Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

. MEDARYVILLE (From The Journal.) ' Will Robinson came over last Saturday from Pennsylvania, going to Gary Monday. Simon Aeschlimann left last Friday for points in Illinois, where he will visit relatives. Mrs. Grant Eldridge spent the first of the week at the Bass Arrowsmith home in Michigan City. E. A. White came up from Terre Haute Wednesday evening to spend th 3 remainder of the week. Mrs. Mary Reeves will spend the last of the week visiting with her son Claude and wife of near McCoysburg. Edward Cox of Valparaiso was here today looking after the Gottschalk farm in Cass township, which he recently purchased. Mrs. Guy Houston entered the Winamac hospital last Friday for treatment. Her children are getting along nicely from their sickness of scarlet fever. J. R. Miller was called to Masten. Ind., Tuesday to attend the funeral of his brother, Henry L., who died of cancer. He was about 70 years of age and is survived by three children.

Dr. Zucick was called down from Chicago last week to assist Dr. Hack ley in another operation on Mary Rome’s foot. It is hoped that this will be the last surgery necessary to get the little lady out of her long siege. .Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reep and daughter Alberta and Rose Vollmer left today for Indianapolis, where they will make their future home. Geraldine 'Will complete this semester in the Medaryville high school before joining them. Charles Steele has purchased from A. C. Hayner. the hotel furnishings and will take possession January 1. It is understood that the Hayner family will go back to Kankakee, 111., their, former home. A small blaze Wednesday night or early Thursday morning was discovered in the roof of the residence of Harold Pullins, on West Main street. The fire department soon had the blaze under control and was scarcely gone when it broke *out again. Quite an amount of damage was done. A defective flue was the cause.

MT. AYR (From The Tribune.) Mrs. John Barber of Fair Oaks was a shopper here Friday. Mrs. Goldie Blankenbaker was a Chicago visitor Friday. Mrs. Helen Ransmeier Sundayed with thte Murfitts, returning to Chicago Monday. \ Mrs. Alex Elijah, daughter Blanche

and Everett Andis motored to Lafayette Wednesday. Miss Goldie Reece of Fowler visited friends here and took In the dance Thursday night. / Dan Warrick and family were down from White Pigeon last Sunday to visit relatives here and at Rensselaer. Alex Elijah shipped a car of cattle Monday. Alex says he can feel good for a while, at least until he gets his returns. Hufty went to Virgie Friday evening to attend to her music class at that place,' returning Saturday morning. Mrs. Charles Snow and daughters Florence and Stella arrived from Chicago Saturday and will spend the holidays here. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Waling were up from Foresman and spent Sunday with Mrs. Waling’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Standish. Mrs. Essie Lelchty spent a few days visiting her folks here this week. She returned to her home at Fair Oaks Monday. Mrs. John Frye left Saturday for White Pigeon, Mich., . Middlebury, Nappanee and other points in northern Indiana on a week’s visit Mt. Ayr lost both basketball games Friday evening to our neighbors, Kentland and Goodland. They played Demotte Tuesday, but we did not get the returns in time for this issue. Friday night we play Fair Oaks. Ira Huntington, who has been attending school at Bloomington, came home Saturday suffering with an acute case of appendicitis. The attack came Friday and he went to the hospital on his arrival home, where on Sunday night at about 11 o’clock an operation was performed. He came through in fine shape and is reported as doing as nicely as it is possible under such circumstances. It is hoped that he will fully recover in time to return to his school work after the holidays.

GOODLAND (From The Herald.) John Cochrane, Jr., remains quite low at his home south of town. Mrs. Anna Kitt, who was 96 years of age last September, has been quite poorly the past week. Mrs. Dazie Browne and little daughter Matte left Wednesday evening for Cincinnati, 0., to make their future home. H. G. Parker and brother Fred of Watseka, 111., were business callers in Goodland last Saturday enjoute to Rensselaer. Mrs. J. B. Johnson returned to her home in Villa Grove, 111., after a visit here with her mothter, Mrs. Richard Hall. Dr. Woolston of Chicago was a professional caller in Goodland Tuesday, performing a minor operation for Mrs. G. O. Bales at the Bales home. • t While cranking Ford in the Rider garage work shop Thursday morning Vernon Cloutier received a broken right arm, the small bone being broken when the engine backfired. z Supt. Louis Spaulding has placed his roads in repair foe the winter months and now with a little bit of good judgment on the part of those who use the roads we can expect better roads this winter. Ben Davidson returned Saturday night from a three weeks’ visit in Ohio. He attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, W. -R. Cope, at Cover, 0., on November SO and since that time has visited relatives at Nagely, Youngstown and East Palestine, O. Our high school basketball team went to Freeland Park last Friday night and was defeated 18 to 2. Our boys threw many baskets, but the ball hit the ceiling before it went through the basket and, therefore, did not count The boys go to Wolcott this Friday night to play a return game there. John Sims, aged father of George Sims of this place, passed away last Friday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward McGinnis, of near Kentland. Deceased was born near Columbus, 0., November 9, 1830, and died at the home of his daughter near Kentland December 10, 1920, aged 90 years, 1 "month and 1 day. * 'Martin Klause, who is employed in a tailoring establishment at Remington, called on his son Fred and other relatives over Sunday.

Lm( wtetw Mr Klaus* had the ml» fortune to lom his loft foot when too attempted to board a moving train at Jtotuingtos and since that time has been getting used to an artificial foot and has gotten so that too can walk with only the use of a cane and soon hopes to be able to eliminate the use of the cane. Monday afternoon while George Smith. Cleremont Saint, Joseph VUllnski and Sam Brooks were rabbit bunting in the wilds northwest of ML Ayr, the former had a dose call from being assassinated by a wild appearing man who attacked him with an axe. George was going through some brush when the aforesaid wild man jumped out and mumb ling something struck at him with an axe. George warded off the blow and made his getaway. The boys bagged fifteen rabbits on the expedition.

