Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1916 — Eighth Annual Reunion of Saidla Family, [ARTICLE]

Eighth Annual Reunion of Saidla Family,

The eighth annual reunion of the Saidla family was held at the home of Isaac Saidla in Rensselaer Sunday, August 13. Those present with their families were: Joshua Saidla, A. F. Loveless, Darlington; Frank Sajdla, St. Anne, 111.; Thad Young, James McMarcum, A. M. Cary, John Branigan, Clark's Hill; M. B. Raridan, Charles Saidla, Syracuse; Willard Anderson, Portland, Tex.; G. E. Edmunds, Donovan, Ill.; Mrs. O. P. Rosenberger, Milford, 111.; Henry Young, D. C. Loveless, D. J. Loveless, J. D. Robinson, Colfax; Isaac Saidla, Len McCarthy, Clinton Saidla, Rensselaer; E. F. Pullins, Barkley tp. There was exhibited at the gathering a bible ana an almanac brought over from Germany in 1833, also a pair of spectacles brought over at the same time and which were relics then, being 140 years old at that time, which would make them 223 years old. There were 86 present at the reunion and a big, fine dinner was a feature of the occasion.