Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

BROOK (From the Reporter) Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sterner of Hanover, Pa., are visiting friends here. George Foos of Goodland and Mrs. L. J. Cummons of Rockford visited the Denham home Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kindig, Aug. 13, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Adkin, Aug. 11, a girl. Dr. H. A. Leavitt, a throat specialist of Miami, Fla., is here visiting Dr. Larrison over the week-end. Miss Hazel Coan of Chatsworth, 111., who has been visiting Mrs. Howard Myers, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. R. T. Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. HarvO Waling left last Friday for a visit with relatives in Oklahoma. Miss Ethel Greene of Remington and Mrs. Adda Mullen of Fagler, Colo., are spending a few days with Mrs. Charles Denham. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolff and daughter left Thursday for Kenton, 0., to visit the former’s father, Peter Wolff, and sister, Mrs. Lulu Wetherholt. Mrs. Charles Welch of Goodland, accompanied by her daughters, Misses Grace and Winona, and her father-in-law, George Welch,' was in town Tuesday. Mrs. Beaulieu of Chicago has been here during the past week visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. E. Meredith. The latter’s sister, Mrs. Florence Kruger of Chicago came the last of the week to visit at the Meredith home. John Smith and family and John Cox and family returned Sunday from a trip to French Lick and vicinity. John says the peach crop is the largest he has ever seen in that section. The size and quality are both good. Wm. Swan had a field of 12 acres of oats that yielded 90 bushels per acre. His farm average on 90 acres was 59 bushels. Harry Warr had 75 acres that yielded 70 bushels per acre. On the Swan farm the Barton machine threshed 4,530 bushels, the record for one day this year, but their previous record for one day’s work is over 5,000 bushels.

WALKER CENTER Jay Pettet called at F. M. Lilly’s on business Friday. Mrs. C. B. Scott helped Mrs. Garrett peel and can apples Friday. Mrs. . Sanders helped Mrk. Clarence Bridgeman with threshers Tuesday. Mrs. A. P. Huntington was on the sick list last Tuesday with a bad cold. Alva Hershman and family of Gillam visited his brother Frank and wife Sunday. John Pettet has his teachers hired for the coming term of school, which begins Sept. 6. The pickle crop is heavy at present, but the cool weather will probably cause a setback. George Hoehn bought 15 head of

cattle for butchering P. Huntington last week. 1 5 ' Every woman should register in Walker township Sept. 4. Register between -8 a. m. and 9 p. m. Mrs. Will Stalbaum and children visited her sister, Mrs. John DaArmond, of Tefft Wednesday. Mrs. M. Zufall and sons, Donald and Paul, spent Thursday afternoon calling on Mrs. A. P. Huntington. Hurley’s threshing machine threshed at Walters’s, Henry Meyers’s, Browns and James Smith’s last week. Wesley Hurley, Henry Meyers and daughters, Alice and Lena, visited Mrs. William Alexander at Goodland Sunday. | Will Clinton’s two brothers and families from Michigan spent the j week with them and started on their return trip Thursday. Mrs. Gail Michael and Ruby Pettet' of Kniman, Miss Clara Hartley and Miss Lynch helped Mrs. John Pettet with threshers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Alexander spent Wednesday at Henry Meyers’s. It’s rather nice to come to Walker Center and see home folks. • Sigler Smith, wife, son and mother, Mrs. Dr. Smith and daughter Pontia returned to Georgetown, 111., after a two weeks’ visit with Will Tomlinson and mother. Misses Alice and Lena Meyers called at Joe Salrin’s Friday, and on their return were abundantly supplied with apples at F. M. Lilly’s, where they stopped. A. P. Huntington killed a rattlesnake with seven rattles Friday. It gave warning all the time he was taking the shock of hay away, under which it was hidden. Gus Greger and wife and son, sister and husband of Wanatah called on Clarence Bridgetaan and family Sunday afternoon. They were neighbors for some time several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Firman Pettet of Kniman .and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington took dinner with John Pettet’s Sunday. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hershman and Gail Michal and family called at the Pettet home. Wesley Hurley and Miss Alice Meyers motored to Valparaiso Wednesday evening to bring Lena Meyers home from school, where she has been the past few weeks. School surely agreed with her as she has developed some dimples. Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington attended the birthday party given Miss Opal Hankins at Gifford last Tuesday evening. A fine time was enjoyed, and ice cream and cake were Berved as refreshments. About 40 guests were present. — w Long’s threshing machine threshed at Pettet’s, D. Williains’s, Schultz’s on Dr. Turner's farm, and started Tuesday at Clarence Bridgeman’s. The eats must have been too good, as Jay Pettet, John Long, Trevor Williams and Clarence Bridgeman were on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Huntington and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lilly and son Lester motored to the fair at Kankakee Wednesday. A large crowd was in attendance. During the races one Jockey’s horse fell and broke the former’s leg. His name was Stacey and he was quite old.

FAIR OAKS Uncle J. C. Thompson is suffering considerable these days from his wounded limb. Joe Brown and family and Frank Stover went over to Kankakee on business Tuesday. Misses Esther and Doris Karr returned Sunday from a visit in Monticello and vicinity. Roy Marshall moved Saturday from Abe Bringle’s property into one of the Thomas properties. Abe Bringle and wife spent Saturday night with their son at Remington and attended Fountain park meeting Sunday. Wo have had several nights recently that were very cool, not far from frost, and a little too cool for advancement of pickles and melons. A. D. Washburn and family of Kentland were here Monday looking after their interests and getting their supply of pickles for winter use. Trustee Harrington was in town the first of the week and reported that he had a full set of teachers for our high school which will begin Sept. 6. Mrs. J. I. Gwin of Rensselaer was here Tuesday giving out some plain political truths and left here for Monticello where she was billed to make a speech that evening.

Enos Moffitt has just taken a job of plowing with his tractor, a couple of hundred acres for the Walstra Bros, on section 81 on the Otis ranch. The new foreman to succeed William Doan on the Lawler ranch near here, stepped into harness a few days ago’. Doan will soon move out but we have not learned his plans for the future. Aunt Hannah Culp went down to Parr Tuesday evening and visited with Ruby Noland over night. Ruby ; expects to move to Hammond in the' near future if he can secure employment there. It is reported that N. A. McKay and family will move to Hammond in the near future. N. A. is working with thp bridge carpenters on the Monon and his son Milt has a good position in Hammond and Misa Flo will teach in the schools there.

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