Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Everybody’s doing it. What? —Why, going to see the Warner Stock. Company next Monday night. ‘ The Unique Club of the Pythian Sisters will meet with Mrs. Tuteur Thursday afternoon of this week. Call up phone 54 for fancy Texas “Elberta” peaches in bushel baskets, for canning. JOHN EGER. Lightning struck a barn on the old Howe farm near McCoysburg and caused it to be burned down yesterday. It was insured for S4OO in the G. H. McLain agency.

G. L. Thornton, the mayor of Surrey, has been very sick and confined to his bed for the past two or three days, suffering with kidney trouble. He feels considerably better today.

Leo Colvert, who is clerking in the dry goods department of the G. E. Murray Co. store, is now enjoying a two weeks’ vacation. He will probably spend part of his time in Chicago.

Speaking of the high cost of living! 15,000 people took in the Wal-lace-Hagenbach circus at Hammond Monday. It is estimated that the show company netted about SIO,OOO. Texas “Elbqrta” peaches are the finest peaches grown. We will have a oarload of fancy Texas “Elberta” peaches in bushel baskets on sale this week. Leave your order. JOHN EGER.

The Western Union Telegraph wires were grounded here by the storm yesterday evening and Miss Spaulding, manager of the local office, has been sending messages from the Monon depot.

Mr. and Mrs. David Sutcliffe, of Spokane, Wash., who have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Levi Heuston, for the past six weeks, went to Surrey today to visit her brother, Tom Lang, and relatives.

Mrs. John Healy and three children, Paul, Marie and John, left today for South Haven, Mich., where they will spend a two or three weeks’ vacation and visit with her sister, Mrs. Sam Overton, and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Schwarcentraub, who have been visiting her brother, Oscar Hauter, and family, of southeast of town, for a few days, went to Chicago today for a few Hays’ visit- before returning to their home at Walnut, 111.

We will have this week a car load of fancy Alberts 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.