Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1912 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J. H. S. Ellis and son James were Chicago business goers Tuesday. Misses Jeanette Dreckell and Elma Pauley came down from Chicago Wednesday for a few days, visit here with Miss Lucy Healy and other friends. Zern Wright, who has been taking treatment for rheumatism at the Martinsville sanatorium for the past two weeks, returned home Wednesday evening. James Jordan went to Chicago Thursday to spend a week with relatives and friends, after a several weeks visit with his mother; Mrs. L. Jordan, in Barkley tp.

Fred Phillips has covered his Airdome with canvas in preparation for the cool nights which will soon be here an<Lj4> shut out storms. It is a great improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyer of Danville. 111., who have been visiting here with his sister, Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy, for the past week, left for their home yesterday. The Newton township Sunday School convention will be held at Wortley school house, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1. A good program provided. The public is invited. Misses Mary and Letha Wright left Thursday for Chissom, Minn., where they will teach in the high school ' this coming year. Miss Leatha is principal of the schools there. Thomas Davis of Newton tp., fell from his wagon, the first of the week and received severe bruises. He was confined to his bed and it will probably be a week or two before he will be able to leave the house.' , -

Mrs. J. C. Lippert and sons, of Chicago, who have been visiting here since Sunday with her uncle, Al Peters, and wife, in company with Mrs. Lippert’s mother, returned home Thursday. Her mother remained for an indefinite visit. Harry Hartley's household goods have arrived here from Washington and are now being placed in their new home,' the property recently vacated by’ Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis on Cullen street. Mrs. Hartley and daughter came over from Kentland Thursday. Mrs. J. F. Warren, who accompanied her husband to the sanitarium at Battlecreek, Mich., from their home in Oklahoma City’, Okla., arrived here Tuesday evening for a several days visit with friends. Mr. Warren is reported to be improving since going to Battle Creek.

A. E. Wallace has recently sold the Burnside poultry farm, the former Irwin tile mill property, conabout 15 acres of ground, to Mrs. C. W. Van Hook, of Ogle county, 111., who will move here Shortly and raise poultry. Mr. Wallace will occupy the B. S. Fendig residence, on Front street. Allen Fendig, of Wheatfield, who has been visiting with his uncle, B. S. Fendig, and family, at Chicago for the past few days* arrived here Thursday for a few days visit with relatives and friends. He expects to return (home Sunday, when 'himself and parents will leave for Kankakee to attend the fair. Mrs. W. R. Lee, an invalid for the past three or four years, suffering with rheumatism, had a very bad spell about 9:30 Wednesday night and suffered two convulsions, and for a time it was thought she could not live until morning. However, s'he rallied from the attack and is now reported as being a little better.

Mrs. Willis Kirkpatrick, Miss Delia Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Warren McCray, Mrs. J. A. White, Mrs. Frank Ross, Mrs. A. D- Washburn, of Kentland; Mrs. Woltz, Mrs. A. D. Brierley, and Mrs. E. B. Sellers, of Monticello, and Mrs. Frank X'anatta of Fowler were here Wednesday as guests of Mrs. C. W. Hanley at a card partly at her home on Division street. * Mrs. Carrie Brenner, who has been spending several weeks with relatives and old friends at Hart and Big Rapids, Mich., returned home the first of the week, to prepare for the homecoming of her son. Midshipman James E. Brenner, of the U. S. Naval ohool at Annapolis, Md., who was expected to arrive here yesterday for a month's vacation. Emerson Coen, another Rensselaer boy who is in the navy, and who has served his four years which expired the first of the week, is also expected here in a few days.