Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Victoria Falls. Naples and Vesuvius. Costumes of Different' Centuries. Alphonso Gets in Bad. Poor Piggy. Dumb Sagacity. Venice. Oh You Hobble Skirt, By J. F. Fredrick.

J. H. Montz, of McCoysburg, made a trip to Monticello today. / Mrs. Roberts and Miss Jennie Harris are spending today in Chicago. An election will be held the latter part of this month to make West Hammond a city. It will probably carry. Miss Anna McMund returned to Chicago Monday morning after a visit since last Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brusnahan at the home of John English and A. E. Brand. C. C. Brown, of Stanley, N. Dak., who have been visiting relatives here, went to Lafayette this morning to visit his pister, Mrs. Alton Meek, whom he had not seen for several years. Mrs. Isaac Parker came Monday morning from Lee, where she visited her sister, Mrs. Alf Jacks, since Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacks are very well pleased with their business at Lee. For this week only for 25 cents, all one kind or assorted; 4 cans of the best standard lye' hominy, 4 cans of pumpkin, 4 cans of kraut, or 4 cans of red kidney beans. JOHN EGER. Louie Wilcox, of Springfield, Ohio, who attended the retail monument dealers’ convention in Chicago last week, came to Rensselaer Friday for a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Frank Leek, and many old friends. He left Sunday for his home. About three inches of snow fell last night and flurries have fallen during the day. The soft weather of laet week, followed by the freeze of Sunday, left the roadbed very rough Htid even with a big fall of snow it will take a considerable time to make a good bed for sleighing. The garment workers’ strike is to bte brought to a close in Chicago. Ti.e firm of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, the largest of the independent clothing concerns, has signed an agreement, with striking tailors hy which 10,000 are to return to work within ten days. The employing firm contemplates an increase of working room by wh'ch 2,00 u additional employees will be put to work shortly.