Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1911 — HORSE SHOW DATES TO BE SEPT 13 TO 16. [ARTICLE]

HORSE SHOW DATES TO BE SEPT 13 TO 16.

Committee Determines on Earlier —Date to Avoid Storms That Gen* , erally Accompany Equinox. The horse show will be a week earlier than at first proposed. The time has definitely been decided upon for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13th to 16th inclusive. The change was made when it occurred to some one that the date originally set was right at the equinoxial period, when storms generally prevail and every almanac that could be found prophesied trouble with the weatherman. The committee wanted to take no chances and pulled the dates back a week, which, we believe, will be generally satisfactory. '■ The announcement for the horse show seems to have attracted more attention this year than heretofore. It is getting to be an institution of the city and people look forward to it with pleasant anticipation. This year’s show will be better than former ones, the committee believes. There is a good lot of money in sight. Every one is pushing and the attractions will be the best yet Watch for the big bills and the programs. Get 'ready for a big time in Rensselaer Sept. 13th to 16th. Get the horses and colts and mules in shape, too, and help make the show a great success. Misses Ruth and Mona Lotz, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, are visiting at the home of Mrs. W. N. Jordan, in Barkley township.

Rev. R. H. Hume, of Springfield, Ohio, stopped off in Rensselaer yesterday for a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Ross Dean. He was on his way to Chicago, where he will preach for the next two Sundays at a United Presbyterian church. \ Mrs. Lee Rardln went to Parr today to spend a few days with her husband’s people, who expect soon to move away, as he expects the conference of the U. B. church to send him to another field. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rardin will begin housekeeping at Parr next Monday. Len Lefler, who recently sold his confectionery store in Lafayette; has invested in land near Kniman, having 200 acres there. He has been in quite poor health and thought that the indoor life was too confining for him. He will continue to live in Lafayette this winter and move to his farm in the spring. Dr. E. C. English went to Chicago this morning tp be in attendance 'at a banquet to be given tonight at the Sherman house by his fraternity, the Phi Delta Theta, to be given by the members of-hip college class of 1884, at Bloomington, 111. He expected to spend today visiting hospitals' and attending clinics. Everet Halstead returned last evening from a prospecting and business trip to the Red River valley of North Dakota. He reports abundant ratals in that valley and the small grain in the upper end of the valley and across the Canadian line is being damaged some by rust. In most North Dakota points outside of the Red River valley the drouth has almost ruined the crop. South Dakota has also suffered great damage. It was mighty hot for a time yesterday afternoon and some were thinking that it was the hottest day of the year. But it was not by some ten degrees. The government thermometer kept at the college registered 94 as the maximum point reached. Workmen at the new depot were so exhausted by* the heat in the afternoon that work was suspended for the day. The slight rain this morning moderated the temperature very much. There was very little rain, but sufficient to lay the dust and cheer up every one a little. Mrs. Joe Jackson, who has been at the home of her sister, Mrs. Milt Roth, ever since she was brought from Longmont, Colo., about a month ago, had a very serious relapse yesterday afternoon. She had been improving some since their return here but there was only small hope of a permanent improvement. Thursday she was taken with spells during the continuance of which she could scarcely get her breath. The attending physician had to resort to the use of strychnine to keep up respiration. Today she is slightly improved but her life is despaired of and the end is probably not far away. While placing a metal tub under the eaves to catch rainwater, Mrs. Theodore Goethals, of Mishawaka, was rendered unconscious by Itohtnipg.