Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Lloyd Sage of Crothersville came Monday to visit his brother, Charles Sage, south of Wolcott. J. E. Kercher went to Princeville, 111., Wednesday to look after a farm owned by himself and R. F. Zehr. Mrs. Mary Boudreau of Remington visited Oliver Boudreau and Wife at the farm from Tuesday until Thursday. W. A. Johnson of Buckley, 111., who hae been spending a week here looking after his farm, returned home Wednesday. Miss Christine Foster of Chicago and Miss Helen Foster of Remington spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Schuyler. Mr. and Mrs. Will Mathew and little son went to Kankakee Monday to visit Mrs. Mathew’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Granger. Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Wilson of Mishawaka came' Sunday and are spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Wilson.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell and daughter, Hilda of Foresman, were the guests over Sunday of their daughters, Mrs. Rufus Jay and Mrs Jennie Hague. Frank Darrow drove to Bedford Friday, returning home Saturday, he was accompanied by Miss Har rell, who will teach in our schools again this year. Mrs. Frank Burns and children of Mt. Ayr,, who have been visiting Mrs. Burns’ brother, Wilbur Hoshaw, and family, went to Logansport Tuesday to visit her nephew, Charles Buck. Mrs. I. W. McClure of Okumulgee, Okla., who has been visiting her brother, Richard Foz, and family, northeast of Wolcott, left Thursday* for Mt. Morris, Pa., to visit her father. Frank Seifert, who has been at the Burleson Sanitarium in Grand Rapids, Mich., the past three weeks, taking treatment, returned home Thursday evening considerably improved in health. D. C. Smith of Normal, 111., was here Thursday in consultation withti.B agent, W. H. Gerberich, and looking after matters at the Smith

farm, southeast of Wolcott. This farm contains 1200 acres. Mrs. Chris Gramm of Gridley, 111., * and Mrs. Pauline Blanck of Paulding, Ohio, who were on their way from Paulding, Ohio, to Gridley, 111., stopped off here Thursday and spent ( the night with Philip Schott, and family, who are relatives of theirs. While Mr. and Mrs. Perry Spencer and daughter Grace and Mrs. Minnie Parsons were on their auto trip to Michigan a few days ago, they visited Ernest Naugle and family and Alva Smith and family at Flint. Both families wished to be remembered to their Wolcott friends. Mr. and Mrs. George Spangle and son Dari and granddaughter, Pauline of Rensselaer, spent the day \Tuesda)y with Mrs. Spangle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn. Mr. and. Mrs. Spangle and granddaughter returned home Tuesday evening. Dari will remain and spend a week with his grandparents. Russell Wooden, who has been, spending a month’s vacation witn his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wooden, started Sunday on his return trip to Washington. He stopped at Kokomo for a short visit with his aunt, Mrs. Almeda B. Waltz, going from there to Washington by way of Cincinnati. Lewis Wynekoop, who ten days ago in company with Jos. Graham drove through to lowa, visited his son Eben Wynekoop and wife at Pocahontas, lowa. He returned home Thursday evening and reports the crops in that section fine. While there Mr. Wynekoop attended the State Fair at Des Moines. Perry Reed of Pensacola, Fla., Merritt Reed of Logansport, and Miss Florence Reed of Detroit, came out from Logansport, Monday and spent the day with their mother ana grandmother, Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Luke Rogers. Mrs. Reed has been here for a numbet of days caring for her mother, who is in very poor health. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kercher ana Miss Tillie Kercher autoed to Ft. Wayne Saturday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blume, from there they went to Bluffton to visit friends, returning home Monday, they were accompanied by Miss Esther Kercher, who has been spending sometime with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blume at Ft. Wayne.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mr. and Mrs. William Lawrence are in Tefft this week visiting Mrs. Lawrence’s brother. Mrs. C. H. Guild and her father, M. Robinson, have returned from their trip to Montana and Idaho. John Sebring has purchased the house occupied by James Linton and family, from the Penry estate. Mr. and Mrs. Leei Willever are here from Ft. Wayne visiting Mrs. Alice Firebaugh, and other relatives. Mrs. Maude Kessinger and the twins went to Niles, Mich., today for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Whitaker returned to Niles today. Mrs. Charles Parker went to Delphi Wednesday for a visit in her sister, Mrs. Goldie Pletcher’s home, where a new baby girl arrived last week. Gust Selmer has sold to Maurice Winn of Lucrene five Shorthorn calves for $1,500. Two. of them were eight months old and three ten months. William Herehmen will take his Scotch Gloster $6,000 bull, to the

state fair Saturday and Ernest Smith will take Smith Bros.’, Hereford bull, Donald Disturber. Mrs. James Fleming of Pinnebo~„ Mich., is here visiting her daugnter, Mrs. Theodore Bremer, Clayton Isgrigg of Traverse City, Mich., was also a guest at the Bremer home last Saturday and Sunday. Lew Gredger and family, Mrs. Ella Grieger and children, Mrs. Theo Selmer and daughter attended the Lutheran Sunday school picnic at Denham Sunday. Mrs. Selmer carried home a beautiful cake wljich she won in a foot race. The Robinson families have returned from their eastern trip where they visited folks who formerly lived in this community and report that they are each and every one nicely located on good farms, making money and enjoying splendid health.

