Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1918 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS

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YIRGIE Chas. Reed went to Hammond Sunday. A 1 Helsel went to Rensselaer T uesday. Florence McKay returned to Fair Ohks Wednesday. W. W. Zellers an<t Ed Booth went to Kentland Sunday*. Mrs. Ed Booth spent Sunday with Mrs. Paul Booth. Mrs. John Zellers took dinner with Mrs. Win. Potts Monday. Misses Ellen and Bertha Reed returned to Rensselaer Sunday. Estel Marion moved into the Reed property; north of town, Tuesday. The Virgio school was closed Wednesday until next Monday on account of the “flu.” Lewis Harrington is recovering from the influenza, but the rest of the family is sick with it. Mrs. Alta Sutton and daughter of Lowell, spent Thanksgiving day with the James Wiseman family. The farmers’ meeting, which was to be held here Saturday night, was postponed on account of the “flu.” Mrs. Thomas Florence went to Rensselaer Thursday' to spend Thanksgiving with her daughters, Ada and Bertha Florence.

PIXE GROVE

Will Hurley butchered a hog Wednesday. Miss Lottie Nichols is spendiing this week with home folks. Several from this vicinity are down with the “flu,” but all are reported better at this writing. Mrs. Newt Price and —daughter, Grace, spent Thanksgiving with Grandma Hurley and Ethel Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. John Dale and two children took Thanksgiving dinner with James Torbet and family. Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of Kniman has been taking care of her daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. Jack Cooper, who has been down with the influenza. Miss Dora Daniels, who is employed in Rensselaer, spent Wednesday ni£ht and Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Daniels. Miss Johnston, the Independence school teacher, took sick Monday ewening and was taken to her home at Remington Tuesday. She is suffering from* the influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hornickel and son John, of Roberts, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Crattie Cragun and daughter Celina, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beck of Fillmore, Indiana; John Torbet of Lebanon, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Beck and son Woodrow, of Darlington, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Torbet and Earl Beck of Indianapolis, and Mr. and Mrs. James •Bradley of Ladoga, Indiana, were here to attend the funeral of Roy Torbet Sunday.

MT. AYR.

(From the Tribune.) Earl Bruner of Baroda, Michigan, joined his wife and babe here Saturday evening. “Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin spent