Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — Newland. [ARTICLE]

Newland.

Mary Rees spent Sunday with Miss Zella Bowen. Claude Bowman went to Lafayette ; Tuesday on business. Claude Bowman topped onions for Ed Walker last week. George Lambert called on W„ S. Breese Thursday evening. Miss Letha Reetf spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ed Oliver. Jess Nuss and family spent Sunday with Dan Snyder and family. Mrs. Jim Snyder spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John Bowen. I s Mrs. T. M. Callahan and children called on Mrs. jGeorge Beedy Wednesday. Quite a large crowd attended the surprise on Mr. Zeb Kennedy Thursday night. Ed Snyder, wife and baby spent Sunday with Jim Shyder and wife, of Newland. George and Sam Bowen, of Newland, pulled onions for Harry Gifford Thursday. Golda Bowman and Ethel Walker called on Mrs. Zeb Kennedy Wednesday afternoon. George Bowen and Frank Snyder attended the ball game near Pleasant Grove Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Martin and four children went to Knox Saturday for a few days’ visit with relatives. Ed Walker and family and Miss Bingham attended the birthday surprise on Mrs. Sarah McCleary, of near Independence. Frank Lewis and B. J. Gifford passed through Newland Thursday. They had been to the south end of Mr. Gifford’s road to see how they were getting along down there with their steam shovel. Mrs. Dave Spriggs received word Thursday that her mother had died in a hospital at Chicago. She left Friday morning for Wheatfleld where the funeral would be held the same afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mr. Spriggs joined her there. Those that spent Sunday with Samuel Rees and family were: Mr. and Mrs. James Rees, of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. John Watson and family, of near Medaryville; Wes Hammerton and family, of near Mt. Ayr,' and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rees and children, of near Newland. Those that spent Sunday with Zeb Kennedy and family were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blacker and two children, of Delphi; Mrs. A 1 Hazelwood, of near Brook; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kennedy and family, of near Independence; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oliver and daughter, Lola, of near Newland, and Newt Bowman and sons.