Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1909 — DeMOTTE DOINGS. [ARTICLE]

DeMOTTE DOINGS.

Vote early Saturday and avoid the rush, and be sure and vote for the right. * Well, the railroad bridge was taken out Sunday, the dredge passed through and is again making pretty good headway. Quite a crowd witnessed the passings of the boat. Jay Spencer Sundayed at South Bend. Miss Ruth Belma, of Hammond 4 visited with the family of S. McGinnis part of this week. - Hester Wells is now able to be out. No more cases of diphtheria yet. Chas. Harrington and family expect to leave for South Dakota this week. Mrs. John Terpning has been feeling worse for a few days. Earl Wicks, who has been building dredges in this part of the country for some time, returned to his home at Rochester, Ind., Saturday. The town schools close Friday of this week. - - Winnie Koppelman has gone to Chicago to stay awhile with her grand mother. The cabbage contractors are now sowing their seed. Mrs. Nelson Fairchild returned home Friday, bringing her little son, Carl, who has been in the hospital for "two weeks, with her. Jesse Tyler, who has been taking a lay off, has returned to the Harbor. Mrs. Troxell came home Thursday evening from a visit to Rensselaer. Mrs. Bert Struble received a telephone mesage Monday that her mother, Mrs. James Doty, would be taken to the hospital Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Davis came out Monday from the city to their farm to make garden and do other spring work. We are informed that a wedding is expected to occur Friday, April 30th. The prospective bridal coupld are said to be Mr. Henry Bosma and Miss Lula Kingma, who are. well and favorably known in Keener township. Sheriff Shirer was here Tuesday evening getting witnesses for the case of State vs. Hank Granger. Bart Sigler visited relatives at the county seat Wednesday.