Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON’ (From the Press) Miss Geneyieve Berger of Goodland visited relatives here Saturday. L?L. Alson was called to Pontiac Saturday to attend the funeral of his aunt. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goss April 7, an 8-pound daughter. Elizabeth Jane. Adrian Foster returned home Sunday after several weeks' stay in Chicago with his brother Leonard. . ' Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Ross of Andrews, Ind., spent Tuesday here., the guests of Albert Sturgeon and i ■wife. I Mrs. Omer Ashmore of Cushing. lowa, was the guest of her sisters. Mesdames Skinner and Roush, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Stitz entertained Miss Millie Gray and Miss Daisy Vorhis at their country home Friday last. T ~~ : Miss Mary Bahler returned on Wednesday evening from an ex* tended visit with relatives at Rockville, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oberlander have set up housekeeping in one of the Miss Millie Gray houses on north Main street. John Milligan came down from Chicago Sunday for an extended. visit with his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. S. G. Hand. Reports are that Elmer Johnston, who has been so very low lately, is improving slowly again, and has a chance to get tip. I Mrs. William Weiss and Mrs. E. H. Blake of Wabash came Friday for a visit with Mesdames Skinner. Roush and other relatives. Mrs. Perry Coon returned to her home at Otto, lowa, Monday after a visit with her sisters. Mrs. Chris Roush and Mrs. .lames Skinner. Louis Williams left Tuesday morning for Kansas City, where he has work as a chauffeur for a few weeks before going to Minnesota. Mrs. H. J. Kannal and Miss Helen Lamson of Rensselaer were in Remington Monday for the purpose o r organizing a class in surgical dressing. Steve Yeoman made a short visit home last week, coming from. Indianapolis Thursday evening and returning to the city Friday evening. Lee Alson and family moved on Thursday last from the farm into the Ed. Culp house on north Main street, and Mr. and Mrs. Elza Alson moved to the farm. I Lex Fisher completed moving into the Burchett property Tuesday, and gave up possession of the hotel to Mrs. Samuel Mitchell and Mrs. John Mitchell, who are now conducting the same. Mrs. Rainier, Mrs. Harvey Williams, Mrs. Maurice Peck. Mrs. Wal r ter Gillam, Mrs. H. J. Bartoo and Mrs. Lee attended the meeting of the county committee and township chairmen of women’s activities in Rensselaer Saturday. ' 1 Mr. and Mrs. William Braner

went to Chicago Monday morning to meet their son, Frank, who came through with a carload of cattle. Frank, who is located at Laurel, Nebraska, is making a big success of the cattle business. 4 Dr. Albert E. Cole, of the medical corps at Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., and wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Luke McCarty of Brook spent Tuesday with the ladies’ brother, Cary F. Mitchell, and family. Dr. and Mrs. Cole lived in Philadelphia until last June, when he enlisted and was-, sent to Rockford.