Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

LEE S. W. Noland and wife spent Sunday at O. E. Noland’s. Miss Iva Downs of Montlcdllo was an over Sunday guest of the Misses Harry Rishling and family spent Sunday at Steve Freeman’s, in Barkley. John Hoover of near Elwood visited at H. C. Andersoii’s from Friday till Tuesday. O. A. Jacks and wife and J. H. Culp and wife autoed to Monticello Sunday afternoon. Roy Stiers and family visited Saturday and Sunday with Harold LaMar and family at Lafayette. “Uncle” Tom Eldridge and wife and Bert Eldridge and wife of Monon called on Frank Eldridge and family Sunday evening. Many of our people attended campmeeting at Battle Ground Sunday, and others picnicked at Columbia park at Lafayette. But we had 40 in attendance at Sunday school anyway. * James Anderson, who is running the separator for Wm. Benes's threshing outfit in this neighborhood, got his arm broken Monday while oiling a belt. The belt broke an<* in some way wrapped around his arm and pulled it into a pulley shaft and caused a fracture. Lucky it was no worse.

VIRGIE L. E. Harrington was a Rensselaer goer Sunday. Charles Reed was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Janies Wiseman lost a nice big calf Thursday. R. G. Gasaway was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Patience Florence is visiting her sister at Remington. T. J. Mallatt and Dean Zellers were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Richard Williams has had great luck this week In discovering here-

tofore unknown patches of wild blackberries. Ardath and Robert Cover are confined in bed with the mumps. Walt Wiseman and family of near Wheatfield visited with the James Wiseman family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zellers and two sons, Dean and Donald, and Harold Zellers visited L. R. Zellers, and family and B. F. Zellers and families in Hammond Sunday. It seems that Virgie and vicinity is hoodooed as far as rain is concerned. Some ninety-’leven rains came up Saturday and Sunday, looked at us and melted away to parts unknown.

GANT CORNER Herman Schultz autoed to Demotte Wednesday. John Hill is working for Mr. Harrington of Virgie nowadays. Harry Hibbs and family spent Sunday with Ed Spurgeon and family. Flossie Pettet called on Mrs. Pearl Zellers of Virgie Wednesday morning. Charles Florence called on his best friend at Gant Corner Sunday evening. Miss Opal Garriott called on Jessie and Carmen Wood Sunday afternoon. Miss Nile Brttt of Niles, Mich., is spending a few days with Carter Garriott and family. Robert Bullis of near Remington called on his best girl in this vi cinity Sunday afternoon. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the band concert at Rensselaer Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Carter Garriott and Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wood autoed to Lafayette Sunday afternoon. Arthur Wortley of south of Rensselaer and Robert Bullis called on James Hill Sunday evening. We got a good rain Sunday afternoon which stopped the threshing, but still we need more rain. Miss Florence Burns of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday with Carter Garriott and family. Mrs. Bundy, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Crownover and Mrs. Ahren assisted in picking berries at Harry Hibbs’s Tuesday morning. Misses Myrtle Elliott and Lestie Hill called on Wm. Hurley Sunday and got caught in the rain while re-

turning hopie. Mr. and Mrs. James Hill and two| daughters, Lola and Lestle, called on Mr. and Mrs. James Crownover of Laura Sunday. Samuel Davis and Mrs. Theodore Smith of Mishawaka called on Asa Elliott find family Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. MILROY The Aid met with Mrs. W. B. Fisher Wednesday. W. B. Fisher spent the first of the week with his family here. , Mrs. Lillie Mitchell visted her. sister, Mrs. Thomae Lear, -Monday. Mrs. Harry Dibell of Middleton visited the Fisher family this week. Mrs. J. English visited her daughter, Mrs. Earl Foulke, and family the first of the week/ Mrs. George Caster’s youngest sister and family of Missouri are visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. N. Dignan is visiting relatives in Kokomo. She took her little granddaughter home after a visit here. Earl Foulks and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Banes. Charles Beaver's and Roy Culp’s went to Lafayette Sunday to visit Mrs. True Culp, who is in the hospital there. Mrs. Earl Foulks and children, Mrs. English and Mrs. George Foulks spent Thursday with Mrs. Arty Clark and Edith and Gladys Clatk.

