Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

, PARR Sarah Pullins spent the week-end •with the Florence sisters. Lee Rarldan has gone to Lafayette to work on the Monon. Lucy Brusnahan spent Saturday and Sunday in Lafayette, shopping and visiting with Lulu Rowen. Estal Price of Buchanan, Mich., was calling on old friends Sunday. He reports all the people from Jasper county at Buchanan doing fine. Dallas Gunyon spent Sunday in Parr with relatives and friends. He took his car back with him. It had been in Rensselaer for a week or so. There is a large acreage of spring wheat being sown around here. It is lather a fine crop, as shown by the results obtained last year by those who sowed, it. Three machines from Mt. Ayr came over for the baptizing that was to have been Sunday, but they were disappointed, for the minister was sick and could not come. Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Alien's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder for swollen, tender, aching feet. It makes walking a delight, relieves corns and bunions of all pain, and gives rest and comfort. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don’t a'ffCffpt any substitute. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y. — Advt. GIFFORD Lon Daniels spent Sunday in our town. Al. McCurtain of Virgie was in our burg Sunday. Miss Leota Obenchain called on Miss Ruby Keen Monday evening. Fern Smith of Newland has purchased a “Lizzie.” Look at him, girls. John Akers is helping Charley Scott in the blacksmith shop this week. James Steel, who has been working at Fowler, returned home Saturday. Charley Parker was seen driving his “Lizzie” through our town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reed called on a Mr. and Mrs. Chester Caster Sunday. Nate Keen and son Teddy and Clifford Grim were Wheatfield goers Monday. Revival meetings began Saturday evening, March 30, at 7:30 p. m. Everybody come._ Miss Sylvia Lambert spent Tuesday night with Mrs. May Smith of Laura. They attended the funeral of Mrs. Cavinder at Aix. j..fiur literary meeting Thursday was well attended and a fine program rendered. The next meeting will be held April 4. Let everybody come. Reuben Snyder and daughter Irene left here Monday moining for North Dakota. Mr. Snyder is going to work on a farm by the month for S6O. He also left for his health, which we hope wil be benefited by the change. Clarence Zook, familiarly known as “Bunk,” is visiting with his brothers here this week, Dice, Guy and Judi Zook. He has visited fortythree of the states of the Union in the past four years, and is going to buy land on the Kankakee river and raise hogs and chickens. He is sending to Minnesota for his chickens. We wish him success. Word was received here Monday of the death of Mrs. Leona Cavinder at her daughter’s home in Hebron. She was stricken with paralysis and did not long survive. Mrs. Cavinder united with the Church of God here some two years ago, and was loved by her many friends here who were shocked to learn of her sudden death. She was buried in the Aix cemetery beside the grave of her husband.