Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1909 — BURNS TOWN. [ARTICLE]

BURNS TOWN.

Alex. Hurley hauled some buckwheat to Rensselaer Friday. Elmer Sulamberger hauled gravel Thursday and Friday. John Knapp is distributing the mail on route one in his auto at present. Bennie Price spent Sunday with home folks. Alex. Hurley was up in the Gifford region Sunday. Shelby Comer was in this locality Monday buying up cattle to ship. Doctor Frost is husking corn for L. A. Greenlee this week. Frank Rensselaer, was in this locality Friday. Wesley Price helped L. A. Greenlee haul oats to Rensselaer Friday. Chris Morgenegg helped George McElfresh buzz wood Tuesday. Add Shook has rented the Beasley farm, where T. G. Brown resides, for next year. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Greenlee called on Samuel Holmes and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Samuel Holmes spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whitaker and family. Spencer and Esta Holmes called on Elmer and David Greenlee Sunday afternoon. Some mischievious boys turned over the boys’ dwelling house in Burns Town hallowe'en night.

Mr. and Mrs. John Scott and Milt Sutton visited with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Holmes and family Sunday. Wm. Whitaker, Sam Holmes and L. A. Greenlee called on C. A, Reed Sunday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reed and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. James Myers and family Sunday. Elias Arnold and son, Harry, hauled some coal out from Rensselaer to Cosy Palace Friday. Walter Brown and Frank Helengreen returned home Friday from a two months’ stay in North Dakota. Wm. Green and daughters visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whitaker and little boy, of Rensselaer, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holmes and family Saturday night Sunday. Quite a crowd of young folks gathered In at C. Morgenegg's Sunday afternoon and all bad an enjoyable time playing hide and seek. Sheriff L. P. Sbirer was out in this neighborhood Friday, looking after some witnesses for this term of court. He captured one near Burns school house. Ike McCurtain was out on Nubbin Ridge a few days ago reeking whom be could devour. Ike says he swells up like t'-vd vhe is entitled to the name papa.