Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1908 — Burns Town [ARTICLE]

Burns Town

Thos. Brown went to Monon Wednesday. Frank, Stella and Lillie Brown "were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Quite a few people from this locality are going to attend the fat stock show at Chicago this week. Bertha, Ethel and Spencer Holmes called on Thomas Brown’s children Sunday afternoon. - Elmer Ivenburger Is going to live on the .George Shriver farm next year. Otha Davis and his father got through shucking com for C. M. Greenlee Friday and returned home. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott visited with Samuel Holmes and fam'ly Sunday. Boys remember Dec. sth. Box social at Burns school house. You bring the money, the girls bring the boxes. L. P. Shiver shredded corn Tuesday. He is hustling around to get his business In shape to take charge of the county jail Jan. Ist Bennie Price, who has been working for Dan Lesh since last March, has returned home to stay awhil e Samuel Jlolmes and John Scott say they haven’t felt good since Thanksgiving. Too bad the boys don’t know when they have enough.