Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1920 — MANYENJOY VACATION TIME [ARTICLE]

MANYENJOY VACATION TIME

SEEK RECREATION IN MANY CLIMES AT VACATION PEROD NEARS END. It is recess time and many of our citizens, who have been doing the strenuous lessons in the real school are to enjoy a recess. Our feeling of the days when the stern teacher kept us at our task while our fellows were allowed to go out and play during recess swells within -our breast. Fellow reader, if you were among those who have not'done time during intermission you cannot appreciate to the full our emotion. But we remember that someone has told us that envy is a sword which wounds only he who would thrust it at his fellow, so we will try to thrill while we tell you of the happy vacations to be enjoyed by our fellow citizens. Banker James H. Chapman and wife go to St. Joseph, Mich., Monday, and he will live again in the memory of many happy days, called forth by association with many of the joys of his boyhood days. Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLain leave Sunday for Lima, Wauseon and other points in Ohio. Here at the shrine of the statesmen of the nation Mr. McLain will but dream of the task of taking of Jasper county’s gold and will be thrilled with the fact that Ohio will not only furnish the next president of this great nation but will give to Jasper county its next treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holden, our lovers of the beautiful, will go to the City of Flowers, Cleveland, 0., and will be with the Florists of the nation. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, who left today for the region of the seals, will be at so far a distant corner of the playground that they may not hear the school bell and may be tardy. -If they are we hope the teacher makes them stand on the floor out Jn front. . No, not that, for we promised not to be envious, so we hope that they and Mil the others have a most enjoyable tinle ' Mr. and Mrs. Fendig’s trip will be a most- delightful one and while they will have made an investment in recreation of more than SI,OOO they will undoubtedly have made a most excellent use of the money. They will be joined at Chicago by others and the.party will consist of twenty-five pleasure seekers and youth retainers. ' From Chicago the-party will leave on the Soo line until they reach the Canadian Pacific railway on which they will make the trip to the coast on one of this road’s palatial trains, ending at the terminal, Vancouver. Three stops will be made on this trip at Lake Louise, Glacier and Banff. ' ... From Vancouver, the party will go north by boat and will find the trail blazed by Col. Harry Parker, who, many years ago, was a gold seeker in that region. At Shagway, which is in southeastern Alaska, the party will face about for the home journey, and upon reaching Seattle,Wash., will return by the famous Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul ra Mr &y and Mrs. Fendig willbe away some three weeks. During this time Laban Wilcox will assist Dr. Garver at the Rexall Drug Store and Grandmother Watson will preside at the Fendig home caring for Watson and Frederick School has taken up again for Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Catt. They arrived home Friday evening from a most delightful automobile trip thru Ohio and visited the famous qountry home at Trails End longs to Millionaire James M. Cox governor of the Buckeye state and Democratic candidate for pnraid«nt. The Rev. E. W. and Mis. Strecker and son, John, will leavfr Monday for a two weeks’ through Ohio and along the Great Lakes. *They .will be accompanied after the first weekby their otter son, Paul, whose Home is in Detroit.