Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1910 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

IoCAL HAPPENINGS. Read pages two and three today. A new tile roof is being put on the main building at the Indian school. C. B. Steward and wife are spendstoping today with friends at Roselawn. For iced tea, try the fancy Turtle Chop black and green tea at the Home Grocery. Miss Bertha Stocksick went to Knox today for a week’s visit with the family of James Short.

Ringling’s circus is at Lafayette today. Editor Healey and Harry Parker are in attendance. George Catt, of Monon, superintendent of the Monon bridge gang, is v.sitlng friends here today. Mrs. Newt Pumphrey and Mrs. Grace Pumphrey and son Harold are spending today fishing on the Kankakee river. Mrs. M. H. Schmidt, who has been spending two weeks in Rensselaer, stopping at the Makeever house, returned to Chicago this morning. Louie Leopold and famliy came from Wolcott this morning to visit his father,'A. Leopold and family. From here Mr. Leopold went to Chicago on business. - ~ The west front business room of the Republican building fs for rent. This is a fine room for a small business ard will be rented reasonable. Inquire of Healey & Clark.

The band concert Thursday evening brought out a large crowd and tVo music was very much appreciated. The boys are improving very much and play new pieces every band concert evening. James Overton has been having a bad time with the hand that was infected following a slight injury. It is now improving. He returned this morning from Lee, where he had gone on a business trip. G. L. Thornton was in town yesterday. He has severed his whiskers from his face and his friends hardly recognized him. Lots of wheat and oats are being threshed at Surrey and prosperity is perched on every farm. The Lowell ball team went over to Valparaiso last Sunday and played the Valparaiso team and were defeated by a score of 12 to 1. The Valparaiso team had five men from the Madison, Wisconsin, team. So in reality, our boys played Madison instead of Valparaiso. i Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark went to Hammond today and after a short visit there with their daughter, Mrs. James Mead, will go on to Whitehall, Mich., for sevtral days’ visit with Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs. Chas. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Warren, also Mr. and Mrs. Farnum, of Oklahoma City, ai’fe also at Whitehall. Misfortune has certainly placed an unrelenting hand on the family of James Hurley. His wife hfis had consumption for several months and recently they lost a 20-months-old baby with cholera infantum, and now Mr. Hurley has appendicitis. He haß had one or two previous attacks and it is thought probable that he will get weil without an operation.

The excursion to Niagara Falls offers an opportunity to see nature’s most beautiful and marvelous cataract and other scenery that every American should see, while inexpensive side trips can be made that will make a most interesting vacation. A special will leave Shelby next Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 10th, and the round trip is only >7.50, with first-class accommodations. It is a nice trip, well worth all |t costs. v .