Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

GIFFORD Church services will be held here this week. Ellen Hancock moved to Demotte Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Bermingar cooking on a dredge boat. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nuss moved to Kokomo Monday. W. T. Hankins is having his house remodeled this week. Mrs. Edgar Brown and son John autoed to Wheatfield Saturday. Ancil Potts and Greeley Comer were selling beef here Wednesday. J. G. Dodd of Belhaven, N. C., visited Alva Hershman Wednesday. George Kimble of Gary spent Sunday with Charles Walker and family. James Steel is spending the latter part of this week in Indianapolis. T. M. Haniford Spent Saturday night and Sunday with his son Earl and family. Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Peer visited her sister at South Bend Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Orval Fisher spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nate Keen. Ted and Vern Keen also spent Sunday at home. Little Florence Hill met with an accident Tuesday, getting her upper lip cut quite, badly. Dr. Linton was called at once and she is now doing nicely.

FAIR OAKS Corn husking is still in full blast. Health is generally quite good in our village thiq week. Bert Warne begun protracted meetings at Gifford Sunday night. Rev. Todd filled his regular appointment in the M. E. church Sunday at 11 a. m. Herbert Bozell butchered a mighty fine young beef Monday, which he peddled out here in town. Al Blake and Jap Warbritton unloaded a carload of coal for the school house the first of the week. J. J. Lawler’s men have unloaded several cars of material preparatory to building a large barn on the ranch near here. Elmer Barber and wife went to Streator, 111., last week and took up a very good position in a large tobacco and cigar store. Mrs. Floyd Marshall expects to leave here in a few days for Alabama, where her husband’s father, George Marshall, lives. Our schools put on a box social Tuesday evening which proved to be a very enjoyable affair. The proceeds amounted to S4O. Hon. W. L. Wood of Rensselaer

delivered a speech right off the top shelf on “Better Education” at the school building Tuesday evening. Miss Esther Karr, who has been employed near Indianapolis for the past two months, came home the first of the week on a few days’ visit with home folks. Little Douglas McConnell has been bothered the past month or two with bronchial asthma. His parents took him to a specialist in Indianapolis last week and had his tonsils and adenoids removed . We were visited by a young blizzard Monday afternoon which left quite a bit a snow on the ground, causing a good many nlmrods to get out in quest of the cottontail. The most of them were non-residents, from other towns and cities.

VIRGIE Mrs. R. G. Gasaway and daughter Nora are on the sick list this week. W. W. Zellers and father, John Zellers, were Chicago goers Monday on business. Earl Wiseman went to Morocco Monday where he is to be employed on a road construction gang. A quilting bee was held at L. E. Hairlngton’s Thursday and quite a nunlber of ladles were present. Charles and Patience Florence went to Remington Shnday and brought home their sister Dora. A number of young people fr.om here attended the first number of the lyceum course at Fair Oaks last Friday night. Mrs. James Wiseman and daughter, Mrs. Fred Thews, visited the former’s daughter, Mrs. O. G. Baker, of Barkley Monday. The Virgie Christian church will hold a protracted meeting here next week, commencing Sunday, Nov. 21. Everybody that can possibly come is urged to do so as we want to make the meetings a success. An airplane alighted in Robert Mortell’s field here Monday evening during the snowstorm. It seems that the snow was the cause of the driver losing his way and he was forced to land to get his bearings.

LEE Abe Lewis is here this week visiting his mother and sisters. Floyd Miller shipped a car of stock from here Wednesday. D. L. Trout shipped out six carloads of hogs from here Sunday evening. . Miss Mable Hoult of east of Francesville is here for a visit with friends. Oscar Jacks, who has been working at Lafayette, came home Wednesday. , x _ . Mrs. O. E. Noland spent last Friday with her daughter, Mrs. Smith, at Roselawn. Frances Lefler was a week-end guest of her cousins, Edith and Gladys Clark. J F. Eldridge’s parents of Monon are at his home for the present and may stay for the winter. Mrs. Rebecca Jacks’s sister and husband from Marion, Ind., visited with her a few days during the past Jack Jacks of ILafayette spent Saturday and Sunday here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks.

