Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1920 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

FAIR OAKS Health is still reasonably good in our village. Bert Warne made a business trip to Chicago Tuesday. C. A. Gundy came home and spent Sunday with his family. J. M. Clifton has converted his woodhouse into a garage. George Brouhard made a business trip to Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. Long of Duluth, Minn., visited at Abe Bringle’s over Sunday. Miss May Halleck returned home Monday after a week’s visit in Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wendal spent Thanksgiving with the N. A. McKay family in Hammond. Ike Kight, who has been under the

weather for some time, is somewhat better at this writing. Ownig to a small freight wreck Tuesday morning the milk train was two hours late at this place. Mrs. Jake Spitzer and Rev. Campbell and wife attended the protracted meeting at Virgie Tuesday evening. William Geary, who has been taking a vacation, returned' to his work as foreman at the coal chutes at this place Wednesday. Ruby Nolan and family of Gary stopped off here Saturday on their way to Parr and made Aunt Hannah Culp a short visit. We have been having quite good weather for the past week. We had quite a shower Monday night and another Tuesday night. Abe Bringle and wife of Fair Oaks and W. D. Bringle and wife of Rensselaer ate Thanksgiving dinner with Arvel Bringle and wife at Remington. Joe Warbrltton made a business trip to Rensselaer last week and while there made a deal with the Central Sales company whereby he became the owner of a Ford. That's right, Joe, swing Into line. Roy Marshall’s wife and two children left for Alabama Thursday morning and will probably remain there for the remainder of the winter. Roy expects to follow them some time in the near future. Ell Chupp, who lived on the Spang place the past year, shipped his household goods last week to Arkansas and with his family left the first of the week to drive through in the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon.

VIRGIE Elvin Potts returned home Saturday. Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers visited the Fair Oaks schools Tuesday. Misses Elsie and Jessie Zellers, Dean and Harold Zellers were Rensselaer goers Friday. Doris, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Maher, Is seriously 111 with pneumonia. The protracted meetings are succeeding well. It is not known at this writing how long they will continue. Nine members were taken in Sunday. We have been having some mighty fine weather these last few days, and with the exception of a few cases of whooping cough, health in this community is generally goodTraffic on the C. & E. I. is very heavy these, days and twice the usual number of trains is being run. Double engines are being used to pull the enormous loads of coal carried. Thieves entered the garage of A. A. Lockard Sunday night and stole the tires and rims from the front wheels of a car. The garage was undamaged in other a jack

was loft under the wheels. It was a peculiar burglary and the thief or thieves certainly resorted to lowdown methods A bounteous dinner was served at the An cel Potts home Sunday Those who attended were W. w. »llers and family, the John Zellers family, Mr. and Mra. T. J. Maltett and Patience Florence. William Johnson of Elwood, lowa, visited with his sister, Mrs. John Zollers, and family last week. Mra Zellers returned with him as tar aa North Judaon, where another sister 2 sides. She returned home Friday ornlng.

MILROY Mr. Jackson held a sale Thursday. Leon Parks has been on the sick list this week. Mrs. Leon Parka visited friends in Wolcott Tuesday. • Hazel Parks has .not been In good health this week. Victor English spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks and family. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lear spent Sunday with Mrs. Lillie Mitchell and family. Shredding has been delayed on account of so much damp, cloudy weather. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McAleer returned from a visit in Peoria, 111., this week. Mrs. Irene Beaver spent Tuesday with her father, Thomas McAleer, and family. Several from here attended the Templeton sale In White county on Wednesday. Mrs Minerva Wood, who has been in poor health, sepms somewhat better at present. The Fisher family has been entertaining two young men from Ohio since Thanksgiving. A. A. Blair of Piper City, 111., came Wednesday evening for a few days' stay in Milroy. ... . Thomas Johnson and family and Earl Foulks and family ate Sunday dinner with George Foulks and family. Ixm Chapman and family and Mrs. Anna Chapman and family spent Sunday with William Chapman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver were in Rensselaer Tuesday to see their daughter, Mrs. True Culp, who is staying in Rensselaer at, the present Mrs. Frank May and Mrs. George Foulks spent a few days this week with Mrs. Arty Clark of Lee. Mrs. Clark and family are suffering from the whooping cough.