Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Mr. Schrader of Waukegan, 111., came Saturday to visit with the Stoudt family. Miss Ethel Johnston went to Elkhart Monday where she expects to take a course in music. Mrs. Paul Weiss of Wabash has been visiting her father, August Bernhardt, and brother George this w Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Poulson of Gary spent a couple of days last week with the latter’s mother, Grandma Stone. Mrs. Laura, Junk of Hudson, 111., is spending the week with her relatives here, the Zimmerman families, near town. Miss Irene Howard arrived home Monday etening from Georgetown, Ky., where she has been teaching the past winter. • John Sheetz of south of town has a new 1920 six—no, not an automobile —but a bouncing six-pound son, born Monday. All doing well. Born, June 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood of near Monon, a son, Russel Emerson. Mrs. Wood was formerly Miss Frieda Wineland. Mrs. Dudley Dingle and children of Winnipeg, Can., came Saturday for a fortnight’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Walker, here and her sister, Mrs. James Bell, at Goodland. Jasper Guy removed his law office this week from the rooms in the Chappell-Culley building to the former .Masonic rooms over Peck’s drug store. | Mrs. A. P. Rainier went to Oxford, i 0., this week to visit relatives for a short time and to attend the com- । mencement exercises of the Women’s college there, of which a niece is a graduate. Frank Melrose reports that he has just purchased the George Worden harness shop building in the same block with his other property, and directly adjoining the Sharkey barber shop. The Ott families attended the funeral of a relative at Monticello Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was the mother of a Miss Wallace, formerly a well known nurse around Remington. t Mrs. T. N. Boicourt went to Indh anapolis this Thursday morning after a few weeks’ visit here. She will then go to Bowling Green, Ky., for a short stay. C. W. May was in Chicago this week with Mrs. May, who on Tuesday underwent an operation at the Presbyterian hospital. When he left Wednesday she was doing as well as could be expected. Another wedding of Remington parties took place Saturday last, in which Miss Clarice Moss became the bride of Raymond Busey. The ceremony was a quiet one and took place at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. Griffin, in Oxford, who is a brother-in-law of the groom. The bride is one of Remington’s most charming and pleasing young ladies, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harper, with whom she has made her home since the death of her mother, several years ago. Her former home is in the south, where her step-father still resides. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Busey of south of town and Is a worthy young farmer. Word received here Saturday evening by Fern Lough gave the sad news of the sudden death of his father. Rev. P- J- Lough, of Crawfordsville. Rev. Lough, who was a minister of the Christian church, had a charge at Pence, Ind., and had gone to Danville, 111., where he was to change cars in order to meet his appointment Sunday At Danville he was taken # 1 J and practically dropped ge#d a drug store there. His age was 59 and besides a wife ne leaves

to mourn his sudden departure one son Fern of Remington and one daughter. Although the deceased resided at Crawfordsville, his old home was at Waynetown, about 10 miles from that place, where burial was made. Among those from here who attended the funeral Tuesday afternoon were: Mrs. S. G. Hand, Mrs. James Gilbert, Mrs. George Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Biddle, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Merritt, Mr. and Mrs. Guss Merritt, Uncle Jimmy Grenard and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kinsell.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Mrs. Millard Sell of Rensselaer visited her sister, Mrs. Ed Sell over Thursday night. Walter Seifert of Danville, 111., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert over Sunday. Mrs. R. M. Wilkinson of Lafayette came Friday and is visiting her son Roy Wilkinson and family. Misses Ethel and Dorothea Wolfe went to Medaryville Thursday evening for a few days visit with friends. Mrs. Grant Pollock and her sister, Miss Mary Miles went to Decatur, 111., this Friday morning for a few weeks stay. James Higgins started on a west, ern trip Monday. He expects to reach the western coast before his return home.