BROOK (From The Reporter.) Mrs Edw. Beecher spent Thursday in Logansport Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heistand, Tuesday morning, a daughter. Bernard Valllnskl of 111/hols is visiting his cousin, Lee O'Riley, thia week. Mrs. G. D. Larrison and Mrs. Roy Hess spent Wednesday and Thursday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Gaines of Crete, 111., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gaines this week. Miss Coralie Franklin left for Valparaiso Monday, where she will enter the university. Attorney Frank Davis was in Lafayette on business Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Albert Collier came home from Culver Military academy Wednesday for the mid-winter vacation.

Mrs. B. C. Price of Oxford returned home Monday after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Howard Snyder. Mrs. Bridge of Indianapolis is here visiting her former husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawkins. A letter received from Harry Lent states that they have arrived in Florida and will probably start for home next week. W. A. Gridley was down from Chicago Friday for the day. He now has a good position with the Corn Exchange National bank. Miss Orpha Collier, who is following her vocation as trained nurse in Chicago, starts south this week in charge of a patient to spend the winter. John Botts writes us from White Pigeon, Mfch., informing us that he is nightwatch at the plant of the Eddy Paper company and draws down >6 per night. Superintendent Schanlaub and Atr tendance Officer White were in Brook Wednesday. The latter was looking up the cases of minors frequenting pool rooms. Some fellows from the home town lay Morocco’s defeat to the too liberal use of “white mule’’ the night previous. Evidently the “kick” had recoiled before morning. D. H. Gander of Luray, Va., spent Saturday with his cousin, Peter Miller. He left for his home Saturday evening by way of Chicago, where he will visit relatives. Fred Denton left the first of the week for South Holland, 111., where he will remain for some time. His wife is with her mother in Shelby county. The latter is quite sick.

Mrs. Thorpe Beagley and Mrs. William Esson left Wednesday for Hot Springs, Ark., where they will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Frauenhoff and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borklund are already domiciled at Hot Springs. Dr Harry Sunderland and wife stopped on their way from Chicago to Martinsville and visited over Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunderland. Dr. Harry has been taking post graduate work while in Chicago. Mrs. Marlon Pierson arrived from Columbus, "“U. C., Monday evening. Her husband was obliged to come north sooner on business and had already arrived in Brook. They expect to remain here visiting Mrs. Pierson’6 parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunderland, and other relatives until after the holidays. Mr. Pierson, who travels for a farm implement house, says that the south is at a standstill in business owing to the drop in the price of cotton. Farmers have two and three years crop, the mills are full of manufactured goods and unless Europe can take the cotton the south will be in bad shape for some time to come. The Mississippi valley is the greatest producer of agricultural implements in the world.

FRANCESVILLE (From The Tribune.) Mrs. John Lyons went to Muncie Monday to attend the funeral of a relative. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Burson were the guests of relatives at Clark’s Hill last Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Bynl. Albert Shirts and "Mses Helen Shirts motored to Logansport Monday. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hill have moved from their farm south of Francesville to town and are occupying the William Doll residence. Crist Kopkey of Lafayette," chief wrecker for the Monon line, has been the guest of friends and relaltves here. He Is a brother of Sheriff Kopkey of county. Leslie Colbo of Canada is here as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Colbo. of west of tewn. He Intends to spend the winter here. He has been located in Canada jbout eight years. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moncel, Saturday, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Sprague, Monday, Dec. 6, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Render, Dec. 6, a daughter. She has been, named Virginia Hope. Ret. E. J. Harris is to be the new minister of the Christian church of this place, succeeding Rev. E. W. Fitch, who resigned to take another pastorate November 1. Rev. Harris comes from Walton, Ind. John Nolan of Nome, Alaska, has been the guest for several days of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Leach and Mrs. Grace Garrigues. He has been in the mail service there for several years and expects to return about April first.

WOLCOTT (From The Enterprise.) Miss ‘ Catherine Bidwell spent Thursday with friends at Remington. Miss Elizabeth Daggy went to Rantoul, 111., Monday evening to visit her nieces. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Millard of Leeper, Mich., are visiting their son, James Millard, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Davisson and Mrs. Carrie Clark left Monday evening for Miami. Fla., where they will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Patsy Graham of near Monticello spent Sunday with Mrs. Graham’s father and sister, John Middleton and daughter, Miss Myrtle. William Winters, who for some time has been located at Agar, So. Dak., arrived in Wolcott Saturday evening and will again take up his residence here.

G. W. Scripter and grandson, James Simmons ot Kentland, returned home Monday evening after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Perfect Spencer and family. On December 12 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sigman dear Wolcott occurred the wedding of their daughter, Lillie May, to Gustaf Brehmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brehmer of neat Wolcott. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. 3. Perry of Chalmers, who read the single ring service. The ceremony was performed under an arch of wedding bells, whfte roses and ferns. After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Brehmer will be at their home south of Wolcott, about January 1. Two big barns on the Mason farm southeast of Monticello burned Wednesday evening about 7 o’clock with a loss on the barns of between $5,000 and $6,000 and Insurance in the neighborhood of $2,000. Thomas Stockton, a former Wolcott man, was the tenant on the farm and had hay, grain and tools burned, his loss amounting on these to about $3,000, with $1,900' insurance carried with F. B. Lux in the Continental Insur ance ✓ company. A special agent of the Continental and. Mr. Lux. the local agent, were on the ground Thursday morning and reported tne loss to - the company. Besides his loss on hay, grain and tools, Mr. Stockton’s automobile, on whicn ne had no insurance, was also burned.