Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

W. R. Lee haa purchased the Merry drug store at Mt. Ayr and an effort is being made to secure Dr. Nordy of Chicago, a son-in-law of Janies Wiseman of near Virgie, to locate in Mt. Ayr and The iy>year-old adapted son of Vice-Pres./ent and Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall died at the Marshall suite in the Willard hotel in Washington, D. C., Thursday morning from acidosis, after an illness of about two weeks. H. H. Potter of the Farmers’ Grain Co. attended the fourth annual convention of the Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ association, held in Lafayette this week, yesterday. Mr. Potter addressed the meeting on “The Cost of Handling Grain and Side Lines.’’ A number of friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith of Newton township Tuesday evening to bid them farewell before their removal to their new home in Rensselaer. A most enjoyable evening was spent with loads of good things to eat.

Tuesday was the birthday anniversary of Henry Gilbranson, residing in t'he northwest part of town, and a number of friends and neighbors gathered at his home in the evening to remind him of the event. A fine supper was served, followed by a good, oldHfashioned fiance. - > t

A large new supply of wedding invitations and announcements were received yesterday in The Democrat’s office supply and fancy stationery department. These include the latest styles in both plain and papeled stock I ,’ and we have several different late styk's of tyipe for printing these cards in a neat and attractive manner.

A card was received yesterday from J. V. Collins? formerly of this place, but now residing on a farmhe recently purchased near Guy Mills, Pa. AmoOg other things, be says: “We have had quite a bit of snow, but do not think as cold as at Rensselaer. We have all escaped the flu so far, although there has been a lot of deaths here."

Dr. W. L. Myer left Wednesday evening, for Albuquerque, N. M., in response to a telegram informing him> of the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Lena Todd, who had undergone an operation for appendicitis and was in a very serious condition. Mrs. Todd is quite well

known to many Rensselaer people, having visited here a number of times and was also supervisor of music at a former county Institute here.