Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

WALKER CENTER Everyone is planting pickles at (present. Will Tomlinson called at D. Williams’s Monday. Rev. Dwyer took dinner with C. B. Scott’s Sunday. Mr.s F. M. Lilly spent Wednesday at A. P. Huntington’s. Mrs. F. M.yLiUy called on Mrs. Will Stalbaum Monday. • John Pettet* was on the sick list Sunday with' 1 the toothache. Miss Lena Meyers was home from Valparaiso for the week-end. Mrs. Paul Hershman had her upBtairs rooms papered last Tuesday. Miss Alice Meyers spent the day at Ernest Tomlinson’s Wednesday. Loretta and Paul Stalbaum called on Mrs. A. P. Huntington Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington were business callers at Lewiston Friday. Miss Bertha Stalbaum left for Winona lake for summer school last Tuesday. Ulrlc Kenricks and Lewis Hurley left for Terre Haute for summer school Saturday. Will Tomlinson has bought a new Chevrolet car. Wonder who he will be taking riding? George wApd and wife, Claude White, wife and baby of Remington called at Clarenbe Bridgeman’s Sunday. Mrs. Ellen Cooper was called to

her son John’s home last Tuesday by his death in an accident near Virgie. t Will Hartley was taken with a stitch in his back last Wednesday but visited Dr. Turfier Thursday, so is able to be around again. Gladys Tomlinson returned home Friday from taking care of her grandmother, who is much improved. Mrs. John Pettet and family, Clarence Bridgeman, wife and son Donald, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington, Mt. and Mrs. F. M. Lilly and son Lester attended the picnic dinner and Children’s day program at Kniman Sunday. The Victory club met with Mrs. Firman Pettet of Virgie last Wednesday and a fine time was reported by all. A nice lunch was served. Mrs. James Wiseman and daughter Esther were guests of the club. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Ernest Tomlinson of Kniman, June 24, an all-day meeting. GANT CORNER Miss Neva Hibbs called on Lola Hill Saturday. Herman Schultz autoed to Rensselaer Monday. Louis and John Hill called on home folks Sunday. James Hill, Jr., was in Rensselaer on business Monday. , Mise Marie Garrlott returned home Sunday from her work. Miss Lesta Hill called on Mrs. Jack Reeder Sunday morning. Miss Maude Hill returned to her work in Rensselaer Saturday. Lola and James Hill, Jr., called on Mel Wood and daughters Sunday. Mrs. James Crownover and children called on home folks Saturday. Mrs. Grace Hibbs autoed to Rensselaer Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spurgeon. Misses Myrtle Elliott and Violet Galbreath called on relatives at Gifford Tuesday.

I We had nice showers here Sunday and Monday evenings, which helped the grain quite a bit. Mrs. Mel Wood and daughter Margaret are still in Rensselaer where the latter is being treated. Myrtle and Harvey Elliott and Fred York took Sunday dinner with Mel Wood and two daughters, Jessie and Carmen. Mrs. Ata Elliott and daughter Violet andj Miss Myrtle Elliott called on the <llll family Saturday afternoon. .Mel Wood and two daughters, Jessie and Carmen, and Fred York called on the Elliott family Tuesday evening. 1

POSSUM RUN David Hahn and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday evening. We have been getting some fine rains which we needed badly. Mrs. Crownover and children called on home folks Tuesday afternoon. O. M. Thomas of Ohio visited friends in Jasper county last week. Eber and Ada Hahn spent Sunday with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Mr. and Mrs. William Markin were Rensselaer goers Friday and Saturday. W. J. Wright brought an organ out for Mr. and Mrs. James Davis Sunday morjilng. Lester, William and Hazel Davis have been visiting their grandparents this week. Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughter Myrtle called on Mrs. James Davis Sunday afternoon. Genena Markin and gentleman friend ’attended the exercises at Barkley Sunday afternoon. Mr. Willett of Hoopeston, 111., visited his daughter, Mrs. James Campbell, Sr., one day last week. LEE G. A. Jacks has painted his house. Born, June 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Mellender, a son. Miss Leona Snedeker is home from Hammond on a two weeks’ vacation. An ice cream social will be given here June 26 for the benefit of the band, which will furnish the entertainment for the evening. Monday night Jacks Bros.’ general store and Culp Bros.’ hardware store were broken into and several articles taken. No clue to the guilty parties has been found. Next Sunday is an all-day program here in the grove, if weather perTwits. Sunday school and preaching services in the forenooff, dinner at the noon hour and Children’s day program in the afternoon. Saturday afternoon Raymond Warren and Miss Chloa Overton went to Monticello and were quietly married at the Methodist parsonage. Misses Zura Snedeker and Edith Overton accompanied them.

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Claud May went to Toledo, 0., Tuesday to drive back some cars. Mrs. Trevor Eger and son of Rensselaer are spending the week at the editor’s home. Miss Gladys McGlynn went to Mum cie Saturday for the summer term of school. • Miss Alta Lucas went to Terre Haute Sunday where she will attend summer normal. Mrs. George Howard went to Logansport Monday to visit her daughter until Sunday. Phil Ochs of Indianapolis came Tuesday evening and Is spending a week’s vacation with home folks. . Mel Julien of Mishawaka came down Tuesday to spend a few days with Kb family and sick relatives. Mrs. A. J. Bellows of Rensselaer spent from Sunday until Tuesday here with her son, Ed Bellows, and' &®Uy. ..

