Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

FAIR OAKS Trustee Harrington was a business visitor in our town Tuesday. Mrs. Tom Johnson is still confined to her'» room, but is some better. Milt McKay came home from Gary and spent Sunday with home folks. Cal Burroughs and son Carl of Shelby were callers in our town Tuesday. Amy Bringle came up from Lafayette Saturday and visited home folks until Sunday evening. "Uncle” Frank Goff and Mrs. Rose Call of Roselawn were quietly married last Saturday. They will live in his property here. Best wishes, Frank. Joe Kosta of south of town is the first in these parts to begin threshing wheat, of which he has a nice lot. We have not heard as to its average. Mrs. Elmer Moffitt and daughter, Mrs. Talcott, who has been visiting here, went to Lafayette the first of the to visit the Al Moore family a few days. Ike' Stephenson of Parr, who had been with one of the Sternberg dredges near Council Bluffs, la., since early in the spring, was on our streets Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Kight went to Indianapolis Sunday to visit their f son John and family. Mi». Shein of Monon was in charge of the store during their absence. There . were some of our people at the Kankakee river fishing Sunday who brought back the report that a Chicago, woman had beep- drowned near Bluegrass landing. L i m —

The Fair Oaks team’s two rounds on the home ground Sunday with with a .team from Enos, in Newton county, and the other with a team in the east part of the county. Both resulted in a victory .for Fair Oaks. Bert Warne up /to Thaye* Tuesday to look after some timber to cut into cordwood and ship next winter. The deadened timber on the Lawler ranch is now in too much of a decayed state to do much with so far as shipping is concerned. Mrs. George Marshall and daughter of Alabama arrived here Saturday evening to visit her sons, Roy and Floyd. Floyd arrived here from the west a few days ahead of his mother and sister'. He Is working for a manufacturing company and is taking a vacation at present It is getting very dry again all over the country, and on Thursday of last week there was a high wind all day. It was what is called a "hot wind” and it affected the corn very much. Corn is coming right along, however, and lots of it is tasseling and coming in silk. There will soon be plenty of roasting ears. Yum, yum, yum!

FOUR CORNERS Threshing will begin next week in this locality. Oats are not up to expectations. Gerald Maloney won his game against North Judson Sunday by a score of 8 to 2. idrs. Allen and Mrs. Fendig are both Improving in health and will soon be out again, we hope. Mrs. F. W. Fisher and cousin, Miss Sarah Burr, visited relatives at Marshall and Morristown, Ind., this week. It is reported that Minor Bros, have sold their garage to the Jasperson Bros., who will take possesslon Sept L The Wheatfield Regulars took their weekly trimming Sunday when they went up against Winamac at the latter place, by a score of 8 to 5. Two pars, trying to pass on a bridge near Knox Sunday, ‘resulted in a dump in the muck. Both cars wei'e badly damaged but no one was seriously hurt R. E. Davis and eon Elmer, with their families, were looking after a farm near Francesville Sunday, but chances are that Elmer will move onto a fa*n near Lacross. A band of gypsies passed through here Tuesday. They surely were a cheeky bunch. They almost made one stand and hand over the cash. A good shotgun is the remedy needed. A small boy on his way home from weeding onions near Knox Tuesday was run over by a Ford truck and seriously injured. The unfortunate boy was seen by R. Hickum and E. A. Fisher, who were at Knox on business.

R. E. Davis of Tefft, agent for the Studebaker automobile for this locality, accompanied by F. W. Fisher, went to South Bend Monday to bring home one of their new models, a light six. They were shown through the new Studebaker factory which will, when completed and fully equipped, cost $15,000,000. They viewed the building of a light six from the furnace to the finishing room. They are very strict as to admitting visitors, a pass being necessary to gain admittance. Well, after getting possession of their car and getting out of the city limits F. W. was put to the test and he held his former record in turning corners on two wheels, etc., but made the trip safely until arriving home, where the darned think balked and positively refused to stand hitched or even enter the garage ■where a measly Ford had been housed for five years. But after a lot of persuasion and a little profanity It started for the door whlcu It caught amidships, doubled It up and tossed it to one side, then

( started for the west end, and with the aid of a good bumper, which was put on at Knox, the west end of the building went down with a. crash, then over went the smokehouse and down came the price of meat. Then the machine stopped to get a new course mapped out, and with a few ropes and tea* of houses ft was rescued from the wreckage and in a much better condition than it left the buildings. The next day F. W. took the machine dut on a sandy road where he finally made it promise to be good. Mr. Davis says he will continue to sell the Light Six but will have some slips printed and posted in full view of the driver, stating if you arfl not ready to start on your journey don’t step on the starter, nor press the accelerator, but F. W. says it has too many cylinders for he has been driving cars where only two hit at a time, and six is too many. ■

