Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer tonight in western and central portions. ~

J. J. Montgomery made a business trip to Roselawn today. Fancy Texas “Elberta” peaches for canning this week at John Eger’s. Air. and Mrs. C. B. Steward went to Winona Lake today for several days’ outing. Thompson Ross, of Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother here, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Mrs. Henry Randle, who has been suffering from rheumatism, is showing signs of improvement. Lyman Zea left this afternoon for Frankfort and Lebanon, Ind. He will be gone about three weeks. Paul Overton went to Wheatfield today and probably will work for Jesse Meiss in the butcher' business. Call up phone 54 for fancy Texas “Elberta” peaches in bushel baskets, for canning. JOHN EGER. Mrs. I. J. Porter went to Goodland today to visit for a few days with her niece, Mrs. Ed Perkins, and family. Wanted—A good carpenter to erect a roof over a new 24-foot cement porch. See Frank Dnonelly at the lumber yard, or phone No. 4. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Slaughter, of south of town, returned today from Lafayette after a week’s visit there with his brother, John Slaughter.

Miss Lucille Lyon, of Delphi, has been here the past few days visiting with her sister, Miss Nina Lyon, and Mrs. H. Healey and other friends. * \ Miss Ida Jensen, who lias been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. P. Hammond, and family for the past few days, returned to her home in Wheatfield today. Mrs. George Phillips, who has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randle, for the past three weeks, returned today to her home in Burnham, 111. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears and Mrs. James Matheson are spending the week at the country home of Mrs. Lida G. Monnett. Texas peaches are the finest peaches grown. We will have a carload of fancy Texas “Elberta” peaches in bushel baskets on sale this week. Leave your order. JOHN E«ER. '

Mr, and Mrs. HaUie Flynn and children, of Chestertop, have been here since Saturday visiting his father, Jameslj’iynn. They made the trtp tn their automobile. They will retuJrn home tomorrow, We wllf have" this week a car load of fancy Alberta peaches in bushel baskets from the same place and the same orchard in Texas that we had two years ago and that gave such universal satisfaction. JOHN EGER. C. J. Baker, of Mt. Ayr, who has been working for William Vanatta, of south of town, for the past few months, will leave in a few days for Danville, 111., to visit with his daughter, Mrs. Will Towers, indefinitely. Orla Clouse and Earl Hemphill went to Dowagiac, Mich., yesterday morning on a little fishing trip, and were joined today by Leo Worland. Earl expects to come home Tuesday night but the other two boys will spend the remainder of the week in Chicago and Milwaukee. Have you noticed the nev electric lighting system of the R-C-H car sold by John Knapp? The cars are equipped with 12-inch Bullet electric head lights and double parabolic lens, and 6-inch Bullet electric side lights with parabolic lens. E. W. Stalls returned to his home in Dayton, Ohio, today after spending two weeks adjusting business matters at Mt. Ayr, where he owns a farm and other property. Mrs. Stalls died several months ago and some time afterward, about March 16th, Mr. Stalls was stricken with blood poison, since which time he has been in a hospital at Dayton. While In Rensselaer he looked over the residence properties of the city and if he can find a suitable house vacant he will move here with his three children in time for the taking up of school.

John Medicus, who is now working at Brook, visited over Sunday here with his family. According to John, Brook is on a boom. There is lots of work there and none need be idle unless he so chooses. John has been working at the plastering trade there for well on to two months and has had work every day and jobs are still awaiting his attention. To put a finishing touch to their industry the Brookites are planning to hold a corn festival the latter part of August