Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1920 — Page 3

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1820.

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NEWS from the COUNTY

FRANCESVILLE (From the Tribune) Mr. and Mrs. Roy White and children of Lafayette spent Sunday at the home of George Walters and family. - Miss Doris Petra went to Ft. Wayne yesterday where she will be the guest of her cousin, Miss Hazel Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones of Wolcott spent Sunday with his sisters, Mrs. Clara Wilson and Mrs. Mary Comstock. Mrs. Rosa Finnegan and daughter, Miss Marie,- have moved to Lafayette, where the latter will attend Purdue university. Mrs. Lydia Hathaway of New York city, is here visiting her sisters, Mrs. C. A. Nelson and 'Mrs. Cynthia Garrigues. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Calvert and son Richard of Chicago are guests at the home of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. U. i€. Mallon. Mrs. Ben Swing and children of Balnbridge are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Colbo, Jr., west of town. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dukes at the Home hospital, Lafayette, Thursday, a son. Mrs. Dukes was

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formerly Mi9s Gladys Engie or this pI&C6. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Higgins at Fillmore, Ind., Aug. 15, a son. Mr Higgins was formerly superintendent of the Francesville schools. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Detamore and children - were called to Converse Wednesday -to attend the funeral of a relative, Mrs. Leon Turner, whose death occurred Monday. Misses Vivian Judy and Helen Shirtz returned home Saturday from North Manchester, having completed the summer term of school. Miss Madge Jones, who has been visiting there for the past week, returned with them. F. W. Martin, who purchased the Edward Drake farm, southwest of town, and moved there in March, reports that his oats averaged 67 bushels per acre. He purchased the land at S2OO and figures that it will pay him far larger dividends than the so-called S6OO land over in Illinois. Miss Audria Garrigues and Louis Lehman were married in Lafayette Wednesday, June 9, by Rev. S. G. Rogers, former pastor of the FrancesvillA Methodist church, but they had managed to keep it a secret from relatives and friends until last Sunday when the news just “leaked out,” and now they are receiving the congratulations of their friends. They are popular young people of this community. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ebert Garrigues and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lehman. On last Saturday at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parrott it Bass Lake their daughter Fern Olive and Charles Swan of Chicago were married. They left im-

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mediately for a quiet retreat in the woods of Wisconsin to #pend their honeymoon. Miss Parrott is well known here, having been for the past two years the principal of the Francesville high school. Her home is in Winamac where she Is a graduate of the high school and later was educated at the Illinois Women’s college, Jacksonville. Mr. Swan is in the engraving business in Chicago; in which city they will locate permanently.

GOODLAND (From the Herald) Mrs. J. A. Wickersham of Chicago is here the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. .D. Clymer, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lowe and Jay Makeever and Miss Alma Stephens motored to Turkey Run Sunday. Jlenry T. Griggs has been at the point of death at his home on north Newton street for the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kennedy and little daughter of Chicago were Sunday guests of W. W. Stewart and family. Wm. Banes is making extensive improvements on his residence on north Newton street. A fine porch is one of them. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ormiston and son Leslie left Monday morning for a two or three weeks’ visit with relatives at North Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Medlock and son James and Miss Loueva Webber left Wednesday morning for Salem for a visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Loughridgf and son and Mr. and Mrs. B. Loughridge and son motored to Turkey Run last Sunday and report a fine trip. Wm. Hall, John Rowe, Earl Rothrock and Geo. Weihermiller attended a sheep sale at Crawfordsville Tuesday. The two former purchased a buck each. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson and children of Knox motored to Goodland the latter part of last week and visited with relatives here and at Remington. Eleanor Mustard, who expected to teach in one of the Grant township schools this year, resigned In order to be at home to help care for her mother, who is in ill health. George Spaulding of Bangor, Mich., and Mrs. Stephen Hamblin of Momence, 111., came last week for a visit with their brother, Louis Spaulding—who has been under the weather for several days but is now able to get around slowly. Zim Budreau, who conducts a fine farm southwest of Goodland, has recently threshed his oats and the yield was 66 bushels to the acre. Mr. Budreau expects to make a motor trip up into Michigan for a few days’ fishing trip soon. . Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Constable and children, who have been spending sevdral weeks visiting relatives at

