Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Coal, wood and feed at Hamilton & Kellner’s. \ Thompson Ross was down from Chicago over Sunday. Oysters 35 cents per quart; fish all week at Haus’ restaurant. Mrs. A. Halleck and daughter, Miss Lura, are spending today in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bruman went to. Inwood, Ind., today, for a week’s visit with relatives. W. E. Price will have 4 two-year-old steers for sale at Harrington &, Comer’s sale, Dec. 30th. Mrs. Victor Timmons returned to Kankakee, 111., today, after a week’s visit with the family of her uncle, W. P. Michael. / Misses Hazel and Mabel Jones went to Union township today to visit the family of their old neighbor, John V. Lesh. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Reed and children left this morning for Urbana, 111., to spend a week or ten days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Alburney Odle and wife went to Chicago this morning for a visit of a week with her brother, Ed Ropp, and family. Col. J. N. Shields returned yesterday from White county, where he had two good sales last week, botn of them near Buffalo, northeast of Monticello. Mrs. L. R. Pitzer, formerly Miss Mary Putts, came from Indianapolis yesterday evening for a visit of a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Putts. Mrs. J. ,1. Molitor and two child ren left this morning for a visit at Dwight, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Culp left for Topeka, 111., for a visit of two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Levet Warne, of Laurens, lowa, are visiting his father, Theo. Warne, at Parr, and will also visit his brother, Everett Warne, in Rensselaer. Abe Martin says:“ Mrs. Tipton Bud’s uncle wuz here t’day w r itb. sidewhiskers closely resemblin’ reindeer moss. Ther wouldn’ be no fun huntin’ rabbits if they give ’emselves up. Joe Leach left this morning for his home at Geddes, S. Dak., his visit having been tcut short by receiving word from there that since he had been here seven head of cattle on his place had died of stalk disease. Bruce Porter, who came from Bucklin, Kans., with the remains of Joseph V. Parkison, left this morning for his home near Mt. Vernon, S. Dak. Mrs. Porter will remain here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. V. Porter, and other relatives and many friends. G. G. Plummer came last week from Williston, N. Dak., where him, self and son took out claims about nine years ago, and where they have prospered very much. He is the father of Mrs. George Mustard and will visit her and other relatives in Indiana for the next two months. Mrs. DeFoe Spencer and son, of Monticello, who are moving to Spokane, Wash., to make their future home, were guests over night of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates. Mrs. Spencer’s husband was a son of James Spencer, who conducted a newspaper business in Rensselaer in the early sixties. *

Mrs. Emery Mills came from Muncie Friday to be present at the funeral of her grandfather, Joseph V. Parkison. Her husband will join her here today and they will remain until after Christmas visiting his mother, Mrs. Anna Mills, and her mother, Mrs. Bruce Porter, who is remaining for a visit w r Rensselaer relatives and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moody and daughter, Nelle, and son, Granville, Jr., and John Parkison left this morning for Topeka, Kans., to visit Mr. and Mrs. George Dua-n and wife. John will visit his mother and sisters at Kingman. An additional member of the party was a pup, which “Uncle” Charley sent to his grand nephew, Clifford Dunm Mr. and Mrs. F. X, Busha, who have been at Cheyenne, Wyo., have left that place and are now at Ogden, Utah. A letter received today from Mrs. Busha by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam, states that they expect eventually to locate in California. The weather was miserable at Cheyenne and they were glad to leave that place. Frank has no difficulty in securing good positions as a telegraph operator.

Trustee Shirer was down from Kankakee township Saturday and informed us of the sudden death of his aged neighbor, the mother of Otto Mills. Otto was married last Wednesday to Miss Mary Miller, ( of Porter county and they returned to his home that evening and the neighbors gave them a charivari. Mrs. Mills, the mother, who was 77 years of age, enjoyed the event very much and remained up until about 10:30 o’clock. At about 3 o’clock in the morning her husband heard her gasping for breath and he got up and aroused members of the family. They went to Mr. Shiver’s home to telephone for a physician but she died in Just a few minutes. Her funeral was held Sunday.