Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Hot weather beverages: root beer, birch beer, sarsaparilla and ginger ale. Large quart bottles, 2 for 25c at John Eger’s. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jarrette, of North Webster, Ind., came Tuesday for several days’ visit with their son, B. J. Jarrette and family. Taylor McCoy and wife, of Chicago, visited friends here for a short while yesterday evening and then took the night train for Indianapolis to see the races. * ,Mrs. George Meadows, who was here to attend, the funeral of her brother, Holdridge Clark, Sunday, returned to her home in Watseka, 111., yesterday. Ray D. Thompson and Chas. Porter went to Lafayette yesterday evening, from where they will take an interurban car to Indianapolis to attend the automobile races. i “ Mrs. Simon’Leopold has been c6nflned to her home since Tuesday with a slight nervous trouble. Her condition is not serious and it is expected she will be out in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman went to Remington this morning in Mr. Allman’s automobile, taking flowers there to place »n the graves of relatives.

Hurley Beam came down from Chicoga for a short visit. He was accompanied by Qeorge'Quill, an office boy, whom he told was to be introduced to -the two best women on earth. . Alfred Hickman and wife, of East HammonS, are spending the remainder of the week with his parents, Mr. and ~Mrs. ~Aarbn 'Hickman. Alfred Ts now a foreman in a chemical plant, where he has worked for the past eight years. You can secure Mica Special Roofing from any dealer in Jasper or Newton counties. If your dealer does not have it in stock, call me up and I will supply you direct. Prices the same everywhere. HIRAM DAY. f Cal Cain, the barber/ was able to return to his shop yesterday after an absence since Saturday. He had a severe case, of the grip. Owing to the fact that he has no barber at this time he had to leave the shop closed Monday and Tuesday. George Flint, the boy who was injured by the kick of a mule, is getting along nicely at the home of Henry Amsler. The physician today removed some of the stitches from the young man’s lip and it is healing up all right. He is now able to talk a little and seems to be on the road to recovery. Morgan L. Sterrett was over from the home of his brother-in-law, J. A, May., in White county, yesterday. He has determined to give up school teaching permanently and will engage in the practice of law. His brother, Floyd A. Sterrett, will graduate in June from the law department of the state university and they will form a partnership and open an office in Lafayette this summer.

Frank Hill shipped twenty head of cattle to Chicago Tuesday, but only sold five head, all cows, in yesterday’s market. They went at 6%. The rest of the ioad were - BomeTlner,fat 3-year-old steers which he held over for today's market He has not learned what price they brought. Last year Frank shipped a load that topped the Chicago market and we believe he holds the record’ price ever secured by a Jasper county man. Abouttwdhty Rensselaer people went to Indianapolis .on the 11:05 train last night and the 4:40 train this morning. A number of bthers went by auto. Delos Thompson drove down in bis new model Marmon car, J. J. Montgomery accompanying him. Fred Hamilton caught a ride with a party of Chicago tourists. Don Wright, Simon Thompson and Elmer Wilcox were among those who went by train. Passenger train No. 35, which does not stop in Rensselaer,* went through infpur sections last night, the extras consisting of solid sleepers filled with Chicago people going 4o the races. E. M. Thomas, Ellis Thomas and Riley Snyder, who have been doing carpenter work at the Otis ranch ail spring, are home to spend Memorial Day. All are from ten to thirty pounds light In weight and the. reason does not seem to be so much because they are overworked as because they are underfed. The boys don’t hesitate to deny the overwork charge and say that if it was not for the square meals they get here on Sundays they would ail have starved to death long ago It looks like there would have to be a more liberal issue of rations or s hew corps of carpenters before long.