Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — DeMOTTE [ARTICLE]

DeMOTTE

The Railroad company nas just recently covered the sand plot of the lumber sheds with cinders. Looks neat. Let us stop littering up this corner and keep it neat and clean all the time. C. Cheever has built an addition to his home on Main street. It is rumored we wjll have a Dutch Reformed church built in DeMotte, in the near future. Watch your tax on candy, gum and all luxuries, since May 1. Better take notice, Uncle Sam plays no favorites. . A 4 o’clock to 6 p. m. birthday party was" held at Mrs. Hannah Fairchilds, Sunday, in honor of her granddaughter, Charity Erwin, age 5. D. J. Fairchild, of Monon, was a caller here Monday. Ed Byers was a Wheatfield goer Saturday. ' Sam McGinnis, who was operated on in a Lafayette hospital is doing nicely. „ v Mrs. S. M. McGinnis spent over Sunday in Lafayette, Ind., with her husband. Geo. Hockney has his new cooling plant installed and doing the business. We, DeMotte take pride in saying we have one of the best up-to-date meat markets to be found anywhere. Now that the building which collapsed on Main street has been removed, the street should be cleaned up of the old nails and such. Several autos having been the victims of old nails in their tires. Mayor Ole Hanson, of Seattle, Wash., says, “If you don’t have a Victory Loan Bond don't cheer the boys as they come back.” Let’s all be able to cheer in Keener township. J3uy a V Loan if it pinches and pinches hard, don’t say “I can’t” keep old Keener among the up-to-date patriots they should be in this good old u.s.a. . . " . Dora Feldman was a Wheatfield goer ’Friday. Our minister says rain never affects his flivver, yet she set in F. M. Harts yard all day Sunday and refused to bark in her customary way. (Gerrit, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. DeVries, north of town, was taken to Chicago, 111., Saturday to be operated on for appendicitis. H. C. DeKock and wife motored to Chicago, Friday, returning Saturday. Case says, some crowd up there. Mrs. Chas. Curtin and son were Kankakee shoppers Friday. Fred Cheever, of Gary, was home over Sunday. Edna Halleck was a Shelby goer Saturday. “Honest Abe” and wife, of Rensselaer was at the hotel Halleck Saturday. Judge Greve went to Chicago Monday. Dr. Hewitt will receive his discharge papers at Camp Custer this week and then drive through to DeMotte to resume his practice. John DeCook says it pays to advertise More and more of the girls turn their eyes his way every day. A DeHens Co. are going to build a residence building for their manager, Fred Kester. John Molliner, who was in action with American Epeditionary forces, and one of the first selected to leave Keener township, returned home last week with an honorable discharge. John was. with the Old Hickory division. Trustees Fairchild and Attorney John Greve, transacted business at the county seat Monday. Born, May 2, 1919, a girl, to Fred Hoffman and wife. Dr. attending physician.