Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1915 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

MILROY. The box social at Queen City was well attended Saturday evening. Misses Cecelia ('rain and Martha Clark, Roy Culp and James Wood attended League at Lee Sunday evening. No school at Queen City Wednesday as the teacher, Martha Clark, attended the funeral of Mrs. Louisa Foulks. A tern iterance program will be given Sunday morning at Sunday school. ‘Everybody come. Irene McAlear is leader in the evening. Come and help by your interest and attendance. Mrs. Louisa Foulks of Motion, who has been so sorely afflicted for so long, was taken worse Monday at 2 a. m., by the rupturing of a blood vessel, and death relieved her of her suffering, which she lias borne so patiently for so long, on Tuesday at 1:30 a. m. The funeral was conducted at 2 p. m., Wednesday at the Milroy church, by Rev. McXary of Monon. A large number Of sorrowing friends and relatives followed her to the last resting place in the Milroy cemetery hv the side of her husband.

POSSUM RUN. Funny things will happen in Kninian. Ernest Mayhew called on James Akers Sunday. Asa SnoAV helped Jim Akers build fence Wednesday. Nile Britt spent Sunday night with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. * Mrs. George Heil called on her -sister, Mrs. G. H. Comer, Wednesday. Gladys Baker, Alice and Hazel Brohard spent Sunday afternoon with Nile Britt. Elmer Shroyer. Enimer Switzer and Jimmie Britt left Sunday to shuck corn. MiSs Helen Flora spent Saturday night and Sunday; with her sister at Mrs. Galbreth’s. The Rebekah’g will have a box social on Saturday night, Nov. 20, in the Odd Fellows’ hall at Gifford, with a fine program. Ladies please bring boxes.

ROSELAWN. "K J. T- Bess visited with liis i'amilv at Lowell Sunday. J. D. Law of Morocco, was a business visitor here Friday. Fred Nelson and \V. H. Overmaver were .Morocco visitors Monday, Charles Mulavy is doing the carpenter work on the Born building. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cox a fine l O-pound son Saturday, Oct. 30. D. K. Frye and family visited relatives and friends in Rensselaer Sunday. /. AY. O. Shanlaub, superintendent of schools, was visiting the Roselawn schools Monday. Maurice Gorman and family were sight-seeing in Lake county Sunday, via the auto route. J. W. Crooks was a Rensselaer visitor Friday evening. Ladd came up and kept shop for him. Mrs. Bert Sherlock of Chicago, is keeping house for Fred and George Nelson during Grandma Nelson’s absence. Mrs. R. C. BOi n of Cook, was he.re Saturday buying lumber for the improvement of the property occupied by O. Phillips. J. J. Mulder antj sister, Maggie, and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baker were Wheatfield and North Judson visitors Sunday, via Mulder’s auto. Mrs. Almedia Nelson went to Brookstou Friday to visit her son, Pete, and family. She will visit at Chalmers and Wolcott with her sons, John and Frank, before returning. Mr. and Airs. I. N. Best entertained Mr. and Mrs. David Reed of West Lafayette, Friday. Mr. Reed and Mr. Best were boyhood chums and schoolmates 60 or 70 years ago. Arch Leach closed his bachelor home Monday and left for Missouri, where he expects to make his future home. Mr. Leach was an old settler here and will be missed by many here who know him as a man of good qualities*, Clark swapped horses Sunday evening with a party by the name of

' <: V . ; • Platt, but Al says the other party did the swapping for him and all unknown to Al. Monday morning lie found himself the possessor of a new one. The trade- turned out satisfactory to both parties, as there is no possible chance for either to get beat.'