Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1910 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Hon. Jesse E. Wilson is here from: Washington, D. C., to vote. Chas. Waling, of Brook, was over today paying taxes and looking after ditch assessments. Mrs. Mary Callahan, of Mitchellville, lowa, is visiting the family of J. L. Griggs and other relatives. Steve Salrin was down from Gillam township today, taking out a hunter’s license and transacting business. Max Kepner found his pocketbook, which was advertised in the Republican Saturday. It contained about $35 in bills. Tom Manley has secured a job at Belvidere, 111., and George Kepner will go there with him to. begin work, probably today or tomorrow. Try a pair of our high lace shoes for winter. We can fit your feet and your purse, too. ROWLES & PARKER. Hasty Bros., of southeast of town, have purchased an interest in the Remley grocery, which was sold to Lee & Rowen last week, and will manage the same. Fire Chief Shelly Harvey, of New’*’ castle, while hurrying on a bicycle to answer a still alarm, ran into an automobile and received serious injuries. i)n ugly gash across his face will disfigure him for life, and he may be injured internally. George Tullis, who was injured by being thrown from his wagon in a runaway accident several days ago. was able to be in town today. He is recovering from his injuries quite well and is glad were ho worse. His right collar bone was broken and he was also injured in the left leg. Being 68 years of age and slightly crippled as the result of an injury received during the war his escape from serious injury is almost miraculous.

Coroner J. L. ,Allen, of Hancock county has given his verdict on the death of Clark W. Pickering, a fireman, who was killed in a wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad at C. N. cabin, near Greenfield. The coroner finds that Joseph P. Yant, conductor, and W. B. Farrell, brakeman, left a switch open after a freight train used it, and the fast mail train ran into the switch, the wreck following. Emerson Coen, who is serving an enlistment in the U. S. Navy, spiled last week with his -ship, the New Hampshire, for foreign ports and will be absent for several months. There were sixteen of the finest war ships in the United States navy in the fleet* and the trip to France and England will be a very instructive one to all the boys who are permitted to take it. The fleet will be in England during the holidays and Emerson is planning to spend Christmas in London.

The hauling of gravel over the country roads in a ten-ton steam gravel wagon in Stony Creek township, Madison county, has been stopped by an injunction issued by the circuit court. The wagon was used in the construction of gravel roads under the threemile road law for the reason, according to the contractors, that they could not secure teams to haul the gravel. It Ishfeared by the county commissioners, who filed the suit, that the heavy wagon will ruin roads already constructed. ; y/ A Classified Adv. will rent it.