Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1918 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

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-' MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. 'Eli Dungan, at Foster Brunton’s, a son. Mrs. C. H. Stacker has donned the khaki and is assisting her husband gather his bounteous corn •crop. In a letter home, Ira Huntington reports having the influenza. Ira is taking military training at Bloomington and says there is a treat deal of the disease in that camp. Miss Lera Standish, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Kinder Kennedy and attending School in Rensselaer failed to escape the popular “flu” and has been quite sick the past ten days. She has so far recovered that she • "Was able to be brought to her home here Monday. J. R. Sigler, the banker is having some very substantial improvements made at his already fine home in the south edge of town. He has had a basement made, a furnace installed and is now putting In a complete bath and toilet set. He has placed a tank in an upper TOOm for the water supply which, when in operation, will make one of the most complete and convenient outfits seen anywhere.

VIRGIE Miss Zelah Wiseman visited home folks Sunday. Thomas Florence is building a hew barn this week. Denver Potts came home this Week ill, but is better now. Mrs. Lewis Harrington and baby ere on the sick list this week. Ed Booth has been sick with the influenza, but is better at this writing. Miss Indus Wiseman is attending e case of pneumonia near Mt. Ayr this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harrington took dinner with the Charles Harrington family Sunday. The lumber for the elevator has arrived. Virgie will be one of the most thriving towns on the map. Mrs. John Maher received a telegram informing her that her husband was seriously ill with pneumonia. # ♦ James Wiseman received a letter from his son, Earl, stating that he had been at the front for the second time. Winnie Williams is quite sick at this writing with pneumonia, resulting from an attack of the Spanish influenza.

RENSSELAER. IND.