MT. AYR {From the Tribune) The stork left a fine 9%-pound girl at the George Delaney home Wednesday, Nov. 10. Melinda Miller returned -Sahurday from spending a week with her sister, Mrs. Dan Leichty, near Fair Oaks. ... % Claude Hickman moved last weelt from north of town into the Donaldson property just east of C. H. Stucker’s. 0 A Penwright was chosen as teacher and director of the new 10piece orchestra just organized at Fair Oaks. , ' The furnace is being installed this week in the new Biankenbaker bungalow, ,which is under construction west of town. Orville Crisler and wife, mother and Miss Gertrude Hopkins of Rensselaer spent Sunday with Mr. and »Mrs. Geo. Hopkins. Mrs. James Lyons went to Chicago Saturday to enter the hospital with their babe. The little one hae developed an ailment something Ike ricketts and the parents decided to take it to the hospital to remain until they found out what the ailment W'US The Cochrane brothers came Monday to finish the Job of pulling the brush and grubs for their brotherindaw, Franh Ringeisen. They have done the work with a large traction engine and the farm is now prairie except for about six acres in one corner, which is to be left for firewood for the future. It was mentioned in a recent issue of the Tribune that Mrs. Haskell Randolph had gone to Tennessee for a visit with relatives. It developed that soon after the departure of his wife, Haskell himself took a terrible longing for the southern clime, where they dont have much corn to husk, and so last week picked up bag and baggage and beat’er for sunny Tennessee., Our 7th and Bth grades’ game with Brook last Thursday resulted in a victory for Brook by a score of 48 to 14. The Brook lads were all much heavier and far more experienced than our boys and lead them

from the first. The high school regl- - who matched Goodland the following evening were victorious by * score «C 16 to 11. The result was very encouraging to the boys, and with the assistance of Bert Johnson as coach from now on some good, reports may be expected. The boys will play a return game at Goodland this Friday night. Mrs. Settle Dungan, widow of the late Elizur P. Dungan, and Will S. Lewis were married at Rensselaer Saturday afternoon ilby Squire Irwin. It was rumored a week ago when he couple had been seen together n Rensselaer that the wedding had aken place, therefore It was not as

great a surprise to the friends and acquaintances when the affair took place a week later. Mr. Lewis is a widower of soma two years, his wife having died before he moved here from Rensselaer, while Mrs. Dungan ha* been a widow for about the same period of time. Each has a family of five children, .but Mr. Lewis has one child, a daughter, married.

PINE GROVE

Creola Torbet spent Wednesday with Mrs. Bluford Torbet. Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of Kniman is visiting her son Jack and wife. Mary Williams spent from Friday until Sunday with Alice Galbraith. Mrs. Bluford Torbet spent Tuesday with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Everett McCleary. Charles Torbet attended the oyster supper at Rev. Sample’s of Rosebud Wednesday evening. Several from this vicinity attended the celebration of Armistice day at Rensselaer last Thursday. Friends to the number of about 36 gathered at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Warren Galbraith Sunday with well-filled baskets and gave them a surprise. Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith are moving to Rensselaer In about a week. The neighbors regret losing them but wish them success in their new home.

POSSUM RUN

Wm. Markin butchered a hog Sat-, urday. Mrs. Crownover has been on the sick list this week. William Hurley 1* husking corn for Wm. Markin this week. Miss Orpha Parker called on Lena Hurley Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. William Hurley called on Mrs. James Davis Tuesday afternoon. Eber Hahn delivered bls turkeys to market in Rensselaer Monday. Miss Lola Hill spent Wednesday night with her sister, Mrs. Crownover * Everett and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday evening with the Campbell family. , Miss Lena Hurley spent from Thursday until Sunday with Hazel Toombs at Rensselaer. Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughters, and Mrs. James Campbell were Newland goers Monday afternoon. About 40 neighbors and friends gathered in with well-filled baskets and surprised Mrs. James Campbell, Jr, Sunday, Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gilbranson and daughters of Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Davisson, Mrs. Clyde Davisson and two children, David Hahn And family, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Daniels and son, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill, T. J. Parker and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Markin and daughters, Mr. and MJrs. Charles Jones and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shroyer,

