Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1910 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

m -a ■ ADDITIONAL TODAY’S - LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

All sizes of hard coal at the Renaselaer Lumber yards, i . • .-I.i Mr. and Mrs. Leake, 'of Evanston, came last evening for a,short visit with the aunt of Mrs. Leake, Mrs. S. R. Nichols. Thft, Rensß.elaer Juumber Co. has all sizes ,of hard coal and the best varieties of soft coal. Order as soon as possible. • 1 " T 11 Members of the fraternity gave, a dance last evening at the armory, watched the old year get chased out by the new, and had a very pleasant time. W. L. Wood will hold a public sale at Parr on Wednesday, Jan. 12th, when he will offer a good list of live stock. The Republican has printed the billd Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam and son, Paul, are spending today at Reynolds visiting his sister. It is Mr. Beam’s first visit to Reynolds since the death of his father about twelve years ago. F. C. Taedtey, who lives on th° H. O. Harris farm southwest of town, is planning to remove about February Ist to a farm near Savoy, 111., where he believes he has a better chance than he had in this country. He came here eleven years ago and is one of the best tenant farmers in Jasper county.

Can’t look well, eat well or feel well with impure blood feeding your body. Keep the blood pure with Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take exercise, keep clean and you will have long life. In Saturday’s Chicago Tribune a restaurant had a page-advertisement. It cost more than a thousand dollars. In Saturday’s Attica Press Frank McDermond used a space of two and a half pages. There are three papers in Attica. Mr. McDermond spends more for advertising than all of the merchants of Benton county.. Perhaps it does not pav. Dut he is spending the winter in California with his family.—Fowler Leader. ■ ■ Dr. Charles Vick received word Friday that his brother, Anderson Vick, had died the night before at the soldiers’ home ftt Marion. His home had been in Lafayette. He served throughout the civil war, -being a member of Jack Gowdy’s company. He leaves a wife and two grown children. He was a member of the Maspnic, I. O. O. F. and of P. lodges and for some years a member of the fire department In Lafayette.

Peter May, who went over into Illinois several weeks ago to see his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Carlson, who was recently left a widow, returned about two weeks ago, feeling very poorly and he does not regain strength very rapidly. Today he was down town, the second time since his return home. His daughter came back with him, but is daily expecting to be called back to Ford county, where her father-in-law is very low with a cancer. James W. Beckman, of Oglesby, Ilk, and Delbert Beckman, of Lafayette, arrived here yesterday for a short visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Beckman. Doth jouug men are doing nicely in their present work. The former has been with the Oglesby Coal Co. since last March, being their traveling salesman and is meeting with splendid success. Delbert graduated about eight months ago from the Lafayette Business College and secured employment at once with the Lafayette Gas and Electric Co., as bookkeeper. Their visit to their old home will be short owing to the requirements of their positions.

According to a report filed by the Insurance department In the office ot the auditor of state of taxes and fees collected from outside insurance companies during the calendar year Just closing, an Increase of $26,496.84 is noted, In comparison with the collections for 1908. During this year there was collected In such taxes and fees, 8443,289.34. During the year there were 19,820 agents’ licenses Issued, as against 17430 la 1908. Daring the last three months of the year there were 1,320 each licenses Issued, as against 869 for the corresponding time last year. Fees collected during that period amounted to $6480.04. as against $2,716 for the corresponding period last year. Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner aad repairer, of Chicago, is new in the city. Tour patronage respectfully so netted. Please lease orders wif* Clarke, the Jeweler.