Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dud Myers, of Parr, who recently suffered some injuries in an accident in Barkley township, has developed erysipelas in the wounds and has beeri.having a bad time of it. "\ W. Bussed, of Hanging Grove township, has a very severe atjtack of inflammatory rheumatism, which has settled in his right shoulder and is causing him much pain. Mrs. Elmer Osman and ir little daughter, of Benton Harbor, Mich., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Timmons, and her brother, Harrison Timmons, and wife. Harold Arnold, son of Eli Arnold, has a severe attack of grjp. Thursday night his fever reached 105V 3 . It soon subsided, however, and today he is somewhat improved, thus allaying the fears that he might have pneumonia. Mr. Wilbur Ritchie and Miss Theresa E. Guttrich were married Tuesday evening at about 6 o’clock at the residence of Rev. J. P. Green, on South Weston street. They will reside on a farm in Marion township. Joe Jeffries was here from Huntington over Christmas and got around to visit quite a number of his old friends. He is clerking in a clothing store now. It is reported that he may return to Rensselaer again.

Miss Nellie Reish, deputy auditor, spent Christmas in Chicago, the guest of her brother, John Reish, and spent part of the day with Miss Vera Parker, who holds a good position as secretary and bookkeeper of the Hindee Manufacturing Co. John Hemphill is on the mend at his home on Front street. Miss Lillian Alter, who is also at the Hemphill home, is still quite sick and not getting along as well as had been hoped for. The exact nature of her sickness is puzzling her physician. “Uncle” David Nowels missed his Friday shave today, the first time he has failed to get down town on Friday for a long time. He is not feeling very bad but is a little off from his usual good condition, and being past 91 years of age it don’t take much to keep him at home. Mrs. Mary E. Rockwell returned to Chicago today after a visit of several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheurich and other relatives. Mrs. Rockwell was left a widow in July. She expects to continue to make her home in Chicago. Mrs. Angus D. Washburn has as her Christmas guest Miss Grace Caldwell, of Albuquerque, N. M., and Miss Florence Covington, of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn also gave a Christms dinner to the various branches of the Washburn family.—Kentland Enterprise.

Leland A Carson arid wife, of Enid, Okla., have been spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Carson. Lee was married on Oct. 2nd and this was the first visit he had made here since the wedding. He is a traveling salesman for the Joseph Y. Farwell Co., of Chicago. John O’Connor, of Kniman, returned this morning from a business trip to Indianapolis. He says there was no snow at Indianapolis, a little at Sheridan and fine sleighing at Frankfort. He expected to encounter a big snow here but when he reached Monticello there was no snow'again. Born, Dec. 24th, to Mr. and Mr 3. John C. McColly, of Hinsdale, Mont., a son, who has been named John Clark McColly, Jr., after his father. He is to be called Clark and his name in later years to be used J. Clark McColly, to avoid confusion in names after he takes charge of his father’s business. The first maternity case in the hospital occurred Thursday, when the wife of John Wilson, of Newland, gave birth to a daughter. Mr. Wilson recently purchased a farm near Newland and has been housekeeping there, but having no relatives here they decided that the hospital w r ould be the place for the new mother and th>~baby to have the best care.

Miss Ethel Clarke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clarke, who suffered a peculiar fainting spell at her home last Tuesday, is now a lit tic improved over her condition of the following day. It is believed by her physician that she has a mild attack of typhoid fever. She visited in the north part of the county recently, and it is possible contracted the disease by drinking water from a contaminated well. Miss Mattie Hemphill, the trained nurse, is caring for her. < •

Miss Madeline Ramp returned to Chicago this morning to continue treatment for her head trouble. She is very much improved but it will take several weeks and possibly months to entirely overcome the distressing trouble. fShe has decided that it will be impossible for her to return to her school work this year and will tender her resignation as teacher at Wakarusa, where the board had held the place j open to her by hiring a substitute teacher. j