Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1919 — DEMOTTE. [ARTICLE]

DEMOTTE.

Mrs. Al Konovsky and Mrs. George Marr went Saturday to South Milford, Ind., to visit with relatives over Sunday and George and all had not been seen two days after. James McLean Jones, of Springfield, Mo., a traveler of some note, has been engaged as teacher in the DeMiotte high school. William Meutsch and wife have sold out and gone to Buffalo, N. Y., to make their home. Dave Gleason and wife, are moving this wfiek to Michigan. Pete Ploegsma and wife, of Chicago, are here visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Nick DeHaan. Bill DeCook has returned from a visit with his sister at Holland, Mich. George Hockney and family and Miss Nevill and Fred Koester and family motored Sunday to Crown Point. Messrs. Oliver J. Kraay and Wm. J. Swarts have organized a new firm under the name of Wm. Swarts & Co., and are successors to Henry Swarts & Co. See their announcement in this issue. Trustee Fafrcirifd attended the meeting of the board of education at Rensselaer Monday.

Obituary. Mary, daughter of Mr. and MrsJohn Conner, was born Dec. 11, 1881, and departed this life Oct. 26, 1919, at her mother’s home in DeMotte, aged 38 years, 10 months and 15 days. She was united in marriage to John A. Campbell Aug. 28, 1899. One daughter, Matilda, was born, but preceded themother in death. The deceased is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Conner, of Demotte; brother, Ora, of DeMotte; sister, Grace Weitz, of Bristol, Ind; sister, Hazel Clevinger, of Muncie, Ind., apd brother, Melvin, of South Bend, Ind. She united with the M. E. church at the age of 19 years. Since she came to reside in DeMotte we have known her as a faithful and devoted member. She departed with this consolation: As a Royal Neighbor we testify that she ever kept before her the principles of our society: Faith, courage, modesty, unselfishness and endurance, and remembered in doubt or weakness these lines: “Thou must be brave thyself If thou the truth would teach. Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.” All members of the second division association are requested to attend the -session at the LaSalle hotel, Chicago,November 11th.