week tor a visit here with his sister, Mrs. Ben P. Davidson.

His Bather owned what Is known as the flowing? well farm, just west of town, about 40 years ago. This is Mr. Strobridge’s first visit back to Goodland in 35 years. He left in February, 1885, on the same train that Wilse Lemaster, Wm. Canine and Ora Wing went to Arkansas looking for their fortunes. Mr. Lemaster and Mr. Wing returned to Indiana and Mr. Strobridge went to Nebraska and later to Colorado. Mr. Canine took up his residence at Garden City, Ark., where a few years later he died. Fred Noel, formerly of this place and until two months ago manager of the Barce elevator, passed away at his late home in Kankakee, 111., last Saturday morning after several weeks’ illness due to heart and kidney trouble. For a number of years Mr. Noel was bookkeeper at the Goodland Grain company’s office and was an efficient employe. He serveu for a number of years as a member of the Goodland town board and was active in our city’s affairs. Deceased was born in Bourbonnais, 111., Oct. 26, 1870. He nevei( married. He is survived by his mother and the following sisters: Miss Edna Noel, Mrs. Emil Goudreau of Kankakee and Mrs. Della Sotmbaugh of this city, who with her children attended the funeral which was held from the St. Rose church Monday at 9 a. m. Burial w'as made in the Mt. Calvary cemetery, Kankakee.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) John Eigelsbach of Rensselaer called on F. M. Coovert Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lee of Onarga, 111., paid us a pleasant visit Monday. Mrs. Lyda Johnson is reported on the sick list as we are ready for press. । *' J. W. Steele of lowa and Sarah Steele of Wheatfield are visiting B. F. Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Frauenhoff anu daughter and Monroe Sell of Brook visited Mrs. Geesa Sunday. Ed Putman mdved to Rensselaer Saturday. Both he and his son Charles who, with his children, have come to make their home with his parents, "have carpenter work promised in their new location. Mrs. Wm. Burrell visited her husband nt the Indianapolis sanitarium last week and found him in considerably improved condition. Indications ve now that he will be able to come home in the course of another month. Miss Mary J. Phillips gave a “weinie roast” at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Makeever, Saturday evening. A fine time was had. Percy Chamberlain brought most of the crowd out in their two-ton Oldsmobile truck. Walter Reams met with an accident Monday evening while driving home \af ter school which may lay him s up for several days. When about a mile south of town the horse which he was driving became frightened, turned quickly, upsetting the buggy and throwing Walter out. The horse became loosened from the buggy, leaving it a wreck by the roadside, and ran home. When Walter came to himself he found he had been thoroughly shaken up and had a number of bruises as well as a badly sprained ankle.