Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Ross, of Chicago, were guests over Sunday of his mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Mrs. Ross remained over today. C. P. Wright, who has been sick with malaria for the past six weeks, has about recovered and today made a business trip to Lafayette. John Kolhoff, Frank Sommers, Barney Minebrook and Henry Haag went to the Kankakee river this morning for their annual post-harvest outing. Omar Osborne returned this morning frititt Purdue, where he witnessed the tank scrap last Friday night and remained the guest of friends over Sunday. George Nash, of Bowen, 111., who has been visiting in the east, stopped off in Rensselaer today for a short visit with his niece, Mrs. Firman Thompson. Miss Jennie Harris and sister, Mrs. Roberts, will entertain the Unique Club of the Pythian Sisters Thursday afternoon. All members are invited to be present. Durbin .Crill, 34 years old, was instantly killed when he was thrown from a horse he was riding at his home near Wabash Friday. His wife and child saw the accident. I. N. Hendricks is building a new barn, 40x62 feet in dimensions, at his farm east of town. Smith & Kellner Co. is doing the jement work and A. K. Godshall the carpenter work. Mrs. H. G. Clark and Mrs Ella Carter, of Mt. Ayr, came to Rensselaer this morning and went to Lafayette on the 11:18 train, where they will visit friends for two or three days. Mrs. Carrie Brenner and son, James, spent part of last week visiting relatives at Sheldon, 111. Jim will return to Annapolis, Md., Wednesday to resume his studies at the naval academy. C. C. Warner, agent, has sold the former John I. Gwin property in Union township to Anthon Madsen, of Benton county. There .are 120 acres in the farm and it sold for $55 per acre. W. R. Shesler has returned from a trip to Michigan and Mitchell and Miller, S. Dak. Near the latter place he has a quarter section of land. Crops are splendid in that section of the country. T. D. Conaghan came over from Pekin, 111., last week to visit his farm tenant, William Blaze. He has decided to sell his farm southeast of Rensselaer and 4s advertising it in The Republican. Leslie Alter has purchased 60 acres of the George Hammerton farm, which adjoined his land in Union township. Waiter Harrington has purchased the remaining twenty acres which Ms. Hammerton owned. from Callahan has a new Buick auto. He is not a pew hand with a machine, having had one or two previously, but he found the steering gear different from any be had handled and he tried to climb a telephone pole on Washington street last SWday. He was running slowly and no serious damage resulted. One of the front lamps was slightly bent Fred Phillips also has a new Buick. You can secure Mims Special Roofing from Any dealer in Jasper or Newton counties. If your dealer does not have it in stock, call nge up and I will supply you direct Prices the same everywhere. HIBiAM DAY.