Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1918 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

R. A. Parkison is spending the day in Chicago. Miss Alma Owens went to Chicago today. Mrs. Martin Reed, of Virgie, went to Frankfort today for a visit. Rice Porter and son, Darwin, went te Chicago today. Mrs. H. I. Adams went to Chicago today for a short visit with her son. ‘ Grant Davisson returned from Chicago Tuesday, after taking his wife to the hospital; Abraham Leopold went to Hammond today to spend the Fourth of July. ,

A daughter was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. John Nagel, of near Pleasant Ridge.- - Mamie Watson came from! Chicago ■Heights today to spend the summer with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mecklenburg, came from Gary last night for a visit with relatives. S. Melvin Haas, who is working in Gary, came down for a short visit »with his family. Margaret A. Cartmill, solicitor for the Salvation Army, is in town today. (She comes once a year. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Halligan returned to Chicago today, after a visit with the Halligan family. Hugh Gaffey, of Walker township, was in Rensselaer today, having made the trip here with Editor Bowie and daughter. Mrs. James Sustees, Mrs. Finley (Sayers and Mrs. Henry Jenisch drove through from Covington, Ky., and are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed ■Ranton. It is reported that the dredge which is to be used in the construction of the Oliver ditch, has arrived nt Zadoc. This improvement, which is of vast importance will be begun at once.