Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE BANK STOCKHOLDERS. Annual Dividend on Stock Declared; Officers Re-Elected For Ensuing % Tear. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the State Bank of Rensselaer Tuesday, an annual divident was declared on the stock and the following officers were re-elected: John Eger, President. J. H. Chapman, Vice-President. Delos Thompson, 'Cashier. C. M.,Sands, Assistant Cashier. Directors: John Eger, J. H. Chapman, Delos Thompson, Granville Moody and Lucius Strong. Ex-County Treasurer Allman has purchased a new Flanders 5-passenger touring car. Mrs. J. A. Hopkins came from Superior, Neb., today, to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon. Mr. Harmon has been in 'very poor health for some time. Ralph W. Marshall writes The Republican from Seabright, Cal., that he will be running about some for the next few weeks and will be In Rensselaer for a few days before long. Attorney Frank Foltz went to Kentland today, where there is to be a special findings of facts, proceedings pertaining to the Beliler guardianship case, it is not expected that the case will be decided today. We have just unloaded two more cars of fancy northern grown, Wisconsin potatoes. Early Rose, Kings, Rurals, or Burbanks, for seed, or fancy table stock at $1.50 a bushel. JOHN EGER.

Mrs. A. F. Long returned from Lafayette yesterday, where she had been with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Purcupile. Mrs. Purcupile is getting along very nicely now and it is expected that she will be brought to Rensselaer within a few days. Chas. Peregrine came down from Tefft today. He states that the fire which destroyed the Marble dredge last Sunday evening, started while the crew were at supper .The. cause of the fire is a mystery and it is understood that there was no insurance on the dredge. John M. Ott and family drove over from Remington by auto this morning, making a special trip to buy some Rhode Island Red eggs of F. M. Parker. Mr. Parker had sold all he had, so Mr. Ott bought some of Howard Mills, whose chickens are of the same strain ps the Parker chickens. For this week, a money saver for you. We will sell you for 26c, one kind or assorted, 4 cans of standard sweetcorn, hominy, baked beans in tomato sauce, red kidney beans, apples, pie peaches or pumpkin. Every can guaranteed. - JOHN EGER. ft • Daniel Pyiarß,. a veteran of the 9th Ind. Vol. Infantry and a former resident of this county, accompanied by his wife, was in Rensselaer Monday and Tuesday visiting old friends. Tuesday was his 71st birthday. Mrs. Pillars had the misfortune early in December to break her right wrist, and on account of her disability they were admitted to the State Soldiers Home at Lafayette. They own property at Frakter, Ind., where they lived two ,or three years before going to the soldiers home. They are thinking of disposing of their property there and returning to Rensselaer to live.

Saturday night at the Ellis theatre a moving , picture entertainment of more than ordinary interest will take place. All the great industrial machines will be depicted in motion and daring the progress of each the very intricate parts will be explained in an entertaining lecture by a graduate of Purdue university. Oyer 3,©00 feet of film will be used, showing harvesting machinery in action, the chemical process of welding, and other mechanics of importance. This attraction is of the educational sort and comes well recommended, it is billed for Lafayette tonight