Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1911 — Bridge and Euchre Played At Several Social Functions. [ARTICLE]

Bridge and Euchre Played At Several Social Functions.

Rensselaer has been quite busy socially this week and several parties have been held. Monday afternoon Mrs. Oren Parker entertained informally in honor of Mrs. Nellie Van Smith Taylor, of Chicago, Who is spending the week with Mrs. C. C. Warner. Six tables at euchre formed the entertainment. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. C. C. Warner entertained, also in honor of her guest. Bridge was the entertainment. There were seven tables. Tuesday evening Mrs. C. Eayl Duvall entertained the card club at fourhanded euchre. Several invited guests shared the hospitality of the hostess. Mrs. Oren Parker won the ladies’ prize and Moses Leopold the gentlemen’s. Mrs. Firman Thompson entertained at 6-handed euchre Tuesday evening the younger sew club. There were some twenty-five guests including the following from out of town: Miss Georgia Metcalf, of Girard, Ill.; Mrs. G. R. Clayton and Miss Maude Adam 3, of Monon. Mrs. Emma York made a business trip to Monon today. N. C. Shafer, the Maxwell man, is attending the auto show in Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cripe, of Delphi, came this morning to visit Bond Smith and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner went to Goodland this morning for a stay of two or three days. Mrs. William Cooper, of Virgie, who has had a severe case of pneumonia, is now slightly improved. A. Arnold, who has been working for several months for Fred Linback, left this morning for a visit at Greenville, Ohio. —r Mrs. Allen Gray left this morning for Remington for a short visit. She expects to return next week to her home at Monson, lowa. Her husband, whose? death occurred at a Des Moines hospital, was a rural mail carrier, and Mrs. Gray may become the carrier after her return home. Eger’s grocery delivery horse took a notion that it was feeding time at about noon today and while William Rayher, the driver, was deliverying a bill of groceries a a residence in the east part of town, the horse decamped. He ripped it off pretty lively, but went directly to the stable and nothing was injured, except Bill’s feelings. Dr. I. M. Washburn and Harry Parker returned this morning from their trip to Louisiana. They visited Omar Ritchie, who has a plantation of some 1,700 acres, and who is enjoying life and indulging in some splendid prosperity in his new southern home. They found plenty of game and had all the hunting they could desire. J. J. Hunt is still confined at his honjp as a result of the injuries sustained last week when his automobile crushed him against the window sill at the Maxwell salesroom. When he was first injured it was thought that he would be able to get out within a few days, but it is now understood that it will be some time yet before he can get out, even with the use of crutches. The injury is to his left leg below the knee, and aside from that his bruises were not severe.

This is horse sale day, but the foreign buyers did not sfiow up. The buyers have been coming here from Monticelio. That sale is the first Tuesday in each month. Owing to the fact that today is the first day of the month, the Monticelio sale did not take place until next Tuesday, the 7th, and tho buyers did not put in an appearance, although there were a number' of horses brought to town. A 1 Padgltt bought four head and had previously completed a load bought last week and the first of this. There was considerable local changing and W. D. Brlngle, of Jordan township, bought a good mare for $lB6. We are this week unloading our third car of flour for 1911. If it was not for the high quality of the flour, we could not sell the quantity that we do—more than all the balance of the merchants in Rensselaer are selling. If you have never tried it, do so »t once. JOHN EOER. Bargains, real bargains at Alford ft Vanarsdel's, successors to P. O. Kresler.