Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1920 — Page 4

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NEWS from the COUNTY

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Dr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy are spending their vacation in the north woods. Frank James of Chicago spent this week here with his mother, Mrs. Marion James. Louis Walker visited the first of the week with friends and relatives at Chatsworth, Hl. Raymond Cooke, who has been secretary at the “Y" at Indianapolis for several months, has resigned that position. Mr. and Mrs. William Beal have returned from their Michigan auto trip and report fine roads and a fine time, z The stork left a fine baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Walker on west Jasper street Sat-, urday afternoon. Lydia and Laura Gravel are visiting this week with their brothers, Arthur and wife at Gilman and Bert and family at Chatsworth, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hannaman left Tuesday morning for Hartford, Mich., for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richcreek and family. Howard McClary of Chicago spent last week and this the guest of his two aunts, Mrs. Ort Million and Mrs. Fred Crowden and families. Attorney H. R. Hopkins and wife went to Kendallville this week where the former cared for the sale of the Henry Butler farm near Churubusco. C. B. Harms left this week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harms, in northern Michigan. He made the trip in his Ford roadster. C. H. Adamson and sister, Mary Adamson, were called to Harmony, Ind., Wednesday to attend the funeral of their brother William on Thursday. Iris Forney has been visiting her grandmother at Normal, 111. From there she was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. C. B. Strickland, to the latter’s home in Omaha, Neb. C. A. Medlock of Pittsburg, Pa., came this week for a visit with his brothers,. W. A. and John Medlock, and families. He is a professor in mechanical drawing in the Pittsburg .schools. ‘ - k i Dr. ahd Mrs. S. K. Avery and two children motored to Wawasee lake last Saturday, returning home Tuesday. They were accompanied to Warsaw by Mrs. C. C. Basset and son Eugene. At the meeting of the Grant Township Farm Bureau, held last Saturday night, Antcliff & Son sold them a carload of sugar that will arrive the latter part of this week or the first of next. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Heck returned to their home Wednesday afternoon after a short motor trip to Indianapolis. Abe said he never saw so much water in his life as fell during the recent rains. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Forney received a telegram from their son “Cy,” who is in Colorado, asking their permission to enlist in the U. S. army. As he is only 16 years of age he 1 may not be admitted. Mr. Walker of Woodburn, Okla., passed through Goodland last Saturday enroute to Remington to visit with his uncle, Henry Walker. He had been to the Elks convention in Chicago and returned home this way. He conducts a large music store at Woodburn. Charles Dawson visited his son Leon, nine miles southwest of Lafayette last week. On July 6 Leon cut his 50 acres of wheat that will make a bumper crop. Mr. Dawson brought home a small bunoh ana same can be seen at the Herald office window. „ On July 8 Mrs. William Ferguson Bailed on the Olympic, White Star Una, to South Hampton, England,

and from there will go to the Island of Guernsey to be with her sister, who is dangerously ill. A very few years ago the sister visited here and returning was married and went to Guernsey island to live. The hall storm did a good deal of damage about three miles south of Goodland last Saturday afternoon. The oats were flattened and several corn fields were stripped. Among those who suffered losses were William P. Wilson, James Mead, John Plulmer, Allen Mead, Peter Nafziger, Albert Ploutz, George Weihermiller, Thomas Schlater and others. 'Tuesday night about 9:30 Andrew Fallwell of Fowler, accompanied by two ladies and another man, met with misfortune when their auto, a large Overland touring car, went oft the embankment at the north terminus of the road passing the Jerry McGraw farm. They were enroute to Brook and thought they had taken the right road. A Miss Hartwringer was cut about the face and neck and Mr. Fallwell received a bruised knee.

