Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1920 — PERSONAL MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL MENTION

Harry Waymire returned from Indianapolis today. Charles Lakin was in Chicago Friday. R. W. Burris went to Kempton, 111., today. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lynge were in Lafayette today. George Johnson of Hanging Grove township was here today. Mrs. Edward Goldsberry and son of Gillam township were in Rensselaer today. Mrs. Dells of Chicago is the guest of William Florence ahd family of Union township. Anna Burger went to Battle Ground today for a visit with relatives. Robert Platt returned to his home today after a visit in South Haven, Mich. Eatha Peer, who had visited her brother, Volney Peer, of Barkley township, went to Sheridan today. Mr. and Mrs. William Daugherty won't to Flora today to spend the week end with relatives. Bernice Long went to Lafayette today where she will be the guest of her friend, Frances Carr. George Estep of East Liverpool, 0., came today for a visit with Charles Morlan and other relatives.

Mayor and Mrs. Charles G. Spitler and Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray were in Crown Point Friday. Mrs. Noah Zeigler went to Indianapolis today for a visit with her son, Roscoe Zeigler and family. Mabel Waymire returned today to Cincinnati, 0., where she is taking training in nursing in the Christ hospital. Mrs. Leonard Rhoades and daughter went to South Bend for a visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. Chas. today. Leland Jessen returned today to Spencer, lowa, after a visit here ufith his mother, Mrs. John Jessen and other relatives. Mrs. Charles Leslie and children of Rossville and sister, Zora Swartz came today for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Swartz. Mrs. Belle McCarty was called to Frankfort today on account of the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Ellen Jackson'.

Helen Sanders of San Antonio, Texas, is the guest of Mrs. Lottie George of North Van Rensselaer i Mrs. W. I. Spitler and son went to Chicago today, where she will remain for some time. with her husband. Mrs. H. E. Parkison went to Lafayette today to spend the weekend with her son, Attorney W. H. Parkison and family. Mr. and .Mrs. Judson J. Hunt and children left this morning for the Pacific coast going by the way of Denver, Colo., Cody, Wyo., and Yellowstone Park. Merlie Lamborn of Chicago was in Renselaer today and later continued to the home of her brother, Brown Lamborn, of Carpenter township. •_ Dr. John Porter of Chicago, her brother and H. P. Shedd of New York City, her son, are the guests of Mrs. S. S. Shedd and other relatives. _

Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Eastburn, daughter and grandchild are the guests of Frederick Waymire and family. Mr. Eastburn is a brother of Mrs. Waymire. Mrs. John I Gwin, the enthusiastic democratic woman chairman of the tenth congressional district, went to Monticello today where she was in conference with the democratic women of White county.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stephenson and daughter and Mrs. W. L. Frye left today for Toledo, 0. Mrs. Frye will spend about two weeks at the Stephenson home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Somers were guests during the week of the latter’s relatives in Otterbein. Mrs. Somers parents celebrated their golden wedding at that place this week. .. . ~ Nelda, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Bruce, who fell from a cherry tree Wednesday at the home of her grandparents,. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood of this city, sustaining a broken collar bone is getting along very nicely. C. H. Fahrney of Polo, Hl., was the guest here Friday of Don Wright, Thomas Padgett and Don Beam. Mr. Fahrney was in the naval band during the war and made fifteen trips across the Atlantic ocean on the S. S. Von Steuben. • „ Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ellis and Mrs. George Seible went to Lee today on train No. 5 which is due here at 10:55 a. m., joining the funeral party who were going to that place with the body of Floyd Phillips, who died in Kankakee, 111., a few days ago. Funeral services were held at Lee at noon today. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue left Thursday for Palouse, Wash., and other western points. At Palouse they will visit A. E. Sever, a brother of Mrs. Laßue. They will visit other relatives in Washington, Oregon and California. They expect to be gone until next spring. During their absence their nouse will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Allman. ... . City Engineer Chamberlain and Attorney Moses Leopold drove to Attica Friday for the purpose of inspecting the new light plant in that city. The Attica plant is similar in design to the plans for the proposed new plant to be erected here. Before building the new plant 6,500 tons of coal was used annually by the Attica plant, but since the new plant has been in operation but 3,500 tons have been used each year. The following were among the Chicago and Wabash Valley passengers to visit our city today: Opal Hankins, Elsie Haniford, Beatrice Caster, Mrs. R. R. Stranger of Gifford and Hairy Reed of Newland. Mr. Reed reports that he has thirty acres of most excellent wheat, which should yield from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. , . 7