Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1910 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Cyrus Ball and son Merle were here for the unveiling. -1 .——i— . i. A— Ernest Knight, of Hammond, visited friends here Sunday. Miss Myrtle'Wright went to Chicago for a few days’ visit? Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tanner, of Chalmers, visited relatives here the Fourth Terrence and Pierre Thompson, of Hammond, have been visiting relatives here. ——. * Mrs. Elizabeth Kaub, of Elkhart, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker. Mrs. Chas. Ball and son Albert, of Wabash, visited friends here over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Ira St. Pierre, of Chicago Heights, were here witnessing the unveiling : ' ■ - .' >' Miss Edna King visited friends at Marco, Huntington and BlufTton over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Learning, of Goshen, were here to spend the Fourth with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Peacock, of Paxton, Ul., are here for a visit with Mrs. Florence Peacock. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Sutton and daughter, of Lowell, were here for the unveiling of the monument.

Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Hopkins, of Goodland, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hopkins yesterday. Misses Loretta Parks and Grace Conn, of Hammond, have been the guests of Mrs. Bruce Hardy. Among the Goodland visitors here the Fourth were Editor Logan aftd wife, and Hazel, Vada and Lettia Perkins. !========«= Lew Apger, of Goodland, was here yesterday, and took home his littledaughter, who had been in the Monnett home.

Miss lone Zimmerman returned to Chicago today with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rhoades, who had been here for the Fourth. J. H. McLain and family will leave tomorrow by automobile for a three keeks’ visit at their old home, Wauseon, Ohio Harry Zimmerman was home from Michigan City for the Fourth. He is working for the Monon there, telegraphing. Dr. J. W. Ballard and wife, of Logansport, were here to attend the unveiling. Mrs. Ballard is a niece of Gen. Milroy. *- Miss Lellia Mitchell an& Miss Mary Watts, of Delphi, who have been the guests of Isaac Kepner and family, returned home today.

Both “The Princess’ and “The Rex” gays continuous performances all day yesterday, and did their share toward amusing the large crowd.

A. E. Coen, wife and son, of Berwyn, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Ham Wood, of Lafayette, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Watson yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Woodcox and little daughter* of Chicago, who have been the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Thad Stephens, returned to their home today.

Miss Lillie Lang, who has been attending school at Bloomington, is the guest of Mrs. Lem Huston. From here she will go to her home in Spokane, Wash., after a short visit in Indianapolis.

H. C. McDonald, a former resident of Jasper county, but now living near LaCrosse, who was here to celebrate the Fourth, brought with him samples of oats, barley and wheat which he has growing on his farm. The grain is nice as one would care to look at He has 65 acres of oats, 20 of barley and 75 of wheat. In the township there is an average of 5,000* wheat, 200 of barley and 14,000 of oats. The 20 per scent advance in the price of automobile tires, announced by makers July 1, is general throughout the tire industry. Slight variations are found from the average among the different companies, but the ordinary consumer will pay just 20 cents on the dollar more than he dW before the month of July set in. Among the variations from the rule an advance up to 35 per cent on the smaller tires by the G. & J. company, and no advance on red rubber stock by the Empire company. The latter is true in view of redent the~redrubber varieties. £