Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1913 — Mrs. Mary Fendig Celebrates Her 86th Birhtday. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Mary Fendig Celebrates Her 86th Birhtday.

Sunday was the eighty-sixth birthday of Mrs. Mary Fendig, and the event was made the occasion of a family reunion and a big dinner. Mrs. Fendig came to this country from Germany- in 1849 and ha* lived in Rensselaer since 1864, or 49 years. She is still in fair health. Her sons, B. S. Fendig, wife ahd daughter, Miriam, of Chicago, and Simon Fendig »and n>lfe, of Wheatfield. were here to si>end the day. Mr. and Mrs. Fendig were accompanied from Chicago by Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ruble, of Ludlnghofen on the Rhine, Germany, and Mrs. A. Oppenheimer, of New Orleans, their aunt. Mrs. Oppenheimer has been visiting them in Germany for some months and they returned to America with her two weeks ago, this being their first visit to this country. A number of relatives and friends ealled in the afternoon to pay their respects to Mrs. Fendig. There will be an agricultural meeting at the Ford school house, tn Hanging rove township, Tuesday evening; at the Center school house in Gillam township, Wednesday evening, and at the DeMotte school house, Thursday evening of this week by County Agent Barrett. Arrangements for regular monthly meetings will be made.