Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1920 — FRANCESVILLE [ARTICLE]

FRANCESVILLE

(From the Tribune) Lloyd Low spent Sunday in St. Joe, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allee and baby were passengers to Hammond Monday. Miss Cora Swing is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Swing at Bainbridge this week. Mrs. Ida Stigleman of Lafayette came up Wednesday to spend the day with friends here. Leslie Whitaker of Onley, 111., is here, the guest of his brother, Will Whitaker, and family. Walter Myers of Gas City spent several days here this week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Myers. Mrs. Sarah Morgan is leaving this week for Mt. Air, lowa, where she will make an extended visit with relatives. Miss Gladys Hudgens of Lafayette and Curtis Hudgens of , Roachdale were the over Sunday guests of their parents here. L. H. Koebcke, who has been visiting his son Fred of this place, is /leaving for an extended visit with relatives at Helix, Ore. ’Mrs. Mary Markin of Rolfe, la., has -been here for several days the guest of her mother, -Mrs. Peyton Davisson, and sister, Mrs. H. C. Jentz. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Piehl and son Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heims and Mr. and Mrs. John Heims and son motored to Chalmers Sunday where they spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heims. Mrs. Jacob Frohm has sold her residence property in Francesville to Philip Gutwein, Sr., possession to be given immediately. Mr. Gutwein will eventually rebuild there so as to be near his "milling interests. The Frohms are moving to Lafayette. Elwin Stiller, the six-year-old son of. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stiller, south of town, took sick Saturday evening from an attack of acute appendicitis. Dr. F. L. Sharrer, his assistant, Dr. Howard, and Miss Peterson, surgical nurse from Mercy hospital, Benton

Harbor, came here Sunday evening and removed the appendix. Although only 23 hours had elapsed since the attack gangrene had developed In the appendix. The lad is doing nicely at last reports. William Schleman was down from Valparaiso last Friday and Saturday. His Hudson sedan, which was recently stolen in Chicago, has been found. A colored chauffeur drove it hito one of the city garages and left it. The Indiana number plates, which had been removed and others substituted, were found under the seat. The owner’s name was secured from the auditor of state through this information and the car restored to Mr. Schleman. The value of the car was >3,600. It was Insured for >2,500. Dr. L. A. Leach, the veterinary, was painfully injured at the George Seafrit place in Jefferson township Wednesday evening of last week, while making a call there. He aqd Mr. Seafrit were administering some medicine to a steer, which was down, when it suddenly swung its head around, one of the horns striking the doctor with such force on the left leg below the knee that a bad cut resulted. Dr. Leach has since been confined to his home as a result of the accident, but is able I now to be out again. A deal was closed here between Harry Ames and Joseph Fox last week in which Mr. Ames is now the owner of th? building occupied by the Jones bakery and Mr. Fox took over the property on which the j White Elephant barn is located. Mr. I Fox is taking the building down and ! will remove it to some of his farms : where the material will be converted into various farm buildings. Heretofore the properties were owned jointly. . The “White Elephant” was the name given to the big east side barn by Elgie Zellers, now of Winamac. George Smoyer, the eight-year-old >on of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Smoyer, formerly of this place, was drowned Saturday afternoon in the canal near St. Claire street, Indianapol s. He and another boy, Shelby Davis. aged eight, went? down together. A colored man, who was passing shortly before the drowning occurred, bad warned the boys of their danger. Later they were seen struggling in the water, but they were apparently playing, according to eye witnesses. It is supposed that one of the boys was seized with cramps and pulled his companion under. A double funeral was held Monday. Little George was quite a favorite down town when the family lived here. Indianapolis papers report that the parents of the boys are prostrated from grief over their tragic death.