Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1910 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Joe Norris, of Laporte, is visiting D. H. Yeoman. . - Sam Marlin went to Lafayette this afternoon on a visit. John Schultz went to Indianapolis today f<y a visit. Mrs. F. M. Lewis, who has been the guest, of Mrs. L. M. Imes, left for her home at Langdon, Canada, today. Delos McClanahan went to Patton today to visit his sister, Mrs. Ophelia Harmon. Floyd Spain, who has been vlsitirig in Mitchell, \ S'. Dak., for about a month, returned home today.

J. A. Knowlton, of Mitchell, S. Dak., came today to look after his farm and visit old friends. He reports one of the hardest winters this-year that Dakota has ever known.

Born, today, Jan. 29th, to Mr. and Mrs? A. L. Morehead, a daughter. Mrs. Morehead is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Nevill. Their home is at Limon, Colo., where he holds a good job railroading.

The St. Joseph Collegian, the Interesting quarterly publication edited by St. Joe students and published from the printing office in the old Indian school building, has suspended publication. It is expected, however, to restart the same before long,

W. R. Shesler’s sale, east of town, was one of the 6est of the year, Thursday. It totaled $2,450. One brood mare brought $240 and Plymouth Rock chickens brought sl2 and sl3 a dozen. Mr. Shesler will move to Rensselaer.

A checker tournament was held last evening by the local checker experts. Twelve games were played by each, the following points being made: Stevens, 9; McFarland, 9; Jordan, 7%; Hill, 6; Halleck, 4%; Nichols, 3%; -Comrade Fox,

Chas. Sommers, who has been living on one of the- Foresman farms near Foresman, will move shortly to his mother-in-law’s farm, A miles south of Rensselaer. A big addition to the house is being completed and a good new barn erected.

L. R. Florence, of Reynolds, writes that he has 25* acres of wheat out for this year, will sow 25 acres of oats and 35 acres of corn. His landlorcLhaa. put a lot of tile on the farm the past year and he Is expecting better crops than he would otherwise have had.

Eben H. Babb writes from Monticello that he is now getting along all right. He was in rather a critical condition immediately following his operation but after being taken to his home at Montlcello made rapid recovery.

Henry Shortz, who formerly managed the big Sternberg dredge here and who is on a similar job at Charlotte, Mich., in renewing his subscription to the Republican says: “We can not get along .without it; it is like getting a letter from home. We are having a fine winter and there is nice sleighing now.” ‘

Mrs. W. S. Lowman received a letter from her husband yesterday. It was written on the 24th, at which time he was in Los Angeles. The weather was ideal,' roses in bloom and everything beautiful. He was going that day to Orange, where their daughter, Mrs. Alf Lowman, and husband reside.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webber are moving today from, the Squire Moore farm, west of town, to their own farm 5 miles south of town. Frank is one of the best farmers near Rensselaer and has forged to the front by hard work and good management. He will farm less land in the future and take life easier, which his condition of health demands that he shall do. Glenn Baker, son .ofJ. N. Baker, of Barkley township, arrived home last night from a trip started before Christmas. He went first to Chicago, where he visited a brother, then to Pontiac, 111., where he visited another brother, and then to Rossvflle, where, he visited his sister, Mrs. George Kimberlin. He then took a long jump and landed in Sparta, Tenn., where he visited his grandmother, Mrs. Dr. Chtidwell. - - -