POSSUM RUN (Too late for Saturday Issue) Earl Parker put down a well for T. J. Parker Sunday. James Davis and Earl Parker and families spent Sunday with T. J. Parker and family. Miss Bay Campbell returned home Sunday after visiting her parents a week in Jasper county. Mr. and Mrs. Wood and son of near Goodland and Eber Hahn went to Michigan Saturday morning, returning Sunday evening. Mrs. James Campbell returned home Sunday after visiting her mother, who recently was operated on and has been quite poorly. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finley, Mr. and Mrs. Fickle, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Gilman, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Spradling, Miss Margaret Karn, Mrs. Frank Reitz, Mr. and Mrs. George Ensley motored over from Hoopeston, 111., and spent Sunday with J. H. Campbell and family.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Mists Dorothy Sigler returned Sunday from a visit with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Otis Phillip® came Saturday to visit her mother, Mrs. Jasper Makeever. , Miss Jane Makeever returned this week to Chicago after a week’s visit with home folks. Mrs. Shryver and Mrs. Barton of Rensselaer are here visiting in the H. G. Clark home. Mrs. Ida Sperry and son Asahel of Pekin, 111., are here this week visiting Mrs. Sperry’s sister, Mrs. J. R. Sigler. Prof. Tranbarger’s father of Forest, Ind., spent from Saturday untjl Sunday evening with his son and family here. Mrs. Niblack, a cousin of Mrs. J. R. Sigler, is here from Reading, Mich., to pay the and other relatives at Rensselaer a visit. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Miller on the Frank Elijah place Friday, July 9, which the fond parents have named Marie. Miss Clara Leavitt and Mrs. Earl Leamon and son Burton returned to Chicago Sunday-after a 10 days’ visit in the Mrs. Jasper Makeever home. Jay Makeever is considerably interested in the hospital movement at Goodland, but we can’t see where a hospital will be of any real service in Jay’s kind of sickness. Mrs. Katherine Spelka, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keller and daughter Mabel, Miss Frances Cepelak and Miss Matilda Persona, all of Chicago, fire visiting in the John Kriz home. The building to house the light plant wa® completed this week and it seems that the board is pushing everything along as rapidly as it can toward putting the town in light Bert Johnson came down from Baroda, Mich., and spent the week-end with relatives and friends. He returned Sunday, taking with him the Misses Lucy and Addle Harris, who will make their old friend, Mrs. -Earl Bruner, a visit The public service commission of the state of Indiana at a hearing on July 7 granted the town of Mt. Ayr the right to issue and sell at not

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less than par >5,000 l(k-year 6 per cent bonds for the purpose of constructing an electric light plant in the town of Mt. Ayr. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Shaw and son left today for Kentucky, the scene of Billy’s boyhood. They went by auto and expect to be gone 10 days or two weeks. This is the first trip back home for Mr. Shaw in many years and it is the only time Mrs. Shaw and Cecil were ever there. It ( will therefore, undoubtedly, be a very enjoyable trip for the entire family. They will be in the vicinity of Owensboro.' The wheat prospect in this locality Is more promising than it was earlier thought to be. And while the stand in most Instances was thinned by the fly, the season having been so favorable the grain has filled to such an extent that it has largely overcome this feature and crops, where left standing at all, will probably turn out from 15 to 25 bushels per acre. On the W. W. Miller farm his son Jay has a 30-acre piece just now cut that, although at one time 'had the appearance of almost a failure, now gives promise of a 20-bushel yield. BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus Lyons were presented with another baby girl last Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Light and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bracksqjan spent Sunday in Wheatfield. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ade Sunday morning at the hospital at Watseka. Herman Ploutz and granddaughter were over from Goodland Monday visiting the former’s daughter, Mrs. Ernest James. L. C. Lyons and family motored to Marshal, Ind., Friday and spent the week-end visiting with Mrs. Lyons’s mother. Elmer Jones and wife and three daughters and grandson were here from Hancock county visiting with the former’s brdther, Marshall Jones, and wife. Mrs. Fred Ploutz, daughter and Ed Brown of Chicago visited Friday and Saturday with the former’s sis-ter-in-law, Mrs. Eraest James, and husband. Lt. Newton Parke and familv of Lake Forest and Walt.er Wright and wife of Chicago motored dowrn and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Joseph Parke. Postmaster McMillen went to Chicago Thursday morning to bring his wife home. Her many iriends will be glad to hear that she is making decided improvement in health. Dr. Wood and wife motored to Culver last Sunday and visited their son Marvin who is attending the Woodcraft school this summer. They