GIFFORD (Too late for last week) Church services Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Gifford schools will open Monday, September 13. W. T. Haukins and son, James, and daughter, Opal, are spenaing this week in Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. E. Caster, who has been visiting relatives at Crawfordsville, returned to her home here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Haniford of Newton, Ind., who are visiting relatives here, will return home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Peer and Mrs. Charles Caster 'and daughter, Beatrice were in Rensselaer Wednesday. T. M. Haniford and daughter Elsie returned Tuesday from Shelby, 0., where they had been visiting Mr and Mrs. A. P. Jenkins. The yearly Keen reunion will be held at Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen Sunday which is Mr. Keen’s. birthday. Mrs. Clifford Grimm of Dover, 0., will stay over for that day and return home Monday.

MOROCCO (From the Courier) James Irvin of Pine Village is a guest at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Erzinger. Geneva Crain of Logansport came Friday to spend a few days here the guest of Miss Gladys Fisher. Mrs. Walter Zoborsky and chit dren went to Indiana Harbor Tuesday to' spend a few days with relatives. 9imon Cassell and daughter Ray left Monday for Petosky, Mich., where they will enjoy a several weeks vacation. Mrs. Frank Kay and daughter Florence and Mrs. John Plummer went to Chicago yesterday to visit the former’s sister. » Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kessler and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lucas and son Willard returned Sunday from a week’s vacation spent at Lake Gage near Angola, Ind. Mrs. Henry Carrothers of Kansas City, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burton at Kentland, spent the last of the week with friends in Morocco. Mrs. S. T. Hensel and Mrs. V. G. Middlesworth of Detroit came Monday to visit here sometime with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Smart and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rust and Mrs. T. J. Watson were at Culver Sunday attending the annual reunion of the Cline family. About 65 were present. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cox have gone to housekeeping in the residence vacated by Mr, and Mrs. John Bartholomew, who have moved to one of the Lawler ranches near Fair Oaks. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Archibald, who recently moved from Roann to Wabash, came Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives here. Mr. Archibald says that corn about Wabash is better than it is here. Elmer Miller has traded his farm south of town for a farm five miles south of Valparaiso, in Porter county. Mr. Miller will make that his future home and expects to move there during the coming winter. Emery Hagen, who acquired the Miller farm in the trade, will move there a? soon as Mr. Miller moves. Miss Vivian Pauline Padgett, daughter of James A. Padgett, and Mr. Harry Dale Billings, son of Postmaster and Mrs. Frank Billings, were united in marriage at Englewood Wednesday afternoon, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. J. Rankin, a former pastor of the local M. E. church.

Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Hancock of Lexington, Va., were here Friday and Saturday visiting his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hancock. Dr. Hancock is dean of the department of commerce and administration at Washington, Lee univer sity, and they were returning home from Colorado, where they had spent the summer. * B. C. Price, C. & E. I. agent, was checked out last Friday and with his wife and family is enjoying a few nays’ vacation before assuming his new duties at Oxford. Mr. A. T. Dilthey, who comes from Fairland, 111., has succeeded Mr. Price and expects to move his family here at once. They will occupy the Mrs. C. O. Robinson property, vacated by Arthur Dirst. James Tillison, who had been ailing for several years, passed away at the family home here Sunday. The direct cause of death was rheumatism and complications, which medical science and the care of loving hands could no longer stay. He was born in Shelby county, Ind., Aug. 3, 1870, and departed this life at his home in Morocco, Ahg. 29, 1920, aged 50 years and 26 days. The D. H. Sadin farm of 260 acres, one mile /north of Conrad, was sold here ,at public auction Monday by Auctioneer John R. Bradshaw. /The highest bidder was Ja6ob Severs, who is the present tenant, and ttie price paid, was $52.50 an acrej which is considered quite low consmering the high price

of farm lands. A large number ot people were present at the auction, but the bidding was not very active. Miss Georgia Smith, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. George T. Smith, was hostess to the menroers of the O. O. O. cluh,. Friday evening in honor of Mrs. Harry C. Blaney. The guest of honor was presented with a set of silver salad forks by the club members. The Smith home was prettily decorated for the occasion. In the center of the table was arranged two cupids and from these ribbons were strung to each place. At the end of each ribbon was a place card which contained the announcement of Miss Smith’s forthcoming marriage to Mr. Harold O. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Martin. The time of the marriage wag given only “when the frost is on the pumpkin.”