Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1920 — PERSONAL MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL MENTION

C. J. Dean was in Monticello today. Reason Dunn of Fair Oaks was here today. Anna Younger of Chalmers was here today. Michael Kuboske returned from Chicago this afternoon. Olive Mitchell of Mt. Ayr went to Monon from here this forenoon. Mrs. Dr. H. L. Brown and daughter went to Indianapolis this morning. Mrs. J. K. Smith went to Roselawn to spend the day with her sister. S. W. Blankenship of Mt. Ayr went to Chicago from here this morning. Charles R. Peregrine and son Donald, of Tefft, were here on business today. —— - ——- Guy Ruggles, the Morocco garage man, went to Delphi from here this forenoon. Miss Leila Paulus has returned to her home here after a visit of two weeks with friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baumgartner, Muriel Harris and Dr. I. M. Washburn went to Chicago this morning. Nathan Keene and Kenneth Morgan of Barkley township were here today to meet Mrs. Morgan, who returned from Chicago. Cecelia Kennel returned to her home today in Lafayette after a visit here with Conrad Kellner and family. B. N. Fendig, and L. Rachovsky of Remington went to Chicago today to attend the national shoe exhibit. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davisson spent the day in Hammond with his brother, Joseph Davisson and family. David Overton, Mr. and Mrs. John Nowels went to Monon to--day, the two latter to" attend the funeral of a friend. - - - Mrs. J. L. Nichols and son, William Lowman of Grand Rapids, Mich., who is visiting her, spent the day with relatives at Parr.

Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts returned today from a visit with their son, George Potts and family, who live near South Bend. They report that the son’s crops are fine. Mrs. W. E. Jacks returned thia afternoon to Lafayette where she will remain indefinitely with her daughter, Florence, who is seriously ill at St. Elizabeth hospital. * Mrs. Alice Vick, daughters Pearl and Elenora, arrived here today for a visit with the former’s mother, Mrs. Anna Tyler and other relatives. Mrs. Tyler is in very poor health. Iler Walker left today for Fort Dodge, la., after a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Walker and other relatives. His sister, Gladys, accompanied him to Chicago. County School Superintendent M. L. Sterrett went to Bloomington today where he will make an address before the rural school betterment convention being held in that city. L. V. Sayler and daughter, Blanche, of Walker township were in this city today having accompanyed the former’s son, Iva Sayler and family here to take the train for their home in North Dakota. , Bev. A. L. Miller and wife, of Remington ,and Mrs. Julian Holgate, wife of the editor of _ the Danville, Ind., Republican and sister of the wife of Ex-governor Samuel B. Ralston, are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker today. Mrs. W. S. Richards returned to Frankfort today after a visit here with her brother, W. B. Peterson and family and her brother-in-law, John Richards and family. From Frankfort, where she will visit with her son, Ira Richards and family, she will continue Wednesday to her home in Akron, Ohio. They are getting along nicely in Akron. John Trapp and son returned today to their home in Chicago after a visit with his brother-in-law, Martin Sauser, the family of G. E. May and other relatives. Mr. May and family accompanied Mr. Trapp and son' to this city. Mrs. M. L. Sterrett and son, Morgan, accompanied Mr. May to the home of their, father, Allen May, of White county. The father is in very poor health. Rev. J. H. Sayler called at the Republican office today for the purpose of correcting an erroneous impression which he says has gone out in regard to his automobile accident of a week ago in which he and his wife received slight injuries. Rev. Sayler states that it has been reported that the accident was due to fast and careless driving on his part, which was not the case. The Rev. and his wife were on their way to a picnic near the old stock farm. Just as he was driving over a small knoll the engine of the car stalled and the machine started backward down the small incline. Rev. Sayler attempted to stop the

car with the footbrake instead of the emergency brake but was unable to do so. The car finally want over a small enbankment and turned over, pinioning Mr. Sayler beneath it His wife and Mrs. James Jordan, who occupied the back seat, jumped from the car, suffering slight injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Sayler were taken to the hospital following the accident. Mrs. Sayler is still in the hospital but is showing improvement and will probably be able to leave there in a few days.