Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

FAIR OAKS The Karr boys are operating their sawmill this week. Health is generally good in our burg and everybody is busy. The work on the gravel road east of town is moving right along Enos Moffitt has taken a job of plowing 100 acres with his tractor near Thayer. ' Cedarwall was in town Monday looking after some fertilizer to drill with his wheat. Mre. William, Geary, Mrs. Kight and Mrs. Bringle made a trip up near Thayer Tuesday for apples. Joe Norman and son and Sam > Karr “Forded” to Chicago Monday to see the sights and attend to some business. ’ Abe Bringle and wife and Arvel Bringle and wife of Remington drove to Lafayette Suinlday and took dinner with Al Morris. The rain Saturday eveniing was accompanied by a pretty swift wind. A silo on the Thompson ranch was blown down. Yes, we certainly got a rousing big rain Saturday night and Sunday which iput the fields .in good condition for fall plowing and 866(1 in £>• Tuesday was Mr. and Mrs. Jake Spitzer’s wedding anniversary and also the birthday of their twins. There were about 40 present at dinner and helped them, celebrate the event. VIRGIE Philip Kerns is moving to Wheatfield this week. Work on the new elevator here is progressing nicely. Mrs. John Zellers took dinner with Mrs. Ancel Potts Friday. Miss Mary Harris spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Dora Florence visited with Mrs. T. J Mallatt Monday afternoon. ‘ Mrs James Williams and son

were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. •Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Florence and son Arthur went to Demotte Monday. W. W. Zellers, T. J. Mallatt and Mrs. John Zellers were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Hill and Mrs. J. B. Crownover went to Demotte Monday. John Cooper of Knrman moved into the Reed property north of the track last week. Walter Harrington and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrington Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. E. Ogle, daughters Vera and Gladys, called on the John Zellers family Sunday afternoon. LEE Lud Clark is carring baled hay h ore Mr. and Mrs. Alf Jacks went to Lafayette Saturday. Frank Overton and family went to Roy Heltzel’s Sunday for dinner. Mrs. James Castle and daughter Jennette went to Monon Saturday evening. Mrs. Griffiths and children from South Dakota are visiting her brother-in-law, S. D. Griffiths, and family. Mrs. Nancy Stiers returned to her home Saturday evening from a few days’" visit with relatives at Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Osborn came Monday from their home in Schnectady, N. Y., for a visit with his father and mother. Mrs. Grace Osborn returned to her home in Chicago Friday after spending the summer with her mother, Mrs. Nan Stiers. Sunday was the 78th birthday anniversary of A. B. Lewis, and his children came in and surprised him Those here were “Buffer” Lewis and fainiljfc Abe Lewis and Ward Lewis and family of Remington and 0.. A. Jacks, S. M. Jacks, Morris Jacks and families and Mrs. Ann Rishling. POSSUM RUN The Oak Grove school opened Monday. T , Ores Cunningham and son Jude were Wheatfield goers Monday. Mrs. Ores Cunningham called on Mirs. T. J. Parker Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill spent Sunday afternoon with T. J. Parker and wife.

T. J, Parker and son Everett attended a sale near Medaryvilla Wednesday. John Johnson spent Wednesday night and Thursday with friends in Monon. Mre. Charles • Brouhard and son Clarence called on Mrs. E. A. Merrill Thursday afternoon. Everett, Orpha and Myrtle Parker and nephew called on Mr. and Mrs. John Parker Friday afternoon. GIFFORD Lemma Snow is on the sick list this week. Beulah Walker called on Miss Leota Obenchain Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Grim< spent Sunday with Mrs. Nate Keen. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim are going to move to Rensselaer. Arthur Koss of Arrowsmith, HL, sponit a few days with the W. T. Hankins family. Mrs. William Berwinger and little daughter spent Monday Mus. V. M. Peer. Mrs Ed Haniford and son Elden of Newtown, Ind., were visiting relatives here this week. James Blankenship and family of Milroy township spent Saturday with G. H. Corner and family. Everybody is quite busy making up their sorghum. The cane is not so good this year—short, like all other crops. Those attendbog Rensselaer high school from here are Elsie Haniford, Mildred Timmons, Alice Galbraith, Opal Hankins and Geneva Markin. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hough of Gifford, 111., are visiting relatives (here. They returned home Tuesday, accompanied by Mr%. Jess Nuss and Mary Obe»ebain. Mr. and Mrs? James Britt and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davisson went to Michigan Saturday, returning home Sunday with some fine corn and the largest and prettiest apples we have seen this year, and plenty of pawpaws, which were all grown on the Britt farm.

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, (Seal) Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.—Advt.