Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1918 — GIFFORD [ARTICLE]

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Earl Haniford lost a valuable cow Friday. Lemuel Stockwell spent over Sunday with home folks. Jim and Bill Steel papered for Homer Timmons Thursday. Bertha Richard called on Gladys Smith of Newland Thursday. John Eger’s farmer took a load of fat hogs to Rensselaer Wednesday. Dice Zook and Charley Scott were Medaryville goers Saturday evening. Glen Baker took Mrs. Lemma Hankins and son James to RensselaeY Friday. Mrs. Jennie Zook and children spent over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. May Smith. Miss Ruby Keen and Miss Leota Obenchain called on Miss Sylvia Grim Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Eva Caster , returned from Gary* Saturday, where she he.d been visiting with her daughter, Beatrice. Miss - Mabel Scott went to Rensselaer Swnday to work for Mr. and Mrs. John Stockwell of that place. The ..registrars are out working in this vicinity this week getting the signatures of loyal women. So far all have signed readily. Asa Stump had part of his furniture stored at Wheatfield in a house which he had lived in, and

the house was destroyed by fire Monday. f Among the Rensselaer goers fro<m here Saturday were Harry Reed, Tom and Melvin Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Al. Caldwell and daughter Florence, and Oscar Russell. It is reported here that Roscoe Hilton of Kniman left with the .drafted boys from Rensselaer Sat'urday for Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Go to it, Ross, and get the kaiser. % Misses Fairy and Gladys Elliott and friend, Charles Karch, autoed to Lacross Sunday and took dinner with the formers’ cousin of that place. On their way home they stopped at Tefft at a speaking.