Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

LEE s Mrs. Ida Lewis is working for a family near Pleasant Ridge. Garry Snedeker took Sunday dinner with Glenn and Gail Culp. The Ladies’ Aid did the fall -cleaning in our church Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Eldridge entertained her cousin and family from near Fowler last Sunday. Frank Eldridge went to Monon Wednesday to see his parents, who haven’t very good health. C. A. Lefler and wife and daughter Frances returned home Saturday from a visit with relatives in Missouri. About 25 of our young people enjoyed a Hallowe’en party Saturday night at Harry Rlshling’s. AU wore masquerade costumes. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Culp, Mrs. Ella Noland, S. M. Jacks and H. C. Anderson of this place attended the quarterly conference at the Barkley church last Sunday afternoon. FAIR OAKS Health still remains good in our village. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Kight attended the funeral of the former’s brother at Roselawn Sunday. N. >A. McKay and wife of Hammond and Amy Bringle of Lafayette came home to cast thetff*votes Tuesday. J , Rain, why, yes, we have been hav-

ing plenty of it the past week and I the dirt roads are becoming very bad. i Elmer Barber and wife, who have been working for Walter Dawson since last spring, have moved back to town. The election passed off with the usual quietness and with• very little challenging, and all of the women’s opposition prophecying of the old sore heads, there-, wasn’t any hair pulling or mud-slinging, and we don’t believe there will be very many divorce suits come out of it. The day was a very disagreeable one, with rain and snow flurries all day. But "Wednesday . the clouds had cleared away and we hope for some more hice weather. The C. & E. I. train, which has been passing. through here, going south, at about 7:45 a. m., has changed its time to 9:50 a. m. Formerly it would enable the school children from Kniman, Virgie and Moffitt switch to come and go O. K., but now it will compel them to either drive or board here. This makes it quite a hardship for them and we feel if it could be done they should be compelled to change back' to the old train time. MILROY W. B. Fisher came home from Lapel to vote. Mrs. Roy Culp went to Lee Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Jacks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks called on Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hughes last Tuesday. Mrs. Roy Culp and baby Keith called on Mrs. George Foulks Wednesday forenoon. Mrs. Trevor Eger and baby of Rensselaer visited Mrs. 1 Charles Wood this week. Rey. Dupcan preached last Sunday. And will be with us again tomorrow at 3 p. m. school

at 2 p. m. Everyone invited to each service. Mrs. William Chapman called on Mrp. Anna Chapman and family Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. ■ Charles Johnson spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Ed Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks spent Wednesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goble of Monon, and attended tbie revival meeting at the Baptist church. ■ —.-- There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was supposed to be incufable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, manufactured by FJ. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that Hull’s Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. •F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio, by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. —AdvL

v ROSELAWN Miss Martha Barkey is working for Mrs. W. T. Kight. John Cunningham is able to be about after a short illness. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith and Mrs. Elvy Call were Lowell shoppers Saturday. Mrs. Elijah Cunningham is suffering with a severe cold on the lungs at this writing. A large crowd attended the funeral of W. T. Kight Sunday. Burial was made in Roselawn cemetery. Ms. and Mrs. Carl Wooten of near Mt. Ayr spent Saturday night with the latter’s sister, Mr. apd Mrs. Elvy Call. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sheldon returned home Sunday from Michigan, where they have been visiting his folks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott of Dunn’s Bridge took .dinner with the latter’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sheldon, Sunday. POSSUM RUN Hurrah! Possum Run is still alive. Ray Hahn spent Sunday with home folks. Eber Hahn was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. Mrs. Crownover was a Rensselaer goer Thursday. Miss Orpha Parker called on Mrs. John Price Thursday. Miss Orpha Parker called on Mrs. James Davis Friday afternoon. Jamep Campbell, Jr., called On David Hahn Tuesday afternoon. Myrtle Parker spent Thursday with Mrs. James Davis and children. Charles Britt and family spent Sunday with James Britt and family. James Campbell, Jr., and T. J. Parker were Rensselaer goers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley are visiting their daughter at Remington. Mrs. Elmer Shroyer spent Wednesday . forenoon with Mrs. Homer Daniela. Miss Orpha Parker called on Mrs. Crownover and children Monday morning. Lester, Arnold and Ralph Sayers called on their brother Floyd Monday morning. Francis Marion and Homer Daniels and families were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn and son Eber spent Sunday evening with the Campbell family. James Davis and family and Chas. Parker and friend spent Sunday with T. J. Parker and family. James Campbell, T. J. Parker, E. L. Merrill and Wm. Markin were Rensselaer goers Monday. John Price was taken very bad sick last week and is now at the county hospital in Rensselaer. Mrs. Win. Markin and daughter Geneva spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. David Hahn and daughter Ada. The masquerade dance given at “Doc” Crownover’s Saturday evening was well attended and all report a good time. „ WALKER CENTER Gall Michals has sold his store at Kniman. Tom Lynch was a Chicago visitor over the week-end. John Pettit was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Mrs. A. P. Huntington was a North Judson caller Saturday. Mrs. F. M. Lilly called on Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman Thursday. Mrs. M. Zufall has been on the sick list, but is better at present. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. LiUy and son Lester took dinner with A. P. Huntington’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman and son Donald t8ok» dinner with Will Hartley’s Sunday. Joe Salrlq sold his fann last week and will be leaving us soon. We are sorry to Jose the family. Election day was a great one for |he women; 220 votes were cast and about- haff were women. The township went Republican, of course. Louis Sanders went to work Wednesday for Mrs. . Dan Price, near Gifford, whose husband was taken to the hospital Tuesday for an operation. ‘ , The Victory club met with Mrs. Wesley Hurley Wednesday and a fine time was had by all. The next meeting will be with Kirs. Linton, Nov. 18. A Hallowe’en nerty was held at the home of M. Zufall Friday evening by the Victory club. Everyone present reported a good time, with plenty of pumpkin pie. A miscellaneous shower was held for Mrs. Alice Hurley at the home of Mrs. W. Meyers Saturday. Many nice .present were, received and fine refreshments were served.

