Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM PICTURES. y ' •% TESTED BY THE FLAG. THE TRAGIC WEDDING.

Mrs. W. R.-Brown, who has been quite sick, having had an attack of appendicitis, is now somewhat improved. V ' '■ ■— -'■'l—l. I !■ W. F. Powers has been quite sick for several days with an attack of kidney trouble. He is somewhat better today. James an aged veteran of the civil waif [having belonged to Company K, of tire 82nd, is visiting his three sons near Newland. Miss Hfelen Leatherman was 13 years of age yesterday and a party in honor of the event was given hey that evening and was enjoyed by a large number of her girl friends. D. J. Eastburn and wife, of Lafayette, were guests a day or two this week of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waymire. They have been visiting relatives in Maza, N. Dak., and Stitler, Alberta, Canada At the latter place they found some excellent crops. •Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell and two children and his brothers, Wilson and Elvin, returned yesterday from a ten days’ visit-with James Lefler and family at Packard, Wls. Mr. Bussell will tell us about his trip, in the Hanging Grove correspondence, which he so ably conducts.

There will be a reception held at the home of Mrs. Chas. Hanley by the ladies of the Presbyterian Missionary Society, Sept. sth, from 3 to 5 o’clock, for Mrs. J. P. Engstrom. A cordial invitation to all the other missionary societies of the city to be present at this reception, is extended.

William Pauley brought his daughter Elma and his son George down from Chicago yesterday for a visit of a few days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Zernden. Mrs. Zernden has been quite sick lately. Mr. Pauley had the misfortune to lose his oldest daughter from tuberculosis a few weeks ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Price, of Ashland, Kans., have been spending the past six weeks at her former home in Sandusky, Ohio. Mr. Price came here a few days ago and in company with his brother Myrt visited the old home place in Carpenter township. Today he went to Chicago, meeting Mrs. Price there, and they started for their Kansas home.

H. E. Simmons, of Boise, Idaho, was a Rensselaer visitor over night. Mr. Simmons formerly lived at French Lick Springs and has been a school teacher in Idaho for the past eleven years. This year he will • teach in South Dakota, although he has no thought of giving Idaho up as a place of permanent residence. Last year he taught at the same place Miss Alice Drake taught, and he stopped off here for a short visit with her.

E. V. Ransford is preparing to hum another location and may decide on Decatur, 111., and may again engage in the same business he was in here. His residence property, the former Strickfaden home on South Cullen street, was sold several weeks ago to Mrs. Elizabeth Alter, but Mr. Ransford has it rented until Nov. Ist He has Just completed the painting of the house and barn and is now engaged in packing china, dishes, etc., so as to have tfce work off his hands when he determines on a location.

Rev. and Mrs. Parrett returned yesterday evening from a three weeks’ vacation, the first two weeks of which was spent with his relatives in Lyndon, Ohio, and the last week at the Bible conference at Winona. The latter was a magnificent meeting and ministers from all overthe country were there. The expense of the meeting was about $6,000, and only about $3,000 was procured by the sale of seats, but Rev. “Billy’’ Sbnday, the evangelist, raised the other $3,000, starting the subscription list by giving $250 hipiself. Rev. Sylvester Horne, who Is a member of the British parliament, was one of the big men at the conference. William Jennings Bryan spoke last Sunday evening on the subject “Old Fashioned Religion.” Rev. and Mrs. Parrett enjoydfe their vacation period very much.