Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 317, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1920 — PLAIN VIEW. [ARTICLE]

PLAIN VIEW.

A happy new year to all. Cheerfulness is a small virtue, it is true, but it sheds such a brightness around us in this life that neither dark clouds nor rain can 1 dispel its happy influence. Russell and Clyde Wood were up from Barkley visiting their cousin, Walter Chapman, and hunting wild animals. Miss* Rebecca Paula, of Remington, visited the Ed Johnson family several days during Christmas week. Loyal Snyder and wife spent Christmas with friends in Lafayjette. I Elmer Johnson and family Were very much alarmed over their little son, who seemed quite ill, but upon the doctor’s arrival their fears were relieved by the latter’s pronouncing the ailment nothing but a severe cold. ’ . . Jim Wood was a guest at Bachelor Hall Sunday. ~ - The Misses Sophia Clark, Okai Spencer, Iva Blankenship, Sylvia Beaver and Valera Spear were Monon callers Saturday evening. Virgil now goes overland singing “Beautiful Ka-Katy.” Jim Wood spent Saturday night with Walter Chapman. Earl Foulks took a load of hogs to Lafayette Tuesday. Loyal Snyder and wife entertained company from Lafayette a few days last week. Lud Clark, Johnson Clark, Everett Clark and their ; wives went to Monon Saturday night. Oliver McCurdy and cousin, Charles Eldredge, went to Monon by automobile Saturday evening.

Beginning with the new year we hope. Northern Jasper, that you will turn over a new leaf and not let it blow back, if it’s nothing more than wearing a smiling face every day during the year 1920. The Christmas exercises at Banner were fine and the children did their parts well, showing * l “’* their teacher had spared no pains in training them. 9 Hello, Northern Jasper, we thank you for reminding us of the' hole in our stocking. We bet a cabbage head that you had a hole in your stocking is the reason that you thought of us. We bought us an extra pair to hang up for Santa before the price of footgear advanced. To all readers of the'Republican we extend our personal greeting and whole-hearted best wishes for a season crowned with every true delight for the new year of 1920.—-L Blankenship.