Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

VIRGIE Denver Potts visited over Sunday with home folks. Carl Zellers came from Hammond Saturday night for a week’s visit with his grandparents. There will be preaching services next Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p. m. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. The Ice cream social Saturday evening and the Childrens’ Day exercises held Sunday night were well attended. Mrs. L. E. Harrington and Jessie Zellers were baptized Saturday in the bapistry of the Christian church at Rensselaer. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the Sunday School convention at Fair Oaks Sunday. Listen, all the boys of Virgie between the ages of 12 and 15 years have organized a base ball team. They would like to play games with boys of similar age. Mrs. C. A. Harrington and daughter, Mrs. John Maher, L. E. Harrington and two daughters, and Carl Gasaway went to Mrs. Etta Sanders’ Sunday, where a reunion was held.

GANT CORNER Corn plowing is the busy part of ■work now-a-days. James Hill, Jr., is making posts for Mr. Barber this week. James Hill, Sr„ went to Rensselaer on business Monday. Asa Elliott is helping Herman Shultz plant corn this week. Miss Opal Garriott accompanied her aunt to Lafayette Sunday. Misses Sylvia and Myrtle Elliott

called on Mrs. Mel Wood Saturday. James Hill, Jr., called on David Elliott Sunday. Fred York, who is working near Parr, called on Jessie Wood Sunday. Miss Margrette Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wood, is very bad sick. Miss Myrtle Elliott called on the William Hurley family Monday evening. Leslie and Jessie Wood spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. s Mrs. Pete Wolfe and daughters called on the Hill family Sunday afternoon. We are certainly having some fine weather now, but a shower of rain wouldn’t hurt. David Elliott, who has been working at Moody, is spending a few days with home folks. Miss Sylvia Elliott went to Mishawaka Wednesday to spend a few weeks with relatives. Mist Maude Hill spent Monday night with her sister, Mrs. James Crownover, near Laura. Louie Hill and two sisters, Lola and Lestie, and Fay Williams autoed to Rensselaer Saturday night. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the Childrens’ day exercises at Virgie Sunday evening. Miss Marie Garriott returned from Niles, Mich., Monday evening and went to Rensselaer to work this week. Miss Maude Hill, who has been working in town, Is helping her mother, Mrs. James Hill, Sr., clean house this week.

EAST WALKER Felix Fritz lost one of his best work horses Sunday. Louie Zick was in Rensselaer Monday having dental work done. Effie Salrin returned to Boone Grove Tuesday after a few days visit at home. Louie Warren and Hines’ each lost a fine big calf a few days ago from lockjaw. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Oram of Logansport and Mrs. Myrtle Fields of Chicago visited Louie Warren and family last Friday. i <

FOUR CORNERS Marion S. Davis lost a valuable horse Monday*. Mrs. Simon Fendig, who has been quite low with pneumonia, is much improved at this writing. will talk,” sb says the Lowden and Wood, candidates at the Chicago convention. _

W. J. Henry of Valparaiso has men at work putting up fencing on his farm in East Walker. Corn has come up uneven on account of the dry weather, but the fields are in good condition. Jeii’crs, Duggelby, Fitzgerald and a number of other farmers are planting their ground to corn. The Rev. Abel preached a very able sermon Sunday at Tefft. He is much above the average minister. The "white mule” makes Its ap-< pearance once or twice a week in this locality. It some revenue officer would drop in be could do a land-office business. Lon Neese of Wheatfield made a trip to Rensselaer Saturday and purchased 35 cases of eggs. Wheatfield has Rensselaer’s number on the price of eggs by three or four cents per dozen. The Gordon Players played Monday and Tuesday at the Primo at Wheatfield, but either the people are too busy or cash is low. The crowd was only about one-half of the usual number. William Fitzgerald had three tractors and twenty head of horses turning his Wheatfields of 130 acres into cornfields. Plows, harrows and planters were making a rapid change in the ruined fields of wheat. Gerald Maloney won another game for the Boone Grove ball team Sunday from a Valparaiso team. Gerald has won every game so far this season. The majority of the games were no run games for the contestants. Boone Grove plays the Wheatfield Regulars next Sunday. Boone Grove has one game on the Regulars who will make an effort to even up the score next Sunday. Come out ana help the Regulars. They are a fast bunch of players. David A. Collins, who has been sick for over a year, is losing day by day and the end is not far off. His case was hopeless from the start, but his patience during all this time has been wonderful. His brother is with him most of the time. Wm. Jeffries took a hike for Chicago Monday mornigg, starting from home at 5 o’clock. He made the* trip in time for a seven o’clock breakfast. Mrs. Jeffries has been visiting in the city for a week and Bill was lonesome. He says that he can hardly get along with or without his wife.

