Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1910 — Judge Thompson Expected Home From Bradentown, Fla., Today. [ARTICLE]

Judge Thompson Expected Home From Bradentown, Fla., Today.

Judge Simon P. Thompson and wife are expected home from Bradentown Fla., where they have been, for several months. It is understood that Mr. Thompson is ill. He telephoned last Monday for his son-in-law. Harry R. Kurrie, to come there after him, and Mr. Kurrie left Tuesday morning, and is expected home with Judge'and Mrs. Thompson today. R. A. Mannan is down from Wheatfield today. He says there are no ducks now. The weather is too good and the ducks are not stopping here, but are going right through in search of«older~climate. ~~zzzzz_ Ed Ranton, Sr., who suffered a slight apopletic stroke a few days ago at the home of his son southeast of town, is considerably improved. He has recovered his power of speech and aside from being quite weak is feeling no ill effects of the stroke. He was able to get up today for the first time. J. T. Ham and wife, of Loreburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, are here visiting his cousin, Miss Ida Ham, and other relatives. He has resided there for the past six years, having gone from Newton county. He has prospered abundantly and likes the country and his home there. He reports that meat and other prices are about/ as high there as they are in the United States. Word was received here yesterday evening that J. J. Moore, of Trafalgar, was dying and his brother R; J. Moore, Who has been hers for some time, left on the early morning train for that place, and his nephew, R. J. Yeoman, of Newton township, took the 9:55 train for there. Mr. Moore was here only a short time ago to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Joseph Yeoman, and at that time seemed In very good health.