Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

■ a DEMOTTE Trustee Fairchild and John Greve were Rensselaer business goers Monday. z , z Demotte and the Indiana Land Co. teams played ball at Demotte Sunday. Result 18 to 14 in favor of the former. r. E. Davis, just north of the Three-I tracks, threshed his wheat last week and we understand it turned out 18 bushels per acre. Vernal Glascoe -of Warnevllle, 111., lately discharged from the army service, is visiting his grandparents, Attorney and Mrs. John Greve, here for a few days. Rev. Temple, John Greve, Garret Wooduna and Nick Hixson attended I. o. O' F. lodge at ’Wheatfield Tuesday night and the third degree of Odd Fellowship was conferred on Rev. Temple and Mr. Wooduna. Mine Beatrice Tilton came up from Rensselaer Saturday to visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Greve. Miss Thelma Tilton accompanied her, but went on to Wueatfleld to visit Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mannan, returning to Demotte Tuesday. 1 - George Kockney the Demotte butcher, and Mrs. Henry Feldma were married at Crown Point Sunday. The children of both the contracting parries by previous mar-

riages—which had been dissolved by death —were present at the marriage. John Tyler, who came up from Rensselaer a couple of weeks ago, accompanied Trustee Fairchild and John Greve to Rensselaer Monday. “Uncle” Jasper is not accountable for his actions, of pourse, and many of our people are objecting to his being allowed to nun about as he pleases.

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Ira Shaffer of North Manchester was the guest of his parents, Sunday. Herbert . Jones of Redkey is •spending a few days with his grandfather, W. R.. Jones. Mrs. Foster Morgan is spending a few days at the Wabash Valley * sanitarium, near Lafayette. Mrs. Sarah Hamilton and Mrs. S. W. Jones and daughter, Miss Madge, spent Wednesday in Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beesley and children are spending a few weeks at their summer home at Battle Ground. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harbrecht were here from Hammond Saturday and Sunday, the guests of relatives and friends. Mrs. Earl E. Rhoades and daughter, Doris, of Stuttgert, Arkansas, are visiting her mother, Mrs. L. W. Hubbell, and her brother. Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Ives, and -son. John Reprogle of Michigan City, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Coey of this place, will leave in a few days for Seattle, Wash., where he will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will Coey. Mrs. John Engle is visiting in Piedmont, South Dakota, with her sons, Harry and Robert. She was accompanied on the trip by her grandchildren, Raymond and Frances Engle. Miss Georgia Severins returned home Tuesday from a three weeks visit with relatives in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was accompanied here 1 by Miss Grace Pierce, who will remain for a short visit. Charles A. Clark returned home last Tuesday after a seven weeks j trip through the west during which time he visited at Colorado Springs, Denver, Salt Lake, Los Angeles, Portland, Spokane and other places pf interest. Frank Byers and son, Harry of Medaryville, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore and children and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Anderson and children of Lafayette, and Mr. and Mrs. Major of Kentland, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Byers and daughter, Miss Florence. The old mill structure on the Tippecanoe at Pulaski, burneA sometime Monday night. It had been ordered removed by the State Fire Marshal, but probably some of the residents over there were tiring of the scenery it obstructed, and decided to remove it right away. It was owned by the Continental Utilities Company of Alma, Mich.

MILROY (Too late for Saturday Issue) Clyde Fisher threshed Tuesday. Threshing commenced in this vicinity this week. Edith Clark spent the first of the week with her brother Everett Mrs. Charles McCashen and Mrs. G. Foplks spent Wednesday with Mrs. Roy Culp. Mrs. Charles McCashen and chlldren returned to their home at Logansport Friday. Mnt Charles Marchand and chik

dren and liiez Marchand were in McCoysburg Tuesday. Mrs. Charles McCashen and children of Logansport spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Floyd. Mrs. Charles McCashen and children , and Earl Foulks and family went to’ Monon Tuesday* evening. Mrs. Floyd and Mrs. Charles McCashen ' and children spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell. Tom Johnson and family and Louise and Inez Marchand called on Charles Mhrchand’s Sunday afterpoon. Mrs. Earl Foulks and daughter Juanita spent Saturday and Sunday, with the former’s brother, G. English, in Illinois. A number from this vicinity attended the funeral of Allen May Sunday afternoon at his late home north of Wolcott. Mrs. Thomas McAleer, having not Improved very much, returned to Illinois Friday of last week to again consult her physician. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver were called to Lafayette Wednesday as thedr daughter, Mrs. True Culp, went there for an operation for appendicitis.

BROOK (From the Reporter) Born, Wednesday evening, a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Thayer. Ross Turner of Remington came over on Tuesday to spend a few days with his brother, Nason. Mrs. Lawrence McKinney of Otterbein spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Borklund. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schutte of Marseilles, 111., were guests at Wm. Barton’s home over Sunday. Mrs. Robert Cochrane and daughters went to Gdbdland Wednesday to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. Nichols and daughter * Nina of Oklahoma are visiting Mr. and Mrs. M»-J- Thornton this week. Mrs. Ella Van Daisen and daughter Margarie -of Kankakee visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath this week. Joe Hurtt came do’wn from Chicago Friday to visit his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Battleday. Harry Sharpe and family of Indianapolis were visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. William Weston, this week. / The Misses Hansacker of Washington, 111., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Deardurff. Miss Etta Hess is taking in the sights at Atlantic City and other eastern points. Mrs. Fay Gast accompanied her on the trip. John Simonin has been circulating among his friends in Brook this week. He is recovering from his recent operation but slowly.

