Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1920 — CLIPPED from OUR CONTEMPORARIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMINGTON (From the Press)

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crawford of Laporte were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gumm over Sunday. Mrs. Hal Sheetz of Indianapolis is making her brothers, Bert and Had Spencer, a visit. Miss Anna Fell of Chicago has been visiting her brother, A. A. Fell, the pest week.

Mrs. Ray Roas and three sons of Andrews and Mrs. Roy McCosky of Roanoke were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sturgeon Tuesday. Mrs. Fred King of Wabash and Miss Mary Capes of Grand Forks, N. D., who have been visiting here for a week among numerous rela tives, went to Wabash Monday. Mrs. Mary Albertson and Mrs. Ed Hamilton of Detroit and Mrs Marshall Lambert of Elwood visited this week with Will Sharkey and family. The two former are older sisters of Mr. Sharkey. James Toland and Miss Elizabeth Toland of Pittsburg, Pa., came Sunday evening and are visiting at the home of W. J. Stockment. They go from here to Lincoln, Neb., for a visit. Mrs. G. W. Crow of Sauneman. 111., and Mrs. Eliza Chamberlain of Pontiac, 111., returned to their homes Monday after spending several days at the home of Miss Pearl Baxter on south Ohio street and visiting other relatives. Dr. C. R. Johnston and family of Decatur, 111., came Tuesday, via auto, to visit his father and brother. C. B. and W. E. Johnston, and their families, bringing with them his wife’s father,. C. B. Riggs, of Bloomington, 111., and her aunt, Mrs. Kurney, of Midland, Tex. Misses Edna and Ida LaCost of Kankakee are visiting their uncle, Joe LaCost, and other relatives here Verna Shepard of Gilman, 111., has been spending the past week at the home of her cousin, L. W. Higginson. W. H. Nation of Muncie visited with W. L. Gumm Tuesday. He is a cousin of the once famous wielder of the lively hatchet, Carrie Nation. He la also quite a peony fancier. Mrs. Hope Freed of Gridley, 111., who stopped off here to visit Mrg. Galbreath, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Beeks and Mrs. Charles Wright of Arkansas City, Kas, spent Tuesday night with the former’s brother-in-law, Henry Beeks, and Ed Capes’ •18-year-old son Lloyd suffered a broken leg Thursday last when his team ran away with him. The young man is getting along nicely now. Mrs. Charles Capes and daughter, Mrs. Jesse Phillips, left Tuesday for their home in Highmore, S. D., after an extended visit with relatives here. George Streeter, Grant Culp and sons, Roy and luymond, left last Friday via the auto route for Columbia and other points in Missouri, where they will make a short visit. They will bring home with them Mrs. Grant Culp and Mrs. George Streeter, who have been visiting there for the past three -weeks. Miss Elizabeth Barnett and her guest, Miss Fannie- Elmore, went to Oxford Tuesday to spend a few days with friends there. Tom Babb of Memphis, Tenn., came Friday last for a week’s visit with many relatives and old friends in this, his former home. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gray returned last week from their three weeks’ western trip. They report a glorious good time and lots of scenery. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall of Dwight, la., and Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Volz of Arlington Heights, 111., came Tuesday for a several days visit with their cousins, the Stltz families. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Jhor and Mrs. Orllla Stevens of Chicago; Mrs. Hess of Milwaukee and Mrs. Rowe and daughter, Mrs. Meade of /loodland were guests at the Wm. Barnett home Monday.