Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

R. B. Harris made a trip to Chicago today. Sol Guth is over from Washington, IIL, today, on business connected with bls farm. '7 : Dr. I. M. Washburn has purchased of N. C. Shafer, the Maxwell agent, a heat little runabout and has disposed of his Buick to J. L Willis,~of the Willis Garage. There is considerable speculation as to who- will be appointed the superintendent ot construction of the Marble ditch. It will pay |3 per day and furnish employment for two or three years In all probability. The man selected should be competent and should bear in mind that he is employed to safeguard the interests or the taxpay-, era who are building the ditch. He should see that specifications are filled to the letter. Charles R. McFarland, the court stenographer, whom Judge Hanley has friendly nicknamed “Packey,” although he has none of the pugnacious tendencies of his illustrious nicknamesake, Is now putting on more style than any man in the courthouse. He has been supplied with a fine quartered oak table for his courtroom work and it is about the nicest piece of furniture in the building. The former table was too high and too cumbersome, but the new article ot furniture is just right Good 4-foot wood delivered at M per cord. HAMILTON A KELLNER.