Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

MEDARYVILLE 1 (From the Journal) Mrs. John Leavitt and little daughter of Goodland are visiting the Antcllff family. George Logan and wife drove to Star City last Saturday and spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Marie Logan. F. W. Traylor left Monday for Terre Haute where he enters the state normal to complete his normal course this summer. Mrs. J. R. Linton is home this week from the Laporte hospital where she has been with Frank. She report® him much improved. Miss Bess Shortz has resigned her position at the bakery and is succeeded there by Ethel Braner. The Shortz family are planning to live in Gary this summer. Misses Christian Belcher of Grass Creek and Eva Turner of Tefft, who have been visiting at the William Lawrence home, returned to their respective homes Wednesday. Miss VI. Luken, Lawrerice Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Miller and daughter Thelma motored to Kokomo last Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baughman. The body of Marion Evans will be brought here Friday from Lacross and taken to the Methodist church for funeral services, which will be held immediately after the 11 o’clock train. The burial will be at Independence in Gillam where he is widely known. Miss M. A. Calkin left Tuesdav for Chicago to enter training school before leaving for India this 8 fall to do missionary work. Miss Calkin came here last fall from Kemucky and was an instructor in the local high school where she has made many friends through her excellency of character. Sherry Simpson has purchased from George W. Ferguson & Son the Primo theater here and will take possession the first of June. The Fergusons have purchased the Lincoln theater at Valparaiso and will move from Wheatfield to Valpo, as the movie business there will require all their time, every evening and three afternoon shows a week. Miss Vera Querry and Leonard Huppert were married at Winamac Monday' afternoon. The bride is the daughter of Trustee and Mrs. Querry and was a member of the 1920 graduating class. Mr. Huppert is the son of Mrs. M. Huppert of Anchor, Hl. Chris Huppert of Francesville fs an uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Huppert plan to take up residence in Mlshawaka. The body of Louis Krlpisch, who died Feb. 24 while in China in the service of the U. S. navy, is expected to arrive here this (Thursday) evening, it having left San Francisco last Sunday. The body will be taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Krlpisch, parents of the boy, and the funeral will be held Sunday at St Johns in Cass at 2 o’clock. The services will be conducted by Bev. Weiss and burial will be made In the cemetery nearby. 1 'J'V • MOROCCO (From the Courier) Mrs. John Plummer of Ade spent Wednesday with friends here. M. U. Huff of Salem is spending tM week here with relatives. W. O. Schanlaub was up from Kentland on business Tuesday. .

Miss Clara Vinson went to Goodland Monday to spend a few days with friends. Mrs. J. B. Dickson of Brook spent Monday here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rolls. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke of Rensselaer spent Sunday here with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Moore. Frank Page of Momence visited here over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Page, residing west of town. Miss Neva Templeton returned to her work at South Bend Saturday after spending a few days here with relatives and friends. C. L. Tillmer and wife of Monticello spent Sunday here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harris, and her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harris. George Gay, Grand Patron; Mrs. James Kay, Grand Matron, and Mrs. M. I. Jackson, delegate, were at Indianapolis Thursday attending a state meeting of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Charles Spangler of Gary is spending the week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Clark. George Moore of Hessville, a grandson, was also their guest Wednesday. The threshing run east of here, composed of Albert Rowan, Joseph Murphey, James Deardurff, A. H. and A. L. Doctor and Josephine Deardurff, has purchased a new threshing outfit. The bond issue for $40,000 to provide funds to erect a new school at Foresman has been approved by the state board of tax commissioners. Goodland is also asking for a bond issue for a new school building and there is little or no opposition to the project. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shipps were up from Oxford Tuesday visiting their daughter, Mrs. Earl Camblin. Mr. and Mrs. Shipps had intended to leave for Sweden last month but were unable to procure reservations, and have postponed the journey until next month. Mr. Shipps left Sweden 68 years ago and is anxious to visit the scenes of his boyhood days.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mrs. Guy Solt of San Pierre was here this week the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Whitaker Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Carter and daughter of Memphis, Tenn., have arrived here and will live in the Finnegan apartments. Theodore Relmschnider of Winamac Is here this week with his trucks and force of men getting ready for the construction of the Pelsey and White Post township roads. Mrs. T. W. Kelsey of Spokane, Wash., has been the guest of friends here this week. Dr. T. W. Kelsey, who has been taking a post-gradu-ate course in New York, is expected to be here tomorrow to join Mrs. Kelsey on their return trip west. Miss Anne Leonard of this community was awarded the .Mozart prize at Orchestra hall, Chicago, Wednesday ’ evening of last week, having won the decision of the musical critics against the other 27 who contested for the Mozart honors. After the recital. Miss Leonard w”as entertained, at the Terrace Gardens by a number of friends. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Leonard of Gillam township.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. Sarah Bliss was a Remington visitor Thursday. Mrs. Q. L. Hughes and Mrs. Robert Clark spent Thursday at Logansport. Miss Goldia Marshall of Chalmers was the guest over night Tuesday of Miss Freda Malchow. Mrs. Bert Cowgill and daughter Bertha were guests over night Wednesday of friends at RemlhgtoiL Mrs. Med Matthew went to Lo-

gansport Thursday to visit her son Francis, who Is taking teratment at the Plummer sanitarium.

