Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Potatoes now down to 50c a peck at the Home Grocery. J. K. Davis made a business trip to Monticello this afternoon. Ed Eikenbary, of Wabash, was here on business this morning. i fr-1 About forty people went to Lafayette today to attend the circus. Alfred -Sharp went to Mddaryville this afternoon to visit his states. Mr. and Mrs. James Matheson wfent to Indianapolis today for a few days’ visit _ _ t .; * Miss Myrtle Hammerton, of East Lynn, 111., is the guest of Rensselaer relatives. - Mrs. J. P. Hammond and son Maurice went to Wheatfield this morning for a short visit. Mrs. D. E. Hudson, of Broad Ripple, came this morning to visit Mrs. E. L. Hammerton and family., * O. K. Rainier went-to Chalmers today to remain while tfie grain oh Ills farm is- being threshed. : • . M. B. Price went to Lafayette today 1o attend the circus. Myrt likes to feel like a boy once in awhile . , — r " l ■ Band concert tonight. There is talk of a sham battle by members of the militia company before the concert. Mrs. Martha Protzman, of Brook, came this morning for a visit of two weeks with her sister, Mrs. E. H. Shields. - ■* s. Mrs. Frank Stafford came from Bluffton yesterday for a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J K. Davis. v': Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Horton and son John went to Lafayette this afternoon for a short visit with Dr. Schmadel, a dentist of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Meyer, of Danville, 111., arrived last evening 'for a visit with his mother and other relatives and many friends.

Mrs. John Kohler and little daughter came from Chicago this afternoon to visit until Sunday with relatives. Mr. Kohler will join her here Sunday. Q. A. Stephenson came from Chicago Heights last evening and this morning his mother, Mrs. W. H. Stephenson, accompanied him home for a week's visit. Mrs. Titus Price and two daughters left this morning for their home in Kansas. Judge Price went to Ohio today on business and will return hero later before going to his home. Alfred Crisler and “Uncle” Ben Harris went to Lafayette today to attend the circus. Mr. Crisler and wife are from Spokane, Wash., and are visiting* relatives in this and Newton counties. Marion Pierson came this afternoon from Champaign, 111., where he is employed in the offices of the International Harvester Co., for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pierson, north of town. - Mt. and Mrs. George J. Macey, who have been visiting his mother Mrs. John Makeever, since last Sunday, left today for Indianapolis for a short visit before returning to their home at Columbus, Ohio. Jerry Branson and Wilbur Putt, tw»young men from Jordan township, left this North Dakota, where they expect to find work during the harvest period. Branson will go to Grand Forks and Putt to Arvilla. Goggle-eyes are ripe in the Kankakee river. Mel Abbott, Clarence Fate, Harry Parker and Frank Kresler spent Wednesday Robing and got 67 fish, mostly goggle-eyes. A few bass were also caught, and a few mudcats. Mrs. Ernest Tillman, of Lebanon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. W. King, of Rensselaer, was operated on for appendicitis at an Indianapolis hospital one day last week. She is getting along nicely, according to word received hy her pgrents here this morning. ~ Ivan Carson is quite badly crippled as the result of being run over by a motorcycle Monday morning. He had gone to Chicago to start out on hi« weekly tour and was struck by a motorcycle, which was being driven at high speed. He returned home and has been confined to the house most of the time since. His right leg was badly Injured at the knee and his right hip also Injured. He will probably be ready for work within a week or so. There is rather small chance of him recovering damages from the man who was responsible for the accident