Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

LEE Mr. and Mrs. “Buffer’’ Lewis of Remington visited her mother, Mrs. Anne Rishling, Sunday. Fred Mcrrican is hauling gravel for the silo that is to be erected on the place where he lives. Orval Goble of Camp Meade, N. Y., and sister Mary spent Sunday with F. L. Overton and family. Elmer Kellenburger and Miss Pearl Clark surprised their friends last week by going to Michigan and getting married. Miss Lural Anderson, who had been teaching school for a number of years, went to MunCle last Friday to attend school this winter. The young ladies’ and young men’s classes and their Sunday school teachers had a picnic at Maple Grove last Sunday. All report a fine time. Owing to the big rain we had Wednesday forenoon, the sale at O. E. Noland’s was nbt so largely attended as it would have been. The ladies did very well with their lunch. Mr. and IMrs. Stewart visited their son Olen and family over Sunday. Coming home they ran into a truck with their machine and bent it up so they had to leave it and return home on the train. Nobody was hurt. Saturday being' the 48th birthday anniversary of G. A. Jacks, the relatives came with well-filled baskets and surprised him and his wife. Those present were Will

Jacks and wife of Monticello; Mrs. Tillie Jacks and children, Sam Jacks and family, O. A. Jacks and family, Vernon Jacks and family, Joe Clark and family, Charles Lefler and family. Eetil Osborne and family, Thurston Ottertmrg and family and Mrs. Rebecca Jacks and daughter Lona. MILROY W. B. Fisher was in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Snyder called on Mrs. Charles Marchand Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Chapman vise ited Thos. Johnson and family Sunday. Lorin Foulks visited his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. English, this week. Homer Kamp and children of El Paso, 111., called on Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks Sunday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roby and son visited their daughter, Mrs. Charles Marchand, and family-) the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Allman of Lafayette visited their daughter, Mrs. Loyal Snyder, and husband Saturday and Sunday. Mary Johnson, who was assisting Mrs. Earl Foulks with housework, was taken sick and returned to her home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell, Lud Clark and family, Mrs. Frank Sutton and Mrs. John Sutton visited Fay Lear’s Sunday. Born, Sept. 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marchand, a son; Sept. —, to Mr. and Mrs. Manson Beaver, a daughter. Mrs. Jane Dobbins, who had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Clark, went to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Templeton, until Mrs. Clark’s return home. Mrs. Elsie Clark and son Howard left Wednesday morning for Gardner, Kan. Her daughter Edith, who is at her uncle’s, A. M. Clark’s, is in poor health and she went to stay with her.

Mr. Sainsel will be here again Saturday evening, and has requested us to announce a business meeting for Saturday evening, and preaching services Sunday morning and evening. All invited. A surprise was successfully planned for Mrs. Elsie Clark last Monday evening. About 65 neighbors and friends met and the evening too quickly passed. After a lunch, consisting of sandwiches, coffee, pickles and cake, was served all departed to their homes.