Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1913 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. J. C. Beckman’s condition is slightly more encouraging today and the family and physicians are more hopeful, although they know that she still has a hard fight if she recovers. - C.T). Hughes, of Monticello, is to take charge of the Wolcqtt plant for the Jasper County Telephone Co. J. J. Montgomery, general superintendent, has been at Wolcott several days, in personal charge of that plant. A reduction in the net shortage of freight cars throughout the United States Is noted in the current bulletin of the American railway association. On Dec. 14, there was a total shortage of 61,006 cars. On Nov. 30 the total surplus was 26,135 cars and the shortage then amounted to 62,536 cars. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner were able to come down town today for their New Years dinner, which they had at the Makeever hotel, seated at a table with their three sons, D. G., N. H. and C. C. and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Warner have been married almost 57 years and are enjoying quite good health. There were no rural route deliveries today, as it is a holiday and' it was welcomed by all the carriers who have had a strenuous time during the heavy holiday business. Tomorrow’s mail will be a big one, however, and will be the first day that parcels post packages will be carried by rural carriers. Tn an effort to stem the tide of business taken away from them by the institution of the parcels post, the express companies have ceased opposition Ito the efforts of the interstate commerce commission to reduce their rates, and will in some instances, itvis reported, make even further reductions in order to hold the shippers’ trade. A four year search, prosecuted relentlessly, was rewarded Monday by the arrest in Boston of Milton Burdick, who* is charged with stealing S6OO from a Rockford, 111., bank in February, 1908. Burdick, then a lad of 18, was in charge of the elevator in the bank building and had access to the bank proper. When the loss was discovered Burdick had vanished, and this the police took as an indication of guilt.

H. W. Osborne, who has been farming Mrs. J. W. Pierce’s land, south of town, has decided to quit farming and will hold a public sale Monday, Jan. 13th. He expects to go to Mountain City, Tenn., and visit for a time at his old home and also to spend Some tluie In Virginia and North Carolina. He will not farm this year and is not decided just what he will do, but may return td Rensselaer, where he has made a number of friends who will be glad If he- returns here for his future residence. The New Year*s dance last night was another very enjoyable affair and about seventy couples attended. The Jefferson Club, which Is handling all the dances this year, had the armory very attractively decorated, as well as their own suite of rooms on the same floor. The Douglas colored orchestra furnished the music, which consisted of violin. cornet and drums. The Jefferson Club gave out souvenirs In the sffape of 1913 calendars, all very beautiful subjects. The next dance the club'*kvill give will be on the night of January 21st. ■■■ - Cow feed. 80e per 100 lbs. < HAMILTON & KELLNER. u