Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1911 — VIRGIE. [ARTICLE]

VIRGIE.

Miss Lena Kiersma was visiting Miss Mattie and Lillie Cooper Sunday. There will be preaching here Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Henry Weiss, of Chicago, is visiting relatives here tills week. Mrs. J. C. McColly’s mother is visiting her for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Pere. of Lyman, called on Mr. and Mrs. Geesa Sunday afternoon. «• Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cover and children went to Hebron Sunday for a brief visit with relatives. Mr, and Mrs. Volney Peer, of Kntman, were here Sunday and took the school’s picture. Mrs. Wm. Nelson and little sons, Fred and Lee, are visiting Paul Weiss and family at Remington this week. Charles, Clara and Bertha Gassaway, Fred and Fern McColty took dinner with the Peek children Sunday. Charley, Zella and Esther Wiseman visited the Peek children Monday evening. School closes here May 4th. A program consisting of recitations, songs, drills and dialogues will be given by the children. Miss Ethel Strain, who is doing domestic work for Mrs. John Reed, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at Gant. Mrs. Peek became alarmed about her dog last Thursday, after having read so much about n&d dogs. About six weeks ago a strange dog ran through the yard, biting her dog. She tied him up. and Sunday night he howled and barked until it disturbed the neighbors. Monday he began to have fits and froth at the mouth, and she had him shot. Sunday School was" organized here Sunday morning by the Sunday school organization committee, Mr. Comer, Mr. Gant and Mr. Faylor. The following officers were elected: Superintendent, Mrs. Allen Peek; Assistant superintendent, Charles Harrington; secretary, Charles Gasaway; treasurer, Frances Petty; organist, Fern McColly; librarian, Bertha Gasaway and Mary Reeder, and janitor, Charles Gasaway. The teachers are Jack Reeder, Gladys Harrington, Mrs. Edge and Ada Florence. Sunday school will begin promptly at 10 a. m.