Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1911 — Mrs. E. A. Alter Has a Fine New 7-Passenger Franklin Auto. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. E. A. Alter Has a Fine New 7-Passenger Franklin Auto.

The finest automobile ever owned in Rensselaer has been purchased by Mrs. Elizabeth P. Alter and arrived several days agP- It is a 1912 model 7-passenger, 6-cylinder, 48-horse power Franklin, the same make as the car previously owned by Mrs. Alter. •It is reported to have host $4,800. Mrs. Alter wanted to own a car large enough to take her children and grandchildren out all at the same time and Dr. Kannal had eleven in it Tuesday night. The Catholic Order of Foresters held a card party at Willard Hall* last night. Many of the Foresters and their friends attended. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed the ev-; ening. Hon. E. P. Lam carried away the honors. ' Miss Elizabeth Rieddle got the 23rd prize. Leo Reeve has been quite sick for several'days at the home of his parents. on west Clark street. An intestinal trouble with bowel obstruction seems to be the cause and it is possible that he will have to go to the hospital for an operation. His condition today is regarded as quite serious. He is a clerk at' the Eger grocery store. J. F. McCoy, of Danville, HL, the’ architect who furnished the plans for the remodeling of the M. E. church and for the addition to be built in the spring to the school house, was here yesterday to submit his plans for the new rooming house to be built by J. T. Randle at the corfier of Cullen and Cornelia streets.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Learning arrived this morning from Oklahoma City for a short visit with his uncle and aunt, Charles G. Spitler and Miss Maud Spitler. They were married Oct. sth in Oklahoma City and have been on a delightful wedding trip. They went first to. Galveston, Texas, and thence by boat to New York City. They arrived at his former home, Goshen, about a week ago and came from there to Rensselaer. Among the oldest residents of Jasper county are David Nowels, who is 90 years of age, and who came to Jasper county in 1834. James T. Randle, 80 years of age, came to this county in 1835, and Steward C. Hammond, who was 84 years of age Tuesday of this week, came here in 1837. Steve Comer, of Union township, was born in Jasper county and is probably the oldest resident of the county born in the county. W. F. Moore, who is almost 85 years of age, came to thia county in 1853 and still owns the farm on which he located when he came here. Clarence Fate and family returned yesterday afternooii from their auto trip to Indianapolis, made in his new Flanders car. Clarence saVs that the trip was delightful! not so much so on account of the car Itself and the fine fall scenery, but of the excellence of the driver, referring to himself. Since he just bought the car five days before he started on the trip and had never had any experience as a chauffeur prior thereto. It will readily be seen that Clarende takes somewhat after his father with whom the public was better acquainted. Autumn is ordinarily a fine autolng period but this fall the weather has been very unfavorable and many trips have then abandoned on account of the rains.