Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — LEE [ARTICLE]

LEE

Miss Zura Snedeker has Peen quite sick with tonsilitis. The Ladles’ Aia served dinner at S. D. Griffith’s sale Tuesday. Miss Mable Hoult is doing housework for Mrs. F. L. OVerton. Mrs. C. A. Holeman’s condition is not much changed, only sne is resting some better. Elmer Burk’s, who had been living on the Trout farm just south of here, moved to Monon last Monday. Morris and S. M. Jacks and families were Sunday guests of Lowell Morton and family in Rensselaer. Miss Mabeth Callon, who is teach4ng school at Laporte, was a weekend guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. AHoleman. Harry Rishling is doing chore* on the Trout ranch until they get another man to move there in Mr. Burk’s place.

The -Sunday school and school are joining together to have a Christmas tree and entertainment at the church Christmas eve. Miss Chloa Overton has recovered from her attack of tonsmtls, but during the past two weeks her mother and sister Edith have both been down with the same disease. They are Improving nicely now. David Conaway arrived here on the Thanksgiving day evening train from Virginia, Minn., with the body of his father, George Conaway, who was riding on an elevated street car on the Sunday evening before and the car did not stop at the station where he was to get off, but stopped instead where there was no steps and he walked out and fell and broke his neck. The body was brought to the home of his brother-in-law, J. H- Culp. Funeral services were held at the home Friday at 10 a. m. Burial in the Osborne cemetery by the side of his wife. The son visited relatives here for a week before returning home.