Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1910 — Special Commercial Club Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Special Commercial Club Meeting.

A special meeting of the Commercial Club will be held in the court house Monday evening to discuss the matter of moral aid to the movement inaugurated by several patriotic women to erect a monument for General Milroy on Milroy park. Not only members but citizens in general are urged to Come out to the meeting. D. M. WORLAND, Pres. MOSES LEOPOLD, Sec.

John Robinson returned this afternoon from Hammond, where he has been working for several weeks. He reports the Standard Steel Car strike as rather threatening. He went over to the works a day or two ago and when he had advanced a short distance one “Hunky” advised him that he had better not go any farther if he wanted to avoid trouble and he took the fellow at his word. The wives of some of the strikers have been taking a lively interest in the matter, throwing pepper, etc., and 'several shots have been fired. One woman was killed 9 few days ago.

The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams, of near Aix, which was severely scalded last week as the result of pulling a plug out of a washing machine filled with hot water, was brought to town today for treatment. It is considerably improved and no deformity will result from the burns.

Frank Lewis and wife, of Langdon, Alberta, Canada, formerly of Oxford, have been here visiting her sister, Mrs. W. J. Imes. He left today for Indianapolis to transact some business and she will remain a short time longer. They are getting on finely in Alberta.

Brown Lamborn is down from Chicago visiting friends. He is not in college this winter, having been compelled to lay off because of an appendicitis operation performed about Thanksgiving. He recovered thoroughly from it and is now feeling first class.

Mason and Elmer Kenton and Samuel Parker arrived here Wednesday evening for a short visit with relatives, Mr. Parker leaving last night and the Kentons today for their home near Mitchell, S. Dak. They had brought stock through to Chicago, securing return trip tickets. All continue to prosper in their western homes.

Leonard Elder was brought home from Franklin college yesterday afternoon by his classmate, Floyd Meyers. He has been suffering a severe attack of appendicitis and it is possible that he will have to undergo an operation. It is a great misfortune for Leonard, w*ho is earning his way through college and doing splendidly in his work.

John Poole has rented his farm "east, of town from which Louis Hooker will move to Otto Anderson, but Otto has decided to go to North Dakota, near where his brother, A. C. Anderson, who recently visited here, lives, and' the farm has now been rented to Clarence Maxwell, who has been living on the Pierce farm, south of town.

B. N. Fendig, the shoe merchant, arrived home on the early train this morning from Spokane, Wash., where he was called ten days ago by the illness of his brother, Sol, who has been Spokane since he left Rensselaer three years ago last November. He found Sol’s condition much better than he had expected and was able to leave after three days’ stay with him. He is suffering a sort of nervous breakdown but will doubtless come out of it all right. Ben saw C. L. Thornton, who continues to do nicely at Spokane, afld reports that other former Rensselaereans are getting on nicely there.