Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dr. M. D. Gwin made a professional trip to Chicago yesterday. The Jefferson Club gave a dance in the Armory Thursday night. /Miss Irene Ballinger of Kniman is visiting Miss Fern Davisson. Sale Bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office. Come in. Gerald Strong of Momer, Mich., is the guest of his cousin, H. E. Hartley and family. Ask Hamilton Jt Kellner for their special proposition, on manure spreaders. Mrs. Frank Schroer and son of Barkley tp.,/are visiting with relatives in/ Chicago, , Harry Zimmerman of Michigan City spent Christmas here with his mother and family. Robert Vanatta of Marion spent Christinas here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vanatta. Miss Ida Jacobson of Louisville, Ky., is visiting here with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Davenport and family. Junior Benjamin, Forest Morlan and Vern Haas were down from Chicago to spend Christmas with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Clark of Pueblo, Colo., are' visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pefley and son of Remington are visiting with her mother, Mrs. J. P. Warner, here this week. Fred and Josie Thomas of Newton tp„ are spending the holidays with their sister, Mrs. Estil Meyers in Chicago Heights. Henry Sullenberger of Greenville, Ohio, came Thursday evening for an indefinite visit with his brother, J. E. Sullenberger and family. Miss Grace Norris' of Michigan has been employed to take the place of Miss Holmes, lately resigned ag a grade teacher in the city schools. Harvey Wood, Jr., who will move to Rensselaer soo from southeast of town, will occupy the D. T. Halstead property in the east part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harmon and little daughter of Terre Haute are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown on McCoy avenue this week. Mrs. O. A. Garriott of Hammond, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Alex Leach, with the latter, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hamacher near Foresman. Mrs. Hamacher is also a daughter of Mrs. Leach. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nowels of Columbia City, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Coen of Berwyn, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson of Hammond, with their families, spent Christmas here with Mrs. J. M. Wasson and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunt. Mrs. Fern McAluey of Chicago Heights spent Xmas at her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Alter of Union tp. The latter left yesterday for a visit with her son, J. Cecil Alter and family, at Salt Lake City, Utah, where he has been in the government weather service for several years. Newton County Enterprise: Mr. and Mrs. W. Schanlaub were Christmas guests of his parents at Rensselaer. Mr. Schanlaub went to Indianapolis this morning to address a meeting of county institute instructors, and will be joined by Mrs. Schanlaub this evening to witness “King Lear’’ at the Murat theater. Monticello Herald: Captain Snyder and some of the other veterans of this locality are looking forward with great interest to the Gettysburg semi-centennial, which -will be celebrated next July on that historic battlefield, and which they hope to attend. Soldiers who belonged to Pennsylvania regiments will have free transportation at the state’s expense. Among these are Wm. E. Fox and Rev. Wm. McOorkle.

'Miss Lillian Alter, daughter of David Alter of Union tp., was seized with an attack of appendicitis a few days ago, while ena-oute home, and had to be carried on the train at Dyer and off the train at Rensselaer. She was taken to the home of he r uncle, I. N. Hemphill, on arrival in Rensselaer, and it was feared the attack would prove fatal. She is reported better at this writing and will probably be operated on as soon ag she is sufficiently recovered from the attack.