Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1920 — MEDARYVILLE [ARTICLE]

MEDARYVILLE

(rom the Journal) August KriDisch has purchased the residence occupied by John Sebring and family and will move in from the farm in Noovember. B. K. Williams and wfe of Bloughton, Kans., are here visiting Elmer Wiliams’ and Thos. Kessinger fami lies. Frank Hargrave, Albert Reep, Dr. C. K. JAtle and Dr. C. E. Linton spent Wednesday at Round Lake, fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Lanam left Monday for Rice Lake, Wis., to visit a sister and two brothers of Mrs. Lanam’s. Frank Clark, wife and children drove down from their home, Grand Rapids, Mich., and are spending the week at Lew Timm’s. __ Mrs. T. E. Knotts was down from Gary several days this week with her mother, Mrs. Long, who is continuing on the mend. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Harris are quite sick at the home of the latter’s father, Elmer Pullins, Wednesday they were some improved. The Mutual Chautauqua Co. put on a four days entertainment here beginning last Saturday evening, was a success, both as to good, clean entertainment and financially. Born, a daughter, to Fred Maskel and wife last Thursday, at the home of George Cox and wife; a tenpound boy to Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lucas of Florenpe, South Carolina. A telegram to Grandpa Linton says his name is Louie Lenk Lucas. Tuesday of this week Claude Horner purchased the Grandma Querry farm west of Medaryville in Jasper county, of C. M. Harrold of Illinois. Claude is having tile hauled to the farm and will thoroughly drain it as well as making some needed repairs to the buildings. The farmers interested in a Cooperative, company met in the assembly room of the Medaryville high school building, Wednesday evening, August 25, and with the assistance of the Indiana Farmers’ Cooperative company, formed a corporation to be capitalized at $50,000. Seven directors were chosen to serve for one year. They are H. F. Bremer, Claude Record, Fred' Kroft, P. C. Engle, John Selmer, George Hansell and Therm Clark. Tuesday, late afternoon, as Mrs. Lee Firebaugh, baby and Mrs. Emma Miller were crossing the railroad at Main street crossing, on their way home, east of town, a motor hand car driven by a section crew from Monon struck the buggy In which they were riding. The presence of mind of one of the men was all that prevented a tragedy. He leaped fraffi the car and grabbed the horse s bridle thus saving the occupants a spilling. Mrs. Firebaugh was bruised but the other two unhurt.