Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

• « Miss Flora Harris returned yesterday from a visit at Kokomo. Miss Opal Gr&nt spent today in Roselawn. . J. A* McFarland made a business trip to Hammond today. M. L. Hemphill made a business trip to Chicago Heights today. Judge Hanley is sitting as a special judge in an important injunction suit in Hammond.

A. W. Sawin returned * yesterday from a ten days* business trip to Hope and Edinburg. E. W. Maxwell arrived this morning from Eddy, Okla., to visit his son, John C. Maxwell.

Mrs. M. Crowder went to Ockley today to see her aged mother, Mrs. O. P. Wiley, who Is in very poor health.

Mrs. Michael Kanne went to Joliet, 111., today to see her mother, who is 84 years, of age and quite poor health. V‘;

W. F. Smith and Frank Hill went to Lafayette today to attend the horse sale. The former has his stallion, Fortell, on the market and also his other horse, Billy Taylor.

Attorney William Guthrie came over from Monticello this morning. He is the owner of some land in Barkley township and thought that he might join hands with the remonstrators to the lower Iroquois ditch.

Mrs. George Riggins and son returned to CrawfordsVille today after a visit since last Saturday with her sister,- Mrs. Vance, at the home of her father, W. A. Green, north pf town. Mrs. Vance is in quite poor health.

MFs. R. F. Krueger, of Clyde, N. Dak., came today to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Whelen, who recently moved here frony North Dakota, and who purchased the former Tom Brusnahan farm in Union township.

Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Letter and Miss Ethel Jacks ahd A. N. Phillips came from Lafayette via Len’s new Ford auto this morning and Len and his, wife went to visit his farm north of Rensselaer and Miss Ethel returned home on the 11:06 train.

F. W. Tobias and O. E. Osborne went to Chicago this morning to attend the institution tonight of a new Odd Fellows lodge in Englewood. The expectation is to take in between 75 and 90 new members, which' will be the largest class ever taken into the order at one time in the state of Illinois. Several lodges with fine drill teams were to confer the work.

Alex. MericA, father of Dean Merica, of Francesville, has purchased a half interest with W. H. Morrison ip the cream buying station and his Interests will be looked after by his son Dean. Mr. Merica came" over from Francesville yesterday and is today looking for property to rent, expecting to move here soon. Hb is one of Francesville’s leading citizens and will be a valuable addition to Rensselaer. /.

W. S. Searight returned to Loganspoit this morning after a few days’ visit with C. W. Russell in Hanging Grove township. Mr. Searight is the owner of a large farm near Logansport and has a number of deer and elk and it was he who purchased the Falling herd several years ago. He also raises a number of wild ducks and geese. He done some duck hunting while here and took several ducks home with him. #

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hammerton returned yesterday from a visit at Franklin, Edinburg and Indianapolis. At the first named place they visited her brother, Leonard Ijjlder, and at Edinburg they visited the Chupp brothers, who are engaged in the grocery business. Anson Chupp is in New Mexico for health, but his family is at Edinburg. Anson has had lung trouble very badly and the reports that come from him are not very encouraging.

The party given Jointly by Mrs. R. D. Thompson, Mrs. Vera Nowels, Mrs. A. G. Catt, Mrs. A. R. Hopkins and Misses Julia and Gertie Leopold at the armory Tuesday afternoon proved a'Very delightful affair. About one hundred And fifty ladles enjoyed the hoabltality of the hostesses at cards And dominoes. A harpist from Chicago furnished music, refreshments were served and tlje afternoon most pleasantly spent In the evening a dance took place, the music being furnished by the harpist and twentytwo couples participated in it