Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1912 — Excellent Bill On At Gayety Airdome This Week. [ARTICLE]

Excellent Bill On At Gayety Airdome This Week.

Large crowds again gathered at the Gayety Airdome last night and were treated to some rare musical numbers. The Musical Carnes are well named and their ability as musicians is greatly enhanced by their comedy numbers. Their act brought forth many rounds of applaqpe.

The last of the N. S. Bates strawberries were marketed'today. J. A. McFarland received a case at noon. The first of the Bates berries came into the market on June sth, the season lasting just three weeks. Notwithstanding the fact that he berries sold for 15 cents during the season they were at all times in demand, although imported berries had earlier sold for 8 1-3 to 10 cents. Mr. Bates harvested only about a half crop this year, many of his plants having frozen out during the winter.

W. 8. Lowman, who recently returned from a prospecting trip to Texas, has decided that Jasper county is good enough for him and has invested in land here. He Saturday concluded a deal for the purchase of about 250 ’acres east of this city. Of Marion'E. McKinley he bought 39 acres, for which he paid $2,000; of M. W. Lynch, ot Oklahoma, he bought 137.37 acres, paying $7,700, and of Mrs. Mary E. Thompson he bought 80 acres, paying $4,000.

A card from Lewis S. Alter, of near Goodland, states that he, with his son, Chrismas E., add daughter, Minnie D., a nurse, of Lafayette, started yesterday for a week’s visit in and around Pittsburg, Pa. There is to be a reunion of the Alter family near there the 27th of this month. The farmers around* Goodland are so busy that the big conventions are hardly noticed. Mr. Lewis also informs u sthat the contractors of" the Huggins tile ditch have struck r&ck for about 1,000 feet. The contractors will not lose anything by this, however, as they are protected by the engineer’s report. , .

Miss Nettie Price, the librarian, who suffered a severe attack of heart failure several weeks ago and has since been confined to her rooms at Miss ~ Maude Spitler’s home, suffered anoth- ’ er slight attack during last night and the services of the doctor in charge were required. She was slightly Improved this morning. Misses Ruth Stoudt and Helen Geier drove over from Remington today in an automobile and met Mrs. George Stoudt at the depot here, who is just returning from a visit at Michigan City. ; ' Trv the Classified Column.