Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

1 Peanut butter, olives and picnic goods galore at the Home Grocery.

Miss Irene Tremberth left this morning for her home, in Ishpeming, Mich., after a week’s visit here with Miss Edith Shedd. Miss Trenberth has been teaching music at Racine. Wis.

The finest home grown tomatoes ever offered, now at > the Home Grocery.

Miss Luella Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson, is 14 years of age today and a number of her friends among the girls and boys have been invited to a party at her home this evening.

Rev. Parrett was at Goodland last evening and installed Rev. John S. Burns as pastor of the Presbyterian chbrch. Rev. Burns has just graduated from the McCormick Theological Seminary of Chicago and this is his first charge. Miss Ocie Wood, of Parr, who was recently operated upon, has taken a backset and the nurse who has charge of the case has been recalled from Chicago. The wound in her side became infected and had to be reopened and a drainage tube inserted. The Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Chicago next Sunday. Rensselaer is the last station where passengers will be taken on, but the train will stop at Cedar Lake goijig and coming to let off and take on passengers who desire to spend the day there.

Wallace Miller is now working in Indianapolis and Monday, July 10th, was the joint birthday of himself and Virgil l Hamilton, ‘whose wife was formerly Miss Hazel Warner. The event was celebrated by holding a yard picnic, on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Miss Cecil Morgan, of Rensselaer, is visiting in Indianapolis and was a guest at the picnic.

• The 10th U. S. Infantry, to which Frank Crosscup belongs, and which has been on the Mexican border for some time, will probably have to remain there until cold weather. An order from the war department provides for the removal of other troops, but the 10th is to remain there and patrol the border country. The soldiers are said to be Very anxious to leave, owing to the intense heat.

A terrific rain and hail storm, accompanied by sharp claps of thunder and lightning, occurred at about a quarter of 3 o’clock this afternoon. Probably close to an inch of rain fell in less than a half hour, and hail from the size of marbles to an inch in diameter fell. The extent of the hail could not be learned but it will doubtless prove very damaging to corn and to other farm and garden products.

A crowd of college girls, attendants at Western College for Women, at Oxford, Ohio, are occupying the Dr. Fogarty college, at Sheridan Beach, for a week or ten days. They went into “camp” Thursday and are having a jolly time. The party is composed of Miss Marian Guest, of Rochelle, 18., Miss Helen Murray, of Rensselaer, Ind., Miss Pearl Ruihley, of Archbold; Ohio, Miss Grace King, of Rockford, 111., Miss Blanche Babcock, of Parr, Ind., Miss Alma Collmer, of South Bend, and Miss Frances Huelster and Ruth M. Robb, Of this city. The girls are being chaperoned by Mrs. Murray, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. Guest, of Rochelle.—Michigan City News.

The writer made his first trip to Brook yesterday and was surprised at the evidence of prosperity in that little village. The merchants all have an air of prosperity and evidently stand together in booming the town. The work of oiling the streets out of town was in progress yesterday. The country roads leading out of town are being oiled by the county, the streets in town having already been oiled. The road leading out to George Ade's fine country home is now being oiled and is nearly oiled the entire distance. It is being placed on the roads by the use of a street sprinkler. A southern Illinois oil is being used, which is said to be superior to the road oil which was used here last year. One of the noticeable sights to a stranger on his first visit to Brook is McKinley park, the fine U. B. church and fine residences. Brook, has an electric light plant run by private parties, who furnish both day and night currents. The meter rate prevails and seems to be more than satisfactory to the patrons. If a day current can be made to pay in a town the size of Brook, it should be no trouble to make one pay In a town the size of Rensselaer. . Growing better every day.—Home Grocery.