Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1916 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

W. R. Lee of Mt. Ayr was a visitor in the city Saturday.

B. F. Fendig expects to go to Chicago ,on business tomorrow.

Abe Wartena has moved into his nice new home on Matheson avenue.

The Priscilla Sew’ club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Chas. V. May of College avenue.

Clyde Gunydn of Parr is a late purchaser of a Dodge auto from the M. I. Adams & Son agency.

Charles Myers of Hypoluxo, Fla., who had been in Wheatfleld looking after business matters, was a Rensselaer visitor Monday.

Rev. R. H. Hume of Springfield, Ohio, who had been here visiting his daughter, Mrs. C. R. Dean, for a few days, returned home Friday.

Mrs. William Porter of Hammond and Mrs. J. F. Carson and children of Lafayette are visiting their mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, at this writing.

Word has been received here by friends notifying them of the death of one of the twins recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark of Helper, Utah.

Mrs. Robert Randle and daughter, Miss Phoebe, of Parsons, Kansas, came last week to visit the former’s daughter, Mrs. B. Forsytle, and husband.

Miss Edith Sawin, who had been attending school at Western college, Oxford, Ohio, is home to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Sawin.

St. Joseph baseball team was defeated Sunday by a score of 3 to 2 in a game with Burrows’ camp at the latter place, the game continuing for 12 innings.

L. C. Sage gave a pint and a half of blood Friday night in a transfusion for the benefit of Miss Nettie Price, the librarian, whose condition since has been somewhat better.

Mrs. C. C. Thompson of Sparta, Wis., and daughter, Miss Marcella Eells, a graduate of the Monnett school, returned home Friday after attending the graduation exercises here.

Uncle John Casey and daughter, Miss Fawn Casey, and his sister, Mrs. Martha Dickinson, of Fair Oaks left yesterday on the afternoon train for Marion, Ind., where they will make their future home and Mr. Casey will return to the National Military home at that place, where he has been for the past year or so.

J. B. Wiley of Montana, a grandson of Joseph Smith of this city, who will graduate from the law department of Valparaiso university Thursday, came Saturday and visited until yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He was joined here Sunday evening by Miss Rose France and Miss Agnes Wade of Fort Branch, Ind., who left Monday for a few days’ visit in Chicago after which they will go to Valparaiso to attend the commencement.

The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Bagner, aged about 25 years, formerly Miss Rosa O’Neil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O’Neil, now of Hammond, who formerly resided near Surrey, was held at Hammond Monday. Deceased was the last of four daughters to die, and leaves besides her parents, two brothers to mourn their loss. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hallagan, Mrs. John Lonergan and other relatives and friends of deceased from Rensselaer and vicinity attended the funeral.

Levy Jones, a noted pedestrian who is walking from Augusta, Ga., to Chicago, reached Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. Jones is 67 years old and is taking this walk for the benefit of his health, six years ago he suffered a nervous breakdown- and doctors advised walking. On reaching every postoffice town he goes to the office and has the postmaster stamp his book thus furnishing him with a reliable record of his travels. Jones compliments Indiana people for their kindness and courtesy, and reports fewer men out of work than he has known for a long time. He mends umbrellas, thus making his expenses. On his arrival in Chicago he will take the train for his home in Augusta, he stated.