Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Ernest Clark went to Delphi this afternoon for a short visit. Bom, Wednesday, Aug. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Watson Hume, north of town, a son. _ Miss Mabie Worland is spending today with Miss Lucy Brusnahan, at Parr. - Mrs. Ralph. Lowman, of Pleasant Ridge, went to Parr today to visit her father, Walter Harrington. W. A. Davenport left last evening for Elizabethtown, Ky., for a visit of a few days with his aged father. ' Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray returned yesterday from a two weeks’ visit at Streator and Ottawa, 111. Chas. O’Malley and wife returned to Bloomington, 111., yesterday, after a stay of several days in Rensselaer H. G. Kenney and two daughters, of Mulberry, came by auto yesterday for a short visit at the home of H. W. Jackson. Aaron Hickman and 'Tobe Pullins and wife and Miss Mary Daniels are spending today fishing at the Kankakee river. Mrs. G. A. Williams returned. Jast evening from a visit of a week with her sister at Lake Muskogee, near Milwaukee. A number of young people gave a very enjoyable dance at the armory last evening. About thirty-five couples were in attendance. Ezra Eldridge returned to Lee last evening, after a visit of a few days with his uncle, Ezra Wolf and family, in Barkley township. Miss Bessie Von Scyoc, of Cincinnati, has been the guest of Mrs. Willis Samuel, south of town, and today both are spending the day in Chicago. ‘ Attorney Roy Blue has been confined at home most of the time for three or four days and it is probable that he will have to undergo a slight operation for relief. Rev. 0. F. Jordan and son, of Evanston, are visiting his mother, Mrs. W. N. Jprdan, tn Barkley township. He will remain over until after the threshing is completed. Tobe B. Pullins and wife, of near Phoenix, Ariz., are here to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Pullins and other relatives. He is prospering in irrigated farming there. The Christian Sunday school picnic was -held Thursday at the Phegley grove, southwest of town. About one' hundred participated in it and enjoyed, an excellent day’s outing. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCune and little daughter, who have been visiting the family of Chas. A. Kessinger for the past three weeks, left this morning for their home in Osawatomie, Kans. Misses Marie Hamilton, Luella Robinson and Jennie Parkison returned last evening from Medaryville, where they had attended a house party. Miss Vera Guild returned home with them. George Michael, who underwent a surgical operation at a Chicago hospital recently, underwent a slight secondary operation yesterday. He is thought to be making satisfactory progress toward recovery. Miss May Gifford, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of Mary Gifford., north of Rensselaer. Harry’s mother, Mrs. L. D. Gifford, returned to her home at Cabery, 111., Tuesday after a week’s visit with her son and family. ’ N. Littlefield has returned (rom a trip to southwestern Kansas with his brothers, C. W., of Remington, and A« H., recently of California. The latter decided to locate at Grainfleld, where he will be engaged in the real estate business. Mrs. Mattle Grant has been making i rather slow progress toward Recovery for the past week or more at the hospital, but the outlook now is quite encouraging and it is hoped that she will be well enough to be brought home next Sunday. James Matheson has made a remarkable Improvement for the past few days at the hospital in Indianapolis, and his family are very greatly encouraged about him. It is probable that he will not be able to return home for about two weeks.