Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1910 — BURNS TOWN. [ARTICLE]

BURNS TOWN.

Phillip Durant started his saw mill Tuesday. Parmer Wells called on C. Morgenegg Monday. Mrs. John Scott spent Monday, with Mrs. S. Holmes. T. G. Brown was in Rensselaer Monday oii business. Geo. W. Casey called on S. H. Holmes Monday afternoon. d. M. Greenlee called on Samuel Holmes Monday morning. Chds. Greenlee spent Sunday with S. A. Greenlee and family. Frank Brown and Newton Jenkins called on S. H. Holmes Sunday. Dan and George Hopkins were in Rensselaer Wednesday on business. A 1 Rishling and son, Grant, called on Samuel Holmes Sunday morning. Johnny Williams began work for Isaac McCurtain, of McCoysburg, Monday. * Leo Kolhoff and Spencer Holmes called on Vilas Price Sunday ’afternoon. __L- _/ Joe Pullinß is sawing wood for Charley Reed and Wesley Price this week. „ I • • K ...N ■ Phillip and Will Durant spent Sunday with their uncle, John Shroer, and family. James Knight died very suddenly Tuesday morning after a couple days’ illness.

The Helengreen and Brown sale was well attended Tuesday, and everytinhg sold well. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T*. G. Brown and family. Bennie Price is suffering considerable pain with his teeth. His jaws are very badly swollen. C. Morgenegg bought a couple of brood sows at the Helengreen and Brown sale Tuesday. Miss Emmie Nelson spent Saturday night and Sunday with Misses Lucy and Katie Morgenegg. Miss Virgie and Boyd Holmes spent Saturday night and Sunday with their uncle, S. H. Holmes, and family. Misses Gertrude Kolhoff and Bertha Holmes called on Misses Lucy and Katie Morgenegg Sunday afternoon. Winfred Pullins started for Macon, Miss., Tuesday with the intention of buying some land and locating there. Jim Stanley is helping Samuel Holmes shape up his stock for the sale, which takes place February 22d.

Try a pair of the Gold Cross rubber boots. Every pair guaranteed. Fendig’s Xclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. - “I am not much of a mathematician,” said the cigarette, “but I can add to a man’s nervous troubles; I can substract from his physical energy; I can multiply his aches and pains; I can divide his mental powers; I can take interest from his work and can discount his chances for success.” .—— £- ———— ( - The shooting and hunting of game by rural mail carriers, while officially employed on routes, is now formally forbidden. An order to this effect has been issued by the postoffice department. Complaints were received that delays in the delivery and collection of mail were caused at certain places by the practice of carriers becoming nimrods. The Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity house at Bloomington was destroyed by fire Wednesday night and twenty frat men left with nothing but tjie clothes they had on their backs. Robt. S. Payton, of Rochester, one of the occupants of the house, undertook to scale the porch and save his personal effects from destruction, fell and is thought to have been seriously hurt. J. C. Bristow, who has been here from Bedford, lowa, for some time, left for that place this morning to pack his household goods and move to Rensselaer, He will occupy the farm of his father-in-law, John Haag, where Henry Haag now lives, 4 miles south of town. Henry had a good sale yesterday. He will remain on the farm and together with Mr. Bristow will do a great deal of tiling on the farm within the next year.

A double tragedy occurred last evening at the Empire theatre in Indianapolis. Adolph Cassau, second violinist in the theatre orchestra, had been discharged and blamed Louis Ostendorf, manager of the orchestra, for his discharge. He appeared at the stage door last evening and fired two shots at Ostendorf, who, fatally wounded, wrested the revolver from his assailant and killed him by firing two shots into his head. Ostendorf was taken to the Deaconess hospital where he died an hour later. i,.-. - • , : V' Butter Wrappers Tarnished at this office—printed or Mask. :