Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1916 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

ROSELAWN Mr. Jones of Chicago was down Saturday attending the sale of Mr. Edwards, who lives on his farm here. Preaching services next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock; Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend these services. Mrs. S. M. Benjamin of Saint Anne, Illinois, sister of Otis Phillips. came Wednesday evening to visit with her aged mother a few days. Miss Bertha Bess has secured a school near Ade, in Washington township, and began her work teaching her first school last Wednesday. Real winter weather is with us at this time with prospects for

plenty of snow for Christmas, and everybody enjoying good health in our community. Work on the stone road east of the Otis ranch is being rushed by Contractor Keen, and gll having teams and wagons can secure work at good wages. J. \\. Crooks made another of his flying trips to Rensselaer Friday evening, returning Saturday morning, after spending the night with the family circle. Nick Hickson has resigned hi?position at the Nelson blacksmith' shop and garage and has started a. blacksmith shop in -the shop building of J. R. Mulder. Fred Nelson is assisting in his brother's blacksmith shop the last of the week as the cold snap has brought an extra amount of horses to the shop to be shod. John Horton, the barber, was compelled to close his shop Saturday and go to Rensselaer to recover from a well developed case of grip, but was able to return Monday to his work. The public sale of horses, cows., farm implements, etc., held at the home of Mr. Edwards Saturday afternoon, was poorly attended probably owing to the inclemency of the weather and prices were hot up to the standard. It is reported here that the subagent, who absconded with some S2OO of the railroad and express companies' funds here last fall, has been apprehended down in Arkansas. where he was trying to pull off a stunt similar to the one here.