Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1912 — Lewis Davisson Passed 86th Birthday With Children. [ARTICLE]

Lewis Davisson Passed 86th Birthday With Children.

At his home on South Weston street Lewis Davisson passed his 86th birthday Thursday. His daughter and housekeeper, Miss Hannah Davisson, prepared a birthday dinner and his sons, Amos and wife, George and wife and Harvey and wife, and Mrs. Joe Davisson and son and daughter, and MJr. and Mrs. Clyde Davisson, were all on hand to help make the occasion a pleasant one. Mr. Davisson is not getting along very well in point of health and for some time has been unable to come-down town. The turkey buying period is about closed for Thanksgiving. In some parts of the state a shortage of turkeys was reported but there was an enormous business in Rensselaer. The price paid here for live "turkeys was 15 and 16 cents a pound. For dressed ones about 20 cents. They are said to be retailing in the cities for 30 to 35 cents, a price not justified. It knocks the tailfeathers out of a $5 bill, however, to go up against a Thanksgiving turkey. Some of the features of the R.-C-H car are most axle clearance of any car, Warner auto-meter, tally-ho horn, central control, automatic sparker, straight line shaft drive, Bosch magneto, non-skid tires, jiffy curtains, etc. And best of all, the car is sold for S9OO, fully equipped. This price includes everything, you do not buy the car and then have to spend two or three hundred dollars before you are ready to' take a trip. If Interested ask John M. Knapp, the local agent, for a free demonstration.

Drs. M. D. Gwin and I. M. Washburn, of Rensselaer, and Dr. J. H. Honan, who is visiting ills brother, E. P. Honan, were in Hammond Wednesday in attendance at the meeting of the Tenth District Medical Society. It was one of the finest meetings the society ever held. Doctors from this place were both oh the program, Dr. Washburn for a discussion of a paper at the meeting of the society and Dr. Gwin at the banquet. "’’T.he meeting was held at the fine new home of the Hammond Country Club. The forenoon was devoted to games, the afternoon to the papers and discussions and the evening to the dinner and toasts. Dr. H. E. Sharrer, of Hammond, was the toast master. Dr. Gwin was assigned the subject of “Our Soldiers at the Porter Race Track.” He was prepared to give the Hammond people a great grilling at their inability to manage their civil affairs ahd having to call on the militia from the peacable part of the district, but his train left before his time for speaking and he did not get to deliver it. The toasts were gems of wit, according to a report in the Lake County Times.