Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1912 — Wright's Furniture Store Opening Friday and Saturday. [ARTICLE]

Wright's Furniture Store Opening Friday and Saturday.

W. J. Wright has made many improvements to his store in preparation for the big opening that will take ftlace Friday and Saturday. The three floors of his building are devoted tothe display of his stock and all have been remodeled. The grpund floor salesroom has been re-decorated very beautifully throughout with brown as the predominant color. Burch’s Orchestra, which is so popular with Rensselaer people, will play at his opening sale Friday, and Saturday afternoon and evening, will also play for the dance, to be given at the armory Friday night. The general effect created when one sees it, is. very pleasing. Mr. Wright has always been very progressive in his business mebpds, which fact was well known when he installed the large electric elevate" m his building recently.

Mrs. P. W. Clarke and Mrs. A. R. Kresler went to Hammond this afternoon and will go from there to Chicago, being absent two or three days. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ball, of Texarkana, Texas, are stopping at the Makeever house. He is interested in the settlement of an estate in this county. Stewart Hammond is slightly improved today from the stroke of paralysis suffered yesterday and his physician, Dr. English, has hopes of further improvement and expects him to again get up and about. Definite word as to~~ George Reed will be brought home has not yet been received and Mrs. Reed expects lo go to the hospital Sunday to spend the day and will probably arrange for his return at that time or a little laten. John Mitchell, of Gillam township, was a Rensselaer visitor today. He says there was not much wheat planted in Gillam township last fall and what was wintered poorly. The wind and lightning did no damage in Gillam township Sunday evening. -4 Mrs. Ed J. Stone left for Oberlin, Ohio, this morning to join her husband, who worked in a local printing office prior to the first of March, when he accepted a job at Valparaiso. Mr. Stone is afflicted with tuberculosis and it is probable that he and his wife will go south fdr his health. Mrs. Leslie Clark accompanied Mrs. Stone as far as Chicago. A Classified Adv. will find it.