REMINGTON (From the Press)

Charles Bonner has been confined to his bed the past week with illness. Mrs. Guss Merritt Is spending the week with her sister at Kokomo, and Guss is “feeding out." Mr .and Mrs. Garth Warnock a’nd Mrs. George Wilder of Lafayette spent Sunday with Mr. and Mirs. Clarence Wilder. * Miss Dorothy Spencer returned Tuesday from an extended visit in the east. Dorothy thinks there is nothing quite as big as the mountains nor as broad as the ocean. Mts. Ella Parks went to Logansport Monday night where she will make an extended visit with her son Marion and wife. She will also visit at other points before returning home. D. V. McGlynn went to Indianapolis Tuesday evening where on Wednesday and Thursday he attended the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. in session there, as a delegate from the Remington order. Col. E. Peacock, who has been bedfast at the home of his daughter, the editor’s wife, with rheumatism the past six weeks? was taken to the hospital at Rensselaer Wednesday for treatment. Mrs. Charles Elmore has just returned from a six weeks’ visit with heir daughter, Mrs. Charles Hann, at Boynton, Okla. Mrs. Hann has been sick for some time with typhoid, •but is much improved now. The case of Mrs. Jasper Guy, who •was charged with shooting robins

last May, was settled in Squire Irwin’s court at Rensselaer last week with an acquittal of the charge. A neighborhood quarrel seems to have been the incentive behind the charge. Mrs. Martha Roush received the sad news of the death of her aged stepmother, Mrs. Oliver Long, of Mercury, Tex., Nov. 8, 1920. She, with her granddaughter, had just returned home from visiting a daughter and as the granddaughter closed the gate the horse ran away, throwing her out of the buggy, and she passed away the next afternoon. She was laid to rest in the Milburn cemetery by the side of her husband, who passed on before on Nov. -10, 1908. She will be remembered as one of the early settlers of this part of the country. A number of relatives and friends gathered at the home of R. H. Biddle, 10 miles southeast of Remington, Sunday, Nov. 14, in response to invitations sent out by Mrs. Biddle a few days before to remind Reece that he was 30 years old. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watson and nephew, Ivan Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pampel, Mr. and Mrs. Pampel and Catherine, Mrs. Thomas Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. D. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Amil Diemer and Laura, Laurine and Edwin, I Charles Cooper, Emory Monohon, Fred Griffin and son. George. On Nov. 9, 1920, at the Presby- ' terian manse, the marriage of Carol N. Vorhis to Miss Mary Cobb took place. The young couple are both | residents of Lewiston and are very well and favorably known. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Vorhis, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cobb, all of Lewiston, Mont. After a short trip the young couple will be at home to their friends at Vorhis ranch, Lewiston. Mr. Vorhis is a nephew of Charles E. Gray and Miss Millie B. Gray of this place, and until last February resided south of Wolcott. Mrs. M. B. Carpenter, mother of A. L. Carpenter, the telephone man, passed away at the home, of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Triplett, on j Wednesday afternoon of last week I after a lingering illness. She was the widow of Maxey B. Carpenter, j who died last March, and had been a resident of Newton county the past 50 years, having located on a farm east of Morocco in March, 1871. The deceased was the mother of five children, one of whom, Bertrand, died in infancy. Those surviving are Mrs. C. E. Triplett of Morocco, Mrs. C. IL. Ham of French Lick, Arthur L. I of Remington and Curtis D. of Wabash county. The funeral services were held at the Triplett home Friday afternoon and burial made in the cemetery north of Morocco.