LEE C. A. Lefler is painting his dwell, ing house. Vernon Jacks and wife spent Sunday In Lafayette with relatives. Len Lefler and family of Lafayette visited a few days here this week with relatives. S. W. Noland and wife entertained for Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. Russell and Mr. Hunter and family .from Morocco. Mr. and Mrs. Calhune of Lafayette, Lowell Morton and family op Rensselaer and O. A. Jacks and wife of this place were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Jacks. Elzle Webb and four sons of Butler, Ind., came Saturday and brought his mother home. She had been visiting them for some time. Mr. Webb and sons returned home Monday. Clayton Mellender and wife entertained her brother, George Blunk, and lady friend and another couple from Michigan City and her uneje and family from south of Monon and J. W. Mellender ' and family for Sunday dinner. Sunday picnickers from here at Maple Grove after Sunday school were Frank Eldridge and family, Elmer Gilmore and family, Frank Overton and family, J. H. Culp and family, Garry and Lawrence Snedeger and Walter and Charles Erb.

GANT CORNER John Hill called on Harvey Elliott Sunday. Dan ahd Anna Wolfe called on Lola and Maude Hill Sunday. Miss Neva Hibbs * spent Sunday with the Ed Spurgeon family. Leslie Wood returned from his;

work near McCoyebifrg Sunday. . The ball game at Virgie was well attended by Gant Corner people. Mrs.' James Akers and daughter called on Mrs. Mel Wood Thursday. Miss Leatie Hill is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Crownover. Miss Maude Hill returned to her work in Sunday evening. The crops are locking fine but a little bit of rain would help everything. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the picnic at Virgie Friday evening. Gaylord, Ritoy and Ralph Humes of Aix called on Carter Garrlott and family Sunday. Misses Sylvia and Myrtle Elliott called on Marie and Opal Garrloti Sunday afternoon. Alvin and Insom Reeder called on Mel Wood and family and Harvey Elliott Sunday morning. Louie Hill and Fay Williams autoed to Rensselaer Sunday evening, taking Maude Hill to her work. Mrs. James Hill, Sr„ spent Saturday night and Sunday with her .daughter, Mae Crownover, and family. Len Burns and family of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday with Carter Garriott, and family. David Elliott returned to his work in Mishawaka Monday. Paul and Mary Katherine Smith returned with him, but Miss Sylvia remained at home. Mr. and Mrs. Tine Perkins and three children of Normal, 111., Grandma, Rose, Melvin, George Lambert, Dice Zook and Alonso Daniels of Gifford, called on Asa Elliott, and family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spurgeon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hibbs and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wood and family, John and Lola Hill and “Doc” Williams and Harvey Elliott called on Carter Garriott, and family Sunday evening.

VIRGIE Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Iker are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Mrs. Blanche Aylsworth spent Wednesday with Mrs. Frank Hooper. George Cover and family spent Sunday with William Sayers, and family. Frank Hooper and family spent Sunday with Thoe. Florence, and family. Several from here attended the band concert in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Ardath Cover, Ruth Aylsworth and Carl Gaeaway accompanied Agnes

Cederwall home from Sunday school last Sunday. ' Earl Wiseman, Thomas Mallatt and Dean Zellers were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Mrs. Blanche Aylsworth and daughter Ruth are spending a few days with George Cover, and family. Intermediate Sunday school class gave a class party at the George Cover home Tuesday evening. There were about thirty present. There will be an ice. cream social Saturday night, July 31, at Virgie school house for the benefit of the church. Everybody come. f . There will be church* and Sunday school at the Virgie church. Sunday school at 2:30, and church at 3:30. Rev. W. T. Barbre, pastor. Everybody welcome.

MT. AYR (From the 'tribune) John Hines and family motored to Winamac Monday. C. C. Warner of Rensselaer was a business caller here Thursday. Miss Verdetta Johnson is here from Chicago visiting in the home Qi George Corbin. । Miss Lyda Akers of Medaryville, a niece of Mrs. Ode Shellenbarger, is hene visiting her aunt. Mrs. Viola Holtzclaw is here from Louisville, Ky., visiting the family of her sister, Mrs. Honn. Dorothy Sigler went to Pekin, 111., Thursday for a two weeks' visif with her aunt, Mrs. Sperry. Rev. Sheets and wife were here Thursday from their new home at Remiqgton, they had been in Colorado. / L. E. Ponsler and wife motored over to the county farm and spent Sunday with the superintendent, J. E. Hooker, and family. Alfred Stakiey went to Chicago Tuesday on summons of the C. & E.. I. head surgeon, where it will be determined whether or not he will, have to enter the hospital for treatment Ralph Hart and wife of St Louis,। spent a day here visiting the scenes of his childhood last week. Mr. Hart is now a dentist in St. Louis and to all appearances la quite prosperous. There was an accident on the railroad at the Kent Switch Wednesday when two cars jumped the track. Our section men were called out at ten o’clock Wednesday evening and did some extra time in getting the right of way cleared. Lawrence Hippensteel of Valparaiso the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Roberts. He expects to leave next week for Califor-

nfa, where he will make his future home. Mr. Hippensteel Is a brother of Mrs. Claude Roberts.