Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1910 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

AT THE Princess tonight —#— ■ ■ PICTURES. The Thief. SONS. Kiss Once More and Then Good Bye, by Roscoe Wilson.

For Sale: A couple of show cases/ . HOME GROCERY. Born, this morning, Aug. 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Alter, of Union township, a son, and their Becond male child. Mrs. Roy Chissom, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy, went to Lafayette today to visit relatives. Eart Bruner and Carl Duvall went to Bloomington, Ind., today,' where -they may jnake arrangements to attend the university this winter. Mrs. Minerva Hopkins, who is deaf, left this morning for Tracy), Wis., where she will remain for an indefinite period with her daughter, Mrs. Emma Romack. S. R. Nichols left this morning for Omaha, Neb., where he may buy some feeding cattle. Mrs. Nichols went to Plato Center, 111., to visit her niece, Mrs. L. R. Leake. Dean Chivington, of Colfax, who came yesterday to visit the family of H. E. Parkison, accompanied Miss \ Martha Parkison this morning on a visit to Morocco and Brook. H. B. Brown liras down from Kniman on business today. He is the postmaster there and.is also engaged in the merchantile business and handles some real estate on the side. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jacobs moved yesterday to the J. T. Randle house. J. P. Hammond and family will occupy the house they vacated and W. C. Babcock and family will occupy the house vacated by Mr. Hammond. Mrs. Marsh Warner has hsd good success with her chickens this year. She lives at the east corporation line of Rensselaer and has sold $186.66 worth of eggs since Jan. Ist, besides using an average of 48 each week for home consumption. That is a little better than $5 per weejt and shows what can be done on a suburban place with a little attention. Mrs. Jennie L. Wishard, who recently sold her property to- John Mauck, expects to depart the latter part of this month for St. Paul,'Minn., for a visit of a month with her son. Rev. Glenn Wishard, who Is In charge of some Y. M. C. A. work in that city. Glenn recently was given a raise in salary and now receives SI,BOO per annum. Mrs. Wishard will return to Rensselaer and probably board here through the coming winter. Jack Hoyes had 75 acres of oats this year that produced 3,550 bushelß, which is a little more than 47 bushels to the acre. Fifty-five acres of this made 50 bushels on the average, but the other 20 acres cut the average yield down. Jim Lane, of Newton township, had 52 acres that made an average of 38 bushels. Fred Schultz, of Union, had 10 acres of oats that made 52 bushels to the acre, while his 18 acres of wheat made 590 bushels, which Is almost 33 bushelß to the acrfe. • Joseph Ruggles, of Marlon, took the train for his home today after a visit of several days with his cousin, Sam Lowery, north of town, Mr. Ruggles and Mr. Lowery attended the funeral at Kentland Sunday of their cousin, George Burman, who had drowned Thursday in the Iroquois river, near the state line. With others he had spent the day fishing and picnicking and when they were ready to start home he decided to swim across the river. The channel was narrow and he was a fine swimmer, but he was seized with a cramp and drowned, his companions being unable to give him any aid.- Mr. Burman was 40 years of age and a highly esteemed man as was proven by the extremely large funeral, lie leaves a widow and three children. Your “Want” adv. will receive prompt attention. Phone 18. . .