Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Thirty-five automobiles are owned in the town of Monon. Delos Thompson made a business trip to Chicago Thursday. The thing that “can’t be done” is the thing that is! Mrs. J. M. Bell, of Frankfort, is visiting lier daughter, Mrs. W. L. Myer. Potatoes now down to 50c a peck at the Home Grocery. Marion Robinson made a business trip to Lafayette today. ~ r —‘ The Home Grocery for the piano oentest votes. W.. J. Wright made a business trip to Chicago today. Typewriter ribbons for sale at The Republican office. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz are spending today at Water Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray went to Straator,' 111., yesterday, for two weeks’ visit. Mrs. Frank Hunt came dtiwn fronT Lowell again today to help care for Mr. Hunt’s, mother. Mrjj, Rice Porter has gone to Goodland to visit relatives for a week or such a matter. Mrs. Isaac Wiltshire and Miss Katie Shields went to Chicago today for a visit of about two weeks. Mose Hodshire wept to Indianapolis last night, where he expects to get a job barbering. -County Superintendent Lamson and B. F. Fendig made an auto trip to the north part of the county Thursday. P. T. Longachre went to Chicago Thursday and will go .from there to Elkhart. Harrison Wasson has been confined at his home this week with a bad cold and pleurisy. Orie Yeoman went to Indiana Harbor Thursday to engage in fruit tree soliciting. —A - - Mrs. Will Roth returned to Monticello- today after a visit since Tuesday with her sister, Miss Viola Rayher. Miss Myra Watson returned home this afternoon from a visit at the Chain of Lakes in Wisconsin. Mrs. H. L. Brown and little daughter returned this afternoon from a visit of two weeks with relatives in Berwyn and Glencoe, I * L Mr. and Mrs. Walter Koons and children returned to Burnettsville today after a visit with his father, Elias Koons and family, near Mt Ayr. Thos. Mills and son returned to Zionsville today after a Visit here with Mrs. Annie King and other relatives. J. N. Jenkins, who moved from Pari 1 to Manchester, Mich., last year, is here on a visit with his mother and other telatives. Frank L. Burch returned to Chicago yesterday after a visit of two* Weeks with the family of his uncled E. J. Duvall. B. Forsythe was over from Wipamac today on business. He is still running the store but expects to sell it and return to Rensselaer to make his home. Mrs. Whitsell Lewis went to Greenfield today, where the wife of her brother, Lee Catt, is very sick with consumption. The family of Rev. G. H. Clarke are packing for their removal to Indianapolis and they expect to 'leave for their new home tomorrow. Miss Rena Watt left this morning for her home at Berrian Springs, Mich., after a week’s visit with her cousin, Mrs. George Ketchum. Erma and Jennie Ganson and Vira Apgar, of the Watts de Peyster school, left Thursday morning for points in Illinois, where they will visit friends and relatives for a few weeks. Mrs. C. B. Brunsdon came down from East Chicago this morning for a short visit With her father, W. R. Shesler. Mr. Brunsdon will join her here tomorrow. J. J. ’Lawler had out between 280 and 300 acres of wheat on county farms this year and as far as threshed it is running between 23 and 28 bushels to the acre. The maid of yesterday who marries money today, is tomorrow by far the most exacting mistress in town.