Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1910 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

. AT THE PICTURES. The Mad Doff Scare, a comedy. A Sleep Walking Cure, a comedy. SONG. That Lovin* Two Step Man. by Roscoe Wilson.

FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY. ; Sept, I. Stephen A Douglas, Lincoln s < principal opponent in the north, ' spoke at Richmond, Va., prom- I ising non-interference with J slavery if elevted. —• — Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. ’ Four thousand new cases of < cholera reported in Spain and < 1,120 deaths. < A rare surgical success in I New York, removal of a cancer- J ous tumor with the knife; first J operation of the kind. <

New shoes for men, woman and children at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. See them before you buy. Grape Juice, the great health drink, 10c or 3 bottles for 25c. JOHN EGER. Mrs. P. L. Mattes and Mrs. L. J. Deist left for Chicago today. Mrs. Mattes has been visiting her mother, Mrs. H.. M. Grant. We are anxious to have every teacher inspect our footwear before making purchases for fall and winter. To look does not mean you must buy Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. The president’s meeting of the Ladles’ Literary Club, which was announced to be held at the home of Mrs. A. F. Long, Saturday, will be omitted this year on account of the death of Mrs. Frank Foltz. The regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. A J. Bellows, Sept. 16th. ■- ■ The Royal Tailor line of all fine wool samples for tailor made suits. A perfect fit guaranteed. ROWLES & PARKER. ' Tickets to the number of 50 were sold on the special excursion to the Lafayette fair this morning. Some of those taking in the excursion were: E. Mab, F. B. Ham, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith, G. P. Simons and daughter Cora, D. M. Worland, Charlie Hemphill, Sidney Holmes, Wm. Nowels and daughter Mabel, A Hauter, W. P. Gaffield, Robert Michael, Ed Ritter. Rex Warner and S. S. Shedd. John Healy, D. F. Smith, G. L. Phillips and Dr. Loy went on a later train. One of the most enjoyable events of the season took place at the home of Michial Zick, in Walker township, Sunday, Aug. 28, the occasion being the eighty-third birthday qf Grandfather Zick. Mr. Zick has lived for fifty years on the farm he still occupies, and sixty of his neigbors very pleasantly surprised him Sunday. Dinner was served in a grove near the house and in the afternoon ice cream and cake were served. Mr. Zick’S daughter, Mrs. Bruce White, and husband, of Rensselaer, were present. * Midshipman James E. Brenner arrived home Wednesday afternoon from the naval academy at Annapolis, where he has completed the first year of hia training for a naval officer Upon his return there he will be a third classman. Three years more is required to complete the college course and then he will be ranked a “past .midshipman” for two more years before the rank of ensign, which is equivalent to a second lieutenancy in the army, is conferred. Mr. Brenner’s leave of absence is for thirty days and follows his return from the summer cruise to England, France and Portugal, which he greatly enjoyed. .If you thoroughly tile your land J with concrete tile, you don’t need commercial fertilizers to raise a crop. Get them at the Rensselaer Cement Tile Factory, Chris Kalberer, propriet»r.