Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1920 — NORTHERN JASPER. [ARTICLE]

NORTHERN JASPER.

The weather has begun to look as if we are to have a full six weeks of winter. Mrs. A. Fairchilds has improved so much during the past week from her sickness that she is able to sit up part of the time. Wm Jeff shredded Thursday. He is sort of like the last rose of summer. The Ed Shrader family, who have been very sick with the flu, are all on the road to recovery. Fred Tresmer has purchased a farm over in Porter county and expects to move onto some in a few days. In a few days the roads will be full of movers. Several changes will me made of. farms in this vicinity.

Mrs. Dee Brown is preparing to move into the house now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Hileman, and they intend to move out on their farm south of town. Well, Billie Davis said he took a girl to the dance at Wanatah Friday night, but he won’t tell us that her name was “Alice.” Mrs. Murray and little daughter, o£ Lowell, visited over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. A. Fairchilds. While attending the movie the other Saturday evening I happened to hear a young lady remark to her escort, who sat near me. It was: “I thot you were going to kiss me when you puckered up your lips just now.” The escort replied, “Noer it was only a piece of grit in my mouth.” “Then for goodness sake, it, you need some,” said she. The Wm. Davis sale Wednesday drew out quite a crowd and he was well pleased with the prices. Mrs. Brown spent the day in Tefft Tuesday sewing for Mrs. Anderson.