Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1918 — DE MOTTE. [ARTICLE]

DE MOTTE.

Dick DeCook, of Roseland, 111., is here visiting his mother. Arthur Bunning and family, of Chicago, motored here Saturday and are’ visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bunning. Case DeKock and wife motored to Chicago last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Knoll and her sister, Grace Biegma, of Chicago, are here visiting relatives. Henry Roundhouse is here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Groet. Ralph DeCook and wife, of Knox, motored here last Thursday and visited relatives. Mrs. Vanßuren, of Lansing, 111., is here visiting Mrs. John DeCook and family.. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koster motored to Lansing, 111., last Saturday. The six-piece orchestra that played here for the dance last Saturday, furnished music that amused the big crowd in attendance. . How much gas did you save to help the boys overseas help get the kaiser? Or did you go out and run your car and show your patriotism? Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolf motored through from Missouri last week. Mrs. Wolf will teach here this term and Fred will return to the show-me state. Elmer Hunsicker, who is in training at Camp Taylor, Ky., came Friday morning to spend a five-day furlough with home folks. The new grain elevator was opened fpr the receiving of grain Monday, and R. E. Davis brought in the first load that was dumped and put in the new building. Mr. Konovsky has been buying grain and shoveling it in cars on the track, but now we have an up-to-date power grain elevator. Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Spencer went Tuesday for a two weeks’ visit with relatives and friends at Kouts, Chicago, Momence and other points. Charlie thinks he has earned a vacation. , The dance next Saturday night, September 7th, at Konovsky’s Hall. The music will be furnished by the \ld reliable three-piece Curtin Orchestra. Come and have one of them old-fashioned up-to-date social dances.