Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

REMINGTON (Fro mthe Press)

Miss Hazel Lucas, bookkeeper at the State bank, is off her job this week sick. * M. P. Hassey of Sottis, Va., came Monday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Tom Harper. Mrs. Olive M. Walter of Chicago

came Saturday morning to visit her, brother, Frank Shipman. iMrs. Frank Howard went to Lafayette Wednesday evening to attend a federated clubs’ meeting. Mrs. James Peck left this Thursday for her new home in Gary where her husband is alieadj employed. Mrs. O. P. Taber and Mrs. tv m. Townsend went to Huntington Tuesday morning to visit relatives until Sunday. Mrs. Tom Thurston and son Kari spent the day Tuesday with the family of Mr. Thurston’s brother at Goodland. A nine-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs D. J. Harris passed away Wednesday night after an illness lasting some time. Jones Bros, report the sale ot the Alter Schankerman property, Michigan street, to Lee Evans. Consideratlion $5,000. Miss Christyna Foster was the guest of Mrs. E. E. Sutherland at Kentland from Friday morning until Monday evening.

Ed Hunt of Ashland. Ore., who has been here since the death of his brother some time ago, staited west agmm Wednesday. A. Beasley of Rensselaer was circulating among old friends here Tuesday morning. He was over to attend the “feed” the Masonic hall the night before. Mrs. Trevor Eger and son of Rensselaer came to atteriil the shower for Miss Lillian Gumm qt the home of Miss Hazel B. Gray Monday and is remaining for a several days’ visit. Robert Bahler, Sr., went hriday morning to visit relatives in 1 soria and Fairbury. Mr. Bahler will .qon be leaving for a trip across the .',t J lantic to visit relaitves in Fran.\ and Switzerland. \ Miss Daisy Gray took the train this Thursday morning f<y Milligan, Tenn., where she will visit her sister, Miss Fleta, and accompany her home when her school is out some time about June 1. Miss Mildred Harper returned home Sunday night from Dakota where she had gone to teach summer school, but gave it up ,on account of the serious condition of her sister, Miss Lucile. Mrs. John Hardeback, who was taken to a hospital in Chicago nearly two weeks ago. is much in the same condition as when taken there and it Is not yet definitely decided whether or not an operation will be necessary. 1 A young lady from this town had to make a night drive to Rensselaer the other night to meet an early train. She blew out a tire on the way over and went in on the rim. All efforts to raise a garage man to repair the tire proved unavailing and she finally had to drive al! the way back on the rim. Who .says” they don’t sleep well in Rensselaer? Mrs. Josephine Kenyon and grandson, “Tip” Kenyon, Jr., arrived home from the south Monday where the former spends all Her winters and the latter has been constantly for several years. Tip says they made the trip of 1,930 miles from Deland, Fla., in nine days without al puncture or a bit of any kind ot automobile trouble. They camped out enroute. Mrs. Orval Thomas sustained a very bad fall early this Thursday morning when she fell from the head to the foot of the stairs at her home-. She had just arisen and.was on her way down with the baby in' her arms, \nd the wonder is that the babe was not killed and the lady herself more seriously injured, Aside from some bruises the only real damage so far resulting is a* broken right arm of Mrs. Thomas, which was fractured just above the elbow. Announcements have been received of the marriage at the bride’s home at Oxford Saturday, May 8,. of Miss Florence Carol Bond to Mr. Leslie

L. Nichols. The wedding was a quiet one, only members of the immediate families being present and Mrs. W. L. Gumm and daughter Lillian of this place. Miss Bond is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Bond, formerly of Remington and is well known and highly esteemed by Remington people. The groom is a resident of and a most worthy young man. The young couple took a short trip after the wedding. Remington people will wish them all happiness and prosperity. The Press last week printed announcements of the wedding of Miss Amelia Kyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kyle of southwest of town, and Mr. Chet Dexter, Jr,, son of Mr. and_Mrs. Chet Dexter of east \of town. The ceremony, which was Xronounced at the home of the offi-» c\ting minister, Rex. Dixon, at SvAnington Thursday, May 6, was attended from nere by the bride’s parents?* Mr. and Mrs. Kyle; her grandmother, Mrs. Lois Wilcox; her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Dixon, and the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter. The newly wedded pair immediately set up housekeeping on one of the Dexter farms, just north of town. Misses Dorothy Spencer and Hazel B. Gray were hostesses for a very unique bridal shower given in honor of Miss Lillian Gumm at the home of Miss Gray Monday afternoon. After the arrival of the guests the bride-elect was blindfolded and the whole party invited for an auto ride, which ended at a point near the park, where the blindfold was removed and Miss Lillian discovered a bride’s “Klondyke.” She was given a -spade and told to dig for her treasure, which consisted of many delightful gifts of silver, glass, linen, etc. After a trip back to the Gray home, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion in yellow and white, most delightful refreshments were served. There were present on this occasion about 15 of our jolly young ladies to wislf the bride to be all joyous anticipations. -

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Mr. anef Mrs. Sam Guthrie were up from Goodland over Sunday. A 10-pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe'Witcher Friday, May 7. Ed Putnam and wife and son Charles were over from Rensselaer Sunday. Frank Snow of northeast of Rensselaer visited his brother Charles and family Sunday. Grover Makeever, who has had a tussle with mumps, is able to be about again this week. Mrs. Nora Fritch was in RensseL aer Saturday where she procured a bill of divorce from William Fritch. Miss Lucy Harris spent a few days the past week visiting her sister Ad-

die, who is teaching school at Demottrf Mrs. Kinder Kennedy came from Chicago Saturday on account of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Standish. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruner drove down from Baroda, Mich., last week and took a load of furniture of the Johnson estate back with them. Wilbur and Archie Blankenbaker left Monday for the west seeking employment. They will probably be in the west for an indefinite time. Mrs. Oscar Stucker and children were up and spent the day Tuesday with Mrs. Will Delong ijear Roselawn. Captain and Mrs. Brown were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borkland in Brook Sunday. The Borklands have just returned from a winter’s sojourn at Hot Springs, Ark. Whitman Hathway of Peoria, 111., visited Sam Butts Sunday. The two men were boyhood friends, but had not seen each other for 40 years. It is needless to say the meeting was a very pleasant one. J. C. Ashby and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams and daughter of Kewanna came Sunday for a visit with J. B. Ashby. Mrs. Williams and daughter remained for a longer visit but Mr. Ashby returned home Sunday evening.