Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — VIRGIE [ARTICLE]

VIRGIE

Mrs. John Zellers was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. George Cover has been attending grand jury this week. Dick Gassaway and family w’ere Renselaer goers Saturday. Duke Miller is the proud driver of a tin wagon these days. Mrs. John Reed and son Charley were Rensselaer goers Saturday. School closed here Saturday with a big dinner and a fine program. The Wiseman girls spent Thursday With their aunt, Mrs. T. J. Mallatt. The Williams family purchased a fine Silvertone phonograph and some good records this week. Philip Kerns of Rensselaer has moved to the farm purchased by W. A McCurtain recently. Mrs. Marshall French of Joliet, 111., ’is spending a week here ’ with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Meader. The Liberty loan meeting held here Wednesday night was well attended and_s7so.oo worth of bonds were subscribed for. The ladies here served lunch at

Mike Jungles’ sale Monday and made quite a nice sum, to be added to the church building fund. The farmers’ meeting was postponed last Saturday night on account of the rain. It will be held tonight, April 13. Everybody is welcome. * - ■ Miss Mabel Barnes left for her

home near Rockfield, Ind., Monday, and took Carl Zellers with her. He is making hie home with her parents this summer. Oats sowing, which has been the main topic of the day for a few weeks, is over now, but some of the fanners are afraid the cold weather will frost those already

I sprouted. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert iHelsel passed away last Saturday night after several weeks’ of suffering. The body was buried in the Fair Oaks cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The entire neghborbccd joins in sympathy with the parent; in their great bereavement.