Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1910 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The Purdue commencement takes place Wednesday when 311 seniors will be graduated. Miss Merle Harris went to Greencastle yesterday to visit her sister, Miss Georgia, during the commencement week. Mrs. J. W. Tilton and three children And niece, Miss Beulah Glascow, went to West Chicago Monday for a visit of several days. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam and son Paul and Mrs. Beam’s sister, Miss Myrtle Wright, who has been visiting here, spent yesterday in Chicago. F. G. Kresler was home over Sunday as is his custom. He found his two babies quite ill, the youngest being threatened with pneumonia, and he remained over Monday. The advance of from 15c to 25c on the wholesale price of pineapples this week over last, makes the Home Groccery's big pineapple sale look extra good and shows that their judgment was right. Theodore George hhs been in Chicago for several days investigating a proposition to travel for Marshall Field, and if offered satisfactory territory he will probably go on the road. Van Grant is working at Fendig’s Fair while Theodore is away. E. G. Sternberg left yesterday for lowa, where their big that operated in White county, is being unloaded. Part of the dredge has reached its destination at Nebraska City Junction, lowa, part is on the road and part is still being loaded at Monticello. W. S. Richards arrived hotne yesterday morning from Kansas City, Mo. and his son Lee preceded him a day Sherm went to Kansas City to take up some work contracted by Beech Peterson when the latter was injured by being struck by an automobile. He will now take up his trade here. Don’t pay from $2.25 to $2.50 for a crate of pineapples, when you can buy fancy fruit at SL9O to $2.10, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 42 to the crate, SL9O; *6 to the crate, $2.00; SO to the crate, $240. JOHN EGER.