Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. W. S. Parks left this morning for a. visit of two or three days at Monticello and Remington. * ", i Dr. Hurty says that fried chicken is dangerouß.''So far no minister has been known, however, to decline an invite to a chicken fry dinner. You can save money on yonr lard by purchasing it from us. Pure country or city lard, 12%c a pound. JOHN EGER. r~ N Sixteen steers weighing 1,590 pounds were sold at the Kansas City stockyards by a farmer of Liberty, Mo., at ♦10.90 a hundred, the highest price ever paid west of Chicago. Charles Grow and wife yesterday completed their removal to their new home on North Van Rensselaer street. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Payne are moving into the house vacated by Mr. Grow. Peter Nomenson, of Dwight, 111. was a Rensselaer visitor yesterday. He is a hustling land agent and while in Indiana closed a trade for a half section of land near Wolcott.

Roth Bros., who last week purchased the Rupert farm, northeast of Rensselaer, will get the owner’s part of this year’s crop, which will be worth considerably more than SI,OOO. New fall suits, overcoats, shoes and everything for men and b<jys. Our prices and our qualities mean a saving to you on your winter’s supply. ROWLES & PARKER. Mr. Edward L. Watson has issued invitations for a dance at the armory this evening in honor of Mr. Alfred Thompson, who will leave tomorrow for Ann Arbor, Mich., to enter college. “Pumpkin pie, the kind mother used to make. Everything to tempt the appetite at the chicken supper, Thursday evening at the Methodist church, at 5 o’clock.” Harry Reed and Jud Zook, of Newland, yesterday shipped a car load, about 500 bushels, of onions to Indianapolis to be sold on consignment. They expect to realize about 46 cents a bushel. A local elevator man estimates that the new corn crop' will start in at from 43 to 45 cents a bushel. He says that he will not be surprised if the price later drops considerably below that figure. l Ed Oliver and Tom Callahan slipped out of town on a business trip today. Not even, the reporter could pry out of them their destination. “Put it Hammond or Chicago” said Tom. It’s your turn to guess.

Sam Marbarger, who wrestled here several times last year, is now acting as a prize fight manager and is looking after the interests of Jack Dillon, an Indianapolis middleweight with championship claims. Hemphill Bros., James and Harve, who succeeded their father in the blacksmith business, are equipping their shop on Front street with electric motors to take the place of gasoline power heretofore used. You can secure Mica Special Roofing from any dealer in Jasper or Newton counties. If your dealer does not have It In stock, call me up and I will supply you direct Prices the same everywhere. HIRAM DAY. Trustee Keen, pf Wheatfield, was in town today, Albert is the manager of the Wheatfield baseball team and is a great hustler on the job, He is planning for a great game between Goodland and Wheatfield next Sunday. The name of Tom Taggart and French Lick are almost synonomous. The Monon Is not guaranteeing that the “Smiling Tom” will be at the springs to greet excursionists on Oct 6th, but it is promising a fine long trip at only $1.75 for the round trip. Ask Agent Beam. Have you noticed the new electric lighting system of the R-C-H car sold by John M. Knapp? The cars are equipped with 12-inch Bullet electric head lights and double parabolic lens, and &-lnch Bullet electric side lights with parabolic lens. Lloyd Jesses, who has been working at the telegrapher’s trade iq the west, spent several days at home this week with his mother, Mrs. J. Jessen, and yesterday went to Chicago, where he will begin work for the Western Union. The ninth annual convention of the county commissioners of the state is being held this week at Richmond and more than half of the counties of the state are represented. Winfield T. Durbin addressed the meeting Wednesday afternoon. / -m Abe Martin in last Saturday’s “Short Furrows” In the Indianapolis News said that a fellow who was ASertok on taking political polls dropped in at the Palace pool hall and took vote. There were none for Wilson, none for Taft, none for Roosevelt and twentyseven too young to vote.