Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1911 — Eden Brothers Are Really Going Back to Wives' Relation. [ARTICLE]

Eden Brothers Are Really Going Back to Wives' Relation.

At noon today William and Henry Eden and their families arrived in Rensselaer in the two movers’ wagons in which they passed through Rensselaer two weeks ago en route t» Texas. This time they are headed back to Michigan, and are really “going back to their wives’ relation” and don’t make any bones about telling it. According to their story their wive* are sisters and they are heirs to not expected to get action on it right some property in Michigan. They hhd away but after they left Michigan the relatives that owned the property fell and broke a hip and then “kicked the bucket.”. They did not leafn ol his death until they reached Danville, Ml., and they were Informed that other heirs were making arrangements to gobble up everything in sight and so they decided to back track and they have been going it as fast as their teams could push along. They state that they have given U, the Texas trip until fall. They admit that they were a little off in saying that they were going to Houston via Mobile, but they were not familiar exactly with that country themselves and intended to leave the river boat at the point best adapted for overland travel to Houston. W. H. Morrison is packing his household goods preparatory to removing to South Dakota. Mrs. Morrison and the two children went to Chicagp today to remain until they start for the northwest. Attorney Moses Leopold returned this morning from a visit in Chicago and Hammond. At the latter place he saw three boxing contests and a wrestling match, but he thought they were tame affairs and he thinks either Polos or Coburn could beat their champion easily. Charles Thomson, the blacksmith, son of James Thomson, was operated on yesterday for the removal of fluid from the pleural cavity. The process employed was aspiration and almost a gallon of withdrawn. He is at the home of his father and his recovery will probably be very slow. Mrs. Zimri Dwlggins left this morning for her home in Lincoln, Neb., after a visit of several weeks here with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Purcupile and other relatives. She was accompanied to Chicago by her sisters, Mrs. J. F. Hardman and Mrs. A. F. Long, and the latter’s daughter, Miss Martha Long. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Anderson, who recently moved from Rugby, N. Dak., tn Bismark- are now seTfledin home find he in his position as chief clerk in the office of the secretary of state. Mrs. Anderson is a sister of Charley Morlan, of Rensselaer, and he was engaged for some years in the newspaper business.

Sherman Poole, who came here from Kankakee, 111., to work as a baker for Barnes, has been quite sick for several days at his room over The Republican office, He is some better today. His wife is expected to join him here tonight and they will make Rensselaer their home. He is said to be a thoroughly competent baker. His wife is a cousin- of W. I. Yates and a niece of A. K. Yeoman. Monticello is to have another bank, making four for that city. It is to be named the Farmers State Bank and will open for business Saturday. The principal stockholders are J. D. Timmons, Frank J. White, A. A. Anhier, James Lods, W. F. Brucker, L. G. Gustavel and B. B. Baker. There are something like twenty more equally substantial men holding stock in the bank. The bank will occupy the room recently vacated by the White County Abstract Co., and fine furniture has been purchased for it. J. D. Timmons is the president and B. B. Baker is cashier. The capitalization is 12,1,000 and it Is understood that the hank will open with at least $23,000 deposits, the stockholders having guaranteed that.

| Frank Morlan, brother of Charley Morlan, who proved up a claim in North Dakota and sold it, and whe has been coming back to Rensselaer ! about every yesr, is now engaged in proving up another claim. This claim I he cam q. into the possession of through | his marriage to a young lady from j Columbus, Ohio, who had slaked out the claim was working with true j frontier grit. Frank met the Miss, j and offered to do the hard work on the : farm for a life interest in it and its 'owner, and the result was their mar- | riage. The farm is near Wiliiston, land Frank is now engaged in building a barn and In getting ready to start the spring seeding. We don't know bow good a farm the young lady picked out but if she was as successful in picking out a good farm as she was a good husband, the North Dakota investment will prove a very bappy one. Wanted —Call or writ* for free catalogue of bees and beekeepers’ supplies. Leslie Clark, Rensselaer, Ind.