Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1910 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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local happenings. All home print today. stead pages two and three today. The first cranberries, Home Grocery. Mrs. Wiley Jernigan, of Marion, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. C. Passons. Born, Saturday, Sept. 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Shellhart, of Newton township, a son. If you want something really nice in fruits and vegetables, get it at The Home Grocery. Those who use the Pillsbury flour never have any trouble in getting good bread. Rhoades Grocery handles this celebrated flour. O. N. Kile, of Royal Center, has rented one of J. C. Passon’s tenant houses in the west part of town. Mr. Hile will travel for a patent medicine flrm. Mrs. Albert Bissenden and two little daughters left this morning for Paxton, 111., to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Birt. Her father has been in very poor health for some time. Bernard Borchardt, of Tampa, Fla., who came here with the intention of entering the law school at Ann Arbor, Mich., went to Bloomington this morning, having decided to take the course there instead. He is a nephew of B. F. and Samuel Fendig.

Miss Carolyn Baker returned home Saturday from Illinois, where she and her little sister Ruby had spent the past three weeks with their brother, Jas. R. Baker, at Pontiac, and their siter, Mrs. George Kimberlin, at Rossville. Ruby remained with her sister for a longer visit. Senator Clapp, who is to speak at the opera house Wednesday night, arrived in Indianapolis Monday. Tonight he will speak in Lafayette and tomorrow afternoon at Monticello. He is an insurgent republican and stated In Indianapolis that he feels a deep interest in Senator Beveridge. He will speak along progressive republican lines. Congresman E. D. Crumpacker will speak in Rensselaer on Wednesday evening, Oct. sth. Nq£ a voter in this part of the country should fail to hear him. His speech here during the campaign two years ago was one of the most able political addresses ever made here and his speech this year is certain to enlighten all who hear it. The speech will be at the armory, the opera house being rented for another purpose that night. Rev. C. L. Harper left this morning for LaPorte to attend the conference. He will not return before next Tuesday, the conference lasting over Monday. He took a good report from the local church, showing that $660 had been contributed to benevolences during the year, that he had been paid in full and three weeks in advance, and that about SIOO was left in the treasury. Also some small obligations had been discharged during the year.

Rue P. Parcels arrived home this morning from St. Louis, where he has been working and playing ball since the Missouri Military Academy closed i its last spring term. He was to have begun teaching mathematics there Monday of this week, but the administration building of the academy was burned Sunday night and it was decided not to try to open the school ■ until after the first semester and Rue returned home although he intends to go to Chicago soon and look for employment. He has been playing With a fast semi-professional ball team in St. Louis and in sixteen games has batted over 400. Rue was one of the best of the Wrens last year and there is a fine chance for him to get into fast company if he wants to ..do so.