Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The McColly families held a picnic northeast of Aix Sunday in honor of Grandmother Braddock.

Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Rich of Kankakee, 111., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hopkins.

Mrs. M. E. Corlisß went to Kankakee, 111., yesterday to spend a few days with her son, Clyde Corliss.

J. L. Fldler and family of Newman, in., spent yesterday with his sister, JM[rs. Charles Hemphill. They drove over in their auto.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe and family of Peru, came yesterday for a two weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Elias Arnold of Barkley tp.

Emmett Crow, who has been visiting a few days with Floyd Williams, went to Gas City Monday to accept a position as a stenographer.

Messrs. Charles Bogan and Ed O’Connor and Misses Lela and Bethel Banes of Goodland, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs- Rice Porter.

It would improve the appearance of Washington street considerably if the grass was pulled out of the cobble stone gutters. It looks a fright now.

Mrs. Louis Ramp was taken to a Chicago hospital Sunday for an examination before a board of surgeons, with a view of operating on her for a floating kidney.

Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Meyer of Gary came Saturday to pack their household goods to make their permanent home In Gary. Their daughter, Miss Thena Meyer, has been engaged to teach in the Gary schools.

' Fred Arnott left Sunday for a two weeks visit with relatives at Spokane, Wash. He will also visit the Seattle exposition and take in the Woodmen days, Aug. 25 and 26. He expects to return about Sept. 1.

Jacob Harrington of Union tp., a tenant on one of B. D. Comer’s farms, died Sunday night, aged about 70 years. The funeral was held-yes-terday at Brushwood church at 10 a. m., and interment made in the Prater cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lee arrived Saturday from their home in Kansas. too late to attend the funeral of her brother, Randolph Spriggs, who died from injuries received in the Hammond street car accident. Mr. Lee is a brother of W. R. Lee. They returned home Monday.