Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1920 — Page 4

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NEWS from the COUNTY

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise! Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Welsch were over-Sunday guests of their parents at Fowler and Ambia. Mrs. Bert Gilbert went to Peoria, 111., Mondav to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Newton. The Baptist church gave an unanimous call to Rev. Donald Dunkin of Alexandria. He is expected to ao cept the call. Chris Krohl of Papaneau, 111., spent from Wednesday until Saturday the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Krohl. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blume and son of Peoria, 111., spent from Tuesday until Friday with their cousin, Edward Blume, and family. William Wittenkeller left Friday for Lockport, 111., to attend the funeral of his grandmother, which will be held in that place Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Othias Gross and daughter Addie were called to Tefft Saturday by the serious illness of Mr. Gross's sister, Mrs. Pittsley. Mrs. Sarah Green and daughter Mildred, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Isaiah Styles, at Rockfield, returned home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kilgus, who had been visiting Samuel Kilgus, northeast of Wolcott, returned to their home at Forrest, 111., Mbnday. Miss Beatrice Suttor of Paulding, O„ who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gudeman, went to Eureka, 111., Thursday to visit friends. Mrs. Frank Reed of Logansport and her son, Ed Reed, of Detroit and her grandson, little Charles Reed, spent the day Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. Luke Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Morrow and sons, Eugene and Rex Byron; went to Bement, 111., Monday to visit his parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Morrow, and bis brothers, Ralph, Francis and Clifford, and families. Mrs. Margaret Blake, who had been spending the past weeks here looking after business matters, returned to Detroit, Mich., Thursday where she will spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Ella Valentine. GOODLAND (From the Herald) Herman Laing was home from

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Danville, 111., Sunday. Sam Brooks is quarantined in with the smallpox in the rooms over the Klaus tailoring shop. Heber Hamilton of Chicago Heights. 111., visited here with Good-! land friends this week. Miss Edna Noel of Kankakee, 111., visited here this week with her sister, Mrs. Della Stombaugh, and children. . ‘ The tittle son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sage has been quite sick during the week with measles, but is better at this time. Thomas Huston of Rensselaer called on Goodland friends this week, it being too wet to work on the farm near Rensselaer. W. A. Medlock moved into his new home on west Mill street Monday. A. J. Kitt moved here from Fowler this week into their property, vacated by the Medlocks. C. H. Adamson and George Burgess are serving on the federal grand jury at Hammond. They left for that place Tuesday afternoon. Miss Mamie Hall, who is attending business college in Indianapolis and her sister, Mrs. James Little, of Muncie visited here over Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ball. Mrs. W. E. Mitten, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Wilson, and family at Grand Ledge, Mich., returned home Sunday evening. She reports the Wilsons as liking their new Michigan home. Lucile Messersmlth, who attended Lane’s Business college in Indianapolis and later worked as stenographer in an insurance office in Indianapolis, has returned to Goodland and will keep house for her father and brother. Supt. Lewis Spaulding expects th repair Newton street soon by scraping, grading and rocking. A large truck will be used to pull the grader to enable him to get down to the bottom of the holes. After the scraping rock will be put on. James Robinson of Warren, Minn., came the latter part of last week for a visit here with his daughters, Mrs. Garret Mead, Mrs. John Pothuisje of Goodland, Mrs. John Simon of Kentland and his son, Ed Robinson, and family near Ade. Robert Ormlston lost the first finger and part of the thumb on his left hand just before noon Tuesday when a long board that he was sawing on a rip-saw “jumped” and his hand came in contact with the saw. The second finger was also cut badly. George Gilman returned from Chicago Wednesday afternoon where he went to get auto repairs. He said the geography was wrong concerning the southern boundary of Lake Michigan. He has discovered that the south line was somewhere just north of Morocco.

