Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1919 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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* liKlfl ’ kiss Chloa Overton visited relatives in Rensselaer last week. F. L. Overton and wife and J. H. Culp and wife spent Thursday is Monticello. Mrs. S. M. Jacks is improving Bomewtiat in health during the past few days. The Ladles’ Aid served lunch at J. L. Osborne’s sale Tuesday and cleared almost MO. Mrs. C. A. Holeman spent the Brst of the week with her sister, Mjs. J. L. Osborne. •* W. L. Stiers and family of Valparaiso were here last week at the home of his parents and also present at the death and funeral of his fattier. r * , Mrs. Thomas Clark and son of Kankakee, Illinois, were here last week visiting friends before going te their new home at Atlanta, Georgia. - Bd Morrison, from Camp Dodge, lowa, came Wednesday evening, being honorably discharged from service, to make a visit with his brother Fred and wife. On Friday of last week Fred Stiers died of cancer on the glands of his neck, which had afflicted him since early last spring. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1:80 p. >m. at the Lee E E. church, conducted by Rev. Dean, and interment made in the Osborne cemetery, 1 1 i * «. >! »

~ PINK GROVK Andy Ropp was a Chicago goer Monday. ! Will Hayes was a Rensselaer C*«r Tuesday. | Mri. Newt Price is on the sick list at this writing. Mrs. Ida Vore spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. John Dale. | Andy Ropp spent Sunday night ■wit* Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly spent Sunday Andy Ropp and family. W A Will Schultz and family spent Sunday with her father, Ed Ritter, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Micliael Jungles •pent Sunday afternoon with Ed Ritter and family. Bluford Torbet and family and John Dale and family spent Sunday with James Torbet and family. Creola and Charles Torbet and Elmer Shroyer spent Tuesday evening with John Dale and family. Mrs. James Torbet returned borne Saturday after a four weeks’ visit-with her daughter, Clifford Wells, at Gary. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davisson took dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Ritter, and family Sunday. Mrs. James Britt and son Charles •were called to Attica Monday bj> the illness of Mrs. Britt’s mother and brother. They returned Wednesday.

REMINGTON (From .the Press)

Mrs. Frank O’Comior of Green Bay, Wis., came last week and will spend some time with her relatives here. George Worden has sold his property in town, th> present site of the harness shop to Dr. Rainier. Consideration $3,000. Mirs. A. A. Fell’s many friends will be glad to know that she is slowly improving from her severe attack of illness last week. Kenneth, one of the nine months old twin boys of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Puckett, died Tuesday evening from bronchial pneumonia. The funeral was held this Thursday afternoon. Jason Bickel reports more work in the building line than it is possible at the present time to get men to do the work. He is now working on a job for Will Blake, north of Wolcott. Fred Peck has arrived home from camp, where he was discharged last week, and 'has ditched his uniform and is again on the job at Peck & Son’s store —and seems glad to get back, too. Sam Fournier returned Monday from a two weeks’ visit to the metropolis of America, New York, and other points in that state. Sam says the “great white way” is some sig'ht, all right. John Ochs of Block’s store at Indianapolis came Saturday night and apent till Monday nighj with his parents here and other old friends. John is looking well and likes his job, that of floor walker. Jason Bickel and his corps of helpers have just completed the rebuilding of the old Casey home. 1 The house has been completely rebuilt and remodeled and now stands | 28 feet square and two stories high. It is a very convenient and horoe- | like building. The farm is now the property of the Lafayette Loan and .Trust Co. An- addition was also built to one of the barns, i Frank Timmons returned Wednesday evening from the winter spent in l Louisiana. He reports .that his son Russel, who has been in the aviation service of the army, has returned, but not received his discharge. He is kept on the pay I roll and subject to call any time for six years. He has been in the dirigible balloon and seaplane deI partment of the service.