POSSUM RUN Threshing is the order nowadays. Mrs. Crownover called on Mrs. Harry Hibbs Tuesday. David Hahn and family selaer goers Saturday evening. Louis Hill and best girl called on the Crownovers Saturday evening. T. J. Parker and family spent Sunday with William Markin and family. Frank Morton of Lee took dinner with T. J. Parker and son Everett Tuesday. Miss Lola Hill spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. J. B. Crownover. Harry Lucas and family of Lafayette visited from Thursday until Saturday with T. J. Parker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Myers and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiseman and children of San Pierre and Mr. and Mrs. James Hill ana children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crownover.

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Francis of Ft. Wayne visited Mrs. Geesa Sunday. Dructlla Helmuth of Arthur, 111., is here to visit her uncle, D. D. Helmuth, and other relatives and friends. Chas. Brunton, Oscar Stucker, Mrs. C. H. -Stucker and Romie Stucker, wife and daughter went to Lafayette Friday. Ell Borntrager and wife and daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Borntrager, all of Kansas, are here vistlng among the Amish. Romine Stucker, wife and daughter of Gilead spent a few days here the latter part of the week visiting relatives and old friends. James Smatlak, Misses Ella, Mildred, Marjory and Master Arthur Smatlak of Chicago were all down here visiting at Kriz’s. F. T. Ringheisen took a bunch o> his stock to McCoysburg this week, the pastures here having gotten too short and dry. The fine rains which have now fallen will revive pasture*

and stock will finish the season in fine shape. Bert Johnson and Mrs. Mary Johnson Bruner drove down from Baroda, Mich., and spent a few days here last week. The occasion being the arrival last Tuesday of a fine new girl at the Oscar Stucker home. Miss Amanda Smoker, who has been staying at Noah Anderson’s this summer, was called to Nappanee on account of the death of her mother. Dr. Martin and wife drove to Joliet, IH-, Saturday, returning Sunday evening. The trip was made to return Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. 'Martin’s mother, to her home. Rev. F. A. Sheets and wife were over from Remington awhile Monday. They report everything going nicely at their new location, with everybody getting ready for the big assembly which opens there Saturday. . A party of young folks, consisting or. Helen Hardy, Elsie Selby, Clotine and Gertrude Roe, Russet Blankenbaker, Ode Selby, Lloyd Blankenbaker, Orville Sampson and Glenn Phares went to Cedar Lake Sunday. The band boys, accompanied by their Instructor, Mr. Tranbargey, went to the Kankakee river Saturday where - they camped out at night, returning home Sunday evening. They report a good time. Several of the parents drove up to the river Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Watkins of Chicago stayed all night at the Mrs. Jasper Makeever home Saturday night. They were enroute to Indianapolis to visit their daughter Sybil. Their son Basil is in the navy and when last heard from was in the vicinity of China. W. T. Kight, wife and son of Roselawn and Merritt Martindale and family of Gary visited Jasper Wright Wednesday. Mr. Martindale is cashier in the big steel works at Gary. Mrs. W. R. Lee is spending this week at Buffalo, looking after the store they purchased at that point the previous week. The Mt. Ayr M. E. Sunday school will hold its annual picnic at Water Valley Sunday, Aug. 22. Basket dinner. Will leave Mt. Ayr at 11 o’clock. The Jap Wright horses were taken to Kankakee, Hl., Friday to go into training for the races there fair week, which is from the 16th to the 20th of this month. Will Walters, who lives just over the line in Jasper, east of town, had another fire last week. They were burning the right-of-way near the house when a spark ilew over find caught in/the fine big new straw stack which, ..ptood near the road. They sent in a call for help and nearly everybody that was loose rushed out there to assist in saving the buildings which were near, but although It made a very hot fire at no time were the buildings in danger, and the result was the loss of the straw, stack. It being wheat straw was not so valuable as if it had been oats straw, at least not for feeding, purposes. It was only a few since Mr. Walters had his barn consumed by fire.