Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

MILROY ■Elmer; Gilmore’s were in Monon Tuesday. Martha Clark visited school Tuesday. W. P. Gaffield sold beef in this

vicinity Monday. / Mrs. Lillie Mitchell spent Tuesday with Mr. Dunn’s. Mr. and Mrs. I. j. Clark called on Creighton Clark’s Tuesday. Mrs. W. B. Fisher and Miss Juanita were shopping in Rensselaer Saturday. Are you interested in Sunday school work? Please think and pray about it. G. L. Parks and Thomas McAleer and families went to Battle Ground and Lafayette Sunday. A box social was held at Banner Saturday evening. A good program was given and a good attendance was present. Mrs. Frank May spent Tuesday afternoon with Creighton Clark’s whose little 17-months-old daughter had the misfortune of falling backwards into a bucket of scalding water last Saturday, resulting in very serious burns.

MT. AYR , (From the Tribune) John Brooks of Kniman was a Wednesday visitor here. Ed Harris was a Chicago business visitor Friday and Saturday. John Lawrence of Brook was a business caller in Mt. Ayr Wednesday. Charles Smith went to Louisiana Monday to visit a sister who is sick.

, Mrs. George Corbin visited in i Momence a couple of days last , week. | Bert Yeoman and family were | calling on his sick uncle, Jasper i Makeever, Sunday. Jay Stockton, wife, mother and aunt, Mrh J. w. Williams, called on Jasper Makeever Friday. Mrs. F. P. Huntington is visiting in the home of her nephew, Arthur Marshall, the agent at Kersey. j _ Dr. Hansson of Rensselaer 'was in town Monday. Doc was demonstrating an Overland which he had sold to Emil Herre. J. C. Baker and family visited in the home of Mrs. Baker’s mother, Mrs. Gish, southeast of Rensselaer from Friday until Monday. j L. A. Gebhart and wife were ' visiting Mrs. Gebhart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hopkins, Sunday. I They were accompanied by Roy Hight. Mr. and Mrs. W R. Clark, son Elmer and Hugh Yeoman visited a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Clark at Rockville. The nephew is not expected to live. i Frant Yeager, Merle Marlowe, George Brown and Seymour Hickman motored over to see their old friend, Main Dunn, southeast of ■ Rensselaer Sunday afternoon. j Rev. A. G. Cragun, wife, Mrs. Anna Baker of this place and (Charles Russell of Foresman at- ; tended the district meeting of stewards at Lafayette last week, making the trip in the minister’s j auto.