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BROOK (From the Reporter) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Honr, on the 18th, a 10%-pound boy. Eugene Thayer went to Joliet the first of the week to visit relatives. Mrs. Vondensmith was In Chicago the first of the week visiting her sister, Mrs. Waterman. Arthur Dirst was down from Morocco Monday. He has quit the oil game and will use his truck on the stone roads. A meeting will be held in the Library next Monday evening for the purpose of organizing a post of the American Legion. Monday night saw the biggest rainfall of the season. Basements in nearly all parte of town were fillet! with water when morning came. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blankenbaker of Sidney, 111., came the last of the week and visited with the latter’s sister, Mrs. L. C. Lyons, and family. George Ade came home last Friday. He is looking and feeling fine from his sojourn in the south. He went from here to French Lick Springs to spend a couple of weeks until the weather settles down to normal. Ray Hershman went to Goodland Monday to meet Mr. and Mrs. Dailv Of Detroit, who came to attend the funeral of Mr. Saylor, who was brought here from Washington for burial, Mrs. Dally being a daughter of Mr. Saylor. Bernard James went to Chicago Monday. He has rented the Jack Boyer building, vacated by the Btook Annex and will purchase fixtures for this while in the city. He will have an up-to-date candy and ice cream parlor when complete. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Whitmyer anu grandson went to Monday to attend the funeral of Thoirtas Horne. The latter lived in Brook at one time and his wife is a sister of Mrs. Whitmyer. He died from an attack of pneumonia. John Lyons, Jr., and wife went to Martinsville Sunday. John has been suffering from an attack of rheumatism for some time and during the past week has grown rapidly worse. His wife remained with him for a few days, until he got settled. Mrs. Edna McMillen and Mrs. Harry Warr will leave Friday for Martinsville to take the baths for rheumatism. Mrs. Warr has been having quite a siege of it, and Mrs. McMillen is slightly afflicted with IL having had a serious attack a year ago. Miss Edith Park returned from her western trip the last of the week. She has had a delightful time in California and In side stops on the way there and back. It was a vacation of nine months and from appearances it has agreed with her wonderfully.

Thomas Porter, at one time a real dent of this vicinity, died at Ma home in Bradley, BL, and the remains were brought to Brook for burial Wednesday. The services were held in the U. B. church at 3 p. m., the Rev. Borkert offciatlng. The deceased was a brother of Chas. Porter and a nephew of Mrs. John Gentry of thie place. FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Edward Gray of near Rensselaer was here Sunday, the guest of oldtime friends. Mrs. J. C. Engle went to Otterbein last Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Dukes. ' Mrs. J. B. Gant went to Lafayette last Monday evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. Blaine Overman. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rains motored to Plymouth last Saturday where they visited with Charles Rains and family and Frank Spence and family. Dr. and Mrs. Guy Drake were up from Bainbridge for over Sunday. Their children are attending school here and have been staying with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Moore. Jacob Myers, aged 78 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Hubbard, in Francesville Wednesday evening about 6 o’clock. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence. Theodore Relmschnelder of Winamac, who has the contract for the building of the Francesville-Medary-ville east and west side roads, and the Pelsey road, has been here this week getting ready for the construction work. Rev. J. A. Carter of Memphis, Tenn., was here from Thursday until Monday visiting with H. A. Ames and family. Rev. Carter, who has spent his life in the religious work of the Baptist ministry, expects to ideate here with his family. He is the father of Mrs. H. A. Ames. George Simone, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Simons of Monticello, and Miss Mary Burroughs, daughter of the late Philip Burroughs of Beaver township, this county, were married Sunday afternoon at Reynolds by Rev. John Schmidt. Mr. Simone was a machine gunner in the late war in France and is now located at Gary with the Marx Steel Co. Miss Opal Gordon, aged 17, of Beaver township, died at the home of relatives in Monon last Thursday after an illness of several weeks from scarlet fever and its complications. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon of Beaver. The funeral was held Sunday and burial was made at Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McClellan of Medaryville, Mrs. R. E. Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Thrasher of

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this place attended the funeral. Miss Anne Leonard of this community, who has been studying music at the Chicago Musical college for several months, was last week chosen, after a preliminary contest, to represent the college in a recital given with the Chicago Symphony orchestra at Orchestra Hall Wednesday evening, April 28, with Frederic Stock conducting. The preliminary was held in the Ziegfield theater Tuesday morning, 16 of the advanced pupils contesting. Miss Leonard sang “Ah Perfido,” from Beethoven’s opera, in Italian. Miss Leonard is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and while there began voice with Mrs. Loren Sage and Is finishing her second year with Mrs. O. I. Fox at the Chicago Musical college, who is considered Chicago’s best teacher of voice culture. She is also a student in musical composition with the famous composer, Louis Victor Saar, anu in dancing of the Russian school ofPavley and Onkradnsky, premier dancers of the Chicago Grand Opera. Last year Miss Leonard was soprano soloist with the J. Coates Lockhart Concert company, which toured the western states-.