Rushmore, Minn., returned home Wednesday evening. They report a fine motor trip—but say Indiana roads are the best they traveled over. Mrs. Harry Little and daughter Lulu and Mrs. Schuyler Michaels and daughter are spending the week-end on the Kankakee river near Momence, 111. Mrs. Michaels’s uncle owns a cabin there and they have taken it over for a few days. Mrs. Hecox and son Benjamin visited in Goodland this week with relatives. Ben has a good position with a" broker at Newark, N. J. Thi9 week Mrs. Hecox returned to her home at Newcastle, Wyo. She had been caring fpr a sister at Logansport who passed away recently and she stopped off here for a visit en route home. ) 'J MOROCCO (From the Courier) A son was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Camblin. Mrs. L. H. Recher went to Remington Tuesday to spend the week at the Fountain . park assemblyMrs. George Erzinger and two son 3. Lee and Claire, went to Pine Village Monday to spend the week with relatives. C. C. Shue of Mt. Ayr was here Monday to attend the funeral of his old friend and neighbor, James E. Camblin. -Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Law and daughter, Katherine Redden, and Pauline Cox are camping on the Kankakee river this week. Misses Gladys and Velma Bassett left Tuesday for an extended visit with their sister, Mrs. Floyd Rogers, at Detroit, Mich. E. A. Gorman was down from Grand Rapids, Mich., Saturday and Sunday, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gorman. , Mrs. Lydia Harwood of Ontario. Calif., arrived here Sdfcurday for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harwood and other relatives. *B. C. Price, agent at the C. & E. I. depot, has accepted a position in the tower at Oxford, and will go there as soon as he is relieved here. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Little of Alton, 111., spent Tuesday and Wednesday with friends here. Rev. Little preached at Hopkins Park Tuesday evening. Miss Elizabeth Ingersoll of Oshkosh, Wis., who spent the summer here with her brother, A. J. Ingersoll. left Friday for Alexandria, Minn., to visit friendß there. Miss Margaret McCready of Barrington, 111., and Miss Vernetta Johnson of Benton Harbor, Mich., were guest# during the week at the home of John Nichols, north of town. Mrs. Walter Burhans, who spent the Bummer here with her mother, Mrs. E. R. Schanlaub, and returned Friday from a two weeks’ visit with relatives in New York city, left Tues-

'*^^"**^ MR* J. I. Case 10x20 will pull two 14-inch plows. $},200 f. o. b. factory J. I. Case 15x27 Pulls three 14-inch plows. Pulls 26x46 Separator Will thresh 2,500 bushels of oats. SI,BOO f. o. b. factory EDWARD HERATH

day for her home at Susanville, Calif. • Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hagen and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hagen left Sunday morning via auto for points In Pennsylvania, where they will spend several days with relatives of the latter. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Ewan of West Lafayette spent Saturday and Sunday here with his daughter, Mrs. George Flowers, and his sisters, Mrs. C. M. Hanger and Mrs.’ George Smith, of Florence, Kas. Miss Mary Kessler and Mrs. Jlra Skinner went to Chicago Monday to visit the latter’s sister, Mrs. H. C. Becker. On Tuesday Miss Kessler left Chicago for Washington, D. C., to resume her work there. Marion Owens and family of near Rensselaer, at one time members of Rev. Brandenburg’s congregation at Francesville, spent Sunday afternoon at the parsonage here with Rev. Brandenburg and family. Mrs. S. M. Archibald, Miss Icy Archibald, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Smith and daughter of Logansport were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Archibald. Miss Gene Archibald of Terre Haute Is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald this week. * Mrs. Caroline Hanson and Lloyd James, two well-known young people of this community, surprised their friends Wednesday of last week when they went to Kentland and were quietly married. The ceremony was performed by Squire James H. Mock at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harris of Finley, 0., spent Saturday and Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jessen, They were en route to Yellowstone National park via auto and persuaded Mr. and Mrs. Jessen to accompany them. They left here Monday and expect to be gone about a month. During the 10 years, 1910-1920, Morocco made the biggest gain In population of any town in Newton county, having approximately 137 more people now ‘ than It had a decade ago. It also becomes the third town in the county, having passed Brook, which ranked third 10 years ago . During this time Brook shows a loss of 68, Goodland a gain of 16, Kentland a gain of 74 and Mt. Ayr a loss of 32. v 1 j Miss Freida Kennedy and Harry Bltaney, two of Morocco’s prominent young people, were untied In marriage at Kentland last Thursday afternoon. The ceremony was performed at the M. E. parsonage by the Rev. C. L. Harper, and the only witness was the bride’s glster, Mrs. J. M. Chizum. Following the ceremony they left for the east and will visit Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other points of interest. They will make their home here upon their return. A a gentleman from xiavenswood, 111., accompanied by his wiser mother and little son, en route home from a visit at Decatur, 111., met with a severe accident near the home ol Glenn Smart when their machine skidded and turned completely over. The occupants were sail pinned beneath and could not get out until assisted by passing tourists. Dr. Recher was called to attend them and found all severely bruised and cut The wife was Injured Internally and the mother suffered a fractured rib but they were able to proceed home after the car had been repaired. There have been a great number of auto accidents lately, and it is remarkable that none has terminated more seriously. The entire town and community was shocked last Saturday morning when the word was passed around that James E. Oamblin had passed away at his home here. It was almost unbelievable as Mr. Camblln had been in his usual health and was about town all of the day before His death was caused by apoplexy, with which he was stricken while coming downstairs in the morning: He was about halfway down when the attack came and fall the' remaining distance. His wife chlled for help and a physician was summoned, but he was beyonu all earthly help and passed away in less than an hour. James Elza Camblln, son of Aaron S. and Margaret jane Camblln, was born near Lafayette Sept 29, 1848, and was one of a family of 11 children, in 18t>2 he moved with his parent? to a farm near Morocco where he resided until 1876, when he went to farming for himself on the Roberts farm near the Iroquois river. In 1877 he bought a farm southeast or Beaver City. This land was then wild prairie land, but his labor and diligence soon transformed It into

