Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Miss Katie Smith returned to her home near Parr this morning after a visit of several days with her sisters, Mrs. Zack Stanley and Mrs. Geo. D. Zea.

James Warner, Jr., was the fortunate in the poultry award at the poultry shoiv last evening. He was given a pair of fine Light Brahmas from. W. R. Nowels’ pen.

Mr. and Mrs, E. L. Bruce are spending today in Chicago, Mrs. Bruce’s sister, Mrs. Mary Beason, of Aurora Grand, Cal., will remain here for solne time, probably about two months.

Mr. Spencer Carson and Mies Abbie Biederwolf, of Monticello, were Rensselaer visitors today. The Republican was tipped off that it was an elopment, but investigation dispelled that possibility.

C. W. Duvall received a telegram Friday from his half-sister, Miss Ora Duvall, of Mitchell, S. Dak., stating that her brother, Ed Duvall, was In a hospital with typhoid fever. They have been living in Mitchell for the past two years.

Tom Crockett and George Ulm chopped wood four days this week on the former’s farm. Tom says that any one who thinks he can’t chop wood may ask George and George says that any one who thinks he can’t chop wood should ask Tom. That testimony is very convincing.

"Billy” Stewart, the wrestler, was in Rensselaer over night. Athletics is at a high pitch at Parr and a gymnasium is being rigged up over Ed Kirk’s drug store. It is probable that a preliminary match will be arranged as a curtain raiser for the Kennedy - Stewart match to take place on Jan. 20th,

B. F. Barnes recently came to Rensselaer from near Hamilton, N. Dak., and secured in a trade 160 acres of land from G. M. Besse. The farm is between Rensselaer and Remington and Mr. Barnes and family will occupy it in the spring. They are living at present in one of the Makeever houses on Division street.

Mr. and Mrs. David Mauck, of Mt. Ayr, were in Rensselaer a short time this morning, accompanying their daughter, Mrs. Walter Kelley and husband to the station, where they took the 11:30 train. Mr. and Mrs. Mauck returned Tuesday of this week from a visit since Christmas day with relatives at Muncie, Ind., and Gillian, O.

Henry Hordeman went to Chicago this morning to see about getting himself an artificial arm to replace the one lost in a corn shredder on Nov. 17th. Henry’s arm was amputated about 4 inches below the elbow and he is able to control the lower part so well that he has great hopes that an artificial arm will be of much service to him.

This section of the country escaped some mighty severe weather that hit hard in the west and southwest. Oklahoma City, which is supposed to be considerably warmer than Rensselaer, had temperature last Monday night of 8 below zero. A copy of an Oklahoma City paper shows that the temperature ranged from 8 below to 16 above for 24 hours.

William P. Hile and Effle L Hlle were granted a marriage license last Wednesday and united in wedlock by Rev. Rutter later In the day. This is their second venture in the bonds of matrimony. Their first venture not proving a happy one, they had the bonds-untied by divorce in 1906. After four years of experience and a chance to become wiser they have concluded that th4ir first thought was not so bad after all.—Monticello Journal. ,