Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1909 — NEWLAND. [ARTICLE]

NEWLAND.

Ed Oliver was a Rensselaer caller Saturday. Newt Bower was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. Geo. Gorbet was seen on our streets Friday afternoon. Mrs. Wm. Rees was a Pleasant Grove caller Friday. T. M. Callahan made a trip to the north end Monday. Wm. Rees spent Saturday night and Sunday with his family. Mrs. Ed Oliver made a business trip to Danville, 111., Saturday. Several fanners around here began gathering corn last week. George Martin's children have the whooping cough at this writing. Ed Oliver was up near Wheatfield Sunday looking after his cattle. B. J. Gifford shipped a car of onions and potatoes to Chicago Thursday. . Claude Bowman worked far John Holladay, of Wheatfield, last week. Miss Zella Bowen spent Sunday with Alice Hancock, of near Gifford. A son was bprn to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Beedv, of Newland, October 25. John Bowen visited friends at Mt. Ayr and Brook a couple of days last week. Letha Rees and Golda Bowman spent Friday afternoon with Zella Bowen. ~~i Arthur Akers moved to town Saturday,'and will work on the steam shovel. Bill Guard and Joe Cox went to the former’s home Saturday for an extended visit. Geo. Bowen and Newt Kupkee went to Rensselaer one evening last week on business. Ed Oliver went to Hammond one day last week to get repairs for his potato digger. Ed Walker and son worked for T. M. Callahan last week. He he having a barn rebuilt. Ed Walker called on Ed Oliver Saturday. The former lost a valuable cow last.week. Art Acres moved into the house vacated by Dan Snyder, who recently moved to Zadoc. Floyd Tow and Miss Lola Oliver spent Sunday afternoon with Letha, Mary and Ernest Rees. Joe Eichelberger, of Parr, is here this week building a new corn crib on his farm, east of town. Miss Alice Bingham, our teacher, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Day. Jordan, west of town. Letha Rees returned home Wednesday, after an extended visit in Lebanon with friends and relatives. John Watson, of near JVledaryville, has been making cider at W. N. Jordan’s the latter part of last week. Miss Alice Bingham spent Sunday, with Day Jordan. She also attended institute at Rensselaer Saturday with her. Dan Snider and John Snider moved to Zadoc Saturday, where they have a job making ties and piling for the C. & W. V. railroad. Miss Letha Rees, who has been visiting relatives at Lebanon, Boone county, for three or four weeks, returned home Wednesday, -rD. E. Walker and Newt Bowman are tearing down a corn crib at Laura for T. M. Callahan to be used for repairing cribs at Newland and Gifford. Newt Bowman and family and Sam Bowen, Fred Tow and. Art Kennedy called on Wm. Rees and family Sunday evening. They were entertained hy music from Miss Bowman’s guitar. Wm. Rees, who is working in the shops at Kersey, and Claude Bowman, who is working for J. S. Halladay, near Kersey, came home Saturday night, to spend Sunday with their families.