Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1913 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

During Thursday afternoon B. J. Moore and B. F. Alter discovered that it was their joint birthday, Mr. Moore being 47 and Mr. Alter being 48 years of age. The discovery was too important to be passed over lightly and they decided to make 4t the occasion of a stag party with the two as hosts, and invitations were given to eighteen friends, all of whom assembled at the Moore residence at'B o’clock and put in the evening playing seven* up. Refreshments consisting of oysters, pickles and coffee were served and everyone had a splen did time. The score was very close between several of the contestants at the finish and it took an official count with a board of experts to determine the result officially and satisfy the players. B. D. McColly was declared the highest with 229 points, Geo. W. Scott had 227, Ben Welsh 224 and Frank Ham 221. No prizes were awarded. Hon. Jas. R. Guild left for Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette last Monday to take treatment for a bruised, leg which gave him considerable trouble. He endeavored to intercept a runaway hog several weeks ago, which, together with others, had been brought to their scales for the purpose of being weighed, but the animal collided with Mr. Guild’s leg with such force that he was compelled to stay at home for several days. Since then he has endeavored manfully to navigate beI tween his home and the office, but instead of getting better the limb became more painful all the time.— Medaryville Advertiser. C. G. Spitler has contracted with A. Gangloff for a trade that will take place a year later, by which Mr. Spitler will secure the Gangloff residence on Grace street and Mr. Gangloff gets the former Wilbur D Bond farm, near Pleasant Ridge. The farm figured at $l5O per acre in the trade. The former Peter May farm, which George B. Wenner just moved from, and which has been owned recently by Lafayette Blrkert, of Washington, 111., has also been sold. It adjoins the farm the Gangloffs have purchased and brought the same price, $l5O per ■ore. The purchaser was John A. Hardebeck.