MT. AYR (Froin the Tribune) Ptrlmmer Hopkins lost a good horse this week. Walter Roe want ot Tuscola, 111., Saturday fpr a few days’ visit. Chas. Battleday was over from Rensselaer Monday to pay taxes. A son was born to Mr. snd Mrs. Dan Linter, on the old Elijah farm, Wednesday, Oct. 30. - John Mitchell, son, daughter and son-in-law ot Brookston visited at the Lambert’s Sunday. Mrs. George Lambert returned Saturday from Monticello where she was called a week ago to see her daughter Ada, who was quite sick with tonsilitis. Mary Jane Phillips was forced to give up her school work at South Bend on account of sickness and <« now at the home of her grandmother. Mrs. Jasper Makeever. John Chamberlain returned Sunday from Urbana where he has been the past week shaping up things to farm on the place they recently bought. He will remain at home until after corn husking. Charles Bengston, wife and baby of Foresman left Saturday for Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other eastern points. The trip is purely a pleasure one and will be of some 10 days or two weeks’ duration. Harry H. Rieck arrived here from Preston, Md., this week and will husk corn for the Lyons’s this fall. Mr. Rieck recently sold his farm in Maryland and started west dm a sort of exploring trip. Later in the season he expects to leave here for Columbus, Neb., and from there he will go to Texas and perhaps other western states, returning home about next June.

* REMINGTON (From the Press)

Mrs. Jason Bickel is Bick this week ■with an attack of her old enemy, the quinsy. Jake Thomas of Mishawaka spent the fore part of the week among Remington friends. Mrs. Sophia Lucas went to Marion, 0., Tuesday for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. M. Houser.

Mr. and Mrs.. Fern Lough and children, Carl and Margaret, spent Sunday with Mr. Lough’s mother at Crawfordsville. Mosses Sigo moved into his newly acquired property on Indiana street this Thursday morning. He put off moving so that he could vote, we understand. Mrs. C. S. Foster and daughter, Miss Helen, who have been spending the past two weeks in Chicago wj|h the former’s sons, Leonard and Adrian, and daughter Chrystine, returned home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bothwell of Atlantic City, N. J., are visiting with the Bartoo and Irwin families of south of town since Tuesday evening. Mr. Bothwell is proprietor of a large hotel at Atlantic City, the famous resort. The town board has caused to be dug a surface well in the southeast part of the town to help supply water for the City. It is about 25 feet in depth and 4% feet in diameter. Water came in to the depth of 19 feet. Fred Perry, proprietor of the Lyric theater, removed his family and his

household goods back to Kouts, Porter county, Tuesday, from whence he came. He will return for the Saturday night shows, but the balance of the week will be left to the gentle control of Ed Baldwin, chief operator, and Robert Hascall, ticket seller. Frank Jordan, who with his wife and daughters went south to spend the winter, returned Saturday without the female contingent. Frank frankly admits that he was homesick, and that there was.no pleasure for him while that condition existed. He reports that Zoe secured a school right away after arriving in Florida, and is now teaching. Orval Jordan and wife went down by train and drove back with him. They were 11 days en route.