Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

FAIR OAKS Health is still very good in our village. Amy Bringle returned Sunday from * visit at -Corinth, Miss. F. M. Goff and wife visited with Harvey Goff and wife at Mt. Ayr Tuesday. Enos Moffitt has a job of plowing oil the Lawler ranch of something like 100 acres. Professor Campbell attended the teachers’ state convention at Indianapolis last week. Postmaster Karr has been suffering for the past two weeks with a carbuncle on the back of his neck. Bert Warne and family returned Sunday evening from a few days’ visit'with relatives at Hoopeston, 81. yye have been favored since Sunday- evening with some very nice, quiet showers which were very milch needed. Owing to the fact that Rev. Todd’s mother-in-law died last week-end there were no services at the M. E. church Sunday. The tent meetings which were held near Brushwood the past three weeks by an evangelist of Bluffton, closed Sunday night with about half a dozen converts. The last reports regarding the condition of T. W. Kight of Roselawn were that he is in a very critical condition and not expected to live but a short time. C. A. Bringle and wife of Remington spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks and attended the tent meeting and basket dinner near Brushwood. Mr. Rourbaugh, the section foreman on the Monon, who has had an extra gang of men at work putting in gravel on the grades for the past couple of months, got through the

latter part of the week and discharged the extras. F. R. Erwin has a bunch of men at work putting up his dredge on the south part of the old Kent ranch. If the weather holds good they will be ready to commence digging in about a week. Charles Penwrlght and Jajnes Cliftdn built on a new flower window for Mrs. John Barber last week. Evidently Mrs. Barber expects to grow flowers this winter. She knows how it is done, allright. Mrs. J. C. Thompson has the stone on the. ground to build a stone foundation on the lot at the rear of the Kight store, where she expects to have the old postoffice building moved in the near future. Miss Alice Stanley, who is one oL our high school students, met with what might have been a most serious accident Saturday night in an automobile smashup while she and her friend were returning from Rensselaer. She was unable to attend school the first part of the week. GIFFORD Mrs. James Britt is spending this week at Kokomo. Jess and Dallas Grimm were Medaryville goers Tuesday. Miss Sylvia Grimm is spending the week-end with Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Lionel Cavinder spent Tuesday with Miss Leota Obenchain. Nate Keen and sons, Vern and Wilbert, autoed to Wheatfield Tuesday. Vernle and Ted Keen spent Sunday at home with Mr. and Mrs. Nafe Keen. Miss Essie * Comer and Denver Potts spent Saturday and Sunday at Whiting. ’ Mrs. Burl Blackman of Kersey spent Monday with her mother, Mrs. T. A. Caldwell. Henry Stalworth of Frankfort spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Elsie Haniford. , . rMr. and Mrs. Chas. Karch' anaMr. and Mrs. Earl Smith gutoed to Rensselaer Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hyman from Logansport spent the .week-end with W. T. Hankins and family. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lambert have moved into the house which he bought of Chess Caster. Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Cavinder of

Gary . spent Saturday and Sunday with Charles Walker and family. David Pummel, teacher of the high room, and James Hankins spent Saturday ancj Sunday in Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Hankins, daughter Ara Kepner, Damon Linton and Mr. Bra’mer autoed to Newtown and Attica Sunday., Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Myers qf Remington and Mr. and Mrs. George Haniford of Goodland spent Sunday with Harry E. Reed and family. VIRGIE T. J. Mallatt is still on the sick list. Ray Potts and family visited home folks Sunday. Ansel Potts and family were Rensselaer goers Saturday. I Quite a few from here attended ' the box social at Gant school house Friday night. Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers ate dinner with L. E. ilarrington

and family Sunday. Elvin Potts went to Barkley township Monday where he will shock corn for Mr. Miller. Dr. C. P. Norby is in the Lakeside hospital in Chicago and is a little better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Loaming and Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Wright visited C. A. Harrington Sunday. Mrs. Tom Florence and children, Charles and Patience, visited relatives at Remington Sunday. Among those who attended the stock show at Rensselaer were: A. A. Lockard and family, Elvin Potts, L. R. Zellers, Harold Zellers, James Wiseman and family and Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers. The Virgie school will give a box social Nov. 6. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Ladies please bring boxes and gents bring the ladies and the necessary wherewithal! to purchase the boxes. LEE J. H. Culp and wife and son Gail were Monticello goers Tuesday. Frank Eldridge and wife and son Ezra visited relatives at Fowler last Sunday. " Rev. Dean and family took Sunday dinner with Mrs. Rebecca Jacks and family. Wm. Brock’s daughter Edna and family of near Reynolds were at tile Broek home Sunday. O. E. Noland’s children were all home Sunday to be with their father, whose health is quite poorly. Mrs. Estella Holeman and children of Monticello visited with O. A. Jacks and wife Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. H. C. Anderson’s sister and husband and daughter, and family of Peru were week-end guests at tjje Anderson home. Mrs. Artie entertained a lady friend and little child from near Indianapolis a few days last week at her home here. Two ladies from Lafayette were here last week visiting their cousins, Mrs. S? M. ’Jacks and Mrs. O. A. Jacks and other erlatives. GANT CORNER Jack Reeder has purchased a Ford for his boys. Louis Hill called oh Asa Elliott Sunday morning. John and Louis Hill spefit Sunday with home folks. David Elliott is ditching for Mr. Sears near Fowler. “Doc” Williams has returned from his work near Morocco. Mrs. Harry Hibbs autoed to town with Ed Spurgeon Saturday. Basil Hall of near Gifford called on Asa Elliott and family Sunday. Husking corn Is the order of the day for the next couple of months.

Mlss Carmen Wood Is on the sick list at this writing with tonsilitis. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Baker were seen' in this vicinity Sunday afternoon. Carter Garriott ana family called on Mel. Wood and family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mys. Clarence Brouhard called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Garriott, Sunday. Miss Maude Hill returned to her work at the ■ Barnes, restaurant In Rensselaer last Wednesday. George and Rex Binge of Kewanee, 111., are spending a few days with James Hill, Sr., and family. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the stock show last week. All reported having had a fine time. Louis Hill helped Asa Elliott repair his Ford one day last week. It is In, good running condition now. The box social at the Gant school house was well attended, a big crowd being present. Jay Pettet auctioned the boxes.