MOROCCO (From the Courier} Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Robertson spent Tuesday in Kankakee Howard Snyder of Brook spent Tuesday here with his daughter, Mrs. B. C. Price. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Law -are spending the week with their daughter Ruth and tangly at Salem. Mrs. John McCarty went to Sheldon Wednesday on account of the illness of her brother-in-law. Mr. and Mre. Jacob Heilman of Kentland spent Wednesday here with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hough. Miss Freda Recher, who is attending a business college in Chicago spent Sunday here with home folks. Mrs. Joseph Kennedy went to Brook Tuesday to spend a couple of days with her daughter, Mrs. Victor Borklund. Mrs. Vina Gibbs and Mrs, Nellie Chizum drove to Monon Tuesday and attended the Woman’s Missionary conference. Mrs. Leßoy Templeton returned to her home at Green Bay, Wis., yesterday after attending the funeral of Mrs. Mary Best. Dr. L. L. Edmisten, a graduate of Rush Medical college, has associated himself with Dr. C. E. Triplett in the general practice of medicine. Mrs. George Flowers and son George went to Indiana Harbor yesterday to spend a few days with Mr. Flowers, who is employed there. Several cases of smallpox are reported at Ade. The school has been closed to prevent the spread of the disease and all the sufferers are doing well. Mrs. George Flowers and her guest, Mrs. C. W. Brown, of Laurens; la., visited over Sunday at the home of R. L. Ewan at Roann. Mr. Brown came Tuesday evening to join his Wife here. Mrs. John Ross and daughter, who had been here for Some time, re-

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turned to their home at Rock River, Wyo., yesterday. She was accompanied as far as Chicago by her sister, Eva Kessler. Mrs. T. E. Puett went to Chicago yesterday to attend the wedding oa her son, Chester Travis, and Mary Ann Hall of Maine. The bride is a graduate of Moody Bible institute, where the groom is also a student. They will mUke their home in Chicago until the latter finishes his school work. Mrs. Mary Best, whose illness ha» Deen mentioned in these columns from time to time, passed away Sunday morning at her home in Morocco. She was past 83 years of age, and death was caused by old age. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon. In charge of Rev. W. T. Gibbs, assisted by Rev. Smith of the Chris- * tian church, and interment was made at Prairie Vine cemetery in Washington township. Michael Varneck, a deaf-mute who was employed on the Lawler ranch last summer, seems to have disappeared after leaving here in the fall, and MS folks have had no word from him since. His mother, Mrs. Susan Varneck, 1262 Atchinson avenue, Whiting, is nearly distracted over his absence, and two of his sisters were here Tuesday tryihg to get somte trace of him. After leaving the ranch it was learned that Varneck purchased a ticket for Danville, but no further trace could be secured. Anyone knowing anything of the young man will win the everlasting gratitude of the mother by writing to the above address. Duplicate order books, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried in stock in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department.

PUBLIC SALE Mrs. E. A. Fisher having decided to spend a year with her mother in the west, and to avoid the damage and expense of storage, they will sell without reserve their household goods at the old H. E. Remley home,. near the Christian church, at Wheatfield, commencing at 1 p. m., on SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1920 Household Goods —Consisting of 3 beds, complete; 1 cot, dresser and washstand, library table, large book case, divan, 3 rockers, 1 leather and 2 plush; child’s writing desk. Early English dining room suite, large refrigerator, W. W. sewing machine, kitchen cabinet and table, South Bend malleable range, large coal heater, gasoline stove and oven, oil stove, porch swing and reed chairs, rugs, clock, lamps, shades, .cooking utensils, washing machine, wringer, boilers, tubs, fruit jars, glasses, garden plow, 4 window awnings, linoleum, card table, fruit evaporator, 32 volumes Dickens’ works, other books by good authors, and mtany other articles. Terms —CASH. MR. AND MRS. E. A. FISHER.” H. M. Clark, Auct. H. W. Marble, Clerk. Democrat want ads get results.