Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1920 — AND THEY WANT MORE. [ARTICLE]

AND THEY WANT MORE.

Springfield, Hl., July 30—“Lightless nights in Springfield tonight because of the coal strike,” by of-* ficial .decree. Tomorrow is pay day among the miners. There are men in this district who win draw $2lO for the last two weeks, work without having worked the full time. The average pay envelope wil contain approximately $l6O, a review of several company payrolls show.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig and children, Watson and Frederick, went to Chicago thsi morning and will spend the day visiting hto brother, Albert, and family, of Brunswick, Ga., who are making a tour of the west and Alaska. On the return trip they will stop in Rensselaer. Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin, mother .of Elmer Gwin, who has ben visiting with her daughter, Mrs. R. S. Berry at Gloster, Miss., for the past several weeks, will arrive home Monday. Mrs. Gwin is now at Greencastle where she is visiting with Marion Gwin and family.