Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Lame back is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the back, for which you will find nothing better than Chamberlain’s Liniment. For sale by all dealers. / c Porto Rico republican convention elected Sosthenes Behn and Mateo Fajaido delegates to the national republican convention at Chicago. Both delegates are for Taft The convention adopted resolutions indorsing the national and insular administrations. Eight miners were fatally burned at Marvel, Ala., Monday in an explosion in the Roden Coal Company’s mine. There was a full complement of men in the mine at the time of the explosion, but most es them escaped at the first alarm. Four who were trapped were rescued after noon. Depositors of the postal savings bank, according to a decision reached by government authorities, may exchange the whole or part of their deposits for United States registered or coupon bonds. These bonds are to be issued on July 1, and applications of depositors to exchange their money for these certificates must be made with the postal authorities before June. Peter Brenton, a wealthy farmer near Petersburg, this state, was found guilty by a jury in the Pike county circuit court of stealing one chicken worth 50 cents and was fined SIOO, sentenced to jail for thirty days and disfranchised for one year. Brenton was tried at the February term of court but the Jury disagreed. The costs aggregate over SSOO, which Brenton will have to pay. Grant Culp and father and John Jordan came over from Remington by auto today. Mr. Jordan broke his right leg between the ankle and the knee on the sth day of last October and it was six months to the day before he ventured from the house. He still gets about with considerable diflicuity hut is slowly recovering. He renewed his subscription to The Republican while here, paid his taxes and enjoyed a visit with old friends.

Omar Day and wife and baby came from LaPorte yesterday for a visit of a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Day. They have been visiting with her people at Lafayette. Omar is now the assistant manager of the experimental department of the Rumley Engine Co., and has an excellent position. He will be sent to Canada soon in the interest of the company and on this account his visit here will last only a few days.

Marion A. Anderson, who recently joined the regular army, is now stationed at Fort W. H. Harrison, Mont. He is a member of Company G, of the 14th Infantry and is well pleased with his army life. He wrote as follows under date of April 30th: “I am better pleased with the army than I had thought I would be; it could not be any better. I am getting aldng fine, but get a little lonesome sometimes and want you to send me The SemiWeekly Republican to keep me posted.” 6 \ ■■ ■ ■■■———— Col. Fred Phillips believes in a more beautiful Rensselaer and thinks the time to provide for it is in the spring of the year and he has suggested to members of the city council that they investigate the proposition' of bnying a one-horse mowing machine, which can be used handily in mowing along sidewalks, ditches, around trees and uneven placed. There are a great many vacant lots in Rensselaer and they are neglected to some extent and several times during the year the city marshal has to put a force of men atwork cutting weeds and tall grass. Mowing machines, the two-horse kind, which are unwieldy for this kind of work, are also used several times a year. Colonel Phillis believes that a one-horse mower would prove economical and enable the city authorities to accomplish much more for the appearance of the city. Calling Cards, printed or engraved, oorrect Mae and type, at this office.