Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1909 — BURNS TOWS. [ARTICLE]

BURNS TOWS.

Miss Katie Morgenegg is on the sick list Mr. Burns was in Rensselaer on Kusiness Wednesday. . Herbert and Roland Eib were in Rensselaer Saturday. Stella Brown called on Eva Greenlee Thursday afternoon. Samuel Holmes finished making Kay Saturday forenoon. James Stanley called on S. H. Holmes Monday evening. Stella Brown and Eva Greenlee were in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Samuel Holmes is still improving from her recent sickness. ' Wm. Folger and T. G. Brown were In Rensselaer Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. C. Morgenegg were in Rensselaer Saturday on business. Alex Hurley, the first man to°thrash in this locality, commenced Monday. Wm. Holmes and son, Hollis, called on S. H. Holmes and family Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Manley Stowers spent Sunday with Mrs. Stowers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. George. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgenegg and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McElfresh and family Sunday. County Sheriff L. P. Shirer and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George McElfresh and family. Quite a crowd of young people gathered in at Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley’s Sunday, and all enjoyed a good time. Mrs. Elmer Sulemberger was taken very sick Monday evening. Her mother, Mrs. Henry Ropp, is at her bed side at present. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holmes and family, west of town, visited with the former’s brother, Samuel Holmes, and family Sunday. Mr. Hammond, of near Remington, and Fred Markley were in this locality Tuesday hunting up a 6rowd of home seekers to go to North Dakota. The ball gsyne between Po&som Run and Aix/was quite a surprise to ‘our boys. They won easily. Score 19 to 0, in favor of Possom Run. Possom Run plays Parr next Sunday. Walter Brown passed through our town Monday, headed west, driving very slow. Walter says he can’t drive so fast when he is going to worlT as he can when he is going to see his girl. We do hope Walter didn’t get wet this time before he got there. Miss Virgie Holmes, who has beep working in the central office, has taken her vacation for a,couple of weeks, She spent Saturday night and Sunday with her uncle, north of town, after which she and her sister, Sarah, started for Ranscroft, Tenn., to spend a couple of weeks with there grandfather and other relatives.