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found him enjoying every day of it. Mrs. Byron Park and daughters, Grace and Eunice, started for a trip through the east Tuesday.. They will visit Niagara Falls and points of Interest in NeW York and other places. Jesse Bringle, Sherman Simonin, William Simonin and his father were in Indianapolis Sunday to visit John Simonin, who is in St. Vincent’s hospital where he underwent a successful operation for appendicitis. Mrs. W. E. Harry has as her guests her brother, R. B. * McCoy, of Denver, Colo., and her sister, Mrs. H. J. Whiteford, of Oxford, Pa. The former will remain during the summer and the latter will be here for a short time only. Professor Hogg and family left for their new home in Ladoga the last of (he week. The former has a position as superintendent of the Ladoga schools for the coming year. They have two fine buildings In Ladoga, a town not much larger Brook. Prof. Hogg has been associated with the Brook schools for four years, two as superintendent, and we have had very successful work during his incumbency. He made a decided success of the school athletics and was held in high esteem by patrons and pupils. We believe he will make good in Ladoga and wish him success in his new work. A wedding, impressive for Its extreme simplicity, took place Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Annie Reed when her daughter, Miss Grace, was united in marriage to Mr. Roy Sell. The invitations included only the immediate relatives of the two families. Immediately following the ceremony lurjcheon was served and the happy young couple left soon for a short wedding trip, returning Sunday evening to their new home which awaited them in complete readiness. Mr. and Mrs. Sell have always lived in Brook and their marriage culminates a friendship and romance dating from school days. Both are graduates of the Brook high school. Mrs. Sell was formerly a teacher in the Brook school and recently was graduated from Depauw university. She is a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Mr. Sell is a son of 'Mr. and Mrs. Web Sell. Until he enlisted for war he was a valued employe of the firm of Bossung & Merchant and since his return from Camp Taylor he has proven himself a successful young farmer, managing one of his father’s farms west of Brook. Both young people have been capable and prominent workers in church and social circles and in the establishment of their new home have the confidence and sincere good wishes of innumerable friends.

ITEMS FROM AROUND ABOUT US

A bill creating an Indiana coal commission of three members, with power to fix coal prices, to take over and operate mines and to determine priority of shipments was passed by the house Saturday under suspension of the rules. The vote was 68 to 8. Charles Watkins, age 19, son of Mrs. Ed Watkins of Morocco, was drowned late Friday afternoon while swimming in Pine creek near Attica. Albert Watkins, a brother, and Charles Mickles, a cousin, were in the water at the same time, but neither were able to save him. At a school election held in Parish Grove township Tuesday the proposition to Issue bonds to the amount of to erect a new consolidated school building at Freeland Park was defeated by eight votes. Two hundred fifty-six votes were cast, 124 for and 132 against the bond issue.—Benton Review. Judgment for $20,000 is asked in a bill of complaint filed in federal court at Indianapolis Saturday by George Schafer, a Howard county farmer, against the Ft. Wayne Tire and Rubber Manufacturing company. The plaintiff alleges that he was induced to buy 1,300 shares of stock for >15,250, which he later found to be worthless. Miss Nell Heffner, a prominent society young woman of Washington, Ind., who has been making her home in Qpnvllle, 111., with an uncle, submitted to another surgical operation Saturday. This is the twenty-second time within the past few years that Miss Heffner has been under anesthesia. Although still a young woman, Her hair has turned white from the experiences with surgeons. Prince Joachim, youngest son of the former Kaiser Wilhelm, committed ' suicide at Pottsdam Sunday by shooting himself. He is said to have been in financial straits and had been suffering from mental depression. The prince was married in 1916, but was recently divorced. He was one of the kaiser’s sons who got near enough to the fight-

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ing to get wounded, in 1916. age was 30 years.

BARN BURNED IN NEWTON TP.

The large barn on the W. B. Walter farm at the v. est side of Newton township was destroyed by Are about 2 o’clock Saturday morning together with most of Mr. Walter’s farm tools, harness and about two tons of hay. The fire started in the hay mow but its origin is unknown. The Walter family were awakened by the barking of a neighbor’s dog* which had been staying there but were able to save only a few articles, the flames spreading rapidly as soon as the barn door was opened, which let In a draft. Mr. Walter had S4OO insurance on the barn and $375on the contents. ... * Squire Albert , Van Doozer o£ Wheatfield was a visitor in the city Saturday.’

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List of Those Who Have. Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat during the past week and, especially to those received by mail, this publicationshall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper i» changed. Those indicated by an • are new subscribers: Marion Cooper, Rensselaer. Andrew J. Misch, Jr., Wheatfield. Miss Clara Terpstra, Thayer, R-t. A. J. Miller, M. D., Hammond. H. C. Beeks, Remington, R-l. W. J. Helmick, Lake Worth, Fla. Willis Hurley, Rarr, R-l. M. I. Adams, Rensselaer. H. R. Milner, Remington. Taylor Woodfiill, Goodland, R-l. A. A. Hilton, Medaryville, R-l. J. E. Coovert, Mt. Vernon, S. D. David Leatherman, Rensselaer. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell, McCoysburg.

COMMUNITY SALES REGULARLY* At Roselawn (4th Saturday) and. Demotte (Ist Saturday) of each month, respectively. Parties having, stock, tools or anything else they wish to dispose of are Invited to bring same In and sell It at these sales. Stuff will be sold on reasonable sale terms. —BERT HANAWAY, Auctioneer; H. C. DeKock, Clerk.