Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1909 — DeMOTTE. [ARTICLE]

DeMOTTE.

The farmers report plenty of rain for the present. Howard Luce has been on the sick list a few days. Barden Tyler has been on the sick list several days. _ ~ , • '. Art Yeagley is in charge of the pickle station this season. Mrs. Jay Spencer went to Kankakee Monday morning. Chas. Thompson has gone to visit his daughter in Michigan. Mrs. E. M. Fairchild went Saturday to Valparaiso to visit a sister. Bert Traver was a visitor here from South Bend Thursday evening. Mrs. Cora Zimmerman has been quite sick, but is now recovering. Mrs. Bart Sigler and childrefi went to Brazil Friday to visit home folks. Mrs. John Terpning is entertaining a sister-in-law from Manchester, la. Emma Cooper is at Streator to stay awhile with her sister, Mrs. Bessie Worrell. >

Carson Vanduzen, of South Bend, was here on a visit to his parents a few days. The game here Sunday between Parr and DeMotte resulted in favor of the latter.

Jacob Koppelman is building a ware room. C. O. Spencer and son are doing the work. Mrs. Sunderland, of Chicago, arrived on Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs. I. Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sigler were here Sunday and Monday visiting his brother, Bart, and family. Geo. Batson, of South Bend, is working on the N section here, and will move his family here soon.

Mrs. Nalor has .returned to her home at Cherubusco, after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. D. Shook. Ran Halleck was in Rensselaer Thursday to assist his brother, the senator, in repairing his automobile.

Trustee Snip is preparing to have the school house fixed up in good shape before school opens in September. Born, Aug. 4, 1909, to Mrs. Ben Crawford, a daughter, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batson. Our ball team have laid out a diamond north of the creamery and expect to have a game here some of these days. Mrs. Sheridan Cooper drove over from near Stoutsburg Sunday to see her little son, who is ill here at his grandmother’s. Mr. Cook and Mr. Wagoner, with some others interested in the pickle business here, ate breakfast at our hotel Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Perry, of lowa, visited with Mrs. E. M. Fairchild Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Perry is a niece if Mrs. Fairchild. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hinkle and Mr. and Airs. David Alter, of Rensselaer, and Harold Vedder, of New Mexico, visited Mrs. Troxell Sunday. Fay Granger and family, who have been camping out near Kersey and visiting with Mrs. Granger’s father, Ben Dolson, have returned home to Hammond.

The little son of Sheridan Cooper who is suffering from blood poison in his leg, caused from a bruise, is here with his grandma Cooper. His physician reports he is improving. A little excitement was caused Saturday by C. D. Shook’s horse, which was hitched near the meat market, breaking loose and tearing down Lily street. It was stopped before any damage was done. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hamstra buried their five-months-old baby last Friday. It was sick only two days. They brought it to town to the doctor Wednesday, and it was so' bad took it to Jacob Koppelman’s residence, where it died.

The marriage of Miss Effie Hart, daughter of Frank Hart, ex-post-master of DeMotte, and Truman Jay Spencer, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Spencer, took place at St. Joseph, Mich., Aug. 1, 1909. They are both -exemplary young people, and have the best wishes of their friends. This was kept secret for nearly two weeks, which accounts for its late publication.