Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Despite a cold and brisk north wind yesterday the greater portion of our feminine population ventured forth in their Easter bonnets and spring suits. All churches were well attended and, so to speak, you couldn’t see the minister for hats. After the morning services were over, there wended their way through the main thoroughfares of Rensselaer such a dazzling and bewildering galaxy of beautious and gay colors, as to make the heart of the ancient Socrates beat loud and hard in his bosom.

The Methodist ladies cleared SIOO at their apron bazaar last week. The man who has fat hogs to sell this summer will get 8 cents • per pound. Plenty of them for feeding at the Sparling sale. Lewis Davisson, the venerable father of the Davisson boys, has been a sufferer for a long time with a cancer on his nose, which has defied the skill of five doctors who have treated him. His nose is now nearly gone and he is nearly blind. Miss Ella Robinson returned to her home at Brookston today, after visiting her uncle, H L. Harper, for a few days. The Holstein breeds lead all other dairy breeds in individual and herd records for production of milk and butter fat Misses Blanche Babcock and Helen Hill, accompanied by Mrs. W. F. Smith, went to Lafayette Friday to attend a house party and dance given Saturday evening by the Theta Vi fraternity, of which Mrs. Smith’s son, Clarence, is a member. —g —— Misses Mary Harper and Muriel Harris returned to Greencastle today to resume their .studies at DePauw University, after a short visit here with their parents and friends. ■ . ■- What have you to sell at this time of the year? Try a classified ad to The Republican and you can sell it Ronember, that all classified ads go to all issues of The Evening and SemiWeekly Republican. .