Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

VIRGIE Earl Wiseman went to Chicago Saturday. R. G. Gasaway was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. C. A. Harrington and family celebrated at Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thews and baby of Remington visited the James Wiseman family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams of Morocco visited home folks Sunday and celebrated the 4th with them. Ben Zellers and family and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Zellers visited with home folks Saturday and Sunday. There will be services at the Virgie Christian church Sunday, conducted by Rev. Barbpe. Everybody welcome. W. W. Zellers and Thomas Florence and daughter Patience went to, Rensselaer Friday and Dean and Harold Zellers returned with them. The “Virgie Owls,” our youthful team, played the “Has Beens” Sunday. The game resulted in a score of 22 to 22 at the end of the ninth inning, and so they both called it a draw, neither wanting to be beaten. Among those wr,o celebrated the “glorious and grandoulous” fifth at -Crown Point were Patience Flor-

ence, Ancll Potts and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers and sons, Dean and Harold. WALKER CENTER Rye harvesting is beginning this John Pettit was a Wheatfield caller Monday. Tom Lynch called on F. M. Lilly Saturday. A. P. Huntington was on the sick list last week. Henry Meyers called on F. M. Lilly Wednesday. A. P. Huntington and wife called at F. M. Lilly’s Sunday evening. F. M. Lilly and family visited Mrs. J. J. Tomlinson Sunday afternoon. A good many Walker Center people spent the Fourth at Wheatfield. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington were business callers In Gifford Friday. Walter and Trevor Williams called at F. M. Garrett’s on business Tuesday. Will Stalbaum and family spent Saturday and Sunday in Michigan City. Mr. Barrett of the Chicago stockyards spent part of the week on his farm. Leona Jennings Is staying with her grandmother, Mrs. Roscoe Poole, of Wheatfield. Tom Jnkley and family of Rensselaer spent the week-end visiting C. B. Scott’s. Tom Lynch’s sisters from Chicago came Sunday to keep house for him for awhile. Ernest Tomlinson, wife and daugh-i ter of Kniman took dinner with Mrs.

J. J. Tomlinson and son Will Sunday. Lee Jennings and sons, Willard and Walter, took dinner with C. B. Scott’s Sunday. Donald Bridgeman spent the weekend at Monon and celebrated the Fourth with friends. . Mrs. Coleihan and children oi Wheatfield visited her brother, August Woolbrandt, Friday. Paul Stalbaum has been helping his father a few days the past week on the stone road at Moody. Jack Smith of Wheatfield and an Indiana life Insurance agent were calling in Walker Center Saturday. Wesley Hurley is at home for awhile from his work for A. S. Keene on the stone road at Pleasant Ridge. Marion Garrett began taking music lessons of Mrs. A. P. Huntington Friday. Mrs. Huntington has quite a class now. i Everyone is setting out late cabbage plants this week. Nearly everyone has 200 or 300 plants and same a good many more. Mr. and Mrs. John Pettit, son Junior and daughter Mildred attended a surprise party given in honor of Mrs. Firman Pettit’s 23d birthday anniversary Thursday. Marvin and Myrtle Jennings, who had their adenoids and tonsils removed at Gary last week, are spending a few days with Mrs. Gail Poole of Valparaiso while recovering from their operations. Mrs. Lee Jennings is in the hospital at Hamuaond with her son Robert, who was operated on for his limb which had to be scraped. The operation was very severe and he passed through it with a great deal of pain.

GIFFORD Irene Snyder returned to her home,, in Clinton, 111., Sunday. Miss Sylvia Grimm and friend autoed to Lafayette the Fourth. Miss Peer of Anderson is visiting for a few days with V. M. Peer and family. Kenneth Morgan and little daughter and son are visiting Nate Keen 'and family this week. Misses Essie Comer and Bessie Spriggs and Denver Potts and Lenza Swaim autoed to Valparaiso the Fourth. Mrs. Eva Caster and daughter Beatrice visited Mrs. Evelyn Hewitt over Sunday, returning home Wednesday. W. T. Hankins and family spen. Sunday and Monday at Arrowsmith, 111. They report the crops there looking splendid. T. M. Hanlford spent Sunday at Watseka, 111., and Monday at Goodland, Ind., with his son, G. W. Haniford, and family. Harry Britt of Niles, Mich., spent a few days with relatives here. Charles Britt gave an ice cream supper for him last Friday evening. Harry returned home Tuesday. Those spending the Fourth in Wheatfield were: Wm. Obenchain and family, Edgar Brown and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Myers, Miss Elsie Hanlford, -Flota and Gefieva Myers. Beulah Walker, V. M. Peer and family and Miss Lottie Pickner. GANT CORNER Asa Elliott autoed to Rensselaer Thursday. Louis and John Hill visited home folks Sunday. Louis Hill called on home folks Tuesday evening. Lola Hill called on Hattie Schultz Tuesday morning. Mrs. Mel Wood called on Mrs. Asa Elliott Saturday morning. L. Daniels of Gifford called on Asa Elliott and family Sunday. Miss Neva Hibbs called on Opal Garriott Wednesday afternoon. Ira Williams and John Hill called on Harvey Elliott Saturday night. Miss Carmen Wood called on Myrtle Elliott Wednesday afternoon. Lola and James Hill, Jr., called on Mel Wood and family Sunday evening. We had a good shower of rain Tuesday afternoon which helped the corn greatly. Corn plowing is nearly over with and cutting of other grain is on hands nowadays. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the band concert at Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hughes and family from Kokomo spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Wood, and family. Quite a number from this vicinity spent the Fourth at Crown Point and Wheatfield. All report a fine time. Mrs. Asa Elliott and two daughters, Myrtle and Violet, called on Grandma Lambert and Rose Lambert of Gifford Tuesday. Misses Maude and Ethel Hill visited from Saturday night until Monday with home folks. Ethel returned home sick last Tuesday night. Among those who drove to Rensselaer Saturday were Herman Schultz, James Hill, Jr., Asa Elliott and family and Mrs. Carter Garriott and family.

NORTHERN JASPER Warren Boyle was in North Judson Monday getting repairs for his car. We are getting plenty of rain and everything is growing fine, even the weeds. Misses Nona and Verna White of Chicago visited over the Fourth with -relatives at Tefft. Do not hang your religion up in the closet with your Sunday clothes. Use it every day. Alfred Duggleby’s brother and family from lowa are visiting the Duggleby family here. Walter French bought Chas. Duggleby’s Ford Monday morning. The latter is thinking of getting a Chev-* rolet. Mr.‘ and Mrs. Earl Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rasmussen and Mrs. John DeArmond were North Judson callers Saturday. The celebration at Wheatfield Monday was very tame, the ball game and dance seeming to be the only attractions. The Wheatfield Regulars won the game from Medaryville by a score of 10 to 3.