Mrs. E. M. Johnson of White Cloud, Mich., came ‘last Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. Charles Antcliff. The latter is quite poorly. J. D. Rich and wife, Paul Hanson and family, Mrs. Fred Foresman, and the editor and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stoner in Valparaiso. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Murffitt and Mrs. Ernest James went to Leiter’s Ford the first of the week and spent a few days with the former's son Charles and family. John Foresman, Jr., and J. D. Rich were in the north end of Jasper and Newton counties Wednesday. They report oats and wheat good, corn fine but needing rain. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robertson were presented with a new baby girl on last Monday morning. This is the fourth daughter in the house, and Charles IS as pleasant about it as a

[man can be under the circumstances. The James Watt 80 acres of land in Union township, Benton county, was sold last week to Sumner Dickinson and son Lawrence of near Goodland for >350 per acre. We have it on good authority that Ferd Spangler and Wince Beagley and Wm. Dick were offered for the two 80’s owned by Spangler, Dick and Beagley the sum of >4OO per acre, and they refused it We overlooked an item last webk In our usual last hour rush. The bonds for the Foresman school house were sold to the Fletcher Trust and Savings bank of Indianapolis at par. While this company did not send a representative to Brook on the day of sale of the bonds they accepted them at par when Attorney Cunningham took the matter up with them the next day. A load of cement was unloaded last Friday for the new school building. The contracor is going to push the building operations as soon as he can get material on the ground. The early threshing shows good yields of oats and wheat. The greatest out turn of wheat so far is on the Otto Frauenhoff farm where 25 acres yielded 33 bushels per acre. The wheat of Nick Herath made 26 bushels. This is one of the fields where he was advised to plow it up and put in corn. At >2.50 per bushel he now has >65 per acre and the prospects for corn on fields plowed up are not very good. Pearson Pendergrass has the banner field of oats for a small one, as on a measured field of 12 acres he threshed out 960 buhsels.

MOROCCO (From Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hendrickson visited relatives at Remington Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. A. B. McCain returned Monday from a weeks’ visit with relatives at Joliet. Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Behmlander spent the week-end at Valparaiso with Mr. and C. G. Baker. Everett Hicks and family of Chalmers were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Holley. Mrs. George Don and Miss Floy Don went to Lafayette Tuesday to spend a few days’ with relatives. Sam Fisher, while here visiting last week, purchased the Parrish & Brunton barber shop and will take possession next Monday. Mr. Parrish and Sam Hendrickson will con tlnue in the shop with him. Miss Ellida Johnson went to Chicago Wednesday to visit her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Johnson. , Mrs. Fred Camblin and children and Mrs. Hattie Guinn went to Watseka Wednesday to, spend a few days with relatives. Mrs. D. H. Bebout and daughter Esther of Ann Arbor, Mich., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. James “Kay and other relatives. Mrs. J. J. Bowers returned home Thursday from Ludington, Mich., and Ft. Wayne,' Ind., where she had been visiting relatives. Miss Rebecca Watkins returned to Frankfort Tuesday after a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Watkins. Mrs. Otis Phillips returned to her home at South Bend Saturday after visiting her mother, Mrs. Jasper Makeever,’ -of Jackson township. Charles Brunton was one of the first In this community to thresh his wheat, and 26 acres made an average of a trifle over 15 bushels. Miss Elizabeth Gates of Chicago, who has been visiting at the homo of Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Recher, returned home Saturday. Miss Freda Recher accompanied her and wIL spend a few days In the city. Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Hope left Wednesday for Buena Vista, Colo., where they will spend a month or six weeks with their son, Orville D. Hope. From there they will go to

Taft, and spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Mary Robinson. Charles Brunton was in town Tuesday and stated that oats cutting in his neighborhood was completed. He added that he expected one of the best yields this year for several seasons past, and estimated that some fields at least would make 60 or 65 bushels to the acre. Hazel May Beckwith, aged two years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Beckwith, died Tuesday morning at the home of Its grandparents at Brook. Death was caused by whooping cough and complications. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and burial made In the north cemetery at Morocco. Mr. and M?s. James Fortine and children left Wednesday for an auto trip through northern Indiana and Michigan, visiting relatives at South Bend and points along the lake. They expect to stop at St. Joe and Benton Harbor, Three Oaks and Lakeside. Mr. Fortine owns some property at the latter place and he expected to dispose of this before returning. They will be gone a week or 10 days. i Ed S. Baker, wife and child of Lincoln, Neb., arrived here Saturday and visited until the first of the week

with relatives and friends. This was Mr. Baker’s first visit to his old home in 20 years, and he remarked on the many changes that had taken place in that time. He also noted the absence of many friends and relatives who have passed on, and of his relatives but one aunt, Mrs. Potts, remains; his last uncle; B. S. Baker, having passed away two months ago. Mr. Baker drove through via auto and stated that crops never appeared better, and they are especially good in the section of the west where he lives.