Mrs. George Hofer and daughter of Claytonville, 111., who have been visiting’ Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hofer, returned home Thursday. Miss Golds Scripter and her nephew and niece, Vernon and Aboline Spencer, went to Monon Wednesday evening to visit friends. Mrs. C. E. Brechbiel of Monticello came Tuesday to assist in caring for her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mikesell, who is 111 and who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Grant Miller, of this place. Mrs. William Bidwell went to Hammond Thursday to visit Dn and Mrs. R. F. Holley. From there she will go to Chicago for a few days’ visit with her son, Leslie Bidwell, who is attending medical college in that city. Robert Croft on Tuesday of this week loaded his household goods for shipment to Kalamazoo, Mich., where he expects to make his future home. Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs. Croft and daughter, he left for their new home.

Mrs. Herman Hibner of Michigan City, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. S. J. Rogers, and her nephew, Everett ■ Rogers, north of Wolcott, went to Monticello Wednesday evening to visit Mrs. Albert Hibner and other relatives. James Naugle, who has recently purchased a farm near Flushing. Mich., shipped his goods to that place Wednesday and Mr. Naugle and family left for their new home Wednesday. Mrs.- Naugle’s mother, Mrs. Robert Dixon, who makes her home with her daughter, accompanied them. Baccalaureate sermon will be preached to the graduating class of the Wolcott high school this year by Rev. D. S. Perry in the Christian church Sunday evening, May 9, at 8 o’clock. Commencement exercises will be held in the M. E. church Friday evening, May 14, at 8 o’clock. Professor George Tapy of Wabash college will deliver the address: “The Spirit of America.” The eighth grade commencement of Princeton township will be held Friday evening, May 14, at 8 o’clock at the M. E. church. The following la a list of the graduates: Marguerite Alice Uhl, Dougal -Wilson. Justina E. McFall, Meri Allen, Cari H. Ermentrout, Virginia Dodson, Alma Pollock, Lucile Miller, z Edna Allen, Helen Wilson, Mary Walburn, Mabel Phillips, Lelah Abersoll, Loide Blume, Gertrude Altman, Hollis May, Helen Goodwin, Iva St. Pierre, Ethel Stinson, Lloyd Dawson, Gerald Forbes, Ruth May, Helen Forbes, Victor English, Arthur L. Clary, Jessie Johnson, Malcolm Dunn, Herman Furrer, Lillian ArmoW.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Miss Louise Constable visited last week and this with her sister, who is a student at Franklin college. H. T. Girggs went to Chicago this week to visit his daughter, Mrs. George Bales, who is. a patient at the Wesley hospital. Mrs. Newton Wickwire and three children, who have been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Davidson, has returned to her home in Merlin, Can. Mr. and Mrs. Conn Pillin of Ottawa, 111., came last Thursday for a visit with the latter’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hameton. They were on their honeymoon and came here from Chicago on their return home. The nine-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Starkweather passed away Tuesday morning at 10:30. The funeral services were held from the home on north Iroquois street, conducted by Rev. Roy E. Barnett, pastor of the Baptist church. Andrew Hotler, with his Oldsmobile truck, accompanied by Abe Heck, made a record trip this week. He started from Goodland early Sunday morning with Hartley Rowe’s household goods and delivered them to Detroit. Mich., and returned to Goodland in time for supper Tuesday night. The trip embraces nearly 700 miles with all kinds of roads. BROOK (From the Reporter) John A. Sell is seriously ill. His sons, Ferd and Ted, arrived Tuesday to be with him. Jennie Gaines returned from Chicago Heights Monday after spending the week-end there. Mr. and Mrs. Kisner of Champaign, 111., visited over Sunday with Mrs. Ivan Bowers and family. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings Danruther, April 26, a baby girl, named May Louise. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beecher spent Sunday in Rensselaer with Mr. and Mrs. Miles Worrall. Miss Ruth Hanson of Momence was the guest of her brother Paul and wife from Saturday until Monday. George Harned arrived Tuesday from Harrington, Kas., for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.” Simon Harned. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanson went to Watseka, 111., Monday where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. August Hanson. Wm. Eaton and family came over from Jasper county and spent Sunday with Mrs. Eaton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waling. Will Clinton and wife of Jasper county were here Monday, visiting his mother, Mrs. R. T ; Clinton. This is the first home trip of the bride and groom. Word came as we go to press that Rev. Dillman and Charles Robertson of this place were in an auto wreck at Lafayette. Their car collided with, a Monop- switch engine, completely wrecking the car and sllgthly injuring Robertson. The message called for the wives of the two men to come tp Lafayette, so it is presumed that Robertson is unable to make the trip home. ,