Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1909 — BURNS TOWN. [ARTICLE]

BURNS TOWN.

A Eib purchased a new manure spreader Saturday. Roy Scott called on Samuel Holmes Sunday afternoon. Lyman Zea. is pressing hay for "John Schroer this week. Amos Leer visited with Spencer and Esta Holmes Sunday. Miss Agnes Hurley returned home Sunday from John Marlatt’s. Miss Agnes and Maggie Hurley visited with Gertrude Kolhoff Sunday. Russell Harmpn passed through Burns Town Monday buying horses. Mr. and Mrs. L. A Greenlee’s little girl is improving from its recent sick spell. Spencer and Esta Holmes spent Saturday night with Elmer and David Greenlee. Better late than never but the boys got lost and couldn’t get there any quicker. '

Miss Mary Jacks spent Saturday and Sunday with hbme folks southeast of Rensselaer.

Jim Stanley of Pleasant Hill, Tenn., arrived here Saturday where he will spend the coming season. Mr. C. Morgenegg and L. A .Greenlee and Frank Brown helped Samuel Hohner buzz wood Saturday.

Philip Durant is about ready to commence running his saw mill which he is setting up on the Dick Grow farm in Barkley township. Grover Hollis and George Brown visited with their uncle C. M. Greenlee Sunday, northwest of town. James Louis is very sick at this (Writing at his home near Center school house in East Barkley. Bertha and Ethel Holmes spent Saturday night aud Sunday with their grandmother, Mrs. John Scott. Jim and Isaac Haines, Will Potts and Grace Hurley visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. A Greenlee Sunday.

Vilas Price returned home Tuesday from Piper City, 111., where he has been visiting with Frank Lemna. Charley Reed, our new assessor, is very busy now. Charley don’t stand back for blizzards or cyclones. He goes just the same.

George Shriner was over from Illinois the latter part of last week looking after the interests of his farm and visiting with his old friends and relatives.

Herbert Eib, son of Mr. and Mrs. A- Bib, of Barkley township, left Monday morning for Chicago where he will enter a business college. We wish Herbert great success, as he is a hustling young man. Don’t forget, we press and clean your milt or overcoat free of charge fojr a year when you buy it here. Just think what you eave in a year. EAIIL DUVALL. Inaabbt the fresh vegetables at the People’s'Grocery and Meat Market, located in the old postoffice building.