MILROY Vern Culp was home over Sunday. Clarence Blankenship is home again. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp visited his parents Sunday. Sylvia Beaver spent the week 'With her slfiter, Mrs. True Culp. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell spent Sunday in Rensselaer visiting relatives. Earl Foulks and family spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hughes. Lorin and Lena Williamson called OSI Earl Foulks’s Sunday evening. \ Mr. and Mbsr Orland Beaver spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. True Culp. Mrs. Wineland of Remington visited her daughter, Mrs. Charles Wood, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Caster of Chicago Heights visited Mr. and Mrs. George Caster Sunday. Mrs. W. B. Fisher and daughter Lillian spent the first of the week with relatives at Lapel. Mrs. Roy Culp, Mrs. Earl Foulks, Mrs. George Foulks and Mrs. Arty Clark spent Tuesday with Mrs. Joe Clark. Mrs. Virgil Sanders and son of Frankfort visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Caster, the first of the week. •Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark and son Ralph and Mrs. Artie Clark and children visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks. The Ladles’ Aid met Wednesday with Mrs. Orland Beaver. After enjoying a pleasant afternoon, refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. George Foulks’s.

WALKER CENTER Jake Meyers called on A. P. Huntington Tuesday. Mrs. M. Zufall called on Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson Thursday. Henry Meyers called at Clarence Bridgeman’s Sunday evening. Walter and Trevor Williams called on Donald Bridgeman Sunday. Mrs. F. M. Lilly called on Mrs. Clarence Bridegman Thursday.

Robert Jennings to slowly improving and is able to sit up now. F. M. Lilly and family took dinner with A. P. Huntington Sunday. C. B. Scott’s brother from Marlon, Ind., spent the week-end with him. Mies Lina Meyers left for Valparaiso to attend school last Monday. Jake Meyers and wife spent Sunday with her father, James Cavinder. M. Zufall, wife and two sons took dinner with Clarence Bridgeman’s Sunday. Mrs. A. P. Huntington and son Ira of Mt. Ayr spent Sunday at A. P. Huntington’s. J. D. Rich of Brook and a farm advisor visited his farm near Walker Center Thursday. Mrs. John Pettet spent Thursday with Mrs. John Meyers of Knlman and attended the Ladies’ Aid society. Lester Lilly cut his hand open and had to have two stitches taken in it Thursday when he fell under a disk. Wesley Hurley was home Sunday from Pleasant Rdlge where he is helping Albert Keene work on a stone road. Miss Ruby Pettet was home Sun. day from Knlman where she is helping her sister, Mrs. Gail Michael, in the store. z * Earl Clinton, wife and two daughters of Roselawn visited Will Clinton’s Thursday, and the two girls a short visit Mrs. K. M. Lilly and daughter, Mrs. A. P. Huntington, returned Monday from a week-end visit at Momence, 111., where Mrs. Huntington attended the tenth anniversary of her alumni. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Weaver and two sons of Earl Park, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tomlinson and daughter Mary of Knlman and Charles Tomlinson and family of Barkley took dinner with Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson and son Will Sunday. Clarence Weaver remained for a few days’ visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Tomlinson.

POSSUM RUN Miss Orpha Parker spent Sunday with James Davis and family. J. H. Campbell, Jr., was out buying. eggs Wednesday morning. James Davis and family were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Several from here attended the ice cream social at Virgie Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn called on Mr. and Mrs. John Price Saturday evening. Misses Geneva and May Markin spent Tuesday afternoon with Miss Opal Hankins. Mr. and Mrs. John Parker of Medaryville spent Sunday with T. J. Parker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver and daughter Mertie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Marion. Mrs. David Hahn and daughter Ada called on Mrs. Wm. Markin and daughters Monday afternoon. Miss May Markin returned homy Sunday after visiting a week with Miss Minnie Cavinder of Knlman. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Jr., and Frank Payne and family sbent Sunday evening with Clyde Davisson and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Jr, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Sr., took Sunday dinner with David Hahn and family.

GIFFORD Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim of Monon spent Sunday with Robert Steel. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen took their son Vern back to his work Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haniford spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tell Rutledge of Newland.

George Smith and son Ralph of Sherbun, Minn., are spending the week-end with friends here. Mrs. W. T. Hankins and daughter Opal, Elsie Haniford and Beulah Walker autoed to Rensselaer Saturday evening.