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks, daughter, Miss Doris, and son Donald went to Chicago this Thursday morning to spend a few days. Ed Sutherland returned home Tuesday evening from Buffalo, N. Y., where he recently went with a couple of carloads of horses. Misses Cecil Culp and Martha Parker went to Terre Haute Sunday where they will be room-mates for a summer course of normal. Mrs. Tim Julien spent part of last week at Watseka helping care for Orval Julien, a brother of Mel Julien, who is very low and has been for some time. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Carpenter drove to Winona this Thursday morning where Mr. Carpenter will

attend a telephone convention held there. They will return Friday. Mrs. C. J. Dexter and little daughter Mildred, who have been guests at the James Green home for a couple of weeks, returned to their home at Chicago Sunday evening. . Mrs. M. I. Gray of Sauneman, 111., and niece, Miss Jeanette Haswell, of Streater, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gray of Forrest, 111., are guests at the M. A k Gray home this week. Mrs. Anna Gray, who is taking her vacation this week, went to Lafayette to see her sister, Mrs. Ida Dolbaw, and then they both will go to Hobart to see their brother, John A. Gray, who is sick. W. E. Johnston and family left Sunday for a three weeks’ trip to the Pacific coast in company with a train load of Shriners, who will tour the coast and attend a big convention. They met the special train at Rensselaer. < Mrs. Howard Jones returned home Friday evening from Ft. Wayne where she had been for a number of weeks recovering from an operation. She is far from strong yet. Her daughter, Miss Esther, Is now at the same place for treatment. Mrs. Louise Marqule, wife of Adolphus Marqule, living six miles northeast of town, died at her heme Wednesday evening about 10 o’clock, at the age of 62 years, 9 months and 29 days. The cause of her death has not been reported to us, but we understand she had been sick for several weeks. She leaves a husband and a large number of children. The funeral will be held this Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock at Sacred Heart Catholic church. And still another June wedding of Remington young people took place

last week, but too late to mention in our last issue. The partree to this happy event were Miss Hazel Belle Lucas and Robert Arthur Schembs. The ceremony took place at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. C. W. Postill, at Rensselaer. TJie bridal couple were accompanied by Mieses Alta Lucas and Viola Schembs and Harvey Nelson. After the ceremony they returned to Remington and are now stopping with the groom’s parents until they can locate ort a farm to operate themselves. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Lucas of Remington and is a most prepossessing and handsome young lady, well known and well liked by a large circle of acquaintances. For some time she has been bookkeeper at the State bank, where she proved herself particularly efficletft. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schembs of near Remipgton and a most worthy young man.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) W. W. Miller is the first to have his residence wired for electricity. Miss Marie Harris went to Muncie this week where she will attend summer school. Mrs. Jane Jlnkerson returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday after a month’s stay here. Frank Johnson and wife spent the day Sunday with his brother Will and family at Donovan, 111. Mrs. Stella Book and son Robert were over from Rensselaer Friday to attend. Royal Neighbors’ lodge. Mrs. Lora Flanders of Pierceton, a sister of B. F. Roberts, visited in the Roberts home from Thursday till Monday. Mrs. Francis came this week to visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ben Geesa, whose health remains quite bad. Mrs. Francis lives in South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns were called to Royal Center to attend the funeral of the former’s niece, Mrs. Joseph Bucks. They returned home Sunday. v Mildred Rush is spending the fore part of the week with Rosabel Daugherty in Barkley township, and her sister Martha is visiting Opal Sunderland near Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spangler came here from Oxford Saturday and Sunday took Mrs. Spangler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dirst, home with the mfor an indefinite visit. Lisle Elijah came home from Anderson Friday and spent till Tuesday with his folks. Lisle works for a trucking company at Anderson and says he gets plenty of outdoor exercise. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Yeoman entertained Will Coen, wife and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John Alter, Mr. and Mrs. Pullins and Fred McColly and family of Rensselaer, also Joe Yeoman and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newton of Media, Pa., visited B. F. Roberts Sunday and went from here to Mr. Newton’s parents’ at Toulin, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Newton are newlyweds and were on their honeymoon trip. Miss Ruby Standish returned Wednesday from Indianapolis where she had spent the past 10 days visiting friends. She reports that Tom Mitchell was recently married and had the pleasure of meeting his bride while there. Little Elizabeth Downs of Newton tp., while walking backwards Saturday stepped into a hole and fell, breaking her arm. It seems as if the children are rather unlucky as she is the third one with a broken limb in the last two weeks. Bert Dillman, wife and son of Wheatfield came down Thursday and with Mrs. C. C. Shue accompanying, went to Anderson and paid Raymond Stucker a visit. They returned here Sunday evening, reporting a pleasant time. The Dillman’s returned home Tuesday. The new safe for the bank arrived this week and Thursday was unloaded from the car and placed In the bank. It is a massive piece of workmanship, weighing 7,500 pounds and to look at the mechanism it looks as if It was correctly .styled “safe.” Indeed, we were told that in the seven years isl which the new style of safe has been on the market not once has one been opened by burglars.