Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 16, DeMotte, Jasper County, 18 March 1949 — Kniman [ARTICLE]

Kniman

Rev. W. D. Archibald, accompanied by Mrs. Andrew Allen and the young peoples class attended the South Bend District meeting at the church in Cedar Lake on Sunday afternoon, March 6. David Odle, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Odle Sr., has been ill the past week of the flu. Mrs. Daniel Pekech and children spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bricker in Hebron. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Molenaar and family spent Monday evening with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Emery. Mrs. Clarence Stowers and sister, Mrs. Everett McFadden of Rensselaer went to Lafayette Monday to see the latter’s daughter, Kay, who is a patient in the hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Busselburg of Hebron and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Strong of Crown Point were supper guests .in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wynkoop on Sunday evening. The Fourth degree was given to the Grangers on Wednesday evening, March 9th, followed by a pot luck supper. Mrs. Wm. Bricker was hostess to her bunco club on Tuesday afternoon with thirteen members present. Prizes were won by Mrs. Alex Hanewich, Mrs. John M. Middelkamp, Mrs. Clarence Stowclub will meet with Mrs. Alex Hanewich, March 22. Mrs. James Ward of Hammond, visited in the home of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Rice, from Thursday until Sunday. Mr. James Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hart and Mr. Curtis Darnell and three sons, were dinner guests on Sunday in the same home. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Weaver of Crown Point visited with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pekech and family on Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Emery attended the W.L.S. Barn dance in Chicago on Saturday, March 5. Ellen Peterson returned from the sunny south last Friday after spending five weeks visiting in Georgia and Florida. While there one of the places of interest she visited was the World’s largest springs, Silver Springs at Ocala, Fla., nature’s underwater fairyland and Ross Allen’s Reptile Institute where the rattle snakes and cottonmouth Water

Moccasin were being milked and the Venom followed into a drinking glass. A balloon was tied to the end of a snake hook and the visitors were asked to keep their eyes fastened on the snake, not on 'the'balloon, so as to see, the rattler can strike quicker than the eye can see. You could buy Diamondback rattlesnake meat for only $1.50. Would you like to try some ? Mrs. Stanley Lucas has been on the sick list the past week. Remember the Red Cross drive is on and donations will be accepted by Mrs. Wm. Bricker, Mrs. Daniel Pekech, Mrs. Clarence Stowers and Mrs. Floyd Allyh.