a productive farm. In 1898 he and his family moved to Morocco, wheie he had Bince resided. He leaves a wife, foster son, Fred Heck, of Park Place, Pa.; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Hagen; two brothers, Louis B. and Forga A., all of Morocco, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his death.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Miss Oma Shortz went to South Bend Monday to visit with Mrs. Jonas Coburn. Mrs.' Claude and E. W. Horner are in Chicago for a few days this wook K. B. Clark and wife, Irl Clark and family spent Saturday and Sunday with Charles Clark and family at Plymouth. The threshing machine Is at Roy Williams’s yesterday und today. Roy had a 26-ecre field of oats that produced 74 bushels to the acre. The third ' annual reunion of the McCay family was held at .Wlnamau In the perk Aug. 16. One hundred twenty-five answered at the roll call. George Winters, Ernest and Sophia Winters and A 1 Holt motored to Logansport Sunday and visited wldi Mr. Winters’s sister, who Is quite sick. Mrs: Ella Ballard returned to her home In south Gillam after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Okla Lund, In Chicago and other friends in Gary and Hammond.J. E. Bruner and family visited A. J. Rathfon’s last week. They have driven through from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and were on the return trip home. Mrs. Bruner is a Bister’ of Mrs. Rathfon. Mrs, T. E. Knotts returned to her home In Gary Saturday after being called here on account of the Illness of her mother, Mrs. Long, who is at the Julius Brown home. Mrs. Long is better this week. Misses Marjorie and Nellie Bracken of Indianapolis are spending the week at the Record home. They came last Sunday with Miss Nellie Record, who has been spending a few days In the capital city. The Misses Bracken will go to Lake Manltou to spend a week before returning home.

NORTHERN JASPER A Muff is all right as long as you can fool people with it. If It weren’t for your friends there'd be qo fun In anything. Jake Plttsley Is cleaning the school house. School will start Sept. 7. C. E. Lear and family and Mrs. Fred Smith of South Bend visited over Sunday with Jerome Nelson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Duggleby returned from their lowa trip and Miss Verna Baker came home with them for a visit. A few more days will finish up the threshing in this vicinity. The weather has been fine for threshing, but we need rain badly. Mrs. Luther Albin returned Sunday from the Lakeside hospital in Chicago where she was operated on for gallstones. She Is improving rapidly. While loading logs last week Chas. White had the mlsforune to have a log fall on him, bruising his shoulders and spraining his back quite badly. He Is walking around now with the aid of a cane. The ball gaipe between Wheatfield and Morocco Sunday was rather one-sided. The score being 19 to 5 in favor of the home teatfi. The Wheatfleld boys run in nine scores in one inning. Sunday the team goes to Lowell.

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