Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Fred Phillips made a busiess trip to Chicago today. M ..-s ■ Bulk oysters, and fresh fish Friday at Hans’ restaurant." S. C. Irwin made a trip to Lowell today to close up a loan deal. Oliver gang and Sulky plows for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. Eld Ranton came up from Smithson, White county, this morning, on a business trip. ' ' - Down goes sweet potatoes. Fancy Jersey sweet potatoes, 3c a pound, or 30c a peck. JOHN EGER. ■ Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins returned home this morning from a visit m. five • weeks in Monticello. .' . .;• •; ■ We are headquarters for pare pickling spices and white wine and cider Vinegar. \ JOHN EGER. C. E. Prior made a business trip to Lafayette Tuesday, returning this morning. \ X The Bibre training class will meet Wednesday evening at B:JLS o’clock in 'the library auditorium. Lesson 1. Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Potts are today visiting Sam Potts and family at Fair Oaks. . Miss Helen Hopkins spent today * visiting her brother, Walter, and wife at Surrey. - Country and creamery butter is getting scarce and higher, and for a substitute try our fancy butterine, only 20c a pound. JOHN EIGER. Dr. Hansson is exhibiting one of the $985 Overlands recently advertised in The Republican. It is a mighty fine looking car. You can save money on your lard by purchasing it from us. Pure country or city Jard, 12 %c a pound. * JOHN EGER. George W. Marsh, age 64, ex-police superintendent, is ffead at Marion, from Hodgins disease. It is a rare disease, which attacks the neck. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Jenkins went to Fair Oaks again this morning to help care for Mrs. C. F\ Gilmore, who is now very low and not expected tulive many days. “Pumpkin pie, the kind mother used to make. Everything to tempt the appetite at the chicken supper, Thursday evening at the -Methodist church, at 6 o’clock^” Mont Justice, age 26, on parole from the reformatory for the theft of a laprobe, was captured by the police while he was In the. act of robbing William Rank’s grocery at Anderson. Mrs. Ed Duvall returned this morning from a visit sipce Suiday in Chicago. Her little nephew, Arthur Burch, came with her for a visit of indefinite length. A robber made a rich haul Sunday morning at the office of the Lafayette Artificial Ice company, when he managed to work the combination of the safe and obtained $1,200 in cash, and SSOO in checks. You can secure Mica Special Roofing from any dealer in Jaßper or Newton counties. If your dealer does not •Jiave it In stock, call me up and I will supply you direct Prices the same everywhere. HIRAM DAY. Mrs. C. W.' Duvall left this morning lor Kansas City for a visit of two or three weeks with her brother. Dr George Thompson, who she has not seen for; about twenty-three years. Her son,*C. Earl Duvall, accompanied her as far as Chicago. 4-;p—- ■■ 's <t‘* 1 - H. G. Phillips and little daughter returned to Laporte this morning after a short visit here with his sister, Mrs. Roy Blue. He accompanied his* mother, Mrs. Mary Phillips, here Monday, and she will remain for an indefinite time. __ . Ira Meader had an auto accident Tuesday. He was on his way home in his Ford oar and passed John Phares ' who had a load of lumber. He struck the wagon in spme manner, breaking a wheel on the wagon and damaging the radiator of the 'auto and bending one axle. It was practically decided Monday that President Taft soon will issue an executive order placing fourth-class postmasters in the classified service. This order, relieving % 36,038 postmasters from the uncertainty of political appointment, will be one of the most far-reaching, as affecting the civil service, ever issued by a president. : :