Mr. and Mrs. John Zehr accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Andy Troxel, autoed to Francesville Thursday to visit friends. Mrs. C. K. Field and son Charles K., Jr., of Redkey came Wednesday and is visiting her husband and hunting for a house to rent. Mrs. J. S. Parks and Miss Alma Mount went to Scottsburg Monday for a week’s visit with Mrs. Parks parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Howell. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Farney and Mrs Aaron Farney drove their auto to Toledo, Ohio, Sunday, and visited relatives, returning home Thursday evening. Mrs. Homer Foster and daughter, Marion Virginia, went to Camden Tuesday for a few days visit with Mrs. Foster’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harrison. Mrs. Robert Irions left Wednesday for London, Ohio, to visit relatives and friends, she will also visit at Washington Court House, Ohio, before her return. Leslie Bidwell, who is attending Northwestern Medical college at Chicago, arrived home Thursday evening to spend his summer vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bidwell. Mrs. Ben Hofer of this place and Mrs. Andy Troxel and children of Elgin, Hl., who are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zehr, spent the day Mohday with friends at Remington. C. W. Bidwell went to Rensselaer Friday to attend the funeral of I. N. Best, who died Tuesday. A number of years ago Mr. Best was a resident of West Point township and is well known here. Henry Marquis, who is attending Taylor university arrived in Wolcott Thursday evening, and after spending the night with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miles, went on to Remington to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delphos Marquis. Russell Spencer, who has just graduated from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, spent the past week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Spencer, going to Chicago Thursday evening and will take the Illinois State Board dental examination. Mrs. Geo. Overy, who has been seriously ill at her homo here for several weeks with liver trouble, was this week taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital where an X-ray was taken and the hospital doctors decidedan operation was not necessary and that her case would respond to treatment. BROOK (From the Reporter) Mrs. Wm. Esson left on Saturday for Peotone, 111., for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton qt Rensselaer Visited their son, Melvin and family, on Monday. Allen Harms was called to Peotone, 111., on Tuesday to' attend the funeral of his grandmother. M J Thornton and wife and the latter’s sister, Mrs. Gorman and husband wbirt to Chicago Thursday* Mrs E. J. Davis returned Monday from a week’s visit i with her ' daughter. Mrs. Wih. Dicks \it Williamsport. f •)', • ' • f*'- if****' •

Mrs. Charles Berlin returned pn Wednesday from a visit with relatives in Indianapolis and Spencer, Indiana. Grace Reed went to a house party in Lafayete pn Friday and from there she is planning to go to Indianapolis. Mrs. Harold Brown and her daughter Mary went to Swaneetown, 111., on Wednesday due to the serious illness of the former’s brother. Miss Louise Davis has finished her work at Russiaville and will spend a week with her sister, Mrs. Frank Weishaar at Peru, before returning home. Albert Collier from Culver, Forry Stonehill from Purdue and Harold Mathers from Champaign, arrived home this week for the summer vacation. . Mr. and Mrs. Orel Light and chib dren are visiting with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Light and other relatives. They live at Pierpont, S. D. The Misses Ruth Haynes and Edith Park, and Mrs. Paul Hanson went to Indianapolis this week to attend a banquet of their sorority at the Hotel Severn. John Lyons, Jr., left Sunday for Martinsville to take another try to eliminate the rheumatism from his system. Manroe Sell and Laverne Wilson accompanied him for tho same purpose. , Mr. and Mrs. James Shaeffer arrived home the first of the week from a visit .of several weeks in Pennsylvania and Ohio with relatives. They enjoyed the trip and are feeling fine. George and Victor Ekstrom went to Lafayette the last of the week to attend the graduation exercises. Geo k graduates this spring. They were obliged to return on Monday on account of the death of their older brother, Carl Henry. It used to be that autos frightened the horses, but now, evidently it’s the young ladies. We met several buggies on Sunday and not a horse shied, but in a few of them the young men were holding the girls in the buggy with one arm.

MOROCCO (From the Courier) Mrs. C. E. Hosier of Kentland spent Monday here with her mother, Mrs. Lou Smith. Mrs. Mary Wampsher of Goodland visited here this week with her son, Elwood Wampsher, and family. Benjamin Erzinger and wife of Moline, 111., drove to Morocco Monday for a visit with his brother, George Erzinger, and family. Dr. H. F. Leedom has closed his office in Morocco and Is moving to Lynn, Randolph county, where he will continue in the practice of his profession.

Mrs. H. L. Tippie and children of Laporte spent last week here with her mother, Mrs. R. G. Hough, and her brother, Russell Hough. They returned to their home Monday. James Harwood and family of Warren county drove up Friday and visited relatives here until Sunday afternoon. Mr. Harwood stated that the crops in his locality were about the same as here. Jacob and Rich Schanlaub of North Manchester spent the first of the week with relatives and friends here and in Jackson township. They reported crops In their vicinity about the same as here. Flossie and Ora Smart went to Chicago yesterday and next week will leave for a trip through the West, visiting at Wichita and Leavenworth, Kan.; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mrs. J. H. Harrison, who had been here for several months visiting hq? parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Zoborosky, and other relatives, left Tuesday for her home in British Columbia. She accompanied to Chicago by Mr. Zoborosky and James Stine. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harris and Elmer Hendricks and family of Morocco accompanied by relatives from Rensselaer, Monticello and Delphi, drove to the old Harris homestead near Frankfort Sunday and spent the day at a family reunion there. . Two motor cars, driven by the section crews on the New York Central, collided about two miles north of town Wednesday morning. Both were traveling quite fast and one car was thrown over thirty feet. Most of the occupants saw the Impending collision in time to jump, but A. J. Lewsader was caught 'and seriously Injured about the lungs and back. Harold L. Smith, son of Rev. and Mrs. George Smith of Morocco, was married last Saturday at Houston, Texas, to Miss Vivian D. Deßajligethy. They will reside at Baytown, Texas, where the young man is employed as a chemist by the Humbolt Oil and Refining Co. Both young people have visited here and have many, friends in Morocco who wish them success and happiness. Arch Russell, one 'of the well, known young men of Morocco, whose illness has attracted the compassion of all for years, passed away at his home here early Tuesday morning. Mr. Russell was 33 years old and had spent all of his life in Morocco, and for the greater part of this time he had been a constant sufferer from rheumatism. For about 20 months past he had been bedfast and unable to help himself. A telegram was received here Tuesday by C. E. Russell announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Marga-

