Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1910 — ADDITIONAL TODAY’S LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL TODAY’S LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

School will be out Thursday of next week. • Smoke ElVerso 10c cigar—at the quality store—-Home Grocery. Several went to the Kankakee and Cedar Lake fishing Sunday. Not even a bite. Mrs. Moses Chupp and little granddaughter returned this merning from a visit in Morocco." At John Kepner's sale held on the public square Saturday afternoon there was a large crowd on hand, but prices were not very high. His cow -brought only 348. Arthur Battleday is in Dayton, Ohio, working in a telephone office. He is handy at electrical and mechanical work and was employed for some time in a garage in Rensselaer. Thos. Daugherty was out riding this morning with his son-in-law, W. C. Babcock. He is not improving much from his recent illness but enjoys getting out for a ride during the better days. Ray Markin, son of George Markin, who went west about a year ago, is now working in a bakery at Mitchell, S. Dak. He is getting along first-class, likes the town and is enjoying good health. s William Knox, who graduated from pharmacy in Chicago about two weeks ago, received the report Saturday on his examinatioin. He passed successfully and is now among the registered pharmacists of the city. The row of frame shacks north of the railroad on Main street had a close call from burning Sunday. The part occupied by the Beasley tribe caught fire and no one seemed desirous of sending in a fire alarm. A bucket brigade finally overcame the fire. Wednesday night is supposed to be the big night for the comet. No all night watch parties have so far been announced. The big wanderer will be a long ways from Rensselaer and a fellow would be just as safe on the water tower as he would in a dugout. Don’t worry. Mrs. W. M. Parkison, wife of Dr. Parkison, of Brook, has been visiting relatives in Indianapolis. Her little daughter, Ardis Jane, has been with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parker, in Barkley township. Mrs. Parkison returned yesterday and will go to Brook tomorrow. Thos. Eiglesbach came down from Chicago Sunday to attend the dedication of the new church at the college and to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raichard. Mr. Raichard returned to Chicago Sunday evening but she will remain here until Wednesday.

While pressing hay at Otto Grieger’s in Gillam township, a bolt that controlled the lever of the machine broke and the latter, being thrown back with considerable force, struck Bernard Guild, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. Jas R. Guild, who happened to be in its path, on one leg, bruising one knee most painfully, but breaking no bones. —Medaryville Advertiser. • Joseph Murphy, a West Mammond hobo, was arrested in Gary Friday for drunkenness and fined $5 and costs. Murphey had a wooden leg, which he unscrewed and offered to the court in payment of his fine, saying that it was all he had on earth. He then knelt before the court and pleaded for mercy. Judge Mayo told him to screw on his leg and gave him money to get out of town. There are no new cases of scar let fever. The only ones now are in the families of John Richards and Allen Swim. The quarantine has not yet been raised at the I. N. Hemphill home, although the little boy, Floyd, is practically recovered. The fcity health officer will issue a daily statement through the Republican to keep the public informed as to the exact status of the disease. There is no occasion for alarm. William Warren was down from Tefft Saturday and left $1 for the soldiers’ monument fund. His daughter, Mrs. Mattie Warren Grube, also gave sl. Thos. Eiglesbach, now of Chicago, also gave JI. Mrs. Grube wrote: “Being a soldier’s daughter I would not miss this opportunity of helping, if only a little, to erect a monument to their memory. I send |l, for which please-place the name of my father, William Warren, on the monument,”