Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1908 — Burns Town [ARTICLE]

Burns Town

Wesley Price was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Alex Hurley is hauling corn to Rensselaer. Roy Scott spent Saturday night with Harry Hellengreen. John Nichols was in this neighborhood buying hogs Tuesday. John Marlatt took a flying trip to Medaryville Tuesday in his auto. Vilas and Bennie Price are cutting cord wood for George McElfresh. Chris Morgenegg went to Rensselaer Monday and got a load of coal for the Burns school house. Quite a few people from this locality attended the farmers’ institute at Rensselaer Monday and Tuesday. Wonder if Charley is done husking corn yet Charley is like Bryan; he has been running and got behind with his work. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rogers, of Wolcott, attended the box social at Burns Town Saturday evening, the latter being a sister of Miss Jacks. We learn by reading the ads In the Republican that Mr. Reed McCoy has advertised his wife’s driving mule for sale. It surely didn’t give satisfaction. Vilas seems to be very happy now-a-day, ever since Saturday night, especially. We wonder why he wanted to carry that lamp home for, it was quite "moony.’’ Vilas came to the social with the necessary change to purchase the school ma’ms box, and It seemed to be very satisfactory. The box social at Burns Town was well attended. The boys were liberal with their money and there were thirty-two well filled boxes. Ethel Holmes got the prize for being the most popular young lady, and Samuel Holmes the prize for being the hungriest man. The latter prize was a roasted chicken, to which Sam did ample justice. The receipts of the social were $23.35.

Ton are cordially Invited to visit our kitchen and* if It and the cook are not clean, we want you to go out and tell every one. If it Is clean do the same thing. Remember we are making a hobby of our clean kitchen, and we want you to see It, and we want to In the near fuure give each one a Christmas present that has visited our kitchen and proclaimed it E. plurlbus unum. McKay la on the watch for you. and win give you a fine meal or a good room.