ret J. Perrigo, which occurred that morning at the home of daughter ip Mansfield, Ohio. MrsA •‘Perrigo left Morocco about 30 ' years ago, but will be remembered by all of the older residents. The cause of her death wks not made known, and no previous word had been received of her illness. She was 70 years old, and is survived by two brothers and one sister, C. E. Russell and Mrs. Melissa McCarty of Morocco and Shmuel Russell of Brook. She also leaves several children.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Hugh Long and wife motored here from Akron, Ohio, and are with friends and relatives this week. Mrs. Adam Smith went today to North Manchester for a visit with her adopted daughter and» family. Charles Parker and wife drove to Delphi last Saturday and visited until Sunday in the home of Mrs. Parker’s sister, Mrs. Charles Alexander returned to her home at Greensburg, Ind., the first of the week after a week here in the home of her daughter, "Mrs. Harold Mohler. Miss Nina Pogue and Georgia Hoover were Lafayette passengers Tuesday—the former to visit in Lafayette and the latter enroute to Elwood to* visit. A son, Thomas Eugene, was born May 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis of Gary. The mother was Miss Edna Wallace, niece of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Jones. Aaron Johnson sold 70 acres purchased of Madaus last fall for $125 per acre. The buyer is an Illinois man. Johnson has now bought the 120 acre James Dunn farm north east of town. Mrs. Lee Stump and children and Mr. and Mrs. J. Holt of North Judson visited Lee Stump at St. Elizabeth’s hospital last Sunday; he was so improved from his recent operation that Mrs. Stump went down again Tuesday to accompany him home. . Mr. and Mrs. John Smallfelt and Miss Sylvia Smallfelt, John Garllng and George Schultz called on Miss Irene Smallfelt at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Lafayette, last Sunday. Mrs. Smallfelt went down Tuesday and brought Irene home. She is looking and feeling very well. Mrs. Antclift and Bernice went to Brook Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Charles Antcliff, whose remains were brought here from Larimore, North Dakota. On Tuesday Charles Antcliff and children and Mr. and Mrs. George Antclilr motored over from Brook and spent the day with John Antcliffs. Newton J. Fairchild of Kewanna, at one time a resident of Medaryville, was killed almost Instantly by

an Erie fast train at Thursday afternoon between 2 and 3 Mr. Fairchild was in the monument business, and had driven an auto truck to a Starke county cemetery to deliver some work. He was on his return trip, and had just driven into Monterey from the north. As he reached the street crossing north of the postoffice the eastbound afternoon train, running late, struck the heavy truck.

FRANCESVILLE " (From the Tribune) Miss Helen Shirtz of North Manchester college was the guest of her parents here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watson and daughter Velma, Mrs. Mary Comstock and Mrs. Clara Wilson motored to Wolcott Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Orin Bell and children and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Guild of Parr ate Sunday dinner at the John Guild home and attended the Decoration day services at town in the afternoon. . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pike have left the farm and moved into the James Hayworth property in the south part of town. Their son, Harry, has taken over the responsibilities of handling the home place. Miss Mary Hubbard has gone to Indianapolis where she will remain for about six weeks to finish some educational work connected with her duties In the primary department of the Francesville schools. t Will Rockwell of Gillam was in Francesville the other day, the first time for several weeks. During the spring a “wind-twister” upset a hay rack on which he was riding, and his left leg was broken above the knee. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Byrd gave a dinner last Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shirtz, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Kopka, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shirtz of Detroit, Misses Helen and Wlnefred Shirtz, Rex and Paul Shirtz and Judson Fitzpatrick. James and Charles Ellee, north east of Francesville, on the John - Bierman farm, are putting out a good-sized patch of sorghum cane. They do not like the idea of paying tribute to a few millionaire sugar profiteers, therefore they are going to substitute. Three priests, who were driving through from Toledo, Ohio, to attend the commencement exercises at St. Joseph’s college, ran their Buick roadster into the ditch on the road Just south of the Otto Pheil residence in White Post, Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened when the car struck a rut and plunged down the twelve-foot embankment. Fortunately the car did not turn over, but a front wheel was damaged to the extent that a new one was secured to replace it.