Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1920 — LOCAL AND PERSONAL [ARTICLE]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Fresh oysters at the College Inn. Eva Lewis went to Monon today. Donald Bean, clerk at the Monon station, was in Chicago today. Lottie Swank is in Lafayette today. Mrs. W. Nickels went to Chicago today. Gladys Prouty spent the day with Ruby Gunyon at Parr. Fred Beebe of McCoysburg was in Rensselaer today. Mable Eldridge, of McCoysburg, was a Rensselaer caller Friday. Mrs. Freeman Wood returned to her home here today after a visit of several days in Chicago. Miss Nan Warfel of Monticello is visiting Mrs. Nelson Randle here today. Mrs. J. E. Rees went to Evanston today, having been called there by the death of a friend. Miss Wells, who had been nursing W. R. Brown, returned to her home in Chicago today. Mrs. Frank Wort of Hammond came this afternoon for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tullis. Editor Lesley Miller, of the Morocco Courier, attended the funeral here today of Mrs. J. W. Merry. J. F. Harmon and mother returned to their home in Vinton, Ia., today after visiting J. F. McCord. Bessie Taylor and May Brown of Otterbein came today for a visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast and daughter, Oka, and R. A. Parkison went to Chicago this morning. The five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cochran of Hanging Grove, is reported to be very ill with pneumonia. William Payne of New York City came today for a visit with his sister, Mirs. Bettie Payne'of Remington. Arnold Ristau, of Green Bay, Wis., who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller, returned to his home today. Mildred Smith, who had attended the missionary convention at the Trinity M. E. church, returned this afternoon to her home in Lafayette. Mildred Gifford, Mildred Rush and Nellie Waymire went to Indianapolis today to attend the teachers’ meeting. Mrs, Mary Miller returned today to her home in Elkhart after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Kenton Blankenship and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cedarwall and son were in Rensselaer today. Mr. Cedarwall lives on the Maish farm in Union township and is one of Jasper county’s wide-awake, progressive farmers. Mrs. S. E. Overton, of South Haven, Mich., who had been here to attend the Wagner-Prevo nuptials and to visit her son, who is attending St. Joseph College, returned today to her home. Mrs. William Wright and son, William,,who had been the guests of her sister, Mrs. J. K. Smith and other relatives here, went to Roselawn today for a visit Mn._ Wright’s home is in Indianapolis. Mrs. George Ferguson of McCoysburg was in Rensselaer today, having accompanied her niece, Mrs. Roy Moorecraft, and husband to this city. Mr. and Mrs. Moorecraft’s daughter, Edna, underwent an operation at the hospital today. Mr. and Mirs. William T. .Shaw were in Rensselaer today. Mr. Shaw lives Just across the line in Newton county, three-quarters of a mile east and two miles north of Mt. Ayr. Besides his farm in Newton county he owns sixty acres of good Jasper county land. A daughter was born in Chicago last Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Miller. Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Cecil Morgan and she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan of South Front street. The young lady is the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Miller and the third grand-chiM of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. We have not seen Mrs. Morgan, but. Grandfather Morgan is a mighty happy man.