Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Everett Halstead made a business trip to Indianapolis today. Mrs. Charles Stackhouse is spending the day in Lafayette. Edwin Robinson, of Chicago, spent Sunday here. Newton county’s total for the Red Cross fund was slightly over $6,600. A. E. Shafer returned from Detroit Saturday evening with a new Maxwell. Omar Osborne was home over Sunday. He is still employed by the Monon.

J. L. Beiler, of Union township, made a business trip to Lafayette today. Rev. F. E. Crider, pastor of the Rose Bud church, returned to his home at Mooresville today. Mrs. Laura B. Fate went to Crown Point today to visit with her son, Clarence and family. W. S. Holderness and family, of Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Scott. Mrs. Marion Freeland and daughter, Evelyn, went to Lafayette today. Hayes Preston, who is now working out of Indianapolis, is spending a few days with his family here. Walter Randle left today for Sayre, Okla., where he will visit for several weeks with John Randle and family. John Poole went to Hopkins Park, 111., today to look after his farm near that place. Mrs. Charles Jouvenat, of Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lottie George of Van Rensselaer street.

Mrs. C. W. Kellner returned to her home in Hammond Sunday after a visit with her brothers at Lewiston. Among those who went to Chicago this morning were Agnes Kahler, Ella Best, Joseph Reeve and Omar Osborne. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker, of Barkley township, went to New Brunswick, Ind., where they will attend th'e funeral of George Crook, Mrs. Parker’s brother. Mrs. Ed Herath and son, Louis, of Oxford, Mrs. Theodore Clarke, of Battle Ground, and Mrs. Emma Townsley, of Dakota, drove to Rensselaer Sunday and visited with Clinton Colvert. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Knickerbocker and Mabel Knickerbocker and George Walter went to Kankakee this morning to remain until after the Fourth. The men are employed at the Columbia Furniture factory. I. Raymond Stucker, who is the principal of the Commercial department of the Indiana Business College, at Muncie, will spend the month of July at his home in Mt. Ayr. During this month he is given a vacation. The Junior Ladies’ Aid of the Christian church will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mildred Harhis, assisted by Mildred Biggs. Note the change from Thursday evening to Tuesday evening.

The complete returns from some of the townships of the county in the matter of money secured during the Red Cross campaign have not as yet been filed with the local board. When complete reports from all the townships are in they will be published. Something over >7,000 was realized during the campaign. Clyde Williams went to Chicago today. Clyde is recovering very satisfactorily from the effects of a broken arm. This accident happened to him a little over a week ago. Mrs. W. W. Wetmer, who has been visiting her brother, W. J. Wright, returned today to her home at Washburn, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hammersley; Mr. and Mrs. Lem Hammersley and baby; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goodman and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wrenn, Mrs. Ella Wrenn and Mrs. Anna Tooley, of Laporte, and Charles Paxton and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Lonergan, of Surrey, were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Postill Sunday. All made the trip to this city in automobiles. The day was celebrated in honor of Mrs. E. J. Richardson, mother of Mrs. Postill, who was 84 years of age a few days ago and since all the members of the family could not be present at that time, her birthday celebration was postponed until Sunday.

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