Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1918 — WOLCOTT [ARTICLE]

WOLCOTT

(From the Enterprise;) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mathew, April 27, a son. A. H. Wingard went to Clark’s Hill Monday to attend the funeral

of his cousin, Miss Gertrude Chenoweth. Mrs. Robert Nordyke and Mrs. Jennie Burch spent the day Thursday with Mrs. S. ’U. Dobbins at Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Cota and daughter Lucile went to Kentland Tuesday to visit Alfred Budreau and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leonard and children went to El Paso, 111., Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. Leonard’s aunt, Mrs. North. I Guy Moore left Wednesday for Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where he ■ takes charge of a dredge for John 'Corbett & Co., the same firm he worked for last season. j Mr. and Mns. Henry Wood and their granddaughter, Ruth Wood, i Mrs. R. A. Parkinson and daughter Jane, all of Rensselaer, spent Friday visiting at the M. E. parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Rinkenberger of Gridley, 111., who have been spending a week wdth their 1 son, Chris C, Rinkenberger, and wife, north of Wolcott, returned home Tuesday. I Levi Souligne and family returned I last week frojn Kankakee, where they were called by the illness and death of Mr. Soligne’s mother. Mrs. Souligne was past eighty years of age and died from the infirmities I of old- age. 1 Mrs. James Payton of Los Angeles, Who has been visiting friends in. Chicago, came -Tuesday evening and spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. W. ts. Gerberich and i visited her brother, James Evans, i south of town, returning to Chicago Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Evans has been engaged to take the position of deputy postmistress and commenced her duties Monday. Miss Jeannette Dobbins, who fpr several years has so ably filled this position, has tendered her resignation, taking effect May 1. Miss Dobbins fe\t that she needed a change, and has two good positions in view but as yet has not decided which she will accept. Mrs. E. W. Irwin and Mrs. Truman Holdridge entertained twelve of their lady friends at luncheon last Thursday evening at 6:30 at the home of Mrs. Irwin. After luncheon the ladies were requested to put on their wraps as a theater party had been planned for the eve- | ning. The ladies escorted by their hostesses went to the New Grand, where they witnessed the “Sawdust Ring” and at the close going to . their homes, having enjoyed a pleasant evening.