Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mrs. Carrie D. Short spent Sunday in Monon. ... ...... James Hepner, of Francesville, was the guest Sunday of Miss Nellie Grant'' ' :- r ~- ■■ -----X Mw»srii»w»-r~~ The eleven-acre property of R. W. Marshall is for sale. See ad in Classified Column. Try our Brazil Block coal. It is a superior grade. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Today, January 29th, is McKinley’s birthday, nationally known as “carnation day" because of the dead president's great love for that flower. Anyone desiring rugs made out of old carpets call up Alfred Donnelly for information, Phone 501-L. Representing the Western Rug Co., Chicago. “The Best Ever” home made bread, cinnamon loaves, cakes, doughnuts, rye and graham bread and Boston baked beans at Mrs. Green's bakery. Order the day before. Phone 477. John Hammerton, son of J. W. Hammerton, of Mt. Ayr, left here Friday morning for .Kansas City, Mo., to attend the automobile business college. We have installed a new burr mill and are making an excellent grade of corn meal. Ask your grocer for it or order direct. .'■■■; — HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. Elizabeth Will, wife of P. T. Will, of Lafayette, committed suicide early Sunday morning by hanging herself with the clothesline from a hook in the door frame. She had been demented since the first of lakt November. That scores of high * school boys have become addicted to the use of heroin, a poisonous narcotic, was revealed Thursday at Toledo, Ohio, when a sixteen-year-old junior, after being arrested for strange actions, revealed the fact to the police.

Charles A. Welch, committeeman from the west Carpenter precinct; Postmaster W. E. Peck, of the east district and Trustee Charles V. May, of the south precinct, came over by auto this morning to participate in the county organization this afternoon. The South Bend Typographical Union has protested against the installation of machines in place of hand labor in printing government paper money, alleging it would revive the era of “wildcat currency" and entail incalculable losses upon the common people. The wife of Haynes Hackett died in Monon Friday and was buried Sunday. Mr. Hackett is the young man who lost both of his legs several years ago hy being run over in the yards at Monon. He has three children, it is understood that he will go to Mem phis, Tenn., to live with a sister. The Gordon stock company pleased a large audience at the Eilis theatre Saturday night in Thelma. The new company seems especially strong and theatre goers are looking forward with pleasure to the presentation by the same company next Saturday night of “Raffles,” the famous gentleman byf glaF playT" ™ C. W. Shuler, the special landscape designer for the Farmers’ Nursery Co., of Troy, O„ is in Rensselaer and all lovers of beautiful homes should avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing him. Mr. Shuler has had long years of experience in this line, he being the man who designed George Ade’s beautiful home. Mr. Babb, of the same firm, is also with him, who is thoroughly qualified on budded and choicest fruits and fruit culture.